Chapter 68: Liu Wu’s cruel plan! Liu Bei was so angry that he fainted!

Chapter 68: Liu Wu’s cruel plan! Liu Bei was so angry that he fainted!

There was constant fighting inside and outside Jiangling City, and blood was flowing everywhere.

Since daybreak, there have been the roar of catapults, the whistling of the vanguard, the clashing of weapons, screams, and the roar of siege engines ramming into doors. It did not stop until the sun went down.

And then the next day, start all over again...

There is peace in Gong'an, separated by a river. The vast river blocks the war in the north and brings tranquility to the south of the Yangtze River.

ba da~
The feather fan was gently put down, and Kong Ming walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in white, as if he had merged into this white world.

Those eyes, full of worry, were looking at the other side of the river, with his heart on Jiangling City.

But the river was so vast that one could not see the end of it by just looking from one side. Kong Ming could not even see the city of Jiangling on the other side.

Liu Bei has returned to Jiangling.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and the old general Huang Zhong were all in the city of Jiangling. Liu Bei had a total of 80,000 troops under his command, and tens of thousands of the most elite troops were also in the city of Jiangling.

"What can I do..." Kong Ming shook his head, paced in the snow and sighed, and returned to his room after a long time.

Under the candlelight,

Zhuge Liang was leaning on the table, looking at the map, and his eyes fell on Jiangling...

Jiangling is indeed important. Although it is just an isolated city in the north of the Yangtze River, it can be used to go north to Xiangfan and thus advance into the Central Plains.

But more importantly, even if occupying this city truly opened up the passage to the west to Bashu, without Jiangling City, the Longzhong Plan that spanned Jing and Yi would ultimately be just empty talk.

This is also the reason why, despite his opposition, Kong Ming had no choice but to accept Liu Bei's decision to fight to the death with Cao's army in Jiangling.

"Alas!~"

Another sigh.
Zhuge Liang knew that even if he defended Jiangling, Liu Bei's group would still face a situation where they would be seriously damaged. He really didn't know whether it was worth it.

Kong Ming thought it was not worth it at first, but now he was in a dilemma and he had to defend Jiangling City at all costs.

Shift your gaze eastward,

Another important town hundreds of miles away, Xiling, came into Kong Ming's sight.

The slender white fingers gently tapped on Xiling City on the map.

Xiling!

Located between the three forces of Sun, Liu and Cao...

Xiling...

Kong Ming held a candle and moved forward.

Something seemed to flash across Minghui's eyes, and Kongming's expression became serious, and he gently stroked the boundaries on the map with the feather fan in his hand.

"Xi Ling City is very important to Jiangdong. It is the gateway to Jiangdong. From now on, we can go down the river and attack the heartland of Jiangdong..."

"Xi Ling is also extremely important to Cao Cao. It was originally guarded by Wen Pin..."

"Cao's army is heading south to besiege Xiling. Jiangdong's navy can deliver supplies continuously..."

"Public Security... Xiling... Jiangling..."

"My Lord...Sun Quan...Cao Mengde..."

"Sun and Liu formed an alliance to fight against Cao Cao. Some time ago, Jiangdong Princess Sun Shangxiang was going to come to Jingzhou for marriage, but for some reason it ended in vain..."

Snap! ~
The feather fan suddenly slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.

Kong Ming was stunned...

After a long time,

"Sun Shangxiang..." Kong Ming showed an expression of disbelief.

He seemed to have grasped the most crucial point.

With Xiling City as the center, the surrounding parties were disturbed. Xiling where Wen Pin was stationed was suddenly breached, and Cao Ren, who even Zhou Yu could not take down, was suddenly defeated. His lord suddenly got Jiangling City, which the entire Liu Bei group had dreamed of, without wasting a single soldier. Then, Cao Cao's army suddenly attacked...

Everything about this is wrong...

Before all this, an unusual incident occurred which was ignored by all of them: Princess Sun Shangxiang of Jiangdong suddenly regretted her engagement.

