Ma Liang, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others were standing beside Zhuge Liang. Looking at Zhuge Liang, Mi Zhu said: "Commander, we have to speed up. Long Fei has already won in Chibi. If he suddenly attacks our retreat, It would be difficult for Guan Yu to resist alone. Once Jiangzhou is defeated, Yizhou, which we spent so much effort to capture, will be of no use at all."
Zhuge Liang did not speak. In order to show that he knew the art of war, Mi Zhu continued: "Deyang is a small city, and Zhang Ren only has thousands of soldiers and horses. Why don't the military advisors leave soldiers and horses to besiege Deyang, and the rest of the soldiers and horses quickly arrived in Chengdu and forced Liu Zhang to surrender. , as long as Liu Zhang surrenders, Zhang Ren will naturally not be able to resist."
"Humph, what a joke!" Ma Liang snorted. He had always looked down on Mi Zhu, who started out as a businessman. He always felt that the smell of copper on his body was incomparable to those of them who had read poetry and books. Ma Liang rolled his eyes at Mi Zhu. : "Although Zhang Ren only has a few thousand soldiers and horses, hasn't Zhang Ren caused us enough trouble along the way? It's not a good thing to keep him in Deyang!"
Zhuge Liang nodded: "Ji Chang is right. This Zhang Ren is quite good at using troops. He has caused us trouble many times from Jiangzhou to this point, and he has been able to grasp my use of troops every time. That's why it only took us so long. When we arrive at Deyang, if we only besiege but not attack, Zhang Ren will definitely be able to see through our formation and attack Liu Zhang from both front and back. If Long Fei takes the opportunity to attack, our previous efforts will really be in vain!"
Several people were discussing the matter of marching into the army. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei opened the curtain and walked in without being informed. Liu Bei's face was red, and Zhang Fei's eyes were even more drunk. It was obvious that both of them had drunk a lot. When Zhang Fei saw them, Zhuge Liang laughed loudly: "Military advisor! I really admire you. You said we could capture Yizhou and we did. As long as Liu Zhang captures Yizhou, it will be my eldest brother's!"
"Hmph!" Ma Liang snorted coldly: "Of course it's good for you to sit back and enjoy the gains. If I let you attack, I'm afraid I don't know when we can win!"
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Mr. Ma is right, we don't know how to use troops, and the military counselors are like gods. Our brothers admire us very much. I have set up a banquet in the tent and specially invited some of you to drink with us."
"Drinking?" Sun Qian looked at Liu Bei: "I mean Liu Huangsun! We are at war now, and the military advisor has ordered a ban on drinking in the camp, and you...!" Sun Qian almost said swear words, but after all, the gentle man did not curse. come out.
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "You won't get drunk with this little wine, and the more you drink, the braver you will be in killing the enemy. If you drink some wine, you can take down Deyang in one go tomorrow!"
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei said happily. Zhuge Liang and others frowned, looking at the two brothers as if they were clowns. Zhuge Liang remained silent, neither agreeing to go nor saying no, and just stood behind his handsome position. No matter what Liu Bei said, Zhuge Liang didn't even move. Liu Bei wanted to step forward and pull hard, but Tai Shici glared at him, and Liu Bei hurriedly stepped back.
Jian Yong hurried in. Seeing this atmosphere, he glanced inside the tent and whispered a few words in Liu Bei's ear. Liu Bei didn't seem to hear and looked at Jian Yong: "What did you say? This How can it be?"
Jian Yong nodded vigorously: "I thought it was impossible at first, but the people I sent came back and said the same thing, so I hurriedly reported it to the lord."
Zhuge Liang looked at the two of them: "Master, what happened?"
Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, a hurried order suddenly sounded outside the tent. A soldier wearing Shu army clothes quickly walked into the tent, turning a blind eye to Liu Bei, and only saluted Zhuge Liang: "Report to the military advisor, something big has happened!"
Although his expression was very anxious, he kept his eyes on Liu Bei and did not say anything about the main content.
Zhuge Liang naturally understood what the messenger meant and said angrily: "Tell me, what big thing happened? Do you still have to hide it from the lord?"
"You don't dare!" The messenger hurriedly adjusted his posture and saluted Liu Bei: "My lord, military advisor, there have been civilian explosions in Linjiang, Fuling, and Jiangyang. During this period, many groups of bandits were involved. General Yan and his soldiers
There are too few horses to cope with it, so a small special force is sent to ask for help."
Liu Bei and Jian Yong looked at each other and asked the messenger: "But the three cities will start at the same time?"
The messenger looked at Liu Bei in surprise and nodded quickly: "Exactly, General Guan from Jiangzhou has sent troops to Linjiang, and our garrisons in Fuling, Jiangyang and other places are difficult to resist, and Fuling has been occupied by bandits!"
Everyone was surprised. There was no mention of bandits on Zhang Song's map. Under the governance of Liu Zhang and his son, the people of Yizhou had lived a pretty good life in recent years, and they had never heard of bandits. What's more, Hei Bing was in Yizhou.
After so many years in the state, if there are bandits, they will win over to his side. Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's army was actually in the hands of Zhuge Liang. They only borrowed the name of Liu Bei, the emperor's grandson. It was precisely because of the name of the emperor's grandson that they surrendered to them at many checkpoints along the way from Jiangzhou.
For example, veteran Yan Yan, who was over sixty years old, was only a captain in Liu Zhang's place. Liu Zhang sent him to guard Jiangyang. Yan Yan was one of the first officials to follow Liu Yan to Shu. At that time, he was in his prime and had great martial arts skills.
