But now, Meng Shu has limited the area of his activities and narrowed the scope of his activities, so that he has no room for turning around at all, which is equivalent to being banned by Meng Huo in Zhudi City as Meng Shu's pawn, and fighting with the New Han Army here. Such a situation is what Liu Bei does not want to see.

But at this time, Liu Bei didn't know where to start with Meng Huo, and he had no way to oppose Meng Huo's request. Because he is now saying that there are no soldiers, and that there is no food, what capital does he have to negotiate with Meng Huo?

Liu Bei opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't speak.

Because he also saw that Meng Huo was a little violent and his attitude was a little blunt at this time, he was afraid that he would not want to hear Liu Bei's bargaining again, and Liu Bei was afraid that he would oppose Meng Huo's statement, and the weak alliance between him and Meng Huo would soon be shattered. Indeed, for Meng Huo, with Liu Bei's current strength, it seems that he really can't help Meng Huo too much, at most, he can help defend this long line of defense in one city and one place. This, even without Liu Bei, Meng Shu can still transfer more barbarian troops to guard Zhuti County.

Therefore, no matter what Meng Huo's request is now, Liu Bei can't refute it anymore and make another request, otherwise, where will he go now with the situation of others shouting and beating? It is impossible to return to Yizhou again, now that the New Han army has been killed in Chengdu, hundreds of thousands of New Han army troops have entered Yizhou, I believe that it will not be long before the entire Yizhou will be under the rule of the New Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei will not have room for his activities even if he returns to Yizhou to be a rogue.

In this way, Liu Bei can only endure, and only by forbearance can he borrow this projectile land to accommodate himself.

Liu Bei took a long time to calm his mood. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "What King Meng said is extremely true, the current situation of the governor of Pontus is indeed not good. With the current strength and reserves, it will be a little difficult for you to defend a city and a place for the king. So. If the New Han army is defeated, when the governor of Bendu kills and returns to Yizhou to regain control of Yizhou, he will inevitably repay the friendship of King Meng to borrow Zhu Ti City to Liu today. ”

"Haha, let's talk about it, I hope the Metropolitan Governor will not disappoint this king, and I hope the Metropolitan Governor can resist the invasion of the New Han Army, so. The king was grateful, haha...... "Meng Shu didn't hear the meaning of Liu Bei's words, and thought that Liu Bei was really grateful to him."

"Then the governor of Bendu will retire first, straighten out the army and horses, inspect the terrain of Juti, and see how to deploy the defense."

"Then please leave it to the Grand Governor."

Seeing that Liu Bei accepted his arrangement, Meng Yu didn't say too much to Liu Bei, and waved his hand to let Liu Bei go and do it himself.

Meng Shu then discussed with the cave masters, leaders, and generals how to defend the entire Nanban territory, and could not count on Liu Bei's Yizhou army. Then Meng Huo can only rely on his own military horses.

But Meng Shu didn't know that Liu Bei had hated him now, well, or rather, Liu Bei already hated Meng Shu. It's just that he had other plans, so he suppressed the killing intent in his heart towards Meng Huo and reached a condition with Meng Huo to form an alliance again. Now, Liu Bei felt it. The strategy that Elder Jing had planned with him earlier may not work at this moment. In such a situation, what else can Liu Bei do?

Originally. If it weren't for the words of the old man Jing, Liu Bei would have attacked Meng Shu with his army when he was in Yizhou now, killing him, and recovering a little prestige for himself. But he didn't expect that things would become so difficult now, so that he couldn't go up or down, and it seemed that he could only sit and wait for Zhu Ti to die. But now that Liu Bei has embarked on this road of no return, Liu Bei is really a little unwilling at this time. In his heart, he began to think about what else he could do under the current situation.

There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of those who have a heart. As long as you are willing to put the effort into research, there will always be a moment to think of a solution.

Liu Bei had a flash of inspiration at this moment, but he thought of a more feasible and feasible plan.

Now, Liu Bei feels that there is nothing he can't do.

During his time in Yizhou, he actually carefully studied some topography and historical evolution in the Nanban region.

Liu Bei knew that in fact, the Nanban region, in the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty, was an area under the jurisdiction of Yizhou, bordering Jiaozhou. Moreover, in the Southern Barbarian region, it is actually different from the aliens in the desert steppe, because these barbarians already have cities. Moreover, the Dianchi Lake in the Nanban region is located on a plateau, a territory surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is almost equal to the second Sichuan Tianfu land.

