Jianming Chaos

Liu Bei thanked: "The military adviser is wise, and saved Liu from the tiger's mouth again!"

Kong Ming said: "It is my bounden duty to protect the lord."

Zhiming said: "Cao Cao will never withdraw his troops. We should seize the time to discuss the next step."

Everyone asked Kong Ming for advice.Kong Ming pondered for a moment, and said: "Cao Cao used his troops very quickly. If I guessed correctly, Jiang Cao Gongwen should have sent Meteor Horses to Jiangling. It seems that there is no way to go there. Xiakou is located at the place where the Han River flows into the Yangtze River. It is adjacent to Jiangxia. It is not under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou and Dongwu. It is an independent boundary with strong walls and sufficient money and food, so it can be guarded for a long time. Why don't you ask the Lord to lead some troops and go to Xiakou to set up camp. Mr. Liu will return to Jiangxia to rectify the troops, horses and warships. The two places form a corner, which is enough to resist Cao's army; if the whole army is stationed in Jiangxia, it will be easy to attack and difficult to defend."

Everyone nodded, thinking it was reasonable; Liu Qi seemed concerned, so he didn't respond.

When Liu Bei asked why, Liu Qi said, "I have a request. Please ask my uncle to go to Jiangxia with me. How about going to Xiakou after reorganizing the army and horses? Because I don't have enough experience in warfare, I just have the opportunity to ask my uncle for advice."

Kong Ming nodded: "It's not a bad idea, what does my lord think?"

Liu Bei agreed, and asked Guan Yu, Liu Mi and his son to lead five thousand troops to guard Xiakou first, and resettled the rest of the people in Xiakou; he went to Jiangxia with the others.Xiao Miao wanted to stay by his side and followed him.

On the way, Zhiming asked Guan Yu if he was attacked by a giant falcon on the way to ask for help. Guan Yu said that he was attacked by a giant falcon;

Zhiming said: "These giant falcons are all alchemy created by someone in the White Tiger Team, but don't worry, you don't have to be afraid of them in the future."

The two were puzzled and asked why.Zhiming half-jokingly said: "This is an agreement I made with God, and God will protect us to the end."

The two looked at each other.Zhang Fei thought: "This kid is sometimes unpredictable. It seems that many things are under his control. What is his origin?"

Seeing their puzzled faces, Zhiming quickly changed the subject: "Let's go to Military Advisor Kong Ming to discuss our future plans."

When he came to Jiangxia, Liu Bei gathered people to discuss.Kongming said: "Cao's army is powerful, and there are alchemists from the White Tiger Team who are making up clouds and rain, creating alchemy to suppress our army. On the way to Jiangxia for help, General Guan and I encountered alchemy attacks. Fortunately, General Guan rescued us. So , with the current strength of our army, even with the strength of Jiangxia and Xiakou, it will be difficult to resist the enemy. In my humble opinion, Jiangxia is close to Dongwu, and the Lord should take this opportunity to try to establish a cooperative relationship with Wu Lord Sun Quan to fight against the enemy together. Cao Cao."

Zhiming said: "The military commander is right. The six counties in the east of the Yangtze River have enough soldiers and food. If our army joins forces with the Soochow army, we will be able to retreat from Cao Cao."

Liu Bei was worried, and said, "This method is very good, but there is no bridge for cooperation. I am a down and out person, how can Sun Quan help me? Besides, there are many talents in Jiangdong. Even if he is willing to help me, those advisers will definitely help me." Do your best to dissuade, let’s forget it.”

Kongming patted his chest and said: "My lord, don't worry, I would like to go to Soochow for a trip. With my perfect tongue, I will be able to convince Sun Quan."

Liu Bei said happily: "If this is the case, the Han Dynasty will be saved!"

Zhiming was worried: "With no one to introduce him, it may be difficult for the military adviser to enter the palace."

Kong Ming smiled and said: "Don't worry, my elder brother Zhuge Jin is now working in the state of Wu. I can write a book first and send it to him so that he can introduce it to me."

Zhang Fei said happily: "Why didn't the military adviser say it earlier! Then why worry about this?"

Liu Bei asked: "What do the military advisers think the chances of winning this trip are?"

Kong Ming said: "[-]% is conservatively estimated."

"What is the basis?"

"Sun Quan's most important person is the former governor Zhou Yu. As long as he is persuaded, Sun Quan will not say he will. I am fully sure to persuade Zhou Yu." Kong Ming has a plan in mind.

Everyone was amazed.

Kongming immediately wrote a letter, saying that Cao Cao led an army of one million to go south, aiming to annex Jingzhou and Soochow. He hoped that Sun Quan could join forces with Liu Bei's army to fight against Cao Cao.

