After entering Huaiyin City, Zhao Chen sent Bu Lianshi home to settle down, and hurriedly walked to the county government office.
Chen arrived, and Guan Yu must have arrived as well. It was time to start the next plan.
Trainer Bu sat next to Wanshi, leaning against her gently and telling every detail of what happened today.
Wanshi was sometimes happy, sometimes surprised, and sometimes panicked.
Trainer Bu touched his injured arm and asked his mother: "Does Houde like me?"
Seeing that Wanshi didn't respond, Trainer Bu called out again.
"Mother?"
Wanshi came back to her senses, gently concealed her sense of loss, and replied with a smile: "Our little teacher is good and virtuous, smart, naturally beautiful, and virtuous. Naturally, he likes her."
After all, Lianshi Bu was still in his late teens, and he was ignorant and sensitive about emotional matters. How could she not be aware of her mother's thoughts at all.
Whenever she talks about her interactions with Houde, her mother is always happy but a little disappointed.
For so many years, it has been her mother who has taken care of her alone. From the blooming age of twenty to now thirty-twenty, for twelve years, it is inevitable to be lonely as a widow. In the past few years, I was always thinking about my father, but now it is slowly fading away.
It wasn't until she met Zhao Chen that the light in her mother's eyes returned.
Trainer Bu bravely asked: "Does mother also like Houde?"
Wanshi was slightly startled, turned around and said, "Young master, don't talk nonsense! It's against women's ethics!"
Trainer Bu smiled and joked.
By the way, Zhao Chen walked quickly to the county government office.
As he expected, Guan Yu had also returned and was reporting the results of the past few days to Liu Bei with Chen Dao.
Liu Bei, who was sitting on the main seat, accepted the fruits of victory with a smile.
After the guard announced, Zhao Chen walked into the lobby.
Liu Bei immediately stood up, walked quickly to Zhao Chen, took Zhao Chen's hand and walked into the house.
"Houde, you came just in time! I was planning to visit you later. The assassin was overprepared, and the military advisor was frightened."
"It's okay, it's just that Houde has relaxed a little."
"Now that the world is in chaos and the military advisors are so brilliant, I'm afraid some princes can no longer sit still. I have deployed heavy troops to protect the military advisors."
It stands to reason that who is Zhao Chen now? He is a once-in-a-lifetime talent in Liu Bei's army and is extremely resourceful. The victory ahead depends entirely on Zhao Chen. If anyone troubles Zhao Chen at this time, Liu Bei will never let him go.
So Zhao Chen agreed: "Thank you, Lord."
"As for wiping out the surrounding small counties such as Sheyang, everything went as you expected. As soon as Yun Chang and Shu Zhi arrived with their troops, the counties immediately surrendered, and the army took over half of Guangling County without bloodshed. The strength of the troops was Food and food cannot be increased, so we can breathe a sigh of relief."
As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, Guan Yu, who had always been a proud man, now introduced Zhao Chen to the battle situation along the way.
Zhao Chen smiled and saluted Guan Yu and Chen Dao: "Two generals have worked hard. After this trip, only Guangling County is left in the hands of our army."
The two of them returned the greeting: "Rely on the military advisor's strategy."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a thunder outside the door, and Zhang Fei's huge body, wearing full body armor, ran in, making the wooden floor creak under his feet.
"Brother, brother, look, the military advisor has made a good thing!"
"Hey, second brother, you are back, and I have something good to show you."
"Military advisor, Uncle Zhi, you are also here."
Zhang Fei was reckless and said hello three times in a row before everyone could see him.
"Yide, what makes you so happy?"
Stirrup? Zhao Chen thought that the only thing that could make Zhang Fei so happy at this time was stirrups.
Zhao Chen took a closer look, and sure enough, Zhang Fei was holding two black things in his hands.
"Third brother, what is this? What is it used for?"
"Second brother, these things are called stirrups. They were invented by the military counselor a few days ago. They are tied under the saddle, one on each side. When riding, you can put your feet through the stirrups and you can stand on the horse without clamping it. !”
Zhang Fei introduced the use of stirrups in detail, and even danced around to demonstrate the effects, but he omitted the episode with Zhao Chen just now.
Yide also knew how to deal with the world, and Zhao Chen gave him a thumbs up in his heart.
Everyone was amazed.
Liu Bei said: "The significance of this stirrup is worth tens of thousands of cavalry. If our army is equipped with this thing, we no longer need to be afraid of the Central Plains and Xiliang cavalry!"
"What the elder brother is saying is that I have already made people work faster. In the future, all three thousand cavalry of our army will be equipped with stirrups."
Liu Bei immediately clapped his hands and applauded!
"The military advisor is truly a god. Not only does he have great ideas to bring peace to the world, but he can also create such miraculous things. Thank you very much!"
