Cheng Yu saw that Xun You was unwilling to offer advice in front of him, and he was still resentful of his ridicule just now. Cheng Yu could only smile bitterly in his heart and found an excuse to step back first.

Only Cao Cao and Xun You were left in the room. At this time, Xun You slowly said: "Cheng Zhongde's five rope theory is good, but it cannot solve the problem of Liu Jing's expansion of the west for the Prime Minister. Even next year, Liu Jing will still expand west. I think the Prime Minister needs to consider this issue."

Cao Cao nodded, "I want to hear Gongda's advice."

Xun You smiled faintly, "I'm afraid my suggestion will disappoint the Prime Minister."

"You might as well, Gongda just say it."

"Actually, I want to say that with our army's strength, it can no longer stop Liu Jing from entering Bashu. At most, it can only increase the difficulty for him to enter Bashu, or prevent Liu Jing's army from continuing to expand north after seizing Bashu."

Cao Cao couldn't speak for a long time. He understood what Xun You meant. Liu Jing's entry into Bashu was beyond the reach of Cao's army, and they could not send troops to stop him. After pondering for a moment, Cao Cao asked again: "How to increase the difficulty?"

"In fact, the last time the Prime Minister said he wanted to lobby Liu Zhang to resist Liu Jing's expansion in the west. This is a good way to let the Bashu army resist by itself. If the resistance is strong, Liu Jing would not want to occupy Bashu within a few years. Secondly, we must rely on the power of Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei?" Cao Cao was stunned.

Xun You nodded, "Liu Bei is no longer a threat to us. Although he is ambitious, he has no southern roots and the people of Jingzhou do not support him. Although Liu Bei has a Liu Qi in his hand, after the Red Cliff War, the people of Jingzhou have already left Liu Jingsheng's two sons behind. They only have Liu Jing in their eyes, so please rest assured that the era of Liu Bei's threat is over."

Cao Cao nodded silently, "Please continue talking Gongda!"

Xun You continued: "But Liu Bei has been planning to Bashu for a long time. From his construction of the Wucheng, he can see his desire to enter Shu. Liu Jing expanded westwardly, which undoubtedly violated Liu Bei's fundamental interests. Liu Bei would never be willing to do so. I believe he would do everything possible to obstruct Liu Jing. The Prime Minister might as well help Liu Bei with his help."

"Then how should I help him? I can't seem to help him."

"It's actually very simple!"

Xun You smiled and said, "It is enough to grant Liu Bei the governor of Jiaozhou, and give Liu Bei a foundation and let him restrain Liu Jing in the south. Even if Liu Bei fails to compete for Yizhou, he will wait for an opportunity in the future and become a future for Liu Jing."

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and finally nodded. Although Liu Bei was his strong enemy, he has now become Liu Jing and his strong enemy. Then he really needs to turn Liu Bei into his help.

At this time, Cao Cao asked again: "Gongda just said, will Liu Jing continue to go north?"

Xun You smiled faintly, "I think with Jia Xu here, he will definitely urge Liu Jing to take Hanzhong, and then use Hanzhong as a springboard to seize the three auxiliary guards of Guanzhong. Therefore, I want to persuade the Prime Minister that if Liu Jing takes Bashu, the Prime Minister will destroy Ma Chao and Zhang Lu in advance and cut off Liu Jing's journey to the north first."

Cao Cao agreed deeply and nodded and said, "With Zhongde and Gongda's strategy, I know what to do."

Xun You pondered again and said, "Actually, Cheng Yu is right. The biggest mistake of the Jiangdong Army's expedition in the west was to destroy the Sun-Liu alliance. At this time, if the Prime Minister takes advantage of Liu Jing's opportunity to expand westward, he will first reach a reconciliation with Liu Jing, and the two sides will not invade each other, which will cut off the possibility of Sun-Liu alliance again. What does the Prime Minister say?"

Cao Cao sighed slowly, "On the big strategy of the world, no one can get out of the right of Gongda."

"The Prime Minister has been awarded too much. In fact, Liu Jing's strategy is very powerful. With Jia Xu, this is our strong enemy. In any case, we must eliminate Ma Chao and Zhang Lu before he goes north to Hanzhong. Once Ma Chao and Liu Jing send troops to Yecheng and Xuchang, the Central Plains will be in danger!"

Cao Cao remained silent. He thought of Ma Chao's attack on Yedu and Liu Jing's attack on Xudu. The consequences were very serious, which made him feel heavy.

At this time, Xun You suggested: "If the Prime Minister is preparing to reach a peace agreement with Liu Jing first, then the weak minister recommends that Kuai Yidu be the envoy and go to Xiangyang."

After defeating the Jiangdong Army in Xiangyang, the Jiangxia army did not rest and settle down. Liu Jing ordered Huang Zhong and Gan Ning to deal with the funeral of Chaisang. He led 20,000 navy troops to join 400 warships to lead the troops to Xiangyang. He wanted to use the high morale of defeating the Jiangdong Army to defeat the Cao army in Fancheng again, and recover Fancheng and Xinye.

The army marched north along the Han River. That night, the fleet arrived in Yicheng County and docked in Yicheng County. After a while, Liu Jing's ship was moored in the middle of the dock. At this time, the lights in the cabin were bright, and Liu Jingzheng and Jia Xu discussed the plan to seize Fancheng and Xinye.

Fancheng and Xinye have only 10,000 defenders. Although they are commanded by the famous general Xu Huang, it is difficult to save the disadvantage of insufficient troops. There is almost no suspense for the victory of the battle of Fancheng. However, Liu Jing is concerned about whether the large amount of food and food in Fancheng can be obtained smoothly, which will play a crucial role in solving the current food dilemma in Jingzhou.

