"Retreat!" The palace people beside Liu Bei shouted loudly.

With an order, the ministers sent Liu Bei off one after another, and after Liu Bei left, the ministers all talked about it and slowly withdrew from the court.

Prime Minister Xu Shao didn't move, standing there, looking at the depressed face of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and also sighed. At this moment, he noticed a face, which was very elegant with clear eyebrows, white face and green beard, and a pale ink-colored robe covering his muscular body.

Xu Shao saw that the man was still standing in the main hall, and when all the ministers retreated, only him and that person were left in the entire hall, so he walked straight to that person, and asked with a smile: "The ministers are all retreating, why doesn't Gongyan leave?" ”

"At the moment of the great enemy, the ministers did not think about how to retreat from the enemy, but first discussed moving the capital, Gongyan did not dare to agree, and prepared to go to see His Majesty for a while, and told His Majesty what Gongyan thought in his heart, hoping to contribute to the country." The person who spoke, surnamed Jiang Mingwan and Gongyan, is a native of Lingling Xiangxiang and is currently a doctor in the Han Kingdom.

After hearing this, Xu Shao nodded with great satisfaction and said: "If the ministers are all like Gongyan, the monarchs and ministers are united, and they have the same hatred for the enemy, although the Huaxia army has millions of people, there is no need to be afraid!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Shao reached out and patted Jiang Wan's shoulder again, and said with a smile: "Young man, work hard, the future belongs to you......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Shao coughed violently, he immediately took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, then turned sideways, glanced at the handkerchief, frowned slightly, and hurriedly held the handkerchief in his hand, and then turned his face to Jiang Wan and said: "When the emperor is unhappy, he always likes to sit in the pavilion in the imperial garden, you just go to the emperor, he needs someone to give advice now." ”

When he said this, Xu Shao's voice was obviously much weaker. When he had finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the hall. Every step was very difficult, but he knew that he couldn't just fall down, he had to hold on, and see with his own eyes how the Han army retreated from the enemy.

Jiang Wan had already witnessed it, and he saw Xu Shao coughing up blood. saw Xu Shao slowly walking out of the hall step by step, and then got into the carriage with the support of the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He is thoughtful, so naturally he will not be unclear that Xu Shao went to the court with illness.

With a sigh, Jiang Wan went straight to the Imperial Garden.

In the pavilion of the imperial garden, Liu Bei was angry to death by the actions of the ministers just now, Huaxia Kingdom just said that it would send troops, and these unpromising ministers were going to move the capital, and the battle had not yet been fought. In terms of momentum, it has already lost. There is a way that losers don't lose battles, but now it's good, Liu Bei is a loser and losers.

Liu Bei was angry when he saw a palace man coming over, so he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, I would like to see Doctor Jiang Wan."

"Jiang Wan? Which Jiang Wan? Liu Bei hadn't thought of this person for a while, and he wasn't to blame, because Jiang Wan had just been transferred to the Beijing Division. It's only been three days.

The palace man reminded: "It's the Jiang Wan recommended by Da Sima." ”

Liu Bei pondered for a while, and then suddenly realized. Zhang Fei did recommend a person named Jiang Wan, but he was always paying attention to the war for a while, and today he was angry with the ministers, so he didn't think about it for a while. At this time, he remembered that there was such a person, and asked, "What is the matter with him?" ”

The palace man replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang said that he is here to offer advice to retreat from the enemy. ”

Liu Bei was at a loss. Suddenly, he heard the words of the palace man, so he hurriedly said, "Let him come in." ”

"No!"

Let's start from the beginning: Jiang Wan is a talent discovered by Zhang Fei in Lingling, and at first recommended Jiang Wan to serve as a county magistrate in a county, but later the county lieutenant reported that Jiang Wan was addicted to the wine vat all day and ignored all official duties.

Zhang Fei was furious. personally rode a horse to Lingling and forced Jiang Wan to handle official business, and as a result, Jiang Wan tried 100 cases in one day, and it was reasonable to try all the cases accumulated in the past 100 days. After Zhang Fei saw it with his own eyes, he was taken aback, and then he knew that Jiang Wan was not a talent of a hundred miles, so he transferred Jiang Wan to his side and served as the chief bookkeeper.

