Zhuge Liang drew a big arc on the simple map in front of him, which made Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu a little confused.
Liu Bei looked at the map blankly, as if he had nothing to say. Zhuge Liang saw everyone's doubts and immediately explained:
"Changsha is certainly important, but when Cao Cao moved into Chibi, Changsha was hanging high and was not involved in the war at all. Not to mention the current strength of its troops and horses, the governor of Changsha, Han Xuan, and his two generals, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan,
People are by no means just idle people."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly. Seeing that Guan Yu seemed to have something to say, he asked him to stop:
"Liang knows that General Guan is not afraid of these two people, but... for us, even one soldier is extremely important now... Our goal is not just to obtain one county in Changsha, but to completely cover the four counties in Jingnan
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"For this reason... I would like to ask General Guan to calm down and listen to me carefully."
"Why…"
Guan Yu was obviously a little unhappy... Ever since Zhuge Liang came to the camp, no matter what he wanted to do, he had to be restrained everywhere, not to mention the previous battle on Huarong Road. Zhuge Liang didn't seem to want to send him out unless he fought hard——
On the contrary, Zhao Yun, under the command of Zhuge Liang, although he won and lost, his status in the army was obviously rising steadily. In the past few days, both Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were fighting one after another.
——This made Guan Yu feel quite unbalanced.
As if he was angry, Guan Yu excused himself to take a breather and angrily walked out of the tent——
Seeing this scene, Liu Bei hesitated a little. He hesitated whether to ask Guan Yu about his mood, but Zhuge Liang stopped him:
"My lord, just follow General Guan. You are the lord. No matter what happens next, the soldiers must take you as the leader. Even you don't care about the plan of the Southern Expedition, so why are we fighting this war?"
"
"oh…"
Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang's stern face and did not dare to neglect him. He could only shrink back and return to his original seat.
Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, he obviously lost the confidence that he had originally invited him to work with, and Zhuge Liang was also a little helpless - but...since he had chosen this path, he also promised Xu Shu that he would assist Liu Bei well and be a good man until the end.
If he sent Buddha to the west, it would be impossible for him to abandon Liu Bei.
Following what he just said, Zhuge Liang changed the subject and pointed directly in the direction of Wu Ling:
"Changsha will eventually take it, but now is not the best time..."
Zhuge Liang already had strategies on how to obtain Changsha, but now, what they should focus on most is Wuling.
"Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling, was once a general under Liu Biao, but... no matter what, Wuling is located in a remote location, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Not to mention the barren land, the population is also quite small."
"Even if Jin Xuan wants to develop Wuling, he still doesn't have enough conditions... Therefore... the weakly defended Jingxi Wuling is the county we should take first now."
"Jin Xuan has no more than 10,000 troops. He is loyal to Liu Biao. We should treat him with courtesy first and then fight with him. Considering that my lord has been on good terms with Liu Biao, Jin Xuan will not quarrel with us."
Zhuge Liang is telling the truth on this point.
Wuling has developed for so many years, and its military strength is so pitiful. Not only are there few soldiers, but they are also short of food. If they are surrounded, they will basically have no choice but to die. As long as Jin Xuan doesn't want to die and has a slightly normal mind, he will not follow Liu Bei.
Let's fight to the death.
"As long as we capture Wuling and go east, we can plot Changsha Lingling and Guiyang and go west... We have already connected with Yichuan. It is only a matter of time before we have good relations with Yizhou Governor Liu Zhang."
Zhang Fei didn't seem to understand, he stared with big eyes, as if he didn't want to understand at all - as long as Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei said anything, he would just follow it.
Liu Bei... still had doubts in his heart and was puzzled. He took this opportunity to ask Zhuge Liang:
"Wuling is there...but...but as you said, military advisor, Changsha has strong soldiers and horses...even if we take Wuling, what will it do to us to gain Changsha?"
Liu Bei's worries are not unreasonable——
Why did he feel that he gained nothing from a war except reputation?
Isn't it because Jiangling - basically the troops and horses given to him by Soochow Wu - until now, he still only has 30,000 troops.
I want money but I don’t have money, I want food but I don’t have food.
Soochow is their temporary ally, so there is no need to worry about it, but Xiangyang in the north... who knows when they will fight again?
I just heard some time ago that Cao Cao left Cao Ren to guard Xiangyang...Who is Cao Ren?
Cao Cao had many powerful generals under his command. Liu Bei had been hiding in Jiangling for so many days without daring to move. Wasn't it because he was worried that Cao Ren would attack their rear at any time?
So when Zhuge Liang said that they would slowly plot the four counties of Jingnan, Liu Bei was a little scared.
"What's more...Cao Ren in the north...he...won't he attack Jiangling during this time?"
Hearing Liu Bei's fear, Zhuge Liang chuckled twice, regaining his former coolness and indifference:
:
"My lord, Cao Ren, has nothing to fear... Regarding the general, even if there is another Cao Ren, how can he withstand Jiang Xia?"
Zhuge Liang's words were actually addressed to Guan Yu, the man outside the tent who always seemed to be breathing freely, but in fact was always paying attention to their conversation.
So with this voice, Zhuge Liang shouted quite loudly.
Liu Bei was naturally speechless... His second brother was indeed very fierce, but after what he had experienced before, he was still somewhat afraid that Guan Yu would make mistakes at this time.
However…
Just when Liu Bei wanted to ask if Zhang Fei or Zhao Yun could be allowed to stay in Jiangling and take Guan Yu with him, a red-faced bearded man in green clothes and green robes walked directly into the tent without leaving any trace.
"Hmph... Since the military advisor has said so... Yu is more respectful than obeying orders - Brother, please rest assured, as long as I am here, that kid Cao Ren will not dare to invade the realm!"
He came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Like a gust of wind, Guan Yu took the order and walked out of the tent directly.
Liu Bei looked at it with a confused look on his face...
Zhuge Liang smiled. It is indeed difficult to accept the jokes made by people like Guan Yu sometimes, but as long as you know Guan Yu's temper correctly, it is actually quite easy to make Guan Yu obey.
"I'll leave Cao Ren's affairs to my second brother...but Changsha..."
Ever since the battle at Xiangyang, Liu Bei had been a little timid. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to make Liu Bei feel at ease so that the army could go on the road.
"When Liang was still in the lord's formation, did you ever hear that when the lord first came to Xiangyang, he adopted an adopted son named Liu... If I remember correctly, he should be called Liu Feng?"
