Chapter Seventy-Six: The General Trend of the World
Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu's confident face was instantly full of worry, he didn't have a trace of comfort, it seemed that Lu Bu really didn't prepare Guangling to defend against Jiangdong attackers, but was more worried about Guangling than Lu Bu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
"Please sir, save my lord." Chen Gong had been listening to the conversation between Xu Shu and Lu Bu on the sidelines, he couldn't interject, and suddenly heard Xu Shu mention Jiangdong Sun Ce, and his heart was shocked, this was completely his negligence and missteps as the mastermind, and he hurriedly got up and asked Xu Shu for advice.
Xu Shu just nodded slightly, but did not speak, he wanted to see how Lu Bu dealt with it.
Lu Bu thought about it, there is Zhang Liao in Guangling, he has 5,000 soldiers under his command, it should not be too difficult to defend Guangling alone with Zhang Liao's talent, 10,000 steps back, as long as Zhang Liao Gaoshun and Lu Qiling can retreat with their whole body, lose a city, and then go to other places to grab a city, the sudden fright just now slowly calmed down.
Xu Shu secretly praised Lu Bu when he saw that he had only regained his self-confidence for a short time, and listened to Lu Bu say: "Guangling is a city, gains and losses are meaningless, I am worried that Zhang Liao Gaoshun will defend the city, and if there is any damage, my arm will be broken, and I am very anxious." β
After Lu Bu finished speaking, he shouted outside the big tent: "Pass my order and tell the second general Zhang Liao and Gao Shun that if Sun Ce leads the army to attack, he can keep it, and if he can't keep it, he will leave the city safely, and he must not disobey." β
Lu Bu thought for a while: "The herald ordered Zang Ba to lead three thousand troops and horses to Guangling to support, and Li Damu led the Death Legion to go with him, and set off immediately." β
"General Zuo wants to cut off the queen personally?" Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu rescued the two of them, and rescued the two generals with all the main forces, and he himself left many people to cut off in person, this is the real love of soldiers like sons, and regard the generals under his command as relatives, this is a very dangerous thing after the break, and once the pursuit of Xiahou Yuan's pursuers is negligent, the whole army will be wiped out.
"It's all about me after the break." Lu Bu knew that after he came to break off, Cao Bing might be bluffed, and let the others break off, Cao Bing would definitely pursue.
"If Guangling is lost, where does General Zuo want to go?" Xu Shu wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination to Lu Bu, and he also wanted to deduce whether he wanted to offer advice to Lu Bu from the side.
"The world is big, I can do whatever I want. Shouchun Yuan Shumound has dry bones, and I take Shouchun's hand to capture it. β
"What about General Zuo after he obtains Shouchun?"
"This..."This Lu Bu really can't answer, he hasn't thought about it so long-term, he is familiar with history, it is difficult to say whether he can survive from the cracks of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and the three families, what is the use of thinking too much, so he thinks more about how to survive in this troubled world.
"I wonder if Mr. has any advice?" Since Xu Shu asked again, according to common sense, there should be a follow-up.
Xu Shu asked rhetorically: "How long does General Zuo think this chaotic world will last?" β
Lu Bu pouted his mouth, and when Xu Shu asked him anything else, he might not be able to answer: "At least twenty or thirty years, and at most it will last for nearly a hundred years." β
Xu Shu listened to Lu Bu's words, his heart was shocked, this was far beyond his expectations, he thought that he would be able to unify within twenty or thirty years, I don't know why Lu Bu was so sure: "How can it be proven? β
Lu Bu thought about it, but he had no basis, so he could only tell Xu Shu according to his previous history: "It will take at least five or six years for Cao Cao to sweep away Yuan Shao's forces. And five or six years later, the Jiangdong power has been determined, not a short time can be pulled out, Cao Cao and Jiangdong decisive battle once defeated, the world has become two points, if at this time there are talented people to take Xichuan, into the momentum of the peak, the world is divided into three, not a hundred years can not be determined. β
Xu Shu was surprised when he heard Lu Bu say that Cao Cao could defeat Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's power far surpassed Cao Cao, and he didn't know how Lu Bu deduced that Cao Cao would win. Then he heard Lu Bu propose to take Xichuan into Dingzu, which can no longer be described as shocked, he now understands why Zhuge Liang is more talented than him, he has never understood why Zhuge Liang always likes to travel to Bashu, and now he understands that Zhuge Liang is investigating the terrain of Bashu, drawing a map, and assisting talents to take the land of Bashu, could it be that Zhuge Liang has already seen the trend of Yuan Shao's defeat?
"Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, protΓ©gΓ©s all over the world, Corporal Lixian, according to Hebei, Qing, You, and four states, with millions of male soldiers, the rear has been decided. On the other hand, Cao Cao's only strength in Yanzhou is a state, and now he is defeated again, and the remnants of the army will be less than 100,000 people, how can General Zuo be sure that Cao Cao can be outnumbered? Xu Shu asked puzzled.
