Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Chapter 210 Missed opportunity, Zhuge Liang’s helplessness

After returning, Zhuge Liang reluctantly told Liu Bei about the incident, hoping that Liu Bei would be prepared to avoid being implicated.

Zhuge Liang felt very guilty about this. If it hadn't been for him, Liu Bei would not have been involved in this kind of thing.

Liu Bei did not feel displeased.

"I know Mr. Kong Ming's wisdom. It's normal for others to want to borrow your wisdom. Besides, in that case, no one else would be able to do better than Mr. Kong Ming!"

"So Mr. Kong Ming doesn't have to worry about it."

Even though Liu Bei didn't care, Zhuge Liang still felt guilty and uneasy for causing a lot of trouble to Liu Bei.

Fortunately, Liu Qi was indeed good enough to keep his promise. Not even half of the news about what happened in the courtyard was spread, which made Zhuge Liang feel at ease.

But soon, everyone's thoughts were no longer on this matter.

Because Cao Cao was preparing to conquer Wuhuan.

Yuan Shao's remnants Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Wuhuan after their defeat. After some struggle and entanglement, Cao Cao finally prepared to conquer Wuhuan on Guo Jia's suggestion!

Zhuge Liang knew as soon as he heard this that this was an absolutely rare opportunity and he must not let it go!

But just when Liu Bei set out to persuade Liu Biao to take the opportunity to attack Xudu, Zhuge Liang suddenly thought of his deduction about the situation in the world when he sat with Qin Tian before.

Thinking of the current situation, Zhuge Liang was horrified to find that the situation in the world was evolving exactly as Qin Tian said!

……

one month ago.

While Qin Tian and Zhuge Liang were chatting, Zhuge Liang suddenly became interested and wanted to compete with Qin Tian on his methods of deducing the general trend of the world.

Qin Tian was naturally very interested, and the two soon started talking.

"So Brother Qin thinks that Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi will be defeated?"

Qin Tian nodded.

"If Cao Cao wants to continue his southern expedition, he must have a stable rear. The relationship between Wuhuan and the Yuan family has always been good, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are now in Wuhuan."

"Therefore, Cao Cao will definitely solve the problems in the rear before officially marching south, so within a year at the latest, Cao Cao will definitely take action against Wuhuan!"

Zhuge Liang did not agree with Qin Tian's statement.

"No, no, in my opinion, Cao Cao will not take action against Wuhuan. Even if he does, he will definitely not take action officially in the next few years!"

Qin Tian raised his eyebrows: "I would like to hear the details."

Zhuge Liang quickly expressed his thoughts.

He believed that it would not be easy for Cao Cao to deal with Wuhuan. Not only would he have to mobilize all his troops, at least he would have an empty rear.

Qin Tian also fully recognized this point.

Regardless of how powerful Cao Cao is now, he must not be arrogant about things like war. In order to completely eliminate the influence left by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao will definitely use all his strength.

So the question becomes, since Cao Cao needs to mobilize a large army to attack Wuhuan, is it still necessary to attack?

You know, the world is not peaceful now. If Wuhuan is attacked, Cao Cao's rear defense will be very empty, giving the enemy an opportunity to sneak in!

Cao Cao must have known that Liu Bei had great intentions. Once he dared to send troops, Liu Bei would not let go of this opportunity.

By then, Xu Du will be in danger!

This is the main reason why Zhuge Liang made such a judgment!

"Kong Ming is right, but you overlooked one point."

"I would like to hear the details." Zhuge Liang raised his brows, as if he did not agree with Qin Tian's statement.

His speculations were all based on existing intelligence. He did not say that it would definitely happen, but the probability of it happening was at least 80%.

Zhuge Liang is very confident in himself and confident that he will never lose.

Qin Tian smiled softly: "You think too highly of Liu Bei."

Zhuge Liang frowned.

He couldn't say much about Liu Bei, but at least he knew that Liu Bei was by no means short-sighted.

Zhuge Liang didn't believe that Liu Bei couldn't make a correct judgment.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. What I meant was that you overestimated Liu Bei's importance in Liu Biao's heart."

A very simple truth.

Liu Biao was a pure talker, a politician who only knew how to sit and talk.

He knew that he was not capable enough to control Liu Bei, so he was bound to be on guard against Liu Bei.

In order to prevent Liu Bei from becoming bigger and even threatening him in turn, Liu Biao would definitely not agree to Liu Bei's request.

