Chapter 199 Kong Ming lowered his head and was completely controlled by Liu Wu!

Chapter 199: Kong Ming lowered his head and was completely controlled by Liu Wu!

"I knelt on Wolong Hill for three days and three nights before I begged you to come out of the mountain. How will you repay me?"

Zhuge Liang was really helpless. Who made you kneel in the first place?!
This was a combination of kindness and force. Kong Ming knew that Liu Wu was serious and had to make him submit.

But Kong Ming was a noble and elegant man, who could not bend under the might of the enemy. Although he knelt on the ground, he was still proud and said, "My heart is not made of stone, it cannot be turned. My heart is not made of mat, it cannot be rolled up. The King of Chu should not worry about it anymore."

"Back then, the King of Chu knelt on Wolong Hill for three days and three nights without eating a grain of rice. Now, Kong Ming is willing to kneel for thirty days and nights without eating a grain of rice!"

It's just a death anyway.

no big deal.

Kong Ming has completely given up. The worst that can happen is death.

However, this did not move Liu Wu at all: "As you wish, I will start counting the time for you from now on."

"Somebody come!"

Immediately, a guard entered the room and heard Liu Wu say, "From today on, this house will not provide any food."

"From today on, people in this house can only enter but not leave."

The guard held up his hand: "No!"

Kong Ming sensed something was wrong, but before he could guess, Liu Wu had already told him the answer: "Tomorrow, your wife Huang Yueying and your young child Zhuge Zhan will arrive, and they will be arranged to stay here."

Kong Ming's face turned pale in an instant.

If he knelt here and died of hunger strike, would his wife and children also starve with him?

"King of Chu, don't let your wife and children suffer from this disaster!"

"King Chu, do you really have to do this?"

"I will not compromise..."

Liu Wu looked at Kong Ming's expression and seemed to find it interesting. He saw him push the door open completely and said, "We're almost there."

What's coming soon?

Didn’t you say before that your wife and children would not arrive until tomorrow?
Time passes little by little,
A little bit of the past,
After about a cup of tea, noise began to be heard, including women and children. Kong Ming did not take it seriously at first, until a middle-aged man's voice came into his ears, and Kong Ming's nerves instantly tensed up.

There was panic in his eyes...

Do not,
Do not,
impossible……

In a moment,

Zhuge Jin led his family into the mansion...

Kong Ming was a little bit incredulous: "King of Chu, you?"

Liu Wu's expression remained unchanged: "Yes, I tricked you into coming here."

"I knew that you would be like this, but it's too lonely to starve to death alone."

“It’s too lonely for a family.”

Liu Wu sat down, picked up the wolf hair brush on the table, and wrote as he spoke: "I forgot, your cousin Zhuge Dan was selected from the Xiaolian, and is now a Shangshu Lang."

The position of Shangshu Lang was held by talented people selected from among the filial and honest people. When he first entered the office, he was called Shou Shangshu Langzhong. After one year, he was called Shangshu Lang. After three years, he was called Shilang.

In other words, Zhuge Dan is currently interning in Xudu.

"I will write a letter to my brother, asking him to send someone to Xiling. I'm sure Prime Minister Cao will not stop a small official like him."

Zhuge Liang, don't you want to go on a hunger strike to show your noble character?

Then let your entire clan starve with you. If you kneel for thirty days, you will surely die. How can they survive if they starve with you for thirty days?
"Does the King of Chu really want to starve them all to death?!" Kong Ming was already angry.

Liu Wu remained calm, "We don't keep idle people in Xiling City. As the saying goes, one should be loyal to the emperor and eat his salary. If you don't work for me, I won't be able to provide you with food."

"It was because the queen was not sensible before that she wasted a lot of food. I felt really bad for her."

"You must know that every grain of food is produced by the hard work of the people facing the loess and back to the sky..."

His men did not stop: "Back then, Cao Cao lost his father and massacred people in Xuzhou. Poor Zhuge clan of Langya was displaced and the brothers were scattered. It was not easy for them to settle down in various places."

"I don't want to escape Cao Cao's butcher knife, but starve to death..."

"The King of Chu's methods are far inferior to Cao Mengde's." Zhuge Liang said as he slowly stood up.

