Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 115 Snatching Xiakou (3)
Xun You was walking to the closet and was about to open the closet door. Hearing his question, he couldn't help but stop and turned to look at him.This Sima Yi is a direct disciple of the Xun family that his uncle Xun Yu has always asked him to take good care of!If he encounters any problems, he can't stand by and watch.So, a slight smile appeared on Xun You's face, and Nian Xu asked, "Oh? Is there anything else Mr. Sima doesn't know about the military preparations for the Southern Expedition? But it doesn't matter."

"Master, you know that Yi can't hide anything from you in his heart." Sima Yi pretended to be naive, and touched the back of his neck with his hand, "What doubts, Problems, Yi always likes to be the first to talk to the military advisor..."

"It doesn't matter. Sima Jun is so 'sensitive and eager to learn', I like it very much!" Xun You turned his head again, took out a pair of armor from the closet, shook it off, and wanted to put it on his body, " If you have any questions, just ask."

"Master Military Advisor... Yi has always had a vague question in his heart. It is said that when Liu Bei was stationed in Fancheng, he had ten thousand infantry, ten thousand sailors, and one thousand cavalry under his command. Ten thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry went south with him, but where did the ten thousand sailors go?" Sima Yi frowned slightly, his voice full of surprise, "Could it be that they followed Did Liu Bei leave his boats and weapons and flee?"

"This..." Hearing this, Xun You's face tightened slightly, and his hands that were about to lift up the armor and put it on his body suddenly stopped.He regained his composure for a while, then he laughed and said, "Yes! It is indeed possible that these sailors can go ashore and flee south with Liu Bei!"

"Hmm... the military adviser is right." Sima Yi pretended to nod his head in agreement, and then said to himself, "However, the most hateful thing is that when we crossed the Han River from Fancheng Wharf yesterday, But I found that all those military ships have disappeared without a trace, probably they were all burned by Liu Bei and his men, or they were sent away with the current?"

He said so on the lips, but he thought secretly in his heart: Although these military ships may be burned or let go, it is hard to say that they were not driven down the river by Liu Bei's sailors to Xiakou City in the east. Drove there.With the cleverness and meticulousness of Junjun Xun, he can't fail to see this!If he really couldn't see it, that's fine, but what if he saw it but deliberately refused to remind the prime minister? ...Here, there is my Sima Yi's article to do...

After hearing what he said, Xun You seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon regained his composure.As he slowly put on the armor, he changed the topic: "Zhongda... We don't need to think about these overgrown things at the moment - in the eyes of Prime Minister Cao, it should be Just keep an eye on Liu Bei, as long as he runs to where Liu Bei goes, we will keep chasing him... Is this a quick move that hits the heart with an arrow, or is it the most direct and simple way."

"Okay. Master Military Advisor, Yi believes that your strategy will always be the most perfect and correct." Sima Yi stepped forward and helped him fasten the row of chain buckles on the back of the armor with a very humble tone. Said, "Yi believes that under your careful guidance, Yi will be able to 'do nothing wrong'."

"Zhongda, what you did is very good." Xun You turned his back to him, as if he said casually, "Zhongda, you are a disciple of my Yingchuan Xunmen, and you should do this in front of my military division. The prime minister's mansion In Cao Jun's office, interpersonal relationships are extremely complicated... If you always ask me in advance, although it may not be 'nothing wrong' as you said, it will probably not make any mistakes."

While burying his head in the armor on his body, he said this to himself, but he didn't see an inexplicable smile on the face of Sima Yi who was standing behind him with his head down. Understood.Xun You is indeed a great help for our Sima family on this journey to the south...

Hidden soldiers among the people
On the side of the road, a crooked small wooden sign marked the place name: Changbanpo, Dangyang County.

Liu Bei brought more than 15 Jingzhou overseas Chinese households and soldiers across the south bank of the Hanshui River. Because they dragged too many old and young women and children along the way, the entire team moved at a snail's pace.However, such a large and loose mixed team of soldiers and civilians was able to maintain a progress of fifteen or six miles a day and an orderly order, and finally arrived at Changbanpo, Dangyang County on the morning of No. [-]. Here, it is really a great miracle.

This is thanks to the Nanyang Wolong Mr. Zhuge Liang who newly voted in Liu Bei's shogunate.These days, Zhuge Liang has been running back and forth arranging and taking care of the food and lodging of 10,000+ soldiers and civilians.No matter how urgent and complicated the situation is, he can always find the most appropriate way and the most suitable person in the shortest time to solve those various affairs, large and small. Therefore, the 10,000+ soldiers and civilians are under his coordinated command All the way to the south in an orderly manner, there was no major disturbance on the way.Not even a little looting or brawling.Based on this, Liu Bei's old generals Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, etc. couldn't help admiring and admiring Zhuge Liang who was invited out of the mountain by his lord Sangu Maolu.

