As Liu Bei convened the core advisers to discuss how to prevent Cao's plan to invade Hanzhong, he made a decision!

Subsequently, he also announced the matter at the court meeting the next day.

In the main hall.

At this moment, Liu Bei, the King of Hanzhong, was wearing a royal robe and a royal crown on his head. His beard below his jaw had long been gray, and his hair on his temples was white. Even though he was over sixty years old, he still showed his majesty in this formal royal robe.

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With a calm expression on his face, he slowly stood up from the throne, looking proudly at the ministers on both sides below him, and said in a deep voice: "This time, Cao Cao's thieves want to invade our Hanchuan land again, and they want to devour Bashu."

"In order to protect the safety of the Han Dynasty, Gu Yu came to Hanzhong to fight fiercely with Cao's army."

"Now that I have left Chengdu, all government affairs in the rear will be handled by Zhuge Military Advisor. I hope you can work together to assist the military advisor."

This royal order was issued first.

When the officials heard this, they all sensed Liu Bei's determination from his words.

Therefore, there was no one to refute, and they all raised their hands and said, "I obey!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely listen to the military advisor's instructions and stabilize the people in the rear."

Under the leadership of General Mi Zhu of Anhan, who was the head of hundreds of officials and the first person in terms of reputation, all the ministers raised their hands in agreement.

"Um."

When Liu Bei saw this, he nodded slightly unconsciously. He was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

Then, as if he was pondering for a while, he said again: "Gu has already sent an envoy east to Jiangdong to persuade Sun Quan to send troops north to attack Hefei, threatening the Jianghuai front line, forcing the Cao family to use troops on the third front and falling into a situation of losing ground."

"But Mr. Sun always covets me, Jingzhou,"

"This time, Yunchang, who is stationed in Jingzhou, will not only lead the army north to Xiangfan, but also resist the Jiangdong side downstream. I am worried that Yunchang will face the dilemma of insufficient troops."

"In order to protect the safety of Jingzhou, Gu decided to use Li Yan as the central guard and stationed a force in Yufucheng [Baidi] to guard the natural dangers of Wu Gorge and maintain contact with Jiangling at all times."

"If something unexpected happens, you don't have to ask Chengdu for instructions. You can send troops to assist Jingzhou as appropriate."

One word fell out.

On the left, Li Yan, a tall and muscular middle-aged general in uniform, couldn't help but beam with joy when he heard that he finally had the opportunity to take charge of his own affairs again.

Then he immediately excitedly raised his hands and accepted the order, but please relax your Majesty, the end is coming, and you will always pay attention to the safety of Jingzhou."

"The thieves from Jiangdong will not be allowed to threaten the safety of Jingzhou. Your Majesty, don't worry!"

After he finished speaking, Li Yan's face was filled with an extremely solemn and excited look, and he accepted the order in a very confident tone.

When Liu Bei saw this, he smiled slightly and felt relieved!

After calmly deploying defenses to ensure the safety of Jingzhou in the east, and announcing the personal expedition with full authority.

After the court meeting dispersed, the land of Bashu and Bashu suddenly became turbulent, and they began to actively prepare for war.

The situation gradually became quite tense.

As Zhuge Liang led Liu Ba, Jiang Wan, Yang Hong and others to launch a comprehensive mobilization.

At this moment, Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, had already assembled a group of elite troops in advance. The Xiliang cavalry led by Ma Chao and Pang De took the lead and rushed to the front line of Wudu.

Then, Liu Bei led Fazheng, Huang Quan and other advisers, personal guard general Chen Dao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Chen Shi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and Fu Xu to rush to Brazil County with the Chinese army.

They wanted to first join Zhang Fei's troops stationed in Brazil County, and then go north to defend Hanzhong County.

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While the Han army was actively moving north, Cao's army on the other side was also beginning to make preparations for the army to go south.

Guanzhong, the capital city of Chang'an.

During the last southern expedition to Hanzhong, Cao Cao was ranked as a duke, and his official position was still that of prime minister. Therefore, when he was stationed in Chang'an, he sealed up the Weiyang Palace and prohibited anyone from approaching the palace.

It even left the last trace of dignity for the Han Dynasty.

But this time, he had already arrogated the title of king, so he didn't care about it at all and directly tore up the fig leaf of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao directly settled in the palace city and made it his temporary palace.

In the palace.

At this moment, Du Ji, the governor of Guanlong, generals Zhang He, Guo Huai and other generals stationed in Guanzhong are on the right.

Xu Huang, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and other generals are on the left.

At the same time, there were also military think tanks Liu Ye, Jia Xu and the palace lord Bo Yangxiu on the left to make plans.

Seeing all the civil and military generals under his command gathered together.

Cao Cao suddenly rushed towards his face with pride, his face filled with a strong look of confidence, his eyes drifted to both sides and he scanned the generals and asked:

"Do you think we should use our troops in this southern expedition?"

Although he said he was asking for advice, his eyes were mainly focused on the generals stationed in Guanzhong on the right.

Looking at his expression, Du Ji can be said to be a veteran of official circles. He is naturally very good at observing people's words and expressions, and he understood his thoughts almost in a short time.

"Your Majesty, my Commander-in-Chief Guan Zhongxia in recent years, according to the military information I have learned, since the Shu army stationed in Qiang Road in Wudu, the border of our Longxi County has never been peaceful."

"Zhang Derong, the governor of Liangzhou, often sent people to send military intelligence. Dai Ling, Fei Yao and other generals stationed in Longxi were often unable to lead the army to resist the invasion of Shu general Zhao Tong and were unable to expel the rebel army."

"As a result, they were helpless and unable to deal with the Qiang Dao Shu army. In the previous battle, Tong Zhao also joined forces with Baima, Shenlang and other Western Qiang tribes to invade, taking the opportunity to seize Lintao, an important town in southwestern Longnan."

"If Zhang Derong hadn't sent his subordinate Yang Fu as an envoy to the Western Qiang Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away to ask for reinforcements, and the reinforcements sent by Cheliji, the leader of the Western Qiang Kingdom, the situation in Liangzhou at that time would have been even worse."

"I believe that if our army wants to march south, Wudu County will not be able to ignore it!"

Du Ji was also mature and prudent and truthfully reported the attacks and other situations encountered on the Liangzhou border in recent years, and put forward his own suggestions and opinions.

Before these words could be said, the middle-aged Yang Xiu, who was over forty years old and had a handsome face and a beard on his chin, was standing on the left side and was wearing the clothes of a scholar. However, he was happy to express himself. At this time, he did not wait for words to finish.

, couldn’t help but responded:

"Your Majesty, I think what Governor Du said is true. Our army should divide its forces this time!"

After saying this, when Cao Cao looked at Yang Xiu's body, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes unconsciously.

However, although he was not happy with him deep down in his heart, Cao Cao's city was extremely deep, and he did not show it at all on the surface. There was also a deep joy in his face, and he asked:

"Dezu, what do you have in mind?"

As soon as he said this, Yang Xiu straightened his clothes and his face showed a slight hint of pride. These small actions also made Cao Cao, who was at the top, even more displeased with him.
Chapter completed!