The Nameless of the Common Clans

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

"This time the main purpose is to attack Jingzhou. If the navy is shown in advance, the enemy will be prepared to attack Jiangdong in the future. Before taking Nanjun, it is not easy for the navy to show up." Chen Mo shook his head and said.

"In this case, we can only strengthen the defense of Jiujiang and Guangling. If Jiangdong still wants to intervene, it can only send troops from Jiangxia, Changsha and other places to support Liu Bei." Xu Shu nodded.

Yang Xiu suddenly asked: "Brother Yuanzhi, is there a way to make Sun and Liu fall out? If the two families have conflicts, only Liu Bei will be left. With the advantage of our army, why worry about not winning?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "Sun Quan and Liu Bei are both heroes. If there is no war, it is still possible to incite the two families to rebel. But if a war breaks out, no matter what the previous grudges are, they will unite to face the outside world. The lips and teeth are cold. Dezu should understand, and they understand it even better."

If the war really breaks out, unless one family is willing to surrender, it is impossible to separate them. Liu Bei and Sun Quan, even if they have a grudge for killing their father, will definitely unite when facing Chen Mo. Chen Mo has thought about it in the past few years, but he has not made any achievements. Sima Yi even tried to go to Jiangdong to separate and recruit several Jiangdong generals, but he returned in vain. Sima Yi doesn't look down on ordinary people, let alone Chen Mo. The more powerful ones will not pay attention to you at all. What can you do?

"Your Majesty, to be honest, I have a friend who is Zhou Yu's childhood friend. We have a good relationship. Zhou Yu holds the military power in Jiangdong. If we can make him surrender, we can attack Jingzhou." Yang Xiu smiled.

"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 persuade Zhou Yu, but it is also good to have a talented person. He smiled and said, "Who is this person?"

"It is the famous scholar in Jiujiang, Jiang Gan." Yang Xiu smiled and said, "This person is famous for his talent and debate, and he is unique in Jianghuai. Now he works in the Honglu Temple."

"Jiang Gan?" Chen Mo nodded and said, "Since he is in Luoyang, it doesn't matter if he comes to see me."

Nowadays, the promotion of officials in the court requires political achievements, not just talent. It is not bad for Jiang Gan to be promoted to the Honglu Temple now.

"Yes!" Yang Xiu nodded and quickly asked someone to find Jiang Gan.

Everyone continued to discuss the issue of sending troops. Jiujiang still needed to send more troops. As for the generals, Chen Mo felt that there were actually quite a few generals in the Jiujiang area, so there was no need to increase them. As for the troops, there were elite soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp, and the 20,000 soldiers left there by Han Qiong, plus the garrison soldiers that Chen Jin had sent out from the isolated island in recent years, which was enough to deal with it. As for the generals, Chen Mo felt that Xu Zhi and Guo Huai were good, and Deng Ai was also there, and Gao Shun was in charge. It would be enough to send an additional 10,000 or 20,000 troops to guard the key points. They were not going to attack Jiangdong directly, so there was no need to send too many troops. That would be a waste. His son now had the ability to stand on his own.

Soon, Jiang Gan came to the palace and was led in by Yang Xiu.

"Jiang Gan pays respect to the king!" Jiang Gan bowed to Chen Mo when he saw him.

"Not bad." Chen Mo looked at Jiang Gan, smiled and nodded. At least he was well-mannered and well-spoken, and he didn't have the feeling of being submissive. He made people feel good at first sight. Looking at his fate, he was indeed a talent. Although he was not a brilliant talent, he was talented enough.

"Just now, De Zu said that Zi Yi was familiar with Zhou Lang?" Chen Mo looked at Jiang Gan and smiled.

"We were good friends when we were young, but we haven't seen each other for many years." Jiang Gan shook his head.

"Now I want to attack Jingzhou, can you persuade Zhou Yu to persuade Sun Quan not to participate in 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 surrendered, Chen Mo might have to suspect whether there was any conspiracy.

"Gan hasn't seen Gongjin for many years. I dare not promise the king, but I am willing to give it a try." Jiang Gan bowed.

"Then go and try it. Whether it succeeds or not, wait for me in Nanyang when you come back!" Chen Mo nodded. He didn't take on too much responsibility, but made people feel at ease.

"Yes!" Jiang Gan agreed, and seeing that he had nothing to do, he bowed and left.

"Your Majesty, this..." Yang Xiu stared at Jiang Gan who was leaving, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, he had boasted before that Jiang Gan could persuade Zhou Yu to surrender, but now in front of Chen Mo, Jiang Gan couldn't even persuade Jiangdong not to participate in the war. This made Yang Xiu puzzled and embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter. It's good to be more down-to-earth." Chen Mo waved his hand indifferently. He didn't expect any results. This time, the preparations even included Jiangdong. Otherwise, if Jiangdong really didn't participate in the war, why would he mobilize 200,000 troops to go south?

Yang Xiu had no choice but to nod and kneel down again, but he felt that he was a little out of tune with these people. Obviously, if it came to knowledge, even Sima Yi was not as good as him, but why did he feel that he was from two different worlds when considering many things?

