Chapter 481 The Battle of Yiling (3)
Liu Bei naturally knew that he and Sun Quan fought to the death, and it was Cao Cao who benefited.
He thought about it for a long time but still couldn't avoid the matter of revenge, because he established himself with kindness and righteousness, and he really couldn't do it regardless of his brotherhood. Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang:
"No matter what Cao Cao thinks, no matter how Sun Quan has many reasons, since he killed my brother, I must raise troops to blame Jiangdong for his sake, and for the sake of all brothers!"
Zhuge Liang was in charge of government affairs, so of course he knew that Xichuan’s foundation was not solid.
Since Jingzhou sent troops to Xichuan, the entire Liu Bei group has been in a state of war.
Liu Zhang originally accumulated some military supplies, but the war with Liu Bei lasted for nearly two years and almost exhausted the potential of the war before surrendering.
Although Liu Bei's Sichuan Army is not low in morale, its morale is exhausted and there is not enough food and supplies.
Liu Bei originally decided the following strategy to cultivate and nourish and rest, but Xichuan only had half a year of cultivation. Although the grain harvest was good, his vitality had not recovered and he could not fight a big battle.
Zhuge Liang naturally did not want to exhaust Xichuan's war potential, so he dissuaded:
"The king cannot! Now Sun Quan wants us to attack Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also wants us to attack Sun Quan. Each of them has his own plans and takes advantage of the slightest move. The king should only hold his troops and deal with General Guan's funeral first. The so-called gentleman takes revenge for ten years! When Sun Quan and Cao Cao are in conflict, he will take advantage of the times to attack him. "Liu Bei was unmoved.
The officials repeatedly advised him. Although Liu Bei refused to give up revenge, he started to have a meal and agreed to deal with Guan Yu's funeral first.
Liu Bei issued an order for all the soldiers and soldiers in Sichuan to be filial. He went out of the south gate to summon souls and commemorate the souls and cried all day long.
After Guan Yu's funeral was completed, Liu Bei ordered the rectification of the army and horses, and he still wanted to attack Jingzhou and avenge Guan Yu.
Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Liu Ba and others took turns to persuade him, but he could not change his intentions.
Fa Zheng has become Liu Bei's first confidant. If anyone can dissuade Liu Bei, he will be the one who can do it.
However, Fa Zheng has been in bed recently.
Since the first military proposal, Fa Zheng's condition has worsened. Although there is no human being, he has a disorderly mood.
As the rear general, Huang Zhong did not dissuade Liu Bei from going to Jiangdong with others, but instead looked forward to it.
He used to be a general under Liu Biao, and Liu Pan went to war with the Jiangdong Army several times. Many of the close robes in the army died at the hands of the Jiangdong Army. He had a lot of grudges with Jiangdong.
Although he insisted on practicing martial arts every day, he wanted to keep his state.
But after all, I am older and my martial arts have begun to decline. I may not have the chance to go to the battlefield in the future.
This time, Liu Bei mobilized more than ten generals to reorganize the army, but did not call Huang Zhong's name.
Huang Zhong is not young anymore. He doesn't want to miss this opportunity to make meritorious service, so he went to visit Fa Zheng, wanting to visit him and ask him for advice.
Since Fa Zheng killed Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan in Dingjunshan and Huang Zhong's combination, he has suddenly become well-known to the world.
The combination of Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong also surpassed Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun; the combination of Ma Liang and Guan Yu; and the combination of Ma Su and Zhang Fei, which are considered to be the golden combination of Xichuan.
Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong also became the best friends, and they usually traveled frequently like relatives.
Huang Zhong was familiar with the road and came to Fa Zheng's house. First, he learned about Fa Zheng's condition.
Huang Zhong was lucky. After the doorman invited him to come in, he went to inform him. Fa Zheng just woke up and told his son Fa Miao to prepare his pen and ink. His son would write and report to him, and advised Liu Bei not to send troops to avenge Guan Yu for the time being.
