Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Yan Yan clasped his fists in his hands and said, "The invitation to fight is not good, because it will hinder morale, and the general will finally ask to fight."

"Zhang He, the famous general of Wei, the general is very old now, if there is a mistake, how can I tell the king? If there is really a fight, I will go to meet the enemy in person." Wu Yi shook his head and refused.

"Ziyuan is the main general, how can he move lightly? General Huang is three years older than me, and he is still charging in front of the king. If I really can't fight, I will definitely lead my horse back to the formation." Yan Yan didn't hold back.

"Okay then, don't force it," Wu Yi urged.

"Ziyuan don't worry." Yan Yan tidied up her cloak and left the big tent.

The two armies lined up solemnly. Wu Yifang was as majestic as a mountain because of his large number of people. On the other hand, Zhang Yun only had a few hundred horsemen, so he looked shabby in the battle, and the clamor and shouts were completely overwhelmed.

Zhang Xi dared to go out to fight because he had done his homework in advance. If Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were here, he would definitely not be so reckless.

After seeing Yan Yan's appearance, Zhang Xi couldn't help sighing: "Old guy, I think you're almost buried in the ground, why don't you pretend to be Huang Zhong for me here? Go and fight with someone else..."

"You idiot, dare to mention General Zhengxi (Huang Zhong)? I remember you were in Dingjun Mountain back then, did you forget Xia Houyuan?" Yan Yan replied sharply.

Zhang Yun's purpose today is to delay time. He had fought Yan Yan in Dangqu before, and he probably knew the level of martial arts of the other party.

"Old Yan Yan, since you want to die, I'll give you a ride." Seeing that the opponent was determined, Zhang Yun rode his horse and drew his gun to fight.

"Mr. Zhang He, die." Yan Yan put his legs between the horse's belly and raised his knife to meet him.

Zhang Yun didn't try his best at the beginning, so he fought back and forth with Yan Yan, thinking that he just used this old guy to delay time.

Although Yan Yan is not weak in martial arts, there is still some gap between him and Zhang Yun. He lost two battles in Dangqu that year. Today, he found that Zhang Yun's martial arts had 'declined'. Thinking that Zhang Yun is almost sixty years old, it is normal for martial arts to decline in old age. , Not everyone is Huang Zhong, Yan Yan has a competitive heart at this moment.

Seeing Yan Yan's "middle plan" fighting fiercely with the opponent, Zhang He attracted the morale of Wu Yi's lieutenants. They very much hoped that there would be a Huang Zhong figure in Shu, and if they could kill the general Zhang He in Chencang, Liu Bei might give him one too. Heavy General?

After more than fifty rounds of fighting, both sides were already dripping with sweat, Zhang Yun retained some of his strength, and Yan Yan was on the verge of exhaustion.

"Your and my horses are already tired, how dare you wait for the general to return to the city to change horses?" Zhang Yun saw that the time was almost up, and it was a good time to take the opportunity to slip away.

Yan Yan waved his hand: "Hurry up and change the horse, the old man will wait for you."

Chapter 8: Cao Pi Angrily Rebukes Xia Houmao

The guards surrounded Zhang Yun and left, and Wu Yi asked Yan Yan to be helped off the horse to rest.

"The old general is really brave. We are dazzled by seeing him. You should take a rest for now and I will call you when Zhang Xi leaves the city." Although Wu Yi complimented Yan Yan, he guessed that Yan Yan should be very tired from the other's complexion.

"Don't be so troublesome, just bring me a bed, the old man will wait for him in front of the camp." Yan Yan said panting.

Wu Yi winked, Yan Yan's soldiers immediately ran to move the bed, and Zhang Yi and other generals gathered around to praise him.

After half an hour, there was no sign of a cavalry in Chen Cang's direction.

Wu Yi frowned, and murmured, "That guy Zhang He isn't afraid, is he?"

Yan Yan didn't think so. He stood up abruptly, stroked his white beard and analyzed: "Zhang Yun is superb in martial arts, and he has no disadvantages in fighting me. He shouldn't be timid. Did he deliberately amuse us?"

"General Ziyuan, why don't you send troops to investigate?" Zhang Yi cupped his fists and offered his advice.

