Soldiers come to the world

From Guan Yu's mouth, Liu Bei has already learned about the process of the Battle of Xiangyang in detail. He lost thousands of people and returned in defeat. The loss of soldiers made Liu Bei extremely heartbroken. The best opportunity is to know that capturing Xiangyang City from Cao Jun has completely different meanings from capturing Xiangyang City from Liu Cong.

But Liu Bei was more worried about how the situation in Jingzhou would change after Jiang Xia's army captured Xiangyang. Will Liu Jing go south to attack Nanjun?

Liu Bei got out of the carriage, and a porter hurried up to greet him, "See Emperor Uncle!"

"Is Mr. Zhuge at home?"

"Report to Uncle Emperor, sir is at home, I'll go and tell him right away."

The porter hurriedly entered the house, but forgot to ask Liu Bei to wait in the mansion first, Zhang Fei, who accompanied Liu Bei, frowned and said: "This porter is so rude, he left the eldest brother outside the mansion, why don't we go in first. "

"No!"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei, we are here to visit someone, how can we enter the mansion without permission?Besides, if we didn't notify in advance, how can we blame others?

Liu Bei paced back and forth on the steps with his hands behind his back, patiently waiting for Zhuge Liang's reply, and in the study, Zhuge Liang, who was reading a book, received a report from the porter that Uncle Liu Huang came to visit.

Zhuge Liang is undoubtedly a very scheming person. He didn't go to the pier to meet Liu Bei, using the excuse of being sick. He knew very well that Liu Bei would come to visit him, but he wanted to know when Liu Bei would come to visit him?This is related to his status in Jiangling.

The result made Zhuge Liang very satisfied. It has only been a little over half an hour since Liu Bei disembarked. It is estimated that he has not even had time to go home.

This is enough to show that Liu Bei's trust in him has not been weakened because of a failure, which made Zhuge Liang a little moved, but also a little ashamed.

Zhuge Liang got up and walked quickly to the gate. As soon as he got to the gate, he saw Liu Bei pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. He quickly cupped his hands and apologized: "Kong Ming is rude, and made the emperor wait outside the gate for a long time!"

When Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang was wearing a Confucian gown with a high crown, he had a bit of a sense of immortality, and there was no sickness on his face, so he knew that his judgment was correct, and Zhuge Liang had a heart disease.

He chuckled, and replied: "I heard that the military commander is sick, so I came to visit him!"

"Ashamed!"

Zhuge Liang smiled wryly, waved his hand and said, "Uncle Emperor, please come in and talk!"

He bowed his hands to Zhang Fei again, "Three generals, please come in!"

Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei into the gate expressionlessly and walked into the mansion. Zhang Fei was different from Guan Yu. Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang went out together to understand the situation, so Guan Yu could understand Zhuge Liang's defeat and relieved him in every possible way.

But Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied. This time he personally ordered 2000 subordinates to Zhuge Liang, but in the end only [-] people came back. More than half of the lost people were his subordinates, which made him extremely annoyed.

In addition, Zhuge Liang put on airs and did not go to meet his elder brother, but pretended to be sick at home and waited for his elder brother who was tired all the way to visit.

This added fuel to the fire in Zhang Fei's heart. If his elder brother didn't allow him to behave wildly, he would have to beat Zhuge Liang severely today to vent his anger.

In the study, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sat down, but Zhang Fei didn't sit down, and stood aside coldly with arms folded, like a black tower, giving people an invisible pressure.

Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei, saw him staring at Zhuge Liang fiercely, and couldn't help saying angrily, "Third brother, go outside and wait!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "The three generals might as well sit down too!"

Zhang Fei walked outside with a blank expression, as if he didn't hear Zhuge Liang's words, and didn't give him any face. Zhuge Liang was a little embarrassed, smiled and sat down.

"His temper has never changed, and I can't help it. Please don't take it to heart."

Liu Bei was well aware of Zhang Fei's dissatisfaction, but he had no choice but to comfort Zhuge Liang with a wry smile.

Zhuge Liang nodded silently, then knelt down on both knees, and bowed to Liu Bei, "Kong Ming's use of troops was ineffective, which led to Xiangyang's disastrous defeat, please punish the Lord!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped him up, "Military masters must not do this. They have been preparing for battle for many years, and they know that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If such a small defeat will result in punishment, then it is time to kill yourself and thank the world."

Liu Bei's consolation reassured Zhuge Liang a little. He sat up straight and shook his head, saying: "The key to this failure is that it was too late to show the troops. I wanted to win by surprise, but I didn't know the people. I missed a Huo Jun, and Cai Zhong and Zhang Qu were taken by him. Killing him made Liang Zhi's plan fail, and thinking about it until now, I still feel remorse in my heart."

Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "The matter is over, so there is no need to mention it again. I came to find the military advisor today. Firstly, I want to visit the military advisor. Secondly, I want to understand the development of the situation in Jingzhou. Liu Jing occupied Xiangyang. I want to know whether Liu Jing's next step is Will attack Jiangling?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhuge Liang with full expectation. He knew that Liu Jing's strength had already surpassed his own. If Liu Jing had the intention of attacking Jiangling, he would not even have a place to stay. This was especially important to him.

