The next day, Liu Qi came to Liu Bei again, but Liu Bei said he had abdominal pain. He then asked Zhuge Liang to meet Liu Qi. Zhuge Liang was reading a book when he saw Liu Qi coming in and asking for help. He knew that Liu Bei must have asked him to do this, so he also refused and said that he was

Outsiders dare not interfere in Liu Jingsheng's family affairs.

Liu Qi begged again and again, but Zhuge Liang was unmoved. Seeing that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had the same reaction, Liu Qi couldn't help but secretly thought: Is there Cai's spy here? So he looked around and saw that there were indeed many servants coming and going from the hotel.

Walking back, Liu Qi immediately realized this, so he called Zhuge Liang and said, "I have an ancient book. Let's go and read it."

Zhuge Liang ignored him and walked up a small floor. Liu Qi followed him up and removed the stairs. Zhuge Liang asked him where the book was. Liu Qi then knelt down and begged Zhuge Liang to help him survive the crisis. But Zhuge Liang ignored him.

Then he wanted to go downstairs. However, he found that the stairs were gone. Knowing that it was Liu Qi's doing, he wanted to ask the reason. But Liu Qi knelt down and said: "Sir, I was afraid that the news would be leaked before. Now I can't go up to the sky or go down to the earth. I can't get out of your way."

Mouth, into Qi's ears, sir, you can have no worries."

Zhuge Liang still refused to pay attention. Liu Qi finally forced him to die. Zhuge Liang came up with an escape plan: let Liu Qi lead the army to station in Jiangxia and escape from the hands of Cai and others. Liu Qi thought about it, so he quickly thanked Zhuge Liang and wanted to go find his own

Father. But Zhuge Liang stopped him and said, "You cannot speak about this matter yourself. My lord and I will explain this matter to your father later." Liu Qi withdrew after hearing this.

Soon after, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to visit Liu Biao. Liu Biao heard that Liu Bei had come, and then asked: "I wonder when my dear brother will send troops to recapture Jiangxia?"

"We will return to Xinye to reorganize our troops before sending troops to Jiangxia," Liu Bei replied.

"I wonder how long it will take?"

Liu Bei was silent, and then looked at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang said: "I heard that Cao Cao is training the navy and has the tendency to go south. If my general leads his troops to Jiangxia at this time, there will be no one to guard the land north of Jing. When Cao Cao arrives,

When the troops come, it will be like entering uninhabited territory, and they will reach the counties of Jing and Xiang. Isn't Jingzhou in danger?"

Liu Biao thought about this and knew that Liu Bei was also concerned about the safety of Jingzhou, so he relieved him of his doubts. Then he said: "What do you mean, my dear brother?"

Zhuge Liang said: "I heard that Sun Quan has led his army to withdraw from Jiangxia. Now we only need to send one person to guard it."

"Who can take on this important task?"

"Ming Gong should send his family members to guard the area. I think your son Liu Qi can take on this responsibility."

"But Liu Qi is cowardly by nature and may not be able to resist Sun Quan."

"Although Mr. Liu Qi is weak by nature, he is capable of treating virtuous subordinates and appointing people on their merits. Why not let him go to Jiangxia to practice."

Liu Biao knew that Liu Qi was living and drinking all day long in Xiangyang, so he thought it would be a good idea to let him practice first. So he ordered Liu Qi to lead five thousand troops to Jiangxia to guard Jiangdong. Liu Bei later resigned from Liu Biao and returned to guard Xinye.

Defend Cao Cao.

Let's say that Zhao Yun was in Fancheng and heard that Huang Zu had been shot by Gan Ning. Knowing that Huang Zu had defected to Sun Quan, Zhao Yun was secretly happy that he had found a master. Zhao Yun was about to go to visit Gan Ning. However, Liu Bei suddenly sent someone to transfer him

Returning to Xinye. Zhao Yun knew what must have happened, so he led his guards towards Xinye overnight.

