Bai Xiaowen led his army to lie in wait all night. It was almost dawn, but there was still no sign of Jingzhou reinforcements arriving.
"Zhuge Liang probably won't come."
Bai Xiaowen sat under the Huang Luo umbrella, estimated the time, and expressed his judgment.
"Do you want to wait? Maybe Zhuge Liang's marching speed is slower than what you calculated... I'm not saying that your calculations are inaccurate," Li Shuyi said with a smile, "After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is not a strict mathematical model. You can borrow it
There aren’t enough parameters.”
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said:
"I made the calculation based on the speed with which Zhuge Liang captured Bajun and more than 50 subsequent passes. People like Zhuge Liang who like to play tricks will definitely choose the best between the physical strength, morale and marching speed of the soldiers.
Good overlap point.
"After all, from Zhuge Liang's perspective, Liu Bei's retreat was cut off and he was trapped in the city. He was in danger of defeat at any time. He would never waste any time on the road. He would only maintain the combat effectiveness of his soldiers and prepare for sneak attacks as soon as possible.
Rush to the battlefield.
"I also have geographical maps of mountains and rivers. I can see the general route of Zhuge Liang's Jingzhou Army to Luocheng. The terrain factors during this period are also included in my calculations.
"In this way, the arrival time of the Jingzhou reinforcements is actually completely predictable. Now, the Jingzhou reinforcements are two hours later than I calculated. There must be a deviation in the strategic prediction."
Bai Xiaowen's long speech was clear and concise, and both Li Shuyi and Cecilia nodded in agreement.
Cecilia said: "Then if Zhuge Liang doesn't come to save Luocheng, where will he appear?"
Bai Xiaowen said: "My previous speculation that Zhuge Liang would come to rescue Luocheng as soon as possible was based on the decision Zhuge Liang had to make due to interference from Zhang Fei. Since this speculation is not valid, we must consider another possibility.
"Zhuge Liang has used some means to convince Zhang Fei to act according to his strategy. This is also very possible, because Zhang Fei in the novel has a rough and fine character. For celebrities with real abilities,
Very respectful too.
"If I were Zhuge Liang, after entering the Yizhou battlefield, the best strategic goal is not to rescue Liu Bei in Luocheng, but to go north and attack Fushui Pass and Jiameng Pass. These two passes are very important to Liu Bei.
Important, but for our army, it is even more important!"
Cecilia said: "If we lose these two checkpoints, our communication with Hanzhong will be cut off, and we will become a lonely army like Liu Bei now."
Bai Xiaowen nodded in appreciation and said, "That's right. That's why I asked Han Xu to stay at Jiameng Pass just in case."
"Wait a minute, can Old Han guard against Zhuge Liang? Do you have any misunderstandings about Old Han or Zhuge Liang..." Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head, unfolded the Raven Messenger Scroll, charged the psychic points, and said with a smile: "No, the order I gave Old Han is not to defend the pass, but to destroy it."
"Destroy?!" Li Shuyi's eyes widened, "Wait a minute, should we think about it more? After all, we haven't figured out Zhuge Liang's goal yet..."
"Actually, there is another way to know the movements of Zhuge Liang's army in advance." Bai Xiaowen smiled and took out the geographical map of mountains and rivers. The gold-level props shone silently with a low-key light.
"You want to search for Zhuge Liang? No, you haven't seen him." Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "No, what I want to search is Zhang Fei."
Zhang Fei and Bai Xiaowen have met him before, during the last exploration of the Three Kingdoms planes!
Zhuge Liang must not have been able to bring many troops out of Jingzhou, because Liu Bei had already taken away a large number of Jingzhou soldiers and horses when he returned to Sichuan.
In this case, Zhuge Liang, who is cautious by nature, has little chance of dividing his troops. If Zhang Fei is allowed to divide another army, he will really have no generals available.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei are basically together.
Bai Xiaowen spent 1,000 psychic points to inject spiritual power to simulate Zhang Fei's image.
Soon, a big red dot appeared on the geographical map of mountains and rivers.
"Zhi County."
Bai Xiaowen called out the name of the place, "Zhang Fei is still about a day's journey from Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass. The verification is correct and it can be started."
The raven messenger flapped its wings and turned into a stream of black light, disappearing into the sky.
"What should we do now? Should we attack Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei?" Li Shuyi asked.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head: "No, let's defeat Liu Bei first!"
…
To the west of Luocheng, large areas of mountainous farmland were burned by fire.
The rural people who originally lived on the outskirts of Luocheng were also forcibly expelled by Yuan Jun and moved to the west bank of Fushui River.
When Liu Zhang's forces on the west bank of Fushui saw this scene, many people were puzzled.
But there are always people who understand.
Fa Zheng met Liu Zhang and said, "I am here to congratulate my lord."
Liu Zhang frowned and said: "With the continuous military disasters and so many victims being driven across the river, I am heartbroken. Where does the joy come from?"
Fazheng didn't care whether Liu Zhang was pretending or not, and said seriously: "My lord, do you know the deep meaning of Yan Gong's move?"
Liu Zhang shook his head.
Fa Zheng said: "Yan Gong burned all the wild grains and drove the people of Zitong, Brazil, to move to the west of Fushui. As a result, Liu Bei's army had no baggage and no warehouses and wild grains for military use, so it would be difficult to maintain it for a long time.
Our army only needs to be separated from the Fu River by deep ditches and high forts to avoid fighting, and Liu Bei's army will be gone in less than a hundred days. At that time, the lord only needs to order a general to lead his troops across the river to assist Duke Yan in the flanking attack. Liu Bei will definitely be defeated.
capture."
Liu Zhang was surprised and said: "I have only heard of resisting the enemy's invasion to protect the people's livelihood, but I have never heard of driving the people to flee their homes to resist the enemy. Such a strategy is too vicious and I cannot do it."
Fa Zheng shook his head slightly and said: "However, Duke Yan has already made the decision for my lord and has taken the blame. My lord only needs to accept the victims and dig ditches to avoid fighting, and then he can cooperate with Duke Yan and let Liu Bei sit in the trapped city. What's the point?
Why not?"
Liu Zhang could only nod: "That's all."
…
Fushui Pass, Jiameng Pass.
The leader of the Jingzhou Army stood in front of the ruins of two passes.
There are three leaders among them.
Among them, the most conspicuous person is eight feet long, with a face like a crown jade, wearing a silk scarf, a crane cloak, and a feather fan in his hand. He has the appearance of an immortal. He is none other than Zhuge Liang.
Standing nearby was a woman in black, with a full head of green hair rolled up casually by a wooden hairpin. She did not apply any makeup, and her face was covered with a black gauze, with only one pair of eyes exposed. This is Zhuge Liang's wife, the female general Huang Yueying.
A little further away there is a fierce general, eight feet long, with a leopard head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, but his skin color is a little darker, it is Zhang Fei.
"Damn it, Yuan Jun didn't even dare to fight a battle. He just burned the pass and left. What kind of plan was that? But I won two passes in vain!" Zhang Fei cursed.
Zhuge Liang sighed: "Yide, this is not a good thing."