After passing Wushan County, the fleet entered the famous Wu Gorge. This is a beautiful Grand Canyon. The river water is like jasper, the strange peaks and stones on both sides are surrounded by clouds and mist, and it is beautiful. The soldiers stood on the deck and enjoyed the magnificent scenery.

, you can faintly hear the sound of cranes and apes. Agile Bashan apes jumped and climbed on the cliffs above the river, following the fleet, which attracted the soldiers' exclamations.

"How beautiful!" Sima Yi stood in front of the deck with his hands behind his back, looking up at the magnificent view of Wu Gorge, and couldn't help but admire him again.

Liu Jing walked slowly to him and smiled and said, "In fact, the beautiful scenery of Xisai Mountain is no less than here, but it is indeed not as magnificent as here."

Sima Yi nodded, "There are indeed many beautiful scenery along the Yangtze River, like Chibi, Xisai Mountain, and Jiangling, but here gives people a sense of sudden enlightenment and feeling that people are small, even if they encounter failure.

It won't be depressing."

At this time, the fleet bypassed a section of mountain peaks, and suddenly a small area of ​​gentle land appeared in front of it. It was a gentle foothill, with a radius of about dozens of miles. It was a good place to build a city. There were more than a hundred people standing on the shore.

Soldiers danced the red flag of Jingzhou to greet the fleet.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "It should be Pang Xi and the others. After passing Wucheng, Pang Xi should come to visit the governor of the state."

Although he had heard of his name for a long time, Liu Jing had not seen Pang Xi yet, so he said to his personal soldiers: "Let a small boat pick them up to see me!"

This western expedition, the Jingzhou Army's warships were all under Thousand Stones and Thousand Stones. The hull was too big to pass through a dangerous shoal in the Three Gorges. Liu Jing's boat was also a Thousand Stone Tower ship. The first floor was the place where the matter was discussed and staff were fought.

, The second floor is the living room cabin, and Sima Yi also has his own boat ride, but today he entered the Wucheng Jiang section, and he also went to Liu Jing's boat to discuss military affairs.

Soon, Pang Xi and Deng Zhi boarded the ship under the guidance of their personal soldiers. Sima Yi bowed to Pang Xi and smiled and said, "Are you okay with the prefect Pang?"

Sima Yi went to Bashu three times, and passed by Badong County twice. He met Pang Xi. Pang Xi hurriedly replied, "It turns out that he is Sima's military advisor. It's been a long time since I saw him. May I ask the governor of the state to live?"

Sima Yi waved his hand, "Prevent, please! The governor of the state has been waiting for a long time."

Pang Xi nodded and gave Deng Zhi a wink. The two followed Sima Yi quickly to the main hall of the cabin on the first floor. Although the two sides often had letters, it was the first time that Pang Xi saw Liu Jing. He was a little nervous.

It’s not that I’m afraid of seeing Liu Jing, but that I don’t know what future Liu Jing will give me?

Logically, he accepted Liu Jing's arrangement and took over Jianping County to ensure that the Jingzhou army could enter Shu smoothly. He paid a heavy price for this and should be well compensated, but for some reason, Pang Xi was not very good.

It feels wonderful that Liu Jing will not give him too much benefit.

Sima Yi smiled in front of the cabin door and said, "Master Zhou, they are here!"

"Please come in!"

Liu Jing's low voice came from the cabin. This sound made people feel an irresistible majesty. The three of them walked into the ship warehouse. The ship warehouse was very spacious and could accommodate at least fifty people. There was a circle of low placed around the ship wall.

The short table, with a seat behind the table, is obviously used for banquets and discussions.

There is a sand table in the middle of the cabin, which is three meters long and two meters wide, occupying most of the cabin. In front of the sand table is a young general wearing a golden helmet, fish scale armor, and tall.

, majestic.

He looked back at Pang Xi, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he had seen through Pang Xi's thoughts, which made Pang Xi's heart jump suddenly, but he smiled slightly, "Are you Pang Jun?" His smile was like the spring breeze, and suddenly he was

It dispelled the uneasiness in Pang Xi's heart.

Pang Xi knew that this was Liu Jing, the famous governor of Jingzhou, and he would also be his lord in the future. He quickly gave a deep bow, "Pang Xi pays homage to the governor of the province!"

"We should be very familiar with each other, although it was our first time meeting." Liu Jing smiled gently.

Pang Xi nodded, "The Palace Master said it well."

"Please sit down! Mr. Deng, please sit down, too, just a little more casually."

Liu Jing asked Pang Xi and Deng Zhi to sit down, while Sima Yi sat down opposite them. Liu Jing sat in the middle of the main seat. At this time, the personal soldiers served a few cups of tea. Liu Jing picked up the cup and drank a sip of tea, and asked again:

"Before I went to war, I received a letter from Pang Gong and seemed to have encountered any disadvantages. I wonder what the situation is now?"

Pang Xi sighed and said with great pain: "This time I shouldn't have separated the army, but I am reluctant to leave Badong County, which has been managed for many years, which has been defeated by Yan Yan. In addition, my brothers were killed, I led my troops to attack in anger, but

In ambush, this time the loss of 70% of the army was an unprecedented tragic loss for the Dongzhou soldiers."

Although he did not say it clearly, the implication was to tell Liu Jing, 'This is because of your order that led to my miserable defeat. The responsibility for the huge loss is with you.'

Deng Zhi next to him heard something in Pang Xi's words, and he was very uneasy. He didn't expect Pang Xi to be so direct. Now is not the time to bargain with Liu Jing, so why are you confused?

