The wine in the glass reflected Liao Hua's confused and uneasy eyes.
He hesitated for a moment, then raised his glass and drank.
"Yuan Jian."
Liu Feng patted his shoulder, his expression relaxed and natural, like a close friend, "To be honest, I have always admired you. For so many years, Guan Yu has always regarded you as his family and future. I feel sorry for you."
There is something in Liu Feng¡¯s words.
Liao Hua has always believed that he did not commit suicide like Zhao Lei did, but surrendered to Liu Feng. It was not that he was not loyal to Guan Yu, but that he surrendered in humiliation as a last resort in order to save those hundreds of brothers.
Since his surrender, Liu Feng did not trust him and only entrusted him with false duties. He himself had no intention of serving Liu Feng and just muddle along all day long.
Now, Liu Feng¡¯s words were clearly intended to sow discord between him and Guan Yu.
Liao Hua couldn't accept it.
He didn¡¯t think much and said immediately: ¡°General Guan is very righteous. I, Liao Huanai, come from a member of the Yellow Turban Party. It is a lifetime honor for me to serve under General Guan. I don¡¯t feel it is a pity at all.¡±
In the face of the "murderer" who killed Guan Yu, Liao Hua made no secret of his respect for Guan Yu. It seemed that he would rather offend Liu Feng than protect Guan Yu's reputation.
Liu Feng was not angry. On the contrary, he had always admired this kind of upright and loyal man.
"Yun Chang is dead, let him let go of the past. Life is short, so it's better to look forward."
As he spoke, Liu Feng filled up the wine for him again and raised his glass: "This glass of wine should be regarded as a memorial to the past. After one glass, let him let the unhappiness of the past disappear."
After drinking all the water and wine again, Liu Feng wiped the traces of wine from the corners of his mouth and looked at him with a friendly smile.
The hint in the words was already obvious. Liu Feng was trying to win over him, wanting to use this glass of wine to resolve the past unhappiness. From now on, he wanted Liao Hua to serve Liu Feng loyally.
is it possible?
Liao Hua found it ridiculous and even thought Liu Feng's idea was naive.
Who am I, Liao Hua? Even if I have no choice but to surrender to you, it will only be my body that surrenders. This loyalty from me, Liao Hua, will always belong only to Uncle Liu Huang.
Liao Hua wanted to refuse Liu Feng's hospitality, but after a moment's hesitation, he still had to raise his glass and drink the bitter wine.
Your life is in his hands, and resisting means seeking death.
"I, Liao Hua, am not afraid of death, but I cannot risk my life easily. I want to keep this useful body. Maybe one day I can hope to escape from Liu Feng's clutches and serve Uncle Liu again."
This is the explanation Liao Hua used to convince himself.
"Haha - okay, I like Yuanjian, a man who knows current affairs. Come on, let's drink him till we get drunk today."
Liu Feng was very happy to see Liao Hua surrender.
Liao Hua couldn't muster his energy. After declaring his allegiance against his will, he had to force a smile and accompany Liu Feng to continue drinking the bitter wine full of his heartache.
After half an hour of drinking, Liu Feng suddenly showed a worried look on his face when he was drunk, and sighed: "My army was going smoothly, but Jiang Wan in Wu County was very difficult to deal with, and he blocked my army. The road to Shu. Yuanjian, do you have any good ideas for destroying the city?"
"This I'm sorry for my incompetence, but I can't share my master's worries."
Liao Hua answered simply. With his intelligence and strategy, it was certainly impossible for him to come up with any good strategies to defeat the enemy, and even if he had, he would not tell them.
Liu Feng moved closer to Liao Hua, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Yuan Jian, you can't underestimate yourself. In my opinion, only you can help me conquer Wu County."
"I?"
Liao Hua looked confused. He guessed that Liu Feng was planning to let him lead troops to attack Wu County? If that's the case, wouldn't that be just right
The stagnant mood suddenly became exciting.
"Although I am not talented, if the lord sends me to attack the city, I will do my best. As for whether I can capture it, I can't guarantee it."
Seeing that Liu Feng wanted him to lead troops into battle, Liao Hua took the opportunity to ask for a battle. However, in order to prevent Liu Feng from having other ideas, he deliberately showed no confidence.
Liu Feng smiled and said: "I have told you before, Yuan Jian, you should not always underestimate your abilities, but this time you don't need to lead the troops into battle."
Liao Hua was a little disappointed in his heart, but he tried his best to restrain himself and pretended to be puzzled: "Then I don't know how I can relieve the Lord's worries."
"I want you to pretend to surrender to Jiang Wan." Liu Feng approached Liao Hua and almost??said in a whisper.
"Fake surrender"
Liao Hua pretended to be surprised. He was originally in a depressed mood, but immediately became filled with strong hope.
"You are Guan Yu's old subordinate, and Liu Bei has always trusted you. This time you can lie and claim to kill the surveillance sergeant, seize the horse and escape. I think Jiang Wan will definitely believe it. Then you and I can cooperate inside and outside, and we can do it in one fell swoop. Conquer Wu County."
If Liu Feng had not shown up, Liao Hua might have laughed out loud at this moment.
Originally, I was worried about missing the opportunity, but now it seems that Liu Feng is still planning to "let the tiger go back to the mountain."
Let me surrender, hehe
Liao Hua was in a happy mood, but asked with a solemn expression: "How do you want me to be legal inside and outside, my lord?"
