Liu Bei was defeated, so completely that the total number of defeated troops gathered in the end was less than 300.
The wealth that I had worked so hard to save in Xinye over the past few years was completely wiped out overnight.
Faced with such a situation, Liu Bei looked ashen. He couldn't believe that in just one night, he had nothing.
At this moment, he even wanted to die.
After twenty years of hard work, the final result is to lose everything. No matter who it is, I am afraid that no one can accept this fact.
While Liu Bei was depressed, he also had unprecedented doubts about himself. Was his ability really poor? Did he have the qualifications to become a prince? Isn't he just wishful thinking and unreliable if he only thought about one day being able to rule the world?
Act within your capabilities or be imaginative?
"My lord, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. In the past, Emperor Gaozu was repeatedly defeated by Xiang Yu and was forced into desperate situations several times. Finally, he succeeded in the next battle and established the 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty. Although my lord is frustrated by Cao Cao now, there will be success in the future.
Turn defeat into an opportunity for victory." Zhuge Liang consoled Liu Bei.
Zhuge Liang's face was also very bad at the moment. The plan to attack Wancheng was planned by him, but in the end he fell short of the plan and instead involved all the troops. In this case, Zhuge Liang's mood could not be good at all.
However, Zhuge Liang also saw Liu Bei's decline. As a military advisor, he had to persuade Liu Bei to get back on his feet.
Although the current situation is extremely bad, it has not yet reached its end. But if Liu Bei, as the leader, loses his fighting spirit first, then there will really be no hope for this force.
But now Liu Bei was really frustrated to the extreme, and he didn't listen much to Zhuge Liang's advice.
"In the past, Emperor Gaozu was a man of great talent and strategy. How could he be compared to me, a mat weaver and shoe seller? And Xiang Yu was cruel, unkind, mean and ungrateful. How could he be compared to Cao Cao, a traitor in his generation? Just because Emperor Gaozu was able to defeat Xiang Yu, does not mean that I can.
Defeat Cao Cao." Liu Bei looked defeated and said slowly.
Only then did Zhuge Liang feel that he was in some trouble. Liu Bei had fallen so low that he even called himself a mat weaver and shoe seller. You must know that since Liu Bei became the emperor's uncle, in order to show his magnanimity, he did not like "mat weavers and shoe sellers".
Although the title "disciple" is not taboo, it is somewhat offensive.
But now, this title was actually spoken by Liu Bei himself, which shows how bad his mood was at the moment.
Zhuge Liang thought that he was eloquent and unparalleled in eloquence, but when faced with Liu Bei who was so depressed, Zhuge Liang was choked for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Zhuge Liang didn't know how to persuade him. He had a hunch that no matter what inspiring words he said, he would not be able to cheer up Liu Bei immediately.
Is it possible that we can only rely on time to wash away the depression in Liu Bei's heart?
"Brother, don't you even want to avenge your second brother?" Just when Zhuge Liang was helpless about Liu Bei's downturn, Zhang Fei suddenly shouted.
When Liu Bei was given such a drink by Zhang Fei, the confused expression on his face suddenly faded a lot. Although his eyes were far from firm, they became much clearer.
"Yes, the revenge of the second brother must be avenged." Liu Bei is very ambitious, but for him, the great cause is not as important as his brothers. Liu Bei aspires to the world and has been working hard for it to this day, but if he really does not want to win the world
If he has good luck, then he may really not push too hard. However, the revenge of the second brother Guan Yu must be avenged no matter what. No matter what despicable means are used, those enemies who killed the second brother must die!
Before that, you must not be discouraged!
Seeing that Liu Bei had recovered a little, Zhuge Liang was relieved and couldn't help but admire Zhang Fei even more. Although he was Liu Bei's military advisor, some things were not clear after all, let alone before he joined Liu Bei's camp.
Guan Yu had been killed long ago. Zhuge Liang had no way of understanding Liu Bei's feelings for Guan Yu, so he never thought of using Guan Yu's incident to motivate Liu Bei.
——————————————————————————————Gao Shun’s side achieved victory, and the battle between Xu Huang and Cai Mao also ended with
It ends in victory.
However, although it was a victory, it was also an extremely brutal victory. In the end, less than 2,000 people from the entire army survived.
After Gao Shun led his troops to leave, Cao's army was already smaller in number than Jingzhou's army. Although Cao's army was slightly superior in terms of combat effectiveness, it was not easy to make up for the numerical gap with these slight combat effectiveness advantages. Fortunately, the person who led the army was later replaced by
If Xu Huang, known as one of Wei's five best generals, had been replaced by a less skilled general, Cao's army would probably have been defeated by the Jingzhou army by now.
After successfully defending Wancheng, Gao Shun, Xu Huang and Guo Jia were all promoted. Gao Shun performed particularly well in this battle. Not only did he defeat Liu Bei's army in ambush, he also repelled Zhang Fei and was commended by Cao Cao for his merits.
He was granted the title of General Zhendong, making him the number one general in Cao's army in terms of status.
Gao Shun's deputy general Hao Zhao was also promoted to the rank of General Yamen because of his meritorious service in defending the city and capturing Jian Yong and Mi Fang alive.
Defending Wancheng is of course extremely important, but this skill alone is not enough to allow Hao Zhao to be promoted so quickly. Mi Fang and Jian Yong are both very important tasks in Liu Bei's army. Capturing them is a great achievement.
Therefore, no one had any objections to Hao Zhao's promotion.