"My lord, I'm afraid that's not possible. There are many mountains and rugged terrain in the Shangyong area. For us, it would be too laborious for an expedition."
"Yes, my lord, if we attack Liu Bei, Liu Zhang will think that we want to attack Xichuan. By then, we may have to face the two Liu forces united!"
"If the stalemate continues in Hanzhong, Cao Cao and Sun Quan will definitely take advantage of it."
Not surprisingly, Liu Cong's advisers were opposed to it without exception.
"Then reorganize your troops immediately and attack Jiangdong!" Liu Cong said again. He couldn't wait any longer. He defeated Sun Quan and quickly entered Shu. Otherwise, that idiot Liu Zhang would be able to leave Shu in no time.
"It's a good strategy to attack Jiangdong, but Madam..." Pang Tong said worriedly.
"This is Gu's decision. The master of Jingchu is Gu! Madam, Gu will find a way." Although Liu Cong loves Sun Shangxiang, he will not tolerate this kind of thing. When fighting for hegemony in the world, you will die or I will live. If
If he loses, what's the use of loving Sun Shangxiang anymore?
"Immediately pass the order, gather troops and horses, and head east! I will personally lead the troops and attack Jiangdong!" Liu Cong was determined, and he would send troops even if it made Sun Shangxiang sad.
"Qin Mi, I drafted a memorandum for Gu. The reason is that Jiangdong betrayed his trust and Cao Jun attacked Xunyang when he went south. Gu raised troops to investigate."
"promise!"
"Gan Ning and Cai Mao will lead 40,000 naval troops and march to Xunyang first!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
"Instruct Liu Ba and Huo Jun to be prepared to dispel the rumors of Cao's army going south in Jiangzhou and relax Jiangdong."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs will immediately mobilize grain and grass and transport it to Xunyang!"
"Wenpin, Zhao Yun, and Chen Dao are stationed in Fancheng and Xinye. After leaving alone, beware of Cao's army."
"promise!"
After arranging these, Liu Cong took out the big seal, looked at Jiang Wan and said, "Gong Yan, after I leave alone, I will leave the rear to you!"
Jiang Wan took it excitedly, "Lord, don't worry!"
"Lord, there is an urgent military report." While Liu Cong was still making arrangements, Duan Kun came in to report.
"Where are they from? Where are the soldiers who reported the news?"
"From Guizhou, the soldiers reporting the news are waiting outside the palace."
"Call in!"
"My lord, the Wuxi barbarians are in rebellion. More than 80,000 barbarians are looting everywhere in the four counties of Guizhou. Governor Li has ordered the generals to resist and please send reinforcements to my lord."
Liu Cong took the military report from Duan Kun and smiled bitterly after reading it. Is God really looking after Liu Bei?
"My lord, Jiangdong, we can't fight you!" Pang Tong said.
"I know." Liu Cong nodded, and then asked Duan Kun, "Tongzhou, don't you Wuxi barbarians only have 200,000 people? How come there are 80,000 barbarians?"
With a population of 200,000 and an army of nearly 80,000, this is somewhat unjustifiable. In history, when Shamoko helped Liu Bei, he also had an army of 50,000. The Wuxi barbarians are not barbarians on the grassland. All the people are soldiers. This way
The strength of the army cannot be maintained by more than 100,000 people.
Duan Kun was originally afraid that Liu Cong would anger him because of this matter. When Liu Cong asked, he immediately knelt down and replied, "My lord, the Wuxi Barbarians do claim to have a population of 200,000, but they are only the tribesmen of the chief Samatuo.
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"Is there anything else?" Liu Cong asked curiously.
Duan Kun explained, "The leader of the clan is the leader of the tribe with the strongest strength. There are four tribes of Wuxi Barbarians. In addition to Samatuo, there are also tribes with three leaders: Xuan Lan, Coolie Ding, and He Shan."
"How many of them are there?"
"Xuanlan is a female leader, but she is the second most powerful. There are nearly 100,000 tribesmen! 80,000 coolies and 60,000 Heshan. The Wuxi barbarians also farm, but they are not as powerful as the Han people, so they do not have enough food.
