Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 143 Zhuge Ming’s plan

Xiangyang City, in the Military Advisor's Mansion.

The courtyard is fragrant with flowers and has a pleasant smell.The fallen flowers are colorful, like a fairyland.

The east and west sides of the courtyard are filled with flower gardens, filled with flowers of all colors.

In the southwest corner, there is a school ground, with stone piers and iron ropes, arrow targets, and eighteen kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, boring and sickles, whips, maces, hammers, and kidnapper meteors.

At this moment, Zhuge Ming and Zhuge Liang were sitting at the stone table under the big willow tree, chatting about the situation in Jingzhou.While admiring Huang Zhong's sword skills in the small square of the school ground.

Although Huang Zhong is already over sixty years old, his sword skills are exquisite and powerful. When used, he is very powerful and can be protected from wind and rain within a few feet.

"I have heard that Guan Yunchang's martial arts skills are rare in the world. In the past, in Baima, he fought with Yan Liang and Wenchou, which shocked the world! Looking at it today, if Han Sheng is more than ten years younger, he may not be inferior to Yunchang!"

Zhuge Liang looked at Huang Zhong's majestic figure and his pale face and white hair, and said with emotion.

No matter who he is, no matter how heroic he is, the passage of time will always make him gradually decline. This is the eternal truth of nature.

Zhuge Ming smiled slightly, pointed at Huang Zhong with his hand and said: "One of the great regrets of Han Sheng's life is that he was unable to fight against Lu Bu, who was similar to him in age!"

Zhuge Liang's expression changed and he was shocked.

There is only one hero in the world, Lu Bu!If Lu Bu doesn't die, he will be number one in the world.After Lu Bu's death, everyone's courage was reduced to a joke.

But in the whole world, Zhang Fei is the only one who dares to challenge Lu Bu directly.

I didn’t expect Huang Zhong to have such ambitions!
"Han Sheng is indeed brave, but compared to Lu Bu..."

"In the past, the eighteen princes conquered Dong Zhuo, and everyone knew that the three heroes at Hulao Pass fought against Lu Bu. Why didn't Huang Zhong go?"

Although Zhuge Liang also admired Huang Zhong's martial arts achievements, it may not be possible to say that he can keep pace with Lu Bu in the past and not fall behind.

Zhuge Ming looked at Zhuge Liang, then at Huang Zhong, and asked calmly: "In the past, the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo. Even my lord, although he was in despair at that time, also participated in it with hundreds of troops and generals Guan and Zhang. Why did Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou, who had strong soldiers and horses and were members of the Han clan, not go to respond?"

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, put down the tea cup in his hand, looked up into the distance and said: "At that time, Liu Jingsheng was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou. The rebellion in Jingzhou had not yet been settled. The clans in Jingzhou were in conflict and everything was in ruins. So there was no time to raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo."

"Liu Yan, the father of Liu Zhang in Yizhou, was very ambitious. Although he was from the Han Dynasty, he did not have the loyalty of our lord. He only focused on strengthening himself so that one day he could dominate the world and become king on his own. So naturally he would not raise an army. He went to Yi to conquer Dong Zhuo. But Liu Zhang is weak, and Zhang Lu is watching from the north. He has too much time to take care of himself, so how can he dare to cause trouble again?"

Zhuge Ming nodded and said: "Liu Biao is not good at military affairs and only loves administration. The people in Jingzhou are much happier than other places such as Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuchang, Xuzhou and other places. There is no war in Jingzhou, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. And Liu Biao lived and worked in peace and contentment throughout his life. They just stuck to their homeland and never took the initiative to raise troops abroad. Even the war with Jiangdong was only focused on defense."

"It is precisely because of this that during the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Huang Zhong asked for battle several times, but Liu Biao refused. Huang Zhong was in the public gate and could not help himself, so he missed the opportunity to challenge Lu Bu in Hulao Pass."

"Han Sheng's sword skills are not weaker than Lu Bu's, and his archery skills are even better. But in my opinion, if Han Sheng really fights Lu Bu at Hulao Pass, it will still be a disaster!"

