In a makeshift tent.

Pang Tong and Fa Zheng are both there, both of them are top strategists in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they are both good at military planning.

Sitting down, Liu Qi did not hesitate and said:

"Shi Yuan, filial piety, only then did Xu Yuanzhi news come, Liu Bei led the troops to confront Cao Jun in Dingjun Mountain, but Zhang Ren and others were transferred by Liu Zhang, so that the back road was cut off.

Liu Bei fled in a hurry, but was ambushed and captured by the enemy, and now Xu Yuanzhi took Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other generals, and there were still more than 10,000 soldiers, wanting to assist me in taking Yizhou, and I sent troops to rescue Liu Bei.

What do you think about this? ”

Hearing Liu Qi's words, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng both looked strange, and this news caught them by surprise.

In previous considerations.

The best result is to let Liu Bei delay Cao Jun in Hanzhong. Unexpectedly, before they reached Shu County, Liu Bei had already been reduced to a prisoner, which was really surprising.

And this news, since it came out of Liu Qi's mouth, naturally it can't be faked, Pang Tong thought about it and said:

"Lord, I thought that this matter could be agreed, Liu Bei has many fierce generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all fierce generals in the world, their strength cannot be ignored, and there are geniuses like Xu Yuanzhi.

If Xu Yuanzhi is willing to help the lord take Yizhou, our army is in the east, and Xu Yuanzhi is in the north, it will be easy to take Yizhou.

As for Xu Yuanzhi's request, if the lord wants to send troops to rescue Liu Bei, he can use this as an excuse to capture the land of Hanzhong. But since Liu Bei has fallen into the hands of the enemy, how easy is it to rescue him?

It was also impossible for Cao Cao to keep Liu Bei in Hanzhong.

Before rescuing Liu Bei, the lord can make the best of Liu Bei's fierce generals. And he thought that the day when the lord rescued Liu Bei, he would definitely have swept Cao Cao and pacified the world not far away.

Liu Bei, how can he reverse the overall situation? ”

Pang Tong's analysis was very detailed, and Liu Qi's eyes lit up when he heard it. Now he promised Xu Shu to save Liu Bei, but whether he could rescue Liu Bei or not was not up to him, it depended on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao has many scruples about Liu Bei and will never ignore him.

If Cao Cao places Liu Bei in the hinterland, when Liu Qi hits there, even if Liu Bei is released, Liu Bei must only be honestly a junior brother.

If it is Cao Cao, Liu Bei still has reason to say that he is a member of the Han family. But Liu Qi is also a member of the Han family, even if he ascends the throne and becomes emperor one day, Liu Bei has nothing to say.

Pang Tong's calculations were clear.

But this is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

Maybe Xu Shu has also seen through it, but now that Liu Bei is not there, if he ignores it, I'm afraid this force will be four, which he doesn't want to see.

Now set a goal for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others.

It's not a bad thing.

Fa Zheng on the side said seriously:

"I feel the same way for lowly office."

His thoughts are similar to Pang Tong's, not perfunctory Liu Qi.

Liu Qi nodded slowly and said:

"The two of you are right, this is a bargain that fell from the sky, and I naturally won't miss it. Even if Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others are not completely loyal to me, but with their help, Jingzhou's strength can be greatly increased. ”

Seeing Liu Qi agree, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

They are also worried that Liu Qi has concerns.

Pang Tong immediately arched his hand and said:

"The lord is wise."

Immediately afterwards, Liu Qi got to the point and said:

"Now that Liu Zhang has mobilized troops and horses and set up a defense line in Guanghan, there will be a hard battle next."

Fa Zheng is the right color path:

"The lord sent Wen Zhongye to lead the Xiangyang naval army up the river, that is, to go straight to Luo County, Liu Jiyu must be fortified here, just wait for the lord's army to kill, you can attack by land and water.

Although there are good generals in Shuzhong, Liu Jiyu has no ability to use people, except for that Zhang Ren who is loyal to Liu Jiyu, all other generals can be used for their own use. ”

Liu Qi thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, then let Xu Shu lead the troops to deter Yuxian in the north, and our army will take Guanghan first and then go west. When we take Ruoxian, our army will be able to sweep through Shu in one go. ”

The place where Xu Shu and his entourage are stationed.

When the messenger returned, he brought back Liu Qi's letter.

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Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief at the content of the letter, and Liu Qi agreed to his request. When Yizhou is taken, they will send troops north to help them rescue Liu Bei, which is good news.

Although Xu Shu also knew that there was little hope for this matter.

Cao Cao is not stupid, Hanzhong is the forward position, if Liu Bei is left here, if something happens, he may really run away, and he must be transferred to the hinterland city.

But there is hope and there is no hope, the difference is really big.

The thought turned.

Xu Shu directly found the generals.

