Early in the morning, Liu Bei was woken up by his white elite soldiers.

Liu Bei rewarded all the hundreds of Ming army armor obtained last night to Chen Zhi's white elite soldiers, and he did not forget to give Chen Zhi a set of armor used by Qu Chang. It can be said that now the white soldiers have the appearance of some white soldiers.

It was just that he was woken up by them early in the morning, and Liu Bei was a little unhappy in his heart. Last night, because he was worried about the Ming army, Liu Bei didn't rest for most of the night.

"King, Ma Junshi is in a hurry!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei put all his dissatisfaction behind him, and while taking the letter, he said: "Quick, go and invite Zhuge Junshi, there is still ......"

After a deep groan, Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Go quickly." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Chen Zhi was an invisible person behind Liu Bei, Liu Bei didn't care at all, and directly opened the letter and looked at it-

"King Qiyu, the ministers have laid down sergeants in Xingyang, Yuting, Aocang and other places, and according to the plan, people disguised themselves to enter the city to inquire about the news, however, these people are all gone and never returned. The minister suspected that the Ming army had the means to detect our every move, so they suspended their entry into the city to investigate, but only kept people around to monitor day and night. ”

"Even so, our people are still suffering from injuries. And judging from their actions, it's not that they don't know where we are, they just don't want to catch them all. ”

"There are many Ming troops in Xingyang and their strength is strong, but they are still doing this, and they must have some schemes. The minister suspected that there was another means in the Ming army that could deal with our Shuzhong infantry army. ”

As soon as he finished reading it, Zhuge Liang arrived just in time, bowed down and bowed: "King! ”

"No need to be polite!"

Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang was also tired on his face, so he didn't say much, handed over Ma Liang's letter, and said, "Military advisor, take a look." ”

After a pause, he said, "What does Ma Junshi mean?" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and didn't say much.

Just after a few glances, Zhuge Liang's complexion kept changing. Liu Bei was interested in asking when he saw this, but seeing that he was still thinking, he couldn't be disturbed, so he could only temporarily suppress his thoughts.

After a while, Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, bowed down and said: "The minister is distracted, please forgive the king." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand, skipped the stubble and said, "But what's wrong?" ”

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "King, why don't we just retreat?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Bei was startled at first, and then became furious, "Since Lone is a descendant of (Han) Gaozu, he should be trying his best to get rid of the thief, how can he retreat from the battle?" Don't mention it again! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "King, it's not that the ministers are ashamed, but according to the current situation, if you don't leave, you will regress and go out when the time comes!" ”

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei was startled again, his anger stopped for a while, and asked.

Zhuge Liang said bitterly: "We all underestimated the Ming Army before!" They must have a way to deal with our Shuzhong infantry army, and when the time comes, when our Shuzhong infantry army is defeated, how to go? Where to get there? ”

"I can't!"

Liu Bei was shocked and said: "Since ancient times, the south ships and the north horses, the Ming army has a ship, how can there be an army that is good at fighting in the mountains and forests?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "In comparison, shipbuilding is more difficult than training infantry troops who are good at mountain and forest combat. Don't forget, the warships of the Ming Army that I saw at the beginning were more powerful than the warships of our Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy Army. ”

Liu Bei was stunned at first when he heard this, and then came to his senses. After thinking about it, there was a little more frustration on his face, and he said abruptly: "So we really can't win?" ”

"The king's words are true."

Zhuge Liang looked uncomfortable, but he had to admit it, and also reminded: "It is said that there is an almost invincible cavalry army in the army, and there is an invincible naval army, but what is it for to train such a group of infantry troops?" ”

"For what?"

Liu Bei just subconsciously asked, and as soon as he said it, he reacted and said in disbelief: "Is it to deal with us?" ”

Zhuge Liang was silent.

Liu Bei couldn't help choking when he saw this, then thought about it, and said, "If that's the case, even if we retreat now, won't they come to the door sooner or later?" ”

"It's different!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "It's very different. The ancient road in Shuzhong is difficult to walk, and the cavalry is not only difficult to deploy, but in some places even the cavalry cannot pass. And the king has the advantage of terrain, in this case, he may be able to repel the Ming army! ”

Liu Bei was first overjoyed, and then worried: "But don't they also have infantry troops who are good at fighting in the mountains and forests?" ”

Zhuge Liang said disapprovingly: "Even if there is, how many can there be?" ”

Liu Bei thought about it, too, if it was really a lot, he would have heard it a long time ago, and he would definitely not be able to hide it.