Considering the importance of the matter, Kong Ming decided to let Zhao Yun and Sun Gan bring the letter to Jiangdong.He called two people, took out a map of 81 counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and said: "I have ordered people to investigate in advance. Now Sun Quan is stationed in Chaisang, and my brother is also there. There is a red dot on the map, which is where he is. .Sun Qian, you are familiar with the terrain of Jiangdong, so you will be the guide. Remember to read the map when you get lost."

After that, he told them that they must hand over the letter to Zhuge Jin face to face, and never let outsiders hand it over, so as not to cause complications.

Sun Qian asked: "Why didn't the military commander go to Jiangdong to meet your brother in person?"

Kong Ming said: "I must stay and assist the lord, and I will go later."

So Zhao Yun and Sun Qian took letters, maps and two soldiers and set off in a wooden boat.

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After being scared off by Guan Yu, Cao Cao discussed with the generals and decided to rush to Jiangling as soon as possible, so that Liu Bei must not let Liu Bei seize the opportunity.

The army came out of the city overnight.At this time, Jiangling's defenders were Deng Xi and Liu Xian. They had received the official document of surrendering Cao and led all the soldiers and civilians in the city out of Guo to welcome them.

Cao Jun entered the city.Cao Cao was greeted by the two and came to the county government to hold a military meeting.

Cao Cao said to the generals: "Liu Bei and his party are desperate and will go to Jiangxia. Although Jiangxia is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, its guard will be Liu Qi. It is expected that he will not obey my orders and capture Liu Bei together. Instead, he will assist Liu Bei against our army. .Jiangxia and Soochow are close at hand, Kong Ming will definitely strive for Soochow's help. If he succeeds, our plan to fight against rebellion will be difficult to realize."

Li Dian said: "Liu Bei has no one to rely on at present, and it is expected that Sun Quan will not tolerate him."

Cao Cao frowned, and said: "Although that is the case, Kong Ming will definitely go to Jiangdong to lobby Sun Quan in person. With his eloquence, I am afraid that Sun Quan will be persuaded."

The counselor Xun You said: "At this point, we may be forced to make some compromises. The prime minister can write a short letter and send envoys to Soochow, asking Sun Quan to cooperate with our army to capture Liu Bei. Afterwards, the two sides will divide Jingzhou equally." It is a good place to form an alliance forever. Sun Quan is a wise man and will definitely choose to cooperate with us; besides, Jingzhou is also a place that Soochow has coveted for a long time, and Liu Biao has just passed away. It is expected that the other party will never give up such a great opportunity."

"I don't have any objection to dividing Jingzhou equally. I'm afraid that Kong Ming will be preconceived and persuade Sun Quan. If Sun and Liu join forces to form a united front, it will be very detrimental to our Great Wei's flattening of the southern territory." Cao Cao was full of worries.

"Sun Quan's navy has a strong lineup. If there is a water battle, our army may not be the opponent." Cao Ren said truthfully.

"Don't worry, everyone, Sun Quan will not send troops easily." Xu Shu said.

Cao Cao asked: "What is Xu Canjun's opinion?"

"If Eastern Wu sends troops, the Yue people will definitely take advantage of the vacancy and seize its foundation." Xu Shu analyzed it from the perspective of internal worries.

Cao Cao also heard that there is a free nation in Jiangdong called the Yue nationality. Almost all of them live in the mountains and forests, commonly known as "Shanyue".They refused to accept the rule of Soochow Wu, and often had the heart to overthrow the Soochow regime, so there were often riots in Shanyue in Soochow.Sun Quan sent troops to suppress the bandits many times, but they were quick-witted and surreptitious, and often set traps in the mountains to attack Wu soldiers by surprise.The troops sent by Sun Quan either never returned, or suffered heavy casualties, which made people panic and no one dared to go up the mountain.Sun Quan was troubled by this.

Hearing what Xu Shu said, Cao Cao remembered the Shanyue incident and said, "Mr. is right. Before Sun Quan consolidated his rear, he would not dare to send troops lightly."

He immediately wrote a letter, saying that he would form an alliance to divide Jingzhou equally, and sent envoys to Sun Quan; Go south to fight.

After Cai Mao and Zhang Yun heard the news, they immediately summoned all the elite soldiers under their command and went to Jiangling together.The two armies joined together, and the navy and army totaled 83.

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But it is said that Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, whose name is Zhongmou, is 26 years old, young and promising, and is now the director of Chaisang County.After hearing the news that Cao Cao's Southern Expedition, Liu Cong's Xianzhou, and Cao's army had stationed troops in Jiangling, they hurriedly gathered people to discuss countermeasures.

