Chapter 68: Jiangbei's only famous general, I have to dig him up for you, Old Liu! The military advisor is really far-sighted! !
Just as Zhang Yun was eavesdropping, Liu Bei and Xiao Fang, who were outside the door, had already walked back.

Zhang Yun reacted immediately, sat back down, and laid on the table, pretending to be drunk again.

By the time Liu Bei and Xiao Fang entered the hall, he was already snoring.

"Military Advisor, our conversation just now wasn't overheard by him, was it?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Yun and pretended to be worried.

Xiao Fang came closer, gently pushed Zhang Yun, and called him a few times.

Zhang Yun pretended to turn over, but he was still in a sound sleep, mumbling in his sleep.

"He was indeed drunk. It was impossible for him to hear our conversation, not to mention there was a door between us."

"My lord, please relax, this plan will succeed."

Xiao Fang said with a confident look on his face.

Liu Bei was relieved, so he arranged for several captured Jingzhou soldiers to immediately carry Zhang Yun onto a carriage and send him out of the city to the main camp of the Jingzhou army in the south of the city.

On top of the city.

Liu Bei and Xiao Fang stood side by side and watched Zhang Yun's carriage leave the city.

"Shuzhi, did you see clearly that Zhang Yun was pretending to be drunk and eavesdropped on our conversation?"

Liu Bei glanced at Chen Dao.

It turned out that when the two of them were talking outside the hall just now, Chen Dao was ordered to secretly monitor Zhang Yun through the window.

Zhang Yun's sneaky little actions were all seen by Chen Dao, who never expected them even in his dreams.

"My Lord, I saw it clearly. That boy was indeed pretending to be drunk. He quietly leaned outside the door and eavesdropped for a long time. As soon as my Lord and the military advisor came back, he immediately lay back on the table and pretended to be drunk again."

After hearing what Chen Dao said, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and completely relaxed his mind.

"It seems that the military advisor's plan has succeeded."

"Next, we can use Zhang Yun's mouth to deliver the false information about our plan to attack Xiyangju to Liu Jingsheng without leaving any trace."

Liu Bei showed a relaxed smile and looked towards the enemy camp outside the city with a confident look in his eyes.

Xiao Fang pointed at the enemy camp and sneered:
"Next, my lord, you should send out scouts to closely monitor the enemy's movements."

"As soon as we see Liu Biao leading his army south, it's time for us to send out all our troops and crush the enemy camp in one fell swoop!"

Liu Bei immediately followed what Xiao Fang had said and told Chen Dao about it.

After everything was arranged, the two of them went downstairs.

On the way back to the county government, Liu Bei suddenly remembered something and a look of suspicion reappeared on his face.

"Jinglue, there is one thing I don't quite understand, and I need your advice."

"The military advisor used Zhang Yun to send false information to Liu Biao. This is clear."

"But why did we deliberately mention that it was the defense map sent by Wen Pin?"

Liu Bei slowed down his horse and turned his curious eyes to Xiao Fang.

"Aliang, tell me, why do we do this?"

However, Xiao Fang threw this question to his brother-in-law.

This question naturally did not stump Zhuge Liang, and he answered without hesitation:

"My brother-in-law mentioned before that if we want to successfully launch a surprise attack on the enemy's food camp, we must know the enemy's sentry deployment to have a good chance of success."

"With Kuai Yue's wisdom, he can probably think of this."

"He will certainly be suspicious. Since the Lord does not know the secrets of the Jingzhou Army's deployment, how can he have the courage to take the risk of attacking his granary?"

"Then he might further suspect that Zhang Yun had fallen into his brother-in-law's trap and brought back false information to Liu Biao."

"My brother-in-law mentioned that it was Wen Pin who sent us the defense map, which just filled in this gap and made Kuai Yue believe that our sneak attack on the granary was reasonable and logical, and he would not suspect that Zhang Yun had fallen into our trap!"

"I wonder if Liang's guess is right or not?"

Xiao Fang nodded slightly.

Liu Bei suddenly understood Xiao Fang's intention and couldn't help but sigh:

"Jinglue, you are so thoughtful and can do it so perfectly."

"Yes, with Kuai Yue's wisdom, if it weren't for the military advisor's arrangement, he would have most likely seen through our plan."

