Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 141 Zhuge’s sharp edge
Jia Xu pondered slightly and glanced at Cao Cao, seeming to have some scruples. After all, Xiahou De was the same clan as Prime Minister Cao.

Cao Cao said solemnly: "Just say it, why worry!"

Jia Xu then said: "Xiahou De exaggerated and had no real talent or knowledge. If he was really brave, I'm afraid Guan Yu would have attacked him when he was in Jiangxia before Jiangdong could deal with it. How could Zhuge Wende let him Something big happened?"

Cheng Yu was confused and asked: "Wen He, this is wrong again. Xiahou De rescued Chen Qun, and Zhang Liao rescued Chen Qun, so why couldn't Xiahou De rescue him? Why did Xiahou De save Chen Qun, then Is it a big deal that ruined his Zhuge Pifu?"

Jia Xu turned to look at Cheng Yu: "If Xia Houde repels Jiangdong and saves Chen Changwen, then what's the matter with Zhang Liao?"

Zhong Yao was startled and said in a trembling voice: "As for Wenhe, Zhuge Pif's target is not Chen Changwen at all, but Zhang Liao!?"

Jia Xu nodded and said dejectedly: "That's it! Forgive me for being disrespectful. Although Chen Changwen is a famous scholar, he has not yet caught the eye of Zhuge Wende. His ultimate goal is to capture Zhang Liao and destroy the prime minister's plan! It's not a long article. It's just a bait to attract Zhang Liao. So Xiahou De must be defeated!"

"What I just can't figure out is that Zhang Wenyuan is so brave and resourceful, how could he not know the power of the Jingzhou navy? He shouldn't have gone to the Jiangxia waters!"

Chen Qun recalled the past when he escaped from Jiangdong and said: "Wenyuan's ship and I were chased by Zhou Yu's army and fled into Jiangxia in a panic. It happened to be foggy that day and there was no one on the other side. Wenyuan's ship was carrying too much grain. There are too many soldiers and horses, and the water is very deep. If you take a small road, your field of vision is not clear, and if you get stranded, it will block the traffic and put everyone in a desperate situation. That's why Wen Yuan went to the dangerous omen, intending to take advantage of the fog to cover the sky without anyone noticing. He sneaked across Jiangxia. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu had already prepared and waited for the enemy."

Xun You interrupted Chen Qun's words: "Wait a minute! You said that the land of Jiangxia is suddenly filled with heavy fog? But Jiangdong is clear and fog-free?"

Chen Qun nodded and said, "That's right. Not only is there no fog in Jiangdong, but the fog is much lighter on the path I'm walking on. Only the general's Jiangxia section has extremely heavy fog, making it difficult to identify beyond a few feet."

Xun You's face turned pale, his arms resting on the table trembled slightly, he looked at Jia Xu and said, "Do you think this is a coincidence? Or is it, as you said, that Zhuge Wende had already designed it?"

Jia Xu also looked panicked. This was the first time he had been so uncalm.

"Could it be that Zhuge Pifu actually knows the art of evading armor? If not, heaven will help him?"

Qimen Dunjia, stirring up clouds and spitting mist?
This is just legendary ancient metaphysics, how can it be taken seriously?
But if not, how to explain this mysterious and mysterious fog?
The five counselors were silent together, Cao Cao was always in shock.Although everyone did not speak, in their hearts, they were still afraid of this mysterious Zhuge Wende.

After a long time, Chen Qun finally broke the silence, looked around, and finally stood up, bowed to Cao Cao and asked: "Prime Minister, now Zhang Liao has been captured and locked up in Jingzhou. But the troops, horses, and food for Hefei are still being prepared, how can it be so?" Can it be abandoned? Can we choose a coach among the generals to replace Zhang Liao and command the front line of Hefei?"

Cao Cao frowned and remained silent.

Zhong Yao nodded and said: "Cao Zixiao and Xu Gongming are both wise and brave, and can be used in great ways. I wonder if that's okay?"

