Of course, Liu Chan, who has been hanging around these elder statesmen all year round, still keeps a smile on his face even if he is jealous of others.
At this time, he pretended to be profound and said: "Xia Houyuan is only a man, so there is nothing to worry about. If the stalemate lasts for a long time, something will inevitably happen. How can we not die?"
If he had said this three years ago, Zhuge Liang would probably have just smiled and would have no interest in continuing the conversation.
But in recent years, as Liu Chan gave up some unrealistic ideas and began to prepare down-to-earth for the Battle of Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang began to discover the talent brought by the favorability reward.
Therefore, his interest was still undiminished: "Oh? I think that Xia Houyuan was loyal and brave, and he fought like a tiger in Guanyou. The Longyou Qiang and Hu who had been causing trouble for a long time no longer dared to raise troops to cause trouble.
"This man is good at running long distances and can often catch the enemy by surprise. This shows that he is also unique in leading and running the army. The young master said that he is just a man...is he underestimating the enemy too much?"
Xia Houyuan is equivalent to the commander of Cao Wei's western theater. With Cao Cao's character, how can he let an incompetent person hold an important position?
However, Liu Chan shook his head and said: "You are brave when you are brave, but it is easy to break if you are too strong. Didn't Uncle Zhuge often teach me that soldiers are unpredictable and must change in the face of the enemy's opportunity to be a good general?"
"Although this person has won many battles in the past, those who are loyal and brave but do not know how to be timid will often underestimate the enemy."
Zhuge Liang nodded and motioned for Liu Chan to continue.
Seeing that Uncle Zhuge seemed to think that his deception was somewhat reasonable, Liu Chan's confidence increased greatly.
He continued to shake his head and talk eloquently: "A general should be based on courage and conduct with wisdom. I think Xia Houyuan will be impatient when the battle situation is deadlocked. If he is impatient, he will make mistakes. In the end, I am afraid that he will die because of his courage. .”
After hearing this, Zhuge Liang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Haha, yes, yes, what a man who died with the word "brave".
"My lord, what you expected is true. Xia Houyuan did die because of his bravery."
At the same time, a prompt also appeared below the field of vision.
[Zhuge Liang’s favorability +2]
The favorability level, which had been dormant for a long time, finally started to rise again.
Military Advisor Zhuge, who was very satisfied with Liu Chan's answer, had no idea that this guy was simply taking an open-book exam.
As usual in history, when Liu Bei saw that Xiahou Yuan's headquarters was tightly defended and difficult to conquer, he followed Fazheng's suggestion and burned Xiahou Yuan's southern antlers, and then beat Zhang He to death.
Zhang He had far fewer soldiers than Xiahou Yuan, so how could he resist being so desperate?
After Xia Houyuan sent half of his troops to rescue him, he sent Huang Zhong back to attack his Nanwei Lujiao.
So what is Xia Houyuan himself doing at this time?
He is leading 400 light soldiers to mend antlers...
The dignified commander of the army personally took on the engineering rescue work, and all he had to do was write "You beat me and I pissed you off" on his forehead.
Fazheng occupies the commanding heights of Dingjun Mountain and has a clear view. Does this allow you to run away?
Deal with him!
After receiving the order, Huang Zhong immediately descended the mountain like a tiger, with golden drums shaking the sky, and led his army to press the 400 light soldiers to the ground and rub them.
Kill Xia Houyuan in formation!
The commander of the Cao family's Western Theater Command, who was on the right side of Hubu Pass, died just like that...
"call……"
Liu Chan breathed a huge sigh of relief when he heard the news.
He is really afraid that he, a butterfly, will fan history away from its original track in advance.
If Lao Liu loses the Battle of Hanzhong, there will be no chance at all.
"Report——! Military advisor, urgent military situation in Hanzhong."
While the two were talking, new news came.
Zhuge Liang looked at it and ordered: "Go and summon everyone to the meeting hall. Tell us that we have urgent matters to discuss."
"yes!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Chan cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Zhuge, you are busy, so I will go back first."
In the past, no matter how hard they tried, neither Lao Liu nor Zhuge Military Advisor would allow him to participate in military and political discussions like this.
At most, you can talk to yourself afterwards.
