Feeling that Lu Su seemed to have some confidence in this matter, Zhou Yu asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" Lu Su smiled and said, "I went to Jingzhou to see Liu Qi this time. He is already terminally ill. He must be there every day." He is addicted to wine and sex, and now he looks very thin and has symptoms of vomiting blood. He will definitely die of illness within half a year. By then, if we go to Jingzhou again, Liu Bei will have no reason to shirk it."
There was no other way for the time being. Zhou Yu's anger had not been completely eliminated. Suddenly someone reported that Sun Quan had sent an envoy, and Zhou Yu invited him in.
The envoy said: "My lord besieged Hefei and fought several battles, but to no avail. He ordered the governor to temporarily withdraw his troops and go to Hefei to provide assistance."
After Zhou Yu received this order, he could only return to Chaisang to recuperate, and asked Cheng Pu to take other soldiers to Hefei to wait for Sun Quan's dispatch.
Following Kong Ming's plan, Liu Bei obtained all Jingzhou, Nanjun, and Xiangyang at a very small price. He was very happy in his heart. He thought that he had not contacted his fourth brother for a long time, and some of the bits and pieces were obtained from Kong Ming. When he heard about it, he wrote a letter himself and sent it to Shangdang.
After Liu Bei got the main land in Jingzhou, he was very high-spirited, but he also thought about the problems sandwiched between Jiangdong and Xudu, and was ready to find advisers to discuss long-term plans.
Suddenly I saw a man coming out to offer advice. He was from Yiji. He was kind to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was very polite to him and sat down to ask.
Yi Ji said: "If you want to know Jingzhou's future plans, why not ask some capable people?"
Liu Bei asked: "Where are the capable people you mentioned?"
He replied: "There is a Ma family here in Jingzhou. He has five brothers who are quite talented. The younger one is called Ma Di, whose courtesy name is Youchang. The most talented one is called Ma Liang, who has some white hairs in the middle of his eyebrows. His courtesy name is Jichang. Folk rumors say that Ma's family is impermanent, and those with white eyebrows are the best! Why doesn't my lord find them to plan this matter?"
So Liu Bei sent Yi Ji to bring gifts to invite Ma Liang. Ma Liang came soon. Liu Bei treated him politely and asked him face to face about the strategy to protect Jingzhou and Xiangyang.
Ma Liang analyzed: "This place is surrounded by enemies. It is not a place that can be defended for a long time. You can send your son Liu Qi to recuperate here, send your former veterans to guard it, and then report to the emperor that Liu Qi is the governor of Jingzhou. This can calm the people's hearts and then lead Send troops and horses to the south to capture the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling as a source of money and food. This is a long-term strategy."
Liu Bei was very happy and asked: "Which of the four counties in Jingzhou should be taken first?"
He replied: "To the west of the Xiangjiang River, Lingling is the closest. You can take it first, then Wuling, and then go to the east of the Xiangjiang River to take Guiyang. Changsha can be the best one."
Liu Bei adopted Ma Liang's suggestion, let Ma Liang be the leader, and Yi Ji was his deputy. He asked Kong Ming to come out to discuss escorting Liu Qi back to Xiangyang. Then he went to Jingzhou, called the military talisman to take Lingling, and asked Zhang Fei to be the vanguard. Zhao Yun then Kong Ming and Liu Bei served as the central army, with a total of 15,000 men and horses, and asked Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou, and Mi Zhu and Liu Feng to guard Jiangling.
Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling, heard that Liu Bei had arrived with troops and horses, so he summoned his son Liu Xian to discuss the matter.
Liu Xiandao: "Father, don't worry. Although Liu Bei has the bravery of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, I also have General Xing Daorong, who can defeat ten thousand people and can resist."
Liu Du sent Liu Xian and Xin Daorong with ten thousand troops to set up camp more than thirty miles away from the city, close to the mountains and rivers.
Soon a spy came to report that Kong Ming himself had come with a pair of men and horses. Xing Daorong came out with his soldiers and horses to fight. The two formations faced each other. Come violate our borders!”
I only saw the yellow flags dispersed in the formation on the opposite side, and a man came out from the dispersed place, pushing a four-wheeled cart. There was a man sitting in the car, wearing a turban on his head, a crane cloak, and a feather fan in his hand. Pointing at Xing Daorong with his fan, he said: "I am Zhuge Liang from Nanyang. Cao Cao brought millions of troops, but I used a little trick to kill him without leaving a single piece of armor. How do you have the qualifications to fight me? I am here to recruit him." Yeah, it’s better to surrender quickly.”
Xing Daorong burst out laughing and said, "The Battle of Chibi was all Zhou Yu's plan and had nothing to do with you. Who are you kidding?" After saying that, he picked up the big ax and ran straight towards Kongming!
Kong Ming returned the car to the formation and closed the formation door. He was thinking in the car, feeling a little aggrieved. He thought about several key problems he solved in the Battle of Chibi, which the world did not know. The victory in the Battle of Chibi was all due to Zhou Yu. of credit.
Xing Daorong went to the opposite side to fight, and the formation on the opposite side immediately split into two sides. Xing Daorong saw a team with a yellow flag in the middle. He expected that it was Kong Ming, so he went straight to the direction of the yellow flag. When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, the team with the yellow flag suddenly stopped. After coming down, he separated towards the center, only to see that there were no four-wheelers in the middle. Xing Daorong looked around and suddenly saw a general riding a horse with a spear, rushing toward him quickly.
The general was none other than Zhang Fei. When Xing Daorong saw his opponent, he immediately used an ax to fight. After fighting for several rounds, Xing Daorong clearly felt that the opponent's force was much higher than his own, so he turned his horse and prepared to leave.
Zhang Fei chased after him, shouting loudly. Xing Daorong ran halfway, and suddenly the soldiers who were ambushing on both sides came out together. Do you recognize Changshan Zhao Zilong?"
Zhao Yun's single-phase savior incident was even more famous. Xing Daorong felt that he was definitely no match. He also felt that he was surrounded on all sides and had nowhere to escape. He could only get off his horse and prepare to surrender.
Zhao Yun tied him up and went to see Liu Bei and Kong Ming in the camp. Liu Bei was very uncomfortable when he saw the man's sly look, so he directly ordered him to be beheaded. Kong Ming was still brooding about that incident and was planning to make amends. Dao asked the swordsman to drag him out and behead him, but the overall situation was still in his mind. Kong Ming stopped the soldiers and said to Xing Daorong: "As long as you help us capture Liu Xian, we will accept your surrender!"
Xing Daorong realized that there was a chance of survival and quickly agreed to all requests.
Kong Ming said: "How are you going to catch him?"
Xing Daorong replied: "If the military advisor is willing to let me go, I will have a good excuse. Tonight, the military advisor will mobilize troops to attack the camp. I will act as an internal response. Those who capture Liu Xian will be given to the military advisor first. Liu Xian will be captured later. , Liu Du will definitely surrender without a fight."
But Liu Bei didn't believe Xing Daorong's words at all.
