Chapter 96 Where is Wang Zuo's man

Thank you for the reward of a leaf in the cloud, hehe.

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"Who?" Two young people surnamed Liu asked at the same time.

"This person is quite related to General Liu. General Liu should not be unexpected." Liu Ba sold the customs and pretended to be mysterious.

"Do I have a relationship with me?"

Liu Fengjian's eyebrows were slightly condensed, his fingers stroked his chin, and his mind turned quickly, searching for clues in his memory. Suddenly, a name appeared in his mind, and a flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Isn't the person Mr. Zichu talking about Ma Liangma Jichang?"

Hearing Liu Ba say the name himself, Liu Ba couldn't help smiling, with a few compliments for Liu Feng's quick thinking.

Liu Ba's expression represented that he was indeed right. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but look happy: "The person recommended by Mr. is indeed the most suitable candidate. Sir really solved a big problem for us."

Liu Feng's qualifications are intelligent, and he can understand at all, while Liu Qi still looked confused and said blankly, "I have also heard the name of Xiangyang Ma Jichang, but why is it beneficial for us to recommending this person as Guiyang Taishou?"

"The son of Zide is really a loyal elder. No wonder Liu Bei dares to bully the prince." Liu Ba felt that Liu Qi's reaction was slow, and the regret in his words was not concealed. Now he explained the reason why he recommended Ma Liang.

First of all, although Ma Liang is not from Guiyang County, he is from Jingzhou after all. In this era of strong ideas in the countryside, his appointment as Guiyang Taishou will not arouse the disgust of the Guiyang indigenous people.

Secondly, although the Xiangyang Ma clan is not as good as the Jing Xiangguan clans such as Kuai and Cai, it is also a big surname in Jingzhou. The five brothers of the Ma family are famous, and they are still the most famous for Ma Liang. Moreover, this person still has some friendship with Zhuge Liang. With his status as a famous scholar and his relationship with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei will inevitably agree to entrust him. Guiyang Taishou.

The last reason, and most important thing, is to ensure that Ma Liang can firmly stand on Liu Feng's side when they break with Liu Bei.

Ma Liang's younger brother, Ma Yu, currently works under Liu Feng. Whether Liu Feng or an outsider, he will regard him as a confidant. Once the brother who follows Liu Feng's "rebellion" with Liu Feng, then for the benefit of the family, Ma Liang has no choice but to maintain the same line with Ma Yu.

This is the most fundamental reason why Liu Ba recommended Ma Liang.

After listening to Liu Ba's explanation, Liu Qi suddenly realized that he couldn't help but pay a little respect to the Jiangnan talent who had just joined the team. He said excitedly, "Sir, you are really good at planning. Why don't we worry about the big deal if we can get Wang Zuo's talent like you?"

"It's a clumsy plan. It's not worth mentioning. Mr. Zide is too much." Although Liu Ba's words were modest, his face was full of undisguised pride.

Hearing the four words "Wang Zuozhicai", the string hidden in Liu Feng's heart was inadvertently plucked. While he complimented Liu Ba, his eyes could not help but quietly turn to the north. The real Wang Zuozhi talent in his heart was not in front of him, but in a place that was out of reach.

'Mr. Shi Yuan, I will realize your plan one by one soon. I hope it won't be too far for us to meet again.'

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Fourteen years of Jian'an, Jiangling.

It has been a whole month since the victory of Chibi at the end of last year and the battle of Sun Liu's coalition launched the Battle of Jiangling. Sun Liu's allied forces, which seemed to have won a great victory with the red wall, actually did not have much of the upper hand on the Jiangling battlefield.

The total strength of the coalition forces is about 50,000, of which about 30,000 are located in the front battlefield of Jiangling, while the troops left by Cao Yan to Cao Ren to defend Jiangling are between 30,000 and 40,000, and most of them are elite northern troops, which means that the number of the coalition forces is not even weak on the main battlefield of Jiangling.

However, this did not change Zhou Yu's determination to seize Jiangling. Shortly after arriving in Jiangling, Zhou Yu made a comprehensive deployment for the whole Jiangling Campaign:

With Gan Ning, he led a thousand troops to capture the unguarded Yiling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, occupy the upper reaches, and cut off the ties between Jiangling and Yizhou.

Liu Bei was ordered to divide his troops to march along the summer water, occupy the coastal strongholds, and put pressure on Jiangling from the east. This summer water is a water system connecting the Han water tour to Jiangling. It is the only water channel between Jiangling and Xiangyang, the important town of the Han water tour. Seizing the control of summer water is equivalent to cutting off the lifeline of Jiangling water.

In terms of Hanshui, Guan Yu led 10,000 water troops to the north to Hanshui, exert pressure on Xiangyang, harassed the rear of Jiangling, and restrained Cao's army to reinforce Jiangling in the south.

Zhou Yu himself led the main force of the Wu army to station on the south bank of the Yangtze River and confronted Cao Ren's army across the river from the north bank.

Zhou Yu's strategic deployment can be said to have given full play to the advantages of his own navy, and all offensives are carried out on the front lines of Hanshui, Yangtze River and Xiashui. However, in the face of such a three-dimensional offensive, Cao Ren of Jiangling City not only did not adopt a fixed-hold policy, but also made full use of his advantage of many soldiers. He sent Lejin, Wenpin and other generals to take Xiangyang and Jiangling as their strongholds to take the initiative to fight against Zhou Yu's three-way troops.

Late at night.

In the middle army's tent on the south bank, Zhou Yu stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the distribution map of the enemy and us on the map. In his mind, all kinds of tactical ideas, such as the fast-forward picture of the movie, flashed in front of his eyes, but no idea could stop him.

The river wind shook the big tent, and early spring was coming, but the cool wind coming in through the cracks of the curtain was still cold.

Under the swaying firelight, the handsome face flashed faintly.

The curtain suddenly lifted and someone came in.

His face instantly turned into a natural self-confidence. Zhou Yu turned around and saw that it was Pang Tong, a staff member who entered under his tent not long ago.

This Jing Xiang famous scholar, known as Feng Chu, is short and thin. His face is burnt yellow like an old peel. His facial features are like a casually kneaded dough. His nose is low and he stays. In his deep eyes, he can only see two thin lines.

One is beautiful and amazing, and the other is ugly and makes people sigh. Such two completely different people are now in the same military tent. The contrast between heaven and earth is so obvious.

"Governor, if you call me here so late, do you have anything to tell me?" Although facing a beautiful and elegant man, Pang Tong didn't seem to be arrogant at all, and his words were so indifferent.

"The battle of Jiangling has not been opened for a long time. I want to hear your opinion." Zhou Yu's tone is also very flat, without any sense of superiority.

Pang Tong raised his hand and pointed to the northern end of the map: "The reason why Cao Ren dares to attack our army fearlessly is that Cao Yanzheng led a large army to sit in Nanyang. He can go south to Jingzhou again to rescue him at any time. If you want to take Jiangling, you must first cut off Cao Ren's arrogant capital."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "In the whole camp, only the gentleman can think of me. Since the gentleman has thought of it, he must have a good plan in his heart.

"Hey hey." Pang Tong chuckled, and a little disapproval appeared on Jiao Huang's face. "In fact, it's very easy. As long as you bother Wu Hou, the problem will naturally be solved."