Chapter 103 Liu Wu's plan succeeds! Liu Bei and Cao Cao fight! !

Chapter 103: Liu Wu successfully sets up a trap! Liu Bei and Cao Cao fight each other!!

Outside the south city of Jiangling, on the bank of the river.

Dozens of ships passed through the thick river fog and slowly came towards Jiangling City.

The first ship,

Several figures stood on the bow deck, they were Liu Xuande and his group.

The damp river mist blew in his face, wetting his hair. Liu Bei looked at the increasingly clear Jiangling City in front of him and said, "Jiangling City, my Jiangling City..."

What a painful price I paid for this Jiangling City.

Twenty thousand elite soldiers were killed here!

The days we spent defending Jiangling City were like years...

But after finally wearing down Cao's army, Liu Wu reaped the rewards in the end.

What humiliation, what a shame!
I thought that it would be a long time before I could take Jiangling back...

But God will not forsake the great man,

Heaven will not destroy Liu Xuande!
The little beast Liu Wu lowered his head, and Jiangling City will soon be back in his hands!
"Brother, when you bring Awu back this time, you have to comfort him well and not treat him like before." Suddenly, Zhang Fei's thunderous voice rang out.

Guan Yu, who was standing by, also stroked his beard and nodded: "Third brother, what you said is very true. Now Awu is different from before. Big brother should treat him with respect."

Guan and Zhang both read the letter Liu Wu wrote to his elder brother.

It would be great if the nephew was willing to bow to his elder brother, but the nephew is too capable now.

Guan and Zhang were worried that their eldest brother would repeat his old mistake of suppressing Liu Wu. If he forced Liu Wu away again, it would not be so easy to invite him back.

Liu Bei smiled faintly: "It's okay, I will comfort Liu Wu with kind words, but after this incident, I think he also knows that this world is not easy to conquer."

"Even if he has built such a huge foundation, doesn't he still need me to save him now?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but speak again: "Otherwise, big brother, why don't you make Wu the crown prince again?"

Re-appoint Liu Wu as the crown prince?
Now that this little beast is in danger and needs me to save him, how can he have the face to continue competing with Adou for the throne?
Liu Bei didn't agree with it, but said perfunctorily: "We will discuss this matter later."

While talking,
The ship has docked.

Liu Bei and others were the first to get off the boat, followed closely by five hundred armored soldiers armed with swords.

The three brothers had just taken a few steps when they suddenly heard laughter coming from the front: "Haha, Uncle Liu, are you all right?"

Who?
Liu Xuande frowned slightly and walked closer to look. A familiar ugly face came into Liu Bei's sight.

Suddenly, Uncle Liu was stunned. Who is this person...

"Feng Chu? Mr. Feng Chu?!" Liu Bei was surprised and happy. He ran two steps quickly and grabbed Pang Tong's sleeves.

The great sage Fengchu, whom he had missed, suddenly appeared in front of him.

That feeling is like finding a lost treasure!
"Sir! I am blind and disrespectful to the great sage!" Liu Xuande was filled with guilt and bowed respectfully to Pang Tong to apologize: "Sir, I hope you will forgive Liu Bei for his ignorance and stupidity."

"Please follow me back to Gong'an. I am willing to serve you and listen to your teachings morning and night."

Compared with his arrogance and contempt when he first met Feng Chu, Uncle Liu's attitude at this moment can be said to be extremely humble.

Pang Tong did not respond to Liu Bei's words, but helped Liu Huangshu up with a smile on his face: "Pang Tong has been waiting for Liu Huangshu for a long time on the orders of my master."

Pang Tong's lord?
Liu Bei was stunned and looked towards Jiangling City in front of him. He immediately realized that the lord Pang Tong was talking about was Liu Wu.

Liu Huangshu felt bitter in his heart: "Sir, you don't have to worry about Liu Wu. After I meet Liu Wu this time, Liu Wu will go back to Gong'an with me. Then you can cross the river with my son."

Looking at Liu Xuande's sincere face, a hint of sarcasm flashed across Pang Tong's lips.

