Sitting alone in the tent, thinking about what Xu's mother had said, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head. Does he still have a choice now?
Speaking of Qin Tian, the last time I met him was back at Hulao Pass. To be honest, Liu Bei didn't take Qin Tian seriously at that time. The label of a rebellious minister and traitor was definitely something that anyone would avoid at that time.
Yes, but who would have thought that Qin Tian could reach this stage step by step?
Looking back, he has been running around all these years, trying to find a place to gain a foothold. However, Qin Tian, carrying the reputation of a rebellious minister and traitor, made great moves in Jiangdong. While sweeping across the six counties of Jiangdong, he waited for the times to change. With the help of the Yangtze River's natural moat, he
Although the surrounding princes all wanted to get rid of him quickly, they were at odds with each other, and Qingtian finally took advantage of him and earned such a huge fortune in one fell swoop.
The former child has now become the overlord of the party. Looking back at himself, he is still like a bereaved dog. Liu Biao is dead. Liu Bei can be sure that it is definitely Qin Tian's hands and feet, but what can he do if he knows? The overall situation has been decided, with Cai's help
With help, it is almost certain that Qingtian City will establish a foothold in Nanyang. Although he has already won over Liu Pan and Yiji, the old Shanyang tribe who are loyal to Liu Biao, these people have a shallow foundation under Liu Biao and cannot compete with Cai, Kuai, and others.
The Huang family fought against each other, all because of the support of Liu Biao. Now that Liu Biao is dead, these people have become rootless. Although they have a lot more people in their hands, they are not of much use in the battles in Nanyang and Xichuan.
, at most, it only gives you a few more county seats in depth.
It's just that these counties, although connected with Yangping and cutting off the power of Nanyang and Qingtian City, are also in a desperate situation of being attacked from both sides.
The situation in Xichuan was originally very good. As long as he entered Xichuan, he would be able to join forces with the heroes and aristocratic families that he had contacted earlier and dominate Xichuan. At that time, he would be able to cut the dragon of Qingtian City in two and become a big dragon all the way.
The princes, sitting in the kingdom of abundance, will have enough strength to dominate the world as long as they rest and recuperate for a few years.
It's a shame that Nanzheng Weiyan is like a mountain. It has completely cut off the connection between itself and Xichuan, and cannot make any progress. Now it has become very difficult to even exchange news. Even Xu Shu, who has always been resourceful, is like a rock.
The Hanzhong army could only look forward and sigh.
Why does such a talented general have to be loyal to the traitor Qingtian!
Liu Bei's eyes gradually became a little crazy. He hated, hated why the sky kept teasing him. It obviously gave him so much hope, but why in the end it turned into despair. Liu Bei looked up at the sky, opened his mouth slightly, and let out a silent roar.
"Lord!" A soft cry woke up Liu Bei. Xu Shu appeared in the tent at some point, with Guan and Zhang looking worried behind him.
"Yuan Zhi, second brother, third brother, you are here." Liu Bei exhaled, a smile appearing on his tired face.
Looking at Liu Bei's face that seemed to have aged ten years that night, Xu Shu felt inexplicably sad. As a counselor, he failed to take care of the Lord's worries. Instead, he put his lord in danger. He said softly: "This is a defeat.
This is really the result of common people's stupidity, please forgive me, my lord!"
Shaking his head, Liu Bei stretched out his hand to help Xu Shu up, and sighed softly: "How could Xuande not know about Mr.'s talent? If it weren't for Mr. Xuande, I'm afraid Xuande wouldn't have achieved what he has now. We can only blame our enemies for being too much."
The cunning is not the fault of Mr. Wan Wang. Mr. Wan Wang should not blame himself again. We lost this time, but Mr. and I are still there, and the second and third brothers are still there. As long as we are still there, there is still hope for the future.
There are still many things to discuss with sir, sir, please don’t be discouraged!”
Xu Shu knelt on his knees, touched his forehead deeply to the ground, and said with a trembling voice: "How can I be so virtuous and capable of receiving such wrong love from my lord?"...
Liu Bei smiled and helped Xu Shu up. His smile was filled with indescribable desolation and bitterness. After a long time, he sighed softly: "Sir, is there really no other way? The situation is still unclear, and there are also a large number of people with lofty ideals in Shu...
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Xu Shu shook his head, and before Liu Bei finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and said: "If we could capture Hanzhong half a month ago and join forces with the patriots of Xichuan, we would have a lot to do. But now, time has changed, Liu Biao has been defeated, and Nanyang has changed its owner.
, Cao Cao is now competing with Yuan Shao for hegemony in Hebei, and I am afraid that he will not be able to compete with Qingtian. Although Qingtian is a traitor, he is also a hero in the area. Half a month is enough for him to turn the tide. Now the advantage of our army is
The connection between the Qingtian Army and Nanyang was cut off, but this advantage would not last long. Let alone whether the Qingtian Army of Yongliang in Shuzhong would come to support, now Qingtian itself has established a firm foundation in Nanyang;
The reason why we want to make peace with the lord is not because of his wish, but because he is unable to deal with us now. Kuai Liang and Wenpin are still waiting and watching, and the Nanyang powerful have not returned. Therefore, although they are in Wancheng, they cannot move lightly.
