Inside Luocheng.
Liu Bei raised the tent for a meeting. Jian Yong reported, "Yuan Xi sent troops to burn down the valley around Luocheng and drove the people of Zitong of Brazil to the west of Fushui River. Liu Zhang on the west bank is sending troops to dig a ditch. It seems like he's planning to avoid the battle. "
Xu Shu was shocked, "If so, our army is in danger!"
Liu Bei sighed and shed tears, "So many people have lost their homes because of me. It's my fault!"
Jian Yong said, "My lord, this is clearly the traitor Yuan Xi. He's vicious and merciless, harming the people of Brazil. What does it have to do with my lord? My lord, please don't blame yourself for others. "
Liu Bei stopped crying and said, "Yuan Xi's actions show that he's not a benevolent and virtuous lord. Think about the people of the Central Plains being oppressed by Yuan Xi. How can people not be heartbroken? I must defeat the traitor, save the people from the fire and water, and uphold righteousness in the world! "
Xu Shu, Jian Yong, Zhao Yun and the others all bowed and said, "We are willing to die for my lord."
Liu Bei quickly helped them up and then asked Xu Shu, "Luocheng has become an isolated city. The valley has been burned down and the army has no resources. Liu Zhang is defending the west of Fushui River. It's difficult for our army to cross the river and break through. What should we do? "
Xu Shu said, "I speculate that after Yuan Xi burned down the valley and cut off our army's hope, he'll go to save Fushui Pass and Jiameng Pass to unite with Hanzhong. As long as he can seize these two passes, Yuan Xi will be able to get endless support from Hanzhong, Yongliang and Sizhou. He'll be in an invincible position. "
Although Luocheng hadn't received any further news from Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu believed that Zhuge Liang would be able to seize Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass.
This was his full trust in Zhuge Liang's ability.
Liu Bei frowned and said, "Kongming and third brother only have ten thousand soldiers at most. Yuan Xi has fifty thousand men. If he blocks the military advisor at Fushui Pass and orders the reinforcements from Hanzhong to attack from the front and back, Kongming won't be able to do anything alone. "
Wei Yan said, "Since Luo City is already an isolated city, why don't we abandon it and pursue the Yuan Army to support Military Advisor Zhuge? When the time comes, there will be a decisive battle at the city gates. With the bravery of our generals and strategists, we will definitely win. "
As for Wei Yan's opinion, Liu Bei and Xu Shu placed more importance on it.
This was because Wei Yan's suggestion to attack Mianzhu was rejected by the two of them.
Looking at the results, the result of seeking stability was to sit and defend the city alone, falling into a strategic passive state. On the contrary, it was better to take a risk at that time, and perhaps fight for a way out.
Wei Yan also had his own opinions about this. He once told his bodyguards in private, "If you had listened to me earlier, this wouldn't have happened." However, Liu Bei was still tolerant and pretended not to hear it.
Xu Shu then sent someone to investigate the movements of the Yuan Army's camp to see if there were any signs of breaking camp.
The three waves of scouts all indicated that the flags of the Yuan army camp were still standing, and there was no sign of them leaving the camp.
Xu Shu personally went out of the city and snuck a few miles away from the Yuan Army camp. He climbed high and looked into the distance. After a long time, he returned.
After returning, Xu Shu said to Liu Bei, "My lord, you can follow Wei Wenzhang's plan and abandon Luo City to pursue the Yuan Army!"
Liu Bei was puzzled, "But there is no movement in the Yuan Army camp."
Xu Shu said, "What is false is true, and what is true is false. Yuan Xi has already led the army to attack Kongming. He was worried that our army would notice, so he set up flags in the camp to pretend that the main force is still there. I saw that the birds in the Yuan Army camp didn't fly up, so there must be no one in the camp. This is Yuan Xi's plan to mislead the troops. My lord, don't make a mistake! "
Liu Bei nodded and thanked him, "If it wasn't for the military advisor, I would have fallen into Yuan Xi's trap!"
Therefore, he ordered to open the city gates and let 30,000 soldiers abandon the city to chase after Yuan Xi and cooperate with Zhuge Liang's reinforcements in a decisive battle.
…
After Han Xu received the Raven Messenger's message, he immediately replied, indicating that he understood.
After that, Han Xu didn't continue to lead the troops forward. Instead, he led the troops to camp in Zhixian County and waited for Bai Xiaowen's next order. This kind of long-distance command could only be done by relying on the Raven Messenger's high efficiency to not delay the battle.
Zhuge Liang set up an ambush in the ruins of Fushui Pass. For several days, he didn't see any Yuan soldiers from Hanzhong.
One night, Zhuge Liang was observing the stars and suddenly said, "My lord, why did you abandon Luo City?"
Huang Yueying was also surprised.
Zhang Fei said, "Did big brother wait too long and come to meet up with our army?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Third general, you are underestimating Yuan Xi too much. Yuan Xi still has 50,000 elite troops in Xichuan. If my lord wants to meet up with our army, you must pass through him. "
Huang Yueying said, "I'm afraid that my lord fell into Yuan Xi's trap and gave up the city."
Zhuge Liang said, "I'm afraid that's not all. Yuan Xi must have used other methods to force my lord to give up Luo City. Otherwise, with Xu Yuanzhi's talent, he wouldn't have abandoned the city so easily. I just looked at the stars. The star is in the west and Taibai is in the Guanghan border. My lord has more bad luck than good luck. I'm worried that my lord has fallen into an ambush here. "
Zhang Fei was even more anxious when he heard this. "Military advisor, you are wasting time here. Why don't you return to the army to meet big brother? We can join forces and fight Yuan Xi again. "
Zhuge Liang sighed, "I originally wanted to set up an ambush here and grab Hanzhong's throat to make room for my lord. However, it seems like my plan has been seen through by the enemy. Now, I can only give up on Xichuan. "
"What?" Zhang Fei stared.
Zhuge Liang said, "Now I'm in a dilemma. If I stay here, my lord will inevitably be in danger. If I save my lord, the Hanzhong Yuan army will be able to enter Xichuan unimpeded. No matter how elite our army is, we won't be able to defend against the reinforcements from Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Sizhou. Luckily, Ba Prefecture and the other 56 passes have surrendered to us. After saving my lord, we can retreat to Jingzhou. "
Huang Yueying said softly, "Husband, haven't the remaining five prefectures of Jingzhou been secretly pledged to the Sun family?"
Zhuge Liang said, "My agreement with the Sun family is that they have to break through Hefei first before they can get the remaining five prefectures of Jingzhou. The Hefei Yuan army has gathered a lot of fierce generals and strategists. I think it will be difficult for the Sun family to break through. Even if they can break through, our army can temporarily stay in Jingzhou. Now that Yuan Xi is strong, Sun Wu will definitely not take over Jingzhou. "
At this point, Zhuge Liang sighed, "The situation is like this. We can't force it."
Huang Yueying said, "Husband, I have a plan. We can set up a flag here and use the mechanical beasts to drive the Eight Trigrams formation. Husband, you can create another fog. When the Hanzhong Yuan army sees that our flag is still there, they will definitely not dare to come close. Even if they find that the camp is empty, they will have to go through the Eight Trigrams formation and the fog. "
Zhuge Liang sighed, "This plan can only work for a while. The Yuan army should have a technique to quickly transmit information. Once they confirm that there is no ambush here, how can the Eight Trigrams formation stop tens of thousands of troops? However, there is no other way now. "
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