After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei and Sun Quan were still allied on the surface, but secretly they fought for the city of Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang used a strategy to provoke Zhou Yu to take Jiangling, and after Zhou Yu fell into the urn city of the defending general Cao Ren, after the wound collapsed, Zhuge Liang sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to secretly attack Cao Ren's back and obtain Jiangling. Zhou Yu had to temporarily retreat because of the recurrence of the old wound of the three swords that he had been stabbed in the battle with Zuo Ci.

The latest information came from the fire fox, Jianye had already hid in Tongque Terrace, Zhuge Liang heard the news, secretly happy in his heart, thinking about the last step.

As Cao Cao fled north, Zhuge Liang's affairs became increasingly complicated.

At present, there are four major things in front of him:

First, how to continue the alliance with Sun Quan.

Second, the mystery of the South China Sea Medicine King Tree.

Third, the movements of Ma Chao and Han Sui in the north.

Fourth, the southern expedition to Jingzhou.

In the past few days, he has been sorting out his thoughts, and all kinds of news are flying like snowflakes, which makes him tired to deal with.

Fortunately, with An Shigao and Lang Tian by his side, he can always give him some ideas, otherwise he really can't cope with it.

As the news grows, so do the questions.

"Zhou Yu won't live long." The day before, news came from the fire fox that Zhou Yu had been stabbed since he was tired, and he was anxious, and his injuries were getting more and more serious, plus in the past few days, he was planning a beauty plan for Sun Quan, and wanted to marry his sister to Liu Bei, but he was scolded by Wu Guotai, which made him very depressed. "I have some grievances with Zhou Yu, and I'll go to Soochow these days." After the fire fox conveyed the words of the verdict, he took care of himself and left.

Now, Zhuge Liang, together with An Shigao and Lang Tian, are discussing other affairs, while Lian Sheng is sitting in the corner, silently playing with his fingers.

"Let's talk about the Medicine King Tree first." Zhuge Liang got straight to the point, and An Shigao immediately said: "Judgment has won Zuo Ci's trust, and now he is rushing to the South China Sea Medicine King Tree, this tree has never been recorded in the annals of history, no one knows what kind of tree it is, but the news from Judgment said that Zuo Ci said that this tree is the original root of all things in the world." ”

"Liansheng, you should know, right?" Lang Tian deliberately embarrassed Lian Sheng, in his eyes, Lian Sheng was by no means an ordinary little girl, everything about her was very suspicious, but Zhuge Liang and An Shigao trusted her very much, and he couldn't find anything wrong with her, just a feeling that told him that he didn't like this deep and shrewd girl.

"Hey, I also know something, it is said that this tree is a passage connecting heaven and humanity, and it was by this tree that the Guangyin Celestial People saw this shining world and became greedy, so they fell to the mortal world, lost the ability to fly, and became the ancestor of this humanity." Liansheng's eyes flashed with an indescribable light, "Is Asura going to destroy this big tree?" ”

"Highly likely!" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, "But now we only know that in the South China Sea, the South China Sea is endless, where is it?" For now, we can only rely on judgment. ”

An Shigao nodded and said, "We might as well inquire into the records and legends of this tree in detail while waiting for the news of the conclusion." ”

"Next." Lang Tiandao, "I heard that after Cao Cao returned to the north, he suddenly became much older, and Han Sui and Ma Chao of Xiliang were ready to move, and seemed to be attacking Chang'an, it seems that Cao Cao is going to move to the northwest, and there is no time for the south." ”

"Chibi was on fire and almost killed Cao Cao, did he dare to come?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "This Ma Chao is the son of Ma Teng in the past, Ma Teng and the lord together, once received a blood letter from His Majesty, wanted to assassinate Cao Cao, but the result was defeated and was beheaded in Xuchang, in this incident, only the lord escaped." ”

"Amitabha, this horse is extremely brave, and the Qiang people are very afraid of him." An Shigao clasped his hands together and said, "I once heard that Ma Chao surpassed ordinary people when he was young, and even adults were not his opponents." ”

"We should also wait and see what happens to Ma Chao, but personal force is useless, and they still can't fight Cao Cao." Zhuge Liang changed the topic and said: "The most urgent thing at the moment is to conquer the four counties of Jingzhou in the south, and the lord has made up his mind yesterday to start seizing Jingzhou." Zhuge Liang stood up, walked to the wall, pulled the rope in the corner of the wall, brushed, and a map fell.

