Zhuge Liang sighed: "If the general is like this, Jingzhou will be in danger!"

Guan Yu is arrogant, but he has the capital to be proud! In addition to his outstanding martial arts and extraordinary wisdom, he once served as Liu Bei's military advisor.

He also saw that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang wanted him to stay in Jingzhou and that his third brother Zhang Fei, who could compete with him, was deliberately suppressed.

If he can't control Jingzhou under such circumstances, it would be a bit unreasonable!

Therefore, he had already dealt with the case of controlling Jingzhou, so he would not be scared by Zhuge Liang, so he said confidently:

"The military advisor is too worried. I am not a person who is ignorant of importance. Jingzhou is our foundation and we cannot make mistakes! During the period when my elder brother and the military advisors entered Xichuan, I could only guard Cao Cao strictly. Although Sun Quan had ulterior motives, he was allies and would not be unscrupulous. Even if they did a little too much, I should be wronged and maintain a good ally relationship between the two sides and would not leave them an excuse to send troops! The military advisor just now said that Sun Quan and Cao Cao came together, so naturally Sun Quan tore up the alliance first. At that time, even if I thought it would not be possible to fight, but neither Cao Cao nor Sun Quan, I would not take the initiative to make enemies. You should rest assured!"

Zhuge Liang felt that Guan Yu's mentality was unsatisfactory. Did he think there was no one in Jiangdong? But it was not outrageous that he could take the overall situation into consideration. As long as he survived this difficult opportunity, and waited until the matter in Xichuan came to an end, he would find a way to convince his lord and let Zhang Fei or Zhao Yun come over to change defense. If Zhang Fei and Ma Su were partnering, Jingzhou would be really solid.

Zhuge Liang was dissatisfied with Guan Yu's attitude, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to continue to promote his strategy and said:

"Although General Guan is thoughtful, your attitude towards Sun Quan has always been a bit stiff and seems to be insincere enough. I have eight words. The general remembers it and can protect Jingzhou for no reason."

Guan Yu was quite impressed by Zhuge Liang's wisdom, especially this time, even Pang Tong's death was predicted by him. Therefore, Guan Yu did not dare to take Zhuge Liang's words lightly, and quickly asked respectfully:

"What eight words are they? Please give me advice!"

Zhuge Liang said solemnly:

"The north rejects Cao Cao and the east against Sun Quan."

Obviously, these eight words are still cliché. Seeing Guan Yu’s somewhat confused expression, Zhuge Liang further explained:

"These eight words are not as simple as the literal meaning! The North reject Cao Cao is just a passive defense. As long as you don't provoke Cao Cao, it is not difficult to block Cao Ren's attack with the general's ability. Your understanding is also more thorough. I won't say more. Dong and Sun Quan are not as simple as the general's complaint and maintaining the alliance. Instead, we must actively communicate with Sun Quan, exchange our sincerity for his sincerity, rather than temporarily using each other! Because even if the lord successfully collects Xichuan, we and Sun Quan will still be in a weak position for a long time in the future. If we cannot maintain the alliance and support each other, we will soon be defeated by Cao Cao!"

Guan Yu believed that Liu Bei had only half of Jingzhou now, so he could compete with Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Once he had the rich Xichuan, Liu Bei's strength increased greatly. Although he could not fight against two, it was not difficult to compete with Cao Cao alone. At that time, it was Sun Quan's turn to take the initiative to show his goodwill! He was a little dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's words! But he still said very humbly:

"The words of military advisor Jinshi should be remembered in the heart."

Zhuge Liang settled Guan Yu's affairs, returned to the mansion without rest, and made a combat plan to enter Xichuan at night.

This time, when leading the army into Sichuan, there is no possibility of a peaceful solution. It is equivalent to having started a full-scale war with Liu Zhang. Naturally, it is necessary to conquer cities and villages, start to compete for territory, and slowly compress Liu Zhang's living space to force Liu Zhang to surrender.

Zhuge Liang was not at ease. In addition to worrying about the safety of Jingzhou, he was also worried that Zhang Fei, a big black-faced person, would not cooperate with his work. He was famously unreasonable and despicable!

