In contrast, Liu Bei's westward march was much smoother. The key is that Liu Biao hasn't received the imperial decree.

Therefore, the three brothers Liu Bei immediately decided to destroy Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu before attacking Jingzhou.

But what the three brothers Liu Bei did not expect was that after Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu accepted the imperial decree of the sky, they agreed without saying a word and decided to submit to the court!

This made the three brothers Liu Bei anxious.

Originally, they planned to use the time of conquering Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu to postpone the return to Tongtian, and eventually Tongtian would attack Jingzhou himself.

But now Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu have surrendered to the court one after another, which means that they have to face Jingzhou directly!

When Liu Bei was in a dilemma, Jiang Gongyan from Lingling Xiangxiang asked to see him.

As soon as Liu Bei heard Jiang Gongyan's name, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly ordered someone to invite him in.

Jiang Gongyan was Jiang Wan. He immediately rushed from Xiangxiang when he heard the news that Liu Huangshu had attacked Jingzhou.

"Uncle Liu Huang!"

"Gong Yan!"

The two hit it off and talked about each other for a while before they talked about business.

"Uncle Liu Huang seems to have something on his mind?" Jiang Wan had a good heart, and after drinking a glass of strong wine, his face was still light and windy.

Liu Bei immediately sighed, "Jingzhou Liu Biao and I belong to the same clan, but this time His Majesty ordered me to conquer... Alas... I have been magnanimous throughout my life. How can I do such a detrimental and self-interested thing."

Guan Yu also said, "I originally expected Zhang Lu and Zhang Embroidery to be a bit of a climate, but unexpectedly these two people were so vulnerable in front of His Majesty's decree."

"If you want to tell me, we just wait here for the emperor's return from the Southern Expedition, and let the emperor do it by himself! We are not without gains from the Western Expedition, at least Hanzhong has already returned to the court?"

Zhang Fei still has a lot of prudent eyes, at least he knows that even if they didn't capture Jingzhou this time, they still had something to gain.

However, it is easy to win Hanzhong, can such a harvest satisfy Tongtian?

Liu Bei looked at Jiang Wan, "Gong Yan is unparalleled in wisdom, and I hope that Gong Yan can offer something for his preparation."

Jiang Wan's talent, even Liu Bei, who was in Yuan Shao's camp, had heard of him before. Within a hundred miles of Xiangxiang, his name Jiang Gongyan is known to everyone.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wan smiled lazily when he heard the words, a strange color appeared on his face, "Uncle Emperor knows the name of Zhuge Wolong?"

"Zuge Wolong?" Hearing this, the three brothers Liu Bei were startled, obviously they had never heard of his name.

Just listen to Jiang Wan said, "There is a person in Xiangyang Long, who is ten times more talented than Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and his talent is ten times better than that of Gong Yan, but no one in the world knows pearls. This jade is covered in dust, it is really heartbreaking."

"Oh? There is such a person?" Liu Bei was startled when he heard the words, and immediately decided to pay a visit to Zhuge Liang in Longzhong.

Jiang Wan said again, "If the emperor has this person, he will be like a fish in the water, and the world is so big that there will be no more shackles."

When Jiang Wan praised Zhuge Liang so much, Liu Bei couldn't sit still anymore. The next day, he led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong, Xiangyang.

At the same time, Tongtian led an army of 500,000 arrived in Hefei, and soon had to cross the Yangtze River and attack the Jiangdong land.

Rumor has it that an army is coming, and Sun Ce immediately leads Sun Quan to the house of Zhang Zhao, an old minister, for advice.

Zhang Zhao was already in his 50s. He had heard that Tongtian led his army to come, crying and begging Sun Ce not to fight, and staying clear and retreating in Jiangdong.

As soon as Sun Ce heard this, the fire burst out in his stomach, but Zhang Zhao was his father's famous minister, and Sun Ce had to patiently say, "Is this cowardly and cowardly man, is it the work of my Jiangdong man?"

"A person who is timid can still protect Jiangdong's elders. If the general goes to war with that Tongtian, the Jiangdong land will surely flow into a river, and millions of corpses will be buried. Is this what the general would like to see?"

Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Ce, a strange color flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Sun Quan, who was only fifteen years old, suddenly said, "As Mr. Zhang said, why don't I, Jiangdong, surrender to the court?"

"Don't, don't! Don't! Master Wentai died at the hands of Tongtian. If the two descended from Tongtian, wouldn't it be necessary for someone to pierce the backbone of the two?"

"It's not a fight, it's not a drop, is it just waiting for the sky to cross the Yangtze River?!"

Sun Ce's fire came immediately, waiting for Zhang Zhao to shout sternly.

But Sun Quan didn't have the slightest wave on his face. He just sneered when he heard that, and he exuded a calm and unhurried kingly atmosphere.

Zhang Zhaohu waved his hand and sighed, "Now that Jiangdong is first decided, if Tongtian wants to cross the river and fight, the two of them should look for Lu Su and Zhou Yu to see what they can do."

Zhang Zhao's cleverness lies in that he knows that he won't fight at this time, and he won't fight at this time, so he simply defended himself and put the heavy responsibility of decision on others.

Lu Su and Zhou Yu are both the backbone of Jiangdong. Although the two did not have much merit, in Jiangdong, the names of these two were passed down by their elders.

Sun Ce and Sun Quan looked at each other and both nodded.

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Zhang Zhao couldn't help sighing again, his face was full of bitterness.

In fact, he already knew about Tongtian. The golden light on the East China Sea was the same as the golden light at the time of the Guandu war. Zhang Zhao knew that Tongtian was the "fairy" in the East China Sea. Fighting, even if it is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu can hardly escape, let alone a small place in Jiangdong District?

This time Tongtian led an army of 500,000 to come, and the reason why he advised Sun Ce to stand still was actually just to lay the groundwork for surrendering to Tongtian.

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