Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 49: Lao Liu's feelings, old friend Zhao Yun
Faced with Qin Zhen's plan to capture the city, Liu Bei fell into deep thought for a moment.

Just as Qin Zhen said, this strategy does have risks!

But these risks are nothing compared to the rewards!
As for war, there is no war without risks!

Therefore, the key lies in Qiao Rui!
Thinking of this, he looked at Qiao Rui and said:
"What do you think of this plan, General Qiao?"

"If you think of our old friendship, maybe the military advisor can look for another strategy!"

This is the good thing about Liu Bei. He is good at putting himself in other people's shoes. He felt that Qiao Rui had just surrendered, and it would be difficult for him to accept such a thing right after he arrived.

As long as Qiao Rui showed the slightest sign of unwillingness, he would not force it even if he could not get the county seat.

This is Liu Bei's advantage and also the source of his personal charm.

When Qiao Rui saw this, he was moved and thought to himself that he had truly met a wise leader.

If it were Yuan Shu, he would not ask any additional questions about this kind of plan. You have to go if you are asked to go, whether you want to or not!
Would he consider him in every way like Liu Bei did?

As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his friend. He immediately stood up and said:

"My lord, I have treated you so well that I cannot wait to repay you with my life!"

"This must be accomplished. If it fails, Rui is willing to die in the city!"

Seeing that he was ready to die, Liu Bei quickly stood up, stepped forward, grabbed his hand and said:

"General, please don't do this. If Xiang County is not taken, our army will be defeated. I don't want you to leave. You must cherish your life in order to accomplish great things!"

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Qiao Rui was deeply moved and unable to express his feelings in words.

Qin Zhen watched from the side without saying anything. There were some things he should remind others of, but some things were Lao Liu's talent and he didn't need to interfere.

After the king and his minister had a heart-to-heart talk, he spoke:

"Now that the plan has been made, General Qiao should go!"

"After General Qiao leaves, our army will arrive in ten days at the latest. I hope the general will act according to circumstances. Even if there is no news, there is no need to panic and be impatient!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rui nodded heavily.

Qin Zhen then called Chen Dao over to arrange everything.

The most important thing is to kill Mei Gan!

To be honest, Qiao Rui was a bit old and had been injured in the battle with Zhang Fei, so it was a bit difficult for him to kill Mei Qian.

But Chen Dao is different. In terms of martial arts, Chen Dao ranks third in Liu Bei’s current army.

When it comes to loyalty and execution, Chen Dao is also first-class.

He can rest assured to leave this matter to Chen Dao!

After Qin Zhen had arranged everything, Liu Bei gave the order and let the two lead the army!

After the two men left, Liu Bei asked:
"Military Advisor, although our army has food and supplies, why did you tell General Qiao to wait for our army for ten days?"

He would carefully ponder Qin Zhen's words, and when he heard that there seemed to be a hint of procrastination in Qin Zhen's words, he was naturally a little puzzled!
In his opinion, as soon as they left Xia Pi, they should move forward at full speed!
Even if we can't compare with Qiao Rui and the others, it would only take three or four days at most, but it would definitely not be ten days!
When Qin Zhen heard this, he shook his head and said:

"My Lord, do you think that our army can go there whenever they want?"

"What does this mean, military advisor?"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this and said:

"Didn't you say that we would deal with Lu Bu after we captured Xiang County?"

"Could it be that Lu Bu will take advantage of our army's departure to defect?"

"It's not that Lu Bu will turn against us, but Chen Gong will get entangled with us!"

Qin Zhen sighed slightly and said:

"According to my original intention, after we arrive, we should put Chen Gong in jail first and let him be quiet for a few days. After our army leaves, he will be released and it won't affect anything serious!"

"But I didn't expect Chen Gong to be so difficult to deal with."

"He is still in prison and is so restless. He has tried to find out my identity several times. It is obvious that he must have become suspicious!"

"According to this person's character, even if he doesn't know my identity, when he sees our army leaving, he will try every possible means to let Lu Bu attack our army to prevent future troubles."

"Plus, Lu Bu has no opinion of his own. If Chen Gong persuades him, he will most likely send troops to pursue him!"

Hearing that it was Chen Gong who did the bad things, Liu Bei frowned and sighed:

"If that's the case, what should we do?"