Although Zhang Fei would not do anything to himself, if Zhang Fei was not happy throughout the journey into Xichuan, he would find an excuse to think he was right, and he really didn't know what he would do!

Zhuge Liang carefully checked the route from Jingzhou to Xichuan on the map. When he was struggling with whether to take water or land, he suddenly felt a move and had a plan.

Now that Liu Zhang has shrunk his defense, it is obvious that he wants to waste Liu Bei's army, which gives Zhuge Liang the opportunity to attack together.

Zhuge Liang made up his mind to fight with Zhang Fei so that he would not be out of trouble!

He asked Zhang Fei to lead his troops by land and fly to Bazhou and west of Luocheng.

Zhuge Liang was not worried about Zhang Fei's success or failure. Although Zhang Fei seemed to be brave but not resourceful, he actually had an extremely sensitive sense of smell on the battlefield and had a particularly strong ability to seize opportunities.

Therefore, without his superior force several times his, Zhuge Liang did not think that someone in Xichuan could compete with Zhang Fei in the field.

To take a step back, even if Zhang Fei's 10,000 troops were wiped out, with Zhang Fei's courage and rich experience in escaping, he would not have any worries about his life and would not affect the overall situation.

Zhuge Liang himself was even more surprised that Zhao Yun, who was not inferior to Zhang Fei's ability or martial arts, was the pioneer.

He personally led the main force to go up the river and made an appointment to meet Zhang Fei in Luocheng. The first one would be the first to arrive.

Zhao Yun was so easy to use, and Zhuge Liang could not treat him badly. The first thing he did to Luocheng was the reward Zhuge Liang prepared for Zhao Yun.

After formulating a marching plan, Zhuge Liang issued a military order the next day and began to dispatch troops.

Jingzhou has a large total force, now it is almost over 200,000. Last time, Liu Bei and Pang Tong only took away 50,000 new recruits who were secretly trained.

The troops in Jingzhou were also re-allocated just to cover up his true strength.

This time, when he marched into Xichuan, Liu Bei's troops were not greatly damaged, Zhuge Liang's prudence naturally would not transfer too many troops and ignore the safety of Jingzhou.

After some careful consideration, Zhuge Liang decided to bring only 30,000 troops.

Because Liu Bei took away the newly trained infantry last time, there were quite a few Xichuan waterways. This time Zhuge Liang allocated 20,000 naval troops and 10,000 infantry troops. The navy was led by himself and the infantry was led by Zhang Fei.

On the third day, Zhuge Liang led 20,000 troops and Zhang Fei led 10,000 troops and marched together.

Because he was afraid that Zhang Fei would not accept the military order and delayed his trip, Zhuge Liang only asked Zhang Fei to reorganize 10,000 troops that day, and did not issue specific military orders.

When he arrived at the fork intersection, Kong Ming took out a command arrow and ordered Zhang Fei to lead 10,000 troops and rush to the west of Luocheng by land, and instructed him:

"There are many heroes in Xichuan, so General Zhang should not underestimate the enemy. He warns the three armies on the road, and should not plunder the people to lose their hearts. He should keep a favor wherever he goes, and should not whip the soldiers at will. I hope the general will meet Luocheng early. Those who arrive first will be the first merit, and the general should not make mistakes."

Zhuge Liang stared at Zhang Fei nervously, afraid that he would disobey his orders.

Once he could not convince, Zhuge Liang even prepared to use the Shangfang sword left by Liu Bei and forcibly stayed by Zhang Fei to help Guan Yu guard Jingzhou. He led 20,000 naval troops to Xichuan to help Liu Bei.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei did not raise any objections, but happily took the military order and followed the orders.

Zhuge Liang was really relieved and asked Zhao Yun to lead five thousand troops as the vanguard, take the boat first, go up the river, and head to Fushui Pass.

Zhuge Liang arranged the food, grass and supplies for tens of thousands of troops, and then led Jian Yong, Jiang Wan and others to set off, which was dozens of miles away from Zhao Yun's army, echoing the front and back.
Chapter completed!