Chapter 101 Liu Wu finally bowed to Liu Bei and wanted to return to Gong'an.

Chapter 101: Liu Wu finally bowed to Liu Bei and wanted to return to Gong’an.

Liu Xuande went to Jiangdong in person and revealed his lord's identity to the Marquis of Wu!
Lu Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his hands holding the silk cloth: "Good Liu Xuande! Good Jiangdong!"

Liu Bei moved so quickly that he actually went to Jiangdong before his lord sent troops to Jingnan!
Originally, Jiangdong and the lord joined forces to attack Liu Bei and seize the four counties in southern Jing, and their chances of victory were extremely high.

But now Jiangdong suddenly turned against me and wanted to form an alliance with Liu Xuande to deal with my lord...

Lu Xun's face looked grim. Although his lord now had a large territory and population under his command, the new army was not formed, the weapons and armor were not complete, and the food and grass were not abundant. At the moment, his lord was very weak inside.

If Sun and Liu joined forces to attack the lord...

Lu Xun's forehead was already soaked with sweat.

"My lord! Go see the lord!"

……

In Xiling City, the military camp at the parade ground.

As the soldiers were coming and going, Lu Xun hurried to the central military tent.

"Is the lord in the tent?"

"Inside the tent."

Lu Xun breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously. He strode into the central army tent and said, "My lord, Liu Xuande went to Jiangdong..."

Xilulu~
Rumble, rumble~
In the camp,
Patrol soldiers and carriages carrying food, fodder and military equipment were constantly coming and going in the camp.

Boom! ~
suddenly,

There was a loud dull thud.

It was as if a loud thunder exploded in the central military tent!
The entire central army tent was shaking.

It seems like it is about to collapse!
"what sound?!"

"It seems like it came from the central military camp."

"Central Army Camp... Not good! My Lord!"

"Hurry up!"

wow~
The soldiers and lieutenants near the central army tent were startled, and suddenly there was a loud sound of armor plates colliding, and a large number of soldiers rushed out of the central army tent.
"What are you panicking about!" The door curtain of the central military tent was lifted, and Lu Xun came out with a sullen face.

He slowly spoke to the hesitant soldiers gathered outside: "My lord, there is nothing to worry about. Everyone return to your positions."

"Yes."

Although the soldiers were confused, they eventually dispersed when they heard Mr. Boyan, whom their lord trusted the most, speak.

At this moment,

A figure with a wine gourd hanging around his waist hurried to the outside of the central military tent. It was Pang Tong.

He had been handling military affairs in the camp these days, and the loud noise in the central military tent just now also startled him.

Pang Shiyuan was confused and uncertain: "Boyan, what was that noise just now..."

"Mr. Fengchu is here just in time!" Lu Xu grabbed Pang Tong's sleeve and dragged him into the big tent: "My lord is about to send me to find you."

Pang Shiyuan's eyes darkened and he was dragged into the tent by Lu Xun.

He looked up and saw his good disciple standing behind a pile of broken cases. His face, which usually showed no emotion, was now extremely cold.

The scene before me,
The movement just now,
All of them are telling Pang Tong a message...

Liu Wu was really angry!

"Bo Yan, what is this?" Pang Tong subconsciously looked at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun said in a low voice: "Just now, Lu Xun received a letter from my Lu family. The letter said that Liu Xuande went to Jiangdong in person and revealed that the master was his eldest son..."

Jiang Dong knows the true identity of the lord? !
Feng Chu, holding the wine gourd to his mouth, suddenly looked at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun said solemnly: "Not only that, Liu Xuande went to Jiangdong to discuss with the Marquis of Wu to jointly attack the lord..."

"Liu Xuande is still confusing right and wrong..."

Lu Xun told Lu Ji everything that was mentioned in the letter, no matter how big or small.

Pang Tong's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he had no appetite to drink the wine in his hand.

Zilie's identity was revealed by Liu Bei, and the minds of Jiangdong and his lord changed. Jiangdong even teamed up with Liu Bei and targeted Zilie.

If the Sun-Liu coalition forces really attacked Hefei and Jiangling...

Zi Lie already has very few soldiers available for combat. If his forces are further tied up, the foundation just built by his disciple might be in danger of collapse!

"Teacher..." Liu Wu's deep voice sounded: "My identity as Liu Bei's eldest son will soon spread throughout the world."

"Jiangdong has completely sided with Liu Bei. The situation is about to change again."

Gudong~
Pang Tong took a big gulp of wine, his eyes were deep...

Liu Xuande is insidious and cunning, while Sun Zhongmou is playing both sides!
If these two join forces, it would be a bit tricky for Zilie now.

But if they think they can defeat Zilie in this way, then they are really not taking themselves, the young genius, seriously!
"I have a plan that may help us resolve the current crisis..." Feng Chu said coldly, "We can first hand over Hefei to Cao Cao in exchange for military support and food supplies."