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Don't worry about this, my lord. Cao Jun still occupies Fancheng, and Cheng Yu is in charge. With Cheng Yu's intelligence, he will never give Liu Jing a chance. In addition, I deduce that Cao Cao will send troops to Anlu County! "

Surprised, Liu Bei sent troops to Anlu County, "Why?" He asked hastily.

"The reason is very simple. Cao Cao wants to decompress Fancheng. It is said that Cao Jun is going to build a ship on Bishui. If Jiangxia's army is stationed in Xiangyang, it will be bad for shipbuilding. Cao Cao will definitely send generals to attack Anlu County, so Liu Jing will always face the north. There is no time to attack Jiangling yet, but..."

"But what?"

Liu Bei asked impatiently, and he suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, so he couldn't help laughing, "If you care about it, you will be confused. Please speak slowly, military advisor, and be prepared to listen carefully."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "However... we also have to plan ahead. It is not appropriate to disperse our troops among the counties. Except for Jianping County, which must be retained because it is connected to Bashu, the rest must be withdrawn to Jiangling to protect the important land of Nanjun."

Liu Bei nodded, Zhuge Liang's words gave him a sense of enlightenment, and he was worried for a while, but after thinking for a while, Liu Bei asked again: "If the army staying in Jianping doesn't withdraw, will Liu Jing find out about me? Let him know that we want to enter Bashu."

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Since Nanjun is geographically adjacent, even if we don't garrison Jianping, Liu Jing will still see that we will seek Bashu sooner or later, so there is no need to deliberately cover it up. At least Liu Jing has no energy to take care of Jianping County now. Cao Jun, there is bound to be a big battle in Jianping County, it is better to start preparations earlier, I suggest that Jianping County not only cannot withdraw troops, but should speed up the pace of city building."

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and secretly admired Zhuge Liang's sagacity. He got up and said with a smile, "Thank you for your words of gold and jade, the military advisor. I won't bother you to rest, and I will take my leave!"

Zhuge Liang sent Liu Bei out of the mansion all the time, and then returned to the study. Liu Bei got into the carriage, but called Zhang Fei forward. Seeing that his face was still dark and his heart was even more dissatisfied, he reprimanded him: "Let you accompany me to see the military adviser. , if you don’t want to, tell me earlier, am I asking you to show off?”

Zhang Fei turned his face to the side, and said angrily for a while: "He obviously didn't feel sick, but he let his brother visit him regardless of his exhausted journey. Is this the way to be a minister?"

"What do you know?"

Liu Bei stared at him fiercely and said: "This is because he feels ashamed, he is embarrassed to come to see me, what is the way of being a minister, don't talk nonsense!"

It is rare for Zhang Fei to see his elder brother get angry like this. He trembled in his heart and didn't dare to say any more. He bowed his head and remained silent. Brother, do you remember?"

"Yes! I remember it, little brother."

Zhang Fei saluted and left first. Liu Bei looked at his lonely back and walked away, feeling inexplicably anxious in his heart. Too many things happened recently that upset him, and he felt that he couldn't do anything about it.

Liu Bei's mansion was not far from Zhuge Liang's mansion. In just a moment, more than a hundred personal guards escorted Liu Bei back to the mansion.

At this time, it was almost dark, and it was the time when the night was dim. Liu Bei suddenly saw a man standing in front of the mansion, leading a war horse. The figure of this man was very familiar, but after a little hesitation, Liu Bei recognized it. Zhao Yun.

In the dim twilight, Zhao Yun led his horse and stood alone in front of the mansion, without even a follower. This scene made Liu Bei feel a little sad. Zhao Yun had followed him for many years, in his 30s, and he didn't even have a relative.

He immediately ordered, "Stop!"

The carriage stopped, Liu Bei opened the window, and quietly looked at Zhao Yun who was a dozen steps away. He didn't say hello, but only watched Zhao Yun's performance.

Zhao Yun also just arrived in Jiangling. He was sending a group of recruits back. He happened to hear that the lord was back. He couldn't find Liu Bei anywhere, so he came to wait in front of the mansion.

Zhao Yun stepped forward quickly, bowed and saluted, "My minister, Zhao Yun, see my lord!"

"Why is Zilong here?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

"Beizhi sent a thousand soldiers to Jiangling. Hearing that the lord is back, Beizhi came here to pay a visit."

"I see, Zilong has worked hard!"

Liu Bei smiled and comforted Zhao Yun, and then ordered Zhao Yun to be brought into the mansion first to wait.

In the study room, Liu Bei changed into a loose robe and was slowly drinking a cup of hot tea. His heart had recovered from the disturbance, and his thoughts returned to Zhao Yun.

It is undeniable that Zhao Yun is a powerful general in the world, and he was once loyal to him, but since the Battle of Runan six years ago, the relationship between Zhao Yun and Liu Jing has caused a crack in this loyalty. With the improvement of Liu Jing's status, this kind of rift is also gradually widening.

So much so that Liu Bei expelled Zhao Yun from the center of power three years ago, and drove him to the most remote Wuling County for military training in a way similar to exile.

Now that Liu Jing has become the shepherd of Jingzhou, the rift between Liu Bei and Zhao Yun has become deeper. At least in Liu Bei's heart, Zhao Yun's loyalty no longer exists.

"Uncle Emperor, General Zhao is here."

A guard's report interrupted Liu Bei's train of thought, "Let him in!" Liu Bei put the teacup on the table and waited for Zhao Yun's arrival indifferently.