When he heard Bu Zhi say with confidence, he replaced Jiangxia County with Luling County, even though Xing Daorong had expected it, he was speechless.

My brother’s army has arrived in Jiangxia. Tell me this?

You performed for a long time, just for this?

Of course, Bu Zhi not only wanted to obtain Luling County, but also to deceive Xing Daorong into attacking Cao.

The reason why the territory was proposed was to retreat as advance and increase weight, which was to hold a handful of grass but not grass.

After all, it's just some lobbyist skills.

The current situation is very obvious. Jiangdong's main force is not there. With Cheng Pu's 100,000 people and Xiakou Huanggai's 50,000 people, even if Cao Ren on the other side is not considered, he will not be a match for Jingnan.

Although Liu Bei secretly had an agreement with Jiangdong, it certainly did not include helping Jiangdong get Luling County.

Then, it is natural for Bu Zhi to complete the primary purpose while taking into account the interests of Jiangdong.

"hehe!"

Xing Daorong laughed dryly, picked up the wine bottle containing hot water on the desk and started drinking it without saying a word.

This trip was not only to capture Jiang Xia, but also to have many plans. With his position, many words are hard to say.

But it doesn't matter, there is someone around.

"Zishan's words are wrong!"

Sure enough, Pang Tong inserted in at the right time and said:

"The attack on Cao Cao is the reason for the great righteousness. Our lord is naturally unwilling to be left behind, but after the change of territory is mentioned, we should not mention it!"

"My lord is the governor of Jingzhou, and Jiangxia is already under his jurisdiction. Why should I replace it?"

After bowing to Bu Zhi, Pang Tong continued:

"However, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai stationed troops in Jiangxia without authorization to block our lord's way to attack north. This is a great rebellion. I still ask Zishan to go back and persuade him more to avoid meeting each other in the future!"

This is very rude, and even said with some unreasonable taste, "I must get Jiangxia. As for Luling, don't even think about it."

Bu Zhi naturally didn't want to, so he immediately said:

"Shi Yuan's words are unreasonable, please know...!"

Next, there is a passage of citations of classics, telling the rationality and legality of Jiangdong occupying Jiangxia.

Of course, Pang Tong would not retreat. He explained it in detail from many aspects such as legal principles and Han laws, and told Bu Zhi that Jiangxia was the jurisdiction of the governor of Jingzhou.

The two started a fierce argument, while Xing Daorong slowly drank water on the side without saying a word.

After one stick of incense.

"Forget it!"

Bu Zhi stopped arguing with Pang Tong, looked at Xing Daorong, bowed and said:

"My lord, the gains and losses of a county are just minor matters, but we can discuss it in the future. At present, we should focus on fighting the thief!"

"If the Lord and Hou promise that after obtaining Jiangxia, he would participate in the righteous act of the princes in the world to attack Cao's thieves. Then he would persuade the two generals Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to withdraw from Jiangxia!"

He could see that Xing Daorong was determined to take down Jiangxia and replace it with Luling, which was impossible at all.

So he had to settle for the second best and shift the topic to the main goal of this trip.

In fact, there is actually no way to know whether Xing Daorong will go north to attack Cao Cao.

The princes of the world jointly attacked Cao Cao, which was a rare event in more than 20 years since the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo.

Logically, Xing Daorong is extremely likely to participate.

After all, Cao Cao occupied the rich land of the Central Plains, and whether it was the output of war horses, the population of the people, or the talent reserve, etc., all of them were the highest in the world.

Especially after the changes in the world, the people were full of food and almost no one starved to death. As a result, the population of the people expanded rapidly.

Cao Cao, who occupied the Central Plains, originally had half of the world's population and had many talents, undoubtedly benefited the most.

In this case, it is almost foreseeable that as time goes by, when the newborn born after the world changes, the gap between Cao Cao and the other princes will further widen.

At that time, even if all the princes join forces, they will no longer be Cao Cao's opponent!

Therefore, this time, the four major princes joined forces to attack Cao Cao at the same time, which is likely to be the only chance to destroy Cao.

In the eyes of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, Xing Daorong is not a good person. He is very likely to participate in such a rare opportunity to destroy Cao.

After all, Cao Cao is now full of enemies, and with Jingnan's strength, there is almost no pressure to join.

The problem is that if Cao Cao is destroyed, everyone else will have infinite benefits, but Xing Daorong is not very beneficial.

At least, he was isolated by Jiang Xia and he didn't even have the chance to participate in the destruction of Cao!

Therefore, in the eyes of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, and even Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Jingnan Xing Daorong will be the biggest unstable factor in the destruction of Cao this time.

