Just as Ailang and Jia Xu were talking, a guard suddenly rushed in to report: "Report to the General, Liu Bei brought Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu to visit the General!"

Ailang couldn't help but say in surprise: "He actually knew I was back?" Jia Xu smiled and said, "This Xiling is his territory of Liu Bei. The lord's return is naturally unconcealable to him! Liu Bei is very anxious during this period! He must be here to deal with Cao Cao's affairs!" Ailang nodded and said to the guard: "Please Liu Bei and the others come in." The guard Yingnuo ran down, and after a while, he led Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu into the big tent.

As soon as Ailang saw Liu Bei coming, he immediately smiled and greeted him, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Xuande is here to visit, I am sorry for your crimes!" Liu Bei hurriedly clasped his fists and replied, "Brother Fengxian is so serious! Brother Fengxian returns to Xiling, but I, the master, cannot meet you. I hope Brother Fengxian will not be able to be strangers!" Ailang laughed, "Why do you and my brothers be so polite! Come on, let's sit down and talk." Both sides sat down. Liu Bei sat on the left head, while Ailang sat on the right head. The two subordinates stood behind the two to accompany them.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Brother Fengxian, I feel quite uneasy about the upcoming war! I originally thought that our three alliances could resist Cao Cao, but I didn't expect that although we tried our best to fight last year, we not only failed to block Cao's attack, but also lost Xiangyang! In the upcoming war, Cao Cao would definitely mobilize all the main forces to attack. At that time, his army was as strong as Mount Tai, which was definitely not comparable to last year! I really don't know if we can resist it!"

Ai Lang couldn't help feeling the same feeling, and then a sense of pride couldn't help but surge up and said loudly: "No matter how the result is he! We use all our strength to fight him, Cao Cao, even if we lose, there is no regret! A man will die of illness? If he can die in the battlefield in a fierce battle, it will be worthwhile to come to this world as a man!" As soon as Ai Lang said, everyone present couldn't help but be moved. Liu Bei clasped his fists and said: "Brother Fengxian is so ashamed! Brother Fengxian said so! No matter what the result is, we will do our best to fight him, Cao Cao! He also wants Cao Cao to know that there are heroes in the world who will not surrender to him!"

He paused and said, "Kong Ming and Mr. Wenhe had discussed countermeasures against Cao Cao. Both gentlemen believed that the Jiangdong Army should give up Nanjun to lure Cao's army across the river to attack Jiangnan, so that we can use the advantages of the Yangtze River to fight against Cao's army!" He frowned, "But not long ago, news came from Brother Wentai that he had rejected our proposal. He planned to concentrate the main force to fight the Cao army in Nanjun, and sent an envoy to ask us to send troops to respond in accordance with the alliance. I wonder if Brother Fengxian knows about this?"

Ailang shook his head, "If Brother Xuande hadn't told me, I wouldn't know about this." Then he said angrily: "Has Sun Jian taken the wrong medicine? When Xiangyang was still in their hands, he could not resist the 200,000 to 300,000 Cao's army! This time, the scale of Cao's army must be several times higher than before. With their newly trained naval army, how could Nanjun defend it? If we help him guard Nanjun, everyone's troops would be destroyed under Nanjun city! It would be fine if the losses were heavy, but maybe the Nanjun city would still be thrown away in the end! This is called 'pay for compensation and the soldiers'!" Everyone was stunned, and they didn't know where the allusion of "pay for compensation and the soldiers" came from, but they felt that it was very appropriate to use this to describe the situation that might occur in the control of Nanjun.

Liu Bei nodded deeply, "Brother Fengxian said very well! This is exactly what I am worried about!"

Ai Lang couldn't help but say, "Forget it, Sun Jian has a fever in his head, is Zhou Yu the same idea?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, come and explain it to Brother Fengxian."

Zhuge Liang responded to the promise and immediately said to Ailang: "General, according to the sent envoy, Zhou Yu was always by his side when he talked to Sun Jian, and Zhou Yu often spoke on behalf of Sun Jian. From this, it can be seen that Sun Jian's decision to defend Nanjun should be based on the plan of this Zhou Lang."

Ai Lang felt puzzled and frowned and said, "What is Zhou Yu's idea? I don't believe that he can't see the current situation!" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "I can't understand this!"

Ai Lang couldn't help looking at Jia Xu, but Jia Xu lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, and had no intention of speaking. Ai Lang couldn't help but mutter. He turned his head and said to Liu Bei, "Brother Xuande, don't worry, I will send another envoy to Nanjun to persuade Sun Jian. Both of our families advised him to give up Nanjun, and he will definitely not persist anymore. I don't believe that he dared to face Cao Cao's army in Nanjun!" Liu Bei nodded and clasped his fists and said, "Then it's time for Fengxian to be the first!" Ai Lang smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Xuande, don't be so polite to me, we are a family now!" Liu Bei smiled and clasped his fists and said, "What Fengxian said is very true!"

