The military meeting officially began, and the first topic was the aftermath of Jiangdong's back-attack on Jingzhou. Liu Bei needed to listen to the opinions of his subordinates, especially the opinions of the Jingzhou faction.
As the leader of the Jingzhou faction, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes slightly and looked at the cases in front of him, but did not say a word.
It is understandable that Zhuge Liang did not speak. He was trying to avoid suspicion. After all, the messenger Sun Quanfang requested for peace this time was his brother, and the Sun-Liu alliance was also his consistent position, so he was not suitable to speak.
Pang Tong had to speak at this time.
Pang Tong was not only a counselor Liu Bei relied on, but more importantly, he was also the representative of the Pang family in Xiangyang.
Before, when Xiangyang was still in Cao Cao's hands, the Pang family in Xiangyang released Pang Tong, and it was inevitable that they would be hedging their bets.
But now, Guan Yu has captured and defended Xiangyang, so now the Xiangyang Pang family has no choice.
When Pang Tong came to Zhang Xi and Xu Shu to complain, he was actually talking about this matter.
People in the family have so many ideas, and they ask him to try their best to help Jingzhou in front of the King of Hanzhong. Pang Tong is also very annoyed sometimes.
But at this time, Pang Tong still had to say what he should say.
"The land of Jingzhou, connected to Bashu in the west and Wuhui in the east, is a battleground for military strategists." Pang Tong stood up, cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said, "This place is very important, and you must not leave it to others. Today, Jiangbei is a place where Jiangxia is watching. Nanjun, the land south of the Yangtze River is divided in half. If it is not unified, even if there are 100,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, it will not be able to defend it. Please investigate carefully, my lord."
Pang Tong did not say what to do with Jiangdong specifically. He only said that Jingzhou is very important, but now there are still three counties of Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang in Jiangdong's hands.
In fact, the subtext is that we cannot reconcile with Jiangdong. If we want to reconcile, we must first take down these three places.
This basically represents the view of the big local families in Jingzhou.
Although most of the aristocratic families these days are just outsiders, and I will listen to whoever forces me to do it, but forget about the big aristocratic families in the north. The gang of locals from Jiangdong also want to grab profits from the Jingzhou aristocratic family's territory? !
It was difficult to say this in the past because Jingzhou was controlled by three families. Cao Cao occupied Xiangyang and Nanyang in the north, which were the most elite parts of Jingzhou. Liu Bei occupied the two counties of Nanjun, Wuling and Lingling in the middle. In addition to Nanjun, he also had some say. The other two counties are no different from barbarians.
As for Jiangdong, Jiangdong has never been within the consideration of the Jingzhou family.
If the current general trend of the world is to divide the world into three parts, Jingzhou is actually a microscopic manifestation of such a situation.
But now, after Guan Yu captured Xiangfan, the situation in Jingzhou has changed. The person who occupies the most important areas in Jingzhou has become Liu Bei. And now Liu Bei, not only has Jing Yi, but also captured Hanzhong and faced Cao Cao personally. , drove Cao Cao out of Hanzhong, and suddenly gained momentum.
Under such circumstances, it is a thing of the past that the local aristocratic families in Jingzhou began to choose Liu Bei.
But the Jingzhou family turned to Liu Bei. Similarly, Liu Bei also had to find ways to protect their interests. With Xiangfan in front, Cao Jun in Nanyang didn't have to worry, but the Jiangdong locals around him were really disgusting.
Therefore, the Jingzhou family hopes that Liu Bei will take this opportunity to clean up Jiangdong.
We don't want to destroy Jiangdong, but at least drive Jiangdong's forces out of Jingzhou. That would be good.
What Pang Tong said on behalf of the Jingzhou family means exactly this - if there is discord, it is best to go to war.
After hearing this, Liu Bei smiled slightly, then nodded and motioned for Pang Tong to sit down. Where would the food and grass for the war come from? ! Will you Jingzhou aristocratic families sponsor me? !
