Of course Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang were not confused. It was because something big happened in Jiangxia.
Liu Qi, the newly appointed governor of Jingzhou, died of illness.
Liu Qi is a banner in Liu Bei's hands and a political bargaining chip for Liu Bei to control the four counties in Jingnan.
Liu Qi is Liu Biao's eldest son, and it makes sense that his son will inherit his father's legacy.
As Liu Qi's elder, Liu Bei assisted the young Liu Qi in managing Jingzhou. This made sense. Although Liu Qi was already in his thirties, everyone said he was young, so he was naturally young.
Unfortunately, when Cao Cao's army went south, a small plague broke out because of the acclimatization. This plague did not cause much damage to Cao Cao, but it spread to Jiangxia along with the refugees and the surrender of the troops. within the territory.
A plague also broke out in Jiangxia. After Zhuge Liang tried his best to control it, it finally did not cause much harm.
But later, Zhuge Liang was transferred to the three counties of Jingnan to govern the area. The military affairs of Jiangxia were handed over to Chen Dao and Wenpin, and the government affairs were handed over to Chen Zhen, Sun Qian, Yi Ji and others. The plague that had originally subsided suddenly returned. A little bit of a heads up.
After all, with the control measures left by Zhuge Liang, Chen Zhen and others were able to quell the rise of the plague, but unfortunately, Liu Qi was infected.
Of course, Mrs. Gan was also recruited at the same time.
But who would have thought that Mrs. Gan, a weak woman, just stayed in bed to recuperate, while Liu Qi, a strong man, did not survive and died directly.
Liu Qi died of illness, so Liu Qi's title of Jingzhou governor was no longer useful, and Jingzhou naturally became a "terrain without one."
Although Liu Bei can say that he is "brother inheriting the legacy of his brother," there are not many people who buy this account these days. Except for the civil and military officials under Liu Bei's account, probably no princes in the world will admit it.
This is also the reason why Liu Bei insisted on stationing troops at Youjiangkou at this time - to create a fait accompli so that everyone could later elect him as the new Jingzhou Shepherd.
Liu Bei doesn't control any of the three counties of Nanjun, Xiangyang and Nanyang at the core of Jingzhou. What kind of Jingzhou pastoralist is this? !
Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang also knew that from a military perspective, doing so would arouse Zhou Yu's vigilance and backlash, and may even destroy the Sun-Liu alliance.
But from a political perspective, Liu Bei must increase his presence in Nanjun. He must not only occupy the mouth of the Youjiang River and control the Yangtze River waterway. Even if Zhou Yu wants to mobilize Liu Bei's army to attack Jiangling, Liu Bei must go, otherwise he will only rely on Zhang Fei's thousand People, in the future Zhou Yu captured Nanjun, which can also be said to be the credit of Jiangdong and has nothing to do with Liu Bei.
So Liu Bei came, and at the risk of losing his troops, he took Wei Yan and Xu Shu and crossed the river to the mouth of Youjiang River in person. The next step was to send Wei Yan with five thousand troops to Jiangling to help out, and strive to capture Nanjun with Zhou Yu. Good bargains in the future.
Zhang Xi finally understood the ins and outs of all this, and then he could only complain in his heart - why did Liu Qi, a bastard, die so early.
Liu Qi was indeed short-lived, but Zhang Xi vaguely remembered that Liu Qi should have survived until the end of this year. By that time, Zhou Yu had already captured Nanjun. Wait, if we follow what Xu Shu said just now, Liu Bei on the historical line was after Zhou Yu captured Nanjun. The sudden occupation of Youjiang Estuary was not purely for military reasons.
But no matter what, it was only July and Liu Qi had already died, which caused Liu Bei a lot of passivity.
The reason for sending troops was understood, and the follow-up plan was also explained clearly to Zhang Xi by Xu Shu. All that was left was for Zhang Xi to take Wei Yan's reinforcements of 5,000 people to Jiangling City to find Zhou Yu's return.
