Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Zhuo County, Zhuo County.

Zhou Yu's ship sank and blocked the river, trying to stop the Qin army's attack. At the same time, Zhuge Liang also came to Zhuojun.

Today's Zhuojun is Liu Bei's territory.However, now Liu Bei is also very distressed, at this time he has fallen into a bottleneck.

At this time, Liu Bei's power can be said to have reached his peak period, and now he has more than [-] armored men in his hands.There are also four generals: former general Guan Yu, later general Zhang Fei, left general Wei Yan, and right general Huang Zhong.

From time to time, Liu Bei can be said to be a strong soldier, but Liu Bei also has his own worries.

Now, Liu Bei's logistics supply can be said to have a big problem. You must know that now with Beihai County Liu Bei is only two counties.If you want to rely on the land of the two counties to support 20 troops, it will be fine in a short time, but the logistics will inevitably fail in the long run.

Liu Bei's military adviser Xu Shu, also known as Shan Fu, had long seen that the 20 army was actually sucking the blood of Zhuo County and Beihai County.If he doesn't hurry up to build a larger territory, then Liu Bei is likely to be dragged down by his 20 army.

In fact, Liu Bei's current situation is very embarrassing. His two counties are not many, and Beihai and Zhuojun are thousands of miles away.And in Zhuojun, Li Chen is on the left and Cao Cao is on the right.

Without supporting this 20 army, Liu Bei will have no way to protect himself. With this 20 army, the logistics will be dragged down sooner or later.

If Liu Bei wants to solve the predicament he is facing now, he can only lay down a larger territory.However, among their allied forces, Yuan Shao, the most powerful, turned his head to fight Gongsun Zan.Now it is still difficult for them to face Cao Cao's counterattack, let alone conquer a larger territory.

These days Xu Shu is very troubled, he is thinking all over the place and can't find a way to break the situation.On this day, Xu Shu was worrying when he saw a guard from outside hurried in and reported: "Mr. Shan, a man came to visit you outside the door. He said he was your friend, and his surname was Zhuge."

"Resurname Zhuge?"

"Could it be that Kong Ming is here?" Xu Shu's spirit was shocked.

Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang are good friends, they studied with Mr. Shui Jing together.When Xu Shu heard that Zhuge Liang was coming, he was overjoyed.Xu Shu knew that Zhuge Liang was ten or a hundred times more talented than himself.If you can't think of a way to break the situation, you can ask Zhuge Liang for advice.

However, Xu Shu changed his mind.Isn't Zhuge Liang living in Jiangdong now?If I come to Zhuojun today, I'm afraid I have something to ask for.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu collected himself and said to the guards, "Go and invite Mr. Zhuge in."

"Da da da!"

Not long after, Zhuge Liang walked in from the outside with high legs and light steps.Zhuge Liang smiled and said to Xu Shu, "Yuan Zhi, I miss you so much."

Xu Shu thought to himself, you Zhuge Kongming usually have an aloof appearance, and now you must be courting when you have nothing to do.

Although Xu Shu thought so in his heart, his face was very familiar.Xu Shu said with a smile: "Kong Ming, we haven't seen each other for a long time, we miss you very much."

After the two exchanged words, Xu Shu asked Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, I heard that you are now serving as a military advisor in Eastern Wu. Why did you come to my place in your busy schedule?"

"Yuan Zhi, I am here this time, there is a very good thing!"

"My Lord Wu, Sun Ce, has a younger sister, Fang Fang, who is [-] years old. Now is the time to get married. My Lord Wu intends to betroth her to your Shu King."

"Wouldn't it be a beautiful thing for us to marry Wu and Shu?" Zhuge Liang said to Xu Shu.

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Xu Shu smiled and said, "Brother Kong Ming, I'm afraid this marriage is not so simple?"

"Yuan Zhi, there is indeed one more matter. My Wu Lord, Sun Ce, invited the King of Shu to attack Qin together. I don't know what you think of Yuan Zhi." Zhuge Liang said, looking at Xu Shu's face.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xu Shu, who was originally amiable, immediately changed a bit.He said with a cold face: "Brother Kong Ming, if this is the case, please return to Jiangdong."

"Yuanzhi, what does this mean?" Zhuge Liang asked Xu Shu.

"Hmph, Kong Ming, now that Qin is attacking you Wu, if our army attacks Qin's army later, wouldn't it attract firepower for you, Soochow?"

"Don't you see, the current King of Yan, Gongsun Zan?" Xu Shu said with a straight face.

What Xu Shu meant was saying, good Zhuge Liang, I take you as a good friend, but you want to entice us to take the top tank for Soochow.

