Chapter 609 Eastern Wu

"Lord, General Zhao Yun, I'm afraid I can't delay Zhang He for a long time. With these people, I'm afraid that I will make a mistake." Hearing the news, Zhuge Liang frowned and said to Liu Bei.

"The people want to turn to me because they are helpless. How can I be willing to keep them?" According to Zhuge Liang's statement, Liu Bei obviously did not agree and issued an order to the soldiers, "Let's take the people with us."

"This?" Seeing Liu Bei like this, Zhuge Liang could only sigh and urge the soldiers and horses to quickly withdraw from Xinye.

"Brother, I don't know where we are going to retreat?" At this time, Guan Yu, who was beside him, suddenly asked.

"Mr. Zhuge, what do you think?" Although Liu Bei and it is time to decide to take the people of Xinye to escape for their lives, they are not clear about the where they are going this time. Now Liu Bei doesn't know where he can go.

"Well, I suggest that we attack Xiangyang. If it succeeds, we can take Jingzhou before Lv Bu's army arrives. If you can't succeed, think of his method. In the face of Liu Bei's inquiry, Zhuge Liang could only sigh. At this time, there was Lv Bu in front and Zhang He Pang Tong in the back. If he retreated, he was afraid that the soldiers who followed Liu Bei would also run away. Zhuge Liang could only force his spirit and make an aggressive posture, which made the people below feel that Liu Bei's army was not desperate.

"The current situation can only be like this. Guan Yu, you protect the people from moving south. Zhang Fei, and I and Zhuge Military Division lead the troops straight to Xiangyang." After watching Zhuge Liang for a while, Liu Bei finally agreed to Zhuge Liang's idea after some ideological struggle. At this time, Liu Bei was like a gambler. When he saw that he was about to dawn everything and could not retreat, he had a group of desperate ideas.

"Master, look, are there soldiers and horses in front of you?" Just as Liu Bei approached Xiangyang with his soldiers and horses, he suddenly saw a soldier and horse running straight ahead. Although this soldier and horse was under the banner of the Jingzhou Army, it was completely different from the ordinary Jingzhou Army.

Knowing that he was approaching, he saw a rough-looking general. This person was none other than Cao Ren who came all the way from Jiangxia.

"Uncle Liu, I finally saw you. I think Uncle wants to do something to Xiangyang this time, but it's too late." Seeing Liu Bei, Cao Ren came forward and bowed and said.

"What? Has Lv Bu arrived in Xiangyang? Hearing Cao Ren's words, Zhuge Liang asked in surprise. Although Zhuge Liang did not know Cao Ren, he saw that Cao Ren and Liu Bei were not unfamiliar, so he asked directly.

"This must be Mr. Wolong. To be honest, Mr. Lv Bu has not only arrived in Xiangyang, but also his soldiers and horses have been stationed in Xiangyang at this time. I originally discussed with General Xiahou Dun to lead the army to help Uncle Liu, but I happened to see Lv Bu's soldiers and horses driving into Xiangyang City, so I came all the way to look for Uncle Liu, so as not to avoid Uncle accidentally bumping into Lv Bu. Seeing Zhuge Liang talking, Cao Ren quickly came out of Zhuge Liang's identity and said to the crowd.

"Well, in this way, it seems that our plan to take Xiangyang doesn't work. Don't I, Liu Bei, have any room to turn around?" Hearing the news brought by Cao Ren, Liu Bei stamped his foot and said depressedly.

"Why does the uncle have to do this? If the uncle doesn't dislike it, he can stay in Jiangxia for the time being. It is very difficult to go to Jiangxia by land. Only the waterway is connected. Even if Lv Bu's troops are strong, he can't talk about it for a while. Uncle Liu might as well go to Jiangxia first and discuss big things. Cao Ren knew the strength of Lv Bu's soldiers and horses, and knew that competing with Lv Bu's soldiers and horses on land was undoubtedly self-destruction, so he wanted Liu Bei to make an invitation to Jiangxia.

"Lord, General Cao Ren is sincere. We might as well settle down." At this time, Zhuge Liang also agreed.

"In this way, General Cao Ren will lead the way." At this time, Liu Bei could only nod and agreed.

However, it was said that Zhang He sent a scout to explore the movement of Bowangpo, but there were always few people sent to return it. Even those who came back were injured everywhere, but he also figured out the basic situation of Bowangpo, so he asked Gao Lan and Pang Tong to discuss.

"According to the scout's return, there was a silver armored general with soldiers to kill our army's scouts everywhere. This man is good at martial arts. There is no doubt that this person is Zhao Yun. It's just that our scouts really don't have any more news back. Seeing the arrival of Pang Tong and Gao Lan, Zhang He said to the two.

"Except for Zhao Yun, no other generals were found on the right side of the scout, such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?" Pang Tong frowned and asked.

"There is no news about the two of them." Zhang He said affirmatively.

"In this way, only Zhao Yun led the troops to guard Bowangpo. We were fooled early. They must have escaped. At this time, Pang Tong suddenly woke up and said.

"What, are you sure, sir?" Hearing Pang Tong's words, Zhang He couldn't sit still. If his army was delayed so much time by Zhao Yun's small army, it would be really not a glorious thing to say it.

"The general sent troops quickly and went straight to Xinye." Pang Tong said affirmatively.

When Zhang He led the army to Xinye, Xinye was already an empty city, and Zhao Yun, who had intercepted his scouts everywhere, had also disappeared at this time.

