Chapter 192: Release of urgent matters

Yan Yan's arrival completely dispelled Li Yan's last concern. After careful planning, Li Yan successfully won over Lu Yi, the leader of the Dongzhou soldiers stationed outside Wuyang, representing the last two forces of the Shuzhong wealthy group finally turned to Gao Chong's side. As time passed, a rebellion that everyone expected would begin.

This is the result that Gao Chong has been waiting for, and this is the result that Liu Bei tried his best to stop.

Li Yan and Lu Yi's actions did not escape Zhuge Liang's eyes. The intelligence personnel arranged by the Military Advisor's Office in Wuyang City kept transmitting the found information to Chengdu in a timely manner and placed it on the desk of the Military Advisor Zhuge Liang.

The low-level mistakes of the drummer in the Tuoshui Battle made Zhuge Liang's careful tactical plan fail. In addition to blaming himself, Zhuge Liang took the initiative to assume the responsibility of dereliction of duty to Liu Bei. His official position changed from a military advisor to a military advisor. In the case of heavy losses of good generals and counselors under his command, Zhuge Liang was already Liu Bei's only support, so he could resign from his military advisor, but he still had no choice but to give advice.

"On the eighth day of the eighth month, there was a strange old man in Duxiang Hou Mansion mysteriously entering and leaving--"

"On the ninth day of the eighth month, Li Yan, the prefect of Jianwei, met with General Lu Yi, the general who defeated the enemy, for a day, and the content was unknown-."

"On August 12, the Wuyang defenders unexpectedly made major defenses, and the passes towards Chengdu were heavily guarded--."

Looking at the secret reports, Zhuge Liang felt heavier. Many signs showed that Li Yan and Lu Yi from Wuyang were no longer reliable. When the building was about to collapse, these instability were seeking a way out for themselves, and they could stab the knife in the back at any time.

"Come, go to the Yizhou Palace." Zhuge Liang packed up the secret letters on the case and gave a brief and powerful order.

Even if everyone chooses to betray him, he still has to use his own strength to support the sky that is about to fall for the emperor's uncle Liu Bei. Even if some people ridicule, some people puzzle, and some people sigh, he admits it, not for anything else, just for that peaceful and windless day, a man named Liu Bei sincerely knocked on the Pengmen in Longzhong.

"Sir, it's already late at night. Will you go back tomorrow?" the attendant persuaded kindly.

"The military and national affairs cannot be delayed for a moment. You can go down and prepare the carriages and horses quickly." Zhuge Liang said impatiently.

With a lantern at night, Chengdu's night is always hazy with a fog. The fog is the most obvious symbol of this city. It comes early and dissipates late. In addition to the little sunshine at noon, it is a fixed partner who accompanys the crowd to go out early and come back late.

Council Room.

The lights were still on, and Liu Bei did not return home. He was still meditating in front of the map marked Yizhou Pass.

During the day, a fruitless debate filled Liu Bei with disappointment.

"Lord, Gao Chongti's army goes deep into Shu, Jing Yang will definitely be empty. Why don't we go to the Central Plains to lobby Cao Cao's attack in the south? This will definitely solve the danger in Shu!" Chen Zhen, the priest, advised.

"The words of filial piety are like empty talk. If it weren't for seeing Cao Cao's main force attacking Hebei, Gao Chong would not have advanced west without any worries. Now he will send people out of Shu for help. Even if Cao Cao is interested in sending troops, it will be just a far-reaching water and will not be able to relieve his near thirst." Sun Qian retorted.

After the Second Battle, he retreated step by step. If he lost again, there would be no place to stand in Shu. The miserable situation of retreating from Jingzhou a year ago is still rippling in Liu Bei's heart. He has experienced many failures, but now he doesn't want to repeat it, let alone where can he go now?

Is Hanzhong in the north? Not to mention that Zhang Lu, the Ghost Heaven Master, is willing to take in, even if he can stay for the time being, what can he do? With Gao Chong's current expansion momentum, Zhang Lu is just the next target of destruction. Will he go north to the Central Plains? No, although Cao Cao and Gao Chong will eventually kill you to the death, just relying on that sentence: Only Cao and the envoys will be the only heroes in the world! Liu Bei has no face and goes to Cao Cao to make a living.

Hero? A shit hero. If a real hero is not beaten to a place where a slut is killed? Even if Cao Cao doesn't say so clearly, the generals and counselors under his command will definitely look at him with a sarcastic expression.

Enough, all honors, disgrace and dreams have disappeared. Whether it is death or life, just do this last struggle! Liu Bei closed his astringent eyes, and two lines of turbid tears fell in confusion.

"Lord, Wuyang has changed!" The footsteps sounded, and Zhuge Liang's voice burst out like a pine oil lamp lit in the dark night, flashing with the last light.

When Liu Bei heard the sound, he secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his cuffs. Then, he slowly turned around and took the secret fold handed over by Zhuge Liang and looked carefully.

