Zhuge was reborn, killed the old thief Sima

Chapter 44 Liu Bei’s development path
Zhuge Liang didn't answer Xi Hong's question, and Xi Hong wisely stopped asking.

This military advisor does have many secrets, but as his master said, "Kong Ming's ability is beyond doubt, and he will never betray Bei's trust in him."

How this inexplicable trust came about, Xi Hong can't tell, but he really has this kind of thing.
It was not until the two returned to their residences and asked the guards to guard the courtyard gate that Xi Hong could discuss the following matters with Zhuge Liang.

"Sir, do you think Wu Chen can really dominate Jiaozhou or even occupy the land of Jiaozhou?"

This is what Xi Hong cares about most. According to his speculation just now, Kong Ming wants Liu Bei to form an alliance with Wu Chen, and then use the special characteristics of Jiaozhou to cover up Liu Bei's growing power.

But there must be a prerequisite for this, that is, Wu Chen must be able to win the entire Jiaozhou, otherwise not only will this plan be full of problems, but Wu Chen will not sit back and watch their lord become big and remain indifferent.

At that time, the words "old friends" may not be very useful.

"You can rest assured about this." Kong Ming looked at Xi Hong and chuckled, "Wu Chen will definitely not get Jiaozhou! Even being able to secure Cangwu County is still the best."

"This..." Although Xi Hong felt the same way, he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to say so simply, "Are you so sure, sir?"

"Although Wu Chen is brave, he is not an enemy of ten thousand people. He has great ambition but little power, and his intelligence is mediocre.

Although he occupied Cangwu at this time and found a good opportunity, he had forgotten that it was not just bravery that could cause trouble here.

On the contrary, Liang is very optimistic about Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi. They were originally a big family in Jiaozhou, and they rose in one fell swoop with the help of the chaos caused by the Zhufu.

Now not only is Shixie himself the governor of Jiaozhi, his own family is also serving as governor in many places in Jiaozhou, and he doesn't care about the "Three Protectors of the Law" at all.

His disciple Shiyi also served as the prefect of Hepu, his disciple Shi also served as the prefect of Jiuzhen, and his younger brother Shiwu also served as the prefect of Nanhai.

It can be said that the southern part of Jiaozhou is originally the domain of their scholar family, and the imperial court turned a deaf ear to this.

Shi Xie's character is also very good, he attracted many celebrities to go there, not to mention relying on them to make Shi Xie's reputation soar, but also relying on them to manage the southern part of Jiaozhou in an orderly manner.

The strength of Jiaozhi County is no longer inferior to Cangwu's, not to mention that they still have the support of the local forces in Jiaozhou.

At this time, Liu Jingsheng took advantage of Zhang Jin's death in Jiaozhou to make plans in Jiaozhou. Cao Mengde was busy with matters in the north and was unable to go south, but he would never let Liu Jingsheng succeed in Jiaozhou.

Therefore, the best way is to continue to win over Jing Shixie with rewards in the name of the court and let him resist Liu Biao.

Wu Chen could ignore Lai Gong, but he forgot that once Lai Gong was expelled by him, Jiaozhou would be leaderless again.

When that time comes, Shi Xie can take advantage of the situation and rise.

He couldn't even understand this. If he, Wu Chen, could occupy Jiaozhou, he would have great luck. "

Kong Ming said at the end, he couldn't help laughing.

Zhuge Liang laughed, but Xi Hong couldn't laugh anymore.

"Sir, do you still have the heart to laugh? Could it be that you have forgotten us?"

If Wu Chen fails, then my lord"

"My lord wants to hide his troops in Jiaozhou, so why does he need Wu Chen?" Zhuge Liang chuckled again, with an indifferent expression on his face, without the slightest hint of worry, "Your guess is good, but it is incomplete.

Liang's previous plan was indeed to use You County as the source and attack Taishi Ci as a reason to mobilize soldiers, horses and food from the four counties in southern Jingnan.

Although they would definitely disobey their lord's orders, they did not dare to disobey their lord's orders when Liu Biao's attitude was unclear.

At this time, Liu Biao couldn't take action against his lord again so that he could be blamed, so this was our only chance. Time was very tight and we had to speed up.General Wei Yan's reputation under the lord's command was not good. Before, Liang specifically asked the lord to bring him to his side, but in Jiangxia, he was repeatedly suppressed and refused to show up.

As a result, even in Jiangxia County, Huang Zu probably only knows Yun Chang, Xing Ba and their generals.

As for General Wei Yan, I'm afraid he has never heard of it.

After we entered Jingnan, General Wei Yan immediately left Jiangxia with [-] troops and horses according to the secret order of the lord, and also sneaked into Changsha County to wait for the opportunity.

Previously, my lord wrote a letter of war to Taishi Ci half a month in advance. Why do you think this is? "

"My lord has an old friendship with General Taishi Ci"

"There is no discussion of friendship on the battlefield. Isn't this pedantic?

The lord has been fighting for many years, don't you know the truth that soldiers are precious and fast? "

"It seems that the purpose is to allow Taishi Ci to strengthen the walls and clear the country. In this way, General Wei Yan can directly pass through Yangzhou, and Han Xuan in Changsha will definitely not find out.

As long as you are careful in Guiyang County, you can enter Cangwu County again, and it will be considered completely safe.

But what I don't understand is, why do you think that Tai Shici will definitely choose to keep the wall strong and clear the country? "

"Because it is the beginning of spring, there are no crops to harvest in the fields, and it is easiest to build a strong wall and clear the fields at this time. This is one of them.

In the past, Young Master Liu Pan and Senior General Huang Hansheng repeatedly invaded the country. They always looted and returned, and they could not actually attack the city and garrison them. This was the second reason.

When the lord first arrived in Jingnan, he had no direct troops and horses. Even if he conquered Ai County and other places, he was unable to garrison. This is the third reason.

Therefore, Taishi Ci would also doubt his lord's purpose after seeing the letter of war, but no matter how he guessed, he would move the people into the city as soon as possible, and fortify the walls and clear the fields to avoid falling into the trap. "

"I see." Xi Hong nodded repeatedly, "Then this is Jiaozhou."

"This time, I am using Cangwu County to replenish food and grass supplies for Chief Wen. After all, he is coming with a light force, so naturally he cannot carry too much food and grass.

But after entering Wuling, you have to stay in one place and survive for a while, which requires a lot of food and grass.

The only one who can come up with this food and grass is Wu Chen from Cangwu County, which is one of the reasons why Liang came here.

After this battle, we will definitely be able to capture many Wuling barbarians, but if these people stay in Jingnan, they may arouse Liu Jingsheng's dissatisfaction and fear.

Therefore, using them to intervene in the chaos in Wuling Mountain and Jiaozhou is the best result.

As for Wu Chen and Lai Gong, only when Lai Gong retreats will we have reason to fall out with Wu Chen.

Only when Wu Chen truly sees Shi Xie's ability will he take the initiative to seek help from us.

If he is a corner of Cangwu County's predicament, he won't want us to grow stronger, but don't forget, if he really defeats Shi Xie, he won't want us to grow even more!

I will be waiting in Jingnan for several years.

Unless Liu Jingsheng dies, the Lord will definitely not fall out with Jingzhou. At this time, let Jiaozhou fall into chaos in the hands of Wu Chen and Shi Xie. "

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