"Military advisor, can you explain why you want you to conceal the truth..."
"Zilong, don't worry first. Kong Ming didn't mean to do this, he just..."
Liu Bei really didn't want to see the two of them quarreling.
Zhuge Liang had told him all about Zhao Yun before... He had a bad feeling. As a leader, it was very important to mediate the conflicts among his subordinates.
But...after all, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, and Liu Bei, who is caught in the middle, feels quite uncomfortable.
Right now, he could only be the peacemaker, trying to calm both of them down first.
However, while he was still explaining, Zhuge Liang raised his fan horizontally to signal Liu Bei to stop talking.
This made Liu Bei a little at a loss for a while.
However, Zhuge Liang didn't care that much. He had known that Zhao Yun would talk about it after the war, and this was the time he was waiting for:
"Zilong, haven't you heard them talk about it?
If you want to prevent the enemy from discovering the decoy tactics, you must first convince your family members..."
"The reason why I don't tell you is because only in this way will you fight to the death and our true intentions will not be exposed."
Zhuge Liang's explanation was still the same as before, but his expression didn't look so comfortable at the moment. On the contrary... anyone who reacted normally would feel the provocation from Zhuge Liang's expression.
Zhao Yun frowned and showed a puzzled expression:
"But that's not the reason why you, military advisor, can put my soldiers to death at will! If not..."
In fact, when it comes to this, everyone also sympathizes with Zhao Yun.
Zhuge Liang did this very unkindly.
Even if he really concealed the truth and let Zhao Yun act as bait, Zhao Yun was in danger later. After being in danger, he did not go to rescue, but concentrated on destroying the city...
Wouldn't such an act chill the soldiers?
For a while, many people stood on Zhao Yun's side and began to whisper in low voices.
It was just because they were intimidated by Zhuge Liang's majesty that no one dared to say it openly.
However…
"If not what?"
"General Zilong, how did you break out of the encirclement?"
"Weak strength...and being attacked from both sides...didn't General Zilong still protect the soldiers and fight their way out of the encirclement?"
Zhuge Liang suddenly asked, which made everyone a little puzzled...
Isn't this because Zhao Yun is brave?
It can only be said that it is Zhao Yun. If it were someone else with slightly weaker force and lower level, they would really have become the dead souls of the enemy at this moment.
Everyone was expecting Zhao Yun to refute Zhuge Liang, but no one realized that at this moment, Zhao Yun was even more nervous than before.
Zhao Yun... suddenly realized Zhuge Liang's intention... He raised his head in disbelief and looked at Zhuge Liang.
But he found that Zhuge Liang was still staring at him with a calm expression.
It's just... Zhao Yun seemed to see a touch of cruelty in his eyes.
——
Zhao Yun indeed broke through.
But the process of breaking out also made him feel a little bit wrong.
The moment he saw Lu Meng, Zhao Yun was actually a little disheartened.
They were originally restrained by the enemy because of the attack on the city. At that time, their rear was wide open. If Lu Meng was ruthless and held him back, their entire army would definitely be annihilated.
But...Lu Meng didn't do that.
It was as if it was done deliberately. It was obviously a siege, but it still left an obvious gap for Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun really found the gap, and then he made up his mind to lead the army to break out.
And after that...even if they broke through, the opponent did not pursue them - logically speaking, with Zhao Yun's military strength at the time, the opponent could still pursue and re-encircle them in a short time if they were willing.
Everything that was almost natural to the other party was not done by the other party.
This made Zhao Yun couldn't help but think of a possibility.
What happened next was just as Zhao Yun said. They broke through and returned to the army.
The soldiers were all waking up to the aftermath of the disaster, and were also angry that they were being used as bait. Only Zhao Yun... Only Zhao Yun's mood was a bit complicated:
"Sir...you are really here...are you?"
——
Zhao Yun guessed correctly.
Yi Xiaotian has never explicitly mentioned his relationship with Zhao Yun, but Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai, for example, have already talked about their encounters with Yi Xiaotian and Zhao Yun in Linli Mountain when they met with many people.
Something happened.
Yi Xiaotian didn't explain clearly, and everyone thought it was Yi Xiaotian who was protecting Zhao Yun.
But privately, everyone felt that Zhao Yun was definitely one of their own.
This guess was also confirmed before the army went to the front line.
Because Yi Xiaotian came to the army at that time and said to Zhu Huan, Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai:
"If you really meet Zhao Yun after defeating the opponent...please spare his life, just for my sake."
"Haha, sir, just don't worry, we all understand."
Zhou Tai also gave Yi Xiaotian a "you understand" look, which made Yi Xiaotian feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, Yi Xiaotian really couldn't explain his concern for Zhao Yun. In the final analysis, they were still on opposite sides, but if possible... he hoped that Zhao Yun would not become a victim of his victory. This was his only hope.
It was precisely because Lu Meng knew this that when he discovered that the army in front of him was led by Zhao Yun, he immediately ordered his soldiers not to kill them all.
It was a half-buy, half-free offer that allowed Zhao Yun to run away.
Of course, even without Yi Xiaotian's instructions, Lu Meng had no intention of actually fighting with Zhao Yun. Although he had the advantage in military strength, who in Jiangdong had not heard of the name Zhao Zilong of Changshan?
If we don't have ten times the strength of our troops, no one can really be sure of capturing this fierce man.
But just like that, it actually put Zhao Yun into the predicament at the moment——
"General Zilong...if there is nothing else, this matter should end here, right?"
"I will reward the soldiers well later, as an apology for hiding my plan, how about that?"
Zhao Yun was silent...
Everyone was a little confused and didn't know why Zhao Yun suddenly stopped arguing. But after Zhao Yun nodded, there was no need to worry about anything.
Zhao Yun could only nod... This time, he was plotted by Zhuge Liang. He now understood one thing, that is, Zhuge Liang's suspicion of him was already confirmed.
And if he wants to clear away the suspicion, he can only find out on the next battlefield.
Zhao Yun's heart became a mess at the thought of actually having to meet Yi Xiaotian in battle.
——
On the other side, as Zhuge Liang expected, the Jiangdong Army had already established what could be called their strongest defense line in this battle along Piling and Yangxian.
As long as Liu Bei leads his army, they will fight to the death with him.
