Jingzhou, the seat of Changsha County, Linxiang City.
All the rumors from the outside world are true, Liu Bei did bring Zhuge Liang to Linxiang.
Guan Yu indeed mobilized the elite troops from Jiangbei and marched south from Jiangbei to Changsha.
The nominal owner of Jingnan, Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi, was indeed ill, and seriously ill.
The entire county governor's mansion is under martial law and no one is allowed to come or go at will.
Perhaps only Liu Bei knew what happened to Liu Qi and what kind of disease he had. . .
The arrival of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and 10,000 elites immediately cast a shadow over Linxiang.
The arrival of the army made this city, which had been peaceful for a long time, no longer peaceful.
No one doubts Liu Qi's health anymore, and Jingnan seems to be about to change!
The news that Cai Mao led an army of 50,000 people to attack Jiangling south had spread throughout Changsha a few days ago.
Liu Bei showed no reaction to this, and the Jingnan army showed no sign of support.
However, elites from all walks of life in Jingnan are gathering in Changsha, and they seem to be heading north to support them.
For ten days in a row, bad news spread frequently in Jiangbei, and people in the entire Changsha County were panicked. It seemed that Liu Qi's power was about to perish along with his body!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, after Cai Mao's soldiers surrounded Jiangling, Liu Bei, the governor of Nanjun, was still sitting in Linxiang City.
All forces couldn't help but secretly guess, could it be that Liu Qi was about to die soon and Liu Bei wanted to take over the four counties of Jingnan safely?
As time went by, 40,000 troops had gathered outside Linxiang City, but they still had no intention of going north.
There was singing and dancing in the governor's house. Liu Bei drank fine wine and enjoyed the dancing of foreign women.
The war was raging outside Jiangling City, but it could not affect his enjoyment mood at all.
While he was intoxicated, Zhuge Liang's figure suddenly appeared and went straight to Liu Bei's side.
Seeing this scene, the dancers did not dare to be presumptuous and stopped their movements one after another, waiting for Liu Bei's order to retreat.
But Liu Bei was drunk and in the midst of excitement, so how could he be willing to end it just like that?
At the moment, he didn't care about Zhuge Liang and quickly gave orders to the dancers.
"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"
After receiving Liu Bei's order, the drumming sounded again, and the dancers began to dance.
Liu Bei's face turned red and he kept waving to Zhuge Liang.
"Commander, come and enjoy this barbarian dance together!"
Zhuge Liang glanced at the dancing women with a complicated look, and when he turned his head, he was already smiling.
"Thank you so much, my lord!"
After sitting down, Zhuge Liang neither spoke nor drank, and remained silent.
After a while, Liu Bei probably noticed something strange about Zhuge Liang, so he backed away.
"Military advisor, is there something urgent?"
Zhuge Liang originally wanted to advise Liu Bei not to lose his ambition by playing with things, but after much thought, he gave up the idea.
At present, the entire army is under control. Liu Bei has been wandering all his life. It is human nature to want some pleasure at this moment.
"My lord, the fish bit the hook!"
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and most of his drunkenness dissipated immediately.
"Commander, where is the fish? And where is the hook?"
This time Liu Bei came to Changsha, but Zhuge Liang personally planned a shocking situation!
Once successfully implemented, it will be enough to completely change the situation in the Yangtze River!
Zhuge Liang bit his feather fan lightly and asked Liu Bei with a smile.
"My lord, which fish do you want to bite which hook?"
Liu Bei stood up directly, completely awake from his drunkenness.
"Could it be...Zhou Yu?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded.
"Yes, according to reports from spies, Zhou Yu has personally led 30,000 naval troops to attack Jiangxia!"
Liu Bei quickly walked up to Zhuge Liang. This was not all the news he wanted to hear.
"Military advisor, where is Yuzhang? Did Zhou Yu take them away?"
"not yet."
After receiving Zhuge Liang's denial, Liu Bei's excitement immediately dissipated.
The Yuzhang garrison did not move, which was not enough to start celebrating.
"Military advisor, then we can't achieve the effect of a surprise attack?"
Zhuge Liang still looks confident.
"Don't worry, my lord, Yuzhang County's soldiers and horses have already gathered at the riverside."
"In a day or two at most, we will definitely board Zhou Yu's warship!"
Liu Bei suddenly realized that everything was going according to plan!
This time Liu Qi was seriously ill. Liu Bei led Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu led the army south to Changsha. Everything was Zhuge Liang's shocking plan.
Taking advantage of Liu Qi's death and the imminent rebellion in Jingnan, he created an illusion of emptiness in Nanjun Jiangling.
Cai Mao of Xiangyang hated Liu Bei deeply and would never let go of such a good opportunity, so the Xiangyang army would definitely attack Jiangling.
As a result, if a war breaks out between Jingnan and Jingbei, Jiangxia County in Jingzhou will inevitably be isolated and helpless.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang locked the three-thirds of the world's attention on Jiangdong, and naturally they were always watching Jiangdong's status.
Zhuge Liang knew exactly what kind of situation Zhou Yu, the leader of the Huaisi faction, faced.
It was also expected that Zhou Yu would resolve internal conflicts through external campaigns, so attacking Jiangxia would definitely be an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
As a war broke out between the north and south of Jingzhou, it was naturally the best time to attack.
However, Huangzu of Jiangxia was not a soft persimmon, and he would not let Zhou Yu manipulate him at will.
The 20,000 troops led by Huang Zu were the Huang family's private soldiers, and their weapons were all supplied by the Huang family, so they were very powerful in combat.
If Zhou Yu wants to win completely, he must have a crushing advantage in military strength.
Due to the conflict between the Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong native faction, Zhuge Liang predicted that Zhou Yu would definitely be short of troops, so dispatching the troops under Liu Ji's command in Yuzhang was naturally the only way out.
After Liu Ji's troops and horses were mobilized, the entire county of Yuzhang would become empty, which gave Liu Bei's army an opportunity to take advantage of!
Marching from Liling County, Changsha County, you can go directly from Yichun to Nanchang, the seat of Yuzhang County!
Yuzhang County is not only extremely empty, but also without any defense. If everything goes well, it is very likely to be decided in a battle!
Zhuge Liang had a clear understanding of fighting the Sun family in Jiangdong.
Since I can't defeat you in a water battle, I will use a land battle to defeat you!
After all, not all states and counties are divided by big rivers!
As long as it borders Changsha County, it must be owned by me!
Zhou Yu was so clever that he killed two birds with one stone.
But Zhuge Liang was superior and tricked Zhou Yu into killing them all, killing three birds with one stone!
On the one hand, he seduced Cai Mao to attack Nanjun, on the other hand, he lured Zhou Yu to attack Jiangxia and transferred the Yuzhang defenders. On the other hand, he prepared elite troops to raid Yuzhang and completely invade Jiangdong.
As for why seducing Cai Mao is a bird, it's because Cai Mao has already fallen into Zhuge Liang's plan!
From the first time Cai Mao led his cavalry to the gates of Jiangling City, Zhuge Liang was able to severely damage him.
But Zhuge Liang didn't do this.
When Cai Mao led the cavalry to Jiangling City for the second time, Zhuge Liang was already sure of annihilating him.
But Zhuge Liang still didn't take action.
It’s all about today.
Create the illusion that Nan County is empty to mobilize all forces, and then find opportunities to gain maximum benefits.
This is Zhuge Liang's ultimate goal!
