Chapter Seventy-Three: Bright and Rough White
Although Cheng Pu led the elite soldiers and strong generals, looking at the 100,000 civilians who charged over, it was really like holding Yitian Mo Ye on a ball of tofu. Killing an enemy soldier casually, the militia behind him continued to rush forward, only the blood splashed by the remaining militia on Cheng Pu's body proved his existence.
This is a unit that doesn't care about winning, so it doesn't matter if it loses.
"Kill the people! Ahhh Liu Bei, who was furious, pointed his sword straight at the blue sky on his horse, and it seemed that there was a sword light connecting the sky, carrying the will of the sky, and the sword blade swung down, raging in the world.
Cheng Pu, Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and other generals, in the flow of militia that charged one after another, the horses also lost their control. 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers, surrounded by 100,000 militiamen, only felt that they were surrounded by enemies, even if they looked at the enemy troops were simple and honest people, and they tried to kill the enemy, but they found that they were so crowded that they couldn't even wave their weapons.
Jiangdong was defeated, Cheng Pu and other generals fled, they looked at the Lujiang River, which was already full of smoke and miasma, occupied by the militia, and directly crossed the Lujiang River to the Yangtze River.
Pan Zhang said to the generals: "Caisang has the lord in charge, in order to prevent Liu Bei from attacking the three counties of Jiangdong, let's go down the Yangtze River to build a business!" ”
Cheng Pu saw his intention at a glance and rebuked: "What are you talking about! Afraid that the army would be defeated and punished by the Lord, he said directly, what did he say to defend Liu Bei and attack the three counties of Jiangdong! I should go to Caisang to ask the young general for guilt, you can do it yourself! ”
The group on the boat listened to what Cheng Pu said, their eyes were green, they lowered their heads and didn't say anything, Pan Zhang was furious and said:
"I was kind enough to think about the territory of Jiangdong III, but I didn't expect to be so suspicious of the old general. Hmph, today I will neither go to Jianye to defend the three counties of Jiangdong, nor will I go to Caisang to ask the Lord for this useless sin. I should lead my headquarters to fight against Liu Bei immediately, and if I can't repel the enemy army, I will die to make my will! After finishing speaking, he left the ship and led the army and horses of the headquarters to kill back to the Lujiang River.
Pan Zhang was captured, and Liu Bei ordered someone to behead him.
But said that Sun Quan of Caisang handed over the defense of Liu Bei to Cheng Pu of Lujiang, Cheng Pu is a veteran, brave and strategic, and it is of course easy to defend Liu Bei's weak and disdainful militia team, thinking that Lu Meng Ganning has made a name for himself in Jiangxia, Jiang Wan did not dare to attack Jiangxia, and immediately decided to send troops from Caisang to Jiangling, cut off the connection between Xiangyang Zhangxiu and the four counties of Jingnan, and gradually encroach on Jingnan.
Sun Quan's 30,000 army has been assembled at the ferry, received the news that it was General Cheng Pu's report, estimated the time and thought it was good news that he had repelled Liu Bei, and was going north to recover Huainan and unify Yangzhou. The 30,000 soldiers were not tired of this futile march, and it felt good to take a walk, blow the river breeze, and bathe in the river water.
Cheng Pu and his party led the remnants of thousands of men and horses up the river. Three days later, Sun Quan waited at the ferry, and the generals saw that Sun Quan's face was not good, and they already knew that Sun Quan had learned of the defeat and was ready to speak, what is there to prepare, Cheng Pu Xu Sheng raised his face, how do you punish me. But watching the ship slowly dock, in the short and long wait, time was still urging me to think of some words.
The boat docked, Sun Quan stepped on the boat, the elegant and moderate kingly spirit was revealed in a line of movements, his eyes showed a slight beating purple, there seemed to be a purple dragon swimming in his eyes, under the illumination of the sun, there seemed to be purple gas rising from him.
The generals knelt down, and Sun Quan said:
"Rise up and talk about anything."
The rest of the generals such as Xu Sheng and Ding Feng all got up, and Cheng Pu knelt down and said: "The veteran will lose Lujiang, and the soldiers will be lost, please punish the young general!" ”
"The six counties of Jiangdong are all relying on the old general to fight down, how can I punish you, the old general still gets up and says, the body is important." Sun Quan stepped forward to help Cheng Pu, Cheng Pu's eyes were shining, grateful, and Sun Quan helped him up, and the other generals looked at Sun Quan, and they were also very fortunate to meet the Ming Lord.
