Chapter 171 Brother Emperor, here I come.

Chapter 171: Brother Huang, here I come.

Jianye,

Wuhou Mansion, the Council Hall.

The hall was filled with civil and military officials from noble families.

"Gentlemen!" Sun Shao sat high on the main seat, his eyes full of excitement, "Scouts reported urgently that Liu Zilie has raised an army and is confronting Cao Ren in Xiangfan. Even the Jingzhou navy has cut off the waterway between Xiangyang and Fancheng."

"Liu Zilie first sent 10,000 soldiers north with Wei Yan as the main general. Now he is personally leading the navy of Jingzhou and marching to the Han River. Liu Zilie must be going to fight Cao's army. Our Jiangdong's chance has come..."

"Both sides will definitely not be able to take care of Hefei at this moment. The garrison in Hefei must be empty. Now is a great opportunity for Jiangdong to capture Hefei!"

Hefei...

It used to be Sun Quan’s obsession, and now it is Sun Shao’s obsession.

Since he ascended the throne of Marquis of Wu, the voices questioning Sun Shao have never stopped. First, the Jiangdong army pretended to obey him but actually disobeyed him, so Sun Shao had no choice but to remove Zhou Yu's military power.

Taishi Ci was thrown into prison for openly contradicting him.

Lu Su also retired on the pretext of something.

Soon Huang Zhong invaded Yuzhang and most of Yuzhang fell into his hands.

After much difficulty, Taishi Ci was forced to surrender and be released from prison to quell the rebellion, but he rebelled as soon as he arrived in Yuzhang, openly claiming that he was not worthy of being the Marquis of Wu, and even wanted to wait for Sun Quan to return to Jiangdong!
Since he took over Jiangdong, Sun Shao felt that he was being laughed at every day and his dignity was completely lost.

The young Duke of Wu was eager to achieve success and prove himself. Taking Hefei was a strategy that Sun Shao had planned for a long time and it would prove himself.

Whoever can take Hefei will open the door for Jiangdong's future ambition to move north to the Central Plains.

Whoever can capture Hefei will be the leader of Jiangdong's revival!
In order to capture Hefei, my good second uncle racked his brains and mobilized a large number of troops. As a result, not only did he fail to gain an inch of land after several expeditions, he even lost his life. He was captured by Liu Zilie, lost his title as Marquis of Wu, and became a laughing stock in the whole Jiangdong!

Right now Liu Zilie is confronting Cao's army. If he could take advantage of the opportunity to capture Hefei, he would be far superior to his second uncle.

From now on, who dares to say that he is an incompetent king?

Sun Shao could not wait to look at the civil and military officials in the hall: "Gentlemen, what do you think?"

The civil and military officials from noble families in the hall all had frowns on their faces.

Not to mention whether we can capture Hefei now, even if we capture Hefei, we will have to face Cao Cao next. As an upright army, can Jiangdong be a match for Cao Cao?
Now the army is full of the power of the Jiangdong aristocratic families. If they suffer losses in soldiers and generals, it will be the interests of the aristocratic families that will be hurt. If they provoke Cao Cao to attack again, I am afraid that even if the Jiangdong aristocratic families want to surrender, they will not be able to gain any benefits from Cao Mengde.

The Marquis of Wu is still too frivolous. How can he easily talk about war?
Zhang Zhao coughed lightly: "Ahem, Lord Wu, I think..."

"I believe that now is not the time to attack Hefei." A gentle voice came from outside the hall.

All the civil and military officials in the hall were stunned. Who was speaking for the Jiangdong family?

A figure strode into the hall. It was Liu Bei Liu Xuande.

Liu Bei bowed to Sun Shao and said, "Greetings to the Marquis of Wu."

Sun Shao was startled: "Zhongfu? What do you mean by that?"

Liu Bei stood among his ministers and spoke eloquently: "Hefei may seem empty, but we still have Gao Shun leading the Xianzhen Camp to defend the city. The Marquis of Wu should not forget this..."

"When Sun Zhongmou led tens of thousands of Jiangdong naval forces to attack Hefei, he was captured by this man."

Yes, my second uncle was captured by Gao Shun outside Hefei. If I follow in his footsteps...

Thinking that Sun Quan was now imprisoned by Liu Wu, and not only had he lost his title to Marquis of Wu but was even unable to return home, Sun Shao's heart trembled instantly.

Liu Bei: "Even if we capture Hefei, will Jiangdong really be a match for Cao Cao?"

"Although Liu Zilie has gone north to compete with Cao Cao, I believe that Cao Cao has a strong foundation and Liu Wu will return empty-handed. Once Jiangdong breaks out of Hefei, Cao Mengde will go all out to deal with Jiangdong..."

"At that time, Jiangdong was in the north. How could they have any chance of defeating Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei's voice echoed in the hall.

The ministers from the aristocratic families, headed by Zhang Zhao, nodded slightly in satisfaction. This Emperor Liu was quite self-aware and knew who to support if he wanted to gain a foothold in Jiangdong.

Sun Shao was not a resolute leader to begin with, and Liu Xuande's few words made him give up the idea of ​​attacking Hefei.

But he was unwilling to give up the opportunity to make achievements and establish himself. "According to Zhongfu's words, now that Cao's army is confronting Liu Zilie, we can only watch from the sidelines?"

Liu Bei did not hesitate: "Of course not!"

Sun Shao was stunned.
All the ministers from noble families in the hall were also stunned.

Liu Xuande strode forward: "Lord Wu, now on both sides of the Yangtze River, in addition to Hefei, there are also the four counties of Jingnan!"

