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Xiangyang was initially set, and there were still more than ten thousand Cao troops between Xiangyang and Jiangling. On the day Liu Feng persuaded Kuai Liang to become an official, he ordered someone to write a letter, stamped with Cao Ren's seal, and went to Dangyang to recruit these Cao troops.
At the same time, Liu Feng sent people back to Jiangling quickly and ordered Pang Tong to guard Jiangling. Chen Dao, Shamoko and others led the army across the river to the north, supplemented by force, to force Cao's army to surrender.
One day later, Cao Ren was captured, and news of the fall of Xiangyang City reached Dangyang, which immediately caused an uproar. The tens of thousands of Cao's troops, who were already panic-stricken, immediately fell into an unprecedented panic.
Immediately afterwards, letters of persuasion to surrender were sent to Liu Feng one after another. Among the generals of Cao's army, different opinions formed on whether to surrender or not, and the two sides could not agree.
The situation at this time is that Xiangyang has fallen, all the family members of the army have been obtained by Liu Feng, and it is only a matter of time before the morale of the soldiers and soldiers is shattered.
Dangyang is bounded by the Han River to the east, but it has been cut off by the Wu navy at this time. Xiangyang and Jiangling to the north and south are all occupied by Liu Feng. To the west are mountains and ridges. Although it can be retreated by walking on rugged mountain roads. Heading to Fangling County, the mountain road is difficult to navigate. It is still unknown whether these more than 10,000 troops can escape to Fangling alive without food and grass supplies.
The generals argued for two days but could not reach an agreement. The Jingzhou army in the south had begun to threaten the north. Under the emergency situation, Man Chong, in the name of General Fenwei, forcibly decided to lead the army to Linju Xiaolu and evacuate from Dangyang to Fangling.
After the order was given, the surrender faction was in an uproar. Cao Ren's general Niu Jin led a group of generals to Manchong's tent to question him angrily.
As soon as he entered the tent, Niu Jin shouted angrily: "Man Boning, why do you insist on leading the army to withdraw north regardless of the life and death of General Zhengnan?"
Facing the menacing Niu Jin, Man Chong was well prepared. With a look of helplessness on his face, he sighed: "General Cao is the pillar of the country. I am also very heartbroken by his capture. But we are soldiers of the country. We are very important." How can one's private soldiers surrender along with the whole army just because a general is captured?"
Man Chong was a scholar and was known for his strict law enforcement. When he was the magistrate of Xu County in his early years, Cao Hong's relatives broke the law many times in Xu County, so Man Chong arrested them. Cao Hong went to Man Chong to plead with him in person. Cao Hong had no choice but to , so he had no choice but to plead with Cao Cao.
As a result, Man Chong executed the offenders in advance before Cao Cao arrived.
In Man Chong¡¯s eyes, he obeyed Cao Ren because the country granted Cao Ren the power to lead him. Now that Cao Ren was captured, this superior-subordinate relationship was naturally terminated.
However, Man Chong obviously does not understand the superior-downward relationship between soldiers.
When Niu Jin heard this, his expression became more ferocious and he shouted: "General Zhengnan said in his letter that if we stubbornly resist and don't surrender, his life will be in danger. Man Boning, if you withdraw like this, Wouldn¡¯t it be harming General Zhengnan?¡±
Man Chong was very depressed. He felt that the great truth he just said was in vain. The ferocious warrior in front of him didn't even listen to a word.
Man Chong had no choice but to persuade him patiently: "General Cao has always put national affairs first. How could he do such a sloppy thing just because he was greedy for life and afraid of death? The letter of persuasion to surrender was obviously a forgery by the enemy, and it only served to cover up General Cao's plans. It¡¯s just a seal, how can we take it seriously?¡±
Niu Jin waved his hand and said resolutely: "I don't care whether the letter is true or not. General Jin Zhengnan has shown me a great kindness. I, Niu Jin, will never risk his life."
What Niu Jin said, "The kindness is as heavy as a mountain" is actually true.
During the Battle of Jiangling, Zhou Yu's army besieged the city. Niu Jin volunteered and led a hundred people out of the city to challenge. As a result, he was surrounded by the Wu army and was in danger. Upon seeing this, Cao Ren personally went out of the city and led his army to rescue Niu Jin from the siege. From then on, Niu Jin was dedicated to working for Cao Ren.
Seeing Niu Jin being so entangled, Man Chong was finally offended, his expression suddenly became stern, and he said in a deep voice: "General Niu, the law of the country takes precedence, how can you be allowed to use personal power to abolish public service?"
¡°I don¡¯t care about the national law, General Cao is the national law.¡± Niu Jin was not afraid at all and shouted at Man Chong, spraying his face with spittle.
The rest of Cao Ren¡¯s generals all shouted in agreement.
Faced with this group of aggressive warriors who regarded national law as nothing, Man Chong became furious and said sternly: "I am General Fenwei appointed by the imperial court. When General Zhengnan was captured, I became the supreme commander here. I ordered the entire army to withdraw." Go to Fangling, if you have any objections again, we will deal with them according to military law."
Man Chong, who was angered, tried to use the size of his official position to subdue the generals.
The gentle Man Chong in front of him suddenly became ferocious, and the menacing generals were immediately suppressed. The tent became deserted for a while.??.