However, it is said that after Cao Cao pacified the north, he abolished the system of three princes and replaced them with the post of prime minister. At this time, Cao Cao could be said to have overwhelming power in the court. Most of the people in the court were appointed by Cao Cao, and the generals were under Cao Cao's account.

Among all the civil and military officials, there was one person who was rising to prominence. He was Sima Yi, whose courtesy name was Zhongda, who was in charge of literature. Cao Cao was afraid of his talent, so he only let him manage literature.

In the early spring of this year, Cao Cao convened his civil and military forces to discuss the southern expedition. Xiahou Dun came in and admonished: "Liu Bei has been in Xinye for a long time, which will definitely cause disaster. You can plan for it early."

Xun Yu also echoed: "Liu Bei is in the new wilderness, and he will definitely plot Jingzhou in the future. Why not eradicate him while he is still young?"

Cao Cao agreed. The next day, he ordered Xiahou Dun to be the governor, Li Dian, Yu Jin, and Xia Houlan as deputy generals. He led an army of 100,000 and marched towards Xinye. At that time, Xiahou Lan also asked for orders to be among the army. He did not know that Zhao Yun had already served in the army.

Liu Bei. On the eve of the departure of Liu Bei's army, Xu Shu admonished Cao Cao not to advance easily. But Cao Cao did not listen and said that Liu Bei must first eradicate, then seize the land of Jingxiang, and finally cross Jiangdong. After Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao, he

He was ambitious and wanted to unify the world, end the era of warlord war, and achieve unparalleled achievements.

Liu Bei heard that Xiahou Dun led an army of 100,000 people to attack him, so he asked Zhuge Liang for advice. Zhuge Liang said: "My lord's army is only a few thousand. It is not easy to resist Cao Cao's army of 100,000 people. I hope my lord will come out and recruit new soldiers quickly."

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"Time is tight, and the new recruits have not been trained, so why go to war?"

"Teach them the formation method later, and you can fend off the enemy."

Liu Bei was overjoyed after hearing this, and recruited thousands of new militiamen the next day. Zhuge Liang used various formations to train them, so that they would have combat effectiveness in a short period of time. However, even with the help of these thousands of new soldiers, it was impossible to resist Xiahou Dun

Wan Xiongbing.

Liu Bei thought about this, so he asked Zhuge Liang if he had any good strategies to defeat the enemy. Zhuge Liang said: "Liang will use fire tactics to repel Cao's soldiers." So Liu Bei asked Liu Bei to summon all the generals and give them strategies one by one.

The news reached Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the two secretly discussed not to go to Zhuge Liang's camp. After Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang out, he treated him as a teacher every day and gradually alienated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. At this time, Zhuge Liang summoned the generals to go.

To fend off the enemy, he decided to make things difficult for Zhuge Liang.

Half an hour later, Liu Bei still didn't see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei arrive. Knowing that he had only been discussing world affairs with Zhuge Liang in the past few months, he had alienated them, so he went to invite them in person. When Liu Bei saw the two, he asked:

"Xiahou Dun led his army to conquer Xinye, but the two wise brothers didn't hear what he said?"

Zhang Fei didn't answer, but Guan Yu said, "I know a little bit about it."

Liu Bei asked them why they didn't go to the big tent to discuss matters since they knew. Zhang Fei said at this time: "Brother, why don't you let the water go?"

Liu Bei knew that they were getting angry, so he said: "Wisdom depends on Kong Ming, and courage requires two wise brothers. Why do you want to push back?" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew that they were unreasonable and had nothing to say. At this time,

Seeing his eldest brother coming to invite him in person, he followed him to Zhuge Liang's tent.

Zhuge Liang saw the disdain on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's faces, knowing that they were dissatisfied with him. So he sat there and refused to order the generals to send troops. Seeing this, Liu Bei asked: "All the generals are here, why don't the military advisors send troops?"

Zhuge Liang whispered: "The two generals may not obey Liang's military orders, which may hinder the dispatch of troops."

"In this case, what will happen to the military advisor?"

"I hope my lord will use the sword seal."
Chapter completed!