"Everyone, victory or defeat on the battlefield is really a common thing in soldiers, and now what we have to face is how to defend against Liu Beijun's further invasion of our Jiangdong! Resist his attacks! Sun Quan said.
"This, Liu Bei's 100,000 army, unstoppable." Ding Feng shouted.
Everyone didn't look good when they heard it, even if what you said was the truth, you shouldn't say it directly.
"Hmph, how could I have produced you as a weak and incompetent person in Jiangdong!" The young general Xu Sheng shouted.
"That is, in your opinion, it is possible that our six counties in Jiangdong are still like Liu Bei bowing down and becoming vassals!" "I really don't know how you managed to get to where you are now!" With the first one to emerge, the following scolding continued. Ding Feng kept nodding his head and retreating under the scolding of everyone, retreating to the edge of the boat, and looking up at Sun Quan with pleading.
Sun Quan said, and everyone stopped scolding, "Cheng Yuan, you can go to Wu County to help Mr. Zhang Zhao!" "To put it bluntly, it is to prepare logistics, and it has nothing to do with killing the enemy in the last battle for the rest of his life. Ding Feng retreated silently, a seed had been buried in his heart.
Cheng Pu loves the young general Ding Feng, and seeing that he left unsatisfactory, he said: "Cheng Yuan is also a little right, Liu Bei's army is indeed difficult to deal with. ”
After hearing this, Sun Quan was very annoyed and said: "The widow is asking you about your strategy to break the enemy, not to ask you to sing the praises of Liu Thief's power!" You don't mention how to resist Liu Bei, but you say that he is difficult to deal with! Don't say what to do, it's hard to make a widow bow down to his weaving boy! Sun Quan finished speaking.
The crowd was speechless and parted unhappily.
That night, Sun Quan calmed down, and also knew that Liu Bei was very difficult to deal with, and he had said what the generals had said during the day, and he was full of regret, and it was not good to apologize to everyone for losing face. Zhang Hong, who was beside Sun Quan, saw that his face was sad, and asked, "Is the lord thinking about how to make Liu Bei retreat?" ”
"Yes, sir, how do you think Liu Bei should be retired?" Sun Quan asked.
"In my opinion, Liu Bei's army is just to avenge his brother, Guan Yu was beheaded by our army Lu Meng, Zhang Fei was killed by his subordinates, but Liu Bei also pushed it on us. I think that as long as we hand over Lu Meng, make peace with Liu Bei, compensate, and promise our in-laws, Liu Bei will retreat. ”
"Then let the gentleman do what he says." Sun Quan said.
Just do it, at that time, Lu Meng was taking Guan Yu's head back to Caisang to report to Sun Quan and ask for credit.
I don't know if Sun Quan and the others are really stupid or fake stupid, for the sake of the illusory retreat, they said that if they kill a general, they will kill a general.
The next day, Sun Quan informed the public of his decision to pull Lu Meng out and behead him, Lu Meng didn't say anything until he died, and everyone didn't hear Lu Meng's shout before he died, but the bright and rough white clothes remained in everyone's hearts forever. Sun Quan asked the debater Zhuge Jin to take the heads of Guan Yu and Lu Meng to Liu Bei and reason with him.
Zhuge Jin took Guan Yu Lu Meng's head to Lujiang to find Liu Bei, Liu Bei didn't listen to what Zhuge Jin said, hugged Guan Yu's head and cried, what Zhuge Jin said, "The death of the beautiful bearded prince is indeed the responsibility of our Dongwu, and now the most fierce has been punished, and a large amount of compensation will be made to you, Uncle Huang, I hope you don't blame." "What" General Zhang Fei's death really has nothing to do with our Eastern Wu, that is the result of Zhang Fei's whipping of his subordinates" Liu Bei didn't listen to it at all, or heard it clearly but ignored it.
Liu Bei stopped crying and shouted: "The one who hates the lonely, Sun Quan also!" Unless you come to me with Sun Quan's head, I may retreat!" The two armies are at war and do not occupy them. Otherwise, I will kill you first to avenge my two younger brothers, and sacrifice the banner for my army! You go back and tell Sun Quan that stinky kid that hasn't dried up, and in a few days I will wave my army up and destroy Caisang! ”
Zhuge Jin wanted to say something more, but Liu Bei waved his hand to drive the guards out.