The generals looked at each other, and in the end, their eyes unanimously focused on Niu Jin. He has always had prestige among the generals, and he is also the leader in stirring up trouble. Where he goes depends on his decision.
Niu Jin's anger seemed to calm down a lot in an instant. He took a few steps forward, approached Man Chong, and asked in a calm tone: "Man Chong, let me ask you again, do you have to abandon General Zhengnan and flee? ?¡±
"Abandoning the coach and running away" sounds very unbearable, but Man Chong doesn't care much at the moment.
"I have made up my mind. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be killed without mercy." Man Chong answered Niu Jin's ultimatum with an unprecedented decisive tone.
In the silent tent, a sneer suddenly sounded.
The sneer came from Niu Jin. He slowly turned around, with a chilling sneer hanging on his muscular face. Gradually, the smile twisted and deformed. Suddenly, his eyes widened in anger. A strong murderous aura burst out of it.
The body turned sharply, with a "crack" sound, the saber was unsheathed, white and red light flashed alternately, and a bloody human head rolled to the ground.
Under the astonishment of the generals, Niu Jin gave Man Chong a gentle push with his backhand, and Man Chong's headless body fell to the ground.
Niu Jin held up the bloody sword in his hand, looked around at the crowd, and said coldly: "We all swore that we would die together with General Zhengnan in this life. This thief wanted to go against us, so I had no choice but to kill him with one knife." , which of you still has any objections?"
He stepped on Man Chong¡¯s body, holding up the bloody knife that was still steaming, and asked who dared to have any objections.
At that moment, after a moment of silence, all the generals shouted in unison: "We will obey General Niu's orders."
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Luocheng, the main tent of the Chinese army.
Deathly silence.
Liu Bei was holding the piece of bad news from Jingzhou in his hands. His face, which was already gray, looked like old wall covering at this moment, which made people feel sad just looking at it.
Just a few days ago, Liu Bei had just received an urgent report from Zhuge Liang. After learning the news of the fall of Jiangling, Liu Bei, who was originally high-spirited, turned into an eggplant beaten by frost in an instant.
I thought that Chengdu was within easy reach, Yizhou would soon be obtained, Jingyi was across the road, and the dream of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was just around the corner. However, in an instant, the shocking news almost shattered Liu Bei's dream.
It turns out that there is only a thin line between heaven and hell.
However, Liu Bei did not despair. He had already experienced true despair when he was in Xuzhou and Changbanpo.
He quickly comforted himself that it didn't matter if Jiangling fell. Guan Yu was still there. Maybe when he received the news, Guan Yu had already defeated Liu Feng and recaptured Jiangling. The good news was already on his way to Shuzhong. , everything is just a false alarm.
He also made the worst plan. Even if Guan Yu could not recapture Jingzhou, as long as he could retreat to Yidu and guard the gate to Jingzhou with Meng Da, it would be a blessing in misfortune.
He still has 50,000 soldiers in his hands, including Yidu, Jianping, Fuling, Badong, Brazil, Guanghan, and Zilu. In total, he still has the territory of seven counties in his hands. Moreover, Chengdu is right in front of him. If we work harder, the whole of Yizhou will succeed.
At that time, with Yun Chang as the vanguard, the army will march eastward and recapture Jingzhou.
"However, what Liu Bei never expected was that the worst plan he made was not the worst at all. He never dreamed that Guan Yu would die in Liu Feng's hands.
The general who had been following him since he was a little boy. No matter how many temptations of glory and wealth, how many threats of despair, he could not waver. He was like a brother and the general he relied on most. , just like that, left him without any warning.
At this moment, Liu Bei did feel a kind of heart-wrenching pain. This kind of pain, even when his favorite wife and concubine died, he had never felt it even for a moment.
"Yun ChangYun Chang"
Liu Bei kept chanting the word Guan Yu over and over again. Suddenly, he jumped up, angrily drew his sword, cut the table in front of him into two pieces, and shouted angrily: "Yun Chang, if I don't do anything for you, You avenge this bloody sea of ????blood, and I, Liu Bei, swear not to be a human being."
Zhu Wenwu who were hiding outside the tent listened carefully to what was going on in the tent. When they heard this roar, everyone trembled.
No one dared to go in to persuade Liu Bei. These staff members knew very well Guan Yu's position in Liu Bei's heart. Even though they knew that Liu Bei always treated people kindly, at such a special time, no one dared to venture in to persuade him.
Then there was the sound of slashing with knives and axes in the tent.The sound seemed to be Liu Bei slashing with his sword, venting his inner anger and sadness.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, but there was finally no movement in the tent. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they looked at each other, and still no one dared to go in first.
Just when everyone was frowning and not knowing what to do, Zhuge Liang arrived.
After learning the news of Guan Yu's death, Zhuge Liang realized that the Jingzhou issue had evolved to a point where there was no end. He did not dare to delay any longer. After making some arrangements for the military affairs of the partial division, he hurried to the Luocheng camp. .
Everyone felt like they had found a savior. Sun Qian was the first to greet him and said with a grimace: "Commander, you've got it. The master has made a big fire inside, and we don't dare to enter. Military counselor, please go in and persuade me." .¡±
"You guys, please wait here for a while, I'll go see my lord."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, lifted the curtain, and slowly walked into the tent.
When he saw Liu Bei, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. .