He knew very well that Chen Gong was a powerful man, and now Lu Bu had a lot of soldiers and horses.

If they are persuaded by Chen Gong, their forces may be unable to resist!
When Qin Zhen heard Liu Bei sigh, he knew that Liu Bei had misunderstood, so he smiled and said:

"Don't worry, my lord. The reason why Chen sighed is not because of this matter, but because he sighed that Chen Gong cannot die yet, otherwise he should be killed!"

"As for what Chen Gong is planning, there's no need to worry!"

"Our army just needs to retreat, but no matter who comes after them, they will not be able to return!"

To be honest, he was not afraid of Chen Gong.

Because Chen Gong is suitable for fighting tough battles, but when it comes to conspiracy and tricks, he is ten streets worse than Jia Xu!
Just as he said, he sighed just now because he had to keep Chen Gong to help Lu Bu stabilize the situation in Xuzhou and leave them room for development!

Otherwise, in just these few days in prison, he would have plenty of ways to kill Chen Gong.

But this guy is just like a fly. You can't kill it, but it will be troublesome if you don't kill it. So I sighed.

It was not what Liu Bei thought, that he could do nothing to Chen Gong!
Thinking about this, he said to Liu Bei:
"I think Lu Bu has few soldiers and many prisoners, so he can't leave the city easily. If someone chases him, I will definitely send one of Han Xian or Yang Feng!"

"When our army retreats, you should just arrange scouts behind us. If you see them leaving the city, do not alarm them!"

"If they dare to come, I will devise a plan to swallow up their tribesmen and increase our military strength!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he looked sideways.

It turns out that what is a big deal in his eyes is not a big deal at all in Qin Zhen's eyes, right?
What the hell is wrong with Qin Zhen’s head!

Why does he feel that any difficulty will be easily solved once he meets Qin Zhen?

It was strange, he had never experienced such a smooth sailing before, and it actually felt a little unreal.

Qin Zhen looked at Lao Liu who was silent, and was also surprised for a moment:

"Why are you silent, sir? Is there something wrong with what you said?"

After hearing what he said, Liu Bei just woke up, shook his head and sighed:
"It's not that the military advisor is wrong, but I was just thinking, is the military advisor a god?" "Otherwise, how can he see the enemy's plan?"

"If I knew the enemy's plan, I would be unable to sleep or eat, and it would be difficult for me to talk and laugh like a military advisor!"

Listening to Liu Bei's sigh, Qin Zhen thought to himself:

"It's not a celestial being, but a time traveler!"

Thinking in my heart, I smiled:

"What is a celestial being? It's nothing more than thinking too much. If you think too much, you will naturally understand things!"

Liu Bei listened and nodded:

"Or maybe it's just that, I'm just too dull to figure it out!"

"Don't underestimate yourself, my lord!"

Seeing that Lao Liu kept depreciating himself all day, Qin Zhen laughed and said:

"Everyone has his own strengths. For example, I like to think a lot. I have to think clearly before I can sleep well."

"It seems like Ming Gong, but he is born with the ability to get close to everyone and use the power of others for his own benefit!"

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu evaluated himself that his plans were not as good as Zifang's, his politics were not as good as Xiao He's, and his military leadership was not as good as Han Xin's. Why did he let him succeed in his empire?"

"Knowing your own shortcomings, you should make good use of others!"

"I see that your way of employing people is quite similar to that of Emperor Gaozu. You should follow Emperor Gaozu's way of employing people, recruit talented people and appoint them to positions. This is also your strength. You should not compare your own weaknesses with others' strengths!"

Liu Bei listened and smiled:
"I often say to Yuanzhi: You should be my teacher!"

"Now it seems that it is indeed true. Every time I listen to your words, I always feel that I have gained something else!"

"If you're talking about appointing talented people, I also have this wish!"

"What a pity that there are so few talented people under my command, no one is available!"

He looked at Qin Zhen suggestively, as if to say, since we're talking about this, can you recommend a few to us?

Seeing Liu Bei like this, Qin Zhen naturally wanted to complain, where did he get such talented people now!

