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After passing Wushan County, the fleet entered the famous Wuxia. It was a beautiful Grand Canyon. The river water was like green, and the strange peaks and stones on both sides were surrounded by clouds and mist. It was beautiful. The soldiers stood on the deck and admired the magnificent scenery. You could faintly hear the sound of cranes and apes. The agile Bashan apes jumped and climbed on the cliffs above the river. They followed the fleet forward, which attracted the soldiers' exclamation.

"Beautiful" Sima Yi stood in front of the deck with his hands behind his back, looking up at the magnificent view of Wu Gorge, and couldn't help but admire him again.

Liu Jing walked slowly to him and smiled and said, "In fact, the beautiful scenery of Xisai Mountain is no less than here, but it is indeed not as magnificent as here."

Sima Yi nodded, "There are indeed many beautiful scenery along the Yangtze River, such as Chibi, Xisai Mountain, and Jiangling, but here gives people a sense of sudden enlightenment and feeling that people are so small that even if they fail, they will not be depressed."

At this time, the fleet bypassed a section of mountain peaks, and suddenly a small area of ​​gentle land appeared in front of it. It was a gentle foothill, about dozens of miles in a radius. It was a good place to build a city. I saw that there were many soldiers standing on the shore, dancing the Jingzhou Red Banner to greet the fleet.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "It should be Pang Xi and the others. After passing Wucheng, Pang Xi should come to visit the governor of the state."

Although he had heard of his name for a long time, Liu Jing had not seen Pang Xi yet, so he said to his personal soldiers: "Let a small boat pick them up to see me."

During this Western Expedition, the warships of the Jingzhou Army were all under Thousand Stones and Thousand Stones. The hull was large and could not pass through a dangerous shoal in the gorge. Liu Jing's boat was also a Thousand Stone Tower boat. The first floor was the place for deliberation and staff to fight, and the second floor was the living room cabin. Sima Yi also had his own boat, but today he entered the Wuchengjiang section and he also went to Liu Jing's boat to discuss military affairs.

Soon, Pang Xi and Deng Zhi boarded the ship under the guidance of their personal soldiers. Sima Yi bowed to Pang Xi and smiled and said, "Is Pang Shou safe?"

Sima Yi went to Bashu for the second time, and passed by Badong County twice. He met Pang Xi. Pang Xi hurriedly replied, "It turned out to be Sima's military advisor. It's been a long time since I saw you. May I ask the governor of the state to live?"

Sima Yi waved his hand and said, "Please ask the governor of the state for a long time."

Pang Xi nodded and gave Deng Zhi a wink. The two followed Sima Yi and walked quickly to the main hall of the cabin on the first floor. Although the two sides often had letters, it was the first time Pang Xi saw Liu Jing. He was a little nervous. He was not afraid of seeing Liu Jing, but he didn't know what future Liu Jing would give him.

Logically, he accepted Liu Jing's arrangement and took over Jianping County to ensure that the Jingzhou army could enter Shu smoothly. He paid a heavy price for this and should be well compensated. But for some reason, Pang Xi had a bad feeling, as if Liu Jing would not give him much benefit.

Sima Yi smiled in front of the cabin door and said, "Zhou Mu, they are here."

"Please come in"

Liu Jing's low voice came from the cabin. This sound made people feel an irresistible majesty, which made Pang Xi even more nervous.

The people walked into the boat warehouse. The boat warehouse was very spacious and could accommodate at least fifty people. A circle of low tables were placed around the boat wall, and there was a seat behind the table, which was obviously used for banquets and discussions.

In the middle of the cabin was a sand table, which was meter long and meter wide, occupying most of the cabin. In front of the sand table was a young general wearing a golden helmet and iron scales. He was tall and majestic.

He looked back at Pang Xi, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he had seen through Pang Xi's thoughts, which made Pang Xi's heart jump suddenly and he was a little at a loss.

But the sharpness in the young officer's eyes disappeared quickly, and he asked with a smile: "You are the envoy Pang." His smile was like the spring breeze, which immediately dispelled the uneasiness in Pang Xi's heart.

Pang Xi knew that this was Liu Jing, the famous governor of Jingzhou, and he would also be his lord in the future. He quickly gave a deep gift, "Pang Xi pays homage to the governor of the state."

"We should be very familiar with each other, although it was our first time meeting." Liu Jing smiled gently.

Pang Xi nodded, "The Palace Master said it well."

"Please sit down, Mr. Deng, please sit down too. You can be more casual and don't be nervous."

Liu Jing asked Pang Xi and Deng Zhi to sit down, while Sima Yi sat down opposite them. Liu Jing sat in the middle of the main seat. At this time, the personal soldiers served a few cups of tea. Liu Jing picked up the cup and drank a sip of tea, and asked again: "Before I went to war, I received a letter from Pang Gong, and it seemed that I had encountered an unfavorable situation. I don't know what the situation is now."

Pang Xi sighed and said with great pain: "This time I am eager to enter Wucheng, but I cannot give up the Badong County, which is of equal importance, which has been defeated by Yan Yan. In addition, my brothers were killed, I led my troops to attack in anger, but I was ambushed and lost 70% of the army, which was an unprecedented tragic loss for the Dongzhou soldiers."

Although he did not say it clearly, the implication was to tell Liu Jing that it was because of your order that led to my miserable defeat, and the responsibility for the huge loss was with you.

Deng Zhi next to him heard something in Pang Xi's words, and he was very uneasy. He didn't expect Pang Xi to complain so directly. Now is not the time to bargain with Liu Jing, so why are you confused?