Xiao Fang smiled, but said meaningfully:

"Actually, Aliang didn't tell the whole story. In addition to this intention, Fang has another intention." Liu Bei was stunned and looked at Xiao Fang again.

Zhuge Liang's eyes also showed suspicion again.

"Liu Biao only cares about people's family background when he employs people, especially Cai and Kuai. There are very few generals under his command who can be called famous generals."

"Wen Pin and Wen Zhongye are among the few who deserve to be called famous generals."

"However, his position and official rank in the Jingzhou army is far inferior to those of Cai Mao and Huang Zu, and even inferior to a mere figurehead like Zhang Yun."

"This can be seen from the battle of Rang County, when Liu Biao made him Zhang Yun's deputy general."

"Such a man with the potential to be a famous general, but not trusted and used by Liu Biao, my lord, do you think he has no resentment towards Liu Biao in his heart?"

Xiao Fang pointed out Wen Pin's predicament and answered Liu Bei's question with a rhetorical question.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he immediately heard the hidden meaning in Xiao Fang's words.

Xiao Fang's plan was to sow discord among the people, in order to arouse Liu Biao's suspicion towards Wen Pin, and thereby create an opportunity for Wen Pin to defect and submit to him!
"Brother-in-law is right. I have heard my uncle mention that among the three counties in Jiangbei, the only one who can be called a famous general is Wen Pin."

"Liang also heard from Wei Wenchang that in the battle in Rang County, Wen Pin fought with him for dozens of rounds without a clear winner, which shows that this man is also very skilled in martial arts."

"Although Wen Pin's official position is not as high as that of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, he has great prestige in the Jingzhou army."

"If my brother-in-law's strategy of sowing discord can help my lord win over this man, it will not just be as simple as adding a powerful general to my lord!"

Zhuge Liang also confirmed Xiao Fang's evaluation of Wen Pin, and expressed great praise for him in his words.

Liu Bei finally came to his senses and exclaimed:

"Military Advisor, your strategies are indeed very careful. I never thought there would be such a deep meaning behind them."

"If it is as you said, this Wen Pingzhong really has the qualities of a great general. It would be best if I could use him."

After praising him, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh:
"This Jingxiang area is truly a place of outstanding people and hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"It's a pity that Liu Jingsheng couldn't use so many heroes. It's such a waste of talent. It's a pity."

While Old Liu was sighing, Zhang Yun had already entered the Jingzhou military camp.

...

Jingzhou military camp, inside the big tent.

Liu Biao was frowning as he listened to everyone discussing how to capture Yuyang.

Kuai Yue advocated competing with Liu Bei for wealth and engaging in a war of attrition, and relying on his wealth and power, he dragged down Liu Bei.

Cai Mao was eager for revenge and insisted on relying on his military advantage to immediately attack Yuyang.

There was a conflict between Kuai Yue and Cai Mao over the attack on Yuyang.

The two men had equal weight and status, and Liu Biao was worried and could not make a decision for the time being.

"Uncle, uncle~~"

A hoarse howl broke the argument.

Supported by his soldiers, Zhang Yun stumbled in and knelt down in front of Liu Biao.

"Zi Ying?"

"You're actually still alive?"

Liu Biao was suddenly overjoyed and jumped up excitedly to hold his nephew.

The old and the young hugged each other and cried with joy.

Cai Mao and others were all surprised to see Zhang Yun return alive.

"Ziying, I heard from Wen Zhongye that you fell into Xiao Fang's trap in Rang County, suffered heavy casualties and were captured by Liu Bei."

"We all thought you were killed by that big-eared thief. We didn't expect you to return safely. This is really unexpected."

Cai Mao asked with surprise and suspicion in his eyes.

The sentence "after suffering heavy casualties, he was captured by Liu Bei" was like salt sprinkled on Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun's face was gloomy and his eyes were darting around. Suddenly he saw Wen Pin was there too.

The shame on his face immediately turned into anger. He jumped up and pointed at Wen Pin angrily:
"If Wen Pin had not secretly joined Liu Bei, how could I have fallen into Xiao Fang's trap, and how could I have been defeated by the big-eared thief!"

Wen Pin's face turned pale with horror, and he was completely stunned on the spot.

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