There is only one road from Runan to Jingzhou, which is to cross the Tongbai Mountains through Runan City. On the winding mountain road in the mountains, there are almost crowds. This spectacular scene was recorded by players using videos and placed on the forum. It became the most clicked video post during this period. The second one was the post of Zhang Fei fighting the Xiahou brothers.

The same scene of the people's migration also appeared on the Yangtze River and on the mountain roads along the Yangtze River. Liu Bei was actively migrating the people towards Yizhou. Liu Bei was a slightly emotional person. When Zhang Fei's counterattack failed and Cao Cao began to accelerate the transfer of his troops into Jingzhou, Liu Bei thought in his heart that the southern part of Jingzhou might not be very reliable. Compared with the much safer Yizhou, Jingzhou is no longer safe.

For Liu Bei, the people were precious wealth. Liu Bei never had the habit of putting their treasures in an unsafe place. Therefore, Pang Yuan did not even spend much effort to convince Liu Bei to migrate the people to Yizhou as much as possible.

As the Cao army poured into Jingzhou like the flood, the entire northeastern part of Jingzhou seemed to be bustling. What was a little better was that the fields distributed to them seemed to have strong crops growing on the fields, and it was about to be harvested. These are all good things left by Liu Bei, a ox that was reclaimed from the land-breaking cattle. Now this land-breaking cattle is working hard to develop the mountainous Yizhou, and is even preparing to march towards southern Shu.

Fang Zhiwen's strategic intention was almost completely achieved. In this entire strategic intention, the movement of the people is an important factor. Only when Yizhou has a sufficient population can Yizhou march south and westward without success in the east. Similarly, Cao Cao must have a sufficient population to curb and weaken Yuan Shao's growth. Only by suppressing Yizhou, which has a very large population, and forcing it to develop outward rather than inward.

Fang Zhiwen carefully explained to Lu Bu and his wife and Cheng Gongying the strategic goals of the entire Central Plains War in the conference room. Lu Bu was so dazzling that he understood the major goals of the entire Central Plains War. He also understood why he had to fight carefully, for fear of destroying Cao Cao. However, it turned out that the reason was so important. Lu Bu didn't even dare to think about this grand idea. In front of Fang Zhiwen, as a leader, Lu Bu was indeed far away, very far away.

After Fang Zhiwen finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup and drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then looked up at everyone: "What's wrong with it?"

Lu Bu shook his head, Diao Chan opened her eyes wide and looked at the map. She looked surprised and moved, and Cheng Gongying asked curiously: "Lord, after we take down Jizhou, will we also oppress Gongsun Zan to the west?"

"Haha, I learned from it first! Yes, after taking over Jizhou, our army's strategic situation is very good. It is natural to force Bingzhou westward. Even if we don't do it, Gongsun Zan will definitely feel uneasy in his heart and will naturally move the center westward. Of course, we hope that he can develop relatively deserted prefectures and counties such as Hexi and Xihe, as well as northern regions. In fact, it is not impossible to develop there. With the Yellow River as a support, it is possible to build canal canals around the Yellow River. Then establish a city."

Fang Zhiwen said with a smile, but Cheng Gongying felt that Gongsun Zan and the heroes of the world were actually pitiful. Almost everyone was played with by the lord. Every so-called powerful man actually became a chess piece and a ox in the lord's hand. When they worked hard to open up the land, what followed might be driven to the desolate area again. Today's Liu Bei is a true portrayal of this situation.

After thinking through this, Cheng Gongying became more determined about his choice. Fortunately, he became a member of Youzhou. Otherwise, I would probably be depressed in a certain corner at this moment.

Cheng Gongying subconsciously looked at Lu Bu, and a hint of gratitude flashed in Lu Bu's eyes. It was obvious that he also wanted to understand the trick. In fact, Lu Bu was also a chess piece in Fang Zhiwen's chess game. Although he is now a subordinate of Fang Zhiwen and a chess piece in the chess game, he is now a clear chess piece, and it is very likely that it will be the chess piece of the side that will win in the end. The meaning of this is naturally absolutely different.

"Husband, then we can just drive Cao Cao away slowly now?"

"Yes, just drive him away like that. Although we also want population, Cao Cao cannot be too weakened and cannot be transferred to Yuan Shao's population."

Everyone nodded to express their understanding, and Lu Bu suddenly asked, "What about Yuan Shao?"

"Hmm? What is Yuan Shao?"

"What about Yuan Shao's future?"

Fang Zhiwen smiled: "What future does Yuan Shao need? He will do it every day!"

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Cao Cao had made up his mind at this moment and would not hesitate anymore. This could be seen from the fact that he had already rushed to Xiangyang from Runan. Cao Cao's appearance in Xiangyang also made everyone in Cao Cao's camp relieve themselves, which shows that Cao Cao no longer had unrealistic fantasies about the Central Plains.

