Jingzhou, Xinye.
In the City Lord's Mansion.
After Liu Bei finished reading the news sent by the spies in the north, he silently passed it to Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on his left.
"Advisor Jun, as expected!”
"A month ago, Cao Cao led an army of 100,000 to the north and attacked the foreign tribes in the northern frontier fortress.”
Liu Bei's tone was solemn.
He knew that after Cao Cao dealt with the border, he would definitely send his army south to attack Jingzhou.
Xinye was the outpost of Jing Zhou, so it was inevitable that they would be the first to bear the brunt.
Zhuge Liang took the cloth from Liu Bei. After reading the contents, he couldn't help but sigh.
"My lord, in my opinion, the foreigners in the north are definitely not Cao Cao's match!”
"We should be prepared for Cao Cao's army that might head south next year.”
"After all…"
"There is no danger around Xinye City. We might be able to defend against the small group of troops sent by Cao Cao. If Cao Cao sends his northern army south, Xinye City will have no chance of defending.“
"Military Advisor, what plan do you have?"
Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang.
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Liang had already made up his mind.
Under the gazes of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong, and the others, he said slowly,"First, gather all the troops!"
"Although my lord has been recruiting soldiers ever since he entered Xinye City, it is far from enough.”
"For this reason, my lord, you might as well go to Xiangyang and tell Liu Jingzhou about our difficulties and ask him to provide us with reinforcements.”
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei's face turned bitter.
"Kong Ming, it's not like you don't know the situation in Xiangyang…"
"Ever since Bei entered the Jing state, he has been constantly on guard against Liu Jing state's subordinates, Cai Mao and the others. It's already good enough that they didn't take away our rations, so how could they possibly give us more?”
"Moreover, who can be sure that Cai Mao and the others are not on guard against us because of the instructions of my clan brother?”
Zhuge Liang could hear the grievance in Liu Bei's words, but he shook his head lightly.
"Lord, that's not true!"
"I have a plan. After Liu Jingzhou hears my lord's words, he will take the initiative to send troops to us.”Zhuge Liang said.
"Zhuge Liang, what good ideas do you have?”
Instantly, Liu Bei's eyes lit up.
"My lord, what Liu Jingzhou is worried about…" Zhuge Liang replied.
"He's afraid that we'll end up like Zhang Xiu who occupied Wan City and become too powerful to fall. However, what if we retreat to advance and tell Liu Jingzhou that we are preparing to withdraw from Nanyang and go to Yizhou to join Liu Zhang?”
Zhuge Liang smiled and asked Liu Bei.
"Wonderful!"
When Zhuge Liang said this, Jian Yong, who was sitting at the side, exclaimed.
"My lord, the military advisor is right!"
"Since Lord Prefecture Overseer and Cai Mao have been on guard against us, we might as well withdraw from Jing State and let them guard Xinye City.”
" But, please don't forget, my lord…"
"The Jing State soldiers have not fought for a long time, how can they be a match for Cao Cao's army?”
"In the future, once Cao Cao goes south, without us to help Liu Jingzhou block the Cao army, the one who should be worried is Liu Jingzhou.”
"So, I can conclude…"
"If my lord had lied to Liu Jingzhou that he had the intention of leaving Jingzhou, he would definitely have tried his best to persuade him to stay. If my lord were to speak of his difficulties at this time, he would definitely have allowed it.”
Seeing Jian Yong express the meaning of his words, Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.
After a while, when Liu Bei and the other generals had digested the first suggestion, Zhuge Liang continued,""Secondly, get close to Eldest Young Master Liu Qi.”
" My lord, generals, please take a look…"
Zhuge Liang stood up from his seat and walked to a map of the entire Jing State hanging in the hall.
He pointed at Xinye and Jiangxia.
"Jiangxia is located southwest of Xinye. If we lose to the Cao army in the future and abandon Xinye, this is the best place for us to go.”
"At the same time, Jiangxia borders Jiangdong. If Jingzhou is lost, as long as Jiangxia is still in Jingzhou, we can use Jiangxia as our base and join forces with Sun Quan of Jiangdong to fight Cao Cao.”
"In addition, I heard that Liu Jingzhou has never liked the Eldest Young Master, causing him to often be secretly suppressed by Cai Mao and the others. If the Lord is on good terms with him at this time, the Eldest Young Master will definitely be very happy.”
"Third, ally with River East."
"However, since Cao Cao has yet to be defeated and there is no common enemy in front of him, Sun Quan of Jiangdong may not be interested in our meager strength.”
"This matter…"
"The time has not come yet."
"If the time comes, I will definitely go to Jiangdong on behalf of my lord!”
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