Mr. Fengchu just responded casually: "This is a later story... My master will not arrive in Jiangling until tomorrow. Will Uncle Liu set up camp outside the city to wait for my master to arrive, or will he enter the city first?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "Sir, you are joking. How can a father wait for his son? Naturally, he should enter the city first."

Liu Xuande was not afraid that Liu Wu would set an ambush for him in the city. He was Liu Wu's biological father. If Liu Wu dared to attack him, the spit of everyone in the world would drown him!

Pang Tong: "My lord once said that if we enter the city, we can only bring 300 elite soldiers."

This Liu Wu, even at this point, still doesn't forget to do these pretentious things.

Liu Bei didn't agree with it, but he still nodded: "In that case, let him do as he wishes."

After saying that, Liu Xuande immediately selected 300 elite soldiers, and under the protection of Guan and Zhang, they entered the gate of Jiangling City. What they saw were several houses that had been smashed into ruins...

These were the traces left behind when Xiahou Yuan attacked the city with a catapult.

Liu Bei recalled the difficulties of defending Jiangling, and could not help but sigh: "When Xiahou Yuan led his five best generals to attack the city, the catapults threw stones like rain, and countless people in Jiangling suffered!"

As he spoke, Uncle Liu seemed to be back home, leading Pang Tong around the city, pointing everywhere and saying, "This is where we dismantled the battering rams and rolling stones..."

“There was a hole in that wall at that time!”

"Yes, yes, yes, and there too. Cao's army had already rushed in at that time. Fortunately, my second and third brothers were so brave..."

……

The next day, it was dawn.

Boom! ~
More than thirty miles away from the northern city of Jiangling, dust was flying.

As the dust rolled and filled the air,
Faintly, there was a mass of soldiers in armor and armor, surging towards Jiangling City like a tide.

Call ~
The wind howled past.

Blow away some smoke,

A large banner embroidered with gold thread revealed his figure,

There is a huge word "Cao" written on it, which is exactly the army of Cao Mengde!

Wow! ~
The central army was located in a area surrounded by layers of spears and swords, like a dense forest, and a chariot with a canopy was firmly protected in it.

Prime Minister Cao, sitting on the chariot, looked at the Jiangling City getting closer and closer, his eyes full of anticipation...

As long as I enter Jiangling City, I will be able to see Liu Wu, and then I will really become Liu Wu’s adoptive father!

in the future,

I feel happy just thinking about using Liu Bei's Qilin to fight Liu Bei...

"Prime Minister!" A soldier rode up to report, "There is a general ahead, claiming to be ordered by Liu Zilie to lead the Prime Minister into the city."

This place is more than thirty miles away from Jiangling City, and Liu Zilie has sent people to meet me?

Cao Mengde nodded with satisfaction: "Let him come over."

Soon, a general rode up to the side of the carriage and said, "I am Wei Yan, the last general, on the orders of my master, to come and welcome Prime Minister Cao into the city."

Wei Yan...

look familiar.

After all, Wei Yan was present when Cao Mengde was held hostage and forced to cede land.

Cao Cao suddenly remembered an old incident during the decisive battle of Xiling. He looked at Wei Yan and said, "Liu Zilie once wrote to me, saying that he has two generals under his command. If he dies in battle, I would like to treat these two generals well..."

"I remember one of them, and I called him Wei Yan, but what about you?"

Wei Yan: "It is me. I used to serve under Liu Xuande, but Liu Xuande didn't want to use me. I had no choice but to follow my master and leave Gong'an."

Hearing the name Liu Xuande, Cao Cao's face immediately darkened: "Well done!"

"Liu Xuande is jealous of talented people and even suppresses a talented person like Liu Zilie, let alone others?"

Cao Cao seemed to be thinking of the grudge between him and Liu Bei, and he became angrier and angrier as he spoke: "The big-eared thief is insidious and cunning, and is really a villain. I took him in and brought him to Xudu out of kindness, and made him the emperor's uncle...

"In the end, he took my Xuzhou and Che Zhou's 80,000 elite soldiers! How shameless!"

