Chapter 383: Dividing Jingzhou, the Storm Is About to Rise

"It seems that because of the request of Huang Zhong, the prefect of Yuzhang County, Liu Bei has a military doctor with superb medical skills. It seems that Huang Zhong asked the military doctor to treat his son. His son has been suffering from tuberculosis since he was born. Physically weak."

Zhou Yu explained to Cao Cao that he knew something about the uncle and nephew of the Huang family of Jiangxia who had been fighting Jiangdong for many years, and immediately told the whole story about Huang Zhong.

"Just a governor of Yuzhang County, no, half of the governor of Yuzhang County, is it worth Liu Bei's long journey? Is it possible that he has to go to see the effect of the treatment in person? No matter how you think about it, it doesn't feel right."

Cao Cao's spirit became tense instantly. After fighting Liu Bei for so long, he could be 100% sure that Liu Bei would never make a mistake, and he would definitely not go to a prefect inexplicably.

"Is it possible that there is something important in Yuzhang County?"

Sun Ce asked tentatively, but then denied it. After all, Yuzhang County has been under their control for so many years. There is no reason why they should not discover any important treasures.

"Or Huang Zhong, or maybe Huang Zhong's son is a peerless general?"

This sentence was said by Liu Zhang. Since it is not for trouble, it is for people.

"Compared to his uncle Huang Zu, Huang Zhong is not good enough, and in the previous battles with Jingzhou, Huang Zhong did not show high military talent and force."

Liu Zhang's words were immediately rejected by Zhou Yu, and the study fell into a brief silence. Soon, Cao Cao raised another question.

"When did Liu Bei leave Yuzhang County?"

"It's not known yet."

With the four words "Sun Ce", Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, Shi Yi, and even Zhou Yu turned to look at him. After a long time, you don't know when Liu Bei will leave, so you have to wait until Liu Bei leaves before attacking. Sun Ce also reacted immediately. , quickly added.

"We have people lurking in Nanchang County. As long as Liu Bei leaves, we will notify you of the time of Liu Bei's departure as soon as possible. Then we can just postpone it for four days. Liu Bei will definitely have left Yangzhou by then, and it will be convenient for the Prime Minister to deploy his defenses. How about that? "

After hearing this, the others stopped looking at Sun Ce like a fool and began to discuss other matters. The most important one was the division of this big piece of fat in Jingzhou. It was Shi Yi who was still the first to speak.

"We contribute the least. How about we only need Cangwu County, which belongs to us, and Lingling County, the poorest county in the south?"

Everyone nodded. What Shiyi wanted was reasonable and reasonable. After all, Cangwu belonged to his family, so he couldn't give him nothing except Cangwu. That would be a bit too much.

"Wuling County belongs to me. I don't have a big appetite. One Wuling County plus half of Nan County is enough."

Liu Zhang smiled brightly and looked at each other with Cao Cao. He didn't have a big appetite. He had a big appetite. Jingzhou was originally a wedge in the alliance between Liu Zhang and Cao Cao. Now Sun Jian and Shi Xie both want a piece of the pie. No problem, then share some. After all, Jingzhou's more than 200,000 troops are not made up of mud. It is naturally best to share the burden with two people.

However, they don't think so about the cession and division of Jingzhou. Naturally, they all hold the idea that more is better for this wealthy land.

"Hahaha, Brother Ji Yu is so courageous. In this case, I want the remaining half of Nanjun, plus Jiangxia County and Changsha County. After all, I am the one to stop Liu Bei's troops. I will definitely suffer the most casualties. It is reasonable to take more. Bar."

Cao Cao's bright smile gave people the feeling of hiding a knife in his smile, which made people feel wary. However, when it came to interests, how could Sun Ce and Zhou Yu compromise on this?

"Is Guiyang County just left to us? We worked so hard to conquer the three counties, but in the end we were left with a remote Guiyang County?! No, absolutely not!"

With Sun Ce's fiery personality, he started to challenge the table on the spot. They wanted to send troops to three counties, but in the end they wanted to hand over the most fertile Jiangxia and Changsha counties to Cao Cao. How could he agree?

"Look, young people are impetuous. If there is only one Guiyang County, then there is half of Yuzhang County."

Liu Zhang said with a smile. This sentence made Sun Ce, who was so angry, almost jump up and scold his mother.

"Yuzhang County is originally our territory, and it certainly cannot be counted in the divided spoils! Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang are all ours! Whoever captures them will belong to them!"

Sun Ce's fiery personality came into play, and Zhou Yu couldn't stop him.

"Everyone should sit down and discuss things properly. Don't get angry."