"Huh!" Kong Ming let out a long breath: "Xiahou Yuan, the five best generals, their 50,000 troops were originally going to attack Xiling, otherwise they would not have come so quickly, and they were divided here..."

Kong Ming moved the candle northward, illuminating the area of ​​Xiangfan on the map.

Then, he returned to Xiling...

"He was so brave that he took Xiling, defeated Cao Ren, and trapped us with the city of Xiling. Cao Cao has not come to Jiangling yet, so he must be unable to break into his city."

At this point, Kong Ming began to smile bitterly: "How can Jiangdong produce such a talent?"

Closing the map and spreading out the silk, Kong Ming began to write an urgent letter of one hundred thousand to Liu Xuande on the other side of the river.

With pen and ink,

Small seals are flying,

As he put pen to paper, Kong Ming looked out the window. It was snowing heavily that night, and the figure riding away on horseback with a halberd on his back finally came back to his sight.

……

……

Inside Gangneung City!

Smoke fills the air!

Corpses were piled up and ignited by the raging fire. The battle here became more brutal. More than half of the soldiers had been killed. Now even those with minor injuries had to go to the top of the city to guard.

Whoosh! ~
A sharp arrow rushed to the top of the city wall and pierced the damaged gate tower.

The arrows were tied with silk.

"quick!"

"It must be a letter from the police. Get it down quickly!" Liu Bei shouted.

The letter sent from the Public Security Bureau was either from Madam Mi or Military Advisor Zhuge. They were both urgent matters and could not be delayed.

"Hey!" Zhang Yide, who was covered in dust and blood, stabbed the arrow with his snake spear, and the silk on the arrow was picked off.

Liu Xuande ran over in three or five steps, picked up the silk from the ground, and without even bothering to wipe off the dust on it, he hurriedly opened it and looked at it.

"It's a letter from Mr. Zhuge!" Liu Xuande shouted, and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and even the injured old general Huang Zhong all staggered over.

Liu Xuande had to call out this, otherwise Zhang Yide would think it was a letter from Madam Mi and would probably get furious on the spot.

Yunchang and Zilong probably wouldn't give him a good look either.

But if it was a letter from Military Advisor Zhuge, it would be very different.

After calming down, Liu Bei began to read:
[My Lord, we have fallen into a trap! ]

[Cao Cao’s army that was besieging the city was originally going to attack Xiling. It was only after we took Jiangling that they sent 50,000 troops to attack us!]

After reading just two sentences, Liu Xuande was dumbfounded.

Those damn Cao troops outside the city weren't coming for them in the first place. Were they blocking the knife for others?
We were originally going to attack Xiling, but after we took Jiangling, we sent 50,000 troops to attack...

Liu Xuande shook his head helplessly: "I regret not listening to Kong Ming's advice! I shouldn't have taken Jiangling City at that time, and killed so many soldiers..."

Continue reading:

[After the Xiling people defeated Cao Ren, they used a trick to easily capture Jiangling, and then deliberately left Jiangling City to us. Cao Mengde regarded the lord as a confidant and formidable enemy, so he ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead the troops and sent Wu Ziliang to lead 50,000 troops to attack...]

[We have taken away 50,000 elite troops of Cao Cao for the people of Xiling. Otherwise, Xiahou Yuan, the Five Elite Generals, and these 50,000 elite troops of Cao's army should be fighting him in Xiling right now...]

Seeing this, Liu Xuande clenched his hands holding the silk into fists.

Mr. Zhuge has planned everything out. Once he says something, it must be true. Liu Bei knows this very well.

Empty city plan!
Liu Xuande had seen through it a long time ago, and he had already said it was an empty city plan!
What to do!!
People from Xiling...

Liu Xuande recalled what happened that day when he went to Xiling with good intentions to reward the soldiers. He waited outside the city until dusk and was later robbed. If it hadn't been for Zilong's protection, he would have been stripped naked and thrown into the river!
People from Xiling!

