Defeat the enemy's spirit first!

The way of the art of war, defeating the strong with the weak, is just like that. Le Jin and Li Dian are both generals who are familiar with the art of war, how can they not understand such a truth.

Seeing Zhang Liao so generous, Li Dian couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

Because of the death of his uncle Li Gan, Li Dian already had a jealousy towards Zhang Liao, a general, and the discord between the two was also known in the army. If it was in normal times, Li Dian would stumble Zhang Liao when he encountered a suitable reason, so as to let out a bad breath.

But now, Cao Gong put the garrison burden of Hefei on his shoulders, and ordered him to fight with Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao knew that he was not in harmony with himself, and did not hesitate, and generously asked for war.

Thinking of this, Li Dian said angrily: "Okay, then I will fight side by side with Brother Wen Yuan to frustrate the spirit of the Wu people." ”

Le Jin is actually dissatisfied with Zhang Liao, and the reason for his dissatisfaction is different from Li Dian, the former is dark, and the latter is bright.

The reason is very simple, Lejin is a Yuan Gong general who has followed Cao Ying since the Sour Jujube Alliance, and Zhang Liao is just a general, but he has become more and more popular over the years, and now his official position is equal to himself.

Le Jin never thought that this was Cao Ying's unfair reward and punishment, nor did he deny Zhang Liao's talents and achievements, but as a Yuan Gong general, it was inevitable that he would always have a little self-confidence, and it was this kind of self-confidence that made him secretly estranged from Zhang Liao.

But now, Li Dian, who has always been clear about his relationship with Zhang Liao, can also let go of his personal grievances, take Cao Gong's order, and put national affairs first, he is happy, and why can't he let it go.

Seeing Li Dian's statement, Le Jin also took a deep breath, turned around, faced the two of them, and said solemnly: "Since Cao Gong has a life, the two of you can rest assured that you will fight, and I Le Jin will do my best to do your backing." ”

Seeing that they could all focus on the overall situation, Zhang Liao was moved in his heart, stretched out his arms, patted the two of them on the shoulder, and said proudly: "Tonight, let's kill a big fight, and let the Wu people see the power of the three of us!" ”

"Kill."

"Kill!"

Le Li and Li should drink in unison.

On the same day, the three of them made a big plan, Le Jin led the main force to defend the city, Zhang Liao led the headquarters of 800 cavalry to take advantage of the unstable Wu people's camp to rob the enemy camp at night, and Li Dian led a thousand infantry troops as the second team, and then responded.

Southwest of the city, Wu Ying.

The overwhelming firelight gradually went out, the show of martial arts ended, the sky gradually deepened, and the soldiers who landed on the shore and entered the camp also came to drag their tired bodies and enter the tent to rest.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhou Yu stood with his sword in his hand, with a pair of star-like eyes, looking around at the generals in front of the tent.

Ling Tong, Pan Zhang, He Qi, Chen Wu, Xu Sheng, Jiang Qin, all the generals, were all in the Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Jiangling followed the famous generals who stood in the world, and now it is said that after a few years, once again commanding them to fight on the battlefield, not only Zhou Yu, but the hearts of each of them are surging.

The handsome and free commander in front of him made everyone unconsciously impressed, and they were willing to go to the soup for him, because they deeply believed that following Zhou Yu's conquest and killing would be invincible.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Cao Ying only left 7,000 soldiers to guard Hefei, and left Zhang Liao, Le Jin and Li Dian to command the troops, I expect that Cao Lao thief will have a plan before leaving, most of these three people will take advantage of my unstable camp tonight, and lead the army to rob the camp at night."

As soon as these words came out, the generals described it as a move, except for Ling Tong, many people still couldn't figure it out, their own side was almost ten times the enemy, in this absolute disadvantage, how could the three generals in the city dare to go out of the city to fight.

However, even if they couldn't figure it out for a while, they never had the slightest doubt, because they believed that as long as Zhou Yu judged, there was no need to question it, and it naturally made sense.

Zhou Yu became a bamboo, swept the generals with a confident face, and said loudly: "If my expectations are right, the enemy will come to rob the camp with cavalry tonight, then tonight we will plan and take advantage of the situation to attack Hefei in one fell swoop." Ladies and gentlemen, it is now that you are famous in the world again, are you willing to fight to the death for me Zhou Yu? ”

"Famous in the world, right now, are you willing to fight to the death for me Zhou Yu?"

