Just as the tension between Huaxia and Jinghan was at war, the situation in the northwest also began to become turbulent. As Gao Fei's troops attacked Wei in three groups, the Wei army was caught off guard and hurriedly responded to the battle. Cao Cao even went on a personal expedition. The Huaxia army saw that its purpose of attracting Wei's troops was over.
After completing a series of blitzes, they took the initiative to retreat to Lingzhou.
However, the Wei army left a large number of troops to defend Liangzhou just in case. After Cao Cao returned to Chang'an, he received letters of credence from Jing and Han, asking Cao Cao to share the same hatred with the enemy and launch an offensive against the Chinese army. Cao Cao just sneered and looked far-reaching.
He had already seen Gao Fei's intention.
So he secretly transferred the soldiers and horses from Liangzhou back to Qinzhou, and then made a bluff in Liangzhou and built a plank road openly. However, he secretly went to Chencang and stationed in Hanzhong with his elite soldiers and horses, preparing to attack the troops entrenched in Shu when Gao Fei and Liu Bei fought.
The Han Kingdom in China launched an attack.
At the same time, Sun Ce of Soochow also agreed to send troops to Jinghan, and he would lead the expedition himself, leaving Zhang Zhao in charge of the government, with Zhou Yu as the vanguard governor, raising 200,000 troops, marching by land and water, and garrisoning troops and horses in Chaisang.
Xunyang and Xunyang are ready to launch an attack on Jinghan at any time.
Soochow's intentions made the Jinghan people even more panic-stricken, and all the ministers rushed to submit petitions to move the capital. Liu Bei was so angry that he killed a minister on the spot, which stopped this evil trend. After that, Liu Bei boldly promoted
He took Zhuge Liang as his military advisor, commander-in-chief, and governor-general of all the Han army's troops. But in the hearts of the people of Jingzhou, they were about to face an unprecedented disaster.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou had been stable. Because Liu Biao lacked the ambition to compete for hegemony, even if there were occasional wars, he fought on the outside. For the first time, the war burned into the peaceful Jingzhou. For a time, the people in the Xiangyang City area moved southward or fled to
Take refuge in Shu.
In just a few days, families in counties and counties surrounding Xiangyang City moved out of their families. For a time, the situation in Jingzhou was turbulent and people were uneasy.
On September 26, Grand Sima Zhang Fei returned to Xiangyang from Jingnan without an order. He entered the city on horseback and rushed straight into the palace. The guards in front of the palace gate did not dare to stop him and could only let him in.
At this time, Liu Bei was meeting Zhuge Liang in the main hall. He and Zhuge Liang had been having long talks over the past few days, analyzing the situation at hand, and making plans on how to deploy troops and horses, how to defend.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Zhang Fei was so angry that he burst into the hall as soon as he got off his horse and shouted loudly.
After Liu Bei heard this, he turned his face and saw Zhang Fei coming, and said: "Third brother? You came just in time. I was about to send someone to Changsha to call you!"
Zhang Fei and Liu Bei haven't seen each other for almost a few years. Ever since he learned that Liu Bei quenched poison on his Zhangba snake spear, he has always had an unsolvable knot in his heart. He acts aboveboard, but he doesn't know that his elder brother
Why do you do this? If it's just to kill Gao Fei, it's not impossible for him.
For several years, Zhang Fei has been staying in Jingnan with Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin. Every time Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin returned to Xiangyang, he was unwilling to go back. He didn't want to see Liu Bei, because when he saw Liu Bei, he would think Liu Bei was despicable.
The brotherhood had already changed when Liu Bei was quenching his poison. The former brothers who talked about everything no longer existed.
Over the past few years, Zhang Fei has gradually understood a truth, that is, he can only be himself and can never replace anyone. In Liu Bei's heart, brothers are just pawns to be used.
However, today is different from the past. The Huaxia Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom were both preparing to use troops against Jing and Han. When the national crisis was approaching, he decided to put aside all grudges and go to the national disaster.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Fei, come before the Emperor!" Zhang Fei said respectfully.
"Third brother, please get up quickly. We are brothers, there is no need for such a big gift." Liu Bei hurriedly went to help him.
Zhang Fei stood up before Liu Bei could reach out his hand, and said respectfully: "I have no order to return to the capital, and I ask the emperor to punish me. In addition, I heard that the Huaxia Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom used troops against our country, and I came here specially."
Please order me, your Majesty, to give me a troop of troops."
"Third brother, I..." Liu Bei stretched out his hand, trying to put his arm around Zhang Fei's shoulders, but who knew that Zhang Fei actually took two steps back, causing his arm to fail.
Such a simple scene caused a trace of doubt in Liu Bei's heart. He frowned slightly, retracted his arm, and thought to himself: "Third brother still refuses to forgive me. That matter, I really
Did you do something wrong?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes were sharp and he saw the subtle movements between Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, but he didn't know why the three heroes who were said to be sworn brothers in Taoyuan back then have gone to different extremes. Guan Yu was arrogant and conceited, taking things lightly;
Zhang Fei is brave and courageous, and his eyes cannot tolerate even a grain of sand; Liu Bei... Liu Bei...
He has never been able to see through the psychology of Liu Bei, a man born with visions. He seems to be a bit sanctimonious, a bit old-fashioned, and a bit cunning. A person who can combine many people into one,
Liu Bei can be regarded as the first person in history, even more rogue and scoundrel than his ancestor Liu Bang.
