Chapter 24: The Choice
"Okay!" In the hall of the Xuzhou Pastoral Mansion, Liu Bei was holding a silk book that had just been delivered, and he had always been calm and jumped up rarely. "Bo Tao has captured Danyang and is approaching Wu County!" Liu Bei came back to his senses and briefly introduced the situation to everyone in the hall, and everyone was in an uproar.
"Lord, in this way, I am afraid that before the summer, Jiangdong can be pacified!" Under the good situation, Mi Zhu is also very optimistic. Everyone was discussing for a long time, and then Chen Qun stepped forward and said: "Lord, since you have won the two counties, then the lord can go to the front line and boost morale!" ”
"That's true!" Liu Bei was also full of ambition when he heard this, and then frowned and asked, "But I don't know who wants to stay in Xuzhou?" ”
When everyone in the hall heard this, they suddenly looked at me, I looked at you, who wants to stay in the rear when this kind of meritorious service is made? At this time, Sun Qianhu stepped forward and said: "Lord, Lujiang and Danyang have been captured now, why doesn't the lord move the governance office south?" ”
"Moving south?" Liu Bei was also a little stunned when he heard this, but then understood what Sun Qian meant. At present, the Xuzhou administrative office is in Kaiyang, which is close to Qingzhou and the border of Yanzhou, and this area is a plain with a horse and a flat river, and Liu Bei sits in Xuzhou like a border. It's just that the relocation of this governance is very wide-ranging, and at the same time, the affairs in Jiangnan have not yet been settled, so Liu Bei has a little calculation, and he still wants to wait for the current war to be a little bit more eyebrow-raising.
"Order, transfer Wei Wenchang back to Xuzhou to guard Langya, Zang Xuangao to guard Lu State, beware of Cao Ying!" Liu Bei ordered two orders in a row, and then decided to go to the Danyang front line through Shouchun.
Different from the hesitation of everyone in Xuzhou City, there was a solemn atmosphere in Wujun City at this time. Wu Hou Sun Quan, who had just turned nineteen, had bloodshot eyes and was out of breath, sitting on the main seat like a wounded beast, and the civil and military officers standing on both sides felt breathless for a while.
"In other words, the current Danyang County has been lost?" After a long time, Sun Quan said abruptly, and the hoarseness of his voice was simply not like human words.
"That's right, General Shubi and Yuan Si Gong were both captured." Zhang Zhao on the side said weakly.
"Zhao Feng captures Danyang, and he can deter Wu County. This person has an army of 100,000, and he will approach Wu County at any time, so what can he do? "There is a weak interface among the officials in the hall, and it is Bu Fei Buzi Mountain. When everyone heard this, their hearts were suddenly a little blocked.
"Don't worry, my lord, Wu County still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and there is plenty of food and grass, so Zhao Feng has nothing to do!" As a childhood friend who grew up with Sun Quan, Pan Zhang had to come out at this time to boost his somewhat depressed morale.
"That's right, please bother a lot, the Xuzhou army may attack at any time!" Sun Quan suddenly regained his senses, and then without waiting for everyone to have any higher opinions, he immediately announced the end of the deliberations and prepared separately.
"Fourth, what's the matter?" Sun Quan looked up and saw that everyone had retreated, but only a young man who was only about fifteen years old was still talking and stopped, it was his fourth brother Sun Kuang Sun Jizuo.
"Second brother, you said that the third brother fell into the hands of Zhao Feng, will you?" Sun Kuang's lips trembled, and he didn't say anything more after all.
"Uncle Bi's surname is strong, no matter what, it won't weaken the name of my Sun family!" Sun Quan said resolutely, but there was still a trace of pain in his eyes.
"Right now, Zhao Feng has approached Wu County, but do you want to send Yu Zhang's army back to help?" Sun Kuang didn't want to continue this heavy topic, so he hurriedly changed the topic.
"Gong Jin is there to confront the Jingzhou army, how can he leave easily?" Sun Quan frowned when he heard this. Seeing his brother say this, Sun Kuang gritted his teeth and asked, "Brother, do you think Gongjin is really reliable?" ”
"Ji Zuo, what do you mean by that? Gong Jin is the sworn brother of the eldest brother, and he is also the brother-in-law, and he has always been the number one general in my Jiangdong, at this moment, I don't rely on him, who can I rely on? Sun Quan said solemnly, but there was still a complicated look in his eyes.