The lessons learned by Yan Wang Gongsun Zan are right in front of us. This is how Cao Cao fooled Gongsun Zan.As a result, Gongsun Zan attacked Yuan Shao from the rear with only a few thousand white horses.Now that Gongsun Zan was being beaten by Yuan Shao, he was retreating steadily, and half of Youzhou had been lost.

Xu Shu thought to himself, you think our King of Shu is a fool, and his senior brother Gongsun Zan has suffered, can my King of Shu suffer again?

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then pondered: "Yuan Zhi, from one moment to the next, I'm afraid the King of Shu is in trouble now, right?"

What a wonderful person Zhuge Liang is, how could he send an envoy to Zhuojun without the certainty of persuading Liu Bei to send troops.These days, Zhuge Liang has already studied the general situation of the world today. He has a perfect plan and is sure to persuade Liu Bei, so he went to Zhuojun as an envoy.

"Yuanzhi, how about you lead me to see the king of Shu, how about I discuss it with you in detail?" Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu discussed.

Xu Shu is worrying about how to break the situation these days, but Zhuge Liang pointed out Liu Bei's predicament today.Xu Shu knew that Zhuge Liang's talent was far superior to his own. At this moment, he wanted to see what Zhuge Liang thought.

"Okay, I will lead you to meet my family, the King of Shu." Xu Shu replied.

Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Shu Palace.

Liu Bei is a well-known corporal of courtesy and virtuousness. As soon as he heard that the famous Mr. Wolong Zhuge Liang was coming, Liu Bei immediately arranged a large banquet to entertain Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei attaches great importance to Zhuge Liang, as can be seen from the people accompanying him.On the general's side, Guan Yu sat at the front, followed by Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan.On the civil servant's side, military adviser Shan Fu, that is, Xu Shu sat first, followed by Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others.

"Mr. Zhuge, when you come to Zhuojun, you should drink a glass of wine." Without further ado, Liu Bei brought Zhuge Liang a glass of wine.

In the final analysis, Liu Bei was the King of Shu named by the great Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang had to drink toast to himself when this majestic King of Shu made a toast.After drinking a full cup, Liu Bei turned to Zhuge Liang and asked, "I don't know Mr. Kong Ming, what are you talking about coming to Zhuo County?"

Zhuge Liang smiled at Liu Bei and said, "King Shu, my King Wu has a younger sister. Now that she is old enough to marry, King Wu intends to marry King Shu."

Unexpectedly, after hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei's expression changed immediately, and Liu Bei said: "If this is the case, Mr. Kong Ming, please go back after this meal."

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Chapter 358 Zhuge Liang's Up and Down Strategies

Liu Bei thought to himself, who do you think I am, Zhuge Liang? If I can fall into your mere beauty trap, then what is the difference between me and that Cao?

When Liu Bei's expression changed, Xu Shu quickly smoothed things over and said, "Brother Kong Ming, if you have something to say, just say it straight, don't say such false words."

Zhuge Liang said in his heart, well you Liu Xuande and Xu Yuanzhi, are you two giving me a bad face and a bad face?

Zhuge Liang smiled, and said to Liu Bei: "King of Shu, this marriage is naturally a good thing. Apart from this matter, I have not come here for another matter."

"Oh!"

"I don't know why Mr. Kong Ming came here?" Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang.

In fact, Liu Bei has already guessed in his mind why Zhuge Liang came here.There is no doubt that Zhuge Liang must have come to ask them to send troops to rescue Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang straightened his clothes and replied to Liu Bei, "King of Shu, I came to save you."

Zhuge Liang's answer surprised Liu Bei. Liu Bei originally thought that Zhuge Liang was asking them to send troops to rescue Jiangdong.As a result, I never expected that at this time Zhuge Liang actually said that he came to save them.

This is where Zhuge Liang is so powerful. If Zhuge Liang said that he was here to ask Liu Bei to send troops to rescue Jiangdong, wouldn't he lose a bit in terms of momentum.Therefore, Zhuge Liang did the opposite.He didn't mention asking Liu Bei for help, but said he wanted to save Liu Bei.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's complexion changed first, and then returned to normal.He turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Mr. Zhuge, isn't he just joking? Now that Soochow is in danger, how can it save me?"

"Hey, what the king of Shu said is wrong!"

"Although the Qin army is in full swing, I still have six counties in Soochow. Even if it is not going on, I can trade space for time."

"But the King of Shu is now trapped in Zhuo County, whether he is advancing or retreating. It doesn't matter whether he is the King of Qin or the King of Wei, as long as one person is free, I am afraid that the King of Shu, Zhuo County, will not be able to keep it?"

