Chapter 114 A Different "Longzhong Strategy"

Not only his personal soldiers, but also Liu Biao entrusted Jingzhou to Liu Bei early on as his health and condition were deteriorating. At his request, his two sons were adopted by Liu Bei as his sons.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun did not choose to surrender directly as in the original book.

Because Lu Bu was not Cao Cao, he paid more attention to personal bravery and neglected the ability to command troops. He was not the wise leader in the eyes of the two men, and the situation in the world was not close to unification.

After all, although Liu Bei was defeated, Xichuan was still in his hands.

Yizhou’s basic base has not been lost.

With the addition of Jingzhou, in a sense, it can be regarded as a replica of the peak Liu Bei who occupied two states in the original work.

Many people are still optimistic about him.

For example, Xu Shu took the initiative to surrender and gave Liu Bei many useful suggestions.

"First, my lord, you must issue a special amnesty order to pardon Cai Mao and Zhang Yun for their empty salaries!" Xu Shu said, "This is a common practice in Jingzhou. We must not delve into it, otherwise it will shake the foundation. But we must not indulge them either. We must reform the army and use both kindness and severity."

"Secondly, Liu Jingsheng is dead. We have no hatred with Jiangdong, so we need to send an envoy to mediate."

"Finally, we have to face Lu Bu. We must win this battle beautifully!"

After joining Liu Bei, Xu Shu rolled up his arms and prepared to do a great job.

Liu Bei, with the idea of ​​trusting his subordinates, let him command the first battle with Lu Bu: Dian Wei led an army of 100,000 as the vanguard to Jingzhou, hoping to capture Liu Bei in one fell swoop and avenge his previous defeat.

After all, he was one of the "Three Dian Weis" and he was defeated by Yan Liang and failed to hunt down Liu Bei.

It really brought shame to Lu Bu.

"Who dares to fight your grandfather?" Dian Wei shouted.

In response to this, Xu Shu did not respond directly, but sent Wen Pin to attack. He first "fought and retreated" and lured Wen Pin into a valley, and then set fire, shot arrows and threw stones from a high position.

After the attack, Dian Wei suffered heavy casualties, and only 30,000 of the 100,000-strong army were returned.

Of course, not 70,000 people died.

Less than ten thousand.

The main reason was that after the defeat, the soldiers ran away.

Dian Wei lost face again.

Liu Bei was completely shocked and shouted: "Is there a way to defeat the enemy without the need for brave generals?"

This battle refreshed his three views.

It also gave him the confidence to face Lu Bu, however... the next day, Xu Shu, who had just won a great victory, burst into tears and found Liu Bei with a sad face.

"What happened to Yuanzhi?"

"My mother followed the delegation to Jiangdong to seek treatment from the great doctor Hua Tuo, but was detained by that thief Ji!" Xu Shu said angrily, "How shameless! Even when the two armies were fighting, they didn't kill the envoys, so how could he detain my mother?"

Liu Bei heard: "..."

Obviously, that was Ji Hao's conspiracy.

But he couldn't say anything to stop it.

Just like in the original novel, although he was reluctant, he still let Xu Shu go. Before leaving, he got Xu Shu's advice and learned about the existence of "Zhuge Liang".

"If you can get him out of the mountains, defeating Lu Bu will be as easy as taking something out of a bag. It will be ten times easier than me going into battle!"

……

On the way, Xu Shu met an acquaintance.

It was none other than his mentor, Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui.

He shook his head and sighed, "If you go back, your mother will die! If you don't go back, Ji Hao, who bears the title of the descendant of the Queen of Humanity, will definitely treat your mother well. If you want to make great achievements, you can't always serve your mother, so why not let him grow old in Jiyang?"

He is worthy of being one of the “Six Sons of Qimen”.

He saw things clearly and was rational enough to provide a solution to the problem.

But unfortunately, Xu Shu was too concerned and became confused.

He shook his head and refused.