"Brother, I also know that easy suspicion will chill everyone's hearts. But you see, the Xuzhou army has already connected two counties, but he is still confronting the Jingzhou army. Sun Kuang's lips trembled a little, but he still reluctantly said these words. Seeing that Sun Quan was a little silent, Sun Kuang continued: "Big brother, why don't you transfer some people back to guard Wu County first!" ”
"No way!" Sun Kuang's stunned expression showed that Sun Quan had categorically rejected his brother's suggestion. "The city walls of Wu County are dangerous, and there is plenty of grain and grass, which is enough to withstand an army of 100,000. Moreover, even if Wu Jun loses, he can still retreat to Huiji. At present, the north side has been broken, and if the western front goes wrong again, Jiangdong will be in danger. Sun Quan also let out a long sigh when he said this, and then patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said: "Ji Zuo, the words of the right talent must not be known to outsiders, you and Lao Wu must also practice martial arts well, study the military book, and help me provoke this big beam early, you know?" ”
"Brother, I understand!" Sun Kuang nodded, and the two brothers were relatively speechless for a long time. At the same time, Zhou Yu and others, who were in Yuzhang, were also shocked when they heard the news of the loss of Danyang. "30,000 horses are stationed in Danyang, how can they be easily lost?" Cheng Pu's first reaction after hearing the news was fake.
"The people of Shanyue besieged General Shulang of Moling, and General Shubi was concerned about sending troops to rescue, but he was ambushed by the Xuzhou army, and then Yuan Sigong was deceived by the Xuzhou army to open the city gate" Zhou Yu also briefly introduced the situation a little gloomily, and the generals were even more heavy when they heard this.
"If the Xuzhou army captures Danyang, it can go straight to Wu County, but do you want to go back to the division to rescue?" Cheng Pu first thought of this most direct question. "There is no need for this, Wu County still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers who can hold on. The top priority at the moment is to break through the Jingzhou people on the other side first. Zhou Yu said in a deep voice. At this moment, a small colonel came to report that the Jingzhou army began to attack again.
"Liu Pan attacked very fiercely today!" Dong Xi said with some surprise. "Most likely he knew that Danyang had fallen and wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob him. Inform the defenders of Chaisang and Poyang to be careful to guard against the Xuzhou army. I'll wait until I break the Jingzhou Army first! Zhou Yu's tone was as calm as ever, and after the arrangement, he went out of the village to command the battle, and the generals hurriedly followed.
"Lord!" In Danyang City, Zhao Feng, Lu Su and others solemnly greeted Liu Bei, who had just arrived. "Excuse me!" Liu Bei was also smiling brightly, and the group came to the Danyang County Guard's Mansion. "Bo Tao, Zijing, I saw that this Jiangdong is really a rich land along the way. Although there are a few places that have experienced wars, most of the people in the city are still living and working in peace and contentment! After sitting down, Liu Bei said with some emotion.
"It all depends on the strength of everyone to minimize casualties and take the city!" When Zhao Feng said this, he also introduced Sun Fu, Pang Tong and Huang Zhong to Liu Bei in detail, the three people who had just taken refuge. As for Sun Yi and Gu Yong, the former couldn't step forward when he saw Zhao Feng, and the latter only said one sentence when facing Zhao Feng's persuasion: "My family is Xiaowu County." Without saying anything more, Zhao Feng knew that he didn't have the ability to persuade them to surrender now, so he had to be detained first. However, Sun Yi's martial arts are acceptable, so he naturally has to be strictly guarded and detained in prison; As for Gu Yong, a literati, he was directly put under house arrest.
"It's not easy!" Liu Bei also felt a little emotional after hearing about the process of taking Danyang in detail. In fact, Pang Tong's original strategy was a bit risky, first of all, whether Sun Yi would be fooled, secondly, whether the Jiangdong army could be annihilated in one fell swoop after the ambush, and secondly, whether the deception of the city would be recognized. Zhao Feng knew that if the general who defended the city was He Qi, who was more refined, or Tai Shici, who was more brave, then he and Pang Tong might not be able to make contributions. As for why Sun Quan did not give them Danyang, a critical place, to guard, but handed it over to Sun Yi, Zhao Feng estimated that he might as well trust them as his own brother, after all, Sun Quan was also a suspicious person in history.
