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However, after Liu Bei arrived, only Cai Hao came to greet him.

Liu Bei asked incomprehensibly, "General Cai, why are you alone?"

Cai Hao smiled and said, "I'll be there for this handover. Turn around and point to the soldiers and horses that have been assembled behind him, and said: "These are the soldiers and horses that the lord ordered me to hand over to Liu Shijun. The lord asked me to tell Shijun Liu that the safety of Jingzhou is left to Shijun! "

Liu Bei looked at the soldiers and horses behind Cai Wei, and he immediately got a lot of cold! It turns out that the soldiers and horses in front of him are not at all the scale of the main force of hundreds of thousands that Liu Biao promised, but only 20,000 to 30,000. Not only that, these two to 30,000 soldiers and horses are not the strong main force, they are all the old and weak with low morale. Bing! Liu Bei couldn't help asking: "How could this be? Didn't my brother promise to send the main force to me?"

Cai Hao smiled, and said: "The lord thinks over and over again and thinks that Xiangyang Fancheng is the top priority. If the main force is transferred away, wouldn't it be a big deal if it is attacked by Sun Jian! Therefore, the main force still has to defend Xiangyang Fancheng. As for Xinye’s side, the lord has said that Jijun is the hero of the world, wise and brave. With these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, relying on the rugged mountains and rivers of Xinye can also resist Chen Lang’s invasion! The lord absolutely believes in the envoy!"

Liu Bei frowned, and then he clasped his fist towards Cai Hao and said, "Please tell my brother, General Cai, that I will tell my brother Liu Bei that I will not let him down!" Cai Hao smiled and clasped his fist and said, "That would be the best. I have already explained it. So that you can lead the army to leave immediately. I have something to do, I'm leaving here." Liu Bei clasped his fist and said, "Please, general." Cai Hao left.

Liu Bei looked at the two or three thousand old and weak soldiers in front of him, and couldn't help frowning.

Mi Fang next to him couldn't help saying: "Lord, Liu Biao clearly didn't trust the lord, so he turned his back! With two to three thousand old and weak soldiers defending Xinye, it's hard to get to the sky! Why didn't the lord go to Liu Biao for theory? "

Liu Bei frowned and said, "I don't believe my brother doesn't trust me. My brother has my brother's consideration, and that makes sense."

Mi Fang said anxiously: "But two to thirty thousand..."

Liu Bei categorically said: "With two to three thousand soldiers and horses, I can stop Chen Lang from advancing!" Mi Fang couldn't help sighing.

Soon after, Liu Bei led two to thirty thousand old and weak soldiers back to Xinye. Now in Xinye, there are more than 6,000 elites who Liu Biao gave to Liu Bei before, plus those veterans brought out by Liu Biao.

Mi Fang rode up to Mi Zhu and asked in a low voice: "Liu Biao did this, it is really chilling, why does the lord have to guard Liu Biao's new wild?" Mi Zhu couldn't help sighing, and whispered: "Lord, there is no other way. Ah! If you don't bet on this one, isn't the lord going to embark on the path of escape again? This time he will give up his life, if he succeeds, it will not be too late for him to seek Jingzhou again!" Mi Fang suddenly realized and nodded.

Chen Lang marched into the army, Liu Biao shook, and Jiangdong Sun's family naturally noticed.

Sun Jian immediately summoned Shouwenwu to discuss the matter. Zhuge Jin said impatiently: "Master, Chen Lang has entered Jingzhou. This is a great opportunity for us to solve Liu Biao's occupation of Jingzhou in one fell swoop!" Huang Gai and others agreed.

Sun Jian was also very excited and looked at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "This is indeed a good time. But if we are impatient to do it first, I'm afraid we will make Chen Lang a wedding dress!"

Zhuge Jin asked incomprehensibly: "What does this mean?"

Zhou Yu glanced at Zhuge Jin and said with a smile: "Tzuyu only thinks that Chen Lang and Liu Biao fight each other is a good time, and it is true. But I am afraid that Chen Lang thinks the same way. He may be waiting for us to hold back first. Attacking Liu Biao, he can take advantage of the fishermen!" Zhuge Jin frowned, feeling that Zhou Yu's words seemed reasonable. Sun Jian nodded and asked, "What does Gong Jin think we should?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "We just stood still and watched their snipes and clams fight. We then took the last shot and regained Jingzhou in one fell swoop and defeated him Chen Lang! Let him know how good we are!"

Sun Jian laughed and praised: "Gong Jin said it well!"

Zhu Gejin worried and said: "I was afraid that Liu Biao would be wiped out by Chen Lang in one fell swoop. We were caught off guard!"

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Tzuyu don't worry. Although Liu Biao is mediocre, the Jingzhou Army is not weak, and there are generals like Huang Zhong and Liu Bei's assistant. I predict that Chen Lang will never easily defeat the Jingzhou Army. When they have spent a lot of effort to decide the victory and defeat with the Jingzhou army, our army will have time to start from Jingzhou and go straight to Xiangyang and Fancheng." Then he threw a fist at Sun Jian and said, "Lord, our army should go to Jingzhou in secret. Assemble and prepare to attack." Sun Jian nodded, "Okay!"

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At this moment, an army officer hurried in, and submitted a letter with both hands, reporting: "Teach me to the lord, there is an urgent report coming from Huainan!"

