Chapter 1243 The beacon rises, and the war is imminent
Chapter 1,243: The war is about to begin
Don't look at the reaction of Zhao Yun's army to Zhuge Liang's order so violently.
In fact, the main force led by Zhuge Liang, especially Zhang Fei, who had a life-and-death relationship with Zhao Yun, were also quite puzzled by Zhuge Liang's decision.
Zhang Fei's recovery from his injury happened recently. I can only say that I am glad that Lu Meng did not use poisonous arrows. After waking up, Zhang Fei's first words were where is Zhu Ran...
Finally, after the soldiers explained to Zhang Fei what had happened, Zhang Fei finally felt relieved.
The reason why he didn't wake up was, as the old doctor in the city said, not because of the severity of his injuries, but because he didn't want to wake up in his heart.
He made rash actions again and again, and made himself pay the price for his reckless behavior again and again.
Fortunately, Zhang Fei himself was not the kind of person who would always be brooding. After waking up, he was full of confidence in the battle he was about to participate in.
But when he woke up, he found that Zhao Yun had separated his troops into two groups... Zhang Fei, who had not experienced the situation where rumors spread in the army not long ago, naturally did not understand...
The key is... he knew that Zhuge Liang concealed his plan from Zhao Yun when he attacked Yecheng. The combination of these two experiences always made him feel that Zhuge Liang had some objections to Zhao Yun?
With this in mind, on the same day when the army was only about fifty miles away from Piling and was taking a temporary rest, Zhang Fei vented all his pent-up anger on Zhuge Liang.
"Military advisor! You can't be such a petty person!"
"Zilong has a life-long friendship with me. Don't I, Lao Zhang, still know who he is?"
"At this time, we still have to divide the army. What if... what if Zilong and the others are ambushed? Is it possible that we still want to die without saving them?"
"Military advisor! You have to be generous! Just say it! If you have anything to say, say it! Did Zilong say something bad about you?
If I ask him to make amends with you, won’t it be over?”
Zhang Fei's voice was loud enough that the army, which was resting under the cover of the mountains and forests, heard Zhang Fei's shouts.
It's just that... after the rumors have been fermented in the past few days, everyone's attitude towards Zhao Yun can be imagined——
Only Zhang Fei didn't understand why Zhao Yun was isolated by Zhuge Liang...
Hearing Zhang Fei's shouting, Liu Bei hurried from outside. As soon as he entered the camp, before he could speak, he was hugged by Zhang Fei:
"Brother! Come and judge, too! You are the commander-in-chief of the army, our lord! Zilong suffered such injustice for no reason, didn't you stop him?"
"We are all brothers. Do we have to make the military advisor unhappy before we give up?"
"Let me tell you..."
"Third brother, stop talking..."
"Brother!"
"Third brother! You don't need to say anything about this matter... Whether it's me, Kong Ming, or Zilong, we all agreed to this plan..."
Liu Bei's expression was quite ugly...not angry, but helpless.
With his confession that day, Zhuge Liang naturally would no longer hide anything from Liu Bei.
And after hearing Zhuge Liang's retelling of the past between Zhao Yun and Yi Xiaotian, even someone like Liu Bei who was tolerant to his subordinates felt quite uncomfortable.
It's like... it's like... although the metaphor is not very appropriate, it's like a childhood sweetheart whom I have been with day and night, and suddenly one day confessed that she had a childhood sweetheart with someone else, but... it just happened that that person was my sworn enemy.
To be honest, Liu Bei just felt that even if the person involved was his wife, he might not be as sad as he is now.
Of course, Liu Bei may not know that his unintentional thoughts have actually secretly revealed a hidden mine that has been buried around him for a long time, but that is a story for another day.
Zhang Fei found it a little hard to accept. He thought that if this matter was still hidden from Zhao Yun as before, then that would be fine... What do you mean... Zhao Yun agreed to it himself?
"Brother...are you telling the truth?
Zilong...he also agreed?"
The person who replied was Zhuge Liang. He had not left his seat since just now. He was just quietly observing the map in front of him and thinking about something.
"Yes, it's just that you just woke up, Yide, and we didn't have time to tell you. So don't worry too much about this matter. I have my own considerations..."
Zhuge Liang said lightly, seeming to have concluded the matter. Zhang Fei was speechless for a moment, feeling inexplicably aggrieved. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and finally turned around and left without saying anything more.
.
...after a long time.
"Kong Ming, how should I explain this matter to my third brother?
What if... what if Zilong is really gone forever... No matter what kind of death, the third brother will definitely blame us for not telling him about this in advance..."
"My lord, General Yide is a man of temperament. It is expected that he will react... Now we must win this battle first. As long as we win this battle... the explanation will naturally fall into place."
"besides…"
Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, rubbed his swollen eyebrows, looked at Liu Bei, and said slowly:
"Although it's a bit unlucky...but I still have to make a good deal with my lord..."
"If we lose, I will use Zhao Yun as much as possible to create opportunities for us to retreat. This... please understand, my lord."
"..."
Hearing Zhuge Liang say such heartless words so calmly, Liu Bei's heart ached again...
Compared to the three brothers they were sworn to, Zhao Yun was the first strong general who truly came to seek refuge with him in his early years.
For countless days and nights, Zhao Yun had protected the safety of him and his family...but now...now there was a situation where they had to part ways. Why...why did this happen?
Liu Bei couldn't find the answer, but... after experiencing several disastrous defeats, Liu Bei had become more aware of himself as a master——
"Okay, let's do as you say, Kong Ming."
Liu Bei turned around and left, while Zhuge Liang bowed deeply in his place to thank Liu Bei for overcoming the emotions in his heart and giving him the affirmation.
——
The wind and smoke are billowing, and the dust and sand are flying...
On the vast wilderness to the north of Piling City, the Liu-character flag waved in the wind.
On the distant horizon, a terrifying black line appeared. This... was Liu Bei's menacing army.
Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Zhu Ran and others, who had been prepared early, stood on the city wall, their brows furrowed, without any fear.
"Judging from the strength of our troops, our plan has been seen through by the other side."
Lu Meng said in a deep voice... As a very outstanding general among the Mesozoic Era, he has now grown to the point where he can be on an equal footing with Zhu Huan and others. His sense of the battlefield and his rich experience tell him that this one in front of them
The army is definitely the main force among Liu Bei's main forces.
In other words...the opponent now has an absolute advantage on land. Their strategy of betting on Jingkou and Yangxian may have failed...
Lu Xun sighed, somewhat blaming himself - in fact, he also had a safer approach, but... that was not enough to win, so licking blood like this was considered a big gamble on his part.
"There are at least 30,000 people coming from the opposite side... 30,000 versus 8,000, haha, this battle is not going to be easy."
Zhu Ran sounded relaxed, but everyone knew that he was telling the truth.
"No, it's not completely wrong -"
However, the sudden sound coming from behind surprised a few people.
Yi Xiaotian is here, and he also brings good news:
"General Zhu Huan sent news that they have met the main force of the enemy's navy——"
Upon hearing the news, everyone's eyes lit up, especially Lu Xun.
"Quick! Send the news quickly and order Quan Cong Han to send troops to support us... On the other side of Jingkou, let Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai go to stop the enemy's actions!"
