Chapter 709: The Great Army Goes South, Cao Sun Attacks
Liu Yu finally solved Tian Feng, the biggest opposition of his subordinates, and could gather a large army to go south and realize his plan to go out.
The problems in the imperial court have been solved, but the problems in Liu Yu's harem have not been solved. Liu Yu was a little worried that Huang Die would oppose his expedition.
First of all, when Queen Huang Die heard that Liu Yu was going to go on the expedition, she panicked in her heart. She still remembers that Liu Yu was seriously injured when she was in Xuchang, although she only learned about it last, but now she is very worried about Liu Yu's safety.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to go?" Huang Die asked after a moment of confusion.
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Only my imperial expedition can solve the matter of Jingzhou as quickly as possible." ”
"The concubine is here waiting for His Majesty's triumphant return. I only hope that Your Majesty will be able to return soon. Huang Die said with a smile.
Liu Yu's eyes showed softness, hugged Huang Die and said, "Don't worry, Queen, I will definitely come back soon." ”
"Hmm!" Huang Die nodded slightly, and then buried her head in Liu Yu's arms.
As Liu Yu's wife and the queen of the world, Huang Die naturally knows that she can't stop her husband from doing anything.
After a period of warmth, Liu Yu called the crown prince Liu Xuan and Liu Hua.
"I'm about to go on a journey. Xizhi, you have to be responsible for supervising the country, listen to the advice of the generals and others, and you must learn the way of governing the country well. Liu Yu said to Liu Xuan.
Liu Xuan is the crown prince and is almost an adult, Liu Yu drove out on the expedition, so the heavy responsibility of supervising the country fell on Liu Xuan. Liu Xuan felt that the pressure had suddenly come, and he was not ready.
"Father, the sons are not ready." Liu Xuan said with a bitter face.
Liu Yu was unhappy and said coldly: "You are not ready? At your age, I began to fight for supremacy in troubled times. Are you trying to be angry? ”
Liu Xuan knelt down and said nervously: "The son's unfilial piety made my father angry." ”
"Alright, don't pretend! Don't think that I don't know that your current performance is the idea of Zhuge Zixu and others, this skill can't be hidden from my eyes. Liu Yu said contemptuously.
Liu Yu had long seen that Liu Xuan's appearance was pretending, wasn't it that he behaved like a filial son when Liu Yu went on the expedition, and then asked Liu Yu to hand over the state affairs to Liu Xuan with confidence. Since ancient times, the prince has been the most difficult position to sit in, because it seems that he is only half a step away from the supreme position, but not all princes can take the last half step.
Liu Xuan has already recruited several henchmen, and these henchmen give Liu Xuan ideas at this time, and Liu Xuan will naturally listen to it.
Liu Xuan regrets dying now, his acting skills are really poor.
Liu Yu didn't give Liu Xuan any chance to explain, and said, "Do it well." I really want you to grow up quickly. ”
"Yes!" Liu Xuan agreed.
Liu Yu was very satisfied with Liu Xuan's reaction, as his son, he should be resolute and decisive, why do you perform so much in front of him. It's better to spend your time improving your strength, this is the king.
Liu Yu is not afraid that Liu Xuan will have ambitions to replace him, and Liu Yu is still happy when such a thing happens. After being an emperor for many years, Liu Yu felt that this emperor was really not a human thing, he got up the earliest and slept the latest, and he had to be wary of other people's plans for this position. As long as the world is peaceful, Liu Yu may consider giving the throne to Liu Xuan to sit on, and take his wife to live happily.
Liu Yu next instructed Liu Xuan that there were some things that needed attention, and Liu Xuan kept them all in his heart.
Liu Hua was reluctant, Liu Yu and Liu Xuan both forgot him, and hurriedly said, "Father, why did you forget me." ”
Liu Yu was disturbed by Liu Hua like this, turned his head and said, "Yes, there are also some things to tell you." ”
"Father, just give your orders!" Liu Hua patted his chest and said.
Liu Yu said solemnly: "During the time I went on the expedition, you gave me an honest heart. If something happens, be careful that I come back and beat you! ”
Liu Hua was stunned, what is this?
"I'm not in Luoyang, you have to pay attention to many things. You are brothers, and you must take care of your queen mother! Do you understand? Liu Yu said again.
"The retainers obey!" Liu Xuan and Liu Hua both agreed to come down.
In fact, after Liu Yu became the emperor, he paid more attention to family affection, and he didn't want his son to have a tragedy like Emperor Wen of Sui. Liu Yu hopes that his son can be a brother and sister, and it seems that things are developing on the better side. If Liu Xuan and Liu Hua dared to make something that made Liu Yu feel dissatisfied while Liu Yu was alive, Liu Yu promised to split the two of them alive.
