Chapter 5 Zhuge's big fool

Liu Biao was imprisoned, and the news of Jingzhou's civil unrest soon spread to Zhao Feng in Lujiang and Liu Bei's ears in Shouchun. Of course, the news only said that Liu Biao was suddenly seriously ill and could not be a director, so he asked Kou Yue to take care of all Jingzhou affairs. However, Liu Bei and Zhao Feng are not idle people, and the smell of it is not right. Thinking of other situations, I immediately understood what was going on.

"Gentlemen, at present, Jing Xiang is afraid of civil strife. Liu Pan stationed troops in the Ganjiang River. He always has the intention of advancing eastward. What can he do?" Liu Bei also asked eagerly. Now everything is really here. Yuzhou has lost five counties, and Jingzhou is a little restless. Liu Bei rarely encounters such a awkward time.

"Lord, I'm afraid someone is making trouble in Jingzhou!" Pang Tong's face was rare and solemn, and then he explained in more detail: "The matter of Yuzhou has stopped, and Jingzhou has been in chaos. With Cai Mao and Kai Yue, although they are powerful in Jing Xiang, if they want to kill Liu Biao directly, they must have foreign aid to dare to do this.

"It makes sense!" Liu Bei also felt that the smell of conspiracy here was relatively heavy, and then wondered, "In this case, what should our army do?"

"First pay attention to Liu Pan's movements. If Liu Pan dares to march, General Zhao can go straight down to Jiangxia from Lujiang. Jingxiang sailors are all in Jiangxia. As long as they control Jiangxia, they can support Li Zhengfang in Nanyang through Xiangshui. Pang Tong thought about it before he said. Everyone was silent when they heard the words. At present, the situation is not completely clear. Let's send more people to inquire about the news.

" Mr. Liu!" In Jiangxia City, a 20-year-old young Confucian scholar saluted Liu Qi. Why do you need more courtesy, sir? Please sit down!" Liu Qi said quickly. Although Zhuge Liang looked relatively young, Liu Qi did not dare to neglect him. Just now, Ma Liang said that Zhuge Liang was ten times better than him. I have had more contact with Ma Liang, and naturally I know Ma Liang's details. Now that Zhuge Liang is on the street, how dare Liu Qi neglect it?

"Mr., I'm afraid Ji Chang has already told you about the current situation. General Wang Wei, the old part of his father, came just now. According to him, the man of Kyue was so rebellious that he had detained my father in the state pastoral government. Now I still pretend to have my father's will to go to war with General Liu Pan and the Jiangdong army. What can I do? Liu Qi said eagerly. Liu Pan also arrived in a hurry while the two spoke. In addition, Wang Wei, these three people are one of the few direct lines of Liu Biao, and they are at a loss at a time.

Zhuge Liang nodded when he heard the words, and the feather fan gently turned his head twice and asked Wang Wei, "General Wang, Jing Shenggong was detained by them in the house. How about the unknown guard?"

"It's very tight!" Wang Wei sighed, and then further explained the situation: "At present, they dare not bully the lord of the state, but they are not allowed to go out and govern, and there is still no restriction in the state. However, there were 500 sergeants patrolling around the state pastoral government at night, and Cai Mao sent his brother Cai He to guard. It's not easy to save the lord!"

"That's good!" Zhuge Liang seemed to be confident and turned to Liu Pan and said, "General Liu has lived in Jingnan for a long time, and there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him. At present, the general can quickly return to Jingnan to prepare for war."

"Sir, if you go to war with Cai Mao, won't you ruin your uncle's last name?" Liu Pan was shocked when he heard the words. Zhuge Liang just smiled and said, "I have to let the general fight against Cai Mao. I just want the general to be ready and wait for Jing Shenggong to come to Jingnan to preside over the overall situation!"

