Chapter 739

Liu Bei insisted that he would not relax and said again: "Cao Sikong, our army, has arrived in Deng County, adjacent to Xiangyang. You just need to go south again to capture Xiangyang. It's a pity to miss the opportunity we're going to get. "

"No, Xuande Miao!"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "as I have said just now, Xiangyang City is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the army goes south to Xiangyang, we will not be able to capture it in a short time. At that time, Zhang Xiu will go south from Wudang County, but it will cut off our retreat. At that time, we will not only face the attack of Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong, but also the lack of food supplies. "

Both Liu Bei and Cao Cao have their own plans and ideas.

They all have their own plans.

Liu Bei said, "Cao Sikong is afraid of Zhang Xiu."

Cao Cao frowned. He found that his persuasion didn't work at all. Liu Bei still didn't want to change his mind. On such a premise, it is quite detrimental to the overall situation.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment and said again, "Xuande, when fighting on the battlefield, we can't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. Otherwise, at the end of the day, we will definitely lose a lot. "

Liu Bei sneered.

Regardless of the gains and losses of one city and one place.

Cao Cao has a thick face and a black heart. He is a thief of everything. He has dealt with Cao Cao. He is familiar with Cao Cao's character and involves Cao Cao's territory. Cao Cao is a penny pincher and will not fall behind at all.

Therefore, Liu Bei is not willing to give in and is ready to refute.

At this time, Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, in my opinion, Cao Sikong's words are quite reasonable. If we don't solve Zhang Xiu's problem now, the consequences will be the most serious. We can only solve Zhang Xiu first, and then consider other aspects. "

When Liu Bei heard this, he swallowed what he said.

He believed in Zhuge Liang.

Because of Zhuge Liang's plan, he can have today. And he believed that Zhuge Liang would certainly plan for him.

After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Cao Cao finally showed a smile on his slightly dark face and said with admiration, "ZHUGE's military adviser said that our current situation, we have no choice but to kill Zhang Xiu first. As long as you take Zhang Xiu, everything is easy to say. If Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong meet, the consequences will be unimaginable. "

Zhuge Liang said, "what Cao Sikong said is true."

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Xuande, now Zhuge's military advisers have made their stand. What do you think?"

Liu Bei said, "the advice of the military adviser is what I mean."

"Well, that's settled."

Cao Cao said confidently: "when we take Deng County, I will arrange Cao Hong to lead some soldiers to guard here. Then we went north to fight with Zhang Xiu. "

"No problem!"

Liu Bei responded directly.

He didn't stay much, so he got up and left. He took Zhuge Liang to leave, went back to his barracks, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said: "commander, Cao Cao wants to attack Zhang Xiu first. It is very possible that he is ready to unite with us to defeat Zhang Xiu. After defeating Zhang Xiu, maybe he will attack with us. "

Zhuge Liang said: "my Lord's consideration is reasonable. However, in the current situation, I think that Cao Cao's abacus is good, but things may not be the same as Cao Cao thought. "

"How do you say that?" Liu Bei asked

Zhuge Liang explained: "whether it's Cao Cao or us, we all have a hand in hand with Zhang Xiu. Especially when we attacked Lujiang County, we saw the strength of Zhang Xiu. "

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued: "Zhang Xiu, by virtue of her weak troops, made a hole in Liu Biao and harmed us. This kind of Zhang Xiu is not easy to be compared with. Cao Cao wants to fight Zhang Xiu, and he is full of confidence, but he may not succeed in the end. "

Liu Bei said, "what if Zhang Xiu is really destroyed?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "with Zhang Xiu's strength, even if Zhang Xiu is destroyed, Cao Cao's troops will suffer a huge loss. The Lord thought, did Cao Cao at that time have the spare power to destroy us? When Cao Xiu knew that he was going to attack, I was worried about Zhang Xiu

"Yes

Liu Bei's concise answer.

