Chapter 317 Yanpu

Cao Cao suddenly attacked Xuzhou, and the news of the defeat of Liu Bei quickly spread all over the world, causing all the princes from all walks of life to shock that Liu Bei and Yuan Shao had formed an alliance. Cao Cao was obviously declaring war on Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao's power was already weaker than Cao Cao's, and no one expected that Cao Cao would suddenly attack Xuzhou. However, after only doubts, all kinds of princes understand why Cao Cao did this. If Liu Bei is allowed to develop, Cao Cao is bound to fall into a situation of two sides. Now although he has taken the initiative to provoke the war, it is much better to face the situation of Yuan Shao alone.

When the news spread to Jingzhou, Liu Qi just sighed and never paid attention to it again. Compared with others, he has an advantage, that is, he knows the direction of the world and the occurrence of some major things.

But now the situation in the whole world has changed because of him. Liu Bei is no longer the one who can earn capital in the name of Uncle Liu, and Jiangdong also dares not be afraid of Jingzhou after a heavy hit. The most important thing is that the rise of Jingzhou has made the princes of the world vigilant.

Although the situation in the world has not changed much after his arrival, Liu Qi knows that once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight, the situation in the world will definitely change rapidly. At that time, even he does not know the direction of the world. At this time, Liu Qi's most urgent thing is to increase the power of Jingzhou. He hopes to be able to The world occupies a place.

"Lord, during this period, Jiangdong has been sending spies to Jiangxia to secretly collude with Jiangxia's surrender soldiers. If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, I'm afraid that Jiangxia will make trouble. Shiyuan has ordered people to take close care of these surrenders, but these surrenders are in Jiangdong, and it is impossible to return to Jingzhou."

In the study, Zhuge Liang took a bamboo slip and handed it to Liu Qi. Above the bamboo slip was the news from Pang Tong.

"Since those soldiers are not in the mood to stay in Jingzhou, let Jiangdong send people to take them back, but they need to exchange things. As for what to use, let Shiyuan consider it, but they can't suffer losses."

Liu Qi looked at Zhu Jiandao. Jiangxia is a little far from Xiangyang. It is more appropriate to negotiate with Jiangdong with Pang Tong, who guards Jiangxia. He has no time to subdue these soldiers now. Since the last time he ordered Jiang Wan to prepare to attack the grain and fodder in Hanzhong, the senior management of Jingzhou has turned their attention to Hanzhong.

Although the land of Hanzhong is only a county, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Lu, the governor of Hanzhong, has been operating in Hanzhong for more than ten years. Even Liu Zhang's strength in a state has not been able to capture Hanzhong, and Cao Cao has also attacked Hanzhong many times without success, which shows the hardship of attacking Hanzhong.

If you want to attack Hanzhong, the first thing to do is to attack the Xiongguan, Yangpingguan and Baiguanguan. These two passes, one south and one north, will block all the roads to Hanzhong. If you want to attack these two passes in Hanzhong, you must attack them.

Bailao Pass leads directly to the Sword Pavilion, and guarding Bailao Pass is equivalent to blocking all the soldiers and horses of Yizhou outside Hanzhong, and Yangping Pass is built according to the mountain and sealing all the roads on the back. Over the years, Cao Cao has returned without success in sending people to attack Yangping Pass. This time, since Zhang Lu knew that Jingzhou was going to capture Hanzhong, how could there be no defense? Prepare.

"Master, Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou, agreed to borrow the way, but Liu Zhang asked the lord to give Hanzhong to him after capturing Hanzhong, and only left the land of a county in Minyang as the lord's fief. Although Liu Zhang agreed to borrow the way, this hundred prison barrier was also broken. The terrain of the Sword Pavilion is narrow, and it is also impossible for the army to attack the Hundred Prisons on a large scale through the Sword Pavilion.

Zhuge Liang frowned and said that although it was a happy event for Yizhou to agree to lend the road to Jingzhou, it was a little difficult to capture the hundred prisons.

"Don't worry about this matter. There is a road in front of the driveway and mountain. I don't believe that the generals guarding the Hundred Prison Pass have no flaws. As long as they secretly inquire about it, they will always find flaws and attack the Hundred Prison Pass. On the contrary, Yanpu in the Han Dynasty can be good. If Zhang Lu listens to his advice and wants to capture Hanzhong, I'm afraid that Jingzhou will also lose a lot. Now it's better to open this Yanpu first.

The first counselor under Zhang Lu's command, Yan Pu. Talent is extraordinary. If Zhang Lu listens to his advice, I'm afraid that even if he sends Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he may not be able to capture Hanzhong. This is not his exaggeration, but that Yanpu does have this talent. It's okay to change places, but there are two passes in Hanzhong blocking the road. Coupled with Yanpu's strategy, it is a little difficult to capture Hanzhong.

"This matter is not too difficult. Although Lu trusts Yan Pu, the Yang Song brothers under Zhang Lu have been at peace with Yan Pu. They only need to secretly provoke and create opportunities, which will certainly make Yan Pu's wisdom useless."

Zhuge bright nodded. He has also heard of this Yan Pu. If this person plans to defend against the Jingzhou army, he really can't win Hanzhong in a short time. From Jingzhou to attack Hanzhong, he will not only pass through Yizhou, but also pass through Shangyong. Although Cao Ren and others, who are mediocre, will not necessarily send troops to stop him, but they will not let Jing. The state transports grain and fodder unscrupulously, and as soon as the army grows up, it will naturally withdraw if there is no food.