When the time comes, we must plunder.”
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Unexpectedly, a mere Wuxi barbarian has a population of nearly 350,000."
"Tongzhou, you said before that you would not help Gu against your people. Now that your people have invaded Gu's territory, are you willing to help Gu put down the rebellion?" This was Liu Cong's test. As long as Duan Kun said no, he would
If I don’t kill you, you should get out of here!
Duan Kun knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "General, I am willing to serve my lord!"
"Okay, change the plan and prepare to go south."
"promise."
In the 14th year of Jian'an, on March 15th, Chu Hou Liu Cong personally led 50,000 troops and went south to quell the rebellious barbarians!
After receiving the news, Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, immediately convened a civil and military meeting.
"Liu Cong led his troops south, and there were as many as 80,000 barbarian soldiers in rebellion. This time, he will not end the war quickly like he did when he expelled Liu Bei last time. What do you think of the thought of revolting to regain the lost territory?" Sun Quan
I wanted to attack Xunyang last time, but Liu Bei was defeated too quickly, so I had to give up.
"Lord, don't be anxious." Zhou Yu said, "Xunyang is guarded by Huo Jun and Zhang Yun. These two are also good generals, especially Huo Jun, who is good at defending the city. With them, it will be difficult for us to conquer Xunyang.
of."
Lu Su continued, "My lord, Gong Jin is right. What's more, Liu Cong is very guarded against me in Jiangdong. Every time he goes out for an expedition, he will increase his troops in Xunyang or make preparations for support. We should wait a little longer."
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"Haha." Zhang Zhao sneered, "Then in your opinion, Jiangdong will never be able to regain its lost territory?"
"Of course not." Zhou Yu said to Sun Quan again, "My Lord, it's not just us who have received the news, but also Cao Cao! It's not too late for us to wait until there is movement in Cao's army before taking action."
Sun Quan said happily, "What Gong Jin said is very good."
In the prime minister's office in Xuchang, Cheng Yu was also suggesting to Cao Cao to go south.
Recently, Cao Cao had a headache again. He pulled off the cloth on his forehead and said with some discomfort, "There is no need to go south in a big way."
"First, we have just decided on a strategy to recuperate. Second, Liu Cong must be prepared. Third, Liu Xiye is dealing with foreigners and is here to show off his power for us Han people! Don't restrict him too much!"
Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said, "The Prime Minister has the world in mind, I admire you." This is really admirable. Look at Sun Quan, he sent troops without even thinking. Cao Cao, after all, is worthy of the posthumous title of Emperor Wu of Wei!
"Send out troops in one month to give Liu Xiye some time. Send Xu Huang, Le Jin, Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu with an army of 50,000. Zhongde, you can also follow and train the juniors of the Cao family.
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Cao Cao's school affairs office constantly probed Liu Cong's reforms and policies in Jingzhou, which almost frightened Cao Cao! However, what scared Cao Cao most was the age of the book and Liu Cong. The book can provide Liu Cong with a steady stream of
There is no need to worry about the shortage of production talents.
When Cao Cao came back from his last defeat, he realized that now the army was full of veteran generals who had followed him, and there were almost no younger generations. It was not that the young people were incompetent, but that their generation was too strong. Send Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, that is
To train the next generation!
As for the production method of the book, Cao Cao ordered the school affairs office to get it, but Liu Cong paid too much attention to it and there was no loophole. Cao Cao could only wait for the opportunity. Wait until Liu Cong relaxed before taking action.
"I obey your orders." Cheng Yu accepted the order.
Cao Ren in Wancheng has a garrison of 30,000 troops. Adding these 50,000 to 80,000 troops, Cao Cao's strength is still extremely powerful!
"My lord, Liu Bei has occupied Hanzhong, why don't we send troops?" Xun Yu asked Cao Cao again.
Cao Cao shook his head, "Ma Teng and Han Sui will not sit idly by. If they want to go south to Hanzhong, they must first defeat Yongliang!"