But it was said that Liu Bei's army was defeated. Because of the fire and fright and all the way around, after retreating to the Yong'an Palace in the White Emperor City, he was sick and could not afford it, with the starvation of the Wu army continued to catastrophe, the immeasurable Taoist people broke Zhuge Liang's greatest source of confidence Eight Array Diagram, and outside the Qianyuan Mountain, the defeated people explained the masters of the two sects, and even Yang Jian was killed in battle, the Eastern Wu army went all the way, the bad news one after another, Liu Bei was greatly stimulated, and worried about the work, the condition was even more sudden and heavy, until it was near, it was even more dizzy, and he couldn't get out of bed.

"Ji Chang!" Liu Bei called while lying on the bed.

"The minister is here!"

"What's going on out there?"

"Everything is fine...... General Ma Chao held Yangping Pass to block the Wei army from the pass, the Wei army must retreat if it was useless, General Ma Dai held all the dangerous places in the east, the Wu army has begun to retreat, Bixia just needs to recuperate with peace of mind. ”

"Very good!" Liu Bei coughed violently several times, then sat up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Are you really thinking that I am really about to die, and I don't even have the ability to think?"

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Ma Liang was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Don't dare? Is the shouting and killing outside my hallucination? If everything is as you say, you tell me where the shouting and killing sound came from? And you tell me that if everything is so haode, why are the palace people waiting for me so panicked, maybe they are frightened by me. ”

"Damn it......" Ma Liang kept kowtowing.

Liu Bei eased slightly, slowly lay down on the bed, and then closed his eyes slightly and said, "Say, what's the situation now? I want to listen to the truth." ”

After experiencing that moment just now, Ma Liang knew that although Liu Bei was drowsy, he could not deceive, and he didn't dare to lie anymore. After a slight hesitation, he said softly: "The army of Eastern Wu has already fought outside the city. ”

Liu Bei was already prepared for this matter, so he didn't react much, just said lightly: "What about Wei Jun?"

Ma Liang saw that Liu Bei was not too excited when he heard the information just now, so he did not hide it, and reported truthfully: "The Wei army marched in two ways. The first way, with Cao Zhen as the governor, raised 100,000 troops, took Yangping Pass, this place is steep, and there are generals such as General Ma Chao to guard the pass, Cao Zhen has been blocked, and he will retreat soon; 100,000 soldiers from Shangyong, committed Hanzhong, but the prime minister learned that Meng Da and Li Yan had a life-and-death friendship, and had ordered Li Yan to write a letter to send to Meng Da. Although there is an army of Eastern Wu outside the ministers, as long as the White Emperor makes a move. After beheading the immeasurable Dao people, the Eastern Wu army must be demoralized. Naturally retreating, Bixia can just recuperate with peace of mind. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "You still have reservations about me, now the Eastern Wu army has arrived in the White Emperor City, but I have never seen Prime Minister Zhuge come here to see Lonely, not even the soldiers and horses that support, the situation will definitely not be just as you said." ”

"Tell me the truth. Has the prime minister been self-reliant in Hanzhong? Has this place become a lonely army?"

When Ma Liang heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Prime Minister Bixia's loyalty can be seen day and night, where it is possible to usurp and stand on his own, Bixia can't think nonsense." ”

Liu Bei smiled slightly. Then he said: "It's just to protect Yangping Pass and Hanzhong, the prime minister should still be able to draw some soldiers and horses in his hands, why didn't he send here to support, why didn't the prime minister himself come here to see him? Gudu has been besieged by the Eastern Wu army in the White Emperor City, is there anything bigger than this? If he is loyal, then why does he do nothing when he sees this situation? You don't have to speak for him, you know in your heart that even if he hasn't turned back for a while, it is not far away. ”

Ma Liang hurriedly said: "If Cheng is not loyal to Bixia, then why did he send people to invite Bixia several times before? ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Are you really kind to him when he asked me to be safe?" In fact, I know in my heart that now that I am in the White Emperor City, I still have the 20,000 elite soldiers in my hands that have been mobilized and collected from nearby today, as well as the newly recruited 5,000 soldiers and horses, I have great prestige, and he has scruples about staying in the White Emperor City with these soldiers and horses in my hands.

However, if he invited me, it would be different, and most of the more than 20,000 men and horses would definitely stay here except for a few. He only needs to change his men and horses in the capital, and once I return with only a few thousand men and horses, I will no longer be able to stir up any storms, and it is not up to him to be imprisoned or killed.

Whether I am imprisoned or killed, I will be isolated from the outside world, no matter how great my prestige is, and when the time comes, he will be self-reliant, so he must hope that I will be still. ”

"Bixia, things are really not what you imagined, it is really a few more powerful barbarian leaders who sent troops with Bixia this time, defeated and killed, and the barbarian king who did not send troops to help Bixia has no restraint, and in just a few days, the barbarians have completely unified the barbarians, and under the order, the barbarian tribes no longer dare to disobey.

He saw that the situation in my Shu Kingdom was not good now, but he took advantage of the prestige of the unified barbarians to go all the way north. The barbarians are now unimpeded and their morale is high, and my Shu is empty, and now the four counties of Yizhou have almost fallen into their hands.

