Chapter 36 Chapter 36: Liu Xuande, it’s me, Liu Wu, who calls you, what are you looking at?

Chapter 36: Liu Xuande, it’s me, Liu Wu, who’s calling you, what are you looking at?

Jiangling City, the county magistrate's office.

In a remote hall, there were only a few dim lights, but the hall was filled with several generals and thirty centurions.

Since Cao Ren led his troops out of Jiangling, all the officers and soldiers of the remaining army gathered here.

At this moment, all these officers were worried.

"Why did General Zixiao call us here at this time?"

"I heard from the personal soldiers who came to deliver the message that General Zixiao seemed to have something confidential to tell us."

"This... I vaguely heard some rumors that General Zixiao was carried into Jiangling City by soldiers?"

"Impossible! Xiling City only has a few thousand soldiers. General Zixiao led an army of 30,000 to attack Xiling with the force of a mountain crushing an egg. How could there be any accidents?"

The generals were discussing the matter.

Whoosh! ~
"what!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of a powerful phoenix breaking through the air, followed by a scream.

A centurion had an eagle feather arrow stuck in his chest, and he was dead!

"Who?"

"No, there are assassins!"

"Quick! Get out!"

The generals and officers' hair stood on end as they finally realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! ~
In an instant, arrows rained down like locusts outside the door.

After a short scream in the hall, there was no more movement, only a pool of blood slowly spreading out from the hall...

Tap tap tap! ~
Dozens of soldiers appeared outside the door, each of them holding a strong bow and crossbow, and Gao Shun was the leader.

They walked into the hall quickly. Looking at the officers of Jiangling who died in a pool of blood, Gao Shun breathed a sigh of relief: "Take off their seals and badges immediately, control all the important places in Jiangling City, and proceed according to the original plan!"

"Yes!"

……

In Cao Ren’s study in Jiangling County Magistrate’s Mansion.

Liu Wu was sitting behind a desk, resting his eyes.

Suddenly, Gao Shun strode into the room and said, "My lord, all the generals and centurions in Jianglingcheng have been killed, and all the important places in the city, such as the treasury, have been controlled by us."

From this moment on, the entire Jiangling City was under the control of Liu Wu. The most important part of his plan finally succeeded!
Liu Wu slowly opened his eyes and was about to say something.

Suddenly, a shouting sound came from behind the screen in the study.

"I won! I defeated Gao Shun's trap camp!"

"I won! I captured Xiling City!"

"Brave? So what if you are as brave as Lu Bu? In terms of strategy, how can you be a match for me, Cao Zixiao? Hahahaha..."

A figure stumbled out from behind the screen.

His face was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, and he was grinning like a madman. It was Cao Ren.

After Liu Wu brought Cao Ren into Jiangling, in order to prevent any accidents, he had several soldiers carry him into his own study. Liu Wu waited in the study for news of Gao Shun's actions, and also watched Cao Ren personally.

But now looking at Cao Ren's situation...

At this moment, Cao Ren kept shouting, his eyes were sometimes clear, sometimes confused, and he was dancing and jumping around.

Gao Shun was also stunned, but he reacted immediately: "My lord, Cao Ren has been knocked unconscious six times along the way. Maybe, maybe this guy really got a brain injury... Is he crazy?"

After saying this, Gao Shun was stunned...

Cao's confidant and a great general of the Cao clan.
He once followed Cao Cao to travel across the Central Plains and Hebei, defeated the two Yuans, Tao Qian, and defeated Lu Bu and Liu Bei!
Zhou Gongjin's army was unable to defeat Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao even when they surrounded the city. How could such a famous general really be so crazy?!

Looking at this noisy and foolish [General of Heaven], Liu Wu frowned slightly: "Too noisy."

boom! ~
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Shun struck Cao Ren on the back of the head with his palm. The noise of this heavenly general stopped abruptly and he fell into a deep sleep again.

Liu Wu slowly stood up and walked out of the study: "If Cao Ren is crazy, then he is crazy. Don't bother with him."

