The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 44
The torrential rain in summer stopped with the retreat of Wu Jun, and the breeze blew the white clouds, so that the first ray of sunshine shone on the top of Xiaoting City, and shone on Zhuge Qiao's face full of anticipation.

In the hall of Xiaoting City, the generals of the Shu Han held their heads high and showed joy on their faces. After all, no one could resist the gleam of joy after the victory of the war. "Report, Your Majesty, the defeated army of Eastern Wu will withdraw to Yidao City." A small school came to report.

"Brother, at this time we should pursue the victory and take down Yidao, so that we can get rid of Jiangdong Sun Quan as soon as possible." Zhang Fei showed his true nature again at this time, and began to think about some seemingly thoughtless things.

"Third brother, don't be reckless. It's not the time to take the way of barbarians. It won't be too late when our siege equipment arrives. Maybe it can run away?" Liu Bei looked helplessly at his third brother.

"Your Majesty, the casualties of this battle have been counted." Ma Liang, who joined the army, also came to the hall at this time.

"Come on, come on"

In the "Lan Shang decisive battle" of the Baili Joint Battalion, our army killed 370 people and injured more than 910 people, including [-] people who were seriously injured. more than [-] corpses of the Wu army left in Lanshang."

Just after Ma Liang reported the situation of the battle, all the soldiers present took a deep breath. More than [-] soldiers from both sides stayed in Lanshang forever in this battle alone; Since more than [-] people were killed in battle, he originally only had more than [-] people.

There was no sound in the hall for a long time, or everyone was still thinking about Lanshang, the land that absorbed the blood of countless soldiers; "Remember the names of these soldiers who died in battle. "Family" was finally broken by Liu Bei; in fact, the eyes of all the generals looking at Liu Bei have changed, and there is a little more fear, mainly because they saw the emperor who is over [-] years old actually holding a double-strand sword. What a shock it is to kill the enemy; perhaps when the news is transmitted back to Chengdu, the entire Shu Han will definitely burn with a strong desire to join the army and serve the country.

"Next, should we go north to Dangyang to attack Nanjun, or should we go south to Yidao to break through Nanjun?" Liu Bei sat in his chief seat and began to plan the next offensive.

"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that Dangyang should be defeated to attack Nanjun. After all, Yidao at this time has tens of thousands of troops stationed in Soochow, and it is extremely difficult to capture." Pioneer Fu Tong first put forward his opinion.

"Your Majesty believes that we should not enter Nanjun from Dangyang, but Yidao; although there are tens of thousands of Wu troops in Yidao, Cao Wei's sphere of influence is in the north of Dangyang, and Cao Wei must guard against it." Chen Zhen, who joined the army, also proposed the opposite. concept.

"Your Majesty thinks that we will neither go to Dangyang nor attack the barbarians, but lead our army south to Wuling and capture the four counties in Jingnan, in order to seek public security; the four counties in Jingnan used to be the foundation of our existence, and the people's hearts can be relied upon." Ma Liang proposed another plan.

Liu Bei was still not sure about paying attention at this time, but when he was hesitating, he thought of a person, but he was not among the generals; "How long will it take for the siege equipment to arrive?"

"Your Majesty, it will take five days to reach Xiaoting." Ma Liang, who joined the army, replied, but his expression changed. His Majesty asked that the siege equipment must be used to attack the city, and where else could it be besides Yidao.

"Okay! The army rests for five days, and after five days, we will send troops out of the way." Liu Bei finally chose Chen Zhen's strategy, not to say that Chen Zhen's strategy is perfect, but just like him.

"Wang Quan, have you heard that our next step is to attack Yidao City. If we occupy Yidao, we will be able to see Nanjun. You and I also voted for His Majesty in Nanjun back then. It has been ten years. Let's back again"

"Don't be too happy, Yi Dao is not so easy to attack and fight. It is also the seat of the entire Yidu, and Dongwu has tens of thousands of soldiers guarding there, so it is not so easy to attack; or Yi Dao is broken. But we will fall forever under the city of Yidao, and flow to the Yangtze River with the water of the moat." The man called Wang Quan replied
"No matter how powerful Wu Jun is, Lan Shang is still being chased and beaten by us. I think Yi Dao is also in our pocket."

Zhuge Qiao happened to be at the side and heard the entire conversation between the two of them, "It seems that it is still the same as recorded in history. The Han army will still attack the Yidao. It seems that we have to persuade Your Majesty." Zhuge Qiao also sighed.

"Your Majesty, the Zhuge guards are asking to see you." A soldier of the Royal Forest Army walked up to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was also comforting the people in the city at this time; "Let him come here."

"Meet Your Majesty" Zhuge Qiao came to Liu Bei and clasped his fists.

"What happened to Bosong?"

"The last general heard that His Majesty ordered the capture of Yi Daote to persuade him." Zhuge Qiao didn't beat around the bush, but spoke bluntly.

Liu Bei was also interested, "Why did Bo Song say that?"

"The army came all the way from Chengdu. At this time, it has penetrated hundreds of miles into the enemy's hinterland. It will be a protracted battle to capture Yidao, and the food and grass still need to be transported from Yizhou. If the grain road is attacked by the Wu army , how should we"

"Don't worry, Bosong, I have already thought of a countermeasure. Our army only needs to join forces on the important section of the road from Yong'an to Xiaoting to guard the grain road." Liu Bei said his plan with a bit of complacency. .

"Hundred Li Union" Zhuge Qiao spit out four words from his mouth.Although Zhuge Qiao knows that Liu Bei's Baili Alliance has been criticized by later generations, if Zhuge Qiao is really asked to find out the disadvantages of the Baili Alliance, he can only say that the Baili Alliance has dispersed its forces, which is not conducive to a big war; From the public's point of view, if history is Liu Beifang's victory in the Battle of Yiling, then future generations will definitely praise the correctness of the Baili Alliance; I will be a descendant, and tomorrow I will be a predecessor and he will be a descendant.

"Your Majesty will have a plan in the end, which may be more beneficial than capturing Yi Dao"

Liu Bei has the premise that Zhuge Qiao offered a dangerous plan to take Xiaoting before, and this time he is full of expectations and "Bo Song speaks quickly".

"At this time, our army has won a big victory. We should take this opportunity to go south and capture Wuling, and then occupy the public security, so that we can take over the four counties in Jingnan," Zhuge Qiao said quickly without eyes.

Liu Bei frowned, and thought of the strategy Ma Liang said just now; but all self-made kings have one thing in common, persistence!

"Wuling is a mountainous area, which is not conducive to marching, and it is also not conducive to large armies fighting. If you are dragged in Wuling and cannot advance and retreat freely, you may fall into the enemy's siege." A look of disappointment flashed in Liu Bei's eyes.

"Your Majesty, do you believe in the last general?" Seeing that Liu Bei rejected his proposal, Zhuge Qiao didn't intend to persuade him any more, because he knew that Liu Bei would not be able to change his decision; It is a surprise soldier.

"Letter, and after this war is over, I will make you a general"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but the general hopes that your majesty can give the general an army to send surprise troops into Wuling." If it was before the Battle of Lanshang, Liu Bei would definitely reject Zhuge Qiao's proposal, but his performance in the Battle of Lanshang It made Liu Bei look forward to Zhuge Qiao a little more.

(End of this chapter)