Hateful!
After this battle, I must overthrow that Xiling City. Otherwise, the hatred in my heart will be hard to dispel! !
After calming down a little, Liu Xuande continued reading:

[Cao Cao has not come to Jiangling yet. It is conceivable that the intensity of the battle in Xiling is no less than that in Jiangling. The bravery of the people in Jiangling is probably far beyond the imagination of the lord...]

[Now that Cao's army is heading south, if the people of Xiling cannot resist Cao Cao, Jiangdong will take over Xiling City.]

[Xiling City is important to Jiangdong, but not to the lord. Jiangling is important to the lord. From Jiangling, you can enter Shu and Yizhou, so the lord must defend Jiangling! ]

Liu Bei's brows furrowed even more. He held his breath and continued reading:
[If the lord is unable to resist Cao's army, the people of Xiling will definitely come to take it! ]

[It will be difficult for the lord to take Jiangling back then! ] [An empty city of Jiangling will trap us tightly. A battle in Jiangling will result in tens of thousands of casualties...]

[However, things have come to this point, there is no room for maneuver, my lord, you must hold on to Jiangling! Otherwise, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers will be wasted! Liang will transfer another 10,000 troops from Jingnan to the north for my lord...]

at last,

The last sentence on the silk was also read.

At this moment, Liu Bei felt dazed and dizzy...

The silk fell limply to the ground.

Liu Xuande took a step forward and looked outside the city. The dark tents of Cao's army were densely packed like black clouds, oppressing Liu Bei to the point of suffocation.

The city was filled with smoke, and more than half of the casualties had already been dealt with. The soldiers guarding the city walls were in groups of three or four, and nearly half of them were wounded...

In the battle of Xiling, just as Kong Mingxin said, the casualties exceeded 10,000, and they were all Liu Xuande's elite troops! !

We must hold on to Jiangling! Otherwise, tens of thousands of soldiers' lives would have been wasted?

But now, tens of thousands of soldiers' lives have been wasted!!
"Xiling, people from Xiling..." Liu Xuande opened his mouth with difficulty. If it weren't for the letter from Kong Ming, he would not have known that his calculations were so profound!

My chest began to beat violently, and my blood surged!

Liu Bei's scalp tingled...

Begin to feel top-heavy.

“Xi Ling!!”

With a loud scream, he seemed to have lost his soul, his legs went weak and he fell down.

"Big brother!"

"Brother!"

"Lord!"

The four officers, Zhao and Huang, quickly supported Liu Bei. Zhang Yide went to check on Liu Bei and said after a moment, "Brother is just unconscious. I will take him down to rest."

Having said that, Zhang Fei turned around, carried Liu Bei on his back, and went down the city wall.

Poor General Huang, he was already so old and injured, but he still followed behind, fearing that Zhang Fei would accidentally knock Liu Bei down.

In the current situation, as long as Liu Bei is still here, Jiangling City can still be defended.

If Liu Bei made a mistake, all four of their generals would be finished.

Guan Yu, standing on the top of the city wall, bent down, picked up the silk and began to read it carefully. By the time he finished reading all the words on it, his rosy face had turned iron blue.

"Zilong, you should take a look too! Alas!"

The silk was handed to Zhao Yun, and Zhao Zilong began to read it. Halfway through, Zhao Yun's face turned pale, and the shock in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

After reading it, Zhao Zilong suddenly closed the silk cloth: "Mr. Zhuge said Xiling, this Xiling person..."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, which was now covered with dust, and said, "We are all brothers. Zilong, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."

Zhao Yun shook his head in hatred: "Mr. Zhuge said that if the people of Xiling can't resist Cao Cao, Xiling City may be easily taken by Jiangdong, so these people of Xiling are naturally not people of Jiangdong."

"Mr. Zhuge also said that the people of Xiling were fighting fiercely with Cao Cao, so they were not Cao Cao's men either."

"Mr. Zhuge also said that the people of Xiling first used Jiangling to trap us and Cao Cao in a fight to the death, and they were planning to take Xiling after we could no longer resist Cao Cao..."

"So this person from Xiling is not one of ours either. Then who is this person from Xiling?"