After handling his internal affairs, Liu Yu put on the armor he hadn't worn for a long time, stepped on his war horse, and led an army of 150,000 and many Wenchen generals to Jingzhou.
Liu Yu denounced Liu Qi and Liu Cong's writings to the princes of the world.
"The Han family is unfortunate, the world is in turmoil, and the lives of the people are devastated. Since I succeeded to the throne, I have devoted myself to calming the troubled times and restoring the glory of the Han Dynasty every day. It can be prevented day and night, and it is difficult to prevent thieves. After the death of the emperor's uncle Jingsheng, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, the unworthy descendants of the Han family, launched a war for their own selfishness, causing the lives of innocent people in Jingzhou to be miserable. I tried hard to persuade them, but these two fangs ignored my edict and continued to kill the people. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, but there is also an unpardonable sin. On behalf of Gaozu and the ancestors of the Han family, I would like to lead millions of soldiers to the south to capture Liu Qi and Liu Cong, the unworthy descendants of the Han family! Chin this! ”
Liu Yu's essay was broadcast to the whole world.
Liu Yu imitated Cao Cao's style in history, and the 150,000-strong army was known as the million-strong army, and it marched south majestically.
When the news broke, the whole world shook.
An army of millions? Cao Cao was stunned when he heard it. After reacting, Cao Cao smiled at his subordinates and said, "Liu Boxuan's guy is really atmospheric." With an army of millions, he can take out an army of 500,000 and reach the sky. This kid is still the same as before, and he is not afraid to flash his tongue when he says big things. ”
Several generals with low education all smiled, and Xiahou Yuan said directly: "Lord, Liu Yu is that person's virtue, a typical swollen face and fat man!" ”
Cao Cao was amused by Xiahou Yuan's analogy, and said with a smile: "Second, your analogy is too accurate. Liu Yu is this virtue. ”
Unlike the laughter of the generals, the faces of several strategists were heavy.
Cao Cao suppressed his laughter and asked a few of the strategists, "Do you have any doubts?" ”
The generals all suppressed their laughter, they knew that Guo Jia and the others had higher intelligence than them and could predict more things that they couldn't predict, so they didn't dare to disturb loudly.
Guo Jia came out and said: "Lord, I feel that Liu Yu's move has two purposes. ”
"Tell me about it!" Cao Cao said.
"First of all, Liu Yu exaggerated his military strength, and the first purpose was to strengthen the morale of his army, so that his soldiers could fight hard." Guo Jia stated the first purpose.
Cao Cao nodded, if he was in Liu Yu's position, he would also use this method. And Cao Cao did the same in history.
Guo Jia said with a heavy face: "Liu Yu's second purpose is to make Liu Qi and Liu Cong afraid. Liu Yu had threatened Liu Qi and Liu Cong before, and this time he exaggerated his military strength so much, Liu Qi and Liu Cong were such incompetent people, and they would inevitably be afraid in their hearts. Lord, Jingzhou is very likely to surrender to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu can take Jingzhou without blood! ”
Cao Cao's eyes widened, why didn't he think of it before. With the situation of many families in Jingzhou, Liu Yu's army will be killed, and the family's virtue of obeying whoever has the biggest fist will definitely encourage Liu Cong to surrender to Liu Yu. If Liu Yu gets Jingzhou, then there will be no one in the whole world who can stop Liu Yu.
"What then?" Cao Cao hurriedly asked.
Guo Jia and Xun glanced at each other and said, "The ministers and others discussed for a long time last night, and they felt that this was the time to attack the north. ”
"Are you saying that when Liu Yu went south, he went north to attack Yanzhou and Xuzhou? In order to delay or force Liu Yu to return to the army, to help Jingzhou in disguise? "Cao Cao is such a smart person, he immediately thought of the key point.
"The lord is wise!" Guo Jia and several strategists said respectfully.
Cao Cao thought about it for a while, thinking that he was more than capable of self-preservation now, and if he sent troops to Liu Yu, it would not be impossible, but if he failed, the loss would be a bit big.
But Cao Cao can't watch Liu Yu get Jingzhou in vain, and if he doesn't make some trouble for Liu Yu, Liu Yu will definitely not be so polite to himself after getting Jingzhou.
"Send an envoy to Jiangdong and invite Sun Ce to attack Xuzhou. Didn't Sun Ce have troops in Guangling County? Tell Sun Ce that Lone had agreed with him that whoever he conquered belonged to as many territories as he could, and no one was allowed to object. Cao Cao decisively thought of a way.
Cao Cao himself could not cause too much trouble for Liu Yu, and Cao Cao concluded that Liu Yu must have been guarding against himself a long time ago. If Cao Cao wants to beat Liu Yu, then he has to pull Sun Ce up, and it is much stronger for two people to do it than for one person.