"The four counties of Lingling, Guiyang, Wuling and Changsha are the four largest cities in the south of Jingzhou, after the Battle of Chibi, the Taishou of these cities have declared their allegiance to Cao Cao and refused to surrender, I want to hear your opinions, how to take the law?"

Lang Tian smiled: "This is a matter between you and the lord, and we outsiders can't interfere." ”

An Shigao thoughtfully, said: "Take these four counties as soon as possible, you can get close to the South China Sea, the southernmost of the four counties of Changsha, to the south is the South China Sea, the little monk thinks, when in order to break through one by one, there are many good generals under the emperor's uncle, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, the three of them can go down to three cities, Kong Ming with an army, can also go down to the next city, from north to south, one by one, will give Changsha huge pressure. ”

"What An Shigao said is true, it is exactly what I want, there is a general in Changsha, named Huang Zhong, Jingzhou people know his bravery, but he is now in his fifties, and he has not fought for many years, I don't know what the combat power is, but Yi Liang knew in Longzhong in his early years, the older this Huang Zhong is, the more powerful he is, I don't know if it's true or not."

"If that's the case, Changsha must send a fierce general." Lang Tiandao, "Guan Yu can be in charge." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Huarong Dao Guan Yu didn't catch Cao Cao, he was in a hurry to make meritorious service, and this most difficult bone was given to him, just right." Besides, I intend to surrender Huang Zhong, Yun Chang is brave and strategic, and he is in this position. ”

"The rest is easy to do, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are more than enough to capture the two cities." Lang Tian Dao.

"The four counties of Jingzhou are easy to take, but the Asura is difficult to win." An Shigao said a word, and then turned the topic to Asura.

For this matter, no one really knows what to do, and it is also the most difficult thing at the moment, "The lord already knows about this matter, so now we have to have a foothold in order to fight the asuras." But the lord is worried, can just a few of us defeat the asuras? Zhuge Liang looked at everyone, but there was a sentence in his heart but he refused to say it, An Shigao and Lang Tian glanced at each other, not knowing what Zhuge Liang wanted to say.

"Only by uniting Cao Cao and Sun Quan and gathering many masters can it be possible to defeat Asura." Lian Sheng coldly came up with a sentence, which startled the three of them.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and thought, "How does she know what I'm going to say?" ”

"However, can these three princes unite together?" Lang Tian thought the proposal was too crazy.

"Cao Cao already knows about this, and Zhou Yu will definitely tell Sun Quan about it, and as long as Liu Bei initiates it, the success rate is very high." Lian Sheng calmly analyzed, simple and to the point.

"Good!" Zhuge Liang said happily, "I'll go and discuss with the lord immediately, only by gathering the strength of all the masters, maybe I can stop the Asura King!" ”

Lian Sheng didn't like it at all, and said coldly: "The risk is to be killed by the Asura King and accelerate the destruction of this world!" ”

Everyone was stunned on the spot, Lian Sheng seemed to notice his aphasia, and hurriedly smiled: "Haha, I just thought about the worst ending, of course, this is unlikely to happen, as long as everyone unites, they will definitely be able to stop the Asura King!" ”

Xuchang.

Cao Cao had a headache for days, but he got up a little better these days, so he got up early and practiced swordsmanship in the backyard, sweating all over, and his body was a lot lighter.

After the Battle of Chibi, although he pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but a series of reports of defeat and losses, still made his mood worse and worse, this battle, almost weakened the strength of the Cao army to before the war with Yuan Shao, several years of business were all put into water, to restore to the military strength before the Battle of Chibi, it is impossible not to have five or six years.