Under the pine oil lamp, Liu Bei's body was a little hunched, his once straight body looked so old, his once gorgeous face had folded wrinkles, and his once solid and powerful hands were trembling slightly.

Liu Bei, who established his ambition to the country during the rebellion in Taoyuan, the hero who held the double-stranded sword to fight against the Yellow Turbans, the envoy who rushed to Xuzhou for thousands of miles, and the emperor Liu Bei, who was calm and composed in the long run, how much passion does he still have in front of the person in front of you? Zhuge Liang dared not guess, nor did he want to guess.

At this moment, looking at Liu Bei who was in a prosperous life, Zhuge Liang felt a sense of grief. Liu Bei had a desolate situation to this day, all thanks to one person: Gao Feng.

"Lord, it seems that there is only one reason Gao Chong has been slow to launch an offensive against Chengdu, which is that he hopes to use military pressure to force the unstable elements to surrender, so as to dismantle our army's fighting spirit and create conditions for him to eventually seize Chengdu." Zhuge Liang advised.

"Can the things recorded in these secret documents be verified?" Liu Bei sighed and asked weakly.

"If I don't have a clear understanding of the matter, the intelligence personnel will never dare to write randomly, such as Duxiang Hou and General Yingluo. It is precisely because the matter is urgent that I have to come to report to my lord overnight." Zhuge Liang replied.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time when he heard this, and suddenly asked, "Did the prefect of Shu County participate in this matter?" The prefect of Shu County was the Fa Zheng Fa Xiaozhi. Like Li Yan and Lu Yi, he was also an official whom Liu Bei surrendered after entering Shuzhong.

Zhuge Liang replied: "The intelligence personnel stationed around the prefect of Shu County did not send back any abnormal information. The lord was very excited about Xiaozhihou, so he should not have any unfair intentions!"

"Okay, military advisor, you immediately rushed to the prefect of Shu County. If Li Yan and Lu Yi really want to surrender to Gao Chong, they will definitely find a bigger meeting gift than Wu Yang. Shu County is the last gateway to enter and exit Chengdu. Fa Zheng will definitely become their goal. You can tell Fa Zheng quickly. When Li Yan and Lu Yi's envoy come to persuade them to surrender, just agree to them." Liu Bei's expression suddenly became firm and determined. He had already made up his plan to make the last bid.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei, and a sincere respect rose in his heart. He asked, "Is the lord trying to use a trick to surrender and lure Li Yan, and Lu Yi into the trap?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "No, Li Yan, Lu Yi is just a small fish that was gathered by fate. This time I hope to catch a big fish, but I don't know if it will be done."

"Gao Chong--!" Zhuge Liang blurted out understandingly.

"Military advisor, you and I understand that this time will be our last chance. When you come to Xiaozhi's mansion, you should first observe your words and expressions, determine your words and deeds, be cautious!" The last sentence revealed a touch of ruthless intention of Liu Bei. His meaning was very clear. If Fa Zheng was not reliable, then he would be ruthlessly eliminated like Li Yan and Lu Yi.

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang responded and retreated, a chill flashed through his heart. Before this moment, he thought he had already understood Liu Bei, but after this sentence, he became panicked.

Han'an.

The attacking troops were ready to wait for the commander to give the command, and more than 10,000 soldiers rushed up the water and bravely took the lead in Chengdu, the capital of Yizhou.

"People coach, Zhang Fei's army on the Jinjiang River has built three solid barriers. We will attack the front, which will be a fierce battle!" Xu Shu said.

Although Liu Bei failed in the battle of Tuoshui, the tenacious combat effectiveness shown by Zhang Feijun and Baier soldiers was still surprising. When the Ganning Jinfan Army was unable to fight again and the Wenpin Jiangling Army lost more than half of the losses, relying solely on the Lu Xun reinforcements and Yan Yan surrendered troops equipped on the second line, not only Gao Chong was not sure, but Xu Shu was also a little worried.

"There is no problem for the coach, Li Yan and Lu Yi of Wuyang. We can choose the strategy of attacking the front and taking a detour to Hebei, avoiding Liu Bei's main force and attacking Chengdu in surprise." Yan Yan advised.

"Good idea. Liu Bei still fights the beasts, what if he is not defeated?" Liu Ye said.

"Will everything go smoothly when General Yan arrives in Wuyang this time?" Lu Xun suddenly asked.

"Why did the young general say this? If it doesn't go well, how can Yan come back? Then Li Yan and Lu Yi also said that they would send people to Shu County to persuade the surrender of the prefect Fazheng to surrender together?" Yan Yan laughed disapprovingly.

As soon as Yan Yan said this, Gao Chong, Lu Xun, and Xu Shu's face changed suddenly. Lu Xun urged to ask, "What is Li Yanzhen saying this?"

“It’s true.”

"Fa Zheng is Liu Bei's most respected adviser in Shu. It was he who took the initiative to introduce Liu Bei to Bashu. After Liu Bei took over Yizhou, Fa Zheng was promoted all the way and Shu County defended Chengdu. The position of this prefect was much more important than that of other places. According to Shu, Li Yan's persuasion of surrender was mostly fruitless." Xu Shu said.

