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Liu Shan immediately approved, "Let's do as Prime Minister Zhuge says! Minister Li, when you go to mourn Liu Sikong, please convey my condolences. Be sure to treat his family well."

Li Yan gave Zhuge Liang a deep look, then reluctantly bowed and said, "Yes."

In this contest, Li Yan still lost.

Just then, Dong Yun, a retainer of the Crown Prince, arrived urgently with a letter from Jingzhou:

"Urgent news from Jingzhou! Sun Quan has once again broken his promise! He has gathered troops at Wankou, intending to attack Chaisang! It seems the battle has already begun!"

"What?!"

The entire room was filled with disbelief.

Did Sun Quan really abandon Shouchun and turn to attack Chaisang?

Li Yan was greatly alarmed and hurriedly went to get the letter to read it.

If you were to ask who among those present least wanted trouble in Jingzhou, Li Yan would undoubtedly be on the list.

Why did Li Yan go to such lengths to elevate Fei Guan to the position of Grand Commander of the Jingzhou Colonization and General Who Pacifies the South?

It was all to open up opportunities for the Dongzhou faction and allow them to rival the Jingzhou faction, which held real power.

If the Yi and Dong factions want to seize power, they can only do so by leaving the territory of Yizhou.

Now that Liu Bei possesses both Jing and Yi provinces, he can only exercise power in Jing province.

After Guan Yu's death, Huang Quan was placed in Guan Yu's position, and Fei Guan replaced Lu Xun.

If Jingzhou were to change and the prefecture were to be lost, the real power of the Dongzhou faction would inevitably be damaged, returning to the state it was when Liu Bei first entered Yizhou.

All the hard work and arrangements of the past years have been wiped out, which is the last thing Li Yan wants to see.

"Minister Li, what's the situation?" Liu Shan asked anxiously. Although he was unaware of the undercurrents in Jingzhou, he knew how important Jingzhou was to his family.

Liu Shan was also a man of strong will. Upon hearing Dong Yunyan say that Sun Quan had once again broken his promise, he couldn't help but clench his fist in anger.

Li Yan immediately read the contents of the letter: "Huang Quan, the governor of Jingzhou, attacked Wancheng in response to His Majesty's edict to increase troops. He used his authority to transfer 10,000 troops from Chaisang, leaving Chaisang with less than 10,000 troops. Sun Quan seized the opportunity to turn around and attack."

Zhuge Liang was prepared, and things really did develop exactly as Lu Qian and Yang Yi had predicted.

"Huang Quan!" Liu Shan gritted his teeth, realizing the crux of the matter.

"Your Highness, the most urgent matter is how to deal with Sun Quan!" Li Yan diverted Liu Shan's attention.

Fei Guantai disappointed Li Yan.

How could we listen to Huang Quan and let him take his men away?

How could those with God's perspective understand Fei Guan's helplessness?

Before being transferred to another post, Fei Guan found himself in almost the same predicament as Lu Congtian.

Huang Quan said that this was an imperial edict and analyzed that the Sun and Liu families had formed an alliance again to jointly divide Wei, so it was safe to send troops to the front line of the war against Wei in Wancheng.

Fei Guanben disagreed, but Huang Quan produced the tally.

It showed him what power is.

Agreeing to mobilize troops carries the risk of losing Chaisang and thus one's life. Disagreeing to mobilize troops is tantamount to disobeying an imperial decree, as the official in charge of military and political affairs on behalf of the emperor, representing the highest-ranking official in Jingzhou.

How similar his situation is to Lu Congtian's! No matter what choice he makes, it's a huge pitfall!

However, one was recruited by Fei Guan for Lu Congtian, and the other was recruited by Huang Quan for Fei Guan.

It can be said that after Lu Xun was dismissed and Fei Guan took office, the balance of power in Jingzhou was broken, and Huang Quan would inevitably set his sights on Fei Guan.

How could he sit idly by and watch the Dongzhou faction take power from him and gradually grow stronger?

Finally, without even having time to ask for instructions, Fei Guan thought that Huang Quan would be there to cover for him if something went wrong, so he agreed to mobilize troops.

Thus, seeing that Chaisang was undefended, Sun Quan heeded the advice of the Jiangdong generals and abandoned the attack on Shouchun, instead attacking Chaisang and recapturing Jingzhou!

