When receiving Zhuge Liang's report, Liu Qi was discussing Wancheng with Gan Ning in his mansion. When Gan Ning returned to Jingzhou, Cao Cao sent two of his generals to Shangyong and Fancheng to garrison.
They are the commanders of Cao Cao's elite cavalry, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. There is no doubt about the talents of these two men.
If these two people have any thoughts about Wancheng, then the situation in Wancheng will not be good. Therefore, even if Liu Qi recalled Gan Ning, he would only do it secretly. After all, in Wancheng, the relationship between Wei Yan and Gan Ning was not good.
His reputation is not weak.
"My lord, the military advisor asked the general to tell my lord that there is no need for my lord to worry about Wancheng. Although Cao Ren and Cao Chun are brave, they are nothing to worry about. Wancheng is defended by nearly 6,000 Flying Tigers and 3,000 Wancheng defenders.
Cao Ren and Cao Ren are more than enough, so my lord can focus on Jiangdong and Jingzhou." Gan Ning's face was dusty, but his eyes were brighter than the others.
The situation in Wancheng has basically stabilized, and there is no possibility of any conflict with Cao Bing in the short term. It would be redundant for him and Wei Yan to stay in Wancheng, so when he heard that Liu Qi wanted to recall him, Gan Ning immediately transferred his
The matter was handed over to Wei Yan, and he rushed back secretly.
"Well, since Shi Yuan said so, there shouldn't be anything wrong in Wancheng in a short time. The most important thing right now is Jiangdong. Sun Ce from Jiangdong sent 100,000 troops to invade Jiangxia some time ago, but there has been no news for several days.
However, with Kong Ming and Zhong Ye (Wenpin), Jiangdong cannot make much trouble in the short term. However, Jiangdong has invaded Jingzhou wantonly in recent years. If Jiangdong is not taught a lesson, I am afraid that Jiangdong will treat Jingzhou as harshly as it does today.
Keep it in your eyes." After hearing Gan Ning's words, Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a sneer.
In order to avenge his father, Jiangdong Sun Ce has fought at least dozens of battles with Jingzhou in recent years. Every time, Jingzhou had to be careful and guarded. If Jiangdong hadn't been given a blow in the head, he would have thought that Jingzhou was really easy to bully.
"My lord is wise. My lord must have already made arrangements for Jiangdong." Gan Ning smiled and said, Liu Qi would not have said it if he was not sure.
"Haha, I am going to let Xingba lead the 40,000 navy troops from Jiangdong to go down the river to support Jiangxia. At the same time, General Wang's Flying Tiger Army will rush to Jiangxia at the same time, giving Jiangdong an unforgettable lesson. Kong Ming will have all kinds of tricks at that time.
If you need to follow Kong Ming's arrangements, Jiangdong will definitely be caught off guard. By the time Jiangdong wakes up, it will probably be too late." Liu Qi smiled, Liu Qi was full of confidence in Zhuge Liang, Wenpin, Wang Wei, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning, this
It would be difficult for Jiangdong to escape unscathed.
"Forty thousand navy? My lord, this..." Gan Ning did not expect that Liu Qi would hand over 40,000 navy to his command. You must know that these 40,000 navy are the entire navy in Jingzhou.
"Xing Ba, don't worry. Although these 40,000 navy troops have been carefully selected, they have not experienced bloodshed for a long time. This trip to Jiangxia is bound to collide with Jiangdong's navy, which is also a good match.
The naval army has been tempered, and currently there is no one in Jingzhou who is more suitable to lead the navy than Xingba." Liu Qi waved his hands and said, he knew Gan Ning's concerns, but he still believed in Gan Ning's character, otherwise he would not have
Give him 40,000 naval troops.
"Thank you, Lord." Gan Ning said with excitement. He was so excited that so many 40,000 naval troops were given to him. At this time, Gan Ning was really excited. He went to Jingzhou just on a whim. He didn't expect to meet him.
Liu Qi had good luck after that. Not only was he reused, he now commanded 40,000 naval troops.
"Haha, don't be too happy Xingba. Your commander is just a temporary one. You can only be officially appointed if you lead the navy and make contributions." Seeing Gan Ning like this, Liu Qi was also extremely happy. He could feel Gan Ning's heart.
of excitement.
"Don't worry, my lord, the trip to Jiangxia will definitely involve the Jiangdong Navy." Gan Ning said with excitement. He was very familiar with the battle of the Navy. Although the number of people suddenly increased to 40,000 at this time,
But he is confident that he will be familiar with it all in a few days.
"Okay, you rest today. Tomorrow morning you will lead 40,000 navy troops to Jiangxia. General Wang has already led 10,000 flying tiger troops to Jiangxia in advance. By then, you can meet up in Jiangxia and give Sun Ce a surprise." Liu Qi smiled.
road.
The navy flowed down the river much faster than the Flying Tiger Army. Therefore, the day before Gan Ning rushed back, Liu Qi had ordered Wang Wei to lead the Flying Tiger Army to set off early. Xiangyang originally had 14,000 Flying Tiger Army.
, Liu Qi originally planned to ask Wang Wei to bring all the Flying Tigers, but Wang Wei insisted that he could defeat Jiangdong's troops with only 10,000 Flying Tigers.
Liu Qi did not object to Wang Wei's proposal. In history, Wang Wei even dared to fight head-on with Cao Cao after the Battle of Guandu. Naturally, he would not take it seriously to Jiangdong today. Wang Wei had not led troops in a fight for a long time.
