Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

"Working... part time?"

"Ziyu, I am ignorant and ignorant, what is the purpose of this part-time job?"

Liu Bei had a look of confusion on his face.

Everyone was also confused.

Only the young follower Deng Ai, after hearing his brother's mysterious words again, hurriedly took out the bamboo slips and prepared to burn them.

"It doesn't matter if the lord doesn't understand, it's not important."

Deng Mu coughed a few times and pointed the wine glass in the direction of Xiakou:

"The important thing is that the little overlord of Jiangdong must be more anxious than us after learning that we have captured Jiangling."

"What the lord has to do is to stand still and ignore Xiakou. He only concentrates on appeasing the people of Jiangling and gradually absorbs and digests the four counties of Jingnan."

"As a result, Sun Ce would naturally lose his composure and dare not let his lord take control of Jingzhou."

"If he couldn't calm down, he would take the lead and launch an attack on Xiakou, trying to get in before his lord conquered Jingzhou."

"Then we will use Sun Ce's help to cut off the Jiangxia navy and order the Jiangdong army to besiege Xiakou to consume Huang Zu's Jiangxia soldiers."

"When Huang Zhongzu is almost exhausted, we will end the battle and the army will go straight to Xiakou to clean up the mess."

Deng Mu showed him the strategy of taking him to Xiakou bit by bit.

Liu Bei suddenly understood and hurriedly said:

"The military advisor's plan is similar to Cao Cao's plan to deal with our two tigers competing for food!"

"This plan of yours, Ziyu, will cause Sun Ce and Huang Zu to fight, and we will reap the benefits?"

Deng Mu secretly approved in his heart.

Lao Liu can draw inferences from one instance, which shows that his military tactics and strategies have improved a lot.

"You can say that, but Sun Ce can be called a tiger, and Huang Zu is just a dog at best."

"This strategy, to be precise in"507", should be called driving the tiger to bully the dog."

Liu Bei now felt confident, so he decided to adopt Deng Mu's strategy and hold his troops for the time being. He was not in a hurry to capture Xiakou. He first settled Jiangling and took over the four counties of Jingnan.

"Master's plan to drive away tigers and bully dogs is indeed ingenious."

"But students have a concern, whether they should talk about it or not?"

Zhuge Liang, who had been deep in thought, suddenly spoke cautiously.

Everyone's eyes were focused on this new disciple of Military Advisor Deng.

"Since it is a military discussion, you can speak freely. Kong Ming, what do you think? Just say it."

Deng Mu waved his hand and asked him to continue.

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and expressed his concerns.

"If we stand still, we can certainly use Sun Ce's help to consume Huang Zu's strength."

"But our army has a fatal weakness, that is, the navy is far inferior to Jiangdong's army."

"If the lord wants to attack Xiakou, he must first defeat Sun Ce. To defeat Sun Ce, he must first defeat his navy and seize the water control of the Yangtze River."

"Liang felt that this seemed to be quite difficult."

As soon as this statement came out, the generals immediately started talking again.

Zhang Fei slapped his head and shouted:

"Brother, Xiao Liangzi’s reminder makes sense."

"If we have the confidence to defeat Sun Ce in a water battle, why should we still resort to this trick of driving the tiger to bully the dog? If we just do it to Huang Zu, it will be over?"

"If Sun Ce dares to come, can we just deal with him as well?"

The generals nodded in agreement, and their suspicious eyes were focused on Deng Mu.

It seemed that Zhuge Liang, the student, had found the loophole in the plan of Deng Mu, the teacher.

"Ziyu, Kong Ming’s concerns are indeed justified."

"Even if we stand still and expand the navy day and night, it is not realistic to train an elite force that can defeat the Jiangdong navy in a short period of time."

"If the navy couldn't defeat Sun Ce, how could they capture Xiakou?"

Liu Bei's brows furrowed again, and he also raised concerns in his words.

But Deng Mu slowly poured himself wine and asked:

"Who said that if we want to seize Xiakou, we have to fight a water battle with Sun Ce?"

"Can't we use a little trick to let Sun Ce take the initiative to lead his army to retreat, and honestly let us fight Xiakou?"

Sun Ce took the initiative to retreat?

These eight words confused Lao Liu.

Sun Ce spent a long time just to conquer Xiakou?

Why should he retreat if he is doing well?

Unless he is afraid of you and is afraid that he will not be able to defeat you. We have to retreat.

But this land battle is hard to fight. If there is a water battle on the Yangtze River, will the little bully be afraid of you?

"Lord, Mu's plan is..."

Deng Mu then offered a plan to Old Liu.

Liu Bei's eyes were filled with confusion and confusion, which was gradually replaced by surprise. When Deng Mu finished speaking, he stood up and rushed to the map.