"Let Prime Minister Cao confront Jiangdong in Hefei and help us contain Jiangdong's forces so that they dare not act rashly. Then Zilie will send all his troops to take the four counties in southern Jing!"

"If this happens, the allied forces of Sun and Liu will be left with nothing."

Give Hefei to Cao Cao?

Lu Xun next to him was slightly stunned, and suddenly his eyes lit up...

In the eyes of the Marquis of Wu, Hefei is probably far more important than Xiling.

If Jiangdong really took advantage of the battle between Liu Xuande and the lord to attack Hefei with all its might in order to tie down the lord's forces, Hefei would certainly be lost.

In this case, we might as well return Hefei to Cao Cao!
Anyway, to the lord, the importance of Hefei is ultimately inferior to Jiangling. By ceding it to Cao Cao in exchange for troops, food and fodder, he can also let Cao Mengde block Jiangdong for the lord, which is not a loss at all.

The lord can use the soldiers and food supplies obtained from Meng De and fight Liu Bei with all his strength.

As long as we can capture the four counties of southern Jing, the outcome of this war will be decided!

The so-called Sun-Liu coalition was just as Mr. Fengchu said, "a waste of effort".

"Great! Mr. Fengchu's words are very wonderful!" Lu Xun became excited, and his words were full of amazement: "My lord, Lu Xun thinks that Mr. Fengchu's plan is feasible."

Liu Wu's face was still cold: "Wouldn't this benefit Jiangdong and Cao Cao?"

The world was in turmoil and in times of great contention, and it was normal for the princes to attack each other. To Liu Wu, whether it was Jiangdong, Liu Bei, or Cao Mengde, they were all birds of a feather.

They are all plotting against themselves, and they are all their own enemies.

As for the enemy, of course, the greater the damage they suffer, the better!

"It's a good deal for Jiangdong and Cao Mengde?" Pang Tong was stunned. Letting Cao Cao and Jiangdong fight each other, wasting blood and even very likely to make both sides lose, is this still a good deal for them?

Feng Chu looked at Liu Wu in surprise: "Zi Lie, in your opinion..."

Liu Wu looked at Pang Tong with his bright eyes: "Teacher, this is what I mean..."

……

for a long time,

Three figures slowly walked out of the central military tent.

Pang Tong looked dazed, and what Liu Wu had just said to him kept echoing in his mind.

"Teacher." Outside the tent, Liu Wu handed two silk letters to Pang Tong: "These two silk letters are the key to this strategy."

Looking at the silk letter in front of him, Pang Tong thought of the plan Liu Wu had discussed with him in the tent, and he couldn't help laughing: "Ha, hahahaha..."

"This is an unparalleled conspiracy! This is an unparalleled conspiracy! Zilie set up this trap. Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are going to suffer horribly this time."

"The deep thoughts of my disciples are beyond the reach of Liu Da'er and the blue-eyed boy. Cao Mengde is even more flattering and cannot compare with my disciples. They are nothing!"

Mr. Fengchu's face was full of emotion. As the saying goes, a pupil surpasses his master. In terms of strategy and tactics, I'm afraid this disciple is no less capable than me.

Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Zhongmou wanted to plot against their own disciple, and they would suffer in the future.

Liu Wu: "This is all thanks to the teacher's teaching... Jiang Ling Wenchang's side, it all depends on the teacher to take charge of the overall situation."

Pang Tong took the two silk letters and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Zilie, I will not let your plan fail!"

After saying this, he mounted his horse and left the military camp.

Looking at Pang Tong's receding figure, Liu Wu looked calm. He turned to look at Lu Xun: "Bo Yan."

Lu Xun: "My lord, what do you want me to do?"

Liu Wu: "Next, Xiling City will be handed over to you."

The lord has handed Xiling City over to me again?

Lu Xun was stunned.
The last time the lord said he would hand over Xiling City to him was when he went out of the city and captured Cao Cao alive. The lord said this again this time. Could it be...

……

Outside Xiling City, beside the river.

Call ~
The river wind is blowing and the white waves are surging.

Hundreds of ships were densely packed on the shore, rising and falling slightly with the waves.

Large ships and small boats gathered together, some as big as hills, some as small as a few feet.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Be careful! These are the ceremonial objects for the master's wedding. If you dare to break any of them, I will skin you alive!"

"Have the more than a thousand pieces of silk and satin been loaded onto the ship?"

"Hurry, hurry, it's time to raise the sail!" On the shore, densely packed soldiers were moving boxes of items onto the boat. These were all the utensils and items prepared for Liu Wu and Sun Shangxiang's wedding.

Liu Wu wants to take Sun Shangxiang to Jiangdong.

