Chapter 24: Alone in the City
Liu Bei also stopped remorse when he heard the words at this time, and said in a low voice: "This time to resist the Cao army, we will act according to the strategy of the military advisor, and we will make plans when we retreat into Fancheng safely." ”
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang no longer had that contempt at this time, he put the feather fan in his hand on the table, got up and said: "Xinye District is a small county, fortunately there are not many people in the city, I want to send the people in the city and your family members to Fancheng, and lure the front of Cao's army into the front with Xinye Empty City, and then break it in one fell swoop, what does the lord think?" ”
Liu Bei and the generals suddenly lit up when they heard this, while Liu Feng had a calm expression, knowing that Zhuge Liang intended to burn Xinye, and then release water to flood Cao Jun when the front was chaotic, so as to severely dampen Cao Jun's spirit and buy time for his next step.
"The military division's plan is very clever, if you wait for the Cao army in Xinye Empty City, you can surprise the Cao army, and then raid its front, this battle will definitely be won, please ask the military division to give an order."
Liu Bei had obviously approved Zhuge Liang's plan, and Liu Feng was also bored, waiting to see where Zhuge Liang sent him to set up an ambush, so as to practice the formation taught by Meng Yao before the formation and improve the combat power of the four hundred cavalry under his command.
But as soon as Zhuge Liang spoke, Liu Feng was taken aback, only to see Zhuge Liang think for a while, then looked at Liu Feng, and said solemnly: "This ambush of the Cao army is to buy time for the people in the city and your families, so as to teach them to retreat into Fancheng, General Ziwei is armed with force, and he is quite strategic, and now he orders you to lead the headquarters of four hundred cavalry, escort the people in the city and the families of the generals, and quickly withdraw into Fancheng, General Ziwei can not slack off on this, Liu Cong has already voted for Cao Cao, if this matter leaks the news, I am afraid that it will intercept, so we need to set off immediately, After General Ziwei arrived in Fancheng, he held Fancheng with his headquarters and 1,000 soldiers in the city, waiting for us. ”
Liu Feng did not expect that Zhuge Liang would hand over the responsibility of escorting the people's families to him at this time, although this task is not very dangerous, but it is also a great responsibility, once the general's family is sick, Liu Feng will not be able to escape the involvement, but not to seek merit, but to seek no fault, Liu Feng sighed secretly in his heart, and couldn't help but praise Zhuge Liang, so at this moment can still think of a slight thing.
But the matter has come to this, Liu Feng also had to receive the order, thinking of this retreat into Fancheng, and no one knows, so his personal soldiers should have no casualties, and his heart is a little calm, and he clenched his fists and said: "Feng respectfully obeys the orders of the military division, and your family members are handed over to me, but please rest assured, if you are injured, you will be punished with your life!" ”
Putting aside these remarks, Liu Feng hurriedly withdrew from the chamber, retreating the people of the city is of great importance, although at this time most of the people have already learned about the Cao army's attack, but never thought that the whole city would withdraw into Fancheng, so Liu Feng arrived in the army as soon as possible, and ordered Li Chuang to lead the army to run and tell each other, and it was convenient to gather at the city gate after half an hour.
In Xinye County, there were not many people in the city, and before half an hour arrived, the people had already packed up and stood outside the city gate, waiting for Liu Feng to dispatch.
Since Liu Feng only had 400 cavalry in his hands, after some consideration, he taught Li Chuang to lead 100 troops, and rushed to Fancheng by boat with the people in the city.
Liu Feng has set off, he no longer cares about the matter of Xinye, he knows that with Zhuge Liang's ability, there is no intention, and with the help of heaven and place, he will be able to return to Fancheng, and what worries him is what happened after entering Fancheng, although Liu Qi went to Jiangxia when Liu Feng has been informed, once Cao Cao sent an army out, he will teach him to rectify the troops and horses, wait and see the changes, once Liu Bei is in danger, he will lead the army to rescue him, but Fancheng to Jiangxia is far away, if you bring your family to go, it is bound to fight with Cao Jun several times along the way, Liu Feng has been thinking hard about how to deal with it, but it has already arrived at the foot of Fancheng City.
Liu Feng sent the family members into Fancheng, then boarded the city wall to observe Li Chuang's boats, and saw that they were all far away on the White River to Fancheng, and his heart was a little calm, at this time Liu Feng looked around, and suddenly saw the south of Fancheng, Xiangyang City was almost clearly visible across the Han River, Liu Feng's heart moved, and it was a plan.
At this time, it was already past noon, Liu Feng knew that Zhuge Liang had ambushed the front of Cao's army, and he would have to fight until dawn the next day before he could return, so he immediately entered the Fancheng Marshal's Mansion, called Meng Yao to his side, and whispered a secret word.
"How can the general be in danger, when Zhuge Liang comes here, there will be a plan to get out, if the general goes privately, once there is a mistake, I am afraid that it will be difficult for others to take care of the general's safety in a critical situation."
Meng Yao listened to Liu Feng's plan, but just shook his head, and did not agree with Liu Feng's risky strategy, and then Liu Feng insisted on his own opinion, Meng Yao finally nodded reluctantly, and said in his mouth: "The general will definitely return to Fancheng before dawn tomorrow, otherwise Zhuge Liang and the others will not see the general when they return, and they will be suspicious, and General Yu is not a good thing." ”
Liu Feng nodded slightly, and then told Meng Yao about the defense in the city, and then left the Shuai Mansion.
Only less than half an hour later, Liu Feng was already dressed in cloth, holding a short knife in his hand, appeared outside the gate of Xiangyang, dressed as a ranger, the people in Xiangyang City, already knew that Liu Cong had surrendered to Cao Cao, but they were not afraid of war, and they were already full of people, a peaceful scene.
Liu Feng was proficient in this concealment technique in his previous life, and he had already mixed into Xiangyang City in a short time, and found out all the residences of the powerful in the city in a teahouse.
Learned a lot of information, Liu Feng is convenient to walk in Xiangyang City at will, in fact, is to observe the topography of the city, in case of emergency, finally, the sky is getting late, the people in the city are gradually scarce, Liu Feng took advantage of the night, to a high wall deep courtyard in front of the front, that not far from the wooden door, is hanging the word "Cai Mansion", here is Cai Mao's mansion, Cai Mao's family was originally a Jingzhou celebrity, where the door is, almost everyone knows, so Liu Feng easily touched the door.
Standing outside the wall, Liu Feng listened carefully for a while, and then knew that there were several teams of sergeants patrolling at night in the wall, and they were well guarded, but they couldn't stop Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was silently counting the number of steps, but suddenly heard a strange sound behind him, so he had to draw a knife and turn around, but saw that behind him was an eight-foot man, his face was red, and he was also holding a short knife in his hand.
"Who are you, if you do my good deeds tonight, you will make your head fall to the ground!" Liu Feng knew at a glance that this person was not from Cai Mao's mansion, but he was still holding a short knife and wanted to deceive this person's origin.