After Pang Tong sat down, Xu Shu stood up, hesitated for a moment, raised his hands to Liu Bei and said, "My lord, although Shi Yuan's words are reasonable, the soldiers from Jiangdong are still gathered in Baqiu and Lukou, and Jiangxia has also stationed troops for defense. Jingzhou has insufficient troops and may not be able to take advantage of the common people for a while. It is better to temporarily stop the war, hoard food and grass, mobilize soldiers, and mediate with Jiangdong to slow down his intentions. When the time is right, thunder will sweep the holes and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. "
What Xu Shu meant was to prepare for war under the guise of negotiation. A typical plank road was built openly and secretly in Chencang.
Xu Shu also advocated fighting. After all, he had been dragged in Wuling all these years just to guard against Jiangdong. If Jiangdong could be driven out of Jingzhou's sphere of influence in one fell swoop, he could be liberated and go north to fight Cao Jun.
Over the years, I have watched Pang Tong, Fazheng and others making suggestions and achievements beside Liu Bei. I have watched Zhuge Liang, Zhang Xi and others use their troops to expand territory and make military exploits many times.
But I have been in the Wuling area, busy dealing with the barbarians and guarding against Jiangdong, and I haven't gained any credit.
Xu Shu really didn't want to deal with a group of capricious people. Whether it was Jiangdong or the barbarians, they were all basically the same. They were unfamiliar, invincible, and annoying.
Therefore, Xu Shu suggested to relax Jiangdong's vigilance under the pretext of negotiation, and then deploy troops to break through, take back the three counties of Jingzhou including Jiangxia in one fell swoop, and completely drive Jiangdong out of Jingzhou.
This method is good, but it is a bit troublesome.
In today's era, logistics support and troop mobilization are extremely troublesome, and confidentiality is not strong. Once Jingzhou starts to mobilize soldiers on a large scale and hoard food and grass, who can not know what your plan is? !
Not to mention, if the man who was stationed in Baqiu and led the army was named Zhou Yu, if he couldn't see through this, how could he still be the famous general whose name was spread all over the world? !
So, Zhang Xi quickly stood up and raised an objection.
"Although Brother Yuanzhi's plan is good, he may not be able to hide it from Zhou Yu." Zhang Xi stood up, saluted Liu Bei first, and then saluted Xu Shu, and then said, "In Yi Xi's humble opinion, with the general trend of the world, Cao is the thief who is the strongest after all. And if Sun and Liu are weak, if they can annex Wu in one fell swoop, a battle with Jiangdong is not a bad idea. If not, it would be better to suspend the war, rebuild the alliance, and keep it under control until the times change."
Zhang Xi does not advocate fighting.
This is the answer Zhang Xi has been thinking about for a long time.
On the one hand, Zhang Xi didn't want Liu Bei to fight another battle at Yiling and completely lose the family fortune he had finally saved.
On the other hand, from a realistic perspective, there is really no need for Liu Bei to fall out with Jiang Dong.
In the historical Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei attacked Jiangdong. One of his purposes was naturally to avenge the Second Master, but more importantly, Liu Bei wanted to retake Jingzhou.
The early battles went smoothly. Liu Bei fought all the way to Yiling and was about to reach the core area of Nanjun.
In fact, Sun Quan at that time did think about giving up Nanjun in exchange for reconciliation with Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei himself committed a taboo among military strategists, and Lu Xun seized the opportunity and used fire attacks to create chaos. In the end, he was completely defeated and had to retreat to Baidi City.
But now, the second master is still happily in Xiangyang in front of his former general. As for the prefect of Xiangyang, Jingzhou has not been lost. Ji Han does not have to hop on one leg. At this time, everything is still going according to the plan of "Longzhong Dui" .
Since it is still within the controllable range, shouldn't we continue to follow the design of "Longzhong Dui" and "use it as assistance but not as a plan" for Jiangdong? !