"In other words, even if the King of Qin does not attack Zhuojun, the King of Wei will not take Zhuojun. How long will the current food, grass and military equipment of the King of Shu be able to support 20 troops?" After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bei with piercing eyes.

Liu Bei was shocked at this time, because Zhuge Liang's words could be said to be on point.Every sentence is about Liu Bei's current pain points.

Liu Bei thought to himself, there are no worthless men under a great name, this Zhuge Kongming is not simple, he deserves to be called Crouching Dragon.

At this time, Jian Yong who was sitting at the bottom couldn't sit still.He stood up, bowed to Zhuge Liang, and then said: "Even what Mr. Kong Ming said, my lord, the King of Shu, has hidden dangers, and now Soochow itself is in danger, how can we save us?"

After Jian Yong finished asking, the group under Liu Bei's command, including Liu Bei himself, all looked at Zhuge Liang.I want to hear what the famous Mr. Wolong has to say.

"If you ask how to save the king of Shu, I have two strategies. I don't know if you want to hear the best strategy or the worst strategy?" Zhuge Liang asked the crowd.

Liu Bei said in his heart, there is a good policy, so I naturally want to follow the good policy.Ever since, Liu Bei turned to Zhuge Liang and asked, "Mr. Kong Ming, I don't know why this is the best strategy?"

Zhuge Liang smiled, shook the goose feather fan in his hand and said: "The best strategy is naturally that the king of Shu sends troops to attack Qin. If the king of Shu can take Xiaopei first, he will take Xuzhou. In this way, Zhuojun, Xiaopei, Xuzhou, and Beihai will all be defeated. Together, the King of Shu has become one of the best princes in the world in one fell swoop."

As soon as he heard Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei immediately became a good guy.Liu Bei thought, you, Zhuge Liang, are waiting for me here?After all, don't you still want us to send troops to attack Qin?

"Humph!"

"Mr. Kongming's fallacy, Xiaopei has Zhang Liao's [-] soldiers, and Xuzhou is heavily guarded, with high walls and thick walls. If my lord sends troops to attack Qin, I'm afraid you won't lose money by stealing chickens, but you, Dongwu, will reap the benefits of the fisherman instead. " Mi Zhu said with a cold snort.

"Mr. Mi Zhu is right. This Xiaopei is not easy to fight, and Xuzhou is even more difficult to fight."

"However, in the current situation of the King of Shu, if you don't make a gamble, you will just live for a year or so. There is no free lunch in this world, risks and rewards coexist."

"Now the main force of the Qin army is in my Eastern Wu area, not to mention Xuzhou, if the King of Shu takes Xiaopei before the main force of the Qin army turns around, it will be considered invincible." Zhuge Liang's words, Mi Zhu was speechless.

Zhuge Liang was right. At this time, Liu Bei wanted to survive, and the only way to go was to expand his territory.He will either fight Cao Cao or Li Chen.

Once Yuan Shao withdrew, it was almost impossible to fight Cao Cao. Now, instead, Li Chen's main force is fighting Soochow. Although sending troops to attack Qin is very risky, there is a chance.

Liu Bei frowned, Zhuge Liang's words were in Liu Bei's heart, but Liu Bei was still hesitating at this time.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, the Qin army is too strong, even if the main force of the Qin army is not there, Liu Bei still hesitates.To fight, or not to fight, Liu Bei has always been unable to make a decision.

Zhuge Liang has been working hard for a while, and has been observing Liu Bei's expression.Looking at Liu Bei's constipated expression, he could tell that Liu Bei was hesitating.

Zhuge Liang said in his heart, there is a show, and now it is the last fire.

"King of Shu, besides the best policy, I also have a bad policy. This bad policy can be regarded as an insurance for the king of Shu. The king of Shu can also make the best policy, and the bad policy will go hand in hand." Zhuge Liang said.

"Mr. Kong Ming, what's the next move?" Liu Bei asked again.

"The best policy is to abandon Zhuo County, abandon Beihai, and only take Bashu." Zhuge Liang said, holding a glass of wine, but he didn't say anything.

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong confused for a while, but Xu Shu's face flushed as if he was drunk.

"It's nonsense, the family business that my elder brother has built with great difficulty, he just gave up if he said it." Zhang Fei glared angrily, and yelled loudly.

No one here understood Zhuge Liang's bad plan, except Xu Shu.Xu Shu was shocked at this moment, he thought to himself, Zhuge Liang is really tall, he is even taller than the sky.

"Second General, don't be rude to Mr. Kong Ming." Xu Shu said to Zhang Fei, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Mr. Kong Ming, please wait here for a while, and I will talk with my Shu King from the back of the hall."

