(Thanks to Budaihuoshang, you are too stupid, I am Chen Lulu for the reward, haha)
Liu Feng nodded, took Sun Shangxiang's hand, and said solemnly: "After I return to Linxiang, once I send troops, I will immediately send someone to notify you. You must be careful along the way."
Sun Shangxiang smiled lightly and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, husband, we are all in the border of Soochow. What can happen? I'll walk slowly, just treat it as a sightseeing tour."
Liu Feng's eyebrows narrowed slightly: "I'm not worried about your safety. I'm just afraid that Marquis Wu will know that I'm using this to attack Liu Bei, and he will hold you captive in anger."
Sun Shangxiang thought about it and suddenly sighed: "If my second brother really refuses to let me go back to Jingzhou, husband, just forget about me and don't marry another beautiful woman."
Liu Feng was startled for a moment, then suddenly showed a murderous look on his face, and said resolutely: "Who else is worthy of being my wife, Liu Feng, except you? If the Marquis of Wu really dares to hold you captive, I will send troops eastward and attack Moling." I will take you back with my own hands."
Liu Feng¡¯s words were fierce, but Sun Shangxiang was deeply moved when he heard them. A happy smile appeared on his beautiful face.
She suddenly stood up on her tiptoes, leaned sideways and kissed Liu Feng's face gently. Her face glowed with flying clouds, and she whispered softly: "Your words are enough."
She was as gentle as water, which only made Liu Feng suddenly lost his mind for a moment.
"Don't worry, I will set off back to Linxiang as soon as I receive the news that you are sending troops. No one dares to stop me. By the time the second brother receives the news, I will have already returned to you."
When he came back from his trance, Sun Shangxiang's relief made him feel a lot more at ease, so he lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, "Be careful along the way, I'm going."
Without any further hesitation, he got off the boat, took the small boat and exchanged it for a larger boat, turned around and headed west.
Sun Shangxiang watched his ship go away, from bow to stern, until the white sail disappeared into the river mist.
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A few days later, Jiangling.
Guan Yu was very unhappy. His maroon face, which was originally calm and calm, now looked even more frightening.
Nearly a month has passed since the rebellion of Wuxi Man. Many counties in the south of Wuling were conquered. Linyuan, the administrative center, was besieged. Letters for help from the prefect Fan Miao were sent one after another. What dissatisfied Guan Yu was that Liao Hua led 5,000 elite troops south to quell the rebellion. In more than ten days, there was no progress.
The expected scene of the barbarians being defeated as soon as the army arrived did not happen. The combat effectiveness of these barbarians seemed to far exceed Guan Yu's expectations.
With five thousand well-equipped direct troops, it took so long to be unable to put down the rebellion of a group of barbarians who were still engaged in slash-and-burn farming. If word spread, where is the reputation of Guan Yu?
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Guan Yu slapped the case fiercely and said angrily: "Liao Hua is incompetent. It seems that I must take action myself."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Lei hurriedly said: "General, in my opinion, the rebellion of the barbarians is just a skin disease, and Liu Feng in Changsha is a serious problem. If the general leaves Jiangling, then Liu Feng will hear the news , lead the army to seize the opportunity to attack, but what to do."
Although Guan Yu is arrogant, it does not mean that he is stupid. He knows very well how patient Liu Feng is. Zhao Lei's words suddenly made him sober.
"It is said that Liu Feng has been recruiting troops and expanding his troops very rapidly in the past two years. His strength has obviously exceeded the scope of self-protection. General, you must guard against this person."
Of course Guan Yu knew that Liu Feng was a threat, but the rebellion of Wuxi Man could not be put down for a long time. When the news spread to the front line in central Shu, it would also affect the morale of the front line soldiers. At the critical moment of Liu Bei's battle against Shu, Guan Yu was certainly not willing to betray him. The previous one had the reputation of being a "lagging behind".
Guan Yu was in a dilemma as to whether he should go out to quell the rebellion personally.
While he was hesitating, the soldiers rushed in and handed over the latest information from Lukou.
Guan Yu opened the sealed bamboo tube, took out the silk book and took a look. Miraculously, a smile appeared on the face that was originally covered with clouds.
A proud smile.
"God helps me, God helps me, haha¡ª¡ª"
It was rare for the second master to be so happy. Seeing this, all the generals in the tent felt a little uncomfortable and looked at each other in confusion.
¡°General, what¡¯s the happy news?¡± Zhao Lei asked cautiously.
"Just wait and see." Guan Yu threw the secret report to the generals, stroking his beautiful beard with a proud look on his face.
It turned out that it was a secret report from Lukou, saying that Liu Feng and Sun Shangxiang appeared in Lukou not long ago, claiming to accompany Sun Shangxiang back to Moling for a visit, and they also met with Lu Su, and now they have left Lukou east.
The intelligence in the secret report was very clear, and even the news that Liu Feng had brought more than a thousand people with him, planned to send it to Sun Quan to assist in the war, and that he planned to send a batch of grain and grass eastward later was also clear.
"It's no wonder that Liu Feng went eastward with great fanfare. With the intelligence network deployed by Guan Yu at Lukou, it would be strange if he couldn't find out clearly.
"Liu Feng, that beast, wants to please Sun Quan. Well, this is a good opportunity given to me by God. I just happen to go south to put down the barbarian rebellion myself."
Although Guan Yu scornfully called Liu Feng a "beast", he was still quite afraid of Liu Feng. Now that he heard that Liu Feng had gone to Moling, he no longer had any worries.
