And said that in Nanyang City, Liu Pan suffered a lot of pressure, the defenders in the city were originally quite numerous, but the development of Jingzhou was too stable, most of the soldiers were newcomers who had not experienced the battlefield, the soldiers who were brought to the battlefield by Liu Biao in Hangu Pass suffered heavy losses, and the personnel were made up, but the combat effectiveness was weakened a lot, plus after Liu Biao became emperor in recent years, he was not as diligent as before, although Jingzhou was not in a panic, and it was not as rich as before, under the offensive of Cao Cao's army, it seemed a little overwhelmed.

Coupled with the reinforcements sent by Liu Biao and the defenders in the city, the defenders of Nanyang reached 30,000 people, and they were not afraid of Cao Cao for a while, as long as the backup could keep up, Liu Pan had enough confidence to block Cao's army in Nanyang.

Cao Cao's strategy did make Liu Pan a little flustered, the counties around Nanyang, although the strength of the defenders is not weak, compared with the army of Cao Jun, it is still much inferior, and everyone is not Liu Biao's diehard, many county orders saw that the Cao army was strong, but surrendered to the Cao army, after the soldiers got the two county towns without blood, the team of the Cao army arrived at Xinye, Xinye is a hard bone, there is Liu Bei, the old opponent of the Cao army, more than 10,000 elite soldiers, Cao Jun's team did not dare to move, quietly waiting for reinforcements, Liu Pan hopes that the two can fight, Liu Bei's reputation in Jingzhou has not been very good, if it weren't for the face, I'm afraid Liu Biao would have driven Liu Bei away long ago, no matter what, Liu Bei still has the halo of royal relatives on his head.

After Cao Jun divided his troops, the pressure on Wancheng was much less.

After Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei back to Xinye, he treated Zhuge Liang with great respect, and his status in the army seemed to have surpassed Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, and he was very caring for his food and accommodation.

Zhang Fei occasionally said disrespectful words in his mouth, but Guan Yu did not dissuade him, to be honest, he also looked down on this young man, I am afraid that he has not even seen the big states and counties, how can he know how to govern the army and the locality, but he has a good reputation.

"Sir, now Cao Jun's team is gradually approaching Xinye, and the elite of Cao Jun is known to the world, I don't know what good plan Mr. has?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang's expression was dazed, knowing that this was Liu Bei going to test him, although Liu Bei didn't say anything on the surface, for a fledgling young man, there must be some distrust in his heart, but Liu Bei's city government is deeper than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so the words are not so ugly.

After pondering for a moment, Zhuge Liang showed a warm smile and said, "Lord, Cao Jun is not worried, he can be turned into powder between his humble hands. ”

Zhang Fei muttered dissatisfiedly: "I will be talking cool words, and I will defeat Cao Jun, who has the ability to commit crimes in the future." Even Zhang Fei attached great importance to Cao Jun when he mentioned it, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to take Cao Jun in his eyes at all, and he was naturally a little angry in his heart.

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and said, "I don't know what the military advisor's plan is?" ”

"Liang is worried, not Cao Jun, but the place where the lord is located, Xinye, located at the junction of Jingzhou and Cao Jun, the city wall is short, the people are scarce, it is difficult to have great achievements for a long time, Jingxiang Nine Counties, the name of wealth, the world knows, and now Liu Biao, not benevolence, why not take it?" Zhuge Liang said slowly.

Liu Bei's expression was upright, Zhuge Liang was not worried about Cao Jun, but was thinking about his future life, with such a far-sighted strategist, why not establish a meritorious career.

"Sir, Jingsheng is the same sect as Beizhi, An can take it, and after the defeat of Xuzhou, Jingsheng can help him, so that he can gain a foothold in Xinye, if he takes the land, it is really an unrighteous move, and this matter will not be mentioned again." Liu Bei refused.

"The benevolence and righteousness of the lord is the blessing of our army, but Xinye may not be a place to stay for a long time, and I hope that the lord will make plans as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang said.

The ancient literati still ate this set, benevolence and righteousness were on their lips, and Liu Bei's behavior could indeed be praised by the strategists, so in the midst of tribulation, there was still no shortage of strategists, why didn't he want to take the land of Jingzhou for his own use, but the strength under his command was too weak to achieve great things, and he needed to try it slowly.

"Let's defeat the attacking Cao army first, Cao Cao raised 100,000 troops to attack Jingzhou, the momentum is huge, and it should not be underestimated." Guan Yu spoke.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "In this way, Liang is welcome." ”

Zhang Fei pouted dissatisfiedly, now that he and Guan Yu are completely on the same line, it depends on how embarrassed Zhuge Liang is in front of everyone.

The generals of the Cao army are Xiahoudun and Le Jin, both of whom are well-known in the Cao army, but they have always been in dispute about the main army attacking Xinye, after all, the Cao army has captured two counties in succession before, and the offensive is in full swing, and no one wants to give up the credit in hand, and they are arguing along the way about which team will attack Xinye first.

