Chapter 69 Liu Bei tells you the Longzhong Plan!
Chapter 069: Liu Bei tells you about the Longzhong Plan.

Outside Jiangling City, Cao’s army camp.

now,

Inside the central army tent, the atmosphere was extremely weird. Commander Xiahou Yuan was holding a piece of silk with a bewildered look on his face.

The five best generals looked at each other, and all of them looked at Xiahou Yuan who was sitting on the main seat with strange expressions.

Not long ago, a handwritten letter from Prime Minister Cao was delivered by express horse from Xiling. After reading the letter, Xiahou Yuan started to behave strangely.

"General Miaocai!" Zhang Liao finally couldn't help himself and stood up first: "What exactly did the Prime Minister write in the letter? General...why did you come to this?"

What did the prime minister say in the letter?
Not only Zhang Liao wanted to know, the other four generals also wanted to know what the content of the letter was that made Xiahou Yuan lose his composure like this.

"Wenyuan..." Xiahou Yuan's voice was a little dazed. He handed the silk in his hand to Zhang Liao and said, "You and the other generals can also take a look."

Zhang Liao stood up impatiently and quickly stepped forward to take the silk.

The other four generals also quickly stood up and surrounded Zhang Liao. The powerful handwriting on the silk instantly caught the sight of the five generals.

Everyone read on, and suddenly...

The faces of the five generals changed.

Their expressions were stiff and full of surprise.

They were stunned, with blank eyes.

Zhang Liao's hands, holding the silk, began to tremble, and the words on the silk became blurred...

The prime minister personally led the army to attack Xiling fiercely!
The defending general Liu Zilie led thousands of people out of the city and rushed straight to Prime Minister Cao’s central army!

Liu Zilie rode alone, cut through seven sections and fourteen bends, and broke through the army formation of 700 people!
Among the tens of thousands of troops, Liu Zilie moved back and forth freely and no one could stop him!
More than 30 generals under Prime Minister Cao joined forces but were unable to stop Liu Zilie at all...

Central Guard General Han Hao was beheaded by him!
The great general Wen Pin was killed by him!

General Liu Xun died in disgrace under his halberd!
Xiahou Dun…Xiahou Dun shot him in one eye and then beheaded him and died!!
The other generals were lucky enough to survive, but they still couldn't stop him, and were eventually killed by Liu Zilie under the banner, and captured Prime Minister Cao alive in front of the battle line...
Gulp! ~
Seeing this, several generals swallowed subconsciously.

In other words, this Liu Zilie,

In front of thirty generals,
In front of tens of thousands of Cao's soldiers! The Prime Minister was captured?!
This Liu Zilie captured alive the actual controller of the Han Dynasty, the backbone of the entire Cao family group? ! !

boom! ~
In the minds of the five generals, there seemed to be a huge wave and a roar.

"impossible!"

Zhang Liao suddenly closed the silk in his hand, his face livid: "Tens of thousands of troops besieged Xiling, but they couldn't stop a small Xiling garrison commander?"

Zhang Liao's words instantly awakened Xu Huang and others who were still in a daze:
"That's right! Impossible! I, I don't believe it!"

"Xiahou Yuanrang is the Prime Minister's most trusted and beloved general. How could he possibly..."

"More than 30 generals were unable to stop Liu Zilie. Could it be that Liu Zilie is King Xiang reincarnated?!"

"The Prime Minister was captured?! How is this possible? The Prime Minister fought in many battles, and was not captured even by Lu Bu. How could he be defeated in a small city like Xiling?!"

absurd!

It's really absurd!
A single man rode to the center of the army,
More than thirty generals could not stop him,
Capturing Prime Minister Cao alive on the battlefield...this is simply a joke!

Unbelieving it, the five generals instinctively refused to believe the contents of the letter.

"Generals," Xiahou Yuan said in a low voice, "You all recognize the handwriting in this letter. Don't forget, this is the Prime Minister's personal letter..."