Wu Yi nodded and said, "That's fine, Bo Gong (Zhang Yi) will bring 3000 people to investigate."

"Wei." Zhang Yi cupped his fists and left.

When Zhang Yi arrived at the city of Chencang, he saw that the city gate was closed and there was no guard on the city. He sent someone to inform Wu Yi, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to smash the gate and climb the wall.

When Zhang Yun borrowed back to the city to change horses, he had already turned to the north of the city to cross the Wei River by boat, and successfully covered eight thousand defenders from escaping from the siege. On the contrary, Wang Sheng, who was in charge of supporting the east road, had an accident.

Wang Sheng led [-] troops out of the east gate, and he slowly marched towards the predetermined position five miles away. When he was about to reach the destination, Huang Zhong detoured along the southern mountain and almost wiped out Wang Sheng's army. .

Wang Sheng finally managed to break out of the siege, ran desperately to the edge of the Wei River, and luckily found a small boat. Wang Sheng abandoned his horse and boarded the boat and rowed to the north bank. Unfortunately, just after rowing a few feet away, an arrow shot him from behind. neck, and finally fell into the cold Weishui.

Huang Zhong put away his bow and arrows and led his troops to the west. Together with Wu Yi, they captured Chen Cang with a small number of defenders, and made Chang'an, Chen Cang, and Shangyu a line. A dog posture has formed.

Because Chencang Fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Bei lost [-] soldiers here. Chen Shi and Deng Xian were lost and killed during the siege. If Wei Yan and Deng Ai hadn’t attacked Chang’an, the overall casualties would continue to expand, so Liu Bei was On the way to Chang'an, he promised to make Wei Yan the general of Zhenbei.

Wei Yan was overjoyed when he heard this. If he kept his current military rank, he would surpass Gao Shun in this military rank and become the number one general under the generals of the four directions. So on the way, he reciprocated the favor and kept saying good things to Deng Ai.

Liu Bei and Lan Tian had agreed to proclaim themselves emperor after entering Chang'an. Now that he has achieved this short-term goal, he has also escaped from the constraints of Jingzhou and Yizhou, so he does not intend to be sympathetic to juniors like Deng Ai.

After the army entered Chang'an, Liu Bei hosted a banquet in Weiyang Palace and ordered that the meritorious soldiers should be rewarded according to their merits. At this time, Liu Bei was more experienced than when he arrived in Chengdu, and he did not give rewards indiscriminately because of his momentary pleasure.

When they were drunk, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and others were full of pride. They all clamored to take advantage of the power of victory and continue to attack Luoyang at Tongguan.

Liu Beixu opened his eyes slightly noncommittal, while Zhao Yun's face was full of seriousness, the accompanying civil servants all looked at each other in blank dismay, these generals talked nonsense when they drank too much.

Seeing this, Fazheng got up and reminded Liu Bei loudly: "Your Majesty, although Chang'an has been captured, the military threat from Yongliang is still there. The three generals have not defeated the main force of Cao Zhen. Most of the counties are under the control of Wei State. Attacks will come at any time, we must first gain a firm foothold, and we must not be too ambitious."

Fazheng's voice was deafening, and the noisy palace quickly calmed down. Liu Bei opened his eyes and nodded at this moment and said, "Xiaozhi is right. Now is just the beginning. Let's get a firm foothold first, and everyone must not slack off."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, the veteran is on standby at any time." Huang Zhong got up and clasped his fists.

Liu Bei waved his hand lightly, signaling those who wanted to stand up and express their determination to sit down, and then said solemnly: "We must eliminate the remaining enemies around Chang'an as soon as possible, and cut off the connection between the Cao army in the Central Plains and Yongliang. It is easy to send troops into Guanzhong, but it is difficult for us to cross Tongguan..."

"The relevant generals are holding back Nanyang and Nanxiang. Even if Cao Pi draws troops, it will be very limited. Your Majesty can send a general to station in Huayin, use Huayin as a military buffer zone for Chang'an, seize the time to calm down Yongliang, and then rest and advance. The original picture." Fazheng replied.

"After all, the second brother only has tens of thousands of soldiers. It would be fine if Sun Quan wins in Huainan. If Huainan wins with Wei in the end, the pressure on Jingzhou will be too great..." Liu Bei frowned.

