Only five days later, Yuan Shu's army was in chaos.
At first, it was just a piece of gossip circulating in the army, and then it gradually turned into a conversation among the soldiers before tea and after dinner, and then it turned into a private conspiracy. It happened that the food and grass were cut off by Liu Jun, and Zhang Fei led the army for two consecutive nights. Hundreds of people attacked the camp and disappeared without a trace. The camp suffered heavy casualties, causing panic in the army. Yuan's army disappeared inexplicably in droves.
The soldier naturally knew that those who disappeared must have gone to Chen's place to receive money and food, and then went home.
Only the leading generals looked confused and slashed at the deserters.
Once escape becomes a trend, nothing can be done to stop it with a knife.
Yuan Shu pointed at Ji Ling's head and cursed: "First Huaipu was defeated by Liu Bei's 3,000 remaining soldiers, and now Zhang Fei's repeated night attacks have led to a serious loss of soldiers. How did you, a general, lead the army?"
How could Ji Ling see through Zhao Chen's plan? He just kept saying, "It was Liu Bei's luck last time. I was not prepared!"
"Trash, the messages left by the Japanese army these days, as well as the letters from the fellow soldiers, are definitely Liu Beijun's plan, which is to destabilize the morale of our army. Can't you see this? Look at the 80,000-strong army, how many are left?"
"Lord, there are less than thirty thousand left."
Yuan Shu slapped the table: "The cooked roast duck can fly!"
"Lord, it's a cooked duck..."
Yuan Shu rolled his eyes at Ji Ling fiercely and cursed: "Liu Bei, the big-eared thief, definitely doesn't have that intelligence. Someone must be guiding him from behind. If he finds that person, he must not be allowed to join Liu Bei's army!"
All the officers and soldiers took the order and left.
But before leaving the camp, I heard soldiers coming from outside to report.
"My lord, Liu Bei is leading the army from the east and is coming to kill us!"
"What!"
"Sorry, my lord, there are also Liu Bei's troops to the west."
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Zhao Chen was thinking about his next plan outside the camp.
In this battle, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei attacked from the front, while Guan Yu and Chen attacked from behind. Yuan Shu's army was already in chaos. Now it had no way out and was bound to lose.
It was as Liu Bei wished.
In Zhao Chen's view, Yuan Shu is not his opponent. Yuan Shu's army had many generals and abundant food, but the soldiers did not share the same hatred and unity, and the army also lacked people who could kill decisively and plan thousands of miles.
On the other hand, looking at Liu Bei's army, although there are few people and food shortages, everyone is in high spirits, and it is definitely a battle-ready army.
However, he also saw Liu Bei's current fatal weaknesses. If they are not solved in time, it may not be easy to dominate the world.
Zhao Chen clapped his fingers and remembered one by one, weak logistics, lack of internal affairs, few leading generals, no one to train, insufficient medical support, etc... The more he remembered, the more he remembered. Zhao Chen smiled awkwardly and simply didn't remember it.
He couldn't do so many things by himself, otherwise he would be exhausted.
Zhao Chen didn't want to be like Zhuge Liang and die before leaving the army.
He adheres to a saying that whoever lives longer is the boss.
Just like in modern life, among ten experts, as long as the one at the bottom lives long, he will be the authority when the other experts die.
So he had to imitate Sima Yi and live his seventy or eighty years.
"We have to capture Xuzhou quickly. Xuzhou has many capable people. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun under Lu Bu's sect, as well as the bandit Zang Ba, and Pei's miracle doctor Hua Tuo. With him, we can greatly reduce casualties."
Today's internal affairs can only be left to Sun Qian and Jian Yong. As for Chen Deng, he will definitely come to seek refuge after this battle. There should not be much problem in handling Xuzhou's government affairs by then.
Of course, in dealing with internal affairs, Pengcheng, Zhang Zhao, Guangling, and Zhang Hong were the best candidates. He had to conquer them both before Sun Ce could.
It was said that Mi Zhu received Liu Bei's reply and stared blankly at the words in the letter.
Mi Fang on the side asked: "Why is eldest brother so sad?"
Mi Zhu (thanks to Lonely Yixiao for pointing out the error) handed the letter to Mi Fang, took a sip of tea, and guessed: "Could it be that Liu Xuande saw the Mi family's reservations?"
Mi Fang was a little surprised when she read the letter: "Liu Xuande actually invited us to Guangling to enjoy the moon, so as not to run back and forth, which is unsafe. But Guangling County is now in the hands of Yuan Shu."
Mi Zhu nodded: "Yes, a few days ago Liu Xuande defeated Yuan Shu with one against ten, and now he has made a firm appointment for us to meet in Guangling County. This is to prove to us that he will be the future master of Guangling County and a prince. More likely to be the future hero."
"Brother, we have followed Liu Xuande all the way, and we have never seen him so powerful!"
Mi Zhu shook his head and said: "Maybe they are other people in Liu Xuande's army. We will know when Guangling sees them. Second brother, prepare quickly. We must help as soon as possible to prevent Chen from taking advantage of them."
Mi Fang left to make arrangements and kept the matter secret.
