Chapter 113: The Hanzhong Incident, Lü Bu Underestimated by Liu Bei

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Sun Shangxiang's belly became big.

Zhou Yu, who had already finished his one hundred-day rest period, mobilized his troops and formally launched an attack on Jingzhou, and prepared many strategies targeting the current weakness of Jingzhou's "Xing Daorong's command of the troops."

Prepare to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

In ancient times when the army could only march 20 to 30 miles a day, once a battle started, it would not be stopped in a moment.

Ji Hao stayed in Dongwu, remotely controlling the north, keeping a close eye on the progress of the "one state a year" plan and the situation in the world as a whole, but he soon discovered that the plan could not keep up with the changes.

To his surprise, Liu Bei's side performed poorly.

They held Hanzhong and fought against Lu Bu, but less than a year later they were defeated in a major battle.

"This Liu Bei, is he the king of defeat?"

When Ji Hao got the news, he was really surprised. He never expected that such a reckless man as Lu Bu could actually defeat Liu Bei, and win so thoroughly.

But after getting specific information, he felt relieved: Wasn't Liu Bei also a reckless man?
During the process of defending Hanzhong and fighting against Lu Bu, Liu Bei did not have any counselors in his camp and had to fight entirely on his own - as a lord, Liu Bei's skills were almost maximum and he had powerful people under his command.

But he is actually very bad at commanding troops and fighting wars.

In the original novel, it was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's bravery that enabled them to defeat the Yellow Turbans, save Xuzhou and repel Cao Cao.

In short, just rush forward and do it.

There is an element of luck involved, plus the value of Ten Thousand Enemies, in low-end wars, it is indeed possible to kill gods and Buddhas.

However, as the struggle for hegemony among the princes became more intense, more people who knew how to fight appeared, and strategists also began to emerge.

But Liu Bei couldn't do it.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, Lu Bu and Cao Cao broke into his base. He won the battle of Chibi, but not many years later, he burned down his camp and destroyed his own foundation.

Zhang Fei lost Xuzhou once, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou once, and Liu Bei burned his camp once.

The three brothers lost all their family fortune in three attempts.

Even Zhuge Liang was powerless to save the situation!
This time is similar: the battle between Liu Bei and Lu Bu basically replicates the battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao after Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou for the second time in the original work.

In terms of military strength, he is not inferior, and in terms of generals, he can also match them.

I thought there was no problem.

As a result, when the real battle came, Lu Bu, who was obviously a military man, played a trick of "luring the enemy into a trap" and pretended that Liu Bei's camp was successfully attacked, but in fact he led his troops to attack Liu Bei from behind.

He defeated Liu Bei in one battle.

I was unintentional and had no way of defeating the soldiers.

As for the generals, Lu Bu was fighting Guan and Zhang alone. Although Ma Chao was brave, he could not determine the winner against Xu Chu in a short period of time.

Dian Wei directly chased Liu Bei and attacked him.

Chasing all the way from Hanzhong to Nanyang, if Liu Bei's mount "Di Lu" had not exploded at the critical moment, Liu Bei would have been killed by Dian Wei!

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were surrounded and exhausted after a long battle, and were all captured.

At this moment, Zhang Fei didn't even dare to scold the slave.

"I have good news for you. Liu Bei is not dead. He has fled to Jingzhou and is under the protection of Liu Biao. He has a few soldiers and is preparing to send troops to rescue you!" Lu Bu looked at the three people tied up and said coldly, "But how can I, Lu Bu, take Liu Biao seriously?"

After saying that, he turned and left without saying anything else.

There is no point in saying more.

The three men refused to surrender. Ma Chao, the only one who showed a slightly softened attitude, also shouted, "A loyal minister will not serve two masters." It was obvious that Liu Bei had to be completely destroyed to put an end to their thoughts.

"My Lord, Ji Hao sent a letter." Dian Wei found Lu Bu and said. Upon hearing this, Lu Bu immediately asked, "What did he say?"

"He said that the lord should kill Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao immediately, otherwise he would regret it in the future." Dian Wei said, "He also said that when attacking Jingzhou, we must be careful of a man named Zhuge Liang and not lose too quickly."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Bu's face immediately turned red.

"What does he mean? Does he really think I'm a high-ranking official of his Ji family?"

Why did he keep Guan, Zhang and others?

Actually, it was still to deal with Ji Hao. That was not the "Human Emperor" who could be dealt with by one person. According to his estimation, he had to gather the "Five Tiger Generals", five peerless people, to have a chance to crush him.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao all have great chances of reaching the pinnacle of their lives.

How could he not stay?
Ji Hao asked him to kill, but it made him feel like the other party was afraid of him.

He was told to be careful of an unknown person named Zhuge Liang, but he simply ignored it. What was that? As for not losing too quickly, it made him even more furious, and he felt that he was being underestimated.

"Although I can't raise an army of one million compared to Yuan Shao, 800,000 is still possible!"

Thinking of this in his mind, Lu Bu gave the order and the army marched towards Jingzhou.

You think I'm going to lose, don't you?

Then I have to take a good look. How can a Jingzhou without top-notch generals and a King of Backers who has turned into a toothless tiger defeat me, Lu Bu!
"I heard that Ji Hao has already appointed his eldest son as the Crown Prince? Send someone to pick up my grandson. I will also appoint him as the Crown Prince!"

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On the other hand, when Ji Hao learned that Lu Bu defeated Liu Bei, he knew that his peaceful days were over.

The era of the late Han Dynasty is passing, and the period of the "Three Kingdoms" is about to come.

"Shangxiang, pack up and cross the river to Xuzhou!" Ji Hao instructed, "Your men are going to the battlefield. I have a 90% chance of winning, but the other side also has a glimmer of hope. The outcome is unpredictable."

Sun Shangxiang heard: "..."

A 90% chance of winning, almost certain, why do you make it sound like a life-and-death struggle?
But Ji Hao didn't say much.

After seeing him off, he rushed to the front line, where Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were attacking Liu Biao's Jiangxia.

There, Zhou Yu had used a trick to trap Xing Daorong and was about to succeed, but suddenly he learned that Liu Bei was defeated and Lu Bu mobilized an army of 800,000 to attack Jingzhou.

An army of eight hundred thousand!

For a moment, the two were confused, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

"Chengtian, you're here?" After seeing Ji Hao, Sun Ce's eyes lit up and he asked, "What do you think about Lü Bu's attack on Jingzhou?"

Hearing this, Ji Hao looked at the sky and shook his head.

"Liu Biao is going to die!"

Of course, it’s not that he knows astrology, but based on the time, it was almost the time when Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou in the original novel. Liu Biao died of illness around this time.

He had been ill for a long time, which was also the reason why he did not go to Chang'an in person to support Liu Bei.

Otherwise, among the Han royal family members, Liu Jingsheng and Liu Xuande had the best relationship.

"I guess he won't pass Jingzhou to his son, but will entrust it to Liu Bei!" Ji Hao added: "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, it is the king of the mountain. This battle may refresh many people's cognition!"

Unlike the original novel, Liu Bei at this time is not a weakling.

Even though he was defeated, he gathered a large number of people as soon as he arrived in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao also gave him his personal soldiers.

(End of this chapter)