Unexpectedly, this time Zhuge Liang suddenly said: "Master, please go slowly. If there is nothing else important, how about we go to the meeting hall together?"
…
Although it was his first time to participate in such a formal military and political meeting, Liu Chan did not feel nervous.
Even without the blessing of Uncle Zhao's characteristics, after experiencing the bloody battle at Changbanpo, and growing up under the pursuit of Boss Cao, it would be difficult for me to be nervous about anything anymore.
Now he was mostly excited and curious. He knew some of the people attending the meeting.
For example, the middle-aged man with hanging eyes and squinting eyes, which is very consistent with the Western stereotype, walks unsteadily, and those who don't know think he is the leader.
This man's name is Peng Yi.
He is one of the governors of Yizhou. This official rank is only a hundred stones, but his authority is very great.
Compared with later generations, he is a bit like the provincial secretary.
Liu Chan knew him not because of the memory of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, but because this guy gave him the wrong name.
He shouldn't be called Peng Yi, he should be called Zhang Bang...
I also know an uncle named Li Hui. To be precise, I am not very familiar with him, but I am very familiar with his son.
...Because his son Li Yi is obviously interested in Guan Yu's daughter, Miss Guan Yinping.
Thinking of the "third lady" who was 4 years older than him, Liu Chan felt his whole body and head hurt.
Other than that, I basically didn’t recognize all the people in the room.
I have been busy with military training in the past few years, and the people I am familiar with are still Liu's old troops.
Of course, he couldn't recognize everyone else, but everyone knew him.
Everyone was surprised to see Military Advisor Zhuge bringing Liu Chan to discuss matters together, and most of them were talking in low voices at the moment.
Among the Chengdu officials, one Liu Chan was very interested.
Just looking around, I couldn't find anything similar in appearance.
I couldn't help but ask Zhuge Liang quietly: "Uncle Zhuge, among all the people in the hall, who is named Qiao Zhou?"
Liu Chan is very interested in this famous leader of the late Shu Han Dynasty and the author of "Qiu Guo Lun".
When I was in Chengdu, I occasionally heard people mention Qiao Zhou's literary talents and profound knowledge. Apparently, the other person also worked in Chengdu.
Although Zhuge Liang didn't know why Liu Chan asked this question, from his perspective, it was not a bad thing for Liu Chan to make more friends with talented people.
He pointed at a person in the distance with his feather fan and said with a smile: "That person is the one who encourages learning and engaging in Qiao Zhou."
At this time, it was Liu Chan's turn to open his mouth and was speechless for a long time.
That's... Qiao Zhou?
I really don’t blame Liu Chan for making such a fuss, it’s mainly because he had such a deep impression on Qiao Zhou in his previous life.
In Liu Chan's mind, he has always been an image of Lao Deng who talks about benevolence, justice and morality, and clamors to surrender all day long.
So much so that he forgot that Lao Deng also had his youth.
At this moment, the person pointed by the feather fan is handsome in appearance and elegant in behavior. He is actually a handsome young man.
At that age, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. It was really difficult for people to associate him with Qiao Zhou.
Zhuge Liang saw Liu Chan in a daze and asked, "Master, do you know this person?"
When Uncle Zhuge called him, Liu Chan came back to his senses and said, "Ah, I don't know him. I just heard in the city that this man is learned and talented, so I am a little curious."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "This man is good at the six classics that the young master doesn't like. It would be best if the young master befriended him and learned from each other's strengths.
"If this is really the case, Brother Ji Bo doesn't have to brag and glare at you every day."
Liu Chan's expression was a little strange. Uncle Zhuge was talking about his other teacher who specialized in teaching Confucian classics - Yi Ji, Ziji Bo.
Every time I hear the teacher's domineering words, it's always hard to hold back.
Fortunately, the teacher had something to go elsewhere and was not in Chengdu at this time, otherwise he would have been lectured and scolded again.
When everyone arrived one after another, Zhuge Liang got straight to the point, holding a few wooden tablets in his hand and saying: "Cao Cao has led the reinforcements to Hanzhong and has now stationed at Yangping Pass. The lord has written a letter asking us to urgently mobilize troops, horses and food for support. What do you think about this? ?”
