Of course, he looked calm and composed on the outside, but inside he was extremely excited.
"Is it possible that it's about to be transferred?"
Zhuge Liang, who was planning how to capture Lingling, the last county in Jingnan, was still troubled by their lack of manpower.
Cao Ren's aggressiveness has been fully explored.
The other side made it clear - as long as you Jiangling dares to empty the city, then I will dare to attack thousands of miles and stab you directly in the anus... Under such circumstances, Zhuge Liang had to send more manpower to Guan Yu.
However, they only had 30,000 troops at their disposal, plus the more than 20,000 people temporarily recruited from Changsha, Guiyang, and Wuling. It was still not enough for Lingling, the last city in Nanjun that was extremely difficult to capture.
Why did Zhuge Liang put Lingling last?
Isn't it that Lingling's terrain, military strength, food and grass are the most abundant among the four counties in Jingnan?
However - coming early is worse than coming by chance, Lei Xu is here.
That day, when Lei Xu led 50,000 soldiers and horses in a hurry to Jiangling, Mr. Guan was a little panicked.
No matter how fierce Cao Ren is, he will not be able to withstand his small number of soldiers. Guan Yu is willing to show off, but he must be careful before showing off. When he said that he could stop Cao Ren, he said it after analyzing Cao Ren's military strength and combat effectiveness from various angles.
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In an emergency situation, such as the situation where 50,000 people are under siege in front of the city, Guan Yu is not a god even if he is as strong as Guan Yu, but 10,000 people defeat 50,000 people. A miracle like Red Cliff would be great once.
Guan Yu, who asked for help as he spoke, heard Lei Xuxian's request for surrender with a confused look on his face before Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang rushed back from Changsha.
Of course, when Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei came to the generals and saw Lei Xu and the 50,000 troops under his command, their expressions were not much different from Guan Yu's at that time.
"It's been transferred..."
This was Zhuge Liang's deepest thought. When Liu Bei next to him helped Lei Xu, his hands were shaking. His excitement at this moment was no less than the excitement he felt after receiving Xu Shu's help when he was extremely embarrassed.
"General Lei! General Lei is worthy of being the humerus of our Han Dynasty! These fifty thousand soldiers and horses..."
Liu Bei couldn't believe it, pursed his lips, and looked excitedly at the unshaven Lei Xu in front of him again.
Lei Xu was a little embarrassed, grinning, showing his big yellow teeth, and smiled angrily:
"Damn, these 50,000 soldiers and horses, many of them are our brothers, and there are also the remnants of my sworn brother Chen Lan... We are just rootless people in these troubled times. Now Cao Cao has forced us to be homeless. Soochow
There’s no going back…”
"Uncle Huang is willing to take us in, we are already extremely grateful..."
"These 50,000 people are at the mercy of the emperor!"
"General Lei!!"
Liu Bei screamed and hugged Lei Xu directly, regardless of the odor on his body due to his escape. At least on this point, Zhuge Liang admired Liu Bei quite a lot.
"General Lei really solved my urgent need!"
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but nodded. Now, with 50,000 troops, taking Lingling would be a piece of cake, right?
Zhuge Liang smiled and fantasized about how to use the reorganized army next. He shook his feather fan and seemed to be in a good mood——
However, at this moment, Liu Bei was heard exclaiming in confusion:
"General Lei solves my urgent need. As long as we have these 50,000 troops and the manpower we have now, we can avenge Xiangyang with one arrow!"
"Second brother! Third brother! Let's go get Xiangyang and let Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian have a good look at it! What is..."
"Stop it!"
If Zhuge Liang hadn't been so elegant, he might have really wanted to beat someone up.
As if going crazy, Zhuge Liang jumped directly into the center of Liu Bei, Lei Xu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals.
He bared his teeth and claws, finally attracting everyone's attention.
Liu Bei seemed a little confused. He looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion, as if he didn't realize his mistake at all.
Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's innocent look and his fists hardened...
"Lord, first of all... our current goal is to capture Lingling as soon as possible. After capturing Lingling, we will use the four counties of Jingnan as the foundation to develop the economy and the army. This will be the best way for our lord to increase our strength in so many years.
Opportunity…"
"Secondly... Xiangyang, even without Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian, is definitely not something we can attack at will. If the lord still misses Xiangyang in his heart, I advise the lord to take care of himself - if the lord doesn't want to lose what we have worked so hard to save now.
If the foundation is completely applied."
There was something in Zhuge Liang's words, but of course he didn't finish it. The main reason was to save face for Liu Bei. Lei Xu had just arrived. He is also a very important combat power of our side at present. Uniting people's hearts is the most important thing.
The key is that he really didn't expect that Liu Bei had reached this point and still hadn't suffered enough in Xiangyang. No one knew where Yi Xiaotian was at the moment, but even without Yi Xiaotian, he could only rely on the impregnable Liu Bei.
Xiangyang City, Cao Ren was enough to cause them heavy damage.
And if Yi Xiaotian shows up and stabs them in the back, Zhuge Liang feels that he may never be able to hold his head up again in this life.
What does it mean to avoid its edge?
What does it mean to keep a low profile?
Zhuge Liang didn't want to repeat this simple truth to Liu Bei.
After Zhuge Liang put down Yi Xiaotian, his great enemy, he felt that his life had opened a new chapter. He did not want to go back to the hellish battlefield of Xiangyang.
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In short, with Lei Xu, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei suddenly have enough trump cards in their hands.
For the time being, Liu Bei's forces had the absolute upper hand in Jingzhou.
Cao Ren also got the news that Lei Xu had defected to Liu Bei, but Xiangyang was far away from Xudu. By the time the Prime Minister's Mansion received the news and responded, the day lilies were already cold.
Due to Liu Bei's growth, both the Sun and Cao families began to stand still, which also gave Liu Bei the best chance to capture Lingling.
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In early June, the weather was just right...no wind or rain. We sent troops from Jiangling, passed through Changsha, and went straight to Lingling. They defeated the prefect of Lingling and fled, and captured the four counties of Jingnan. The plan was like this.
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But when it came to the day of the expedition, Zhuge Liang discovered that something was wrong.
"Lord... I may have made a mistake... There seems to be some signs of rain these days?"
Zhuge Liang looked at the clouds on the horizon that looked a bit like his domestic buffalo, and fanned very fast with his little fan.
"The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. How can it be reasonable for a general to not go out to fight if he has some troops?"
"Kong Ming, don't worry. With my third brother, Liu Feng, Liu Qi, and General Lei here, we can take Lingling just around the corner!"
Liu Bei was quite confident. Once he gained confidence, he would speak forcefully.
However, Zhuge Liang was still a little worried...but when Liu Bei waved his hand and all the horses ran out, he tried to stop him, but it was already too late.
