Five days are fleeting.

In the past five days, Liu Xiu has not moved, and this scene fell in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and Zhuge Liang's heart became more and more anxious. In Zhuge Liang's opinion, the calmer Liu Xiu is, the more the situation is in the eyes.

It's just that Zhuge Liang can only wait for news.

On this day, a man dressed in black and wearing a hat came to the inn.

He went straight to Zhuge Liang's room, and then took off the hat.

came, it was Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang was pleasantly surprised: "Lord, you really came to Xiangyang"

Liu Bei had a helpless look on his face and said, "The situation is very unstable, so I can only come to Xiangyang." The gentleman said that there was a problem with the food, and I asked a lot of people to check the food, and there was no diagnosis of any problem. However, after the soldiers in the army ate it, many people did get sick, and this cannot be changed. ”

"Later, an old farmer woke me up. ”

"All the grains look bright on the outside, but they are actually moldy grains that have been washed and dried. It's clean on the surface, but it's actually full of toxins. ”

Liu Bei sighed lightly and said, "Xinye is short of food, and I can't buy food, so I can only come in person." Liu Xiu's son is really vicious. When they lent me food, I am afraid that they did not have a good heart, and wanted to use the food to weaken the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under my command. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Although Liu Xiu is young, he is as cunning as a fox and is not easy to deal with. However, when the lord comes to Xiangyang, your safety is of paramount importance, and you must be cautious. ”

Liu Bei said confidently: "At this point, don't worry. Moreover, Liu Xiu didn't dare to do anything to me, otherwise once the war started, Liu Xiu would not be able to bear the consequences. ”

"Knock Knock"

There was a knock on the door, which rang out outside the room.

Chen Zhiyu reported: "Military advisor, there is the latest news. ”

"Come in"

Chen Zhi pushed open the door and came in, and when he saw Liu Bei, he was also surprised. After Chen Zhi saluted Liu Bei, he said excitedly: "Military Division, there is news from Yuzhang County that the army led by Huang Zhong Pang Tong has been defeated, and now it has withdrawn to Changsha County and adopted a defensive strategy. The Jiangdong army was pressing forward step by step and had begun to threaten Jingzhou. ”

"Good news"

Zhuge Liang's eyes showed excitement.

After Liu Xiu's failure on the front, Changsha County was in an emergency, which was a huge blow to Liu Xiu.

Liu Bei also understood this news, and it was also of great benefit to their negotiations. Liu Bei didn't take a break, and immediately ordered: "Kong Ming, go, let's go to the Prefecture Governor's Mansion to meet Liu Xiu now." It happened to be with the help of the news of Yuzhang County to bargain with Liu Xiu. ”

"Yes"

Zhuge Liang nodded and left the inn with Liu Bei.

On the way, Zhuge Liang told the news of the previous negotiations, so that Liu Bei had a bottom in his heart.

After Liu Bei silently wrote it down, he arrived at the governor's mansion and immediately went to meet him.

In the hall, the guests and hosts are seated.

Liu Xiuduan sat above, looked at Liu Bei, and said slowly: "Xuande Gong, we meet again." It's just that this time they met, but it was not so friendly, it was already a direct hostile one. I have long known that Xuande Gong has great ambitions, but I didn't expect that as soon as my father died, Xuande Gong couldn't wait for Liu Qi to rebel. Xuan Degong's approach is disappointing. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Master Xiu, Bei didn't let Prince Qi rebel. In fact, it was precisely because Qi Gongzi had great ambitions in his heart and wanted to rejuvenate the Han dynasty that he confronted Xiu Gongzi. ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "This is awkward to sound like."

Liu Bei said: "Just get used to it"

After a pause, Liu Bei said straight to the point: "Gongzi Xiu, this official is here this time, firstly, for the matter of Gongzi Qi inheriting the Jingzhou pastoral, and secondly, for the matter of dealing with grain. ”

Liu Xiu asked, "What is Xuande Gong going to do?"

Liu Bei said: "The request put forward by Gongzi Xiu is considered unreasonable, so it must be revised. ”

Liu Xiu suddenly smiled, Liu Bei was really polite, he wanted to modify the current situation directly, could it be that Liu Bei still didn't understand Liu Xiu and asked, "How does Xuande Gong plan to modify it?"

Liu Bei didn't answer directly, but said, "Does Master Xiu know about the situation in Yuzhang County?"