Before this could begin, the concierge came to report and Huang Zhong came to visit the disease.
Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong became famous together, and their relationship was beyond the reach of ordinary colleagues. Fa Zheng asked Fa Miao to welcome him in person.
Huang Zhong was very happy to see that although Fa Zheng was ill, he was still in good spirits.
The two chatted for a while, but Huang Zhong did not want to delay Fa Zheng's recovery, so he told Fa Zheng about his intention to follow Liu Bei to go to war and avenge Guan Yu, and wanted him to recommend him in front of Liu Bei and participate in this war together.
But Fa Zheng advised Huang Zhong to dispel this idea. He spoke bluntly and told Huang Zhong that he would prepare to submit a letter to persuade the King of Hanzhong to attack Sun Quan.
Although Huang Zhong is very skilled in martial arts and proficient in military tactics, he has never quite understood these strategic aspects.
During the military discussion, everyone advised Liu Bei not to go to war. Now even Fa Zheng wants to dissuade Liu Bei, so he asked Fa Zheng for advice:
"Xiaozhi, Sun Quan and us were allies, but they were attacking behind their backs. Such despicable behavior, the lord naturally needs to seek justice. We are strong and strong, and even Cao Cao is not our opponent. It is not difficult to defeat Sun Quan. Why do all the civil and military officials in the court dissuaded the lord to go to war? What is the reason?"
Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong attacked Dingjun Mountain together. Huang Zhong was very skilled in martial arts and obeyed his own words, which made his contribution. He attached great importance to Huang Zhong, so he patiently explained:
"When General Guan and Cao Cao were fighting, the Jiangdong army should have attacked Cao's army in Hefei, but Sun Quan instead sneaked into Jingzhou because he reached a tacit understanding with Cao Cao and deliberately consumed the strength of his lord. Maybe the two families had formed an alliance secretly. Now General Guan is dead, sending troops is no longer rescue, but a battle for Jingzhou. Not to mention whether Cao Cao and Sun Quan will join forces to attack us, even Sun Quan's family cannot be captured quickly. It is destined to be a long-lasting battle. Therefore, if the lord raises troops angry and raises troops, he may fall into the trap of Cao Cao and Sun Quan and lose again. However, Xichuan Xinding has not been long, and now it is equivalent to being attacked on both sides. We can no longer bear the defeat. We can only endure it and wait for Cao Cao and Sun Quan to turn against us. At that time, we are well-equipped and have enough food, which is a good time to revenge!"
Huang Zhong immediately understood and knew that there was no hope of going on this expedition, so he retreated in a bad mood.
After returning home, it was getting late and Huang Zhong was so hot that he couldn't fall asleep for a long time, so he got up and started playing with a big knife. He stopped until he was sweating heavily and fell asleep in a daze.
The next morning, Huang Zhong fell ill due to excessive sweating and fell ill and was drowsy and bedridden.
Because Fa Zheng was sick for a long time, his body was weak and he spent time talking to Huang Zhong. He was unable to tell Fa Miao the memorial and fell asleep in a drowsy and deep sleep.
After sleeping, I didn't wake up again the next day. Although the doctor used to cure his life with tonics such as red ginseng, I was confused for two consecutive days.
Fa Miao had no choice, but fortunately, he had already remembered what Fa Zheng talked with Huang Zhong and knew the reason why his father dissuaded Liu Bei.
On the third day, when his vision was not clear, Fa Miao had to go to see Liu Bei in person, and advised him on behalf of Fa Zheng to dissuade Liu Bei from going to the expedition.
Although it was not Fa Zheng's own advice, Fa Miao's words originated from Fa Zheng's explanation of Huang Zhong. After summary and sorting, they are also very convincing.
Liu Bei heard that Fa was seriously ill and had to write a letter to dissuade him, which dispelled the plan to attack Sun Quan.
Chapter completed!