Guan Yu was stunned. Mr. Kong Ming hadn't said it clearly, and he, Guan Erye, couldn't predict the future...

Guan Yu said, "This man really screwed us over badly, but he was able to defeat Cao Ren's army of 30,000, which shows how powerful his army is. He took Jiangling without anyone noticing and then threw it to us, which shows how smart he is! He has been able to hold off Cao Cao's army until today, which shows how determined he is!"

"This person from Xiling who suddenly appeared is really scary..."

"Some time ago, Zilong accompanied the lord to Xiling to reward the soldiers, but failed and was humiliated instead. I don't know how we offended him and why he plotted against us like this?!"

……

……

"Just leave it here. Old General, please keep an eye on it."

Zhang Yide put Liu Bei down and left. He had to quickly go to the top of the city to patrol.

In the past few days, Cao's army has begun to launch sneak attacks at night. It is very dangerous. If we are not careful, the entire Jiangling City may be destroyed.

Huang Zhong, who was already very tired, sat silently by the side, quietly guarding Liu Bei. Now that things had come to this point, Liu Bei's safety could not afford to be at all wrong.

Otherwise, the story of Lu Bu at White Gate Tower is likely to be repeated.

The night is long and silent,

Liu Bei fell into a deep sleep on the couch and gradually fell asleep...

There seemed to be a large area of ​​fog in front of me.

call! ~
A cool breeze blew past, dispersing the fog in front of me a little bit...

Where it enters the eye,
White waves surged and mist filled the air.

Liu Bei was a little dazed. He recognized that this was the big river between Gong'an City and Jiangling City.

Wow! ~
On the river, the tide was surging and surging, and in the thick river fog, I was sitting on a ship, heading from Gong'an to Jiangling, with Zhuge Liang accompanying me.

Liu Bei became more and more dazed, and the scene before him seemed so familiar.

Oh, that’s the time when I crossed the river with Kong Ming to investigate Jiangling…

"There have been unusual movements in Jiangbei recently." Kong Ming gently waved his feather fan: "Perhaps the time has come to take Jiangling."

[But Cao Ren was a veteran general, and Zhou Yu was unable to defeat him after a long battle.]

Kong Ming looked at the thick fog on the river and suddenly asked, "My lord, have you found Master Wu?"

[Sir, please don't mention that brat! ]

"Alas..." Zhuge Liang was helpless. He gently waved his feather fan, and the ship silently passed through the thick fog and rushed to Jiangling City opposite.

"Liu Xuande!"

A hollow voice pierced through the thick fog and echoed in Liu Bei's ears.

This voice really appeared!!

Who?
Who is calling me?

Liu Bei looked around in shock, and there was nothing but white fog on the river.

Yes, the river is so wide and Jiangling City is so far away that even if there is any sound, it is impossible for it to be heard here.

Can,
But I did hear that voice just now.

Liu Bei looked towards Jianglin City on the other side of the river...

Suddenly, a familiar face flashed across Liu Bei's sight, and he seemed to know that person.

A feeling of uneasiness filled Liu Bei's heart.

He had a strong desire to see that face clearly! Who was the person who called him over on the top of Jiangling City that day and killed tens of thousands of his elite troops in Xiling? !
"Quick! Speed ​​up this ship and get it to the shore of Jiangling!"

call! ~
The wind was whistling in my ears, and the speed of the ship was getting faster and faster...

He saw it!

I saw the face, but it was too blurry to make out clearly.

Liu Bei became annoyed.

"Quick! Faster!"

"Closer! Closer!"

Wow! ~
The ship hoisted its large sails, and the river breeze blew hard, like an arrow shot from a bow, dispersing the large patches of river fog around it, and headed straight for the shore of Jiangling City.

close!

close!

Getting closer!
He could see the face in Jiangling City more and more clearly.

The familiar eyes and nose, the familiar outline, finally came together clearly!
that man is...

Yes……

It's Liu Wu!!

　I'm working on another chapter. Go to sleep first, brothers. I'll probably finish it at 2 o'clock.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)