Lao Liu dispatched troops and generals to quickly put down the rebellion in Nanzhong, while Yong Kai was not idle after occupying Yizhou County.
He wrote a letter and sent it to Jiaozhou, intending to join Wu Laoer in Jiangdong.
This was something that had been planned a long time ago. After the three rebel counties in Nanzhong fell one after another, they are now connected.
After joining Wu Laoer, their territory was not the Soochow enclave, but was actually connected through Jiaozhou, which bordered them in the southeast.
Rather than saying that Yong Kai had figured out a way out for himself at the beginning of the rebellion, it is better to say that this is the next step in a long-planned serial conspiracy by Sun Quan, the second son of Wu.
This means that the plan to seize Jingzhou has failed. If it succeeds, then Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, and Nanzhong will all be connected at this time.
By then, taking Yizhou from the west will no longer be just a fantasy.
Let’s not talk about whether we can win or not, but at least the conditions for fighting are there.
If Xiangyang can be captured again, it is not impossible to divide the north and south with Cao Wei and complete Zhou Yu's plan of dividing the world into two.
It's just that Sun Quan didn't expect that this long-planned serial conspiracy, the alternative plan that could not defeat Hefei, would fail starting from backstabbing Guan Yu to attack Jingzhou...
But now Soochow has withdrawn from Guiyang. After Zhuge Liang, who had changed defenses at the time, sent people to take over, Guiyang has been firmly controlled by Guan Yu. Ma Liang temporarily served as the prefect of Guiyang, and Zhang Nan and Feng Xi led the troops to garrison.
The war indemnity given by Sun Quan, Wu's second son, was fully utilized by Zhuge Liang, and he quickly arranged to restore agricultural production and economic activities in various parts of Jingzhou.
After the change of defense, Guan Yu still developed according to the policies left by Zhuge Liang in terms of government affairs.
Nowadays, spring plowing is a busy scene everywhere, and there are few deserted fields.
At the same time, mature Quyuan plows and craftsmen also went straight down the Yangtze River to Jingzhou.
At the same time, Guan Yu was informed that the creation of this object must be kept strictly confidential, and the whereabouts and contacts of every craftsman must be known.
While he was engaged in large-scale production, Guan Yu also continued to train his troops, especially strengthening the garrison in Guiyang.
After Ma Liang took charge of Guiyang, he went through several rounds of official replacements and purges of potential personnel, and all important positions were replaced by trustworthy people.
Although I dare not say that there is no meticulous work 100%, the control of Guiyang has reached a satisfactory level.
Guiyang became the focus of Guan Yu's care, and Ma Liang gradually managed Guiyang in a direction that would prevent water from entering. This made Wu Laoer's correspondence with Jiaozhou a lot of trouble.
Originally, we took the waterway north to Guiyang via Jiaozhou, then entered the Yangtze River via the Xiangshui River, and then we could reach Jianye by going down the river.
Ordinary letters are okay. Although the Sun-Liu alliance has broken down, the Sun-Liu family has still maintained non-governmental and commercial contacts since the public security agreement.
But if it's a confidential letter, I don't dare to go to Guiyang again.
Either continue eastward from Jiaozhou, and finally enter Luxi County via the waterway, then turn to the land route for a while, and then merge into the Yangtze River via the Gan River, which is much slower than before.
Or you can board a ship directly from Jiaozhou and go to the sea directly, or you can go directly to Jianye via sea route, but this also requires a long detour, so the risk of Soochow's navigation technology is still a bit high at this time.
In the end, Bu Zhao chose the more reliable first route to deliver the message to Sun Quan.
Therefore, at this time, the news about Sun Quan was still limited to the fact that Yong Kai had decided to contact all the tribes in Nanzhong to prepare for a rebellion.
And Yong Kai's letter of surrender is still on the long way...
Sun Quan should have been happy when he received the letter, but he really couldn't be happy.
"Now that Jingzhou has not been won, Guiyang has been lost. What if Yong Kai can succeed?" Sun Quan saw that he was not interested and threw the letter on the ground in front of him.
Not to mention the long route from Yangzhou to Nanzhong via Jiaozhou, the waterway in the middle was broken...
Guan Yu of Jingzhou was in the middle, sitting on Jiaozhou Bu Zhi's head, blocking Sun Quan's heart.
He dares to send troops to Nanzhong? Stop it, even if he can shamelessly break the agreement a second time, he still wants his life.
Life is much more important than face.
Not to mention that Jiang Dong's vitality was severely damaged at this time and he was unable to interfere in this matter.
Sun Quan, who had just been promoted to general of hussars after a bloody war, had rarely been happy recently.
Zhang Zhao attended silently, picked up the letter, read it, and said with a chuckle: "My lord, chaos in Nanzhong is a good thing after all. Jiangdong needs to recuperate and regain its strength at this time. Wei Wang Cao Zihuan is busy consolidating internal rule and will have no time in the short term. Look south.
"On the contrary, Liu Bei, who has won successive victories in recent years, will surely become a big trouble for me in Jiangdong in the long run. Now that there is chaos in Nanzhong, although we cannot directly participate, we can also order Bu Zhi and Shi Xie to secretly support it and take the opportunity to weaken the Shu army. .”