Fazheng comforted him: "Your Majesty's fate will be on our side. General Lan has taken action against the scholars last year. I believe that Jiaozhou has been completely pacified. He should spare his energy to help General Guan."

Liu Bei nodded, "I can't let Ziyu be too 'idle'..."

On Wei Yan's way to Chencang, Xia Houmao rushed to Luoyang day and night. At that time, the people in the Central Plains were celebrating the New Year, and all counties and counties were in a state of peace and joy.

Wei Guodong was under great pressure in the war on the central and western fronts. Although Guan Yu was aggressive in Nanyang and Nanxiang, most of the time it was only a small-scale conflict. The largest battle took place in Nanxiang County. Huang Quan, Liu Feng, and Meng Da were controlled by Guan Yu Taking Nanxiang, Xu Huang finally retreated to Shunyang and joined Zhang Liao's troops.

Because of rumors that Liu Bei led the generals of Shu to go down the Han River, Cao Xiu, the general who conquered the south, rushed from Luoyang to the front to supervise the battle, but after "Liu Bei" arrived at the Jingzhou battlefield, he did not organize a larger offensive.

The news from the western front was slow, and the central battlefield and Guan Yu repeatedly dragged each other. What made Cao Pi most gratified was the eastern front.

Cao Ren suffered several defeats in Junqiu County at first, but he led Jiangdong soldiers away from Shishui and Chaohu Lake. Later, reinforcements from Zang Ba and Man Chong arrived, and they pushed Dongwu back under the absolute superiority of military strength.

Jiangdong soldiers were on land and at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. They were no match for the Wei army at all. They fled back to the ship after losing more than ten battles in a row. More than [-] soldiers were directly killed in Jiangdong. Sun Quan died in Junqiu County.

At this time, Cao Ren gathered troops from all walks of life to attack Ruxukou, threatening to drive the Dongwu people out of Huainan completely. Sun Quan recruited Lu Xun to stop it at a time of crisis.

The joy of Wei's monarchs and ministers did not last long, because Xia Houmao brought the shocking news from Yongliang that Liu Bei had led the main force of Yizhou to capture Guanzhong.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Cao Pi stood up in shock, and then angrily scolded Xia Houmao: "Nanxiang and Nanyang both said that Liu Bei is in Jingzhou, can he divide himself into two halves? What does Cao Zidan eat? What are you doing?" food?"

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Linjing can testify that I have really tried my best..." Xia Houmao felt aggrieved like a child.

Chapter 8 Chen Qun Recommends Tongguan Governor

Since Guan Yu invaded Nanyang at the end of last year, the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang has been in tension. Every day, new battle reports are submitted to the palace, and Cao Pi feels a little numb after reading the reports.

Guan Yu imitated the strategy two years ago and contacted the thieves in various counties in Henan in advance, agreeing to join forces to overthrow the false emperor Cao Pi, and promised to ask the king of Hanzhong to call for security after the event was completed.

Not long after the bandits in Henan responded to Guan Yu, Cao Cao personally led his troops south to Jingzhou to fight. Some of the bandits were suppressed and wiped out by Cao Jun on the spot, while others hid in the mountains waiting for opportunities.

Cao Cao needed to be fast and stable at that time, because his main opponent was Guan Yu, and he was going to repel Guan Yu and then liquidate the group of bandits.

It's a pity that in the end, people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. After the war with Guan Yu, Cao Cao was directly "liquidated" by the heavens. He followed Henan Yin and the general Xiahou Dun to die of illness. Later, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and usurped Han as emperor. Major incidents followed one after another, and the incident of the bandits in Henan was gradually forgotten.

Guan Yu's support for Sun Quan, after the full-scale war against Wei, the bandits in Henan immediately raised their flags to respond, so that nearly 20 troops garrisoned around Luoyang, but they were unable to suppress the Jingzhou army.

Following Huang Quan, under the banner of Liu Bei, and Liu Feng led troops out of Shangyong to fight Nanxiang, Wu Ban took the [-] soldiers recruited from Jingnan to the north according to Lantian's order, and the two generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were somewhat in the way Unable to stop, Cao Pi had no choice but to send Cao Xiu, the general of the Southern Expedition, to lead the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry south to supervise the battle.