However, before leaving, Zhang Xi still found Liu Bei privately and asked about Mrs. Gan's physical condition.
To be honest, none of these women in the Three Kingdoms who have left their names in history is pitiful.
The thing about Diao Chan, although it is fictional in the story line and does not exist in history, in this world, Diao Chan does exist, and her whereabouts are also clear. Lu Bu committed suicide when he was defeated.
Not to mention Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, Sun Ce has already been short-lived, and Zhou Yu is not sure yet, but whether it is the romance line or the historical line, Zhou Yu will not live long.
Zhang Xi has never met Mrs. Mi, and Zhang Xi didn't dare to ask, but it is said that she was separated when Liu Bei was defeated and went south to Xinye. In these troubled times, the possibility of a weak woman surviving is definitely not high.
As for Mrs. Gan, if nothing unexpected happens, she probably won’t be able to survive the end of this year.
It was really not easy for Mrs. Gan. She took care of Liu Bei's inner courtyard as a concubine and managed it in an orderly manner. She also gave birth to a son and two daughters for Liu Bei. It can be said that although she is not called the main wife, she has the status of the main wife. Reality.
But Mrs. Gan had just died of illness, and Liu Bei married Sun Shangxiang because of the need for marriage. We can't say whether his lord is a big pig's hooves, but Zhang Xi is really worthless for Mrs. Gan in this matter.
Besides, Sun Shangxiang is not a peaceful person. She is used to being arrogant and domineering. Liu Bei doesn't dare to offend her. Not only do they live in two places all year round, Sun Quan, his uncle, doesn't say that for the sake of relatives, he just No sneak attack on Jingzhou.
What's more, Sun Shangxiang almost abducted Adou. No matter how you looked at it, you felt that Sun Shangxiang was not married to be a mistress, but rather to be a spy.
So, Zhang Xi was concerned and decided to do his best and obey fate. He told Liu Bei a lot of precautions about caring for patients with infectious diseases.
Zhang Xi is not a doctor and doesn’t know much about it, but drink more hot water. Bah, no, it’s about paying attention to hygiene, ventilating frequently, eating nutritiously, not drinking raw water, etc., but he still knows.
By the way, Zhang Xi also told Liu Bei that Zhang Ji, the former governor of Changsha, was an expert in treating plague-like diseases. Although his whereabouts are unknown now, he should get some clues by asking the powerful families in Changsha. Go and get him quickly. I came here and said that I couldn't save Mrs. Gan's life.
Liu Bei wrote down everything at that time. After Zhang Xi left, he immediately sent people to Jiangxia to take care of Mrs. Gan according to Zhang Xi's suggestion. On the other hand, he immediately wrote a book to Zhuge Liang and asked him to help find Zhang Ji.
After finishing all this, Liu Bei began to think about a question - why does Zhang Yuanchang care so much about Liu Bei's family? !
Liu Bei naturally wouldn't think that Zhang Xi had any thoughts about Mrs. Gan, but he couldn't stand Mrs. Gan having two daughters, right? !
The eldest daughter of Liu Bei and Mrs. Gan is already eighteen years old this year, and the second daughter is also sixteen years old.
Then Liu Bei remembered that last month, Zhuge Liang came to discuss government affairs with him, and took him to eat melon with him, saying that Zhang Xi was interested in Zhao Yun's daughter. How could he be interested in Zhao Yun's daughter? This was clearly because he was interested in Zhao Yun's daughter. Fuck my daughter, okay! ! !
Liu Bei was in a complicated mood.
In terms of talents, Zhang Xi is considered to be outstandingly talented and knowledgeable. What is even more rare is that he is capable of both literary and military skills. He can make plans and lead troops in combat.
In terms of age, it's really suitable.
Zhang Xi is only twenty-four years old, his eldest daughter is eighteen years old, and his second daughter is sixteen years old. No matter which daughter Zhang Xi has his eyes on, it seems that they cannot be said to be an old man and a young wife. They should be a perfect match.
