Chapter 1380: Zhuge Liang vs Zhu Yuanzhang
As far as the current situation in Xuzhou is concerned, it is impossible for Liu Bei to stop Zhu Yuanzhang with only Xiapi County. Zhu Yuanzhang's unification of Xuzhou is a foregone conclusion. It is just a question of how long it will take.
Qin Hao naturally knew this. The reason why he supported Liu Bei in a thankless way was not to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from unifying Xuzhou, but just to delay Zhu Yuanzhang's unification of Xuzhou.
There is no need to delay for too long, as long as the Qin army recovers, even if Xuzhou is unified by then, it will not have a great impact on the Qin army.
Zhu Yuanzhang is no different than other princes. He has numerous talents under his command and an extremely elite army, so the lineup sent to Xuzhou this time cannot be too bad, otherwise he will not be able to help Liu Bei but will get himself involved.
After much thought, Qin Hao decided to send Zhuge Liang to lead the army. After all, this time it was Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Shiji. It was impossible for ordinary commanders to be their opponents. Only an all-rounder like Zhuge Liang could fight against them.
Zhuge Liang alone may not be the opponent of Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Shiji, so Qin Hao is going to find a partner for Zhuge Liang, and he is Zhou Yu.
Today's Zhou Yu, after Bai Qi's teaching and a series of experiences, although the five dimensions have not yet reached their peak, his commander attribute has reached the peak of 99, so it is just right for him to team up with Zhuge Liang.
As for Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, will they inspire new combinations of skills? Qin Hao is also looking forward to this.
In addition to the two commanders Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, the generals include: Jiang Song, Lu Bu, Pei Xingyan, Wu Song, Yang Zhi, and Qin Yi.
Because we need to disguise our true identity this time, we cannot choose famous generals.
Except for Jiang Song and Lu Bu, the other four are generals with little reputation, so naturally there is no need to worry about their identities being exposed.
As for Zhuge Liang and other famous people, they can only use disguise to change their appearance, so as to prevent others from discovering the flaws.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Shiji were in charge of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Gongjin, while Luo Shixin was in charge of Jiang Song.
Luo Shixin is one of the top generals even in the Qin army. He is a powerful general, and Jiang Song can restrain the powerful generals. Therefore, in addition to Li Cunxiao in the Qin army, only Li Cunxiao can defeat Luo Shixin. Jiang Song can do it. Confronted with Luo Shixin.
As for the other generals under Zhu Yuanzhang, with Lu Bu as the king of group challenges, one person is enough to challenge them all alone, while the other generals can shout cheers from the side.
As for how many troops to send to rescue Xuzhou, because they have to disguise themselves as bandits, if they send more troops, they will be fake, but if they send less, they will have no effect.
Therefore, after thinking over and over again, Qin Hao decided to send 20,000 troops, which was neither more nor less, just right.
Because they had to hide their identity and were bandits, the Qin army's equipment naturally couldn't be used.
In addition, crossbows and cavalry cannot appear in the army. After all, except for horse bandits, how can ordinary bandits have cavalry?
In the Battle of the Dragon in the Battle of the Fortress, Zhuge Liang used the Fire Bull Formation to defeat the Mongolian army worth 150,000 yuan with less than 4,000 casualties. It can be said that he achieved a world-shattering feat.
Qin Hao originally planned to make Zhuge Liang the governor of a state and ask him to advocate the military and political affairs of the state as a reward, but now it seems that he must wait for Zhuge Liang to come back before he can return the governor owed to him.
As for whether Zhuge Liang would be won over by Liu Bei during his trip to Xuzhou, to be honest, Qin Hao was not worried at all.
People like Zhuge Liang are extremely determined. Once they have determined something, they will never give up or change their goals.
Therefore, from the moment Zhuge Liang joined the Jin army, he had completely missed Liu Bei.
Even if Liu Bei turns on the crying emperor mode and cries peaceful tears, Zhuge Liang will never be swayed.
What's more, compared to the princes of the world, Liu Bei is not very outstanding in terms of his background, ability, or personal charm, and Xuzhou where he is located is a mess.
In this life, Liu Bei's starting point was much better than in the previous life. At least he became the governor of a county after the Yellow Turban Uprising. However, because the lineup of princes in this life was too dazzling, Liu Bei became the most inconspicuous one.
Today's Liu Bei can't even attract those ordinary talents. How can he let Zhuge Liang, who was born in Guigu, leave his promising junior brother Qin Hao and instead assist him, a prince with a bleak future?
Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in the Hetao with Wang Meng, immediately understood Qin Hao's intentions when he saw Qin Hao's letter of transfer. After all, he was the only person in the Qin army who knew the relationship between Duke Qin and Emperor Ming.
"After Qin and Jin merged, they only had the qualifications to be a hegemon, but did not have the strength to unify the world. However, after the Ming Dynasty merged with Qin, it basically had the capital to sweep the princes and unify the world."
At this thought, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with hope, and he smiled and said to himself: "Three years to unify Hebei, seven years to unify the Central Plains, and within fifteen years, the world will be unified again."
Zhuge Liang rescued Xuzhou and took completely different routes from Li Jing's appointment as governor of Beihai.
The Yellow River Navy can only be used once and has been occupied by Li Jing. Naturally, Zhuge Liang cannot go to Xuzhou by water. What's more, with the scale of the Yellow River Navy, it cannot transport 20,000 troops at one time.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang could only take the land route, crossing Yanzhou to Xuzhou, and this required starting from Sizhou and obtaining Cao Cao's consent and concealment.
Among them, the preparations before dispatching troops probably take a month to complete.
Therefore, after Zhuge Liang handed over all matters in his hands to Wang Meng, he returned to Jinyang with a team of guards, preparing to go to Luoyang with Qin Hao first, and then prepare to cross Yanzhou to rescue Xuzhou.
Qin Hao returned to the court with a large lineup this time. In addition to generals, officials and family members, he also brought back a hundred thousand troops.
With these 100,000 troops here, Sizhou will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no princes around him will dare to provoke Qin Hao.
All the way back to the south were covered with flags, and all the local officials and people along the way lined the road to see the team off.
A month later, Qin Hao returned to Luoyang, and Xun Hanfei, who stayed in Luoyang, naturally held a big welcome ceremony for Qin Hao.
"Again?" Xiao Longnu sighed.
This is also the third time she has experienced this kind of welcome ceremony. The first time she experienced it, it was fresh, but the second time was dull. The third time, not only did she not feel it at all, but she also felt a little bored.
"It seems that Sister Long hates this kind of welcome ceremony?" Liu Mu asked with a smile.
Xiao Longnu nodded and asked in confusion: "What is the point of such a formal scene? It will only be a waste of manpower and material resources. Why does it have to be held every time?"
"It's really meaningless. My husband actually hates this kind of formality, but rules are rules. Even if it doesn't make sense, you still have to do what needs to be done."
Liu Mu sighed, while Xiao Longnu was thoughtful.
