Chapter 425: The First to Bear the Brunt
Cao Ying raised 800,000 troops and went south to Jingchu to defeat Liu Feng.
Although it was a crusade against Liu Feng, there were two people in front of Liu Feng, one was the left general who guarded Xinye, the emperor's uncle Liu Bei, and the other was the Jingzhou Thorn Shi, and the Zhennan general Liu Cong.
Cao Ying's name is to crusade against Liu Feng, but he actually wants to pass through the territory of the two. Therefore, people in the world can see that Cao Ying's battle is to take over the tripartite forces of Jing and Chu in one fell swoop.
As for whether to go down the river and crusade against Jiangdong Sun Quan, it will be in the clouds, and it all depends on how Cao Ying decides.
As soon as this news came out, Xinye shook, Xiangyang shook, Jiangxia shook, Jiangdong shook, and even the world shook.
In fact, long before Cao Ying raised his troops, his army was transferred to Wancheng from all directions, Xu Huang guarded Wancheng, Yu Ban, Cao Chun, Li Dian and others led their headquarters from all directions, and came to Wancheng to assemble, a total of 100,000 troops.
These people are all the best under Cao Ying's account, and the soldiers and horses in his department are extremely elite, and they are not half a point weaker than Cao Ying's headquarters.
Among them, the 20,000 tigers and leopards commanded by Cao Ying are even more sharp in the world.
Following Cao Ying's southern expedition to the north, and the first battle of Yuan in Hebei, he established a great meritorious service and was the first in the world.
Waiting for Cao Ying's 100,000 to go south, and the 100,000 troops of Wancheng will return, which is 200,000 troops. is known as 800,000, although it is exaggerated, but in terms of strength, it is not something that Jing Chu's people can resist.
At least the people of the world think that Liu Bei, Liu Cong, etc., as soon as Cao Ying came, they fell apart and were vulnerable. As for Liu Feng, he has to fight a battle to determine the winner and loser.
However, no one in the world is optimistic about Liu Feng, although Liu Feng is strong, he is not as strong as Cao Gong.
This battle was the key, Cao Ying went down Jingchu, and then down the river to attack Jiangdong. There is no strong enemy in the world, because the rest of Ma Chao, Han Sui, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, Gongsun Du, and even Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi and others are really like clowns jumping off the beam, which is not enough evidence.
The emperor's hegemony is only in this battle.
For Cao Ying, it can be said that it is the desire of the people, so the Northern Central Plains is relaxed.
In contrast, Xinye, the land of Jingchu, is gloomy and bleak.
Xinye, because of the brunt, and the pressure is like a mountain.
Xinye Taishou Mansion, in the hall, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi are all there.
All of them had serious faces, and there was a sense of suffocation when Mount Tai was pressed to the top. I was out of breath.
Liu Bei, who has been in the world for decades, is old and only recruits in Xinye, and has some strength to survive. The complexion at this moment is not bad.
A few months ago, Liao Li ran away. Liu Bei spat out a mouthful of blood fiercely, and the spirit of the whole person was seriously hit, and he could only get up after lying on the bed for a month.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were shocked.
Liu Bei once called Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he was ready to entrust the future. handed over the soldiers and horses in the city to Guan Yu, and handed over the young Liu Chan to his fellow villager Jian Yong, and asked him to take Liu Chan to Yizhou, Jiangdong.
But Liu Bei was hard-fought and survived. After a long period of conditioning, not only does he have a good complexion, but he can also get on the horse and bend the bow.
But now is the time for a sudden turn.
With Cao Ying, he unified the north, as a behemoth, and supervised the princes of the world. The rest of the situation of Liu Feng, Sun Quan, Ma Chao, Han Sui, Liu Zhang and other small princes side by side.
With Cao Ying's southward journey, it will be over.
Regardless of victory or defeat, the pattern of the world will produce a fundamental change.
But under the great changes, there must be great opportunities. Everyone in the world believed that Cao Ying could win, but Liu Bei didn't believe it. Liu Bei believes it, and Liu Feng, Sun Quan and others will not believe it either.
At the beginning, Zhuge Liang made a strong stand, and once said that only in chaos can the soil be taken. Only under the chaos can there be a chance to take millet from the fire and obtain Jingchu.
Liu Feng and Sun Quan are both great princes who sit on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and they must have a lot of concerns.
When the time comes, the three families will exert their efforts to drive Cao Ying away.
Jiang Dong was always under the deterrence of Jiang Xia and did not dare to raise his head. I definitely don't want Xiangyang and Jiangling to fall into the hands of Liu Feng, and I don't have the ability to cross Jiangxia to share Jiangling and Xiangyang. When the time comes, he can join forces with Sun Quan to suppress Liu Feng and occupy Jiangling and Xiangyang. Thought it was the foundation.
Become a king.
However, it is imperative to talk about how to engage Cao Ying, whether to fight or retreat. What Wang Tu hegemony is, it is just a little silver in Liu Bei's heart.
"Cao Ying is going south, what are the plans of the princes?" Liu Bei asked.
"In less than a month, Cao Ying will definitely arrive in Wancheng, and Xinye will bear the brunt of it at that time. It's time to get along with Liu Qi and go south to Calcium City. There are more than 23,000 people together with the army, and when the time comes, they will either set up a calcium city to protect themselves, or go south to Jiangxia and ask Liu Feng to let a place protect themselves, which is a choice. Zhuge Liang actually had a plan in his heart, and immediately said when he heard the words.
