Chapter 415: Great Change (3)
He Qi raised an army in Shanyin and listed the ten major crimes of Sun Quan...
When the news reached Jingzhou, Liu Bei immediately realized that the situation was not good. He Qi's uprising also indicates that the situation in Jiangdong was completely corrupt.
Just imagine, after Kuaiji falls, Wujun will inevitably be affected.
Sun Quan only had two counties in Danyang and Yuzhang, and his reputation was damaged. The people inside were panicked. How could he resist the tiger and wolf soldiers of Liu Chuang?
"Shi Yuan, what should I do if Sun Quan loses to Liu Chuang?"
Liu Bei found Pang Tong and asked him about countermeasures.
Obviously, Pang Tong did not expect that the situation in Jiangdong would be so decayed so quickly, and he would not expect that there would be such a complicated inside Jiangdong. Sun Quan's murder of Sun Ce? It sounds absurd at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing impossible. The humanitarian family of princes has no affection and Sun Quan is ambitious, so how could he be willing to stay under Sun Ce? In this way, it is not surprising that he murdered Sun Ce.
But what happened was so strange.
Liu Chuang's work behind the scenes is obvious...
It can be imagined that Sun Quan's situation would inevitably become very embarrassing when He Qi sent troops. On the one hand, he had to resist Liu Chuang, and on the other hand, he had to appease the inside. Liu Chuang occupied Kuaiji, which was equivalent to landing in the east of Jiangdong. Once they merged with Liu Yong and swept Kuaiji, the next target would inevitably be Wujun or Yuzhang. However, Sun Quan had no room for retreat.
Pang Tong pondered for a long time and raised his head.
"Lord, there are only two ways to go in the current situation."
"I hope to hear it carefully!"
Pang Tong thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Camp or surrender."
Before Pang Tong finished speaking, Liu Bei shouted: "Shi Yuanxiu said the word "result" and only said how to fight."
Just kidding, how could he surrender to Liu Chuang? From the initial conflict between the two to the current situation, Liu Bei and Liu Chuang have no possibility of easing. If he surrenders, he will die. Then Liu Chuang will never let him go, so there is no need to consider this path at all.
If you do not surrender, you will have to fight to the death.
Pang Tong gritted his teeth and whispered: "If there is no special reason for the Jiangdong form, Sun Quan would probably be difficult to turn around.
The lord is trying to capture the four counties of Jingnan, but it has not yet been stabilized... Although Liu Pan of Changsha expressed his support for the lord, he was a clan of the Liu Biao clan after all, and it was impossible for him to truly help each other. If the lord does not have Jingzhou, there is no possibility of confronting Liu Chuang. The so-called military moves, the lord can only burn his boats to capture Jingnan and join forces with Liu Zhang in the Western Conference to fight against Liu Chuang. But this is very dangerous. If a bad thing is to put the lord into a place of doom."
When Liu Bei heard this, tears flashed in his eyes.
"Shi Yuan just needs to talk about how to make a big fuss.
Bei has no way out now, so he can only fight to the death with Na Chuang'er."
Pang Tong hesitated for a moment and said softly: "There is Cao Cao in front of him who took the emperor to order the princes.
If the lord wants to control Jingnan, he needs someone to help him, that is Liu Jingzhou. As long as the lord can take Liu Jingzhou, he can use the name of Liu Jingzhou and order Jingxiang. But once the lord fails, it may be difficult to have a foothold. The lord's land will inevitably hate him to the core."
Liu Bei took a deep breath and stared at Pang Tong, unable to speak for a long time.
But it has to be said that Pang Tong's plan made him very moved. If the power of the entire Jingzhou cannot be integrated, how can he fight against Liu Chuang?
However, this is indeed very dangerous.
Just as Pang Tong said, if a mistake is made, you will fall into a place of doom.
Liu Bei has always been a decisive person, but this time, he hesitated a little...
"My lord, time is not waiting for me. If there is no other way out, the governor will not come up with this plan. But the lord is unwilling to surrender, and Liu Chuang will not agree to surrender, so he can only fight to the death. If Jiangdong can support him for another period, he will not have a chance when he completely controls Jingnan. But now it seems that Sun Quan may not last long. Once Sun Quan is defeated, Liu Chuang will definitely send troops to Jingzhou. Liu Jingzhou has long intended to surrender. When he handed over Jingzhou, how can the lord have a place to settle down?"
