Xu Shu said it very reasonably. Liu Bei’s chances are very obvious now. As long as he joins forces with Sun Ce from Jiangdong, he does not want to defeat Liu Yu, but just drag Liu Yu to Jingzhou.

Why did Xu Shu have such great confidence?

First of all, Liu Yu did not have an outstanding naval commander or a powerful naval army. This is Liu Yu's biggest weakness. The Jiangdong Army and Liu Bei had naval army that could compete with Liu Yu, and there were huge numbers.

The Jingzhou navy that had just surrendered can almost be ignored. Since Liu Biao was in power, the number of Jingzhou navy has been steadily suppressing Jiangdong, and the number of warships is also huge. Why did the Jingzhou navy, which occupied the favorable terrain of the upstream and had the advantage of the number of people, be repeatedly suppressed and beaten by the Jiangdong army? Because the interior of the Jingzhou navy is already rotten. As the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, Cai Mao has his own people in the water and land armies. Most of these people are generals. They are from a noble family and have limited ability and cannot exert the strength of the navy. These generals are all unscrupulous and often do things to take military merits and deduct military pay. The soldiers of the Jingzhou navy join the army for a bite. You can imagine how powerful this combat power is.

Secondly, most of Liu Yu's army were northerners and were very uncomfortable with the climate in the south. Xu Shu could almost see that Liu Yu's army would be inconsistent with the local environment in the short term. It is also unknown how much combat power can be retained in the future, but it is absolutely impossible to compare with the Central Plains. Cao Cao in the north would definitely not miss such an opportunity. Once Liu Yu was deeply trapped in the quagmire of Jingzhou, he would definitely take action when it was time to take action.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Shu was full of confidence in defeating Liu Yu.

Liu Bei also believed in Xu Shu's plan, but to join forces with Sun Ce, he still needed to send an envoy. However, it was not easy for this envoy to convince Sun Ce, and he had to have extremely high eloquence.

"The military advisor is right. Liu Bei has made a decision long ago." Liu Bei put a lot of gold on his face. He couldn't even have a lord who could not see these things.

"Lord is wise!" Xu Shu gave Liu Bei face decisively.

"It's good to join forces with Jiangdong! But someone always needs to be this lobbyist. I wonder if you have a great candidate?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhang Fei and other generals remained silent. This was not their expertise in being a lobbyist, and they did not dare to say anything randomly.

Several literati were also a little hesitant. People like Jian Yong were a little eloquent and were willing to work hard in Jiangdong, but they were also worried that they would not be able to complete Liu Bei's mission, and if they failed, they would be miserable. Liu Bei was likely to perish because of this. After thinking about it, they should not take this risk.

Liu Bei was a little embarrassed, but no one answered his question.

Xu Shu came out and said, "Lord, let's go on with the matter of leaving Jiangdong."

"How can this work?" Liu Bei was telling the truth. He really didn't want Xu Shu to go to Jiangdong. Xu Shu was superb, and Sun Ce was a hero. If there was a sympathy, Liu Bei would suffer a lot.

"Lord, the best candidate for the mission to Jiangdong is here." Xu Shu said confirmingly again.

Liu Bei said worriedly: "Sun Ce from Jiangdong is a tiger and wolf, and Zhou Yu is also a cunning person. If the military advisor goes, he will probably be embarrassed by them. Liu Bei cannot do without the military advisor."

Xu Shu was grateful for Liu Bei's concern and said righteously: "Lord, joining Jiangdong is the first priority. When you go to Jiangdong, you can directly understand Sun Ce's meaning and the situation in Jiangdong, and prepare for future plans."

Could Xu Shu not know that he would be troubled when going to Jiangdong? Liu Bei is now a loser. As Liu Bei’s military advisor, it is surprising that he can receive good treatment. But for Liu Bei’s future plan, what is Xu Shu’s grievance?

Xu Shu had such a plan, and it would be a bit unreasonable if Liu Bei did not allow him to go on a mission to Jiangdong.

"Military advisor, be careful when going to Jiangdong. Let's do this, Wen Chang, take five thousand naval troops to escort the military advisor to Jiangdong." Liu Bei felt that it would be better to send someone to escort Xu Shu over to insurance. One was to protect Xu Shu, and the other was to monitor Xu Shu, so that Xu Shu could not sue him when he saw something strange.

"I'm following the order!" Wei Yan agreed directly.

What can Xu Shu say? With his wisdom, he doesn't know what Liu Bei means, but he is worried about himself. Xu Shu doesn't point it out. As the lord, it is inevitable that Liu Bei is guarding against his subordinates. He puts his heart in his place. If Xu Shu is in Liu Bei's position, he will definitely do this.

Xu Shu was grateful to take him out and prepared, and the others left one after another.

Liu Bei called Zhang Fei and Wei Yan. They didn't know what Liu Bei had to make, but they felt that Liu Bei should tell them the secret matter.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Fei still had the same big personality.

Compared to Zhang Fei, Wei Yan seemed mature and steady, waiting for Liu Bei's orders with a serious look on his face.

Liu Bei said seriously: "Two brothers, our situation is very subtle now. For some things, I have to discuss with you two brothers."

Seeing Liu Bei so serious, Zhang Fei sat upright and looked at Liu Bei.

"Liu Yu took Xiangyang, and the situation in Jingzhou could no longer be controlled by us. This time Liu Yu said that he wanted to capture Liu Qi and Liu Cong, but his purpose was to destroy me for me." Liu Bei said.

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect you." Zhang Fei said hurriedly.

Wei Yan nodded too.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei with sincerity and was quite moved, and said, "Brother Wei knows the hearts of the two brothers, but if that day really comes, I hope you can keep a useful body..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Zhang Fei interrupted him and said, "Brother, don't say those unlucky words. What we have to do now is to resist Liu Yu."

Liu Bei nodded with relief. Zhang Fei was still his good brother.

"Chief Wen, the military advisor will definitely encounter a lot of trouble when he goes to Jiangdong for missions. You must protect the military advisor." Liu Bei said to Wei Yan.

"Brother, don't worry." Wei Yan still has the confidence to protect Xu Shu.

"More importantly, you must repay Yu Wu for anyone who meets or does anything in Jiangdong, and you cannot let the military advisor know." Liu Bei reminded.

"I understand!" Wei Yan narrowed his eyes, as if he knew Liu Bei's real purpose was to let him go to Jiangdong.

Zhang Fei also understood, but he felt that this was not good, so he said, "Brother, if the military advisor knows, it would be bad."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Be careful to make the ten thousand-year-old ship, and I have to be cautious for my brother! With the talent of the military advisor, I should be able to understand something."

Wei Yan and Zhang Fei looked at each other. They felt Liu Bei's helplessness from Liu Bei's words, so they said respectfully: "We understand!"

Liu Bei approached, grabbed their hands, and said emotionally: "In this chaotic world, you are the only ones that can be relied on for your brother."

Wei Yan and Zhang Fei were very moved, and they wanted to take out all their hearts and souls to Liu Bei.

Wei Yan and Zhang Fei held Liu Bei's hand tightly, and the strong brotherhood filled the entire room at this moment, as if there were only the three of them in the world.
Chapter completed!