If there is any doubt about Guan Yu's lack of confidence, it is Liu Zhang's question.
The plan was perfect, but the actual execution was too smooth!
Normally, no matter how perfect the plan is, there will be some differences from expectations when it is carried out.
From the time Liu Bei and Guan Yu led their troops into hiding, to throwing fire pots and setting off rockets, there was no response in the camp.
When they led their troops around the side of the camp, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were able to completely dispel the few doubts they had at the time thanks to the burning men running wildly in the fire and the tragic wails.
When he saw Liu Zhang fleeing in a hurry, he was focused on chasing Liu Zhang, and he didn't care about the situation in the camp.
In fact, Guan Yu could only determine the death toll from the thousands of people he saw and heard with his own eyes.
Now that I think about it more carefully, I seem to have some doubts.
The fierce fire roared along with the northeast wind. It was impossible to distinguish whether it was the roar of a thousand people or the roar of eight or nine thousand people.
Guan Yu looked confused, which made Liu Zhang very happy.
Finally, Guan Yu's arrogance was defeated!
"Think about it again, if Gu's absence in the camp is just a coincidence, then what happened to Gu's substitute that you saw?"
"Why did I arrange a substitute in advance to lure you all the way here?"
If the question just now made the unwavering door shake, then this time, it was almost like a kick to open the crack of the door.
Guan Yu's eyes twitched and he was even more speechless.
All the previous speculations seemed to be forced to ignore the unreasonableness, which made everything become extremely reasonable.
But is this really the case?
At least Guan Yu couldn't explain the substitute aspect.
Since it is assumed that Liu Zhang did not know Zhuge Liang's fire attack plan, why did he prepare a substitute in advance?
More and more doubts gathered in his mind, making Guan Yu completely shaken in his judgment.
"Liu Zhang! If you knew everything and worked hard to lead us here, why did you let my brother go?"
"According to your viciousness, how can our brothers survive?"
Guan Yu couldn't help roaring, which overturned his inner understanding and left him completely confused.
Why is all this happening?
"Hahaha..."
Liu Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed, pointing to both sides with a proud look on his face.
"Why? Gudu already gave you the answer just now!"
"Because I don't want to kill and injure my soldiers in vain!"
Guan Yu shook his head, not understanding what Liu Zhang meant.
Fifty to sixty thousand elite soldiers besieged the exhausted 30,000 soldiers. Isn't this a one-sided situation?
It can even completely eliminate Liu Bei in one fell swoop.
Under such great temptation, what if we lose some soldiers?
Could it be that a siege from all sides would cause more damage than a siege?
Just when Guan Yu was filled with doubts, Liu Zhang's soldiers ambushing on both sides moved.
It was with this movement that Guan Yu immediately discovered the problem.
There were more than ten thousand soldiers ambushed on both sides, but only a small part actually came down.
There are also a large number of soldiers who are like wooden stakes, always standing motionless.
There is no longer a war, is there still an ambush?
Guan Yu was puzzled and looked around again, and finally discovered something strange.
The remaining soldiers were really motionless!
Guan Yu felt dazzled for a while, rubbing his eyes desperately and looking around.
Nothing changed. These soldiers were eerily quiet!
"What, you haven't seen the problem yet?"
Following Liu Zhang's mocking laugh, a horrifying thought suddenly came to Guan Yu's mind.
"Could it be..."
"Are these all..."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly, unable to stop the proud look in his heart.
"Yes, they are all dummies!"
The suspicion was confirmed, but Guan Yu didn't look happy and quickly continued to ask.
"Don't you have a hundred thousand troops? And you have seen through the fire attack plan!"
"So where are your people? Where have they gone?"
Seeing Liu Zhang's evil smile, Guan Yu became more and more depressed.
At this moment, he already had other guesses.
"Who said I have an army of 100,000?"
it is as expected!
The 100,000-strong army at Xiaoting Camp was an illusion deliberately created by Liu Zhang, and he successfully confused Xu Shu!
Guan Yu knew that he was close to the truth, and he completely understood what he and Liu Bei had missed this time!
If he had just given it a try, the outcome might have been uncertain.
Even if there is no certainty of victory, Guan Yu and Liu Bei can break out of the siege.
"How many troops do you have in the valley?"
Liu Zhang gently raised his hand and stretched out two fingers.
"Not much, more than 20,000!"
Hearing this number, Guan Yu suddenly felt despair.
No wonder, no wonder Liu Zhang changed his gender!
How could he be merciful and let Liu Bei go? It was simply a lack of military strength!
"Even if there are 20,000 people, they are still well prepared. If a siege is launched, our army can be severely damaged even if it cannot be completely wiped out."
"Why did you resist the opportunity to capture my eldest brother?"
Guan Yu knew the situation of the soldiers just now. Under siege from all sides, chaos was very likely to occur.
There is no possibility of total annihilation for Liu Zhang, but he is almost certain to win in the end.
Wouldn't it be better to first severely damage Liu Bei's army and then capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop?
If Guan Yu were Liu Zhang, he would definitely not miss such an excellent opportunity!
"Haha, it's completely unnecessary! Because the purpose of sending troops this time is not to occupy Jingzhou."
"There is no point in fighting Liu Bei to the death. On the contrary, it will give others an opportunity!"
From the beginning to the end, Liu Zhang had only the more than 50,000 men at the beginning and did not ask Yu Fu to reinforce his troops.
If they fight Liu Bei to the death, even if they win, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
These more than 50,000 people are veterans who have fought with Liu Zhang for many years.
It is also the most elite force of the Eastern Army at present!
One person died and one person was missing. Liu Zhang naturally did not want to waste it.
Moreover, it is far from the time to completely capture Jingzhou, and crippling Liu Bei can only give Jiangdong Sun Quan an opportunity to take advantage of!
"How on earth did you see through Zhuge Liang's fire attack plan?"
"Did you get the news during the siege of Wuxi Man?"
Guan Yu no longer bothered with the Xiaoting camp, and he also recognized that the camp was full of prisoners of the Nanjun navy.
At this moment, Guan Yu wanted to know what went wrong.
Even if I die, I don’t want to be a fool.
"Wuximan? Haha!"
"Have you forgotten that when you besieged Wuxi Man, Gu had already led his army to retreat to Xiaoting?"
Liu Zhang's rhetorical question was like a powerful blow, hitting Guan Yu's chest hard.
"We didn't have any contact, how on earth did you know?"
"Haha, I've known about it since you withdrew from Yuzhang!"
Guan Yu was stunned and his eyes were full of doubts.
"What, this is impossible!"
"All news east of Jiangling has been blocked by Xu Shu, you can't possibly know!"
Guan Yu remembered very clearly that after Zhuge Liang returned from Jiangdong, he immediately sent someone to summon Xu Shu and blocked the waters of Jiangling to ensure that the news would not be leaked.
Because the order was issued from Chaisang, and it was Guan Yu's soldiers who delivered the order!
"Hahaha, from the moment Zhuge Liang set off for Kuaiji, I got the news!"