Zhuge Liang said: "in fact, Cao Cao can't have such strength. After all, Zhang Xiu is not an easy match. That's why I said, "my Lord, don't worry at all."

Liu Bei thought about it carefully and said, "it's better for the military division to think carefully."

Zhuge Liang continued: "in fact, we are at war with Zhang Xiu. It is gratifying to destroy Zhang Xiu. If we can't get rid of Zhang Xiu, we can weaken Zhang Xiu and take this opportunity to weaken Cao Cao's power. "

When Liu Bei heard this, a light flashed in his eyes and asked, "how to weaken Cao Cao?"

Zhuge Liang said: "the snipe and the clam fight for the benefit of Weng. If Cao Cao wants to kill Zhang Xiu, he is bound to do his best. He can't destroy Zhang Xiu. The army under his command must be damaged and affected. "

"Under this premise, Cao Cao's strength naturally weakened. The threat to Yuzhou will be reduced if the strength of Cao Cao is not better than that of the past. We can't get rid of Zhang Xiu and return to Yuzhou. Cao Cao can't attack Yuzhou in a short time. "Zhuge Liang said: "in this way, Yuzhou is safer."

Liu Bei was glad to hear that and said, "if it wasn't for the military division, it would have missed a big event."

Zhuge Liang said: "however, Cao Cao is not easy to be compared with. He said that after seizing Deng County, Cao Hong would be stationed in Deng county. In fact, there is another meaning, that is, if he strangles Deng County, he will strangle our main road to the south. "

"Under such circumstances, Cao Cao can take the initiative."

"But Cao Cao's calculation is not good either, for he ignores General Huang Zhong under Zhang Xiu's command. Huang Zhong is a man with excellent martial arts skills. He is also good at fighting, especially with the help of people from Jingzhou. "

"Once Huang Zhong gets the news that our army is going north and Zhang Xiu is killed, he will probably send troops to attack Deng county. At that time, the troops led by Cao Hong will bear the brunt of the attack. "

Zhuge Liang said: "the weak forces led by Cao Hong, even in Deng County, may not be able to stop Huang Zhong's army. At this point, we can even divide our forces and take the initiative to meet Huang Zhong, destroy Huang Zhong and head south first. "

Liu Bei said, "the military adviser is very worried."

Immediately, Liu Bei's face, but there is a dignified, deep voice: "military, I have a worry!"

Zhuge Liang said, "please make it public."

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "in the last civil war in Jingzhou, we fought Zhang Xiu in Jiangxia county. At that time, after the third brother died, it fell into the hands of Zhang Xiu. According to our information, the third brother was captured by Zhang Xiu. Will the third younger brother be involved in this battle? "

"Maybe, maybe not!"

Zhuge Liang looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "it depends on how Zhang Xiu arranges it, but no matter what, we must be psychologically prepared. Please take the humble position as the main task

"Alas..."

When Liu Bei heard this, he sighed.

The so-called overall situation first is to give up Zhang Fei and ignore Zhang Fei's affairs.

Zhuge Liang felt numb when he thought about Zhang Fei. In fact, he didn't know how to solve it. After all, it involved the three brothers of Liu Bei. He could only comfort himself by saying: "today's situation can only be seen step by step. Wait until that step, and then consider how to face. My Lord is worried now, and it doesn't help. "

"I understand," Liu said

After Liu Bei and Cao Cao's troops entered Deng County, they were still very successful, so they captured Deng county.

After all, in today's Nanyang County, there is no Zhang Xiu's army stationed, which can not resist the coalition forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

It's normal for Deng county to sink.

After Cao Cao captured Deng County, he arranged Cao Hong to lead 10000 elite troops to garrison Deng county and guard Huang Zhong's way to the north. Then, Cao Cao and Liu Bei led the army to the North quickly.

Even if Cao Cao left 10000 elite soldiers in Deng County, and Liu Bei still had 60000 elite soldiers, their strength still far exceeded that of Zhang Xiu.