Chapter 86: If you see through it, you have to say it

Liu Bei showed a rare tenderness when he swept the tomb, and Zhao Hao accompanied Liu Bei to sweep the tomb, and it was rare to put away his usual exaggeration, which made Liu Bei think a little higher about him.

Friendship between men is all about hitting each other at first sight.

Liu Bei soon introduced Zhao Hao as a confidant, just as he trusted Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng.

Of course, he also trusted Meng Da so much back then.

On the way back, Zhao Hao and Liu Bei sat cross-legged on the ground face to face, discussing the world's major events, Zhao Hao found that Liu Bei's strategic vision was mediocre, but his understanding of the world's heroes was quite unique.

And once you trust someone, you will have sincere fellowship.

On the ship, he handled all the confidential documents without shying away from Zhao Hao and Guan Yinping, a young couple, and took the initiative to distribute the several urgent letters he had just received to the two of them to read and ask for their opinions.

Although Zhao Hao knew that this was a means for the big guy to buy people's hearts, he subconsciously felt warm, after all, whether it was in this era or in later generations, there were very few leaders who were willing to do this.

"Sure enough, it's not what Kong Ming expected."

Liu Bei put down the letter and sighed, "After Meng Dehan was defeated, and Xiangfan was defeated, and now he has begun to shrink his men and horses, and he will attack Zang Xuangao first." ”

Zhao Hao took the letter, only to see that it was said that it had been ascertained that Cao Cao had named Cao Xiu as the leading general, and the Marquis of Dongyang Pavilion led the army to begin to put pressure on Dongwu, and at the same time ordered Cao Xiu to control Zang Ba's subordinates, so that Zang Ba also rushed to Guangling to make peace with Cao Xiu.

"I see, Cao Cao has been defeated continuously since Hanzhong, and now he is forced to start stabilizing the rear, and he is going to use Zang Ba to kill chickens and monkeys."

Liu Bei smiled: "Zang Xuangao is a fierce general, and he has no ambitions, but he thinks highly of himself, and he often listens to tunes and doesn't listen to Xuan.

If Cao Cao could still tolerate him before, but now that he has suffered a big defeat, he has to use him to deter other princes. ”

Cao Cao served the Han Emperor for one day, and one day he had to worry about the Han courtiers rebelling.

His prestige is based on continuous victories, but in the past year, he was first defeated in Hanzhong, then deflated in Xiangyang and Fancheng, and was once frightened by Guan Yu to move the capital, and many anti-Cao forces were ready to move.

In order to solve these people as soon as possible and stabilize his basic game, Cao Cao decisively jumped out of the quagmire of Fancheng and stabilized the rear first.

Secure the rear......

Although Zhao Hao can't remember when Cao Cao hung up, he died shortly after Guan Yu's death. Now that Guan Yu is not dead, Cao Cao has been frustrated in Fancheng again, and his current physical condition has begun to deteriorate in advance.

In this way, when he made that play in Shangyong, he was also leaving a back hand for himself.

Do you want to tell Liu Bei about your plan?

If he continues to fight, he will be rewarded again at the age of less than 19, and Guan Yinping, who commands the Wei Army, is his own daughter-in-law, even if Liu Bei can bear it, what will happen to his successor?

Liu Chan showed great righteousness to Zhuge Liang in history, but at that time, because Zhuge Liang was old, his son was too young.

He is only a few years older than Liu Chan, will this old brother finally raise a butcher knife to himself because he has no reward?

"Meng De is also a masterpiece of a generation, I have been at war with him for many years, and now it is an endless battle.

Hey, if we had known each other for a few years, maybe the two of us would have been able to fight side by side and help the Han family together, but this time has passed, and no one can talk about the year anymore. ”

When Cao Cao followed the princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei was still messing with Gongsun Zhan;

When Cao Cao gained a firm foothold in Yanzhou, Liu Bei again gave Gongsun Zhan's subordinate Tian Kai as a horse boy;

When Cao Cao unified the north and went crazy south, Liu Bei was still fishing under Liu Biao's tent......

The relationship between the two has become irreconcilable, but just like Cao Cao's dream was to be a famous minister of the Kuangfu Han family, Liu Bei's dream was to be a famous general of the Kuangfu Han family.

It's just that by mistake, the two of them failed to be ministers in the same hall after all, and the Han Dynasty also went farther and farther on a black road, and finally became a historical term.

"Cao Cao is going to die."

