Liu Bei is no longer what he used to be. Not only does he have many civil servants and generals, but he also controls Yizhou. Jingzhou dominates the southwest. It is not as shabby as when he took over Xuzhou. He also knows that Yizhou needs to recuperate and recuperate.
Because Yizhou is located on the border and there are many ethnic minorities in the area, the imperial court has always neglected its management. Even though Liu Zhang and his son had been managing for twenty years, they only controlled the central part of Yizhou.
If Liu Bei goes all out with military force when he first takes control of Yizhou, both the nobles and the common people in the Zhou Dynasty will be disgusted, which will not be beneficial to establishing a rear area to compete for the world.
At this time, Liu Bei no longer valued the gains and losses of one city and one county in Jiangxia. He also understood that Zhuge Liang's response was the safest, but he was worried that Sun Quan's appetite was not limited to Jiangxia.
When Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei did not answer, he hurriedly added: "My lord, the population is far more important than the city. In the 13th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan massacred Jiangxia, and the population has been depleted until now. Although the geographical location is very important, the population of Jingzhou is not as good as that of Wuling County."
Now Jiangxia has been occupied by Sun Quan. If you don't want to give up, you can only go to war with him. You can only use all the troops from Shu. Cao Cao may also take advantage of the opportunity and invade. The price will be quite high. Please think twice..."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Bei is reluctant to leave Jiangxia. He is just worried that Sun Zhongmou's appetite will not stop here. What if he asks for other counties?"
"It depends on Yunchang and Ziyu. If they can make a difference, the rest will be easy to discuss..." Zhuge Liang sighed.
"One inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood. If Sun Quan dares to go too far, my second brother will not agree." Zhang Fei gritted his teeth.
"Weak people are not qualified to negotiate terms. I hope Yun Chang and Ziyu can use their troops well." Liu Bei sighed.
Zhuge Liang consoled him: "With Yuan Zhi on hand to help, Jingzhou may not be so pessimistic. My lord can send people back as soon as possible to make peace. With Yunchang's strong character, I am afraid he will fight to the death with Jiangdong."
Liu Bei nodded and told the panting Yi Ji: "Ji Bo has just returned from Jingzhou and is very familiar with it. He worked hard with rhetoric and rushed to Jingzhou as soon as possible to inform Yunchang and ask him to transfer Jiangxia to negotiate peace with Sun Quan."
"If Sun Quan doesn't allow it..." Yi Ji continued to ask for instructions.
After all, anyone can guess the idea, and it is absolutely impossible for Sun Quan to end in an anticlimactic manner. Yi Ji must ask clearly.
"Yide just said, 'One inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood.' If Sun Zhongmou really has other ideas, how can he give it away in vain? You send a message to Yun Chang to let him do it easily." Liu Bei's eyes were empty, and his eyes were cold in the gaps.
"Wei." Yi Ji stood up and left in a hurry.
After Yi Ji left, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and other generals all looked at Liu Bei expectantly, thinking that he would really have no more soldiers, right?
"Zilong." Liu Bei called.
"The end is here." Zhao Yun stood up and clasped his fists.
Liu Bei nodded, "Get ready to leave for Jingzhou immediately and return the navy and warships brought out from Jingzhou to Yun Chang..."
"only."
Zhao Yun cupped his fists and accepted the general's order. Although the five thousand navy troops in Yizhou were not many, they were all elites trained by Guan Yu. Using them to rush to Jingzhou's aid was Liu Bei's only way.
Because Sun Quan suddenly stabbed Jingzhou in the back, Ma Chao's welcome banquet ended in a hasty manner. People in the hall left one after another, leaving space for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
"My Lord seems to have a deep meaning in sending Zilong to Jingzhou?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.
Liu Bei nodded slightly: "Last time, Zilong stood up for me and rescued me. Although everyone said nothing, they were conflicted in their hearts. If you stay in Chengdu, you will inevitably be gossiped about. It is better to go back to Jingzhou to help Yunchang and Ziyu, and then escort everyone's family members to Shu after Jingzhou is settled.
, his life will be easier this way.”