"General Gao, the most important thing right now is Jiangling."

"Cao Cao's army is approaching. We cannot leave a single grain of food for Cao Cao in Jiangling."

Gao Shun bowed and said, "I understand."

……

The sky in the east was beginning to pale, and the mighty river wind was howling on the northern bank of the river.

Standing on the top of Jiangling City, Liu Wu saw nothing but river fog and water vapor everywhere.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the thick fog, and he seemed to see the city across the river from Jiangling City.

public security!

Gong'an where Liu Bei was stationed.

The police officer who ran away on a snowy night.

Now it is right opposite Jiangling City.

Liu Wu's eyes were filled with coldness...

Over the years, Liu Bei has always regarded himself as nothing, always thinking that he would have nowhere to go without him. He wanted to keep himself under control like a guard dog.

But he underestimated himself. Over the years, he had only put all his thoughts on his great cause! He had never gained power over the years only because he had never encountered the wind and cloud.

Are the golden scales just a thing in the pond? They turn into dragons when the storm strikes!

Today, Liu Wu is riding the wind and clouds and soaring into the sky.

Two thousand to Xiling!
A hundred cavalrymen take Jiangling!
Charge into the battle formation, seize the flag and defeat Cao Ren! !

The achievements and results achieved by Liu Wu are probably something Liu Bei would never have dared to imagine in his dreams.

Liu Wu muttered to himself, "Liu Xuande, I really want to know what your expression would be like if you knew what happened to me today."

Although the sun is not out yet, the sky is getting brighter.

Thick fog rolled over the river, and the river surface could only be seen occasionally.

Suddenly, in the rolling fog, a huge ship came into Liu Wu's sight.

Liu Wu was startled. He not only saw the ship, but also saw two familiar figures on the top floor of the ship. One of them was wearing a feather fan and a turban, and a crane cloak.

The other person was quite tall, with ears hanging down to his shoulders, and seemed to be...

Looks like Zhuge Kongming and Liu Xuande?

At this moment, the man who looked like Liu Bei raised his head, and his sight met with Liu Wu's...

……

Wow! ~
On the river, the tide was surging and rising, and in the thick fog, a ship was quietly approaching the north bank of the river.

On the top floor of the ship, Liu Bei was looking up, staring blankly at the top of Jiangling City.

He saw it!

Just now, he saw a familiar figure on the top of the city wall.

Liu Wu!

That's Liu Wu!

But how is this possible? How could Liu Wu be standing in Jiangling City? !
Liu Bei could hardly believe his eyes. He rubbed his eyes subconsciously and looked up again...

Thick fog rolled in, covering Jiangling City again.

"My lord?" Zhuge Liang noticed that Liu Bei was abnormal and asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Bei was in doubt and said, "Kong Ming... Just now, just now I seemed to have vaguely seen Liu Wu, the rebellious son, standing on the top of Jiangling City."

Liu Wu standing on the top of Jiangling city?

how can that be!

Zhuge Liang was stunned and immediately shook his head: "My lord, you must have seen it wrong. Liu Feng has been sending scouts on both sides of the Yangtze River these days, but he has not found any trace of the eldest son. How could he appear on the top of Jiangling City?"

"It must be that the lord has been thinking about the eldest son these days, and the river is covered with fog, so he saw it wrongly."

Did I see it wrong?

I guess I must have seen it wrong.

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That's right. Not to mention that this rebellious son should not have surrendered to Cao. Even if he really went north to surrender to Cao, given Cao's suspicious nature, he would definitely detain him in Xuchang and not allow him to leave Xuchang..."

"Jiangling is such a strategic location, and it is across the river from Gong'an. How could Cao Cao allow him to stay in Jiangling?"

As Liu Bei's thoughts were surging,
Suddenly, a voice broke through the thick river fog and rang in Liu Bei's ears: "Liu Xuande..."

Who?
Who is calling me?

