Chapter 122: The elders rebelled! Let Liu Bei open the city to welcome Liu Wu!

Chapter 122: The elders rebelled! Let Liu Bei open the city to welcome Liu Wu!

"There were 500 elite soldiers who took Liu Xuande hostage to Shu. Wei Wenchang also saw it with his own eyes. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, and Chen Dao were the only four people on the boat. How could they escape?!"

Five hundred elite soldiers!

On the river again!
Liu Xuande's group consists of only four people. How could five hundred elite soldiers not be able to trap them?

Pang Tong really couldn't understand it.

The faces of the generals changed constantly. Previously, the coalition forces had been able to push the war to such a point without losing a single soldier or arrow.

It depends on Liu Wu's status and prestige in the hearts of the military and civilians in Gong'an City.

The reason was that Liu Xuande was not in the city, which caused panic among the people in the city and allowed the coalition forces to take advantage of the situation and enter.

But now,
Liu Bei is back!
The situation in Gong'an City is bound to change drastically. It will not be so easy to take over the four counties in southern Jing.

On horseback,

Liu Wu raised his head and looked towards the top of the city wall.

He could clearly feel that

The previous atmosphere of panic among the defenders on the city wall had completely disappeared.

Liu Bei is really back!

step,
Liu Wu was just one step away from leading his army into Gong'an City, but this one step made all the efforts fail!
"How..."

Liu Wu shook his head slightly and whipped his horse whip: "Withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"

……

……

"Didn't they say that the civil and military officials of Gong'an City had already knelt outside the city and asked for surrender? Why did they return empty-handed?"

"Then Liu Xuande is back again!"

"This... Didn't they say Liu Xuande has been missing for several days? Why is he missing now?"

"Didn't they say that the civil and military officials of Gong'an City had already knelt outside the city and asked for surrender? Why did they return empty-handed?"

"Then Liu Xuande is back again!"

"This... Didn't they say that Liu Xuande has been missing for several days? Why did he come back at this time?!"

"Our scouts saw it with their own eyes, how could it be false?"

"What a pity! We were just a step too slow, otherwise we would have already entered Public Security City!"

"Alas, now that Uncle Liu has returned, Gong'an will surely be determined to defend the city. If the lord wants to take Jingnan, I'm afraid he will have to spend more effort..."

Liu Bei is back!

Gong'an City, which was originally preparing to surrender, may have to go to war with the coalition forces again!

As the army returned to the camp, the two pieces of news quickly spread to every corner of the camp.

In a military tent somewhere,
A little light is as dim as a bean.

The dim light illuminated the ever-changing expressions of the people in the tent.

"The lord is back and has just entered Gong'an City." The leader, Sun Qian, spoke slowly, his words full of helplessness and anxiety: "What should we do now?!"

After the words were spoken, everyone present fell silent.

They were all generals among the 25,000 troops who followed Sun Qian and surrendered to Liu Wu that day.

At that time they surrendered to Liu Wu,
Since the whereabouts of Uncle Liu was unknown and there was no one in charge in Gong'an City, and Cao Cao was in Jiangbei and eyeing Jingnan, they had to surrender to Liu Wu for the sake of their lord's foundation.

More importantly, they had seen through that the hearts of the people and soldiers of Gong'an were all on Liu Wu. Even if they did not surrender at that time, Gong'an City would sooner or later open its gates to Liu Wu...

If that’s the case, why didn’t they surrender earlier?

Anyway, this eldest son is also our young master. Is it called surrender if he surrenders to our young master?
But all of this is based on a premise, that is, Uncle Liu really will never come back.

Or,

Before Liu Wu entered Gong'an City, Emperor Liu would not be able to return in time...

But now,
Uncle Liu is back, and he even came back just before Liu Wu entered Gong'an City!

"If the eldest son had entered the Public Security Bureau before the Lord, it would have been fine, but it is..."

"It is God's will, what can we do?"

