After obtaining this power hidden in the dark, Zhao Yi finally had his own eyes and ears.
He left Shamoko to continue training soldiers. While practicing guns, he could not neglect his archery skills. After all, bows and arrows were still a powerful weapon for defending the city in the cold weapon era.
The immortal disciple returned to Gong'an County in the name of going home to pick up his wife. He immediately visited his father-in-law and brought back most of the property he had plundered from the three wealthy families.
"Oh, Hongfei, my good son-in-law, you have made great achievements this time, but because your position has risen too quickly, my father can only reward you with some gold and silver."
Zhao Yi is actually quite satisfied with his current position. Deputy Military Advisor Zhonglang General is not as tired as Zhuge Liang and has to take care of so many things. He can still command five thousand soldiers and horses under his command. The most important thing is that he can still command these five thousand people. If it is not all digested, no matter how much there is, it will not be able to exert its advantages.
"Father was joking. He has already given a lot to Hongfei. The deputy military advisor, General Hongfei, is quite satisfied. The first thing he came back this time was to take Wanyi to live with him in Xiangyang, and secondly, he also brought back some military pay for his father. We are all There is also a lot of money needed for development at the rear.”
Liu Bei looked at the long line of luggage lined up behind Zhao Yi, nodded with satisfaction, held the hand of his good son-in-law and said: "Okay, okay, Hongfei's kind intention has been received by my father, let's go and sit in the house."
Zhao Yi followed Liu Bei into the house, but was surprised to see the high table and Ming-style official hat chair that he had asked the carpenter to make suddenly appear in Liu Bei's house.
Seeing Zhao Yi's reaction, Liu Bei chuckled and said, "Hongfei, the high table and high chair you built is very comfortable to sit on. Your legs and feet will not feel sore after a long time. It is also more convenient when there are several people around. It deserves to be promoted vigorously.”
"It's fine if Father likes it. By the way, Hongfei has one more important thing to report to Father when he comes back this time."
"Oh? Something important?"
Liu Bei glanced around, asked the maid who brought the tea to exit, and ordered the soldiers outside the door not to allow anyone to approach. Then he closed the door tightly and sat on opposite sides of the square table with Zhao Yi.
"Hongfei, tell me what's important now."
Zhao Yi organized his words and said softly: "Father, there are only you and me, father and son, here." Hongfei said frankly and honestly. A few nights ago, I watched the sky and counted with my fingers, and figured out my father's future. For several years, my father's business has been in the west. Now Cao Cao has temporarily given up his plan to recapture Xiangyang and Jiangling, and is mainly targeting Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang. This is our opportunity to move westward."
When Liu Bei heard that Zhao Yi was observing the sky at night, he thought he had received instructions from an immortal, and his expression immediately became serious.
"Hongfei, you may not know something. After you captured Jiangling, Zhou Yu came to see me in person to raise an army to accuse me, but was prevaricated by his father and sent him back. After that, he insisted on marching westward and led the soldiers from Jiangdong to want to We attacked Yizhou, but before the battle started, we fell ill on the way. In addition, the supply of food and grass at the rear was insufficient, so we had to return without success. According to reliable sources, Governor Zhou was seriously ill this time."
Zhao Yi nodded to express his understanding. In the history he was familiar with, Zhou Yu was not angry to death by Zhuge Liang, but was in poor health. Coupled with everything going wrong, he was not trusted by Sun Quan. He fell ill and died in the end. , died young, it seemed that he could not escape his fate in this world.
But before Zhao Yi had time to speak, Liu Bei added with a strange expression: "I heard that before Zhou Yu fell ill and vomited blood, he shouted Hongfei's name. It seems that you outsmarted Jiangling was a blow to him. Not small."
"Say my name?"
Zhao Yi was a little surprised this time. The very classic sentence "Where is the birthplace?" has now become "Zhao Hongfei". Should he be worried or should he be honored?
"Father, we can put aside the matters in Jiangdong for the time being. Anyway, most of Jingzhou is now in our hands, and Sun Quan has been wary of Zhou Yu, otherwise he would not be unable to supply food and grass this time when he marches westward. .
Hongfei has established a good relationship with Nalu Su during his trip to Jiangdong. He can take advantage of the situation when the governor is seriously ill. Their focus is Hefei, Xuzhou and Jiaozhou, so we can go there boldly. Take Yizhou. "
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "But Yizhou Prefect Liu Zhang and his father are from the same family, and they should help each other. Now that he is sending troops to Yizhou for no reason...will there be something wrong?"
Zhao Yi chuckled and stared at his old father-in-law with strange eyes. It wasn't until the latter noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange that he coughed dryly and reached out to Zhao Yi.
"You brat, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Father, you are the benevolent Uncle Liu Huang. You will not take Yizhou for no reason. But Hongfei is different. I am a disciple of the Immortal. You can't control me. Liu Zhang is incompetent and occupies such a good place in vain. , If we don’t go, it will only give Cao Cao an advantage. By then, we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides in Jingzhou, and it will be too late for us to make any move."
Liu Bei took a look and saw that he and Zhao Yi were the only two people in the room. His son-in-law had the status of an immortal disciple, so he was absolutely trustworthy. He struggled slightly for two seconds and asked, "Hongfei already has a complete countermeasure." ?”
Zhao Yi saw that his father-in-law no longer tried to maintain his personality in front of him, so he held out three fingers and said, "Father, Hongfei has three strategies: upper, middle and lower for father to choose from."
"Oh? Three strategies: upper, middle and lower? Hongfei come quickly, father is willing to hear the details!"
"Father, the best strategy is to select the best soldiers, travel day and night, and attack Chengdu by surprise through small roads. Liu Zhang is weak and lacks preparation. Our army can capture the thief first and capture the king first, and we can defeat him in one fell swoop."
"Isn't this too dangerous, too adventurous?"
Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he secretly thought that his son-in-law was really brave. Not to mention that he only had less than 30,000 troops and horses at his disposal. There were probably 50,000 troops in Xichuan, and the road was difficult and dangerous, and the luggage was unsustainable. Liu Zhang was mediocre, but he had many outstanding civil and military talents. This move was too risky.
Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Zhao Yi continued: "Father, don't worry, Hongfei will come up with this plan again, which is to return Bai Dicheng, lead Jingzhou, and slowly plan for it."
Liu Bei clicked his tongue and said, "Isn't this too slow? Jingzhou is a battleground for military strategists. If we don't take advantage of Cao Cao's defeat and alliance with Sun Quan to develop and grow, the longer it takes, it will only be detrimental to our army." The worse it is."
Zhao Yi secretly praised him, thinking that his old father-in-law was still very ambitious, and he could clearly see the current general trend. He bent two fingers and only raised his index finger and said: "Then father is listening to Hongfei." The central strategy is to send troops to capture Yang Huai and Gao Pei, seize their military power, seize their cities, divide the troops into three groups, and besiege Chengdu."
Liu Bei frowned and pondered this time, thinking that the strategy was not to rush or delay, first weaken Yizhou's active forces, seize its city, and at the same time strengthen his own strength, seize the opportunity to besiege, and then use some psychological warfare to confuse the people in the name of a disciple of the gods. Then great things can be accomplished.
"Okay! Hongfei, let's take this middle-of-the-road strategy. This matter is serious and our army's strength is still insufficient for now. However, since the strategy has been decided, the sooner we prepare, the better. I will call the military advisor soon." Let’s discuss it.”
"Yes, the specific details have to be finalized by the military advisor. Hongfei is only responsible for making a mock-up, but before that we still need to make more contacts with the civil servants and generals in Yizhou and build a good relationship in advance."
