In a forest less than a hundred miles away from Yecheng, hundreds of tattered soldiers were resting under the trees. The soldiers looked gray and ragged, looking like beggars...
Among these people, two of them were dressed slightly neatly, but at this time the two of them looked helpless.
"Lord, now we have less than 200 people left. Even if we arrive in Yecheng, will Yuan Shao take us seriously?"
These two were Liu Bei and his escort commander Chen Dao, who escaped from Xuzhou. At this time, there were only less than 200 soldiers left by Liu Bei, and everyone under Liu Bei had long been separated when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou.
"Now, except for going to Yecheng, we have no place to go. Instead, Yuan Shao is powerful at this time, and maybe he can borrow some troops to make a comeback." Liu Bei wiped the dust from his face, smiled bitterly, and only occupied Xuzhou.
However, Cao Cao was attacked by a sneak attack in a few days, and his face was indeed ruined.
"I just don't know where General Guan, General Zhang and others went, and were they caught up by Cao's soldiers?" Chen Dao sighed. He followed Liu Bei for a long time. He knew that Liu Bei was not lucky, no matter where he went, he could only stay.
He was driven away in a few days, and Chen Dao had long been used to this.
"How far is this place from Yecheng?" Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and looked at the golden ground in the distance, shining by the scorching sun.
"There are less than a hundred miles left. If you walk fast, you can reach Yecheng the day after tomorrow." Chen Dao thought silently and said, "But there may be insufficient food and grass. This time he went in a hurry, the soldiers brought not much food and grass.
, can only last until tomorrow.”
Liu Bei was silent for a while, then sighed: "Go to the next city and sell all the soldiers' armor. I'm buying some clothes for them to put on. You can't just rush to Yecheng like this."
Chen Dao, who was standing beside him, felt silent in his heart. Their group looked like a group of beggars. If they waited like this, they might be driven out as a group of beggars.
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Xiangyang, since receiving the news that Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei, Liu Qi has begun to prepare for the attack on Hanzhong. In just a few days, Wang Wei had rushed back to Xiangyang, and the commander of Zhao Yun's Zhuque Army had already wiped out the thieves on a large scale in Jingzhou.
Almost at the same time, Huang Zhong replaced Wen Pin as the commander of the Xuanwu Army and began to wipe out bandits in various parts of Jingzhou.
Wen Pin and Wang Wei trained their troops closely for a month before leaving the army and returning to the army. Liu Qi did not equip the three thousand sets of armor sent by Jiangdong, but asked the blacksmiths in Jingzhou to study and try their best to create more.
Excellent armor, excellent armor on the battlefield means fewer casualties.
This time, Liu Qi was attacking Hanzhong, preparing to dispatch 60,000 troops, divided into two groups of 30,000 each, and was led by him and Zhuge Liang. This time, Liu Qi was captured and was preparing to go on the expedition. Everything in Jingzhou was on track, and he stayed in Jingzhou.
It’s better to follow the army to capture Hanzhong.
In a month, Jiang Wan had already prepared the food and grass used by the army long ago. The mobilization of the troops in Jingzhou naturally caused the requests from generals of various counties to fight. Liu Qi had long made a promise to serve as the vanguard.
Therefore, this time Wei Yan was commanding five thousand soldiers as the vanguard, and Wei Yan, who was far away in Wancheng, was ready at this time.
"Lord, war is a major event of the country. We must observe it. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and good fortune is unpredictable. As the lord of a state, how can one take such a big risk in Jingzhou? Please give the foundation of Jingzhou the most important thing.
Take charge of Jingzhou.”
Zhuge Liang's anxious voice could be heard from afar outside the study. Since Liu Qi said he would lead the army to conquer Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang would come to Liu Qi's mansion almost every day to persuade Liu Qi to have the idea of being big or small.
Although he was a little impatient with this, Liu Qi also knew that Zhuge Liang was right. The safety of Jingzhou is indeed closely related to his safety. If something really happened to Liu Qi, the whole Jingzhou would immediately fall into chaos. Even if Liu Biao stood up and presided over the meeting, he would stand up and preside over the situation.
The overall situation is useless.
Since Liu Qi served as the governor of Jingzhou, he has been appointed and removed from officials very frequently. At this time, poor people have occupied a place in Jingzhou, and the aristocratic families in Jingzhou have gradually compromised with Liu Qi. If Liu Qi had nothing but something, these aristocratic families would immediately jump out to suppress the aristocratic families.
A gentleman, Liu Biao has always had a gentle method to shock these aristocratic families. If Liu Biao really did not shock these aristocratic families, Jingzhou would immediately fall into chaos.
"There are only 40,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, and I have 60,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou. Is there any other mistake to attack from both sides? And you also said that the only one who can cause trouble in Hanzhong is the only one who can cause trouble with us.
Pu, now that Yan Pu is suspected by Zhang Lu, how can he do anything else?"
Although he knew that Zhuge Liang was right, Liu Qi still had no intention of changing his mind. He could not tell Zhuge Liang that he was not a sedative and could not stay in Jingzhou.
"Hey, since the lord has decided to take risks, he must lead more troops to ensure his safety. The Flying Dragon Guard and the Flying Tiger Guard cannot leave the lord's side along the way."
