Chapter 670 Liu Bei: Do I still have an adopted son?
"Forehead--"
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, turning his head this way and that, his eyes seemed to be locked with those of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei.
Judging from the vague nods of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei...it seems to be true?
"It seems...there is such a thing?"
Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei had even forgotten his own son's name... and suspected that he had even forgotten about Liu Qi...
The calm expression on his face suddenly stiffened. Zhuge Liang resisted the urge to get angry and asked Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei for proof in a serious voice:
"Two generals, is this possible?"
"Ahem - General Liu Feng is still stationed near Dangyang at the moment. If the military advisor needs it..."
"Need it! I need it so much..."
Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and explained it to Liu Bei, a big fool.
"My lord may really not know the background of Liu Feng - although my lord met him at Liu Biao's side, in fact this Liu Feng's family is from a prominent family in Changsha -"
As a native of Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang may not know much about the north, but Zhuge Liang is very clear about the big and small things in Jingzhou.
Speaking of Liu Feng here, we have to mention another reason why Zhuge Liang chose to serve Liu Bei at that time——
Although Liu Bei was often beaten to death, his indomitable spirit alone had attracted the attention of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was a man with a very far-sighted vision——
It doesn't mean that he will only defect to those who seem to have strong troops... If you have potential, Zhuge Liang will actually investigate it quietly.
At that time, he heard that Liu Bei had come to vote for Liu Biao. Zhuge Liang had already noticed Liu Bei, but he was still in a wait-and-see attitude towards Liu Bei.
What really made Zhuge Liang make up his mind was that in addition to Xu Shu and Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage, Liu Bei adopted Liu Feng as his son, which made Zhuge Liang think that Liu Bei had already had the idea of plotting against Jingnan when he first came to Jingzhou.
Now, Zhuge Liang took a look at Liu Bei's chaotic group of soldiers and horses, three or two generals, and his far-sighted vision, and he immediately fell in love with Liu Bei.
What a pity...
Now Zhuge Liang understands everything——
Liu Bei, this fool, accepted Liu Feng because of some strange combination of circumstances. Otherwise, how could he not even remember his name?
The sudden blow almost made Zhuge Liang unable to take a breath just now, but fortunately, Zhuge Liang is really mentally strong now.
As long as he lowers his expectations low enough, he will never be disappointed with Liu Bei.
"Liu Feng is like this... and Liu Qi... the existence of the two of them is definitely the key to us taking down Changsha!"
"That's it...that's it! I...I'll send someone to find them right now..."
Liu Bei clapped his hands and finally understood why Zhuge Liang was so confident.
It turns out that my unintentional intervention turned out to be such a coincidental opportunity——
Seeing Liu Bei go from being depressed before to dancing happily now, Zhuge Liang suddenly became very, very tired——
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Zhuge Liang made a three-step plan for Liu Bei to seize the four counties in Jingnan.
Taking Wuling first, then Changsha - Guiyang, he has also made a decision with Zhou Yu. As long as they ask for help, Zhou Yu will send a troop of troops from Luling to attack Guiyang with them - after all, Soochow
People also want Guiyang very much. If they contribute some effort and get a share of the pie, both sides will get what they need. Why not?
Of course...the capture of Changsha and Guiyang can be carried out at the same time.
Finally, when all three counties on three sides were captured, they gathered their forces to encircle and suppress Lingling.
Lingling - there are many soldiers, many mountains... It is a hard bone, but it may eventually become a stubborn stone that blocks their plan.
Under such a clear plan, Liu Bei seemed to regain his strength, and he immediately began to use troops against Wuling.
Just when the north fell silent, in just ten days, Liu Bei gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses, led Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and quickly approached the gates of Wuling City.
As a result, just as Zhuge Liang said, Wuling Prefect had only 5,000 county soldiers under his command. Zhuge Liang raised Liu Bei's banner. Wuling Prefect Jin Xuan, who had originally planned to resist desperately, saw that Liu Biao's relative Liu Bei was coming, so he didn't spend much time thinking.
Soon he left the city and surrendered.
In ten days, a city was captured. Such a speed shocked even Liu Bei.
And precisely because of this, after experiencing the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei's army's trust in Zhuge Liang has only increased.
But for Zhuge Liang, this was the beginning of his talent.
Once he stopped secretly competing with Yi Xiaotian, Zhuge Liang began to use his abilities wantonly.
In ten days, Wuling easily captured it.
Immediately afterwards——
The soldiers and horses sent to Dangyang by Liu Bei a few days ago have returned with Liu Feng and Liu Qi.
Liu Feng and Liu Qi were originally wondering why Liu Bei would specifically ask them to come to the army to work together at this time - could it be that they don't want the territory north of Jiangling?
However, after receiving Zhuge Liang's instructions, the two of them knew what Liu Bei was going to do.
"Father! If nothing else, if it's just Changsha, I would still allow the child to go and inform his parents in the county - Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, has always respected my parents, as long as they come forward..."
Liu Qi also echoed:
"It turns out to be Changsha... Please don't worry, adoptive father. When the child was still serving in Jiangxia, he had good relations with Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha... As long as the child comes forward, Han Xuan will not quarrel with us."
The two of them knelt in front of Liu Bei. Liu Bei was so happy when he heard what the two said. He quickly helped the two of them up and looked at Zhuge Liang with gratitude——
Zhuge Liang chuckled lightly, shook his feather fan, and hid his identity and reputation, as if he had no intention of making any noise.
On the contrary, the more he behaves like this, the stronger Liu Bei's trust in Zhuge Liang becomes.
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After another five days, Guan Yu, who had received the letter notification in advance, led the remaining 15,000 troops of the generals and merged with Liu Bei, who had rushed to capture Changsha County after reorganizing from Wuling.
Quickly surrounded Changsha City.
Han Xuan, who had just received the news, was simply frightened——
Some of the civil and military officials in the mansion wanted to fight, and some wanted to surrender - but for Han Xuan, how to save his own life was the key.
There are now 20,000 elite soldiers in his city - the main combatant general Huang Zhong volunteered to fight against Liu Bei -
It is said that Liu Bei simply betrayed Liu Biao's trust and was a ruthless guy.
However, on the other side, General Wei Yan stopped him from the side... It is said that Liu Bei was the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, not to mention that they had just defeated Cao Cao's army together with the Soochow people. Now they are in full momentum and absolutely invincible -
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What's more, being able to legitimately work with relatives of the emperor has always been the yearning of many Changsha officials.
They couldn't get any reuse from Liu Biao, and now the opportunity is in front of them...
The two parties argued endlessly, leaving Han Xuan extremely entangled...