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard Huang Zhong laughing loudly. The sound was like a loud bell, which made Zhuge Liang's eardrums hurt.

"Military advisor, you think too highly of Lu Bu!"

But Zhuge Liang seemed to have understood Zhuge Ming's intention. He stood up and looked at Huang Zhong who was striding over and said with a smile: "How far is Han Sheng confident that he can defeat Lu Bu?"

Huang Zhong said proudly: "If we are aboveboard and do not use cold arrows, within a hundred rounds, there will be no difference between victory and defeat. In two hundred rounds, life or death will be decided!"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Han Sheng's words can be said to be sincere. But do you know why in the past at Hulao Pass, when Yide fought Lu Bu alone, and there was no winner in fifty rounds, Yun Chang couldn't hold himself back and stepped forward to help? "

Huang Zhong was startled: "This..."

Zhang Fei's martial arts was extremely powerful, and he admired him very much. Even privately, he believed that Zhang Fei's marksmanship had surpassed his own.Even though he is ten years younger, Zhang Fei is not inferior to him.

Zhuge Liang slowly turned around, picked up a bowl of tea from the stone table and handed it to Huang Zhong, who was sweating. He said calmly: "Because Yun Chang understands that if Lily cannot defeat Lu Bu, Yide will die!"

Huang Zhong was shocked and asked in surprise: "Why did Mr. Wolong say that?"

Zhuge Liang smiled: "Lu Bu sat down to ride, it was the most powerful horse in ancient and modern times, the Rouge Red Rabbit! And what Yide was riding was just an ordinary war horse. It can still hold up for fifty rounds, but after more than a hundred rounds, it will vomit blood and die." When facing an enemy in battle, his horse collapses due to exhaustion, can the general survive?"

Huang Zhong nodded in admiration: "It's not that the wings are not as good as Lu Bu's, but the fact is that the fighting cavalry is not as good as Red Rabbit..."

But he quickly raised his head with a determined look: "Red Rabbit's advantage is only on one side. If there are two formations against the enemy, or a strange army, we may not have an advantage! No matter how fast the Red Rabbit is, he may not be faster than me. Ji Gong!”

Huang Zhong took the Youji bow from his back and pulled it continuously.A bow weighing a thousand pounds can be easily held in his hand, and his physical strength is unparalleled in the world.

Zhuge Ming suddenly raised his eyelids, looked at Huang Zhong, and asked calmly: "If there is a cavalry, as fast as thunder, all red rabbits, can you deal with it?"

Huang Zhong laughed loudly, stroked his beard and said: "If you show the courage of an ordinary man, even if you ride a dragon and control lightning, you will die in the hands of others sooner or later! Lu Bu is an example. Soldiers are deceitful! I use my wits but not my strength. I have been a military advisor for many years. How can your teachings be inferior to others?"

Zhuge Ming suddenly stood up and said seriously: "There is a horse in the north, named Qianliju! Are you willing to shoot it with me?"

Huang Zhong said with emotion: "I am willing to listen to the military advisor's orders, and I will live up to my high expectations!"

Zhuge Ming took out a brocade bag from his arms and handed it to Huang Zhong: "You can lead the troops towards Fancheng, which is close to Fancheng, and then open the brocade bag and act according to the plan!"

"Here!"

Huang Zhong took the brocade bag, shouldered the divine bow, accepted the order and left.

"Brother, could it be that the enemy has made some movement in the direction of Fancheng?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Huang Zhong's leaving figure and asked in panic.He originally wanted to calm down, but the incident in Fancheng was too worrying, the food problem was never solved, and the collapse of the three armies only happened in a matter of seconds.Although Zhuge Ming once said that he had a clever plan to protect Fancheng from worries, with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, he had been thinking about it for days and could not find any good plan to solve Fancheng's difficulties.

"Scout Sun Qian reported that Cao Cao could no longer suppress his loneliness and wanted to repeat his old tricks. He mistook my lord for Yuan Shao and Han Sui!"