"Father (uncle) (master) comes to Jingnan?" Liu Qi and three others were surprised when they heard the words. Zhuge Liang did not sell anything. He said directly, "A few years ago, Liang had the honor to visit the state herdsman with his uncle and knew a little about the state herdsman's house and its surroundings. There is a residential house in the north of Zhou Mufu. We only need to rent one of them, secretly dig a tunnel from it to Zhou Mufu, take advantage of the night to rescue Jing Shenggong, and then go out of Xiangyang City through Xiangshui to Jiangxia. I have heard of Cai and this person. He is a resourceless person and must be difficult to guard against. Once Jing Shenggong is rescued, we will ask Lord Zhou Mu to sit in the four counties of Jiangxia and Jingnan to fight against the rebels. Why worry about the big deal?

"Is that all right?" Liu Pan and the other three felt that this was too simple. With a little hesitation, Liu Pan still said, "Mr., although Liu Pan has some soldiers and horses in Jingnan, it is only 50,000 to 60,000. The previous expedition to Jiangdong was damaged a little, and there was not much left. Although there are 20,000 sail troops under the command of Prince Jiangxia, there are only 10,000 infantry. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are located in Xiangyang and other places. After the war in Jiangdong, they recruited new soldiers. At present, there are no less than 100,000 soldiers. Even if my uncle is in town, once the war starts, I'm afraid it's hard to match!"

"General Liu, why do you need to worry too much? If there is a way, you get more help, but if you lose the way. When Kai Yue and Cai Mao revolted for the second time, they were naturally helpless. How could the two thieves make things happen? Moreover, Jing Shenggong still has a big arm to help him. At that time, please help him. Why worry about Cai Mao not breaking it? Zhuge Liang still had that confident smile on his face, shaking the feather fan and slowly.

"Arm support?" Liu Pan and Liu Qi didn't know, so they hurriedly asked again. It was the current lieutenant Liu's uncle, Liu's uncle first in the two prefectures of Xuyu, and even the five counties of Jiangdong. Now Jiangxia is connected to Lujiang and Anyang. At that time, you only need to inform Uncle Liu and ask him to send troops to take pictures of Cai Mao. Why don't you worry? Zhuge Liang explained in detail.

"That being said, will Uncle Liu send troops to help?" Liu Pan muttered. There is another meaning in his words that he didn't say, that is, even if Liu Bei sent troops to help, would he take advantage of the fire to rob?

"Uncle Liu is written by Renyi. Jing Shenggong is also a gentleman in the world, and the two of them are both relatives of the Han Dynasty, just like their own brothers. If Jing Shenggong is in trouble, how can Uncle Liu sit idly by? The previous time, we discussed Jiangdong together. Although Uncle Liu paid it to Luling County according to the appointment, Jing Shenggong also delivered it to Nanyang County as promised. This is also a sincere gentleman's comm! At present, the reason why Uncle Liu is not moving is that on the one hand, it is not easy to take care of people's affairs, and on the other hand, the situation is unclear, and he is afraid of harming Jing Shenggong's surname. At present, Li Zhengfang is stationed in Nanyang, and General Zhao Botao is in Lujiang. At that time, under the two-way attack, why worry that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's rebels will not be broken? Zhuge Liang's words were clear, and Liu Pan's doubts disappeared.

Liu Qi, who has always been a little submissive, cheered up after listening to these words. He immediately said to Liu Pan, "Brother, the only you and I can rely on these forty or fifty thousand soldiers at present. Please come to Jingnan as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation!"

"I understand!" Liu Pan hugged his fist and then hurried to Jingnan to preside over military affairs. Liu Qi turned his head and said to Wang Wei, "General Wang, it's all up to the old general to save my father!"

"Don't worry, son!" Wang Wei hugged his fist, and then whispered to Liu Qi, "The street north of the state pastoral government is Mr. Yiji's house. Mr. Yi has also deeply hated the two thieves for a long time. When I join hands with him to rescue the master, I can succeed in less than three days.

