The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 333

"Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang's real purpose is this. Although I don't want to hand over these people to Liu Bei, it is also useless for these barbarians to stay. And if you get that Jiangling, whether it occupies its land or its population, it will be far away. It is far more than what I have to pay, so how could Liu Bei be such a loss-making business?"

After Zhuge Liang left, Wei Tao asked with some doubts.

"Since the lord thinks that we have taken advantage of it, why shouldn't we go down?"

Jia Xu didn't answer, but asked with a smile.

"There is nothing to be courteous about. It's either adultery or stealing. Although I don't know its intentions, there is no reason to let it be calculated."

Wei Tao smiled slightly, this is the case, anyway, Wei Tao just doesn't want to be calculated so easily.

"My lord's words are all right, so Liu Bei's plan is probably to make my lord a target of public criticism. My lord has already occupied Xiangyang to attract people's attention. Now if I want to occupy Jiangling again, Cao Cao and Sun Quan may have trouble sleeping and eating."

The person who answered this question was not Zhou Yu, but only one person walked in from outside the hall, handsome and handsome, with extraordinary manners, talking while walking in.

"Although our army originally had an agreement with Sun Quan, it was nothing more than a piece of paper. As for Cao Cao, it was not long before the first battle. If the lord is to win a battle with Liu Bei and then win miserably, then whether it is Cao Cao or Sun Quan They will not move at this time. But if the lord can take Jiangling without any effort, wouldn't he want to unify Jingzhou with the lord's power? How could Cao Cao and Sun Quan just sit idly by? We can form an alliance with them, and when the three parties work together, our army will be in a difficult situation."

"Gongjin! Why are you here?"

The person who came was none other than Zhou Yu. Wei Tao was quite happy to see Zhou Yu coming.

After chatting with Wei Tao for a few words, Wei Tao remembered what Zhou Yu said just now, and then looked at Jia Xu, but he was not surprised at all, obviously thinking of this matter.

"I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to go around such a big circle. It turned out to be for this reason. It not only strengthened Liu Bei's strength, but also caused our army to be in a dilemma. But since Gongjin and Wenhe knew about this, how should they deal with it? It’s impossible to kill those barbarians, and then compete with Liu Bei for Jiangling, right?”

Wei Tao asked directly, he is not the kind of person who immediately changes his decision and refuses to do what he knows after knowing the possible result.

Indeed, speaking of it, a three-party encirclement is likely to happen, but if it is because of this that you dare not seek benefits for yourself, then it is even more stupid.

Wei Tao is not willing to do such a stupid thing.

"If that's the case, I might as well capture Jiangling first. Even if Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan join forces, they cannot be inseparable after all. Even if they join forces, I still have a chance to fight them well. Win or lose may not be known at all times!"

When he said this, Wei Tao was full of confidence. Even if it was a real battle, what was there to be afraid of?

Both Zhou Yu and Jia Xu nodded their heads. If they don't have this kind of bearing, how can they be the hero of a party?
"My lord, I rushed here this time because I received the news that Zhuge Liang came to beg to see the lord, and I thought about what Zhuge Liang wanted to do, so I hurried to remind the lord. I have to say that Zhuge Liang is indeed quite capable. , this ability to see the overall situation is really rare."

At this moment, Zhou Yu spoke again. Since he had rushed here, Zhou Yu naturally hadn't thought about the matter.

"Although Liu Bei is scheming, how can the lord not break the situation? I am here to ask the lord to meet the conditions of the Wuxi barbarians. Of course, if it is impossible for people like Sha Moke to be sure that they will truly submit, then Just kill it directly."

Zhou Yu said it very coldly, but neither Wei Tao nor Jia Xu was moved at all.

If it weren't for Wei Tao's military strength, how could Shamoke agree to abandon the Wuxi barbarians and join the Han people, and this is basically just a verbal statement, even Wei Tao can't be sure that none of them will go back on their word.

For these alien races, it is natural to kill them.

Of course, the Wuxi barbarians were the ones who surrendered to Wei Tao after all, and it was impossible for Wei Tao to kill them with his will, so Wei Tao immediately asked.

"Since we know that the three parties may be united, I don't know what Gongjin's plan is?"

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Quanhui think that our side is a threat because of my lord's strength, and my lord easily obtained Jiangling, so they can't tolerate it."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and told what he had planned.

"Since this is the case, so what if the lord is going to war with Liu Bei? Could it be that Cao Cao and Sun Quan will really help Liu Bei at this time? Even if they don't fight each other, they will just sit on the sidelines. At that time, they will only deal with Liu Bei's princes. If people guard against Cao Cao and Sun Quan, isn't the Lord's situation relatively favorable?"

Wei Tao pondered for a moment, and then realized that it was indeed the case.

Of course, if Liu Bei is really defeated by Wei Tao at that time, it is unknown whether Cao Cao and Sun Quan will send troops immediately, but it is better than facing three powerful princes at the same time.