Xun You shook his head and sighed: "Cao Zixiao has a bad temper, is headstrong, and does not accept honest advice. Except for the prime minister, he only listens to Cao Hong's words. But Cao Hong's temper is three points more violent than Cao Ren..."

Jia Xu also continued: "Although Xu Huang has more than enough courage, he lacks in resourcefulness. He can only plan for a corner, but not the overall situation. If he goes to Hefei, he will definitely not be Sun Quan's opponent!"

Cheng Yu looked sad: "Wen He's analysis is extremely accurate. If Yu Jin is here and assists Xu Huang, he can take on this important task. Unfortunately, Yu Jin is dead and died in the battle of Fancheng..."

Fancheng!

When Cao Cao heard these two words, fire suddenly surged in his eyes.

"Fan City! I will attack Fan City again, enter Xiangyang, and kill Zhuge Lifu with my chariot!"

As soon as the conversation changed, the topic also changed.

Xun You said: "Prime Minister, the food supply in Fancheng has almost been cut off. The scouts came to report that Fancheng is now just relying on sporadic relief from nearby prefectures and counties to survive. If the Prime Minister repeats his old strategy of retreating Ma Chao and sending troops to harass the food road, it will cut off the food supply." Supply. In just a few days, Fancheng will be in chaos!"

Zhong Yao also followed up and said: "I heard that most of the food and grass in Fancheng were sent to the barracks of the Southern Barbarians, while the [-] Jingzhou soldiers under Zhao Yun have already tightened their belts and lived frugally. As long as Fancheng Without food and grass, the Southern Barbarians cannot receive food and grass every day, and they will definitely have a dispute with Zhao Yun's troops!"

Cao Cao suddenly burst out laughing, twirling his beard and nodding, saying, "That's right! The Southern Barbarians are outsiders and have no sense of propriety, justice and shame. If Jingzhou doesn't support them, they will definitely be resentful and attack Jingzhou!"

"Give it to Cao Xiu!"

Cao Xiu is like the prime minister's thousand-mile horse!
When Ma Chao invaded the south last month, it was Cao Xiu who led the prime minister's generals and commanded [-] tiger and fierce cavalry. They went deep into the enemy's rear, cut off Xiliang's supply of grain to Ma Chao, burned down Xiliang's grain garrison, and raided the enemy camp, seriously injuring Han Sui. !
Han Sui was seriously injured and his food and grass were left unattended. Han Sui's eight generals who followed Ma Chao became alienated from Ma Chao.In the end, Ma Chao had to return to Xiliang, and his success was defeated.

Cao Xiu's reputation as a Thousand-mile Horse became even more famous and his reputation spread far and wide.

He can be called the rising star of the Cao family!

"Weak minister Cao Xiu, please pay homage to the Prime Minister!"

Cao Xiu was full of energy and armor, and bowed down at the foot of the steps.

"There are 25 troops stationed in Fancheng, and the consumption of food and grass is huge. Now the supply is getting increasingly tight. If there is another fire, Fancheng will be in chaos."

Cao Cao had a wicked smile on his face, stood up, held the hilt of his sword, and said lightly.

Cao Xiu raised his head and said: "Prime Minister Wuyou. I would like to borrow two thousand horses to ride out of Wancheng and head towards Fancheng. I will keep him safe from now on and enter Fancheng. This is just a wishful thinking!"

Jia Xu hurriedly reminded: "Little general, wait a minute!"

Cao Xiu raised his head, opened his eyes and looked at Jia Xu, and asked with arrogance: "What advice can Wen He have?"

Jia Xu said in a low voice: "Zhao Yun in Fancheng is not the generation of Ma Chao. Zhuge Wende in Jingzhou is not comparable to Han Sui. If the young general insists on going, he must be more careful. The food route is constant, and Fancheng will last for several days at most. There will also be chaos. Don't go deep into important places just for the sake of greed and fall into Zhuge's tricks."

