Section 20 Transfer

Li Tong, the prefect of Runan, is 42 years old and has a little yellow face. When he saw his opponent Liu Pan who had fought for half a year, he laughed and stepped forward and patted Liu Pan on the shoulder and said, "I heard for a long time that Liu Ziju is extremely brave in You County. After fighting for the past six months, he is indeed well-known. Li Tong admires it."

Liu Pan smiled bitterly, bowed his head and bowed, "Pan and others were fooled by Liu Bei's hypocrite. They ended up like this. Fortunately, the general was so full of people who could let me use the opportunity to send Bo Yu to Xiangyang. I am so grateful."

Li Tong looked at Liu Qi who was coughing constantly in the car, feeling a little sad. He patted Liu Pan and said, "Don't worry, as long as they meet, their brothers will get half of their illness. With Master Zhang Ji here, it will be fine."

Liu Pan nodded gratefully: "Borrow the good words of Prefect Li."

Liu Qi set off, and Liu Pan gave instructions to the escort soldiers and took care of them in all aspects. Then he took Liu Qi's hand and said, "Boyu, go to Xiangyang for treatment with peace of mind. Leave the matter here to me. Don't worry, I will definitely get back this justice."

A strange flush appeared on Liu Qi's face. He took Liu Pan's hand and said, "Zi Ju, justice is in the hearts of the people, why bother to fight? My father took us to Jingzhou back then, but now there are only three of us. You are more important than anything else. I am now open to it. No matter what reputation or status is important as family. You promise me that you must live well."

Liu Pan felt sour in his heart, and he nodded vigorously. Liu Qi said a lot of words, a little anxious, and couldn't help coughing violently, his face flushed, and a trace of bright red blood spilled out of the corner of his mouth. Liu Pan quickly wiped the blood with his rough big hands and carefully tucked the corners of his quilt for him. Liu Qi coughed for a while, and then gradually calmed down, tilted his head weakly, and panted. Liu Pan looked at him carefully for a while, and saw that he was sleeping in a drowsy manner, then waved his hand and said softly, "Get off."

Jiang Gan bowed to Liu Pan and turned around and followed the convoy slowly. Liu Pan stood by the roadside and saw that the convoy had lost its trace in the tender green of early spring, and then turned around. The tears on his face had been dried by the slightly cold spring breeze. The long scar was shaking, and the cold light appeared in both eyes, and murderous aura was soaring: "Premier Li, Liu Pan has something to ask for."

"General Liu has something to do, just say it."

"Liu Pan wants to seek justice, but his strength is not good. He also needs the cooperation of Prefect Li. In addition to Chen Dao, he killed Liu Bei's arm to relieve my hatred." Liu Pan gritted his teeth and said viciously.

Li Tong laughed loudly, and he pulled Liu Pandi's arm and smiled, "General Liu hated evil and admired him. But General should not be anxious. This justice is something to be fought against. Not only Chen Dao, but also Jiangxia. Don't worry, and return to Xiyang to wait for a while. Young Master Cang Shu will arrive soon. At that time, he will definitely swallow Chen Dao alive and then swallow the whole Jiangxia to relieve the general's hatred. Before the young master arrives, you and I will still act well, so that no one can see the flaws."

"Is Mr. Cang Shu coming?" Liu Pan was both surprised and happy.

"Of course I'm coming. I heard that the general's old subordinate Huang Hansheng had already set off from Xiangyang with a thousand iron armored troops and was rushing towards Pingchun." Li Tong said, holding a soft rice paper and handing it to Liu Pan, saying, "This is the young master's handbook. Please check it out."

Liu Pan took the document, and was first attracted by Cao Chong's elegant font, and he couldn't put it down with the soft and white rice paper. After he finished reading the content, he carefully handed the document back to Li Tong: "Young master is so thoughtful, it is really our conscience. This document is both good at writing and writing, and the prefect will collect it. It will definitely be a heirloom treasure in the future."

Li Tong laughed: "General, Gao Jian. Tong is just thinking like this." He pulled Liu Pan to the long pavilion on the side of the road, and the guards had already spread the map on the stone table. Li Tong pointed to the map and said: "General, let's study how to hunt Chen Dao now?"