He paused and said, "Brother Fengxian, I think we should discuss the situation of the gathering of troops and food on both sides."

Ailang immediately said: "I have already sent the order. Then 120,000 troops and corresponding food, grass and supplies will gather here. This is the largest force I can gather now!"

Liu Bei nodded. He understood that Lu Bu was facing a huge threat from Cao's army in the west and north of Xuzhou. It would be quite rare to be able to mobilize 120,000 troops to join the war! Then he said, "I have been preparing for the war for the next period of time. Now there are 90,000 troops that can be mobilized. If Sun Wentai can gather troops to the maximum extent, our coalition will have more than 400,000 troops!" He frowned, "These troops sound a lot, but compared to the army that Cao Cao might have launched, there is a huge difference! Alas! If Sun Wentai really plans to defend Nanjun, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Then he said to Ailang: "My army has been ready for battle at any time. I wonder when Brother Fengxian's army will be mobilized?"

Ailang was not sure about this and couldn't help looking at Jia Xu. Jia Xu understood and immediately clasped his fists at Ailang and said, "Report to the lord, our army and food and supplies will take up to twenty days to transfer to Xiling."

Ailang said to Liu Bei, "Brother Xuande heard it? It only takes twenty days for us to prepare!" Liu Bei nodded thinking, thinking that it would take at least one and a half months for Cao's army to prepare. It would be natural that Lu Bu's army would be mobilized in twenty days.

The two discussed some details and strategic issues about the upcoming battle, and then Liu Bei said goodbye and left. Ailang personally sent him out of the camp. Seeing Liu Bei and his group gradually drifting away, Ailang couldn't help but ask Jia Xu: "Old Jia, when he mentioned Zhou Yu's intention just now, why did you pretend to be deaf and mute and not speak?"

Jia Xu smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Forgive me, lord. I just saw Zhuge Liang pretending to be stupid, so I had to pretend to be stupid."

Ai Lang was stunned, then woke up and asked, "You mean, Zhuge Liang had actually seen Zhou Yu's intention?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Zhuge Liang is known as Mr. Wolong. If he can't even see through Zhou Yu's trick, it would be really unworthy of his name!"

Ailang asked angrily: "What the hell is going on?"

Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Actually, Zhou Yu's plan is very obvious. He clearly knew that Nanjun was uncomfortable but he had to do it on purpose! He was worried that we would use his Jiangdong Navy to curb Cao's army, and then gather our strength to launch a surprise attack on Cao Cao's flanks to seize Jingzhou. If that were the case, if this battle was defeated, the Jiangdong Army would suffer the greatest losses, and if this battle was won, the ones who benefited the greatest benefits were us and Liu Bei. In view of this, he came up with a plan to defend Nanjun. His intention was to force us and Liu Bei to fight the Cao army with their Jiangdong Army at the city of Nanjun!..."

Ailang said angrily: "What a bullshit plan? Isn't this just trying to pull us to die with them?"

Jia Xu smiled and shook his head, "It's not the case. Judging from the general situation of the three-way coalition forces, it can be said that they will definitely lose when they fight against Cao's army in Nanjun. However, if the Jiangdong army ordered its elite naval army to go up the Han River and go straight to Xiangyang to cut off the retreat route of Cao's army, the situation would be completely different!..." Ai Lang suddenly realized when he heard this and couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "This plan is very powerful! If this is successful, wouldn't the Cao army besieging Nanjun besieged to be wiped out?"

Jia Xu nodded in agreement and exclaimed: "I only thought of this plan after hearing the news that Jiangdong Army insisted on defending Nanjun. Zhou Lang was really worthy of his reputation for coming up with such a plan!" After a pause, he thought: "If this plan is successful, not only will the Cao army be completely wiped out, but their Jiangdong army will be in a very favorable position in the war for Jingzhou after the war. At that time, neither we nor them would be able to compete with them for Jingzhou! Jingzhou at that time became the treasure of the Jiangdong Army!"

Ai Lang waved his hand indifferently, "I don't care whether Jingzhou fell into Sun Jian's hands or Liu Bei's hands. All I care about is whether I can defeat my bastard father-in-law!" Then he said angrily: "I said, what are you and Zhuge Liang doing? They both saw Zhou Yu's plan, so why did you pretend to be stupid!" Jia Xu smiled and clasped his fists and said: "It's not that my subordinates were intentionally teasing their lords, but they were unwilling to make the atmosphere awkward. Zhou Yu's plan was quite insulting, but in order to deal with Cao Cao, a common enemy, although he knew Zhou Yu's intention, he could only do it according to his plan. If that's the case, why bother to make it clear in front of others and make everyone unable to get out of Taiwan! I think Zhuge Liang must have considered it the same!"

Ailang rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You guys are too many twists and turns!" Jia Xu smiled and said: "Thank you for the praise of the general! I am so ashamed of you!" Ailang saw that he was so thick-skinned that he had nothing to say!
Chapter completed!