Zhuge Liang already knew about Xu Shu's coming to Xiangyang City.

He had a hunch that Lu Bu would take action against Xiangyang City. In order to prevent Cao Cao from the west from coming over and causing more serious consequences, Zhuge Liang decided to withdraw from Xiangyang in advance.

But now there is a very important question. That is, after Ma Chao's defeat, he has not had time to return to Xiangyang, if he is withdrawn now, will Ma Chao's troops be eaten by Lu Bu?

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a long time, and finally made a perfect withdrawal plan!

"Why did the military advisor recruit the last general?" Guan Yu came to Zhuge Liang's mansion.

"Yun Chang, please take a seat." Zhuge Liang waved his hand.

"Master Xie."

Guan Yu lifted his green robe and sat upright.

Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice: "Can Yun Chang know, how to withdraw the army?" ”

Guan Yu is a smart person, and he arched his hand and said: "Presumably, the military division has already taken countermeasures, so why bother to ask?" ”

"Well, I do have an idea." Zhuge Liang said: "You go to spread a message for me, which means that tomorrow night, at the first watch, the army will go out from the south gate, warp weaving county, Yicheng, and go to Changsha..." ”

"Strategists are good at planning." Guan Yu smiled. Thinking in his heart, Zhuge Liang must be trying to attack the west. Spread the news to attract the attention of the enemy, and then withdraw unnoticed.

Zhuge Liang was noncommittal and said: "When spreading news, the momentum must be big. To make people feel that the news is fake. ”

"Uh... Why is that? ”

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Guan Yu immediately overturned his thoughts just now, and thought: "Could it be that Zhuge Liang's real intention is still to leave from the south gate?" ”

Zhuge Liang still ignored Guan Yu and waved his hand: "You go." ”

"The last will be retired."

Guan Yu got up and left.

Although he didn't understand Zhuge Liang's intentions, he believed that with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, he would definitely be able to bring out the 200,000 troops in Xiangyang City safely.

Half an hour later.

Guan Yu followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and spread news everywhere in the city.

When the shadow learns about it, he reports it to the commander Nie Zheng.

"Will Zhuge Liang be so stupid to spread such a confidential matter to everyone? Keep searching, and don't let go of any clues. Especially the generals from Xilianglai, they can pry accurate information out of their mouths. Nie Zheng said.

"No."

Shadow Qianhu, who was in charge of delivering the news to Nie Zheng, hesitated and asked, "My lord, should this news be passed on to the lord?" ”

"Of course it has to be delivered....

Nie Zheng said lightly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and said, "That's not right." Zhuge Liang may be thinking... We won't believe this well-known news, so his real purpose is to withdraw his troops from the South Gate? ”

Nie Zheng took pen and ink, wrote down his thoughts on paper, handed them to Shadow Qianhu, and said, "This news must be passed on to the lord." ”

"No."

Is a well-known piece of news credible?

When the news reached Lu Bu, it also aroused the suspicion of Lu Bu and Xu Shu. If the news is true, you must hurry to the south gate to set up an ambush. Because the eight-horse chariot carrying the cannon will make a roaring sound when it runs. Wait until tomorrow night to go back, and you will be discovered by the enemy.

If it is not true, what is Zhuge Liang's real purpose?

After thinking about it, Lu Bu still decided to move the camp between the west gate and the south gate first. No matter whether Zhuge Liang walks through the south gate or the west gate, he can find it in time and pull the cannon over to defend against the enemy.

As for the North Gate and the East Gate.

One is the road to Yanzhou, and the other is the road to Jiangxia County. Lu Bu felt that no matter how bold Rao Zhuge Liang was, he would never dare to leave.

Night.

Two watches.

Jingzhou Thorn History Mansion.

Zhuge Liang recruited a lot of generals to discuss the withdrawal of the army.

"I said a few days ago that I would withdraw from Xiangyang and move to Yizhou. Although everyone had different opinions at the beginning, they could eventually wake up to the fact that only by leaving Xiangyang could they have better development. The purpose of calling everyone here today is to discuss the withdrawal of troops. Zhuge Liang said with a straight face.

"Yide."

"Yes."

Zhuge Liang said: "Don't you want to be a pioneer? I'll give you 50,000 troops, and I'll be the first to go out of the city. If you encounter Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, you must win. ”

"No."

Zhang Fei thought for a while and asked suspiciously: "Strategist, let's go from the south gate, how can we meet Cao Jun?" ”

"When did I say I went through the South Gate?"

"That's what everybody says."

Zhuge Liang said: "How can rumors be credulous? Let's go to the West Gate, defeat Cao Cao, and make a detour to Hanzhong. If Hanzhong can be captured, it can form a two-sided attack on Yizhou, which is conducive to future battles. ”

"I see..." Zhang Fei hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, if I meet Cao Cao, I will definitely win!" ”

"Hmm."

Zhuge Liang continued: "After Ma Dai led 50,000 troops, he escorted grain, grass, baggage and family. Guan Yu led 20,000 light horsemen and prepared to respond to the front and rear armies. The rest of the ministries and I led the Chinese army.... ”

"Tomorrow night, at the third watch, go to the west gate and face Cao Cao!"

After Zhuge Liang finished his order, everyone said: "Obey!" ”

The content of the meeting was carefully written down by the shadows, word for word, and sent to the Lu Bu military camp.

When Lu Bu received the news, it was already the next morning.

"Zhuge Liang wants to go to the West Gate, defeat Cao Cao, and occupy Hanzhong... Yuanzhi, do you think it's possible? After reading the letter, Lu Bu was a little unconvinced. With Zhuge Liang's current military strength, it is impossible to defeat Cao Cao in a short period of time.

Besides, although Zhang Lu of Hanzhong County was defeated, he had no problem protecting himself by virtue of various dangers. How can it be so easily destroyed? Once you can't capture Hanzhong, and then you are caught up by the Lu Cao coalition army, wouldn't it be self-defeating?

Xu Shu fell into deep thought...

One decision at this time can lead to the success or failure of the entire war. Is it to set up an ambush at Simon? Or do you want to keep it at the south gate?

Zhang Liang and Liu Bowen are the best at this kind of work to figure out people's minds, but unfortunately they didn't come.

Although Xu Shu is full of resourcefulness, most of them are reflected in the arrangement of troops and the battle against the enemy, it is indeed difficult to understand Zhuge Liang's thoughts.

Seeing that Xu Shu was silent, Lu Bu said: "Since you can't think it through, don't think about it, let's make preparations with both hands." ”

"What does the lord mean?"

Lu Budao: "Don't we have two infantry regiments and five hundred red-coated cannons? Divide the forces in two and lay in ambush at the west gate and the south gate. No matter where Zhuge Liang goes, he will not be spared. I believe that two hundred and fifty cannons in red coat are enough to control the overall situation. ”

"Hehe..."

Xu Shu said with a smile: "What the lord said is extremely true. What are we still thinking about such a simple question? ”

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