Ling Tong shouted loudly, and the sword in his hand was circling. Two dead soldiers who had fallen into the trap had been killed. Chi Zhuo, who had just recovered, rushed up again with fearlessness, but was kicked away by Ling Tong. Before the person could land in the air, Ling Tong had already stepped forward and cut it into two pieces. Although the two dead soldiers who were guarding the banner knew that they would die, they still met them fearlessly.

But in the end, the two dead soldiers were unable to save the fate of the flag.

Ling Tong stepped onto the battlement, turned his sword and slashed hard. The flagpole of the big flag was cut into two pieces. The blood-colored flag was paused in the air, and then it floated down.

The flag fell, and the morale of the Eastern Wu soldiers on the wall suddenly increased, and the attack of the dead soldiers was depressed!

Xiangyang is in the north and Longzhong.

Cao Cao brought Tibetan Ba, and Zhang Liao appeared outside a bamboo forest. The Tibetan Ba ​​walked and said to Cao Cao dissatisfiedly: "This Zhuge Liang is just an unknown scholar. It is necessary for the lord to come again and again to come to offer him again and again? I heard that General Cai Mao is Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law. Why don't the lord let General Cai Mao come forward to take him out? Isn't this a relief?"

"Xuan Gao didn't know anything." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "All strange people must have some weirdness. Shi Yuan said that Zhuge Liang's quirk was to like false reputation. If Gu did not come and ask for help, he would never come out of the mountain no matter what. Even if he became an official due to General Cai Mao's feelings, he might not be willing to be sincerely used by Gu."

Zhang Liao said: "I'm afraid that Zhuge Liang may not have real talent and knowledge."

Cao Cao said: "I believe in Shiyuan's eyesight."

Zang Badao: "Lord, Zhuge Liang's thatched hut is ahead. When the end of the world is about to come forward and call the door."

"Xuan Gao should not be reckless." Cao Cao said anxiously, "When the orphans come forward and call the door."

Fish Belly Pu, Zhang Renjun’s tent.

Wu Lan quickly entered the tent and said to Zhang Ren: "General, I've found out clearly."

"Oh." Zhang Ren said anxiously, "What's going on?"

Wu Lan said: "Zhang Yi ambushed a team of Cao's troops while spying on the news. Unexpectedly, the team of Cao's army was actually Cao Cao's personal army. As a result, the chief adviser Pang Tong, under Cao Cao's command, died, and the clan generals Cao Hong and Cao Xiu also died under the rocks, and almost killed Cao Cao."

Zhang Ren said: "What about Zhang Yi? Can you tell the whereabouts of Zhang Yi and the thirty soldiers?"

Wu Lan said sadly: "All of them have been killed in battle."

"well."

Zhang Ren sighed and was silent.

Longzhong, the hut

Zhuge Liang bowed to Cao Cao and said loudly: "Don't abandon Cao Gong, Liang is willing to serve the work of a dog or a horse."

"I am helped by Kong Ming, and the great things will be harmonious." Cao Cao smiled and then asked, "I wonder if Kong Ming has a good idea to help me attack Yong'an?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and replied, "Yong'an is easy to obtain, but Xichuan is difficult to get."

Cao Cao asked, "What does this mean?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Liang has a strategy to help the lord capture Yong'an, but it is difficult to capture all the land of Xichuan."

Cao Cao said: "Why is this?"

"The Shu road is difficult and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but in Liang's eyes, it is no different from the plain river. It can be broken by the hand. However..." Zhuge Liang changed his tone and continued, "Since the Ma Butcher took Xichuan, he implemented the strategy of Sichuan people governing Sichuan, which was deeply supported by the local gentry of Xichuan. The power of the Dongzhou scholars has been uprooted. At present, Xichuan can be said to be the return of the gentry, the people are happy, and the three armies are subdued. If the lord leads his army to fight, the gentry, the people, and the soldiers of the Sichuan army will fight together. Moreover, Zhang Song, Wang Lei, Fei Shi and others are all wise men. Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu and others are all long-standing generals in a hundred battles. There are also Xu Huang with 100,000 people standing in Nanyang. The tiger is looking at Jingzhou. Our army is difficult to take care of, how can we win?"

Cao Cao frowned and said, "If you don't take Xichuan at this time, when the Battle of Huainan ends, no matter whether the Ma Butcher wins or loses, Gu will never have the chance to enter Xichuan again. If Gu does not get Xichuan, how can he compete with Ma Butcher's Xiliang army with the four battles in Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Liang said: "This is not the time to attack Sichuan."

Cao Cao asked, "When will we have to wait?"

Zhuge Liang said: "If it is not as expected, the Wu army will be defeated in the Battle of Huainan. Although Zhou Yu is very powerful in the army, it can even be regarded as the highest in the world. However, the strength of the Wu army is too different from that of the Liang army. Moreover, the Ma Butcher has experienced many battles, and with the help of smart people such as Jia Xu, Kuai Yue, and Lu Su, it is difficult for Zhou Yu to find an opportunity to take advantage of. Without relying on strange tricks, the Wu army will never be able to reverse its strategic disadvantages. Therefore, the Wu army will be defeated!"

Cao Cao frowned and said, "If the Wu army is defeated, wouldn't Jiangdong be all owned by the butcher of Ma?"

"That's not the case." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "The Eastern Wu navy has an absolute advantage, and Shouchun has the Huai River connected. Therefore, although the Wu army was defeated, it could calmly withdraw from the waterway to Jiangdong. Although the horse butcher could obtain Huainan, due to the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, it would be extremely difficult to attack the four counties of Jiangdong, and it would be impossible for at least ten years."

Cao Cao said: "Show up."

Zhuge Liang said: "When the butcher Ma has obtained Huainan, after one to two years of rest, he will inevitably go south to attack Jingxiang in order to destroy the lord first and then Sun Wu. At this time, the lord can join Sun Quan in the east, use the advantage of the navy to defend the natural danger of the Yangtze River, and confront the Liang army across the river! When the weather turns hot, Liang has a plan to make the Liang army defeat unbeaten, and the coalition forces will take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy and win a great victory!"

Cao Cao said sternly: "Oh?"
Chapter completed!