Not bad, and was highly appreciated by Liu Yan. However, the land of Shu was remote and there had been no battles for many years. Yan Yan had lived in Jiangyang for decades. Now he is gray-haired and is still just a school captain.
During Liu Bei's rebellion, Yan Yan thought his opportunity had come and asked Liu Zhang for a fight many times. Liu Zhang felt that Yan Yan was too old and refused to agree. As a result, Yan Yan completely released his already dissatisfied mood and did not fight much when Liu Bei came.
So he defected. In order to win over the Yizhou people, Liu Bei, with Zhuge Liang's tacit approval, made Yan Yan the Sima of Jiangyang.
Since Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei, Liu Bei's group has undergone a strange change. The powerful ministers control the outside world and the lord controls the inside. It has become Liu Bei's job to arrange officials. The places where the civilian explosion occurred this time happened to be officials appointed by Liu Bei.
This makes people suspicious.
When Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang looking at him, he quickly said: "This is what Jian Yong said just now. He has already inquired about it and found that it has nothing to do with the surrendered generals. Moreover, the surrendered generals are working hard to suppress them. So they are still central to me."
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Zhuge Liang took a deep breath: "I also think this matter is a bit strange. Could it be that Long Fei did it?"
"It's very possible!" Ma Liang said hurriedly: "The Battle of Chibi has ended, and Liu Bei's army has returned to Jingzhou. However, the news from Jingzhou said that Long Fei's troops and horses have all returned to their respective stations, except for Xu Huang
, except for Guan Hai, the rest of the army showed no signs of mobilization."
"You must not underestimate Long Fei. You have forgotten what Long Fei is best at, and that is sneak attacks!" Mi Zhu raised his head. Among so many people, he was the only one who met Long Fei first and had the most contact with him. Going deeper, he has the most say in Long Fei's matter.
"If it is really Long Fei who caused civilian explosions in three cities at the same time and was able to repel our people, how many troops did Long Fei send to Yizhou?" Sun Qian seemed to be saying to himself: "Good boy! What kind of strength does Long Fei have that he hasn’t revealed yet?"
"Check! Send people to check immediately, and send troops to the three cities at the same time. The rear is in chaos, and the soldiers can't feel at ease. Unstable military morale is a taboo in the war!" Zhuge Liang gave the order and put down Deyang and Chengdu first. He wanted to take a look. What is Long Fei planning to do?
Xian Yufu looked at the Fuling Yamen. Yizhou is indeed rich, Fuling is just a small city, with less than ten thousand soldiers and civilians, but this Yamen is full of carved beams and painted buildings, which is not inferior to Long Fei's General Mansion. Wearing black silk clothes, there is a patch of plaster on the left temple, and the high-erected miter hangs down on the back of his head. The sword is inserted diagonally on his belt. No matter from which angle you look at it, he does not look like a general. shadow.
Deng Ai, who was assigned to Xian Yufu, was completely different from Xian Yufu. The young man was strong and powerful. Although he stuttered a bit, his mind was extremely flexible. It was Deng Ai who took Fuling City through civilian explosions this time. Deng Ai was dressed in orthodox clothes. , with the sword hanging on his waist, he followed Xian Yufu. After looking at the Yamen, Xian Yufu shook his head: "Come on! Set fire!"
"Really, is it really going to be a fever?" Deng Ai didn't believe his ears.
Xian Yufu chuckled: "If you want to be a bandit, just act like one. How can we prove that we are bandits if we don't burn down the yamen?"
A dozen soldiers took torches and started to set fire inside the Yamen. The magnificent Yamen was soon surrounded by fire. In order to avoid casualties, Xian Yufu ordered everyone inside to be driven out. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and soon It got out of hand. Seeing the house he had worked so hard for half his life being burned to the ground, the prefect of Fuling sat on the ground with tears streaming down his face, but he did not dare to say another word.
The people standing in the distance watching the excitement had expressionless faces, as if they were not used to being left alone. Xian Yufu turned around and shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone, we are here to save you. Now Yizhou War is raging, and I know you are living in hardship, so listen! I will open the grain depot soon, we will take our share, and I will leave the rest to you!"
These words were undoubtedly a stimulant, and they immediately received cheers from the people. He immediately turned around and went home to look for food storage. The people swarmed towards the grain depot without anyone directing them, as long as there were no men in black. Two words, crazy grabbing. Although Liu Bei was good to the people of Yizhou, in this era when land transactions were legal and big landowners were everywhere, no matter how wealthy the place was, it was a luxury for the people at the bottom to have enough to eat. of.
"Your Majesty, who are you? Do you still need someone? Take me in!" Several young people shouted at Xian Yufu.
Xian Yufu chuckled: "Okay! As long as you are willing, you can come to see me at Hou'erling at any time. If you tell me that I am the town of Xichuan, no one will dare to mess with you!"
"Thank you, your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" Several young people expressed their gratitude and hurriedly picked up the food on the ground and said with a smile: "Hey! When we send the food home, we must go to Houerling to find the King!"
Turning the corner of the grain warehouse, the last one of the three people looked back and hid in the alley. At this moment, the expressions of the three people suddenly became serious. The youngest
The elder said: "Immediately send someone to report to Zuo Zuo Zuo. It is Zhen Xichuan from Hou'erling. Then send someone to follow them. They must find their lair so that we can take action!"