The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 65

Zhuge Qiao Advises

The comedy in the hall just brought by the name Zhuge Qiao was swept away by the name Zhuge Jin, leaving only the sigh of the general.

Although Lu Xun sent Zhu Ran to sit in Jiangling, the police could not ignore it; he wanted to send a large army to attack, but Liu Bei threatened him in Xiaoting. If he did not attack, he would be like a nail nailed to his back, restless.

"Order everywhere to strictly guard the city and not take the initiative to attack. As for the public security, let Liu Bei temporarily; Sun Heng listens to the order and orders you to lead [-] troops to Hengyang to prevent the Han army from invading Jingnan." Lu Xun directed Sun Heng.

"No," Sun Heng clasped his fists in response.

"Captain, I still feel that if we don't take back the police, our army will not be able to defeat the enemy with peace of mind, and will always be under the control of others," Zhou Tai said bluntly;
"The Han army has Gong'an, an isolated city in Nanjun. As long as we defend the city with all our strength, we can prevent it from going north or south; if we go to capture it at this time, the Han army will definitely defend it, and our army will suffer heavy casualties. Even if we are lucky enough to capture the city, How can we use our troops to fight against the Han army?" Lu Xun analyzed.He himself did not expect that the war situation in Jingzhou would happen to the present situation. If defensive measures had been taken before the war, Jingzhou would definitely not be what it is today.

Jiangling City; a middle-aged man in the prefect's mansion was pacing left and right. His face was scorched yellow, his cheeks were slightly sunken, his pointed chin protruded forward, and there were two rolling eyeballs in his cunning little eyes, like I'm worried about something; if you look closely, this is Zhuge Jin who persuaded Liu Bei to stop the army and make peace that day.

"Father, you don't need to think too much about the matter now. Wu Hou will definitely not hold you accountable. After all, Brother Qiao was adopted to uncle with the consent of Wu Hou that day." A young man next to him persuaded; It also looks somewhat similar to Zhuge Qiao.

"Yuan Xun, although Marquis Wu doesn't care about me, the generals in the army will definitely think too much. I can't guess that the five-day governor will definitely send his generals to station in our Jiangling City. Heart" Zhuge Jin said slowly, it turns out that this person is Zhuge Ke, whose character is Yuan Xun, Zhuge Jin's eldest son, Zhuge Qiao's elder brother, and the pillar of Soochow in the future.

When Zhuge Qiao led the surprise attack on the Public Security City, the news reached Zhuge Jin's ears; Zhuge Jin's first reaction was to worry that the war situation in Jingzhou would be affected by it, and then he remembered his own son; Zhuge Jin felt relieved when he was fighting against himself. After all, his son had gained a foothold in the Han army and made great contributions, which was a great comfort to a father.

"Could it be that the governor still suspects that father is not successful?" Zhuge Ke asked angrily.

"Whether the governor suspects it or not, we still have to defend Jiangling City and fulfill our duty as a courtier of the Eastern Wu, so as not to let Qiao Er capture it again," Zhuge Jin said helplessly.

But Zhuge Ke seemed to be secretly swearing at this time.

In Xiaoting City, a team of more than ten people came from outside the city today, the leader was Zhuge Qiao, and after that, Fu Shiren, the police guard who was whipped by Qin Hong that day, was tied up. The purpose was very simple, the group came directly Arrived in the county government office where Liu Bei lived temporarily;
"Report, Your Majesty Zhuge's guards are asking to see you outside," a soldier of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the gate of the mansion reported to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was startled when he heard Zhuge Qiao's name, and frowned; the third brother had only left for a few days, and he might not have even entered the Public Security City yet, so why did Zhuge Qiao arrive at Xiaoting "quickly let him come to my study" Liu Bei ordered, and then walked towards his study.

"Your Majesty, the last general has come to return to his command." Zhuge Qiao walked into Liu Bei's study and cupped his fists in salute.