Chen Dao was frowning in the prefecture of Pingchun County. He was ordered by Liu Bei to move to Pingchun, with the purpose of preventing Liu Qi and Liu Pan from moving to Nanjun from then on. But if Liu Qi and Liu Pan had a strange intention and the defense line here was so long, why did they have to turn to Nanyang County? Li Tong of Runan County was not far from Xiyang. If he wanted to turn to Cao Cao, he could just contact Li Tong directly, why should he turn to Nanyang County. With this mobilization, he pushed himself directly to the unfavorable terrain of the three parties, which made Chen Dao restless and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Send a message to the lord and ask for defense, or send someone to come to pick him up. Our army is so dangerous." Chen Dao said to his aide Liu Zhi. Liu Zhi sat down and didn't move. He looked at Chen Dao's gloomy face. After a while, he said: "General, Liu Qi is seriously ill, I'm afraid he won't be able to stand for a long time. Now the lord wants to take all Liu Pan's 4,000 troops, so he sent the general to this dangerous situation and guard the important road. The general asked for help at this time, but he was afraid that the lord's deployment would be disrupted, and the lord's association would not be happy."

"Of course I know the lord's thoughts, but if Liu Pan and others find out about Liu Qi's condition..." Chen Da stopped. He always felt that it was inappropriate for Liu Bei to use this method to seek Jiang Xia, which was quite inconsistent with his always kind name. Once the news leaked, he was afraid that there would be endless troubles. However, he had no say in this matter, so he could only accept Liu Bei's order to monitor Liu Qi and Liu Pan, and just wait for Liu Qi to die, he came to seize the military power. Liu Bei looked down on Liu Pan and felt that he had only the opportunity to station in You County because of Liu Biao's nephew. It was just the courage of ordinary men. As long as Liu Qi died, Liu Pan would not be a problem. Chen Da had met Liu Pan several times, but he felt that this person was careless and not as simple as a general. He had been careful about Liu Pan and was very polite to Liu Qi. He felt a little regretful for Liu Qi from the bottom of his heart.

"That doctor is very skilled in medicine, and most people should not see any problems." Liu Zhi was Chen Dao's confidant. He also knew the origin of Liu Qi's disease, but he felt that there would be no flaws unless it was a medical master like Hua Tuo or Zhang Ji.

"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm afraid of it." Chen Dao waved his hand, "Send a message, you go in person, and meet Military Advisor Zhuge by the way."

Seeing that Chen Dao had made up his mind, Liu Zhi stopped talking and took the pen and wrote the document. After Chen Dao saw the document, he took out a copper seal and roasted it on the fire. He pressed it heavily on the simplified pen.

Xiling City, Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion.

Liu Bei sat in the position where Liu Qi used to sit, but his brows were locked, without any joy. He looked at a silk book in front of him and smacked his lips. This was a letter from Zhou Yu, the left governor of Jiangdong, asking Liu Bei to go out to assist in the capture of Jiangling.

Zhou Yu has been attacking Jiangling City these days, but Jiangling City is strong, and Liu Biao has prepared enough materials to resist Cao Cao. Facing Cao Ren, who was guarding the city, Zhou Yu's 20,000 naval troops were helpless for a while. He failed to gain a advantage after attacking the city many times, so he had to confront him. Fortunately, Sun Quan suffered a great defeat in Hefei and was weak for a while, so he didn't say anything to him. But he was recuperating in Moling, but his eyes were staring at the Jiangling battlefield, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

Zhou Yu was anxious. But he had no advantage in his military strength, so it was really difficult to capture Jiangling City. In desperation, he had to transfer Liu Bei to send troops to help. His words meant that Liu Bei had no military achievements in the Battle of Chibi, and now he has been hiding in Jiangxia without any movement. He really has no sincerity to form an alliance.

This sentence made Liu Bei sweat in a cold sweat. He was afraid that Zhou Yu would give up Jiangling and attack Jiangxia in anger. He knew that Zhou Yu had never taken him seriously. If his 20,000 troops were turned to attack Jiangxia at this time, he would be afraid that he would be in trouble. Jiangxia did not have the strong city and abundant supplies like Jiangling. He did not have the strength and support of Man Chong. The only army he brought with him was 10,000 naval troops from Guan Yu's hands, of which 3,000 were transferred to the north to support Liu Qi. The nearly 10,000 troops that had just been snatched from Jiangxia's general were unstable and were still watching. If he really wanted to fight with Zhou Yu, who knew whether they would rebel in the face of the battle.

