Chapter 919

Yuzhou, Runan.

As the Duke of Chu, Liu Bei is also a vassal. However, Liu Bei's family background is the weakest compared with all the princes in the world. Even Gongsun Zan, the most barren city in the north, is not as good as Liu Bei.

Gongsun Zan was in Youzhou. Wuhuan and Xianbei were afraid of Gongsun Zan. As for Yuan Shao, there is no time to fight Gongsun Zan. Therefore, Gongsun Zan is poor, but he is safe and comfortable.

In Jiangdong, sun CE has a long way to go. Moreover, sun CE is located in the south, without the attention of the Central Plains princes, so sun CE is relatively safe.

Only Liu Bei is the most pitiful.

Although Liu Bei occupied a part of Yangzhou and Yuzhou, his strength developed slowly.

After all, Cao Cao is in the way.

Under such a premise, even with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's strength is limited.

Chu mansion, in the hall.

Liu Bei is looking at registered residence information to see his population situation. For Liu Bei, he does not have enough money, and is not like Zhang Xiu, who is rich and ambitious, and attaches great importance to population.

This is the source of his army.

When Liu Bei was busy, Zhuge Liang rushed in, his face was very serious.

Today, the weather at the end of March is very pleasant. Zhuge Liang wears a white robe and holds a feather fan, which is very natural and unrestrained. But the look in his eyes was a little hasty.

When Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang coming in, he had a smile on his face, which was as soft as a spring breeze. He said with a smile, "Kong Ming came just in time. Now I have counted the population. We have 10000 more households under our rule. There are a lot of these ten thousand households. "

Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, the war has begun."

"What's the matter?"

With a serious look on his face, Liu Bei said, "is it Zhang Xiu's army that has begun to attack Yuan Shao?"

Liu Bei was aware of the collapse of Yuan Shao's plan to build Dajin bank. He had nothing to say about Yuan Shao's calculation. Knowing that Zhang Xiu is extremely cunning, Yuan Shao has to follow suit. Who is to blame for Yuan Shao's death?

Yuan Shao was insulting himself.

Liu Bei didn't follow. He thought it was best not to learn what Zhang Xiu had made.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Lord, Zhang Xiu did not attack Yuan Shao, but chose to attack Cao Cao. Now Zhang Xiubing is divided into two ways, one is from Dongjun to Weiguo, the other is from Nanyang to Luyang to Yingchuan. "

"We don't know the specific situation of these two routes yet."

"Not only that, Cao Cao has arranged for people to send letters urgently, asking us to send troops to the north to resist Zhang Xiu's army in Nanyang County and hold back the attack of Zhang Xiu's army."

Zhuge Liang said: "today's Dongjun has Zhang Xiu's fierce tiger army. In Nanyang County, there are 80-90 thousand troops of Zhang Xiu. Cao Cao sent Cao Ren as the main general, leading 30000 elite soldiers to defend in Yingchuan county. Cao Cao led 80000 elite soldiers to fight with Zhang Xiu in Dongjun. "

After Cao Cao made a plan for sending troops, he had already arranged for his own people and quickly asked Liu Bei for help.

So Zhuge Liang came in a hurry.

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought about it and said, "Kong Ming, Cao Cao, this is a calculation for us. Zhang Xiu's main force is clearly in Nanyang County. But Cao Cao took his main force to Dongjun to fight with Zhang Xiu. Without our strength, Cao Jun of Yingchuan county would never be able to stop him. "

"My Lord is wise!"

Zhuge Liang nodded and solemnly said: "Cao Cao, I guess we will send troops, so we are not allowed to stand on the sidelines. Just imagine, if we stand on the sidelines, once Zhang Xiu's army invades Yingchuan, it can threaten Xu Du. "

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said: "when the time comes, Cao Cao's rear area will be completely defeated. However, Cao Cao only sent 30000 troops to force us to rush for help. If we don't go to the rescue, then in the end, we can't keep Chu. Lord, there is no way

"Cao Cao is an old fox!"

Liu Bei's face was helpless.

Taking advantage of Zhang Xiu has been in Guanzhong time, Liu Bei a strength of development, to restore their own strength. In a short period of time, Liu Bei has now managed to regain his strength, with more than 40000 and nearly 50000 elite troops under his command.

This is Liu Bei's family background.

It's not easy to get together.

But now there is a war, which means that his soldiers will have great consumption.

This is what Liu Bei does not want.

But I had to do it again.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, what do you think we should do under the current situation?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "it is necessary to rush for help. Although there is a dispute between the Lord and Cao Cao, the dispute between the two sides is no match for foreign invasion. If Zhang Xiu's threat is not solved. The state of Chu will not last long. "

"I'd like to ask my Lord to lead the army north to fight against Zhang Xiu's army."

"In fact, if you think about it carefully, if you can resist Zhang Xiu's attack or defeat Zhang Xiu this time, then the situation in the world will change.""In particular, Cao Cao's sending troops has some meaning."

"He countered Zhang Xiu's strongest strength with his weakest strength. At the same time, let him under the strongest force, directly attack Zhang Xiu. If we help Cao Cao's weakest power, Cao Cao will have a chance to defeat Zhang Xiu. "

Zhuge Liang said: "it is precisely this that makes this war crucial. As long as Zhang Xiu is blocked, the situation in the world will change. If Zhang Xiu's army could not be stopped, the state of Wei would be destroyed, and the state of Chu would not be far away. "

Liu Bei nodded.

He agreed with Zhuge Liang's analysis.

For the state of Wei, it was a war of national fortune. Similarly, for Chu, it was also a war of national fortune. If even Cao Cao can't carry it, so can he.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "in that case, we should mobilize all our forces to fight against the Qin army in Nanyang County. Kongming, you go to summon us, and we will go north to Yingchuan County immediately. "

Zhuge Liang said: "the Lord doesn't have to mobilize all his strength. After the war, if he blocks Zhang Xiu, he may even defeat her. We must also have the power to fight against Cao Cao and even seize the territory of Zhang Xiu. Humble proposal, mobilize 30000 elite troops, leaving the rest of the forces guard Runan. In this way, we will not put all our strength on Yingchuan county. "

"What Kong Ming said is true!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he nodded and agreed: "I'm still going to fight in person this time. I still remember the hatred of my third brother in the past. This time, we must kill the generals under Zhang Xiu's command and let her feel the pain of the skin. "

Zhuge Liang sighed at Liu Bei's words.

From time to time, Zhuge Liang heard Liu Bei mention Zhang Fei, and even drew a portrait of Zhang Fei in Liu Bei's bedroom for Liu Bei to remember.

Zhuge Liang did not advise.

That's a good thing.

Let Liu Bei bear in mind the humiliation and pain, in order to make unremitting efforts.

Zhuge Liang turned to withdraw and went to the army to mobilize the army. Now the person in charge of the army is Guan Yu. He is very happy to learn that he is going to go north to fight with Zhang Xiu's army.

As a civil servant, Zhuge Liang hoped to spend more time to recover his strength. However, Guan Yu, as a general, is different. He always wants to avenge himself and kill Zhang Xiu.

Half an hour later, Liu Bei personally led the army to leave Runan and head north to Yingchuan county to help Cao Cao's army in Yingchuan county.