When Liu Bei promoted the meeting, Jian Yong reported: "Yuan Xi sent troops to burn down the wild valleys around Luocheng and drove all the people in Zitong, Brazil to the west of Fushui. Liu Zhang on the west bank was sending soldiers to dig trenches. It seemed that he was planning to
Avoid fighting."
Xu Shu was shocked and said: "If this is the case, our army is in danger!"
Liu Bei sighed and cried: "So many people are displaced because of me. It is really my fault!"
Jian Yong said: "My lord, this is clearly the national thief Yuan Xi who is ruthless and has harmed the Brazilian people. What does it have to do with my lord? My lord, please do not blame yourself for others."
Liu Bei just stopped crying and said: "Yuan Xi's actions show that he is not a benevolent person. Think about the people in all the states in the Central Plains who were violently oppressed by Yuan Xi. How can they not be heartbroken? I will definitely defeat the national thieves and save all people.
Through water and fire, extend righteousness to the world!"
Xu Shu, Jian Yong, Zhao Yun and others all bowed to him and said, "I am willing to die in the service of the lord."
Liu Bei quickly helped everyone up, and then asked Xu Shu: "Luocheng has become an isolated city, the wild valleys have been burned, and the army has no resources. Liu Zhang is holding on to the west of Fulishui, and it is difficult for our army to cross the river and break through. What should we do?"
Xu Shu said: "I speculate that after Yuan Xi burned all the wild valleys and cut off the hope of our army, he will definitely save Fushui Pass and Jiameng Pass in order to connect with the land of Hanzhong. As long as he re-captures these two pass cities
, Yuan Xi will be able to get continuous support from Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Sizhou, and he will be in an invincible position."
Although Luocheng has not received further news from Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu believes that Zhuge Liang will definitely be able to capture Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass.
This is full trust in Zhuge Liang's ability.
Liu Bei frowned and said: "Kong Ming and his third brother have at most ten thousand soldiers. Yuan Xi has fifty thousand soldiers. If he blocks the army at Fushui Pass and orders the Yuan army reinforced by Hanzhong to attack from both front and back, Kong Ming will probably be alone."
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Wei Yan said: "Since Luocheng is already an isolated city, it is better to abandon it, use a large army to pursue Yuan's army, and support Zhuge's military advisor! When the time comes, there will be a decisive battle under the gate of the city. With the courage of our generals and the strategy of our military advisor, we will definitely win.
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Regarding Wei Yan's opinions, Liu Bei and Xu Shu paid more attention to them.
Because Wei Yan had previously proposed a plan to attack Mianzhu by surprise, but it was rejected by the two men seeking stability.
Judging from the results, the result of seeking stability is to sit in a lonely city and fall into strategic passivity; on the contrary, it is better to take risks at that time, maybe you can find a way out.
Wei Yan also had opinions on this. He once said to his soldiers in private, "If you had listened to me earlier, why would this be the case?" However, Liu Bei was still tolerant, and Quan pretended not to hear it.
Xu Shu then sent people to inquire about the movements of Yuan Jun's camp. Is there any sign of breaking out of the camp?
Three waves of reconnaissance cavalry showed that Yuan Jun's camp was full of flags and there was no sign of leaving the camp.
Xu Shu personally left the city and sneaked into Yuan Jun's camp a few miles away. He climbed up and had a long view before returning after a long time.
After returning, Xu Shu said to Liu Bei: "My lord, please follow Wei Wenchang's advice and mobilize all your troops to abandon Luocheng and pursue Yuan's army!"
Liu Bei said doubtfully: "But there is no movement in Yuan Jun's camp."
Xu Shu said: "What is false is true, what is true is false. Yuan Xi has led a large army to attack Kongming. He is worried that our army will notice it, so he sets up false flags in the camp and pretends that the main force is still there. I watched the birds in Yuan's army camp.
If the bird flies down but does not rise suddenly, it must be because there is no one in the camp. This is Yuan Xi's plan to suspect the enemy. My lord, attack quickly and don't miss!"
