"In addition to Hanzhong, Jiujiang and Guangling also need to pay attention to Jiangdong's support for Liu Bei. I wonder if the lord's navy can be placed in Jiujiang?" Xu Shu asked.

"This time we will focus on attacking Jingzhou. If we show the navy in advance and capture Jiangdong in the future, the enemy will be prepared. Before taking Nanjun, it will be difficult for the navy to show up." Chen Mo shook his head after hearing this.

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"In this way, we can only strengthen the frontline defenses of Jiujiang and Guangling. If Jiangdong still wants to intervene, they can only send troops from Jiangxia, Changsha and other places to assist Liu Bei." Xu Shu nodded.

Yang Xiu suddenly asked: "Brother Yuanzhi, is there any way to make Sun and Liu fall out of harmony? If there is a conflict between the two families, only Liu Bei's family will be left. With the advantage of our army, why worry about winning?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "Both Sun Quan and Liu Bei are heroes. If there is no war, it is still possible to instigate rebellion between the two families. But if there is a war, no matter what the previous grievances were, they will all be united against the outside world. Dezu should understand, and they understand even more.

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If a war really breaks out, unless one family is willing to surrender, it is impossible to separate. Liu Bei and Sun Quan, even if they have the hatred of killing their father, will definitely unite when facing Chen Mo. Chen Mo has not thought about it in the past few years.

However, there was no success. Sima Yi even tried to recruit several generals from Jiangdong to Jiangdong but failed. Sima Yi didn't like the ordinary ones, let alone Chen Mo. The more powerful ones didn't pay attention to you at all. What can you do?

"Your Majesty, to be honest, I have a friend who is a good friend of Zhou Yu's when he was young. He has a good relationship with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu holds the military power in Jiangdong. If he can get this person to surrender, he can attack Jingzhou." Yang Xiu said with a smile.

"Oh?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this. Zhou Yu's friend must not be a simple person. It is impossible to convince Zhou Yu, but it is good to get a talented person. He immediately smiled and said: "Who is this?"

"He is a famous scholar from Jiujiang, Jiang Qian." Yang Xiu smiled and said, "This man is famous for his talent and argumentation. He is the only one in Jianghuai. He is now working in Honglu Temple."

"Jiang Qian?" Chen Mo nodded and said, "Since he is in Luoyang, there is no harm in sending him a message to come and see him."

Nowadays, official promotion in the imperial court depends on political performance, and promotion is not based on talent. Jiang Qian can be promoted to Honglu Temple now, which is not bad.

"Here!" Yang Xiu nodded and quickly sent someone to look for Jiang Gan.

Everyone continued to discuss the matter of sending troops. Jiujiang still needed to send some more troops. As for the generals, Chen Mo felt that there were actually many generals in Jiujiang, but there was no need to increase them. As for the number of troops, the elite troops were trapped in the camp, and there were two Han Qiong left there.

Thousands of soldiers, plus the field troops that Chen Jin has come out of the isolated island in recent years, are enough to cope with it. In terms of generals, Chen Mo thinks that Xu Zhi and Guo Huai are good. Deng Ai is also there, and Gao Shun is in charge.

It is enough to have 20,000 troops to defend key areas, and we are not planning to directly attack Jiangdong. There is no need to send too many troops. It would be a waste. Now my son has the ability to take charge of his own affairs.

Soon, Jiang Gan arrived at the palace and was led in by Yang Xiu.

"Jiang Qian meets the king!" When Jiang Qian saw Chen Mo, he bowed.

"Not bad." Chen Mo looked at Jiang Qian and nodded with a smile. At least he was well-groomed and generous in conversation. He didn't have the feeling of being submissive. He made people fall in love with him at first sight. Looking at his destiny, he was indeed a talent.

, although he is not amazingly talented, but his talent is good enough.

"Just now, Dezu said, Zi Yi is familiar with that Zhou Lang?" Chen Mo looked at Jiang Gan and said with a smile.

