Guo Jia is gone. The Jiangdong matter must be resolved quickly. They must integrate as soon as possible. There are also internal problems in Jingzhou that need to be dealt with. This matter can be done slowly. The integration of both parties, especially the Navy, must be obtained as soon as possible. These
Chu Nan has already registered the matter. Now that the first step is completed and Liu Bei actually agrees, the next step will be much easier.
"Uncle Huang, I admire you for your righteousness!" After Guo Jia left, Zhuge Liang smiled and saluted Liu Bei.
"Sir, Yu Bei has the grace to save his life, so he cannot do this great gift." Liu Bei quickly supported Zhuge Liang and looked at Zhuge Liang and said.
Now that he had decided to put aside his personal grudges and gains and losses, he no longer treated Zhuge Liang as eagerly as before. Instead, he invited Zhuge Liang to sit down and talk in detail like a friend, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious.
"Uncle Huang, have you ever thought about what will happen in the future?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.
"From now on?" Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang in astonishment. Didn't he just say that? Together with Guan Yu and Meng Jian, he would go to the outer battlefield to protect this world.
"Liang is talking about Jingzhou. Even though the emperor's uncle is willing to form an alliance with the prime minister, the families in Jingzhou may not be willing to accept the new deal." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Although Liu Bei is nominally the Lord of Jingzhou, he cannot represent the wishes of the people of Jingzhou. If the nobles in Jingzhou are really willing to surrender, when Chu Nan went south, the nobles in Jingzhou would have surrendered directly. How could Liu Bei take over as the Lord of Jingzhou?
Opportunity?
"Chun Nan should consider these matters." Meng Jian snorted coldly: "Now that Guo Jia has come, I can guarantee that Chu Nan has already made preparations, otherwise he will not let him go easily.
Open this gap in Xiangyang!"
Although he hates Chu Nan, Meng Jian also knows that this Chu Nan never does anything he is not sure of. Guo Jia's visit to persuade him is only the first step. Regardless of success or not, Chu Nan is probably well prepared. This kind of person does
The enemy has a headache because once he takes the initiative, any clever strategies will be meaningless to him.
But as an ally, it is still very worry-free.
Besides, they were going to conquer the sky, and they were in alliance with Chu Nan, not subordinates, so why should they think about him in everything.
"But if this matter is not handled well, it will easily delay the war." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "It is a very important matter. You and I don't know the current situation in Jiangdong. If we are faster, we can take advantage of it!"
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Liu Bei nodded silently. Once this matter spread, it would be difficult to do.
"Does Kong Ming have a clever plan?" Liu Bei tried to ask.
"If there was only the emperor's uncle in Jingzhou, this matter would indeed be difficult to handle. But since we have agreed to form an alliance and Jingzhou will be handed over to the prime minister, the matter will indeed be easy to solve. What I say below can only make the matter smoother." Zhuge Liang smiled.
road.
"Sir, please speak!" Liu Bei said quickly.
"First of all, the emperor needs to know who is trustworthy and who can be used. He must firmly hold several important towns in his hands to ensure that the imperial court can take them as quickly as possible when they take over. I will follow Qianjian, Jiangling, Zhouling, and Shaxian.
If three places can be occupied, the north and south of Jingzhou can be obtained at any time. The remaining cities will not obey orders. As long as the imperial court occupies these three places, the rest can be taken." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
The most important thing in Jingzhou is Nanjun. Among the many cities in Nanjun, Xiangyang and Jiangling are two big cities. Xiangyang is the northern gateway of Jingzhou, while Jiangling is a big city along the river with sufficient military equipment and a large population.
As for Zhouling, it is also an important ferry crossing along the river. Shaxian is in Jingnan. It may not even take an hour to send troops from Jiangxia to Shaxian. As long as Shaxian is occupied, water confrontation can be avoided. This is Chunan's weakness.
Although there are many cities in the four counties of Jingnan, they are all small towns. The combined population of the four counties is not as much as half of Nanjun. Even though the big families in Jingzhou have been consciously transferring their industries and population southwards in the past two years, the geographical environment of Jingnan has changed. It doesn't take two years to prosper.
As long as there is a foothold like Sha Xian, even one partial army will be enough to pacify the four counties in Jingnan.
"Uncle Huang only needs to ensure that these three cities are in hand, and that will be enough." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Liu Bei looked at Meng Jian, saw Meng Jian nodded, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will follow your plan."
At that moment, Liu Bei dispatched his troops and ordered Chen Dao, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu to guard Shaxian, Liu Pan to guard the prefectural mausoleum, Liu Bei and Wenpin, Liu Hu, Wang Wei, Xiahou Bo and Meng Jian to take charge of Jiangling. Then he ordered Sun Qian to go to Xiangyang. Tell Guan Yu about this.
"Kong Ming, why didn't you just take the opportunity to agree to this last attack?" In the government office, Liu Bei had already gone to make preparations. Meng Jian and Zhuge Liang were sitting together. Meng Jian looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.
"There is no objection, why bother mentioning it again? Besides, if you always keep this matter in your mouth, it would be a bit of a villain's heart to judge a gentleman." Zhuge Liang smiled and said, Liu Bei still had a chance to let him take action one last time, so he naturally Remember, this kind of effort only wastes an opportunity. Not to mention whether Liu Bei will use it, Zhuge Liang will feel that he is a bit cheap.
"Huh!" Meng Jian snorted coldly: "Don't think I don't know. I tried to persuade you to go out to fight against Chu, but you were always unwilling. This time, you promoted an alliance between the two sides and allowed the master to give up his authority. You have been secretly trying your best. In fact, you have always been interested in Chu Nan, but because of your position, you have never been an official, right?"
