Cao Cao's attack on the Han army camp was frustrated, and his brows were furrowed.

Cao Cao asked everyone. Jiang Ji hesitated: "Great King, now that General Xiahou Yuan has been fighting hard for several months plus rushing, he is already a tired army, and the cavalry of the Jieting terrain is useless. The Han army received new reinforcements, and the soldiers and horses had been rested, and the attack was frustrated, which was expected. ”

Cao Cao said fiercely: "What should we do, lose Nanyang, and then lose Longyou and Liangzhou, we can't afford such a price." ”

Jiang Ji said: "King, now there is chaos in Guanzhong, and many thieves have taken the opportunity to cause trouble, resulting in chaos in Guanzhong.

Yuzhou is a little stable, but now it is the imperial court, and it will change for a long time, since it is impossible to advance here, it is better to withdraw for the time being.

As soon as we retreat, Liu Bei will relax, our strength is several times that of Liu Bei, Liu Bei can't stand tossing back and forth, at that time we choose to attack, then turn passive into active! ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "What's the matter, 100,000 elites in Guanzhong and Bingzhou have been stirred up so unbearable by tens of thousands of thieves. ”

Jiang Ji said cautiously: "Although there are 100,000 elites, Xu Huang and Zhang Jaw were transferred to Nanyang City to support before, and the elites rushed back and forth and became tired soldiers. Wei Yan disturbed Guanzhong, the grain road was cut off, and he was subject to this! ”

Cao Cao didn't understand, but he was panicked.

Suddenly, Zhang He pleaded guilty and said: "King, this time it's not that General Xiahou is incompetent, I didn't keep the grain road, and I let Ma Chao run away!" Otherwise, it will be the thief army that loses, and please ask the king to surrender. ”

Guo Huai also asked for the sin of slackness. Xiahou Yuan is not in the account to supervise the battle on the front line!

Cao Cao helped the two of them up and said, "You guys get up first, let's talk about this later!" I'll talk about it when Miaocai and Zixu come back. The two of them thanked each other.

Jiang Ji said: "King, how should I make a decision now?"

Cao Cao said: "We must capture the Wei army camp, and we will discuss with Zixu and then discuss the march!" The people promised.

Cao Jun repeatedly suffered from firewood, and came up with a way, Cao Jun's team carried a long fork, in a group of three, and the firewood was knocked down, and the fork was forked to both sides. The Han army kept throwing down firewood, but unfortunately there were many Cao soldiers, and the Han army began to passive.

After Pang Tong built the second city. Give a large amount of grain, grass, and cloth to the Di people and let them take refuge in the mountains! Abandoning the camp, Wei Yan and Zhao Yun retreated to the two small cities with 10,000 people in each city. Pang Tong retreated into the fortress of Tianshuidao.

Cao Jun saw that the Han army shrunk its head and the turtle was in the end, and there was no way to do it! Just when Cao Cao was in the street pavilion, Xu Miao, the Taishou of Longxi, announced his surrender, which caused the dissatisfaction of the 500 cavalry sent by Xiahou Yuan to reinforce him.

Xu Miao didn't argue too much, and sent them out of the city, as long as he could bring back Cao Jun, who was still in Tianshui, he would naturally not surrender! Cao's cavalry went to inquire and brought back the news of Xiahou Yuan's retreat!

Xu Miao said to everyone: "Now, we are cut off from inside and outside, General Xiahou can't stand up if he can come in, and he can't defeat Liu Bei's soldiers and horses!" insist on sticking to it, and it is the people who suffer in the end! The crowd was speechless.

Five hundred cavalry left with those who were unwilling to surrender, Xu Miao surrendered, Xiang Pet entered the city to appease the people, took the Taishou seal and stamped it, and gave it to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong sent someone to Cao Cao! Cao Cao saw the seals of Tianshui, Nan'an, Longxi, Jincheng, Wuwei and other counties sent by Pang Tong, and sighed: "Longyou and Liangzhou have all fallen. ”

He stood up and said, "I have no intention of fighting again!" ”

Gritted his teeth and squeezed out three words: "Retire!" The generals were gloomy and the situation was unfavorable, so they had to prepare silently and retreat.