When Yuan Shu fled back to Shouchun in despair, Liu Bei took Zhao Chen's hand and walked into the camp first, with an unbearable smile on his face.
Today's victory was not only a victory, but also determined whose hands Guangling County would fall into.
Zhao Chen had already asked Sun Qian to prepare the celebration banquet, and the banquet would begin as soon as the army arrived and took a short rest.
Everyone sat down one by one, with Zhao Chen sitting first on the left side of the tent (civilians on the left, military ministers on the right), followed by Jian Yong, Sun Qian and other counselors. On the right, Guan Yu was the leader, followed by Zhang Fei, Chen to be listed for the first time.
Zhao Chen looked at the rich food in front of him and smiled reassuringly. After capturing Huaipu, Liu Beijun finally had supplies and had a decent meal.
Liu Bei was the first to raise his glass: "All the soldiers have worked hard, let's drink a toast first."
Everyone cheered.
Zhao Chen took a sip and understood that the wine was as good as ordinary beer. However, he was not a good drinker and would get drunk after a few glasses of beer, so he should take it easy. You can drink freely in university dormitories, but not here.
Then Liu Bei said: "This battle is a great victory, and the first credit goes to Mr. Houde! Let me first toast to Mr. Houde."
Zhao Chen couldn't refuse, so he drank it in one gulp.
Seeing that everyone had let go, Zhang Fei immediately stood up and ran to Zhao Chen.
"Sir, I'd like to propose a toast. This battle was fought happily. Five thousand people defeated 80,000 people. It's rare in the world."
Before he finished speaking, he had already finished the wine in his mouth.
Zhao Chen was also happy and drank it all again.
Everyone paid tribute to Zhao Chen one by one, and Zhao Chen responded one by one. After a few drinks, Zhao Chen was already in a daze.
Chen Dao was the first person in Liu Bei's army to meet Zhao Chen, and he was also the one who was most grateful to Zhao Chen. Without Zhao Chen's promotion and attention, he would not have been able to lead the army so quickly, let alone sit in this tent.
He excitedly toasted Zhao Chen and drank three drinks in a row.
Zhao Chen knew that Chen Dao was a capable general in history, and he just polished him up early and put him to use.
He helped the respectful Chen Dao up and told him to study the art of war well.
Chen Daoying sat down.
The last person who came slowly was Guan Yu.
Although Zhao Chen was a little confused after drinking, he could still see the subtle changes in Guan Yu's face.
He said: "Mr. Houde, please forgive me. It was my fault before and I didn't recognize your great talent."
Zhao Chen smiled slightly, it was already a huge progress to get Guan Yu to apologize. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Liu Bei's camp, Guan Yu's obedience was the key.
After experiencing this battle, Guan Yu recognized Zhao Chen. In terms of martial arts, Guan Yu was unparalleled in the world. To take the head of an admiral was to retrieve the treasure. However, when it came to marching and fighting, facing an enemy ten times his own, he was not completely sure.
However, this recognition is different from convincing Liu Bei. The former is approval of the strategy, while the latter is conviction of loyalty.
Zhao Chen was really happy in his heart. The biggest factor of instability was finally removed. Of course, it would still take some time for Guan Yu to completely surrender. At least now he can stay in Liu Bei's army with peace of mind.
"General Guan, thank you!"
Zhao Chen raised his cup and took a sip.
At this time, Liu Bei cleared his throat and asked the confused Zhao Chen: "Does what you said before count?"
Zhao Chen patted his head to clear his mind a little. He answered Liu Bei's words and naturally understood that what Liu Bei was referring to was the matter of military advisor.
He nodded, agreeing.
Everyone was confused.
Liu Bei was delighted.
He immediately announced: "All officers and men listen to the order. From this moment on, Mr. Houde will be our army's military advisor! Mr. Houde's words are what I mean."
Afterwards, Liu Bei took out the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Zhao Chen.
"Military advisor, Liu Bei's property has been entrusted to you, and the future of the Han Dynasty has also been entrusted to you. Unfortunately, there is no seal yet, so I will replace it with a jade pendant, and I will make up for it when I return to Piding."
Zhao Chen knelt down respectfully and took over. When the jade pendant was placed on his hand, Zhao Chen felt extremely heavy.
Yes, from today on, I, Zhao Chen, am Liu Bei's military advisor. Previously, he was just an outsider, dictating to the opposing contestants. It didn't matter. But now he is a participant. In a life-and-death game, Zhao Chen tied himself to Liu Bei's fluttering boat. Every move of the boat always affects the navigation of the boat. This time he really decided to join the army.
From this moment on, Liu Bei's army also had a military advisor, Zhao Chen's status was also clarified, and the blueprint for Shu and Han's struggle for world hegemony also began.
Zhang Fei was so proud that he insisted on paying homage to Zhao Chen, but he couldn't persuade him.
Zhao Chen had no choice but to take a sip from the left and a sip from the right. When he came down, he heard a splash and fell drunk.
Zhang Fei on the side was still saying, why is the military advisor's drinking capacity so bad?
Everyone hurriedly helped Zhao Chen to rest in the tent.