"Friends since childhood, but we haven't seen each other for many years." Jiang Gan shook his head.

"Now that I want to attack Jingzhou, you might persuade Zhou Yu to persuade Sun Quan not to join the war?" Chen Mo asked with a smile. As for persuading Zhou Yu to surrender, Chen Mo didn't mention it at all. If Zhou Yu really came to surrender, Chen Mo might have to suspect it.

It's not some conspiracy.

"Qian has not seen Gong Jin for many years. I dare not promise the king, but I am willing to give it a try." Jiang Qian bowed.

"Then go and give it a try. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, go to Nanyang and wait for me when you come back!" Chen Mo nodded. He didn't have a big deal, but made people feel at ease.

"Here!" Jiang Gan agreed, and seeing that nothing happened to him, he bowed and left.

"Your Majesty, this..." Yang Xiu stared blankly at Jiang Gan who was leaving, a little embarrassed. After all, he had previously boasted that Jiang Gan could convince Zhou Yu to surrender, but now in front of Chen Mo, Jiang Gan couldn't even convince Jiang Dong not to join the war.

This made Yang Xiu puzzled and a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter, it's good to be more practical." Chen Mo waved his hands indifferently. He didn't expect any results. This time, Jiang Dong was included in the preparation. Otherwise, if Jiang Dong really didn't participate in the war, why would he have to mobilize

Two hundred thousand troops marching south?

Yang Xiu could only nod his head and knelt down again, but he felt that he was a little out of tune with these people. Even Sima Yi was obviously not as good as him when it came to knowledge, but why did he feel like he was from a different world after considering many things?

Chen Mo doesn't care what Yang Xiu thinks. The two are similar in age. Chen Mo is very clear about Yang Xiu's problems. Chen Mo may not be able to talk about him even in high-level talks. But when it comes to understanding people's hearts and looking at the overall situation, Yang Xiu is far behind.

A lot of it has nothing to do with knowledge, and Chen Mo has not found a suitable path for Yang Xiu, so he has been working under Chen Mo. Apart from other things, Yang Xiu can be regarded as a peerless talent when it comes to handling official documents.

Xu, Xun You, Xu Shu, and Sima Yi were not as fast as him if they were tied together.

What left Chen Mo speechless the most was that Jia Xu took the lead in praising Yang Xiu, which made Yang Xiu work harder in this regard. Now 90% of the palace's copywriting work was on him. Chen Mo wanted to give some advice, but seeing that he was enjoying it, he gave up.

This thought.

"My lord, even if Liu Bei enters Sichuan, Jingzhou will leave heavy troops to defend it. Not to mention other things, even if we occupy Xinye now, the two cities of Xiangfan are still very difficult to break. They are blocked by the Han River and the two cities of Xiangfan are connected. Our army

It is quite difficult to conquer these two cities." Wei Yan had stayed in Jingzhou and knew the terrain of Xiangfan best.

Chen Mo nodded. The two cities of Xiangfan and Xiangfan were the first hurdle for their attack on Jingzhou. If they could not win this hurdle, it would be nonsense to further capture Jingzhou.

"This matter will be discussed in Jingzhou. Now that the plan has been decided, Wu Yi will lead an army of 40,000 to take over Hanzhong, and send another 20,000 troops to Jiujiang to guard against attacks from Jiangdong. The rest of the generals will follow me and lead an infantry of 160,000 to Jingzhou.

, Wenhe and Dezu, you two will stay in Luoyang to handle government affairs, Gongda and Zhongda will accompany the army, and Yuanzhi will also serve as the prefect of Hanzhong to assist Wuyi in organizing grain and grass. If there is an opportunity, we will break into Shu." Chen Mo gave instructions,

Xiangfan is difficult to fight, but we cannot stop fighting because of this. As for how to fight, we have to wait until Nanyang.