Cao Cao's subordinates all believed that Cao Cao's decision was the right one.
Cao Cao's envoy soon galloped to Jiangdong, killing several of his best horses.
After Sun Ce received Cao Cao's message, he hurriedly approached Zhou Yu to discuss countermeasures.
"Gong Jin, Cao Mengde wants to attack Liu Yu with me, and it is agreed that the territory under the attack belongs to whom, and no one shall have any objections. What do you think of this? Sun Ce asked.
Zhou Yu said decisively: "Bo Fu, let's promise Cao Mengde!" ”
"Gong Jin, although our Jiangdong and Cao Cao are in an alliance, Liu Yu is the biggest threat to Cao Cao. We don't have to work hard for Cao Cao. And if our army goes north, then Jiangdong will inevitably be empty. If Jingzhou is captured by Liu Yu, then Liu Yu can go straight down the river, and then my Jiangdong is empty and my troops are trapped in Xuzhou, then my Jiangdong will be in danger. Sun Ce is not stupid, after so many years of fighting, he can see the pros and cons.
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Bo Fu, do you think we have any other choices now?" Settle down in Jiangdong, waiting for Liu Yu and Cao Cao to decide the final victory, and then watch them kill Jiangdong? Now that Liu Yu's army has gone south, if he doesn't immediately decide to go north to make trouble for Liu Yu at this moment, then once Jingzhou is captured by Liu Yu, Liu Yu will directly kill Jiangdong. In this way, Koto is passive. Rather than being passive, it is better to firmly grasp the initiative. It's just that we can't relax our defense of Jingzhou, otherwise, we will be in trouble. ”
Sun Ce fell into contemplation, Zhou Yu did not make a sound to disturb, after all, Sun Ce is the lord, although he and Sun Ce are like brothers, but the final decision is still made by Sun Ce.
Sun Ce finally thought of a way and said, "Since Cao Mengde wants us to attack, let's agree to him." Just follow Gongjin's plan. I'll let you take full responsibility for this matter this time. ”
Sun Ce knew that he was impatient, and at this critical moment, Sun Ce decided to hand over the power to Zhou Yu to be responsible.
"Bo Fu, thank you." Zhou Yu was very grateful, he could understand Sun Ce's intentions, and he didn't need to say much, he could feel the other party's thoughts with one or two glances.
Sun Ce immediately told Cao Cao's envoy that he agreed with Cao Cao's suggestion, and sent troops to Xuzhou on the same day.
Cao Cao's envoy ran and killed several horses again and returned to Shouchun to report the matter to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao got Sun Ce's reply, and he also knew through the Black Ice Platform that Sun Ce had really sent troops to Xuzhou, so he couldn't stay any longer.
"Rectify the soldiers and horses, our time in Yuzhou is a little too long, it's time to let Liu Yu know how powerful we are. Pass Gu's order, and the whole army will attack and kill Yanzhou! Cao Cao immediately gave the order.
"Yes, my lord!" Cao Cao's subordinates responded excitedly.
Cao Cao asked Xiahou Yuan to be the commander-in-chief, leading 50,000 troops to attack Yanzhou, and at the same time discharging Cao Ren to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Xuzhou to provide assistance to Sun Ce in Xuzhou.
Knowing that Cao Cao was going to do something to Liu Yu, Liu Xie, as the emperor, held a banquet in the palace to encourage Cao Cao and others, hoping that Cao Cao and others could continue to work hard and settle the Central Plains. Liu Xie said that if he could succeed this time, he would definitely reward him greatly, and the high-ranking officials were very generous.
And Liu Xie can only do this, out of the Shouchun Palace, almost no one will take care of his orders. Liu Xie also wanted to do a little bit for the soldiers.
Of course, Cao Cao promised that he would not live up to Liu Xie's trust.
Not long after Liu Yu's army set out, Cao Cao and Sun Ce's army began fighting with Liu's army in Yanzhou and Xuzhou.
The Central Plains, which has been quiet for a long time, suddenly burst into smoke, and there are signs of reappearance of the troubled times.
Everyone knew that Cao Cao and Sun Ce were blocking Liu Yu's army from moving south and forcing Liu Yu to return to the army. This is a conspiracy, it depends on what Liu Yu will decide.
Many war reports were collected in Luoyang, and Liu Xuan, the crown prince of the prison state, did not expect that so many situations would happen, and after discussing with Huang Zhong, Liu Xuan decided to give the situation to Liu Yu to decide.
Jingzhou was even more ecstatic, Cao Cao and Sun Ce were helping themselves in disguise. If Liu Yu returns to the army, then Jingzhou will be safe.
The whole world is waiting for Liu Yu to make a decision.
It's just that Liu Yu will really return to the army as they think?
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