Zhuge Liang looked shocked: "Seizing the grain road and burning the grain warehouse again? The grain and grass from Zhangling were just shipped the day before yesterday, and they will arrive at Fancheng in the next two days. If so, the grain and grass are in danger..."

Zhuge Ming held a folding fan in his hand, with murderous intent in his eyes!
"Cao Cao claimed that he was a thousand-mile horse. He burned down Wuchao, injured Han Sui, and came to Fancheng again. But he didn't know that I have a hunter with a sharp shot who specializes in destroying the thousand-mile horse!"

Wancheng, inside the Chinese army's tent.

Cao Cao gathered his five great advisers to discuss how to march the army.

After Cao Cao waited for Xun You, Jia Xu and others to sit down, he slowly stood up, put his hand on the table and said:
"Gu Yuan used Wancheng to falsely station troops as bait to attract the attention of Jingzhou and Poyang's Jiangdong naval forces. He secretly ordered Zhang Liao to advance from Hefei, attack Chaisang, and capture Sun Quan alive."

"If Sun Quan is captured by me, the clans in Jiangdong will surely take advantage of the situation and surrender to me. Then they will advance troops from Wancheng and Chaisang to attack Zhou Yu and Jingzhou soldiers and horses. So the battle between Jingzhou and Jiangdong will be decided!"

Cao Cao sighed and continued: "However, Chen Qun and Poyang's party went against their wishes. Not only did they fail to drive a wedge between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, they instead defeated Generals Xiahou De and Zhang Liao, and completely disrupted my plan..."

When Chen Qun heard that Cao Cao's old story was brought up again, he was frightened and sweating profusely. He stood up and bowed to accuse again and said: "Wei Chen is guilty. It's all because of Wei Chen's dull temper and he still doesn't know it. Jiang Dong went back in vain, but instead provoked the world. Please ask the Prime Minister to punish the sins of the minor ministers!"

Chen Qun shed tears and kowtowed again.

Cao Cao stepped forward, bent down to help Chen Qun up, and sighed: "What's wrong with the long article? It's only Zhou Yu who is cunning and deceitful, and Zhuge Fu is sinister and vicious! I will devour Soochow, capture Jingzhou, and capture Zhou Yu and Zhuge Wen." Depifu’s head is here to avenge you!”

"I would like to thank the Prime Minister for your kindness. I will devote my whole life to the Prime Minister and be loyal to the Prime Minister!"

Chen Qun was so grateful that he burst into tears.

Xun You, Jia Xu and others sitting aside were sighing secretly at this moment.Chen Qun's plan to go to Poyang to meet Zhou Yu was an act of the prime minister's own will, and both Jia Xu and Xun You disagreed.

Chen Qun acted as ordered, and there was nothing wrong with it. In the final analysis, the No. 1 person responsible for Xiahou De's death and Zhang Liao's capture should be the prime minister who made the plan.However, Prime Minister Cao did not mention a word about his fault, but instead shifted the responsibility to Chen Qun, Zhou Yu and Zhuge.

"Zhang Wenyuan was captured by mistake, but he was a lonely minister with many military exploits. Zhuge Wende sent a letter last time, asking Gu to use Pi'er or Zhi'er as a pledge. Gu's will is gone, and Wenyuan must be rescued, but Gu Liang Between us, which one should be the most appropriate as a pledge, please tell me."

Cao Cao comforted Chen Qun with a few words and asked him to return to his seat. Then he looked up at the other four counselors and asked.

The five great counselors fell silent for a moment.

Everyone has a clear vision in their hearts. The prime minister is ambitious for hegemony, and Jingzhou is the place he must win. He cannot give up the world for a son. Therefore, whether he sends Cao Pi or implants Cao in Jingzhou today, it is equivalent to sending him to death!

So no matter who you suggest the prime minister choose, it is equivalent to asking the prime minister to kill his own son.

