Liu Qi collapsed to the ground, crying silently.

Liu Bei stepped forward to help him up: "Virtuous nephew, get up quickly." I, Liu Bei, swore that I would defeat Cao Cao and take Jingzhou back. At that time, you will still be the lord of Jingzhou. ”

"Uncle Huang..." Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Cao Cao's troops in Jingzhou are no less than 300,000, how can you be the enemy?" ”

Liu Bei said: "During the battle of Guandu, I was only a few thousand soldiers and horses. Still dare to attack Cao Cao's rear, now there are 50,000 fine armor, there is Mr. Kong Ming, why can't he destroy Cao? What am I afraid of? ”

"Mr. Kong Ming?" Liu Qi glanced ahead, saw a handsome young man shaking a feather fan, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Liu Qi pays a visit to Mr. Kong Ming." Mr. Daming, like thunder. ”

"Hehe..."

Zhuge Liang walked over and said, "Son, please get up." ”

"Mr. Xie Kongming." Liu Qi got up and looked at Zhuge Liang, and most of the worries in his heart were gone. Jingxiang celebrities all say that there is a great sage living on Wolongong in Nanyang, named Zhuge Liang, and the word Kongming. There are unpredictable skills of ghosts and gods, the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and have profound attainments in the art of war, celestial phenomena, gossip and five elements, and Qimen Dunjia.

Liu Qi had long wanted to visit him, but he had never seen it.

To his surprise, Zhuge Liang was actually in Liu Beijun's army.

"Sir, is there a way to retreat from the enemy?" Liu Qi asked.

"Yes."

Zhuge Liang looked confident, and chuckled: "Cao Cao came with a great victory, there are 300,000 troops, he already regards Jingnan as a bag, we might as well be weaker and withdraw the troops of Lingling and Baqiu..." ”

"Sir, why is that? Is it a ploy for arrogance? Liu Qi asked.

"Childe will know when the time comes." Zhuge Liang sold a pass.

Liu Bei didn't know Zhuge Liang's intentions, and he never asked, so he said at this time: "Why don't you say it, sir?" ”

"Back to the lord, the minister is willing to inflict heavy losses on Cao's army in Baqiu and Lingling. Not many soldiers were needed for this trip, more than a thousand soldiers were enough. Please ask the lord to take back all his troops to Linxiang and prepare for battle. Zhuge Liang arched his hand.

"More than 1,000 soldiers, can they inflict heavy losses on Cao Jun?" Liu Bei was shocked.

He knew that Zhuge Liang was clever, and it was not uncommon for him to win more with less. can be more than a thousand soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of Cao troops can be severely damaged, but it makes him unbelievable.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The lord still needs to send people to Jiangdong, Xu Sunquan Lingling 20 counties, and the four counties west of Changsha, including Baqiu Town. After the ministers inflicted heavy losses on Cao's army, let Sun Quan drive the naval army into Neijiang and jointly attack Cao with us. The lord's 50,000 troops are willing to be the vanguard of the attack on Cao. Sun Quan has coveted Jingzhou for a long time and will definitely agree. ”

Liu Bei said: "I have sent Sun Qian to Jiangdong before, and Sun Quan's attitude towards us is a little vague. He promised to send 30,000 sailors to join us in attacking Cao, but until now, he has not sent troops. ”

Zhuge Liang replied: "The lord doesn't need to worry, this time Dongwu, he will definitely send troops!" ”

"In this case, I will send Sun Qian to Soochow again. It's just that... Mr. only led more than 1,000 soldiers, can he really defeat Cao's army? Liu Bei still didn't believe it.

"Haha..." Zhuge Liang said confidently: "Please relax your mind." Cao Jun will be defeated here! ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei said: "Just according to Mr.'s words!" ”

Liu Qi on the side saw Zhuge Liang talking and laughing, and solved the tricky matter, and it was not easy to secretly say Kong Ming. He leaned over and bowed: "The foundation of my father depends entirely on Mr. Kong Ming." ”

"Don't be polite, son, it's just an idea, you have to move your tongue, you really have to rely on it, you have to rely on the emperor's uncle." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Qi wanted to give another gift.