"My lord is still thoughtful." Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.
Zhuge Liang's topic just started, but it ended due to Liu Bei's lack of response. Liu Bei was seen holding a wine glass with a sad expression on his face, sitting there alone and lost in thought.
"My Lord, I'm wondering why Sun Quan betrayed his alliance? There are no permanent allies in the world, only eternal interests. It was only a matter of time before Sun Quan betrayed his alliance, but it did come a little early..." Zhuge Liang continued to comfort him.
Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Sun Quan took over Sun Ce at the age of eighteen. Sun Jian's old department and the entire Jiangdong are becoming more and more stable in his hands. This person is definitely not an ordinary person. After all, the men of the Sun family are somewhat bloody. I just can't figure it out.
Why did Fu Shiren offer the city? I am not bad to him..."
Zhuge Liang analyzed: "Could it be that Yun Chang's personality is too strong, and General Fu can't stand it and surrenders to the enemy?"
"My second brother is proud of his superiors and never humiliates his subordinates. It is absolutely impossible to force him to rebel. Besides, I have a close friendship with Shiren..." Liu Bei was puzzled.
Zhuge Liang nodded, "My lord, it means he fell into Sun Quan's scheme."
"This should be the most reasonable explanation." Liu Bei could only comfort himself in this way.
Zhuge Liang's guess was correct. The real reason was that Fu Shiren fell into the trap. When three troops entered Shu to rescue Liu Bei, Guan Yu only had about 20,000 troops, of which less than 10,000 were naval troops. The warships were also used to transport infantry.
Take away half of the warships in Jingzhou.
Before the Jiangxia incident, Guan Yu only left a thousand naval troops and two thousand cavalry for Fu Shiren to garrison. Half of the main naval force was stationed on the Han River to defend against Cao Cao, and the other half was stationed in Jiangling. The police responded to the Yangtze River line.
Lan Tian once wrote a letter to tactfully remind Guan Yu that Yan Fu Shiren and Jiang Dong were too close. Guan Yu considered that Zhuge Liang wanted to "Donghe Sun Quan" and did not take it to heart.
At that time, Jiangdong was resting after the Ruxu War. Hearing that Zhu Guang, the prefect of Lujiang, was opening rice fields in Wancheng, he had the idea of ​​​​making a comeback in Huainan.
In the spring of the 19th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan, on Lu Meng's advice, prepared to cross the Yangtze River north to attack Wancheng and pull out the thorn in Cao Cao's eyelids.
On the eve of Sun Quan's dispatch of troops to Chaisang, news of Liu Bei's capture of Yizhou spread. After reading the Yangtze River newspaper, Sun Quan's face suddenly changed, as if he had swallowed a fly alive.
All the generals in the tent lamented Liu Bei's good luck, but only Lu Meng noticed that Sun Quan's face looked ugly.
When the generals dispersed to prepare, Lu Meng secretly stayed until the end. He asked Sun Quan in a low voice: "My lord, you seem unhappy when you heard that Liu Xuande captured Yizhou?"
Sun Quan snorted coldly: "Take Jingzhou first, then Yizhou and then enter the Central Plains. It was originally Lu Zijing and Zhou Gongjin who made the strategy for us to conquer the world in Jiangdong. Unfortunately, Liu Xuande was given the advantage in these places. It is really uncomfortable to think about it."
"Our army contributed the most in the Battle of Chibi. In the end, not only did most of the governors die of illness, we Jiangdong got nothing. If my lord hadn't contained the main force of Cao's army in Huainan this time, Cao's thieves might have taken Hanzhong to threaten Liu Zhang, and Liu Xuande wouldn't have had a chance.
By capturing Xichuan, we should have a share of the credit for his capture of Yizhou," Lu Meng analyzed.
Sun Quan's eyes lit up after hearing this, "What Zi Ming said makes sense. We can't just let Jiangdong contribute. If there are benefits, we should share them together. Otherwise, why are we talking about allies? I will ask Zijing to go to Jiangling to find Guan Yu and let him
Liu Xuande redivided Jingzhou."
Chapter completed!