"Now that the eldest master has returned to Gong'an, I'm afraid the war between the two armies will start again."

"At that time, we were..., we were caught in the middle, and this..."

"When our lord was still alive, we surrendered to the eldest son. Now we have truly become traitors! Traitors, how will the world view us..."

Traitor!

These four words weighed heavily on their hearts.

Liu Bei was very kind and courteous to his soldiers, and these generals indeed had no intention of betraying Liu Xuande at the time, but now the situation had changed suddenly, and even if they had a lot of mouths, they could not explain themselves.

A deputy general hesitated and said, "My lord has always been kind and righteous. If we return to Gong'an at this time..."

suddenly,

A sneer came from outside the tent: "Haha, if you go back to Gong'an, maybe you can get Liu Xuande's forgiveness, right?!"

instantaneous time,
Everyone's hair stood on end!

Clang clang! ~
More than ten sharp blades were unsheathed: "Who is it? ! ! "

What they were discussing now was not something that could be made public. If the eldest son got to know about it, everyone would be in big trouble.

Tap tap tap~
A figure slowly lifted the curtain and entered the tent.

Looking at that ugly face, Sun Qian's heart tightened. The person who came was the eldest son's teacher, Fengchu Pang Tong!
Sun Qian's forehead was covered with sweat, and he was afraid that what they had just discussed could no longer be concealed...

"Don't worry, Gongyou." As if he saw Sun Qian's nervousness, Pang Tong just waved his hand casually: "What you just said came out of your mouths and entered my ears, and will never be known to others."

Pang Tong knew very well that the news of Liu Bei's return to Gong'an had already spread among the army and could not be concealed.

What he was most worried about was the surrendered troops led by Sun Qian. Once they learned of Liu Bei's return, they would probably have other ideas.

If these people cause trouble behind the army when Zilie and Liu Bei are fighting, this southern expedition will be ruined!
therefore,

After the army returned to the camp, Pang Tong's first thing was to appease these people.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Feng Chu arrived outside the tent, he heard that some of these surrendered generals had the idea of ​​surrendering and then rebelling again!
Looking at Sun Qian's still vigilant eyes,
There were even two generals holding swords quietly blocking the door of the tent. Pang Tong just smiled calmly: "Pang Tong also knows a little about what you are worried about now..."

"The purpose of my visit is to help you resolve your doubts, and by the way... I also want to advise you not to be confused."

Persuade yourself and others not to be confused?

Sun Qian: "Mr. Fengchu, please speak frankly."

Pang Tong didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "I know that you all heard that Emperor Liu has returned, and you are thinking about serving him again..."

"But I want to remind you all that you have already surrendered to my master and are now traitors!"

"Even if you return to Gong'an and Liu Xuande is willing to forgive you, how will the civil and military officials in the city view you?"

"How will the people of the world view you?!"

Saying,

Pang Tong looked at Sun Qian and said, "Gong You! When Liu Xuande was the governor of Xuzhou, Gong You served him. He can be regarded as a senior official!"

"Now you betrayed Uncle Liu first, then betrayed my master, and then surrendered to Uncle Liu again. What kind of person does Liu Bei think you are?!"

Pang Tong's words were as sharp as arrows and hit the nail on the head!

"Alas~" Sun Qian sighed, lowered his head and said nothing more.

Just as Pang Tong said, as a senior and important minister of Liu Bei, he had to jump between Liu Bei and Liu Wu, father and son. He was afraid that his own lord would despise him.

The rest of the generals also remained silent. Although the world is in chaos now, the words loyalty and righteousness are still followed by the people.

They surrendered and then rebelled again. I am afraid the whole world will despise them.

"This is one of them..."

"Secondly, it is true that Liu Bei's return has greatly boosted the morale of Gong'an City, but there are less than 20,000 soldiers in the city now. I think you know this better than Pang Tong."

"...Based on military strength alone, I'm sure you all have your own opinions on the outcome of this battle."

Yes,

Liu Wu’s current strength has surpassed that of the lord!

