Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 611 Chaos on the ground
"This...does General Guan have any counter-attack plans?" Fa Zheng received Deng Zhi's response very quickly, but he was still a little caught off guard.

Obviously Fazheng didn't understand the meaning of Guan Yu's behavior.

After Deng Zhi discovered that something was wrong with the situation in Chencang, he did not inform Liu Ji that Liu Bei had survived and had surrendered to the enemy. He simply said that Chencang should be surrendered!
Given the current situation of the Qi army, it is only natural for the Chu State to want to sue for surrender.

Although Liu Ji did not agree immediately, he was obviously interested in it, so he did not want Chu to have any negative opinion of him. He took advantage of the banquet to cry out to Deng Zhi about Guan Yu's behavior...

"Hey, my second brother is arrogant by nature, but he is also a very affectionate person. I think... he really wants to persuade Chengzhi." Liu Bei's tone was helpless, and... he seemed to have suddenly aged a lot.

Chengzhi is Liu Ji's cousin, taken by Liu Bei.

I don't know whether Liu Bei was helpless and worried because of Guan Yu, or was tired because of Liu Ji's reaction.

Fazheng did not comfort Liu Bei thoughtfully, but instead asked: "Is there any possibility that Liu Ji will defect to the hypocrites?"

Because the court was completely controlled by Marquis Zheng, and the new emperor was supported by Marquis Zheng, Liu Bei did not refute the term "hypocrite", but shook his head and said: "Based on my understanding of Chengzhi... I believe he will not seek refuge with those people." The traitor who killed me! But...if I hadn't died..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Fazheng understood what he meant and changed the question: "Among the current generals in Chencang, are there any generals who can control Liu Ji immediately after learning the news about the Marquis of Qi?"

Liu Bei shook his head, but then said: "If I go there in person, I can persuade Chengzhi to surrender."

"No, that would be too dangerous for Qihou." After Fazheng finished speaking, he stopped exploring this possibility.

Not to mention whether it is dangerous to Liu Bei or not, letting Liu Bei go will also be dangerous to the Chu State!
Even if Liu Bei looked very depressed after learning the news about Liu Ji and Guan Yu, Fazheng would not dare to treat him as a toothless tiger!

"Then Marquis Qi thinks that if General Guan learned about Liu Ji's surrender to Chu but didn't know that you were still alive, would he withdraw?" Fazheng continued to ask.

In terms of battlefield command and tactical decision-making, Fazheng is confident that "my filial piety and uprightness will never be inferior to others in my life." However, when it comes to guessing people's hearts, he is a little worse.

Especially for people like Guan Yu and Liu Ji, Fazheng's understanding of them was only based on trivial intelligence and their great deeds in the past.

So I need to ask Liu Bei who knows them...

"No, if that's the case, the second brother and Kong Ming should both choose to continue eastward and plan to temporarily station themselves in Guanzhong." Liu Bei shook his head again.

Judging from Deng Zhi's return, Liu Ji has already shown his intention to surrender to Chu - after all, it is difficult for him to do anything in Chencang at this time.

Ma Chao of Longyou, no matter what consensus he reached with Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang before, I am afraid it will not be very credible now, after all, Liu Bei is "dead".

Even though Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang had really used their miraculous skills to make Ma Chao willing to be affiliated or even willing to serve, this agreement has definitely expired now.

At most, it was because Ma Chao had just seized military power and Longyou himself was in chaos. Liu Ji didn't have to worry about being targeted by the Xiliang army.

As for him wanting to conquer Ma Chao or cannibalize Longyou, that is absolutely ridiculous.

Hanzhong is not something he can touch. He even has to worry about being in a very important position between Hanzhong and Longyou. Maybe next time the conflict between the two breaks out, he will be shattered to pieces!

Generally speaking, Liu Ji's act of rebelling and cutting off Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang's retreat was quite brave and reckless...

No, it shouldn’t be said to be “brave”, it should be said to be “qi”!
This has nothing to do with "brave", it's more like just doing it first out of anger...

Of course, surrendering to Marquis Zheng, or surrendering to the Puppet Han, is actually an idea. After all, although Chencang is connected to Hanzhong by Chencang Road, it is actually within the scope of the Guanzhong Plain, and there is no geographical obstacle.

Even Sima Yi's official statement was that the imperial court was good at killing Qi Hou, and their Zheng army was only there to rescue him.

If at this time, Liu Ji is willing to use the banner of the successor of Qi Hou, which is in line with Sima Yi, Sima Yi will happily accept it.

However, Liu Ji obviously did not have this idea. As a result... Chu's surrender was actually a timely help for Liu Ji!

However, if Deng Zhi directly tells Liu Ji the truth, there is a high probability that Liu Ji will directly rebel... And if he tries to welcome Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang back in the name of surrender without telling him, Guan Yu will definitely not accept it!

Moreover, if the Chu State's persecution goes too far, such as sending troops directly, Liu Ji may even defect to the puppet Han.

Liu Ji had strong resistance to the hypocrite who killed Liu Bei, and his character was also "very brave". In this case, he would not just succumb to the rational choice of interests.

However... this kind of "resistance" obviously cannot be tested!

So Deng Zhi was careful not to provoke him...

However, this state cannot last forever, because it is too dangerous for the Qi army to wave their troops to support the wind and then cut off their retreat. If they are not careful, they are in danger of being intercepted by Sima Yi.

Of course, for Chu State, this is actually just the difference between small profits and bloody profits.

Just when Fazheng was constantly calculating strategies to preserve this Qi army through Liu Bei's understanding of Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Ji, another news came from Qingxu, the native of Qi.

This is actually what Liu Bei was even more worried about before he learned about Guan Yu's magical operation...

After all, Zhang Fei's temper, although rough and subtle, was more violent than Guan Yu's, and there was no think tank like Zhuge Liang watching over him. Once they believed the news of Liu Bei's death, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others would definitely not be able to hold him down.

Liu Bei was also impressed by the speed of news coming from Chu State - from Qingxu to Hanzhong, the news was delayed by less than half a day!

After Zhang Fei learned the official news of "Liu Bei's death" from the imperial court, he was furious and immediately wanted to march westward to fight to the death with the puppet Han.

Fortunately, Jian Yong temporarily persuaded him in the name of "supporting the young master and stabilizing people's hearts. General Guan and the military advisor are not here, and you, the third uncle, are indispensable."

However, there is indeed a lot of resistance to Liu Chan being the Marquis of Qi. After all, Liu Chan is not yet three years old...

As a result, due to the news of Liu Bei's death, Zhang Fei, who was too irritable, chose the toughest method when he found that some people were dissatisfied and even had people's hearts wandering. He suppressed all objections with iron blood, and no one's persuasion was ineffective, including those who had been getting along relatively well in the past. The harmonious Chen family and Cao family also fell out with him, and are now being suppressed by force...

After Fazheng heard the news, he looked at Liu Bei with disgust - You are already a grown man, and you have never thought about what you will do after you die?
(End of this chapter)