If the Prime Minister regrets it and starts blaming him, he will not be able to defend himself even if he jumps into the Yellow River!
Fortunately, the five great counselors had already discussed and had a plan at this time!
Xun You took the place of everyone and bowed and said: "I and the other five people have discussed a plan. There is no need to send protons to Jingzhou, nor do they need to lead sheep and carry wine to give gifts to seek peace. As long as an imperial edict is sent to Jingzhou, Liu Bei will have to treat Zhang Liao obediently. No. Dare to do harm. Once we conquer Jingzhou, Zhang Liao can be rescued and return to the army to serve our lord."

Cao Cao originally watched with cold eyes, waiting for the reaction of the five counselors. When he heard Xun You said that Zhang Liao could be saved without sending his son to Jingzhou as a hostage, he was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "With the combined strength of your five people, it will be an excellent plan." , come and tell me!"

Cao Cao had no intention of sending his son to Jingzhou in exchange for Zhang Liao. Otherwise, if his son could make his own choice, why would he let others decide for him?But if he refused openly, it would be tantamount to disregarding Zhang Liao's life and death, which would inevitably chill the hearts of all the soldiers and affect their morale.That's why this problem was thrown to the five great counselors.

Xun You continued: "My Lord, in the name of the Emperor, can issue an imperial edict to confer the title of Zhang Liao in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The imperial edict can be sent to Jingzhou with great fanfare and announced to the world."

"This decree sent to Jingzhou is Zhang Liao's talisman. No matter how courageous Liu Bei is, he will not dare to harm Wenyuan. He must take care of and protect him in every possible way without making any mistakes!"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the corners of his mouth, twirled his beard and pondered, and asked lightly: "It's not difficult to make a will, so why can it become Zhang Liao's amulet?"

Cheng Yu stood up and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, please think about it. The reason why Liu Bei has been able to dominate the world for many years and never reach the end of the road is because he boasts that he is a lineage of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty. That is The great uncle of the Han Dynasty should end up in the Han Dynasty. As long as the imperial edict comes to Jingzhou and ennobles Zhang Liao as a marquis, it is inappropriate for Liu Bei to imprison the heroes of the Han Dynasty. How can he harm Zhang Liao?"

"He has just arrived in Jingzhou, and he is full of energy and flying. Once he kills Zhang Liao, his loyalty to the Han Dynasty will instantly collapse. Liu Bei is a wise man, and he will definitely not ruin his life's achievements for Zhang Liao! "

Cao Cao suddenly burst out laughing: "Wonderful! It's indeed a brilliant plan!"

"As soon as this plan came out, Liu Bei was dumb and couldn't tell the story of his sufferings! It was clear that 1 people wanted to kill Zhang Liao, but he had to take care of him!"

Seeing that the prime minister's mood improved, Zhong Yao stood up with a smile. Jia Xu beside him tried to stop him, but it was too late.

"I and five others discussed all night and came up with this wonderful plan. What do you think, Prime Minister?"

Cao Cao suddenly suppressed his smile and said coldly: "It's a clever plan, just implement it immediately, why bother to report it!"

Zhong Yao originally wanted to show off his merits, but he did not expect that the prime minister was capricious. His face darkened, and he showed murderous intent. He was disappointed and accused him repeatedly.

There was silence again in the big tent.

Cao Cao returned to his seat, gently picked up the teapot, filled himself with a cup of tea, drank it slowly, and filled it again.

In the entire Chinese army tent, the only sound was the gurgling sound of tea pouring from the spout into the tea bowl.

After a while, Cao Cao put down his tea bowl, wiped his mouth, looked up at everyone, and said: "Wenyuan is imprisoned in Jingzhou, and the war on the eastern front is temporarily put on hold. If you want to go to Jingzhou alone, do you have any good ideas? Can you tell me everything? Discuss together.”

As soon as the conversation changed, life gradually returned to life in the big tent.

"If you want to go down to Jingzhou, you must pass through Fancheng. The last time we went south, it was because the attack on Fancheng was unfavorable, and because we mounted Chao Chao to cause chaos in the rear, we failed and returned without success. If we send troops this time, Fancheng will still be a battleground."

Cheng Yu stood up first and said.

(End of this chapter)