Zhuge Liang said again: "However, the king, you can't be unguarded!" The Ming army has many means, and the siege equipment is also endless, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other way to break the pass, so the king still needs to prepare early, thinking that it is a way out! ”

"A way out?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Lone is a Han person, and he will die in the land of the Han Dynasty." ”

In a word, it directly blocked Zhuge Liang's next words.

Since taking over Yizhou, Liu Bei also knows something about Nanzhong and the south of Nanzhong, but he is as arrogant as him, how can he go back to the outer land to settle down and survive.

Zhuge Liang didn't know what to do for a while, and it took a long time to regain his mind and ask: "The current situation is not good, do you want to withdraw from the army?" ”

"No way!"

Liu Bei said firmly: "At this time, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are struggling to fight with the Ming army, if we retreat at this time, it will inevitably be defeated. Not to mention, this move is tantamount to writing himself in the history books that have been infamous for thousands of years. ”

Yes, how is it different from a deserter to retreat at this time?

Zhuge Liang looked relieved and nodded.

Liu Bei was not surprised to see this, and said again: "The military division and the Ma military division are both great talents in the world, and the military division made the Ming army suffer a big loss last night. ”

Zhuge Liang just turned his mind and understood that this was a test for Ma Liang, but he also believed that Ma Liang could do it, so he couldn't help nodding and said, "Well, what the king said is very true." ”

"That's good, let's stabilize the situation first, and then look at the situation of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, if they are defeated, it will be okay for us to withdraw at that time." Liu Bei determined.

Zhuge Liang suddenly said with a smile: "The king is smart! However, since we want to stabilize the situation, we must turn our attention to logistics and supplies, and we must also be careful to guard against the sneak attack of the Ming army. ”

"Hmmm......"

Under Zhuge Liang's calculations, the wing army was in a stalemate with the Ming army in Gongxian. At this time, Guo Jia realized that His Majesty's worries were not superfluous, and he was very prescient. During this period, Guan Yu wanted to fight Huang Xu again many times to save his reputation, but each time he was rejected by Liu Bei on the grounds that he had not recovered from his serious injury, and asked Bai Yu's elite soldiers to watch him to prevent him from sneaking out.

This side is fighting, and the other two sides are fighting hard.

Jujube.

It had been two days since the Cao army had started a major battle with the Ming army, and both sides had suffered heavy casualties. In contrast, the losses of the natural Cao army were much greater.

"What the hell is that thing?"

After another failure, Cao Cao was furious, looked at Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and the others unkindly, and asked: "At the beginning, you said that that thing was golden and shiny, it must be made of King Kong, and it was inconvenient to move, but it turned out that it was not only movable, but also very fast, only slightly slower than a rapid march. ”

"Then you said that this thing is like a sealed box, and with such a strong defense, it must be difficult to enter and exit, and as long as you send people to guard it, the people inside will starve to death. I don't know if he can starve them to death now, but he killed a lot of our people. ”

"Now, you tell the Honsho what the hell should be done to deal with this?"

"You guys just think about it here, if you can't think of it, you're not allowed to leave!"

Viciously ordered, Cao Cao didn't bother to look at them anymore, and left directly.

"Zhong Degong, we ......"

"Lord Wenhe, this ......"

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu were quite calm, but the rest of them couldn't do it, and they panicked one by one.

The two glanced at each other, and finally Cheng Yu, who was older, said: "Everyone, be relieved, the prime minister will not really let us go." Let's discuss it first, no matter if there is a good result in the end, but as long as everyone does their best, the prime minister will still spare me and wait. ”

Jia Xu echoed: "That's right, you guys will discuss it first, and Jia and Zhongde Gong will talk about it first." ”

"Yes, yes, two adults, please!"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts at the mention of their throats and eyes were also relaxed, and then two or three people gathered together and discussed in a low voice. It's just that they are all in the corner, far away from Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, as if they are afraid of disturbing the two.

Cheng Yu just glanced at them, then withdrew his gaze and said to Jia Xu: "What do you think?" ”

Jia Xu groaned for a moment and said......

In the evening, Cao Cao came to the big tent again, but the anger in his chest seemed to dissipate, and there was no annoyance on his face.

"How? Do you have any suggestions? Cao Cao asked casually, as if he hadn't thought of getting an answer.

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu were stunned.

The rest of the people looked at each other, and Chen Qun stood up first, and said: "Prime Minister Qi, after discussion among the ministers, I think that although that thing is unparalleled in defense, it is extremely large, and it is a little flexible on the flat ground. ”