Chapter 574

Liu Bei looked to the south.

"Zhou Yu wants a decisive battle at Red Cliffs and to burn the connected camps? I will come from Jingnan instead, let's see how you deal with it!"

Nanjun, Jiangling city,

When Liu Bei arrived with troops, Wei Yan's thirty-five thousand troops had already taken over the defense of Jiangling city.

Liu Bei not only brought troops this time but also brought Huang Chengyan, Liu Xian, Yi Ji, and others.

He held a grand banquet.

Local powerful families in Nanjun such as the Huo family (Huo Jun family) and Feng family (Feng Xi family) came to congratulate him one after another.

"It is our great fortune that Jingzhou has Lord Xuande!"

Liu Bei was chatting happily with everyone. After the Kuai family's power was uprooted, Liu Bei let local powerful families such as the Huo family, Feng family, Deng family, and Gao family fill the vacant positions.

Everyone was quite satisfied.

Liu Bei also recruited Deng Fang and Gao Xiang from Nanjun as generals, instantly obtaining the support of Nanjun.

Late at night, Liu Bei sent away the Nanjun powerful families who were drinking until they were staggering.

Returning to the inner chamber, he found everyone to discuss matters.

"Everyone, the four Jingnan commanderies, I sent documents over, but they were all ambiguous. What do you think?"

Pang Tong cupped his hands.

"My lord, the four commandery prefects all hold troops. Liu Biao only controlled them in name. Now that Liu Biao has passed away, these people all want to fish for their own benefits. Moreover, Jingzhou now has Cao Cao in the north and Sun Ce in Jiangxia, and these people all have some contacts."

Liu Bei smiled.

"It seems that this trip to Jingnan, I must go."

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"Fengxiao, what strategy do you have to help me?"

Guo Jia looked at the map.

"My lord, do you want to take the four Jingnan commanderies, or do you want to take Yuzhang as well?"

Liu Bei??

Everyone was also??

This Guo Jia is amazing. Everyone was still thinking about how to take Jingnan, and he had already planned to take Yuzhang.

Liu Bei smiled.

"Yuzhang has a population of over 1.6 million and is the commandery with the largest population in Yangzhou. I naturally want to take it."

Guo Jia pointed at the map.

"My lord, I asked General Huang. Changsha Commandery and Yuzhang Commandery are not only connected by the Yangtze River waterway through Jiangxia, but can also be connected by mountain roads through the Yuan River and Lu River."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were still fighting a water battle with Cai Mao in Jiangxia, but they could secretly cross the Chencang and take Yuzhang Commandery?!

Liu Bei was overjoyed. This idea was very good. He could recruit commoners to build a fast road, greatly shortening the distance between Jingnan and Yuzhang.

Huang Zhong cupped his hands.

"My lord, this road is difficult to walk, but it is still feasible."

Wei Yan also came out.

"My lord, among the soldiers I brought, fifteen thousand are Yiren troops from Yizhou who are good at mountain warfare and are very suitable for climbing mountains and crossing ridges."

Liu Bei looked at the map.

"Yuzhang's elite troops have already been taken by Sun Ce to fight in Jiangxia. Our army can go from Changsha Commandery to Yichun and then along the Gan River to take Nanchang directly!"

Pang Tong cupped his hands.

"My lord, whether this raid can succeed depends on whether we can hide it from Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's eyes, and we also need to drag them down."

"It might require my lord to stay in Jingnan for a few more days."

Liu Bei looked around.

"So our first stop in Jingnan this time should be to take Changsha Commandery!"

Huang Zhong came out.

"My lord, Changsha Prefect Han Xuan is impulsive by nature and light on killing, and everyone hates him. I have guarded Changsha Commandery for many years, so I can help my lord take Linxiang city!"

Pang Tong also said,

"My lord, you settled Linxiang city in one battle last time, and your prestige is still there. I think the commoners and soldiers should not want to resist you."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good. Wei Yan, you leave three thousand troops to guard Jiangling city with the Nanjun powerful families."

"Order Yan Yan to come after leading troops, and join us in Linxiang city."

"Yes!"

Liu Bei looked at Wuling Commandery again.

"Wei Yan, I will give you ten thousand troops. How about you take Wuling Commandery?"

Wei Yan cupped his hands.

"Your subordinate will definitely take Wuling Commandery!"

Liu Bei nodded.

"Wuling Prefect Jin Xuan is a northern scholar and has old ties with Cao Cao, so he may not necessarily be willing to surrender to us. However, other gentry in the commandery are not of the same mind as him. Congshi Gong Zhi has already written a secret letter to me. You can work inside and outside with him when the time comes."

Wei Yan knew this was an opportunity for his lord to give him a separate merit, and felt grateful in his heart.

Ma Liang cupped his hands.

"My lord, I am willing to go to the Five-Stream Barbarian King Sha Moke to come and help."

"Good, thank you for your hard work, Jichang. If you need anything, just tell me."

After Liu Bei arranged everything, he announced that the large army would set out tomorrow and take a warship to Changsha Commandery!