Zhang Fei is a typical light person, a person who is a doctor and a doctor, so he is also very concerned about Jiang Wan, and later, Zhang Fei felt that Jiang Wan was too condescending to stay by his side, so he recommended Jiang Wan to the court.

Getting back to business: Jiang Wan followed the palace people to the imperial garden, and when he saw Liu Bei sitting in the pavilion, he immediately went to bow.

After the ceremony, Liu Bei first looked at Jiang Wan, and saw that Jiang Wan was a talent, looking elegant, and then said: "What good plan does Aiqing have for me?" ”

Jiang Wan said: "There is no good policy, but I just came to recommend a few people to His Majesty, maybe I can help His Majesty retreat from the enemy, that's all." ”

Liu Bei was originally full of smiles and anticipation, but after listening to Jiang Wan's words, his smile was retracted, and he said with a straight face: "Who are you recommending?" ”

"I heard that there is a hermit in Jingzhou, Fuxing Sima, with a single name and a emblem character, and the word is virtuous. The celebrity Pang Degong called Mr. Shuijing, and Mr. Shuijing is outside Xiangyang City, why not ask for advice or two? ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he said: "I have also heard of this person, but I have never seen it, and I have sent people to recruit him several times before, but I have not been able to do it, I don't know what the reason is." ”

Jiang Wan said: "Your Majesty should put down his body, Corporal Lixian, and go to see him in person, maybe he can invite such a hermit." ”

Liu Bei has been the emperor for a few years, and he has long forgotten about the cold and starvation before, so he sneered and said, "You asked me to personally invite a mountain village man?" ”

Jiang Wan enlightened: "At the time of the national crisis, whatever can be used, His Majesty should spare no effort to use it, as long as it can survive this crisis, it is the Holy Ming of His Majesty." Jingzhou people are outstanding, and there are countless people who are full of learning, as long as His Majesty is a corporal of Ken Lixian, he will definitely be able to capture the hearts of more Jingzhou scholars. In this case, those people are naturally willing to be driven by His Majesty. Jingzhou celebrities, Pang Degong is the most famous, but Mr. Shuijing has the highest prestige, if His Majesty can invite Mr. Shuijing, as long as Mr. Shuijing has a letter, Pang Degong will inevitably come with him, then the rest of Jingzhou celebrities will naturally flock to him. ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he felt that his mouth was suddenly opened, and he immediately said: "It makes sense. Then I will leave now, and you will go with me. ”

"No!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei and Jiang Wan immediately dressed up in disguise and were about to leave the palace. Later, Liu Bei faintly felt that something was wrong. And he commanded that a load of gold should be carried with him.

Seeing this, Jiang Wan hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shui Jing is not a person who can be moved by Jin Shiruo, such hermits are generally high. The minister has already asked clearly. Mr. Shui Jing lives in the southwest of the city, and His Majesty only needs to go there in person, without any gifts, as long as he shows sincerity, he will definitely be able to impress Mr. Shui Jing. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt that it made sense, and gradually understood why Zhang Fei recommended Jiang Wan to him, and at this moment, he felt. Jiang Wan is indeed not a talent of 100 miles.

The two people disguised themselves as ordinary people, each riding a horse, without any guards, and left Xiangyang City and headed towards Nanzhang.

……

"Ugly, have you heard? The Chinese army raised the whole country's soldiers, a total of 700,000, advancing by land and water. is ready to destroy the Han, and Xiangyang will soon become a battlefield. I heard that Liu Zhang of Xishu is recruiting. I'm going to move with my family, will you go? On the mountain path, a tall scribe with clear eyebrows and a tall figure said to an ugly-looking man beside him as he walked.

The vulgar-looking man was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but his height seemed very short, but he was only one and a half meters tall. Compared with the clear-eyed scribes around him, he is simply dwarfed. When he heard the scribe's words, he shook his head and said resolutely: "Liu Zhang's incompetence is not a place to be trusted. Shu Han is weak and will be replaced sooner or later. I won't go, and I advise you not to go either, otherwise, the next time we meet, you and I will probably be on the battlefield. ”

"Ugly, you and I are friends, I also kindly remind you, if you don't go, forget it, why do you say that you want to be my enemy?" The scribes were extremely unhappy.

"Brother Zhou Ping, I'm just reminding you, if you really don't want to stay in Jingzhou, it's not bad to go to Yangzhou, Dongwu is getting stronger and stronger, and it has a better future than Shu Han."