The street pavilion is lonely, the cost is huge, and it is impossible to supply it by virtue of the stability of a county, and the grain is transported from Guanzhong, and the grain road is too long, which is not a good policy! Cao Cao used his old method to forcibly relocate the people of Jingyuan, Pingliang and other places, and moved them to the west of Linjing, the seat of Anding County.

Leaving only a few thousand soldiers and horses to guard it is equivalent to giving up half of the land west of Anding County. Due to the abandonment of the street pavilion, Liu Bei could easily enter Anding County to attack and harass, and it was not a good strategy to garrison separately, so it was better not to defend it at all.

Cao Cao expected that Liu Bei would most likely be stationed in Pingliang and other places, and use it as a front barrier for the street pavilion backwards, and encroach on the cities of Jing and Zhenyuan in the west.

In this way, Cao Cao could use cavalry to block the street pavilion in the next attack, cut off the retreat of the Pingliang defenders, eat Liu Bei's garrison in vain or besiege but not attack, and lure reinforcements.

Of course, there is a condition for this, that is, Linjing and other places must be guarded, so as not to encroach on Liu Bei, and then threaten Xinping, Beidi and other counties.

Cao Cao retreated to Chang'an, rectified it slightly, and convened everyone to discuss the matter. Cao Cao asked, "Have you counted how many soldiers and horses Miaocai lost?" ”

Yongzhou Assassin Shi Zhang Ji said: "At present, I know that there are 28,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Jaw has broken 1,000 people twice, and all parts of Guanzhong add up to about 2,000. Injuries don't count! ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "There are a lot of losses." ”

Zhang Jidao: "We are made of grain and grass, and the lower officials were negligent, and Wei Yan secretly attacked Guanzhong, so that the army was defeated. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "You don't have to excuse Miaocai, you remind him to beware of Meridian Valley, but he only sent a thousand people, as a general, he is so careless and so loosely guarded, it is difficult to escape the punishment." ”

Xiahou Yuan, Guo Huai, Zhang Jaw and others pleaded guilty. Cao Cao looked at the generals who pleaded guilty. I knew in my heart that it was difficult to say that it was a mistake in the command of the generals this time. Strictly speaking, it is a crime of non-war, but defeat is defeat, and it must be punished!

Cao Cao said: "As the chief general, Xiahou Yuan failed to guard against the thief army in time, resulting in defeat, demotion, and demotion to general Pingxi.

Zhang Jaw despised the thief army, resulting in two losses and being demoted to General Yokono.

Guo Huai is guilty, but he also has merit, so the merit is offset and will not be investigated.

Fei Yao failed to stop Chang Diao, causing Wei Yan to flee, remembering that he had quite a lot of military merits, he temporarily assumed his current authority and made meritorious contributions.

Zhang defended Chang'an and saw through the treacherous scheme, advised the Meridian Valley to be heavily guarded, took measures to stabilize Guanzhong, and rewarded him with a reward of 500.

The overseer Du attacked, broke the thief meritorious, was promoted to the middle army division, and was rewarded with 500 gold. Zhang Ji and Du Xi were about to resign.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and said, "The decision has been made and must not be changed." "Thank you, everyone.

Cao Cao suddenly said stiffly: "Miaocai, Junyi, the peaceful days have been too long, and I am slacking!" This defeat is a lesson, and I remember it all. Back then, Liu Bei and I were called heroes, and it seems that my vision is very poisonous!

Fortunately, Liu Bei's strength has not reached the point of being uncontrollable, if there are tens of thousands more, Guanzhong will not be ours. I don't just say this to the two of you, but to myself and all of you. The people promised.

