When he was transferred from Youzhou and became the pastor of Yizhou, the teacher-student friendship was cut off. Now that Liu Yan has passed away, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei have never even met, let alone interacted with each other.

However, since they are both members of the Han clan, they can also be related.

Zhuge Liang's meaning is very clear: If Changsha can be defended, it must be defended!

However, if it cannot be defended, go to Xichuan for refuge. If possible, involve Liu Zhang as well, which can also share Liu Bei's pressure.

Xichuan is a land of abundance, with strong soldiers and horses and a large population.

If Liu Zhang sends troops to help, Cao Cao will definitely have concerns...

If you have to, you can even give Changsha away. After all, although Liu Zhang is weak and mediocre, he has always been eyeing Jingzhou.

Liu Bei was still reluctant to give up, but couldn't bear Zhuge Liang's persuasion, so he had to agree.

In his farewell poem, he held Zhuge Liang's hand and couldn't help but shed two lines of tears: "Kong Ming is going to Jiangdong now. If it is absolutely necessary, come back as soon as possible. Don't let me wait too long.

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and bowed, "My lord, don't worry about me. Liang will return as soon as possible."

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Sun Tzu's Art of War goes like this: attack with troops first, then attack with friends, then attack with troops again.

A two-way war is never a simple matter. It involves all aspects of economy, diplomacy, culture, etc. In many wars in history, it does not mean that both sides gather troops and horses, and then rush forward to fight fiercely... That is hooligans

A fight is not a war between two countries.

War involves too many factors.

Generally speaking, if you can avoid fighting, try not to fight.

Before a war, there will be various preparations, including recruiting troops and horses, training troops and horses, diplomatic liaison, and raising food, grass and baggage...

Cao Peng knew very well that what happened next was not that simple.

Cao Cao asked him to be the military commander in Jingnan, but he mainly focused on containment. The main battlefield was not in the four counties of Jingnan, but in Jiangxia. In other words, Cao Peng could not mobilize too many troops and horses, and at the same time, he had to take care of both.

, try to avoid conflicts with the soldiers and horses east of the Bo Luo Yuan River.

There are too many implications in this!

The relationship is complex and difficult to explain clearly in words...

It was impossible for Cao Peng to clearly distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and attack without scruples like in Liangzhou. This was also a test for Cao Cao, an all-round test. Therefore, when Cao Peng received the appointment, he was not in a hurry to set off.

Instead, he stayed in Fancheng for three full days to contact people from all sides.

Four thousand people were begged from various tribes.

Including 800 Mo sword soldiers and 500 flying camel soldiers, a total of 5,300 people.

All the armor and weapons were replaced. At the same time, 300 eight-oxen crossbows and 100,000 Cao Gong arrows were dug out from Cao Cao's hands. There was no need for him to worry about the food, grass and baggage, which was supplied by Jiangling.

.But this Cao Gong Ya, the Eight Ox Crossbow, and one spear and three swords and arrows are rare powerful weapons. Especially the Eight Ox Crossbow, it immediately attracted Cao Cao's attention after Wu Yin showed his power.

This time Xiahou Dun entered Nanjun and brought a total of one thousand eight-oxen crossbows, all of which had just arrived.

Cao Peng had to persuade Cao Cao to get three hundred of them from Cao Cao. It can be said that he spent all his money. Sometimes thinking about it, Cao Peng really felt that it was not worth it... He was the one who provided the idea for the Eight Ox Crossbow, and his wife

Huang Yueying created it, how come it suddenly became owned by Cao Cao?

Intellectual property rights, damn, it is absolutely a tragedy that there is no protection of intellectual property rights in these days.

As for the 100,000 Cao Gong arrows, it also took a lot of effort.

In the end, Cao Cao couldn't stand Cao Peng's endless demands. In a rage, he ordered him to leave immediately and not stay in Fancheng any longer.

In this way, Cao Peng reluctantly left Fancheng, led his troops, and set out for Wuling in a mighty manner.

Along the way, traces of the mobilization of troops and horses can often be seen.

On the spacious road, there are traces of Cao Jun from time to time... The smell of an impending war is very strong, which also makes Cao Peng feel a little nervous.

While passing through Bian County, Cao Peng suddenly remembered something.

He asked Huang Zhong to lead the troops and horses to continue advancing, but he led a hundred personal followers, accompanied by Zhang Song and Fazheng, to the county seat of Bian County.

"Hey, why don't you see County Magistrate Jiang?"

When the county magistrate hurriedly ran out to see Cao Peng, Cao Peng was surprised to find that it was not the Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan he was familiar with, but a strange middle-aged man.

"What the Governor said was Jiang Gongyan?"

"Exactly."

The new county magistrate was a stranger.

However, his name does sound familiar, his name is Cai Yang.

This Cai Yang is not the Cai Yang under Cao Cao's account, but Cai Yang, the magistrate of Zhijiang County who was mentioned by Wenpin before, and is a member of the Cai clan.

Cai Yang said quickly: "Jiang Gongyan was dismissed from his official position at the beginning of the year because of corruption, and now he is taken over by a humble official."

Jiang Wan, greedy for ink?

Cao Peng couldn't help but be startled.

"Where is he now?"

"I'm still at home, but I heard that I'll be returning to my hometown, Lingling, in a while."

Cao Peng thought for a while and immediately said: "Take me there."

Cai Yang did not dare to neglect and quickly led the way. Not long after, the group arrived at the door of a simple house in the west of the city. Cai Yang was about to ask someone to knock on the door, but Cao Peng waved his hand to stop him. Cao Peng jumped off the liger

Beast, walked to the door and gently tapped the door knocker a few times.

After a while, I heard footsteps coming from the courtyard.

A clear voice said: "Who is knocking on the door?"

As he spoke, the door opened, and Jiang Wan appeared in front of Cao Peng wearing a blue robe.

When Jiang Wan saw Cao Peng standing outside the door clearly, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, with a look of surprise on his face, "Mr. Cao? Why is it you?"

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My pet dog that I had kept for thirteen years died without being able to catch a breath!
Chapter completed!