"How could the Prime Minister joke with us?"

That’s right, this is Prime Minister Cao’s handwritten letter!

How could the lord fool around with me and others in the letter?

Zhang Liao, Le Jin and the others felt their hearts sink slowly. Does that mean everything in the letter is true? !

Liu Zilie really defeated more than thirty generals!
The Prime Minister was serious and was really captured by Liu Zilie? Then this letter...

Xiahou Yuan's voice continued: "The Prime Minister said at the end that he had already negotiated with Liu Zilie, and now he has left Xiling City and returned to the camp to take charge of the situation."

Zhang Liao and others were so shocked by the first part of the letter that they had no time to finish reading it.

At this moment, he hurriedly opened the silk again and read on...

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief immediately, as the Prime Minister was indeed safe and sound.

Only Zhang Liao frowned and looked at Xiahou Yuan: "At the end of the letter, the Prime Minister ordered us to withdraw our troops from Jiangling. This..."

If we withdraw our troops now, wouldn't Jiangling City fall to the big-eared thieves?

We have been attacking Jiangling fiercely these days, and many soldiers have died. Isn't it in vain?

The generals didn't say anything, but their resentment was written all over their faces.

Wow! ~
Xiahou Yuan stood up with a bang, his armor clanging: "The Prime Minister has already issued the military order, how can we have room for discussion?"

"Withdraw troops immediately!"

……

boom! ~
On the misty waters of Chaohu Lake, the mighty Jiangdong fleet, with its sails inflated, is heading towards Hefei city.

call! ~
The wind was howling and the waves were surging on the lake!

But in the face of the densely packed ships from Jiangdong, wherever they passed, the sea was still calm.

On the bow of the leading ship, Sun Quan stood in a cloak and holding a sword, while the twelve generals of Jiangdong, wearing helmets and armor, stood proudly behind Sun Quan.

At this moment, Sun Quan's eyes were full of excitement, and he could already vaguely see the outline of Hefei City in front of him.

"Hefei! Hefei! I must take Hefei today!" Sun Quan muttered to himself, his voice full of excitement and enthusiasm.

Along the way, the Jiangdong navy turned from the Dajiang River to Yuxi and arrived at Chaohu Lake, with Hefei in sight!

As long as Jiangdong goes south to Hefei, the Jiangdong navy that crisscrosses the Yangtze River can pass through the Nanfei River, turn to the Dongfei River, and then go all the way north into the Huai River!
Then, using the tributaries of the Huai River system, such as the Sishui, Woshui, Hongshui, and Rushui rivers, the army marched straight to the important towns of Xiapi, Xuchang, and Luoyang in the Central Plains, including Qing, Yan, Yu, and Xu states, directly shaking Cao Cao's foundation in the north...

Of course, what made Sun Quan most excited was the handwritten letter from Zhou Yu he received two hours ago...

Who could have imagined that Cao Mengde was captured alive by the Xiling garrison commander? !
God bless Jiangdong!

God bless Jiangdong!
In this way, Jiangdong can divide its troops into two routes and advance into the Central Plains!
He took Hefei by himself, conquered Shouchun, and used the Huai River to threaten Xuchang!
Zhou Yu captured Xiangyang, took Fancheng, and then occupied Jingzhou, and ordered the army to march north!

At this moment, Sun Quan actually recalled many past events...

Back then, my father hid the imperial seal for the sake of his great cause, but in the end he was killed by Jingzhou because of the imperial seal!
Back then, for the sake of his great cause, my brother offered the imperial seal in exchange for troops from Yuan Shu, and eventually gained the 81 states of Jiangdong!
But they finally stopped at the bank of the river and could no longer cross it.

But today, God's chance is lost...

The eternal cause of the Jiangdong Sun family will eventually be accomplished in the hands of me, Sun Zhongmou!
"Lord!"

Suddenly, an old voice interrupted Sun Quan's thoughts. It was the veteran general Cheng Pu: "What Zhou Gongjin said in the letter is really too incredible. Should we...should we be more cautious?"

