While Li Yuan was struggling with Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang was squatting with Zhang Fei in the north, silently observing Fuyu and the Three Hann States.
Honestly, up to now, although there is no intelligence indicating that this vice army led by Zhang Fei has been exposed, Zhuge Liang had already noticed differences from many details and feared that Yuan Tan knew Liu Bei had a force sneaked into Liaodong.
However, this is no longer important. What matters is that Yuan Tan is now occupied, and Liu Bei has attracted all his forces to the border between Youzhou and Jizhou, a battle line spanning a thousand miles. Although battles occurred at only several points, the consequences were enough to leave Yuan Tan powerless to look north.
Although such actions left the northern populace defenseless under the Xianbei cavalry, seeming extremely cruel, right now Zhuge Liang could only watch helplessly; sometimes, the march for unification is just this cruel.