He wants to marry Sun Shangxiang in Jiangdong...

call! ~
The wind was howling, and sails of all sizes soared into the sky!

A mighty fleet,
Starting from Xiling,
End to end,

Down the river,

Take advantage of the wind and head straight towards Jianye!

On the leading ship,

The soldiers were so numerous, holding spears and wearing armor, full of murderous intent! Liu Wu was well prepared for his trip to Jiangdong this time, and he brought two thousand elite soldiers with him.

Even if something changes, he can still bring Sun Shangxiang back to Xiling safely.

Liu Wu and Sun Shangxiang stood on the bow deck, facing the wind.

Sun Shangxiang snuggled up to Liu Wu, her eyes full of confusion: "Zi Lie, why did you think of going to Jiangdong to get married again?"

The Jiangdong Princess felt a little uneasy. Her second brother had always been vague about this marriage. What if he saw Zilie crossing the river in person and had other ideas in mind?

The wind howls,

The wind blew Liu Wu's long black hair fluttering.

The river is surging and the white waves are vast.

Liu Wu said calmly: "Liu Bei can go to Jiangdong, why can't I go?"

"This time, I will make a bigger fuss than Liu Bei did and turn Jiangdong upside down!"

……

North of Xiangyang, on the way back to Xuchang,
Boom! ~
Spears and swords are like forests, and armors are like tides!
From afar, the yellow smoke rose into the sky like a dragon or a snake!

The dense crowd of soldiers, like a black cloud, roared and rushed towards the north.

It was the army that Prime Minister Cao of the Han Dynasty led to the south to announce the emperor's decree. Now that the emperor's decree had been announced, the army also set out to return to Xuchang.

now,

Under the banner of the central army, the civil and military officers of Cao's army marching south were in a state of noise.

"Liu Zilie is Liu Wu? Is he Liu Bei's eldest son? Is this spy information accurate?!"

"The scouts sent three rounds of information, saying that Liu Zilie's identity had already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Jianye City. I think it must be correct."

"Damn it, Liu Da'er has only known how to run away all his life. How could he give birth to such a heroic son?!"

"Liu Xuande is really stupid. He didn't make Liu Wu, who is so capable, the heir apparent, but chose a seven-year-old boy instead? If I were him, I would run away too."

"The Big Ear Thief is now teaming up with Jiangdong to deal with Liu Zilie. I don't think Liu Zilie can survive this time."

"I didn't expect Liu Zilie to be so cruel. In order to inherit Jingzhou in the future, he poisoned Liu Qi! And then he bullied my younger brother like this. He is really narrow-minded..."

Just as Cao's army was on its way back to Xuchang, Cao Mengde and his generals received intelligence from Jiangdong... Liu Xuande went to Jianye in person and revealed the news that Liu Zilie was his eldest son Liu Wu!

Liu Bei even wanted to join forces with Jiangdong to deal with Liu Zilie!
These pieces of news shocked Prime Minister Cao so much that his army, which was about to return to Xuchang, almost stopped.

Liu Zilie, who captured General Zixiao and Prime Minister Cao alive,

Liu Zilie, who defeated 30 generals of Cao's army alone,

Liu Zilie, who forced the prime minister to cede more than 30 counties,

He is actually Liu Bei's son? !

All the generals of Cao's army were dumbfounded. They could hardly believe their ears. They really couldn't believe that the unrivaled general who was braver than Lu Fengxian could actually be the father of Liu Bei? !

"Liu Zilie, what a great Liu Zilie..." Sitting on the canopy carriage, Cao Cao had not yet completely recovered from the shock he had felt when he first saw the intelligence.

Prime Minister Cao frowned suddenly when he heard the generals around him talking about Liu Zilie killing Liu Qi and bullying his younger brother.

Tuk-tuk-tuk~
Cao Mengde knocked on the armrest of the carriage, and all the generals fell silent and looked at their prime minister.

"Don't talk nonsense." Cao Cao stroked his beard and said in a low voice: "We have also fought with Liu Zilie. He is a brave and courageous man."

"How could such a heroic person be so petty and do such a despicable thing? There must be a reason for this."

At this point, Cao Cao suddenly sighed: "It's a pity that such a person cannot be used by me. Liu Da'er really wasted such a good talent!"

Thinking of his own sons, and then thinking of Liu Zilie.

Cao Cao was so angry that his teeth were itching. Liu Da'er was really wasting a talent. Instead of making such a talented child the crown prince, he actually made a seven-year-old child the crown prince?
He deserves to have to run around for his life all his life!

"Prime Minister!"

Suddenly, a cavalryman rode up on horseback and said, "Liu Zilie from Xiling has a letter for the Prime Minister!"

Liu Zilie’s letter?
Cao Mengde was cheered up: "Bring it here!"

