Chapter 55: Liu Wu died alone in battle! Liu Bei gave up Jiangling City for Adou!
Chapter 055: Liu Wu died alone in battle! Liu Bei gave up Jiangling City for Adou!
It was daybreak, with dark clouds covering the sky and the wind as sharp as a knife.

The heavy snow fluttered like pearl powder and jade chips floating on the land of Jingchu, and in a moment it was all white.

On the river, a raft was getting farther and farther away from Jiangling and closer and closer to Gong'an.

boom! ~
The raft hit the shore hard and violently.

"My lord, we've reached the shore!" Zhao Yun jumped ashore first, and then pulled Liu Bei up.

Public Security, this is the land of Public Security.

Stepping on the ground of Gong'an again, Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief, especially when he thought that he would soon see his beloved son Adou. Liu Bei's heart became softer and his face became more loving.

Liu Huangshu sighed and said, "It's a pity that he left in such a hurry that he didn't prepare any gifts for Ah Dou."

"Since Ah Dou was born, I have been running around all these years and have never been able to spend enough time with him. He has suffered a lot, and as a father, I feel really ashamed."

Looking at Liu Bei's face full of guilt as if he owed A Dou, Zhao Yun had a strange look in his eyes.

In order to celebrate Adou's birthday, the lord abandoned tens of thousands of soldiers who were fighting to the death with Cao's army, abandoned the city of Jiangling, abandoned Yunchang, Yide and General Huang Lao. Is this considered a debt?
At this moment, from Jiangling City across the river behind the two men, there seemed to be faint sounds of shouting and killing.

Those are the soldiers in Jiangling City, fighting for their lord’s cause!

Those are Yunchang, Yide and General Huang Lao in Jiangling City, fighting for their lord's cause!

But at this moment, I am accompanying my lord and leaving them behind to celebrate the birthday of a seventeen-year-old boy. Where will this put the soldiers in Jiangling?
Instantly, Zhao Yun's fair face flushed red, and he could not help but speak again: "My lord, listen! Those are the soldiers of Jiangling City who are sacrificing their lives for you, my lord, you..."

"Enough! I know what they are doing!" Liu Bei interrupted Zhao Yun impatiently: "Cao's army has been besieging the city for more than one day, and they have held out. Don't tell me that they can't hold out if I'm not in Jiangling for one day?"

"I was just celebrating Adou's birthday. Adou is still a child. Do they still want to hold a grudge against a child?"

Zhao Yun was speechless: "My Lord, Yun Fei is..."

"There is a post station ahead. Let's change horses first and return to Gong'an City quickly." Liu Bei had already hurried away, leaving only his back to Zhao Yun.

In order to facilitate the transmission of military reports and official documents to various places, the Han system set up a post station every five miles, a pavilion every ten miles, and a post station every thirty miles. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, these local systems have been completely destroyed.

After Liu Bei conquered the four counties in southern Jing and stationed in Gong'an, he rebuilt this system in his own territory to facilitate the transmission of battle reports.

There happened to be a post station not far from the Gong'an River. The captain in charge of the post station was an old soldier who had followed Liu Bei from Xinye.

At this time, he was feeding hay to the horses at the post station when suddenly two figures came towards the river.

The captain took a casual glance and was so shocked that the fodder in his hand fell to the ground.

"My lord, General Zilong?!" The captain hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My lord, you, aren't you defending Jiangling? Is Jiangling lost?"

Jiangling Chengli had tens of thousands of soldiers from the four counties of Jingnan. How come only the Lord and General Zilong escaped? Did the tens of thousands of troops get wiped out?
Thinking of this, the captain's face turned pale.

"Don't talk nonsense. The fierce battle in Jiangling is going on. Soldiers from all three armies are fighting to the death... Hurry up and bring the horses here." Liu Bei also recognized this old soldier and spoke casually.

The captain quickly brought the horse over, his face becoming more and more confused: "What's this, lord?"

"Young Master Adou had his birthday yesterday. I came back today to celebrate his birthday... Go!" As he spoke, Liu Bei had already jumped on his horse and rode away.

The captain was left standing there dumbfounded: "Why, in order to celebrate Master Adou's birthday, the lord specially returned to Gong'an? General Zhao, this..."

The captain subconsciously looked at Zhao Yun on his horse. Zhao Yun wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, so he quickly rode his horse to catch up with Liu Bei.

Looking at the two people's backs as they walked away, the captain murmured to himself: "If it's not that I lost my mind and misunderstood the words, then it must be that my lord lost his mind..."

……

Heavy snow covered both sides of the river.

Boom, boom, boom! ~
Outside Xiling City, the war drums sounded again.

Cao's army braved the wind and snow and lined up outside the city. Snow fell all over the sky, and tens of thousands of soldiers seemed to be wearing silver helmets and silver armor.

At the center of the army, the Cao army commanders looked at the blood-stained Xiling City ahead, all with complicated expressions...

When the army first arrived at Xiling, Xu Zhongkang was defeated by Liu Zilie in nine rounds. But just a charge on horseback frightened the thirty-odd generals so much that they fled.

They have suffered great losses in the repeated attacks on Xiling City these days.

But the generals had to admit that Liu Zilie of Xiling was not only a brave general better than Lu Bu, but also brave and resourceful. The fact that a small city of Xiling could hold off the Prime Minister's army of tens of thousands for such a long time was enough for him to be proud of.

unfortunately,

Unfortunately, Xiling City can’t hold on today no matter what.

Xu Chu sighed: "After today, there will no longer be a strong man who can defeat us in nine rounds."