In the same way, Zhou Yu also said the same thing on the night before the decisive battle. It was on that night that they defeated the Cao army, which claimed to be 800,000, and overnight, they who were once unknown became a topic of discussion in the world with the name of Zhou Yu.

Now, it seems, it's back to that night.

In the body, the blood is boiling, and a heart is as strong as steel.

"I am willing to fight to the death for the governor!"

"I am willing to fight to the death for the governor!"

The voice of generosity and enthusiasm stirred in the tent, Zhou Yu looked around at the faces with strong fighting spirit, and a smile appeared on the handsome face.

…………………… Thousands of miles away, Fancheng camp.

It was late at night, and the camp was silent, except for the occasional footsteps of passing patrols.

In the quiet night, Cao Ying couldn't sleep.

He stood in front of the tent door, standing with his hands in his hands, silently looking up at the light of the spark that stood high above just a few miles away.

It was the head of Fancheng, a fortified city that ordered him to attack hundreds of thousands of troops for dozens of days without being able to take it.

He recalled the old things when he went south to Jingzhou, Liu Cong's surrender allowed him to take Jingzhou bloodlessly, and he didn't even go in to take a look at this small city opposite Xiangyang.

But now, it was this once inconspicuous city that made him stop before the Han River, and he lost the lives of many elite people, but he couldn't overcome it.

Jingzhou, it turns out, can also be so tenacious.

"Alas......"

Inadvertently, Cao Ying let out a soft sigh.

Just as he was sighing, there was the sound of footsteps in his ears, and the guards on the left and right immediately became alert and protected Cao Ying from all sides.

When I turned around, I saw a person hurrying from the darkness, and the person who came was Liu Ye.

As the surname Liu of the Han family, Liu Ye was rarely reused under Cao Ying, and he has always been responsible for intelligence work.

Cao Ying waved his hand, and the surrounding warriors stepped aside, letting Liu Ye come closer.

"I've seen the prime minister." Liu Ye bowed, and in the dim light of the night, the face full of Confucian breath seemed to have a worried expression.

Coming late at night, and with a melancholy face, Cao Ying knew that Liu Ye must have brought some bad news.

"Ziyang, is that kid Sun Quan attacking Hefei?" Cao Ying asked with a calm face.

Liu Ye's expression changed, and his eyes showed a strange light: "How did the prime minister know?" ”

"The northern country has been flattened, Ma Chao fled to Hanzhong, and the big-eared thief stumbled in Yizhou, Fang is under today, except for the blue eye, who can have any more incidents." Cao Ying stroked and smiled, as if he was a little proud of God.

"The prime minister is like a god, I can't wait, yes, the Wu army did enter Hefei, and there are 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the momentum is very huge." Liu Ye admired it, and shared the information he had just sent from Huainan with Cao Ying.

Everything, as if Cao Ying was in control, could not see a trace of worry on his face.

Cao Ying turned around and walked into the tent, and said unhurriedly: "Sun Zhongmou, this kid, has no faith repeatedly, it seems that the previous calculation of appointing him as a general of the chariot and cavalry has failed. ”

Liu Ye, who followed up, said: "Prime Minister, the Wu army is powerful, if Hefei is lost, the Wu people's water army will go straight into Huaishui, and the entire Huainan will not be defended, I am thinking, at this time, is it time to consider withdrawing the siege of Xiangyang and returning to Hefei." ”

Cao Ying sneered, with a look of disdain: "Biyan still has a hand in playing with power, if you talk about the way of using troops, it is just a third-rate character, although there are many troops, there is no need to worry." Besides, before I left, I also left a plan for Zhang Le and the others, as long as they follow the plan, they will be able to force the blue eyes to retreat. ”

At this moment, Cao Ying seemed to be strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, and his words were full of disapproval of Sun Quan.

"But Prime Minister, according to intelligence, the commander of the Wu army this time is not Sun Quan." Liu Ye said in a meaningful tone.

"Not Sun Quan? Who could it be? ”

Cao Ying looked a little surprised, only a handful, there are very few people who can be handsome and talented among the Wu people, and now Lu Su is in Jingzhou, except for Sun Quan, Cao Ying can't think of anyone who can be the commander of the army attacking Hefei.