After arriving in Jiangdong, as expected, his mother was almost the same as in the original novel, although she explained: "Ji Hao is the direct descendant of the Emperor of Man, the descendant of the Zhou Emperor. Since my son cannot go back, he must serve well."

Different from the attitude towards Cao Cao. But still said: "I am a burden to you after all, I have no face to live in this world anymore, I..."

Just as he was about to commit suicide, Ji Hao walked in.

He said in a cold voice: "If you commit suicide, I will kill Xu Shu and exterminate all nine clans of the Xu family!"

Xu Shu: “???”

Xu’s mother: “…”

"Why would I keep someone who has a grudge against me for killing my mother and is unwilling to work for me?" Ji Hao said with a smile, and then said: "Of course, if my aunt can live a hundred years, I will naturally entrust such a Xu Shu with important tasks!"

Xu Shu: “…”

In the end, Xu's mother did not die because what Ji Hao said made sense.

And Xu Shu did not swear not to offer any plan or advice, but just asked to be transferred to the north.

"That's right!"

……

On the other side, under the guidance of Xu Shu, Liu Bei came to Wolonggang in Nanyang.

Of course I didn't meet Zhuge Liang.

In fact, no matter who comes to look for him now, they can't find him. Zhuge Liang is actually hiding: Ji Hao sent people to look for him secretly many years ago, and shot his eagle a few days ago. He was also worried that the other party would launch a surprise attack.

The Bagua Formation is not omnipotent.

When facing an existence of the level of the "Human Emperor", the warlock will be defeated once they meet.

If he didn't hide, he was really afraid of dying suddenly.

As a result, by chance, Liu Bei looked for him three times, but he finally met him on the third time. As fate would have it, the "three visits to the thatched cottage" occurred.

Liu Bei was no longer the same person he used to be, and Zhuge Liang had no intention of showing off.

"I want to restore the Han Dynasty. What should I do?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang had already prepared a plan for this, and said: "In today's world, most of the princes are dead, and the rest are only you, Lu Bu, Ji Hao, Sun Ce, and the four directions!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged.

As for the world situation, any discerning person can see that it is nothing.

"But although there are four parties, they are not 'four parts of the world', but one superpower, two strong countries, and a weak country with good looks but weak core!" Zhuge Liang added.

Liu Bei sighed at this.

He laughed at himself, "I, the so-called backer king, am really just an embroidered pillow, good looking but useless!"

He also thought that the weak one referred to himself.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "My lord, you control Xichuan, you can attack when you advance, you can defend when you retreat, and you have also obtained the land of Jingzhou. Your army is strong, you are not a weakling!"

This surprised Liu Bei.

"Who is it then?"

"Lü Bu!" Zhuge Liang said, "He seems to be brave, but he is actually brave but not wise. He seems to have a great situation, but he is actually weak and will break at the first touch!"

Liu Bei frowned when he heard this.

He felt that Zhuge Liang had underestimated Lu Bu.

If you are brave but not wise, how can you defeat yourself? In terms of military strategy, Lu Bu is not bad!

"On the contrary, Sun Ce of Jiangdong has absorbed a lot of Yuan Shao's background and has worked hard for many years. His country is dangerous but his people are rich. He is truly invincible!" Zhuge Liang said: "We must make friends and join hands, otherwise both they and the lord will have no hope at all!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei's expression immediately became serious.

"You think so highly of Ji Hao?"

"I have studied him for many years, and I know how terrifying Ji Hao is better than anyone else in the world!" Zhuge Liang also showed a solemn look, and said: "I am 100% sure to defeat Lu Bu. I have a 90% chance of winning against Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. But if we are enemies with Ji Hao, my lord, Sun Ce, and me will all be in danger, and my chance of winning is less than 10%!"

At this point, Liu Bei was completely shocked and jumped up involuntarily.

"That thief Ji is so scary?"

(End of this chapter)