"If this plan is not careful, Lu Su may not be able to get out of Xiangyang. From this point of view, this Lu Su is indeed very courageous." General Cao Ying sighed sincerely.
"What you see is courage, what I see is shrewdness. Behind this is a game between Sun Quan and Liu Bei." As the military advisor brought by Cao Cao, Guo Jia suddenly said.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes,
"What Fengxiao means is that Sun Quan has already settled everything?"
"How is that possible!" Someone immediately objected.
"If I were to guard Xiangyang, I would never let Lu Su go."
"Yeah, it's just a coincidence."
Cao Cao ignored everyone's arguments and just looked at Guo Jia. He knew that Guo Jia would never make a mistake.
"First, let's take a look at Liu Bei's side." Guo Jia came to the military formation map. "Liu Bei's biggest problem is that his foundation is too shallow. Although he has strong generals, there are not many useful soldiers. Liu Bei's unexpected victory in the Battle of Chibi, They also seized the vast land of Jingnan. Up to now, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and most of the elites are guarding Jingnan, leaving only Guan Yu and some remnant veterans to guard Xiangyang."
Guo Jia said,
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with Liu Bei's arrangement. Jingnan is a newly acquired land, and unrest may occur at any time. As for Jingbei, it is his base camp. Cihang Jingzhai has been operating for many years, so there is no need to worry about trouble. As for the Jiangdong Army, it is the first to deal with it. It's us. If there is an accident that we are defeated and defeated, Liu Bei will have time to rush back to Xiangyang from Jingnan. Under this situation, we have temporarily stopped fighting with Jiangdong, and Liu Bei is even less likely to take over the opponent's initiative. Lu Su Liu Bei's request for peace was actually given to Liu Bei as a matter of course. Even if Lu Su did not go, Liu Bei would not dare to attack Sun's army retreating to Jiangdong."
"The Point Guard Is Here"
"It's not surprising that Liu Bei accepted the peace proposal, but he doesn't have to let Lu Su go so easily. If it were me, I would pledge Lu Su as a pledge first. When the Sun family army really returns to Jiangdong, it won't be too late to release him immediately." Someone spoke out what most of the generals were thinking.
Guo Jia did not answer directly. He pointed on the map and pointed to Jiangdong.
"This has to be said about Sun Quan. Sun Ce is not dead, and Zhou Yu and Sun Quan are not on good terms. This is a secret. Zhou Yu is dead. Sun Quan wants to take back the military power and let Lu Su take charge of the army. This is a last resort. Just imagine, if Lu Su is really detained in Xiangyang, and when the army returns to Jiangdong, wouldn't it be logical for Sun Quan to appoint a new governor?"
"This is a conspiracy!" Cao Cao slapped his thigh suddenly.
"This is not a conspiracy." Guo Jia shook his head, "Because Liu Bei didn't see it at all. Liu Bei thought that Sun Quan deliberately sent Lu Su to die, so in order to continue to split Jiangdong, Liu Bei wanted to put Lu Su back as soon as possible. "
"No one would have thought that Lu Su, who had just left Xiangyang with his front foot, would lead his troops to kill him."
"It's really a terrible strategy. Soldiers never tire of deceit, and Sun Tzu's Art of War is well-deserved." Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, regretting that he only learned one trick of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
"However, this is also a good thing for us." Cao Cao quickly cheered up. To this day, he would not be timid because of the enemy's strength.
"First of all, Sun Quan used this strategy to exterminate himself from the world. No prince will dare to believe Sun Quan's covenant easily in the future."
Of course, there are actually not many princes left in the world today. Once Sun Quan really defeats Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the remaining princes will no longer be eligible for the alliance.
But I still have to talk about the situation, Cao Cao will not grow other people's ambitions in front of his own generals.
