The seventh year of Jian'an, September 202 AD.
Liu Zhang took the oath again in Yu, claiming that he would lead one hundred thousand elites to attack the Han traitor Liu Bei and avenge Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou!
Officially sent troops to attack Jingzhou.
Liu Zhang appointed himself the President of the Eastern Expedition Army, and the troops were divided into two groups!
Former general Huang Zhong and general Zhang Liao were the vanguard.
The vanguard of 10,000 troops opened roads across mountains, built bridges when encountering water, and led the troops straight to Zigui.
Liu Zhang personally led the Chinese army to follow.
By the water route, Gan Ning was appointed naval commander and led Zhou Tai, and Huang Quan led 20,000 naval troops to march along the Yangtze River.
After leaving Wuxian Port, the navy immediately divided into two groups. Huang Quan led 5,000 naval forces and Liu Zhang's Chinese army advanced together.
On the other side, from Ganning, Zhou Taiqin led 15,000 naval troops down the river.
Gan Ning's army marched extremely fast, almost charging across the Yangtze River!
The goal is very clear. Before Liu Zhang reaches the vicinity of Yiling, completely dominate the line from Wu County Port to Yiling.
If you encounter Liu Bei's navy, you will immediately decide who is superior and decide whether to live or die!
Yufu's expedition was huge, with flags covering the sky and sun, and warships stretching for hundreds of miles!
Qin's eastern expedition army was so powerful that it defeated Zigui on the same day.
Without making any stop, the Qin army rushed to Yiling again.
For a time, Jiang and Han were greatly shocked!
The news soon spread to Liu Bei's army.
Nanjun, Jiangling City.
Although Xiangyang was captured, the commander-in-chief of Nanjun was not moved.
Currently, the supreme commander of Jiangling City is Zhang Fei, but all military deployment is done by Xu Shu.
Since Liu Bei was deprived of all official positions by the Xuchang court, and the original owner of Jingzhou was Liu Biao, all positions in Liu Bei's army from top to bottom were illegal.
Liu Bei's governor of Nanjun was self-proclaimed, Zhang Fei's general of conquering the captives was self-proclaimed, and Xu Shu's military advisor general was also self-proclaimed.
But it doesn't matter. In the land of Jingzhou, no one can resist Liu Beijun for the time being.
In the Jiangling Prefecture, Zhang Fei was in the chief position, and Xu Shu was only at the bottom.
There were generals Liao Hua, Fu Kuang, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Deng Fang, Mi Fang, Xing Daorong and Shi Ren in the house.
There are both elders, members of the Jingnan family, and the latest addition to the Nanjun family.
As for the civil servants, they are headed by a man with gray eyebrows, who is the Ma family of Nanjun, a newly promoted top aristocratic family.
The person with white eyebrows is Ma Liang, one of the five permanent members of the Ma family, followed by Xiang Lang, Xi Zhen and so on.
There are so many talents in the Nanjun Prefecture alone, which shows how many capable people there are under Liu Bei's command!
Compared to the previous excitement of capturing Jiangling, everyone's faces today had a hint of gloom.
The news that Liu Zhang personally led an army to conquer had already arrived, and the vanguard army even defeated Zigui and went straight to Yiling!
After years of hard work, Zhang Fei still looks rough and wild, but his personality is much calmer.
A few years ago, he would have started to curse Liu Zhang, but now there is a look of caution in his eyes.
"Commander Xu, Liu Zhang claimed to lead an army of 100,000, and the attackers are extremely evil. How should we meet the enemy?"
Of all the people in the room, Xu Shu had the calmest expression.
"General Zhang, Liu Zhang claims to have an army of 100,000. In my opinion, it must be a bluff!"
"If Liu Zhang could really mobilize an army of 100,000 men, why would he let Pang Tong lead a light force in a sneak attack and almost die in Yiling?"
Although Xu Shu is not said to have perfect strategies, he has never made any omissions since he became a military advisor.
Especially this time's design to annihilate Cai Mao fully demonstrated Xu Shu's talent.
Zhang Fei also admired Xu Shu because of this battle at Jiangling.