Liu Ye paused for a moment and silently said two words: "Zhou Yu." ”

Zhou Yu!

When he heard these two names, Cao Ying's whole person was shocked, and his expression was in his chest, and he was shocked for a moment, and there was great surprise in his expression.

"Zhou Yu, how could it be Zhou Yu, hasn't this kid been angry with Sun Quan yet?"

With Cao Ying's power scheme, Sun Quan lent Nanjun to Liu Bei back then, and Cao Ying's intention to balance Zhou Yu could not be seen. After hearing the news that Zhou Yu had been cut off from his military power and returned to Wu to recuperate, Cao Ying was really relieved.

Over the years, he has not heard of Zhou Yu's news, and Cao Ying has almost forgotten this old enemy who once shattered his dream of unifying the world, but he didn't expect that at such a critical time, Sun Quan would use this person again.

In the world, there are only a handful of people who can make Cao Ying feel a little jealous, and Zhou Yu is definitely the one who can be at the forefront.

"I heard that Zhou Yu has been recuperating in seclusion for several years, and there have been rumors that Zhou Yu has died of illness not long ago, but I didn't expect him to come out of the mountain again at this time, Prime Minister, this person must not be ignored."

There is no need for Liu Ye to remind him, Cao Ying has been deeply aware of the seriousness of the situation in Hefei, and Zhou Yu's sudden departure from the mountain suddenly broke his overall strategy.

If Sun Quan led the troops, or even Lu Su used the troops, Cao Ying was absolutely at ease with Zhang Liao and the three of them, as long as they followed their own plans, even if they did not repel the enemy, it would never be a problem to hold Hefei.

But now, the enemy's coach has been replaced by Zhou Yu, so the situation is very different.

Thinking that back then, Cao Ren defended Jiangling with superior forces, but in the end, he was forced by Zhou Yu to abandon the city in a hurry, with Cao Ren's strength, he was not Zhou Yu's opponent, not to mention Zhang Liaole's entry into them.

In an instant, all Cao Ying's self-confidence was gone, and all the anxiety on his face was there.

Fancheng can not be attacked for a long time, the army crosses the Han River, and I don't know how much time it will take to conquer Xiangyang, if Hefei has three long and two short, the entire Central Plains will be exposed to the enemy's troops on both sides, and the offensive and defensive momentum may be reversed from then on.

At this point, there is no choice.

Pacing in the tent and muttering for a long time, Cao Yingchang exhaled a breath and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, the whole army is ready to retreat, and set off tomorrow morning to aid Hefei." ”

……………………………… The next day, Fancheng Cao's army withdrew from the siege.

Two days later, Cao's army retreated to Xinye.

Three days later, Cao Yingqin led a large army to the east, and Cao Hong garrisoned Wancheng and Zhennanyang on behalf of Cao Ren, and hired troops to Xinye to prevent the enemy in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City, the soldiers and civilians of a city, after learning the news of Cao's army withdrawing, were all overjoyed, and the cloud of war shrouded in everyone's hearts was truly dissipated from this time.

South of Xiangyang City.

Liu Feng and the others stood outside the Ma Changting Pavilion, looking south, as if they were waiting for someone.

"I really didn't expect that Wu Hou would reactivate Zhou Lang this time, no wonder Cao Ying would withdraw his troops in a hurry." Liu Feng said with emotion.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Back then, the lord was benevolent and righteous, and sent Zhang Zhongjing to save Zhou Lang's life, and now Zhou Lang has relieved the siege of Xiangyang for the lord, which is also a good reward for the lord." ”

As soon as he reminded him, Liu Feng remembered what happened back then. At the beginning, he was hesitant to save Zhou Yu, but at that time, Liu Ba was still strongly opposed, thinking that there should be no future troubles, and Pang Tong was the only one who insisted on saving Zhou Yu.

If it weren't for Zhou Yu and the generals of Eastern Wu, who could make Cao Ying so jealous and lead the army to the east in such a hurry.

Thinking of it, Liu Feng couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect that the move back then could be used today, Mr. is really worthy of being like a god." ”

"Hehe-" Pang Tong stroked his short beard, and his eyebrows were a little proud.

As he spoke, dust and smoke rose from the south, and a convoy slowly came.

"It must be my brother who has arrived, let's go."