, but with Qingtian's current momentum and Cai's assistance, there may be resistance to completely pacifying Nanyang, but it will never be too great, and this time will not be too long. Once Qingtian completely conquers the powerful Nanyang, then
, even if I wanted to leave, I would have missed the best time."
Guan Yu raised his eyebrows and said in deep thought: "Military advisor, can't we take advantage of his unsteady footing to secretly unite with Nanyang's powerful forces? We may not have no chance of winning!"
"Easier said than done?" Xu Shu said with a wry smile: "Second General, do you know why Kuai Liang and Wen Pin just waited and watched but never expressed their stance?"
"Why?" Guan Yu looked at Xu Shu doubtfully.
"Because they are waiting for the best time to join Qingtian City. The biggest difference between us and Qingtian is that Qingtian has the entire Qingtian City as his backing. Behind him, in addition to Wancheng, there are also three continents governed by Qingtian City.
There are ten counties (not counting Nanyang), but we have nothing. The Kuai family is a prominent family in Jingxiang, and Kuai Liang is the contemporary head of the family. He has the mission of revitalizing the family and moved to another place. The second general thinks that he chose us who have nothing?
Or choose Qingtian City, which owns half of the world?"
Guan Yu was indifferent. Putting aside the emotional aspects, this was not a difficult choice. He thought that all the powerful people in Nanyang had the same idea and were waiting for a price. There was nothing better than this. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Bei sighed softly and said with difficulty: "Tell the messenger to send a message to Qingtian. We agree to withdraw our troops, but he must guarantee that during this period, he will not use any excuse to send troops to our side. Otherwise, we will be destroyed.
Liu Bei will not hesitate to do so!"
"Then...where are we going?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he looked at Liu Bei in confusion. It seemed that they were homeless now.
"Xuchang!" He slowly closed his eyes. After a long time, Liu Bei regained his former perseverance and said decisively: "The emperor is in Xuchang. I will go to pay homage to the emperor!"
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"Liu Bei is gone?" Qin Tian, from the Governor's Mansion in Wancheng, looked at Cai Mao and asked with a smile on his face.
"Well, let's go. In addition to his own troops, he also has the old Shanyang tribe headed by Yi Ji, as well as Liu Pan and other Liu Cousin clan." Cai Mao nodded and said excitedly.
Qin Tian nodded, and then said: "This person is as cunning as a fox, don't be careless! You must find out the movements of their group, don't be embarrassed, I just need to know where he is going!"
"The general will know." Cai Mao said solemnly.
Qin Tian pinched his eyebrows. Liu Bei left. Qin Tian's original intention was to let him take away all the men under his tent. No matter whether he went north or south, this guy was a mess. Wherever he went, war would definitely happen.
Wherever you go, you can try to contain Cao Cao or Sun Ce when the time comes. But I didn't expect that this guy would be so decisive. He only took the elites of his headquarters and the generals of each battalion, leaving the army behind and left like this...
He was indeed the most arrogant monarch during the Three Kingdoms period. This was a very straightforward move!
"Lord, in the direction of Xinyang..."
"Let General Yan Yan arrange the manpower to take over, and any resisters will be killed without mercy. In addition, we will send an order to Wei Yan to return to Xichuan as soon as possible. Xichuan is uncertain, and I feel uneasy!" Qin Tian muttered.
"Here!" Seeing that Qin Tian had no other instructions, Cai Hao resigned and left.
Qin Tian walked to the map and wiped out Liu Bei to the west of Nanyang. At this point, Nanyang was temporarily safe. Once Liu Bei left, anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see the situation clearly. Without Liu Bei's constraints, the rebels in Xichuan were completely defeated.
Having lost all hope, there will be no further pushback. At least Wenpin and Kuai Liang's troops have surrendered, and the remaining guys who can't clearly see the situation have no need to continue to exist.
The overall situation in Nanyang has been decided, and only Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang are left. Under the leadership of Xu Rong, there are also powerful generals such as Tai Shi Ci, Hua Xiong, and Zhang Xiu to help, and Li Ru is also available for advice.
Despite the situation, Qin Tian was still undefeated, which really surprised Qin Tian. It seemed that it was necessary to re-evaluate the Xiliang Army's combat power.
In the next few days, Qin Tian no longer paid attention to the situation in Yongliang, and concentrated on sorting out the relationships between all parties in Nanyang. With Liu Bei's departure, Yan Yan quickly led his troops to recapture Yangping Pass and several surrounding counties, and dredged Wanyang.
The road from the city to Hanzhong, and as Kuai Liang and Wenpin declared their allegiance to Qingtian City, the Nanyang tycoons who had always been united could no longer maintain their old mentality of waiting for a price, and gradually began to split. In the past few days, either clearly or
Secretly, many wealthy families sent people to show their goodwill, and some even simply pledged their allegiance to Qingtian City.
Of course, there are also wealthy families who choose to resist to the end. In response, Qin Tian issued an order to eradicate them without expression. The butcher knife of Qingtian City has never lacked the blood of powerful noble families. Numerous bloody facts have confirmed this. Since there is still
Some people want to hit the edge of the knife, and Qin Tian will never be merciful. However, compared with the past few killings, this time is much duller. After all, with the current situation, the family can still maintain its former position.
, it is becoming increasingly rare that people can create the environment, but more often, they can only adapt to the environment.
