In later generations, there was a famous couplet, which came from the Ming and Qing dynasties and was widely spread.

"Where there is a will, there is a way, the cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin Passes belong to Chu after all!"

"Hard-working people, the sky does not bear, lie on the salary and taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu!"

This is a kind of great will, but also a kind of boldness, Wang Xu now deeply understands the essence of this couplet.

Since he passed through the door three times without entering, he has fallen into a long wait, a painful wait!

Zhuge Liang did not come again, because he had begged Wang Xu to give him his trust and wait for the time to come.

One month...... Two months...... Trimester......

Wang Xu, Zhou Zhi and Xiang Tian were almost crazy, in that place where birds don't lay eggs and there are no people, it can be said that they have endured to the extreme.

They are not cultivators, nor are they Buddhists, as ordinary secular people, this loneliness and loneliness torture them enough, and now the three of them have carved out the fields with their own hands, raising chickens and ducks in captivity, but they are still looking forward to the time when Shan Huai brings food and ingredients every month.

Of course, food is not the main thing, but Shan Huai will sit for an hour every time and tell them about the outside world, which is the only time they feel that they are still alive.

Now that the state of Chu itself has been prepared, they have to wait for the opportunity to appear at all times, and they don't dare to run too far at all, and near Xiangyang, there are more and more detailed works in various countries, and they are staring more and more closely, and the risk of going out every time is very great, because not only to hide the enemy, but also to hide the people of various forces within the Chu State, and there are not a few civil and military diners and retainers in the Chu State.

The more disguised you are, the more dangerous it is to go out, because of those who are secretly active. There are many people who can recognize transfiguration. There is a great possibility of being misunderstood and suspicious. But if it's an ordinary dress. If they don't make a disguise, then their appearance can attract countless people to watch in an instant near Xiangyang!

Therefore, they can only endure hardship, and because they are not in contact with the outside world, there are fewer and fewer words to talk to each other, so that the three of them gradually feel that if they continue like this, will they not even be able to speak one day?

But the hard work is worth it. Half a year after the last time I saw Zhuge Liang, another "visitation" day arrived.

Wang Xu, Zhou Zhi and Xiang Tian each finished their martial arts, and ran to the front of the courtyard early in the morning, jumped on the boulder, and quietly looked into the distance.

didn't speak, didn't have an expression, just stared into the distance so blankly, waiting for Shan Huai, looking forward to the news it brought, whether it would make them talk about it for a few days. Find something to say, preferably one that can be argued. Otherwise, they have completely disfigured into corpses!

I don't know how long it took, but the three of them stood motionless, like statues.

Finally, two figures appeared in their field of vision, and the eyes of the three of them instantly flashed with excitement, even more excited than before.

Zhou Zhi, who couldn't help it at first, hurriedly said: "I swear, Zhuge Liang followed Shan Huai over, he must be going on a Northern Expedition!" ”

"Not necessarily! Don't expect too much! Xiang Tian hurriedly spoke.

"No, you should have hope!" Zhou Zhi said.

"Still not hopeful!" Said to the sky.

"Be hopeful!" Zhou Zhi said in an accentuated tone.

"There's hope, but be prepared!" Pick up the road to the sky.

The two of them just didn't say a word, arguing about a meaningless argument at all, but they were very energetic, Wang Xu didn't talk, and he didn't even feel impatient, because it was enough to be happy to find something to argue, even if he was an idiot.

It's all forced! It's about to become a mental illness!

Zhuge Liang and Shan Huai walked closer and were about to salute, but Zhou Zhihe and Xiang Tian had already pounced, grabbed one of them, crackled and began to speak, looking incoherent.