The person who was called Zhouping was surnamed Cui, the son of Cui Lie, the captain of the Han Dynasty, after Cui Lie's death, he lived in Jingzhou, because Cui Lie and Liu Biao had an old relationship, so Liu Biao was also very kind to Cui Zhouping. Later, when Liu Biao died and Jingzhou was in turmoil, Cui Zhouping lived in seclusion with several friends and studied with Pang Degong and Sima Hui.

The person who was called Ah Chou was a friend of Cui Zhouping, whose surname was Pang Mingtong Shiyuan. After Cui Zhouping heard Pang Tong's words, he immediately asked, "Thank you." Where are you going, though? ”

Pang Tong smiled but didn't answer, Cui Zhouping still wanted to ask something, so he saw two people riding two horses facing each other, it was Liu Bei and Jiang Wan.

After Jiang Wan saw Pang Tong and Cui Zhouping, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "May I ask how to go to Caolu?" ”

Pang Tong and Cui Zhouping looked at Jiang Wan first, and then looked at Liu Bei, they didn't know each other, but when they saw Liu Bei, they only felt that Liu Bei had a little nobility, but they didn't think much about it, so they immediately pointed to the place not far behind them, indicating the direction where the grass house was.

Jiang Wan thanked him, and after turning over and getting on the horse, Liu Bei and Jiang Wan passed by Pang Tong and Cui Zhouping.

When Liu Bei rode past Pang Tong's side, he saw that Pang Tong looked so ugly, and there was a kind of contempt in his eyes.

The four of them passed by, and after Liu Bei and Jiang Wan rode away, Cui Zhouping said to Pang Tong: "Ugly, the one who didn't get off the horse just now is extravagant, and he was born out of phase, and he looks like a person......

Pang Tong nodded, and said lightly: "Lu who has big ears and shoulders, hands that are longer than his knees, eyes that can take care of his ears, and a famous horse under his seat, who else can there be besides the current emperor Liu Xuande?" ”

After Cui Zhouping heard this, he hurriedly looked back, but Liu Bei and Jiang Wan had already disappeared. He turned his head and asked, "What is Liu Xuande doing in Caolu?" ”

"The Huaxia Army threatened to raise an army of 700,000 and destroy the Han in two months, although it is a rumor, it will definitely not be groundless. Huaxia State took the lead in seizing people, so that everyone in Jingzhou was in danger, Huaxia State has already won in momentum, if the Huaxia Army really marched south, it will definitely not tighten the country's troops, in my guess, 300,000 is enough. Pang Tong said slowly, "Liu Bei came to Caolu this time, and he must have asked Mr. Shuijing for a plan." ”

After Cui Zhouping heard this, he let out an "oh" and stopped talking. After a short time, Cui Zhouping asked again: "Ah Chou, did you say that the Han Kingdom was destroyed by the Huaxia Kingdom?" The Han Kingdom also has 300,000 soldiers and horses on land and water, 300,000 against 300,000, and it may not be possible to lose, not to mention that Wolong has already been an official in the Han Kingdom, and he is there. It should be able to resist the army of Huaxia, right? ”

Pang Tong laughed and said, "Brother Zhou Ping, who wins and who loses, what do we have to do?" Aren't you going to Xishu anyway? In the next year, Jingzhou will inevitably continue to fight, and it will be easy to leave early. ”

"I'm just talking about it. Zhuge Xiandi is difficult to make a forest alone. Don't you want to help Brother Zhuge Xian? You attack him and defend, you are in charge of the military, he is in charge of the government, Wolong and Phoenix, what a perfect partner, as long as the enemy is annihilated, the Huaxia army has tasted the bitterness, and it will not dare to attack lightly, at that time. You and Brother Zhuge can ......"

"Wolong is Wolong, I am me, please don't confuse me with drinking Wolong. He walked on his single-plank bridge, and I crossed my Yangguan Road. Although Liu Bei is called a hero, it is a pity that Jingzhou is the place of four wars, the former he and Eastern Wu have a feud, Huaxia and Wu attack and defend the alliance, this time Huaxia if the army to the south. Soochow will inevitably send troops to help, and Jingzhou is in danger. Wolong thinks he is smart and always wants to change his life against the sky, but he forgets a truth, that is, it is difficult to commit the wrath of the sky! ”

Cui Zhouping knew that Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang did not deal with each other, although the two of them were equally famous, they were jealous of Huang Yueying's issue. It's not a matter of a day or two. He sighed and said to himself: "Ugly, don't talk about it, let's go see Sister Yueying......"