Cao Cao said: "Miaocai, Junyi, you quickly split up to pacify the chaos in Guanzhong, the next step in Guanzhong will be our springboard to recover Longyou and Liangzhou, and it will also be Liu Bei's next goal." It has to be stable, got it? Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Jaw and others agreed in unison.

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!" "Xiahou Yuan and the others retreated.

Jiang Ji, Zhang Ji, and Du Xi stayed. Cao Cao pressed his temples and said, "What's next?" If you have any opinions, just say them. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and Jiang Ji spoke first: "King Wei, Liu Bei has obtained Longyou and Liangzhou this time, and has also obtained Xiangyang and Nanyang, which will definitely not be digested without three or four years."

So in three or four years, he will not start a war again, what about us, the land is vast, the main force is still there, as long as it takes half a year or even four or five months, we can start a war again.

Liu Bei seems to have greatly increased his strength, but he doesn't have such a big appetite, he can't eat these, he will either choke to death or support him to death. Defending a huge territory with limited forces will only lead to the dispersion of our strength and our defeat one by one. ”

Cao Cao nodded, and Jiang Ji continued: "In this battle, as soon as our Hou Yin rebelled, we were not prepared and sent troops in a hurry.

Second, Liu Bei took the initiative, we attacked passively, and the cavalry did not give full play to the advantage of mobility and impact.

Third, relying too much on Sun Quan led to the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in vain. On the other hand, Liu Bei, Nanyang and Longyou are just one word: drag. Drag from the beginning to the end.

Liu Bei didn't win militarily, he won strategically, and we were pinned down and exhausted. ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Yes, this battle is too bad, what Zitong said is very much in line with my wishes." Okay, then I'll gather troops and horses again and compete with Liu Xuande. This time, we need to be well prepared, and we must not work in vain. ”

Jiang Jidao: "Next time, the initiative will not be in Liu Bei's hands!" ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Not bad! ”。

Under the city of Nanyang, Liu Bei was overjoyed after receiving the good news from Longyou and circulated the generals. The congregations will congratulate.

Liu Beixi said: "Longyou and Liangzhou's hands, shouldn't we collect our troops." ”

Fa Zheng said: "It's time to withdraw our troops, our goal has been achieved, and it's time to consolidate the results." ”

Liu Bei snorted and asked, "What do the generals think?" ”

Zhang Fei jumped out and said: "Big brother, what about Cao Bing in front of you?" ”

Fa Zheng said: "At the moment, we have not been able to stabilize their strength. ”

Zhang Fei scratched his head and agreed. And the generals were silent.

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said, "Then I, let's pack up and retreat." The generals agreed in unison.

Liu Bei retreated to Fancheng and appointed garrisons everywhere. Guan Yu used to lead Xiangyang Taishou, but now he is sitting in Xiangyang Taishou and stationed in Jingzhou. Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to move from Jiangling to Xiangyang to take charge of the soldiers and horses, and to take charge of Jingzhou affairs.

Feng Ganning was the Taishou of Jiangxia, moved to Tun Baqiu, and exchanged it for Lingbao and Chengji. Half of the Yizhou Navy was also allocated to Gan Ning to make up for the losses.

Mi Fang led Nanjun to remain unchanged, Pan Junjia was the lieutenant general of the auxiliary army, and the two were in charge of the government affairs of Nanjun and Jingnan counties, as well as the deployment of grain, grass, equipment, soldiers, etc. to support Guan Yu!

Such an arrangement takes into account the tense relationship between Mi Fang, Pan Jun and Guan Yu, so let's separate! Guan Yu was in front of Cao Cao's military, and Pan Jun supported them! Government affairs first!

Guan Yu can't get the name of Jingzhou Mu, but he is a genuine Jingzhou Mu, except for Jiangxia County, the rest are in Liu Bei's hands.

