At this time, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were killed by Liaodong Gongsun Kang, and the entire Hebei area had been pacified. The hundreds of thousands of troops surrendered by Cao Cao returned to Xudu for a short rest and prepared food, grass and baggage to go south to Jingzhou, hoping to decide the world in one battle. .
In June of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie restored the position of prime minister and imperial censor, and promoted Sikong Cao Cao to prime minister.
Liu Biao in Xiangyang was critically ill and could not speak. Liu Qi was in chaos after receiving the news in Quanling.
"Ziyu, I want to go to Xiangyang to visit my father, and I will leave Lingling to you... It doesn't matter whether I am here or not..." Liu Qi began to speak incoherently.
Now Liu Qi wanted to fulfill his filial piety, but Lan Tian couldn't persuade him much, so he sent Gan Ning to escort him by water.
Liu Bei will take over Jingzhou's political legacy in the future, and Liu Qi's existence is too important.
After Gan Ning and others left, Gao Shun saw that Lan Tian had a sad look on his face, so he asked, "I've seen you sir have a dull brow recently, but what difficulties have you encountered?"
Lan Tian shook his head and sighed: "Cao Cao has pacified the north last year and is expected to go south to Jingzhou soon. Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others are still fighting among themselves for personal gain at this time, and they don't know how the victory will be in the future..."
Gao Shun consoled him: "Cao Cao surrendered all the soldiers from the north. They will definitely be unaccustomed to the climate when fighting in the south. In the past few years, Mr. Liu has helped Liu Shijun farm and grow food and restore people's livelihood. With Lingling and Guiyang as barriers, he may not be unable to fight. ."
"Lingling and Guiyang are not enough, at least Wuling and Changsha must be added." Lan Tian said softly.
Gao Shun's eyes widened, thinking that if he didn't sing, he would be astonishing if he did.
"Although I have tens of thousands of people, most of them are newly recruited Yue people. With General Gan's two thousand naval troops, there should be no problem in capturing one of the counties, but I will be unable to capture two counties. , unless we ask for help from General Guiyang Yide." Gao Shun analyzed.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "The military advisor is Zhuge Kongming. I can't do this arrogant thing. You can quickly camp near Xiangxiang County. When the time comes, just take Wuling County. I will help others to take Changsha County. Furthermore, go up As for the military plan, it is not necessary to use swords and guns to capture these two counties. It will only be determined when the time is ripe or when a message can be sent."
"What time?" Gao Shun looked confused.
"Liu Biao died when the eldest son was the Lord of Jingzhou." Lan Tian said with a slight smile.
"This...when will this wait? Didn't you say that Cao Cao is coming south?" Gao Shun asked.
"I estimate it will be within the next month or two." Lan Tian confirmed.
Seeing Lan Tian's determination, Gao Shun thought to himself that the gentleman's mouth had never made any mistakes, and he was afraid that Liu Biao would not be able to survive for a few days.
Because Gao Shun had escorted people's spring plowing in Xiangxiang two months ago, his return this time did not cause panic. In addition, it was an excuse to help people harvest, so he was warmly welcomed by the locals.
While Gao Shun was stationed in Xiangxiang, he not only helped with harvesting but also trained his troops. He only waited for the general order from Lantian to march north to Wuling.
Liu Qi went to Xiangyang to visit his father. Cai Mao was afraid that Liu Biao and his son would be sentimental about meeting each other and would hastily hand over Jingzhou to Liu Qi, so he was blocked from the house and asked his comrade Zhang Yun to persuade him to return to Lingling.
Zhang Yun was Liu Biao's nephew. He was favored by Liu Biao because of his family relationship. He was won over by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue in Xiangyang and became a staunch supporter of Liu Cong.
"Cousin, I heard that my father is seriously ill, and Qi came from Lingling to beg for a visit..." Liu Qi burst into tears.
Zhang Yun shook his head and sighed: "My uncle ordered you to govern Lingling. Your responsibility is very important. Now that you have come here at home, my uncle will definitely be angry. Injuring your relatives' happiness will only make them sick, which is not the way to be filial. Besides, you are not Doctor, it is useless to meet each other."
Liu Qi was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't expect Zhang Yun to use such an excuse to excuse him. He suddenly remembered that he often went to Zhang Ji for consultation and medicine, and said happily: "Zhang Zhongjing of Nanyang is in Guiyang, I will go and invite him here in person. "
"Brother Kun, please go and invite him as soon as possible. Just tell him to come to Xiangyang. You'd better manage Lingling well." Zhang Yun planned to leave first.