"I have something to do, you can go by yourself." After Pang Tong finished speaking. Turn around and leave.

Cui Zhouping shook his head and said, "If you don't go, what's the point of me going alone?" Anyway, Sister Yueying won't look at me squarely? ”

After the two separated, Cui Zhouping went straight to the wine shop in the mountains, he made an appointment with his friends Shi Tao and Meng Jian to drink together, and when he saw Pang Tong brushing his sleeves away, he didn't care, so he went to the appointment to drink.

Pang Tong originally wanted to go home, but halfway through, he suddenly changed his direction, remembered an extremely important matter, and went straight to the trail and returned to Sima Hui's grass house.

……

"Your Majesty, hermits generally live in seclusion in places with green mountains and green waters, and this grass house is the place where Mr. Shuijing lives in seclusion. According to the guidance of the two teenagers just now, less than three miles further on, you can reach the grass house. Jiang Wan held the reins of the horse in one hand, pulled the horse on the other, and walked forward slowly.

The same is true for Liu Bei, the mountain roads here are difficult, and it is better to walk on both feet while riding a horse. After listening to Jiang Wan's words, he just nodded, but didn't say anything.

After a long time, the two of them came to the end of the mountain road, but they saw a clearing in front of them, a few simple houses, and around the houses, there were some fields that had been reclaimed, on which some vegetables were grown.

When Jiang Wan saw this scene, he pointed to the house in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, there is a grass house in front." ”

Liu Bei was already tired and out of breath at this time, he had not exercised for many years, and suddenly exercised at this time, only feeling very tired and tired. After being the emperor for a few years, his waist was thicker, and he was fat, and he didn't even have the strength to go up the mountain.

"Okay, you go and pass it on, and I'll rest here for a while." Liu Bei gasped for breath and sat on the stone.

Without waiting for Jiang Wan to leave, he saw a boy coming out of the cottage, and the boy walked straight to Jiang Wan and Liu Bei's side, first saluted, and said: "Your guest is coming, my husband is here to greet you, please come in with me." ”

With that, the boy turned and left.

Liu Bei and Jiang Wan were very moved by Sima Hui's uncertain prophet, and the two of them followed behind the boy and went straight into the cottage.

At this time, there was a curling piano sound in the grass house, which made people feel comfortable after listening to it, I don't know why, Liu Bei's initial fatigue was dissipated by this music, and he quickly recovered his spirit.

Liu Bei felt that it was very wonderful, and after following the boy into the grass house, he smelled a strong sandalwood incense, and saw a pine-shaped crane bone, with extraordinary instruments, and a very Taoist person was sitting there stroking the qin.

The sound of the piano was suddenly interrupted, and the person who stroked the qin stood up and said loudly: "Your guest is coming, please forgive the old man for not being able to welcome him from afar, Qingfeng, show tea to your guest." ”

"Yes, sir." The boy who led Liu Bei and Jiang Wan into the door responded, and went to pour a cup of tea for Liu Bei and Jiang Wan respectively.

"This is home-grown tea, and this year's newly picked tea, please enjoy it." The humanity of the harp.

Liu Beiyi didn't want to drink tea, he smacked a small sip gently, then put it down, hugged his fists and said, "In the next ......"

"Oh, you don't have to speak, I already know what you're here for. It's just that I'm a mountain village man, and I don't have much talent. I'm afraid I can't solve problems for your guests, and I ask for your forgiveness. ”

Liu Beihu looked at the person who stroked the qin suspiciously, and said, "Mr. Shuijing is really a god!" ”

The person who stroked the qin said with a smile: "The distinguished guest is noble, and he is willing to come to the grass house, which has made the grass house flourish, but." I have no intention of being a leader, and I have no king and talent, so I ......"

"Sir, since he already knows our intentions, he must also know our identity, and now sitting in front of you is the emperor of my Han Dynasty, Your Majesty can be so polite and virtuous, Corporal Xià, ......it has never been seen in the eon, sir," Jiang Wan said hurriedly.

