Liu Xian immediately stood in front of Changsha City, raised his head and looked at the floating clouds in the sky quietly. He only wore a pair of armor to cover his heart, not even a helmet, and his tied black hair was flying in the wind.
The closed gates of Changsha City finally slowly opened, and Sun Ce and Jia Xu, also dressed in simple attire, came out side by side. The two reined up their horses more than ten steps away from Liu Xian. Sun Ce smiled and cupped his hands and said: "I am not surprised by favor or disgrace. I look at the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court. I have no intention of staying or leaving. I look at the clouds in the sky. Shuliang is indeed a Confucian general." character."
"You are making fun of me." Liu Xian also smiled and saluted Sun Ce with fists in his hands.
Sun Ce took out a piece of silk from his sleeve, raised it to Liu Xian, and said, "I wonder if the general has read Liu Qi's peace request letter?"
"I have seen it before." Liu Xian paused for a moment and smiled self-deprecatingly: "From the tone of the Lord, do you mean that you don't want to surrender?"
"That's right." Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, "How can revenge for killing his father be exchanged as business?"
"I have long thought that this would be the result." Liu Xian nodded, "The prince is an upright gentleman, and I respect him."
"I don't dare to take it seriously. Speaking of which, I also thought about pretending to make peace first, and then attacking the remaining states and counties in Jingnan in one fell swoop." Sun Ce said calmly, "Although this is indeed the best strategy now, if you think about it carefully, But I can¡¯t help but feel a little dirty.¡±
Liu Xian sighed: "It turns out that the king is here to declare a challenge to me."
"It has been nearly a month since the general came to Changsha City to set up his battle formation. During this time, the general has been building deep ditches and high fortresses. He neither went out to fight nor attacked the city. I thought that the general wanted to stay here for the rest of his life." At this point. , Sun Ce chuckled, "I'm lucky enough to meet the general today. I'm afraid that if I don't write a letter of challenge quickly, I won't have a chance to meet him again after the general returns to camp."
Liu Xian also laughed when he heard this and said: "Okay, at noon tomorrow, I will lead the army to pay homage to the city!"
"When I arrive, I will be at the top of Changsha City in person, waiting for you!" Sun Ce bowed his hand to Liu Xian, turned his horse's head with Jia Xu, and headed towards Changsha. Liu Xian also said goodbye immediately, and then galloped back to his military camp.
The heavy gate of Changsha City was closed behind him. Sun Ce asked Jia Xu with great interest: "Wenhe, in your opinion, what is Liu Xian like?"
"It's not bad. He does have the potential to become a famous general, but he still needs some time." Jia Xu stroked his beard under his chin and said calmly, "But compared to the descendants surnamed Liu sitting in Jiangling City, he can It¡¯s a hundred times better.¡±
"Liu Biao asked Cao Cao for help, and Liu Qi asked me for peace. Like father, like son. In comparison, although Liu Biao is old, he at least still has the will to fight with me. From this point of view, Liu Qi Not as good as his father." Sun Ce said as he threw away Liu Qi's surrender letter and let the wind blow it into the sewage mud beside the road. "I can't even defeat me, what else can he do? ?¡±
At this time, in Liu Xian's military camp, all the Jingnan Five Tigers were sitting in their tents. Xing Daorong couldn't hold himself back and said loudly: "The general has finally made up his mind to attack the city. I have been holding myself to death these days."
"Does General Xing think that the capture of Changsha is just around the corner?" Liu Xian was silent for a moment, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Even if we can capture Changsha City, does General Xing think this is what the lord is happy to see?"
Seeing that the other four people had blank expressions on their faces, Liu Xian said in a low voice: "The new lord and the old lord are very different in their behavior. Moreover, the lord has just taken the position of Jingzhou governor. Compared with Sun Ce, We, the generals with the most powerful troops, are his biggest threat. If we are lucky enough to capture Changsha and force Sun Ce to retreat, I am afraid that after such great achievements, we will inevitably die."
"Could Shuliang be worrying too much?" Chen Ying said hesitantly, "My lord wouldn't be so indifferent to right from wrong."
"We have driven away Sun Ce, and my father and the prefects will definitely have a higher reputation. This is like driving away a tiger at the front door, and introducing a few wolves at the back door." Liu Xian modified his words slightly, and then said: "I It's not that my father and all the governors have disloyal intentions, but in these troubled times, how many people don't have the intention to pay homage to the prime minister? If you say you don't, who will believe it? In the eyes of the Lord Here, we are all evil wolves who do rebellious things in the name of being loyal to the emperor. So it is difficult for the lord to say whether Sun Ce, the tiger, or we evil wolves are better."
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but think of Liu Qi's previous massacre of Jingzhou's old ministers in Jiangling City, and they all remained silent. Yang Ling is also considered a very resourceful general among the Five Tigers. He pondered for a long time, nodded slightly and said: "Shu Liang's concerns are not unreasonable. For the lord, the best outcome is that both us and Sun Ce will lose. He is good Just reap the benefits of being a fisherman."
Liu Xian took a long breath and sighed: "This is why I made an agreement with Sun Ce tomorrow"The reason for the city. "
"The general wants to"
"That's right, Changsha is one of the most fortified cities in southern Jingnan. Because of its high walls, it is impossible to climb the city. Also, it is located at a high position. Neither water nor fire attacks will be effective. The well gates and rams brought by our army When there are not enough siege equipment, even if we arrange troops immediately and cooperate with drills, we will definitely not be able to reduce the casualties in this battle." Liu Xian sighed lowly, "All I can do is to help Jingzhou Mrs. Liu will be loyal one last time."
The other four people were all shocked when they heard Liu Xian's words. Yang Ling opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Liu Xian's hand. Liu Xian looked up at the ceiling of the tent and said helplessly: "Generals, do you think I don't care about the lives of the men under my tent? They are all former My brother who has been through life and death with me. But at this moment, if we attack or retreat, we will die. Who among you can give me a better choice?"
Xing Daorong drew his sword and slashed the ground, and said angrily: "It is really unfortunate for warriors to have such a lord. It's better for us to rebel!"
"Xing Daorong, what are you talking about that is treasonous and unethical!" Liu Xian's face changed drastically, "We are deployed in Jingzhou, how can we rebel and surrender to the enemy?"
Bao Long had been silent, but now he broke the silence and said: "I believe that there is nothing inappropriate in what Xing Jiangjun said."
"You" Liu Xian pointed at Bao Long's nose. He never expected that his words would arouse the resentment of the other four people.
"General Liu, you might as well ask yourself," Yang Ling stepped forward and stared into Liu Xian's eyes, "You have said so much before, is there really nothing else in your heart except the word 'loyalty'?" Something?"
Liu Xian was shocked and felt a huge pressure pressing down on his chest, making him almost unable to breathe. He looked at Chen Ying, hoping to get some help from him. As a result, he faced a pair of familiar but unfamiliar hands. look.
Liu Xian fell tiredly on the couch. The curtain of the big tent was suddenly lifted, and a gust of cold wind rushed in.
On the tenth day of the eighth month of the first year of Jian'an, Liu Xian and others, who had been confronting Sun Ce outside Changsha for a month, changed their military flags and surrendered to Sun Ce. Later, Zhao Fan, the prefect of Guiyang, Liu Xian's father, and Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling, presented their seals and ribbons and surrendered to Sun Ce. Sun Ce then marched his army into Wuling County. At this time, as the last barrier to the south of Jiangling, Wuling Prefect Jin Xuan stood firm.