Liu Chan plans to cross the river in white clothes next month before Soochow.
Ten months later, they would rush out to Jingxiang in time for Soochow's back attack. Worst case scenario, they would at least be able to bring Uncle Guan back.
These words... of course cannot be said to Wu Yi.
Liu Chan just said: "Don't worry, uncle, I won't go to Hanzhong."
Wu Yi's face was filled with suspicion: "If you don't go to Hanzhong, why do you need so much equipment? Don't talk about suppressing bandits. Although I am a stupid and rough man, I am not that easy to fool."
After Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Yizhou was already much more peaceful under Zhuge Liang's rule.
In the past two years, Liu Chan and his private soldiers have attacked the mountain bandits and road tyrants in northern Yizhou.
The large and well-known criminal gangs have been wiped out with the arrest of Hu Li and others.
In Wu Yi's opinion, it's almost time for Liu Chan to stop.
As a result, when he came back this time, his good nephew not only had no intention of giving up, but recruited a group of people to intensify military training, save food and grass, and replenish military supplies and horses...
What is this for?
Who are you having trouble with?
After thinking about it, there seemed to be only one possibility. Liu Chan wanted to secretly lead his troops to Hanzhong.
Wu Yi shuddered at the thought of this possibility.
Liu Chan didn't answer but asked: "If I go to Hanzhong, how many checkpoints will I have to pass? With your ability, if my troops move, I will be discovered if I can't get past Mianzhu. Why should uncle worry?"
Wu Yi looked into Liu Chan's eyes and didn't feel like he was being fake.
That's certainly not hypocrisy.
I had no intention of going to Hanzhong at all.
For a while, Wu Yi also felt that he seemed to be too sensitive.
There are countless checkpoints along the way to Hanzhong. By then, all we have to do is send people on flying horses to pass through each checkpoint. Liu Chan and others will not be able to pass.
Thinking of this, his expression relaxed and he said with a smile: "This will make my uncle feel relieved. If you do anything bad because of this, I won't be able to explain it to your parents."
After putting their worries aside, the two exchanged a few words, and Wu Yi left.
After fooling his uncle, who was rough but subtle, and sent him out the door, Liu Chan took out a map of Jingxiang and Soochow and started the deduction again.
He does this kind of deduction almost every night before going to bed.
However, all he had in his possession was this crude map which was extremely abstract and showed no topography at all.
There are only those memories of the Three Kingdoms in my heart that are mixed with official history and romance.
In order to make a more accurate deduction and ensure that you are prepared, you must "step on the ground" in advance, and you will also have to make a lot of advance preparations for the plan.
And this trip must be completed before Lao Liu becomes king.
It was impossible for him to miss the King Ceremony, and after that, it would be difficult to go out casually.
…
At this time, in General Zuo's mansion, military advisor Zhuge Liang was still there.
He held a Hanzhong battle report in his hand.
The trajectory of history has indeed undergone some small changes because of Liu Chan's appearance and actions.
For example, Zhang Yi, who was supposed to follow Liu Bei in the Battle of Hanzhong, stayed in Chengdu due to family policy and continued to be his little assistant.
However, the general trend has not fundamentally changed.
It’s like an invisible hand, constantly correcting the trajectory of development.
Zhao Yun, without Zhang Yi under his command, still played a decisive role in this battle.
Cao Cao was stationing grain in Beishan, and Huang Zhong returned late after robbing the grain. Zhao Yun was afraid that he might accidentally lead his cavalry to meet him, but he encountered a large force of Cao Cao's troops and was chased all the way to the front of the already depleted camp.
Zhao Yun opened the gate of the camp and rode alone. The camp stopped all activities and drums, and played an empty camp strategy.
This trick is actually not new. Boss Cao himself used it against Lu Bu before.
It's a pity that his subordinates didn't know whether Changbanpo was suffering from PTSD or inherited Boss Cao's "good habit" of being suspicious. Seeing this situation, he hesitated and immediately withdrew!
General Zilong, who had become more courageous, was overjoyed at the sight and led the rest of his troops to chase him out.
One really dares to retreat, and the other really dares to pursue...
As a result, when Cao Jun saw him and chased him out, he knew that there was an ambush and ran faster.
For a moment, I just hated my parents for losing two legs, and their retreat turned into a rout.
Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses did not kill many of them. Instead, they crowded each other and trampled them, causing heavy casualties...
The Hanzhong War broke the deadlock again.
Zhuge Liang looked at the battle report in his hand and said with a leisurely smile: "Hanzhong is settled."
…
The next day, Zhuge Liang summoned the officials again to inform Hanzhong of the battle situation, and at the same time brought Liu Chan with him.