Liu Bei also understood this truth, but he was known for his benevolence and righteousness, so he kidnapped Liu Biao... Liu Bei closed his eyes and made up his mind after a long time, "What Shi Yuan said is good. Nowadays, only by using military operations and taking risks, how can a real man stick to the minor details?"
He looked at Pang Tong and said word by word: "In this way, Jiang Xia will ask Shi Yuan!"
Although Liu Qi supports Liu Bei, it is based on ensuring Liu Qi's interests. If Liu Bei touches Liu Qi's interests, he will never give up. If Liu Bei hijacks Liu Biao, Liu Qi's chess piece will be useless. Even if he is not killed, he will not be allowed to take charge of Jiangxia again.
Similarly, Liu Pan cannot be let go.
Liu Bei is really desperate now and can only make up his mind to fight Liu Chuang to the death.
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Liu Bei has been in Jingzhou for nearly five years, so of course he could not be content with himself.
Although he seemed to be living in Liu Biao's position on the surface, he still managed a force that cannot be ignored in secret.
But before this, Liu Bei had never shown it. Now that he is at the critical moment of life and death, he is not able to leave any further action.
In the middle of August of the 11th year of Jian'an, just when the Battle of Jiangdong was about to end and the situation began to become clear, Pang Tong suddenly launched a campaign in Jiangxia and seized Liu Qi stationed in Xiling. At this time, Liu Qi was completely unprepared. He always regarded Liu Bei as his good assistant. How could he have thought that this good assistant, good uncle, suddenly turned against him? Jiangxia's military power was controlled by Guan Yu. Guan Ping was also responsible for the defense of Xiling. Pang Tong controlled Liu Qi without any effort without knowing it.
After a few days, on the second day after Zhou Yu's soul returned to the Nine Days, Liu Biao held a banquet in Xiangyang.
Unexpectedly, at the banquet, Yi Ji, an old subordinate from Shanyang who came to Jingzhou with Liu Biao, suddenly broke out and kidnapped Liu Biao at the banquet, and then quickly retreated to Fancheng.
Liu Biao was hijacked, which shocked the entire Jingzhou.
No one expected that Yiji would do such an amazing move that Jingzhou could not react in a good way.
Fortunately, Cai Mao held military power and did not cause Xiangyang to panic... On the night when Yi Ji fled from Xiangyang, Cai Mao sent someone to Wancheng to deliver a letter, begging Liu Chuang to send troops to help.
Liu Chuang was also surprised when he received the news.
"This must be Liu Xuande's military move, trying to kidnap Liu Jingzhou, and follow the example of Cao Sikong's actions to command the princes to control Jingzhou."
Fa Zheng immediately reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to suggest: "Lord, you must not let Liu Bei get Liu Jingzhou, otherwise Jingzhou will be in chaos."
Liu Chuang immediately woke up from the shock and agreed with Fa Zheng's reminder.
To be honest, Liu Chuang did not want to resolve the affairs of Jingzhou by force. The Battle of Jiangdong has not yet been settled, and the Battle of Hanzhong has just ended. The national treasury is empty and the people are exhausted. If Jingzhou can be resolved peacefully, it will be a happy thing for everyone. Before this, all the arrangements made by Liu Chuang were also working hard to resolve the affairs of Jingzhou. But now, Liu Bei suddenly took a dangerous move, and it seems that this confrontation is inevitable.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Chuang immediately issued an order: "Transfer my order, and Huang Zhong immediately went east to Green Forest Mountain to assist General Wen Pin to hold Guan Yu. Zhao Yun was the vanguard army and led the arrow cavalry to set off immediately. Be sure to catch up with Yi Ji and hold him back. You must not let Liu Jingzhou fall into Liu Bei's hands. I personally led the Feixiong Wei to follow him, and Ziwen led the tiger and leopard cavalry to accompany me and went to Jingzhou to rescue Liu Jingzhou. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!