Zhao Hao finally couldn't help but speak: "Lord, I have a hunch that Cao Cao's current body can no longer hold up, and all he can do is to desperately stabilize the situation and buy time for Cao Pi." ”

Zhao Hao's words were amazing, but Liu Bei shook his head with a smile and sighed:

"Meng De's health has always been bad, and he will inevitably shrink his troops before he dies to defend Luoyang and Xuchang, but now he can still send troops out of Guangling in the east and attack Shangyong in the west, not like he has run out of oil and dried up......"

However, Liu Bei also seemed to have a premonition, he stood up, circled around a few times with his hands behind his back, and muttered: "No, Zixuan, you can tell me to listen." ”

"Lord, everyone can guess that Cao Cao's rectification of Zang Ba this time is only one of the purposes. After the rectification of Zang Ba, all the southeastern military fell into the hands of Cao Xiu, and Cao Cao could sit back and relax. ”

In other words, Cao Cao's main mentality is still based on defense, and all strategies are also carried out according to the premise of defense.

In the face of Sun Quan, who had just been severely damaged by our army, he had no reason to order the troops to move in the direction of Shangyong and Fangling at this time. ”

Liu Bei nodded again and again when he heard this: "Then, could it be that Meng Da took the initiative to rebel, Xu Huang took the opportunity to go to support, and only then did he occupy the mediocrity." ”

"No way. If it is Xu Huang who attacks Shangyong, it will be forgotten, but it is Cao Cao's henchman Xiahou Shang who leads Xu Huang, if it is not for Cao Cao's approval, Xu Huang, who has just been forced to retreat by General Guan in Fancheng, will not be directly commanded by Xiahou Shang, and he still appears in Shangyong. ”

Liu Bei was amazed when he heard it, he asked someone to bring the map, spread it out vigorously, and carefully checked the location of Shangyong and Fangling, but he was still confused.

He pondered for a long time and said, "Lone still doesn't understand why Cao Cao suddenly fell here.

This place is not a place to launch the whole body, our army has already obtained Xiangyang Fancheng, all according to Hanshui, but let Shangyong become a Jedi. ”

"This is Cao Cao's brilliance." Zhao Hao sighed, "Because he also has a premonition that his time is short, if he takes advantage of his illness and our army and Dongwu go on a northern expedition side by side, even if they have the ability to do everything, they will definitely be beaten to their deaths."

Therefore, Cao Cao took advantage of his own breath to first attack Shangyong, and after forcing Meng Da to rebel, he tricked our army into attacking Shangyong in order to achieve the goal of consuming our army. ”

In the past, when Liu Beijun failed to occupy Xiangyang, Shangyong and Fangling could still be managed as a strategic position that was better than nothing, but now that they occupy Xiangyang, Shangyong's position is a little embarrassing.

To the north of Shangyong is the continuous Wudang Mountain, and the passage for the Northern Expedition is relatively narrow, which can only accommodate the partial division, but cannot accommodate the army.

In Cao Cao's vision, as long as he forced Meng Da to rebel, he could temporarily transfer Liu Beijun's anger to this embarrassing place.

In order to save his life, Meng Da will definitely resist desperately, and even if he is defeated, the Wei army can organize another defensive line in Nanxiang County, north of Wudang Mountain.

Speaking of which, Liu Bei really has a huge fear of Cao Cao, if he really attacks Shangyong, he will definitely make careful arrangements and preparations to prevent the Wei army from coming to the rescue when Meng Da desperately resists-

Cao Cao never gave up a place easily, and once he attacked, his troops would continue to come like a hornet's nest, which was also an important reason why Liu Bei did not dare to attack Shangyong.

Cao Cao's plan to delay the army was based on his understanding of Liu Bei's psychology, as long as it dragged out this winter, he would let his old man die calmly.

It's a pity that Zhao Hao has long known Cao Cao's current situation, and it is not easy to use the process to push the results.

"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years." Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Zixuan is young, he actually has such knowledge, he has fought alone all his life, but he is always Lao Ge alone, this strategy is far inferior to you." ”

Zhao Hao should be modest in front of the boss, and his gentle attitude made Liu Bei very satisfied.

"What's next? Do you just sit back and ignore the mediocrity? ”

"Don't worry, the lord must get it back, but our army still needs supplies and repairs, and it's idle anyway, it's better to let me have some means to play with Meng Da."

Guan Yinping looked at Zhao Hao's relaxed expression, and also showed a warm smile slightly.

"I knew that Brother Zixuan was going to start deceiving people again."

"Don't talk nonsense, I, Zhao Hao, never lie to people."

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