"What a Zhuge Liang, I didn't expect you to put me up again." Seeing the empty Xinye City in front of him, Pang Tong showed a wry smile. It seems that the gap between himself and Zhuge Liang has not been made up at all.

"General, the regent sent an order so that the army could go to Xiangyang." At this moment, a messenger was brought over by the soldiers, but Lv Bu's order came. Only then did Zhang He and Pang Tong know that Lv Bu had gone to Xiangyang. So he led the army to Xiangyang to meet with Lv Bu.

A month later, when Lv Bu's follow-up army rushed to Jingzhou, the main counties in Jingzhou had been controlled by Lv Bu, and in addition to attacking the counties around Jiangxia and looting a lot of grain and fodder materials, the coalition forces of Liu Bei and Xiahou Dun did not intend to compete with Lv Bu for Jingzhou, and the two sides began to be silent.

"Master, the news came from Yizhou that Zhang Liao has led troops into Yizhou and is fighting with the Yizhou army. Lv Bu first attacked Jingzhou and then Yizhou. Obviously, he wants to unify China. He suggested that he should unite with the Eastern Wu and fight with Lv Bu." After getting the news from Yizhou, Zhuge Liang quickly came to Liu Bei and said to Liu Bei.

"I don't know how confident you are in the decisive battle between Dongwu and Lv Bu?" Seeing Zhuge Liang's proposal to unite with Eastern Wu, Liu Bei asked.

"The master's business is man-made, and the master hasn't done it. How do you know that you can't succeed? The master and guest are not the one who can be captured. Seeing that Liu Bei obviously had no confidence in the future of the war, Zhuge Liang said.

"Lv Bu has both soldiers, horses, food and grass. Eastern Wu and Lv Bu can only be defended by virtue of the location of the Yangtze River. However, Lv Bu's inlaid blue flag and the blue flag water army have been trained for many years, and there are 100,000 water troops in Jingzhou assisted. Jiangdong Sun Quan is just a yellow-mouthed child. Does the gentleman really think that Sun Quan can defeat Lv Bu? Facing Zhuge Liang's problem, Liu Bei said with a sigh.

"Ha ha, lord, what if there is no Lv Bu? Does the lord still think that our army can't get the world?" Zhuge Liang smiled at Liu Bei's doubts. Obviously, he already had a calculation in his heart.

"In those years, the State of Qin was strong and South Korea was weak. There was no way to have the story of Jing Ke stabbing Qin. Now there may not be no chance." Seeing Liu Bei ask, Zhuge Liang said.

"Ha ha, sir, you are joking. Lv Bu's force is so strong that he has an opponent in the world. Even if he fights hard to resurrect, he may not be able to really assassinate Lv Bu within three steps." Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly at Zhuge Liang's statement.

"Hahaha, does the lord know that after taking down Xindu, Lv Bu regarded Yuan Xi's wife Zhen Ji as a concubine and served around her? Excuse me, my lord, how sure is Zhen Ji to deal with Lv Bu? Obviously, Zhuge Liang has done some research on the assassination of Lv Bu, and Liu Bei was also moved by saying it at this time.

"In this way, everything will be Mr. Lao, and I will wait for Mr. La's good news in Jiangxia." Seeing that Zhuge Liang was so confident, Liu Bei poured a bowl of wine and saw Zhuge Liang off. He hoped that Zhuge Liang, the crouching dragon, could really bring good luck to himself.

However, it was said that Lv Bubing entered Jingzhou, and Jiangdong Sun Quan and a group of ministers were also worried about this matter. They didn't know what to do. It happened that Zhuge Liang came to Jiangdong, so Sun Quan ordered the ministers and Zhuge Liang to meet and wanted to hear Zhuge Liang's opinions.

"Mr. Zhuge, my lord is just worried about Lv Bu's going south. At present, the ministers are divided into two factions. The main warriors think that Jiangdong's foundation industry is not easy to come by and cannot be easily given up, while the main peacers think that Lv Bu's strength is irresistible. When you see my lord, you should be cautious. Lu Su was sent by Sun Quan to receive Zhuge Liang, so he wanted Zhuge Liang to explain.

"I don't know if you are the main war or the owner?" After listening to Lu Su's words, Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

"Jiangdong man, who is willing to be a minister of subjugated country? Although I don't fight in my heart, I don't want to surrender easily on a single page." Hearing Zhuge Liang's question, he was stunned at first, but he said immediately.

"I think it's the same idea that your master hasn't made up his mind for a long time. It's just that your lord must be young, without the influence of the war, and without the support of important ministers, he can't make up his mind, so he will delay for so long at this time, right? Hearing Lu Su's words, Zhuge Liang immediately came out of Jiangdong Sun Quan's thoughts and said with a smile.

"These are just Mr.'s guesses, but he didn't say anything." Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Lu Su just nodded slightly and smiled.

"See Wu Hou at Zhuge Liang." When he came to Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang saw the salute.

"I've heard of Mr. Zhuge's name for a long time, but he is so young. Sure enough, he is a hero." Seeing that Zhuge Liang was so young, Sun Quan thought of his youth again, so he said. At the same time, there is also a taste of self-appreciation. Naturally, this point was soon caught by Zhuge Liang. How can a conceited person be willing to succumb to others? It's just that there are still some opportunities for Sun Quan to completely turn to the Lord's side.

"Ha ha, Wu Hou praised it. It's just a false reputation. It's nothing like Wu Hou's young hero, sitting in the east of the Yangtze River and overlooking the world." Seeing Sun Quan's psychology, Zhuge Liang also hurriedly gave a flattery.