In the world of politicians, truth is not as important as practical interests.

Whether it was Guan Yu or not, the monarchs and ministers of Jingzhou did not want to solve the trouble, and it would fall on Liu Bei in public and private.

The days under the fence are not free.

Liu Biao also showed due generosity, he not only asked Kuai Yue to prepare wine, meat and cloth, but also asked Liu Ye and Liu Bei to return to Wancheng together.

After all, with Liu Bei's current strength, he had to prevent Cao's army from going south to invade the border, and also deal with Zhang Lu's Hanzhong soldiers, just like carrying cotton wool on a rainy day.

has a think tank Liu Ye to plan for him, and maybe he can share the worries of Jingzhou.

Liu Bei has been working hard for many years and has developed a strong political sensitivity.

At the beginning, he was cooking wine in Xudu to talk about heroes, and Liu Bei belonged to Cao Cao's guest generals as he is now.

When Cao Cao said the sentence 'The heroes of the world, only the king and the ear', Liu Bei immediately found an excuse to get out and leave, and he heard that Cao Cao had murderous intentions towards him.

As the saying goes, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, Liu Bei was just a down-and-out person at that time, but Cao Cao raised him to the same heroic status, indicating that he did not regard Liu Bei as a friend in his heart.

Facts have proved that Liu Bei's judgment was correct, a few months after he left, the 'Cloth and Belt Edict' incident happened, and if he stayed in Xu Du, he would end up with Dong Cheng.

Similar to this kind of political sensitivity, Cao Cao's first mastermind Xun Yu also has.

He committed suicide after receiving the empty food box, which is the dignity given by the superior to the subordinates, if the subordinates pretend to be confused and do not choose to commit suicide, the final end will not only not be decent, but will also harm the children and grandchildren.

Liu Biao's words were very clear, so Liu Bei got the hint from Liu Ye's eyes, and hurriedly responded vaguely.

In the cold winter, there was a lot of fog on the Layue River, and Liu Bei was inconvenient to sail and could only ride north.

Zhao Yun and others went back and forth, all walking between the rivers by boat, and everyone suffered from the wind and waves, and now they would rather ride horses and take the land route.

The bitter cold wind cut your face like a knife, and snowflakes fell from time to time in the sky.

Under the severe cold, the group only cared about running and hurrying, and it was not until they came to a village in the evening that Liu Bei and Liu Ye talked around the fire at night.

"Ziyang, all the way today, I am thinking about Cao Cao's intentions, he has spent so much effort to make Zhang Lu and Jingzhou have a war, what exactly do he plan to deal with Liu Jingsheng? Or are you plotting against our Wancheng? ”

Liu Ye replied: "Cao Cao first took Hebei and then went south, this is a simple truth, but this year's southward crusade against Sun Quan surprised me, so it is difficult to say what his purpose is, after all, General Guan plundered many people in Bowang and other counties, and Cao Cao was jealous of the envoy, so it is also possible to take Nanyang first to solve his worries."

"Excuse me."

Liu Bei slapped his thigh and said, "I'm worried about this, Liu Jingsheng wants me to retreat from Zhang Lu, but how many garrisons are there in Wancheng?" If the division of troops in two places must hit Cao Cao's plan, Ziyang can have a good way to deal with it? ”

"The road in the upper reaches of the Han River is dangerous, and if you want to enter the army, you need the help of the Jingzhou navy, but the battle of Yuzhang lost a lot of warships, and Cai Mao will definitely not give us support, so there is only one way left to defend."

Liu Ye paused and added: "It's just that the troops are divided to defend Wudang, and the soldiers and horses in Wancheng will inevitably be separated, and it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Cao will not send troops to retaliate."

Liu Bei sighed, shook his head and sighed: "The division of troops and martial arts must be successful, our true strength may also be exposed, and at that time, I don't know how to face Liu Jingsheng."

