Chapter 675: The most powerful general in Jingzhou
Having said that, no matter how much morale is improved, the bodies of the soldiers will eventually change.
Later, during the day, Zhuge Liang received the report from Liu Qi and saw the shocking figures.
"Of the 60,000 soldiers and horses, nearly 10,000 are infected with the cold?"
"There may be more... Some soldiers only have a slight cold, and the symptoms are not very obvious, so they are not included in the statistics. The 10,000 people on this account are already enough to have an impact on the operation."
Liu Qi frowned and shook his head.
Zhuge Liang's head is getting bigger.
Since starting again yesterday, the army's march has indeed been much slower, let alone compared to the cavalry.
It was obviously a two-hundred-mile journey, and it was originally enough to arrive in less than three days. However, it was muddy and rainy all the way, and there were some miscellaneous things. They walked for five full days before they could even touch Quanling.
Bian'er.
Even when they arrived near Quanling, they still couldn't make any noise. Surprise and pre-emptive strikes were the key to victory. When the army reached the mountain pass in front, they had to stay temporarily until they had figured out the opponent's strength and various arrangements before they could attack.
A fatal blow - at least, that's what Zhuge Liang thought.
But after seeing the three people who had been keeping pace with each other in front of him, Liu Bei, Lei Xu and Zhang Fei, the three fools had been joking and joking since they "took out their hearts" yesterday... Zhuge Liang finally admitted that he had underestimated the difficulty of this march.
"It would be nice if Zilong was here..."
Without Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang could only sigh.
Although Guiyang was quickly captured by Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun never came back... I heard that he met relatives there. At that time, Zhuge Liang felt that he might not be able to capture Lingling for a while, so he decided to send Zhao Yun to Guiyang.
Stationed there.
Zhao Yunyi was very obedient, and Zhuge Liang was also very tolerant of him.
Who knew that Lei Xu suddenly came to surrender with 50,000 troops and horses, disrupting Zhuge Liang's plan.
The plan could not keep up with the change, and Zhao Yun did not come - so the most elite cavalry in Liu Bei's army under him also did not come, which indirectly caused the army to be unable to capture Lingling quickly -
And the key is... without Zhao Yun coming, Zhuge Liang feels that there are almost no normal people in this army except him.
But... Zhuge Liang is used to this kind of thing, so he decided to still be prepared for anything in this situation...
"Think about it...Kong Ming, think about it..."
"If it were Yi Xiaotian, what would he do?"
Zhuge Liang rubbed his brows, closed his eyes, and drifted with the tide——
His thoughts drifted into the distance.
Zhuge Liang did admit defeat, admitting that he was still not as good as Yi Xiaotian for the time being.
He didn't want to mention Yi Xiaotian, because Yi Xiaotian was indeed the biggest blow in his life.
But...this doesn't mean that he will avoid Yi Xiaotian's presence.
How can the things done by scholars be called stealing?
Yi Xiaotian is so clever and clever. He can make Cao Cao grow from nothing to the northern giant he is today. If you say that he has nothing worth learning, Zhuge Liang will be the first to object.
but…
Whether you can get its form and whether you can get its spirit is a question.
So before, Zhuge Liang came up with a clever plan, which was considered a successful first step.
but…
In addition to his clever tricks, what else is magical about Yi Xiaotian?
A prophet?
How could Zhuge Liang learn such a thing?
Be a businessman?
Zhuge Liang himself looked down on business people.
After much thought, Zhuge Liang could only assume that his opponent was Yi Xiaotian... After all, Yi Xiaotian's strategies could always hit them where they were most afraid.
"If it was Yi Xiaotian...he would definitely make arrangements quickly after getting the news that Lingling was about to be surrounded..."
Zhuge Liang looked around the valley... The fan was shaking rapidly, and he was a little anxious now——
"This valley seems to be a good place for an ambush!"
"Then...as long as we spread the word, the defenders of Lingling will think that we are back to attack, and in turn, they will ambush them in advance and pull them outside the city...that's the case!"
Zhuge Liang patted his head and suddenly had an idea.
"That's it!"
"Ah? Military advisor, you...what did you say?"
Hearing Zhuge Liang suddenly speak, Liu Feng on the side asked in confusion.
But before Zhuge Liang could say anything... the sudden change in front of him made him feel like he was in another world - Say goodbye? How could Yi Xiaotian be in Lingling? Are you kidding me?
"There is an ambush! Protect the military advisor and the lord quickly!!"
With an arrow that penetrated the clouds, a large number of ambushes suddenly appeared on both sides of the valley. In just a moment, the narrow valley was filled with arrows flying in all directions.
Arrows were flying randomly, Zhang Fei howled and held up his shield to protect Liu Bei behind him.
The army quickly shrank, including Zhuge Liang, who was stagnant on the spot, into the shield wall.
"How can it be!!"
Before Liu Bei turned around to check on Zhuge Liang, he heard Zhuge Liang shouting strangely among the crowd:
"How is this possible! How could Yi Xiaotian be in Lingling! Something must have gone wrong!"
"Strategist! Strategist, calm down!"
"What Yi Xiaotian? Where is Yi Xiaotian?"
Hearing Yi Xiaotian's name, the soldiers who had experienced the Battle of Xiangyang panicked, and even Liu Bei hurriedly looked around.
Liu Feng and Liu Qi looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion. They kept trying to comfort Zhuge Liang, who was a little irritable, but Zhuge Liang kept muttering Yi Xiaotian's name, as if he had been stimulated by something.
But in fact, it is indeed impossible for Yi Xiaotian to be in Lingling. Zhuge Liang obviously has some traumatic stress disorder in Yi Xiaotian, and he actually thinks that the voice in his head is really Yi Xiaotian speaking.
Liu Bei, who was ambushed, suddenly heard the strong and heroic laughter of a man above his head:
"Hahaha! Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are just like that! Today I, Xing Daorong, will let you know who is the most powerful general in Jingzhou!"
"Set me an arrow!"
Arrows fell like rain, and Liu Bei's army, escorted by Zhang Fei, Lei Xu and others, quickly fled out of the valley. Fortunately, the number of ambushes was not large enough, otherwise, their casualties would have been even more severe.
However, the ambush general above his head announced his home, which finally made Zhuge Liang calm down.
"He...what did he say he was? The most powerful general in Jingzhou?"
"Military advisor...the man claims to be Xing Daorong, and he seems to be the general beside Lingling Prefect Liu Du..."
Out of danger, Zhang Fei and his troops quickly tried to clear out the ambush, but they didn't expect that the enemy had already escaped without a trace.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who learned about this, could only make a secret note and suffer this secret loss.
"It turns out...it turns out I made a mistake..."
Zhuge Liang squatted in front of a tree outside the valley entrance, wiping the sweat from his forehead in shock.
"so…"
"What is the origin of this Xing Daorong?"
After all... Zhuge Liang, who was able to fight, was caught off guard, making Zhuge Liang mistakenly think that the opponent belonged to Yi Xiaotian. How could he be an ordinary person?