Wei Yan added fuel to the fire: "It's not just Prime Minister Cao's Xuzhou. The current Jiangling City was also captured by Liu Bei when he crossed the river and attacked while General Cao Ren was attacking Xiling."

Cao Cao cursed: "How hateful! Liu Bei is such a villain!"

Wei Yan reminded Cao Cao: "Prime Minister Cao, my master has ordered that you should camp outside. If you want to enter the city, you can only bring 300 elite soldiers with you."

Cao Cao was only slightly stunned, then nodded: "I am in a hurry to see Zilie, so how can I have time to set up camp? Three hundred soldiers are three hundred..."

Before he finished speaking, the exclamations of the generals around him could be heard:

"No!"

"What if Liu Zilie sets an ambush in the city? How can three hundred soldiers protect the Prime Minister?!"

"This must be Liu Zilie's trick!"

"Prime Minister, please think twice!"

Facing the generals' dissuasion, Cao Mengde just waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Now the Sun-Liu coalition is coming. Liu Zilie still expects me to save his life. If you kill me, who will save him?"

Although Cao Mengde was suspicious, he had a thorough understanding of the situation. If Liu Zilie harmed Cao Cao at this moment, it would be completely against Liu Zilie's interests.

Prime Minister Cao issued an order: "Select three hundred elite soldiers to follow me into the city..."

……

In Jiangling City, the county magistrate’s residence.

Pang Tong led Liu Bei and others into the hall and said, "Please take a seat, Xuande Gong'an. My master will be here soon."

Liu Xuande looked around and felt deeply moved...

He had sat in the lobby of the Jiangling County Magistrate's Mansion not long ago, but unfortunately he was forced to leave Jiangling City in a hurry before he could sit there for a few days.

Unexpectedly, I would sit back here again today!
This time when I sit down, I won’t be driven away by anyone…

Jiangling is mine!

Xiling and Hefei are also ours!

Everything that little beast Liu Wu has belongs to him, including Mr. Fengchu in front of him...

Uncle Liu's fiery gaze made Pang Tong feel uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fengchu. Liu Wu asked me to cross the river because he was asking for help! If you can help me stop the Sun-Liu coalition forces, Liu Wu will return to Liu Bei's army!"

"By then, if you serve Liu Wu, you will be serving Bei, and we will all be one family..."

Uncle Liu finally met Feng Chu, and was really afraid that Mr. Feng Chu would fly away again, so he tried his best to win him over, but whenever he mentioned the matter, Feng Chu would not say a word.

But even though I was so courteous to him, Pang Tong was not moved at all?

Emperor Liu had no choice but to think that Pang Tong was concerned about Liu Wu and worried about being branded as a traitor.

At this moment, my hatred towards Liu Wu became even stronger...

If Liu Wu had not abducted Feng Chu, why would Feng Chu be so concerned about his winning over?

This rebellious son will be given a good beating when he follows me back to Public Security.

Liu Huangshu had a very good self-image, and Pang Tong was already impatient to argue with him: "Liu Huangshu..."

……

...at noon,

A group of cavalry came galloping from the north towards Jiangling, raising a cloud of dust.

Wei Yan rode his horse in the front, parallel to Cao Mengde, with a dozen generals following behind him...

Along the way, Cao Cao kept asking Wei Yan about Liu Wu.

Wei Yan answered whatever Cao Mengde asked him, and he was honest.

"Wenchang, when I saw you, it felt like an old friend, just like Yunchang back then..."

"You and Yunchang both use broadswords."

"Yunchang is Liu Xuande's sworn brother, and you are Liu Zilie's sworn brother."

"At the beginning, I poured wine for Yunchang at Hulao Pass."

"When Xiling was besieged, even though both sides were fighting to the death, Liu Wu still entrusted you to me."

"At the beginning, I gave Yunchang the Red Hare, allowing him to pass through the five checkpoints and protect his sister-in-law. I was so sincere to Yunchang, but he was only loyal to that big-eared thief..."

Wei Yan muttered to himself, you will see the Yunchang you have been thinking about soon.

I wonder if the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade will still recognize you as its old friend this time...