Zhuge Liang looked at Xu Shu, smiled and said, "Okay, Yuan Zhi, please do what you want."

Zhuge Liang looked at Xu Shu's appearance, and he knew that Xu Shu must have understood his plan, and he had whispered something to Liu Bei.

At this time, Zhuge Liang already had a certainty in his heart. He knew that his goal had been achieved, and Liu Bei would definitely send troops to attack Qin.

Chapter 359 The best strategy first, and then the worst strategy

It can be said that Xu Shu was impatient and dragged Liu Bei to the back hall, why Xu Shu was in such a hurry.These days Xu Shu was thinking hard about a solution to break the situation, but Zhuge Liang's words awakened the dreamer.

Now Cao Jun has placed the main force on the front line of Zhuo County. Xu Shu already knew that it was impossible for them to take Cao Cao's territory before Yuan Shao finished taking care of Gongsun Zan after many hard battles to no avail.

It's not that Xu Shu didn't think about taking advantage of Li Chen's attack on Soochow to attack Xiaopei from the rear and plot Xuzhou.However, this war is not a game of play. Xu Shu has to think of the unexpected, so that he can be sure of winning.

These days Xu Shu has been thinking that if he sneaks into Xiaopei, his plot against Xuzhou will fail.Then they will inevitably become the thorn in Qin Jun's eyes and flesh.And by that time, Cao Cao is likely to make trouble as well.

At that time, what should they do, and where is their retreat.Xu Shu has been thinking about this issue. Before they have a complete plan, they must not act rashly.Because of one wrong step, for them, they may be smashed to pieces.

Zhuge Liang's nine-character mantra of "abandoning Zhuo County, abandoning Beihai, and taking Bashu" is like a kind of enlightenment to Xu Shu, and Xu Shu has a feeling of seeing the blue sky through the clouds and mists.

No one in Liu Bei's group of civil servants and military generals cared about Zhuge Liang anymore, and they all followed Liu Bei and Xu Shu to the back hall.

"Quick, bring the map." Once in the back hall, Xu Shu hurriedly called out.

After a while, two soldiers brought the map. Xu Shu came to the front of the map and stared at the map.

"King of Shu, Bashu area is rich in products, but the road to Shu is as difficult as going to the sky. Although the attack here is insufficient, the defense is more than sufficient."

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Liu Zhang in Yizhou are just ordinary people. It is not difficult to take Hanzhong first, and it is not difficult to take Yizhou. If you can take these two places, it is not difficult to raise 60 to [-] elite soldiers, not to mention millions of soldiers." Xu Shu said to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at the map, then looked at Xu Shu, and asked: "Military Master, you mean that we really give up Zhuojun, not Beihai, and go to take Hanzhong and Yizhou?"

"No, take the opportunity to take Xiaopei and Xuzhou first. If we can take Xiaopei, Xuzhou, and our Beihai and Zhuojun, if we connect the four places to one side, we will be the first-class princes in the world."

"If we take Xiaopei, Xuzhou will be disadvantaged. Let's just give up Zhuojun Beihai and take Hanzhong and Yizhou directly." Xu Shu said to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was a little puzzled. When he first took Zhuojun, he wanted to take advantage of the victory to take Xiaopei. At that time, Xu Shu could block him horizontally and vertically.

"Military division, didn't you advocate not to conflict with the Qin army?" Liu Bei asked with a confused face.

"King of Shu, this time is now and then. Back then we had no more than [-] soldiers, and we will only have two generals, the second general and the third general. But now we have more than doubled the number of troops, and we have General Wei Yan and General Huang Lao again. Now I have the strength to move Xiaopei."

"At the beginning, it was obviously easier for us to attack Cao. But now that Yuan Benchu ​​has withdrawn, there is no hope of attacking Cao. If we sit and wait for death, we are also waiting for death. It is better to take the risk of attacking Qin. If attacking Qin fails, we go to take Bashu First, try to protect yourself." Xu Shu resolutely said to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei has been traveling for most of his life, and finally took down the two counties of Zhuojun and Beihai. If he lost these two counties, he really couldn't bear it.But Liu Bei also understood that Xu Shu was right.

The land of these two counties can't support 20 troops, and there is no other way to ask for a living.

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said, "I listen to the military advisor."

"Brother, don't listen to this old-fashioned buffoon."

"This Zhuge Liang was brought by Old Daoist Shan. Maybe they are singing the oboe?" Zhang Fei said in a low voice, leaning on his big head with leopard head and eyes.

"Third brother, don't be rude to the military advisor."