Liu Jing's expression was very plain, as if he didn't understand Pang Xi's suggestion, but just smiled faintly and said, "I know the sacrifices made by Pang Gong and the Dongzhou scholars. After this battle is over, I will definitely double the compensation.

Please don’t worry, Mr. Pang!”

Pang Xi was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, the governor of the prefecture, for making decisions for the scholars of Dongzhou."

At this time, Sima Yi asked with a smile: "I don't know what the situation is in Chengdu? Do Taishou Pang know?"

Pang Xi hesitated for a moment. Of course he knew that his son-in-law Liu Xun wrote a letter of help yesterday, but in front of Liu Jing, he did not want to mention that he had contact with Liu Xun.

He thought for a while and said, "I only heard that the Liu brothers broke out in three wars, which was very tragic. In addition, they also knew that both of them were proclaimed as the governors of Yizhou, their elder brother occupied Chengdu, and their younger brother occupied Mianzhu. If Liu Zhang knew that his son was

If they kill each other, I'm afraid he will not be at peace when he dies."

Liu Jing nodded and said, "Whether it is Liu Xun or Liu Wei, just care about his own interests, but no matter the people's lives or death, such people cannot be the leader of Yizhou. However, I welcome them to kill each other very much, which provides me with

A huge opportunity.”

Speaking of this, Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "The next step is to capture Badong County. Pang Gong has been in Badong County for many years and has a high prestige. I want to ask Pang Gong to accompany the boat to appease the people of Badong County for me.

It's my first stop, and it's of great significance."

Pang Xi pondered for a moment and asked, "Who is better to keep the witch city?"

Liu Jing glanced at Deng Zhi and smiled and said, "I think Mr. Deng is the best candidate."

.........

Pang Xi and Deng Zhi retreated. Liu Jing walked to the sand table with his hands and stared at the terrain of Bashu. In history, Liu Bei had no warships to take Bashu, so he could only fight one by one, but there was no need to come to him.

Then he walked through water, from the Yangtze River to the Minjiang River, and all the way to Chengdu. As long as he captured Chengdu, the counties and counties in Bashu would all descend.

However, Yan Yan of Ba County is a tough guy. If Huang Zhong can chew him down and comfort him, the three counties of Bazhou will be safe.

At this time, Sima Yi sent Pang Xi and Deng Zhi away and walked in, "Qi Bingzhou Governor, Pang Xi was placed on another ship, and Deng Zhi was sent ashore."

"Pang Xi has no objection, right?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"He seemed to have noticed something, but he was helpless."

Sima Yi gave a thumbs up and praised: "I thought the provincial governor wanted him to go ashore, but I didn't expect the provincial governor to detain him. He is so smart!"

Liu Jing said coldly: "This person bargained with me when he met. He may not make any small moves in the future. The key is that he cannot control the key points of Wucheng. Such a person must control him in his hands to be at ease."

Sima Yi also nodded, "Mr. Zhou said it well. After all, he is Liu Xun's father-in-law. Once we have a war with Liu Xun, this person will definitely help Liu Xun secretly. But can Deng Zhi rest assured?"

Liu Jing smiled proudly, "I will replace the defenders. I wish Deng Zhi could not make trouble, but I believe he is a wise man and know who he should be loyal to?"

Sima Yi heard something in Liu Jing's words and asked quickly: "Is the provincial governor going to transfer the army of the Dongzhou soldiers?"

Liu Jing took two steps behind his hands, turned to Sima Yi and said, "I plan to transfer them to Jiangling for the time being, and then disband and return to the countryside after the war in Yizhou is over. In any case, the Dongzhou soldiers cannot have an army."

"How is the provincial governor planning to resettle Pang Xi?" Sima Yi asked again.

Liu Jing said coldly with his hands behind his back: "That depends on his performance in the future. He performed well. I can let him serve as the Jingzhou Noble Master and use it more. But if he dares to do any small moves, then I can only send him to Wuling.

Become a county magistrate.”

Sima Yi was silent and did not persuade him too much. After all, he could not talk too much about the kindness of a woman. He could only be effective if he used both kindness and power. It seemed that Liu Jing did a good job and did not need to persuade him.

...........

Yan Yan retreated to Badong County, and took away the defeated generals, and lost more than 4,000 people. This made him very depressed. He ordered the troops to be stationed outside Yufu City. At this time, Deputy General Zhang Yi and Staff Peng Yi rushed to see him.

he.

In the big tent, Zhang Yi saw that the master was worried, so he asked with a smile: "Is the envoy worried because he is defeated by Huang Zhong?"

Yan Yan sighed long, "Huang Zhong is the first strong general in Jingzhou, and now he is second only to Zhao Yun among the five tiger generals. It is normal for me to lose to him. I am not worried about this. What I am worried about is that Jingzhou finally made a big move.

Once we entered, what can we do to resist us?”

Peng Ying also nodded and said, "If I guessed correctly, the Jingzhou army must have been carried out on both sides of water, Huang Zhong was only by land, and the real Jingzhou army came from the water, which should have been led by Liu Jing himself. It's a pity that Liu Zhang was foolishly thinking that Jingzhou

The army was about to go north to Hanzhong, but was defeated by Liu Jing's plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, trapping the 40,000 elite troops in Hanzhong. The situation is now serious!"

At this time, Zhang Yi hesitated and asked Yan Yan in a low voice: "I heard that the two young men are fighting fiercely in Chengdu to fight for the throne. I wonder who we support?"

"Hmph! Two idiots, prodigal sons."

Yan Yan cursed: "Neither of me will support two bastards."
Chapter completed!