"Well, how is the formation of the new army?"

Just a few days ago, Wang Wei and Wen Ping had handed over Jiang Xia's affairs to Pang Tong. Before they could rush back to Xiangyang, they went straight to each county to select soldiers and horses. The governors of each county are now Liu Qi's people. Naturally, they have cooperated in every way. In a few days, 100,000 troops have almost gathered.

"General Wang and General Wen broke up the Flying Dragon Guard and the Flying Tiger Army into the army and led the soldiers to train. In less than three months, they will definitely be able to train 100,000 elite soldiers."

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up. At this time, he also understood why Liu Qi asked Wang Wei and Wenpin to choose soldiers and horses from the army of various counties. Although these soldiers and horses are not elite, after all, after strict training, coupled with the supervision of Flying Tiger Guard and Flying Dragon Guard, 100,000 soldiers and horses were not trained in a short period of time. Difficult.

Fortunately, the surroundings of Jingzhou are still stable at this time, and there is no need for too many soldiers and horses in each county, otherwise the sudden transfer of 100,000 soldiers and horses will definitely cause loose defense.

"Anyway, we are fine these days. Let's take a look at the situation of the new army together." With that, Liu Qi had got up and picked up the long sword on the sword rack and was ready to leave.

"No." Zhuge Liang bowed to him. Jingzhou has gradually been on the right track these days, and Zhuge Liang and others are also much more relaxed.

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Wu Jun, this time, Sun Ce's temperament has changed greatly since the last defeat. After returning to Jiangdong, he is no longer addicted to martial arts practice, but works hard to govern. Under the governance of Zhang Yu, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and Lu Su, the whole Jiangdong has been completely new, and there is no disrepated because of the last defeat.

"Lord, my subordinates have secretly sent people to Jingzhou to secretly surrender the soldiers. These soldiers were forced to surrender, but the old and young in the family are all in Jiangdong. They have long been returning to Jiangdong, and now people's hearts are floating. I think Pang Tong of Jiangxia should have noticed it, and there will definitely be news back soon.

In Wuhou's mansion, Lu Su was thinking about Sun Ce about the situation in Jingzhou.

"Oh, will Liu Qi promise to release these soldiers back to Jiangdong?" Sun Ce frowned and said that although he was not in love with Liu Qi, he also knew that Liu Qi's means were extraordinary and he was a person who never suffered losses. He always felt a little inappropriate in his heart to return from Jingzhou.

"The master has gains and losses. These 20,000 soldiers are completely useless for Jingzhou, but they are of great significance to our Jiangdong. This time, our Jiangdong soldiers and horses have suffered heavy losses. If these 20,000 soldiers and horses are strictly trained, it is enough to increase Jiangdong's strength a lot."

Lu Su smiled bitterly. He also knew that Jingzhou would definitely take this as a threat, but these two thousand soldiers and horses were too important for Jiangdong.

"What are these surrendered soldiers going to do when they come back? If this example is opened, how will my soldiers in Jiangdong fight? If they can't defeat, they will surrender immediately. I, Jiangdong, will immediately exchange the price for them back. How can the Jiangdong army fight if they lose their hearts?"

Zhou Tai frowned and looked at him with disgust. In his opinion, these soldiers should be killed.

"Although General Zhou can't say it, the reason why these soldiers surrendered is that the general situation has gone. The situation is not involuted. If they come back, they only need to kill the leader, which will definitely make them unite the hearts of the army again."

Lu Su shook his head. The reason why he was defeated was that the general's command was improper, which had nothing to do with these soldiers.

"In that case, let's wait for the news from Jingzhou." Sun Ce nodded. Twenty thousand soldiers and horses are not a small number, and even Jingzhou can't ignore it.

After saying that, Sun Ce turned his head and looked at Zhang Yu: "How is Ziyi's injury?"

"Lord, since I found General Taishi, General Taishi has been seriously injured and unconscious. During this period, he has invited all the famous doctors in Jiangdong, but no one can cure General Taishi's injury."

Zhang Yu shook his head.

"Master, the last general heard that if there is another person who can cure the injury of General Taishi, there will be only the magic doctor Hua Tuo, but Hua Tuo has been missing for a long time." Zhou Tai said with a bitter face.

"Hua Tuo? Lord, I heard that Hua Tuo has been in Xiangyang recently, and Liu Qi also opened a pharmacy for Hua Tuo. I heard that he was going to open a college for him and let Hua Tuo serve as the dean.

Zhang Yu suddenly said that he was responsible for sorting out the news from all over the country, but he didn't expect Hua Tuo to be so capable.

"Lord, why don't you take the last general to Xiangyang and tie this Hua Tuo to Jiangdong?" Zhou Tai immediately said in a loud voice that Tai Shici is gentle and very popular in Jiangdong. Zhou Tai and he are also good friends.

"Master, I heard that Hua Tuo is anxious and righteous, but his temper is stubborn. If he doesn't want to kill him, he won't come even if he kills him. Instead, it's better to send someone to tell him of General Taishi's injury secretly. Maybe he can It's enough to invite him to Jiangdong.

Zhang Yu was shocked that Hua Tuo helped Tai Shici's last hope, and he could not make any mistakes.

"Well, in this case, send someone to Jingzhou to invite Hua Tuo to come. If he doesn't want to come, it's not too late to tie him up." Sun Ce thought for a moment and said that everyone who has the ability is arrogant and will not give in, but for the sake of Tai Shici's injury, he will not hesitate to help him.