"Now that Danyang has fallen, I don't know what Bo Tao is going to do next?" After Liu Bei understood the general situation, he began to prepare for the next step of the strategy. "At present, Danyang is already stable, and there are two places where the soldiers are headed, Wujun or Poyang. Wu County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the Sun clan is fundamentally here, if it can be captured in one fell swoop, it can get twice the result with half the effort; Poyang was relatively easy to attack, and capturing Poyang could flank Zhou Yu with the Jingzhou army, but it took more time. Zhao Feng briefly introduced the situation, Liu Bei also nodded lightly when he heard this, and quietly glanced at Zhao Feng, who immediately diverted the topic and talked about something else.
In the evening, Liu Bei secretly summoned Zhao Feng, Lu Su and Pang Tong at his accommodation. The first two were the supreme leaders of Liu Bei's operation, but the latter was Zhao Feng's proposal to bring him along. "There were many people in the morning meeting, and some things were inconvenient to say. Bo Tao, Zi Jing, this time to fight in Jiangnan, it is really hard for you! Liu Bei looked at the two people in front of him and said with some emotion.
"What is within the division, why not worry about the lord!" Zhao Feng and Lu Su also thanked him when he heard this. Liu Bei smiled and said: "How can I not worry about you, Hugh said that it was me, even Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who was in Guandu, was also worried about Bo Tao!" ”
"Huh?" Zhao Feng was a little surprised when he heard this, and then Liu Bei told him that there was a holy decree issued to Xuzhou. However, it is said that although Liu Bei is the imperial lieutenant of the dynasty and can be appointed to military positions, but the generals of the four expeditions and four towns are the pillars of the country, and they cannot be easily appointed, and they need to be appointed by the emperor himself, so Zhao Feng's general of the southern expedition His Majesty the emperor temporarily withdrew it and appointed Xiahou Yuan instead. As for Zhao Feng, the Holy Decree also appointed him as General Fenwei.
"Prime Minister Cao Cheng is so fond of love, and he still has time to take care of me Zhao in his busy schedule!" Zhao Feng was also a little angry and funny when he heard this, and this Cao Mengde was also a little stingy. However, General Fenwei is also okay, although he is also a miscellaneous general, but his rank is one level higher than his former Dangkou general, and it is also one level higher than the current Sun Quan's rebellious general, and he can also have his own general's mansion.
"Shi Yuan, I've wronged you!" Zhao Feng turned his head and "comforted" Pang Tongdao. The captain of the Pengdian school of the Fenwei General's Mansion is a little worse than the Pengdian captain of the Zhengnan General's Mansion. When Pang Tong heard this, he also knew that Zhao Feng was joking, so he smiled and said: "Natong can only help the lord to defeat Jiangdong first, and then snatch Sun Quan's rebellious general over and take it himself!" When they heard this, they all laughed.
After the laughter stopped, Liu Bei waved his hand and asked, "I don't know where Bo Tao intends to enter the army next?" At present, Zhao Feng, Pang Tong and Lu Su all have different views on the next direction of action. Pang Tong has always liked to take risks, and at the moment he suggested attacking Wu Jun directly, taking advantage of Zhou Yu's return to help; Lu Su advocated stability, and suggested that Poyang should be attacked first and Zhou Yu should be flanked, so that Jiangdong would not have to work hard if he wanted to attack again; Zhao Feng wanted to use the method of encircling the point to send reinforcements, encircling Wu County and attracting Zhou Yu to return for reinforcements, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate the living forces in Jiangdong, but this method Lu Su and Pang Tong did not agree very much, both of them thought that even if Sun Quan was transferred, Zhou Yu might not be able to put down the war on the Western Front and return to help.
Liu Bei was silent for a while after listening to the words of the three of them, and then took out a silk letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Feng, who opened it and looked at it and was immediately overjoyed.
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