Just as Liu Bei received reports on the war between the north and the south, Xiang Ji, who was in Chang'an, also received the same report.
Unlike Liu Bei who collapsed and fell into a coma, Xiang Ji was greatly inspired!
Lu Meng, you did not let yourself down!
Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Guan Yu's Jingzhou army is wiped out.
As for the north, there are even more surprises.
According to Xiang Ji's original prediction, even with the help of crossbow chariots, it would be good to maintain a balance of power with Liu Bei's northern army.
But I never thought that my father-in-law, Cao Cao, would use his strength.
Xiang Ji really didn't expect that Cao Cao would directly send Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren to lead all his troops to attack thousands of miles, go straight to Huanglong and destroy the Xiongnu royal court.
This time, it can be said that they hit the critical point of the Han-Hungarian coalition.
You know, the Huns are nomadic people.
Although King Zuoxian on the front line only had an army of 200,000 troops.
But the Xiongnu's entire military strength is by no means limited to this.
If the Xiongnu royal court is still there, then through the royal court and through the call of the Great Chanyu, it can assemble its army of 200,000 people again at any time.
The nomads are all soldiers!
However, with the destruction of the royal court, the Huns completely lost their unified command.
The herdsmen and tribes scattered around have become lonely ghosts.
In the end, it will either be eliminated and annexed by other tribes, or it will be naturalized under the rule of other races.
Without backup, the Han-Hungarian coalition would naturally become a tree without roots and water without a source.
What's more, there is Ma Chao on the front line who hates the Huns.
This is what caused the Han-Hungarian coalition forces to alienate Germany.
It is precisely because of this that with the defeat of the Huns, the alliance between Han and Huns completely collapsed.
Later, the Chu army made dumplings and took this opportunity to destroy them.
Now that the war between the north and the south has gradually become clear, Xiang Ji has decided not to delay further.
Kill Liu Bei and destroy Shu Han now!
"Send the order! Inform Gao Lan and let him consolidate the army, leaving Ding Feng and the infantry to guard Hebei.
As for the cavalry, all the cavalry will go out to defeat the Xiongnu for me, the lonely king, and then directly attack Liangzhou!"
There are no enemies in the north, so Xiang Ji will not miss this opportunity.
It’s time for the Xiongnu to be exterminated!
It’s time for the Huns’ territory to belong to China!
As for letting Gao Lan lead his army to attack Liangzhou directly? That was just because Xiang Ji was too lazy to pay attention to Liu Bei's remaining defenders in Liangzhou.
Instead of wasting time conquering cities one after another, it would be better to use the army to directly attack Liu Bei's main force.
As long as Liu Bei's main force is destroyed, the Shu Han will exist in name only.
After the messenger soldiers heading to the north were ordered to retreat, Xiang Ji issued another order.
"Send the order! Inform Lu Meng.
Likewise, let him integrate the entire army, and after destroying Guan Yu's Jingzhou army, he can take advantage of the situation and attack the entire Jingzhou area!"
Xiang Ji had no doubt that Lu Meng could defeat Guan Yu.
That Guan Yu is now just a trapped beast in a cage.
With insufficient food and grass, insufficient troops, and low morale, what could he use to fight Lu Meng? What could he use to make a comeback?
After the two messengers left respectively, Xiang Ji gave the last instruction.
"The whole army is ready. Let's rest for a day. Let's go south to Hanzhong!"
Yes, Xiang Ji had no intention of giving Liu Bei any breathing space.
Now that the Shu Han has been defeated on all fronts, if Liu Bei is allowed to escape to the end and go directly to Chengdu, it will be unrealistic to capture him in a short time.
You know, the land of Xichuan is full of natural dangers. If Liu Bei really retreats to Xichuan and relies on various passes for defense, then the difficulty of annihilating him will be greatly increased.
Therefore, Xiang Ji decided to send his troops south without stopping, hoping to capture and kill Liu Bei and eliminate the Shu Han in one fell swoop.
At the same time, Liu Bei, who was in a coma, also woke up.
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister, beg me!
Now that both of our armies have failed, Xiang Ji of Chu State may pursue me at any time and come to Hanzhong.
If...if..."
What if Liu Bei couldn't say anything.
But Liu Bei didn't need to tell him, Zhuge Liang also understood.
If the Chu army can continue to win a big victory in Hanzhong, then there will be no need to fight in the world. Shu Han should return to his hometown of Xichuan and survive.
"Your Majesty, don't panic.
I have a plan to defeat the Chu army and defeat that country!"
Compared with Liu Bei's panic, Zhuge Liang was much calmer.
Yes, Zhuge Liang does have a way to repel the Chu army.
"Prime Minister, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me quickly!"
Hearing that Zhuge Liang really had a clever plan, Liu Bei was overjoyed.
You are indeed my loyal minister, and you will definitely not disappoint me!
"Your Majesty, our two reinforcements have now arrived.
We know about this matter, but Xiang Ji of Chu State doesn’t know about it!
Judging from Liang's view, that Xiang Ji will lead his troops southward and attack Hanzhong in a few days.
The Nanman people are good at fighting in the mountains. As long as your Majesty lets the Nanman army hide in the mountains and waits for the Chu army to arrive, you can lead your troops to fight against the Chu army.
As long as the two armies enter a state of melee, Your Majesty will order the Nanman people to attack the Chu army, and they will definitely kill the Chu army and cause chaos.
Then, Your Majesty can let the Qiang cavalry attack the Chu army.
Under such successive attacks, the Chu army will inevitably be defeated!
As long as Your Majesty can defeat Xiang Ji's main Chinese army, then the defeat on the northern and southern fronts is not irreversible!"
This is Zhuge Liang's plan.
The so-called strategy of attacking with troops, in fact, all strategies must be based on strength.
If you don't have the strength to defeat the enemy head-on, then whatever your strategies are, it's just a joke.
Today, Liu Bei's Han army still has 200,000 men, so he does not suffer much loss compared to the main force of the Chu army with that title.
Of course, you cannot make up for this quality gap, which is why Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not dare to engage in a decisive battle with Xiang Ji.
But now, with 200,000 Southern Barbarian troops and 150,000 Qiang cavalry, Liu Bei can rely on quantity to make up for the gap in quality.
Liu Bei, who had an army of 550,000 men, was sincere when it came to Xiang Ji's 200,000 men.
Previously, Liu Bei had only lost confidence due to the successive failures on the northern and southern fronts.
Now after hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Bei once again saw hope.
Yes! In the land of Hanzhong, with mountains running rampant, it would not be easy for the Chu army to fully deploy an army of 200,000.
At that time, as long as there are Nanman people who are good at mountain warfare to help, a sneak attack on the Chu army will definitely be effective.
Then, as Zhuge Liang said, when the Chu army was in chaos, the Qiang cavalry charged against it. I am afraid that not many of the Chu army could escape Hanzhong alive!