Sun Qian and others were stunned. They were just struggling with whether or not to return to serve under Liu Bei.

but forgot,
There were a total of 30,000 soldiers and 20,000 naval forces inside and outside the city of Gong'an.

As a result, the soldiers in the city mutinied. Mi Zhu sent troops to suppress it, but five thousand soldiers still ran out of the city and surrendered to Liu Wu.

Then Sun Qian led 25,000 people outside the city to join Liu Wu.

After this calculation,
In addition to the soldiers who died in Mi Zhu's suppression,
There are indeed less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Gong'an City!

The eldest son already had more than 25,000 soldiers, and with the 30,000 soldiers coming over...

The comparison of military strength between the two sides is quite disparate at this moment!

If we really look at the military strength, this Public Security City seems...

Many generals' eyes flickered and their thoughts were churning in their minds.

Suck it~
Pang Tong raised his wine gourd, took a sip leisurely, and added fuel to the fire: "There is one more thing, I'm afraid you don't know..."

"Not long ago, my master sent people to secretly seize the four counties in southern Jing!"

Liu Wu has already taken over the four counties in southern Jing? ! !
The generals in the tent suddenly changed color.

boom! ~
Sun Qian stood up suddenly, even knocking over the tables in front of him. "How is this possible? The four counties in southern Jing are heavily guarded. How can…"

After Sun Qian finished speaking, he froze at Pang Tong's half-smile.

Bang! ~
Several generals holding knives had their sharp blades fall powerlessly to the ground.

Nowadays, where are the four counties in southern Jing still heavily guarded...

Pang Tong: "Zhuge Kongming has gathered all the troops from the four counties of Jingnan in Gong'an. Jingnan is now empty."

"My master only sent an elite force to take these four counties!"

"Now this Gong'an City is an isolated city! It's just a dead city!"

"If you generals don't believe it, you can send people to the four counties in southern Jing to get information..."

Do not believe?

How dare they not believe it?
Because in their opinion, what Pang Tong said was indeed true.
In order to resist Liu Wu's crossing of the river, Zhuge Liang had been constantly mobilizing troops from southern Jing to gather outside the city of Gong'an. The troops from the four counties had already been mobilized!
If Liu Wu really sent an elite force to secretly march south at this time, what would the four counties in southern Jing use to resist Liu Wu? !
The four counties of southern Jing were lost!

The lord’s foundation is gone!
Even if this Public Security City can stop Liu Wu, how long can it stop him? !

Uncle Liu is doomed!
The eldest son’s fate is decided!
But what should they do?!

Endless fear shrouded the hearts of Sun Qian and others. The best option at the moment was to completely surrender to the eldest prince.

But then...

Sun Qian's eyes were filled with hesitation.

But then...

At Liu Huangshu's place,

In the eyes of the world,

I'm afraid they will never be able to wash away the stigma of being traitors to their master in their lifetime!
How to do,
What should people like me do?
At this moment, many people's backs were already soaked...

"Pang Tong can guess the difficulties you are facing privately." Pang Tong spoke again with "understanding": "What you are hesitating about now is whether to continue to be loyal to Uncle Liu, or to completely surrender to my master..."

"Because my master is the eldest son of Uncle Liu after all. Although there is a lot of rift between the father and son, they are still one. You surrendered to my master before because of this reason. Do you agree?"

That's right,

That's why!

Sun Qian and others nodded subconsciously, as if they had forgotten what they were hesitating about just now.

Pang Tong's eyes flashed with a strange light: "Uncle Liu has two sons, the eldest son Liu Wu and the youngest son Adou..."

"If the eldest son is the one who inherits Uncle Liu's legacy in the future, what does it matter if you surrender to him now?"

"It's just serving the eldest son in advance!"

"If Adou is the one who inherits Uncle Liu's legacy in the future, then if you surrender the eldest son now, it will be a serious crime in Adou's eyes in the future..."