Liu Bei was stunned and looked around. There was nothing around him except white fog on the river.

This sound seems to come from Jiangling City?

No, this is not possible.

As soon as Liu Bei had this idea in mind, he overturned it himself. How far was Jiangling City from the ship? How loud a sound would it have to be to hear it?
And this voice... why does it sound so much like that rebellious son Liu Wu?

I must have heard it wrong.

Liu Bei laughed at himself and looked at Zhuge Kongming beside him: "Just now I heard someone calling me loudly from Jiangling City. The voice was very similar to that of Liu Wu's rebellious son... I guess I am really old."

"My lord." This time, Zhuge Liang did not raise any more questions. He looked solemn and said, "I just heard someone shouting my lord's name!"

Did Kong Ming hear it too?

Liu Bei was stunned. How is this possible? !
Wow! ~
Zhuge Liang waved his sleeves and pointed his feather fan at Jiangling City behind the fog. "I heard it clearly. This sound came from Jiangling City across the street!"

……

In Jiangling City, in front of the government treasury, there were carriages and horses like a dragon.

The carriages and horses in front were already heading towards Xiling in an endless stream, and behind them were countless food, weapons, armor, and even silk, gold, silver and other valuables being loaded onto the horse-drawn carts.

The official of the treasury wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled apologetically to General Zixiao's [personal guard] beside him: "I heard that the war in Xiling is not going well. Why, why do you want to transport so much food and grass?"

Gao Shun, who was dressed as Cao Ren's personal guard, gave him a cold look and said, "When Prime Minister Cao learned that the battle in Xiling was not going well, he was furious and 80,000 troops were rushing to Xiling overnight."

"Eighty thousand soldiers, with food for the people and horses, even if all the food and grass from Jiangling City were transported there, it might not be enough!"

The official opened his mouth, but still said stubbornly: "If that's the case, General, just transport the food and fodder. Why did you take away all the weapons, armor, weapons, silk, gold and silver in the warehouse?"

"Stupid!" Gao Gan's face was full of impatience: "Prime Minister Cao's army attacked the city, and the weapons and armor were damaged. Don't they need to replace them? The soldiers made meritorious contributions, don't they need silk, gold and silver rewards?"

Before the official could say anything else, a command arrow from Cao Ren was raised in front of him: "I am following the orders of General Zixiao. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

Looking at Gao Shun's murderous eyes, the treasury officials finally had no choice but to shut up.

But Gao Shun didn't want to let him go: "How many soldiers and horses are left in the city?"

The treasury official said, "There are still five hundred horses."

Gao Shun: "Okay, requisition them all!"

In a very short period of time, Gao Shun used Cao Ren's command arrows and the seals and badges of a number of Jiangling generals and centurions to plunder the entire Jiangling city treasury.

Even the backs of the 500 military horses were loaded with goods.

Gao Shun ordered the remaining 3,000 guards in Xiling City to escort military supplies to Xiling in the name of Cao Ren.

Gao Shun was not satisfied until he could no longer squeeze out a single drop of money from the treasury of Xiling City. He waved his hand at the last group of escort teams and said, "Let's go!"

……

On the top of Jiangling City, Liu Wu was still looking at the fog over the river.

A soldier hurriedly climbed up to the top of the city wall and said, "My lord, Liu Bei's ships are coming. They seem to be planning to dock."

Liu Wu: "How is the progress with General Gao Shun?"

Soldier: "General Gao Shun has transported the last batch of supplies from the Jiangling treasury out of Jiangling City."

"Okay." Liu Wu was completely relieved.

His gaze once again turned to the river, and to the ship that appeared and disappeared in the thick fog.

Liu Wu did not expect that Liu Bei would come at this time, but since he came, it saved him a lot of trouble.

boom! ~
Liu Wu raised his hand and suddenly inserted a large flag on the top of the city wall.

The wind whistled on the river, the flag fluttered, and on it...

It was a huge word "Liu"!

(End of this chapter)