Although Sun Quan had found out about Bai Feng's retirement, Sun Quan did not dare to be careless.
However, Sun Quan did not dare to be careless. He still sent Lu Meng and Lu Xun to Jingzhou to pay attention to the Cao army's movements.
For some reason, Sun Quan felt that Bai Feng would suddenly attack Jingzhou.
After all, now that Hanzhong and Bashu had both fallen, be it Liu Bei or Sun Quan, both of them were in danger.
Although Sun Quan had Jiangdong, and he had tasted some benefits from the Battle of Red Cliff, Sun Quan still did not dare to attack Jingzhou.
Although the Battle of Red Cliff made Sun Quan suffer, it also showed that even if Cao Cao led all the troops to attack Jiangdong, it would take a lot of time.
Furthermore, there were many unstable factors.
Till date, Bai Feng had not shown any ability to train the navy.
After all, Bai Feng was also from the north. As long as the navy had the advantage, Jiangdong would have the ability to fight back.
During this period of time, Sun Quan had been training the troops, and they were close to going all out.
However, Cao Cao's relocation had given Sun Quan and Liu Bei a lot of time.
The troops that they had amassed not only recovered the strength they had before the Battle of Red Cliff, but they had also grown by a lot.
This gave Sun Quan a lot of confidence.
Furthermore, he had not heard of any big moves from Bai Feng. Instead, he had gone to Hanzhong, which made Sun Quan even happier.
Not only Sun Quan, but Liu Bei had also made sufficient preparations.
After some discussion, Lu Xun and Lu Meng brought two hundred thousand Jiangdong soldiers to Jingnan.
Although Liu Bei had many soldiers under him, Jingzhou was so big that he could not cover everything.
Hence, Liu Bei defended Jingbei, while Sun Quan defended Jingnan.
The Sun-Liu Alliance was much stronger than before.
Lu Meng and Lu Xun were not ordinary people. Their ability to command and fight were among the best in the Three Kingdoms.
Although they might not be able to defeat Cao Cao, they were able to fight back and forth. It wouldn't be a problem to defend Jingzhou.
After setting up enough defenses in Jingzhou, Sun Quan turned his attention to Jiao Zhou.
Shi Xie of Jiao Province was already very old and did not have any children. The entire Jiao Province fell into a rather awkward situation.
Rather than saying that Shi Xie was a feudal lord, it would be better to say that he was just a landowning household.
In today's world, the weakest Marquis was Shi Xie.
However, Sun Quan had never thought of attacking Jiaozhou before.
After all, Jiao State was too close to the south. Not only was it barren, but most of the south was also barren.
However, even a mosquito's leg was meat. Since the Cao Army didn't make any moves and there was no pressure, Sun Quan still chose to lead his army to Jiaozhou.
Sure enough, after only three days of fighting, Shi Xie surrendered.
Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Huang Gai, and the other old generals fought a bloody battle. The weak soldiers of Jiaozhou were unable to block their attacks.
After Sun Quan took down Jiaozhou, at Liu Bei's place.
"Sun Zhongmou, you actually took this chance to take Jiaozhou for yourself!"
Liu Bei punched the table. He was so angry that he was speechless.
He was at the front facing the pressure of the Cao Army.
A while ago, the two hundred thousand Jiangdong Army came to Jingnan to help. Originally, Liu Bei was quite grateful.
In the end, Sun Quan actually took down Jiaozhou.
What he meant was that Liu Bei just needed to defend Jingzhou and did not need to expand.
However, Liu Bei was not without ambition.
How could Jingzhou be enough?
Although Jingzhou was rich, it was still just a prefecture. If he wanted to expand his strength, he would need to take over other prefectures.
Originally, Liu Bei wanted to take over Sichuan, but Cao Cao took over Sichuan first.
Liu Bei's gaze was also on Jiaozhou.
However, Sun Quan made a fool of him!
Zhuge Liang frowned and said in a low voice.
"Lord, in my opinion, this might not be a bad thing for our army."
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei was confused.
"Oh? Let's hear it. "
If it was anyone else who said this, Liu Bei would only think that they were mocking him and would definitely be furious.
However, the person who said this was Zhuge Liang. This made Liu Bei curious.
Jiaozhou was secretly taken by Sun Quan. How could this be a good thing for him?
Zhuge Liang leisurely fanned himself with his feather fan and smiled.
"Jiaozhou is a barren land. Most of the people to the south are barbarians. Whether it is planting crops or developing other areas, it is of little value."
"Even if our army took it, it would only be an empty space and would not have any substantial use."
"Now that Sun Quan has taken it, it is not a loss for our army. Instead, it is a bargain for Sun Quan."
"Otherwise, Sun Quan would not have sent two hundred thousand elite soldiers to help us defend Jingnan."
"These two hundred thousand soldiers are no different from sending charcoal in the snow."
Liu Bei could not help but nod slightly.
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, it seemed that this was the case.
Zhuge Liang continued.
"I am willing to go to Jiangdong and discuss with Sun Quan."
"Although the place to the south of Jiaozhou does not belong to the Central Plains, if we can take it, it can be a way out."
"Now that Cao Cao has not made any big moves, we can't just sit and wait."
"At this time, we should develop some of these barbarian lands and continue to expand our territory."
"Tame these barbarians, they will all be future soldiers."
"If Sun Quan does not take Jiaozhou, this matter can only be done by us."
"But now that Sun Quan has taken over Jiaozhou, this matter needs to be done by him."
"No matter how long Sun Quan's reach is, he can't take over all the barbarian lands. While they are expanding their territory, we can also send troops."
"In this case, at least before Cao Cao makes a move, we will have something to do."
"It also gives our army.
A way out. "
Although Zhuge Liang said it tactfully, Liu Bei could hear the meaning behind Zhuge Liang's words.
Even if the current Sun Liu Army was much stronger than before, when faced with the current Cao Cao, their chances of victory were very slim.
Even if they could hold on for a long time, they might not be able to defend Jingzhou.
In this case, they needed to give themselves a way out.
This way out was the barbarian lands.
Although it was not the Central Plains, it was still a way out. At the very least, if Jingzhou was taken, they would have nowhere to go.
If they were lucky, Cao Cao would not be able to succeed in the southern expedition. On the contrary, they would be destroyed by the allied army.
This barbarian land could also be used to expand their territory in the future.
Thinking about it this way, it would not be a loss.
"Excellent, excellent! As expected of the Military Advisor! "
"Then I will have to trouble you, Military Advisor!"
Liu Bei immediately smiled and said.
At this moment, Pang Tong, who had been silent all this time, stood up and smiled.
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