"That's why your dilemma now is not whether to surrender to the eldest prince or whether to rebel against Uncle Liu..."

"You are in trouble for the new lord you will serve in the future. Is it Adou or the eldest son?!"

Pang Tong finished speaking.

There was silence in the big tent, and Sun Qian and others were all dumbfounded.

Yes, is that so? Yes, that's right!
Mr. Fengchu is right!!
Then,
There was a commotion in the big tent, and everyone realized:
"Mr. Fengchu really woke me up with one word!"

"Although we are now in the camp of the eldest son, we have always been loyal to the Liu family and to our lord!!"

"That's right! That's right! There is no such thing as betrayal. Did we betray the Lord? No!!"

"That's right! At most, we are now supporting the eldest son to inherit the lord's legacy..."

The reason Pang Tong came up with for them instantly gained everyone's support.

The guilt he had felt for betraying Liu Bei had now disappeared.

They even felt more and more that as Liu Huangshu's subordinates, it was their responsibility to remind Liu Huangshu to choose a suitable successor!
Sun Qian said solemnly: "My lord wants to build the great cause of Han Dynasty. The matter of the crown prince is related to the rise and fall of the great cause. We must pay attention to it!"

"The eldest son conquered Xiling at a young age, captured Cao Cao and Cao Ren alive, and controlled more than 30 counties in northern Jiangnan, occupying the important areas of Jiangling, Xiling, and Hefei. He is truly a great leader!"

"In this chaotic world, the lord has obtained this unicorn child. This is probably a gift from heaven to the lord!"

"Adou is only a seven-year-old boy, young and ignorant, raised by the mistress of a mansion, how can he take on the lord's legacy?!"

"As the lord and his subjects, how can we not advise him?!"

The more Sun Qian spoke, the louder his voice became:
"Gentlemen!"

"We have been deeply favored by Uncle Liu, how can we bear to see our master do such foolish things! I want to go to the city of Gong'an to advise my master...

"Open the city gate!"

"Welcome the eldest son into the city!"

"Appoint the eldest son as the crown prince!"

"Do you dare to come with me?!"

Sun Qian spoke passionately.

The other generals' blood boiled and their faces flushed after hearing this. They were doing this for the sake of their lord's foundation. They were being loyal to their lord!
Now,

Gao Ying's voice almost broke through the ceiling of the tent: "We are willing to go with Mr. Gongyou!!"

Pang Tong, who was watching the fun from the side, was stunned.

I just wanted to appease these surrendered generals and I really didn't intend to instigate them to die under the city of Gong'an.

He couldn't even think about it.

When Liu Bei saw Sun Qian and others "advising" him from the Gong'an Tower, what irrational thing would he do...

"Gongyou!" Pang Tong hurriedly grabbed Sun Qian's sleeve and said with a dry laugh: "There's no need to do this..."

"Mr. Fengchu!" Sun Qian sternly pulled away Pang Tong's hand: "We are loyal to our lord, how can we be afraid of death and cherish our own lives?!"

Say it,
As Pang Tong stared in amazement, Sun Qian led a group of surrendered generals out of the military tent and headed straight for the city of Gong'an...

……

Inside the Public Security City.

"The Lord is back?!"

"It's really the lord who has returned!"

"The heaven has eyes, the heaven has eyes!"

"Finally, someone is in charge of the overall situation in Jingnan!"

"The public security is worry-free, and Jingnan is worry-free..."

Da da da! ~
Liu Bei rode his horse into the city. The common people and soldiers who got the news crowded on the side of the road and stretched their heads to look at the familiar figure.

in an instant,
The original atmosphere of panic in Gong'an City disappeared in an instant.

No one thought about welcoming the eldest son into the city anymore...

Because the master of Gong'an City is back!
The master who controls the four counties of southern Jing is back!

"Lord!"

"Uncle Liu Huang!!"

Countless civilians and soldiers called out to Liu Xuande.

Now that Liu Huangshu is back, public security is safe!
The sound gathered into a huge wave, echoing throughout the entire Public Security City!