But Liu Bei really felt unhappy that his daughter, who had finally raised him, was getting married now.
Zhang Xi couldn't understand Liu Bei's mood. Even if he beat Zhang Xi to death, he would never imagine that Liu Bei could go so far.
Now Zhang Xi, taking Wei Yan with him, had a headache and met Zhou Yu. What should he say?
And Wei Yan, please, I really don’t owe you money. Even speaking of it, you can lead five thousand troops as a school captain, and you are still the one I recommended to Liu Qi.
Can we laugh? !
But Wei Yan was still serious, or in other words, Wei Yan didn't take Zhang Xi seriously at all.
Zhang Xi was too lazy to understand Wei Yan's thinking circuit. As long as he didn't get in the way of business, that was fine.
Although there was little communication along the way, Zhang Xi, not to mention Wei Yan, could handle the matter of leading five thousand soldiers on the march very well.
Therefore, after successfully returning to Jiangdong Army's camp, Zhang Xi asked Wei Yan to camp outside first to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, while he went to see Zhou Yu alone to explain the ins and outs of the matter.
"My lord heard that the commander-in-chief was short of troops, so he led his army to the mouth of Youjiang River. On the one hand, the commander-in-chief guarded the grain road, and on the other hand, he ordered Wei Yan, the captain of Hengjiang School, to lead an army of five thousand to come to help in the battle."
Zhang Xi said to Zhou Yu with a fake smile on his face.
Zhou Yu's face didn't look good either, as if he had eaten a fly. He was nauseated but couldn't vomit it out.
Although he had known that Liu Bei would not leave Youjiangkou easily when he was stationed there, Zhou Yu asked Zhang Xi to hold him accountable because he wanted an excuse so that he could use this as an excuse when he captured Nanjun in the future. important location.
But Zhou Yu didn't expect that Liu Bei, who had always been picky about things, actually sent five thousand troops under the guise of reinforcements to help him attack Jiangling.
This time, it was a bit difficult for Zhou Yu to handle.
He is indeed short of men to attack the city now.
Cao Ren was entrenched in Jiangling City and had about 10,000 troops.
On Zhou Yu's side, after successive sieges and decisive battles, the number of troops reduced from 40,000 to 27,000. The ratio of offensive and defensive numbers was similar to that at the beginning of the war, which was not really an advantage.
If there are 5,000 available soldiers who can fight one against four like Zhang Feijun, even if they are only at the level of ordinary Jiangdong soldiers, it will be of great help to Zhou Yu.
But Zhou Yu also knew that it would be difficult to accept these five thousand people. Once he accepted them, it would be acknowledgment that Liu Bei paid a heavy price in the Jiangling siege. When the territory was divided after the war in the future, Liu Bei would be able to bargain more easily.
Zhou Yu finally figured it out and kept these five thousand people.
Anyway, Liu Bei occupies the mouth of Youjiang River and cannot easily withdraw from it. He cannot fall out with Liu Bei in the short term, so it is better to take advantage of it first and save his own strength as much as possible. After conquering Nanjun, he can settle the matter with Liu Bei based on the actual situation. Account.
Therefore, Zhou Yu decided to let Zhang Xi take these 5,000 men to attack the city next time, just in time to give Jiangdong's army a little rest, and save his own army from excessive casualties during the siege.
When the military order was conveyed to Zhang Fei's camp, neither Zhang Xi nor Zhang Fei felt any surprise.
Liu Bei sent reinforcements to increase his presence. It is impossible to be passive and sabotage without fighting a battle. This is not in Liu Bei's interests.
Therefore, Zhang Fei and Wei Yan sat together to discuss the plan for the next siege.
Zhang Xi has strong opinions on this.
Since Wei Yan was polite to me, I didn't say anything.
Why did you talk and laugh when you met Zhang Fei, with an expression of admiration on your face? !
What does it mean? !
Watching others order dishes? ! ! 1
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