Liu Bei held his hand and said: "Virtuous nephew, with Liu Bei here, Cao Cao doesn't want to occupy Jingxiang, even if he doesn't attack Jingnan, I will kill Xiangyang and expel him." This time, he personally led a large army to conquest, which was exactly what I wanted. Childe wait and see, I will be able to destroy Cao! ”

"Okay..."

Liu Qi is very grateful.

But he didn't know that Zhuge Liang had already calculated that Liu Qi had a short life and would not live for more than a year.

Liu Bei used his banner to meet Cao Cao and recover Jingzhou, nominally Liu Qi was the assassin of Jingzhou, but the military power was in Liu Bei's hands. After Liu Qi died, Jingzhou would also become Liu Bei's. Justifiably, no one will say anything.

....................

Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's plan and sent Sun Qian to Jiangdong again.

Zhuge Liang took Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to Lingling County. There were five hundred soldiers there. Zhao Yun went to Baqiu, and there were also 500 soldiers, and he gave Zhao Yun three tips, and when it was critical, he acted according to the plan.

The fifteenth day of the first month.

Just after the rainy season, Xu Huang and Cao Hong, as the left vanguard of the expedition to the south, led an army of 50,000 and went straight to Jingnan. What Bing Feng refers to is the Lingling where Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan are located.

Cao Cao's newly recovered Jingzhou naval army, about 40,000 or so, led by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, as the vanguard of the right road, marched into Baqiu.

Cao Cao led the rest of the troops and followed behind.

Go to Jiangjin Ferry.

Xu Huang and Cao Hong's troops abandoned ship and landed.

"Gongming walks slowly." Cao Hong hit a horse to catch up with Xu Huang.

"What's the matter with Zilian?"

Cao Hong hugged his fists and said: "I listened to Jing Nan's detailed work, Liu Beixin worshiped a military advisor, what is it called... Zhuge Liang, have you heard of this person? ”

"Nope." Xu Huang snorted: "No matter what kind of person he is, there are more than 300,000 people in our southern expedition, and Liu Bei will definitely not be able to resist it." If it is long, it will be one month, and if it is short, it will be half a month, and Liu Bei will be defeated! ”

"That's a good thing." Cao Hong also sneered a few times.

300,000 troops VS 50,000 troops, although the war has not begun, the victory or defeat has been seen.

"The prime minister ordered us to attack Lingling County first, and then use Lingling as the foundation, fight steadily and steadily, and approach Linxiang. If you want me to say, the prime minister is too cautious, my army has 300,000, and I should go directly to Linxiang. Cao Hong said.

"Let's listen to the prime minister, and capture Lingling first." Xu Huang said cautiously.

"Hmm."

Cao Hong nodded, but snorted again: "A small county, what's so difficult to take him?" ”

Since the surrender of Liu Biao's hundreds of thousands of Jingzhou troops, the generals of the Cao army have regarded Jingzhou as a bag. Jingnan, which Liu Bei occupies, is also within easy reach in their eyes.

Once a person has this kind of mind, he will act boldly and lack vigilance.

This gave Zhuge Liang an opportunity...

Lingling City Head.

Huang Zhong reported to Zhuge Liang: "The military division, the army of Xu Huang and Cao Hong, is still two hundred miles away. How do we deal with the enemy? ”

"Don't worry, we'll do it in the evening."

"The military advisor is saying... Will Cao's army march overnight? Rushed here? Wei Yan on the side guessed.

Zhuge Liang chuckled: "That's right, Xu Huang and Cao Hong are very meritorious, the terrain of Lingling is flat, it is extremely difficult to ambush the soldiers, they will definitely march overnight." When the time is over, we will send troops and give them a head-on attack. ”

"Strategist, there are more than 500 people in this city, this... Is it too little? Wei Yan is also a good general who knows the art of war, he really can't understand, how Zhuge Liang wants to retreat from the enemy?