Liu Bei nodded and thanked: "If it weren't for the military advisor, I would have almost fallen into Yuan Xi's trick!"
So he ordered to go down and open the city gate, and 30,000 soldiers and horses abandoned the city and headed north to catch up with Yuan Xi and cooperate with Zhuge Liang's reinforcements to fight a decisive battle.
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After receiving the message from the raven messenger, Han Xu immediately wrote back to express his understanding.
Later, Han Xu did not continue to lead the army forward, but stationed in Zhi County, waiting for Bai Xiaowen's next order. This kind of remote command can only rely on the efficient communication of the raven messenger to avoid delaying the fighter opportunity.
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Zhuge Liang set up an ambush at the ruins of Fushui Pass. For several days, he did not see Yuan's troops coming from Hanzhong.
That night, Zhuge Liang was watching the stars at night and suddenly asked in surprise: "Why did my lord abandon Luocheng?"
Huang Yueying was also surprised.
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, have you waited too long to join our army?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "The words of the three generals are too underestimated for Yuan Xi. Now Yuan Xi still has 50,000 elite soldiers in Xichuan. If the master wants to join our army, he must pass his level."
Huang Yueying said: "My lord may have fallen into Yuan Xi's trick of luring the enemy, so he gave up the city."
Zhuge Liang said: "I'm afraid, Yuan Xi must have used other means to force the lord to abandon Luocheng. Otherwise, with Xu Yuanzhi's talent, he would not abandon the city easily. I just watched the sky, and the Gang star was in the west.
Taibai is approaching the Guanghan dividing line, and the general is facing many dangers and few good fortunes. I am here, and I am very worried about my lord being ambushed."
When Zhang Fei heard this, he became even more anxious: "The military advisor is wasting his time here, why not go back to the army to meet my elder brother! Join forces and fight Yuan Xi again."
Zhuge Liang sighed: "I originally wanted to set up an ambush here, strangle Hanzhong by the throat, and make strategic space for the Lord. But now it seems that my strategy has been seen through by the enemy. The only solution now is to abandon Xichuan."
"What?" Zhang Fei stared.
Zhuge Liang said: "Now I am in a dilemma. If I stay here, my lord will inevitably be in danger; if I go to save my lord, Yuan's army in Hanzhong will be able to advance unimpeded and enter Xichuan. No matter how elite our army is, it cannot resist Hanzhong with the strength of half a state.
Yongliang, Yuan's troops from various places in Sizhou are bringing reinforcements! Fortunately, Bajun and the fifty-six passes after it have surrendered to our army. We can retreat to Jingzhou after rescuing our lord."
Huang Yueying whispered: "Husband, haven't the remaining five counties in Jingzhou already secretly promised the Sun family?"
Zhuge Liang said: "I made an agreement with the Sun family. They must break Hefei first before they can get the remaining five counties in Jingzhou. The Yuan army in Hefei has gathered heavy troops, many strong generals, and there are people with lofty plans to coordinate the overall situation. I predict that the Sun family will be in trouble."
Conquer. Even if they can conquer, our army can temporarily stay in Jingzhou. Now that Yuan Xi is powerful, Sun Wu will definitely not conquer Jingzhou by force."
At this point, Zhuge Liang sighed: "The situation is such that we cannot force it."
Huang Yueying said: "Husband, I have a plan: I can set up a false flag here and use the machine beast to drive the Bagua array; husband, there will be a heavy fog again. Yuan Jun in Hanzhong, seeing that my flag is still there, will definitely patrol and not dare to go near; even if he finds the camp
Even if you are empty, you will also have to experience the obstruction of the Bagua array and heavy fog."
Zhuge Liang sighed: "This plan can only work for a while. Yuan Jun should have a way to quickly deliver the message. Once it is confirmed that our army is not ambushing here, how can we stop tens of thousands of troops with the Bagua array alone? But now