Liu Bei frowned, this is what he was most worried about. Cao Cao's army went south, how could he let him go? What should he do then

Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Liang had a good idea, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Sir, teach me."

Zhuge Liang pointed to the southern Jiaozhou: "Jiaozhou has many miasma, high mountains and dense forests. Cao's army is an army in the north, so he dare not go south. I advise the emperor to choose a strategic location in Jiaozhou, build a city and accumulate grain, and retreat. If Cao's army goes south, the emperor's army can be divided into two, one retreats to Jiaozhou, and the other retreats to Changsha, forming an alliance with Liu Jing and Sun Quan to fight against Cao's army together."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "I have old friends with Wu Ju, the guard of Cangwu. It should not be a big problem to borrow him to store grain. But I have Wuling County. The south of Wuling County is a barbaric land with a sparse population and a miasma everywhere. Just build a city in Wuling County, why do you have to retreat to Jiaozhou?"

Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said with a smile: "The cunning rabbit has a cave. If Liu Jing and Sun Quan are destroyed by Cao Cao, we can take advantage of the situation to take Jiaozhou as the foundation and still have the opportunity to revive."

"What if Cao Cao was defeated by the Sun-Liu coalition forces?" Liu Bei asked impatiently again.

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That's my plan. If that's the case, we can compete for Jingzhou again and conquer Bashu at the same time. The emperor's uncle took Bashu as the foundation and took Hanzhong north to plan for Guanzhong. At that time, the power of the emperor's uncle and Cao Cao was achieved, and he could compete for the world."

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei wake up as if he was dreaming. Based on Bashu, Liu Bei, who took Hanzhong, said to himself several times. His thoughts gradually became clear. For the first time in so many years, he had a clear strategic goal.

He immediately found Jianping County on the map, which was the main road to enter Bashu. At this time, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I suggest that Feng Gong be stationed in Wu County, hoard food and grass, and deploy heavy troops to lay the foundation for the future westward entry into Bashu."

Liu Bei nodded slowly, "It's as you said."

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In Wuchang, the towns near the academy are becoming more and more lively. Businesses and residential houses are constantly moving in, and the price of land is also rising, which is twice as high as when the academy was first built.

At the westernmost point of the town, Yu Ming's craftsman is building a mansion covering an area of ​​about ten acres. Next to a crescent-shaped pool that is being excavated, Jia Xu stood by the pool and repeatedly told the craftsmen, "Be careful not to destroy the spring."

This mansion was specially built for Jia Xu by Jiangxia County. His family has successfully arrived in Jiangxia. Jia Xu's family has a large population and can no longer live in the inner room of the academy. However, Jia Xu did not want to move out of the academy. County Magistrate Su Fei found him a piece of land near the academy to build a new house.

For Jia Xu, he also knew that his family was taken, and it was impossible to go back, so he had to let it go.

In addition, Jia Xu himself was also a person who was content with everything. The whole family was crowded in a small courtyard. He felt uncomfortable, so he no longer refused the good intentions of the Jiangxia government and began to care about his new house.

It was also a coincidence that when removing the mud, I accidentally discovered a spring in the northwest corner. The spring water was clear and it was the best water for Jiancha. It gave Jia Xu a big surprise. He came almost every day to care about his spring and take care of the craftsmen and not to destroy the spring.

"Don't worry, sir"

A young craftsman smiled and said, "We have done so much of this kind of spring, so we must handle it well. Then we will install a stone carving dragon head and make a green dragon spit water."

Jia Xu was startled and waved his hand and shouted: "Don't install a cathode, just install a bull's head."

At this time, a hearty laugh came from behind, "It's a bit cold to pretend to be a bull's head as Jia Gong. I think it should be at least a tiger's head or a kirin's head."

When Jia Xu turned around, he saw Liu Jing standing behind him with a few soldiers, looking at him with a smile, but he didn't know when he would arrive.

Jia Xu hurried forward to salute, "When will you be back?"

"Just just arrived, got off the boat at Xiakou, and then rode a horse and came to visit the sir."

Liu Jing looked at the spring and smiled and said, "I found the spring in my new house. This means that there is a lot of wealth in my hometown. Mr. Jia will make a fortune in the future."

Jia Xu smiled, "This spring is good, and Jiancha has a special fragrance. I like it very much. I accidentally discovered that it was also a gift from God."

Of course, Liu Jing looked for Jia Xu not to have a chat. He smiled and said, "I have a surprise for you, please follow me."

He turned around and walked towards the north of the town. Only then did Jia Xu notice that more than a dozen tents were built in the wilderness north of the town. He was puzzled and didn't know what the surprise Liu Jing was talking about. He followed Liu Jing toward the tent.

More than a dozen tents were temporarily built, guarded by more than a thousand soldiers. One of the large tents was full of soldiers and was heavily guarded.

Liu Jing opened the curtain and smiled and said, "Sir, please."

Jia Xu walked into the big tent, but was stunned for a moment. He saw that the big tent was empty, with only a wooden cage, one meter high and one meter wide, and the fence was as thick as arms. In the wooden cage, a man was sitting in the wooden cage with his hair scattered on his shoulders, his eyes as cold as ice, staring at Jia Xu.

"It's you." Jia Xu was stunned for a moment. The person in the wooden cage turned out to be Cao Hong.

Liu Jing walked in from behind and said lightly: "This person almost killed sir. I will hand you over to sir and let you deal with it."

Before Jia Xu could speak, Cao Hong jumped up like a roaring lion, with iron chains rustling. He stared at his blood-red eyes and cursed loudly, "Jia thief, you are a slave, you betray the Prime Minister, you will be cut into pieces by thousands of knives."

Jia Xu's face turned red and white, and red was angry. When he thought that Cao Hong wanted to kill him, his heart was filled with anger, but his face turned white again, he smiled bitterly. Liu Jing's desperate plan was really amazing, so he could not go back.

"Shut up"

Liu Jing shouted angrily and turned around and ordered his men, "Shoot this person to death by shooting me, and give the head to Cao Cao."

More than a dozen soldiers raised their military crossbows and pointed them at Cao Hong. Cao Hong was so shocked that he took two steps back. His legs became weak and sat in the wooden cage. His fear of death made him surrender. He forgot the ferocity just now and shouted to Jia Xu: "Mr. Jia save me."

Jia Xu sighed in his heart. If Cao Cao killed Cao Hong, Cao Cao would not forgive him. He never retreated. He had to stop and said, "Let's wait."

Jia Xu bowed to Liu Jing, "Can you give me a face and spare his life?"

Liu Jing waved his hand and the soldiers put down the crossbow arrows. Cao Hong escaped from death. He was so scared that his whole body was soft and his lips trembled. He said to Jia Xu: "Thank you... sir for helping you."

Jia Xu shook his head. He knew that Cao Hong was grateful to beg for mercy at this time, but once he returned, he would definitely turn against him. He slandered him in front of Cao Cao. In order to despise Cao Hong, he did not want to say another word to Cao Hong, so he turned around and went out.
Chapter completed!