After Cao Xiu joined the Nanyang and Nanxiang battlefields, the war between the two places gradually developed in a good direction. Guan Yu suddenly restrained his former edge and even gave up several newly occupied counties.

The Huainan battlefield was won, and the Jingzhou battlefield turned for the better. Cao Pi's tense nerves finally relaxed during the Chinese New Year. He handed over all government affairs to Shangshutai and planned to rest for ten days, but his good mood was finally broken by Xia Houmao.

Looking at Xia Houmao's innocent face, Cao Pi understood that the other party was a little mediocre, and that he was useless under Cao Zhen's care, so he could only stay in the court for a while.

The New Year's break is back to rest, but a major change has occurred on the western front, and the surrounding areas of Luoyang have been threatened from the west. Cao Pi can only abandon Xinna's beautiful women, and urgently announces Chen Qun, Hua Xin, Zhong Yao, Wang Lang, Xia Houshang, and several others. A trusted and important minister entered the palace to discuss the military situation.

Like a repeating machine, Xia Houmao repeated all the important events in Yongliang that he knew in front of everyone, and specifically emphasized how Wei Yan's magical soldiers fell from the sky, how he and Yang Qiu worked hard to save them, and finally abandoned them for the sake of not harming the people in the city. In the city, he also used Yang Qiu's rhetoric, suggesting to send troops from Luoyang, and attack Cao Zhen on both sides to trap Liu Bei in Guanzhong.

"Let's talk about it, everyone. It was said that Liu Bei was in Nanxiang a few days ago. After only a few days of Chinese New Year, he unexpectedly occupied Guanzhong so quickly. One hundred thousand soldiers appeared in Chang'an inexplicably. Zhang Fei and Zidan (Cao Zhen) confronted each other in Tianshui. Not counting Guan Yu's Jingzhou Corps, Yizhou can gather so many people? I don't believe it at all..." Cao Pi frowned.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay after hearing this. Zhong You, the oldest Tingwei with inconvenient legs and feet, sat on the table and bowed his hands to speak first, "Your Majesty, according to what the son-in-law just said, Liu Bei of Jingzhou must not be real, otherwise he will invade Guanzhong with soldiers. Attacking Nanxiang and Nanyang will not be the current situation."

"Yes yes yes, Tingwei's analysis is reasonable." Xia Houmao quickly agreed.

Seeing this, Cao Pi glared at him, and Xia Houmao quickly bowed his head in shock, his former playmate now has the majesty of a king, wondering if he was being rude just now?

"If Liu Bei really gathers 20 people in Yongliang, the veteran thinks that half of them should be ordinary people in disguise, but even so, it will empty the resources of the entire Yizhou, and even squeeze the output of Yizhou in the next few years, so the analysis just now by the son-in-law That's right, as long as Liu Bei can be trapped in Guanzhong, not only his soldiers on the front line will starve to death, but also the people in the rear of Yizhou will starve to death, and Liu Bei's Hanzhong Kingdom will collapse without attack." Zhong Yao added.

Cao Pi nodded and sighed: "What Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao) said is true, it would be better if Zi Lin (Xia Houmao) kept Chang'an, and Liu Bei took it away for nothing, I feel very uncomfortable."

"The disparity in military strength between the two sides, coupled with the fact that the people in Guanzhong are tough and difficult to control, if you want to stick to Chang'an, you have to recruit civilian husbands. Once a civil uprising is stirred up, it may be even worse. Xiahou's son-in-law should do his best..." Zhong Yao didn't mean to Xiahou Mao said good things because he also lost Chang'an because of a trick back then. At this time, "same sickness and pity" can only support each other, and Zhong Yao will feel less ashamed when he mentions the events of the year.

"Uh... Tingwei is right..." Xia Houmao ignored Cao Pi's face, and forced to bow his fists to Zhong Yao, saying that you are really the bosom friend of this son-in-law, and went back to the other man's house to visit.

Cao Pi had a serious face, knocking on the case and said sharply: "The war on the third front of Wei is not settled, and the situation on the western front is the most dangerous. I don't want to worry about why Guanzhong was lost. I want to know how to deal with this crisis. If Liu Bei is really in Guan Zhong has a firm foothold, so he can directly respond to Guan Yu, so will we have to face enemies from both sides in the future?"