The prime minister is now taking all the soldiers and horses that can be used to block the Southern Barbarian army, once he comes here to see him, the Southern Barbarian army will definitely be no longer able to stop it, and the Shu Kingdom will be destroyed.

The prime minister sent people to ask Bixia to return to the capital several times, but it was really a last resort, and he already wanted to give up this place, gather people, occupy the geographical advantage, and keep the rich counties, so as to keep the foundation of Shu State, in order to plan for the future. ”

Ma Liang kept crying, just to tell Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang was very loyal, and he didn't come just because he was blocking the Southern Barbarian army.

Liu Bei was also so frightened that he sat up again and asked, "What? The situation in my Shu Kingdom is so critical? Why didn't you report me truthfully earlier?"

Ma Liang said: "Earlier, because Bixia was ill, I wanted to invite Bixia back to recuperate, and when my body was well, I would find a suitable opportunity to report to Bixia." Now it's because Dongwu has been menacing all the way, and now it's not far from here, Bixia is not in good health, and it is not suitable to transfer, so I don't bother Bixia with the truth. ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but say: "It's all Lone's fault, if it weren't for Lone's insistence, it wouldn't have been the 800,000 elites of the Shu Kingdom scattered in Eastern Wu, and the situation wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for Lone's body being so uncompetitive, there wouldn't have been even a chance to escape back." ”

Ma Liang said: "Bixia doesn't have to be like this, in fact, among these armies, it belongs to the Eastern Wu This road is the most powerful and the most difficult, if you follow the advice of the prime minister earlier, give up a large area of land, shrink the defense, and may not be able to stop the Eastern Wu army." Once Dongwu does not retreat, the rest of the roads will not retreat, and it is not possible that the Xiqiang Demon Clan may send troops.

It can be said that the military key of Soochow is gone, and the rest of the roads are not to be feared.

However, Bixia took the lead, and then sat in the town, the tens of thousands of troops of our Shu army were united, and then asked for the help of the White Emperor, and there was still some hope for retreating to the Eastern Wu army. ”

"After returning to the capital with its bixia, it lasted for ten days, and then it was destroyed, but it was better to fight against the water, occupy the power of the White Emperor here, and retreat to the most powerful Dongwu all the way. ”

"If it goes well, as long as the Eastern Wu army retreats here, not only will there be no need to lose a large area of land, but Bixia can also draw out men and horses to help the prime minister resist the Southern Barbarians, and if the Eastern Wu army retreats, our army will definitely be greatly boosted, and the rest of the countries will definitely be deterred, so that the other armies will be easier to deal with. ”

"Bixia can't blame herself at the moment, let alone lose self-confidence, and should be more excited, but the survival of my Shu Kingdom is looking at Bixia!"

Liu Bei heard Ma Liang say something, and couldn't help sighing: "Hey, I have to be reciprocal in seasons, how lucky I am Liu Bei!"

Immediately, Liu Bei seemed to be in a lot of spirits, and asked Ma Liangdao: "Now that the army of Eastern Wu has been killed outside the city, have you invited the White Emperor?"

Ma Liang said: "Please!"

Liu Bei asked, "Is he willing to make a move?"

Ma Liang said: "There is no return yet!"

Liu Bei shook his head, sighed and said: "It seems that such a master, he must know the movements of the Eastern Wu army one step ahead of us, if he was willing to make a move, he would have made a move a long time ago, and there has been no movement at this moment, but he must be unwilling." ”

Ma Liang said: "Emperor Bai has promised us before, people like them, a word, Bixia wait a while, there will definitely be good news." ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Hehehe, speaking of which, I am also from a sect, and Ji Chang is a Confucian master, and you and I are clear about many things in your cultivation." What is the realm of quasi-saint, you and I both understand in our hearts, what kind of characters are Erlang God Yang Jian, Qingxu Moral True Monarch, and Dao Xing Tianzun, you and I are not ignorant, even they have failed, and their cultivation is even inferior to that of Qingxu Moral True Monarch, and the White Emperor who is only with Dao Xing Tianzun can stop the immeasurable Daoist people?

Liu Bei's words made Ma's conscience cold. Yes, even the Dao Xing Tianzun and the Pure Void Moral True Monarch have been defeated, and the White Emperor has little hope of being able to stop the immeasurable Dao people, and even the hope of making a move is not great, so where should we go in the future?

Ma Liang, who knelt in front of Liu Bei, was full of despair, since he followed Liu Bei, he had been loyal to Liu Bei's society all his life, and he saw that the court that had been loyal to him all his life was about to be wiped out, and his heart was extremely painful. But there is nothing that can be done.

"Ji Chang, didn't you persuade me before? Why don't you even have confidence? At this time, if even you are like this, then there will be no hope for my Shu Kingdom. At this time, Liu Bei's voice suddenly sounded beside Ma Liang.

"Alas!" Ma Liang closed his eyes in pain, with a struggling look on his face, and then opened his eyes and said: "Bixia, let Weichen personally ask the White Emperor Bixia to try it!"

"Haha, I really didn't misread Ji Chang...... Come, you bring this thing to ......" Liu Bei suddenly daxiao. (To be continued......)