Liu Bei led his army to retreat at the ferry, and joined Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, in Jiangxia. Liu Bei knew that Jiangxia and the 20,000 sailors in his hands could not defend Cao Jun, so after Zhuge Liang returned, he planned to go to Wu Ju in Cangwu County. This person can be regarded as his old acquaintance, and he should be willing to take him in.
However, when Liu Bei was crossing the river in a boat, a Mengchong boat came on the river, and a large flag was flying on the boat, with the word "Sun" on the flag.
Meng Chong's boat was coming towards the wind, and there was a person standing on the bow of the boat. He was taken aback when he saw Liu Bei's fleet that hadn't set off yet.
He was ordered by Sun Quan to come to Jingzhou to investigate the reality of Cao Jun, but now it seems that he came too late.
If Cao Jun came to attack Jingzhou, it would be wartime now, but there are so many navy troops in Jiangxia preparing to withdraw. It can only explain one thing, Jingzhou Liu Cong has been defeated.
However, the people on board smiled again and talked to themselves.
"Perhaps it's just the right time for me to come again."
The ship sailed into Jiangxia, and Liu Bei also received the person who came with the ship. He said that his name was Lu Su and he was from Jiangdong.
The two talked for a long day, and it was not until dusk that Lu Su walked out of Liu Bei's residence.
When he walked out of the mansion, he happened to see a young man standing there. He was wearing a white robe.
"I'm Zhuge Kongming."
Lu Su also quickly returned a salute: "Lu Su, Lu Zijing."
During the few thoughts of bowing down, Lu Su seriously thought about the words Zhuge Kongming, he seemed to have heard it somewhere.
Suddenly, he seemed to have some enlightenment, and he laughed heartily.
"Mr. Zhuge has relatives in Jiangdong?"
Zhuge Liang actually came here with his own intentions. He guessed why Lu Su came to have a long talk with Liu Bei. He presumably wanted to persuade Liu Bei to vote for Jiangdong.
Jiangdong is different from Cangwu County. After Cangwu County is carefully managed, it may allow Liu Bei to turn against the guest, but Jiangdong cannot. Relatively, going to Jiangdong also has the advantage of going to Jiangdong, but there are a few things that he must confirm first.
But he didn't expect that Lu Su's first words when he saw him was to ask his relatives.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't answer, Lu Su pointed to himself.
"I have a friend in Jiangdong named Zhuge Ziyu. He often mentions in front of me how smart he has a younger brother."
Zhuge Liang is not the eldest brother in the family, he was originally ranked second, he was Zhong, but because the eldest brother went to Jiangdong to become an official in his early years, he is better than the eldest brother in the family.
This Zhuge Ziyu is his elder brother.
I haven't heard this name for many years, but when I hear it again, my heart is full of complexity.
When the elder brother left, he only carried one luggage.
He went to see him off at the intersection, but before leaving, the elder brother turned around.
"Take care of Xiaojun and Xiaoying."
He remembered that figure who was taller than him stood in front of him, looked down at him, and said gently.
"Also, the troubled world is dangerous, if you can, don't enter the world."
The man turned and walked away, walking on the road, and waved behind him.
"If after the troubled times, the eldest brother is not dead, and he has achieved some fame, I will come to pick you up."
After that, he often inquired about some outside news, and only then did he know what the dangers of the troubled times that the eldest brother said, the people in the world, there is no one out of ten.
(According to statistics, the population of China in the peak period of the Eastern Han Dynasty was more than 56 million, but at the lowest point, the population was less than 8 million. So that time can indeed be said to be the largest population extinction in Chinese history.)
Now was not the time to think about these things, Zhuge Liang straightened his expression and looked at Lu Su.
"It turned out to be a brother and friend. I'm sorry. However, I came here to ask Zijing something."
"Kong Ming just asked." Lu Su said generously.
"I don't know." Zhuge Liang looked at Lu Su and asked unhurriedly.
"General Sun is determined to resist Cao?"
On the second day, Liu Bei's fleet did not go to Cangwu County, but turned to Jiangdong along the Yangtze River.
Cao Cao took over Jingzhou and integrated tens of thousands of Jingzhou's naval forces, led by Jingzhou's original generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yunlai.
At the same time, he ordered Qingzhou's navy to go south along the East China Sea to garrison Guangling. His next target was Jiangdong.
