It was nearly Chinese New Year's Eve, and Liu Bei, who had stayed in Jiangxia, had returned to the land of Hanzhong in the past few days.

Zhuge Liang's plan, the key is to let Liu Bei stay in Jiangxia, delay the timing of Cao Cao's westward advance and Liu Xiu's northward expansion, and buy time for them to capture Yongliang for themselves, however

As Zhuge Liang expected, Cao Cao's army went south, but Zhou Yu [digging water] blocked it, this book was also used by Zhuge Liang, but he didn't want to [You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder], the cold winter and the water were borrowed by everyone...

As a result, the Battle of Jiangxia seems to have become a formality and an illusion before it really began!

And [it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice], what makes Zhuge Liang even more incalculable is that the Jiangdong Sun clan did not put the Jiangxia battle in his eyes, but gathered heavy troops to go north to Xuzhou, and took advantage of Cao Cao's army to go south, [Darkness Chen Cang], seized several counties of Xuzhou, and was in danger of the Central Plains and Hebei that had entered Cao Cao's pocket! …

Therefore, the repeated changes, coincidences, and calculations made Zhuge Liang's [delaying plan] impossible to implement, or rather, it was not necessary to implement...

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"Military advisor, didn't you say before that you should stay in Jiangxia and delay all sides?! Why do you want to withdraw from Jiangxia now?! I'll just leave like this, won't I worry? ”

In Hanzhong, the county governs Nanzheng, and the county guards in the mansion, Liu Bei looked at the civil and military halls full of people, and felt comfortable in his heart, he ran around for half his life, when did he have such a big territory so autonomously? ! Even if Xuzhou more than ten years ago, it was just a concession from others, and he Liu Bei never really had it at all, and he didn't see that Lu Bu directly asked Xuzhou to change his surname to Lu in ten months

"Don't worry, lord!" Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan with one hand and stroked the exquisite tables and chairs under the seat with the other, which was a fresh thing that Zhang Lu bought at a high price from the land of Chuhou in Jingnan, made of mahogany from the South China Sea. Carved with a picture of a fish and dragon, with the fragrance of strange plants and trees, it is not much better than the desk made of rough wood in his grass house, and his heart is lively: Ji Xu relies on this thing alone, and he is afraid that he can earn countless military assets

"Strategist, don't look at this rotten wood anymore...!" The irascible Zhang Fei couldn't stand Zhuge Liang's half-talking, and roared urgently: "The tables and chairs produced by Liu Xiuzhi are easy to use. But what do you care so about?! ”

"Tell me what to do next?!" Zhang Fei looked impatient, and said dissatisfiedly: "Zilong captured Hanzhong for the eldest brother, and the second brother also captured several checkpoints. ”

"Big brother, military advisor, you guys should talk about it!" Zhang Fei said, impatient and flattering all over his face. Hehe smiled: "If there is anything this time, I have to fly on it!" …”

Zhang Fei is really anxious, Zhao Yun laid this big foundation from Zhang Lu for his eldest brother a few months ago, and the second brother has also done a lot of things for his eldest brother, so he has been idle

"Yide! Liu Bei 'sternly' reprimanded Zhang Fei, and continued to ask Zhuge Liang: "Presumably the military advisor has a plan in his heart, talk to Bei quickly!" ”

"Don't worry, lord. Let's listen to Liang and speak slowly! Zhuge Liang was still unhurried, shook the feather fan and said: "I wanted the lord to stay in Jiangxia before." In order to delay the pace of Cao Cao and Liu Xiu's progress, especially the strategy of the northwest Yongliang land! ”

It's just that time has changed, and Cao Cao scattered his soldiers and horses again, using troops in Hebei, Qingxu, Jiangxia, plus the soldiers and horses lost in Xiangyang and other places. Now he is afraid that he will not be able to attack the northwest in a few years; In addition, His Majesty didn't know who to guide him, but he broke away from Cao Cao and controlled Sili Luoyang and other places, which further blocked Cao Cao's path to the northwest. In this way, the lord does not need to worry that Cao Cao will compete with the lord for Yongliang, that is, Cao Cao's threat to the lord's next plan is almost zero! ”

Zhuge Liang recounted, bringing Liu Bei more and more hope, "And Ji Xu, as far as I know now, the soldiers under his command are roughly divided into several major regions -- Bashu, Xiangyang, the waters of the Yangtze River, and some other small parts of soldiers and horses..."

"Among them, there are two governors in the waters of the Yangtze River, Xie Xuan and Wei Rui, who are respectively responsible for Cao Cao in Jiangxia and the Sun clan in Jiangdong, and the Chu army here is no obstacle to the lord!"

"And judging from the fact that Ji Xu still did not mobilize soldiers and horses from various states and counties in the face of Cao Cao's 500,000 army this time, he never thought of transferring soldiers and horses from Bashu and other places to Jiangxia to fight against Cao Cao..."

"In other words, no matter how Jiangxia occupies it, the lord will face the Chu army of Shu and Nanyang!"

"I see..."Liu Bei listened thoughtfully, thinking

"Since it is impossible to lure the Chu army in these two places away no matter what, it is better for the lord to return to Hanzhong earlier and make more preparations!"

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei was shocked in his heart, his face was puzzled, and he was a little surprised, and said, "Will the Marquis of Chu attack Hanzhong in the coming year?!" ”

"But now that we are still in the alliance, how dare Ji Xu do this?! Isn't he afraid of being scolded by the world?! Even if you want to make a move, will you really make a clear shot without any scruples?! Liu Bei has been working hard for his reputation all his life, and he knows best these truths that [three people become tigers, and the mouth of the people is better than the defense of Sichuan].

"The lord must know that Hanzhong is the gateway to Bashu, the most important thing, but now it is obtained by the lord, how can Ji Xu be willing?!"

"And Shangyong and other places are only on the side of Xiangyang, how can Ji Xu let it go?!"

Therefore, Ji Xu's next step must be to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Bashu and Nanyang, and attack Hanzhong and Shangyong! If the conditions are sufficient, they may compete with the lord for Chang'an and Yongliang! ”

"It's... This...! Liu Bei was a little shocked and speechless, but he knew that not to mention the sum of the Chu army in the two places, Bashu alone would have at least 100,000 soldiers and horses! Isn't it me, Liu Bei, still want to 'go' this time? Discard the hard-won Hanzhong County...

"Therefore," Zhuge Liang suddenly said with a serious face: "Although the lord has won Hanzhong, he is always facing the siege of the Chu army,"

"And with the strength of the lord at this time, Hanzhong must not be able to last for a long time! …”

"So, how can you be good?!" Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang anxiously, but before Zhuge Liang's voice rose, Zhang Fei's impatient voice burst out again, "Big brother, I'm afraid of what he will do!" ”

"Let me bring thousands of soldiers and horses, and position the eldest brother to guard the checkpoint of the northbound road of Bashu! …”

For Zhang Fei, how could Liu Bei have time to pay attention to it at this time, he just looked at Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang never disappointed him

"As the three generals said, the Bashu key road checkpoint is the top priority, and it is the key to defending Hanzhong! In addition, it is imperative that the lord enter the northwest as soon as possible, so as to provide more powerful support for the middle of the Han Dynasty! ”

"In this way, we can have a greater chance to resist the soldiers of the Chu army! (To be continued.) )