As if he knew that Liu Qi had made up his mind and could not change Liu Qi's meaning, Zhuge Liang sighed and said solemnly.
"Flying Tiger Guard and Jinyiwei can just follow me. As for the Flying Dragon Guard, Commander Zilong will follow Kong Ming. Kong Ming cannot be without a general who can make a move when he goes to Yizhou."
Liu Qi thought about it and said that this time the attack on Hanzhong and Jingzhou was very sufficient. Not only were there two troops attacking each other, but Gan Ning also led 10,000 Jingzhou navy troops to raid Hanzhong. Wei Yan, Wang Yi and Zhang beside Liu Qi
Xiu has Gan Ning’s support at any time, which can be said to be a strong lineup, but Zhuge Liang is surrounded by only Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.
"Thank you, lord, since lord insists on capturing Yangping Pass, he will not stop him. However, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack Yangping Pass, even ten times more people will find it difficult to conquer Yangping Pass. Therefore, lord must not be careless, Jiang Wan is responsible for all the food and grass.
If the lord encounters anything, you can ask him about the supply of supplies."
Although I don’t know why Liu Qi didn’t let Pang Tong go to the war with the army, Jiang Wan was already familiar with military affairs and could help Liu Qi get out of trouble in times of crisis.
"Well, when you go to Yizhou, you must find out the virtual and realities of each fortress, and also set the route to attack Yizhou. If Hanzhong is successful, you will directly attack Yizhou. There is Yuanzhi in Jizhou, so Cao Cao and Yuan Shao want to go early
It’s hard to end this big battle.”
The reason why Zhuge Liang agreed to Liu Qi leading troops from Shangyong to attack Hanzhong was because of this. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would definitely not let him attack Hanzhong from Cao Cao's sphere of influence. You should know that Shangyong was guarding two generals of Cao Cao at this time.
His situation is dangerous if he is cut off from the back.
"Don't worry, if you want to attack Yizhou, you must first take down Jiange. The army from Yizhou will definitely be stationed in Jiange. As long as Jiange is in hand, you can attack Yizhou at any time. As for Zhang Song in Yizhou, you should be able to respond.
It's much easier." Zhuge Liang nodded. It's second to go to Yizhou to conquer Hanzhong, and planning to conquer Yizhou is the most important thing.
"Hmph, Shangyong is my place in Jingzhou. If you may be able to take Shangyong back this time." Thinking that you would have to go through Shangyong to capture Hanzhong, and the subsequent food and supplies were even under the eyes of Cao Ren and others, and he was also
It is really a bit frustrating to have to be on guard against Cao Ren's sneak attack behind his back at any time.
"Don't worry, lord, then Cao Ren dares not be jealous of Jingzhou at this time. As long as the lord is careful, Cao Ren will definitely turn a blind eye to his lord." Zhuge Liang bowed. At this time, Cao Cao was unable to catch the response to Yuan Shao. How could he have no choice but to do so?
In his spare time to deal with Jingzhou, even if Cao Ren wants to attack Liu Qi, Cao Cao would not allow him.
If the sneak attack on Liu Qi is successful, but if it fails and angers Liu Qi, Cao Cao will be attacked from both sides. Cao Ren dares not take risks.
"Lord, Yuan Shao has started his army." At this moment, Jia Xu walked in quickly with a bamboo slip.
"Oh. It seems that Yuan Shao can't help it."
Both Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi's eyes lit up. A few days ago, Xu Shu heard news that Yuan Shao had decided to attack Cao Cao, and at this time, Jingzhou needed Yuan Shao to restrain Cao Cao's troops.
"Yes, Yuan Shao's last preparation for the emperor was not successful, and now he obviously can't wait." Jia Xu nodded and handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Liu Qi.
Liu Qi took the bamboo slips, looked at them and handed them to Zhuge Liang: "Yuan Shao really dug his own grave. Guo Jia, Xun Wenruo, Cheng Yu and others are rare talents, and Yuan Shao's only Ju Su and Tian Feng and others are
If he can compete with it, Yuan Shao will eliminate his own advantages in an instant."
If you say that Yuan Shao has many more talents than Cao Cao, but only these people can be reused by Yuan Shao. Ju Su and Tian Feng have no fame and fortune and talent in his eyes. No matter what situation he faces, he can make the right thing.
Judging, Guo Tu and others were suspicious, and when they compete for fame, profit and advice, they would inevitably have selfish intentions. How could they be opponents of Guo Jia and others?
"If God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy. If Yuan Shao does not take the princes of the world seriously at this time, he will sooner or later learn a lesson." Zhuge Liang nodded. Yuan Shao coveted the position of the emperor and everyone in the world knew that the world was fighting at this time.
There is nothing wrong with Yuan Shao's idea of being there, but Yuan Shao became crazy for this position.
"Lord, at this time, the eyes of the world are attracted by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. It is a good time to send troops to Hanzhong." Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Qi with bright light in his eyes.
"Kong Ming said it right. This is the best time to conquer Hanzhong." Jia Xu nodded, his eyes full of expectations. He wanted to see how far Liu Qi could go.