Everyone was overjoyed and celebrated when they learned that the deadlocked Battle of Hanzhong had achieved another breakthrough.
"General Zilong is both wise and brave, and his contribution this time is not small."
"My lord, I won this battle. I think Cao Cao will retreat soon. If he loses his troops in Hanzhong again, I'm afraid... I'll be dead when I get home, hahaha."
"Young Master Liu once said before that Hanzhong can be won, and it can be won quickly, and now it is true. Before people come to Hanzhong, they can infer that the war in Hanzhong is very similar to the military commander Longzhong's demeanor."
Zhuge Liang listened to what everyone said to each other, twitching his beard and smiling, and echoed from time to time, looking high-spirited and high-spirited.
Liu Chan was once again reminded of his favorability score.
[Huang Quan’s favorability +5]
[Yang Hong’s favorability +5]
…
This time, including Yi Ji and Wu Yi, several officials present who triggered the favorability reward increased by 5 points.
"Sir, the battle in Hanzhong is indeed as you expected."
Liu Chan looked very calm: "How could it be that Uncle Zhuge didn't expect it?"
The two looked at each other and smiled again.
While everyone was celebrating their victory, Shu Zuo Zhang Yi, who was still sitting in the corner, turned his eyes and seemed to have finally made some determination.
After everyone dispersed, Liu Chan took Zhuge Liang to ask for advice on how to change the battle formation, while Zhang Yi took a leave of absence and hurriedly left Chengdu.
…
One day later, Qianwei County moved to Wuyang County.
Zhang Yi, who hurried back by boat, was arguing with a fat man in front of him.
"Father, what you said in the letter is actually a recipe for disaster! If you do this, my family's family business, which is said to be the Marquis of Chengliuwen, may be wiped out." Zhang Yi bowed his head and said without raising his head, "Why don't you return it?" Please father, please think carefully and make other plans."
This slightly fat man is Zhang Yi's father, the current head of the Zhang family.
Zhang Li frowned and looked at his son in front of him. Thinking about the letter he had sent back from Nan'an County before, he couldn't help but feel hesitant in his heart: "What do you think of Liu Chan? How can a child who has not yet reached the age of learning be worthy of such praise?"
Zhang Yi shook his head: "It's not just flattery. Mr. Liu is young and has extraordinary knowledge. He is not only intelligent and highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also capable of commanding troops and strategizing. He is not as bad as the rumors outside."
Zhang Li: "Even so, how can he fight against God's will with his own strength? The King of Wei has great talent and great strategy, and now he dominates eight of the thirteen states in the world. How can the Liu family fight against it? Now the King of Wei personally leads the army. Hanzhong, I'm afraid it won't happen soon..."
"Does father know that Cao's army has been defeated?"
"……ah?"
Then Zhang Yi recounted what happened recently, his eyes shining as he said: "Father, with Hanzhong in hand, Yizhou will be as stable as Mount Tai, and we can advance and retreat freely.
"My child believes that destiny lies with Liu and not Cao! We should use our family's strength to help the Liu family, which is a long-term solution."
Zhang Li has mediocre abilities and is not very independent. He became the head of the family simply because he has no rivals in his generation.
At this time, after listening to his son's analysis, he hesitated again: "But... then Liu Bei blindly suppresses our Yizhou scholars, and we can't integrate into the core at all."
Zhang Yi smiled confidently and said, "Father, don't worry. From what I can see, Mr. Liu is not as hostile to our Yizhou clan as his father is. If we get along well with him, we will surely prosper in the future!"
"Go back and let your father think about it again."
Zhang Li thought about it for three days, and finally agreed with his son and gave up his previous plan.
He also burned all secret messages previously delivered and completely cut off communications with the north.
Since then, all the similar letters sent to the Zhang family have disappeared into the sea. The other party has also tasted the taste, and no more letters have been sent.
The Zhang family, which had been angry about this incident before, all closed their doors to thank guests and made no excuses.
However, Zhang Li did not make it clear to other families about his decision, nor did he fall out or simply report it.
I also wanted to leave a way out for myself.
However, Zhang Yi only guessed half of it right.
Liu Chan is indeed not that hostile to the local wealthy people in Yizhou.
He is not targeting anyone, but he feels that all wealthy families, if they cannot lose their tail, will be enjoying themselves in a way that is not beneficial to the country...
They think they are the real controllers hidden outside the historical texts. They think they are existences above the common people and the imperial power.
Liu Chan hates being a puppet, not even Uncle Zhuge's puppet, let alone these deformed tumors that feed on the people of the country and grow?
I want to be a director behind the scenes and let Liu Chan be the CEO and a wage earner.
Then we'll see.
It's just that the time has not come yet, so there is no need to declare it to the public.
