Suddenly he remembered something and said in confusion: "This is not right! Liu Bei dreamed of taking back Jingzhou. Since he knew Zhou Yu's intention, how could he do it according to Zhou Yu's idea? Isn't this a wedding dress for others?"

Jia Xu sighed, "This shows how terrible Liu Bei is! Although this person is hypocritical, his tolerance and scheming are few who can compare with him!"

Ailang nodded and said, "I agree with this. Although I don't like Liu Bei, this guy's cunning and unyielding way can't be said to me not admire him! If I were him, I might have given up long ago!" Jia Xu smiled and said, "The lord's open mind is the real unrivaled person in the world!" Ailang laughed and laughed loudly, saying in a rare humble manner: "That's not that great!"

Ai Lang thought that Liu Bei had seized Jingzhou in history, and couldn't help but ask: "Old Jia, does Liu Bei have no chance to seize Jingzhou?"

Jia Xu looked thoughtful and said, "Maybe this method is feasible!"

On the other side, Liu Bei and his men rode back to Xiling surrounded by personal soldiers. On the way, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang in confusion: "Why didn't Kong Ming tell Zhou Yu's intention just now?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I saw that Jia Xu pretended to be stupid, so I didn't want to tell him." Guan Yu couldn't help asking, "What's the reason? Could it be that Zhou Yu's children's plan succeed?"

Zhuge Liang said, "That's true!" Guan Yu was stunned, completely unaware of what Zhuge Liang said.

Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "Lu Bu knows our intentions, and they are embarrassed, so they did not show Zhou Gongjin's intentions. Since we have such a kind intention, wouldn't we be too ignorant if we make it clear to us?" He paused, "And since Zhou Gongjin has made up his mind, we can only cooperate with his actions. If that is the case, why bother to cause unnecessary disputes?" Guan Yu couldn't help but say angrily: "This Zhou Yu is really hateful! I don't want to act according to his intentions!" Liu Bei said: "Slow up your anger! Now the enemy is Cao Cao, we cannot influence the fight against Cao Cao for the sake of a battle of will! If this battle is defeated, the overall situation will be over!"

Guan Yu felt angry and asked Zhuge Liang angrily: "Military advisor, are we the only way to act according to Zhou Yu's intention? Since they have to guard the Nanjun, let them guard it! Can't we sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "No." Guan Yu was stunned and shouted angrily: "What's the reason?"

Zhuge Liang said: "I understand and understand Yun Chang's idea very well. Actually, I have the same idea as Yun Chang. But under this situation, I cannot watch the tiger fight in the mountains. Now, although our three-way coalition forces are the strongest, Lu Bu, but on the battlefield in Jingzhou, the strongest is Sun Jian's Jiangdong Army. If we want to win this battle, it is impossible to lack their Jiangdong Army. Yun Chang said just now that he sat in the mountains and watched the tiger fight in the mountains. Cao Cao mobilized the troops this time.

The horse general is extremely large, and he can divide his troops into two groups. One is guarding us and Lu Bu's army, and the other is concentrating our strength to attack Nanjun. It is impossible to defend Nanjun with the power in Sun Jian's hands, and this battle will definitely be defeated. If Sun Jian's main force is annihilated in Nanjun, then we and Lu Bu will have to be defeated, and there will be no suspense in the overall situation. Then Zhou Lang saw this and knew that we could not sit idly by and watch out for their Jiangdong army, so he proposed the strategy of defending Nanjun."

Guan Yu and Liu Bei couldn't help but look at each other and couldn't speak. Liu Bei frowned and said, "Zhou Lang is so sinister!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Everyone in the world has made a strange plan, that's nothing."

Guan Yu said angrily: "Even if we and Lu Bu gathered at the city of Nanjun, I don't think we can compete with Cao Cao. Isn't this situation no different? Zhou Yu's approach is nothing more than to drag everyone to death!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head and said, "No. In this way, the situation will be different. Our three-way coalition forces gathered at the Nanjun city, and although they still could not defeat Cao Cao's army. However, it was not easy for Cao Cao to destroy us. In order to ensure the victory of this battle, he would inevitably transfer all the main forces to the Nanjun city. In this way, the Han River would reveal a flaw, and the Jiangdong naval army was unparalleled in the world. They could take this opportunity to follow the Han River and attack Xiangyang unexpectedly. If Xiangyang goes down, the Cao army's retreat will be cut off. In this way, not only can it turn defeat into victory, but it is even likely that the Cao army under the Nanjun city will be wiped out! If this battle is successful, the situation in the world will inevitably change drastically!" Guan Yu and Liu Bei were stunned and amazed.

Guan Yu frowned and said, "Although this plan is great, if you defeat Cao Cao under such circumstances, Sun Jian will take the initiative. Wouldn't Jingzhou become their pocket? This makes people very unwilling!" Liu Bei said, "As long as you can defeat Cao Cao, you will be helpless at these prices!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Lord, it's not yet that time, and it's hard to say what the result will be!"

