System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"Follow me and retreat to Wancheng."

When Liu Bei saw the enemy retreat, he also ordered his troops to withdraw.

宛城

Zhuge Liang was standing on the city wall, fanning himself with a feather fan.

"Kong Ming, can the enemy really fall for this trick?"

"Huang Zhong is a veteran general. Although he hasn't led troops many times, those who are older are generally more stable."

"Is this strategy too perfect?"

Xu Shu looked towards Bowangpo with some concern.

"Although Huang Zhong is a veteran, the soldiers under his command are very young."

"Looking at the achievements they have made, how many people can suppress their impulse and greed?"

"Unless an expert in the enemy army sees through my plan, even if the plan fails, there won't be any major losses."

"Also, before the lord left, I reminded him that if the plan failed, he should set a fire when retreating from Bowangpo to temporarily block it and buy time for the next plan."

"As for the pursuit of perfection... My Lord, the current situation is not optimistic. As long as you can win once according to my expectations, then the rest will be much easier."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan lightly and said with a complicated expression.

This time, he obviously made two sets of preparations.

Everyone will be happy if the plan succeeds.

But if that fails, he must give Liu Bei the opportunity to make other preparations.

Zhuge Liang always sought to be cautious when using strategies and never took risks.

This design, just like his personality, wants to do everything to perfection.

Not only did they have to intercept and kill Dong’s army’s vanguard, but they also had to burn the main food supplies and even burn down Bowang City.

But how many things in life can be done perfectly?

Little do we know that if we pursue perfection in everything, nothing will be perfect.

If Zhuge Liang had known how to give up a little, the result might have been completely different.

Thick smoke rose from Bowangpo in the distance, and a group of people appeared on the official road from afar.

"It seems he's back."

“I just don’t know what the outcome will be.”

Xu Shu looked into the distance and said with a worried look.

"We'll know soon enough."

"Come on, follow me to welcome the lord."

As Zhuge Liang said this, he turned and walked down the city wall.

City Gate

Liu Bei returned with his army intact.

There are more than 10,000 people. At a glance, it seems that there are not many people missing.

This put Zhuge Liang's heart at ease.

It seems like we won.

"Congratulations, my lord, on your victorious return."

Zhuge Liang bowed and congratulated.

"what?"

"Ah, oh, hahahaha, it's all thanks to the military advisor that our army was able to win."

"Presumably, Yunchang and Yide have already entered the city?"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled.

Chen Dao’s death made him extremely sad.

In addition, he did not see Zhang Fei and Guan Yu along the way, so he became even more worried, fearing that something might have happened to them.

However, Zhuge Liang's congratulations made him mistakenly believe that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had achieved their strategic goals and had returned first.

"not at all."

"Generals Guan and Zhang haven't returned yet."

Zhuge Liang was also a little confused and frowned quickly.

"what?"

"They haven't come back yet?"

"What's the reason for the congratulations mentioned by the military advisor?"

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly asked about the situation.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't come back, so how did Zhuge Liang determine that they won?

"I see that the lord's army is in good order and does not look like it has been defeated."

Zhuge Liang immediately explained.

No way, I won’t lose, right?

But if they lost, the 10,000 elite soldiers under Liu Bei's command would be too well-preserved.

It was as if they had never experienced a fight. There was no blood on their bodies, their spears were still as sharp as snow, and the soldiers were not too depressed.

"Ugh."

"Our army lost."

After hearing Zhuge Liang's explanation, Liu Bei finally understood and shook his head and sighed.

"Did General Chen Dao make a mistake in feigning defeat?"

Zhuge Liang asked in disbelief.

In his heart, Chen Dao's position is more important than Guan and Zhang.

Chen Dao is an extraordinary martial arts expert, and he is also obedient, conscientious, humble, and has the qualities of a good general.

Logically speaking, the person least likely to have problems is Chen Dao.

"The enemy's Huang Xu was valiant. He knocked Chen Dao off his horse in three blows, then pinned him with Chen Dao's spear... pinned him to death amidst the chaos."

Liu Bei lowered his head, his eyes full of sadness.

pat-

The feather fan fell to the ground, and Zhuge Liang was stunned.

No, couldn’t Chen Dao fight Zhang Fei for dozens of rounds without being defeated?

He heard that Zhang Fei and Huang Xu could fight for dozens of rounds.

Therefore, Chen Dao is equal to Zhang Fei and equal to Huang Xu.

How come Chen was killed in the third round?

Zhuge Liang, who didn't know how to fight on the battlefield, was stunned.

He has strong theoretical knowledge, and coupled with his wisdom and cautious character, he is indeed not inferior to the generals in the world today.

But there was one thing Zhuge Liang didn't understand, which was the strength of the generals.