Chapter 239

The live stream chat also exploded.

"What the hell, what exactly happened?"

"This Zhuge village farmer doesn't look very smart!"

"Huang Yueying is clearly okay; once her skin gets better, she'll be a beauty!"

"So the Big-Eared Thief took a long-legged female scientist and also earned everyone's loyalty; this is truly a fortress."

Liu Bei pulled everyone over to drink and chat.

"Kongming, we are returning to Guanzhong tomorrow. What do you think we should pay attention to?"

Although Zhuge Zhang Liang was a bit dizzy from drinking, he knew this was the Lord wanting him to show off in front of everyone.

He took the map of Nanyang Commandery out of his backpack.

"My Lord, everyone, please look."

"We depart from Xiangyang, cross the Han River, pass through Deng County, pass through Xinye toward the northwest, and follow the Dan River into Wuguan."

Zhang Fei snorted.

"So what? Who doesn't know this march route!"

Zhang Fei had a big opinion of Zhuge Zhang Liang; he didn't know what ability a village farmer had, yet he made his Big Brother pay so much!

"Didn't see Big Brother do anything, just came out to drink? This isn't wine he's drinking, it's bitter water!"

"Which of Big Brother's concubines isn't a peerless beauty? He actually married an 'Ugly' one. Sigh! I must help my brother snatch a beauty back to ease things!"

Zhang Fei made a secret resolution in his heart.

Zhuge Zhang Liang coughed.

"General Zhang is absolutely right. Everyone knows this route; Liu Biao knows it, Zhang Xiu knows it, and Cao Cao knows it even more."

Taishi Ci and the others were shocked.

"Mr. Zhuge, do you mean that Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu will send troops to ambush us?"

Zhuge Zhang Liang nodded.

"Cao Cao has always viewed the Lord as a thorn in his side; this is a great opportunity to strike at the Lord, so how could he let it pass!"

"Zhang Xiu has an even deeper grudge against the Lord. He is entrenched in Wancheng and nominally under Liu Biao, but he is actually an independent warlord. Now he has nearly forty thousand troops, and his strength is not bad."

Guo Jia also nodded.

"The Lord's return path is indeed dangerous."

Liu Bei, however, laughed.

"With your concerted help, the joint schemes of Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao are not worth worrying about."

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Zhang Liang.

"Kongming must already have a plan to deal with it. How about we let you and Pang Pang Shiyuan decide how to return this time?"

"Zhang Yide, Gan Xingba, Taishi Ziyi, they will all be under your command this time. You can also mobilize Zhang Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng, and Yan Xing from Wuguan."

Everyone was shocked. Liu Bei was letting Zhuge Zhang Liang command the battle.

Zhuge Zhang Liang didn't expect Liu Bei to trust him so much.

He calmed his mood and pointed to the map.

"Cao Cao has now let Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, and Cao Chun lead fifty thousand troops to garrison Ye County at the border of Nanyang and Yuzhou; they must be ready to raid the Lord at any moment."

"Our army only has five thousand men; it will be difficult to face their coalition head-on."

Zhuge Zhang Liang analyzed it carefully and stated his general plan.

Liu Bei gave his approval.

"Good, Kongming is truly wise. This time, I'll watch you break the enemy!"

Zhuge Zhang Liang cupped his hands.

"Thank you for your trust, My Lord!"

Everyone was shocked. The Lord actually let a village farmer be the commander; does this Lord Kongming really have world-shaking talent?

Early the next morning,

Liu Bei's side had already packed their gear, intending to leave Xiangyang.

Liu Biao and many Jingzhou gentry saw them off outside the city.

Liu Biao held Liu Bei's hand.

"Liu Xuande, after this, I don't know if we brothers will have a chance to meet again; I am sad in my heart."

Just now, the people of Xiangyang had lined up on both sides of the street, making Liu Biao deeply feel that Liu Bei's reputation was truly too high.

Liu Bei understood Liu Biao's meaning: "You've done very well in Jingzhou; don't come back next time."

"Brother Brother Jingsheng, I will miss you too."

The two waved goodbye. Liu Biao glanced at Lady Cai's carriage, and his heart twitched again!

He saw Liu Qi crying like a tearful person, and his heart felt awkward!

Now that Jingzhou had no threats, Liu Biao seemed to have straightened his back again!

Liu Qi didn't expect that his flattering of Liu Bei would accidentally offend his old man!

In Fancheng, north of the river,

Gan Ning brought eight hundred Brocade Sail Thieves to join them.

Wen Pin led his personal guards out of the city to see Liu Bei off.

He whispered,

"Lord Liu Xuande, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng and Xiahou Dun in Ye County have unusual movements; I fear they are going to be detrimental to you."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Thank you for the reminder, Zhongye; I have noted this favor."

Wen Pin repeatedly said he didn't dare; this was far less than what Lord Liu Xuande had done for Jingzhou.

Liu Bei bid farewell to Wen Pin and continued to lead his troops north, heading toward Xinye.

In Wancheng,

Zhang Xiu stood up indignantly.

"Everyone, Liu Bei is passing through Nanyang and has only five thousand troops; this is a great opportunity for us to kill him!"

Bahubali cupped his hands.

"My Lord, I am willing to be the vanguard and kill Liu Bei!"

Everything Liu Bei had done had made Bahubali so jealous he was about to die; he intended to take this opportunity to kill Liu Bei and make the Xia Kingdom fail completely!

"Kill Liu Bei, the system reward should be very high, right?"

Hu Hu Cheer also said in a muffled voice,

"I am also willing to be the vanguard!"

Zhang Xiu laughed.

"Good, with two fierce generals, we will surely kill that Liu Bei this time to avenge my uncle. Cao Cao said as long as I kill Liu Bei, he will appoint me as Colonel of the Capital!"

Zhang Xiu was already fantasizing about occupying Guanzhong and imitating Liu Bei to look down on the warlords of the world.

"Snatch Cai Yan, Diao Chan, Beauty Feng, Zhen Mi—right, and that damn Lady Zou! They will all be mine!"

Zhang Xiu was already fantasizing.

"Good, Bahubali, you lead ten thousand troops to go first and head to Xinye to intercept Liu Bei!"

"I will lead over twenty thousand troops personally and arrive shortly after!"

"Understood!"

Zhang Xiu didn't want to wait for Xiahou Dun's troops; he wanted to claim the great merit of killing Liu Bei alone and shake the world!

In the India live stream,

"Bahubali, whether we can defy the heavens and change our fate depends on this!"

"If the Big-Eared Thief is killed, let's see if the Xia Kingdom still dares to be arrogant!"

"What are you thinking? With a coward like Bahubali, wanting to kill our Liu Big-Ears? Keep dreaming!" (Xia Kingdom netizens)

"Maybe not usually, but this time Liu Bei is arrogant, actually letting a village farmer be the commander; it would be strange if he didn't lose!" (US netizens)