Xilulu! ~
The mount under Liu Bei's crotch was galloping with all four hooves!
call! ~
The strong wind carried the shouts of the people and soldiers in the city into Liu Xuande's ears.

His hand holding the reins was shaking slightly due to excessive excitement...

It was not until this moment that Liu Bei truly felt that he had returned to Gong'an.

came back!
I'm finally back!
Liu Bei turned his head and looked...

On top of the city wall, the big banner with the word "Liu" on it fluttered in the wind.

That’s the “Liu” in his name, Liu Xuande!
Gong'an City, it's still Liu Xuande's Gong'an City!

The four counties of Jingnan are still the four counties of Jingnan belonging to him, Liu Xuande!

So what if that little beast Liu Wu has a strong army now?
What if Sun Qian led 20,000 naval forces and 5,000 soldiers to surrender to Liu Wu?

As long as this Gong'an City is still in his hands, Liu Wu has no fear even if he has more soldiers and horses? ! !

Xilulu! ~
At the foot of the Gong'an city tower, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei reined in their horses and stood.

The two brothers strode up to the top of the city wall...

"Lord!"

Under the banner with the character "Liu" on it, the vast crowd of soldiers defending the city knelt down on the ground.

All the soldiers' voices were trembling slightly.

Since Liu Huangshu disappeared,
Jiangdong broke through Xiakou,
Cao Cao stationed in Jiangbei,
The eldest son even led his troops across the river!
There were three shocks in one day in Gong'an City, and people were in panic!

That's why Liu Wu's army marched straight in and no one dared to stop them!
That’s why there was the camp roar at night!
That's why the civil and military officials in the city led the young master to surrender the city!

That’s why Zhuge almost committed suicide to apologize for his crime!

All of this is because the lord is away and people’s hearts are scattered.

But now that the lord is back, people’s hearts are gathered again!

"When I arrived at the city of Gong'an, someone said that the evil boy had crossed the river and no one dared to stop him..." Liu Bei's low voice spread over the city wall with the strong wind.

"I also heard that last night there was a howl in the city, and five thousand soldiers risked their lives to leave the city and join that little bastard!"

"Just now, I heard with my own ears the voice of Sun Qian leading 25,000 soldiers to pledge allegiance to Liu Wu..."

"I also saw with my own eyes that the civil and military officials in the city, along with my young son, presented the jade tablet to Liu Wu in surrender..."

Speaking of which,

Mi Zhu and the others who had already knelt on the ground were shaking like sieves and sweating profusely: "We are guilty!"

Mrs. Mi's face turned even paler. She pressed A Dou's head to the ground and refused to let him raise his head.

Who could have expected it?
Sun Qiandu led all the soldiers outside the city to surrender. When the situation in Gong'an City was hopeless, the lord actually came back? !
If they had known that Uncle Liu could come back, they would never have opened the gates of Gong'an even at the cost of their lives!

"But I don't blame you..." Suddenly, Liu Bei changed the subject.

Everyone was stunned.

"I couldn't even protect myself at that time, so how could I ask you to defend the public security?"

"Everything that happened before is written off!"

"Now that I, Liu Xuande, am back, Gong'an City cannot be taken, and the four counties of Jingnan are as stable as a rock!"

Liu Bei's voice became more and more excited: "There are still 20,000 soldiers in the city! There is also enough food and weapons to sustain the consumption!"

"The most important thing is that I, Liu Xuande, am here!"

"I want to see if Liu Wu dares to risk the world's disapproval and use his son to attack his father!"

"We will live and die with you in the Public Security City!!"

Liu Huangshu's words were like a fire, igniting the passion in the hearts of all the soldiers on the city wall...

"We swear to live and die with the police!"

"We swear to live and die with the police!"

"We swear to live and die with the police!"

In an instant, an earth-shaking roar resounded throughout Gong'an City and reached the sky.