It's no wonder that the veteran general Cheng Pu had doubts. To be honest, this matter sounds absurd. No matter how brave the Xiling defenders are, they can't really capture Cao Mengde alive among thousands of soldiers?

Sun Quan laughed: "Zhou Gongjin is a gentleman, and this is a matter of great military and political importance to Jiangdong. How dare he joke about this?"

"Cao Mengde's life or death is unknown, the northern dragons are left without a defender, and Hefei and Xiangfan are empty!"

"This is God's gift to me, Jiangdong!"

"This time, my Jiangdong cause will be accomplished!!"

……

……

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.

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!

Liu Wu?!
How can it be? !
It’s Liu Wu!!!
……

Uh-huh~
Liu Bei sat up suddenly, waking up from his dream. He woke up with a start, sweat all over his forehead...

"It's really strange. What's so scary about dreaming about that rebellious son?" Liu Bei was very depressed. He stretched out his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then lay down and stretched.

It's already dawn.

Liu Bei just remembered that he was so angry that he fainted yesterday after reading the letter sent by Military Advisor Zhuge.

People from Xiling...

These four words appeared in his mind again, and Liu Bei's face turned completely dark.

He walked out of the room and headed towards the north city wall.

The northern wall of Jiangling has always been the main attack direction of Cao's army. The entire wall has been lost several times, not to mention that the northern gate had been knocked open by Cao's battering rams and is now blocked with earth and rocks.

People from Xiling...

Liu Bei was still thinking about this matter. The reason why he, Liu Bei, was in trouble in Jiangling today was all thanks to the man from Xiling!
I really don't understand. Liu Xuande's reputation is known throughout the world and he can be said to be a super idol of this era. Why would anyone want to plot against him?
Among all the heroes in the world, he only had an enemy, Cao Cao, and he had to break up with Cao Mengde in order to maintain his image as a loyal and good man in the Han Dynasty...

Liu Bei really couldn't understand, who else could be so hostile to him that he would plot against him like this? !
suddenly,

Liu Xuande stopped moving forward, as last night's dream came to his mind. The man standing on the top of Jiangling City, luring him into a trap, was Liu Wu!
The person from Xiling is Liu Wu?
Liu Bei was completely stunned...

After a while,
"I don't know where this guy has gone. Now I can't find him at the most critical moment..." Liu Bei's expression returned to normal.

while walking,

We arrived at the camp of the firemen who were making a fire and cooking.

"Lord!"

Liu Bei picked up two steamed buns and took a bite. His throat was really sore.

He swallowed hard and said, "When he comes back, he will be starved for two days, no, three days. During these three days, he will only be given water to drink."

I saw soldiers leading slow horses to carry earth and rocks to repair the city wall. The slow horses were a little tired. They had pulled the cart many times in the morning. Bang! ~
The whip came down hard!

Liu Bei watched this scene, quickly finished his steamed bread, touched the whip at his waist and muttered to himself: "At least two or three hundred lashes will be given to this brat. He needs to be disciplined."

"But after these two or three hundred lashes, I am afraid that my body, Liu Xuande, cannot bear it. After all, I am old..."

"Yes, I will give you fifty lashes first, and then let the second and third brothers do the beatings."

"Then my second and third brothers will surely show mercy. In this way, my second and third brothers will gain favors from this little beast, and I will also gain favors from my second and third brothers..."

"That way, we won't be afraid of hurting him... Alas, after all, he is the only one willing to do many evil things."

Is the person from Xiling Liu Wu?

What a joke! Even if you kill Liu Bei, he won’t believe it!

"Big Brother!!"

"Cao's army is retreating!!!~"

Suddenly, Zhang Yide's extremely excited, deafening cheers came from the top of the city...