Liu Fengce immediately stepped forward and took Jing Xiang and his civil and military forces to greet him.

Under the umbrella cover, the sick man with a yellow face and a delightful expression, at this moment, as if returning to the light, he looked around the left and right, and those familiar scenes of the old place seemed to be a miracle medicine, making him a dying spirit, but at this time he was actually a little more violent.

"Brother, you're welcome home."

Liu Feng lema was driving in front of the car and shouted to Liu Qi excitedly.

With the support of the attendants, Liu Qi stood up tremblingly, looked up into the distance, and under the dim sun, the familiar city was quietly bathed in gold.

At this moment, countless painful and beautiful memories emerged from my mind one by one like a passing cloud.

This is where he grew up, here are the memories of half his life, here are the good things, and there are also the nightmares that make him miserable.

Many years ago, when he was forced to leave here, he once thought that he would never be able to return to this place in this life, but he did not expect that after so many twists and turns, in the last moments of his life, he would finally be able to see this place again.

At this time, Liu Qi's eyes were full of tears, thousands of emotions, and the rolling crystal.

Seeing Liu Qi so excited, Liu Feng was also a little moved in his heart, so he said: "Brother, let's go, I'll accompany you into the city to have a look." ”

Liu Qi shook his head and choked up: "Let's not go into the city first, I want to go to my father's tomb to pay respects first." ”

When he returned to his hometown, it was natural to go to the tomb of his deceased father first. Thinking of his brotherly relationship with Liu Qi, whether it is public or private, he should also go to pay respects.

So Liu Feng asked the convoy to turn, accompanied Liu Qi, and went straight to the tomb of Liu Biao in the west of the city with a cadre of civil and military forces.

It was a stone tomb of not too large a size, not very well repaired, with a lot of weeds and vines growing on it, and a thick layer of dust covered the tombstones.

Liu Feng helped the trembling Liu Qi and staggered to the tomb, and the tearful Liu Qi bent his knees and knelt down in front of the tombstone.

"Father, my son is not filial, and I only came to worship you now." Liu Qi caressed the dusty tombstone with his hand, and under the surging emotion, he didn't realize that tears were raining down.

"Father, your inheritance, Ah Feng he finally took it back for him, you should also be blind in the spirit of the sky, father ......"

Liu Qi didn't know whether he was ashamed or happy, he burst into tears, knelt in front of Liu Biao's tomb and cried.

In this situation, Liu Feng was also greatly moved in his heart.

He knelt on one knee, supported Liu Qi with one hand, faced Liu Biao's tombstone with the other, and said solemnly: "Uncle, don't worry, with me Liu Feng here, the foundation of our Liu family is here, you are in the spirit of heaven, bless me and my brother, we will fight side by side and fulfill your wish to support the Han family." ”

"Father, father......"

The sun is like blood, and in the wilderness, the cry drifts away with the wind.

…………………… Three days later, Liu Feng set off, leading an army of 20,000 from Xiangyang, first south to Jiangling, and then raised troops to the west, towards Yidu County.

In Jingzhou, Liu Feng still left Wei Yan to guard Xiangyang, Pang Tong and Liu Ba to sit in Jiangling, and Chen to guard the public security. Liu Feng himself led Huang Zhong and Niu Jin and other generals to lead the western expedition army to join Ma Yan.

Of the 20,000 troops marching to the west, 5,000 were the original Changsha elites, and the other 15,000 were the surrenders of the Cao army and Guan Yu's army after the reorganization.

The army traced the river and soon arrived at the camp of Ma Yan, located in the southeast of Yidao City, the seat of Yidu County.

Here, Ma Tan has led the army to attack Yidao for several months, in fact, due to the previous events in Jingzhou, Liu Feng could not draw more troops, Ma Tan's troops and horses, not so much attacking Yidao, but not here to monitor and contain Meng Da's 3,000 soldiers and horses, to prevent it from threatening Jiangling to the east.

"Lord, Meng Da has some ability to use soldiers, and it is not easy to attack Yidao City." After seeing Liu Feng, Ma Jian sighed with emotion. Before that, he had also tried to take down Yidao on his own, but after several fights, he had to give up this plan.

"If you can't attack, then you can only outwit." Liu Feng smiled, as if he had already had a plan in mind.

(To be continued)