Zhuge Jin also said: "My lord, what Mr. Zibu said is absolutely true. The environment in Nanzhong is harsh and various ethnic groups live together. The Yong family has been entrenched in Nanzhong for generations and has great strength. In the past, Wang Mang sent a large army to pacify Nanzhong, but it was difficult even if it took a long time. Make achievements.
"Now if Liu Bei also sends his army to the south, we only need to order Jiaozhou to secretly provide support, causing it to get stuck in the quagmire, wasting money and manpower, and we will definitely frustrate the Shu army's spirit!"
Zhuge Jin has not been well received since he came back from Jingzhou.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Sun Quan, who was hit hard by the loss of his troops, was furious. It was all his idea, but after he followed the instructions, this was the result. A different lord with a bad temper might have punished him.
But after all, Sun Quan had a good relationship with him, and he had always been loyal to the Sun family and would not abandon his official position for personal reasons because his brother was in Shu.
So when the anger is over, I still use him.
Gu Yong, Gu Yuantan, the commander of the Zuo Sima of General Hussar Mansion, also said at this time: "I also feel that the lord should pay attention to this matter. This is a God-given opportunity for me to weaken the Shu army in Jiangdong without sending a single soldier." , should not be missed.”
Sun Quan was a little hesitant when he heard what the three important ministers said.
Representatives from two of the four major families, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, all spoke, and Sun Quan could not ignore their opinions.
The Zhu family is basically consistent with his Sun family, and the Lu family has shown signs of decline since Lu Xun's death, so these two families are still more difficult to deal with.
"It's just... will this anger Liu Bei and his son?" During the battle in Jingzhou, Sun Quan was frightened again.
A young man named Liu Chan, after Zhang Liao, once again left a psychological shadow on Sun Quan.
Although the amount given away this time was not as much as one hundred thousand...but a piece of land was given away.
"Haha, my lord is overly concerned." Zhang Zhao said with a smile, "We just need to act secretly and prevent them from getting a handle on it. Even if they are aware of it, the armistice agreement has just been signed, what can they do to me?
"King Kuang Xin came to the throne, and a great war was needed to consolidate his rule. The Shu army had to guard against it. If this plan fails, let it go. If it succeeds, even if Liu Bei knows that we are inciting the Yong family, he will take the initiative to send envoys and send gifts to seek peace with me. Wait. Hahaha..."
Gu Yong and Zhuge Jin both nodded in agreement, and Zhuge Jin added: "This plan will make a huge profit, and we will definitely make no loss. Even if the Yong family fails, we will not lose much.
"If Liu Bei is really in a stalemate in Nanzhong, we can form an alliance again to fight against Cao Cao and take the opportunity to ask him to return Guiyang!"
Zhuge Jin is still bitter about the fact that his strategy led to the loss of Guiyang.
The more Sun Quan listened, the more he felt that this plan was reliable. He couldn't help but twitch his beard and smile, and he was in a rare good mood: "Hehehe, okay, let's act according to Zhang Zibu's plan.
"Come here, send someone quickly to inform Bu Zhao. In addition to not sending troops directly, let him secretly try his best to support the Yong family in Nanzhong!"
Although Sun Quan is horseless, he is not short of copper and iron. There are abundant copper and iron ore reserves in his territory, and supplying some armored weapons and the like is not a problem at all.
Prostitutes... Well, the Cavalry General Sun Quan couldn't help but stand up and twirled his beard at this time, pacing around, thinking about the plan after the plot was completed.
The kid Liu Chan humiliated him like this last time. If this plan succeeds, Liu Bei's envoy will definitely be humiliated when he sees him again.
Thinking of the best things, I can't help but smile.
It's just that General Sun's limping steps are not really elegant...
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"Prince, please be careful as you go. Although you are brave and good at fighting, you should not rely on your own strength to deliberately take risks." Zhuge Liang took Liu Chan's hand and warned him.
Liu Chan smiled and said: "Uncle Zhuge, don't worry. I have fought several times and know that the battle formation is dangerous. But Uncle Zhuge, you should pay more attention to rest when marching and fighting, and don't overwork yourself."
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, kings feared that their ministers would not die in service. Only the prince is different."
"Since ancient times, I have been afraid of not being rich in wealth and having trouble sleeping at night. Uncle Zhuge is the only one who is different." Liu Chan imitated Zhuge Liang and shook his head.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and both burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty, I would like to send you off to the Crown Prince." Zhuge Liang bowed politely.
Liu Chan respectfully returned the disciple salute: "After defeating the enemy, I will have a drink and talk with Uncle Zhuge."
Zhuge Liang stayed in Jianwei County. Li Yan led the garrison and had been waiting for many days to join him.
Regarding this strange combination, Liu Chan originally wanted to remind Uncle Zhuge a few words, but after thinking about it, he gave up. It was better not to create extraneous problems.
Now Li Yan is not an equal to Zhuge Kongming. He believes in Wolong's wisdom.
Liu Chan led the rest of the people to continue to Jiangyang. After arriving in Jiangyang, Ma Su and Guan Xing continued eastward.
Comrade Ma Su, the famous mountaineering performing artist, is about to make his debut on stage under Zhuge Liang's recommendation...
(End of chapter)