A moment of stunned
Liu Bei felt his mouth dry and he quickly ran to the top of the city wall...

huff! ~
huff! ~
The moment he climbed to the top of the city wall, Liu Xuande held onto the city wall, breathing heavily, his eyes constantly looking towards Cao's camp outside the city.

"Brother! Look over there, over there!" Zhang Yide rushed over and pointed Liu Bei in the direction with his hand: "Look, Cao's army has really withdrawn!!"

really,

I saw that the southeast corner of Cao's camp was already being disbanded, and another part of the camp was retreating to the north in a long line of troops.

"Hold on, hold on..." Liu Bei seemed to be tense at this moment. He didn't know whether happiness came too suddenly or he was too depressed during this period. "This, this, this may be that Cao Jun wants to lure us out of the city for a battle, or, or..."

"Everyone has their own job!"

"Hold steady for now, don't move rashly!!!"

"Hold steady first!"

"Don't be anxious, don't panic..."

"Don't let your guard down..."

……

"Hahahaha!"

"Xiahou Yuan, fled in panic, the five best generals fled in panic. My second brother, if you look at the five best generals, they must have all sold out to Seoul...

"Jiangling City was finally defended. This is God's will!"

Liu Xuande's unbridled and hearty laughter could be heard from the Jiangling County Magistrate's Mansion.

On the simple table, there were only a few jars of wine, a few fruits, and a plate of wild sunflowers. These were the best things that could be found in the entire Jiangling mansion.

"Hahahaha, fuck! fuck!"

"Drink victory!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were all present at this simple banquet.

Liu Bei drank bowl after bowl of wine until his eyes turned red. He didn't know how many of his tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Gong'an City had died in Jiangling City.

But in the end, I won this battle!

There was jubilation in Jiangling City at this moment.

"We win, we win!"

"Hahahaha, Cao's army is retreating, retreating!"

"Uncle Liu won, we won!"

Countless soldiers were jubilant, their faces filled with tears of excitement.

not easy,
It's not easy!
How many of their comrades died, and how many stones were thrown at them by Cao's catapults? !

But it was all worth it, Jiangling City finally belonged to them...

"Brother, I, I toast to you!" Zhang Fei was a little confused after drinking, but he still picked up the wine bowl: "Cao is so arrogant, he thinks he can take Jiangling by sending Xiahou Yuan and the five best generals? I, I am a jerk!"

"As long as Big Brother and our brothers are here in Jiangling City...Jiangling's sky will never fall!"

"Ha, hahahaha..." Liu Bei also showed signs of drunkenness. He drank Zhang Fei's toast in one gulp, his eyes becoming even more confused. He staggered to his feet and said, "This Jiangling will eventually belong to me and my brothers."

"Military Advisor Zhuge said that the commander of Xiling gave me Jiangling City so that we could share Cao's elite troops with him. But now, Jiangling City is truly mine!"

"Zilong, Yide, do you two know why?"

Zhang Fei blushed and was stunned: "Isn't it because Cao's army took the initiative to retreat?"

Liu Bei waved his hand fiercely: "No, it's because the Xiling garrison commander used cunning to harm others, but I used great virtue to carry things, this is the victory of Taoism!"

"Now that I have reached Jiangling, whether to go west to Yizhou or north to the Central Plains is up to me... The great cause that Zhuge Military Advisor has planned for me will be accomplished!"

Zhang Fei stood up shakily: "Brother, should we go west to Yizhou or north to the Central Plains?"

Liu Bei was drunk and chanted on the spot: "Yizhou is a place of dangerous fortifications and fertile fields for thousands of miles. It is a land of abundance. Emperor Gaozu built his empire on it..."

"..."

"If we can conquer Jing and Yi, protect their rocky terrain, and make peace with the barbarians in the west..."

"If there is any change in the world, I will order a general to lead the army of Jingzhou to attack Wan and Luo!"

"I am leading the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan. Who among the people would dare not welcome Xuande with food and drink?"

"If this is true, then hegemony can be achieved and the Han Dynasty can be revived!"

(End of this chapter)