"The best way at the moment is to send someone to Hanzhong to explain, it may be necessary for Yun Chang to go to the front line to defend himself, or he may be able to turn the war into a jade silk, but since Cao Cao has a plan in advance, maybe he will also give Zhang Lu a plan, and this matter is more difficult to do."

When Liu Ye frowned and shook his head, he happened to meet Liu Bei's expectant eyes, so he hurriedly comforted: "Yuan Zhi is not only a military advisor, but also better than me, maybe there is a better way." ”

"Yes, the military advisor may have a good way."

Liu Bei stroked his chest and comforted himself, now there are many hopes for multiple military advisors, and they are far from being as embarrassed as they were when they discussed with Guan Yu in the past.

However, Xu Shuzhizhi and Liu Ye were not far apart, and Liu Bei did not get a better way to return to Wancheng, so he fell into a dilemma.

If the troops are not divided, Liu Biao will not have a good time; If he divided his troops to block Zhang Lu, he was worried that Cao Cao would attack.

The lobby of Wancheng was silent, so quiet that you could hear the sound of snow falling in the courtyard.

Liu Bei, Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Guan Yu and others were all pondering, but they sat for an hour without a clue.

Zhang Fei, who had been drinking to keep warm, suddenly stood up and shouted: "I don't think it's so troublesome, as the so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, Zhang Lu is a guy who pretends to be a ghost, what kind of combat effectiveness does the soldier he trained?" I am willing to bring 2,000 soldiers and horses to Wudang and block the soldiers of Hanzhong. ”

Liu Bei frowned and reminded: "The third brother should not be underestimated. ”

"It doesn't take many soldiers to defend, Long Yunqi started with a few hundred people, didn't he also occupy Hefei steadily? I asked myself if I could protect my martial arts. ”

When Zhang Fei spoke, he looked at Liu Ye intentionally or unintentionally, as if to say that you have been in Hefei, you should know that it is easy to defend the city, come and help me testify and speak.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ye shook his head: "I believe in the ability of the three generals, but the situation in Wudang is different from Hefei, Zhang Lu does not need to snort Wudang County, at present, Jingzhou warships need to be replenished, the strength of the naval army is greatly limited, Hanzhong soldiers and horses can completely bypass Wudang, and then attack Yuxian, Yin County, Zhuyang and other places, and then downstream is Xiangyang"

"Huh?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head and thought, Liu Bei added: "Liu Jingsheng asked us to solve Zhang Lu's trouble, if we let the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong fight near Xiangyang, I am afraid that my brother will not be able to explain."

Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Aren't we deliberating?" Liu Bei looked at everyone and signaled to Zhang Fei.

"Then why are they all silent? No one said a word for a long time, so it was better for me to have a lively discussion with Yunqi and Lu Zijing in Hefei at the beginning."

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he stretched out his sleeve robe, turned around and was about to walk out the door.

Seeing this, Liu Bei hurriedly stretched out his hand and asked, "Where is the third brother?" ”

Zhang Fei stopped and turned around, explaining: "I can't talk stupidly, I stay in the house and my body is very cold, so I just take the soldiers out for a run, which can not only train the soldiers but also warm up the body." ”

Liu Bei reminded: "Are you going to run now?" It's snowing outside, aren't you afraid of training the soldiers? ”

"It's okay, Long Yunqi loves to train soldiers in winter, and I haven't heard of training bad soldiers." Zhang Feiyan bowed to everyone with a fist, and then turned around and walked away in the wind and snow.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei's back and shook his head, Xu Shu stroked his beard when he saw this, and asked: "Lord, what kind of person is Long Yunqi, I think the three generals respect him very much."

"Yunqi?"

Liu Bei half-squinted his eyes, and that immature face appeared in his mind, and he dreamed back countless times at midnight, remembering the scene of Xiao Pei's separation.

"I can't see through him, but it's definitely a big help for us, Yuan Zhi can ask Ziyang specifically, he has been with Yunqi for a longer time."

(End of chapter)