Zhong Yao shut up immediately after listening, while Xia Houmao moved back and handed over the stage to those who did not speak.

Shang Shuling Chen Qun bowed and said: "As your Majesty said, no matter whether Liu Bei can stand firm or not, Tongguan must not be lost. At this time, the Jingzhou battlefield is not over yet. It will take time to mobilize troops and horses to go west. The most urgent thing is to block Liu Bei. If you can’t go eastward, you will be safe if you appoint one person as the governor of Tongguan.”

"Who is your honor?"

"Hao Zhao from Taiyuan, Hao Bodao, the first emperor joined the army when he pacified Hebei, and was promoted to General Wu Lie with his military exploits for decades. I think this man can be of great use."

"Since it was recommended by Changwen (Chen Qun), I quickly drafted an imperial edict at Shangshutai, appointed Hao Zhao as the governor of Tongguan, and ordered him to go to the front line day and night, and told him to only defend but not attack. My follow-up army will arrive later."

"only."

Tongguan is Cao Pi's bottom line, and the talent Chen Qun so solemnly recommends must be quite capable.

Cao Pi's tense nerves eased a little, and suddenly he thought of the battle of Tongguan back then. Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River twice from Pubanjin to the south, bypassed Tongguan and fought Ma Chao in the Weinan decisive battle. Wouldn't Liu Bei do the opposite?

"Changwen, remind Hao Bodao not to allow thieves to sneak across the Yellow River." Cao Pi waved his hand lightly after solemnly speaking, signaling Chen Qun to go to Shangshutai to draft an edict first.

"I'll do it right away." Chen Qun bowed his hands and turned to walk out of the hall.

"You guys also talk about your opinions. How did you break the current situation? Boren (Xia Houshang), you have been in the army for many years and are familiar with military affairs. Let everyone talk about it first." Cao Pi directly began to order generals.

Xia Houshang clasped his fists and replied: "Crisis, crisis, danger, opportunity. The final general agrees with the idea of ​​the son-in-law and the court lieutenant. Starting from the military rations can indeed make Liu Bei collapse, but the premise must be suppressed in the military. Regardless, General Zidan may not be able to stop it..."

Chapter 8 and Six: Wang Sikong offers a plan to break the game

"Go on." Cao Pixin said that this is his own person, who dares to expose the real problem, unlike outsiders who say that they are not marginal.

Xia Houshang nodded, "As a soldier, the last general considers military affairs mainly. Liu Bei's strong generals are like a cloud. In the past, Wei Guo had many soldiers in Yongliang without fear. Now Liu Bei's troops deployed on the western front are comparable to our Wei Guo. General Zidan is in too much trouble, Your Majesty must reinforce Guanzhong as soon as possible, and don't give Liu Bei a chance to breathe."

"General Boren's words are good, but the troops stationed around Luoyang have all been transferred to Jingbei to fight against Guan Yu. If you send troops to Guanzhong now, Guan Yu will definitely seize the opportunity to attack later. If Nanyang and Nanxiang fall because of this, Guan Yu can directly approach Luoyang, and there may be some barriers at that time..." Situ Huaxin questioned.

Xia Houshang calmly replied: "During this time, the situation in Jingbei is improving. Guan Yu is even shrinking the front line, which means that the opponent is at the end of his battle. We can give it a try. First, we will draw some troops back to Luoyang to rest. If Guan Yu counterattacks, we will immediately make up for it." In addition, Da Sima (Cao Ren) entered into a stalemate with Lu Xun at Ruxukou, and at the end he will suggest withdrawing some of his troops to fill the Jingzhou battlefield, so there is no need to worry about Guan Yu taking the opportunity to go north.”

Cao Pi must praise: "Boren is worthy of being a good fighter. This arrangement is just in line with my heart. Da Sima (Cao Ren) has seriously hurt Soochow's vitality this time. If Liu Bei hadn't blatantly attacked Guanzhong, I would have wanted to conquer Jiangdong by myself. But right now we can only focus on the overall situation, Sun Quan and Liu Bei are in-laws after all, otherwise he, the King of Wu, will end, and Man Boning (Man Chong) can be withdrawn to Runan first, and General Zhengnan can be dispatched."