Cao Mengde continued, "Wenchang, you are the same. You risked your life to open the gate of Xiangyang for Liu Bei. Later, Liu Bei was able to easily capture the four counties of southern Jing. That was also your contribution..."

Wei Yan interrupted quickly, fearing that Cao Cao might misunderstand him: "That's not the case!"

"I did this only for Zilie. I, Wei Yan, thought that Liu Bei's foundation would definitely be inherited by Zilie in the future. I never thought that this big-eared thief..."

"Prime Minister Cao, do you know Mr. Zhuge Kongming, the Sleeping Dragon?"

Cao Mengde: "Of course I know. If you can get one of them, you can bring peace to the world. I visited him three times."

Wei Yan: "Prime Minister, you don't know! Liu Xuande went to Wolonggang twice, but Zhuge Liang refused to see him. It was Zilie who knelt in Wolonggang for three days and three months..."

Cao Mengde: "The big-eared thief is so shameless!"

Wei Yan: "Prime Minister, do you know Adou?"

Cao Mengde: "Of course I know. Zhao Yun went in and out seven times back then. I saw it clearly on Jingshan Mountain. How old is the kid now? Liu Bei actually gave up Zilie and wanted to make this Adou the crown prince. I really can't understand..."

Wei Yan: "Prime Minister, you don't know that at Changbanpo, the situation was critical and Liu Xuande wanted to throw the child to win the hearts of the people. If Zilie hadn't acted in time, Liu Adou would have been thrown to the ground by Liu Xuande..."

Cao Mengde: "There is such a thing, please tell me in detail!"

Wei Yan: "To be honest with you, Prime Minister, at that time at Changban... Zhao Yun... Zhang Fei... Liu Xuande was holding Adou, with his head facing the ground..."

"..."

Only thirty or forty miles,

The cavalry galloped and arrived in a moment.

When the defenders on the city wall of Jiangling saw that Wei Yan had arrived, they immediately lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gates.

however,
It was at this moment that Cao Mengde began to hesitate.

Liu Wu wouldn't lure himself to death?

If Liu Wu wanted to kill Cao Mengde, he had several chances to do so, but he didn't do it.

but……

Now Liu Wu is between Cao, Liu and Sun. Once Cao Cao makes a mistake, Liu Wu, who has not yet grown up, will be the most dangerous.

Seeing Cao Mengde pause, Wei Yan said, "If the Prime Minister is unwilling to enter the city, I will ask Zilie to go out of the city to meet the Prime Minister."

"No need." Cao Cao said, "I know what kind of person Zilie is."

"If I enter Jiangling City, Liu Zilie will not let me down!"

After saying that, Cao Mengde pulled up the reins and whipped his horse into the city!

Many generals followed behind him.

Three hundred cavalrymen swarmed in...

After a while,
Cao Mengde had already ridden his horse to the outside of the county governor's residence in Jiangling City.

Wei Yan said, "Prime Minister, please wait a moment. I will go and ask Zilie to come out and greet you!"

"Wen Chang..." Cao Mengde's doubts resurfaced, and he asked, "When we go in later, we are not going to take off our armor and abandon our weapons, are we?"

Wei Yan laughed out loud on the spot: "Prime Minister, what a joke you are talking about! Even if the Prime Minister brings all three hundred soldiers into the palace, it will not matter."

Having said that, Wei Yan jumped off his horse and strode towards the county magistrate's mansion.

"I don't know how Mr. Fengchu is doing..." Wei Yan couldn't stop muttering.

Don't be fooled by the calm appearance of Wei Yan accompanying Cao Cao. In fact, his heart was in turmoil!

It depends on whether the setup is successful!

Wei Yan could feel his heartbeat accelerating, he was so excited!

He walked quickly.
After a while, I entered the lobby.
As soon as Wei Wenchang stepped into the lobby, he saw three very familiar figures...

Liu, Guan and Zhang.

Liu Xuande! Guan Yu! Zhang Yide!
"Big-eared thief..." Wei Yan couldn't help cursing in his heart when he saw Liu Xuande for the first time.

Feng Chu stood up and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, this is not someone else, he is also one of your old subordinates, General Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang."