No more kneeling!!

Liu Wu stopped writing and looked up at the guards: "You can bring in the wine and meat."

Soon, wine and meat were served on the table.

The waiter then withdrew.

Slowly close the door.

……

……

About half an hour
crunch~
Liu Wu pushed open the door and strode out into the sunshine.

He passed through the layers of courtyard gates, left the county magistrate's mansion, and mounted his horse.

Xilulu! ~
The horse under his crotch galloped out of Xiling City with its four hooves flying.

woohoo~
Outside Xiling City, the sound of low horns resounded throughout the area.

Flags are flying and banners are fluttering.

The overlapping layers of Goering spears were like a dense forest, pointing obliquely towards the sun in the sky, and the cold sharp blades were dyed red gold by the bright sunlight.

Everywhere you look, you see crowds of people and soldiers as numerous as mountains and seas.

They were full of murderous intent and fighting spirit. They were the soldiers from Danyang in Jiangdong.

The helmets are covered with white feathers, and they look like tigers and leopards. They are the Wuling White-eared Soldiers.

There were shouts and neighs of horses, and the soldiers were heavily armed. They were the Hefei Cavalry.

They are brave and powerful, with well-organized troops. They are the Xiling Mountain Yue Army.

The strongest soldiers from the entire Jingzhou, and even Jiangdong, have all gathered here at this moment!

They are waiting.

They are waiting for someone...

Da da da! ~
The sound of horse hooves came from afar, and a horse galloped into the army! The figure of the horse came into the sight of all the soldiers.

"The King of Chu! It's the King of Chu!"

"Here he comes, the King of Chu is here!"

"The King of Chu is going to lead us to fight the enemy again!"

"Although the Xiliang soldiers are strong and Ma Chao is brave, how can they be compared with the King of Chu?!"

Looking at the figure riding through the army, the soldiers' hearts beat like war drums and there were blazing flames burning in their eyes.

The Shanyue soldiers were deeply impressed when they saw this familiar figure. After all, after experiencing several battles in Jiangbei, especially the Battle of Xiling, Liu Wu had become a god in the eyes of these Shanyue soldiers.

When Liu Wu appeared on horseback, there was a sudden movement among the armies on both sides of the Bai'er Army. That was the King of Chu!
That is the invincible and unbeatable lord!
He captured Cao Cao alive, seized Jingnan, broke through Xiangfan, and directly fought outside the gate of the Central Plains. He fought with Cao Cao in the capital of the Han Dynasty and competed with Cao A'man, the hero who wiped out the princes of the world!
He has always been able to defeat the strong with the weak and the many with the few.

Wherever his troops go, all the heroes in the world will meet him. So far, no one has been able to stop him and he has never been defeated!
Now the King of Chu is going to send his troops out of Guanzhong to fight against the soldiers from Xiliang. Although the army has not yet set out, they already have no doubts in their hearts... In this battle, the King of Chu will win!

Xilulu! ~
Below the reviewing platform, Liu Wu reined in his horse and dismounted.

Tap tap tap! ~
He was alone and stepped onto the stage to review the generals' positions.

call! ~
The wind was howling, and on the stage for selecting generals, a large banner with the word "Liu" on it was flying freely, making a loud noise.

Tens of thousands of soldiers stared at the figure on the platform with fiery eyes.

They were like bound wild beasts, waiting for the order from the figure on the platform and ready to burst out of the cage and wreak havoc at any time!
Liu Wu looked at the troops on the island with a calm expression...

During this Western Expedition, he did not take away all the forces of Jingzhou, but only drew out 25,000 elite troops.

Wei Yan led 30,000 soldiers to garrison northern Jing, mainly facing the threats from Cao Cao in the north and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

Huang Zhong was stationed in southern Jing with 15,000 soldiers.

There are currently 20,000 soldiers in Hefei, and Guan Yu has been assigned to garrison it.

In addition, with the Cao army prisoners who are being reorganized, and the Jingzhou navy, there are still a total of about 70,000 troops in the areas north and south of the Yangtze River, who can be commanded by Lu Xun. Once there is any change in Jingxiang or other areas, they can provide support at any time.