The morale of the crowd was a little low.

After all, the bosses are all lost, and it is rare that they have not broken up separately, which shows that Liu Bei is very popular.

Xu Shu said solemnly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Liu Qi has already given a reply, as long as we help him to win Yizhou, he will help us save the lord, and now I am weak and cannot break through Yangping Pass at all.

But with the help of Liu Qi's Jingzhou army, the situation is different, and you don't have to be discouraged.

Now Xinye has been the brainchild of half of his life, and he doesn't want to be ruined. We are not completely dependent on Liu Qi, but only temporarily working for Liu Qi.

When we rescue the lord, we can regroup. ”

Under Xu Shu's persuasion, all the generals also recovered, they barely cheered up, and Zhang Fei said in a deep voice:

"Okay, if you take Yizhou, you will take Yizhou, if Liu Qi dares to be treacherous after winning Yizhou, I will definitely take his dog's head."

Xu Shu glanced at him, but didn't say anything.

Although Xu Shu knows very well that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are peerless generals, Liu Qi is no longer what it used to be, and there are not a few fierce generals under him, how can it be so easy for Zhang Fei to kill him?

Zhao Yun also arched his hand:

"Since the lord is not here, please ask the military advisor to give instructions first!"

Xu Shu didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point:

"This time Liu Qi took Yizhou and dispatched two lines of soldiers and horses, namely the Xiangyang Navy and the most elite foot soldiers in Jingzhou, and now the Navy is going up the river and going straight to Yuxian.

Although our army suffered heavy losses, there were still more than 10,000 people, but we could go south to take Zitong first, and then Fu County, as long as our army killed Mianzhu, we could deter Luo County, and the goal was achieved. ”

When Xu Shu decided, the army did not delay any longer and went all the way south.

They are now in a hurry, and there is not much food and grass left, so they must seize the city as soon as possible. With logistical support, it is possible to continue the tasks that follow, otherwise the army will not be able to sustain it.

Shu County Chengdu City.

Liu Zhang read the latest news and convened everyone to discuss again.

In the middle of the government.

Seeing the ministers present, Liu Zhang said loudly:

"Fang Caiwu got the news that Liu Qi has already led his troops to Guanghan, and another naval army is going up the river, and if you want to attack Ruoxian, what strategy do you have against the enemy?"

Soon, Huang Quan was the first to speak:

"My lord, now the two generals Zhang Ren and Wu Yi have led the troops to Guanghan to arrange the defense line. Two generals, Yan Yan and Zhang Yi, can be dispatched to lead the troops to be stationed in Luo County.

In addition, the two generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong were ordered to lead the troops and be stationed in Xindu to prevent the Jingzhou army from attacking Chengdu in the south. ”

They were in Chengdu City, and they could not command the soldiers and horses to fight.

It can only be roughly dispatched.

The current Liu Zhang, who trusted Huang Quan, did not hesitate, but gave an order:

"Li Yan and Zhang Yi, you two lead 20,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in Ruoxian, Wu Lan and Lei Tong, you two also lead 20,000 soldiers and horses, defend in Xindu, and you must not let the Jingzhou army advance half a step."

The four generals hurriedly lined up and bowed:

"The last general commands!"

At this moment, an urgent report suddenly came.

After reading it.

Liu Zhang's expression also became extremely strange.

After a moment, he spoke:

"I didn't expect Liu Xuande to end up in such a situation."

When he said this, everyone was even more curious, what happened to Liu Bei, which made Liu Zhang so embarrassed.

Without delay, Liu Zhang explained:

After Zhang Ren and them withdrew, Liu Bei was pursued by Cao's army, and now he has been captured by Cao Cao. However, the remnants of his men seem to have been killed, and I don't know what the situation is

What's wrong? ”

Hearing this, Huang Quan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to say to Liu Zhang:

"Lord, this is a good thing, Liu Bei became a prisoner of Cao Cao, then his fierce generals are leaderless, now is the moment of confusion, if the lord sends someone to win them over and promise to help them rescue Liu Bei in the future, wouldn't such a fierce general be used by the lord?

With their help, Yizhou is worry-free! ”

I have to say that the ideas of smart people are almost the same, and Huang Quan quickly realized the importance of Liu Bei's command.

In fact, Yizhou's strength is not bad.

Because of the chaos in the north, there is a lot of population displacement to the south, if it is not for the population base here, how can Shu Han be able to fight Cao Cao with a state.

Therefore, in Huang Quan's opinion, as long as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun help and let them command the soldiers and horses of Yizhou, they will definitely be able to defeat Liu Qi, or at least hold the territory of Yizhou.

This suggestion made Liu Zhang stunned for a moment and hesitated:

"This is not good, if I do this, it will not seem to be a stone and cause criticism."