"Huh. Needless to say, although I can't settle the country, I can recommend immortal geniuses to your guests. There is already an ancient genius in the noble guest army, why is the distinguished guest not satisfied? The person who stroked the qin was Sima Hui, he interrupted Jiang Wan's words, looked at Liu Bei, and said very sincerely.

Liu Bei listened. Hurriedly asked, "Who?" ”

"Have you ever heard of a word?"

"What?"

"Fu dragon and phoenix chicks, the two get one. Can be safe in the world. ”

"Who is the dragon and phoenix?"

Sima Hui smiled and explained: "Fulong, Wolong. The compound surname Zhuge has a single name, and the word Kong Ming is a rising star. His resourcefulness and insight far surpass those of Jingzhou. ”

"Is it Zhuge Liang?" Liu Bei suddenly felt a burst of surprise, he clearly remembered that it was an autumn, Zhuge Liang, who had just turned six, broke into his camp in Xiaqiu alone. The Ju clan came to serve......

Sima Hui saw that Liu Bei was deep in thought, so he smiled and said: "Since the distinguished guest has already obtained Kong Ming, then he should be content, with Kong Ming here, he may be able to protect Jingzhou from loss." ”

Liu Bei nodded, thinking of the last few wars, Zhuge Liang did show superior wisdom, and made the Huaxia army defeat again and again, even when he retreated, he did not forget to use his strategy to annihilate the living force of the Huaxia army. It's just that he is also extremely interested in the phoenix chick with the same name as He Zhuge Liang, thinking that if two people get one, they can settle the world, so if they get both, then he will be able to recover the entire Han Dynasty.

So, Liu Bei opened his mouth and asked, "Thank you, Mr. for seeing me." It's just that I don't know who the phoenix chick with the same name as Wolong is? ”

Sima Hui looked kind, and said slowly: "Distinguished guest, don't be afraid that people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, I am tired, so I will not keep distinguished guests." Guests, please take a chance. ”

Liu Bei was ordered to be evicted, although he was annoyed for a while, but he also understood that he must not offend Sima Hui, so he left here with Jiang Wan.

Sima Hui sat there, motionless, and after seeing Liu Bei leave, he said loudly: "Come out, the people have already gone away." ”

When the voice fell, Pang Tong turned out from behind a straw curtain, walked to Sima Hui's side, sat down, stretched out his hand and gently plucked the strings, and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”

Sima Hui and Pang Tong have a close personal relationship, and the two are also teachers and friends, so they are often called brothers and brothers, and they are a pair of old friends.

"I really don't understand you, Kong Ming is already serving in Liu Bei's office, if you go again, the two will join forces, even if the Huaxia army pours the whole country's soldiers, as long as they defend Hanshui, they may not lose."

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Liu Bei was destroyed, it was a matter of time or time, Kong Ming changed his life against the sky, this is his way, what I want to take is my own road, a different road." ”

As he spoke, Pang Tong took out the jade pendant that had been hanging on his body, played with it carefully, and said to himself: "I think, it's time for me to set off, and I should also do something when the Huaxia Army and the Han Army are at war." ”

Sima Hui only knew that Pang Tong had great ambitions, but he didn't know that he felt the meaning of the jade pendant, so he just patted Pang Tong's shoulder lightly and said: "The dragon sings and the phoenix roars, the sleeping dragon awakens, and the phoenix takes off. ”

When the Huaxia State and the Jing Han Dynasty were tense, the situation in the northwest also began to be turbulent, because Lin Nan's soldiers attacked the Wei State together in three ways, the Wei army was caught off guard and rushed to the battle, and Cao Cao was even more in charge of the expedition. Seeing that the purpose of attracting Wei troops had been accomplished, the Huaxia army took the initiative to retreat to Lingzhou after launching a series of blitzkriegs.

However, the Wei army, just in case, still left a large number of soldiers and horses to defend Liangzhou. After Cao Cao returned to Chang'an, he received a letter from Jing Han, asking Cao Cao to fight against the same enemy and launch an offensive against the Huaxia army. Cao Cao just sneered, and he had already seen Lin Nan's intentions with far-reaching eyes.

So he secretly transferred the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou back to Qinzhou, and then bluffed in Liangzhou, repaired the plank road, but he himself secretly Chen Cang, with elite soldiers and horses stationed in Hanzhong. Prepare to launch an attack on the Han State entrenched in Shu when Lin Nan and Liu Bei are fighting.