"The last general takes the order!" Everyone stood up to answer the order. This time, except for the generals, Chen Mo's subordinates who were named were basically dispatched.

Next, grain and grass from all walks of life were continuously sent to Nanyang. At the same time, soldiers and horses from all walks of life were also transferred to Nanyang to gather. In addition to the new army, Chen Mo also selected 30,000 veterans to accompany him on the expedition. In fact, 190,000 soldiers and horses went south.

Everyone, looking at the battles over the years, this time, I am afraid that Chen Mo has gathered the largest number of troops. Chen Mo is bound to win Jingzhou.

The frequent mobilization of troops and horses in the Central Plains naturally could not be hidden from the eyes of Jiangdong and Jingzhou. Soon, the two places received urgent reports.

Jiangdong, Moling, Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu with a serious expression: "Gong Jin, this time Chen Mo sends troops south, although his intention is Jingzhou, but if Jingzhou is defeated, we in Jiangdong will not be able to protect ourselves. Gong Jin thinks that if Chen Mo sends troops this time,

Can Jingzhou stop it?"

Zhou Yu was much calmer, shook his head and said, "It's difficult!"

"No chance of winning at all?" Sun Quan frowned.

"My lord, this time Chen Mo sent troops. He claimed to be five hundred thousand. Although it is untrue, according to the detailed information from all parties, two hundred thousand is enough. Although Liu Xuande has made many troops in recent years, he only has Jingzhou.

How many soldiers and horses are there in the three counties? The military strength is not enough to compete. In addition, after Chen Mo took the Central Plains, he did not take advantage of the trend to go south, which gave Liu Bei a chance to breathe. However, because of this, many hidden dangers within Chen Mo were also exposed.

Eliminate it." Zhou Yu sighed.

"Oh?" Sun Quan asked curiously after hearing this: "Chen Mo also has hidden dangers?"

"Of course there is." Zhou Yu nodded and said: "The foundation of one is unstable. When Chen and Cao were fighting in the Central Plains, the Emperor of Luoyang had intended to seize power, but was stopped by Chen Mo's subordinates in time. But as long as the Luoyang court is still there, Chen Mo will have nothing to worry about.

At that time, although Chen Mo had many soldiers and horses, many of them were surrendered from the Central Plains. There must be conflicts between them. Although Chen Mo had many soldiers and horses, they could not work together. There were really half a million soldiers. If they could not work together,

, they are just a mob; third, the Central Plains has been fighting for a long time, the army and the people are tired of war, Chen Mo seems to be sweeping the country, but in fact, once it is frustrated, the trend will inevitably reverse."

Sun Quan felt a little heavy when he heard this. Chen Mo had eliminated these problems one by one over the years. He promoted the emperor to Ming Dynasty and drove the emperor to Luoyang. It seemed to delegate power, but in fact he completely ignored the emperor. Although he still respected the Han Dynasty, now in the Central Plains

Who else in the world knows about the Emperor? Who else is responsible for the Emperor's decrees? Today, the Central Plains is basically ruled by the Ming Dynasty.

Over the years, Chen Mo has also been building up his troops. The former miscellaneous army has become the same after these years of running in, and there is no longer any distinction between surrendered troops.

The three points mentioned by Zhou Yu have been eliminated by Chen Mo over the years. Now Chen Mo is truly terrifying. This time he goes south, it will definitely be thunderous. In this way, it is indeed impossible for Liu Bei to stop him.

"Also." Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan and said, "Chen Mo launched an attack without any warning. There must be something wrong in Jingzhou. The general thought that maybe Liu Bei might not be in Jingzhou now!"

"Not in Jingzhou?" Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this: "Then where is he?"

"Xichuan!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

Sun Quan's expression suddenly darkened. If this is true, then Liu Bei really deserves to die!

"Lord, Chen Mo is now sending his army south. No matter what Liu Bei has done, his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. Yu thinks that at this time, our army cannot just sit back and watch Liu Bei's destruction!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.
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