After Cao Cao arrived in Xiangyang, he quickly checked the military deployment in Jingzhou and then began to deploy the troops west to the south. The troops of Xiahou Dun's brothers were supplemented and expanded, and continued to attack in the direction of the city to drive Zhang Fei out of the city. The Ji Ling tribe in the north also received support from Li Dian, avoiding Nanxiang and attempting to isolate Nanxiang from both north and south. The purpose was to force Guan Yu to retreat.

Then Cao Cao actively stabilized the situation in Xiangyang, resettled the people who were coming, and actively rectified the army and prepared for war, sharpened his sword and pointed straight at Jiangling.

Liu Bei, who was far away in Chengdu, was also busy. He was more busy than Cao Cao because there were too many things in Yizhou, and he also had to add immigration and resettlement, urban construction and development, road construction, conscription, and war... Liu Bei was so busy that he would fall into the house as soon as he returned to the back home.

However, when working, Liu Bei was always energetic. Only Chen Dao knew that Liu Bei's tea cup was not tea, but ginseng dew. This thing developed in Youzhou was indeed a good thing.

"Sir, Cao Cao is actively preparing for war in Xiangyang. His target should be Jiangling. This can be seen from his busy construction of ships."

"Isn't this because he wants to control the Yangtze River route?"

"Haha, sir, this joke is not funny." Pang Yuan smiled and pointed to the map and said, "There is no interest in Cao Cao along the Yangtze River. What's the use of controlling the route? Besides, can he control it? This idea is just to cause fire. Therefore, his only purpose of building a ship is to transport supplies, and the target can naturally be Jiangling! Of course, the first target is Dangyang, and the second is Jingling. Only after taking these two water and land rushes will he launch an attack on Jiangling!"

Liu Bei looked at the map and frowned. When he really fought, Liu Bei realized that his army was really not enough. In the huge Yizhou, due to the large number of barbarians, he had to stay in a large number of troops. In Nanxiang, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu also needed a large number of troops. Yan Yan, who had been sent to Xiling, could not be missing troops there. Fan Chou of Jiangling and Li Yan of Wuling, the number of troops was quite tight. If Cao Cao personally led the army south to Jiangling, Liu Bei would really have no good way to resist Cao Cao's going south.

"Jiangling...why would you let Fan Chou continue to recruit troops?" Liu Bei said hesitantly.

"Recruitment? How many soldiers are you planning to conscript to block Cao Cao? Cao Cao is now being ruthless. He is trying his best to recruit soldiers. What are we recruiting soldiers?"

"Jiang Ling is safe, Wuling and Hengyang counties."

"What is the role of Wuling and Hengyang counties on our army? Is it worth our protracted battle with Cao Cao in Jiangling? If it is worth it, then we should transfer General Guan Yu to Jiangling in the south, give up Nanxiang, retreat to Xicheng, and rely on the terrain to establish a solid defense line in Xicheng. Similarly, establish a defense line in Shangyong, and then liberate General Zhang Fei of the city, allowing him to attack freely, restrain the north and fight in the south. In this way, he may be able to fight evenly with Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao has a sufficient population and strong combat power. The development degree in northeast Jingzhou is not low, and the war will last for a long time. Have you made plans to consume Cao Cao for a long time?"

"Yuan Shao..."

"Yuan Shao has obtained the Central Plains and will not continue to attack Jingzhou in a short period of time. And sir, please note that in the entire Central Plains, the Youzhou army is actually the one who plays a leading role. Although most of the people died of Yuan Shao, every important military victory is because the Youzhou army appears in the most suitable place, attacking Cao Cao's uncomfortable place, tearing Cao Cao's defense line up and down again and again, and eliminating Cao Cao's key combat power. This is the key to Yuan Shao's rapid advancement. After the Central Plains arrived and Fang Zhiwen returned home with satisfaction, would Yuan Shao still have the ability to continue to attack Cao Cao? I think this is basically impossible."

"Yuan Shao can't count on him, and Cao Cao is desperately recruiting troops. Is this...we will give up Jiangling on his own initiative?"

"Of course not. Jiangling must be fought. On the one hand, we must try our best to consume Cao Cao. Jiangling. We have been operating Jiangling for some years. Dangyang, Jingling, Xinling and Jiangling are all strong cities. Cao Cao needs to chew them one by one. He needs to flow into a river under the city. On the one hand, we can make time for the consolidation of the defense line in the north and the evacuation of the people on the southern line. On the other hand, we can also try to consume Cao Cao. After all, we and Cao Cao have no room for ease and no room for cooperation since then. We can only destroy each other."

"There is no room for cooperation? How do you say this?"

"The geographical location of Jingzhou! Far and nearby attack, we cannot cooperate with Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shao, right? Or do you think we can cooperate to attack Sima Fang? Since there is no foundation for cooperation, we can only eliminate each other."

Liu Bei frowned and thought for a while, sighed and said, "I understand that the most important thing now is to stabilize the dividing line between the two sides and consume the strength of Cao's army, and at the same time try to preserve the strength of our army. When Yuan Shao recovers, he is planning to attack Cao Cao together."
Chapter completed!