At the same time, Sun Ce of Eastern Wu also agreed to send troops to Jing Han, and he personally drove the expedition, leaving Zhang Zhao to lead the government, with Zhou Yu as the vanguard governor. Raise 200,000 troops, advance by land and water, and camp soldiers and horses in Chaisang and Xunyang, ready to attack Jinghan at any time.

The intentions of Eastern Wu made Jing Han even more panicked, and the ministers rushed to play and asked to move the capital. Liu Bei was furious and killed a minister on the spot, which stopped this unhealthy trend. After that, Liu Bei boldly promoted Zhuge Liang. With Zhuge Liang as the military advisor, the governor of the capital, and the governor of the festival, all the soldiers and horses of the Han army. But in the hearts of the people of Jingzhou, they will face an unprecedented catastrophe.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou has been stable, because Liu Biao lacked the ambition to fight for hegemony, even if there were occasional wars, they were all fighting on the outside line, and the flames of war burned to a peaceful Jingzhou for the first time. Time. The people around Xiangyang City have moved south or fled to Shu for refuge.

In just a few days, five or six out of ten families moved from the counties around Xiangyang City. For a time, the situation in Jingzhou was turbulent and people were uneasy.

On September 26, the great Sima Zhang Fei returned to Xiangyang from Jingnan without an edict, entered the city with horses, and went straight to the palace. The guards in front of the palace gate did not dare to stop it, so they could only let it in.

At this time, Liu Bei was receiving Zhuge Liang in the main hall, and he had frequent long talks with Zhuge Liang for several days to analyze the situation in front of him. How to arrange troops and horses, how to defend, all planned.

"Your Majesty! Emperor! Zhang Fei was furious, and as soon as he got off the horse, he broke into the hall and shouted loudly.

After Liu Bei heard this, he turned his face and saw Zhang Fei coming, so he said, "Third brother? You're just in time, I'm about to send someone to Changsha to call you! ”

Zhang Fei and Liu Bei haven't seen each other for almost a few years, since he knew that Liu Bei quenched poison on his Zhangba snake spear, he has always had a knot in his heart that cannot be untied, he acts above board, but he doesn't know why his eldest brother is doing this, if it's just to kill Lin Nan, he can't do it.

For several years, Zhang Fei has been staying in Jingnan with Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin, every time Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin return to Xiangyang, he is reluctant to go back, he doesn't want to see Liu Bei, because as soon as he sees Liu Bei, he will feel that Liu Bei is very despicable. Brotherhood has already changed when Liu Bei quenched the poison, and the kind of brothers who talked about everything in the past no longer existed.

In the past few years, Zhang Fei has gradually understood a truth, that is, he can only be him, and he can never replace anyone. In Liu Bei's heart, brothers are just pawns to be used.

It's just that this time is different from the past, Huaxia and Wu are ready to use troops against Jing Han, and at the moment of this national disaster, he decided to put aside a grievance and go to the national disaster.

"Minister Zhang Fei, knock on the emperor!" Zhang Fei said respectfully.

"Third brother, please hurry up, we are brothers, there is no need to make this big gift." Liu Bei hurriedly went to help.

Zhang Fei didn't wait for Liu Bei's hand to reach out, he had already stood up, and said respectfully: "The minister has no edict to return to Beijing, and he also asks the emperor to punish him." In addition, the minister heard that the Huaxia State and the Wu State had used troops against our country, and the minister came to ask for his life and asked the emperor to give the minister a soldier and horse. ”

"Third brother, I ......" Liu Bei stretched out his hand and wanted to grab Zhang Fei's shoulder, but who knew that Zhang Fei took the initiative to take two steps back, making his arm fall short.

Such a simple scene made Liu Bei's heart have a trace of doubt, he frowned slightly, withdrew his arm, and thought in his heart: "The third brother still refuses to forgive me, did I really do something wrong about that incident?" ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes were sharp, and he saw the subtle small movements between Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, but he didn't know why the three heroes of Taoyuan's righteousness who were recited back then have gone to different extremes now. Guan Yu is arrogant and conceited, light up and down; Zhang Fei is bold, and he can't tolerate half a grain of sand in his eyes; Liu Bei...... Liu Bei......

He has never been able to see through Liu Bei, a person born with visions, what he thinks psychologically, he can't see through. It seems to be a bit sanctimonious, a little old-fashioned, and a little cunning villain. Liu Bei is the first person in the ages, and he is even more hooligan and scoundrel than his ancestor Liu Bang.

