Lu Dynasty

Chapter 722
To be honest, Zhuge Liang didn't want to dampen Liu Bei's enthusiasm.If Liu Bei has no ambitions, it will not be a good thing for Zhuge Liang.But on the way to Jiangling, Zhuge Liang had already seen Gan Ning's power. He knew that no one in Liu Bei's army could resist Gan Ning, a dragon on the water, but there was such a narrow river fork blocking the way for Liu Bei's army to return.Zhuge Liang was worried that Liu Bei's army would be wiped out if the troops were consumed too much under Jiangling City, but he couldn't say too badly.Zhuge Liang thought for a while and asked: "My lord, if General Dong He is unwilling to cooperate with our army, and even our army's strategy of attacking east and west fails, what should we do?"

Liu Bei really didn't think about Zhuge Liang's question.If Liu Bei had the same foresight as Zhuge Liang, he would not have been the escape king for decades.In fact, Cao also encountered this situation, and killed a great talent because of a random order.This order is: tasteless.Yang Xiu explained: "It's a chicken rib, there's no meat to eat, it's a pity to throw it away!"The current Jiangling City is a piece of chicken rib in the eyes of Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang is not Yang Xiu, he will not be self-righteous and persuade Liu Bei to retreat, because Liu Bei does not want to retreat!Facing Zhuge Liang's question, Liu Bei hesitated and said, "What advice does the military advisor have?"

"My lord, since Gan Ning set fire to the riverside, he has disappeared. If he attacks when our morale is declining, what should our army do?" Zhuge Liang didn't say defeat, but morale decline.Why morale declines, it is naturally a defeat.

Liu Bei understood Zhuge Liang's meaning, he thought for a while and said, "Does the military division mean to let our army retreat?"

"If we continue to fight, our army is bound to be in danger. There is a strong city in the front and strong generals in the back. If our army is defeated, we will be attacked from both sides. Please think twice, my lord!" Zhuge Liang bowed to the end, and Liu Bei was very troubled.Although Liu Bei has no long-term vision, he is not stupid. He can understand what Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei slapped the table and said, "If you can't do something, you should retreat. But according to what the military adviser said, if our army retreats, how can Wenpin not pursue it? At that time, our army will still be under the enemy's back!"

"You don't need to worry about this, my lord! With Wenpin's ability, he might be able to hold back the two generals Sha Moke and Wei Yan in the city. If it is a field battle, only one of the three generals is enough to deal with him. On the way here There is a forest where [-] elite soldiers can be ambushed. If Wenpin dares to pursue our army when we are retreating, the lord can let the three generals lie in ambush there. When the Jingzhou soldiers pass by, the lord can turn around and attack. At this time, the three generals will fight out again. If you can’t capture Wenpin, you can make him fearful!” Zhuge Liang laughed and said, “As for Gan Ning, I have a steel wire net. This net is not afraid of being cut by a knife, but only afraid of fire. Put them on both sides of the pontoon bridge. If Gan Ning dives and makes a sneak attack, he will be blown by this net. As long as the pontoon bridge does not collapse, we can cross the river easily! If Gan Ning attacks by force, it will depend on our army strength and the martial arts of several generals! I don't know what the lord will do!"

"The military division is really my son's house!" Liu Bei saw from Zhuge Liang's words that whether it was an attack or a retreat, military strength was the key. Zhuge Liang helped him eliminate all factors that could be affected by non-military strength.Now Liu Bei only needs to think about how to preserve his forces when attacking Jiangling.Moreover, Liu Bei also understood through Zhuge Liang's words that he was not optimistic about attacking Jiangling this time.

After Zhuge Liang left, Liu Bei immediately sent someone to contact Dong He.In Liu Bei's mind, Dong He is his hardcore and should support him.It's a pity that Liu Bei's thinking is beautiful, but the world is very realistic.Liu Bei's spies failed to meet Dong He at all, and were captured by Wenpin's men.Wenpin was not bad either, he just wrote a letter to Liu Bei in Dong He's tone, expressing his willingness to cooperate with Liu Bei internally and externally.Liu Bei was very happy, but Zhuge Liang saw something wrong.With Dong He's character, even if he agreed to Liu Bei's request, he would not be so happy.Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, but called Liu Feng and Liu Pan to his side and gave them some good advice.

At night, according to the agreement with Dong He, Liu Bei brought his troops to Jiangling City, and saw three red lights on the top of the city, which was the agreed signal.Liu Bei lit a torch and circled around the city a few times in response.Seeing Liu Bei's response, Wenpin on the top of the city was overjoyed, and Liu Bei under the city was also overjoyed.The city gate creaked open, and Liu Bei was about to enter the city with a wave of his hand.Liu Feng and Liu Pan stopped Liu Bei and said, "Uncle (Father), the military adviser said that you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and you should not take risks. Now Jiangling is not the only one that Dong He said. If Dong He's letter is a plan, you will rush into the city. It's dangerous! Why don't you let me enter the city later, if there is no problem, you can enter the city again, how about it?"

Liu Bei thought for a while, and felt that what Liu Feng and Liu Pan said made sense, so he smiled and said, "Nephew, Feng Er, what you said makes sense. In this case, you should go in and explore the way first, but be careful in everything." If things go wrong, come out quickly!" Liu Feng and Liu Pan nodded and led troops into the city. In order to prevent accidents, Liu Bei ordered Wei Yan to guard the city gate, at least not to block Liu Feng and Liu Pan's retreat.

Wenpin's calculation was very good, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to bring most of his troops.Seeing Liu Feng and Liu Pan leading their troops into the city, while Liu Bei stood still, Wenpin couldn't help but sigh.I wanted to take down Liu Bei, but I didn't want to miss the auxiliary car.However, Wenpin couldn't eat even if it was an auxiliary car.

When Liu Bei saw Liu Pan and Liu Feng entering the city outside the city, a stone in his heart was let go.Suddenly there was a sound of clappers, and hundreds of torches were set up on the top of the city. Wen Pin stood on the top of the city and smiled and said: "Liu Bei, I have been waiting here for a long time! Close the door!"

"Young Zai actually betrayed me?" Liu Bei was shocked: "Second brother, guard the city gate, don't let Wenpin close the city gate!" Wei Yan heard Liu Bei's order, swiped a big knife in his hand, and chopped off the ropes of the suspension bridge Wei Yan used something to hold back the city gate that was about to close even though it was creaking.If it weren't for the city of Weng, Wenpin would have to steal money without losing money!
Seeing this, Wenpin snorted coldly and said, "Archer, shoot me! Don't let anyone go! Get ready!"

Liu Bei was shocked and angry. He was surprised that Dong He betrayed him, and he was angry that Wen Pin didn't take him seriously.Liu Bei looked at Wenpin on the city, his eyes flashed coldly, and he ordered: "Command Samoko, let him bring all the troops, and follow me to attack the city!" Following Liu Bei's order, Liu Bei's army came out in full force, although Liu Bei The army could not see clearly when attacking the city at night, but neither could the Jingzhou army. Under the same conditions, Liu Bei's army's advantages emerged. Jiangling City became precarious for a while. , I kept praying in my heart, hoping to have a support soldier!
(End of this chapter)