"Kong Ming, what are you looking at?"
A mellow voice came, and then a person walked out of the cabin.
This man has ears hanging down from his shoulders and his hands are above his knees. He is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande who were almost shot to death at the gate of Xiangyang City.
"Lord."
When the young man in the feather fan and silk scarf saw Liu Bei approaching, he quickly raised his hands and saluted.
Liu Bei gently helped the young man up, the affection in his eyes unmistakable.
This young man who had just lost his crown was exactly the Wolong that the old man said that day.
The one who is lying on the dragon is Zhuge Kongming!
It was also Zhuge Liang that Liu Zhang longed for!
History always rolls forward in the dark, and Zhuge Liang finally returned to Liu Bei.
It's a pity that Liu Zhang had planned for more than ten years in advance, but in the end it was impossible to go against God's will.
After receiving the old man's guidance that day, Liu Bei woke up like an enlightenment.
It turns out that it was not his own fault that he fell into a dead end, but that there was no mastermind to plan the path for him.
Especially what the old man said, 'The two of them, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, can settle the world'!
It made Liu Bei completely crazy.
It turns out that all it takes to dominate the world is Zhuge Liang!
But when Liu Bei learned that Zhuge Liang was only twenty years old, he hesitated again.
He is twenty years old, which is really too young. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a child with a yellow mouth.
Normally, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to think of him as his mastermind.
However, after the old man's advice and the thought of Liu Zhang recruiting Liu Ye and the Lu Su incident, he immediately made up his mind.
Since he claims to be no worse than Liu Zhang, he naturally wants to know how to treat virtuous corporals better than Liu Zhang.
Liu Bei personally went to Longzhong to seek help from Zhuge Liang, hoping to get his help.
As expected, the result was a failure.
Zhuge Liang claimed that he was ill and had no plans to meet.
Liu Bei gave full play to his indomitable character and stayed at the door of Zhuge Liang's house all day long, never leaving!
Later, he brought his skills of being a miserable person to the fullest, crying and sighing at every turn, telling the sufferings of the people all over the world.
After crying for six days, just when Liu Bei was about to cry to death in front of Zhuge Liang's door, Zhuge Liang was finally moved.
The Three-Guess Thatched Cottage will no longer appear, but the Six-Crying Thatched Cottage can be seamlessly connected!
If you spread the word, you will be more sincere than San Gu.
After some conversation, Liu Bei finally confirmed Zhuge Liang's talent.
Under Liu Bei's sincere invitation, Zhuge Liang finally agreed to help.
Liu Bei also said his famous saying, "Now that you have Kongming, you are like a fish in water"!
Although Liu Zhang had already said it before him.
After receiving Zhuge Liang's help, Liu Bei's confidence greatly increased and he regained his courage and prepared to compete with the princes of the world.
But Liu Bei also had to face the unavoidable problem at hand. He had no soldiers, no generals, and no place to stand!
Zhuge Liang also had to face the problem of "it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice".
He originally wanted to use Liu Biao as a temporary shelter, but Cai Mao deliberately made things difficult for him, leaving Liu Bei without a foothold in Jiangbei.
Just when Liu Bei had no good strategy and was in a desperate situation, Zhuge Liang's value as a mastermind immediately came into play.
The four southern counties of Jingzhou occupied by Liu Qi were the settlements planned by Zhuge Liang for Liu Bei.
With the help of Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying, the Huang family of Jiangxia provided five merchant ships to help Liu Bei and his party escape from Jiangbei.
With Huang's merchant ship, it was very easy to avoid Cai Mao's pursuit.
Now Liu Bei led hundreds of defeated soldiers south along the Han River, turned into the Yangtze River, and then entered the Xiang River. They could land near Linxiang City, the seat of Changsha County.
Liu Bei was able to escape death and have a path to take in the future, all thanks to Zhuge Liang in front of him.
"Kong Ming likes the beautiful scenery on the river bank?"
Zhuge Liang chuckled and shook his head, there were only rough waves in his eyes.
"My lord, the Yangtze River split the land of the Han Dynasty into two! Jingzhou maintains the stronghold of the Yangtze River and Han Dynasty, but Jingnan maintains the natural protection of the Yangtze River!"