Liu Bei promoted Pang De to be the general of Fenwu, actually led Nanyang Taishou, divided 10,000 troops to guard Nanyang, and hoarded Nanyang with all the army's grain, grass and equipment. Although everyone had Liu Bei promote Wei Yan in front, they were still surprised to boldly promote Pang De! Pound was grateful, and swore allegiance to the death! Liu Bei encouraged more.

Feng Guanping is the general of Yamen, and the rest of Liao Hua, Zhao Lei, Wang Fu, etc. have rewards.

Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to Chengdu before, and Yang Yi and Yang Weigong, who were left by himself, also left behind to assist Guan Yu!

Separated 30,000 soldiers and horses with Guan Yu, and then broke up with Guan Yu and led the troops back to Hanzhong.

Cao Ren and Xu Huang because Cao Cao was not there and their forces were not superior, they bluffed to surround Nanyang and did not attack, Pang De did not pay attention to it in the city, and Cao Ren also retreated a few days later.

Liu Bei withdrew his troops from Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang greeted him in Nanzheng, and Liu Bei personally took Zhuge Liang's hand and said: "If it weren't for Kong Ming as a backup, I would be able to calmly break Cao!" ”

Zhuge Liang bowed and said: "The lord knows the grace of the encounter, and he should repay him with death." ”

Liu Bei picked up Zhuge Liang and said: "Kong Ming wants to assist me in achieving hegemony, how can I talk about life and death lightly." Kong Ming deployed soldiers and horses from the two rivers. They also trained two elites of repeating crossbows and iron chariots, but fortunately, they and Cao Cao's rivalry fell into disadvantage! ”

Liu Bei joined hands with Zhuge Liang, and everyone entered Nanzheng together. Zhuge Liang has already arranged a banquet, and everyone is naturally celebrating.

After the feast, everyone left to rest, only Fa Zheng stayed, Liu Bei asked, "What does Xiaozhi have to say?" ”

Fa Zhengdao: "Lord, forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, how is the lord going to reward the generals?" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he chuckled, and understood that Fa was hinting to him to be the king, so he said: "What do you mean by filial piety." ”

Fa Zhengdao: "In this battle, there are many meritorious servants, but the reward is close to the peak of the current official position, and the generals sacrifice their lives and forget to die, not just to honor the marquis and worship the generals, and leave their names in history, and the lord can not delay any longer." ”

Liu Bei paused for a moment and said, "It's good to talk about it after asking Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, and Yongnian!" Fa Zheng immediately complied.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng were in Nanzheng, since they entered Longyou with Zhang Fei, Pang Tong and others greeted Liu Bei in Tianshui, and Liu Bei comforted the surrendered officials and comforted the people.

After Liu Bei arrived and personally watched the battlefield in Jieting, he asked about the battle situation in the past fifty days, and sighed: "Zilong is full of guts!" ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "How dare the lord be so praised, the street pavilion is still lost." In this street pavilion, 2,000 soldiers were lost in vain because of the attack on the camp, and the lord was asked to punish him. ”

Liu Bei laughed and said: "Why do you say this, you come and go on the battlefield, each has its own victory or defeat, as long as the overall situation is not lost, it is victory."

You single-handedly commanded the soldiers and horses to withstand the Cao army, otherwise Wen Chang would be in danger. It seems that it's a pity to keep you by my side as a guard, Zilong is enough to stand alone. ”

Zhao Yun said: "The lord only commands the clouds, and the clouds only do their best to do a good job, and they don't care about anything, but it's a pity." ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Taoli is self-contained, and this statement also belongs to Zilong." ”

Wei Yan asked for the crime of losing the army, and Liu Bei said: "I know about it!" Since Wen Chang has already known his mistake, he should reflect on it! On your gains and losses, the merits and demerits are offset! "Wei Yan promised to thank you!

Meet the leaders of the Di tribe at the street pavilion, grant them seals, and give them various rewards.