"The emperor's uncle and the prime minister are both benevolent and righteous kings. In this case, wouldn't it be a good thing for the world to be peaceful earlier?" Zhuge Liang sighed: "As for whether to become an official... In fact, if Liang wants to become an official, he will not consider these things. The prime minister does have it. Dao Mingzhu, just with the current situation, whether Liang becomes an official or not has no meaning in this world."
Meng Jian glanced at him, nodded and said, "Maybe, are you willing to become an official now?"
"What do you mean?" Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Jian puzzled.
"This is the battle against Jiangdong!" Meng Jian looked at Zhuge Liang and said solemnly: "I know you are very capable. I want to use the third token to ask Kong Ming to help my lord in the crusade against Jiangdong."
"Don't worry, Gongwei. This battle concerns the world. Even if you don't say anything without Gongwei, Liang will also join the battle." Zhuge Liang did not pick up the feather, shook his head and smiled.
"Kong Ming doesn't understand what I mean. I want to ask Kong Ming to protect my Lord!" Meng Jian looked at Zhuge Liang seriously and said.
"You..." Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Jian in surprise.
"I can't trust Chu Nan. Although it is difficult for my lord to threaten him after this battle, he is cautious by nature. He may be sincere towards the people, but he may not be sincere towards me." Meng Jian obviously cannot trust Chu Nan's character. , after all, it seems that few of the princes who fell under Chu Nan had a good ending.
From Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao to Yuan Shao, who is still alive?
Who knows if Chu Nan will make a secret move at this time to harm Liu Bei?
Meng Jian understood Chu Nan's fighting style, but as for his character... In the eyes of scholars, how could Chu Nan have any character at all?
"You...Gongwei actually don't need to be so careful. In my opinion, the Prime Minister is still tolerant." Zhuge Liang was a little dumbfounded.
"He comes from a merchant's family. He likes to calculate the gains and losses. He makes friends with the common people and oppresses the nobles just out of profit considerations. What kind of virtue can a person of this kind of background have?" Meng Jian obviously didn't believe it and insisted on letting Zhuge Liang accept this token. .
Zhuge Liang looked at the feathers he had given away, then looked at Meng Jiandao: "Gongwei has thought clearly, this is the last time!"
"Don't worry, just as you would never persuade me to surrender to Chu Nan, I will not force you to do anything. You and I are gentlemen!" Meng Jian nodded.
"Okay!" Zhuge Liang put away his feathers and said, "After this battle, will Gongwei really want to go to heaven?"
"Since you can't help your lord achieve great things, then go to the outer world and do something for the common people in the world. Let Chu Nan know that they are not the only ones who are willing to do something for the common people in the world. Among my scholars, there are also people who are willing to do this. There are people in the world who can do their part." Meng Jian nodded.
Zhuge Liang nodded. Everyone has the right to choose their own future. As a friend, he didn't have to force the other person to follow the same path as him, so he didn't say anything more.
On the other side, Sun Qian arrived at Xiangyang without any hindrance. He was not intercepted by Chu Nan's army on the way and met Guan Yu smoothly.
"Gongyou, is this really my lord's decision?" Shi Tao frowned and looked at Sun Qian and asked.
"Yes, my lord was invited to Jiangdong to discuss matters, but he almost died in Jiangdong, and was robbed of his dragon energy by Sun Quan. If it hadn't been for the help of a strange person, my lord might not have been able to come back. Moreover, the war between heaven and man has been confirmed to be true. I am willing to put aside my past grudges, form an alliance with Chunan, defeat Jiangdong, and then go to the outer world to join the war and no longer care about the affairs of the world!" Sun Qian saluted Guan Yu and said: "It's just the revenge of the three generals, I'm afraid I can't avenge it!"
Guan Yu looked at the letter and said nothing. After a while, he looked up at Sun Qian and said, "I know. Let me tell my brother. Yu...is willing to follow my brother, no matter where he is!"
"Second General..." Seeing that Guan Yu was unusually calm, Sun Qian was worried and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Guan Yu.
"I already know the matter. I will open the city to hand over the matter early tomorrow morning. Then I will go back to meet my brother. You can go ahead." Guan Yu waved his hand, not wanting to hear more words from him.
"Goodbye!" Sun Quan bowed silently, then turned and left.
"General Guan, this matter..." Shi Tao rubbed his temples. He was in a similar situation to Meng Jian. He was a life-and-death enemy of Chu Nan. He had already made preparations to die in Xiangyang, but now he was asked to kill him. Xiangyang surrendered. Although it was not surrender, it was no different from surrender.
"Since brother has made a decision, we will abide by it. Guangyuan still needs to take charge of the handover." Guan Yu stood up and said.
"Where is Yun Chang going?" Shi Tao asked quickly when he saw Guan Yu leaving.
Without answering, Guan Yu left directly.
There is a spiritual tablet of Zhang Fei in Guan Yu's mansion in Xiangyang City, and there is also a spiritual tablet of Liu Bei. However, as Liu Bei moved to Jiangling, Liu Bei's spiritual tablet was moved to Jiangling.
Guan Yu sat in front of Zhang Fei's tomb, wiping his Qinglong Dao without saying a word. He sat there all night, until early the next morning, Guan Ping came in from the door, looked at his father carefully and said: "Father , Mr. Guangyuan said, everything is ready and we are leaving the city."
Guan Yu stood up, nodded slightly to Zhang Feiling, then raised his knife and went out...