This is really stumped Lu Bu, Lu Bu just told Xu Shu according to the trend of history, there is no evidence at all, he opened his mouth and wanted to move Guo Jia's ten wins and ten defeats theory out of prevarication, the words came to his mouth, and stopped in time, Guo Jia's ten wins and ten defeats itself was to inspire Cao Cao, Lu Bu moved out of this loophole remark, Xu Shu could stand in Yuan Shao's perspective and refute it with a hundred victories and ten defeats, thought about it and said: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to occupy the righteousness, although Yuan Shao was strong, he ended up with a rebellious reputation. Yuan Shao was lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside, conspiracy and few decisions, suspicious of people, ministers fought for power, and slandered each other. Looking at Cao Cao again, there is no doubt about employing people, only talent moves, there is a way for the emperor, and the soldiers are concentric, and there is no reason to win. β
Lu Bu paused and continued: "If Cao Cao is really going to be defeated, how can he sit idly by? He will definitely rise to the king of Qin and fight against Yuan Shao in the future. β
Xu Shu was noncommittal, no matter who won or lost, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao could not stop the foundation he was planning, nor did he refute, and asked out loud: "Then where does General Zuo want to take as the foundation?" β
"Bashu is dangerous, fertile and thousands of miles, the country of abundance, the people are rich and the country is rich, although Liu Zhang is the dog of the household, it is not something that my tens of thousands of troops can defeat, and I have no way to march into Bashu. Where does the sir think I can take it? Lu Bu's idea was to send troops from Guangling to take Yangzhou and connect Xuzhou, but this piece of land was not in danger to defend, and he was very confused.
Xu Shu seemed to see Lu Bu's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Yuan Shu is not far from defeat as General Zuo said, General Zuo wants to take Yangzhou to the north and connect Xuzhou, and sit and watch Yanzhou and Jingzhou?" β
Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu smiled a little weakly, shook his head and denied: "In this way, General Zuo has also become a dry bone in the grave like Yuan Shu." β
Lu Bu nodded, he had thought about this question a long time ago, otherwise he would not feel confused about the future, and his biggest goal was to live.
Xu Shu saw Chen Gong's puzzled eyes, and explained: "Yangzhou and Xuzhou have no danger to defend, there is Cao Cao in the north, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu in the west, and Liu Biao and Sun Ce in the south. In this way, how does Chen Gongtai think to defend? How many troops are needed to defend? β
Chen Gong listened, sweating profusely, the situation was turbid at this time, making it impossible to see the follow-up development, after Xu Shu's analysis, Chen Gong was like an initiation, and after clearing the clouds, he found that the current situation was not the same as imagined at all, and he still did not get out of the dead end today.
"Mr. Wang does not abandon the palace and despises the lowly, and gives teachings." When Chen Gong saw Xu Shu talking, he expected that Xu Shu had a way to get out of trouble, so he bowed down and asked for a plan.
Xu Shu took out a map, the map was very simple, only the approximate location of the county, not even the county, Xu Shu pointed to Wancheng and said: "General Zuo can take this place." β
"Zhang Xiu has Jia Yu's help, so Cao Cao has broken his troops here twice, and it may be difficult to capture." Chen Gong said worriedly.
"People say that General Zuo is brave and unparalleled, why is he cowardly before he fights now? Is it already fearless? β
"Yuan Zhixiu wants to provoke me, and the public station is reasonable. Taking Wancheng is the strategic goal of Yuanzhi, but slowly Tuzhi, what about after taking Wancheng? Xu Shu said that Wancheng, Lu Bu was more worried than Chen Gong, according to history, it is speculated that Zhang Xiu will soon surrender to Cao Cao, and then it will not be a battle with Zhang Xiu and Jia Yu, but a war with Cao Cao.
Xu Shu pointed to the map and drew to the northwest: "More than a dozen warlords in Guanzhong are divided, and the situation is chaotic, among which Ma Teng and Han Sui are the strongest, which can be divided, divided, and broken. General Zuo was divided into two armies from Wancheng, all the way to attack Chang'an through the Qingni Pass, all the way around Tongguan to attack Chang'an, and then slowly sent troops to Xiliang, collecting all the land in Guanzhong and Xiliang, and the hegemony could be achieved.
Based in Guanzhong, the east guards Tongguan and Qingni Pass to the east, and the south guards Yixian and Sanguan Yu Liu Zhang, and Sun Ce of the East Union is far away from close attack, and hoards grain and grass and war horses in the fertile field of Qinchuan for 800 miles. β
The words of the gentleman suddenly opened the mouth, so that the cloth was like a cloud and a blue sky, and the heart was hesitant. The cloth is notorious, may the gentleman not abandon the despicable and help me. Lu Bu bowed down.
Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu's expression was sincere, and he was not a person who did not accept good ideas in the rumors, he wanted to persuade Lu Bu to give up the land of Yangzhou and Xuzhou, but he didn't expect him to just remind him slightly, and Lu Bu reacted, who said that Lu Bu was brave and had no plan?
"Shu's wish. The lord is on top and please accept Xu Shu's worship. Xu Shu bowed and bowed.
Until Xu Shu bowed down, Lu Bu finally couldn't control the joy in his heart, laughed loudly, helped Xu Shu up and sighed: "With Mr. help, Bu is lucky." β
Lu Bu said sincerely, what is better than thousands of troops and thousands of horses These high-sounding words Lu Bu didn't say, Xu Shu is a great talent who is better than thousands of troops and horses, no need to say more.
Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu was very happy, and said embarrassedly: "You might as well make a joke about General Zuo, a few days ago, because no one recommended him, he blocked the road and recommended himself, and was scolded by a general under the command of the lord. β
When Lu Bu heard this, he felt a little angry: "I have said many times, Corporal Lixian, recruiting talents, who dares to violate my military orders?" I almost want to miss out on Wang Zuozhi's talent! β
"The lord is angry, this is a joke, don't take it seriously." Xu Shu originally just wanted to ease the atmosphere, and also expressed that he wanted to serve Lu Bu for a long time, and if Lu Bu really punished the generals who insulted him, it would only make the generals under Lu Bu feel that he Xu Shu was a person who played right and wrong.
"Yuan Zhizhi's talent, no one in the world has me who can be clear, this matter is not pursued for the time being in Yuan Zhi's face, next time someone does this, don't blame this general for being ruthless." Lu Bu also thought of this, and planned to settle the accounts slowly in the future, there are only a few generals in the army, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba can tell the situation clearly, it will definitely not be like this, Li Damu is very likely.
"Yuan Zhi Xiang, copper smelly things are not the gift of hiring a sage, Bu Xin has a ride, the name is 'claw yellow flying lightning', it is Cao Cao's mount, the whole body is snow-white, the four hooves are golden, tall and mighty, the body is solemn, this horse does not insult the Yuan Zhi ride."
"War horses are the root of battlefield fighting, Shu is a scribe, how can he accept it, why don't the generals send it to his generals?" Xu Shu was reluctant to accept it. A good war horse can have a few more lives on the battlefield.
"This is not a gift for hiring a great sage, but a little bit of heart. Bu Zi will find a good horse for the soldiers under his command, Mr.'s talent is better than 100,000 teachers, Mr. embraces it, and Bu Fang is not worried about Mr. 's safety. Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu valued his own safety so much, so it was not good to postpone it any longer.
Lu Bu saw Xu Shu accept the horse, indicating that Xu Shu was willing to be loyal. He happily ordered: "Order the whole army to kill pigs and sheep and reward the three armies, but no alcohol is allowed." β
As soon as the soldier received the order and left, Lu Bu's face suddenly turned as white as paper, and he shouted in a lost voice: "Cancel the reward, don't make a noise about the matter of Yuan Zhizhi, if there is disrespect, the three clans will be destroyed!" β
"My lord, why is this?" Chen Gong and Xu Shu looked at each other, this was originally a happy event, and it was the same as a funeral.
"Don't let the thief know." Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said: "If the Cao thief knows that Yuan Zhi is like-minded, he will definitely force Yuan Zhi's mother to take her life and make Yuan Zhi go to Xuchang!" β
"Cao Cao wouldn't use such despicable means, would he?" Chen Gong was a little unconvinced.
"If Cao Thief knows the talent of Yuan Zhi, it will definitely be so. How can this be? As soon as Xu Shu defected to him, he asked him to bring his mother over, I am afraid that Xu Shu would mistakenly think that he was going to use his mother as a hostage. And from Guangling all the way to Wancheng, there is a distance of more than 1,000 miles, how many cities do you have to conquer to rush to Wancheng?
"Why does the lord know the old mother?" Xu Shu saw that Lu Bu was secretly anxious, and decided to test whether Lu Bu really cared about his talent, and whether he was holding his mother hostage or doubting his loyalty.
"Your real name is Xu Fu, you like fencing, and later because of the grievances for others, you killed people incognito, abandoned martial arts, and searched for famous teachers. Yuan Zhi and even filial piety, if Cao thief threatens his mother, how can Yuan Zhi deal with himself? Am I right or not? Lu Bu asked rhetorically.
Xu Shu heard what Lu Bu said and completely believed what Lu Bu said. I didn't expect a prince to know him so deeply about this humble mountain commoner, and he was moved.