It is not only the food problem in Fancheng, but also the next step in capturing Nanyang County and expanding the strategic depth of Xiangyang is of great significance.

In front of the sand table, Liu Jing seemed a little absent-minded. Although he was talking about Fancheng, his eyes could not help but turn to Shangyong County. Shangyong City is located south of the Han River and is the only way to go to Hanzhong in Xiangyang. Currently, Cao Hong leads 5,000 Cao troops to guard it.

Shangyong City is tall and solid, built on the mountain, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it will cost a huge price to seize it. However, it is a key city that integrates Jingzhou and Hanzhong, and has great strategic significance. However, if it is not taken down, Liu Jing's strategy on the integration of Jing, Shu and Han will not be implemented.

Jia Xu saw Liu Jing's restlessness and also saw that he was paying attention to Shangyong, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about the provincial governor. It is actually not difficult to take down Shangyong City. Use warships to block the Han River and cut off his supplies. In less than half a year, Shangyong's defenders will surrender."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu saw that Liu Jing's eyes were dull and there was no surprise. He knew that he thought it was too long, so he pointed at Ye County and said, "Or our army continues to go north to take Ye County. As long as we can take Ye County, the gate of Xuchang will be opened. At this time, we will exchange Ye County and Cao's army for Shangyong."

Liu Jing finally smiled. This plan was good. At this moment, a personal soldier reported at the door: "The governor of Qibingzhou, General Wen sent a ship to escort a person, saying that he was Cao Cao's envoy, but this person was the original Kuai Biejia."

‘Kuai Yue?’

Liu Jing was slightly stunned. At this critical moment, Cao Cao actually sent Kuai Yue. What is he trying to do?

Jia Xu laughed, "If I expected it was not bad, Kuai Yidu should have come for Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren."

Liu Jing nodded. No matter what, Kuai Yue had been kind to him, and Kuai Liang was still in Jiangxia. He had to give this favor. Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Please come in with Mr. Kuai!"

After a moment, a soldier led Kuai Yue into the cabin. Compared to a year ago, Kuai Yue seemed to be ten years older, with most of his hair white and wrinkles on his face. In comparison, Kuai Liang, who was originally sick, was much better than him.

Kuai Yue was named the Marquis of Guannei and served as the Chief Censor of the Censor in the court. He had no real power and was just a false position. Kuai Yue also lived a real torment this year. Especially when he heard that Liu Jing won a great victory in Chibi and stabilized Jingzhou, this made Kuai Yue even more regretful. If he did not leave Jingzhou, he would now be the second real power person in Jingzhou.

But regret is useless. He cannot return to Jingzhou again. It will make people laugh at all over the world. Fortunately, Cao Cao promised him that as long as he can complete this mission, he will be appointed as the prefect of Lu County. Although he is only a prefect, he is much stronger than his current false position.

Although he was a little embarrassed to see Liu Jing, Kuai Yue still gritted his teeth and walked into the cabin. He stepped forward and bowed, "Censor Kuai Yue, the Chief Censor, met Liu Zhoumu!"

Liu Jing didn't expect Kuai Yue to become so old, he couldn't help but be stunned. He felt an inexplicable sorrow in his heart. Is this the second-largest real-powerful person in Jingzhou back then? He became so old and depressed. He sighed secretly in his heart and hurriedly replied: "Uncle Kuai Shi, don't have to be too polite!"

When Kuai Yue heard Liu Jing still called him Uncle Shi, he felt even more ashamed and sighed, "Nephew, this is the moment, and I have no face to be your Uncle Shi again."

Liu Jing smiled and held his arm, pulled him to sit down, "Uncle Shi, please sit down!"

He ordered the soldiers to serve tea again, and then he smiled and said, "Shi Shu is a minister of the court. What's the shame of being ashamed of? No matter what, if it were not for the help of Shi Shu, I, Liu Jing, would not have been today."

Liu Jing is very good at speaking. The words "Court Minister" gave Kuai Yue a step forward. Indeed, he is a Han minister, and Liu Jing is also a Han minister. Although everyone knows it well, at least on the surface he did not betray Jingzhou, just like he was transferred back to the capital by the court from Jingzhou.

Kuai Yue had a little face and nodded to Jia Xu again, "Wenhe, I haven't seen you for many years."

Jia Xu also sighed slightly, "Time is like an arrow, we are all old."

At this time, Liu Jing asked with concern again: "Uncle Shi doesn't seem to be in good health. Have you been sick recently?"

Kuai Yue nodded, "I fell seriously ill last year and gradually recovered until the beginning of the year. My wife was unfortunately ill."

Liu Jing was sad, and Kuai Yue forced himself to smile and said, "But I received a letter from my brother and I feel very pleased that I knew about your situation. I did not read it wrong back then. You not only inherited my uncle's will, but also did better than your uncle. I really hope that Jingsheng's greatest wish can be realized in you."

"What is my uncle's greatest wish?" Liu Jing asked in confusion.

"His greatest wish is to revive the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, he does not have the courage and ability, but I see hope in you."

The room became quiet for a moment, and the three of them remained silent. For a moment, Kuai Yue smiled bitterly and said, "It's meaningless to say these things, let me talk about the serious matter!"

"Uncle Shi said frankly, Liu Jing will listen with scruples!"

Kuai Yue thought for a while and said, "Prime Minister Cao asked me to go to Jingzhou to talk to you about reconciliation. He can promise not to go south to Jingzhou within three years, but he also hopes that his nephew will make some gestures."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Is there a handwritten letter from Cao Cao?"

"Yes! The handwritten letter is on me, but Prime Minister Cao clearly said that if you are willing to negotiate, he will allow me to give you the letter."
Chapter completed!