When Gu Nan first met Cao Cao, he suggested that Cao Cao go to Qingzhou first instead of Yanzhou, not only because of the location and wealth of Qingzhou, but also because the East China Sea is on the side of Qingzhou, which can be used to drill the navy.
Most people in the north are not good at water, but after many years of training, there are no less than 40,000 sailors in Qingzhou.
Now Cao Cao holds more than 100,000 troops in the Central Plains and 70,000 Jingzhou navy. If there is a change in Jiangdong, he can go straight to Jiangdong along the Yangtze River from west to east.
At the same time, Guangling's Qingzhou navy can enter the Yangtze River directly from the Haikou of Guangling, and attack from east to west.
The front and back attacks took down the control of the Yangtze River. At that time, Jiangdong has no natural dangers to defend, and it will be easy to enter the army and go south.
Jiangdong is good at sailors, but their soldiers and horses are only 50,000, and the 20,000 sailors in Liu Bei's hands are only 70,000. No matter how you look at it, as long as the battle starts, it seems that this battle will be a battle that must be won.
Cao Cao of Jingzhou wrote a letter to Sun Quan, writing: Today, I am ordered by the emperor to fight against rebellion. The flag points to the south, and Liu Cong surrenders. Now, I am commanding a navy of 800,000 men, and I want to go hunting with the general in Wu.
The 800,000 is of course Cao Cao's nonsense, but this letter spread to Jiangdong, but it really made the people of Jiangdong panic, and they were divided into two factions for a while. One faction is fighting, and the other is surrendering.
Jiangdong.
Liu Bei frowned and sat in his seat, looking at the counselor under him. Now that Cao Cao is pointing his sword at Jiangdong, the only thing he fears is that Sun Quan has no intention of fighting at all.
He suffered a loss from Liu Cong once, and he knew that he could not support himself alone.
"Everyone, what can I do?" Liu Bei raised his eyes to look at the counselors below him, and all the counselors in the hall showed distress.
After all, they are dependent on others, and they are already under the control of others. It is really difficult to persuade the master to fight against a strong enemy as a guest.
Until a person slowly got up and bowed down to Liu Bei.
"My lord." Zhuge Liang said, "You can speak to General Sun."
It was a fine day, and the sun shone on the stone slabs laid on the ground and the spears of the guards on both sides.
Two soldiers led Zhuge Liang into the gate and walked to a hall.
Two red pillars stand on both sides of the hall door, looking along the hall, the hall is open, with a bit of solemnity and austerity.
Sitting in the middle is a young man in military uniform, straddling a long sword, with a sharp look in his eyes.
There are two rows of scribes sitting in the hall on both sides, almost all of them are sitting at the table, keeping calm.
When Zhuge Liang walked to the door, everyone's eyes were on him, with different expressions.
"Are you here because of your ambition, the ambition of the world?"
"Then you are not ashamed of the grace of this teaching. Don't forget what you said. Don't lose your ambition. Go."
What he said a few days ago seems to be still ringing in his ears, he will never take this kindness back, so this ambition, even if he does not die, will never give up.
Even if tens of thousands of people stand in front of him, he will still move forward.
"Heh." Standing in front of the door, Zhuge Liang showed a calm smile on his face, holding a feather fan, and stepped across the hall door.
Gentlemen, Zhuge Kongming is here to see you!
A few days later, news came from Jiangdong that Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's military adviser, was fighting against the Confucians, and urged Sun Quan to take the lead.
After Zhuge Liang left, Sun Quan discussed the matter again, drew his sword to decide the case, and said bluntly: Whoever surrenders again is like this table!
The Jiangdong army was preparing for war, and Cao Cao also began to mobilize troops to prepare to march eastward.
When soldiers and horses passed through a small town in Jingzhou, some children ran by the side of the road, and the children sang a simple ditty.
Inadvertently, Cao Cao heard a few of them.
When the east wind comes, the pestilence blows, and the rocket ships burn the camp. The army comes, the defeated army returns, Huarong Mountain Road
The following words were lost in the sound of carriages and horses, and Cao Cao's chest felt tight for no reason. Looking back from the carriage frame, the figures of those children could no longer be seen.
In the team, besides Cao Cao, there was another person who also looked at the direction in which the children were going away.
She pressed down her bamboo hat and looked away. 2k reading network
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