Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 198 Loose soil, news from Jieting!
Zhuge Jin's expression changed when he heard this, but he asked, "General Xing, what do you mean by this?"

Xing Daorong shook his head and said, "The Marquis of Wu and I hate him to the core. If he knew that you came to Liuying to have a drink and chat, I wonder what he would think."

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When Xing Daorong said this, Zhuge Jin suddenly felt speechless and didn't know how to respond.

The lesson is right before our eyes!

The reason why Zhou Tai was forced into a desperate situation was because of what happened at Xing Daorong's mansion.

This frightened Zhuge Jin so much that he stood up and said, "In that case, I'll say goodbye, General!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was really about to leave!

But now that he was here, how could Xing Daorong let him go?
He caught up with him and grabbed him, saying, "Mr. Ziyu, since you have already drunk a glass of wine, you have a clear conscience. Why do you need to leave?"

As he said this, he pulled the man back and said, "I recite with pity, and I express my feelings with anger. I speak with loyalty, and I point to the heavens as the righteousness. I order the Five Emperors to compromise, and warn the six gods to obey. I let the mountains and rivers prepare for defense, and I order Jiu Yao to listen to the truth. I serve the king with all my loyalty, but I have left the group and become a nuisance. I forget to flatter and betray the people, and wait for the wise king to understand it."

"Sir, if you are truly devoted to the Marquis of Wu, why should you be afraid of what others say?"

Zhuge Jin listened to the "Nine Chapters" written by Qu Yuan, which Xing Daorong brought up, and felt the strength on his wrist. He said helplessly, "My loyalty is evident, but I am afraid that the villain will slander me."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xing Daorong immediately discovered something.

He immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Oh? Could it be that the Lord of Wu cannot distinguish between loyalty and treachery and is easily deceived by slander?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Jin waved his hands anxiously and said, "No, no, I definitely don't mean that."

As he said this, he looked at Xing Daorong's slightly teasing expression and realized that Xing Daorong was clearly making fun of him.

Just take today's events as an example. If he didn't say anything, how could it reach Sun Quan's ears?

He knew that his talent for sophistry was no match for Xing Daorong, so he simply gave up.

But he said, "No more talking, just eat and drink."

When Xing Daorong saw that Zhuge Jin was "giving up", he didn't say anything more.

This kind of thing of using a hoe to undermine someone's foundation can only be done briefly; it would be bad to say more.

Speaking of which, the descendants of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin did not have a very good ending. Zhuge Zhan died in battle in Mianzhu and sacrificed his life for his country, needless to say. Zhuge Ke was killed by Sun Jun and Sun Liang, and his three clans were exterminated, which was an even more tragic end.

Zhuge Dan of Cao Wei raised an army in Shouchun to attack General Sima Zhao. Although he received support from Sun Chen, the powerful prime minister of Eastern Wu, he was still defeated and killed, and his three clans were also exterminated.

The Zhuge clan was basically wiped out.

If there are one or two fish that slip through the net, it will be difficult for them to achieve great things.

They said they were "investing separately", but in the end, all the members of the family were ruined. It really makes people feel that things in the world are unpredictable.
However, with Xing Daorong interfering in this world, the situation is bound to be different.

After planting a seed for Zhuge Jin, Xing Daorong could no longer keep him here forever, so he let him go.

After all, the current priority is still the war with Cao Wei, and nothing else is the focus.

In this battle of Guanzhong, Jieting was still the focus that Xing Daorong was worried about.

Therefore, although Liu Bei had already appointed a commander to guard Jieting, Xing Daorong still cared about him all the time.

Ask people to go back and forth to Jieting and report more news about Jieting.

Fortunately, Xing Daorong never tired of exchanging information. One day, news came that Zhao Yun and Liu Feng had actually gone up the mountain!

Xing Daorong was shocked by the news and hurried to find Liu Bei! Jieting must not be lost. If we go up the mountain, we will be finished. How can we go up the mountain?

When he was looking for Liu Bei, he found out that Liu Bei was also looking for someone to look for him.

It turned out that he had repeatedly told Liu Bei that they must not go up the mountain to defend Jieting because there was no water source on the mountain. Liu Bei naturally remembered it and had already told Zhao Yun about it.

When he heard that he had gone up the mountain, he was immediately shocked and hurried to find Xing Daorong.

As soon as they met, he pulled Xing Daorong aside and said, "Zi Yu, Zi Long has gone up the mountain. I am unsure, so I came to find you."

When Xing Daorong came, he also figured it out. Liu Bei had repeatedly told Zhao Yun that it was impossible for him to go up the mountain for no reason. There must be a reason.

Is it possible?
Is it true that Jieting can only defend the mountain and there is no other place to defend at all?

With this thought in mind, Xing Daorong looked at Fa Zheng beside Liu Bei, calmed his mind, and said quickly: "My lord, don't worry. Zilong has explained the reason why he wants to go up the mountain."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Zilong said that the county town is in such a dilapidated state that it cannot be defended."

"I went to the mountain to look for people and saw that there was indeed no water source. However, people have been asked to guard the water source at the foot of the mountain, so there is no need to worry. That's why I went up the mountain."

Xing Daorong was certain after hearing this. Since they had guarded the water source and there would be no danger of the source being cut off, Zhao Yun could lead his troops to provide support at any time as long as Cao's troops attacked the mountain. It wouldn't be a big problem.

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Was the failure of the Battle of Jieting due to the fact that Ma Su did not guard the water source at the foot of the mountain?

The failure of Jieting in later generations was indeed due to the fact that Ma Su was blocked from getting a good source of water.

Where is Ma Su from?

Yicheng, Hubei, is located on the banks of the Han River, at the northern end of the Jianghan Plain.

There are dense water networks there, and there are floods nine out of ten years. Wherever there are mountains, there will be water flowing down.

Later, Ma Su went to Mianzhu, Chengdu, Yuexi, and Yunnan, but never to the Northwest.

The time when he was stationed at Jieting was probably the first time that Ma Su came to the arid northwest region.

Jieting is located in Longcheng Town, Qin'an County, Gansu Province. Ma Su might have been as surprised as Xing Daorong was when he went to the northwest for the first time in later generations.

There is really no water flowing down the mountains in Longxi. The tops of the mountains are really bare, and the riverbeds are really bare for most of the year, and are only full in a few seasons.

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The bottom of the riverbed!
Could it be that Ma Su once guarded the water source, but when the season changed, the riverbed dried up and the water source disappeared automatically?
Then other water sources were cut off by Zhang He, which led to the failure?

Xing Daorong could not remember clearly what season the Battle of Jieting took place, but he remembered clearly that Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition took place, which was spring!
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It’s spring too!

The more Xing Daorong thought about it, the heavier his heart became. Liu Bei had never seen such a serious expression on Xing Daorong's face before, but he said, "Is there still a problem?"

Xing Daorong said: "Zilong can guard the water source and occupy the mountain, so there shouldn't be any big problems."

"It's just that I'm worried that there might be something wrong with Zilong's water source."

Liu Bei frowned and said, "How could there be a problem with the water source?"

Xing Daorong couldn't explain this, but... numerous coincidences made him feel the death of Pang Tong at Luofengpo all over again!

But it has come to this, if Jieting is broken again, he will really kill himself by hitting his head against a wall!

He immediately stood up, threw his robe, knelt before Liu Bei and said, "My lord, I can't explain the situation clearly, but I am really uneasy. Can you let me lead a part of the troops to Jieting to take a look?"

(End of this chapter)