Zhao Lei read the information carefully. Although the worry in his brows was reduced a lot, he still had worries: "General, although Liu Feng has gone east, I feel that the general should not leave Jiangling easily. "
"How can we achieve great things with such worries?" Guan Yu looked displeased and glared at Zhao Lei with a cold eyebrow, "I have made up my mind. You should follow me to Wuling to put down the rebellion."
Zhao Lei was refuted, and felt a slight chill in his heart, but he still couldn't help but said: "If the general sends his entire army south to quell the rebellion, will Jiangling's defense be a little empty?"
Guan Yu waved his hand and said: "Jiangling City is guarded by Mi Zizhong. Then send an order to Shiren of the Public Security Bureau, asking him to pay close attention to the reports from the beacon towers along the river. If anything happens, send someone to report it to me immediately, and I will lead my army to quickly come back for reinforcements." Police, as long as there is nothing wrong with the police, Jiangling City will naturally be safe and sound."
Zhao Lei was still waiting for further persuasion, but Guan Yu said decisively: "That's it. You don't need to say more. Go down quickly and make preparations. The army must set off within two days."
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Seven days later, Linxiang City, Zhennan General Mansion.
"Everyone, the urgent report just arrived from General Huang is that Guan Yu's army has crossed the river and is on its way to Linyuan. Everything is ready except for the east wind."
In the political hall, Liu Feng looked a little excited. When he announced the news, the entire political hall immediately fell into excitement.
Nearly two months have passed since the war was planned. After various arrangements, this most important step has finally been completed.
The big stone that was weighing on everyone's hearts could finally fall to the ground, but everyone's hearts were immediately occupied by an unprecedented tension and excitement.
They know that what they are going to do next will be a major event famous in history. The fate of each of them, and even the direction of the entire world, will be changed because of what they do.
At this moment, many people suddenly have a vague illusion, as if they are the invisible god holding the pen of fate, and are about to write this legend of their own.
Pang Tong stroked his short beard with his hand, smiling, still so confident.
Liu Ba¡¯s face was equally excited, but he looked a little ashamed.
As for the young Ma Su, he was unprecedentedly excited and eager to try.
Fame, power, wealth, bloody battles are nothing more than these three things. Now, such attractive rewards are within reach. No matter what their purpose is, at this moment, everyone's hearts are twisted into a rope. , just for that common goal.
At that moment, Liu Feng issued the order to start the war.
Guan Yu had 20,000 elite soldiers at his command. Among them, Shiren led 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard Gong'an City. Wuling and Lingling counties each had 2,000 soldiers. In other words, there were 11,000 soldiers and horses originally left in Jiangling. Thousands of people.
Liao Hua had previously led 5,000 troops south to Wuling, and according to intelligence, Guan Yu took away nearly 3,000 troops from Jiangling this time. In other words, Mi Zhu, who was staying in Jiangling at this time, only had about 3,000 troops. .
Although three thousand soldiers and horses are few, the walls of Jiangling city are high and thick. If three thousand soldiers and horses are defended, they can withstand the siege of troops several times larger than our own. Fortunately, Liu Feng's strategy for this battle was not a steady attack, but a surprise attack.
Based on the enemy's existing force distribution, Liu Feng made corresponding arrangements for his own operations.
After more than two years of military expansion, Liu Feng now had nearly 23,000 troops.
On the Guiyang side, Wei Yan and Ma Liang led four thousand troops into Lingling.
Huang Zhong's five thousand soldiers and horses from Yiyang went north from Yiyang to join the barbarians from Shamoko to contain the main force of Guan Yu's army from the south.
Pang Tong and Liu Ba led two thousand troops to stay in Changsha. Liu Feng himself led Ma Su, Chen Dao and other generals, and led a main force of more than 12,000 to surprise the public security and Jiangling. After they succeeded, they divided some of their troops up the river and quickly attacked Jianping and Yidu counties, cutting off the connection between Jingzhou and central Sichuan and blocking the return route of Guan Yu's army from retreating into central Sichuan.
After all the troops and horses are obtained, they will start fromThey quickly advanced towards Guan Yu's main force from the north, trying to encircle Guan Yu in the narrow area of ????Linyuan.
In this battle, Liu Feng's goal is not only to capture Jingzhou, but also to completely annihilate Guan Yu's army.
The deployment of various troops and horses has been carefully deduced before. General Liu Feng Zhennan gave the order, and the civil and military officials immediately got busy according to the order.
And Liu Feng, before setting off, had to say goodbye to one person.
In the back garden, the withered and dying patient was lying on a wooden wheelchair. The dim sunlight shone on his body, and there was a vague sense of loneliness and desolation.
The breeze gently blew over his face, bringing with it the faint fragrance of earth and grass. He just lay there quietly, closed his eyes, and everything in his ears was silent. In a trance, he returned to the beautiful era.
"Brother." Liu Feng walked over silently, looking at this terminally ill brother, his heart ached.
Liu Qi opened his eyes, and when he saw it was Liu Feng, he struggled to squeeze out a smile from his stiff face, and said in a trembling voice: "A Feng, you are here."
Liu Feng leaned down, touched his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm here to say goodbye to you."
"Afeng, are you planning to start a war with Liu Bei?" Liu Qi, who was so sick and confused, suddenly flashed a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Liu Feng nodded heavily, "Tomorrow I will lead the army to fight for our great cause. Brother, please take good care of your health. It won't be long before I personally accompany you to visit your hometown in Jiangling."