At this moment, Liu Bei was standing on a hill. He turned around and looked at Xinye, a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
He thought to himself, Why isn't it burning?
According to the time, it should be time to light the fire, right?
Before leaving Xinye, Zhuge Liang had already made arrangements. Once Cao Cao's army entered the city, they would set fire to the city when they were asleep at night.
However, it was already midnight and there was no fire.
Did something unexpected happen?
Liu Bei couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Even Zhuge Liang had a bad feeling about this. He stopped waving his feather fan and his expression was extremely ugly. Together with Liu Bei, they looked in the direction of Xinye.
It was already late at night, and the cold wind was bone-piercing. Even so, the two of them did not feel anything strange. They stood there like statues.
"Report!"
Someone shouted.
The scouts reported.
From afar, Liu Bei heard the shouts.
He hurriedly went forward.
"What's going on?"
"Did they burn many Cao soldiers to death?”
Liu Bei asked anxiously.
A man came down from his horse and cupped his hands at Liu Bei. His expression was extremely ugly as he shook his head.
"My lord, after the Cao army entered the city, they withdrew. There was no chance to start a fire!”
"I'm afraid Xinye won't be able to burn this fire!”
"Ah?"
Liu Bei's eyes froze. How could this be?
Logically speaking, this plan was flawless. General Cao was in a hurry to make a contribution and must enter the city. Since he entered the city, how could he not fall for this plan?
Could it be that something went wrong?
Liu Bei frowned in deep thought.
Which part went wrong?
Zhuge Liang was even more confused as he carefully recalled every detail.
Every detail was closely linked, so there definitely wouldn't be any major problems.
Then what was going on?
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked cautiously," Advisor Jun, why is this?”
How could Zhuge Liang know why? This was clearly a shocking move, but why was it so easily seen through?
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but turn his gaze to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
When they saw Zhuge Liang's gaze, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's expressions couldn't help but tremble.
Was this guy trying to shift the blame again?
During the last battle at Bowang Slope, he had pushed the blame to the two of them before the fire started. This time, the fire in Xinye did not start, and he was going to push it to them?
Both of them were generals. If they were to fight, they were still capable, but when it came to strategy, they were definitely not Zhuge Liang's match.
Zhuge Liang could play them to death.
Zhang Fei was an impatient person and immediately said," What's wrong? You want to blame us for this?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly and said indifferently," I didn't mean that!”
"Then what do you mean?" Zhang Fei took a step forward, his beard was so angry that it stood up and trembled slightly. He was furious.
"I just want to ask the two generals, when you buried the kerosene, did you bury it well? If it wasn't for the Cao army discovering the kerosene, they definitely wouldn't have retreated after entering the city!”
"This is the only flaw in this plan. Otherwise, the Cao army will definitely fall for it!”
"I…"
Zhang Fei did not know what to say for a moment. Even if he had a hundred mouths, he did not know what to say.
Guan Yu's purplish-red face turned black, and his thousands of words only turned into a cold snort in the end.
"Humph!"
Liu Bei thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that it was just as Zhuge Liang had said. If the Cao army had not entered the city and found the kerosene, why did they retreat?
This was the only reason why he couldn't do it.
"Hey!" Liu Bei let out a long sigh and looked at the two of them with slight disappointment." My two brothers, you've delayed a major event. Men, serve me with military law!"”
The two of them were dumbfounded. They were being pushed to the side again?
And it was thrown so skillfully?
At this moment, Zhuge Liang stood in front of the two of them and said with a generous and righteous expression," Please don't punish the two generals. I didn't do a good job in the inspection, which led to this situation. If you want to punish them, punish me!"”
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and was so touched that tears welled up in his eyes." Advisor, you're such a good person! A well-prepared military counselor was like a fish meeting water!”
Liu Bei hurriedly helped Zhuge Liang up. This scene infuriated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
However, the two of them had no choice. They did not know if it was because they did not hide the kerosene well. They had indeed hidden it in a hurry.
It had to be said that Zhuge Liang's reasoning was indeed brilliant. He did not even have the chance to refute.
Forget it!
The two of them could only admit defeat.
However, the two of them would remember this grudge!
Looking at the two of them, Liu Bei waved his hand." Forget it, forget it. If it wasn't for the military counselor pleading for you, I would definitely punish you today!" Hurry up and thank the military counselor!"
Although the two of them were unwilling, they did not have any evidence. They immediately said to Zhuge Liang," Thank you, Advisor!”
Zhuge Liang waved his hand nonchalantly, but his expression soon turned ugly. He couldn't understand why his plans were always ineffective.
If this plan did not work, it would be dangerous.
He said to Liu Bei.
"My lord! Bad news!"
Liu Bei was startled.
"Military Advisor, what's the matter?"
Zhuge Liang's expression was solemn as he looked in the direction of Xinye. He sighed and said," If Cao Cao's army doesn't fall into their trap, they will definitely chase after us. We can't delay any longer. We have to leave immediately!"”
Liu Bei was shocked. He could faintly hear the sound of hooves. Cao Cao had many cavalry, and this sound meant that the Cao army was definitely chasing after them.
Liu Bei hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Advisor Jun, you really have divine foresight!"
"Without the military counselor, Liu Bei is in danger!"
"Brothers, hurry up."
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