In short, there is no Pei State, and the ones that can be recommended are far away. As for Liu Bei's native heroes, Comrade Xiao Ge is only seventeen years old and is still in the growth stage. Xiao Pang is an adult, but I don't know what he is doing. Fa Zheng is indeed usable, but it's a pity that he is in Yizhou!

These people will certainly be useful in the future, but he can't find them now.

As for the military commanders, Qin Zhen thought about it and suddenly smiled and said:

"Don't lament that there is no one available. Perhaps there is someone who can be used, but you have not thought of him!"

He remembered that Yunmei could be used!
There is no need to wait until Guandu. Yunmei is already a commoner. With Liu Bei's connections, she can be summoned with just a letter!

If Shu Han doesn’t have a poster girl, can it still be called Shu Han?

When Liu Bei heard this, he thought carefully:

"If we talk about people who can be used, there are quite a few. If I count them one by one, Tian Guorang, Chen Changwen, Taishi Ziyi, Yuan Yaoqing and others can all be used. Unfortunately, they have all left me!"

Tian Guorang is actually Tian Yu. Qin Zhen knows that this brother left not long ago and went back to take care of his elderly mother.

As for Chen Qun and Yuan Huan, these children of noble families, there is no need to think about them for the time being. They will not come until Liu Bei has a stable foundation!

However, it was this Taishi Ci that caught Qin Zhen's attention.

You have to know that Taishi Ci joined Sun Ce very late and was independent for quite a long time!
Maybe there will be a chance to bring it here.

But now he mainly wants Liu Bei to remember Zhao Yun.

If Liu Bei didn't want to get up, he couldn't take the initiative to mention it, because Zhao Yun was just a nobody now and there was no reason for him to know him!

Seeing that Lao Liu couldn't remember, he hurriedly reminded him:

"Perhaps there are those who don't want to leave, but are unable to use their talents!"

Liu Bei listened, and a light bulb went off in his head, so he said:

"There really is such a person. He is from Changshan. His name is Zhao Yun, and his courtesy name is Zilong. He is an expert in martial arts and a loyal and courageous man!"

"Because I saw him many years ago when he was under Gongsun Bogui's command, and I wanted to recruit him, but unfortunately his brother passed away, so I was unable to keep him!"

Seeing that Old Liu finally remembered Yunmei, Qin Zhen hurriedly said:
"Now is the time to use people. Since this person is an old subordinate of Gongsun Bogui, he must be a cavalry general!"

"Our army will need to develop cavalry in the future. Why not recruit some of them?"

But Liu Bei frowned and said:
"Although I have this intention, Zilong may not be willing to come!"

Qin Zhen thought, if others don't come, then Zhao Yun will definitely come, so he hurriedly said:

"A real man should make great achievements. Since you think highly of this man, I should give him a try. Even if you really don't want to come, just don't mention it again in the future!"

Liu Bei thought about this and nodded.

"Since the military advisor has advised you, I will write to you and invite you after I return!"

But Qin Zhen was still not satisfied and advised:

"Now is the time to use people. The earlier you come, the more you will be able to use!"

"Why go back? You can write a letter now and ask General Guan to send someone to the north to deliver the letter."

"If it's faster, it will arrive in a month or two, and we can use it before this fall!"

"You must know, my lord, one more major general in our army means one more help!"

He was really worried about not having enough generals. He could still hold on now as the territory was small, but when he took Huainan by the end of the year, he would not be able to defend such a large territory without generals!

Liu Bei was also surprised to see this. Why did it seem that Qin Zhen valued Zhao Yun very much?
In fact, he just admired Zhao Yun's loyalty and courage, but he didn't know how good Zhao Yun was at leading troops!

But when he thought that he did not have enough men under his command, and that Zhao Yun was so loyal and righteous, he could be of great use, he nodded immediately, and simply asked someone to bring some cloth, and prepared to write a letter to ask Zhao Yun to come over.

Qin Zhen couldn't help but smile when he saw Liu Bei like this.

If Zhao Yun could come, there would be three of the Five Tiger Generals.

In addition to Zhang Fei, he will have another choice in the future. As for Guan Yu, he plans to use him and Xu Shu to guard the rear.

With Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun advancing, and Guan Yu and Xu Shu guarding the home, he will be able to ensure that Lao Liu can gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains!

(End of this chapter)