Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 112: Kong Ming presents his treasure, Zhuge Crossbow! Is Soochow afraid of being beaten?

"My lord, you are right. The road to reviving the Han Dynasty will never be smooth sailing. What does this little storm mean?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he tilted his head and saw Zhuge Liang wearing a feather fan and a green turban, and he had regained the elegant demeanor of the famous scholar he had seen before.

He walked out from outside the tent with big strides.

"Yeah, military advisor?"

"Military Advisor, are you feeling better now?"

Seeing Zhuge Liang like this, Liu Bei was also shocked.

I hurried forward and showed concern.

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. Liang...I feel much better."

Zhuge Liang handed over.

He turned his head to look at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind him and was about to add something.

Guan Yu stepped forward first and bowed to them.

"Military Advisor, there is no need to say more. How could we not understand the great principles you are talking about? It's not that we don't want to fight, but this war is really difficult to fight right now."

Zhang Fei added, "Yes, it's not enough that we lost 10,000 arrows for no reason, but we also sent more than ten warships to Cao's army. The enemy's soldiers and generals far outnumber ours. With this strength, I'm afraid our chance of winning is less than 30% now."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and corrected him, "General Zhang, this is wrong. Haven't you heard that favorable weather is not as important as favorable terrain, and favorable terrain is not as important as harmonious people?"

"Even though Cao Cao has millions of soldiers, if we are united as one, even Cao the thief will not be able to do anything to us."

Zhuge Liang was still full of confidence.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Fei felt that the other party's words were still empty and false. He couldn't help but shook his head again and added.

"Of course I am willing to die on the battlefield with my brother. I will never regret it. But it is useless for me to think this way alone. What is important is to make the soldiers below think this way as well."

"The subordinate soldiers are not fools either."

"You're fighting a battle you know you're going to lose."

"It's obvious that you're going to die, so who would want to die? It's normal to feel depressed."

"Third brother, what you said makes sense."

"Right now, we really need a victory to boost morale. Otherwise, it will be hard to convince everyone. It's a pity..."

After hearing this, Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

Then he let out a long sigh with eyes full of regret.

This time, I really feel like a good cook is unable to cook without rice.

To the reaction of everyone right now.

Zhuge Liang had anticipated this before coming here.

So there is no panic at this moment.

Instead, he showed an expression of being fully confident, and continued with a smile.

"Don't worry, my lord."

"As for how to boost the morale of the troops, Liang... has a strategy in mind!"

"Oh? The military advisor has another clever plan."

When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up.

He was excited.

Beside him, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu shivered involuntarily.

It was obvious that Zhuge Liang's words brought back some bad memories.

After coming back to my senses.

Zhang Fei, who was always outspoken, did not hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts.

He started to persuade her again and again.

"Forget it, Military Advisor, let's take a break. In my opinion, it's better for us not to provoke that Qilin talent in the short term."

Not a coward.

I was really scared of being beaten.

I really can't stand any more trouble right now.

Not to mention them, even Liu Bei was shocked after hearing this.

Their faces also showed an expression like they were constipated and wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zhuge Liang's old face couldn't help but turn red. After coughing several times, he quickly opened his mouth to add to his explanation.

"Cough cough..."

"Where are you all thinking about?"

"Liang said that he already had a strategy in mind. Who said that the method is to fight to the death with Cao's army? There are other ways to improve morale. It is not necessary to win a battle. The most important thing is to make the soldiers feel that they will definitely win next time."

Hear this.

The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang finally felt relieved.

But when he looked up at Zhuge Liang, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. "How can we make the soldiers feel that we can win if we don't win the battle?"

"Yes, isn't this what the military advisor said really back to square one?"

"Of course not. Updating equipment can actually have a similar effect. My lord, please look. This is the artifact I want to present to you today!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and stopped hiding it.

He immediately asked someone to fetch the treasures he had prepared for a long time from outside the tent.

Liu Bei's eyes were full of anticipation.

But the moment I saw it, I couldn't help but be stunned again.

“Is this thing… a crossbow?”

"Not bad!"

Zhuge Liang nodded and explained, "This is a new type of crossbow that Kong Ming invented in Huang... ahem, based on the previous work. It can fire up to ten arrows in a row!"

"Ten arrows?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was also excited.

He grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand and confirmed it excitedly.

"Does the military advisor really mean what he said?!"

"That's natural."

Zhuge Liang nodded, then spoke again, talking about his idea.

"In a river battle, crossbows and arrows are the most important. Although Cao's army has 100,000 more arrows than us, we can shoot faster than them! On average, we can shoot two or three arrows in one breath."

"My Lord, you can imagine what effect we can achieve if we distribute this item to arm the Sun-Liu coalition forces this time."

"By then, we only need to demonstrate it in public. I guarantee that the soldiers will be more confident. Why would they worry about the lack of morale?"

At this moment, I will just briefly outline the blueprint for the future.

Liu Bei was already convinced.

But he soon discovered the key to the problem and asked further.

"That's right, that's right, Military Advisor, what you said makes sense. But if we want to manufacture this thing in large quantities and promote it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to do it alone, right?"

Zhuge Liang said, "Of course, we still need the support of the Eastern Wu. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to gather all the craftsmen. We can't really transfer people from Jiangxia to complete the task..."

Liu Bei frowned and said, "The key to the problem lies in this..."

"Does the current Dongwu really want to help us? Look at Zhou Gongjin and the Dongwu generals. After this battle, they all seem to have the idea of ​​retreating. I'm worried..."

He thought again of the cold look that the naval commander Zhou Yu gave him when he last looked at him on the river.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

I think the most difficult thing about this matter is not anything else, but how to bridge the relationship with Dongwu.

Just like the current situation where people are suspicious of each other, blame each other, and even back down.

I can't do anything well.

Zhuge Liang could naturally understand Liu Bei's concerns.

After hearing what he said, he immediately stepped forward and bowed again.

"Don't worry, my lord. Just let Liang handle this matter."

"Liang personally goes to persuade Zhou Gongjin!"

"This time, we must strengthen his resolve to fight against Cao!"

(End of this chapter)