"Bo Song, you are back. You have defeated two big cities in Soochow with [-] underdogs, making it impossible for the Wu army to look at each other. For the first victory in defeating Wu, please tell me what reward you want," Liu Bei asked tentatively.

"It is His Majesty who trusts the last general, so that the last general has the opportunity to lead his army to capture Wuling. It is because of His Majesty's wisdom that he is lucky enough to break through Gong'an City today, not the last general's ability," Zhuge Qiao responded humbly;
"Like a father, like a son, how did you learn your father's humility? I know you won't come here from the police without incident. Tell me quickly why you came here."

"Your Majesty, the last general will come for two things; the first thing is that the last general has captured Fu Shiren, the former public security guard, and handed it over to His Majesty to deal with it;" Zhuge Qiao said, observing Liu Bei's expression carefully;

As soon as Liu Bei heard the name Fu Shiren, his face became gloomy immediately, and he clenched his fists tightly. Everyone knew that Fu Shiren and Mi Fang lost Jingzhou without a fight, but these two were veterans who had followed Liu Bei for most of their lives;

"The second thing is to ask Your Majesty to retreat and make peace with Soochow Wu." Zhuge Qiao knelt down immediately after speaking. He knew that his words would definitely make Liu Bei angry, but he had to say it.

After Zhuge Qiao finished his second matter, Liu Bei seemed to have not changed his name from Fu Shiren, but he heard that someone persuaded him to withdraw from the army, and this person was the one who made the greatest contribution in Jingzhou. There was a helpless look.

"Bo Song, there were some people who advised me to retreat before, but I didn't allow it; although our army was defeated for a while, you unexpectedly attacked Gong'an City and restored the morale of the whole army in one fell swoop. Why do you want to persuade me to retreat now? "Liu Bei slowly came back to his senses and asked Zhuge.

But Zhuge Qiao was full of confidence, because he had already thought of all the rhetoric when he came on the way, just waiting for Liu Bei to ask this question.

"Your Majesty, Sun Tzu once said: The great affairs of a soldier's country, the place of death and life, and the way of life and death must not be ignored. Therefore, five things are used in the scriptures, and they are used to calculate and ask for their feelings: one is Dao, the other is Heaven, and the third is Heaven. It is called the land, the fourth is called the general, and the fifth is called the law.

The Taoist means that the monarch and the people have the same goal and unity of will, and can live and die together without fear of danger; now that the land of Yizhou has just ended the war, the people want to recuperate, but your majesty has launched an all-powerful army to attack Wu , so I don't know.

The sky refers to day and night, cloudy and sunny, cold and heat, and the change of seasons; now it is summer, the heat is unbearable, and morale should also be weakened, so there is no sky;

Land refers to the terrain, the distance, the dangerous terrain, the vastness and narrowness of the battlefield, whether it is a place of life or death; our army has penetrated hundreds of miles into the hinterland of Soochow, and it is not easy to transport food, grass, and luggage, and the terrain of Jingzhou is flat and There are many rivers and rivers, but our army has neither cavalry nor water troops to fight. If Cao Wei suddenly sent a surprise army to Jingzhou, our army would not be able to stop it, so we would not have land;

Generals refer to generals who are resourceful, trustworthy in rewards and punishments, brave and decisive, and have strict military discipline; Lu Xun, the governor of Wu, has the style of Zhou Yu and Lu Meng, and it is difficult for our army to win;
And lawmen each account for half.

For the above five, those who know win, those who do not know win; therefore, the final general begged His Majesty to retreat to Yizhou, and make peace with Soochow to fight against Cao Wei. "Zhuge Qiao moved out Sun Wu's strategy of war, neither humble nor overbearing.

After Liu Bei heard this, his brows were frowning, like dark clouds, his eyes were like hockey pucks, shooting a cold light; his lips moved but he couldn't say a word. (The author asks for recommendations and collections; I wish everyone a good mood every day)

(End of this chapter)