Although he didn't know what unpleasant things happened between Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang could tell that the brotherhood had faded.
"Your Majesty, the general is building a defense system in Deng County. If the general goes there again, he will achieve twice the result with half the effort. I think that we can let the general go to Deng County and join forces with the general to fight against the enemy." Zhuge Liang said.
Zhang Fei glanced at Zhuge Liang and knew that he was Zhuge Jin's younger brother. He got along very well with Zhuge Jin, so he also had a good impression of Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei nodded and said: "Okay. Third brother, you go to Deng County and join forces with the second brother to fight against the enemy. With the two of you here, I can feel relieved."
"According to the order!" Zhang Fei turned around and walked away without stopping at all.
When Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei walking away, he just sighed and said nothing.
Zhuge Liang walked to Liu Bei's side and said: "Your Majesty, the great Sima is rough but the fine. It will be fine if he stays with the general. However, the Wu army continues to increase troops towards Xunyang and Chaisang. Although Tian Yu is there
It has performed well in recent years, but it cannot stop the Wu army. In addition, our army is insufficient in strength and cannot deal with the troops of the two countries. It is better to..."
Halfway through his words, Zhuge Liang hesitated, looked at Liu Bei, and finally swallowed the second half of his words.
When Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang's sudden stop, he said, "Why not?"
"I'm brave. If I said something wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"I pardon your innocence."
Only then did Zhuge Liang dare to speak, and said slowly: "Does your Majesty know the story of Tian Dan's restoration to Qi?"
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Of course I know."
After a second thought, he asked: "Does Ai Qing want to follow the example of Tian Dan and restore the Qi Dynasty, guarding the lonely city alone?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "I believe that our country's total military strength is 300,000. Instead of dividing the troops for defense, it is better to concentrate all the troops in Xiangyang. In this case, it will be much easier for Your Majesty to command. Our army is backed by the imperial city and does not need to transport food and grass."
, but the enemy troops came from the original place, and the supply of food and grass was inconvenient. As long as they sent out partial troops to harass the enemy's food roads from time to time, over time
, can naturally make the enemy retreat without fighting. Even if the enemy can occupy the surrounding counties and counties, once the troops are divided, our army can take advantage of the opportunity to concentrate its superior forces and defeat them one by one. As long as it can withstand China and Soochow
The offensives of the two countries will give our army room for maneuver. The Wei State in the northwest may not be willing to send troops to help, so we can only rely on ourselves for this war."
Liu Bei knew that this was a fight to the death. But instead of dividing his troops to resist the enemy and being defeated by the enemy one by one, it was better to gather all the troops together. In this case, they would be twisted into a powerful force that could withstand the enemy.
Withstand the enemy's offensive.
"Okay, it's settled like this. I issued an imperial edict and ordered all soldiers and generals in the country to return to Xiangyang and Jiangling."
"promise!"
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One month later.
Wei State, Hanzhong.
Cao Cao was sitting in the prefect's mansion in Hanzhong. When he saw Suo Xu coming from outside, he asked, "How is it?"
"Your Majesty, the Huaxia Kingdom, Jinghan, and Dongwu are at war with each other. The Jinghan army has retreated across the board and is concentrated in Xiangyang and Jiangling. It seems that they want to hold on to these two important cities. The decisive battle is expected to begin soon.
"
"Very good. Pay close attention to the war trends between Huaxia Kingdom and Jinghan. As long as the war in the East continues, I will personally lead the army to attack Jiameng Pass. To expand the territory, I can only start from Shuhan. If the three kingdoms in the East are fighting, I will have to watch Shu from Long and dominate.
Western soil.”
"I understand. All my understandings have been mobilized and are ready to participate in the war against Shu at any time." Suo Xu said.
"Very good. I hope Xia Houyuan, Cheng Yu, and Liu Ye can continue to contain Lingzhou's troops in Liangzhou."
"As soon as the war breaks out, the entire East will focus its attention on Jingzhou. Liu Bei is alone and will be destroyed by him. Gao Fei and the former sent troops from Lingzhou. It is nothing more than a bluff to contain our army's troops. If the two sides
Fighting on the front line, I'm afraid that the Huaxia Kingdom cannot take care of both the head and the tail. Your Majesty, please rest assured that even if General Xiahou's plan is discovered, Lingzhou will not attack without authorization."
Suo Xu has been highly trusted since he surrendered to Cao Cao. He arrived in Chang'an with 20,000 troops. After quelling the Qiang rebellion, he took the initiative to hand over 20,000 troops to Cao Cao and returned to Hanzhong alone.
, from this point of view alone, he has no ambition. Therefore, after Cao Cao became emperor, he thought twice and gave the position of general to Suo Xu to show his respect for Suo Xu.
After Suo Xu became the general, he lived up to expectations. Starting from his own perspective, he strictly enforced the generals and soldiers. He also encouraged the transformation of soldiers and armor, participated in the war to pacify the Western Regions, learned the technology of steel tempering from the Western Regions, and promoted the blood tank in the army.
The curved saber made the weapons of the Wei army very sharp for a while.
At this moment, a man came in and said: "Kowtow to the emperor, there is a man outside the palace gate asking for an audience. No matter how hard I try, I can't drive him away. Later, the man took out this jade pendant and asked me to give it to the emperor.
, saying that after the emperor sees him, he will receive him."
Cao Cao took the jade pendant and looked at it. He was startled and asked hurriedly: "Where is the person?"