Han Xiang

Chapter 575 Liu Ye comes up with a plan

In mid-March, Liu Bei's army arrived at Fancheng.

More than a year has passed since the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang were under the same roof.

Liu Qi was tired from military service, so he resigned after drinking for a while.

When the rest of the generals saw Liu, Guan, and Zhang reunited after a long absence, they all knew what was going on and found excuses to rest. Only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Ye, and Guan Ping were left.

Guan Ping originally wanted to resign, but Liu Bei deliberately stayed to talk with him because of his meritorious service in killing generals.

Liu Bei did not hesitate to praise the young man who had a promising future and was Guan Yu's eldest son.

Zhang Fei and Liu Ye also praised him, which made Guan Ping feel a little embarrassed.

Zhang Fei frowned slightly when he saw this, and joked to Guan Yu: "Second brother should let Tanzhi (Guan Ping) experience it earlier. Seeing that he is about the same age as Long Yunqi, do you still remember how calm he was back then?"

"How can I not remember?"

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and showed a rare smile: "He also praised the third brother for his appearance, and Long Yunqi is indeed terrifyingly sophisticated."

"What's wrong? Don't you want someone to compliment me?"

Zhang Fei pursed his lips, stared at Guan Ping for a moment, and suggested: "I heard from my eldest brother that Long Yunqi might want to take Jiangdong, but except for the Xu family brothers, he doesn't seem to have any available talents. Frankly, he wants to take over Jiangdong." Don’t you want to go to Hefei to help?”

"I often hear my father talk about General Long. I admire and admire him very much, but"

Guan Ping suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and then looked at Guan Yu subconsciously.

Guan Yu gently stretched out his sleeves, waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense about your uncle. Long Yunqi can grow from a small Quhou to become the last laugh in Huainan. Do you think he really has no talents under his command? Third brother, he only has I remember the Xu family brothers, but I didn’t know there was Taishi Ziyi.”

"Yes, there is also Taishi Ziyi, why didn't I think of him?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head, grabbed the wine glass and said proudly: "I didn't think of Taishi Ziyi. It's my fault. I'll punish myself by drinking three glasses of wine first."

"Haha."

Liu Ye deliberately exposed Zhang Fei and joked: "I think Yide is greedy for wine. I asked about him when we met in Fuxian County before."

"Just drink it. I told you to destroy Fancheng and let you drink it. You can be considered as taking advantage of my second brother."

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, then murmured to himself with empty eyes:
"Speaking of Taishi Ziyi, it seems that we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I remember that he came to Pingyuan to borrow troops. He was really majestic and majestic."

"Isn't it true that things have changed and people have changed? If Long Yunqi hadn't accepted him, he would have been played to death by Sun Quan's children."

There is obvious ridicule in Guan Yu's words, a kind of mockery of "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi".

When Taishi Ci came to the plains to borrow troops, he was already a famous young hero. He was praised for his martial arts, character, and agility. However, the reputation of the three brothers was not high at that time. Taishi Ci did not even look at Guan Yu.

Therefore, Guan Yu's teasing now feels inexplicably refreshing.

Zhang Fei didn't care. After drinking, he continued: "Long Yunqi is so smart. Taishi Ziyi is right to vote for him. Sun Quan's son will never be able to fight against him."

“I haven’t heard from Yunqi for a long time, and I don’t know what’s going on over there.”

Liu Bei frowned and murmured, then looked sideways at Liu Ye and asked, "Zi Yang, do you have any new news?"

Liu Ye shook his head slightly: "No, last year General Long captured Shouchun and became directly hostile to Cao Cao. The original communication channels were directly interrupted. Later, Sun Quan raised [-] troops to attack Hefei. These changes all affected communications. Since There haven’t been any big events recently, and there should be news soon.”

When he heard that Sun Quan had ordered one hundred thousand troops to attack Hefei, Guan Yu couldn't help but talk to him.

