Longzhong.

Apes and cranes are in love with each other, and pines and bamboos are intertwined with green trees.

Zhuge Liang looked at the map silently and said to himself: "Now that Yuan Shao is dead, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the situation to pacify the north. No one can shake him anymore. It seems that the only way is to take Jingzhou as his home, and then take Yizhou to form a tripod."

We can only take advantage of the situation when the world changes."

After walking back and forth for two steps, Zhuge Liang thought, now Soochow is looking at Jingzhou. If Jingzhou falls into Soochow's hands, they can send their troops westward and directly capture Yizhou, and the world will be divided into two.

"Hey!" Zhuge Liang sighed.

Huang Yueying brought out the food and said with a smile: "No matter who is going to calm the world, as long as there is no war and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Zhuge Liang said: "My lady, what you said is wrong. If you are not a kind and virtuous king, even if you rule the world, it will be difficult for the people to live in peace and contentment."

Huang Yueying said: "Then who do you think is the benevolent king in the world?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Of course Liu Huangshu is benevolent, but unfortunately now that the north has been decided, he can only compete with him by crossing the two states of Jing and Yi. But these two states are also members of the Han Dynasty. If Liu Huangshu takes it by force, then what will he do?"

The reputation accumulated over the years is ruined.”

While we were talking, Li Qi came to visit.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Did Zhenghong come here smelling the aroma of vegetables?"

Li Qidao: "Madam's food is certainly delicious, but I just heard Mr. Kong Ming's eloquent remarks outside the door. That is the real flavor."

Zhuge Liang's expression changed, he pointed his feather fan at the boy and said, "Prefect Li is here, why don't you report in the morning?"

The boy said aggrievedly: "The prefect refused to retaliate."

Li Qidao: "Don't embarrass the child. It's true that I didn't let him retaliate. I just want to see how close my ideas are to Kong Ming."

Zhuge Liang asked: "Why did Zhenghong say this?"

Li Qidao: "Straddling Jingzhou and Yizhou, forming a three-legged alliance with Cao Cao and Sun Quan, is indeed Uncle Liu's best choice at the moment. But unfortunately, I plan to take Yizhou first."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly closed the door and asked in a low voice: "Does Zhenghong really have the ambition to conquer the world?"

Li Qi sighed: "Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the world has been in war for nearly twenty years. Poor Shejiqiu Ruins, the people have been devastated. But the root cause is that the eunuchs took power and the government was deteriorating day by day. They failed to measure their capabilities and wanted to extend righteousness to the world.

The common people share goods and things, and all are benevolent. It is a pity that the wisdom and skills are shallow, and the reputation is small and the virtue is weak..."

At this point, Li Qi paid his respects and said, "But Mr. Kong Ming did not give up his humiliation and came out to help. Qi Qi should listen to his instructions."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said: "Liang Ji is happy with plowing and hoeing. He is too lazy to cope with the world and cannot obey orders."

If it were Liu Bei, he would be crying by now.

But Li Qi felt that he should still have an independent personality, so he said: "You lied!"

Zhuge Liang: "..."

Li Qidao: "You were saying just now that only a benevolent king can make the people live in peace and contentment. Could it be that a benevolent king can be created by dreaming? Confucius and Mencius were virtuous but not in a position, so their ways were not applicable at that time. Although Qi was not

You are so talented, yet you are willing to give it a try, but since you have the talent to manage the world and help the country, you are willing to stay in your thatched cottage for nothing?"

Zhuge Liang: "..."

Huang Yueying on the side said: "I believe Zhenghong is not just talking about it casually. Look at the "Mathematics" and "Physics" he gave me, they are all theories that can actually improve production efficiency. In today's world, the princes are running

Who has devoted their attention to solving practical problems in politics and military affairs?"

Zhuge Liang was still hesitant.

After all, he was taught to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and he still had some illusions about the great man.