"Wei Yan!" Liu Bei stood up suddenly.
In an instant, the anger in his heart was completely ignited: "A traitor!"

"shameless!"

"If you hadn't instigated us, if you hadn't tried to drive a wedge between us, how could Liu Wu have run away on a snowy night?!"

"Outside Xiling City, you tore up my handwritten letter to Liu Wu and threw it on Adou's head... You left my eldest son and bullied my youngest son! How can this be tolerated?!"

brush! ~
Liu Bei drew his sword, and he knew he could not defeat Wei Yan, so he said, "Brothers, follow me and kill this beast!"

Zhang Fei had already grasped his Zhangba Snake Spear.

Fengchu Pang Shiyuan quickly stopped him: "No! Uncle Liu, you can't do that!"

"Wei Yan is Liu Wu's sworn brother. If you kill him, how can you and your son ever meet again?!"

Then he pulled Wei Yan out of the hall and hurried out...

……

Outside the County Magistrate's Mansion,
The three hundred armored soldiers were already resting on the spot.

Cao Mengde had also dismounted, and in just half a cup of tea, he saw someone coming out of the mansion.

It's Wei Yan.
There was another person following behind him.

Not Liu Wu.

This person is so ugly...

Don't wear a wine gourd...

Why does it look familiar...

"It's you!" Cao Mengde's eyes widened suddenly, and at this moment, his eyes were bloodshot.

How could he forget this person?!

It’s this guy!

It was this guy who proposed the iron chain strategy to him!

This gave that kid Zhou Yu an opportunity to take advantage of!

A huge fire wiped out 800,000 soldiers...

Chibi ah Chibi!!

"Prime Minister, this is my master's new counselor, Mr. Fengchu..." Wei Yan didn't know whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally.

As soon as these words came out, Cao Mengde drew his sword: "Xu Chu! Yu Jin! Zhang Liao! Xu Huang!"

"Kill this fellow Pang Tong right here, General!"

Xu Chu, with only half of his face exposed, was the first to step forward and start to attack with his knife!
brush! ~
Wei Yan swung out the long sword in his hand and protected Pang Tong behind him: "Prime Minister, are you unwilling to meet my master?"

"Once Mr. Fengchu is dead, what else can my master do? He can only go to Gong'an City on the other side of the river to join Liu Bei!"

But Cao Mengde, who was burning with anger, could not calm down at this moment...

Chibi,

This is destined to be the greatest pain in his life!
If the Battle of Red Cliffs is won, then Jiangdong will be pacified, Jingzhou will be settled, and Bashu can just send a letter...

Cao Mengde was destined to go down in history for unifying the fragmented China. However, a fire at Chibi destroyed everything!
"My lord is waiting inside, Prime Minister Cao, please come in quickly!" Pang Tong said, and then, protected by Wei Yan, he ran away quickly.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Pang Shiyuan who was fleeing in a hurry.

Cao Mengde suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth: "Xu Chu! Yu Jin! Zhang Liao! Xu Huang! The four of you, follow me into the palace!"

"promise!!"

Cao Mengde then held his sword and walked towards the palace with the gait of a dragon and a tiger...

The four generals behind him were wearing armor and holding weapons, following closely behind!
.........

In the hall,

Liu Xuande, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were all sitting in meditation.

Suddenly I heard footsteps approaching.

They knew in their hearts that the person they were waiting for had finally arrived.

How could Guan Yu and Zhang Fei still sit still at this moment?

The two of them stood up immediately.

They were already impatient to meet their nephew whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

Only Liu Bei sat there motionless, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

When meeting Liu Wu this time, my attitude can be more moderate, and the words should naturally be nicer, but my posture still cannot be lowered.

After all, I am the old man.

The father is the leader of the son!
Liu Xuande had this in mind, and then he heard a very familiar voice:
"My son Lie!"

"My son Liu Wu!"

"It's only been a short time since we last met in Xiangyang, but your father has missed you so much!!"

　Three chapters today, totaling 15,200 words. I know the past two days were a bit off, so I worked really hard today. Good night, brothers.

　　
　
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