"But Jingzhou is the land my father has governed for many years. I will do my best to get Jingzhou back this time."

Liu Qi sighed and continued.

Liu Bei immediately got up and said:

"My lord, you must not say that, how can I covet Jingzhou?"

Liu Qi also stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice:

"You don't need to say too much, Uncle Huang. Tomorrow, I will go to Jingzhou with the generals, and take back as many prefectures as possible."

After finishing speaking, Liu Qi limped out of Liu Bei's study.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang walked out slowly on one side.

Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Liu Qi with a little loneliness in his eyes.

Zhuge Liang sighed and said:

"My lord, you don't have to be sad. Everyone has their own destiny. Since Mr. Liu Qi has made such a choice, why should your lord refuse?"

"Jingzhou, which Liu Jingsheng devoted all his life to maintaining, even if the lord becomes the lord of Jingzhou, it is better than being in the hands of Cao thief."

Liu Bei remained silent.

After a while, Zhuge Liang continued:

"My lord, just now I got a secret report that Sun Quan sent people across the river to look for Zhou Yu."

Hearing this, Liu Bei immediately raised his head, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Who is it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled lightly and said:

"Lu Su, Lu Zijing."

"Oh? Sun Quan actually sent Lu Su to persuade Zhou Yu to retreat?"

Liu Bei touched his chin and said in a deep voice:

"It seems that Sun Quan is really in a hurry. Zhou Yu's actions have completely angered Sun Quan."

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and said calmly:

"However, Lu Su failed. According to the report from the spies, he crossed the river and returned to Jiangdong alone as if feeling lost."

Liu Bei nodded and said:

"This is for sure. Zhou Yu has always been stubborn. Even if Lu Zijing came to persuade him, he would definitely not be able to persuade him."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and said:

"Although this is good news, there is one thing that I have to persuade my lord."

Liu Bei waved his hand and said:

"Military division, but it doesn't matter."

Zhuge Liang continued after hearing the words:

"In my opinion, Zilong is not the best person to accompany Mr. Liu Qi to fetch Jingzhou this time."

Liu Bei suddenly had some doubts:

"Zilong is brave and good at fighting, and he is unparalleled in loyalty and bravery. I am relieved to have him guarding the young master. Why do you say such a thing, sir?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said:

"Having said that, Zilong is injured right now, and he doesn't look optimistic. He hasn't recovered yet. The medical officer saw it and told me that he needs to rest for at least a month."

Liu Bei immediately widened his eyes when he heard the words:

"What? Zilong was injured, why didn't I know?"

In Liu Bei's impression, although Zhao Yun has fought for many years, he has never had any scars on his body.

The biggest feature of Zhao Yun's combat is that his clothes are not wet.

But now Zhuge Liang said that Zhao Yun was injured?

Liu Bei was as shocked by this incident as Bai Feng was defeated.

Zhuge Liang sighed and said:

"I also went to find Zilong before, but I ran into a medical officer on the way, what the medical officer said."

"Zilong was injured by a sword when he attacked Xuchang and broke the city."

"Zilong was impatient at the time, probably because he was questioned why he didn't fight in time."

"Right now, let Zilong rest in peace, and send the two generals Guan and Zhang to go."

Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes turned red, and two tears fell down:

"After Zilong followed me before, I swore in my heart that I would not let Zilong be wronged under my command, but now..."

Zhuge Liang continued to shake the feather fan lightly, but didn't say anything.

Now the army has been isolating Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei are not unaware of this.

But Zhuge Liang told the generals many times because of this matter, but it didn't help.

Everyone believed that Zhao Yun must have been favored by Cao Cao or Bai Feng.

Especially Guan and Zhang, they were so high-minded that they didn't listen to Zhuge Liang's dissuasion at all.

It's sad that something like this is happening now.

Zhao Yun has experienced many battles throughout his life as a soldier, and the first scar on his body was actually caused by one of his own people.

Although there is no direct relationship, the other generals are all contributing to this matter.

"Although this is the case, my second and third younger brothers must not be sent there."

Suddenly, Liu Bei wiped away his tears and spoke righteously.

Zhuge Liang was a little puzzled.

Liu Bei sighed and said:

"Zilong was injured, but he didn't tell us all the time, isn't it because he was afraid that I wouldn't let him play?"

"If I don't send him there at this time, he will be even more isolated in the army, which is not good for Zilong."

"Besides, I understand the temper of my second and third brothers very well. If the sheriffs of Jingzhou disagree with each other, there may be troubles due to their temperament."

"Zilong has a gentle temperament, and he is indeed the best candidate to go with the young master,"

Hearing what Liu Bei said, Zhuge Liang nodded slowly.

Zhuge Liang didn't think of this, and as expected, Liu Bei, as the master, considered this kind of thing the most thoughtful.

only……

For some reason, Zhuge Liang had an ominous premonition.

...

At this point, on the way to Xiliang.

"General Xiahou, is Ma Teng doing anything?"

Seeing the return of Xiahoudun, who had just gone to investigate, Bai Feng asked.

Xiahou Dun bowed his hands and saluted:

"Our military spies have been investigating for a long time, but we haven't seen any Xiliang sergeants. It's really strange."

"The final general feels that the marshal needs to be cautious. I'm afraid Ma Teng has already set up an ambush."

Hearing this, Bai Feng was not surprised.

Although Ma Teng is not as famous as his son Ma Chao, he is definitely not someone to be taken lightly.

In the troubled times, Ma Teng's ability is absolutely extremely high when he separates one side and becomes a prince.

And before the siege of Xuchang, I'm afraid it can't be said that Ma Teng was tricked.

Xiliang has always been a desolate place, and Ma Teng also wanted to lead his troops to live a good life, so he agreed to march into the Central Plains.

Even if there is no Liu Bei to join forces, Ma Teng is determined to send troops to attack.

If he stood still and only wanted to defend the Xiliang separatist side, then Ma Teng would definitely be as short-sighted as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Once Cao Cao captures Jiangdong and kills Sun Quan and Liu Bei, the next step will inevitably be expansion.

How could Xiliang be spared by that time?

This time, before his trip, Bai Feng sent someone to Xiliang to spread the news that he was going to attack Xiliang.

The purpose is to cause Ma Teng to panic and start preparing for the battle.

What Bai Feng is afraid of now is not meeting Ma Teng's Xiliang Army, but not meeting Ma Teng!

After entering Xiliang, the terrain began to become extremely complicated.

Not to mention whether the soldiers are familiar with this road, even Bai Feng doesn't know it very well.

It's really too complicated, and even the topographic map that comes with the system is just a very vague outline.

If Ma Teng does not show up for a long time, it can only mean one thing.

The further you go to Xiliang, the more dangerous you are!

The natural dangers of Xiliang are not as straightforward as those of the Yangtze River. It is really hard to say where there will be ambushes.

If the Xiliang army used the method of sparrow warfare to fight, it would be very difficult.

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