Sometimes Liu Bei felt a little sorry, looked at Zhuge Liang's sweaty temples and face, and called Zhang Fei several times to let him take a rest, but Zhuge Liang just turned his head and smiled at him, and hurried back and forth.I really don't know how this young Gaoshi who always likes to be clean and tidy, talk and chant can endure such hardship and do these chores?

What Liu Bei and his generals admired was Zhuge Liang's genius in overall planning and coordination, but what moved the Jingzhou overseas Chinese who accompanied the army southward was Liu Bei's sage heart who shared weal and woe with everyone.At first, they were worried that Liu Bei would follow the advice of some of his staff and abandon them to flee in the deserted wilderness.However, after a few days, they gradually felt relieved.Liu Bei is indeed worthy of the reputation of "the hero and benevolent monarch". Even though the diaspora team greatly slowed down the marching speed, he has no complaints. Every day, he takes his two wives to each diaspora group to appease Somehow, for those patriarchs and elders with big surnames, he often personally delivered food and vegetables to the door, and greeted them with care.Once, Uncle Zhao, the elder of the Zhao family, was really embarrassed, and said sincerely: "Uncle Liu Huang, you see, we old and weak women and children are really a drag on you... You should just leave us alone. Hurry up and go to Jiangling by yourself! None of us will blame you..."

As soon as Liu Bei heard this, he held his hand on the spot and said with tears in his eyes: "Fathers, folks, if you don't go to follow righteousness because of your lack of talent, how can you bear to abandon him privately to protect your own safety? Mr. Zhao , Your words are really shocking..." His expressive confession immediately brought tears to the eyes of the overseas Chinese who gathered around the scene, and they were deeply moved.

At this moment, after seeing the road sign on Changbanpo, Liu Bei couldn't help standing on his horse and pondering.I have finally arrived here - can I still go to Jiangling City now?The guards at Jiangling City were Zhang Yun and Liu Biao's confidantes before they were alive. Don't worry about Liu Xian, they should have received the "Letter of Surrendering to the Court and Suing Jingzhou Fathers and Fathers" that Liu Cong sent to the counties and counties a long time ago, right?Zhang Yun will definitely stand with Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Han Song and strongly agree to surrender to Cao Cao; although Liu Xian's attitude has not been very clear, so far he has not sent a messenger to contact him secretly ventilation.This shows that in Jiangling City, the forces of Zhang Yun and other descendants must have gained the upper hand.If I rushed over hastily, I'm afraid I will end up with nowhere to go, and pursuers in the end.

Of course, Liu Pan, Huang Zhong and others rushed over from Dongting Lake to support, which was also a big help.However, as long as Zhang Yun and the others firmly hold onto Jiangling, within three to five days, they insist on blocking the attacks of themselves and Liu Pan from both the north and the south. Yes... But, given the sufficient conditions of Jiangling City's food, grass, armor and other sufficient conditions, Zhang Yun and the others don't say that they can resist for three to five days, even if they stick to it for thirty to fifty days, it will not be a problem... Thinking of this, Liu Bei frowned even more , reining in the mount and spinning slowly on the spot.

"My lord..." Zhuge Liang drove over from behind him on a war horse, looked at the road sign, pondered for a while, and then said, "Since we have arrived at Changbanpo, in Liang's opinion, it is better to let the team stay for a while. Stop here and wait for the scouts to report later before dealing with it."

Liu Bei hummed and nodded slowly.

At this moment, a series of "cracking" sound of horseshoes came galloping from behind their mounts.Liu Bei turned his head to follow the sound, but saw that a scout under his command rushed to the front on horseback, his expression was extremely flustered, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Cao thief has a large cavalry from the direction of Bianxian County. Chasing and killing..."

"How long will it take for them to attack?" Zhuge Liang, who was standing side by side with Liu Bei, asked bluntly.

"According to the military division, according to their marching speed, they will be able to catch up within an hour at the fastest, and an hour and a half at the slowest."

"About an hour? They came so fast?" Liu Bei was stunned, and quickly turned his gaze to Zhuge Liang, "Military Master, what do you think?"

"It should be about an hour and a half." Zhuge Liang didn't seem particularly surprised, but casually untied the goose feather fan hanging from his waist, held it in his hand and shook it gently, "According to what Liang expected, With the attack method of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion of the Cao Army, it is impossible to chase up our team by biting the tail. Because we are a mixed army and civilians, walking in a staggered manner. The main force of the three armies is hidden inside, the army is among the people, and the people are in the army, turning the tangible into the invisible, so that outsiders can't figure out the reality.

"So, if I were Cao Mengde, I would definitely divide my troops into two groups. One route followed our army in accordance with the conventional method; The army brigade passed in parallel, went around to the front, and turned around to copy back, blocking our way to the south, and gave us a head-on blow, so as to smash the battalion of scattered overseas Chinese refugees in one fell swoop, forcing the main force of our army to show up to fight with us. This is an open decisive battle. In this way, they will have to go to the front to fight our army at least one and a half hours later... Within this one and a half hours, we have to figure out how to deal with it!"

(End of this chapter)