Zhuge Liang used Jiangling as a bait to form a three-way alliance of princes. Zhou Yu also used Yangmou, and now he is fighting with it. It depends on whether you really want to help Liu Bei at all costs.

The two sides set up their chariots and horses to fight.

"Okay! Then use Gongjin's plan. The person who comes here is to find Zhuge Liang."

Decide in your heart, Wei Tao didn't hesitate too much, Wei Tao can believe that Cao Cao and Sun Quan must pay attention to him at this time, and Liu Bei will even take the initiative to send a message, no matter how much he delays, I'm afraid it won't be too big Effect.

That being the case, it is better to act directly.

Zhuge Liang came here soon, but there was a strange look on his face that couldn't be concealed. Obviously, even with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, he couldn't guess why he was invited so soon.

"I don't know why the general asked Liang to come here? Could it be that the general is willing to hand over the Wuxi clan to our army?"

Zhuge Liang's words were just casual, but Wei Tao nodded and said directly.

"That's right. If Duke Xuande can give up Jiangling, so what if he handed over all the Wuxi barbarians to you? But I'm just a barbarian, am I still afraid that they will cause turmoil?"

Rao Zhuge Liang had all kinds of clever tricks, but he didn't expect that Wei Tao would have such a big change, and he froze for a moment, not knowing how to respond on the spot.

According to Zhuge Liang's thinking, even if Wei Tao was conspired by a wise man, at least it would take several days to make up his mind, but the current situation is somewhat beyond Zhuge Liang's expectations.

But Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang after all, he is a man of extraordinary wisdom, his gaze just seems to be swept away randomly, and his attention is focused on Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu hadn't been seen before, but now that Zhou Yu was here, Zhuge Liang immediately judged that Zhou Yu might be the key person, so he raised his hand slightly to Zhou Yu and asked about it, seemingly unintentionally.

"This young master is very handsome at first glance, I don't know who this man is under the general's command?"

"Next week Gongjin met Kong Ming, and heard that Kong Ming is Mr. Shui Jing's favorite student. His resourcefulness can be described as outstanding. I have long wanted to see him. Today, I am lucky to see him!"

Zhou Yu smiled and didn't mean to hide it, so he directly reported his name. After all, as long as you have the heart, you can find out this matter very easily.

"It turned out to be the famous Mei Zhoulang."

Compared with history, Zhou Yu's reputation is not inferior in the slightest, and Zhuge Liang knew him as soon as he heard it.

At the same time, I also understand in my heart that Zhou Yu is the most trusted by Wei Tao in comparison, and only Zhou Yu's words can make Wei Tao so determined.

But for the first time, for some reason, Zhuge Liang felt a little uncertain.

This is not a feeling or something, but Zhuge Liang can think, since Wei Tao dared to agree, and since Zhou Yu dared to persuade Wei Tao to agree, then there is no countermeasure?
Yangmou is the most unsolvable conspiracy, but Yangmou is also the easiest to solve.

Zhuge Liang lost confidence in his heart, but his face was still calm, and he just said to Wei Tao slightly.

"Since that's the case, how about asking the general to hand over the Wuxi barbarians to me to take away? My lord is also a well-known person in the world, so I think the general can still trust him."

"Hehe... I can still trust Duke Xuande's faith, but Kong Ming should know that some people are not suitable for long-distance journeys, and I'm afraid they won't be able to return them."

Naturally, Zhuge Liang can understand this, but the biggest key to Zhuge Liang's strategy is not the Wuxi barbarians, but to use it to unite Cao Cao and Sun Quan, so he naturally doesn't care about this trivial matter.

The two sides reached an agreement, and Wei Tao immediately asked Zhuge Liang to take him away. It has to be said that Zhuge Liang had been prepared for a long time, and he had already ordered people to wait outside Xiangyang City, led by an old general.

It's a pity that even Wei Tao couldn't know whether the veteran was the old and vigorous Huang Hansheng, and even if he was preparing to fight Liu Bei at this time, it was impossible to launch any attack to let them leave safely.

But only on the second day, Wei Tao sent an order to the whole army to send troops to Jiangling.

The Jiangling guard had long wanted to surrender, but no one had come before, now seeing Wei Tao coming, there was no reason for hesitation, and he immediately opened the city and surrendered.

It's just that after taking Jiangling, Wei Tao didn't stop the army and let the army enter Jiangling to rest. Instead, after ordering someone to take over Jiangling, the army went directly to Changsha, and he clearly declared that he wanted to attack Liu Bei. Suddenly, the whole Jingzhou was surging. , so many people are shocked.

Especially Zhuge Liang, who was about to go to lobby Cao Cao and Sun Quan, heard about it, couldn't help letting go of the feather fan in his hand, and only sighed slightly after a while.

"So that's the case, Zhou Gongjin really lived up to the world's reputation!"

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