That night, Liu Bei prepared a celebration banquet at the street pavilion camp to entertain the generals.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Wang Ping, Zhang Yi and others will be seated one after another. Everyone drank and celebrated, Liu Bei said: "This time the battle of Longyou and Liangzhou, all the generals have worked hard, come, prepare a cup for everyone." ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine. Pang Tong said politely: "This is a matter within my equal share, we are waiting for the battle of Longyou and Liangzhou, and finally won the battle, and lived up to the trust of the lord, thanks to the lord entangled Cao Cao's main force, I can take Longyou and Liangzhou so smoothly." The generals agreed.

Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "This is all the credit of the soldiers." Come, everyone have a good drink. The generals also raised their glasses to Liu Bei, and everyone drank it all and was happy.

After the banquet, Liu Bei left Pang Tong and asked about the battle process, and Pang Tongyi told Liu Bei to listen.

After listening, Liu Bei sweated a little and couldn't help asking, "Shiyuan, I want to ask you." ”

Pang Tong said: "My lord, please speak." ”

Liu Bei said: "You have always been bold in using soldiers, this time you won't just pin your hopes on Wen Chang and them, right?" It doesn't seem like your style of thoughtful thinking. ”

Pang Tong laughed and said: "Lord Gaojian, I really didn't just bet on Wenchang, the capture of Longyou and Liangzhou first in a drag, delay time to capture the counties and appease the people, and arrange defenses.

If Liangzhou was given enough time, Cao's army might gather tens of thousands of troops to go out of Longxi County, but neither Longxi County nor Tianshui County had been captured, so it was necessary to contain them and prevent them from making peace.

Huang Quan and Ma Chao led troops to take Jincheng and did not give Liangzhou time to gather troops. Tempting the Cao army to go into battle, trying to eliminate the Cao army, so as not to make trouble behind the back of the Cao army in Liangzhou, if it is really impossible to attack, divide the troops to curb their support for the eastward advance, Ma Chao quickly rushed back to support.

As for the street pavilion, because there is no city to rely on, it is very difficult to rely on the camp defense alone, and my bottom line is that General Zilong will have to hold out for at least a month, and I can also arrange the garrison. Besides, there is a condition for all this. ”

Liu Bei said: "What conditions." ”

Pang Tong said: "The lord is entangled in Cao Cao's army, without Cao Cao's support, Xiahou Yuan will not be able to make great progress with his tired army that has already weakened his spirit."

Zilong retreated into the fortress, and the second line of defense was formed, relying on the fortress to wear and tear apart the Cao army. They are constantly consumed, the soldiers are tired, and after penetrating deep into Longyou, the transportation of grain and grass will be stretched, which will become the weakness of the enemy.

General Ma Chao used them to listen to the news and cut off the grain and grass of Cao's army, and our army had a chance of winning. If Cao Cao came in person, he could only collect all the soldiers and horses from Shu at that time and fight with Cao's army. It's hard to say whether you'll win or lose! ”

Pang Tong touched the tip of his nose, and then said with a little weakness: "But the battlefield is adaptable, and it is enough to defeat Cao Jun." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Yes, the soldiers are impermanent, the water is impermanent, and the battle is changing, you won't lose." ”

Pang Tong said: "However, it is disadvantageous to draw too many troops and horses, and I am also too risky, so that the troops are too powerful."