Liu Bei said nothing more.
He strode forward towards the figure with a feather fan and a long scarf.

Step! ~
Step! ~
Step! ~
Liu Bei came to the person in front of him and saluted: "Military Advisor..."

"Bei, I'm back!"

It was just a few words, but to Zhuge Liang it sounded like a thousand pounds of weight.

Mr. Kong Ming's eyes were filled with bitterness: "I am incompetent and I am ashamed of my lord. Gong'an City is almost in danger today..."

Ever since Uncle Liu disappeared, he has been worried every day.

Today, I almost destroyed my lord’s foundation!
Liu Bei bent down,

He picked up the fallen sword and sheathed it again: "Even if there are ten or a hundred public security cities, how can they be even one tenth of what you have done?!"

"My lord..." Zhuge Liang was speechless. He just bowed deeply to Liu Bei.

You are like the green mountains, and I am like the pine and cypress!
Even if I die, I will never let you down!
After a long while, the king and his minister finally calmed down, and Zhuge Liang asked his biggest question: "My lord, there has been no news since you crossed the river. What happened in Jiangbei?"

When this matter is mentioned,

Liu Xuande was immediately enraged: "I have been tricked by that wicked fellow..."

"That day when I entered the city, I ran into Cao the thief..."

As Uncle Liu told the story, the truth about the events in Jiangbei was finally revealed to Zhuge Liang.

Mr. Kong Ming was dumbfounded...

The matter was still the same as what Liu Wu said in his letter.

But when Liu Bei said it, it almost sounded different.

He tricked the lord into entering the city to fight with Cao Mengde, and then transferred the lord to Bashu, leaving Cao Mengde in Jiangbei to support him...

He even used the name of Zhuge Kongming to transfer his lord away from Jingzhou and lure him to Bashu!

My Lord, you are really brave and courageous! !
"At this point, Liu Bei sighed: "If I hadn't seen through the strangeness of those five hundred people, I'm afraid I would have really fallen into the trap of that little beast!"

"But Mi Fang and Chen Dao are still on that boat, and we don't know whether they are alive or dead."

Zhuge Liang was about to offer consolation,
suddenly,

A soldier came to report: "My lord, Lord Sun Qian has returned with... the generals who surrendered to the eldest prince!"

Sun Qian is back?
Liu Bei raised his head suddenly, strode to the city wall and looked out...

really,

I saw Sun Qian leading a group of generals, riding horses towards Gong'an City.

"This must be because Sun Gongyou knew that I returned to Gong'an and came back to serve Bei again!" Liu Huangshu's face was full of joy and excitement: "I knew it! Gongyou will not let me down, he will never let me down!"

"When he was in Xuzhou, he followed the army to fight in the south and the north. This time, he must have seen that the people of the public security had lost their morale, so he surrendered to that little bastard out of despair."

"Quick! Quick! Open the city gate and lower the drawbridge!"

boom! ~
The Gong'an city gate burst open again and the drawbridge was lowered.

now,

Sun Qian had already led everyone to the city.

On the top of the city wall, Liu Bei shouted: "Gongyou, hurry into the city, hurry into the city!"

however,
Sun Qian and his men reined in their horses and stopped.

They did not enter the city.

Sun Qian: "My Lord, I am not here to enter Gong'an City, but to advise you..."

Advise yourself?

Liu Bei was stunned, and Zhuge Liang beside him was also stunned.

Sun Qian said loudly: "My lord, the eldest son is brave, intelligent, and wise..."

"Take Xiling! Capture Cao Cao! Seize more than 30 counties in the north of the Yangtze River! He is a heroic and brave man, a gift from heaven to his lord..."

"I beg you, my lord, to open the gates of Gong'an!"

"Welcome the eldest son into the city!"

"Appoint the eldest son as the crown prince!!!"

　This chapter has 6,500 words, but there is one more chapter, also a long one, and I am working on it! I hope I can get there before 2 o'clock, so go to bed first, brothers.

　　
　
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