Liu Xiu said: "I know"

The news of Yuzhang County had already been transmitted back and placed on Liu Xiu's desk.

Liu Bei continued: "Now, Jiangdong is approaching Changsha County step by step. Once the Jiangdong soldiers enter Changsha, the consequences will be unimaginable. At this time, if Xinye's army takes advantage of the trend to go south, I am afraid that the situation of Xiu Gongzi will be even worse. Even if Gongzi Xiu had the support of Huang Zu, Han Xuan and others, it would be very difficult to turn the situation around, and he would definitely fall into a bitter battle. ”

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "If that's the case, then there's no need to talk about it anymore." In order to prove my sincerity, I released Xuande Gong and Kong Ming, and asked you to go back and dispatch troops, and we will fight it out, how"

Such direct words made Liu Bei embarrassed.

If he really wants to send troops directly, he will not go south to negotiate, but will go to war directly.

Liu Bei continued: "Young Master Xiu, if there is a war, your chances of victory are not high, why do you need to be more serious, you take a step back now, and recognize the status of Young Master Qi, it will not have much impact on you." ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "No way, that's the bottom line." ”

Liu Bei's brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Xiu, what are your conditions" After all, Liu Bei is also unwilling to go to war, Liu Xiu will not let go, and Liu Bei is helpless, so he can only adjust the direction.

Liu Xiu said: "I have already talked to Kong Ming before. First, Liu Qi was a minister, and second, Zhao Yun was left behind. ”

Liu Bei clenched his fists, and was in a dilemma for a while.

This decision is too difficult.

Liu Xiu is like hob meat, no matter how threatening it is, it is useless. Such a situation made Liu Bei have no idea where to start. Liu Bei's mind turned, and he said, "Master Xiu, let me think about it for two days." ”

Liu Xiu said: "Yes"

After Liu Bei and Kong Ming said goodbye and left, they returned to the inn.

Rao is Liu Bei has a good temper, and he can't help but scold his mother, he looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, Liu Xiu is determined not to agree, whether to send troops directly." ”

Zhuge Liang Zhengse said: "Lord, there is a shortage of food at present, is it possible to directly send troops to defeat Liu Xiu?"

"Not sure"

Liu Bei sighed lightly, looking helpless.

If he is sure to defeat Liu Xiu, even if there is only a sixty percent chance, Liu Bei will give it a try. But after the food problem, Liu Bei faced great difficulties.

Zhuge Liang said: "Since there is no way now, then we can only wait." Waiting for the response of Nanjun and Wuling County, if they use their troops, they can make Liu Xiu jealous. At the same time, if Sun Quan's army invaded Changsha County, Liu Xiu would also face a dilemma. At that time, if Liu Xiu wanted to be arrogant, it would be impossible. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "In this case, just wait for two more days." ”

Two days later, Chen Zhi hurriedly came to the room, he looked nervous, and reported loudly: "Lord, something is wrong. Nanjun fell, and Nanjun Taishou was beheaded. Now, Huang Zhong Pang Tong has led his army to take control of Nanjun. Wuling County and Nanyang County were directly separated. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei's face changed greatly.

Hit the plan

This thought suddenly came to Liu Bei's mind.

Zhuge Liang also looked nervous and said: "Lord, something is wrong, we have been tricked." Liu Xiu deliberately delayed time, just to buy time to take Nanjun. Now that Nanjun is under control, the passage between Nanyang County and Wuling County has been cut off, and Liu Xiu's army has also been transferred back to Nanjun. At this time, the situation is very unfavorable for us. ”

Zhuge Liang stroked his forehead with his hand and secretly scolded himself for being too careless, and because of the negotiation, he ignored such an important matter and gave Liu Xiu a chance to breathe.

Now it seems that Liu Xiu's army did not hold Yuzhang County, and it was clearly not Jiangdong who took the initiative to capture it, but Liu Xiu deliberately gave the order to retreat, so that Huang Zhong and Pang Tong rushed back to rescue in the shortest possible time.

Zhuge Liang looked nervous and said, "Lord, we lost this negotiation and lost our weight. ”

Liu Bei's eyes showed a look of helplessness, but he didn't expect to fall for Liu Xiu's calculation with a little carelessness. This time, Liu Bei was in front of Liu Xiu, and his confidence was even more unbearable