Zhao Chen returned the gift: "My lord, that's a compliment."
"In this case, I wonder if our army can set off to recapture Guangling County next, military advisor. There are only eight days left before we agree with the Mi family on August 15th."
"My lord is wise, Chen is here just for this matter."
"Okay, military advisor, please speak."
Everyone returned to their seats, and Zhao Chen slowly said: "Lord, generals, judging from the current military strength and supplies of our army, we have the ability to go south to regain Guangling County, but there is still one thing that needs to be confirmed. Regarding this matter, I It is expected that there will be news before noon tomorrow.”
Everyone was confused. Since the army was ready to leave, what else could stop the army from moving south?
Before Zhao Chen finished speaking, Jian Yong and Sun Qian hurriedly came from outside the door.
The two of them were a little surprised to see that all the important people in the army were there.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Lord, there is something that needs to be confirmed."
"Oh?" Liu Bei asked Jian Yong with doubts, "What happened to Xianhe that made you in such a hurry?"
Jian Yong cupped his fists and bowed in salute, then took a breath and said, "My Lord, there is news from the north. Yuan Shao and Lu Bu received the Lord's letter and responded accordingly. It turned out that Yuan Shao's counselor Tian Feng (thanks to the God of War Wuji and Tian who likes birch trees) Qi and the two men) suggested that Yuan Shao take advantage of Cao Cao to launch an army to attack Yanzhou, but Yuan Shao did not adopt it, thinking that Cao Cao would definitely stay behind to defend. When he saw the letter from his lord, which strictly stated that Cao Cao would attack with all his strength, he believed it. Lu Bu again He took the opportunity to spread false news and pushed Yuan Shao, who then raised 100,000 troops and marched towards Yanzhou. After receiving the news, Cao Cao quickly withdrew his troops from Xiaopeiwai and returned to Xudu, wasting half a month's food."
After hearing this, Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Zhao Chen and praised: "A virtuous man is in the south of the Yangtze River, but he can plan things in the Central Plains. Only Zhang Liang can't match him. I have a virtuous man, and I am like a fish in water!"
Like a fish in water?
Why do these words sound so familiar? It was obviously Liu Bei's words of praise for Zhuge Liang, but today he used them on Zhao Chen.
However, it is understandable that before Zhao Chen, Liu Bei was wandering around and had few victors. With Zhao Chen, he will win every battle, every prediction will hit, and every plan will succeed. Since he is like a god, how can Liu Bei not sigh like this?
Zhao Chen responded with a natural smile, as if all this was taken for granted in his eyes.
The key point is that no one present has any doubts.
Liu Bei asked again: "Is this what Houde refers to?"
Zhao Chen replied: "Of course. When our army goes south, it faces the powerful enemy Yuan Shu. To the east is the Chen family. They will not be enemies of our army. Only Lu Bu is to the north. This man is a villain. If he sees us As the whole army moves south, it will inevitably have other thoughts about Huaiyin, Huaipu, Haixi, etc. If Lu Bu sends troops to the rear of our army, our army will be attacked from both sides and be in a dilemma. After this, our army can go south with confidence."
Zhao Chen's situation analysis is always to the point, and he can see through it at a glance. With this ability, both Sun Qian and Jian Yong are ashamed.
Guan Yu was still puzzled and asked: "So that's the case. What's the difference between now and then?"
"If Cao Cao did not attack, I originally planned to ask Gongyou to make a trip and use the connections in Xiapi City to make peace with Lu Bu on behalf of my lord. First, to stabilize Lu Bu to prevent him from sending troops to attack, and secondly, to inform the people in Xiapi City. The forces of all clans, and the lord’s army has become strong enough to resist Yuan Shu and regain Guangling.”
"Now Cao Cao is waiting for a surprise attack from thousands of miles away, and his troops are approaching Xiaopei. This attack made Lu Bu completely understand that Xuzhou City cannot be defended by him alone. Only by joining forces with the lord can he stand firm."
"Oh! Military advisor, I understand!" Zhang Fei suddenly realized.
"Third brother, what do you understand?"
Zhang Fei smiled naively and said: "Brother, what the military advisor means is that Cao Cao scared Lu Bu out of his wits and did not dare to come out."
Zhao Chen clapped his hands and praised: "My lord, Yide has become like a coach and can judge the situation. What a joy to congratulate!"
Zhang Fei shook his body proudly and returned to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and remained calm.
"Yide's words are not rude. Since Lu Bu understands the truth of lips and teeth, he will naturally not send troops to sneak attack when our army goes south. Instead, he will always pay attention to Cao Cao's movements in the north for our army. In this way, our army can go south with peace of mind. ”
Zhao Chen's several analyzes cleared up the clouds and clearly analyzed the current situation of Liu Bei's army. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were ready to go south, but Chen Dao seemed a little absent-minded.