Fortunately, General Huang Quan took Jincheng in forty days. General Wei Yan and General Wang Ping attacked the grain and grass behind their backs, and General Zhao Yun and General Li Hui held on for as long as 50 days, otherwise the outcome would be unpredictable. Please also ask the Lord to atone for his sins. ”

Liu Bei said: "Shiyuan, there is an element of gambling in war, and it seems that the sky is endless." Shi Yuan, you think too much, we won, that's enough, don't think unrealistic, it's hard. ”

Liu Bei took out the wine jug and poured wine for Pang Tonghe and himself, and said, "A toast to you." ”

After Pang Tong thanked him, the two drank it all. Liu Bei said again: "Shiyuan, there is one more thing, filial piety persuades me to enter the knighthood, what do you think?" ”

Pang Tong thought for a while and said: "My lord, I also have this intention, the states and counties we occupy are no longer under the influence of the lord's official position, and the lord is the king, so he can fight against Cao Cao." We need to be well prepared. ”

Liu Bei said: "What preparations? ”

Pang Tong said: "First of all, my lord, this time we captured a prefecture in Liangzhou and five counties in Longyou at once, plus a county in Nanyang, which almost doubled our power.

But if you take it down, you will take it down, how to defend it? Nanyang is very close to Xuchang and Luoyang, and then Cao Cao will strangle this threat, and Nanyang, which is surrounded by plains, has only a strong city for us to rely on, and those who defend the city must be brave, resourceful, and loyal. Is Pound, who is promoted by the lord, a good choice?

In the land of Liangzhou, Qiang Di and Han people live together, and the relationship is very delicate, and the relationship between them is easy to mess up if it has to be handled well. Xiahou Yuan was stationed in Guanzhong, and he was also eyeing this place.

These places cannot be transformed into our combat power in a short period of time, but they have to be garrisoned, Cao Cao is strong after all, this setback, we can still put together a large army in a short time, we are afraid that we do not have the strength to piece together an army that can compete with it. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "What you think is similar to filial piety, I already have some preliminary countermeasures." I'm going to repair my relationship with Sun Quan, what he's done is really hateful, and we're constrained by not having the strength to fight Cao Cao and Sun Quan at the same time. I will carefully select the candidates who are guarded everywhere to avoid flaws. ”

Pang Tong nodded and said: "It's not urgent to repair the relationship with Sun Quan first, if he takes the initiative to sue for peace, we will raise the price." ”

Liu Bei said: "It's okay! I don't have much hope either. Sun Quan don't make trouble next time! The two spoke a few more words, and then went to rest.

Liu Bei was in Liangzhou and Longyou for more than a month, pacified the people, set up official positions, and sealed Huangquan as Jincheng Taishou, named Taishou, but carried out the authority of Liangzhou pastor (the imperial court has actually revoked Liangzhou, for convenience, it is still called Liangzhou, Liu Bei did not claim the title of emperor, and could not set up a new state against the imperial court).

Feng Ma Dai was the general of Fuqiang and guarded Jincheng together.

Su Ze was the general of Xinghan, assisted by Huang Quan, Su resolutely resigned, and Liu Bei was still named. made Huang Quan pay more attention to Su Ze.

Reward the Qiang tribes such as Zhiyuanduo, Lushui, and Fengfeng who responded to Ma Chao and sent troops to help.

Feng Xu Miao is still the Taishou of Longxi County, and commends his contribution to the people, Xu Miao saw Liu Bei and said: "Liu Yuanjun, you are so appointed, next time Cao Jun cuts off Longyou, I will still be like this!" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Okay, the public is upright, guarding the territory of the Han Dynasty, keeping the people safe, the right ones are from the court, and the right ones are from the people!" That's enough! ”

Guangwei Taishou refused to surrender, was besieged by Chen, and finally the city was broken and died. Liu Bei commended his loyalty and buried him. Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to be Guangwei's guard. Wei Yan and Li Hui led their troops to take the uninhabited Anding County, and Liu Bei ordered Li Hui to be the Taishou.

For the appointment of Tianshui Taishou, Liu Bei ordered Zhou not to doubt that he was too shou! Everyone advised: "Tianshui is the most important county in the five counties of Longyou, and it is not too dangerous to appoint such a young Zhou!" ”

Liu Bei replied: "Young, just practice more!" ”

For this appointment, Zhou Budo was extremely indifferent, and Liu Bei was very satisfied with Zhou Budo's calmness!