Although I don't know what unpleasant things happened between Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang can see that the brotherhood has been very diluted.

"Your Majesty, the Great General is building a defense system in Deng County, if the Great Sima goes again. It will inevitably be half the effort, and the minister thinks that he can let the great Sima go to Deng County and join forces with the general to fight the enemy. Zhuge Liang said.

Zhang Fei glanced at Zhuge Liang and knew that he was Zhuge Jin's younger brother, and he and Zhuge Jin got along very well. So I also have a good impression of Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Okay." Third brother, you go to Deng County and join forces with the second brother to fight the enemy, with the two of you here, my heart can be relieved. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Fei turned around and left, without the slightest pause.

When Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei leaving, he just sighed lightly and didn't say anything.

Zhuge Liang walked to Liu Bei's side. said: "Your Majesty, the big Sima is thick and fine, and staying with the general will definitely be fine." It's just that the Wu army continued to increase troops in Xunyang and Chaisang, and although Tian Yu had performed well in recent years, he could not stop the Wu army, and our army was insufficient. If you can't deal with the soldiers and horses of the two countries, it's better to ......"

Halfway through the conversation. Zhuge Liang wanted to speak and stopped, looked at Liu Bei, and finally swallowed the second half of the words.

Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang stop abruptly, so he said, "What's not as good as what? ”

"If you say something wrong, please forgive your sins."

"I forgive you for your innocence."

Zhuge Liang dared to say it. Said slowly: "Does Your Majesty know the story of Tiandan's reformation?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Naturally, I know." ”

After thinking about it, he asked: "Aiqing has to follow Tian Dan's example and defend the lonely city alone?" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I think." Our country's total strength of 300,000, rather than divide the troops to defend, it is better to concentrate all the troops in Xiangyang, in this way, His Majesty is also much more convenient to command, our army is backed by the imperial city, no need to transport grain and grass, but the enemy army is originally here, the supply of grain and grass is inconvenient, as long as the partial army is sent to harass the enemy's grain route from time to time, over time, it will naturally be able to make the enemy army retreat without a fight. Even if the enemy army can occupy the surrounding counties, once the troops are divided, our army can take advantage of the opportunity to concentrate superior forces and defeat them individually. As long as it can resist the offensive of Huaxia and Soochow, our army will have room for maneuver. The Wei State in the northwest may not be willing to send troops to help, so we can only rely on ourselves in this war. ”

Liu Bei knew that this was a way of breaking the jar and breaking it, fighting to the death. But instead of dividing the forces to resist the enemy and being broken by the enemy individually, it is better to gather all the soldiers and horses together, so that they will be twisted into a powerful force that is enough to resist the enemy's attack.

"Okay, that's it, promulgate the holy decree, and order all the soldiers and generals in the country to retreat to Xiangyang and Jiangling."

"No!"

……

A month later.

Wei State, Hanzhong.

Cao Cao was sitting in the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, and when he saw Suo Xu coming from outside, he asked, "How is it?" ”

"Qi Qi Your Majesty, Huaxia Kingdom, Jing Han, and Eastern Wu are tense, and the Jing Han army is shrinking on all fronts, all concentrated in Xiangyang and Jiangling, it seems that they want to hold on to these two important cities, and the decisive battle is estimated to start soon."

"Very good, pay close attention to the war trends between Huaxia and Jing Han, as long as the Eastern War is together, I will personally lead the army to storm Jiameng Pass, to open up the territory and expand the territory, only from Shu Han, the three eastern countries are fighting, I will have to look at Shu and dominate the western land."

"I understand. The ministers understood that they had all been mobilized and could participate in the battle against Shu at any time. Suo Xu said.

"Good. I hope that Xiahou Yuan, Cheng Yu, and Liu Ye can continue to contain the soldiers and horses in Lingzhou in Liangzhou. ”

"As long as the war starts, the entire East will focus its attention on Jingzhou, and Liu Bei will be lonely and will inevitably be destroyed by it. Lin Nan's former dispatch of troops from Lingzhou was nothing more than a bluff, so as to contain the soldiers and horses of our army, if the two fronts fought, I was afraid that the head and tail of Huaxia would not be able to take care of it. Although His Majesty is assured, even if General Xiahou's strategy is discovered, the Lingzhou side will not attack without authorization. ”

Suo Xu has been trusted since the surrender of Cao Cao, he arrived in Chang'an with 20,000 troops, and after quelling the rebellion of the Qiang people, he took the initiative to hand over 20,000 soldiers and horses to Cao Cao, and returned to Hanzhong alone, from this point of view alone, he had no ambitions. Therefore, after Cao Cao became emperor, he thought about it again and again, and still gave the position of the general to Suo Xu, in order to show his importance to Suo Xu.