The Nanban region, ruled by the Han people, has actually had a history of two or three hundred years, and in the Nanban region, there are actually Han people, although there are not too many, but it is not rare.

Liu Bei felt that instead of staying in Zhuti County and finally being wiped out by the New Han Army, it was better to take a risk and lead the army to capture Dianchi, as long as he captured this city, then Liu Bei would have a chance to develop. However, it is not easy to seize Dianchi Lake in the hinterland of the Nanban region from Meng Shu's hands and under his nose. There must be a careful and rigorous plan.

Since he had this thought in his heart, Liu Bei immediately summoned the following generals to plan for this thought. Of course, he first sent out some generals who he didn't trust and didn't feel at ease, and the most important thing was to let those generals start to rectify the military horses that had followed him to Zhuti, and he must not let any soldiers abscond anymore, what he had to do now was only to give more benefits to the soldiers below, so that those soldiers could follow him with peace of mind.

During Liu Bei's time in Yizhou, the money and food he collected was indeed not small, if it was used by hundreds of thousands of Yizhou troops, it might not be much, but if only his current tens of thousands of troops and horses were left, it would be considered a considerable wealth. Of course, because of the hasty retreat, Liu Bei did not bring it to Zhu Ti now, but someone had already sent information to tell Liu Bei that although he had not been able to gather too many Yizhou troops to come, there were still 10,000 or 20,000 horses, and those were Liu Bei's diehard loyalists, and they were too deeply confused by Liu Bei's hypocrisy, so even if Liu Bei fled to Zhuti County now, those Yizhou soldiers were still willing to continue to follow Liu Bei.

Liu Bei had already ordered Jing Lao and other generals to lead those military horses to secretly send his money and food, and so. He still has the capital to let these military horses who followed him to Zhu Ti serve him.

He sent those generals who were not very trusted to stabilize the morale of the army, and then sent those who were not very loyal to him. People who will also think about him will go to transport money, food and other materials, while the New Han army has not yet sent troops to attack. Before the communication between Yizhou and the Nanban region was completely cut off, all his money and grain were transported to Zhu Tilai.

Now, the people who are left to consult with him are those whom he considers credible, or whose interests are more deeply related to him, and who can be trusted.

Liu Bei told the generals below about the situation he was in, so that everyone knew it and understood it until now. They can't clearly go against Meng Huo's arrangement for their military horses, and they must also understand how dangerous their current situation is, once the New Han army attacks, they will have to fight the New Han army first, with their current strength, combat effectiveness and morale and fighting spirit, as soon as they touch the New Han army, they will be defeated, and this battle will not be fought at all.

After Liu Bei explained the situation to them, the following generals. They all fell silent, most of them a little flustered, worried about their future.

When Liu Bei seemed to be uneasy to everyone, he said calmly: "Everyone." The governor of Pontus is very grateful to you and others, and to this day, he can still follow me Liu Bei. Willing to follow me and fight for our ideals. Especially General Zhang Ren, you came here with injuries. Follow me Liu Bei, I am really very grateful in my heart. ”

Zhang Ren was seriously injured by Meng Shu. He has not recovered from his injuries yet, but his spirit has improved a lot, and when he heard the news of Liu Bei, he led the remnants to pursue here.

"Lord, don't be like this, in fact, Zhang's loyalty to the lord is also for himself. You must know that Zhang followed the gun king to learn art since he was a child, and learned a skill, he wanted to serve the country and make meritorious contributions, but he mistakenly voted for the lord and followed Liu Yangong to have a chance to make meritorious contributions, but after Liu Yangong's foundation was passed on to Liu Zhang, he was weak and incompetent, emphasizing literature and ignoring martial arts, and I and other generals who followed Liu Yangong on the battlefield in the early years had little chance to go to the battlefield. Only by following you Xuande Gong will we have the opportunity to fight on the battlefield and make contributions. It's a pity that because of years of laziness and loss of fighting spirit, our martial arts are like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and you will be sparse on the battlefield for a long time. ”

Zhang Ren said modestly.