When Zhou Budo toasted Liu Bei, Liu Bei quietly said to Zhou Budo: "Give me a fight for face, do a good job!" Zhou Budo grimaced! Liu Bei smiled.

In August of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, under the persuasion of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and others, Liu Bei prepared to become the king of Hanzhong.

Just when things were almost finalized. Liu Bei was alone in the courtyard and saw a few small trees wrapped with straw outside, as if they had just been planted.

Liu Bei asked the court guards: "I see that these small trees are peach trees, who planted them?" ”

The guard replied, "It was planted by the three generals during their conquest of Hanzhong, and it is said that the peach tree will bring good luck and bless the lord and the prince." ”

Liu Bei smiled: "This Yide, okay, I know!" ”

Walking down the courtyard, Liu Bei went to these peach trees and looked at the peach trees and thought, "Indeed, peach trees will bring good luck. Because of them, I got acquainted with the brothers of life and death, got the guidance of the immortals, and got a glimpse of some genius. ”

smiled, suddenly his mind shook, and he remembered a sentence: 'The prince should enter, slowly figure it out' Liu Bei's expression became serious.

I don't know what to do, on the one hand, Liu Bei wants to be the king, and he turns from a cloth cloth to a hegemon, which is very tempting, although it is just a name, but it is an oath to the world.

On the other hand, the guidance he gets is mainly slow, but the prince slowly tries to slow down to what extent and when there is no clear guidance, it is all up to him to grasp.

Liu Bei's mood became heavy, and the symmetry king was shaken. Liu Bei ordered the guards: "Go and find the three generals, be quick." The guard agreed.

Zhang Fei arrived quickly, and before he saw anyone, he heard the three generals shouting loudly and loudly.

When he entered the courtyard, Liu Bei got up to greet him, Zhang Fei hugged Liu Bei and said, "Big brother, what's the matter with calling the little brother in such a hurry?" ”

Liu Bei said: "There is something to discuss with you. "Finished.

When you enter the house, you will all the servants on the left and right. After Liu Bei and Zhang Fei sat down, Zhang Fei said, "What's the matter with the eldest brother!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Yide, do you think it's time for me to be king?" ”

Zhang Fei said strangely: "Big brother, what are you talking about, isn't this matter already decided?" ”

Liu Bei said: "I won't tell you, just now I saw the peach tree you planted, and I remembered the guidance of the ancient city immortal, and there is a sentence that is, 'The prince should enter, and slowly figure it out'."

I can't make up my mind. I can't tell anyone about it, I want to hear what you think. ”

Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "Big brother, to be honest, the younger brother doesn't know. The eldest brother is enthroned as a prince, and the younger brother must be happy. The eldest brother does not carry the position, and the younger brother does not object to it if it remains as it is, in a word, the younger brother listens to the eldest brother.

Big brother, it's really not who can give the eldest brother an idea about this matter, Xian Weng said these words to the eldest brother, mainly depending on what the eldest brother is going to do. The eldest brother thinks about the gains and losses, and he can naturally settle it.

As for persuading the eldest brother, there are actually many people who have thoughts, after all, who doesn't want to be a big official, and who doesn't want to make a good name for reviving the Han family. ”

Zhang Fei's words were a bit rebellious, Liu Bei didn't say anything, after all, he was his own brother, and there was no need to put these things on the table.

Liu Bei quieted down, thinking about the queen's gains and losses. After a while, Liu Bei turned his head to look at Zhang Fei, who was lowering his head.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Third brother, what do you want?" ”

Zhang Fei raised his head and said: "The younger brother does not have the careful thinking of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng, and can analyze the eldest brother thoroughly." Just now, I just helped the eldest brother sort out the troops. ”

Liu Bei said: "Let's hear it." ”

Zhang Fei straightened his body and said: "We can send nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses from Yizhou, 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses from Jingzhou, and 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses from Hanzhong.