For the Jiangdong gentry, their greatest enemy now is not Cao Wei, but Liu Bei!

At the time of the Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei had no territory and only managed to build up some power by relying on Sun Quan.

To Sun Quan, Liu Bei was like a newly recruited subordinate.

He kindly lent his younger brother, Nanjun, a place to settle down.

As a result, his younger brother conquered Yizhou and seized Jingzhou.

Later, he persuaded the general Lu Xun to surrender, captured his own Grand Commander Lü Meng, and then devised a scheme that led to his defeat at Hefei, severely damaging the strength of Jiangdong.

Then, my younger brother took Lujiang and half of Yuzhang, losing cities and territories one after another, almost bringing our family to the brink of collapse.

Those were the darkest days of Sun Quan's life.

There were differing opinions within his own ranks. Zhang Zhao advocated surrendering to Cao Wei, since Cao Wei was the legitimate regime.

Some who were loyal to the Han dynasty suggested offering the province to Liu Bei to help him restore the Han dynasty. After all, they were related by marriage.

As a result, Zhuge Jin raised his arms and shouted, calling the demarcation of the Gan River a great disgrace! He then analyzed that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were powerful, and that the two tigers were fighting for Shangyong. They had no intention of swallowing up Jiangdong, so he suggested that they should build up their strength and wait for the right opportunity.

Following Zhuge Jin's advice, Sun Quan stabilized the crumbling Jiangdong and weathered the near collapse of Jiangdong's foundation.

Now, with insufficient troops to defend Chaisang, there is almost a unanimous voice within Jiangdong: abandon the attack on Cao Wei, turn to recover lost territory, and rebuild the natural barrier of the Yangtze River at Taishangce!

Jingzhou was very important to Yizhou, and how could it not be important to Jiangdong?

Therefore, in Sun Quan's view, with Hefei in hand, Shouchun could be attacked at any time, and if he missed the opportunity to attack the weak defenses in the east of Jingzhou, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

As for dividing Wei, for Sun Quan, it was just a pie in the sky drawn by Liu Bei, which was very unrealistic.

Responding to Liu Bei's proposal to divide Wei is tantamount to doing Liu Bei a favor!

Having accepted Liu Bei's promises, he could only watch his former underlings swagger around on his head, which was an even greater disgrace!

Therefore, Sun Quan was determined to obtain Jingzhou.

At this moment, Sun Quan appointed Xu Sheng as Grand Commander, leading an army of 30,000 men, who marched out of Hefei and reached Wankou, where they launched an attack on Chaisang.

Xu Jing seconded the motion, "These Jiangdong scoundrels disregard all principles and have no integrity left! The most urgent task now is to defeat Sun Quan and defend Jingzhou!"

Liu Shan dared not pursue too much, and could only hope that Fei Guan could hold out a little longer and delay Sun Quan's offensive.

"My father is currently engaged in battle with Cao Wei in Hanzhong and is unable to spare troops to support Jingzhou. Meanwhile, the main army in Jingzhou is locked in fierce fighting at Wancheng and has no time to look eastward. What should we do now?"

It's too late to hold anyone accountable now.

The most important thing is how to respond to each move.

Li Yan cupped his hands in greeting, "My subordinates suggest issuing an edict to promptly recall the troops that have been transferred. If our army returns to reinforce, Chaisang can be defended."

Liu Shan nodded repeatedly, "Excellent! Issue the edict immediately!"

"Chengdu is thousands of miles from Chaisang. Even with the most urgent edict, it will inevitably take more than ten days. While issuing the edict to send reinforcements, we must also take other measures to prevent any unforeseen circumstances." Li Yan bowed.

"What brilliant idea does Lord Li have?" Xu Jing echoed in response.

"Perhaps we can appoint a general to support Jingzhou and strive to preserve the territory."

Liu Shan thought this was a good idea, but asked, "Who is capable of undertaking this important task?"

Li Yan added, "This man is still in Chengdu and will not be lenient with Sun Quan; he will certainly fulfill his duties."

"Minister Li! What time is it? Why are you still keeping us in suspense? Who is it?" Liu Shan was already impatient.

Zhuge Liang already knew who Li Yan was going to recommend.

"Lu Xun, Lu Boyan."