Liu Bei was somewhat suspicious of Zhuge Liang's statement.

Looking at Zhuge Liang, he asked, "What other benefits can Kong Ming think I can get in this battle?"

"Xinye still has 10,000 troops left." Zhuge Liang said: "After returning to Xinye, the envoy will just close the city gate and stock up on more food and grass. If Cao's army comes, it's good to defend Xinye. If Cao's army does not attack Xinye, the envoy will be able to preserve its power and attack it secretly from behind. When Liu Biao is unable to do so, the envoy will be able to gain benefits from it."

"You mean..." Liu Bei didn't quite understand what Zhuge Liang meant.

"Because the envoy sent troops to enter Yuzhou, Cao Cao sent troops to fight." Zhuge Liang said: "They did not prepare too much food and grass, and they would not stay for too long. The envoy stored more food and grass to let the Cao army know that we had already made plans for a long confrontation. Neither Cao Cao nor Cao Shuo would choose Xinye as the main attack. What they wanted to fight was easy to chew. There were so many places to chew in the entire Jingzhou. The envoy would just do it on the wall to watch it."

"Kong Ming means that if Cao's army enters Jingzhou, as long as I guard Xinye to watch the battle, they won't come to beat me?" Liu Bei said with some concern: "I'm afraid that Cao Zirong can't tolerate me..."

"Cao Zirong is not a mediocre person." Zhuge Liang said: "Although he wished he could kill the envoy immediately, he would never give up more benefits, but he could not get along with Xinye where the envoy was."

Looking at Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei said after a long time: "The only thing I can rely on is Kong Ming."

He was very clear about what Liu Bei meant, and Zhuge Liang said, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you achieve great things."

Liu Bei didn't say anything anymore, but just looked at Bo Wang's direction with great concern.

After only one day and one night, he always felt that he was still too close to Cao's army, and pursuers might catch up at any time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about pursuing the soldiers." Seeing Liu Bei's concern, Zhuge Liang said: "I have made an illusion behind me. When Cao's army chased me, they will definitely chase them along that road."

"Illusion?" Liu Bei asked, "What did Kong Ming do?"

"I let someone make smoke and dust from behind to confuse Cao's army's eyes and ears." Zhuge Liang said: "Even if Cao Zirong's command is Huo Wu, it will be impossible for a while to know that the envoy is taking this path. We have enough time to return to Jingzhou."

After Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

Guan Yu walked over and said to him, "Brother, I have asked the soldiers to choose a place that is almost flat. I also asked my brother to be wronged and have enough energy to get on the road tomorrow morning."

"I have a second brother." Liu Bei responded, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming also took a break early, don't be too tired."

Liu Bei fled back to Xinye, and Cao Shu, who was far away in Shouchun, received news from Bowang a few days later.

Holding the message from Huo Wu, Cao Shu had a faint smile on his lips and said to Tian Feng and Chen Gong who were sitting in the room: "Pang Shiyuan did not brag. When he fought against Zhuge Liang, he really threw away the enemy's armor."

"Ju Su Pang Shiyuan and Zhuge Kongming were old friends at the time." Chen Gong said: "He should be very familiar with Zhuge Kongming, and this battle can only be fought so smoothly."

"I had already written a letter to my father a few days ago." Cao Shuo said: "I asked my father to appoint Guo Fengxiao as the chief general and lead the army and Pang Shiyuan's troops to enter Jingzhou."

"Young Master is planning to take down Jingzhou?" Tian Feng asked.

"Jingzhou cannot be taken down." Cao Shuo said: "Compared with Jingzhou, what I am more worried about is that with Jingzhou Liu Biao in it, our Cao family will be able to do our best to deal with the Yuan family in the north. In the future, we will seize Liaodong and march into Hetao and Xiliang. When the north is completely pacified and the army turns south, the divided Han family will be unified."

"Young Master is in love with the world and see clearly." Tian Feng said: "Sima Zhongda has won success in Xuzhou recently, and it should be possible to destroy Changxi in not long."

"There are no generals under Changxi's command, and the soldiers are all Yellow Turban Remnants." Cao Shu said: "Since Liu Bei contacted him, I didn't take him seriously. He had made a fatal mistake in choosing to attack Xuzhou."

"In fact, Changxi's troops are not that vulnerable." Tian Feng said: "The key to Sima Zhongda's ability to march straight into the sea is Ju Gong leading the Bohai Sea and the two navy troops in the East China Sea to support it. Changxi retreated to the beach, and the navy raided from behind, causing them a lot of casualties."

"I don't plan to use the navy to do these." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Tian Feng: "Actually, I have already sent Ju Su to ask him to establish a navy and train a large army to land. When we pacify the Han Dynasty, the navy will have many opportunities to play."

"Young Master is planning to go out to sea to fight?" Tian Feng and Chen Gong were both stunned.

"Do you know about Izumo Country?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I heard of it." Tian Feng said: "The Kingdom of Izumo is located in the East China Sea, but I don't know how far it is. I heard that when the First Emperor sent 500 boys and girls to accompany Xu Fu to find the elixir of immortality, Xu Fu arrived in the Kingdom of Izumo."

"It's there." With a smile, Cao Shu said: "I am actually very insecure. I always feel that external forces will pose a threat to us sooner or later. I always agree with the same principle. If none of my race will have different hearts. In order to make the people of the Central Plains live a more stable life and to allow the people to live and work in peace and prosperity for a long time, if one day I can unify the world, I will send troops to fight across the country and fight all over the country, and defeat all the places that I think are threatening. Not only should they surrender, but they should also let them know that the country that I, Cao Shu, once conquered, will never allow them to have covetous hearts."

Tian Feng and Chen Gong looked at each other, and both saw shock from each other's eyes.

The Izumo Kingdom is outside the East China Sea, and the fishermen on the beach have never been so far away.

Not to mention the fishermen, but to the past garrisons, no one has ever seen what the Izumo Kingdom looks like.

The world is still in chaos, but Cao Shu already thought of conquering Izumo and even more places in the future, so that the aliens will no longer dare to covet the Central Plains.

The two of them stood up, bowed to Cao Shu with a big fist and said, "We admire the ambition of the young master. As long as there is something useful, please just give me instructions."

"I plan to lead my troops to fight Jingzhou in person." Cao Shu said: "Yuan Hao followed me to fight, and Gongtai stayed in Shouchun. If I don't seize Jingzhou this time, I have to beat Liu Biao to be afraid of being beaten! Especially Liu Xuande, he should pay some price for harming the world for so many years!"
Chapter completed!