With nearly 140,000 troops guarding various places in Jingzhou, Liu Wu also transferred most of the powerful generals and soldiers from Jiangdong, so the nine counties of Jingxiang were no longer in danger of stability.

"Lu Xun!"

On the platform for selecting generals, Liu Wu's voice echoed in the ears of the soldiers.

Lu Xun went out to fight: "Lu Xun, listen to my orders!"

Liu Wu: "I will soon be conquering the northwest. I will appoint you as the Grand Commander of Jingzhou, commanding the northern and southern armies of Jingzhou!"

Grand Commander of Jingzhou!
Lu Xun clenched his palms suddenly, his whole body was hot. Even Zhou Gongjin, whom he once admired very much, was no more than this. So did he, Lu Boyan, end up like this.

Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng and Ding Feng, who were not far away, had complicated expressions. The little boy from Jiangdong back then had now reached the point where he could command an entire state's army!

This Lu Boyan had a really good vision when he chose Xiling.

Lu Xun's voice was trembling: "Lu Xun, take the order!"

"Where are Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng, and Ding Feng?"

"The general is here!"

The four generals of Jiangdong gathered their minds, stepped out into the battle formation and bowed.

Liu Wu: "Although you are generals from Jiangdong, the King of Wu has ordered you to obey my orders in this Wu-Chu coalition. Now I will use your 20,000 Danyang troops as the vanguard!"

Zhou Yu's four generals: "Understood!"

"Where is Gao Shun?"

"The general is here!"

"I will use your five thousand cavalry to guard the central army!"

"Leader!"

"Where is Chen Dao?"

"The general is here!"

"..."

The four generals of Jiangdong each led an army, totaling 20,000 Danyang soldiers.

Five thousand cavalrymen form an army.

Ten thousand White-ear soldiers were divided into two armies, the left and the right.

Ten thousand Shanyue soldiers were also divided into the left and right armies...

A total of nine armies, 45,000 people, were stationed outside Xiling City, with murderous aura rising to the sky!
Liu Wu stood high on the podium, looking down from above. All the generals in Jingzhou and Jiangdong obeyed his orders and dispatched them. All the troops moved like flowing water, with their advances and retreats according to their purpose.

On the high platform, Liu Wu's voice spread to every corner of the army along with the strong wind: "Xiliang is rebelling and poisoning Guanzhong..."

"The King of Wei was unable to suppress the bandits. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, I, the King of Chu of the Han Dynasty, have joined forces with the King of Wu in Jiangdong and marched to Guanzhong to suppress the rebellion..."

"We are loyal to the emperor of our country and serve the Han Dynasty. Wherever our strong army goes, we will surely be able to wipe out the rebellion and clear Guanzhong!"

boom! ~
in an instant,
Outside Xiling City, the roars and shouts were like huge waves, shaking the sky:

"Clear out the rebellion and clear out Guanzhong!"

"Clear out the rebellion and clear out Guanzhong!!"

"Clear out the rebellion and clear out Guanzhong!!!"

Liu Wu walked down the platform slowly... Today he led the elite troops of Chu and Wu and led the nine armies northward!
The army boarded the ships and the huge fleet went up the Yangtze River, turned to Jiangling, entered the Han River, and did not disembark until they reached Xiangfan, where they would march on land.

……

The royal flag on the main ship flutters in the sun,

Pang Shiyuan drank a sip of wine in the bed cabin and pointed at the map on the ground, looking very excited: "My good disciple, look at the fertile land of Guanzhong, with thousands of acres of good farmland. The Zhou royal family used this as a base to conquer the Shang Dynasty and established the 800-year-long Zhou Dynasty."

“The starting point for the First Emperor’s quest for the throne and his conquest of the world was also here.”

"It is said that whoever controls Guanzhong controls the world. Emperor Gaozu entered Guanzhong first, angering Xiang Yu, which led to the Hongmen Banquet. It was not until Han Xin repaired the plank road that Emperor Gaozu regained Guanzhong, and the Yan and Han dynasties lasted for 400 years."

"Now that we have Jingzhou as our capital, we finally have the strength to enter the country."

"Good disciple! You must walk the path of the Qin Emperor Gaozu again!!"

Liu Wu's expression remained calm.
He nodded slightly as a matter of course.

(End of this chapter)