Chapter 152: The Game

Xuzhou, Liu Bei and Zuo Ci were talking in the study, Liu Bei said: "Military advisor, this Cao Cao is now surrounding Jizhou, this trick is clever, but although it is not an expedition, this army is consumed outside Jizhou City, and it is always a little passive."

Zuo Ci said: "Cao Cao's move is very clever, so that tens of thousands of soldiers can be injured less, but it costs more grain and grass to carry more weight, if these are compared with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, it is worth it."

Liu Bei nodded, but Zuo Ci smiled: "But? *****”

"But what" Liu Bei followed Zuo Ci's words and answered!

Zuo Ci said: "Maybe Cao Cao is sailing in the gutter at this moment"

Liu Bei asked: "How can this battle situation be like this, this Cao Mengde has the advantage, and Jizhou is surrounded by Cao Cao's territory, even if they can fight out of the city, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape."

Zuo Ci smiled: "People don't want to run at all? ”

Liu Bei was immediately surprised when he heard this, and then he couldn't think of anything after thinking about it, and finally bowed helplessly and said to Zuo Ci: "Please don't hide it from me anymore?" ”

Zuo Ci said: "Has the lord ever thought like this, since Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops attacked Jizhou City and did not capture it, but chose to besiege the city, what does this mean?" ”

Liu Bei was puzzled: "What does this mean, it means that Cao Cao can't defeat Jizhou or Cao Cao is afraid that his soldiers will be killed and injured too much."

Zuo Ci said solemnly: "The lord is wise, these two points are absolutely correct, Cao Cao can transfer 100,000 troops from elsewhere to Jizhou to support, which also proves from the side that Cao ** has a lot of injuries, and the reason that a strong attack cannot be attacked"

"Lord, this is a matter of Yuan Shao not returning to Jizhou City after being defeated by Cao Cao, and now Yuan Shao and Fu Zhu and Yan Liangwen Chou have all returned to Jizhou City, even if it is at this moment, it is difficult to capture Jizhou City, so Cao Cao has no choice but to use siege tactics, waiting for Yuan Shao to surrender without a fight without food"

"So that's the case, it seems that Cao Cao's situation is also very helpless"

Zuo Ci said with a smile: "Cao Cao is not enough for these, if Yuan Shao is at this moment, all the people in Jizhou City will train 100,000 horses from the new training department, and there are Yan Liangwen and Chou under his command, Tian Feng is frustrated with such a strategist, and the military generals are all there, but it is enough for Cao Cao to drink a pot, so it is also Yuan Shao's last fight."

Liu Bei thought, yes, why didn't I see that at this time, Yuan Shao still had life?

The guard outside the door said, "My lord, someone said that he was called Fu Zhu, and he came to see the lord."

Oh?

"Please"

Fu Zhu was taken to the main hall by the guards and waited for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and Zuo Ci also entered the hall through the side door, Liu Bei sat on the throne very humbly and asked with a smile: "Then Zhu just walked from me not long ago, why did he come again?"

He said: "Entrusted by the lord, I have come to report a message to the emperor."

"Oh, is it? Please note that it should be said quickly! ”

Frustrated: "My lord and Cao thief are incompatible, although we have a small army now, but even if the last soldier of the province is a pawn, we must burn with Cao Cao's jade, if our army suddenly starts a war with Cao Cao, at this time, please Uncle Huang will take the opportunity, I think such a good time, Uncle Huang will take advantage of it!" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Note, your lord's army is only 20,000, so if you fight with Cao Cao like this, and say that you will go to war, isn't it a bit of a daydream?" ”

"Uncle Huang, we are not more than 20,000, but there are millions of people in my family, what is the result is not yet the time to make a conclusion."

Zuo Ci said: "If Yuan Shao wants to send troops, there must be 100,000 troops, if there are 100,000 troops missing, Yuan Shao is doing a loss-making business, this frustration must be in his heart, but just when the war starts, he wants us to attack Qingzhou or Yanzhou, to relieve pressure on you, these two places cannot give Cao Cao more troops"

He smiled and said, "The old gentleman is a clear-eyed person, but if you attack Yanzhou or Qingzhou, it is impossible for other states and counties to increase their troops, isn't this a good time?" ”

Zuo Ci looked at Liu Bei and nodded, Liu Bei replied: "Then you can go back, we will definitely make a move, but let your lord also pay attention to safety, you are in military affairs, I will not keep you"

Frustrated, he turned around and left, walked out of the main hall, and went directly to Jingchu to meet Li Zhe!

Jing Chu

Li Zhezheng said to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong: "Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, I know that since Ma Yan's death, the two of you can't let go of your childishness, because they have your heart and are very smart, today I will let you see what a prodigy is, if you win your heart, how about letting the two of you take him to do things from now on?" ”

The two looked at Li Zhe and said, "Is there anyone who can be as smart as Ma Tan?" ”

Li Zhe laughed and said: "It's more than that."

Smiling, Li Zhe took Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Jing Chucai Academy

After entering the door, the guards at the door saluted and wanted to go in and tell the three elders, but Li Zhe stopped the guards and said, "We want to look around today, so we don't need to report it."

The three of them entered the academy together, and when they arrived at the pavilion, they happened to see an old man and a young man playing chess, and Li Zhe saw that the old man was Sima Hui.

The three of them walked to the edge of anticipation and looked at the chess game, it was the chess game that Li Zhe improved back then, but this chess game was set here, it seemed that Sima Hui's chess game was very active, and there were several offensives, but there was no way to kill the other party at once, and on the other hand, the young man's chess game surprised Zhuge Liang, and there were killing moves hidden in this defense.

And the two of them looked at the chessboard intently, and they didn't notice that anyone around them was watching the chess game they were playing!