"Secondly, although Liu Bei was caught off guard. But as long as Guan Yu defends Xiangyang, Liu Bei should be able to rush from Jingnan to support soon. By then, several cities in Jingnan will fall into the hands of Jiangdong again, and Liu Bei will be in Jingbei. , should be able to contain Sun Quan for us."
However, we need to speed up. Cao Cao has no confidence in how long Liu Bei can last. He must completely pacify the north before Liu Bei is defeated!
At this time, Cao Cao had no idea that Sun Quan had blocked the Yangtze River, blocking Liu Bei's possibility of going north to rescue Guan Yu.
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Jingzhou,
South of the Yangtze River,
"Young Sun Quan, you are despicable and shameless!" Zhang Fei, who was unable to cross the river and had to retreat, looked up to the sky and roared. His face, which was already as black as coal, turned even darker.
"A soldier never tires of deceit, third brother, stop scolding." Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei from going crazy, but of course he was scolding Sun Quan in his heart for not practicing martial ethics.
"Brother, the second brother has always been upright. I'm worried that he won't be able to stop Jiang Dong'er's machinations!" Zhang Fei said extremely worriedly.
Liu Bei's eyes flashed and he said calmly,
"Don't worry, we still have backup. If necessary, we can protect Jingzhou once."
such a pity. Liu Bei sighed in his heart. Time waits for no one. If you give him a little more time, this will be more than just a back-up move.
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on the river,
Jiangdong's army, which had planned for a long time, was obviously faster to take the water route than Liu Bei to take the land route.
Liu Bei's original plan was to divide his troops into multiple routes and use fishing boats to cross the river in small groups from different areas. But when he arrived at the riverside, he discovered that the river was already filled with densely packed Jiangdong warships patrolling back and forth.
"My lord, Liu Bei's army who tried to cross the river was defeated again. Now, I'm afraid they can't even find the fishing boat."
The man who led the battleship here was the unsmiling Lu Meng.
"Liu Bei has led his troops to gather by the river. The rear of Jingnan must be empty. As long as he gives his subordinates a light cavalry, all four counties in Jingnan can surrender!" Lu Meng volunteered.
Sun Quan slowly shook his head,
"The Yangtze River can trap a large army, but it cannot trap a few elites. As long as Liu Bei is given time, he can always find a way to transport the soldiers there bit by bit. The reason why Liu Bei is still on the south bank is because he was lucky, because He still can't bear to leave the four counties of Jingnan."
People are like this. How can we just give up the territory we have worked so hard to build?
"A dog will jump over the wall when he is anxious. When a person is desperate, the will to die is very terrifying. Therefore, we must leave a way out for Liu Bei." Sun Quan raised the corner of his mouth.
Liu Bei is like a loach. If you attack Jingnan, he will flee to Jingbei. If you attack Jingbei, he will defect to Cao Cao.
Therefore, Sun Quan deliberately did not take Jingnan, leaving Liu Bei a retreat. The final result was that Guan Yu of Xiangyang was defeated and fled back to Jingnan to join Liu Bei. Unconsciously, Liu Bei became a turtle in a urn, facing enemies on all sides with no way to escape.
"You go north and help Lu Su." Sun Quan said to Lu Meng, "I don't have many soldiers to give you." It is true that he can't provide anyone. "You just need to let the people in Xiangyang know that they can't wait for reinforcements. That’ll do.”
"Yes." Lu Meng accepted the order. Although Sun Quan's arrangement was completely different from Lu Meng's expectation, what Sun Quan said was definitely right!
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A few days later,
Lü Meng marched to Jingbei and also opened the barrier on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei's army did not have many manpower in Jingbei, and it was even more bluffing when they were on the riverside. Now that the Jiangdong Army led by Lu Meng has not been stopped, there is naturally no need to hold on and return to Xiangyang to aid.
This is good for Sun Quan and others on the river. Because they were finally able to dock in Jiangbei and could take turns disembarking and walking around.
On this day, Sun Quan, who was fishing by the river, felt something in his heart when he saw a person who shouldn't have appeared.