Xu Chu's voice immediately caused the generals to sigh: "With his death, the world has lost another hero."

"With the fall of Xiling City today, Lü Bu's Heavenly Dragon Halberd Technique has truly been lost."

"What a pity! If such a brave general could serve the Prime Minister, his future would be limitless."

"Liu Zilie was born more than ten years later. Otherwise, I would really like to see him fight with Lu Fengxian!"

Cao Mengde, sitting in the canopy carriage, also felt sorry for Liu Wu. This Prime Minister Cao had always been obsessed with recruiting powerful generals from all over the world for his own use.

The reason why Lü Fengxian was hanged at the White Gate Tower was because Lü Bu was fickle and had a long history of bad deeds, so he had to be killed.

Later, he made three agreements at Tushan and recruited Guan Yu. He thought he had gained another powerful general. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu later resigned and passed five passes, killed six generals, and rode alone for thousands of miles.

During this expedition to Xiling, he finally encountered Liu Zilie, a top-notch general who was even braver than Lu Bu. However, the other party was determined to fight him to the death, so he could only help him.

only……

But what exactly did Liu Zilie mean by the letter he sent last night? What did he want to do?
It was a pity, but Cao Cao wanted to find out more about Liu Wu's intention in writing that letter?
Since he had already surrendered at the beginning of the letter, why would he rather die than surrender?
Since he would rather die than surrender, why should he let Wei Yan and Gao Shun, two great generals, get away with it? Especially Gao Shun, he is a famous general who can train a strong army like the [Entrapment Camp]!

Does Liu Zilie really want to die?

Or did he die after writing this letter?

Cao Mengde thought he could see into people's minds, but he really couldn't see what Liu Zilie was thinking.

Countless thoughts swirled in Cao Mengde's mind, but in the end, he just sighed: "Such a brave general, but I can't use him... So what!"

Cao Cao sat on the carriage and waved his hand gently: "Let's start."

The command flag was waved.

boom! ~
In an instant, tens of thousands of soldiers were filled with murderous intent, like a river bursting its banks, roaring and rushing towards Xiling City...

……

Xiling City, inside the central military tent.

Everyone gathered together, and the generals were silent. Everyone knew that nearly half of the soldiers in the city had been killed and were exhausted. The final fate of Xiling City would be decided today.

Gan Ning below was a little distracted. When the city was broken, he went through the south gate, rushed straight to the riverside and took a raft back to Jiangdong. He finally got the chance to return to Jiangdong... It was a pity for Liu Zilie. Such a hero could not avoid being defeated by Cao Mengde in the end.

The small city of Xiling, with less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, first resisted Cao Ren's 30,000-strong army, and then blocked the tens of thousands of troops led by Cao Cao himself. This is enough for Liu Zilie to be proud of.

"Gan Ning."

Gan Ning, who was in a trance, looked up subconsciously and saw that it was Liu Wu calling him.

Liu Wu looked at Gan Ning calmly and said, "There are still 3,000 Shanyue troops in the city. After I leave the city, all Shanyue troops in the city will be under the command of Gan Xingba."

Hand over all the Shanyue troops to Gan Ning?
Everyone was stunned, including Gan Ning...

He was about to flee back to Jiangdong, but Liu Zilie suddenly entrusted him with an important task. What did he mean by that? Did he want to lead the remaining troops to continue fighting Cao Cao?
Wei Yan was the first to step out from the crowd: "Zi Lie, Gan Ning is a great general from Jiangdong, he is untrustworthy..."

Liu Wu raised his hand to signal, interrupting Wei Yan's words, and continued to say to Gan Ning: "If I don't return within an hour after leaving the city, Gan Xingba, you will lead the princess and Lu Xun out of the south gate with these 3,000 soldiers and horses and head straight for the river."

"The South Gate is only a few miles away from the river. Three thousand men and horses will arrive in no time..."

Liu Zilie wanted me to protect the princess and Lu Xun and take refuge in Jiangdong!
Gan Ning was stunned. Although Liu Wu had not finished speaking, he had already understood what he meant.

But why would he do this?
Lu Xun on the side also understood what Liu Wu said. He thought that since he joined the army, his lord had exchanged his life for Cao Ren, and at the most dangerous time, he handed over the entire Xiling City to him, a Jiangdong native.

Apart from this lord, no one else in the world can give me this trust.

He called himself the master's number one strategist, but now that the time has come, he has to ask the master to plan his life...

In an instant, Lu Xun's eyes were red, and he bowed to Liu Wu with great respect, crying, "My lord!"

As for Sun Shangxiang, who was standing behind Lu Xun, her face turned pale after listening to Liu Wu's final arrangement. She stood there like a piece of wood, not moving at all.

Liu Wu ignored their strange expressions and continued to instruct: "...Although there are Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry near the South Gate, they are there to deal with the Jiangdong Navy. In order to lure the Jiangdong Navy ashore, they are stationed quite far from the South Gate, and they have no time to stop you."

"Although there are Cao's soldiers on the shore, they are bait to lure the Jiangdong navy ashore. Their forces are weak and scattered, and it is easy for the Three Thousand Mountain Yue to break through. There are Jiangdong navy on the other side of the shore, so they will naturally have people to support them."

Liu Wu has said everything he wanted to say.

Without paying any attention to the people who were still in a daze, he drew out the Fang Tian Hua Ji at hand and strode out of the tent!
Outside the tent, the warhorse was already wearing iron armor...

He jumped on the horse without any hesitation!

(End of this chapter)