After Suo Xu served as a general, he did not live up to expectations, starting from himself, strict generals and strict soldiers, and encouraged the transformation of armor, participated in the war to pacify the Western Regions, learned the technology of quenching steel from the Western Regions, and promoted the curved sabre with blood grooves in the army, which made the weapons of the Wei army very sharp for a while.

At this moment, a person walked in and said, "Knock on the emperor, there is a person outside the palace gate who asks to see him, and Weichen can't get rid of it." Later, the man took out this jade pendant and asked Weichen to pass it on to the emperor, saying that after the emperor saw it, he would receive him. ”

Cao Cao took the jade pendant, looked at it, was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the person who came?" ”

"It's just outside the Taishou Mansion!"

Cao Cao didn't say a word, and when he went out of the door, he was sitting barefoot on the futon, but at this time, he was so happy that he forgot to put on his shoes.

Outside the Taishou Mansion, Pang Tong put his hands in each other's sleeves, it was already a severe winter weather at this time, and it was freezing outside, although it was not snowing, but the cold wind hit people, and it was enough to freeze people. He had been standing in the cold wind for a while, his face was pale, and the clothes on his body were relatively thin, so his body began to tremble.

Since Liu Bei went to Caolu, he said goodbye to Sima Hui, and at the same time said goodbye to his uncle Pang Degong, alone, trekking through mountains and rivers, which lasted a month, and arrived in Hanzhong.

Not long after, Cao Cao ran out of the Taishou Mansion barefoot, and when he saw Pang Tong, he didn't judge people by his appearance, so he walked to Pang Tong's side with the jade pendant and asked, "This jade pendant is yours?" ”

Pang Tong was deeply moved when he saw Cao Cao running out barefoot in such cold weather, and immediately said: "This jade pendant is indeed under it, but now that it is worn on His Majesty's body, it should be completely returned to Zhao." ”

Cao Cao patted Pang Tong's shoulder, grabbed Pang Tong's hand, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's you, I didn't expect you to grow so big in a few years. ”

Pang Tong was flattered and didn't expect Cao Cao to have no dislike for himself, for a long time, he was disgusted by many people because of his appearance, but today, he seems to have found resonance in Cao Cao.

After entering the Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao immediately pointed at Suo Xu and said: "This is our country's general Suo Xu, this is ......"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao suddenly remembered that he had never seemed to ask Pang Tong's name, so he asked, "I was confused for a while, and I forgot to ask your name?" ”

"In Xia Pangtong, the word Shiyuan, the number Fengxiao, the people of Jingzhou."

"Hello, Mr. Pang." Suo Xu said politely.

Cao Cao was very happy, and immediately described in detail what he had met Pang Tong and Pang Degong back then, and he was also grateful to Pang Tong.

immediately arranged a banquet and invited Pang Tong, and after that, he entertained Pang Tong.

After nightfall, Pang Tongyi was lying on the bed, remembering that Zhuge Liang changed his life against the sky, just to be able to get a stage to show his talents, but he chose Liu Bei instead.

Wolong and Phoenix Chicks were originally a pair of very good friends, but the two of them did not dare to agree in many places in the future, the same wise man, the same arrogant, and the same no one obeyed anyone, so God was destined to separate the two people, plus later for Huang Yueying to fight for the wind and jealousy, the two young wise men gradually broke up.

Once a friend, now a stranger. But in the hearts of the two people, they are showing their strength to each other, now Zhuge Liang has mastered the power of Jing Han, and the war is about to break out, he wants to do his best to gain Cao Cao's trust, grasp the power of Wei, and then formally challenge the powerful Huaxia State.

"Kong Ming, you are wrong, you must be wrong, you should know very well that choosing Liu Bei at this time is undoubtedly ruining your future way out, Liu Bei will inevitably be destroyed this time, why do you force this?" (To be continued......)