The road from Shaanxi County to Chang'an is relatively flat, but the distance is really not short.
After traveling all night and traveling lightly, it was enough for the second afternoon to see the shadow of the Chang'an city wall.
Liu Zhang was extremely tired after not sleeping for two days and two nights.
But the matter was urgent and there was no time to rest at all.
As Liu Zhang went to the palace, he sent someone to summon Jia Xu and Xun You.
As a result, when they arrived at Weiyang Palace, they discovered that Jia Xu and Xun You had been waiting here for a long time.
Seeing this scene, Liu Zhang was even more shocked.
If it weren't for an extremely urgent situation, this situation would never occur.
"Meet the King of Qin!"
The two quickly came forward to pay homage.
"Wenhe, Gongda, what happened?"
Liu Zhang helped the two of them up.
It was true that I was anxious, but I still managed to keep my temper and joked.
"I rushed back, but I haven't slept for several days!"
Jia Xu and Xun You looked guilty, but it was too late to confess and went straight to the point.
"Does King Qin still remember that before the martial arts tournament, Sun Quan and Liu Bei were secretly transporting troops to the south?"
Liu Zhang nodded.
This matter was discussed at the time, and Sun Quan was suspected. Liu Bei saw that Qin was taking over foreign tribes and wanted to follow suit.
"Why, could it be possible that they gained something big?"
Jia Xu looked serious and shook his head slightly.
"No, they didn't go to conquer the foreign tribes, but went to Jiaozhou."
"What! They went to Jiaozhou!"
Liu Zhang exclaimed.
"Gu Zhen is so careless, why did he forget that there is such a thing as Jiaozhou!"
"Sun Quan, Liu Bei doesn't have any generals anymore, why are you still refusing to stop?"
Jia Xu and Xun You nodded helplessly.
Not only Liu Zhang, but also they were careless.
The main reason is that Jiaozhou is located in a remote area, making it difficult to conquer, and the harvest after occupation is extremely low.
Thus, typification is a thankless act.
What's more, all the famous generals under his command have come to Chang'an. Who would have thought that they would use troops at this time.
"King Qin, the incident happened suddenly and is very urgent. We can only invite you back."
Liu Zhang did not blame the two men and expressed his understanding.
"It doesn't matter, tell me, how is the situation now?"
Xun You stepped forward and reported the details.
"Informing the King of Qin, Sun Quan, with Zhu Zhi, Bu Zhi, He Qi and others as generals, raised an army of 50,000 and relied on the superiority of the navy to kill Benjiao Prefecture along the coast, and quickly occupied Nanhai County and Hepu County along the coast."
"At the same time, Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang and Deng Fang as commanders of the left and right armies, led Deng Fang, Mi Fang and others as generals, and raised 40,000 troops. The troops were divided into two routes, Guiyang County and Lingling County to kill Benjiao Prefecture at the same time. Currently, Yulin County and Cangwu County have fallen into the hands of Liu Bei."
Liu Zhang's mind flashed and he asked Xun You a question.
"Cangwu County? Did the governor of Cangwu County directly surrender Liu Bei?"
Xun You and Jia Xu looked at each other, full of surprise.
"The King of Qin is really a god, he can even guess this!"
Liu Zhang smiled and did not explain.
Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu County, had an old relationship with Liu Bei, so it was inevitable to surrender directly when the army was pressing down.
"What happened after that? If I remember correctly, the Shi family is like a local emperor in Jiaozhou!"
Xun You nodded.
"I am about to talk about the Shi family. The head of the Shi family, Shi Xie, has served as the prefect of Jiaozhi. He is currently using Jiaozhi County as the basis to command Jiuzhen County and Rinan County to resist."
"Due to the impassable roads, the specific situation is still unknown."
"Haha, it seems that Shi Xie is planning to take a look at the situation of the Sun and Liu families, and then take the opportunity to join them!"
Historically, when Sun Quan attacked Jiaozhou alone, Shi Xie surrendered directly, which proved that Shi Xie had no ambition.
Now that Liu Bei has been added, he will probably be sold at a high price.
Jia Xu and Xun You looked shocked again.
"The King of Qin is really a man of God! There is only one way to attack Jiaozhi County, Jiuzhen County, and Rinan County. Shi Xie has been operating in Jiaozhi for many years and has won the hearts of the people. Deng Fang attacked several times but returned without success."
Liu Zhang was also surprised after hearing the news reported by Xun You.
"Deng Fang led the troops? What did Zhuge Liang do?"
"Zhuge Liang is confronting the Jiangdong Army in Cangwu County. If Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, had not surrendered, it is hard to say whose hands Cangwu County would fall into!"
Liu Zhang suddenly understood.
No wonder a war broke out in Jiaozhou, which was out of reach of Qin. Jia Xu and Xun You were anxious to get him back.
Jingzhou and Yangzhou both have some internal gaps.
"Do you two want Gu to take the opportunity to send troops to surprise Jingzhou?"
"good!"
Jia Xu and Xun You spoke at the same time.
"After King Qin, Guan Yu and others returned to Jingzhou, Liu Bei immediately dispatched Guan Yu to lead Guan Ping, Liu Feng and others led the army to support, and Sun Quan was not willing to be outdone and asked Han Dang and Huang Gai to lead the army into Jiaozhou."
"The two of them are constantly increasing their troops and generals. They seem determined to determine the winner and make Jiaozhou belong to only one person."
Liu Zhang did not reply immediately, his mind was spinning wildly.
If it weren't for this special situation, I would definitely refuse without hesitation.
After all, joining forces with Cao Cao to march south together, and cooperating with Sun Quan both internally and externally are excellent strategies.
The disadvantage is that the timing is not right and it cannot be implemented immediately.
It will take at least three to five years.
But it is a fact that Jingzhou is empty now!
Although Jingzhou and Jiaozhou are close together, they are not all smooth sailing.
It is difficult to increase troops, but it is even harder to withdraw them!
The army suddenly entered Jingzhou, and Liu Bei would never be able to withdraw from Jiaozhou immediately.
If you take advantage of this opportunity, you may not be able to reap miraculous results.
Moreover, Kodong is also very empty inside.
There is no need to worry about being taken advantage of by Jiangdong after taking Jingzhou.
However, there are certain risks.
This time the war was launched, that is, the Qin State had to choose a head-on confrontation on the frontal battlefield with its own efforts.
It's not bad in terms of combat power, but the casualties may be a bit high.
After thinking for a while, Liu Zhang asked again.
"How many soldiers and horses are there in Jingzhou?"
"Liu Bei went on a military rampage and maintained his military strength at 100,000. But including county soldiers, county soldiers, etc. from each county, the actual number of soldiers used for conquest should be 80,000."
This number is similar to what Liu Zhang thought.
Then he asked.
"Then Liu Bei used 50,000 people to attack Jiaozhou this time?"
"At least fifty thousand people!"