Liu Feng said: "It's like this. The city of Wu County is strong and difficult to break through by force. So I plan to dig a tunnel from the camp in the north of the city directly to the city. At that time, you can use some means to make Jiang Wan ignore the inspection of the north city. My The surprise soldiers can successfully sneak into the city, seize the gate and let the army enter the city."
I see.
Liao Hua pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "If your lord can trust me, I am willing to enter the enemy camp and feign surrender."
Seeing Liao Hua agree, Liu Feng was overjoyed and said happily: "Yuan Jian, if this plan is successful, you will be my biggest contributor to the battle to capture Yizhou and destroy Liu Bei. I, Liu Feng, will not treat you badly with my plan."
Liao Hua stood up and said seriously: "The reason why I agreed to take risks for my lord is not to seek fame and fortune, but to repay my lord for not killing. If something unexpected happens to me during this trip, please be kind to those hundreds of people." Come with me and surrender your lord¡¯s brother.¡±
"Of course, don't worry. I won't treat those soldiers badly, as well as Yuanjian, your wife, concubines, and family."
Liu Feng solemnly agreed.
Liao Hua had no children, but he had one wife and two concubines.
In Liao Hua¡¯s view, he deliberately mentioned his wife, concubines, and family, which was actually a tactful warning to himself not to have any discord.
¡°Hmph, there¡¯s no need for a real man to have a wife. As long as I can escape from your clutches, a woman doesn¡¯t matter.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will live up to your trust."
Liao Hua nodded solemnly in promise.
Liu Feng was then satisfied, so he raised his glass and said generously: "Here, I'll give Yuan Jian another glass, and use this wine to support your journey."
With the strong aroma of wine, a strange smile flashed across the corner of Liao Hua's mouth as he raised his glass.
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In the evening of the next day, Liao Hua appeared at the gate of Wu County, one man and one horse. Behind him, there was billowing dust and smoke, and dozens of Jingzhou troops on horseback were chasing from the direction of the camp.
Liao Hua stopped in front of the moat and shouted loudly: "General Guan's general Liao Hua has come to surrender. Please ask Jiang to open the door and let me in."
In order to prevent Liu Feng from using his family members to threaten him, the three thousand soldiers and horses Jiang Wan brought were borrowed soldiers from Yizhou who had been robbed at Baishui Pass. Of course, these people did not recognize Liao Hua.
After the announcement, Jiang Wan appeared at the top of the city not long after, looking down at the city, he recognized the anxious general, who was indeed Liao Hua, the general of Guan Yu's family.
"Liao Yuanjian, didn't you surrender to Liu Feng? Why are you here? Is there some treacherous plot?"
Jiang Wan, like Zhuge Liang, is very cautious. In the midst of this war, how could he easily trust Liao Hua, a "rebellious general".
"I had no choice but to pretend to surrender to Liu Feng. I just managed to kill the spying spies, seize the horses and escape from the enemy camp, in order to defect to the lord again. Jiang Zhi, let me enter the city quickly."
Liao Hua explained and kept looking back at the pursuers. As he spoke, more than a dozen pursuers were approaching.
These cavalrymen were afraid of the power of the archers on the city and did not dare to get too close to the city. They reined in their horses after a few dozen steps and bent their bows and arrows to shoot at Liao Hua on the edge of the city.
"Jiang Zhan, you have to believe me. I sincerely surrender. Please let me enter the city."
Liao Hua swung his sword to block the incoming arrows while pleading with his back to the city. The situation was very difficult.
Whether to watch Liao Hua die under the enemy's arrows or choose to let him in, Jiang Wan must make a decision as soon as possible.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Wan hurriedly shouted: "Open the city gate quickly and let General Liao in."
Jingzhou was lost, Guan Yu was defeated, and the civil and military officials surrendered in defiance of the wind.
Now that Liao Hua is desperately escaping, he can be regarded as an example of loyalty to his old master. Publicizing it will also help to improve morale.
It was with this in mind that Jiang Wan chose to let him into the city. What's more, Liao Hua came alone. Even if he was suspicious, what tricks could he do.
The suspension bridge is lowered and the city gateOpening a gap, Liao Hua rushed into the city gate amidst the rain of arrows.
Seeing this, the pursuers outside the city had no choice but to turn back.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Liao Hua was quickly surrounded by a group of fully armed soldiers. In order to show his sincerity, Liao Hua took the initiative to take off his sword and even his armor to show that he did not come here intentionally. Assassinate Jiang Wan.
Under the "escort" of a group of soldiers, Liao Hua was sent to the county government office.
Wu County is located in a remote area, and there are not many decent houses in the entire county. After Jiang Wanjun arrived, the county magistrate voluntarily gave up the Yamen to serve as Jiang Wan's headquarters.
In the lobby, two rows of swordsmen and axe-hands stood ferociously on the left and right. The leader, Jiang Wan, was fully clothed and sitting on his knees with a sword in his hand.
In the dim hall, there was a vague and quiet murderous aura flowing.
Liao Hua had a bad feeling.
After taking a deep breath, he calmly walked into the lobby and said with cupped hands: "Thank you very much, Jiang Cheng. If you hadn't opened the door in time and let me in, I, Liao Hua, might have died under the enemy's arrows right now."
Jiang Wan's eyes were like blades, and his originally elegant and handsome face was filled with a ferocious murderous aura that was even more terrifying than a martial artist's.
Those eyes were staring at Liao Hua, making him feel uneasy like a gleam on his back.
After a moment, Jiang Wan suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "Bold Liao Hua, you betrayed your old master first, and now you are pretending to surrender. This is really abominable. Come here, push this man out and kill him."