"So good!" Liu Qi was also determined when he heard the words. At this time, another messenger from Jingzhou came to urge Liu Qi to march into Jiangdong as soon as possible. Liu Qi was furious when he heard the words and wanted to kill the messenger, but he was stopped by Zhuge Liang. He only sent the messenger for the time being on the grounds that "it snowed heavily and the road was difficult to travel", and then Wang Wei hurried back to Xiangyang.

"Sir, in case of emergency, we still have to unite with Uncle Liu to make a thorough plan. Qi should have been close to him, but Jiang Xia was in danger and it was difficult to be separated. He was very intelligent. Please don't hesitate to go to Shouchun to connect Uncle Liu. After saying that, if you are a traitor, you will be rewarded!" Liu Qi finally begged Zhuge Liang again. The latter quickly saluted when he heard the words, "The eldest son's words are heavy. Uncle Liang's and nephew's family have been taken care of by Jing Shenggong for a long time. He should try his best to repay, and Liang set off for Lujiang! Ji Chang, you have bothered so much here in Jiangxia!"

It is not to mention that Zhuge Liang has been properly allocated, and several people have their own ways in an orderly manner. At this time, Xu Chang, Cao Qian, who had just returned, met Xu Huang in his prime minister's mansion with some complacency.

"Gongming really has the talent of a general. Just counting, he broke through the five counties of Yuzhou. Now Liu Bei suffered a heavy loss!" Cao Qian laughed, and Xu Huang said repeatedly that he didn't dare to be. Cao Yan now naturally has a reason to be happy. He used consumption tactics to successfully solve the problem of too many prisoners. Then the garrison left behind Xu Chang suddenly attacked and suddenly seized the two strategic places of Runan and Ruyin. Although Shanyang County was lost, and Qi County was later recaptured by Zhang Fei, this one was definitely profitable.

"Wen Ruo, immediately move the people of Runan and Liang County to Yanzhou." Cao said that he knew Liu Bei's surname very well. After this battle, the two sides said that there would be no possibility of alliance again. In case Liu Bei seizes Runan and Liang County again, he will also leave him the empty Runan and Liang County.

"Yes!" Xun Yu's interface. At this time, Jia Xu said, " Prime Minister, Jingzhou came to report. Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have controlled Liu Biao. The two are dispatching troops to attack Li Yan in Fancheng."

"Well, let them fight." Cao Yan didn't say anything when he heard the words. His son Cao Pi was a little puzzled and quickly asked, "Father, why don't we march into Jingxiang now?" Kai Yue and Cai Mao have been relying on your father for a long time.

"My son doesn't know anything. At the beginning of the spring, our army is bound to go to war with Yuan Shao again. There are not many troops to take care of Jing Xiang." Cao sighed. After a pause, Cao Yan said again, "Although Liu Biao is old, he will never submit to me. In order to prevent him from harassing Yongzhou in the chaos, he can only rely on the two running dogs Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to stabilize Jing Xiang first. If it's not good, we should also stabilize Jingbei. Although the two of them turned to themselves, Cao Shen had always not valued these people who ate inside and outside, and actually called them running dogs in front of his son. Cao Pi nodded when he heard the words, and he didn't say anything at the moment. It can be said that Cao Wei's strategy is still relatively smart, but no matter how smart the strategy is, it depends on who implements it. Kai Yue and Cai Mao can still be regarded as relatively competent executors, so what is Cai Xun and Cai He?

At the same time, in the city of Anhui, the snow had just stopped, and the servants in Zhao Feng's house were busy sweeping the snow. Just then, the housekeeper came to report that there was a visitor.

"Who is so interested in such a heavy snow?" Zhao Feng was puzzled.

"The person who came said that he was an old man of the general, Nanyang Zhuge Liang." The housekeeper replied honestly.

"What? Zhuge Liang?" The book in Zhao Feng's hand fell off with a snap.

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