Cao Xiu laughed loudly, glanced over the faces of the five counselors one by one, and said coldly: "If the Prime Minister and I were as calm and careful as you, I am afraid that Ma Chao would have entered Xuchang by now, and your family members would have been lucky by now." Go back to Xiliang!"

Cao Cao also laughed and pretended to scold: "Cao Xiu, how can you be so rude to your elders? They are all your uncles, so you must not lose your sense of proportion!"

Cao Xiu is Cao Cao's nephew, and Cao Xiu's father is Cao Cao's younger brother.

Cao Xiu hurriedly said: "Junior, I apologize. Wen He didn't know something. My elite cavalry can travel thousands of miles in a day and eight hundred in a night. They are all good horses."

"Therefore, you can strike the enemy with a flash and leave without leaving a trace. If things go wrong, you can walk away in the dust, and the enemy will not be able to catch up with you, and you will only be left lamenting."

"So there is no need for uncles to worry. My nephew is going here. If he cannot succeed, he will never return!"

All the counselors praised in unison: "So that's the case. No wonder Ma Chao retreated and Han Sui was seriously injured. Prime Minister Qianliju is indeed worthy of his name!"

The prime minister remained calm, but gathered together the collected horses and horses to form a lightning division and gave them to Cao Xiu to command.It wasn't until today that everyone knew about it.It can be seen that the depth of the Prime Minister's city is difficult to guess.

Only Jia Xu lowered his head and frowned, as if he had a lot of worries in his heart.But seeing everyone from the Prime Minister on down, they were all happy and full of confidence.In addition, Zhang Liao's worries had just faded away, so he was too lazy to mention negative things and disturb the atmosphere.

Cao Xiu said goodbye to Cao Cao, turned around and left.The neighing of war horses and the sound of hoofbeats gradually faded away, and Cao Xiu set off!

The Fancheng government office was filled with a tense atmosphere at the moment.

Zhao Yun was not wearing armor. He was wearing casual clothes at this time. He also took off the sword from his waist and placed it on the table.

Sitting on both sides of a simple long wooden table were all the elites of the Jingzhou faction in Fancheng.

"General, the food and grass in Fancheng can only be used for about seven days. Recently, scattered food and grass have been delivered to nearby prefectures and counties, maybe hundreds of stones, or dozens of stones, but it is a drop in the bucket and will not help the problem. If this cannot be properly solved, When faced with difficult problems, it is better to make decisions early to avoid future troubles.”

Kuai Yue accompanied the army and was responsible for the logistical supply of food and grass. He and Yi Ji partnered up to try their best to delay the arrival of this moment.However, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and it is not far away that Fancheng will be without food.

Zhao Yun frowned and said nothing.

Wei Yan slammed the table and said with resentment: "If we support the food and grass sent by Ma Liang of Jingzhou ourselves, it won't be a problem for three to five years. But with the 20 soldiers and horses of the Nanman King, there are so many elephants and lions The tiger beast has been completely exhausted in just over a month!"

Wenpin hurriedly stretched out his hand to comfort Wei Yan, and sighed: "The Nanman King was the reinforcements invited by the military advisor, and they also relieved our difficulties during the first battle of Fancheng. If the Nanman King's troops had not arrived in time, , I’m afraid you and I were deeply surrounded by Cao’s bandit soldiers and horses, and we would have been dead for a long time!”

Yi Ji was worried, flipping through the account book in his hand, and whispered: "The food and salary for our fifty thousand soldiers and horses has been reduced by [-]% compared to before. We have tried our best to streamline it. However, the Nanman soldiers are squandering wantonly and do not know how to accept the contract. If things go on like this, I am afraid that Arousing public anger will lead to change sooner or later!"