What made Liu Bei even more worried was that if he turned against Jiangdong, he had He Qi from Lujiang County in the east, Man Chong from the west, Xiangyang navy who was sailing, and Zhou Yu from the south, he could be said to have wolves on all sides and his future was worrying. No matter who had the upper hand in the end, he had no way to survive anyway.

Therefore, Zhou Yu's letter made him frightened.

It was here that Chen Dao's letter arrived. Liu Bei saw Chen Dao's letter and was furious. He felt that Chen Dao was worried was unreasonable. How could Liu Qi and Liu Pan suddenly associate with Li Tong? They were enemies who had fought for nearly half a year, and Liu Qi was always his own person. He had never doubted himself, and he would have such thoughts based on his weak character. He didn't say a word after he seized so many soldiers. He also took the initiative to give up the prefect Jiangxia to himself and brought thousands of people to defend Xiyang. Now the situation has been completed, what else can he make? Besides, he has been alive for a few months. Then he will express his grief again. Liu Pan, a rough man, gave up his troops without gratitude?

He actually wanted reinforcements? Is this Uncle Chen getting worse and worse? Liu Bei thought with some disappointment.

"Military advisor, what should you do?" Liu Bei pushed both letters to Zhuge Liang and asked with a frown.

Zhuge Liang read the two letters carefully, and said in a deep voice. After a long time, he asked: "Lord, do you think Jiang Xia can defend it?"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly said, "What is the military advisor's intention? How can Jiang Xia not be able to defend?"

Zhuge Liang sighed quietly, took out a piece of paper and spread it in front of Liu Bei. Liu Bei looked at it and asked blankly: "What is this? Only the only one is the one who made the tricks of Cao Chong? This guy is really good at trouble. He doesn't want to break the siege of Jiangling, so he has played a new policy? Are you not afraid that those aristocratic families will oppose him?"

"Since he can be in charge of Xiangyang, Cao Cao naturally gave him the rights. And he will definitely report to the Prime Minister's Office for filing in advance when doing these things. Cao Cao was a person who was not particular about the details. As long as Cao Chong did not cause trouble in Xiangyang, he would naturally not object." Zhuge Liang picked up the piece of paper and said, "Have you seen such soft paper? Have you seen such beautiful words? This teenage child can use this paper as a notice from the government. Can the lord think about the financial resources he controls? Liu Zichu is very talented and is far better than me in planning, but he is only a vain staff by his side. Pang Shiyuan has also recently joined his shogunate and is now a military advisor. In the battle of Fangling, Shiyuan will be the first to be the master."

"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, that Mr. Feng Chu?" Liu Bei frowned as soon as he heard it. He heard Sima Decao say that those who know the times care about the heroes, and the heroes he mentioned were Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in front of him. He had experienced Zhuge Liang's level. Fortunately, he went to Jiangdong to save himself from danger. Then he dealt with Jiangxia's generals, and occupied Jiangxia. He finally had a territory that could be decided. Pang Tong is as famous as him, and his level is not bad. Why didn't he pay attention to it? He actually fell into the hands of Cao Chong, the leader. God has no eyes.

"That's right, although Cao Chong's tent is not many, there are few famous scholars. But he is all capable. He does not go to support Jiangling, because Jiangling has no danger at present. Because Zhou Yu and his people cannot gain an absolute advantage, they will have no choice but to Cao Renhe for a while. However, he is now leading troops to capture Jiangxia in person, and at the same time sending troops to capture Linju and Yicheng, and both wings are out, and his heart is quite good."

Liu Bei laughed "eat" and said with some disdain: "How many soldiers can he have? He dares to divide the troops. He really doesn't know that the world is high. Le Jin's hands are full of new recruits. Lin Ju. Yicheng just wanted to support Cao Ren's right wing and rely on his momentum. Cao Chong had only more than a thousand people under him. With Wenpin's troops, there were only four thousand people, so how dare he come to take Jiangxia?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "My lord should not underestimate this son. He has the support of the Cai family. If he can obtain the support of other major clans in Xiangyang, he can recruit thousands of soldiers, not to mention that there are still many private soldiers in the family. Even if he does not use private soldiers, the lord think about it. If he joins Li Tong and Li Dian from Hefei, his troops can exceed 10,000, and it will be easy to capture the northern part of Jiangxia. More importantly, Xiahou said that he has been preparing to seize Lujiang in the East City. If Lujiang falls into the hands of other places, Jiangxia will have enemies on all sides. Even if the lord defends for a while, he will not be able to develop, which is very unfavorable for the lord."

