Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 83 Zhuge Liang: Your Majesty, it’s time to send troops (625)

finally.

Guan Yu agreed with Zhuge Qiao's opinion and did not mention the initial victory over Pound in the battle report to Liu Bei.

It is only said that Jiangdong was ready to make a move and had to keep troops to guard against it, resulting in a shortage of troops to attack Xiangfan and so on.

At the same time that Guan Yu's battle report was sent, Wang Ping also returned to Xichuan on an urgent journey of more than ten days.

This is the communication disadvantage between Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

Cao Ren from Fancheng sent a message to Chang'an, and he quickly arrived in a day and night; Cao Cao sent reinforcements into Fancheng, and they could arrive in more than ten days.

Wang Ping's journey to Xichuan was either through the high mountains or upstream waterways, which would take at least half a month; Liu Bei would need at least a month to mobilize his troops to the Han River.

The communication speed and support speed are not at the same level.

Therefore, Cao Cao can easily mobilize troops to support Cao Ren, but if Liu Bei does not prepare in advance, it is almost impossible to support Guan Yu.

When Zhuge Liang saw Wang Ping coming in a hurry, his eyes instantly became sharp.

Wang Ping was transferred by Liu Bei to listen to Zhuge Qiao's orders, but now he returned to Xichuan in a hurry. There must be something urgent.

"Military advisor, Mr. Qiao ordered me to send an urgent secret message." Wang Ping was out of breath.

When Zhuge Liang heard this, his tone changed: "How long did it take you on the journey?"

"Sixteenth." Wang Ping said concisely.

Zhuge Liang quickly took out the secret letter and saw that the secret letter was written in simplified official script, using precious parchment, and there was not a word of nonsense in the more than a thousand words.

Jingzhou's defensive deployment, Guan Yu's troop dispatching tactics, Cao Cao and Sun Quan's possible response, as well as Jingzhou's precipitation this year, etc., are all written on the parchment.

"The most worrying thing has appeared." Zhuge Liang's mood instantly became heavy.

Before letting Zhuge Qiao go to Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang once said: Unless Sun Quan is eliminated, the Northern Expedition will be difficult to succeed.

Considering that Cao Cao was strong, Zhuge Liang still tried his best to maintain the Sun-Liu alliance.

however.

The information given by Zhuge Qiao in more than a thousand words made Zhuge Liang lose confidence in the maintenance of the Sun-Liu alliance.

"Added Liu Feng's two thousand soldiers, Ma Liang's three thousand Wuling barbarians who could be recruited, and Yunchang's troops in Nanjun and Yidu counties, the troops garrisoned openly and covertly could almost catch up with the troops attacking Xiangfan. "

"Has the situation in Jingzhou become so complicated?"

"Yun Chang only has 30,000 soldiers, how can he capture Xiangfan?"

"If the king does not send troops to respond, this situation will be difficult to solve!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes became stern and he told Wang Ping: "Zijun, you stay in the mansion to rest for now, I will go see the king."

Zhuge Liang did not hesitate.

Zhuge Qiao asked Wang Ping to deliver this letter before sending troops, because he considered that time was tight and it would be inconvenient to send messages to Xichuan and Jingzhou.

In the palace of the Prince of Hanzhong.

Liu Bei, wearing plain clothes and light robes, was playing cricket cricket with Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong.

Fortunately, it was Liu Bei's inner courtyard. If outsiders saw this, especially Fu Xu Jingqiao, the king of Hanzhong, he would be so angry that he would slam the door and leave.

I’m sorry that this lack of doing business is a direct line from your Liu family!

Liu Chan was actually surprised. He didn't expect that his father, who was usually serious and unsmiling, could fight crickets far better than ordinary people.

Liu Chan particularly cherished this rare family time.

While playing, Chen arrived and reported: "Your Majesty, the military advisor and general are outside asking for an audience!"

Liu Bei stood up, stroked Liu Chan's head again and said, "It's time to play, it's time to go study."

Liu Chan was full of expectations: "Father, is there a next time?"

Liu Bei glared: "Is there a next time? Do you also want your father to be scolded by Wang Fu?"

