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Chapter 789 Zhuge Liang is shocked.
Liu Bei remained silent.
Then came the second, third, fourth, and fifth Northern Expeditions!
Liu Bei's lips twitched as he watched.
He knew that if he hadn't met Chizuru, he probably would have ended up like this!
[Zhuge Liang: Wait, wait, wait... I was preparing for the Northern Expedition, but what if it fails?]
[Liu Bei: Kongming, how's it going on your end?]
He asked a question.
After all, it seems that Zhuge Liang on the other side is also in poor health.
He could see it in the picture.
Zhuge Liang didn't reply, so Qianhe answered for him.
[Qianhe: Autumn winds at Wuzhang Plains... In August, Zhuge Liang indeed fell ill due to overwork, and his condition worsened daily. News of Zhuge Liang's serious illness reached Chengdu, and Liu Shan sent Li Fu to visit him and inquire about future national plans.]
Liu Bei then recounted what happened next.
This includes Zhuge Liang's death and Liu Shan's eventual demise, culminating in his famous quote, "I was so happy in Shu that I forgot about home."
[Liu Bei: The treasonous son, the treasonous son, the treasonous son! ! ! 】
[Zhuge Liang: Sigh....]
He did not expect that the Northern Expedition would ultimately fail.
They were also unable to return to the grand occasion.
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[Qianhe: This pill can extend your life by a hundred years!]
Qianhe then sent a red envelope to Zhuge Liang.
Only Zhuge Liang could accept it.
[Liu Bei: Kongming, just eat it!]
Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Liang did not hesitate and swallowed the pill directly.
Before long, he felt that all the chronic ailments in his body had disappeared.
He's back to his peak!
After all, with an extra century of cultivation, his hidden ailments were eliminated, and his body returned to its peak condition at thirty years old thanks to the elixir!
[Zhuge Liang: Sigh, this is only my first Northern Expedition. It's not going to get to the later stages yet. I'll save it for now...]
[Liu Bei: Oh? The first Northern Expedition? So that idiot Ma Su didn't even defend Jieting?]
Zhuge Liang: ......
He was somewhat bewildered, never expecting that his lord, His Majesty, would actually call Ma Su an idiot!
[Zhuge Liang: That was the original plan.]
[Liu Bei: No, he won't do. How can he shoulder such a heavy responsibility? Don't we have anyone else under our command?]
[Zhuge Liang: Your Majesty, during your campaign against Wu, all your generals perished in battle.]
[Liu Bei: ...This is my fault...Liangzi, oh no, Kongming, you've worked hard. I wonder how many troops you've prepared for your first Northern Expedition?]
Liu Bei sighed.
He never imagined that Zhuge Liang would dedicate himself to his cause until his death!
He planned to help Zhuge Liang achieve unification!
After all, he has a treasure trove that can provide a continuous supply of food.
Actually, he has plenty of grain in the Han Dynasty right now.
After all, he has already unified the world, and he also has the high-yield grain provided by Chizuru!
It's fair to say that every household now has surplus grain!
He even intends to wipe out the Hu people!
Now Liu Bei can muster an army of a million!
That's right, a million-strong army, you heard me correctly!
After all, without the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao's troops were all scattered by Chizuru and then incorporated into his army!
In addition to the original 100,000 armored soldiers in Jingzhou, 100,000 in Yizhou, 100,000 in Jiangdong, Hanzhong, and the Central Plains in the north.
A million-strong army!
A large army that can be deployed and used for battle.
It's fair to say that his population is growing rapidly!
After all, we have enough to eat and drink; it's just a matter of having children!
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[Zhuge Liang: I have prepared 80,000 troops.]
[Liu Bei: So few? How can we unify the country?]
Liu Bei was stunned.
Only 80,000!
What can you do with 80,000?
Don't you need to guard the territory you conquer?
Cao Cao: Hmm, 80,000... that's too few, they can't do much.
[Lu Bu: Sigh, even if I just randomly gather an army in Jiangdong, I could easily field 80,000!]
Lü Bu has now taken over Yizhou and Hanzhong.
He began a struggle for supremacy between the North and South with Cao Cao!
Cao Cao is still the same Cao Cao, in the same territory!
Meanwhile, Lü Bu controlled the entire south, having also conquered Nanyang and Yongliang.
This allowed Lü Bu to replenish the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Oh no, now they're called Lu Bu's Wolf Riders.
[Zhuge Liang: Alas, Yizhou doesn't have that many people left.]
[Chizuru: Alright, his 80,000 troops weren't there for unification!]
[Lu Bu. Cao Cao, Liu Bei: ???]
Seeing them like this, Chizuru felt helpless.
These brains aren't up to par.
[Qianhe: Zhuge Liang's strategic goal for his first Northern Expedition was not unification, nor Chang'an, but the five commanderies of Longxi. Judging from Zhuge Liang's deployment, he was aiming for Longyou. Zhuge Liang ordered Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to lead troops to confront Cao Zhen at Jigu Valley in order to draw away Cao Wei's main force in Guanzhong.]
[Liu Bei: Oh? Is that so? Zilong is indeed capable.]
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