Speaking of which, Ailang handed over the military affairs to Jia Xu, he took Cao Ying and his daughter Wen'er away from Xiling and rushed eastward to Lujiang. He walked day and night all the way, and five days later, the group arrived at Lujiang City. Ailang met his wives who had been separated for a while in the Lujiang City temple, and was very excited, but his wives all looked resentful. His appearance made Ailang both frightened and sad and guilty.

"Well, that, I'm back!" Ailang greeted with a smile.

Yan glanced at Ai Lang and said angrily: "Husband, you are so crazy this time! You actually ran to Xuchang! If there is something wrong, what should I do if I wait!" As he said that, he couldn't help but feel sad, and his eyes rolled down like a broken pearl. Ai Lang was shocked and rushed forward and hugged Yan, and said softly: "What a good wife scolded me! It's all my fault! I will never do such stupid things again in the future! If I do such stupid things again, you will punish me and I will not be allowed to enter your room!" The girls were both angry and sad, but when they heard this, they couldn't help laughing. They felt something was wrong when they smiled, and they all glared at Ai Lang fiercely.

Cao Ying came forward with Wen'er in her arms, Yingying bowed and said apologetically: "It's all the bad things that my younger sister has caused the eldest brother to take the risk of sneaking into Xuchang!" Yan quickly helped Cao Ying up and said softly: "What does this have to do with my sister? In fact, we sisters are so happy to see that you, mother and son, return safely!" Cao Ying felt much more restless when she heard this.

Yan glared at Ailang and said, "Let's ignore him!" As he said that, he took Cao Ying's hand and walked towards his room. Diao Chan and others immediately followed him, but threw Ailang the male owner on the spot, and no one paid attention to him. Ailang didn't know what to do, but he felt that it would be better for the time being that his wives were angry at this time, so he went to Dian Wei and the others to drink.

A few days after Ai Lang returned to Lujiang, Jia Xu sent an urgent report from Xiling. It turned out that the secret book hidden in Jingzhou had arrived not long ago, saying that Cao Cao had arrived in Xiangyang. At the same time, Cao Cao mobilized 850,000 troops to Huiqi in Jingzhou one after another. Now more than 600,000 troops have arrived in Jingzhou. Jia Xu estimated that the war might come earlier than expected. Jia Xu estimated that the Cao army would launch an attack as soon as twenty days later!

After hearing this report, Ailang felt a huge pressure and suddenly felt a lot of pressure. He frowned and asked the officer who came to report the news: "Cao Cao mobilized 850,000 troops, so have some of the Cao troops around our Xuzhou also been drawn?"

The officer clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to the general, according to the information, the Cao army around Xuzhou was not transferred by a soldier. Cao Cao gathered almost all the Cao army in all places except ours near Xuzhou!"

Ailang couldn't help but curse, "It's really unreasonable for his grandmother! Is this hated me?"

The officer said: "There is something else. The 850,000 Cao troops do not include the naval army that Cao Cao is currently training secretly. They are all the number of infantry and cavalrymen...." Ai Lang was startled and shouted: "Then how many people are there in his naval army?" The officer shook his head, "The water camp upstream of Xiangyang has done a very good job of keeping confidentiality. Within a radius of ten miles, there are restricted areas, so it is difficult for us to get close to. So far, we have three dead and still have not been able to understand the exact situation. Military advisor Jia Xu estimated that the scale of the enemy's naval army should be around 50,000, and the specific number and scale cannot be made for the time being!"

Ailang couldn't help but worry and murmured: "The key to this battle is whether the Jiangdong Navy can capture Xiangyang. If Cao Cao's navy is too strong, will these plans be wasted?!"

The officer clasped his fists and said, "For this point, Jia Xu believed that even if the scale of the Cao army's naval army could be compared with the Jiangdong naval army, the combat quality of the officers and soldiers was by no means possible in a short time! Therefore, even if the Cao army's naval army appears above the Han River, it will definitely not be the opponent of the Jiangdong naval army! In addition, Zhou Gongjin also formulated a plan to lure the enemy into depth, aiming to wipe out the Cao Cao naval army near the entrance from the Han River to the Yangtze River, so that the plan can be implemented smoothly!"

Ailang said angrily: "If everything goes well, what else can I say! Now the strength of the enemy and us are so different. If it is a little unexpected, I am afraid it will be completely finished!" After thinking for a moment, he asked the officer: "Have Sun Jian's troops gathered?" "Report to the general. Sun Jian has gathered nearly 200,000 infantry and cavalry in Nanjun and its vicinity. Another 50,000 naval troops gathered near Chibi. Sun Jian has sent people many times to urge our army and Liu Bei's army to Nanjun..."

Lang said angrily: "What are Sun Jian doing so urgently! Now we don't know the main attack direction of the enemy. What if all the troops are transferred away, Cao's army will go to attack Xiling?" The officer clasped his fists and said: "The military advisor also thinks so, so he has sent someone to inform Sun Jian, saying that our side and Liu Bei's army will have to wait until Cao's army does attack Nanjun, so that we can take action accordingly. Acting too early will make us passive!" Ai Lang praised: "Old Jia said it well! That's it!"
Chapter completed!