"Military advisor, Bei has now occupied the two counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia. He clearly has a base, so why can't he confront Cao Cao head-on?"
Liu Bei sighed repeatedly. Although he fought in Dangyang with great power, he could not let the world know about it.
It was obviously Cao Cao who retreated, but he, Liu Bei, was still blamed for the disastrous defeat.
The initiator of all this was naturally the hand of Wolong Zhuge Liang.
"My lord, do you want to fight for temporary fame and prove that you are not inferior to Cao Cao, or do you want to succeed Gaozu and Guangwu, revitalize the Han Dynasty and fight for eternal fame?"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently and took his time, while Liu Bei quickly gave the answer.
"Even if I cannot revitalize the Han Dynasty, I still hope that the military advisor can assist Manger in completing his great cause!"
Liu Bei's eyes were sincere, "I am not as good as Cao Mengde! No matter what future generations say, I don't care!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Jingzhou only has more than 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses. This is the strength that the young master has saved for his lord."
"Cao Cao sent an army of 200,000 people south, claiming to the outside world as 800,000! Even if our army defeats Cao Cao, it will only allow Sun Quan from Jiangdong to reap the benefits!"
"Young Master released the land north of Jing just to let the two tigers compete for food! Now Young Master and I are going to Jiangdong to lure Sun Quan into the game."
Liu Bei frowned and said, "Didn't Zhou Yu fight against Cao Jun a long time ago?"
Zhuge Liang waved his hand, "The land of Jiangdong is not monolithic. Sun, Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce's old generals are all outsiders."
"As for the local nobles, they just want to live in peace and quiet, and have never thought about the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains."
"The arrival of Lu Zijing shows that Sun Quan's attitude is ambiguous. He must have heard about the battle at Dangyang. If he really believes that our army suffered a disastrous defeat, I'm afraid it's Zhou Yu who came, kidnapped us and went to Cao's army to claim credit!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he felt anxious and said, "Isn't the trip of the military advisor and Mang'er very dangerous?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this time the young master experienced some changes in the Dangyang battle."
"Change?"
"There is hope for survival in the young master's eyes! Such a young master is the most terrifying!"
Zhuge Liang looked at Xiakou Port and said with emotion: "Go to the east of the Yangtze River, you handsome man! Don't worry, my lord, even if Liang risks his life, he will let you return safely!"
"I'm going to Jiangdong now. I hope Zilong can accompany me!"
Zhao Yun was brave and resourceful and had won the trust of Zhuge Liang.
Coupled with his relationship with Liu Mang, he is the perfect choice to send envoy to Jiangdong.
"Shan! I just heard that Zilong just met the one he likes, so he asked him to go to Jiangdong..."
Liu Bei sighed and said: "Zilong, I regard him as my younger brother! I will make it up to him in the future!"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Zilong is a great general! He will definitely be able to guard Jingzhou for my lord in the future!"
"Gan Xingba is a rare and powerful general. Let him train the navy in Jiangxia, and our army will watch his changes."
"Jiangdong and Cao Cao are fighting. If Sun Quan wins, we will take over the land in Jingbei in the name of the prince!"
"If Cao Cao wins, we will take advantage of the situation and annex Jiangdong, occupy the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangdong, and we will definitely be able to resist Cao Cao!"
Wonderful!
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "The military advisor is a master of calculation! This trip to Jiangdong depends entirely on the military advisor!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "My lord is so complimentary. I must have expected this plan as well."
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The next day.
Lu Qiling, who had just recovered from her serious injury, insisted on going to Xiakou to see Liu Mang off despite the objections of Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan.
"I... I was all joking yesterday! This time you go to Jiangdong, it will be extremely dangerous. If the princess can protect your life, there is no harm in you obeying her."
"However, you must have me in your heart! I know that it is impossible for a person like you to be the only woman."
Lu Qiling changed from her usual aggressive nature and snuggled into Liu Mang's arms like an obedient cat.
The two experienced life and death, and Liu Bei and his two wives naturally had no objections.
Guan Yu snorted softly: "How can Guan's daughter lose to Lu Bu's daughter?"
When Liu Mang was saying goodbye to Lu Qiling, he saw two beautiful figures rushing into his arms.
"Brother Liu Mang, Yinping is worried about you to death! Woohoo!"
Guan Yinping had snot and tears, all of which stuck to Liu Mang's sleeves.
"Brother Changqing, if you have three advantages and two disadvantages, what will you do to Xingcai?"
Zhang Xingcai was reluctant to leave, and Liu Mang almost blurted out, "Then you go marry Adou and become the Queen of Shu Han!"
Sisters Zhang Xingcai and Guan Yinping worked together to force their way into Liu Mang's arms. Lu Qiling was not willing to show weakness and wanted the two little girls to get out.
None of the three women wanted to give in.
"Bad woman, Ni Zuokai!"
"Little girl! Don't think that because you are Guan Yu's daughter, I am afraid of you!"
"First come, first served. Brother Liu Mang and I have known each other since we were wearing crotchless pants!"
"Bah! Liu Mang and I live and die together in Dangyang!"
"If brother Changqing dies, I, Zhang Xingcai, will never live alone!"
There were three women in a play, and Liu Mang saw the superb acting skills, and in the end he had to keep saying words of comfort, which made the three of them stop fighting for the time being.
"snort!"
Due to Liu Mang's face, a girl and two lolita maintained superficial peace for the time being.
"I will bring gifts to you three when I come back from Jiangdong."
Liu Mang smiled and said: "In Jiangxia County, remember to protect yourself. Cao's army is cunning, and he may even send bronze birds."
"Miss Lu, you have the ability to train carefully. You might as well train a group of agents for our army!"
Agent?
The name sounds much nicer.
"Yes, this group of people can fight and spy on intelligence. They can be said to be all-round talents."
"This unit is not controlled by anyone and only listens to my orders."
"I have already told the military advisor that he will send someone to assist you."
Before Liu Mang finished speaking, he saw Wei Yan, who had a face as thick as a jujube, waiting for orders.
"Sir, Wei Yan was deeply impressed by the battle in Dangyang, and he is willing to ride on horseback in the future!"
Wei Yan originally thought that Zhuge Liang said that he was rebellious and would target everything, but he didn't expect that the other party would let him come to help Liu Mang train agents.
This is a good opportunity to get in touch with Mr. Liu Mang. The master's successor is already certain.
As for Adou, who is now two years old, who cares?
"What should we name this army? Cao Cao's Tongque are mainly women."
Lu Qiling said with a smile: "I am very good at careful training! But if they fail to meet the requirements, I will be very strict."
Wei Yan nodded and said, "Don't worry, young master. In terms of martial arts, Chief Wen will personally teach them, ensuring that they will become as good as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!"
Liu Mang smiled, and then looked at his second uncle who was caressing his beautiful beard and his third uncle who wanted to come but could not come to see him off.
"Feiyu! This unit is called Feiyu! The second uncle and the third uncle each have one character in their names."
"Feiyu? What a good name!"
Lu Qiling said with a smile: "Then I am one of the leaders of Feiyu!"
Liu Mang smiled and nodded: "You and Chang Wen will recruit troops first. I will write to Jiangdong to inform you of the specific training plan."
"My father is such a loser! His intelligence skills are so poor, how can he beat Cao Cao?"
Ah sneeze!
Liu Bei, who was chatting with Lu Su by the river, couldn't help but sneeze.