"Can Xiahou claim to take Lujiang? Will a Huangkouruzi be the opponent of He Qidi?" Liu Bei thought for a long time and finally remembered who Xiahou claimed it. He had no impression of Xiahou calling anything else, only knowing that Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao was killed by him. Others. I have never heard of any outstanding achievements.

"Lord," Zhuge Liang was a little anxious. Can Cao Cao make Xiahou say he is guarding the East City? Can it be casual? Xiahou said he is a newcomer, but he dragged 5,000 Gan Ning in Huarong City to ruin his position and could not support Lu Meng, which made Xu Huang and Zhang Liao fall out. It is said that the fighting style is treacherous and sloppy. Can he be an easy-to-handle person? "Lord, you must not underestimate the enemy. This son, Cao Chong and Cao Zhang are the next generation of talents who Cao Cao worked hard to cultivate, and the war is quite well-organized."

Zhuge Liang was about to say something else, but when he saw Liu Bei's face was not good, he remembered that Liu Bei had suffered twice in Cao Chong's hands. At this time, praising Cao Chong was equivalent to slashing Liu Bei's face. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Jiangxia was alone in Jiangbei, and was attacked from all sides. Regardless of whether Zhou Gongjin could capture Jiangling, this place was a place for four battles and was not suitable for the lord to rest. Although Cao Cao was defeated in the Red Cliff, the damage was only the navy, and the infantry and cavalry were not much. He could make a comeback in less than a year or two. The lord felt that he had a chance to win? Even if Cao Cao would not come again for a while, the lord was Sun Kuaiji who was looking at the lord behind him. How could he live in peace?"

Liu Bei's expression improved a little. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Zhuge Liang was right and said in a hint: "What should I do according to the military advisor's opinion? Could it be that I would give up Jiang Xia?" He said in his heart that I finally found a place to settle down, and gave up again and wandered around? You haven't had such a hard life, and I don't know how difficult it is to live under someone else's roof without a place to stay.

Zhuge Liang stood up, walked to the large map behind Liu Bei, and pointed to the four counties in Jiangnan and said, "Why is it not like this? Although the four counties in Jiangnan are not as good as Nanxian, they are much better than Jiangxia. The four counties have a population of nearly 600,000 and are vast in size, and have great potential for development. When the lord comes here, he will be able to prosper with his reputation as a lord. Moreover, this place is close to Yizhou in the west, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou is weak. The talented and intelligent people in Yizhou think of a wise ruler. The lord can establish a firm foothold in the four counties and enter Yizhou west. The lord is just like a tiger entering the mountains and forests and a dragon entering the sea, and can achieve great success. Now he is trapped in Jiangxia and faces the enemies from all directions. If Zhou Yu returns to the army to seize the four counties and blocks the lord's way to move west, the lord will have no hope of following Jingyi's plan."

Liu Bei looked at the map and thought for a moment, then woke up as if he was in a dream. He was scared and sweated. That's right, if Zhou Yu took over the four counties of Jiangnan, he would be trapped here, and sooner or later he would die. But if he took over the four counties of Jiangnan, how big would that place be? It would be comparable to Jiangxia. More importantly, Cao Cao's Jiangling naval army was burned by fire. With the ships in Xiangyang, they could not stop their naval army at all. They could only watch themselves occupying the four counties of Jiangnan, but they could do nothing. When his naval army recovered, he was full of wings. Maybe he had already taken Yizhou. Will he be afraid of Cao Cao at that time?

"Then...what should we do?" Liu Bei asked anxiously.

"Zhou Gongjin came to ask for help, which was a good opportunity for the lord land." Zhuge Liang was moved and breathed a sigh of relief: "My lord can take this opportunity to send troops to Jiangling, and legitimately pass through the defense line of the Jiangdong Army. After reaching the territory of the four counties, he can see the opportunity. Now the four counties are still under the orders of the court. The lord takes it and does not defeat the alliance. I think Sun Kuaiji can't say anything."

"It's reasonable." Liu Bei, who was worried about how to go to the four counties through Zhou Yu's territory, nodded repeatedly when he heard this. At this time, he felt that Zhou Yu's letter was no longer bad news. He was just about to go to bed, but he sent a big pillow.

God helps me!
Chapter completed!