"But Fa Zheng was also an official under the ruler of the first lord Liu Zhang. Since he could surrender to Liu Bei, why could he not surrender to our army? Yan Yan argued.

Gao Chong sighed, "If there are too many things, you will be leaked. If Li Yan and Lu Yi only surrender themselves, they may be able to hide it from Liu Bei's eyes and ears. If Fa Zheng is added, you will definitely be able to find out by Liu Bei. This southern attack on the enemy was a strange trick, but it seems not easy to use now."

After Gao Chong said this, the generals under the tent suddenly became hoarse. Zhang Fei was guarding the pass river on the front Jinjiang battlefield. The flank Wuyang battlefield, which had high expectations, was unreliable. No matter how rough and rich a person was, he could imagine that the final battle would not be too easy.

Just as everyone was silent, Lu Xun stood up and shouted: "People commander, since Liu Bei has seen through the plan to lure surrender, why don't we take advantage of the enemy's opportunity to divide the troops and press Jinjiang with thunder." Even if the enemy on the front was a powerful general like Zhang Fei of Yanbei, Lu Xun still remained proud and ambition. Lu Xun had enough confidence in the army heading north.

"In the battle of Tuoshui, both the enemy and our army were destroyed. Now fighting in Jinjiang, it will definitely be another fierce battle. With Bo Yan's army's strength, is it afraid that it will not be enough to defeat the frontal enemy?" Gan Ning advised.

"Xingba's words are only half right. I'm not just Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei can't let him run away this time." Lu Xun's white clothes were fluttering, and the handsome young man was magnificent.

Xu Shuzhengrong said: "When the two armies fight, they must not play the same joke. Bo Yan must not learn from Zhao Kuo, talk big, and ruin the country's major events."

As soon as Xu Shu said this, all the generals and advisers in the middle nodded. With Gan Ning and Wenpeng 20,000 elite soldiers as the main force, Gao Chong personally commanded it, he only won a miserable victory. Lu Xun's soldiers were only more than 10,000. What can he do when facing Liu Bei who was struggling dyingly?

Lu Xun ignored the suspicious eyes that everyone had cast. His eyes looked directly at Gao Chong in the middle and said, "Now that Li Yan's affairs are leaking, Liu Bei will definitely try to set up a trap to lure us to take the bait. Liu Bei's command is only two soldiers who can fight well. One is his third brother Zhang Fei, and the other is his relative Bai Er soldiers. Zhang Fei was unable to escape in Jinjiang. Liu Bei could only mobilize one Bai Er soldiers. If Bai Er soldiers came out, Chengdu would be empty. As long as we concentrate our troops to break through the Jinjiang defense line, we will break the city soon!"

"But Zhang Fei is good at fighting, so it is not easy to break through his defense!" Gao Chong asked with interest. Seeing Lu Xun talking with confidence, Gao Chong knew that he must have a good plan.

Sure enough, Lu Xun replied loudly: "The Liu, Guan and Zhang three brothers are heroes of the world, but they also have fatal weaknesses. If we spread rumors that Liu Bei was besieged and Zhang Fei was worried about his brother's safety, he would definitely abandon the front line of defense to rescue him. This is the best opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation."

"Good idea. Liu Bei forced his troops to divide his troops in the face of insufficient troops, which would inevitably lead to a situation where each other could not take into account. As long as we send more small forces to cut off the connection between Jinjiang and Wuyang, we will definitely tempt Zhang Fei to be fooled." Gao Chong said with a high-high.

Xu Shu also smiled and said, "Bo Yan hits his words, he is really a young hero. With time, his future will be immeasurable. I think it will be handed over to Yan Yan for the matter of cutting off traffic and spreading rumors. General Zhang Yi will be fine. Zhang Fei will definitely not be able to distinguish between the soldiers under their subordinates."

Looking at the excited expressions of Lu Xun, Xu Shu, Liu Ye and others, Gao Chong's heart was also difficult to calm down. The last battle to capture Yizhou was right in front of him. Taking over Chengdu would mark his successful crossing of the four states, Yang, Jing, Yi and Jiaotong, becoming the well-deserved overlord of the southern region.

When victory is about to appear, he needs to remain calm. Gao Chong can't help but secretly warn himself. Finally, after a long period of thinking, he made up his mind.

"All the generals gather their thoughts and are grateful in their hearts. Since the strategy has been decided, we should act cautiously. After setting up a plan to confuse Zhang Fei to take the bait, we must also do the tricks and act real along the way in Wuyang. Li Yan and Lu Yi are still persuading Fa Zheng to surrender, so they will continue to contact Fa Zheng. At the same time, in order to further confuse and divert Liu Bei's attention, Gongheng (Huang Quan) led his troops to quickly approach Wuyang under the banner of Bo Yan. Then, I will personally lead the main force to go to the expedition."

"People the handsome guy, I would rather go with me." Gan Ning said loudly.
Chapter completed!