His hand He made gestures on the map, took a quick photo of the map, and turned around and said in surprise:

"Military advisor, are you aware of all the mountains and rivers in this world?"

"You actually know such an inconspicuous road?"

Deng Mu smiled faintly and said:

"From this point of view, the lord agrees with Mu’s strategy of Wei Wei to save Zhao."

"Agreed, the military strategist’s plan is unexpected and will definitely make Sun Ce retreat without a fight!"

Liu Bei nodded heavily, and the cloud of worry on his face disappeared.

The generals' eyes widened, and everyone looked surprised.

What plan did the military counselor give to the lord, and how did he surprise the lord?

In everyone's mind, The same speculation echoed.

Liu Bei did not reveal anything. He only smiled and reassured the generals:

"Ziyu's military advisor has already made a complete plan. You don't need to worry too much. Just rest and reorganize your soldiers."

"Xingba, you must also seize the time to organize and train the newly-resigned soldiers as soon as possible so that they can be used by our army."

Although the generals were curious, they did not dare to question any more and immediately accepted the order.

The atmosphere of the banquet seemed to be warm again.

At this time,

Chen Dao hurriedly entered and held up the silk book.

"Report to the lord, Huo Jun from Wancheng urgently reports"

"Cao Ren has led 15,000 Cao troops to the city on the fourth day of this month, intending to attack the city on a large scale."

"The main force led by Cao Cao has also passed Xudu and is heading towards Nanyang!"

The chatter and laughter in the hall immediately fell silent.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, put down his wine glass, and sighed:

"Ziyu, what you expected is indeed true. Cao Cao finally went out in person and took action against me."

Deng Mu's expression remained calm and he only sneered:

"Cao Cao has decided that the little overlord will not take Jingzhou and will definitely raise an army that will overwhelm the country and fight to the death with us."

"He knew that Liu Biao was dead but still sent troops. He just wanted to join forces with Sun Ce and strangle his lord in the cradle while he was unable to secure Jingzhou."

With a few words of understatement, Cao Cao's intentions were exposed.

Old Liu was a little helpless.

Cao Cao didn't take care of all the big guys, but he just focused on me, a little miscellaneous fish?

Why are you doing this?

"This Cao Cao really thinks highly of me, Liu Bei, and takes me too seriously."

Liu Bei could only shake his head and sigh bitterly. Deng Mu secretly laughed, thinking that you, Old Liu, are belittling yourself.

Boss Ren Cao not only thinks highly of you, he also regards you as the only hero who can rival him.

Otherwise, why could Old Cao say this? ,"The only heroes in the world are Shi Jun and Cao Er"

"Cao Cao's army is approaching the north, and we have to fight with Sun Ce to compete for Xiakou in the south."

"Lord, Master, we are fighting on two fronts, so the pressure is just a little bit high."

Zhuge Liang reminded him.

Liu Bei looked at Deng Mu, and Zhuge Liang's words also represented his worries at the moment. After all, Cao Cao and Sun Ce had a combined army of nearly 100,000 people.

Although he had newly conquered Jingzhou, he did not have time to conquer it. After reducing the soldiers and converting their own troops, the available troops are only 40,000 to 50,000.

With this number of troops, it is indeed not enough to fight on the north and south fronts, and to fight against the two fierce men Cao and Sun at the same time.

"Wancheng is guarded by Huo Jun, so the Lord can rest assured."

"But Huo Jun is young after all, and we can't put too much pressure on him to avoid accidents." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"It seems that some means must be used to first send Cao Cao's troops away."

Hearing Deng Mu's words, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly flashed.

Could this mean that he had a clever plan to retreat Cao's army?

"Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, which was actually a double-edged sword for him"

"The advantage is that he can give orders in the name of the emperor's righteousness and recruit talented people from all over for his use."

"As for the shortcoming, it is that he must defend the prestige of the emperor at all costs."

"Now that Yuan Shu has arrogated the title of emperor, he is blatantly usurping the country and causing chaos, provoking the emperor's prestige."

"Cao Cao first used Lu Bu to join Yuan Shu and send troops to conquer Xuzhou. At the same time, he appointed Sun Ce as the rebel general to divide and disintegrate Yuan Shu's forces."

"He has done so many things, but he still refuses to personally deal with Yuan Shu. He just wants to preserve his strength."

"Then let's push Cao Cao and force him to go out in person and attack Yuan Shu."

"As a result, he naturally has no time to concentrate on coming to our Wancheng."

Deng Mu's mouth was filled with sarcasm, and he dismissed Cao Cao's wishful thinking.

