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  Liu Bei's gentle inquiry suddenly brought Liu Xuan back to his senses. Looking at Liu Bei, he hastily stood up and saluted him, saying: "Ah... Father, your child is a junior in terms of reason, and besides, my suggestion cannot be discussed in the main hall, so it's better not to mention it."

  Liu Xuan said, his eyes looking at Liu Bei with an innocent face. Liu Bei chuckled and turned to glance at his civil and military officials, pointing at Liu Xuan: "Everyone take a look, this kid is playing tricks on me again."

  "Haha……" Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other generals listened with a hearty laugh, especially Zhang Fei, whose voice was as loud as thunder, truly like the rumble of the Thunder God. Guan Yu and Zhao Yun both looked at Liu Shan with a smile.

  Sun Qian, Jian Yong and Mi Zhu also smiled and looked at Liu Xuan.

  Liu Bei's face still wore a gentle smile, his eyes looking straight at Liu Xuan: "Xuan'er, all the uncles and elders are watching you, what are you hiding and holding back? Hmm?"

  Liu Xuan heard Liu Bei say this, what else could he do? He sighed in his heart and smiled wryly. Smiling, he bowed to the crowd and said: "Father, I am inexperienced and shallow, I have a plan that I would like to offer for discussion by all uncles."

  Liu Bei nodded slightly, his whole body exuding a warm and gentle aura, his eyes looking at Liu Xuan with warmth: "Xuan'er, just speak freely, as the saying goes, 'collecting thoughts and ideas leads to greater benefits', one person's plan is limited, but two people's plan is longer."

  Liu Xuan coughed slightly, cleared his throat, and stepped into the center of the hall, gazing at a map: "Uncles, I just have some doubts. If what I say is incorrect, please correct me."

  Liu Xuan's gaze swept across the crowd as he said, "One, Cao Jun and Xiahou Dun have 5,000 troops stationed outside the city, thirty miles away. They're not even hiding it from us. Isn't this a bit unusual?"

  "Our army has over 20,000 men, although most are new recruits, but Father's, Second Uncle's, Third Uncle's and Zilong Uncle's troops are all seasoned veterans. Second Uncle, Third Uncle and Zilong Uncle are all renowned generals, yet Cao's army only sent a paltry 5,000 soldiers under Xiahou Dun to defeat us? I wonder, is Cao's army being overly arrogant or do they have an ulterior motive?"

  "Thirdly, even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at war at this time, and he really couldn't spare any good generals or elite soldiers under his command, then why did he still send Xiahou Dun here? Did Cao Cao think that Xiahou Dun was invincible and could stand undefeated against the joint attack of the three uncles and their sons?"

  "Hmph, just relying on Xiahou Dun? I, Guan Yu, can take his life with just one person, why would I need three brothers and Zi Long?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, the vermilion phoenix eyes flashing with cold light. Liu Xuan knew that Guan Yu still had a grudge about that matter.

  "Bring it on! If Xiahou Dun dares to come, I'll poke dozens of holes in him with my spear!" Zhang Fei also opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly.

  Only Zhao Yun stood silently beside him, and in his slightly closed eyes, there was a hint of divine light, which also revealed the faint intention to fight in his heart.

  "Cao Cao has always regarded his father as a thorn in the flesh and a nail in the eye, vowing to cut him down root and branch. Now that the war between Yuan and Cao is about to unfold, Cao Cao has sent Xiahou Dun ahead, but if he fails, won't it dampen the morale of the great army? This bit of logic, Cao Cao, who has been through a hundred battles, cannot possibly not understand."

  "5. Since Cao Cao clearly knew that he couldn't defeat the enemy by force, why did he insist on doing so? What does this reveal? Cao Cao must have had a hidden plan in reserve, or to put it another way, Cao Cao had a clever strategy up his sleeve for Xiahou Dun."

  "Six. Under Cao Cao's command, strategists like Guo Fengxiao, Jia Wenhe, Xun Wentong, Xun Gongda, Cheng Zhongde and others were all extremely intelligent people. Guo Fengxiao was known for his exceptional talent, Jia Xi had a poisonous tongue, Xun Wentong was a national treasure, and Xun Gongda and Cheng Zhongde's intelligence was also among the best in the world. How could they let Cao Cao make such a low-level mistake?"