After a full quarter of an hour, Shan Huaicai waved his hand and hurriedly said, "Stop!" Stop! Stop! I have something good to say to you today, be quiet for a moment, just for a moment! ”

Zhou Zhihe Xiangtian seemed to be babbling nonsense for so long, and he also needed to rest, licked his lips, and then quieted down,

Zhuge Liang was puzzled, looked at the two of them embarrassedly, and then arched his hand and said: "The two generals speak slowly, it was too fast just now, I really didn't understand!" ”

Seeing that Zhou Zhihe's eyes lit up and he was about to open his mouth again, Shan Huai hurriedly said, "Don't!" ”

With the words, he already looked at Zhuge Liang, and said with a wry smile: "Zhuge Junshi, I advise you not to ask, even if they say it slowly, you can't understand it, it's all nonsense, what to say, it's normal to tell you about the birth of chicks!" ”

Why is that? Are the two generals sick? Zhuge Liang exclaimed.

Shan Huai smiled bitterly: "Zhuge Military Master, if you stay here alone for a year and a half and don't see anyone, you will naturally understand!" ”

"Okay...... Come on! Advanced...... Come into the house and say...... Let's get it right...... Get down to business! ”

Wang Xu suddenly spoke, but Zhuge Liang was completely stunned, and looked at Shan Huai blankly: "The voice of the lord is ......"

Shan Huaizhi smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

Wang Xu knew very well in his heart, was silent, and organized the language in his mind before he said two words smoothly: "Stuffy!" ”

Zhuge Liang is also a smart person, and quickly thought of what might be the reason, so he immediately turned pale and saluted respectfully: "The lord is tired!" ”

"Let's go! Talk about things! ”

In order to avoid stammering again, Wang Xu decided to be concise and to the point before he was used to talking.

Such a scene deeply shocked Zhuge Liang, and he quickly put away the smile on his face, and his face always remained respectful.

The group entered the house and sat down, and there was no need to be polite, and Shan Huai immediately became the initiator of the topic.

"Lord, Master Zhuge took the initiative to let me bring him to see you today!"

"Yes!"

Wang Xu nodded, and then looked at Zhuge Liang with an inquiring gaze.

Perhaps because he knew that Wang Xu was inconvenient to speak at the moment, Zhuge Liang didn't say anything more foreshadowing, and opened his mouth to get straight to the point.

"Lord Qiqi, according to the latest information, Xiahou Yuan of Wei was promoted to General Hou, Xiahou Yuan was promoted to General of Zhengxi, Cheng Yu was promoted to Shang Shuling, and Xi Zhicai was promoted to Tai Lieutenant, and all of them have been ordered to return to Yecheng, Jizhou to report on their work and accept the canonization. Only Le Jin is promoted to the rank of general. He also serves as the Taishou of Nanyang. Strict vigilance. As for the rest of the generals who stayed in Nanyang, they were no longer worried. Therefore, his subordinates thought that this situation was a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition, and they should be recruited quickly! ”

"Really?" Zhou Zhi's eyes immediately widened.

"How dare you cheat on such a big thing, not to mention that there is a single commander here!"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, but he didn't mind Zhou Zhi being stupid, and understood that he had indeed held it for too long. The emotions are excessive.

Xiang Tian also looked excited, he didn't think about it more, he just felt that he could finally get out of the sea of suffering, and his fists were clenched.

As for Wang Xu, when he heard the news, his head exploded with a bang.

That feeling, it's like being confused for a long time, and suddenly waking up, and then having an epiphany, the whole person is refreshed!

He knows. Bet right!

Zhuge Liang's inference half a year ago was correct, and the chaotic Chu State was becoming less and less of a threat to the outside world. Let Cao Cao become more and more careless and contemptuous.

When the Wei State was gradually purged, step by step reform, and the complete uselessness of the Son of Heaven's court, Cao Cao had to start promoting generals and assigning new positions, and a large number of henchmen needed to hold important positions. Then, Nanyang, which no longer has too much danger, cannot hoard too many cutting-edge talents, and transfer is inevitable.

Cao Cao was also really careful, and it took so long, almost to the end of the internal reform, that he was transferred back to Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others.

A person like Cheng Yu who has outstanding merits and has the talent to govern the world has been succumbing to Yingchuan's position for so many years, and it makes no sense not to be promoted!