Liu Chan immediately shrugged his head. Fu Xujing, the king of Hanzhong, can be scolded by anyone he catches.

Liu Bei couldn't bear it. He had rarely accompanied Liu Chan during these years of fighting. Today, he was willing to accompany Liu Chan to fight crickets because he wanted to make up for it.

As for playing with things and getting bored?

That's too serious.

"Wait, when your second uncle comes to Xichuan, I will play with you again." Liu Bei made a promise casually.

Guan Yu will almost never come to Xichuan, and Liu Bei's promise is almost nothing.

Liu Chan remembered this promise and took away the cricket pot: "Father, my son is going to study first!"

When Liu Chan retreated, Liu Bei's eyes became more solemn.

Zhuge Liang is a person with a strong schedule and a good schedule. Even if he wants to see Liu Bei, he will send someone to make an appointment with Liu Bei in advance.

A sudden visit like today would only happen if there was an emergency.

"Your Majesty, there are changes in Jingzhou!"

Zhuge Liang spoke concisely and to the point, and then handed Zhuge Qiao's thousand-word secret letter to Liu Bei.

Time was short, and Zhuge Liang had no time to rewrite these thousand simplified Chinese characters into commonly used traditional Chinese characters.

Although Liu Bei could recognize some simplified Chinese characters, he could not recognize them all.

Therefore, while Liu Bei was reading, Zhuge Liang read the content for Liu Bei.

"Yun Chang led 30,000 soldiers, how can he take down Xiangfan?" Liu Bei couldn't help but frowned.

Liu Bei brought 50,000 soldiers to Hanzhong and fought for two years. In the end, he was lucky enough to kill Xiahou Yuan before he achieved a decisive victory.

At this time, Liu Bei's rear is stable!
  But Guan Yu is different. Guan Yu's rear is unstable and he has few troops. How can he defeat Xiangfan?
  "Your Majesty, the situation in Jingzhou has become complicated."

"With the four generals sent by the king to Aqiao, as well as Ma Liang, who is on duty, Yun Chang and Aqiao still left heavy troops to guard against Sun Quan."

"I thought the king needed to send troops to Yong'an to control Jiangling."

"Only in this way can Yun Chang dare to dispatch troops to the rear without worrying that Sun Quan will secretly cause harm."

Zhuge Liang quickly formulated a plan.

Liu Bei frowned: "Military advisor, you also know the situation in Yizhou. The money and food in the treasury cannot support Yizhou to fight another war."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and understood: "There is no need to fight another big war. It is enough to make Sun Quan believe that the king is capable of fighting a big war."

"As long as the king appears in Yong'an, Sun Quan will not dare to fight the king."

"If there is a chance, we may be able to recapture Changsha and Guiyang; if that doesn't work, we can discuss the demarcation again."

"I will take care of the matter of money and food. I will never let the king lack food and grass in Yong'an!"

"If anyone in Xichuan is against it, leave it to me. I can suppress them!"

"Since your Majesty has decided to seize Xiangfan, it is like firing a bow without turning back."

"The king cannot lose this game, and he cannot afford to lose!"

Liu Bei's eyes instantly became sharp.

Just as Zhuge Liang said, Liu Bei cannot lose in this game and cannot afford to lose!
  "Military counselor, thank you for your hard work. The military counselor has been with me for a long time, but I was not able to reward the military counselor when I became the king of Hanzhong." Liu Bei felt apologetic.

Based on Zhuge Liang's ability and friendship with Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong should be Zhuge Liang instead of Xu Jing.

Liu Bei gave Zhuge Liang not only a low official position but a low salary, but also the most difficult and offending people's money, food and taxes.

However, if Liu Bei wanted to win over everyone in Xichuan, he could only let Xu Jinglai be the king's tutor in Hanzhong, and even the minister was Fa Zheng instead of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. When I followed Your Majesty, I did so to help Your Majesty revive the Han Dynasty, not to seek a high-ranking official or a generous salary."

"If the king wants to lead troops to Yong'an, he needs to bring one more person to follow him to ensure that there is no danger!"

(End of this chapter)