Han Xiang

Chapter 430

Liu Bei and Guan Yu stared at each other for a moment, then looked at Zhang Fei beside them at the same time.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and was about to explain the misunderstanding. Seeing his naive expression, Zhuge Liang deliberately asked jokingly, "It seems to be General Zhang's ability, but last night the clouds were quite thick, and the stars in the sky were hidden. How did the general see it?"

"I have good eyesight"

Zhang Fei planned to tell the truth, but he was not happy with Zhuge Liang's teasing in person, so he replied inexplicably, which made it difficult for Zhuge Liang to answer.

Seeing this, Liu Bei hurriedly reminded: "Third brother, don't play tricks in front of Mr., how do you know astrology?"

Zhang Fei bowed his head at Liu Bei's words, as honest as a child who made a mistake, making Zhuge Liang on the side laugh without saying a word.

Liu Bei frowned and continued: "The Han Dynasty is in ruins, treacherous officials steal their lives, and the master of Guanzhi is covered with dust. I don't measure my virtue and strength, and I want to believe in righteousness in the world; but my wisdom is shallow, so I use it rampantly. As of today. However, the ambition is still there. Do you think the plan will be settled?"

Zhuge Liang was waiting for the opportunity in the thatched cottage. Liu Bei appeared earlier than he expected, and the situation in the world was also different from his previous calculations.

Zhuge Liang started to think about Liu Bei's problem as early as he received the reminder from Xu Shu's letter. During this time, he was away from home and had been thinking about countermeasures.

Zhuge Liang put down the bamboo cup, looked at it calmly and said: "Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, heroes in the world have risen together, and there are countless people who have crossed states and counties. Cao Cao was originally weaker than Yuan Shao, but he was able to defeat his opponents in Guandu and Cangting. If it hadn't been for Sun Quan's surprise attack on Shouchun, Cao Cao might have conquered Hebei;

Although Yuan Shao was able to take a breather, his vitality was greatly injured and he was no longer the same as before. Cao Cao took the emperor and made the princes, and became the number one prince today.
At present, Yuan Shao in Hebei is still alive, Sun Quan's rebellion in Jiangdong has been revealed, and Jingzhou also has plans to move northward. The four princes of Hebei, Jiangdong, Central Plains, and Jingzhou are restrained by each other.
Last year Cao Cao sent troops to Huainan, Huang Yuanyang sent troops to Yuzhang to avenge, the imperial court named Liu Qi the prefect of Hanzhong, Zhang Luli's troops were mobilizing horses and horses to lead troops eastward, and all the disputes were inseparable from Cao Cao;

As the saying goes, it is easy to fish in troubled waters, and the more chaotic the situation is, the more opportunities there will be. As the commander of the imperial family, the general is loyal to the world and leads heroes. Why not seize the current opportunity and take advantage of the situation? "

"Timing? When is the timing?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise, and said to himself, I know that the chaos was caused by Cao Cao, but where is the time to take advantage of the situation?

I didn't see the opportunity, neither did Zi Yang and Yuan Zhi. Is Wolong really superior?
Zhuge Liang stood up and left the table, and smoothly lifted out a low shelf from the wall, on which hung a map of Nanyang's surroundings.

"I heard that Zhang Lu's troubles were caused by the fact that General Guan failed to attack westward. He ran out of food and slaughtered the people of Xi County on the way to retreat."

"Guan has never been to Xi County!"

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Guan Yu got up anxiously to prove his innocence.

"Haha, Liang naturally knows, General Guan, please sit down."

After Zhuge Liang comforted Guan Yu, he pointed to the map and continued to explain: "Cao Cao used Sun Quan and Zhang Lu to contain Jingzhou, and wanted to free up his hands to fight Yuan Shao. The trouble in the northwest of Jingzhou must be Cao Cao's handwriting. I know where the fake army came from, and it is here."

Liu Bei got up and stretched his neck. Seeing where Zhuge Liang was pointing, he couldn't help asking: "Wuguan? So the counterfeit soldiers came from Guanzhong?"

