It was indeed an unexpected thing that Zhu Ran didn't catch it.
But compared to continuing the fierce battle with the enemy and having something unexpected happen to Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang felt that this was enough.
Liu Bei summoned the General's Mansion in Jianye City as a temporary meeting place. This was also his second time coming to Jianye, so he was naturally familiar with the journey.
On the way back to the general's mansion, Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei:
"Right now we have only one target. Judging from the direction in which the enemy is escaping, their last elite must have gathered in Wu County."
"Wu County is not an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. As long as we attack steadily, we will definitely be able to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop——"
"Moreover, Wu Jun is near the sea, and Wu Ban and Chen Shi can also lead the navy to attack from the enemy's rear..."
Zhuge Liang recalled the map Pang Tong had given him before and murmured:
"According to Shi Yuan's estimate of the opponent's total strength, when today's casualty report is submitted, we can estimate the opponent's remaining strength - in my opinion, the opponent's remaining strength will never exceed 30,000."
"Although Jianye's battle is difficult, if we mobilize the troops in the rear a little, we will still have about 60,000 soldiers and horses after a full attack."
Liu Bei nodded while listening. He believed in Zhuge Liang's judgment.
"Don't forget that there are still Shiyuan and his troops. I don't know if they have arrived in Poyang..."
Liu Bei smiled and talked about Pang Tong's affairs. After this progress, Liu Bei also trusted Pang Tong more and more. If nothing else, with that extremely detailed map, as long as they captured Jiangdong, Pang Tong would definitely be the number one contributor.
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However, when Liu Bei said this, Zhuge Liang didn't look so happy and just responded normally.
"The next step is to pass through Jurong first and then to Wuyang. We must take Piling slowly and steadily first."
"Piling? Is there anything special that we need to pay attention to there?"
Hearing Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Bei was a little confused.
Beside the mausoleum?
Isn't that a rather ordinary pass?
Then again, the big swamp near Wujun is called Zhenze. If the navy can be driven on Zhenze, why would they take a long detour?
Liu Bei naturally asked all his questions.
Zhuge Liang explained patiently:
"My lord, I have mentioned before that there are no particularly strong city defenses in Wu County. In fact, there is not even a decent military town. When Sun Ce crossed the river, he never thought that one day there would be
The enemy can penetrate as deep into the hinterland of Wu County under his defense."
Zhuge Liang also teased Sun Ce:
"I can only say that the little bully did have that ability. It's a pity that the little bully died young and he was unable to control what happened after his death."
"Wujun has never been designed to withstand war, so to open Wujun's defenses, we only need to work hard at the passes along the way from Danyang to Wujun."
"My lord, there is nothing wrong with your idea of cooperating with the navy to advance, but my lord does not know something. Although Piling is a small city, the section from Piling to Yangxian is the easiest place for Jiangdong people to defend.
section of road.”
"Yangxian and Piling have strangled our two routes down the river to Zhenze. If we really take it for granted that we can advance by navy from these two roads, it will be very easy to fall into an enemy ambush——
The Kodong people are not only good at water warfare, they are also quite experienced in how to attack warships."
Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but tremble.
Although he didn't see the specific map, he was a little scared just hearing Zhuge Liang's description.
This was the 30,000 navy he had scraped together through frugality. If he was really taken advantage of by the other party, he really didn't know where to cry.
So, since Zhuge Liang has explained it this way, then you are right to listen to him.
"I see...I see, then I will leave it to you, Kong Ming, to arrange the rest."
"As commanded."
Zhuge Liang bowed slightly and nodded in agreement.
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Just when both of them thought that was the end of today's matter.
But when they arrived near the general's mansion, they heard a rather fierce quarrel breaking out inside the mansion.
"How is this going?
Is someone making trouble?"
Liu Bei looked confused. He didn't expect that at this time, someone would dare to cause trouble in the general's mansion. He said that he would take Zhuge Liang to the mansion to investigate the situation.
Zhuge Liang seemed to have anticipated something and followed him without saying a word.
…
When Liu Bei saw the troublemaker, his anger that had been rising suddenly had nowhere to vent.
"I just want to ask the military advisor what's going on!"
"The result is good, it turns out that everyone of you knows... everyone is hiding it from me, why is this?
Can't anyone explain it to me?"
People who are angry and roaring have never been seen before.
After all, he was usually a very steady and silent person, but because of his high status in the military, everyone tried to dissuade him from getting too angry, but no one dared to step forward and take on this responsibility.
Zhao Yun, he was extremely angry now. At this moment, he turned around and turned shameless. Many people didn't know what happened. After asking, they found out that when the team he led was attacking the enemy's flank and rear, they were actually killed by Zhang Fei and others.
Abandoned by the main force of the army, he alone withstood the counterattack from the other side——
Lu Meng's sudden attack almost caused Zhao Yun to be surrounded... Fortunately, Zhao Yun bravely led his personal guards and forcibly opened up a way out for his team, and they came back in embarrassment.
However... after returning to the front battlefield, Zhao Yun suddenly received the news that Jianye City had been breached.
After going back and forth and understanding the situation through some insiders, Zhao Yun concluded that he was being used as bait——
But what puzzled Zhao Yun the most was this kind of thing. As long as he told him, he would willingly act as a bait for the army. Why did Zhuge Liang want the entire army to hide it from him?
Isn't this a sign of distrust?
When it comes to distrust...Zhao Yun actually already has the confidence in his heart. He is standing here now and will not leave no matter who tries to dissuade him. He just wants to wait for Zhuge Liang to come and ask for an explanation from him.
Zhao Yun is not a person who likes to beat around the bush. He is loyal to Liu Bei and trusts Zhuge Liang. But Zhuge Liang... no... it's not just Zhuge Liang, but also Pang Tong. Both of them seem to have an elusive suspicion towards him.
This made Zhao Yun extremely tortured.
If he had any problems, he would speak out, hide them everywhere, and still want to start the trap like today. This situation made Zhao Yun particularly sad.
While everyone was arguing, someone suddenly saw Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang at the door, and subconsciously said:
"Lord...strategist..."
Zhao Yun immediately turned around and saw the two of them. At this moment... his expression was extremely complicated.
Especially when he saw Zhuge Liang, whose expression had not changed at all, a bunch of words that suddenly came to his mind were choked on his lips...
