Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 396 The Loss of Changsha
Zhuge Liang sighed in his heart when he heard the words. He actually didn't blame Liu Bei. Seeing the victory was in sight, he was suddenly slapped in the face. Anyone who felt like this would go crazy. He just blamed himself deeply. He was still a kid. Look at Liu He.

"At first I thought I was careful enough, but I still underestimated this Liu He. He is really a frightening opponent." Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and then said to Liu Bei: "All of this is due to the fact that Liu He is the most fearful opponent." Liang miscalculated, this battle, Liang will take full responsibility, fight and kill, let the lord handle it!"

Seeing Zhuge Liang like this, Liu Bei was embarrassed to say anything more. He helped Zhuge Liang, and said gently: "I can't blame you for this. And defense. Well, since Hanzhong City is not mine, I don’t have to force it, pass the order, and retreat, alas, since Dingjun Mountain has been captured, the chances of Huang Hansheng being able to escape are not very high, we can use people like this You can’t just give up like this, before you retreat, let’s save him.”

Zhuge Liang also knows that it is not a question of whether he will be punished or not, but should look at the overall situation, strive for the greatest benefit for his lord, or do everything possible to reduce losses.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "My lord, I'm afraid it's too late now. Since Dingjun Mountain has been occupied by the enemy, it proves that Huang Hansheng has been captured or sacrificed. Even if Huang Hansheng is captured, it will be very difficult for us to rescue him." At this time, Liu He will definitely be waiting for us at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. They have taken advantage of the time, place and people, and we will inevitably face failure again. If this is the case, I am afraid that it will be very difficult for us to return to Chengdu."

"But after all, Huang Hansheng is one of the brave generals under my command, and he is so loyal to me on weekdays. If I just watch him being captured without saving him, how will I face the people in the world?"

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed softly.

However, Zhuge Liang persuaded: "Even so, my lord can't disregard the expectations of the people all over the world. The people of all the people still expect my lord to lead the world's loyal and brave men to revive the Han Dynasty. If my lord goes so risky, what if If there was a mistake, how would Liang explain it to all the people in the world? At that time, even if he died ten thousand times, it would not be enough to redeem his sins. How can you easily get involved in danger? I hope the lord will think twice."

At this time, Xue Zong, the counselor next to Liu Bei, was also persuading him, hoping that Liu He would not take any risks, "Leave a useful body for the future."

After Liu Bei listened, he sighed deeply, and said with tears: "I have fought in the world for so many years, and the reason why I have gathered so many talents under my command is that I can never leave them, and share life and death with them. Now Huang Hansheng is trapped in Dingjun Mountain. But I couldn't save him. I'm really ashamed of him and my persistence for so many years. When we go back, we must do our best to find out the news of Huang Hansheng's survival. , let him enjoy the glory after death, if he is still alive, I will definitely try my best to rescue him."

Liu Bei sighed again, then waved his hand, and ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, no longer care about those soldiers on Dingjun Mountain, go directly to Baishui Pass, and then return to Chengdu via Baishui Pass.

Not long after the withdrawal of troops, Liu Bei heard the news that Liu He led the army to arrive, and he couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he led the army back in time, otherwise, once he met Liu He's main force, he would inevitably suffer another defeat.

Because of this, Liu Bei's attitude towards Zhuge Liang changed again, and he apologized to Zhuge Liang for his original behavior.

However, Zhuge Liang deeply reviewed his mistakes, and insisted that Liu Bei demote himself to a third level. Liu Bei couldn't beat Zhuge Liang, so he had no choice but to agree.

"Hey, the failure to compete for Hanzhong this time has ruined my two-way plan to contain the Central Plains. Next, I can only attack Jingzhou with all my strength. This time I will learn the lesson of competing for Hanzhong. I must not take it lightly until the last moment, um. At that time, I can unite with Cao Cao, or use Cao Cao to take advantage of him and Liu He's full-scale war, and lead the army to attack Jingzhou from behind. If necessary, I will also unite with Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Still can't deal with a Liu He?"

Liu Bei thought again and again, his eyes flickered, imagining that one day he would defeat Liu He, occupy Chang'an, and look down on the world, and his heart was full of pride.

However, just as Liu Bei came to Baishuiguan, he saw the guard Huo Jun walking up and down anxiously on the pass. When he saw Liu Bei, he was relieved and left the pass in a hurry. He ordered people to open the gate and come. When he came to Liu Bei, he said in a breathless voice: "My lord, no, it's not good. According to Huang Quan's report, Zhou Yu led an army to attack our Changsha. General Guan led his army to retreat steadily. Fortunately, Chen Yuanlong led his army to respond. Save your life, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save your life..."

This is because Huo Jun is smarter and didn't shout loudly, otherwise it will definitely cause another change in the morale of the army.

"What? Changsha is also lost? This, how is this possible?" Liu Bei's face changed drastically when he heard the news, and he couldn't even speak.

However, Liu Bei opened the military emergency report delivered by Huo Jun. After opening it, as expected, Guan Yu led his army to attack Liu Biao's Jiangling without Liu Bei's order. As a result, not only Jiangling was not captured, but even Changsha was led by Zhou Yu. Succeeding in the sneak attack, Zhou Yu sneaked into the city of Changsha and used his own skills to launch a fire attack. In an instant, the food and grass were burned to nothing. This caused confusion among the guards and soldiers, and was led by Tai Shici, who was in charge of responding outside the city. The army rushed in and took the city.

Zhuge Liang's face was also a little pale, and then he stomped his feet and said, "General Guan must have been too careless and underestimated Zhou Yu, which is why Changsha was lost. Among the four counties, Changsha's position is the most critical. Even Jiaozhou has been threatened, my lord, now that our army has been defeated in Hanzhong, it is really inappropriate to start another dispute. Fortunately, General Guan is safe, and the enmity between us is not deep. Why don't we turn our hostility into friendship and give Changsha to Sun Polu , and then unite with Jiangdong to fight against Liu He. In this way, we can still capture the Jingbei counties, and as long as we capture Jingbei, we can enter Chang'an through Wuguan. As long as we win Chang'an, Hanzhong and Yongliang prefectures will naturally not attack And broken, at that time, the lord is expected to revive the Han Dynasty."

Liu Bei is not an impulsive person either. Now that he heard this, he immediately knew that it was the best solution, but he said in a difficult way: "I am afraid that Sun Quan will be too greedy and won't let go, and take the opportunity to attack our states and counties. "

"Liang would like to go to Changsha in person to persuade Zhou Yu to agree to the alliance." Zhuge Liang solemnly begged for his life with a determined face.

(End of this chapter)