Chapter 1691: Cherish Talent Shen Long Enters Sichuan

Since Liu Bei entered Sichuan, the people have been safe and the country has been prosperous, and the fields and crops have grown. One day someone came from Jingzhou and said that Soochow proposed to Guan Yu, but Guan Yu refused. Kongming heard the words and said, "Jingzhou is in danger! You can send someone back for Yunchang .”

During the discussion, Jingzhou's missions came one after another. Not a day later, Guan Xing arrived and said that the seven armies would be flooded. Nothing will go wrong, so Xuande is at ease, but Kong Ming still has doubts.

In the next few days, news continued to come in. Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others were worried and happy at times. The final news of this day finally came. Guan Yu sent a messenger to tell the latest events in Jingzhou: Defeated by Shen Long, the elites of Soochow were wiped out, and Lu Meng committed suicide.

Then Guan Yu feigned defeat to lure Cao Ren and Xu Huang into the army and defeated them. In the first battle, Fancheng was captured, and Cao Cao also retreated to Xuchang. After hearing this, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei applauded with high fives, but Zhuge Liang kept frowning and remained silent.

It wasn't until the envoy said that Guan Yu sent Mi Fang to Soochow to return Lv Meng's body and the soldiers who were captured by Soochow, and to make friends with Sun Quan again, Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and praised, "So, Jingzhou will be worry-free!"

"Happy, happy, the second brother is so happy to fight outside, but it's really uncomfortable to let my old Zhang stay in Sichuan; brother, if you march next time, you must let the younger brother be the vanguard!" I heard that Guan Yu was fighting outside. Sifang, Zhang Fei was envious.

"It doesn't look like Yun Chang's style to act like this. What's the reason for this?" Liu Bei thought more than Zhang Fei, and asked the envoy quickly. Zhuge Liang also shook his feather fan and looked at the envoy. Also have the same question.

"My lord, this is the strategy that Mr. Shen Long and Shen Zifeng offered to General Guan." Then the envoy talked eloquently, and shot Guan Yu with a poisonous arrow in Fancheng. Guan Ping went to meet Hua Tuo, but he was on the way. I told him about the encounter with Shen Long, "Mr. Zifeng is very wise and brave. After he came to the army, he made a lot of tricks to help General Guan defeat Sun Quan and Cao Cao in a row. It is really a great achievement. General Guan also asks the lord to give you a reward."

Before that, Zhuge Liang accompanied Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou. With him, Guan Yu could still be persuaded to hold Jingzhou firmly. He made suggestions, so that Liu Bei won the Liangchuan, but also let Guan Yu lose his restraint. Zhuge Liang has always been worried about this. Now Shen Long's appearance just filled this shortcoming, which made Zhuge Liang quite relieved.

"In this way, Shen Zifeng's plan to send envoys to marry Sun Quan was the intention of Yun Chang?" Zhuge Liang asked, shaking his feather fan. Compared with defeating Lu Meng, Xu Huang, and Cao Ren, he was more concerned about this point, because Winning on the battlefield can only show that this person is very resourceful, but being able to marry Sun Quan shows that he can look at the world and has a good strategic vision.

If there is only the former, he is just a good military adviser, but if he can see the latter, then he has the talent of a prime minister, and such a person must be used to the fullest.

"That's right." The envoy quickly responded, "Since General Mi returned from Soochow, Sun Quan has withdrawn his troops from the river, and has no intention of coveting Jingzhou."

"Such a great talent, I really wish I could go to Jingzhou to see him in person!" Liu Bei also said with emotion. As his territory grew, he also felt more and more the problem of talent scarcity, especially when Xu Shu left, Pang Tong After his death, Zhuge Liang had to make decisions on major matters. Although Zhuge Liang did a good job, he was too exhausted. Now Zhuge Liang has a lot more gray hair.

Liu Bei couldn't bear it, so as soon as he heard about Shen Long's deeds, he wanted to transfer Shen Long to Shuzhong to assist Zhuge Liang in handling political affairs, but he also felt that Jingzhou was too important, and his second brother really needed such a leader when he was away. By his side, this is the only way to feel at ease, so Liu Bei fell into hesitation and didn't know what to do for a while.

"Since Zifeng can see the importance of getting married with Sun Quan, he must have his own views on the current situation in the world. Have you ever heard of it?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

"The military master is really clever, and General Shen has something to say." The envoy continued, "General Shen once commented on the world with Guan Junhou, saying that Cao Cao can now occupy half of the country. People in the world may say that Qingzhou soldiers are unparalleled in the world, or Guo Jia, Xun You, etc. Talented people are unparalleled in wisdom; yet General Shen said that this is Cao Cao's work in farming."

"Cao Cao made great efforts to garrison the land, so that he could conquer the Quartet without the labor of transporting grain. The garrison and accumulation of grains laid the foundation for him to annex the heroes and conquer the world. It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao was able to recover quickly after the defeat of Chibi."

"It's like during the Warring States Period. Everyone said that the Qin State had strong soldiers and strong horses to rule the world, but they didn't know that it was Zheng Guoqu and Dujiangyan that made Qin State's harvest year after year, and the grain, grass, and goods had already surpassed those of the other six countries." The envoy repeated Shen Long's words. Once again, "Guan Junhou asked General Zifeng how to wipe out Cao Cao and restore the Han Dynasty; General Zifeng said, it is nothing more than four words, the people are rich and the army is strong, the world is at your fingertips!"

Why did Zhuge Liang fail all six out of Qishan in the future? Of course Sima Yi is willing to do this, but the most fundamental problem is that the national strength of Shu State is not as good as that of Wei State. Wei State occupies the north, and the north is where the essence of the world is today. After the development was completed, it was unable to provide enough supplies for the army to go out, which led to Zhuge Liang's failure.

It can be seen from a careful analysis that Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan almost never retreated because of a complete military failure. The reason is because the national strength of the Shu Kingdom cannot keep up, and it is unable to support the army for a long-term expedition, so it can only pin its hopes on a quick victory.

And Sima Yi also saw this, so he never gave Zhuge Liang a chance to fight decisively. He just needed to hold on firmly without leaving any openings, so that Zhuge Liang would be defeated without losing.

"Zifeng is indeed a great talent!" Zhuge Liang was moved when he heard the words, and the answer Shen Long gave was better than he expected, so he immediately stood up and saluted Liu Bei, "My lord, it would be a little difficult for such a great talent to be placed in Jingzhou." It's a pity, my lord, please send someone to Jingzhou as soon as possible, and invite Mr. Zifeng back to Shuzhong, if Zifeng can be used by your lord, the revival of the Han Dynasty is in sight!"

Liu Bei couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words, "This person is so valued by the military advisor? I will definitely follow the military advisor's advice and invite Mr. Zifeng to Shuzhong; but if Mr. Zifeng leaves Jingzhou, what will Yun Chang do?"