War is a continuation of politics, so war is only a means and not an end. Population, land, money and food, these potential benefits after the war are the fundamental purpose of the war. If you only participate in the war but do not get benefits, then this battle is tantamount to fighting in vain. Zhou Yu understood this truth and added troops to Sun Quan, so that he could strive for more benefits, at least lay the foundation for equal distribution, and would not be inferior at the negotiation table.

After Sun Quan left Nan Ye's tent, he asked Lu Su: "What can Gong Jin ask when he sends troops?" ”

Lu Su replied: "The governor asked me to tell the lord that if the three families cannot join forces during the siege, they might as well divide their troops and take other places." ”

Sun Quan nodded when he heard this, the siege battle is the most difficult to fight, and the first to rush are cannon fodder. It is extremely difficult for the three families to work together because they have their own selfish intentions, so it is better to leave one here to contain Cao Jun, and the other two families will take other places, and whoever will lay the territory belongs to whom, which is fairer.

Liu Bei returned to the camp and the wine did not subside, and a smile bloomed on his face. Today's battle was fought happily, and the capture of Sergeant Cao was small, and the harvest after the war was greater than Sun Quan's, which was what really made Liu Bei happy. Since the Battle of Chibi, the Sun and Liu families have cooperated and competed on the one hand. Because Liu Bei has a thin foundation and a small territory, he loses more and wins less in open and secret battles, but today he completely defeated Sun Quan. On the one hand, it was because Sun Quan had lost his troops before, and secondly, because Liu Bei had a good relationship with Nan Ye, which gave him the upper hand.

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was the kind of person who did not want to lose his righteous reputation even if he suffered a loss, and he was not wary of interacting with Nan Ye, and he trusted Nan Ye very much. According to Liu Bei's temperament, as long as Nan Ye doesn't make the first move, Liu Bei will never move Nan Ye first and bear the name of revenge.

Zhuge Liang was very supportive of Liu Bei's practice of not attacking Nanye, and he couldn't beat it in the short term anyway. But for Liu Bei's unguarded against Nanye, Zhuge Liang didn't dare to agree. There is a way to harm people, and the heart to prevent people is indispensable. In the face of enormous political interests, alliances are as weak as handpaper. At this time, Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was thinking about Nanye's benefits again, and couldn't help but knock and said: "The lord and the national teacher have a good relationship, and it is good to be able to fight Cao with one heart." But if the lord has the world in his heart, sooner or later he will have to fight with the national teacher, and he should treat the national teacher with the heart of Sun Zhongmou. ”

Liu Bei was silent when he heard this, although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt as uncomfortable as a thorn in their hearts, they also knew that what Zhuge Liang said was good, and they did not refute it. Unexpectedly, Liu Feng was upset with Nan Ye and said: "How can Sun Quan be compared with the national teacher!" I thought that the national teacher and my father also had a sincere relationship, and they had no intention of harming him. ”

What Liu Feng said was not what Liu, Guan, and Zhang hoped for? When he wanted to conquer the Yellow Turban, Nan Ye's status in Liu Bei's army was comparable to that of Zhuge Liang now. At that time, the deep friendship established between the two sides was incomprehensible to Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei smiled at Liu Feng and asked, "The national teacher's mind, how can my son know it?" ”

Listening to Liu Bei's question, Liu Feng told Huang Xu about saving his life on the battlefield, and Guan Ping also added fuel and vinegar on the side. In the end, Liu Feng said: "If the national teacher intends to harm each other, Huang Xu should kill Cao Zhang, not save me." ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment after listening to what Liu Feng said, and then laughed and said, "If others want to treat each other with sincerity, we should treat others sincerely." I treat the national teacher with sincerity, and the national teacher will not harm me! Mr. Kong Ming, don't be suspicious in the future! ”

Zhuge Liang wanted to persuade again, but was interrupted by Zhang Fei laughing: "What my brother said is exactly what I want!" If there is really a battle battle one day, I will compete with Dian Hongfei and Zhao Zilong, and I will not show mercy. But as long as we are allies for a day, we should treat them with sincerity. ”

Guan Yu also smiled and said: "There is a way to come to the future, and now that the enemy is strong, we should work together." ”

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard the words of the three of them, Liu Bei's benevolence, Guan Yu's righteousness, and Zhang Fei's courage are all very rare personality charms. Now it seems that Nan Ye's personality charm is also not small, no wonder he can impress the world. Zhuge Liang couldn't help but think secretly, if the two families have not attacked each other, what will be the scene in this world?

In Zhuge Liang's view, today's world pattern is a bit like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Nan Ye is like a strong Qin in the west, and the remaining three parties will either join forces to fight against Nan Ye, or even borrow Nan Ye's hand to strengthen themselves, so this is the royal way. However, due to Nan Ye's purpose of not taking the initiative to attack others and some historical problems, the Sun, Cao, and Liu families all excluded Nan Ye from the battle, and all thought of annexing the other two families before fighting with Nan Ye. This approach is clearly not in line with the overall situation. However, it is even more impossible for Sun, Cao, and Liu to sincerely unite to resist Nanye. Zhuge Liang began to consider whether to use the method of Lianheng to treat the relationship between Liu Bei and Nan Ye.

The princes of the three roads outside the city had their own thoughts, and Li Ru, Cao Zhang and others in the city also gathered in the handsome tent. At this time, Cao Chang had long lost his previous sharpness, like a frosted eggplant hanging down and not saying a word, and he regretted leaving the city without permission this time. Although Li Ru did not blame Cao Chang for his identity, let alone use military law, this made Cao Chang even more uncomfortable, and he wished that Li Ru would beat him.

Li Ru looked at the generals in the tent who were all as depressed as Cao Zhang, and couldn't help frowning. The loss of a third of the soldiers and horses in the city was indeed a heavy blow. But what Li Ru was even more afraid of was that the remaining two-thirds of the horses were also demoralized, so the city would not be able to be defended.

Realizing that improving morale was the key at this time, Li Ru suddenly had a plan and said: "There is a detailed report tonight, and Sun Quan's camp has added military horses." Wu Bing came from afar, and he must first frustrate his spirit. Who dares to go out of the city tonight to break the enemy? ”

When Xiahou De heard that Li Ru wanted to send troops out of the city, he was startled, looked at Li Ru and said: "The soldiers lost in the first battle during the day, and the soldiers were defeated, and now Sun Quan has increased his troops, and the army is even better than the day, how can we be the enemy?" ”

Li Ru smiled: "The soldier is treacherous! The three families in the city won the victory during the day, and it was the time of relaxation, and Sun Quan's soldiers arrived, and they were even more fearless, how could they have expected that we would attack the camp tonight? Sun Quan is not guarded, it is the time for us to use troops. General Xiahou thought that I shouldn't go out of the city tonight, how could Sun Quan expect me to have such a plan? ”

Xia Houde's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "I am willing to lead 5,000 troops to rob the camp and frustrate its spirit." ”

As soon as the words fell, a person in the tent spoke: "You only need a hundred horsemen to break the enemy, why bother five thousand?" ”

The generals in the hall were shocked when they heard the words, and the person who spoke was Cao Zhang. At this time, where is Cao Zhang's decadent appearance just now? His eyes were blazing, as if he was about to burst into flames, obviously to be ashamed of today.

Xia Houde thought that attacking the camp of 100,000 people with 100 people was like committing suicide, and when Cao Zhang couldn't think about it because of today's defeat, he persuaded him: "Your Highness, don't be rash!" A hundred people will not be able to win the camp, only death. I'd better go. ”