Cao Cao took the brocade bag handed to him by the cavalry soldier, took out the silk letter and read it:

[Liu Zilie wrote a letter to Prime Minister Cao, saying that a few days ago, Liu Xuande went to Jiangdong to meet the Marquis of Wu and revealed my identity. I am indeed the son of Liu Xuande, but Liu Xuande cannot tolerate me. I have no choice but to set up my own family in Xiling.]

[Now, Liu Xuande and the Marquis of Wu invite each other to attack Xiling together...]

[Although I now control more than 30 counties, I am still short of soldiers and generals and lack food. If Sun and Liu join forces to attack, I am afraid that in this battle, I will lose more than I win...]

[Previously, Prime Minister Cao once said that he wanted to adopt Zilie as his adopted son, but I don’t know if it was true or not.]

[If Prime Minister Cao has no intention, I can only take more than 30 counties in Jiangbei and the three important towns of Jiangling, Xiling, and Hefei and return them to Gong'an...]

[Even if Liu Xuande won’t do anything to me, I will just be depressed and angry for the rest of my life…]

[If Prime Minister Cao is interested, you can go to Jiangling to meet him immediately.]

Liu Zilie is bowing to me?
Cao Cao, who was sitting on the canopy carriage, was completely stunned...

Back then, when he was at the foot of Xiling City, he envied Liu Wu's unparalleled bravery and dreamed of recruiting him under his command.

Even though he was later captured alive and released by him, Prime Minister Cao, despite his anger, still thought about Liu Wu from time to time.

The so-called matter of adopting Liu Wu as his adopted son was certainly made up by him to save face, but wasn't it also Cao Mengde's true thought?
But now, Liu Wu is actually willing to bow to me and become my adopted son!

Now, as long as he goes to Jiangling, he can not only truly capture the world's most powerful general, but he can also take back the land he had ceded.

The most important thing is that with Liu Wu,
Sun Quan and Liu Bei are nothing!

"Quick!" Prime Minister Cao raised his head suddenly and issued an order to the generals in front of their stunned eyes: "The whole army turns around!"

"Go to Jiangling! Go now!"

……

Outside the Public Security City,

Dozens of warships docked at the shore, and a large number of soldiers disembarked.

The two leaders were Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei.

The master and his minister remained silent. It seemed that they had accomplished what they wanted to do during this trip to Jiangdong, but it also seemed that they had not accomplished it.

They originally wanted to stop Jiangdong from recognizing Liu Wu's marriage, but unexpectedly the emperor directly issued an edict to grant the marriage, and it no longer mattered whether Jiangdong recognized it or not.

But during this trip, Liu Xuande's words that distorted right and wrong in front of the king and his ministers of Jiangdong had already spread in Jianye and would soon spread throughout the world. By then, Liu Wu would have lost all face and no one would come to surrender to him.

There were two things, one failed and the other succeeded. It is hard to say whether this trip to Jiangdong was successful or not.

But now, there is still a problem...

"My lord." Zhuge Liang finally couldn't help but speak: "We should try to send someone to Xiling City. If we can negotiate peace..."

Liu Bei interrupted Zhuge Liang irritably: "Kong Ming! Don't you understand at this point? Just as you said in Jiangdong, our relationship with that rebellious son is already irreparable!"

"Let's prepare for war! Anyway, what we originally agreed with Jiangdong was to join forces to capture Liu Wu and divide his territory with the Dabie Mountains as the boundary!"

"Now it's just a re-fulfillment of the previous agreement!"

After learning that the emperor had granted Liu Wu a marriage, Liu Bei felt deeply humiliated and no longer had the desire to negotiate peace with Liu Wu.

Zhuge Liang wanted to persuade him again.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves coming from the front...

Da Da Da~
A horseman came galloping over, dismounted, and knelt before Liu Bei: "My lord, there is a letter from Liu Zilie of Xiling!"

Liu Wu’s letter to himself?
For a moment, Liu Bei stood still.

He was a little at a loss. This was the first time Liu Wu wrote to him after he left the police station...

But why would he write to himself at this time?
Liu Bei had a look of surprise on his face, but he took the silk letter without hesitation and unfolded it.

[A letter from Emperor Liu, I heard that Emperor Liu and the Jiangdong coalition are planning to take Jiangbei...]

[The Jiangbei is weak now and is no match for the coalition forces. I would like to invite Uncle Liu to cross the river for a talk...]

[If they don't come, it means that the Sun-Liu coalition forces want to fight Liu Wu to death. Liu Wu is defeated and has no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao in the north to survive...]

Liu Bei held the silk in his hands, lost in thought.

a long time,

Liu Bei's breathing became heavy.
An incredible light burst out from Liu Bei's eyes.
He held the silk letter in his hands and began to tremble uncontrollably...

"Liu Wu bowed his head!"

"This rebellious son finally bowed to me!!"

(End of this chapter)