Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1645 - 1586: Liu Bei Approaches
Liu Ye nodded, "This is the proper courtesy. I will give you the relevant household registration and genealogy later, and you will understand when you see it."
"Thank you very much." Jia Kui said with a smile, [The items are in hand, and it seems Liu Ye understands my intentions. However, his main focus doesn’t seem to be on this, and he’s unwilling to spend energy on it. It benefits me.]
"If there’s anything you need, you can come to me anytime." Liu Ye ordered someone to return quickly to prepare the relevant materials for Jia Kui, then smiled at him and said. It’s just a matter of mutual benefit. It may allow the other party to gain some interests, but relatively speaking, the benefits for them are significant.
"If there’s a need, I will definitely come to find the Marquis of Dongting." Jia Kui naturally followed suit. Although he knew Liu Ye was mostly just saying it, after handing over this matter, the result Liu Ye wanted was for the private soldiers of the Northern Aristocratic Family heading north to gather under Liu Bei.
"That’s easy to say, easy to say." Liu Ye nodded with a smile, not taking this matter to heart. If Jia Kui came to him and the matter was not difficult, he would lend a hand. If it was challenging, he could guarantee that Jia Kui would find it impossible to see him, even if he wanted to.
Liu Ye’s Spiritual Talent was fully activated, making it entirely possible to hide from certain people, ensuring they wouldn’t encounter him. Of course, this was assuming the people searching were within the limits of the rules.
"Then I will trouble the Marquis of Dongting." Jia Kui respectfully saluted Liu Ye and said, regardless of the mutual benefit or other reasons, at least Liu Ye didn’t intentionally obstruct him, which satisfied Jia Kui.
Though the two occasionally flashed a cold smile, the atmosphere between them had become much more harmonious.
As Liu Ye and others began capturing prisoners on the grassland, Liu Bei’s army also reached the northern part of Youzhou, not Jicheng but an ordinary county town in Shanggu Commandery, where he received two pieces of intelligence from the front.
"Yuan Tan moving north?" Liu Bei frowned as he placed the decoded intelligence on the desk. To be honest, he was somewhat puzzled by this information. Logically, with Jia Xu’s intellect, it was impossible to leave such a big loophole.
"Reporting to my lord, that is indeed the case." Yin Li clasped his hands and said.
"Alright, what is the other secret report?" Liu Bei nodded, his brows relaxing as he looked at Yin Li.
"Marquis Chen said he attacked the Huns’ camp in the north. However, since it was a message delivered by War Eagle, we were in the field and only received the news today, several days after the fact." Yin Li replied with his head lowered.
"What?" Liu Bei was shocked, immediately standing up and slamming the desk, "How could that guy be so reckless!"
"Bring me the current northern deployment of our army." At this moment, Liu Bei couldn’t worry about his shock anymore and immediately ordered Yin Li to bring the estimated strategic map.
The more Liu Bei looked at it, the more alarmed he became. Over the years, Liu Bei hadn’t done anything else. There were no plots, nor did he need to manage governmental affairs. Apart from identifying people, he learned Military Strategy. Naturally, on that map filled with marching routes, combined with the current intelligence, Liu Bei quickly discerned the general situation.
"Quickly send someone north to inform Zilong. He must personally lead the team north and ensure Zichuan is brought back! Also, send two messages by War Eagle, one to Cao Mengde and one to Ziyang!" Liu Bei ordered angrily. In so many battles, this was the first time he was furious before even reaching the battlefield.
"Yes!" Yin Li immediately clasped his hands and retreated.
"I hope nothing goes wrong..." After Yin Li left, Liu Bei looked at the map in silence. He couldn’t understand why Chen Xi was courting disaster. Even Liu Bei knew the headquarters of the Northern Huns was hard to defeat. He didn’t believe Chen Xi couldn’t see this.
[No, no, there’s hope. With Zijian’s protection and four thousand elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry guarding Zichuan, there’s still...] Liu Bei comforted himself. However, when he thought of Hua Xiong, he grew more anxious. Hua Xiong couldn’t protect it.
[No, with Wen He’s intellect, how could he not be cautious, and Zichuan was always foresighted? How could he put himself in danger? Right, there are twenty thousand Yuan troops behind. This way, Zichuan should be fine.] Liu Bei tried his best to reassure himself, but the more he thought, the less confident he became.
[Could it be that Wen He allowed the Yuan army to rescue Zichuan, meaning at that time Wen He couldn’t manage it himself, but just placing victory in someone else’s hands...]
The more Liu Bei thought, the more irritable he became. Originally not the smartest person, his concern made him unable to think clearly, so he could only order the army to march forcibly, personally going to the front line to solve all the problems.
"Zhongkang, order the entire army to accelerate the march." Liu Bei, barely suppressing his inner irritability, issued a military order to Xu Chu. He couldn’t be sure of his judgment’s accuracy, but even a slight possibility of danger appeared fatal to Chen Xi at the front for Liu Bei.
[If only I had kept that guy confined in Ye City, he wouldn’t do anything dangerous. He was always so cautious, could the northern situation be so dangerous this time that Zichuan had to personally lead?] Liu Bei was agitated, and his expression could no longer remain calm, to the point even Xu Chu noticed something.
"Yes!" Xu Chu clasped his hands and immediately left. Soon, Liu Bei, leading fifty thousand elite troops carrying large amounts of military supplies, quickly executed Liu Bei’s orders.
Such high-efficiency execution was arguably something only Liu Bei could achieve in the current Central Plains. As for any other ordinary person, it would likely be impossible to even recognize thousands of mid-level military officers and above.
Under such admiration, Liu Bei’s command over the corps faced no discounts. Upon hearing Liu Bei call their names, these leaders above the level of Bozhang even didn’t know where to place their hands holding the weapons.
Thus, at Liu Bei’s command, the entire army, which had just started cooking, packed up and set out without anyone questioning the reason.
However, this didn’t alleviate Liu Bei’s inner anxiety. On the contrary, he remained uneasy. He couldn’t understand Chen Xi’s courting death behavior at all. Just staying obediently at the rear, even if something happened at the front, once his reinforcements arrived, everything could be resolved.
Even if this wave couldn’t solve it, relying on their strong foundation, they could eventually erode the problem. What problem couldn’t his wisdom solve? If there was one, then Chen Xi, with his martial force of less than five, leading troops personally wouldn’t change any fact.
"Zhongkang, if you were to fly north now, how long would it take to reach there?" On the road, after thinking for a while, Liu Bei called Xu Chu to his side and pointed to the map to ask.