Of course, this also means that the Wei system has taken shape and is moving towards a stable stage, and with Cao Cao's strength, it will not take long for him to wave his army to the south.

Wang Xu was only silent for a moment, then took a deep breath, got up suddenly, and punched the table in front of him.

"Expedition, march immediately!"

When this voice came out, it was really a bit of a sleepy beast's roar, as if all the qiē had been released, and even his breath was smooth.

didn't wait for Zhuge Liang and Shan Huai to come back to their senses, he was already exiting one after another.

"Order Tian Feng, Fu Zhi, and Zhang Jing to immediately raise troops to rebel and lead the Vermilion Bird Legion to besiege Xiangyang!"

"Order Xu Shu, Yan Liang, and Dian Wei to lead all the guards to retreat to Xiangyang City before Tian Feng and the others, and do a good job, so that people believe that they are aware of Tian Feng and others' plot to rebel, and they have taken countermeasures in advance."

"Order Xinye Zhang He, lead half of the Eastern Army, that is, 40,000 people, to return to Xiangyang, and make an illusion of saving Xiangyang!"

"Order Xu Huang to let Han Meng split 20,000 men from the Southern Army and go to Xiangyang to make a false impression of saving Xiangyang!"

"Ordered Zhao Yun, who had returned to Weipu Pass to defend the town, and ordered him to personally withdraw 30,000 people from the Qinglong Legion with Huang Xu, and go to Xiangyang to make a false appearance of saving Xiangyang. The defense of Weipu Pass was handed over to Pang Tong and my brother Wang Xiong, and Xu Sheng and Lu Xun were still guarding Cangwu! ”

"I will write one to each secret order by hand, and the specific matters will be explained in the letter. However, Shan Huai needs to work with Luo An to deliver the letter in person, and must not fake anyone, but must pass it to the master general who executes the order and assist in explaining. ”

"Also, tell the generals that if anyone leaks the news to others before I take the initiative to show up, even if it is to inform their cronies and subordinates, they will be punished for treason and wipe out the three clans!"

These plans, but as early as a year ago, Wang Xu had already discussed them with Zhou Zhi over and over again, and they were turning in his mind all the time, of course, they were the most smooth.

Zhuge Liang found that the order conveyed by Wang Xu coincided with what he thought, and laughed heartily on the spot: "The master's clever plan will definitely achieve great things!" ”

In fact, this strategy is very simple, but it is very useful, just because there is already too much foreplay to foreshadow.

In today's situation, the most important thing is how to gather forces, but also make the enemy less vigilant, and buy as much time as possible.

Now Wang Xu asked Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others to lead the army to surround Xiangyang, make a posture of forcing the palace, and then let the other departments concentrate in Xiangyang in the name of saving the driver, so that Wei and Wu could be completely paralyzed and further slow down their reaction.

Now under this kind of form, anyone will choose to sit and watch the shape change, first wait for the internal fight of the Chu State, and wait for the power to be greatly weakened before planning to move, after all, who is not willing to achieve the greatest result at the lowest cost?

Moreover, everyone understands that if there is an action from the outside and danger is approaching, it is likely to have the opposite effect and force the various power groups in the Chu State to unite, and it will be even more difficult to gain more than the loss, which is common sense.

It is precisely by seizing this opportunity that the army of Chu can go out more suddenly, more effectively, and with more ample time.

Perhaps, this can't be said to be a ploy, because what is more important is the foreshadowing ahead. Wang Xu's death and the continuation of the Chu State's own internal strife really made the schemes one after another, and the advantages were like snowballs, getting bigger and bigger.

No one could have imagined that a King of Chu, who had been dead for almost two years, would appear two years later.

No one could have imagined that even when the new king had already succeeded to the throne, the previous king of Chu was still alive.

No one could have imagined that the so-called division of several major power groups in the Chu State was actually manipulated by the King of Chu behind the scenes.

No one could have imagined that in order to win, the king of Chu would hide from the enemy and his own people, creating a shocking scam that spanned nearly two years! (To be continued......)