Zhuge was reborn and killed the old thief Sima

Zhuge Liang did not answer Xi Hong's question, and Xi Hong was very sensible and stopped asking further questions.

This military advisor indeed has many secrets, but as his master said, "Kong Ming's ability is beyond doubt, and he will never let down Bei's trust in him."

How this inexplicable trust came about, Xi Hong couldn't tell, but he really has this kind of thing...

It was not until the two returned to their residences and asked the guards to guard the courtyard gate that Xi Hong could discuss the following matters with Zhuge Liang.

"Sir, do you think Wu Chen can really dominate Jiaozhou...or even occupy the land of Jiaozhou?"

This is what Xi Hong cares about most. According to his speculation just now, Kong Ming wants Liu Bei to form an alliance with Wu Chen, and then use the special characteristics of Jiaozhou to cover up Liu Bei's growing power.

But this must have a premise that Wu Chen must be able to capture the entire Jiaozhou. Otherwise, not only will this plan be full of problems, but Wu Chen will not sit back and watch their lord become powerful and remain indifferent.

By then the words "old friends"... may not be very useful.

"You can rest assured about this." Kong Ming looked at Xi Hong and chuckled, "Wu Chen will definitely not get Jiaozhou! Even being able to secure Cangwu County is still the best."

"This..." Although Xi Hong felt the same way, he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to say it so simply, "Sir, are you so sure?"

"Although Wu Chen is brave, he is not an enemy of ten thousand people. His ambition is great but his power is shallow, and his intelligence... is also mediocre.

Although he occupied Cangwu at this time and found a good opportunity, he forgot that it was not just bravery that could cause trouble here.

On the contrary, Liang was very optimistic about Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi. They were originally a large family in Jiaozhou and they rose to prominence with the help of the chaos caused by Zhu Fu.

Now not only is Shixie himself the governor of Jiaozhi, his own family is also serving as governor in many places in Jiaozhou, and he doesn't take the "Three Protectors of the Law" to heart at all.

His disciple Shiyi concurrently served as the prefect of Hepu, his disciple Shi? also served as the prefect of Jiuzhen, and Shi?'s younger brother Shiwu concurrently served as the prefect of Nanhai.

It can be said that the southern part of Jiaozhou is originally owned by their scholar family, and the imperial court turned a deaf ear to this.

Shi Xie also had a very good personality, and he attracted many celebrities back then. Not only did Shi Xie's reputation skyrocket with their help, he also managed the southern part of Jiaozhou in an orderly manner.

Jiaozhi County's strength is no longer inferior to Cangwu's, not to mention that they still have the support of the local forces in Jiaozhou.

At this time, Liu Jingsheng took advantage of the death of Zhang Jin in Jiaozhou to make plans in Jiaozhou. Cao Mengde was busy with matters in the north and was unable to go south, but he would never let Liu Jingsheng succeed in Jiaozhou.

Therefore, the best way is to continue to win over Jing Shixie with rewards in the name of the imperial court, so that he can resist Liu Biao.

Wu Chen could ignore Lai Gong, but he forgot that once Lai Gong was expelled by him, Jiaozhou would once again be leaderless.

When that time comes... Shi Xie will be able to take advantage of the situation and rise.

He can't even understand this. If he, Wu Chen, can occupy Jiaozhou, how lucky he must be."

At the end of Kong Ming's words, he couldn't help but laugh.

Zhuge Liang laughed, but Xi Hong couldn't laugh anymore.

"Sir, you still have the heart to laugh? Could it be that you have forgotten us?

If Wu Chen fails, then my lord..."

"My lord wants to hide his troops in Jiaozhou, so why does he need Wu Chen?" Zhuge Liang chuckled again, with an indifferent look on his face, without the slightest hint of worry, "Your guess is good, but it is incomplete.

Liang's previous plan was indeed to use You County as the source and attack Taishi Ci as a reason to mobilize the troops, horses and food from the four counties in Jingnan.

Although they would definitely disobey the Lord's orders, they did not dare to disobey their lord's orders when Liu Biao's attitude was unclear.

At this time, Liu Biao is not in a position to attack his lord again so that he can be blamed, so this is our only chance. Time is very tight and we must speed up.

General Wei Yan's reputation under the lord's command is not good. Before, Liang specifically asked the lord to bring him to his side, but in Jiangxia, he was repeatedly suppressed and refused to show up.

As a result, even in Jiangxia County, Huang Zu probably only knows Yunchang and Xingba and their generals.

As for General Wei Yan... I'm afraid he has never heard of it.

After we entered Jingnan, General Wei Yan immediately left Jiangxia with 3,000 troops and horses under the secret order of the lord, and also sneaked into Changsha County to wait for the opportunity.

Previously, my lord wrote a letter of war to Taishi Ci half a month in advance, why do you think this is?"

"My lord has an old relationship with General Taishi Ci..."

"There is no discussion of friendship on the battlefield. Isn't this pedantic?

My lord has been fighting for many years, don’t you know the importance of military speed?”

"Then...it seems that the purpose is to allow Taishi Ci to secure the wall and clear the country...In this way, General Wei Yan can directly pass through Yangzhou, and Han Xuan in Changsha will definitely not find out.

As long as you are careful in Guiyang County, you can enter Cangwu County again, and it will be completely safe.

But what I don’t understand is, why do you think that Tai Shici will definitely choose to keep the wall strong and clear the country?”

"Because it is the beginning of spring at this time, there are no crops to harvest in the fields. It is easiest to clear the fields at this time. This is one of them.

In the past, Young Master Liu Pan and Senior General Huang Hansheng repeatedly invaded the country. They always plundered and returned without actually attacking the city and garrisoning troops. This is the second reason.

When the lord first arrived in Jingnan, he had no direct troops and horses. Even if he conquered Ai County and other places, he was unable to garrison. This is the third reason.

Therefore, after Taishi Ci saw the letter of war, he would also doubt his lord's purpose, but no matter how he guessed, he would move the people into the city as soon as possible and strengthen the walls and clear the fields to avoid falling into the trap."

"I see..." Xi Hong nodded repeatedly, "Then Jiaozhou..."

"This time, I am using Cangwu County to replenish the food and grass supplies for Chief Wen. After all, he is coming with a light force, so naturally he cannot carry too much food and grass.

But after entering Wuling, you have to stay in one place and survive for a while, which requires a lot of food and grass.

The only one who can provide these provisions is Wu Chen from Cangwu County, which is one of the reasons why Liang came here.

After this battle, we will definitely be able to capture many Wuling barbarians, but if these people stay in Jingnan, they may arouse Liu Jingsheng's dissatisfaction and fear.

Therefore, using them to intervene in the chaos in Wuling Mountain and Jiaozhou is the best result.

As for Wu Chen and Lai Gong... Only when Lai Gong retreats will we have a reason to fall out with Wu Chen.

Only when Wu Chen truly sees Shi Xie's ability will he take the initiative to seek help from us.

If he is a corner of Cangwu County's predicament, he will not want us to grow stronger, but don't forget, if he really defeats Shi Xie, he will not want us to grow even more!

I'll be waiting in Jingnan... for a few years.

Unless Liu Jingsheng dies, my lord will definitely not fall out with Jingzhou. At this time... let Jiaozhou continue to be in chaos in the hands of Wu Chen and Shi Xie."