"Wen Yuan is indeed as I expected. He is a fierce general who is hard to find in the ages. But Long Yunqi probably won't be able to retain him. It's a pity." "If Zhang Wenyuan can't be retained."

Liu Ye paused briefly: "According to my understanding of Taishi Ziyi, he should have old friendship with Jiangdong. I'm afraid he won't go to Jiangdong with General Long. He has to rely on himself to deal with Zijing."

"So what? Long Yunqi himself is very strong."

Zhang Fei muttered a few words, tilted his body slightly towards Guan Yu, and asked with a mysterious look on his face: "Second brother, you have been in Wancheng for so long, no one should accompany you to practice martial arts, right?"

Guan Yu's eyebrows were bluffing and she asked out of curiosity: "My third brother is in Tongguan. Is there anyone to practice with you?"

"Hey, there isn't one in Tongguan."

Zhang Fei looked naive and said with a smile: "Last year, Ma Chao invaded Chang'an. I rushed there from Tongguan day and night. Although it was not too enjoyable in the end, it was the most enjoyable in so many years."

"Ma Chao? Ma Teng's son?"

Guan Yu had heard of Ma Chao's name, but didn't know much about his martial arts.

"It's him."

Zhang Fei nodded in affirmation, wiped his beard, and said in a deep voice: "This person is only a few years older than Long Yunqi, but his martial arts skills are definitely the strongest among his peers. Even I can't guarantee that I can beat him."

"Oh?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard, showed an expression of disbelief, and asked: "Could it be that the third brother intended to give in to each other? You and Long Yunqi were like this before. He also used the third brother to make himself famous. Could it be that you have made a new friend?"

"no no."

Zhang Fei waved his hand: "Ma Chao and Zilong can fight Baihe, but I have to go all out to do so, and he wants to challenge you and me by name."

"Challenge me?"

Guan Yu's face suddenly became serious, he closed his eyes and said coldly: "This guy is so loud. When I win Jingzhou for my eldest brother, I will go to Liangzhou to compete with him."

"Ma Chao has withdrawn his troops, my second brother must not act on his own initiative."

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei, as if scolding him for seducing Guan Yu, and then changed the subject and asked Liu Ye:
"Zi Yang, now Zhang Yun's warship is crossing the river, and it seems that he is going to stop us in the Han River. How do you think we should deal with it?"

Liu Ye twirled his beard and thought for a while, frowned and replied: "Xiangyang is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Cai Mao also has the advantage of the navy. I think it is not advisable to cross the river head-on. The only way is to let the eldest son use Fancheng as his seat of governance, and fight with him." Xiangyang faced each other across the river, declared its sovereignty, then built warships on the north bank of the Han River, and used psychological attacks to put pressure on the people of Jingzhou until drastic changes occurred within Xiangyang, and finally crossed the river to seize the city and put an end to the chaos. Only in this way can losses be reduced."

"A way to attack the heart?"

Liu Bei frowned and asked in a low voice: "How long will it take for it to take effect?"

Liu Ye shook his head slightly: "It's hard to decide on this kind of thing. It can take as short as a few days or more than ten days, or as long as three, five months or even longer."

"Are you going to stay in Fancheng for so long?"

Zhang Fei thought there was a battle to fight, but now that Liu Ye was offering his attack plan, he couldn't help but look at Guan Ping and thought, maybe the only battle has been fought by you?
"There is no other way?"

Hearing that Liu Bei didn't want to wait, Liu Ye asked back: "What if Military Advisor Zhuge has a good idea, or Yuan Zhi also has a good idea? You can pretend that I didn't say anything."

"Zi Yang, don't get me wrong."

Liu Bei personally poured wine for Liu Ye and explained: "It's not that he thinks the attack is bad, he is just worried about whether something will happen if he delays the sun and the moon."

Liu Ye replied bitterly: "There is really no other good way. We only have 2 soldiers together. You should know how strong Xiangyang is. Besides, Cai Mao has more than [-] soldiers. Sun Quan can't conquer Hefei even with [-] soldiers."

(End of this chapter)