If Liu Bei uses the name of the emperor's uncle to deceive... Oh no, if he uses the name of the emperor's uncle to cheer up, there is still the possibility of continuing Han Zuo. This Li Qi... seems to have a bad reputation.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's hesitation, Li Qi said: "Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important. Since Mr. Kong Ming is familiar with the books of sages, how can he not regard the common people of the world as the most important thing?"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "The governor has not given up on us, and is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses."

Li Qi was overjoyed and invited Huang Yueying and Zhuge Jun to go with him, saying that when Cao Cao went south, he would definitely capture Jingzhou and it was not safe to stay here.

The Zhuge family needed to spend some time packing their luggage, so Li Qisui went north to look for Gan Ning.

Gan Ning was a generous man, not as timid as a scholar. He heard that Yizhou's food supplies were cut off, and Li Fuli was joining forces with foreigners. He thought something big could be achieved, so he led Lou Fa, Shen Mi and his troops to the west city at night.

And go.

Li Qi asked Wang Li to buy a large amount of wheat, grind it into powder, mix it with salt and knead it into dough.

When marching, steaming steamed buns only takes half an hour.

The most important thing is that after steaming, this thing is easy to carry around. Although it may become hard, it is better than dried rice. When marching, steamed rice is not available anytime and anywhere.

Take it out and dry it into dry food. If you dry it before going on an expedition, it may become moldy over time.

Steamed buns are different. You can steam them as you go. When steaming, steam a few more. If you are on a quick march, you can carry them with you to ensure the health of the soldiers.

When everything was ready, I heard that Pang Xi had led his army to the north to attack Zhang Lu.

Li Qi left Pei Yuanshao to guard Shangyong and Liao Hua to guard Xicheng. He followed Zhuge Liang's orders for tactical orders. He, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Zhou Cang and others led 20,000 soldiers out of Daba Mountain westward.

In fact, Li Qi's current strength is not enough to divide his troops into two places.

Therefore, Li Qi originally planned to give up Xicheng and Shangyong.

He told Zhuge Liang that it would be best if no enemy invaded. If Cao Cao sent troops from Chang'an or Liu Biao sent troops from Jingzhou, he would first abandon Shangyong and combine the troops and food of the two places. He could resist as long as he could.

, when you can't resist, you can abandon the city and leave to meet in Brazil.

Many war experiences in later generations show that sometimes abandoning a city is to occupy the city forever in the future. When making decisions, you must not worry about gains and losses.

But this also puts higher requirements on Li Qi's combat speed.

Li Qi crossed Daba Mountain and ordered Gan Ning and his generals Lou and Shen Mi to lead 5,000 troops and horses to feint to attack Xuanhan. Seeing that the enemy's force was strong, the Xuanhan defenders defended the city while asking for help from Langzhong.

Li Fu suggested that Cheng Ji, the general in charge of Langzhong, move his troops from Bazhong to meet closer, and Cheng Ji followed.

Li Qizheng led Zhao Yun and Zhou Cang to approach Bazhong. After the Bazhong defenders left the city, Li Qizheng ordered Zhao Yun to lead 15,000 soldiers to attack Bazhong.

There were not many defenders in Bazhong, so they sent another one to rescue Xuanhan. At this time, it was almost an empty city. Facing a strong attack by 15,000 enemy troops, the defenders surrendered faster than throwing themselves into the river.

When the Bazhong sergeant was about to rush to Xuanhan, he suddenly heard that his hometown was being taken away, so he quickly returned to the army.

Behind the scenes, Gan Ning, who had no intention of attacking Xuanhan, pursued and killed the Bazhong army. The Bazhong army was defeated and fled.

Cheng Ji, the general guarding Langzhong, heard that Xuanhan had defended but Bazhong had been lost. He was heartbroken at that time, and Li Fu also complained about his mistake.

Cheng Ji said: "Now General Pang has gone north to attack Zhang Lu but has not returned. We are stationed in the rear but have lost the city. If we do not recapture Bazhong, will we not be ashamed of General Pang and my lord?"

Li Fudao said: "General Cheng, go with peace of mind. I will prepare food and grass for the general in Langzhong. All the nearby families with abundant food and grass are willing to send food to Langzhong to defend against the enemy."

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