Kongming mobilized 10,000 elite troops and asked Zhang Fei to lead them towards the main road into Bazhou and the west of Luocheng. The first one to arrive would be the first. Then another group of troops was assigned, and Zhao Yun was asked to be the vanguard and go up the river to Luocheng. Kong Ming set out with Jian Yong and Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan, also known as Gongyan, was from Lingling Xiangxiang. He was a talent recruited by Kong Ming himself after Liu Bei entered Xichuan. He was a famous scholar in Jingzhou. After the arrangements were completed, Kong Ming returned home. On the one hand, he picked up his luggage and on the other hand, he said goodbye to his wife.
Kong Ming arranged everything for this meeting, except for Yu Yi. Yu Yi felt very strange, so he went to find Kong Ming. When he came to Kong Ming's home, he saw Kong Ming and Huang Yueying talking there.
When Huang Yueying saw Yu Yi arriving, she reminded Kong Ming. Kong Ming turned around, greeted Yu Yi with his eyes, then said something to Huang Yueying, and Huang Yueying left.
The two of them entered the house. Kong Ming asked someone to pour tea and said with a smile: "I came here to solve the problem!"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Not bad!"
Kong Ming said: "Actually, my lord did not specify in the letter who will guard Jingzhou after I leave. The reason why Guan Yu is asked to guard is because he is my lord's sworn brother, and when my lord attacked Xichuan, he and I jointly defended Jingzhou." , have some experience.”
After hearing this, Yu Yi thought that Kong Ming seemed to be explaining why he was not allowed to guard Jingzhou, and quickly said: "Guarding Jingzhou is of great importance. I have just arrived, and I am not familiar with many situations. Naturally, I cannot take on the big responsibility. You have arranged it this way. It’s reasonable.”
Kong Ming nodded and said: "Now that Military Advisor Pang Tong has passed away, we have lost a force. After I leave Jingzhou, Cao Cao and Sun Quan will definitely have ideas about Jingzhou, so the pressure to defend Jingzhou will be great."
When talking about this place, Yu Yi was a little confused and said: "My second brother leads the seal of Jingzhou and is responsible for the guard of Jingzhou. Naturally, he is the best choice. However, there may be something wrong with his thinking. Jingzhou is located in the middle area between the Central Plains and Jiangdong. , if both sides attack at the same time and divide their troops to resist, it will definitely not work. I don’t know if my second brother can listen to your last suggestion of joining forces with Wu to fight against Cao."
Kong Ming nodded and said: "Yes, I am also very worried about this, but I thought of a way!"
Yuyi asked: "What kind of method is it?"
Kong Ming felt that the preparations for the matter were almost complete, so he replied: "It's just that you stay in Jingzhou to assist your second brother."
Yu Yi quickly stood up and said: "I am not familiar with Jingzhou, and I have not contacted Jiangdong and the Central Plains. In addition, my prestige is very low, so my suggestions may not be adopted. No one will accept me!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "Actually, we have the same idea. Although you did not clearly propose Longzhong's strategic concept, you already had a preliminary plan. In Hebei, you defeated Le Jin's attack with less and defeated it many times. Sima Yi You led soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress Hanoi, you crossed the Yellow River four times, threw it away, and even seriously injured it with the Bagua formation. These achievements are clearly visible to the eyes. The world thinks you are a general, but in fact you are not. I think you look more like a handsome man. , he has a strategy like Zhang Liang’s part-time job!”
After hearing this, Yu Yi was very frightened and said: "This is too high an evaluation of me. How can I be so powerful!"
Kong Ming suddenly crouched down, as if preparing to kneel down, and said: "Please shoulder the burden of guarding. I will leave the matter of collecting Xichuan to me. You can rest assured."
Yu Yi quickly supported Kong Ming and said, "In that case, I would rather obey your orders than be respectful!"
So before Kong Ming left, he told Guan Yu about Yu Yi's assistance. Guan Yu nodded and said: "Yu Yi is my fourth brother, and his part-time job is the military advisor's request. I will definitely serve him." Then he was ready to take Yu Yi and hold a meeting. At a meeting, Yu Yi was announced as the deputy of Jingzhou Mu, and he would exercise the power of Jingzhou Mu in his absence.
Yu Yi quickly refused and said: "Although we are brothers, my foundation in Jingzhou is not stable. It is difficult to convince the public by doing this. It is better to let me be free and act in this way."
Guan Yu had no choice but to follow Yu Yi's suggestion.
At this time, a soldier reported to Kong Ming and said: "The salute is ready, you can set off!"
Kong Ming said hello to Yuyi and Guan Yu, turned around and disappeared from their sight.
So Kong Ming took 15,000 troops and set off with Zhang Fei. Before Zhang Fei set off, Kong Ming told Zhang Fei: "Xichuan is a place with outstanding people and many heroes. You must not underestimate the enemy. You must also pay attention to restraining the troops on the road and not to rob." People, you will lose the support of the people, so wherever you pass, you should be comforted and don't whip the soldiers again. I hope the general will meet at Luocheng as soon as possible without any delay!"
Zhang Fei nodded, mounted his horse and left. After entering Xichuan, he did not miss the autumn of the place he passed. He took the Hanchuan Road all the way to Bajun.
Xizuo came back to report and said: "Yan Yan, the governor of Bajun, is a famous general in Shu. Although he is a bit old, he has very good physical strength. He can also shoot a hard bow and wield a sword. He has the courage to be unstoppable by ten thousand people. Let's go At that time, there was no surrender flag raised in his city, so it seemed that there was going to be a tough battle."
When Zhang Fei heard that it was an old man guarding the city, he didn't take it seriously. He sent people into the city and said, "Old man, surrender as soon as possible. This will save the lives of the people in the city. If you don't surrender, then I will step down." Pingcheng Guo, carry out a massacre!"
When Yan Yan was in Bajun, he heard that Liu Zhang sent Fazheng to invite Liu Bei to Sichuan. He sighed in his heart: "This is like guarding a poor mountain and introducing tigers to protect yourself!"
Later, when Liu Bei lived in Fuguan, he was very angry. He wanted to lead his troops to a decisive battle several times, but he was afraid that other Han troops would attack along the way. On the same day, I happened to hear that Zhang Fei's troops had arrived, so he counted the five thousand troops in his headquarters and prepared to go out of the city to meet the enemy.
Someone gave him a strategy and said: "Zhang Fei was near Changban Bridge in Dangyang. He roared and scared off millions of Cao Cao's soldiers. Some even fell off their horses and died on the spot. Cao Cao himself felt very scared, so he After leaving, we cannot underestimate the enemy. Now we can only form deep ditches and high fortifications to form defensive fortifications. They cannot hold out. They have no food and grass. They will naturally leave in less than a month. In addition, Zhang Fei has a very hot temper. , likes to get drunk and whip the soldiers. If you don't fight with him, he will definitely get angry and whip the soldiers. Once their morale is shaken, we can attack and Zhang Fei can be captured."
Yan Yan thought it was very reasonable, so he followed the suggestion and asked the sergeant to prepare some bows and arrows to guard the city wall. At the same time, he closed the city gate tightly and was prepared to hold on.
At this time, a soldier came to call the door. After Yan Yan observed it, he quickly let someone in.