  Liu Xuan counted on his six fingers, gesturing to the crowd, and explained his so-called doubts one by one. After finishing speaking, he fell silent, secretly observing the expressions of the people around him.

  Liu Bei and other civil and military officials listened to Liu Xuan's six doubts, all furrowed their brows in thought, only Zhang Fei, the third brother, had a painful expression, finally patted his head and muttered: "Letting me think about this is no better than killing me..."

  Zhang Fei's slightly complaining voice, though not as loud as before, was still like a thunderclap, pulling everyone back. Liu Bei, who was in the main seat, rubbed his brow with a big hand, and there was a hint of worry between his eyebrows. He looked at Guan Yu and said, "Second brother, do you think what Xuan'er said makes sense?"

  Guan Yu's usually arrogant face also nodded slightly, his expression somewhat gloomy: "Big brother, what Xun'er said makes some sense. It seems that Xiahou Dun's army is openly stationed in the forest, without hiding, in order to provoke me and my brothers, so that we will be defeated."

  The one beside him, Jian Yong, nodded in agreement and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, the young master's six points are indeed correct. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to camp outside the city without making any moves, but in fact, he has already made a subtle hint. The two generals have grudges with Xiahou Dun, and the third general... It seems that the person who designed this is very familiar with the second and third generals." After finishing, he also glanced at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei apologetically.

  Guan Yu's expression was slightly unpleasant at first, but after listening, his expression changed slightly. Zhang Fei also shrugged indifferently when he heard it, of course, he didn't know what this action meant, imitating his nephew Liu Xuan, who would shrug every time he heard his sister-in-law complain, so Zhang Fei gradually did the same.

  Sun Qian rubbed his chin lightly and finally said, "Master, I think this plan might have been set up by the ghostly Guo Fengxiao. Every time Cao Cao asks for advice, he will definitely ask Guo Fengxiao. And this plan is also a case of hitting the nail on the head."

  "Hmm..." Liu Bei nodded, facing Liu Xuan: "Xuan'er, you can say all this, your father is very pleased. Your father sees that you seem to want to speak but hesitate, as if you haven't finished speaking yet?"

  Liu Bei asked again and everyone's eyes turned to Liu Xuan, who couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, thinking that he wasn't a genius, where did so many strategies come from?

  But seeing the crowd's curious gaze, Liu Xuan could only force himself to go along with it, and even if he didn't want to, he had to.

  Liu Xuan gritted his teeth and said to Liu Bei with a bitter tone: "Father, I just want to express my own humble opinion, I don't know if it will be of any use in your battles."

  "Alright alright... you speak." Liu Bei naturally nodded repeatedly, earlier Liu Xuan also spoke a few views but directly got to the point, what about this time? En, shouldn't be an exception either.

  "Hmm... although my son's martial arts skills are somewhat lacking, his strategic thinking doesn't seem to be. Hmm... I heard from Second Brother that Xu Zhou was also saved by Xuan'er's clever plan, and along the way, Xuan'er's quick wit has relaxed the soldiers quite a bit."

  No matter how good one's martial arts skills are, if they don't understand strategy and military tactics, they will always be a lone warrior. Later on, when Xuan'er takes over my business, there won't even be a need to personally take the battlefield to kill enemies. It seems that I should find a good teacher for Xuan'er, in terms of martial arts... it's not bad to learn from him either. Third brother didn't say that Zi Long's style is suitable for Xuan'er? En, then let's go with Zi Long.

  Take a look at the several scholars under his command, Liu Bei secretly shook his head. Liu Bei did not want his son to be taught by these people into being pedantic Confucianists who would be speechless when it came to real matters.

  My own son must be both civil and martially accomplished, surpassing Cao Cao's sons.

  Just thinking that Liu Xuan was only eight years old and could plan for himself, Liu Bei's heart was filled with joy, the warm smile on his face never faded, still as romantic as a radiant flower...

  Liu Xuan stared at the map without speaking, his delicate white fingers pointing here and there on the map, his eyebrows furrowing and relaxing from time to time. The people in the hall also remained silent, not daring to disturb him. Zhang Fei felt a bit uncomfortable with this quiet atmosphere, and several times he wanted to speak up and ask questions, but was suppressed by Liu Bei and Guan Yu's severe gaze.

  Big Brother, Second Brother's eyes are really scary... Zhang Fei patted his own chest and secretly said.