As for Liu Beijun in Xinye City, the two didn't put it in their eyes at all, Liu Bei commanded 100,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, but he was not broken by Cao's army and went into exile in Jingzhou.

"General Le, this time to attack Xinye, my men and horses will go first, if you can't win, you guys are on top, how about it?" Xiahou said.

Le Jin retorted: "Why? My soldiers can't match you, or we'll try to fight. ”

Xiahoudun was quite unhappy when he heard this, and immediately shouted: "Fight, fight." ”

The lieutenant generals of the two sides hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, both of them had hot tempers, and they didn't know what Cao Cao thought, so they ordered the two to command the army to attack Xinye.

Late at night, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and other officials of Xinye were discussing how to resist Cao's army in the house, and the team of Xiahoudun and others was only fifty miles away from Xinye City, and they would soon be able to arrive.

"Lord, it's easy to defeat Cao Jun, ask for the lord's military order." Zhuge Liang set his eyes on Liu Bei.

Liu Bei did not hesitate to hand over the military order to Zhuge Liang, in the army, the military order can command everything, see the military order, the soldiers must obey unconditionally, even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei After seeing the military order, they can not have the slightest resistance.

After seeing Liu Bei's behavior, Zhuge Liang's heart warmed, not long after knowing each other, he was able to trust him so much, and he followed him in vain, in this era, not only the monarch chooses the minister, the minister also chooses the king, if he finds that the lord who takes refuge in him is not much, the strategist will not hesitate to switch to other parties, it turns out that Liu Bei can be called the master.

"The military order is in the hands of the military division, all orders hear his command, if there is a disobedience, there is no need to tell him, he will be killed directly." Liu Bei is colorful.

When the generals in the army heard this, they all claimed to promise, although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were dissatisfied, seeing that the military order was in Zhuge Liang's hands, they didn't dare to say anything else.

"Zhang Fei listens to orders." Zhuge Liang is colorful.

After Zhang Fei paused for a moment, he walked out of the queue and hugged his fists and said, "No." ”

"Order you to lead two thousand men and horses to ambush on the mountain not far from Xinye City, here is a bag, wait until the Cao army approaches, act according to the strategy, there must be no omission, otherwise military law will be engaged." Zhuge Liang said.

Zhang Fei took the bag handed by Zhuge Liang, and was quite puzzled in his heart, it was such a thing, he could defeat the Cao army, but there were 20,000 Cao Jun who came to attack, with 2,000 people, Zhang Fei did not have any confidence, but Liu Bei had already said the words, and he could only talk about depression in his heart, and after Zhuge Liang's strategy failed, there would inevitably be some ridicule.

"Where is Guan Yu?" Zhuge Liang sat in the top position, his tone was flat, and he had a bit of Confucian demeanor.

"Humble duty." Guan Yu, like Zhang Fei, was sluggish for a moment, and then stepped forward, when he gave orders in the army in the past, he was not so formal at all, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"You lead two thousand men and horses, lie in ambush on a mountain ten miles away from the city, and when Cao's army retreats, open the bag and act according to the plan." Zhuge Liang also handed over a bag.

"The army shall be drawn at once, and there shall be no slackness." Zhuge Liang said.

"Strategist, what are you going to do?" Zhang Fei asked.

"Liang Zidang sits in the army, waiting for the two generals to win." Zhuge Liang showed a warm smile again.

"What is sitting in the army, it is obvious that he is afraid of death and does not dare to go to the battlefield." Zhang Fei couldn't hold back anymore and shouted.

"Third brother, don't be rude, the military advisor is strategizing one of them, winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, hurry up and order troops, so as not to delay the military plane." Liu Bei scolded.

After Zhang Fei and Guan Yu led the men and horses to leave, Liu Bei asked puzzledly: "Sir, the Cao army has 20,000 horses, and the second and third brothers only brought 4,000 horses, can they win?" ”

"The lord doesn't need to worry, if you want to attack Xinye, you must pass by the place where General Zhang ambushed, and the number of the vanguard is only 5,000 at most, if General Zhang acts according to the plan, keep it so that Cao's army will not return."

Liu Bei nodded yes, although there was a lot of confusion in his heart, seeing that Zhuge Liang was so confident, he couldn't ask anything more, so he could only pray in his heart to be able to win.

In the end, it was Xiahoudun who made concessions and let Lejin lead 5,000 men and horses first, and if he couldn't win, he would be replaced by Xiahoudun.

Le Jin did not shirk it, although he knew that there were more than 10,000 Liu Beijun in the city, he did not have the slightest fear.

After one march after another, the soldiers under his command were already a little unbearable, but for the sake of victory, Le Jin didn't seem to care so much, and urged his soldiers to move forward quickly, striving to be able to rush to Xinye at dawn.

The adjutant general persuaded: "General, there is a valley ahead, and now it is the beginning of spring, and the weeds in the mountains are dry, so you should not rush into it easily, so you should wait for dawn and make a decision after you have made a clear decision." ”

April Fool's Day is here, I wish you all a happy holiday, three watches today.