Liu Bei was not a problem, but Xun You was worried about Zhuge Liang.
Everyone says that Zhuge Liang's wisdom is close to that of a demon.
The scouts reported that the two sides were about to meet up.
With Zhuge Liang's strategy and the bravery of the Xiliang Army, what could they use to block them?
After thinking about it for a long time, Xun You sat on the chair and waved at the two soldiers.
"Send my orders, immediately send troops to Red Cliff and inform the prime minister."
"Also, send people to inform General Xiahou Dun to gather all the troops in the surrounding cities to help."
When the two soldiers received the order, they hurriedly got up to do it.
However, Xun You slowly stood up and rubbed his temples.
"Wait."
"Before that, you two go inform the general to evacuate the Son of Heaven and try to avoid the Liu Bei Army."
The two soldiers were stunned and looked at one another before they hurriedly left.
At this moment, Xun You understood that they could not protect Xuchang at all.
Be it the prime minister or Xiahou Dun, they would not be of much use.
Xiahou Dun was heavily injured in the Battle of Xinye, and he was not close to Xuchang.
As for the prime minister's side, the Battle of Jiangdong was much more dangerous than Xuchang. Moreover, the distance was much further, and distant water could not quench the thirst at all.
Furthermore, even if they won the Battle of Jiangdong, the Cao Army would lose more than half of their elites. At that time, they would be exhausted and unable to fight anymore.
Xun You said these two methods to calm the hearts of the troops. His true goal was the last sentence.
Evacuate the Son of Heaven.
This was an urgent matter!
They could lose Xuchang, but they could not lose the Son of Heaven.
If they lost Xuchang, it was okay to find him back. However, if they lost the Son of Heaven, the Cao Army would lose their biggest chip in the war against the lords.
Although the East Han had fallen, the Son of Heaven was still the Son of Heaven. Whoever had the Son of Heaven would be the lord with the strongest words.
Furthermore, Cao Cao had been fighting in recent years, using the slogan of recovering lost land for the Emperor and quelling rebellions. Therefore, even though the troops were spread out widely, there were very few rebels appearing.
Most importantly, whether it was Xun You, Xun Yu, or even the entire Xun noble family, they were all conservatives who sincerely hoped to revive the Han Dynasty and continue to serve the Han Dynasty.
Now that the Emperor was withdrawn, it was also to protect the Emperor.
Liu Bei was a hypocrite. Xun You knew from the bottom of his heart that it was hard to say what would happen if the Emperor fell into Liu Bei's hands.
As for Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the others from the Xiliang Army, they were a bunch of barbarians. The previous incident with Dong Zhuo was enough to explain everything. If they fell into their hands, Dong Zhuo would probably bring disaster to the capital again.
At this moment, not far from Xu Chang.
"Xuande, you're finally here!"
Ma Teng, who had been waiting for Liu Bei's arrival, was burning with anxiety. When he saw an army with a banner with the word 'Liu' on it rushing over, he hurriedly laughed and went forward to greet them.
Han Sui followed closely behind.
"Hahahaha, Brother Shoucheng, Brother Wenyue, I've kept you waiting. I apologize to the two of you here. "
Liu Bei hurriedly dismounted from his horse and cupped his hands respectfully to the two of them.
Han Sui laughed and said,
"Xuande, what are you talking about? If you hadn't suggested attacking Xu Chang, the two of us would still be in Xiliang being bullied by that bastard Cao! "
Ma Teng agreed.
"That's right, Xuande. We're all boorish people. We didn't expect the Cao Army to be so exhausted at this time. Now is the time for Xiliang to rise. You're treating us as outsiders!"
Liu Bei stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "You're right.
"Brothers, you're right. Let's drink to our hearts' content today!"
After saying that, they swaggered into the tent.
"This must be the famous Crouching Dragon, Zhuge Kongming, right?"
Han Sui gulped down a mouthful of wine, then turned to Zhuge Liang and asked.
Zhuge Liang smiled and waved the feather fan in his hand.
"General Han, I don't dare to accept your praise. It's just an empty title."
"Hey, Mister Crouching Dragon, there's no need to be humble. I heard from Brother Xuande that two months ago, Mister Crouching Dragon had predicted that Cao Cao and Sun Quan would fight. Now, it seems that Mister Crouching Dragon's strength is not to be underestimated."
Two months ago, when Cao Cao was preparing to attack Jiangdong.
Zhuge Liang had already started communicating with Han Sui, Ma Teng, and the others in Xiliang to inform them of the possible outcome of this battle.
At this time, the success rate of attacking Xu Chang was at least 90%.
Moreover, to show his sincerity, Liu Bei was willing to lead the charge and scout the way for the Xiliang army.
Liu Bei also declared that this battle was not for anything else but to save the emperor.
Although Ma Teng's views were different from Liu Bei's, he knew the importance of the emperor. For the sake of the emperor, Ma Teng decided to take the risk.
After all, Xiliang was barren. No matter how it developed, it would be far behind the Central Plains.
If they could use this opportunity to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, it would be great news for Ma Teng and the others.
Although he did not have much interaction with Liu Bei, Ma Teng knew of Liu Bei's benevolence. Working with such a person, Ma Teng believed that at least he would not be stabbed in the back.
"Brother Shoucheng, my heart aches!"
Liu Bei had already drunk three cups and his face was slightly red. He raised his cup and said to Ma Teng, "The emperor has been suffering for a long time.
He has been bullied and humiliated by that Cao Cao and has suffered a lot! Brother Shoucheng should have heard of Cao Cao's treachery. "
"Such a treacherous and evil person has already used the emperor's name to conquer half of the Han Dynasty. Once Jiangdong falls, I'm afraid that the Han Dynasty will change its surname to Cao!"
"I refuse to accept this! How can the century-old Han Dynasty be usurped by Cao Cao? "
At this point, Liu Bei burst into tears. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked like he wanted nothing more than to kill Cao Cao right now.
Ma Teng slammed the table and shouted,
"Good! Brother Xuande, you've hit the nail on the head! "
"Although the people of Xiliang do not have as much respect for the Han Dynasty as Brother Xuande, we still know that this is our country and the faith that has protected us!"
"As an official of the Han Dynasty, we should step forward bravely at this time!"
At this point, Ma Teng downed his cup.
Zhuge Liang sat quietly and watched Ma Teng's performance.
Ma Teng spoke like a flower, but in reality, he only wanted a piece of territory in the Central Plains. As for the emperor, to Ma Teng, he did not care about it at all.
What official of the Han Dynasty? In the eyes of the people of Xiliang, they did not even recognize the Han Dynasty.
However, at this time, tying Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the rest to the Shu army was definitely a wise move. The Xiliang army was powerful and brave. Other than the Jiangdong Sun Quan, they were the only force that could fight against Cao Cao.
At this thought, Zhuge Liang's smile became more obvious.
I wonder if Mr Bai would have thought that I would make such a risky move?
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