Inside the city.

Liu Bei raised the account, and Jian Yong reported: "Yuan Xi sent an army to burn all the wild valleys around the city, and drove all the people of Zitong to the west of Fushui. Liu Zhang, on the west bank, was sending sergeants to dig trenches, and it seemed that he was planning to avoid fighting without fighting. ”

Xu Shu exclaimed: "If this is the case, our army is in danger!"

Liu Bei sighed and wept and said: "So many Li people, because of me alone, have been displaced;

Jian Yong said: "My lord, this is obviously the national thief Yuan Xi's ruthless heart and has harmed the people of Brazil, what does it have to do with the lord? ”

Liu Bei just held back his tears and said: "Yuan Xi's move shows that he is not the master of benevolence. I think that the people of all the states in the Central Plains have been violently bullied by Yuan Xi, how can they not let people break their hearts and intestines? I will definitely defeat the national thieves, save the people from fire and water, and uphold the righteousness of the world!"

Xu Shu, Jian Yong, Zhao Yun and others bowed together and said, "I am willing to die for the Lord." ”

Liu Bei hurriedly helped everyone up, and then asked Xu Shu: "Yucheng has become a lonely city, the wild valley has been burned, and the army has no resources; What should I do?"

Xu Shu said: "It is speculated that after Yuan Xi burns down the wild valley and cuts off the hope of our army, he will definitely go to rescue Fushui Pass and Jiameng Pass, in order to connect with the land of Hanzhong." As long as these two cities were recaptured, Yuan Xi would be able to get a steady stream of support from Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Sizhou, and he would be invincible. ”

Although Yucheng has not received further news from Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu believes that Zhuge Liang will definitely be able to capture Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass.

This is full trust in Zhuge Liang's ability.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Kong Ming and the third brother are only 10,000 soldiers at most. Yuan Xi has 50,000 people, if the army is blocked at Fushui Pass, and then orders the Yuan army reinforced by Hanzhong to attack before and after, Kong Ming is afraid that it will be difficult to speak alone. ”

Wei Yan said: "Since the city is already a lonely city, it is better to abandon it, raise a large army to pursue the Yuan army, and support the Zhuge army! ”

Regarding Wei Yan's opinion, Liu Bei and Xu Shu's attention has risen to another level.

Because Wei Yan had offered a surprise attack on Mianzhu before, he was vetoed by the two of them for stability.

Judging from the results, the result of seeking stability is to sit in an isolated city and fall into strategic passivity; on the contrary, it is better to take risks at that time, and perhaps we will be able to fight for a way out.

Wei Yan also has an opinion on this, and once said to his soldiers in private, "If you had listened to me earlier, why would you have done this". However, Liu Bei still has the capacity to accommodate people, and Quan Dang did not hear it.

Xu Shu sent someone to inquire about the movements of Yuan Jun's camp, is there any sign of pulling out the camp?

Three waves of scouts in a row all showed that the Yuan army camp was full of flags, and there was no sign of pulling out the camp and leaving.

Xu Shu personally went out of the city, sneaked into the Yuan army's camp a few miles away, climbed high and looked into the distance, and only returned after a long time.

After coming back, Xu Shu said to Liu Bei: "The lord can follow Wei Wenchang's strategy, raise the army to abandon the city and pursue the Yuan army!"

Liu Bei was puzzled: "But there is no movement in the Yuan army camp. ”

Xu Shu said: "Fiction is real, and reality is virtual." Yuan Xi had already led a large army to attack Kong Ming, and he was worried that our army would find out, so he set up a false flag in the camp and pretended that the main force was still there. When I watched the camp of the Yuan army, the birds flew down and did not rise, so there must be no one in the camp. This is Yuan Xi's suspicious plan, don't lose the lord in a hurry!"

Liu Bei nodded and thanked: "If it weren't for the military advisor, I almost fell for Yuan Xi's trick!"

So he ordered to go down, open the city gate, and 30,000 soldiers and horses abandoned the city and went north, to catch up with Yuan Xi, and cooperate with Zhuge Liang's reinforcements to have a decisive battle.

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After Han Xu received the message from the raven messenger, he immediately replied to the letter, indicating that he understood.

Subsequently, Han Xu did not continue to lead the army forward, but led his troops to be stationed in Tong County, waiting for Bai Xiaowen's next order. This kind of long-range command can only rely on the efficient transmission of messages by the Raven messenger so as not to delay the fighters.

Zhuge Liang set up an ambush in the ruins of Fushui Pass, and for several days, he did not see Yuan soldiers from Hanzhong.

On the evening of this day, Zhuge Liang watched the stars at night, and suddenly exclaimed: "Why did the lord abandon the city?"

Huang Yueying was also surprised.

Zhang Fei said: "Big brother, can't you wait a long time to join our army?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "The three generals said this, but they underestimated Yuan Xi too much. Now that Yuan Xi is in Xichuan, there are still 50,000 elite soldiers, and if the lord wants to join our army, he is bound to pass his pass. ”

Huang Yueying said: "The lord is afraid that he will fall for Yuan Xi's plan to lure the enemy, so he gave up the city. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I'm afraid it's not enough, Yuan Xi should have used other means to force the lord to give up the city." Otherwise, with Xu Yuanzhi's talent, he would not easily abandon the city and leave. I watched the celestial phenomena just in time, Gangxing is in the west, Taibai is in the Guanghan field, and the commander is more fierce and less auspicious. I am here for fear of the Lord's troubles. ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, his heart became even more anxious: "The military advisor is here for a long time, it is better to go back to the army to meet the eldest brother! ”

Zhuge Liang sighed: "I originally wanted to set up an ambush here, choke the throat of Hanzhong, and make strategic space for the lord." But now it seems that my plan has also been seen through by the enemy. Now the only way to do this is to give up Xichuan. ”

"What?" Zhang Fei glared.

Zhuge Liang said: "Now I am in a dilemma. If we stay here, the lord will inevitably be in danger; if we go to save the lord, then the Yuan army in Hanzhong will be able to march unhindered and enter Xichuan, and no matter how elite our army is, it will not be able to resist the reinforcements of the Yuan army in Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Sizhou with the strength of Banzhou! Fortunately, Ba County and the 56 passes that followed have all surrendered to our army, and they can retreat to Jingzhou after rescuing the lord. ”

Huang Yueying said in a low voice: "Husband, aren't the remaining five counties in Jingzhou already secretly promising the Sun family?"

Zhuge Liang said: "I have a covenant with the Sun family, they must first break Hefei before they can get the remaining five counties of Jingzhou; Hefei Yuan's army is heavily assembled, there are many fierce generals, and there are also people with lofty strategies to coordinate the overall situation, I expect that the Sun family will be difficult to overcome." Even if they can conquer it, our army can temporarily stay in Jingzhou. Now that Yuan Xi is powerful, Sun Wu will definitely not force Jingzhou. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang sighed: "The general trend is like this, you can't force it." ”

Huang Yueying said: "Husband, I have a plan: I can set up a false flag here, and use the trap beast to drive the Bagua Array; The Yuan army in Hanzhong, seeing that my banner was still there, would inevitably dare not approach it; even if they found that the camp was empty, they would have to go through the obstruction of the gossip array and the fog. ”

Zhuge Liang sighed: "This plan can only be kept for a while, Yuan Jun should have the technique to quickly deliver news." Once it is confirmed that our army is not ambushing here, how can we stop tens of thousands of troops with the Bagua Array alone? But now there is no other way. ”