Liu Bei suddenly became enlightened and nodded:

"The military advisor's words are reasonable. Yuan Shu has arrogated the title of emperor. Cao Cao claims that he serves the emperor and refuses to serve as a minister, but how can he let Yuan Shu rebel and not punish him? Instead, he chooses to deal with me, Liu Bei!"

"Military advisor, do you have any good plan to make Cao Cao turn his gun and deal with Yuan Shu's traitor?"

Deng Mu drank a glass of wine and said calmly:

"In fact, it’s simple. What we have to do is launch a public opinion offensive0......."

"The lord must first report to the emperor, enumerate Yuan Shu's crimes, and ask the emperor to issue an edict to order Cao Cao to lead an army to attack Yuan Shu."

"Secondly, the lord can order Mi Zizhong to use his Mi family business network to spread rumors in the Xudu area"

"It is said that the people of the world and heroes from all over the world are extremely disappointed with Cao Cao's weakness, and their hearts are gradually losing their hearts."[]

"It can also be said that Yuan Shao will send troops to cross the river and cross the border via Yanzhou to attack the traitor Yuan Shu."

"This torrent of public opinion is inciting. Can Cao Cao still pretend to be blind and leave Yuan Shu alone, but come to bully his lord, a powerful Han clan?"

Deng Mu explained the whole plan.

Everyone suddenly realized it, and there were expressions of surprise and admiration on their faces.

If Zhuge Liang understood something, he couldn't help but bow to Deng Mu:

"It turns out that public opinion and public opinion, if used properly, can be worth millions of teachers, and the students have been taught!"

Deng Mu's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he sneered:

"There is no free lunch in this world. Cao Cao wanted to use the emperor’s banner of righteousness, but he also didn’t want to work hard to defend this banner."

"Why should he be allowed to monopolize this cheap and good thing that he wants at the same time?"

"He dug a hole for himself, and he had to jump into it even with tears in his eyes."

Zhuge Liang was deeply enlightened by these words and benefited a lot.

So he quickly imitated Deng Ai, took out the bamboo slips and started burning them like crazy.

"There is no free lunch in the world, both are needed…"

"Well, what Master said is true and true."

"I have to remember it, go back and study it carefully, and understand the mystery..."

So a small follower, a student, and two young men started to study with an open mind.

Liu Bei smiled heartily and said happily:

"What a public opinion offensive, the military strategist's plan was to put Cao Cao on the fire."

"Okay, okay, just follow the military advisor's plan!"

Now that the plan was decided, Liu Bei told Mi Zhu to act according to the plan.

The banquet became lively again.

At nightfall, the banquet ended.

Deng Mu, who was slightly drunk, just returned to the military adviser's house.

It was already getting late and he was a little tired. , after returning home, he went straight into the bedroom. As soon as he entered the door, a fragrance hit his nostrils. A graceful figure came into view.

That beautiful and charming beauty was busy making the bed, preparing for him to go to bed. use

"Satsuki? How did you come?"

Deng Mu recognized the beauty. She was actually the maid Xiaoyue he had taken in not long ago."

"The young master is back"

"Young Master smells of alcohol this time. He must have drank a lot. I have prepared some hangover soup. Please drink it first and then go to bed."

Huang Yueying smiled and saluted, and then served the sobering soup that had been prepared long ago.

"Yueying, why don’t you stay in Wancheng?Come to the frontline army?"

Deng Mu took the soup bowl, but frowned.

According to the law, women are not allowed to accompany the army. How can she come to the army without permission?

"The lord sent someone to Xiangyang Mansion the day before yesterday, saying that the military advisor was unwell and asked the wives to send their own maids to accompany the army to serve their husbands."

"So the two ladies asked their slaves to come."

Huang Yueying explained the reason.

Deng Mu's eyes were blank, and he thought for a long time before suddenly remembering.

About ten days ago, he had a small cold and a slight cough.

Unexpectedly, Lao Liu remembered this and made a special trip He sent people to Xiangyang and picked up Xiaoyue to serve and take care of him in the army.

It has to be said that Old Liu, the lord, really had nothing to say to him.

Deng Mu was quite moved, so he thought that since Old Liu was so thoughtful, Just come when Xiaoyue comes. It would be nice to have a woman to accompany the army.

"Young Master, just stay and let Xiaoyue take care of you.~~"

Seeing that Deng Mu was absent-minded, Huang Yueying thought it was inconvenient to keep her in the army and wanted to send her back.

Deng Mu was drunk for a long time, and when he saw her earnest pleading, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

So he grabbed her bare hand, gently pulled her into his arms, and said with a smile:

"You can stay if you want. Young Master, I'm tired and want to sleep. Why don't you go warm the bed?"

How could Huang Yueying have expected that he would suddenly act so intimately and say such frivolous words?

That pretty face was immediately filled with embarrassment and turned red to the roots of her ears.