Most men have great ambitions. Liu Qi heard that the four counties in Jingnan all sincerely surrendered, which was something that his father had never done before.

In addition to wanting to enjoy the glory of each county, the main reason is that Jiangxia is currently depressed and boring, and it may be the main battlefield for a decisive battle with Cao Cao.

If you can escape first, leave the war to Liu Bei to handle.

After Liu Qi left Jiangxia, only the core five people of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and Lantian were left in the Prefecture.

In front of everyone, Zhuge Liang explained the two-pronged operation of the two of them. On the surface, Liu Bei was relying on Zhao Fan in Jingnan. Even though he had recently captured the empty shell of Jiangxia, he was still very weak. This is called "on the surface".

To show weakness; secretly Lantian, under the guise of Liu Qi, secretly controlled all the four counties in Jingnan for Liu Bei. This is called secretly trying to gain strength.

"You are so weak on the surface but trying to be strong secretly. Kong Ming, you even hid it from my lord and me. No wonder you rejected my suggestion to take Changsha several times." Although Xu Shu clapped his hands to blame, he had no complaints in his heart.

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "Ziyu said that only by deceiving himself can he deceive outsiders. Liang had no choice but to do it. Brother Wang Yuanzhi Haihan."

Lantian bowed his hands in embarrassment, and Xu Shu joked: "Well, it turns out to be cunning Ziyu. If you don't develop a few delicious dishes, our relationship will be settled."

"How dare you disobey the military advisor's orders?" Lan Tian agreed.

Zhuge Liang walked between the two of them and smiled: "Is this beam Yuan Zhi made for Yide? Hahaha..."

Everyone laughed after hearing this. Liu Bei saw that the advisers were enjoying themselves and said happily: "With the help of all the lords, why worry about the uncertainty of the matter?"

"My lord, since Ziyu has taken Wuling and Changsha, you can send people to set up defenses along the Yangtze River..." Xu Shu suggested.

"No, my lord only has 10,000 naval troops. He cannot compete with Cao Cao alone. Sun Quan's Jiangdong naval forces are extremely elite. They must join forces with them to fight against Cao Cao to have any chance of victory." Zhuge Liang argued.

"Are we going to ask Sun Quan? Ziyu, what do you think?" Liu Bei asked when Lan Tian didn't say anything.

Lan Tian walked to the sand table and analyzed: "Cao Cao is currently stationed in Xiangyang and Jiangling. Although he has hundreds of thousands of cavalry under his command, they are blocked by the natural gorge of the Yangtze River.

Now that Cao Cao has few ships but many people, he is like a clever woman who has rice but no pot. He will definitely seize the time to supervise the construction of a navy, build warships, and threaten Sun Quan and others with letters, so that they will not be able to send troops to fight against Cao in a short period of time.

When the Jingzhou Navy is completed, Cao Cao will go down the river, and both we and Sun Quan can decide in one battle."

"Ziyu's words were immediately enlightening. No wonder Cao Cao was stationed in Jiangling but was not in a hurry to cross the river or move eastward." Guan Yu's patrol boats cruised the Yangtze River every day, so he had such a sigh.

Liu Bei nodded, "Ziyu's analysis of the general situation has always been extremely accurate. It seems that we must send envoys to Wu as soon as possible."

"Sun Zhongmou also has scholars under his command. My lord, please wait patiently. You will hear back soon," Zhuge Liang said.

"What about Wuling and Changsha..." Liu Bei hesitated.

Lan Tian suggested: "Yide can be sent to Wuling to replace Gao Boping, and Changsha can send civil servants to 'assist' Han Xuan. In addition, Liu Pan's general Huang Zhongyi is brave and can be of great use."

Liu Bei was deeply moved when he saw Lan Tian's complete selflessness, and said: "Just as Zi Yu said, I asked Yide and Zizhong (Mi Zhu) to go to Wuling, and Wei Shuo (Liu Yan) to Changsha to 'assist' Han Taishou. Zi Yu established

For such a great contribution, I don’t even know how to reward him.”

After hearing this, Lan Tian quickly waved his hand and said: "The plan of light and darkness that the military advisor just said cannot be exposed yet, otherwise it will be very troublesome for Sun Zhongmou to know about it in the future. The relationship between my brother-in-law and I must still be kept secret from the outside world."