"If we occupy Jingnan and the prefectures and counties in Yangzhou south of the Yangtze River, and then occupy Jiaozhou in the south, we will be invincible!"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he knew that this was the path Zhuge Liang had planned for him in the future.
First take Jingzhou as the foundation, then go eastward along the Yangtze River and enter the six counties east of the Yangtze River, and then you can become a tripartite!
"Military advisor, although Jiangdong Sun Quan is young, he has experienced three generations after all. I'm afraid it will not be easy to capture..."
In the land of the Yangtze River, water warfare is naturally the first priority!
The Sun family of Jiangdong was also famous for its water battles, especially Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, who was unrivaled in water battles.
Liu Bei has lived in the north for a long time, and no one under his command is good at water warfare. He really has no confidence in facing Jiangdong.
"What do you mean, lord?"
Zhuge Liang did not refute Liu Bei, but also acknowledged this fact.
Who can survive the separation of heroes and survive until now, which one is easy to compare with?
Liu Bei's eyes flashed with something strange, and then he looked to the west.
"Military advisor, I heard that Liu Zhang's 100,000-strong army left Hanzhong from the north and Yizhou is very empty..."
"Hehehe..."
Zhuge Liang chuckled a few times, he had already seen Liu Bei's little thoughts.
It must be because of hatred towards Liu Zhang that he wanted to add insult to injury!
"Lord, with hundreds of our troops, I'm afraid we won't even be able to get through the Three Gorges Pass in Yufu!"
"Our top priority is to gain a foothold in Jingnan and then capture Nanjun."
"As for whether to go upstream or down the river, that's another story."
Looking at Zhuge Liang's penetrating eyes, Liu Bei knew that his selfishness was seen by him, and he was immediately embarrassed.
"Military advisor, I heard that Liu Zhang's Northern Expedition was not going well? First Han Sui had 300,000 Qiang soldiers, and then Xianbei had 200,000 cavalry..."
"If Liu Zhang died in Yongliang, can we...?"
Liu Bei's naked jealousy and hatred made Zhuge Liang feel a trace of disgust in his heart.
Zhuge Liang felt that Liu Bei should not expect anything to happen to Liu Zhang in terms of public and private matters, as well as emotion and reason.
Yu Gong, both of them are clan members of the Han Dynasty, at least in name they are reviving the Han Dynasty.
Personally, Zhuge Liang had been favored by Liu Zhang, and he cared for him even more!
"Lord, in my opinion, Yongliang will eventually end with the victory of the Yizhou Army."
"Since Jia Wenhe is in charge of Yizhou, it would be better for my lord not to have any evil intentions towards Yizhou!"
Unexpectedly, there was a trace of anger in Zhuge Liang's voice. After Liu Bei was confused, he still chose to admit his mistake.
After all, there is only one mastermind. Without Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei can jump into the river!
"What the military advisor said is absolutely true! I just said it casually..."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, but did not hold on.
"My lord, the Jiangdong Sun family has been through three generations in name, but in fact it has no foundation."
"Although Sun Jian is from Wu County, he has no foundation in Jiangdong. He is notorious for his cruelty."
"His descendant Sun Ce was murderous and had great conflicts with the Jiangdong family. This is evident from his death at the hands of assassins!"
"After Sun Ce's death, all six counties in Jiangdong fell into rebellion. Sun Ce seemed to have left an inheritance to Sun Quan, but in fact it was a mess!"
"To this day, Sun Quan is still busy putting down the rebellion!"
"Now what we compete with Sun Quan is speed. He pacified Jiangdong, and we planned Jingchu. In the end, whoever can dominate the Yangtze River will depend on who is faster!"
Liu Bei's eyes flashed with excitement again. He didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would win one of three parts of the world in just a few words!
"Military advisor, everything is up to you!"
Zhuge Liang felt quite helpless after hearing Liu Bei's words.
"My lord, it's okay to look at me, but you can't be reckless."
"The first thing is to have a good relationship with Liu Zhang. We cannot be attacked by the Yizhou army when we compete with Sun Quan!"
Liu Bei nodded repeatedly without any dissatisfaction or doubt.
"Don't worry, military advisor, I will listen to you in the future..."