Sun Jian glanced at Zhou Yu. The latter understood, and immediately walked up to the officer, took the letter, opened it and looked aside. Frowning, he clasped his fist towards Sun Jian and said, "Lord, Liu Biao sent Kuailiang to Huainan for help. Yuan Shu has ordered General Zhang Xun to lead an army of 200,000 troops westward."

Sun Jian cursed badly: "Yuan Shu is really greedy. He is still vying with Yuan Shao for Xuzhou, so he still wants to take Jingzhou!"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Yuan Shu was originally such an insatiable villain. It is reasonable to do this kind of thing." Then he clasped his fist to Sun Jian and said, "Lord, this is a good thing! Yuan Shujun came to cooperate with Liu Biaojun to fight. Chen Lang, this battle can be fought! When the three of them fight in the dark, we will clean up the mess in one fell swoop!" Sun Jian laughed, "Okay!"

After the meeting, Zhou Yu rode past Qiao's house. The entourage couldn't help saying: "The Governor, you haven't been to see Miss Xiao Qiao for a long time. Why don't you go and see her today!"

Zhou Yu frowned, turned to look at the courtyard, and saw a red leaf protruding over the wall. Zhou Yu couldn't help being furious, and said in an angry manner: "How can I spare time to do such boring things!" As he said, he beat his horse and went straight ahead.

He turned his gaze back to Wancheng.

Chen Lang led an army of 180,000 to the south and marched slowly along the way. At dusk that evening, the army arrived in Wancheng. Then the army settled down in Wancheng, and early the next morning, they left Wancheng and continued to march south. After a long time, the army finally approached Xinye.

Chen Lang ordered the army to camp and rest on the spot. That night, in the big tent, Chen Lang was talking to Jia Xu. Why is Jia Xu here? It turned out that before Chen Lang sent troops, he specially sent someone to Guanzhong to recall Jia Xu. According to Chen Lang's statement, this time his opponent is likely to be Zhou Yu. Without Jia Xu, he would not be able to deal with it. So Jia Xu hurried back to Luoyang day and night after receiving Chen Lang's call. Jia Xu arrived in Luoyang the day before the army set off. When the army went out the next day, Jia Xu followed the march as Chen Lang's entourage.

Chen Lang smiled and said: "This time it is really lively, Yuan Shu has also blended in!"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Liu Biao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, the three want to use each other, it can be said that each has a ghost!"

Chen Lang asked with a smile: "Liu Biao wants to lead Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to confront us, isn't he afraid that it is easy to ask God to send it to God?"

Jia Xu laughed and said: "There are a few resourceful people under Liu Biao, but they are just a little superficial. Their intention should be to use Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to repel us, and then provoke Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to attack each other, and Liu Biao sits back. Fishermen’s benefits. It’s just that they think they are too smart, but they think others are stupid. What's more, three powerful enemies fought on his turf. He wants to be alone and take advantage of the fishermen’s benefits can be said to be wishful thinking!"

Chen Lang smiled and nodded, and asked, "Wen He thinks what actions Sun Jian and Zhang Xun will do next?"

Jia Xu thought for a while, and said: "Sun Jian is known as the Jiangdong Tiger, and Zhou Yu's help, so we must not underestimate it. I think Sun Jian has already noticed Liu Biao's intention and should not attack immediately. And that Zhang Xun, ha ha, Although he is a general entrusted by Yuan Shu, I think he is just a mediocre person. The army is afraid that it will immediately launch a big attack if it is eager to win! At present, there are two points that need to be paid attention to, one is Zhang Xun, the other is Xinye's Liu Bei. Although Zhang Xun is not to be afraid, he has many soldiers and horses. If he merges with Liu Bei, it will be very troublesome!" Chen Lang thoughtfully nodded.

Clang footsteps came from the doorway. Chen Lang and Jia Xu looked towards the door, and saw the four generals Guan Yu, Dianwei, Zhang Fei, and Xu Huang in full attire coming in, clasping their fists and saying, "Lord (Big Brother)!"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Do you want to play in such a posture?"

Guan Yu clasped his fist and said: "Brother, the scout just reported back, saying that there are only about 30,000 enemy troops in Xinye and surrounding mountains, and most of them are old and weak soldiers!" Zhang Fei shouted, "I want to grab it with my own hands. Liu Bei, grab his dog's head!"

When Chen Lang saw Zhang Fei hating Liu Bei so much, he couldn't help feeling deeply. Looking at Jia Xu, he asked, "Could this be the enemy's trick to lure the enemy?"

Jia Xu thought for a while and shook his head: "This shouldn't be Liu Biao's trick to lure the enemy. Liu Biao is weak and suspicious. Although Liu Bei is hypocritical, it is undeniable that he belongs to the hero. Because of the difficult situation, Liu Biao treats Liu Beilai. I was very happy to vote, but I was very suspicious of it in my heart. Therefore, although Liu Bei was required, he had to guard against Liu Bei. Therefore, it is reasonable to send him only about 30,000 old and weak soldiers."

Zhang Fei yelled impatiently: "The military division has said so, you will give me three thousand cavalry, I promise to take off Xinye and Liu Bei's dog's head one night!"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Ying De Shaoan, don't be irritable! Military Master, he doesn't seem to want to destroy Liu Bei!"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "The one who knows me is the lord!" Then he said, "It's easy to eliminate Liu Bei, I'm afraid that Zhang Xun will be afraid to stop. After all, it is a trouble to keep Zhang Xun, it is better to keep Liu Bei and induce Zhang Xun to attack. I took the opportunity to solve him."