The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 248 Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge Liu Xuande

Liu Bei naturally knew not to bully others too much. Liu Xiao gave up almost the entire Yangzhou. It can be said that the entire six counties in Jiangdong were handed over to him. Backfired...

However, if he really agreed to Liu Xiao's peace, then how could Liu Biao explain it?After all, I got a great benefit, but Jiang Xia was robbed by Liu Xiao...

Liu Bei is really a bit conflicted, but Liu Xiao's attitude is also very tough, other conditions can be negotiated, but only Jiangxia County, that is Liu Biao's original territory, has nothing to do with you, a Yangzhou shepherd, resolutely I won't talk to you about Jiang Xia's problem, or we will die together!
In the end, Liu Bei had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree. Anyway, it is impossible to be with Liu Biao as he just started, so he can only keep his own strength for the time being. As long as he occupies the six counties of Jiangdong With the help of Xu Shu and Pang Tong, I am no longer afraid of anyone.

The two people clapped their hands together before the battle, and each set up the border, and began to retreat separately.

Liu Xiao returned to the camp, immediately rectified the army, and began to retreat towards Xuzhou. Jiangdong can attack in the future, but Langya County and Chengyang County must not be lost, there is his life gate!
Gao Chong and Guo Jia went first, while Liu Xiao retreated slowly, in case Liu Bei suddenly changed his mind and attacked him.

Liu Xiao retreated, and Liu Bei naturally returned to Lujiang City.

"My lord, what did he say when we met Liu Xiao today?"

Xu Shu asked.

Liu Bei told the story and sighed, "Things are a bit difficult to handle. Although we have defended the six counties in Jiangdong, it is difficult for Liu Jingsheng to explain."

Xu Shu and Pang Tong fell silent immediately, Liu Bei was right, no matter whether the two of them were dirty in private, after all, now Liu Biao lent troops to Liu Bei to let Liu Bei enter the six counties of Jiangdong, and Liu Bei took the six counties of Jiangdong Road, but he didn't care. Liu Biao's life and death, isn't this crossing the river and tearing down the bridge?Even the bridge pier was demolished, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the world?

"My lord, since Liu Xiao has withdrawn, why don't we take advantage of Liu Xiao's weak force to storm Jiangxia County and take Jiangxia County in one fell swoop. At that time, Jiangxia will be ours, and in name it will be given to Liu Jingsheng. It is under our control, and even if Liu Xiao wants to take it back, it depends on whether he has the ability. Cao Cao and Lu Bu in the north are enough for Liu Xiao to worry about, and he still has the energy to take care of Jiang Xia. county?"

Pang Tong said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei shook his head and replied: "Shiyuan, this matter is not appropriate. Since I have made an oath of high-five with Liu Xiao, if I forcefully attack Jiangxia, I will be ridiculed for treachery. How can I gain a foothold in the future? Besides, Zhou Yu personally sits in Jiangxia. With the help of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other Sun Jian's powerful generals, how can we easily take Jiangxia County?"

Pang Tong said in a deep voice: "Since my lord doesn't want to abandon the covenant, I will order Yun Chang and Yi De to lead the army back to Jingzhou to assist Liu Jingsheng in counterattacking Jiangxia. Whether Liu Jingsheng can take Jiangxia or not will depend on his ability and occupy Jiangxia. , that is Liu Biao's blessing, and we also lost a thorn in our side, a thorn in our flesh; if the attack fails, it can only be said that Liu Jingsheng's fate should be like this, he has no ability, who can be blamed? Yun Chang and Yi De are both He was a famous general at the time, and with the help of the two of them, Jiangxia County cannot be won, so we can't say that we are sorry for Liu Jingsheng, right?"

Liu Bei's spirit was shaken, and he said with a smile: "Shiyuan's idea is good, I will write a book for brother Jingsheng, and order Yunchang and Wenchang to lead the army back to Jingzhou; Yide stays in Jiangdong to recruit soldiers and horses to expand his strength, and Jiangdong continues to fight , you have to rest and recuperate well, to accumulate strength is..."

Pang Tong said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yangzhou is currently governed in Wu County. The control over the west and south of Yangzhou is too weak, and the population is sparse. I thought we could temporarily move the governing place to Danyang. The mountains and rivers around Jianye are beautiful and have an imperial air , build a stone city here, relying on the natural moat of the Yangtze River, rejecting the Central Plains in the north, controlling the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, going up to Jingxiang, taking away the land of Hunan and Chu, protecting Wu Jun, and the Lord can lay the foundation of the eternal world based on Jiangdong !"

Liu Bei was overjoyed, he laughed and said: "Shi Yuan really sees thousands of miles clearly, and has a clear understanding of the situation in the world. With the help of Shi Yuan and Yuan Zhi, why worry about the big things not being done?"

Liu Bei obeyed Pang Tong's suggestion and marched into Danyang. Moling began to build a stone city, renamed it Jianye, recruited Danyang's strong and strong men, handed them over to Zhang Fei and Guan Ping for training, and began to recuperate.

Liu Bei got the advantage, but at this time, Liu Biao was dizzy with anger. If it was just that Liu Bei was granted the title of Yangzhou Shepherd by Xu Du, it would be fine. After all, Liu Bei took down the six counties in Jiangdong entirely by himself. In terms of strength, the two elder brothers one occupies Jiangdong, the other occupies Jingxiang, and south of the Yangtze River, the entire Tiannan belongs to the two elder brothers.

If the two join forces, no one can shake the foundation of Jiangdong and Jingxiang. If this is the case, then Liu Biao will be able to vent his anger. It is better for the six counties of Jiangdong to fall into Liu Bei's hands than to fall into Liu Xiao's hands. Much better.

However, what Liu Biao didn't expect was that this Liu Bei would turn his back if he said he would turn his back on him. I tried my best to help you occupy the six counties in Jiangdong. In his hands, even Huang Zu and Cai Mao were killed in battle. Now, in order to get Jiangdong, you have made peace with Liu Xiao, regardless of the life and death of Jiangxia County.It's unreasonable to exchange the counties in Jiangdong!
Liu Biao cursed angrily, really wanted to turn against Liu Bei, but was stopped by Yue Yue.

"My lord, this is definitely not the time for us to tear ourselves apart with Liu Bei. The tens of thousands of troops in the nine counties of Jingxiang are now under Liu Bei's control. If we really draw our swords against Liu Bei, then Liu Bei can continue to hold power. With one order, all the units of the Jingzhou Army will be included in the pocket, and the whole Jingzhou will be in danger at that time, without the backing of a hundred thousand troops, how can my lord be able to defend Jingzhou?"

The more anxiously said.

Liu Biao shouted: "Then what do you think we should do now? Could it be that Liu Bei crossed the river and demolished the bridge?"

Yue Yue said in a deep voice: "First, my lord ordered that all parts of the Jingzhou Army return to Jingzhou in batches, stationed in Jingzhou, and prepare to attack Jiangxia, and drive Zhou Yu back to Jiangdong in one fell swoop; second, ask Liu Bei to take Jiangdong as a hostage. If you don’t help us recapture Jiangxia County, then Jiangdong County will be used as compensation; thirdly, the whole army will be trained in martial arts. After this battle, Jingzhou is by no means restful. Once Liu Xiao uses troops to the south again, then Jiangxia County will be his springboard , can kill a hundred thousand troops into the hinterland of Jingzhou at any time, we have to guard against..."

(End of this chapter)