Liu Jing's expression was very plain, as if he didn't understand Pang Xi's hint, but just smiled faintly and said, "I know the sacrifices made by Pang Gong and the Dongzhou scholars. After this battle is over, I will definitely make double compensation. Please rest assured."

Pang Xi was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, the governor of the prefecture, for making decisions for the scholars of Dongzhou."

At this time, Sima Yi asked with a smile: "I don't know what the situation in Chengdu is, do Pang Shou know?"

Pang Xi hesitated for a moment. Of course he knew that his son-in-law Liu Xun wrote a letter of help yesterday, but in front of Liu Jing, he did not want to mention that he had contact with Liu Xun.

He thought for a while and said, "I only heard that the Liu brothers broke out a war, which was very tragic. In addition, they also knew that both of them were proclaimed as the governors of Yizhou, the elder brother occupied Chengdu, and the younger brother occupied Mianzhu, each supported him. If Liu Zhang knew that his sons were killed by themselves, he would probably not be at peace."

Liu Jing nodded and said, "Whether it is Liu Xun or Liu Wei, if you only care about your own interests, no matter the people's lives or death, such people cannot be the leader of Yizhou. However, I welcome them to kill each other very much, which provides us with a huge opportunity."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "The next step is to capture Badong County. Mr. Pang has been in Badong County for many years and has a high prestige. I want to ask Mr. Pang to accompany him to accompany me to appease the people of Badong County. This is my first stop and it is of great significance."

Pang Xi pondered for a moment and asked, "It's better to let who will guard the witch city?"

Liu Jing glanced at Deng Zhi and smiled and said, "I think Mr. Deng is the best candidate."

Pang Xi and Deng Zhi retreated. Liu Jing walked to the sand table with his hands behind his back and looked at the terrain of Bashu. In history, Liu Bei had no warships to take Bashu, so he could only cross one by one. But there was no need to come here at all. He walked through water, from the Yangtze River to the Minjiang River, and once he fought to Chengdu, as long as he captured Chengdu, the counties and counties in Bashu would all descend upon the wind.

However, Yan Yan of Ba County is a tough guy. If Huang Zhong can chew him down and comfort him, Bazhou County will be safe.

At this time, Sima Yi sent Pang Xi and Deng Zhi away and walked in, "Qi Bingzhou Governor, Pang Xi was placed on another ship, and Deng Zhi was sent ashore."

"Pang Xi has no objection, right?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"He seemed to have noticed something, but he was helpless."

Sima Yi gave a thumbs up and praised: "I thought the governor of the state wanted him to go ashore, but I didn't expect the governor of the state to detain him. He is so smart."

Liu Jing said coldly: "This person bargained with me when he met. He may not make any small moves in the future. At the critical moment, he cannot control the key points of Wucheng. Such a person must control him in my hands to be at ease."

Sima Yi also nodded, "Mr. Zhou said it well. After all, he is Liu Xun's father-in-law. Once we fight with Liu Xun, this person will definitely help Liu Xun secretly. But can Deng Zhi rest assured?"

Liu Jing smiled proudly, "I will replace the defenders. I wish Deng Zhi could not make trouble, but I believe he is a knowledgeable person and knows who he should be loyal to."

Sima Yi heard something in Liu Jing's words and asked quickly: "Is the provincial governor going to transfer the army of Dongzhou soldiers?"

Liu Jing took two steps behind his hands, turned to Sima Yi and said, "I plan to transfer them to Jiangling for the time being, and then disband and return to the countryside after the war in Yizhou is over. In any case, the Dongzhou soldiers cannot have an army."

"How is the governor of the state to settle Pang Xi?" Sima Yi asked again.

Liu Jing said coldly with his hands behind his back: "That depends on his performance in the future. He performed well. I can let him serve as the deputy governor of Jingzhou and use it more. But if he dares to do any small moves, then I can only beat him to Wuling and become the county magistrate."

Sima Yi was silent and did not persuade him too much. After all, he could not talk about the kindness of a woman when he sent troops to Bashu. He could only be effective if he used both kindness and power. It seemed that Liu Jing did a good job and did not need to persuade him more.

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Yan Yan retreated back to Badong County, and took away the defeated generals, and lost more than 4,000 people. This made him very depressed. He ordered the troops to be stationed outside Yufu City. At this time, Deputy General Zhang Yi and adviser Peng Yi rushed to see him.

In the big tent, Zhang Yi saw that the master was worried, so he asked with a smile: "The envoy is worried because he is defeated by Huang Zhong."

Yan Yan sighed long, "Huang Zhong is the first strong general in Jingzhou, and now he is second only to Zhao Yun among the five tiger generals. It is normal for me to lose to him. I am not worried about this. What I am worried about is that Jingzhou has finally advanced westward. What can we do to resist Bashu?"

Peng Ying also nodded and said, "If I guessed correctly, the Jingzhou army must have water and water. Huang Zhong is just a land. The real Jingzhou army came from the water. It should be led by Liu Jing himself. It is a pity that Liu Zhang was foolishly thinking that the Jingzhou army was going north to Hanzhong, but he was defeated by Liu Jing's plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain and trapped the 40,000 elite troops in Hanzhong. The situation is now serious."

At this time, Zhang Yi hesitated and asked Yan Yan in a low voice: "I heard that the two men are fighting fiercely in Chengdu for the throne. I don't know who we support."

"Hmph, two idiots, losers."

Yan Yan cursed with hatred: "Neither of me will support two bastards."
Chapter completed!