After all, even if Jiangdong's children are capricious and untrustworthy, with such a large piece of territory placed there, Jiangdong must be guarded and Cao's Qingxu soldiers must be restrained. In this way, no matter whether Liu Bei's army attacks Wanluo or marches into Liang in the future, Prefecture Guanzhong can make Cao Jun dare not easily mobilize Qing Xu soldiers to assist.
As for the three counties in Jingzhou, Zhang Xi's idea is that it would be best to find a way to get them back. It doesn't matter if they can't get them back. After all, those three places are either swamps, tidal flats, or mountains and hills, and there aren't that many places to use them. Growing food requires spending a lot of money to transform it.
At this point, the people from the Jingzhou faction have finished speaking. Although Zhang Xi does not have this self-consciousness, I would like to emphasize again that in the eyes of Fazheng and others, he is a Jingzhou faction person.
Now that the Jingzhou faction has finished speaking, it is time for the Yizhou faction to speak.
No matter how the Yizhou faction is divided internally, when it comes to the outside world, they are all Yizhou faction, because their core interests are in Yizhou.
Therefore, although Fazheng is considered a member of the Dongzhou faction, when it comes to Yizhou affairs, he is a Yizhou faction in the same way that Zhang Xi is a Jingzhou faction. It does not depend on where he is from, but only where his core interests lie.
"My lord, I think what Governor Zhang said is true!" Fazheng stood up, saluted Liu Bei and said, "Now that the two states are suffering from continuous wars and the states and counties are exhausted, it is really not suitable to use troops abroad. It is better to suspend the war and make peace with Jiangdong. Recuperate and recuperate. After a few years, when the food and grass are sufficient and the soldiers are well-equipped, we can then consider the conquest."
Fazheng jumped out and immediately agreed with Zhang Xi's suggestion.
Nonsense, if you people from Jingzhou want to fight, where will the soldiers come from and where will the food come from? !
Could it be that he was transferred from Yizhou? !
If we use our Yizhou money and food to help you Jingzhou people fight the war, what good things do you Jingzhou people think about? !
Besides, the little wealth we Yizhou people have managed to accumulate has all been used in the Battle of Hanzhong. We are counting on the fat meat of Hanzhong to make up for it. Let us provide money, food and people to help you. What are the benefits to us Yizhou people from attacking Jingzhou? !
I won’t talk about the first two. Now, finally, someone from the Jingzhou faction has jumped out and said he won’t fight. So if we, Fazheng, don’t help, are we still considered to be from the Yizhou faction? !
When Fazheng said this, Huang Quan quickly stood up and agreed. At this time, there is no conflict between the Yizhou native faction and the Dongzhou faction. It is related to everyone's vital interests, so everyone is from the Yizhou faction.
At this time, the main peace faction instantly overtook the opponent and took a one-vote lead with a three-to-two advantage.
As for the generals, their thoughts are relatively simple, but they also have many little thoughts.
Ma Chao just wanted to go back to Xiliang to avenge his wife and children. Of course, he hoped not to fall out with Jiangdong, which would affect the military direction of Liu Bei Group.
Therefore, Ma Chao claimed the draw.
As a native of Jingzhou, Huang Zhong naturally takes the lead in the battle, not to mention that neither Changsha nor Nanyang is in Liu Bei's hands. Huang Zhong also wants to return home in glory. After all, he is already over seventy.
As for Zhao Yun, he has a relatively humble temperament. Besides, he feels that it is not appropriate to use weapons now. It is better to reconcile with Sun Quan, but Sun Quan has to pay a price, otherwise he will be more painful when he stabs him in the back next time.
Zhang Fei
"It's about Jingzhou, why not ask your second brother for his opinion before making a decision?!" Zhang Fei yelled, asking a crucial question.
What is Guan Yu's attitude? !
(End of chapter)