Cao Cao almost gave up his desire to go south, but the flame of revenge in his heart burned from time to time.

Recently, he recalled Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, wanting them to do more to observe their abilities, after all, Cao Cao is over half a hundred years old, and it is time to consider the issue of heirs.

"How's the grave going?" Yesterday, Cao Pi, who had just arrived in Xuchang, came to greet his father, and Cao Cao asked about it directly.

Cao Pi was a little unprepared, thinking that Cao Cao already knew the truth, so he replied honestly: "Eighty percent of the design has been completed, and my son will bring the drawings today and ask my father to take a look." But ......"

"Huh? But what? Cao Cao raised an eyebrow.

"Jianye, the master who designed the suspicious mound, was suddenly burned to death!"

"Burned? How did the fire start? ”

"This son is carefully inquiring, according to the current information, it was seven days ago in the night, his house burst out on fire, and when the fire was extinguished, Jianye's body was found, and everything was burned. Fortunately, I have already sent someone to get his design drawings, and I was going to ask my father to look at it and make some changes, but now it ......"

"Okay, people can't be resurrected after death, Jianye doesn't have a family, right? Then bury it according to the general's ceremony, and you will go to the burial on behalf of the old man. Cao Cao was talking, and suddenly Xun Yu outside the hall hurriedly rushed in, looking panicked.

"Wen Ruo, why are you so flustered?" Cao Cao was going to scold him, but Xun Yu, who wanted to be calm on weekdays, was rarely so flustered, something must have happened.

Xun Yu hurriedly made a gesture to Cao Pi, who was kneeling on the ground, and stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister, Chang'an Xiahou Yuan came to report, Ma Chao and Han Sui raised 100,000 troops and approached Chang'an, Xiahou Yuan asked for reinforcements from the Prime Minister!" ”

Cao Cao was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect Ma Chao and Han Sui to react so quickly, and snorted coldly: "Yellow-haired boy, come and offend me!" Show me! ”

Xun Yu hurriedly handed over the battle report, Cao Cao unfolded it, read it quickly, and gradually locked his eyebrows together, and said, "No, the old man has to ask for it himself!" ”

"Father, you have been in poor health recently, and my son is willing to go on behalf of my father!" Cao Pi couldn't imagine a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for meritorious service, and he arrived so soon, and he was secretly glad that he was faster than Cao Zhi.

"No!" Unexpectedly, Cao Cao rejected him coldly, got up from his seat, and paced left and right with his hands behind his back: "This time, Ma Chao and Han Sui raised 100,000 troops, I think it has been planned for a long time, and its offensive strategy and route must be carefully planned, if the old man does not go in person, I am afraid that you will suffer, Xiahou Yuan Chang'an only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and it must not be Ma Chao's opponent, if the old man does not personally recruit, I am afraid that Chang'an will fall into the hands of the enemy sooner or later!" ”

"My son wishes to go with his father!" Cao Pi said loudly.

"No!" Cao Cao coldly rejected him again, "You handle the daily affairs for the old man, and pay attention to the movements of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and all daily reports must be copied to the old man!" ”

Cao Pi was overjoyed, but on the surface he pretended to be sincerely afraid, and said: "My son is afraid that he will disappoint his father, please ask my father to choose a strategist for my son to assist!" ”

"Hmph, this is natural, you still need to say it! After the old man leaves, you have to live in harmony with your younger brother, and you must not fall into each other, and Yecheng must also pay attention, your favorite concubine has been dissatisfied with you recently. Cao Cao glanced at Cao Pi, who was prostrate on the ground, turned around and left.

Cao Pi was soaked in sweat, and his little caution seemed to be seen through by his father, if he wasn't careful, it was really easy to capsize in the gutter, and he didn't even know about Zhen Ji, how did his father know? Looking at Cao Cao's distant back, Cao Pi felt a trace of horror.