"In the art of military operations, one should make the most of one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses..."

"Liu Wu went north to Xiangfan and took the Jingzhou navy with him! Apart from the Jingzhou navy, who else on this great river can rival the Jiangdong navy?"

"The Marquis of Wu should take advantage of the Jiangdong navy, advance eastwards along the river, capture Xiling and Xiakou, advance to Jingnan, and directly capture the four counties!"

Take all four counties in southern Jing?

Sun Shao's eyes, which had been dim, lit up again.

He knew that after taking the four counties in southern Jing, he would have to return them to his father-in-law. However, this would give Jiangdong an extra strong supporter, and the achievement seemed to be no less than taking Hefei...

"Ridiculous!" A shout interrupted Sun Shao's reverie. Zhang Zhao looked unhappy: "Now Zhou Yu and his ilk are unwilling to serve Jiangdong, and Huang Gai and other veterans are pretending to be nice to the Marquis of Wu."

"Although the Jiangdong navy is strong, they have no leader. How can they fight?!"

Damn Liu Xuande, I thought he was from a noble family in Jiangdong, but I didn’t expect him to be such a treacherous person. In order to regain the four counties, he actually encouraged Sun Shao to send troops to Jingnan!

Liu Bei did not hesitate: "Lord Wu! I will recommend someone who can lead the Jiangdong navy to defeat Jingnan."

Sun Shao: "Who can take on this responsibility?"

Liu Bei: "General of the Underworld, Lü Meng, Lü Ziming!"...

……

Xuchang!

Da Da! ! ~
Accompanied by the rapid sound of horse hooves,

At the west gate of the imperial city, dozens of soldiers on duty saw a horse galloping towards them.

The man had already turned into a bloody man, the horse had already turned into a bloody horse, and he seemed to be holding a petite woman in his arms. The Fang Tian Hua Ji, which was soaked in blood and turned red, was dragged upside down on the bluestone slab...

They also know something about the current state of chaos in Xuchang City.

This guy has no good intentions.

"Stop!!"

The guard on duty shouted loudly.

However, the man had no intention of stopping at all. Instead, he pulled the reins and started to speed up!
Getting closer, getting closer!
At this point, it was too late to close the heavy city gate...

"Quick, form a formation!"

Crash! ! ~
Dozens of long spears were lined up to form a tight small military formation!

Boom!~
However, it was only a moment, and after the Fang Tian Hua Ji passed by, people and horses fell to the ground, and the ground was in a mess...

It didn't even stop the visitor for a moment!
"It's almost there..." Liu Wu whispered to Sun Shangxiang in his arms.

He could feel that Sun Shangxiang's body was shaking.

Not to mention girls, even men who have never been to the battlefield can't stand it.

Fortunately, Liu Wu had been covering Sun Shangxiang with his robe, so she couldn't see outside...

A moment!

The outer gate of the palace!

A captain held out his hand to signal them to stop: "You are not allowed to ride your horse in front of the Sima Gate!"

Sima Gate,
The special thing about this door is that it can only be used by the emperor or his special envoys!

If princes or ministers entered through this gate on the order of the emperor, they were not allowed to ride horses or carriages, but had to dismount and walk to show respect to the emperor.

Will Liu Wu stop?
"You!" The captain was stunned. Looking at the person coming, his expression became terrified: "Liu, Liu, even if it's you, you can't..."

Before he finished speaking,

The Fang Tian Hua Ji had already swept off his head, and before the guards in front of Sima Gate could react, Liu Wu had already jumped on his horse and rushed in!

The captain in charge of guarding Sima Gate still had a look of fear in his eyes. He still remembered the scene last year when the Xiling thief broke through his troops and rushed to the front of Prime Minister Cao's banner like a god...

The inner gate of the palace!

"Hurry up!!"

"quick!"

"Strength!"

The heavy palace gate is slowly closing...

The space leading to the main hall in front, Chengguang Hall, became smaller and smaller, until only a gap remained...

boom! ! ~
The people behind the door only felt a huge force that made their arms numb, and they all retreated.

More than a dozen soldiers rushed to push the door again.

We must not let the killer outside get in!

boom! ! ~
The palace gate, which had not yet been put up, was hit hard again, and more than a dozen soldiers were knocked over.

Liu Wu looked back and saw that the pursuers were already rushing up behind him...

"Open it for me!"

Liu Wu gritted his teeth and swung the Fang Tian Hua Ji for the third time!

boom! ~
The soldiers who were knocked to the ground had not yet had time to stand up, and the door beam had not yet been hung up, and the palace gate was completely opened!!!

Liu Wu rushed in...

War horses galloping wildly on the imperial road!!
Go straight to Chengguang Hall...

No one can stop it!!!

Herod! ~! ~
finally,
On the hundreds of steps of the imperial palace, Liu Wu rode his horse forward, charging forward and climbing up! Climbing the steps of the emperor!

it's here,
Liu Wu was surrounded by the last few hundred elite soldiers guarding the emperor!

Fang Tian Hua Ji danced wildly under the sun, corpses kept falling, blood spread on the white imperial steps, flowing down...

The royal steps are flowing with blood!
They are about to be killed...

We are about to rush into Chengguang Palace...

Liu Wu's eyes were bloodshot, but he was still fighting hard, charging forward on his horse. He finally couldn't help but speak out:
"Royal brother!~"

This roar shook the entire palace! The entire city of Xuchang! It was also destined to shake the entire world! !

　That’s all for today, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)