What Xing Daorong didn't know was that as early as the autumn, Zhuge Liang suggested to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to give Jiang Xia to Xing Daorong and pull him into the action of destroying Cao.

After all, once Cao was successfully destroyed, Sun Quan could at least obtain the two prefectures of Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and there was a high probability that he could also obtain Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and even Jizhou.

There is no need to worry about Jiangxia County when weighing the two sides.

However, even so, it is difficult to ensure that Xing Daorong will definitely participate in the destruction of Cao.

After all, people's hearts are unpredictable!

Moreover, compared to attacking Xiangyang, which was heavily guarded by the Yangtze River, it was significantly less difficult to attack Yangzhou from Jiangdong, but the benefits were much greater.

Therefore, for Jiangdong, although the Jiangbei War was in full swing, he never relaxed his vigilance against Jingnan.

Even if an agreement was reached with Liu Bei, if Xing Daorong invades Jiangdong and Guan Yu in Nanjun would send troops to help, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu would not feel at ease.

But they were helpless. They were not Cao Cao, and they did not have the ability to fight on both sides. They were worried that Xing Daorong would have no choice.

You can't give up the current good situation just because of this, right?

You should know that the Central Plains have always been rich. Even if there are wars in the past few decades, the foundation of any state is not worse than that of Yangzhou.

In this case, you can only make friends with Jingnan.

Then, Jiang Xia must give Xing Daorong.

In addition, simply selling well is obviously meaningless to the princes, so Zhou Yu also left behind an army of 150,000, and made an appointment with Liu Bei to help Guan Yu in the Nanjun.

Just give Xing Daorong a hint, should he choose to oppose the two 200,000 troops, or should he be a waste of Jiangxia, and then destroy Cao with the princes of the world?

Of course, if Xing Daorong agreed to replace Jiangxia with Luling, it would be best, but it would be fine if he didn't agree, but he must fight Cao Cao!

This is the consensus reached by the senior management of Jiangdong!

Despite this, no one can know what Xing Daorong would choose, even Zhou Yu is not sure.

But they never expected that in this war to attack Cao Cao all over the world, Xing Daorong was determined to join forces with Cao Cao!

Maybe he thought of it, but he had no choice, and at the same time he was not sure, just like he was uncertain whether Xing Daorong would go north to attack Cao Cao.

At this time, any plan is of no use. You can only do your best to see destiny and work hard to do it. It is another matter whether it will succeed or not.

For Xing Daorong, his choice would definitely not be tolerated by Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Therefore, he would never have to fallen out with both sides before getting the war horses and cattle and sheep sent by Cao Cao.

In Xing Daorong and Pang Tong's plan, it is now just to drag it. How long can it be? Everything will be talked about when Cao Cao's war horses and cattle and sheep are obtained!

As for Jiangxia, it is not difficult to get it!

It's very simple. Since Sun Quan and Liu Bei both hoped that Xing Daorong would go north to attack Cao Cao, you can't even cover Jiang Xia and refuse to let go, right?

So, facing Bu Zhi's inquiry, Xing Daorong immediately said:

"Don't worry, Zishan, Cao thief, a traitor, I hate him to the core. If Cao is destroyed in the world this time, how can I not participate in it without me Xing Daorong?"

"but……!"

Looking at Bu Zhi, Xing Daorong smiled and said:

"As Shi Yuan said, Jiangxia was originally my jurisdiction. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai had to retreat, and they had to retreat even if they did not retreat. This was not a matter of gains and losses in a county, or a small matter and a big matter!"

This must be clear. It is natural for me to take Jiangxia. It was not what you gave up on Jiangdong. Don’t come to ask for it in a few years!

I’m not 'borrowing', but taking back my territory!

After hearing Xing Daorong's words, Bu Zhi was speechless for a moment.

"This Xing Daorong is so unreasonable. He is also because he sees that Jiangdong has to give up Jiangxia, so he is so unscrupulous!"

Bu Zhi said depressedly in his heart.

He looked up at Xing Daorong, and saw that he smiled on his face, but his eyes were deep and restrained, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"I don't know if what Xing Daorong said is the truth. Will he go north to attack Cao or attack my Jiangdong?"

Bu Zhi couldn't tell Xing Daorong's thoughts, and it was impossible. Even Zhou Yu couldn't tell, so it was normal that he couldn't tell.

"Since the king and the prince are willing to fight the thieves for the country, he will go back and persuade Cheng Pu, and the two generals Huang Gai retreated!"

After a moment of silence, Bu Zhi bowed and said:

"I hope you will not forget today's appointment and the friendship between our two brothers-in-law!"

"That's of course!"
To be continued...