"Hehe, don't say anything modest, Liu said this to everyone, it is indeed sincere. Anyway, I, Liu Bei, will never forget you, in the future, we will be brothers together, work together with each other, and live a path of our own. Liu has already ordered Elder Jing to transport our money and grain, and in a short period of time, we will not have any difficulties in Zhuti. Now, we just need to think about our future. ”

Liu Bei first reassured the generals, and then said the plan in his heart: "Everyone, what the governor of Bendu wants to say, in fact, we have not despaired, just imagine, now, the New Han army has captured Chengdu, and they will soon occupy the entire territory of Yizhou, that is to say, the purpose of the New Han army entering Sichuan has actually been achieved." Next, the target of their attack must be the Nanban region. ”

"Hmm...... That's right, the New Han Army has openly wanted to unify the Han Dynasty, then, Yizhou has been captured by them, and the rest is the Nanban region. Of course, there is also Cao Cao in the Central Plains. Zhang Ren answered and agreed with Liu Bei's point of view.

"General Zhang Ren is right, now, looking at the Han Dynasty, only the Nanban region in the southwest corner and Cao Cao in the Central Plains have not been unified by the New Han Dynasty. According to my estimate, the New Han Army is afraid that it will soon use troops against Cao Cao in the Central Plains, so this may be our last chance. Liu Bei said: "We have also seen now that the terrain of the Nanban region is indeed dangerous, as long as the Nanban tribe is determined to fight the New Han Army to the end, I believe that in a short period of time, the New Han Army will not want to seize the Nanban Region." And we, here in Zhuti, are on the cusp of two forces, and neither side of the forces is something we can fight against now. ”

"I'm telling you this, but I want to tell you that now the war in the southwest of the Han Dynasty has changed its role, and it is no longer that we have to confront the New Han Army, but that the Southern Barbarian Tribal Army is confronted by the New Han Army. Therefore, Liu now has a plan. ”

"Oh? What does the lord have in mind? Seeing Liu Bei, the generals paused, looked around at them worriedly, and couldn't help but let Liu Bei tell them in unison.

"Well, before Liu says this plan, I hope that everyone here must be tight-lipped and never leak half a sentence, otherwise, all our efforts will be wasted."

"Lord, please rest assured, we will follow the lord to the death until death!"

"Good!" Liu Bei saw that everyone expressed their resolute obedience to him, and Liu Bei nodded happily: "My plan is that I don't have to care about Meng Shu, because he must fight the New Han Army to the end." None of us here can change that fact. We can rest in this Zhuti first, and after the New Han army comes to attack and kill, our whole army suddenly abandons Zhu Ti and surrenders Zhu Ti to the New Han army. In this way, it can also force Meng Shu to hurriedly transfer a large army to confront the New Han army. At that time, we only need to lead the army to feign defeat to the New Han army, and just withdraw to the southwest all the way. ”

"Huh? The lord is like this...... What happens after this withdrawal? Will Meng Shu see that we deliberately gave Zhu Tijun to the New Han Army? ”

"No, at that time, how could Meng Huo see anything? Moreover, what if it is obvious that we are deliberately abandoning? We don't have more or less, there should be about 100,000 military horses, when the New Han army is pressing, then Meng Shu still dares to attack us? ”

Liu Bei pressed his hand to stop everyone's doubts, and then said: "I forgive me when the time comes, then Meng Shu will definitely not dare to do anything to us?" We took this opportunity to continue our evacuation to Spring City behind Juti County. You can think about it, at that time, Meng Huo must have transferred troops from Chuncheng to the front line to fight the New Han army. The forces of Spring City must be empty, so we raid Spring City and occupy Spring City. In this way, we have a city that truly belongs to us. ”

"No, my lord, what are we going to do if Meng Shu turns around and attacks us? Can we hold on to an isolated city? ”

"You don't have to worry about that. Under the situation of the new Han army, Meng Shu will definitely not dare to raise troops to attack us, and when the time comes, he may have to come to settle with us in a low voice. Only by forming a good alliance with us can he Meng Shu be able to defeat the soldiers of the New Han Army on the front line with peace of mind. Otherwise, it will only be the entire Nanban tribe of Meng Shu who will suffer, but we will not lose too much, and it is a big deal that we will lead the army to evacuate Spring City and go farther to the mountains and forests in the south. Therefore, Meng Shu will definitely acquiesce to the fact that we and others occupy Spring City. ”

After listening to Liu Bei's plan, the generals all fell into a state of deep thought, considering whether Liu Bei's plan could be implemented. (To be continued......)