Maybe in Liu Biao's eyes, the words Liu Bei said and the suggestions he gave were just his means of fighting for power!

There is a difference between a villain and a gentleman.

Even if Liu Bei told Liu Biao straightforwardly, he would never forget the kindness of taking him in before, and he would never attack Liu Biao.

But the question is, does Liu Biao dare to believe it?

Does he have the guts to believe that Liu Bei will not do anything to him?

Obviously, Liu Biao did not have the courage.

So even if Xu Du was empty and defenseless, Liu Biao would never agree to Liu Bei's request.

Not only that, he would not even allow Liu Bei to go on an expedition without permission, because it would bring him trouble and divert Cao Cao's attention to him.

Therefore, when Cao Cao went to Wuhuan, he did not need to consider Liu Bei's problem at all.

Naturally, someone will come forward to stop Liu Bei, and this person is Liu Biao.

I have to say that people from the same force ended up holding each other back. This was really an interesting joke.

Zhuge Liang frowned as he listened to Qin Tian finish his speculation. Even he had to admit that Qin Tian was right at all.

Liu Biao is really such a person.

If that happens, even Zhuge Liang has to admit that things will really develop as Qin Tian said!

But Zhuge Liang was not reconciled: "But the question is, can Cao Cao realize this?"

Qin Tian was able to accurately analyze Liu Biao's weaknesses and the relationship between Liu Biao and Liu Bei.

But others may not be able to do this, especially Cao Cao, who is hostile to Liu Biao.

Does Cao Cao dare to bet on the possibility of Liu Biao giving up Xu Capital?

What if, even if there is only one chance in ten thousand, Liu Biao adopts Liu Bei's opinion?

Wouldn't that be dangerous?

Zhuge Liang still felt that even if someone in Cao Cao's account really noticed this, they would never be able to convince Cao Cao!

Qin Tian smiled and said nothing.

After a long time, he slowly said: "Others may not be able to do it, but Feng Xiao can definitely do it!"

"Fengxiao? Guo Jia?" Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned.

Soon, he realized who Qin Tian was talking about.

What a genius, Guo Jia!

I have to admit that Guo Jia is indeed a counselor who is very good at planning and reading people's hearts.

If he faced Guo Jia, even Zhuge Liang was not confident that he could win 100%.

If it were Guo Jia, everything would seem to make sense.

This time to deduce the world situation, Zhuge Liang had to admit that he lost.

But this was because his presence was not considered.

Zhuge Liang felt that if he was included, he might be able to change Liu Biao's mind with his eloquence.

Qin Tian still didn't agree.

Zhuge Liang's eloquence may be able to convince Liu Biao, but he cannot eliminate the suspicion in Liu Biao's heart.

Once Liu Biao's suspicion increases, Liu Bei may not even have a final place to stay. If Zhuge Liang really comes forward in person, it will make Liu Biao even more convinced that Liu Bei does have a problem.

This time it will be self-defeating!

I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses by then.

Therefore, Qin Tian felt that if Zhuge Liang was really present in the future, it would be best not to reveal himself too much and just keep it hidden.

Otherwise, it will easily push things into an irreversible abyss!

……

When he came back to his senses, Zhuge Liang discovered that what happened today was exactly the same as what Qin Tian had deduced, with almost no difference.

Zhuge Liang was in Fancheng and could only hope that Qin Tian's speculation was wrong and that Liu Biao could have more strategic vision.

But things often don't go as expected.

Liu Bei came back and brought back some very bad news for Zhuge Liang.

As expected, Liu Biao rejected Liu Bei's request and was even quite unhappy.

Zhuge Liang thought about it and finally decided to take action himself to try to persuade Liu Biao.

If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid there will never be a way to defeat Cao Cao.

Once Wuhuan is captured and his worries are resolved, Cao Cao's next goal will definitely be to conquer the south.

If Sun Quan is defeated again, there will be no one in the world who can stop Cao Cao!

Is it possible that Zhuge Liang can conjure an army of hundreds of thousands out of thin air?

Success or failure ultimately depends on the person.

However, Zhuge Liang still underestimated Liu Biao's suspicion.

Not only did he fail to convince Liu Biao by taking action personally, but it actually made Liu Biao more determined that Liu Bei had problems.

In his opinion, it is impossible for Cao Cao not to have thought of this. Attacking Xudu now would not only yield no gains, but would instead anger Cao Cao and make him his next target.

Therefore, Liu Biao would rather maintain the current situation and do nothing than make a mistake.