The battle was over, and now it was just the right time for Jiangdong to see the power of Wang Wei.
After waving his hand to Gan Ning to leave, he saw Jia Xu hurried in with a bamboo slip.
"There is news from my lord Jiang Xia." Before Liu Qi could ask, Jia Xu spoke first.
"Oh, what's the news?" Liu Qi was shocked when he heard the news was from Jiang Xia. There had been no news from Jiang Xia for several days.
"Haha, this Kong Ming is really a genius. He actually thought of letting the Feilong Guards attack Chai Sang, who was heavily defended by Jiangdong troops, and burned all the food and fodder of Jiangdong's 100,000-strong army in one fell swoop. He suddenly took the initiative." Jia Xu said with a look on his face.
ruddy, as if he was directing.
He couldn't help but be excited. Even if he was in Zhuge Liang's position, he would never have thought of such a risky and fatal strategy. Moreover, although Chaisang's incident seemed to be a big risk, it was calculated step by step.
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"Okay, now I see how arrogant Jiang Dong is." Liu Qi laughed.
"However, it is a bit strange that Jiangdong actually thought of borrowing food from his lord after the food and grass were burned." Jia Xu suddenly said.
"Oh, you actually asked me to borrow food? What did Kong Ming say?" Liu Qi also calmed down. The matter of Jiangdong borrowing food from Jingzhou sounded a bit ridiculous.
"Kong Ming said that he hoped that the lord would leave the matter to him." Jia Xu looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and said.
"Oh." Liu Qi took the bamboo slip and read it.
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Jiangxia, on the second day after Lu Su sent an envoy to Jiangxia, Zhuge Liang finally gave Sun Ce a reply. Zhuge Liang did not receive Liu Qi’s order. Jiangxia was not close to Xiangyang, and the time simply did not allow it. Zhuge Liang said this, which can be regarded as a guarantee.
Live in Sun Ce.
After hearing Zhuge Liang's reply, Sun Ce and others looked happy. However, when Sun Ce and others saw the content on the bamboo slips, their faces became extremely gloomy.
A large text was written eloquently on the bamboo slip. Zhuge Liang's request was more difficult than Sun Ce and others imagined. When he saw the content on the bamboo slip, Sun Ce almost dropped the bamboo slip.
The first request Zhuge Liang made was to transfer Chaisang City to Jingzhou. Chaisang City is very close to Jiangxia, and is on the border between Jingzhou and Jiangxia. Chaisang City is the only Jiangdong city located in Jingzhou.
The location of Chaisang City is extremely important, and Zhuge Liang will naturally not let it go.
Chaisang is extremely important to Jingzhou, but it is equally important to Jiangdong. Sun Ce will definitely not agree to give up Chaisang City to Jingzhou. Chaisang City is not only the forward position for Jiangdong to attack Jingzhou, but also the grain and grass reserve base for Jiangdong to attack Jingzhou.
, and even joined hands with Jiujiang to prepare for Jingzhou's surprise attack. How could Sun Ce surrender such an important city to Jingzhou?
In Sun Ce's opinion, Jingzhou is enough for him to worry about. If Chaisang is given over to Jingzhou, Jingzhou's power will definitely expand again, which Jiangdong cannot tolerate.
The second request made by Zhuge Liang on the bamboo slips was to transfer Xiushui County to Jingzhou, which made Jiangdong grit his teeth. Jiangdong has attacked Jingzhou every time in these years, and the only time Jingzhou attacked Jiangdong was done by Liu Qi.
Moreover, Jiangdong lost in this war. Not only did he lose Ai County, but Xiushui County was also occupied by Jingzhou for a short period of time. All the people in the city were moved to Jingzhou. This has always been the case.
There was a scar in Jiangdong. Now Zhuge Liang actually opened this scar again. How could this make Sun Ce not angry?
Moreover, if Jingzhou only captures Ai County, it will be easy to deal with it. If even Xiushui County is occupied by Jingzhou, and Xiushui County and Ai County form an angle over time, it will be a time bomb for Jiangdong.
Zhuge Liang's attitude is very obvious. Don't you want to force Jingzhou to borrow food? Well, of course you can, but I will force you Jiangdong to pay an even more unbearable price. Although Zhuge Liang has another intention of asking for high prices and sitting on the ground to pay back the money, but whoever
We can all see Zhuge Liang's counterattack against Jiang Dong on the bamboo slips.
But the third request made Sun Ce almost explode with anger. The third request on the bamboo slips was made to Sun Ce. The bamboo slips asked Sun Ce to inform the world to remove Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao's two daughters, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu.
's engagement.
The first two points were concerned about Jiang Dong's face, but this point was a slap in Sun Ce's face. His wife was robbed. Not only did he not pursue the fault, but he wanted to inform the world to terminate the engagement with his fiancée.
How could Sun Ce endure this? If Zhou Yu and others hadn't pulled him, he might have immediately led troops to attack Jiangxia, and pulled out Zhuge Liang and cut him into pieces.
At this moment, Sun Ce's hatred for Zhuge Liang, whom he had never met before, was simply overwhelming. Sun Ce felt that he had never been so angry even when his father was killed.
"My military advisor said this was just what he meant. This bamboo slip has been sent to Xiangyang for the lord's approval. Now it is time for Wu Hou to make preparations in advance, so as not to be in a hurry and not know how to deal with it." Ma Liang, who was dressed in Confucian uniform.
Before Sun Ce and others could read the contents on the bamboo slips, he said with a smile on his face.