  After a while, Liu Xuan slowly came back to his senses, looking at the faces of the crowd, and only then did he realize how long he had been staring at this map. He couldn't help but blush and say: "Father, I..."

  No rush, no rush, speak slowly and say it slowly. Liu Bei waved his hand and directly interrupted Liu Xuan's apologetic words.

  Looking at his father's expectant gaze, Liu Xuan coughed a few times and said: "Father, I had an idea just now. Xiahou Dun's unit has 5,000 men, our army has Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Zi Long Shu four elite branches, with a total of 5,100 people. If we engage in a frontal battle, it seems that the chances of winning are not great..."

  Guan Yu heard that Liu Xuan was a bit too proud of himself, and his expression changed as he furrowed his brow: "Xuan'er, although we have only 5,000 elite troops, not one of them is not a fine fellow who can take on ten men alone."

  "Second brother is right, our five thousand elite troops are all seasoned veterans, not just new recruits who have only been through a few small skirmishes!" Zhang Fei also stood up and spoke out.

  Only Zhao Yun remained silent, his furrowed brow and bewildered eyes revealing that he was pondering Liu Xuan's words just now.

  Looking at his father's three generals, his second uncle was cold and proud, his third uncle was rough and violent, all of whom were easily provoked, no wonder Cao Cao used this strategy. Only Zhao Yun can bear the responsibility. Liu Xuan shook his head secretly.

  "Cough... Second Uncle, Third Uncle, may I finish what I was saying?"

  Guan Yu's completely red face showed no change in expression, but his narrowed phoenix eyes revealed a hint of discontent. Zhang Fei, on the other hand, widened his leopard-like eyes and stared at Liu Xuan as if he wanted to swallow him whole.

  "Cough, second brother, third brother, calm down and don't be impatient. Let Xuan'er finish speaking first. You can speak later." Liu Bei said helplessly.

  "Xuaner, you continue..."

  "Yes."

  "The child's plan is like this..."

  "Third Uncle led three thousand new soldiers into battle..."

  "Second Uncle led two thousand elite troops to garrison at a mountain slope twenty miles outside Suiping City, hiding within..."

  "Father can dispatch Chen to lead three thousand new soldiers to hide in this forest, waiting for Third Uncle's defeat..."

  "Zhou Cang, Ping Ge, you two lead a thousand new soldiers just to watch San Shu's defeat, and then block..."

  "Zi Long Shu, you lead three thousand elite troops to occupy Xia Hou Dun's rear..."

  "The father can lead the remaining army to sit in the city of Suiping, ten miles away from Huangtushan, and command the overall situation."

  Liu Xuan told his plan completely and then looked at the changing expressions of everyone's faces.

  Looking at Liu Bei's thoughtful expression, Liu Xuan knew that his father was thinking seriously. It wasn't easy to gather this army of 20,000 soldiers. If they were defeated and had to flee again, it would be heartbreaking.

  Guan Yu looked as if he was deep in thought, Zhang Fei had an air of "you tell me to fight and I'll fight" without wanting to use his brain, while Zhao Yun's eyes gleamed with a hint of understanding of Liu Xuan's plan.

  About half an hour later, Liu Bei seemed to have made up his mind and stood up straight. He said to Liu Xuan in a gentle tone: "Xuan'er, your father will put the family's burden on you this time!" After a pause, he turned around and shouted: "Someone, call Chen Dao and Zhou Cang over..."

  Half a moment later, Chen Dao and Zhou Cang hastily entered the hall, paid their respects one by one, then stood behind Zhao Yun waiting for Liu Bei's news.

  Liu Bei's gaze swept across the faces of everyone, and finally took a deep breath: "Everyone, success or failure is at this moment. If we win, from now on it will be vast and boundless; if we lose..."

  Although Liu Bei's words were not yet finished, everyone had already understood the meaning behind them and all bowed their hands loudly saying: "We swear to complete our lord's orders even if it means death!"

  "Good..." Liu Bei immediately shouted loudly.

  "Guanyu stepped forward to receive the order, and was instructed..."

  "I will obey orders..."

  "Zhang Fei stepped forward to receive the order, and was ordered..."

  "I will obey orders..."

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  Liu Bei finally spat out a mouthful of turbid air after finishing his solemn and serious words, gazing at the distant northern horizon, muttering to himself: "Cao Mengde, I, Liu Bei, will never easily admit defeat..."