As for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who encouraged him to attack Xudu, they naturally harbored evil intentions and their intentions could be punished!

At this time, the relationship between Liu Biao and Liu Bei, which had just been eased, deteriorated again.

The deterioration of the relationship soon became apparent, and Liu Bei's life in Fancheng gradually became less easy.

Cao Cao's determination to conquer Wuhuan exceeded everyone's expectations.

Cao Cao began his march in May, and it was already September when the news came out.

Another month passed after the news came out, and I received news related to Cao Cao again, that is, he had defeated the Wuhuan army.

In the battle of Bailang Mountain, Cao's army won a complete victory, and more than 200,000 Hu and Han soldiers surrendered.

It only took a month from the time the news came out to the end of the war and Cao Jun's victory.

If Liu Biao could seize the opportunity now, he might still have some chance of winning Xudu.

But even at this time, Liu Biao still refused to believe Liu Bei's suggestion.

He insisted that Cao Jun would never let down his guard. Attacking Xudu now would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!

In this way, Liu Biao missed his last chance to capture Xudu.

When all the dust settled, it was already the end of November and the twelfth lunar month was coming soon.

In such weather, even if Xudu is still empty, the cold winter climate will make the army's conquest even more difficult.

In the twelfth lunar month, news from all sides continued to spread.

Judging from what happened before, Liu Biao suddenly realized that Liu Bei's suggestion was absolutely correct!

When Cao Cao returned to the Central Plains, it turned out that Liu Biao's judgment was completely wrong. At this time, Liu Biao finally summoned Liu Bei and said: "I didn't adopt your suggestion before, and now I have lost such a good opportunity."

In this regard, Liu Bei was very generous.

In other words, even if he is not generous, there is nothing he can do.

In the final analysis, he is still dependent on others. He is just a small general. He has no soldiers and no strength. No one will believe anything he says.

At this time, it was Liu Bei who comforted Liu Biao.

"Now that the world is divided and war is on the horizon, opportunities will definitely appear again. How can there be no opportunities?"

"If I can seize the opportunity in the future, this incident will not be a regret."

Zhuge Liang was helpless about this.

The deal is done, no matter how much you regret it now, it will be of no use, you can only wait for a better time!

……

Even war has to make way for the New Year.

In this era, celebrating the New Year is the only thing ordinary people can think about.

The great victory before the Chinese New Year shocked the entire north.

No matter who is under the rule, as long as life can go on and as long as battles can be won continuously, the people will have hope in their hearts.

The reason is also very simple. Consistently winning battles means that their rulers are really powerful, so the people do not have to worry about the city they live in being breached, themselves being caught in the flames of war, or even their families being destroyed.

What does it matter if we can have a mouthful of food, and if our family is not ruined, if we live a hard life?

Therefore, during this new year, the people in the north can be said to be joyful.

The people were relatively happy, but Cao Cao was not happy at all, even if he won a big victory and cleared the final rear obstacle for himself to dominate the world.

Because Guo Jia was already terminally ill at this time.

Speaking of which, this is also related to Guo Jia's conquest of Wuhuan.

As the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and quick. Although I am confident that Liu Bei will be stopped by Liu Biao, there are long nights and many dreams. Once the war drags on for a long time, there is no guarantee that Liu Biao will not become suspicious.

I'm afraid he will really attack Xudu by then.

At the same time, Wuhuan's terrain is also very complex. If the opponent is given a chance to prepare, the war will inevitably be dragged into a tug-of-war.

No one wants to see this happen.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, Cao Cao and Guo Jia left their baggage behind and advanced quickly with light troops to attack them unprepared.

However, without carrying baggage, the consequence of the high speed of soldiers is that it is very difficult to supply the army.

The road conditions during this march were extremely bad, and there was a drought and no water for 200 miles along the way.

Cao's army was extremely short of supplies and even had to kill thousands of horses to satisfy their hunger, so that they could reach their destination with difficulty.

During this expedition, Guo Jia's body showed abnormalities several times, but the military situation was urgent and Guo Jia had no time to rest.

Finally, after the war, on the way back from Liucheng, Guo Jia's physical problems broke out.

Because it was already winter, the climate was not acclimatized, coupled with the extremely harsh weather in northern winter, and the overwork caused by rushing day and night, Guo Jia finally fell completely ill.

At this time, Cao Cao was so anxious that he searched everywhere for a doctor, hoping to find someone who could treat Guo Jia.

At this time, Qin Tian also came all the way to the north.

(End of this chapter)