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

"My lord, the army sent from Xiangyang has now arrived in Xinye."

"Why not send someone to urge them to come with their troops as soon as possible?"

"It seems that the two military advisors have run out of ideas."

Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei and reminded him.

"Yeah."

"I'll send someone to inquire."

Liu Bei nodded and responded.

"Who said Liang has no plans?"

"Didn't I tell you that you can only outsmart others, not outmaneuver them?"

Zhuge Liang frowned.

He has already said that you can only defeat the enemy with wisdom and not with force. Shouldn't you be asking how to defeat him with wisdom?

You don't ask me how to continue?

"what?"

"I thought the military advisor... I wonder what strategy the military advisor has?"

Liu Bei looked a little embarrassed, as he thought Zhuge Liang was just talking nonsense.

"Wancheng cannot be defended."

"We should abandon Wancheng and march south."

Zhuge Liang said with a serious face.

"what!"

"Give up Wancheng?"

"Wouldn't that mean we're giving the entire Nanyang to the enemy?"

Liu Bei exclaimed in disbelief.

Where is Nanyang?

That is the north gate of Jingzhou.

If you give the door to someone else, then they can enter your house at will, right?

"Nanyang is vast and flat, making it unsuitable for our army to fight."

"The enemy has a large number of cavalry. In these battles, the enemy cavalry has played a very crucial role."

"After passing Nanyang, the water network is dense, making it difficult for the enemy cavalry to achieve such an effect."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan gently and explained to everyone.

"That being said, there's no place to defend after Nanyang, right?"

"Is it just relying on the danger of Xiangfan?"

"But...but if that happens, won't Liu Biao go crazy?"

Liu Bei was confused. Although he admitted that the terrain of Nanyang was indeed more advantageous to the enemy, he did not want to cede the land.

In the past, when they lost land in wars, it was simply because they lost the battle and had no choice but to retreat.

How come they ceded the land before the war even started?

He couldn't accept it.

Brother Liu still has a very bad temper.

In recent years, because I have been in a high position, my ability to cultivate my qi has improved a lot.

But his integrity prevented him from ceding land and paying compensation.

"If you are worried that Liu Biao will be dissatisfied with this, my lord, there is no need to worry."

"You can send someone who is good at speaking to him and explain the pros and cons to him. He will agree to this matter."

"But if you are unwilling to withdraw from Nanyang, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy."

"After all, using one's own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths is not a wise move."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and sighed.

"Yuanzhi, what do you think?"

Liu Bei was a little undecided.

In other words, he was persuaded to some extent, but was still unable to make a decision.

"What Kong Ming said makes sense."

"Nanyang's open terrain is indeed not conducive to our army's combat."

"Besides, my lord, don't forget that there may still be enemy troops in the direction of Wuguan."

"And once the enemy forces at Wuguan move out, they will definitely be the Xiliang cavalry."

Xu Shu said with a worried look.

Xiliang Cavalry!

In these years, Dong Yu fought wars in the south and the north, relying only on a small number of Xiliang cavalry.

His father Dong Zhuo had already seized most of Xiliang. Many Qiang people were intimidated by the military force of Li Jue and Guo Fan and could only offer good horses from time to time to preserve their own tribes.

This means that many people do not know how many Xiliang cavalrymen Dong Zhuo has under his command.

"hiss!"

Liu Bei felt his scalp tingling.

He almost forgot that there was a Dong Zhuo.

Before this, Dong Yu had always been fighting wars in the south and the north, making many people forget about Dong Zhuo.

After Xu Shu's reminder, he suddenly realized that Dong Zhuo could send troops from Wuguan at any time and send the elite Xiliang cavalry into the battlefield unimpeded.

Can't beat it!

Now, Liu Bei knew he had to retreat.

"withdraw!"

"We must retreat!"

Liu Bei was worried and ordered a retreat without hesitation.

He didn't want to wake up and find that tens of thousands of enemy cavalry had surrounded them in Wancheng.

If things developed to that point, the grand blueprint that Zhuge Liang had outlined for him in Longzhong would never be realized.

"My Lord, time is not pressing now. It would be better to relocate all the people near Wancheng to prevent them from aiding the enemy."