Zhuge was reborn and killed the old thief Sima

The Battle of Nanyang was officially declared over soon.

Cao Mengde won the victory with an absolute advantage. Everyone in Jingzhou was shocked by Cao Mengde's strength, and his endless methods chilled them.

When Cai Mao brought the news back to Xiangyang, Liu Biao, who had not lost his composure for a long time, turned gloomy in public for the first time.

And the staff under his command have strengthened a certain belief in their hearts.

Later, Cai Mao's plan to regain Wancheng ended before it even started. Kuai Yue sent news to Xiangyang about Liu Bei's dispatch of troops and the withdrawal of Cao's troops from Wancheng.

Although this saved Liu Biao's little face, it made Liu Biao's face even more ugly.

It took a long time before the smile continued to appear on his face.

"Hahaha... He is indeed my virtuous brother. He is worthy of Liu Xuande, whose reputation for benevolence and righteousness is spread all over the world. Good... very good!"

"I...I've been feeling a little unwell recently. Pang Ji, please go to Nanyang on my behalf and be sure to express your condolences to my good brother Xuande."

"Also, tell him...the affairs in Wancheng are complicated, so he doesn't need to continue to worry about it.

I will let Alien come to appease the people of Wancheng."

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he waved his hand and told everyone to leave. It seemed that he didn't even have the energy to say another word.

As for Cai Mao, he seemed to want to say something more, but when he saw Liu Biao's face and the suppressed anger in his eyes, he immediately bowed and retreated.

As the last person to exit the hall, Cai Hao even faintly heard the roaring sound....

"Jingzhou belongs to me, and I'm not dead yet!"

It seemed that Cai Mao couldn't hear this sentence clearly, and he didn't intend to continue listening.

Cao's army in Wancheng withdrew directly from Bowang. At the same time, Xiahou Dun continued to sit in the area from Bowang to Ye County, and began a new round of confrontation with Jingzhou.

Gao Lan was left by Xiahou Dun's side as deputy general, while Lu Chang temporarily served as Xiahou Dun's subordinate captain and joined Xiahou Dun's camp as a general.

Because Cao Mengde wanted to completely regain the north this time, he mobilized all the troops and horses he could mobilize.

Except for Li Dian who continued to be responsible for escorting grain and grass, Yu Jin, Zhang He, Cheng Yu and others all rushed to the camp to stand by...

And Liu Bei was able to walk towards Jingnan with his few soldiers, horses, generals and troops and baggage.

Zhao Yun and Gao Xiang continued to stay in Xinye, train cavalry, and take charge of affairs in Xinye.

Huo Jun and Xu Shu continued to be stationed in Fancheng, and Liao Li, who had disappeared for a long time, also successfully penetrated into Xiangyang during this period and cleared all the connections, allowing him to get a new appointment.

The magistrate of Nanyang County assisted Kuai Yue in stabilizing the people of Nanyang County. It is said that in addition to his own efforts in this appointment, Kuai Yue and the Kuai family behind him also silently contributed their efforts.

It allowed Liu Bei to see the capabilities of the Kuai clan in Jingzhou...

In the days that followed, Jingzhou seemed to be really quiet, but it was not so quiet on the other side.

Cangwu County, Jiaozhou, although I dare not say it is located in a remote area, it is already part of Jiaozhou after all, and a lot of news is exchanged very slowly.

For example, after the Battle of Nanyang was over, the news Zhuge Liang got here was that Zhao Yun had killed Zhang Xiu....

"Mr. Kongming...!" Wei Yan rushed to Zhuge Liang in a hurry, and took a picture of the letter in front of him with a look of urgency, "The news just came that the lord and General Zhang brought a few

The barbarians recruited by Qian Xin went to rescue Wancheng!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the date on the letter and shook his head helplessly.

"It's been half a month. My lord is well versed in the importance of speed. It can take as little as seven days and as many as ten days to reach Wancheng. Now... the battle should have been completed."

After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Wei Yan's face was obviously a little unhappy.

"It's all because Mr. Kong Ming insisted on letting a certain family wait in Jiaozhou. If a certain family was still with the lord, they would definitely not make the lord so embarrassed.

Rescue Nanyang...before you...Mr. also said that Nawan City is in danger, but it was Cao Mengde's plan.

Now that my lord is rushing forward, he will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

Looking at Wei Yan with a somewhat anxious and angry look on his face, Zhuge Liang didn't blame him at all, because he was really familiar with this character.

He, Wei Wenchang, is not convinced by anyone in the world. His character is just like meeting their lord, but if he were another person, he probably wouldn't be reused.

Perhaps Wei Yan himself understood this truth. From the beginning, he not only placed himself in the position of a general, but... seemed to be more like a general in his family.

If they had not both been staunch Northern Expeditioners in their previous lives, it would have been difficult for them to get together.

"Chang Wen, you can rest assured. Although we don't have you, Wen Chang, in this battle, we still have Xu Yuanzhi.

Yuan Zhi will also not sit back and watch the lord fail, so you can rest assured."

"Sir, it's easy to say it. There are only a few thousand newly recruited barbarians under the lord's command. What can these people do even if Xu Yuanzhi has great abilities?

That’s how the Lord stabilizes Jingnan..."

"When did my lord need to use troops and horses to stabilize Jingnan?" Zhuge Liang suddenly interrupted Wei Yan's thoughts with this sentence, "Or...when did Liang say that he would go to war with Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou?"

"Sir, what do you mean?"

"The lord needs soldiers and horses, but as the saying goes, it's better to have more troops than more troops.

Now Jingzhou still belongs to Liu Jingsheng. The more soldiers and horses the lord has in his hands, the more uncomfortable it becomes for Liu Jingsheng.

Rather than being forced by Liu Jingsheng then, it is better to... exchange the hearts and minds of Jingzhou people.

This time, Liang actually did it intentionally. Liang knew that his lord would definitely not be able to accept the useless people under his command.

But now is really not the time to accumulate power and gather troops.

Now we should raise food and supplies, save money and food, and make more preparations.

When the time comes, the military and horse forces will naturally become a matter of course."

"...So you deliberately transferred a certain family here?" Wei Yan's eyes already had a different taste, "You dare to plot against the master..."

"Sir, this is not a plot against the lord, it's just a plan for a rainy day."

At this time, before Zhuge Liang could speak, a childish voice appeared from the side, and the nephew Zhou Buyi who made Liu Xian worried came directly in front of Wei Yan.

"Don't worry, General Wei, we have already made adequate preparations.

The more desolate and miserable the Duke of Xuande was in this battle, and the more serious the casualties were, the more the people of Jingzhou felt sorry for him, and the more popular the Duke of Xuande became in Jingzhou.

Cao Mengde wanted to capture Jingzhou by intimidating the powerful families in Jingzhou, so if we want to defeat the other party in this situation.

We can only... start with the people's support!"

"Then...then my lord..."

"Don't worry, my lord knows nothing about this. He is such a... person who is incomprehensible."