Chapter 43 Two, tacit understanding

The first group of tigers and leopards who went to chase Liu Bei were led by Cao Chun and Cao Zhen, and guided by Wenpin, they went straight out of the south gate of Xiangyang City at the fastest speed after the meeting in the meeting hall of the Mufu Mansion. Cao Cao and his other generals and staff members set off with the second group of tiger and leopard cavalry.Before departure, according to the usual practice, civil servants like Jia Xu, Xun You, and Sima Yi had to go to the locker room to change into armor and then ride out on horseback. At the meeting in the council hall of the Mu Mansion just now, Sima Yi was silent all the time, listening quietly to all the words of the people at the meeting.He also had doubts in his heart.Liu Bei fled to Jiangling so slowly with more than 100,000 scholars and households. Didn't he know that he would be overtaken eventually?The marching speed of tiger and leopard cavalry is the best in the world.If he was caught up by the tiger and leopard cavalry, no matter how Liu Xuande used these more than 100,000 overseas Chinese people to build a defensive line of meat, he would still be unable to withstand the powerful and incomparable impact of those cavalry soldiers of the Cao army!At that time, wouldn't he have to be swallowed whole by Cao Cao? ... He shouldn't be so confused! — But, is Liu Bei such a confused person?He never will be.Thinking of this, Sima Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.Could it be... Could it be that he was making a fuss?No, no, no, it's running around!Could it be that he pretended to be fleeing to Jiangling on the surface, but in fact he was building plank roads openly and keeping secrets——his real destination was to escape to somewhere else? ... Sima Yi followed this line of thinking and understood a lot...

After his thoughts were settled, he saw an opportunity and followed Xun You into the locker room. Taking advantage of the gap when no one was looking around, he suddenly said: "Mr. Xun, Yi has something unclear, and I hope to enlighten you." Xun You was walking to the closet and was about to open the closet door. Hearing his question, he couldn't help but stop and turned to look at him.This Sima Yi is a direct disciple of the Xun family that his uncle Xun Yu has always asked him to take good care of!If he encounters any problems, he can't stand by and watch.So, a slight smile appeared on Xun You's face, and Nian Xu asked, "Oh? Is there anything else Mr. Sima doesn't know about the military preparations for the Southern Expedition? But it doesn't matter."

"Master, you know that Yi can't hide anything from you in his heart." Sima Yi pretended to be naive, and touched the back of his neck with his hand, "What doubts, Problems, Yi always likes to be the first to talk to the military advisor..." "It doesn't matter. Sima Jun is so 'sensitive and eager to learn', I like it very much!" Xun You turned his head again, took out a pair of armor from the closet, shook it off, and wanted to put it on his body, " If you have any questions, just ask." "Master Military Advisor... Yi has always had a vague question in his heart. It is said that when Liu Bei was stationed in Fancheng, he had ten thousand infantry, ten thousand sailors, and one thousand cavalry under his command. Ten thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry went south with him, but where did the ten thousand sailors go?" Sima Yi frowned slightly, his voice full of surprise, "Could it be that they followed Did Liu Bei leave his boats and weapons and flee?"

"This..." Hearing this, Xun You's face tightened slightly, and his hands that were about to lift up the armor and put it on his body suddenly stopped.He regained his composure for a while, then he laughed and said, "Yes! It is indeed possible that these sailors can go ashore and flee south with Liu Bei!" "Hmm... the military adviser is right." Sima Yi pretended to nod his head in agreement, and then said to himself, "However, the most hateful thing is that when we crossed the Han River from Fancheng Wharf yesterday, But I found that all those military ships have disappeared without a trace, probably they were all burned by Liu Bei and his men, or they were sent away with the current?"

He said so on the lips, but he thought secretly in his heart: Although these military ships may be burned or let go, it is hard to say that they were not driven down the river by Liu Bei's sailors to Xiakou City in the east. Drove there.With the cleverness and meticulousness of Junjun Xun, he can't fail to see this!If he really couldn't see it, that's fine, but what if he saw it but deliberately refused to remind the prime minister? ...Here, there is my Sima Yi's article to do... After hearing what he said, Xun You seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon regained his composure.As he slowly put on the armor, he changed the topic: "Zhongda... We don't need to think about these overgrown things at the moment - in the eyes of Prime Minister Cao, it should be Just keep an eye on Liu Bei, as long as he runs to where Liu Bei goes, we will keep chasing him... Is this a quick move that hits the heart with an arrow, or is it the most direct and simple way."

"Okay. Master Military Advisor, Yi believes that your strategy will always be the most perfect and correct." Sima Yi stepped forward and helped him fasten the row of chain buckles on the back of the armor with a very humble tone. Said, "Yi believes that under your careful guidance, Yi will be able to 'do nothing wrong'." "Zhongda, what you did is very good." Xun You turned his back to him, as if he said casually, "Zhongda, you are a disciple of my Yingchuan Xunmen, and you should do this in front of my military division. The prime minister's mansion In Cao Jun's office, interpersonal relationships are extremely complicated... If you always ask me in advance, although it may not be 'nothing wrong' as you said, it will probably not make any mistakes."

While burying his head in the armor on his body, he said this to himself, but he didn't see an inexplicable smile on the face of Sima Yi who was standing behind him with his head down. Understood.Xun You is indeed a great help for our Sima family on this journey to the south...