At present, the guards of Liangzhou and Longyou are divided between 50,000 and 60,000, the guards of Nanyang and Xiangyang are divided between 30,000 and 40,000, and the loss of troops in the big war is also 50,000 or 60,000.

In this way, we can only mobilize 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, which is not sufficient, and we have to stay in Hanzhong, Shangyong and other places. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that the third brother has learned to use his brain?" ”

Zhang Fei said: "It's not that the eldest brother nagged to read more books every day. ”

Liu Bei smiled, and Zhang Fei asked, "Does the eldest brother have a decision in his heart?" ”

Liu Bei arrived: "There is." After speaking, he ordered Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, and Zhang Song to come to discuss the matter.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and others all gathered, and after everyone sat down, Liu Bei said: "I will find everyone to come and discuss something." ”

Everyone looked at Liu Bei together, waiting for Liu Bei to speak, Liu Bei said: "In the past few days, many people have persuaded me to become the king, and I have thought twice and decided not to enter the knighthood for the time being.

Therefore, from now on, it is forbidden to enter all topics of kingship. The crowd was amazed.

Fa Zheng hurriedly said: "Why did the lord say this, the lord broke Cao Cao, and it is expected that he will be the king." ”

Liu Bei said: "Filial piety, now is not the time. ”

Fa Zheng said: "Don't be suspicious. Cao Cao was arrogant and rebellious, he had a heart of disobedience, he dared to call the king with a different surname, the lord was a relative of the Han family, and he was the king, and it was natural that he could fight against Cao Cao and carry the banner of reviving the Han family.

The soldiers will be encouraged, their morale will be greatly increased, and the people will respond to the prestige of the lord. And now nearly 100 people have begun to draw up a persuasion table dedicated to His Majesty Xuchang, and the lord now denies it, which will chill people's hearts. ”

Liu Bei smiled and nodded: "What Xiaozhi said is reasonable, but it has not reached the merit and opportunity to be the king." Hyozhi, sit down and listen to me.

Of course, I understand the sincerity of the military generals, and it is precisely because I understand that I cannot be the king now.

First, Your Majesty is still being held hostage by Cao Cao, and I have not rescued Your Majesty, so I have claimed to be the king without authorization. Those loyal ministers who expect me to restore the Han dynasty will be disappointed in me.

Second, Sun Quan's relationship with us is broken and needs to be repaired urgently, and although we have a big victory over Cao Cao, we can't change the fact that Cao Cao is still the strongest. Therefore, even Sun Kangcao is inevitable, I am called the king, Sun Quan will feel that he has been suppressed, and I will be the king, which is not conducive to repairing the relationship!

Third, the newly pacified land still needs to be pacified, and it will take time to transform it into our combat power, and it is easy for Cao Cao to target us and suppress it immediately.

Fourth, it costs money and food to be king, and we have been fighting for nearly seven months, and the amount of material consumed is already very staggering. It is said that the king's conscription and taxation will increase, which will increase the burden on the people, and it is not necessary to do so for the sake of a false name.

Now, the first thing we need to do is: recuperate, select meritocracy, and repair the covenant.

These will take time, and it will be said that Wang Cao Cao will fight to the death with us, and our pressure will double, and Sun Quan will also fall into an embarrassing place. I don't know what I think? ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said, "What the lord said is true. ”

Fa Zheng continued: "But is this too much to worry about, it will chill people's hearts. ”

Liu Bei said: "I've already thought about it, when I entered the Jue, it was the time of the Northern Expedition, do you understand what I mean?" Seeing that Liu Bei was so determined, everyone couldn't say anything.

Zhang Song suddenly said: "It's okay if the lord doesn't enter the lord, you can go to Xuchang to ask for an official." Ask for the duke, the false festival, and the Yizhou pastor. "All are good.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, Ziqiao, this matter will be handled by you." However, Cao Cao not? Will give. The crowd laughed.