"Of course."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and added: "Cao Cao did many mistakes. He wanted to provoke Hanzhong to fight Jingzhou, but he also created opportunities for the general. The four counties of Xicheng, Shangyong, Xixian, and Fangling belong to Hanzhong in name, but they are actually controlled by local tyrants. They can be said to be a few small princes;

The four counties were born on the Qinba Mountains. Although the dangerous terrain restricted development, it also blocked external dangers. There have been no military disasters in the past ten years of chaos. Why didn't the general take this opportunity to take it as the foundation?The terrain around the west city is flat and fertile, which is comparable to the land under the jurisdiction of Zhanglu in the west. It is a good place to escape from the world;

The general took over the four counties in the Middle East of the Han Dynasty, and only needed to farm on the spot to raise armor, wait for the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and then secretly take Chang'an through Wuguan.
At that time, the Yuan-Cao War may not be over, and Jiangdong and Jingzhou will continue to fight endlessly. The generals only need to stick to the pass, monitor the heroes, recover Ma Teng, Han Sui, Zhang Lu and other small forces one by one, and then enter the decisive battle in the Central Plains. "

Liu Bei's mouth was dry when he heard it, and he couldn't help holding up the bamboo tube to sip water.

If the plans of Liu Ye, Lu Su and others were only focused on gaining a foothold in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang was on a higher level.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's high-end lectures, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other in dismay. Although they didn't understand much, they were greatly shocked, especially Zhang Fei, who was "gazing at the stars", just nodded as if he was listening to a book from heaven.

Although Liu Bei's chest was surging, he also had his own doubts.

"Mr. Wolong, the roads in the four eastern counties are dangerous, and it is very difficult to go west from Jingzhou. It is not easy to occupy this place with the few soldiers and horses in Wancheng alone? Even if we are lucky enough to capture those counties, Liu Jingsheng will not allow me to escape the control of Jingzhou."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Haha, the general opened up his mind a little bit, Liu Jingzhou is naturally resentful if you go to occupy the four counties in the east in your own name, but if it is in the name of helping Liu Qi, he might even send troops to support;
As the prefect of Hanzhong, Liu Qi sent troops to retake the people of this county. Zhang Lu wanted to take the opportunity to bring the four counties under his control. He probably had no real plans to invade Jingzhou. "

"So?" Liu Bei swallowed, "Dongsi County is actually easy to fight?"

"Good fight."

Zhuge Liang nodded affirmatively: "Liu Qi is honest and humble, but he is not a talent for helping the world. At that time, the county government will be moved to Xicheng, and it will be impossible to do without the help of the general. The general is committed to Jingzhou and cannot be independent. He can make great achievements in the four counties in the east. It will not be obvious when we make friends with Jingzhou. It will be unexpected to seize Guanzhong in the future."

"What the gentleman said, Mao Sai suddenly opened up, maybe he can really make progress in Guanzhong, it's just..."

"The general has doubts, you might as well speak up."

Liu Bei replied: "Sir, let me take Guanzhong as my foundation, guard the pass, monitor the heroes, and then take back Ma Teng, Han Sui and other small forces to become big. But Cao Cao is good at intrigue and trickery, and controls the emperor to order the princes. If Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Zhang Lu are ordered to attack at the same time, wouldn't Guanzhong be passively beaten?"

"It is not unreasonable to rely on the emperor to order the princes. Knowing that the general has received the emperor's blood order? The righteousness is on the general's side. If you are worried that the other princes will not accept it, you might as well raise a big flag."

"What banner?"

"In the past, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Xu, and this is how he coerced the emperor to order the princes. Cao Cao could welcome the generals as well. Moreover, Chang'an is the old capital of the Han Dynasty. Chang'an is the destiny to welcome the emperor. At that time, the generals will hold the righteousness and order the heroes. Ma Teng, Han Sui and others will definitely not follow suit."

Liu Bei applauded and said: "Mr. is worthy of being a Wolong. He has heard the dragon's singing before he came out of the hut. He is really a great talent that has never been seen in all ages."

(End of this chapter)