When planning to take Lingling, Lantian and Zhuge Liang made a plan of both light and dark lines. Because of Lantian's close relationship with Liu Bei, they could not publicize it to the outside world. In addition, Lantian was a very low-key person, so except for Liu Bei's main generals, outsiders

Most people don't know their relationship.

After Lan Tian followed Liu Qi to Quanling, he also took the initiative to claim that he was Liu Qi's confidant brought from Xiangyang. This method of confusing the public had a good effect, and even Liu Qi himself was willing to believe this rumor.

Liu Bei is keeping a low profile in Guiyang. If he behaves too conspicuously, not only will Liu Biao be afraid of him, but even Sun Quan of Jiangdong will be wary of him.

Lan Tian remembers a line in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty": Ao Bai always strives to be strong, while Bambul always shows weakness.

Let Liu Bei learn from Bambuer and show weakness, and he can only become an obeisance to Liu Qi, so that he can confuse everyone.

Just when everyone was discussing the military situation and exchanging greetings, Mi Zhu walked into the hall with a pale face.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei said: "Zizhong came at the right time. I had planned to go to Chen County to summon you. Ziyu has just taken Wuling and needs you and Yide to manage it together."

"Wei, I wonder if I can take up my post at a later date?" Mi Zhu asked for instructions.

"I see that Zizhong's face is not good. Could it be that he is suffering from some health problem? You can ask Zhang Zhongjing for diagnosis and treatment." Liu Bei said seriously.

Mi Zhu shook her head and cried: "Master, my little sister went there last night..."

Mi Zhen was born into a wealthy family, and her health was never as good as that of Gan Qian. Her eldest daughter Liu Shu became even more frail under the new wild environment. Later, when she came to Chen County, she couldn't adapt to the climate and became ill. Fortunately, Zhang Ji helped her to prolong her life.

He only managed to survive for a few years.

Liu Bei was startled when he heard this, and then he sighed: "Madam, she has been ill in bed for a long time, and now she is relieved. Zizhong must refrain from mourning and accept the change..."

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others came to persuade Mi Zhu to mourn. Lan Tian was too embarrassed to say anything, so he just nodded to him slightly and then walked out of the hall with Guan Yu.

Looking at the surging Yangtze River water in the distance, Lantian couldn't help but sigh: "I really hate the water in my life..."

"Every time Ziyu makes a shocking statement, if we weren't all busy with our own affairs, I really want to ask my eldest brother to transfer you to Jiangxia. Now I really miss my days in Xinye." Guan Yu shook his head and said.

"General Guan, can the Jiangxia navy completely block the ships on the river?" Lan Tian suddenly asked.

"The waterway of the Yangtze River is wide, and people shuttle back and forth in small boats every day. If you want to completely block it, maybe it can be done during war." Guan Yu answered truthfully.

Lan Tian nodded. He calculated that it had been more than ten days since Cao Cao occupied Jiangling. The threatening letter to Sun Quan should have been delivered, right?

Guan Yu saw that Lan Tian was thinking deeply. He was wondering if what he said just now meant something. Did he ask me to strengthen sentries along the river to prevent the movement of people everywhere?

These scheming guys like to play riddles, Xu Shu is like this, Zhuge Liang is like this, Lan Tian is like this, Guan Yu laments that the third brother and the eldest brother are the real ones.

Cao Cao swept across the land of Jingxiang, and although Sun Quan was far away in Jiangdong, he was paying attention all the time.

Sun Quan was an extremely insecure monarch. Although he had a fighting spirit in his heart, the experiences of his father and brother made him wary, so he often went out to hunt and release his wild nature.

Now there is a letter on his desk, which is 30 words written by Cao Cao himself: Those who are close to me have resigned to attack the crime, Jing Hui points to the south, Liu Cong restrains his hands. Now the navy is controlled by 800,000 people, Fang and the general

Will hunt in Wu.

Cao Cao's letter shocked the Jiangdong officials. Someone in the family wanted to surrender before there was even a fight? Do these people treat me like a child, Liu Cong?
Chapter completed!