Being in Cao Cao's camp in Xudu, they would definitely not gain any advantage in a head-to-head confrontation with Cao Cao. If Cao Cao was really angered and killed them here in a fit of anger, they would have nothing to do. Talking about revenge or not, by then everyone would If they die, what's the point of revenge to them.

"I don't think you have any intention of fighting or having a good discussion! Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang, you want them all? What about me? I want half of Nanjun? You Jiangdong's wishful thinking is too loud, I'm responsible We resisted Liu Bei's attack, but only half of Nanjun was divided in the end. Didn't you say that whoever fought would get it? Well, I'll leave Liu Bei alone and let him march straight into Jingzhou. I'll see if you can Jiangdong! We cannot defeat these three counties!”

Cao Caoyou rubbed the tea cup with his right hand. At this moment, he only regretted that he didn't have a bowl of rice in his hand to cover it on the table.

"Prime Minister, that's not what Bo Fu meant. Don't be angry. Let's discuss it slowly. We can't just give you half the county, and you definitely won't let Liu Bei enter Jingzhou. We all have the same purpose. What's the matter? Things can’t be told slowly.”

Zhou Yu was exhausted physically and mentally at the moment. He had been traveling all night and the current intrigues, which made him feel tired. Sun Ce had just said something, although he was fighting for Jiangdong's rights and interests, but the way he said it was really wrong. Let Sun Ce continue to talk, sooner or later the talk will break down. If the talk doesn't break down, he and Sun Ce may have to be left here today. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu's tiredness is no longer there, and he only feels that he is particularly energetic.

"Our ultimate goal is not Jingzhou. Taking Jingzhou is just the first step for us to cut off Liu Bei's right and left arm. In the future, there will not only be Jingzhou, but also Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou. Is it true that every time we conquer a state, we Are you going to sit down and have a quarrel?”

Zhou Yu said, looking around at everyone present. Needless to say, Shi Yi was on his side, and the other side only wanted Lingling County, a remote and remote area, and they would definitely not be allowed to let him out. It was also hard to say about Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang attacked Nan County, and Wuling and Liang County, and then only Wuling County and half of Nan County should no longer give in due to emotions and reasons.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is the problem between them and Cao Cao. Both sides want to take Jiangxia and Changsha counties as their own, and neither of them wants to make concessions, which leads to the current result.

"We are willing to give up half of Jiangxia County, but we need you, Prime Minister, to send troops to help us and capture Jiangxia County together."

Zhou Yu gave a fairly reasonable method. Since he could not obtain the profit he deserved, it was also an effective method to appropriately reduce the investment cost, but he was rejected by Cao Cao.

"No, it's not like you don't know Liu Bei's strength. It's difficult for my men to stop Liu Bei. If we allocate some more to attack Jiangxia, our defense line will collapse. Once Liu Bei is allowed to attack Jingzhou, the consequences can be imagined. Know."

Zhou Yu couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Cao Cao made it clear that he didn't want to put in more effort. What would cause collapse? Could it be that Liu Bei could mobilize all the troops to support Jingzhou?

"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore. After I capture Wuling, the Wuling part will be divided into two. I will go all the way north to attack Nanjun, and go all the way east to attack Jiangxia. At that time, Nanjun will be divided into half between me and the prime minister. , Jiangxia County is divided into half by Jiangdong and the Prime Minister, how about it?"

In the end, Liu Zhang broke the deadlock.

"good."

"agree."

"I have no opinion."

As the three people voted, the attack on Jingzhou was decided. Then several people discussed the relevant matters after taking Jingzhou. After all, Liu Bei is now so powerful that all the remaining princes need to unite to attack him. If they don't unite to take down Liu Bei, they will definitely be taken down by Liu Bei. This is the general trend of the world. When a super powerful force appears, others will put aside all their grievances and unite to defeat the strongest one. of.

Last time it was Dong Zhuo, this time it was Gu Rubing.

Just when everyone was about to end the meeting, Sun Ce suddenly knocked on the table, and then said a message that made everyone at the scene fall into deep thought.

"On the day Liu Bei went to Yuzhang County, he had a conflict with General Jiangdong. Liu Bei's men used a new type of weapon. We don't know what it is. We can only tell you that that special weapon will explode. It has huge lethality and can be attached to arrows, but we don’t know whether it can be attached to other weapons.”

After saying that, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Shi Yi stood up to resign at the same time. Since they had already discussed it and shared the relevant information, there was no need for them to stay here.

"It's already late at night, why not stay here today? It won't be too late to leave until tomorrow."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for staying. We still need to go back to Yangzhou to keep an eye on Liu Bei, so we won't stay any longer."

Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Shi Yi left with Baiqi, leaving Cao Cao and just like two people sitting opposite each other in the study. They were both silently thinking about what kind of new weapon could explode. In fact, the two I already have the answer in my heart, but I just don't want to believe it. After all, who can believe that in this era of cold weapons, Liu Bei suddenly took out a pile of gunpowder. This is completely unreasonable.

The study room of Prime Minister Xu Du's residence was lit up like this all night long.

After a few days of nothing, Gu Rubing settled down in Yuzhang County. He saw Huang Xu's body getting better day by day. A week later, Huang Xu, who had difficulty sitting up, was able to move on his own. , and his complexion became more and more rosy, no longer as pale as before.

Huang Zhong also became visibly energetic, and his whole person seemed to have changed. Every day he would either play chess with Gu Rubing or go for a walk with Huang Xu. Huang Xu took the trouble and was forced to drag Huang Zhong with him every day. When walking, I am no longer afraid of the wind. Even if I go out at night, there is no problem.

Hua Tuo gave Huang Zhong a series of medicinal materials, and Huang Zhong sent them all, which is enough to show how much Huang Zhong attaches importance to it. Just like this, another week has passed, and Huang Xu is basically no different from ordinary people. He just needs to take it every day. At night, he took the medicine prepared by Yiji Hua Tuo for him.

He could even ride a horse and shoot arrows. Huang Xu also inherited Huang Zhong's talent for archery. At the age of twelve, he showed a level beyond the reach of ordinary people. He could already shoot a forty stone bow. At that time, Huang Zhong saw Huang Xu When he drew the forty stone bow, the general cried like a tearful man.

Seeing Huang Xu's gradual recovery, Gu Rubing was also ready to say goodbye to Huang Zhong. After all, he had stayed here for too long. Now is the stage of preparation for war. Gu Rubing must return to Qingzhou to keep an eye on it. Once the war starts, Gu Rubing must be stationed in Qingzhou to ensure that the soldiers in other places can fight normally and the morale of the army is stable.

On the day Gu Rubing was about to leave, Tai Shici came to Nanchang City alone. Gu Rubing knew immediately that something terrible was about to happen.

At that time, Gu Rubing and Huang Zhong were playing chess. Taishi Ci walked into the room in a hurry and saw that Gu Rubing and Huang Zhong were playing chess. Taishi Ci stood aside quietly, waiting for Gu Rubing and the two of them. After the meeting, Gu Rubing didn't see Tai Shi Ci standing behind him until Huang Zhong coughed. Looking at Tai Shi Ci's expression, Gu Rubing guessed what the problem was.

"Just say it, Han Sheng is not an outsider."

"Cao Cao gathered a large army and began to set up defenses along the southern part of Yuzhou, and he had the intention to expand towards Yangzhou. Liu Zhang of Yizhou had withdrawn his defenders on the border and began to march eastward, apparently towards Nanjun and Wuling County. At almost the same time, Sun Jian sent people to gather in Yuzhang County, and the man leading the troops was the Jiangdong general you met that day, Gan Ning. "

As Taishi Ci spoke, Gu Rubing held a black chess piece between his fingers and tapped it gently on the chessboard. The only sounds in the room were Taishici's voice and Gu Rubing's tapping on the chessboard.

"Jiaozhou Shixie has also stationed troops in the south of Cangwu County. It seems that he will attack Cangwu County soon."

After Taishi Ci finished speaking, he stood quietly behind Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing frowned slightly. He was not surprised that Shi Xie could be instigated by Sun Jian to rebel. In history, Jiaozhou was finally taken under Sun Quan's command, so Shi Xie was It is normal for Sun Jian to instigate, but what about Liu Zhang? Who can persuade Liu Zhang?

At this time, Gu Rubing didn't know that Liu Zhang died because of a series of mistakes. From Liu Zhang's perspective, it was Liu Biao who refused to form an alliance with Liu Bei, so he was killed by Liu Bei and replaced by Liu Qi. He gathered his old troops and surrendered to Liu Bei. The same was true for Ma Teng. He was killed by Liu Bei and then Ma Chao succeeded to the throne. Therefore, he gave up his alliance with Liu Bei or did not help each other and instead formed an alliance with Cao Cao.

"Did the Prime Minister say anything?"

Gu Rubing believed that since it was the news sent by Tai Shici, Zhuge Liang must have known it. As long as Zhuge Liang knew it, there should be a solution to the matter. This was the extent of Gu Rubing's confidence in Zhuge Liang.