Fa Zheng’s strategy seems to be a dangerous move, but it is also a clever move.

After careful consideration, Zhuge Liang believed that the plan had a great hope of success. He had extraordinary minds and would not deliberately oppose it because he fought for merit with Fazheng.

Ambushing Cao's army at the entrance of the slanting was definitely something Cao Cao unexpected.

Hundreds of thousands of Cao troops were blocked in the Baoxi Road and attacked on both sides.

There is no doubt that Cao Cao's army had no food and grass, and there were no reinforcements outside. Liu Bei won a complete victory, which was undoubtedly true!

It is also very likely to capture Cao Cao alive.

Thinking of the goal of helping Liu Bei to unify the world with one stone, he will soon be able to achieve his "Longzhong Pair", even Zhuge Liang was moved.

Therefore, he was silent and quietly waited for Liu Bei's decision.

Liu Bei exhausted his energy this time to win in Hanzhong. Of course, he hoped to completely defeat Cao Cao, and even more hoped to capture Guanzhong.

Only when the territory is larger and the influence is greater can the Liubei Group grow and grow.

But Liu Bei thought again that if Cao Cao was really captured alive, it would be another hot potato.

After losing the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao fled in a panic.

Liu Bei was in Huarong Road and had the opportunity to catch Cao Cao, but he had to let Cao Cao go.

Because Liu Bei caught Cao Cao, there were only two results:

The first result was that Cao Cao's successors shared the same hatred of the enemy, ignored his father's life and death, quickly took over, controlled power, mobilized the army, and even reached certain compromises with Sun Quan of Jiangdong, and sent all his troops to deal with Liu Bei.

It would be a bit unworthy of the loss if the hatred of the entire Cao Cao group was brought to himself!

Even if Sun Quan can still maintain the Sun-Liu alliance on the surface, in fact, it must be a no-brainer to watch the tiger fight.

With Liu Bei's current strength, he would not be able to face the crazy attack of Cao's army alone. It would be a foregone conclusion that both sides would suffer losses.

And Liu Beijun, who is the most injurious, must be the worst injured.

If Sun Quan suddenly turns against each other, Liu Bei will face the pressure from both Cao Cao and Sun Quan. If he is not careful, he will lose everything and return to the past without anything overnight.

This result was unacceptable to Liu Bei!

Therefore, at the beginning of Huarong Road, Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to cheat without hesitation and let Cao Cao go on excuse.

The second result was that Cao Cao's heirs took filial piety first, reached a compromise with Liu Bei, and agreed to give up Guanzhong.

In order to get Cao Cao's safety, they could even return more territory and send it back to Emperor Xian of Han. Cao Cao would give up the rights of the prime minister without hesitation in exchange for peace.

However, Cao Cao's authority has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has completely controlled the military and local governments, and it is not supported by the reputation of a prime minister.

After returning, even if he had given up on the title of King Wei, as long as he raised his arms and shouted, he would definitely make a comeback.

At that time, Liu Bei faced Cao Cao's crazy counterattack.

With Liu Bei's current military strength, it is already the limit to defend the land of Xichuan and Jingzhou. It is impossible to defend Guanzhong and other newly acquired territory.

Moreover, the larger the territory, the larger the stall, the faster the failure will be.

Even if he can defend the current Xichuan and Jingzhou, because Liu Bei has the emperor Xian of Han, and his uncle is constrained everywhere, it is hard to say whether he can still speak in one word.

After going through hardships and obstacles, Liu Bei knew the nature of Emperor Xian of Han. He was used to the comfortable life in the palace. He was not a wise master of the revival. He would not naively think: "Welcoming back Emperor Xian of Han is to restore the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Bei was in a state of great thought. He remembered the cowardly days when he was the emperor in Xuchang. He was frightened every day and could only rely on growing vegetables to protect himself.

Liu Bei can't live such a day now.

If Cao Cao sent Emperor Xian of Han back, Liu Bei could figure it out with his toes that his rights would soon be reduced by Emperor Xian of Han. The best result would be to go back to the days of being an emperor in the past.

But if Liu Bei was also a powerful minister like Cao Cao and put Emperor Xian of Han under the guise, it would be difficult to do it with Liu Bei's temperament.

Even if Liu Bei became a powerful minister like Cao Cao, the result would be a little bad.

Because the basis for Liu Bei's survival was fame and righteousness.

If he was like Cao Cao, then the foundation on which he survived would be lost overnight, his prestige would no longer exist, and will his followers still remain with him?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei found that he was not afraid of the failure of the plan, but actually afraid of the success of the plan. He was a little chilled and soon denied Fazheng's suggestion from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing Fazheng's confident and expectant gaze, Liu Bei couldn't bear to let Fazheng be too disappointed, so he said in ambiguous words:

"Although Xiaozhi's plan is exquisite, it is too difficult to implement, especially if you can't find a suitable general to lead the army. If you are not careful, you will lose your troops and lose your generals, and you may even be able to protect your current results. This is a big deal, so let me think about it for one more day."

With Fazheng's cleverness, he immediately realized that Liu Bei was insincere. His plan was almost gone, and the disappointment in his eyes flashed away.

Zhuge Liang had been dating Liu Bei for a longer time, and his cooperation with Liu Bei became more tacit. He had expected that Liu Bei would not take any risks, so he naturally laid the steps for Liu Bei and said:

"We cannot control the time when Cao Cao withdraws his troops. If the time is too short, it will be too late to send troops to the exit of the Xigu Road; if the time is too long, it will inevitably leak out the news and be attacked from Chang'an. Thousands of elite troops went deep into the army alone. Instead of trapping Cao Cao, they were attacked by themselves and were unable to protect themselves. This plan is too dangerous. The lord must think twice before doing it!"

Since Liu Bei said he would think about it for a few days, although Fa Zheng knew that his hope was slim, he still held a little luck and wanted to use a victory to strengthen Liu Bei's confidence, so he spoke:

"Lord, since you are unsure of your mind for a while, it is better to send troops to fight, hold Cao Cao up and win time for the implementation of the strategy!"

Liu Bei had already rejected Fazheng's plan and could not bear to reject his proposal again. It happened that the prefect of Yidu Meng Da led 5,000 troops to assist in the war. He also wanted to send troops to test Cao Cao's army's true intentions, so he said to Fazheng:

"It's reasonable to be honest. Today is too late, and we will send troops to fight tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Liu Bei beat the drum and gathered the generals and was promoted to the director.

Everyone had just sat down and the spy came to report that Cao Cao had reinforcements again. It was Cao Cao's third son Cao Zhang who led 10,000 troops to help Cao Cao.

Cao Zhang is Cao Cao's third son, with his courtesy name Ziwen. He is not an ordinary second-generation official. He has loved practicing martial arts since he was a child. He has worked hard and has practiced good martial arts.

Cao Zhang was very skilled in martial arts. When Cao Cao asked his sons about his ambitions, he said that he was "liked to be a general", so he was praised by Cao Cao. Because of his yellow beard, he was called "yellow bearded" by Cao Cao.
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