Seeing that Liu Zhang started to be a demon again, Huang Quan suddenly became anxious, he could think of this, would Liu Qi's subordinates not think of this, if Liu Qi was allowed to pull Xu Shu and the others together, it would be too late.

Originally, it was already difficult to fight against the elite of Jingzhou with the people of Yizhou, and if there was a remnant of Liu Bei, the situation in Yizhou would be even worse at that time, which was not a good thing.

It was Huang Quan who said in a deep voice:

"Lord, now that Yizhou has reached the point of life and death, if you are indecisive, Yizhou counties will all fall into the hands of Liu Qi, will the lord be willing?"

After Liu Zhang's short silence, he was much more sober.

In any case, Liu Qi has already sent troops to attack Yizhou, and there is no room for détente between the two.

Although in Yizhou, it is sometimes quite annoying.

But after all, he is the master of one force.

If there is no Yizhou, where should he Liu Zhang go?

Come to think of it.

Liu Zhang's thoughts were firm in his heart and said:

"According to Gongheng's words, I will immediately send someone to contact Liu Bei's subordinates, if I can bring them under my command, I will have more help in Yizhou."

Although Liu Zhang hesitated as usual, he finally made up his mind.

This made Huang Quan breathe a sigh of relief.

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, one of the ministers came out and said:

"My lord, I am willing to go for the sake of my duty."

Liu Zhang fixed his eyes and saw that this person was Wang Lei in Yizhou, he didn't think much about it, nodded and agreed.

It's just that Huang Quan didn't expect it.

Xu Shu had already made a decision, that is, to rely on Liu Qi.

After all, now Liu Bei's foundation is still in Xinye, Jingzhou, and it is impossible for them to give up Xinye and live in Yizhou.

Meantime.

Compared with the two, Liu Zhang is just a mediocre master, even if he takes the initiative to express his position and is willing to help Xu Shu and others rescue Liu Bei, it is just empty words and has no practical significance.

What needs to be taken into account is that now Liu Qi has occupied Jingzhou, Jiangdong, plus Yizhou, and is fully qualified to fight Cao Cao, unlike Liu Zhang, there is only one Yizhou.

In other words, it is much easier to help Liu Qi take Yizhou than to help Liu Zhang get Liu Qi.

Unless Xu Shu is stupid, he will choose Liu Zhang.

He doesn't have any advantages in him.

Even if Liu Qi can't rescue Liu Bei in a short time, but with Liu Qi, there is a hope, and if he wants to rely on Liu Zhang to rescue Liu Bei, it is not much different from a fool's dream.

If Liu Zhang has such a ability, as for such a long time, even a Zhang Lu can't handle it?

I had to rely on Liu Bei to come to help.

Huang Quan and others did not know about these news, and Wang Lei, as an envoy, wanted to ask to see Xu Shu and others.

However, what people never expected was that.

Xu Shu and others have already begun to act.

After receiving Cao Cao's orders.

Xu Huang sent someone to escort Liu Bei to Chang'an.

Although Liu Bei has been reduced to a prisoner, he must be famous all over the world, Xu Huang did not go too far, he still gave Liu Bei enough face, and handed it over to Cao Cao what to do.

And from Cao Cao's arrangement

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It doesn't seem to have the idea of killing Liu Bei either.

Horses gallop all the way.

In Chang'an City, the soldiers and horses have moved to Xiliang.

But Cao Cao hasn't left yet.

He planned to stay and take a look at Liu Bei.

Then again.

It had been a long time since he had met Liu Bei face to face.

It's just outside Shinno Castle.

The two of them are also far apart, and the princes who originally conquered Dong Zhuo are now the only two of them left.

Looking back, it's really embarrassing.

At the beginning, Cao Cao just wanted to be a general of the expedition to the west, but now he is already the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, but he still has shortcomings.

People always change, and their ideas are different.

It was in the mansion back then.

He and Liu Bei talked about the heroes of the world, and now more than ten years have passed, and it is really a flash in life.

This blink.

Half a month has passed.

Liu Bei, who was constantly running, saw the city wall of Chang'an City from afar.

He thought that he would come to Chang'an one day.

I didn't expect it to be in such a way.

He was unwilling, but he was helpless, since he was reduced to a prisoner, it was meaningless to struggle.

Because Liu Bei believes that even if he is gone, the military advisor can make a wise choice.

Anyway, dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water.

When I entered Chang'an City, there was no delay.

Someone immediately led the way to a mansion.

It is where Cao Cao is.

At this moment, Liu Bei's expression froze, and he immediately stepped into it.

In a wide yard.

There was a person sitting, although he was not tall and had white hair on his sideburns, but his momentum was quite good.

Liu Bei's voice was low, and he said:

"Cao Mengde, I didn't expect you and me to meet here!"