"It's so good." Xia Houshang nodded in affirmation.

Cao Pi's gloomy face at this moment finally improved. Sikong Wang Lang, who had not spoken all this time, finally stood in the center of the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a plan here."

"Wang Sikong, please speak." Cao Pi sat upright and became interested.

"We are fighting on the three fronts of Wei. Not only are the troops on all fronts tight, but also the consumption of food and corvee is huge. If the fighting continues in various places, Wei will not last long, and the three families of Sun, Cao and Liu may collapse at the same time." Wang Lang said. Looking at Hua Xin, I thought to myself that now that you are in charge of Wei Guo, you should know that this family is not easy to manage.

Hua Xin was very touched when he heard that, after Cao Pi ascended the throne, Wei Guo finally recuperated for two years. Last year, the third-line war broke out almost at the same time, and the family wealth he saved was quickly squandered. Fortunately, the aristocratic family in the Central Plains gave their full support, otherwise Jingzhou The battlefield will not be the current situation.

"Wang Sikong is telling the truth, but Wei Guo's passive defense this time, even though he knows that both sides will suffer, there is nothing he can do about it." Hua Xin looked very helpless.

Seeing that the foreshadowing was in place, Wang Lang continued to state: "Sun Quan's invasion of Huainan this time was based on the excuse of surrendering Han Zong, and he was also blamed for making too much trouble in Jiangdong. If we were at a disadvantage, we could send him to Sun Quan for punishment, but now everyone Sima defeated Soochow, why did His Majesty accept it? Liu Bei is now occupying Chang'an, and we continue to attack Soochow. It is nothing more than hard work. The veteran knows Sun Quan as a man. He does not have the ambition of Sun Ce. He just wants to settle in the southeast..."

"Wang Sikong asked me to make peace with Sun Quan?" Cao Pi rolled his eyes.

Wang Lang nodded in affirmation and said: "Now we can negotiate peace with a victorious posture, Wei Guo can get the most benefits, Sun Quan has no face to ask us for Han Zong, General Zhendong (Zang Ba) is confident that he has Taishan soldiers, and he is extremely brave, so he has been obedient If you don’t listen to the announcement, His Majesty will take advantage of Jingzhou’s support and slowly bring it under the control of the imperial court..."

When Cao Pi heard Wang Lang's "calculating" Zang Ba, a smile suddenly appeared on his serious face. Xuzhou has always been Cao Pi's heart disease.

Zang Ba supported his troops and regarded himself as a vassal. Xuzhou cooperated with Tao Qian during Tao Qian’s period, and Zang Ba cooperated with Lu Bu during Lu Bu’s period. Later, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and wanted to deal with Yuan Shao. Great freedom.

Cao Cao fought all over the country until his death, and had no time to deal with this legacy issue. For decades, Zang Ba insisted that whoever controls Xuzhou should cooperate with the other party at the cost of Taishan soldiers.

Cao Pi didn't care about succeeding King Wei at the beginning, but after he usurped Han and became emperor, he didn't allow such princes to exist in Wei State. He wanted to conquer Soochow again by himself, and he mainly wanted to take Zang Ba's military power.

"Ahem...Wang Sikong, don't speculate on my intentions in the future. General Zang has always been obedient on the Eastern Front, and I have no intention of accepting his military power. If this matter spreads, it may hinder Sikong. You are all mine. My minister, I don't want to hear anything about General Zang from his mouth."

Cao Pi's true thoughts were originally like this, but it was impossible to admit it in front of everyone, so he deliberately duplicity and threatened under the guise of protecting Wang Lang.

Hua Xin, Xia Houshang, and Zhong Yao looked at each other, thinking that we all have this political consciousness, and I don't know why Wang Lang got carried away when he talked about excitement.

Wang Lang looked embarrassed, and bowed to thank Cao Pi: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion..."

"Sikong, but don't worry, they are ministers with you, and they will definitely not tell this matter. Is there anything else to add?" Cao Pi looked at Wang Lang with a smile on his face.

"Uh... Liu Bei's occupation of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River poses a greater threat to Jiangdong than we do. If Sun Quan learns that Liu Bei has occupied Guanzhong, he may attack Jingzhou..." Wang Lang added.