Chen Mo would not care what Yang Xiu thought. The two were of similar age. Chen Mo was very clear about Yang Xiu's problems. Chen Mo might not be able to beat him in terms of high-sounding talk, but when it comes to understanding people's hearts and looking at the overall situation, Yang Xiu is much worse. This has nothing to do with learning. Chen Mo also did not find a suitable way for Yang Xiu, so he kept him working under Chen Mo. Apart from other things, Yang Xiu was a peerless talent in handling official documents. Jia Xu, Xun You, Xu Shu, and Sima Yi were not as fast as him.

What made Chen Mo speechless was that Jia Xu took the lead in praising Yang Xiu, which made Yang Xiu work harder in this regard. Now 90% of the copywriting work in the palace is on his head. Chen Mo wanted to give some advice, but seeing that he enjoyed it, he gave up the idea.

"My Lord, even if Liu Bei enters Sichuan, Jingzhou will leave heavy troops to guard it. Apart from other things, even if we occupy Xinye now, it is difficult to break through the two cities of Xiangfan. The Han River blocks the two cities, and it is difficult for our army to break through these two cities." Wei Yan has been in Jingzhou and knows the terrain of Xiangfan best.

Chen Mo nodded. The two cities of Xiangfan are the first step for them to attack Jingzhou. If they can't take this step, it is a waste of time to further capture Jingzhou.

"We'll talk about this after we get to Jingzhou. Now the plan has been decided. Wuyi will lead 40,000 troops to take over Hanzhong, and send another 20,000 troops to Jiujiang to prevent harassment from Jiangdong. The rest of the generals will follow me to lead 160,000 cavalry and infantry to Jingzhou. Wenhe and Dezu, you two will stay in Luoyang to handle government affairs. Gongda and Zhongda will follow the army. Yuanzhi will also serve as the governor of Hanzhong to assist Wuyi in planning food and grass. If there is a chance, we will enter Shu." Chen Mo gave the order. Xiangfan is difficult to fight, but we can't give up fighting because of this. As for how to fight, we have to wait until we get to Nanyang to decide.

"I obey your order!" Everyone stood up and responded. In this expedition, except for the border generals, basically all the famous generals under Chen Mo's command were dispatched.

Next, food and grass were continuously sent to Nanyang, and troops were also transferred from various places to Nanyang for assembly. In addition to the new army, Chen Mo also selected 30,000 veterans to accompany him. In fact, there were 190,000 troops going south. Looking back at the wars over the years, this time was probably the time when Chen Mo assembled the most troops. Chen Mo was determined to win Jingzhou.

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

In Jiangdong and Moling, Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu with a serious expression: "Gongjin, although Chen Mo led his troops south this time, he intended to go to Jingzhou, but if Jingzhou is broken, Jiangdong will also be difficult to protect itself. Gongjin thinks that if Chen Mo sends troops this time, can Jingzhou stop it?"

Zhou Yu was much calmer and shook his head and said, "Difficult!"

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

"My lord, this time Chen Mo sent out an army, claiming to have 500,000 soldiers. Although this is untrue, according to the information from spies from all sides, 200,000 soldiers are enough. Although Liu Xuande has been training troops for these years, he only has three counties in Jingzhou. How many soldiers can he have? The military force is not enough to compete. In addition, after Chen Mo took over the Central Plains, he did not go south, giving Liu Bei a chance to breathe, but because of this, many hidden dangers within Chen Mo were eliminated." Zhou Yu sighed.

"Oh?" Sun Quan asked curiously, "Does Chen Mo also have hidden dangers?"

"Of course there are." Zhou Yu nodded and said, "First, the foundation is unstable. When Chen and Cao were fighting for the Central Plains, the emperor in Luoyang had intended to seize power, but was stopped in time by Chen Mo's subordinates. However, as long as the Luoyang court was still there, Chen Mo would have worries. Secondly, although Chen Mo had a large number of troops at that time, many of them were surrendered soldiers from the Central Plains, and there must be conflicts between them. Although Chen Mo had a large number of troops, he could not be united. Even if he really had 500,000 people, if he could not be united, he would be nothing more than a mob; thirdly, the Central Plains had been in war for a long time, and the military and civilians were tired of war. Chen Mo seemed to be sweeping, but in fact, once he was frustrated, the general trend would inevitably reverse."

Sun Quan felt a little heavy in his heart when he heard this. These problems, Chen Mo had removed one by one over the years. He was promoted to the Ming King and drove the emperor to Luoyang. It seemed that he had delegated power, but in fact, he had completely hollowed out the emperor. Although he still respected the Han Dynasty, who in the Central Plains knew the emperor now? Who else is in charge of the emperor's decrees? Now the Central Plains is ruled by a wise king.

And Chen Mo has been training his troops for these years. After these years of running-in, the former mixed troops have become one, and there is no longer any difference between surrendered troops.

The three points Zhou Yu mentioned have been eliminated by Chen Mo over the years. Now Chen Mo is truly terrifying. This time he will go south with great force. In this way, Liu Bei really cannot stop him.

"And." Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan and said, "There is no sign that Chen Mo launched the attack this time. There must be a problem in Jingzhou. I think Liu Bei may 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 face suddenly darkened. If this is true, then Liu Bei really deserves to die!

"My lord, now Chen Mo is leading his army southward. No matter what Liu Bei has done, we are in trouble. I think that at this moment, our army cannot sit back and watch Liu Bei perish!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

This is the truth, but Sun Quan was a little angry!