At this moment, after hearing Xu Shu's simple analysis of Liu Zhang, I felt much calmer.
"Does Military Advisor Xu have a strategy to defeat Liu Zhang?"
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Shu, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
How many years have passed, Zhang Fei has never forgotten Liu Zhang's humiliation to their three brothers!
When Liu Bei was appointed pastor of Xuzhou, Liu Zhang had not yet completely captured Yizhou!
However, Liu Bei's situation took a turn for the worse. The three brothers became more and more miserable.
The princes like Lu Bu and Yuan Shu who were annihilated by Cao Cao all beat Liu Bei until he ran away with his head in his arms.
On the other hand, Liu Zhang took Yizhou as his foundation and conquered the two states of Yongliang in one go!
The difference between the two cannot even be described in words!
Fortunately, after getting Zhuge Liang's allegiance, we got to where we are today, until we completely captured the entire Nanjun.
Zhang Fei also looked forward to this being the beginning of the rise of the three brothers, and even more looked forward to trampling Liu Zhang under his feet!
Unfortunately, Xu Shu did not give Zhang Fei the answer he wanted.
"General Zhang, it will be difficult to defeat Liu Zhang with our current military strength!"
"Remaining undefeated and driving Liu Zhang back to Yufu is our purpose."
At present, there are 50,000 troops in the entire Nanjun. These 50,000 people must defend three ports respectively in order to withstand sudden attacks by hostile forces.
Xiangyang was guarded by Guan Ping, the son of Guan Yu, who personally led five thousand troops and was responsible for keeping an eye on Xinye Kuai Liang and Huang Zu.
Mi Fang and Shi Ren led five thousand troops to garrison Wulin Port and Hanjin Port respectively to ensure that Zhou Yu of Jiangxia could not suddenly attack Jiangling City.
In other words, the only troops Xu Shu could mobilize were the 35,000 men who had just gathered outside Jiangling City.
Zhang Fei also understood that now was not the best time to compete with Liu Zhang for supremacy, so he could only nod his head regretfully.
"Commander Xu, you make the arrangements, I will listen to you!"
"General Zhang, it's better to inform the Lord and Military Advisor Zhuge about the situation here as soon as possible."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Shu did not come up with a solution, but wanted to inform Liu Bei as soon as possible.
"Nanjun is the foundation of our army. If Nanjun is lost, all my lord's efforts over the years will be in vain!"
"Nanjun is connected in all directions. Without Nanjun, our army would have been completely blocked in Jingnan."
Why wasn't Liu Bei notified of such an important matter?
The main reason is still Zhang Fei!
"No, brother and the others are fighting with Sun Quan at the most critical place. If this news spreads, it will definitely shake the morale of the army!"
Zhang Fei still maintained his previous point of view, mobilizing all the forces in Nanjun to fight against Liu Zhang on his own, so as not to add pressure to Liu Bei in Yuzhang County.
Xu Shu's face was extremely melancholy, and he sighed repeatedly in his heart.
Although Zhuge Liang's move of killing three birds with one stone was brilliant, Xu Shu actually opposed it.
The step was too big, and the war would spread to Yuzhang County in Yangzhou. The division would be unknown, and Sun Quan would be offended.
Xu Shu once suggested changing the move of attacking Yuzhang County to Jiangxia County. Taking advantage of the bloody battle between Zhou Yu and Huang Zu, he took advantage of Zhou Yu's retreat, captured Jiangxia County in one fell swoop and occupied all six counties in Jingzhou!
However, this proposal was opposed by Zhuge Liang. The reason is also very simple. Liu Bei's navy is too weak. Once it encounters Zhou Yu's navy, it will not be able to fight at all.
This is also an undisputed fact, and Xu Shu did not argue anymore in the end.
Coupled with Yiling's ambush on Pang Tong, the civil and military officials of Liu Bei's group believed that they could at least frighten the Eastern Army for a while and prevent them from making any moves.
Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Guan Yu personally led their armies to annihilate Yuzhang County, and redefined the territory with Sun Quan.
The accident happened to Liu Zhang. . .