Counselor Zhang Zhao said: "Cao Cao will go south this time, in the name of pursuing Liu Bei, and take the opportunity to take my Jiangnan under his banner. His ambition is clear at a glance."

Staff officer Lu Su said: "Jingzhou is a transportation fortress connecting the Central Plains, Jiangdong and Xichuan. It is also a land of Yin and wealth. Now it has fallen into the hands of Cao Cao, which is extremely unfavorable to the situation in Soochow. Now that Liu Biao is dead, please allow me, my lord. In the name of 'mourning', I went to Jiangxia to inquire about Liu Bei's news."

Sun Quan agreed, so he gave Lu Su an explanation and sent him to Jiangxia to "mourn the funeral".

When Lu Su came to Jiangxia, he met Liu Bei, Kong Ming and Liu Qi discussing matters in the garden.

He expressed his intention to come, handed the silk gift to Liu Qi, and said: "I am deeply sorry about your father's matter. I hope that your son will express his condolences as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the morale of the army."

Liu Qi accepted the silk gift and thanked him: "Thank you, Lord Lu, for your kindness and reminder, I will."

Lu Su, Liu Bei, and Kong Ming talked politely for a while, and asked, "The emperor must also know about Cao Cao's million-strong army going to the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know the approximate number of Cao's troops?"

After hearing this, Kong Ming thought: "Sun Jian (Sun Quan's late father) and Liu Biao are enemies. How can the two families have a mourning ceremony? Lu Su clearly came to inquire about the military situation under the guise of mourning."

He winked at Liu Bei.Liu Bei understood and said: "To tell the truth, Liu has been chased and killed by Cao Jun all the way to this point. He only cares about fleeing and doesn't know the truth of the other party."

Lu Su expressed doubts: "Uncle Huang was guided by Mr. Kong Ming and set fire to Cao's army twice. How could he not know the enemy's situation?"

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Liu really doesn't know, Mr. Lu can ask Kong Ming, maybe he knows."

Lu Su then asked Kong Ming.Kong Ming said: "Actually, I don't know too well. I only know that the enemy army is so powerful that our army can only temporarily avoid the front and cannot fight."

"Then what are Mr. Kong Ming's plans in the future?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's avoid it here for now."

"When are you going to avoid it?"

Kong Ming thought for a while and said, "After a while, we will seek refuge with Wu Chen, the prefect of Cangwu. Uncle Liu Huang had a friendship with him, so he should take us in."

Lu Su said dismissively: "Wu Chen is an ordinary person, and it is difficult for him to achieve great things; let alone now that he is in danger of protecting himself, how dare he take you in?"

Kong Ming asked back: "According to Mr. Lu, who is not an ordinary person?"

"Sun Quan, the lord of the Wu Kingdom, is my lord. He occupies the six counties in the east of the river. He has enough soldiers and food, and he is courteous and virtuous. He has already recruited many heroes in the area around the east of the river. Why don't you consider asking him for help?"

Kongming sighed and said: "I did think about it, but I just regret that no one introduces me; besides, General Sun doesn't have much friendship with Uncle Liu Huang, so how could he take our army in?"

"Isn't your elder brother Zhuge Jin the chief historian in our country? If you get his help, you won't have to worry about major problems."

Kong Ming's eyes lit up: "Master Lu is right. My brother Zhuge Jin has been working in Guizhou for several years, so he should be able to help."

He told his elder brother about sending someone to write the book.Lu Suhan said with a smile: "It turns out that Mister has already made arrangements, and I was tricked by Mister just now."

"Well, the situation is pressing, and the only way out is to cooperate with General Sun. Lord Lu, with your support, I believe we can succeed!" Kong Ming patted Lu Su's shoulder vigorously.

Lu Su could clearly feel the spirit emanating from this person's eyebrows, both happy and uneasy.He thought: "Is Liu Bei's alliance with Wu's army good or bad for Soochow?"

In fact, his scruples are not unreasonable. After all, Kong Ming's resourcefulness is no less than that of any strategist in Jiangdong, and he has turned the tide of the battle more than once on the battlefield. It shows that all the strategies used by Kong Ming in the past were successful.As for Liu Bei's joint progress with the army and the people, it is entirely the result of Liu Bei's willful will, and has nothing to do with Kong Ming, otherwise the situation will be different.Cooperating with Liu Bei's army, Soochow will inevitably use a large number of military forces. Is this within Kong Ming's plan?How will Kong Ming treat Soochow after the Anti-Cao is over?On the one hand, he was worried that the other party would cross the river and tear down the bridge; on the other hand, he even thought that it would be great if he could recruit Kong Ming to play for Soochow.