Zhao Yun put his hand on the hilt of the sword in his palm, and his thick eyebrows knitted together: "The King of Nanman is a helper invited by the military advisor, and he is a distinguished guest of Jingzhou. You must not treat him lightly!"

Kuai Yue said: "It is common sense that the Southern Barbarian King is kind to us and entertains us well. But it is also a fact that the food and grass are not available now. Once the food is exhausted, how can the 20 barbarian soldiers of the Southern Barbarian King endure hunger and live frugally? At that time, I was really worried that they would stir up trouble and be detrimental to Jingzhou!"

"Why don't Zilong write a letter early and inform the military advisor. See if he can find a way, or can he withdraw his troops temporarily to avoid the edge?"

"What if Cao Cao's army comes and surrounds me, will I be in a dead end?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Kuai Yidu is absolutely right. You immediately write a letter in my name and send an envoy to Jingzhou to report to the Lord Ming and the military advisor!"

……

Xiangyang, in the prefect's mansion.

Liu Bei's face was full of anxiety, sweat dripped from his forehead and flowed down his neck into his chest, his brows were furrowed and he had a sad look on his face.

Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang stood beside him, also anxious and burning in their hearts.

"Where is the military advisor? He hasn't come back yet?"

Liu Bei rubbed his hands together several times to relieve the anxiety in his heart.

"The military advisor went to the Western Mountains to offer sacrifices and hasn't come back yet. I've sent someone to invite him, and I think he'll be back soon."

Ma Liang bowed and said, while subconsciously turning his head to look at the door of the mansion.

The door of the Prefect's Mansion was still open, but no one entered quietly at this moment.

"There are no temples or Taoist temples in Xishan. Why do military advisors go to Xishan to pay homage?"

Liu Bei couldn't sit still anymore. He stepped down the stairs and walked back and forth in the corridor of the lobby, muttering impatiently to himself.

"There must be a reason for Brother Military Senior to go to Xishan. I didn't ask deeply. My lord also waited patiently for a while. Although Fancheng is in a hurry, it won't take long."

Although Zhuge Liang was comforting Liu Bei, he himself was already worried and confused at this time.

"Last time you said that as long as Lu Su comes, you can try to get Jiangdong to send food and solve the crisis in Fancheng. It has been a few days, how is the situation?"

Liu Bei suddenly thought of Jiangdong, and as if he had found a life-saving straw, he hurriedly walked to Zhuge Liang, stared at him and asked.

"It will take some time for the food and grass from Jiangdong to arrive. The last letter from Fancheng was enough to last for half a month. Unexpectedly, today it was said that it has been less than three days. I don't know why the Southern Barbarian King's soldiers and horses suddenly increased their food consumption at this critical moment!"

Zhuge Liang scratched his head. Even though he was so resourceful and resourceful, he felt helpless at this time and was helpless!

"The King of the South Barbarians! The King of the South Barbarians..."

"Are you Jingzhou's savior or Jingzhou's troublemaker..."

Liu Bei lowered his head, walked back and forth, and kept repeating.

……

"Report!"

"The sergeant is back!"

"Father, the military advisor has returned to the house and is already outside the door!"

Liu Feng was sweating profusely and ran in hurriedly, shouting loudly.

Liu Bei hurriedly raised his head, followed by Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang, striding out of the hall and welcoming him into the courtyard.

Zhuge Ming was dressed in plain clothes today, his whole body was pure white and spotless. He still held the folding fan Qiushui Renjia in his hand. He walked slowly across the threshold and entered the courtyard, looking calm and calm.

"A good military advisor, a true heavenly being!"

While Liu Bei was anxious, he couldn't help but admire Zhuge Ming's demeanor.

"My lord, why are you so alarmed? Just leave all matters in the house to these two."

Zhuge Ming had already noticed the difference in Liu Bei's expression. He smiled faintly, pointed at Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang with his folding fan and said.

"Brother, something bad is going on. The situation in Fancheng has changed!"

(End of this chapter)