Liu Qi then traveled to Chen County by water, intending to take Zhang Ji with him to Xiangyang, but at this time, Zhang Ji's medical school had all moved to Jiangxia.
After Sun Quan massacred Jiangxia, due to improper disposal of corpses at that time, many epidemics occurred in Jiangxia city. In order to prevent the plague from spreading to the navy, Liu Bei dispatched Zhang Ji's medical school to Jiangxia to deal with it.
A little tired from running around for days, Liu Qi rested in Chen County for a few days before taking a boat again to go to Jiangxia to invite people.
It was already midsummer in July. Cao Cao had finished resting in Xudu and began to move south to attack Jingzhou. The news spread to various places as if it had wings.
When Liu Qi came to Jiangxia, he saw that Zhang Ji's medical hall was busy all day, so he could only stay in the city and wait.
The war was imminent, and it was impossible for Zhuge Liang to send Zhang Ji to Xiangyang. If such a capable man was sent to Cao Cao, the acclimatization would no longer be a problem for the Northern Army.
In August of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Biao died of illness in Xiangyang. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue supported their youngest son Liu Cong as the Lord of Jingzhou. When Liu Qi heard the news, he looked north to the Yangtze River and cried.
Wenpin could not resist the locust-like Cao army in Wancheng, so he could only slowly retreat to the south and send people to Xiangyang to request reinforcements.
Although Liu Cong was smart, he was only fourteen years old after all. When he succeeded to the throne, he encountered Cao Cao's thunderous troops. After receiving Wenpin's letter asking for help, he convened his ministers to discuss a strategy to retreat from Cao Cao.
The officials who originally supported Liu Qi were either demoted by Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, or they took the initiative to flee. At this time, all the people left in Xiangyang were close to Cao Cao.
It is said that it is easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree. Cao Cao's tree is far more leafy than Liu Biao's. Changing the master actually has no impact on them. Those who should be officials will continue to be officials, and they will even be promoted due to merit.
Kuai Yue, the prefect of Zhangling, advised Liu Cong: "As the saying goes, there is a general rule, and strong and weak have certain trends. To use people as ministers to reject people as their masters is to go against the grain. If you use the newly created Chu to defend China, you will be in danger. My lord, it is better to surrender with everyone." Cao, to protect the people of Jingzhou."
Liu Congcai had only been in power for a few days. He hesitated and said, "You said that you would help Cong govern Jingzhou and preserve my father's inheritance. However, Cong has only been in power for a few days, so you want to persuade me to surrender?"
Fu Xun, Dongcao's general, added: "At this time, at that time, Cao Cao threatened the emperor to disobey him. At that time, he was weak and could defeat the powerful Yuan Shao. Now he comes with millions of armors. How can the people of Jingzhou be worthy of him? May I ask my lord? How is it better than Mr. Cao?" At this moment ke n S*HUfan * Zhang Si
"It's not as good as Cong..." Liu Cong replied softly.
Fu Xun smiled and said: "In that case, why do you need to use the mantis as a chariot?"
Liu Cong:......
"Prime Minister Cao treats his soldiers with kindness. My lord, don't worry. You can protect yourself by surrendering to Cao Cao. My uncle will not lie to you." After Cai Mao said this, all the officials in Jingzhou agreed.
Liu Cong saw that the ministers were unanimous and agreed to surrender the whole state to Cao Cao.
In early September, Cao Cao's army arrived in Xinye, and Liu Cong ordered Wen Pin to submit a letter of surrender.
Cao Cao received the letter of surrender and followed him south into Xiangyang. He also ordered Cao Ren to continue south to take Jiangling. The north bank of the Yangtze River was in Cao Cao's hands for a short time.
Liu Cong's surrender to Cao Cao was expected by Zhuge Liang. At Zhuge Liang's suggestion, Liu Bei petitioned the court to certify Liu Qi as the governor of Jingzhou.
Lan Tian was very concerned about the situation in Jingzhou and sent many scouts to Jiangbei during this period. When he heard the news of Cao Cao's southward march and Liu Cong's surrender, he decisively sent Gao Shun's troops out of Xiangxiang to capture Wuling, and asked Gan Ning to mobilize troops to You County to capture Changsha. . Control the big one, control the owl
To seize all four counties in Jingnan and seize the initiative in the battle of the Yangtze River, this is the strategy set by Lan Tian and Zhuge Liang without telling Liu Bei.
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