"Liu Feng and the lord are enemies, if they go south to Jiangxia, they will definitely be annexed by them, Kong Ming is afraid of this?" Jian Yong hesitated.
Jian Yong is Liu Bei's fellow countryman and is very important. At the beginning, the relationship with Liu Feng was not bad, but later Liu Feng ran away, and as a minister, he naturally had to think about Liu Bei.
Jian Yong's words won the approval of most of the people in the audience, and they all turned their eyes to Zhuge Liang to see what he said.
"Not really." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "Cao Ying's 800,000 went south, in fact, it should be more than 200,000, after going south, the lord is weak, and he will directly face Liu Cong, Liu Cong, and the puppet." Cai Mao, Kuai Yue must move the state and surrender. At that time, 100,000 Xiangyang sailors also fell into the hands of Cao Ying. The number of soldiers increased to 300,000. ”
As he spoke, a confident smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face, and he said: "Under the 300,000 soldiers, even if Liu Feng has 100,000 strong soldiers and relies on the Yangtze River moat, I am afraid he will not be able to deal with it." There are no eggs under the nest, if Liu Feng is wise, he will definitely accept us. After that, I persuaded him to unite with Jiangdong and let Jiangdong's soldiers enter Jiangxia to fight against Cao Ying. We secretly united with Jiangdong and restrained Liu Feng, and he would have no chance to annex us. In this way, when Cao Ying is gone, he will make a calculation. ”
As he spoke, Zhuge Liang stood up and spoke every word. His face was also red, and he was extremely confident, as if he had recovered the sharpness he had when he first defected to Liu Bei.
Not only did Liu Bei nod again and again, but everyone present also had confidence.
There are no eggs under the nest, and it is the general trend for the three families to jointly fight against Cao Ying, Liu Feng is not wise, but he is very wise.
Can a person who conquered seven counties in two years and left behind a great name not be wise?
A wise person will put big things first and put personal grievances aside.
In the hall, the solemn atmosphere was also swept away.
"That's very good." Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with satisfaction, this person came to serve, it was really a blessing in his life, compared to it, Xu Shu lost, and he lost.
Liu Bei first motioned to Zhuge Liang and asked him to sit down. Then he turned his head to Jian Yongdao.
"Xianhe."
"My lord." Jian Yong raised his fist.
"Ordered you to go to Calcium City, not so much about Kong Ming's strategy. However, it is not possible to let down its guard and let it strengthen the city walls first and prepare to meet the enemy. Liu Bei ordered.
"No." Jian Yong bowed to Liu Bei, got up and walked out of the hall.
"Yun Chang, Yide, Shu Zhi." After Jian Yong left, Liu Bei turned to say again.
"My lord." Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Zhi responded.
"You three, hurry up your preparations. Always ready to evacuate to Calcium City. Liu Bei ordered methodically.
"No." Guan Yu and the three of them left in response.
After a few people left, only Zhuge Liang, Sun Qian, and Mi Zhu were left in the hall.
Liu Bei swept over the faces of the three of them, paused for a moment on Mi Zhu's face, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There is a danger of breaking the family in this battle, and all the people here are willing to die and survive. Mi Zhu is the only one who has a good relationship with Liu Feng.
If you go south to Jiangxia, you may not be able to move your family to Liu Feng.
Mi Zhu knew that he was jealous of Liu Bei, so he was very sensitive to Liu Bei's gaze, although Liu Bei's gaze was fleeting, but Mi Zhu felt it.
His body shook and lowered his head slightly.
There was some humiliation in my heart, at the beginning of Xuzhou, who could support you Liu Bei. Mi Zhu let out an unwilling roar in his heart.
How unwilling Mi Zhu was in his heart, Liu Bei didn't know, and even if he knew, he didn't care.
Backyard, Gan's yard.
Gan and Mi sat opposite each other, and each other's faces were not good-looking. Cao Ying went south for such a big event, how could the two of them not know it.
Cao Ying went south, and the most heart-wrenching was Gan's.
Seeing that the two-year period with Liu Feng is getting closer and closer, and seeing that Liu Feng is getting stronger and stronger, it is almost time to send troops to the north and take her to Jiangxia to enjoy her happiness.
Hearing that Liu Feng already had two sons, Gan often fantasized about living with his son in the backyard and hugging his grandson.
I often think about it as an afternoon or a day.
However, Cao Ying suddenly went south, which shattered her dream. If Liu Bei guards Xinye, she may die. If Liu Bei goes south, she will be even more upset.
If Liu Bei then what should she do if she threatens Feng'er?
From the time he heard the news, Gan's heart was in a mess, and he didn't need to eat. After two years of raising a plump body, I have lost a lot of weight.
After being silent for a long time, Mi Shi looked at Gan's face and proposed: "Such a big thing, Feng'er must have known the news, I think Feng'er must have some backhand when he sent ten guards to Xinye." Ask the guards what they might be able to do. ”
Having said that, Mi didn't have much confidence in his heart. However, in the end, it is also a hope, which is much better than sitting in a hurry.
Gan's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "I should ask, I should ask." ”
As he spoke, Gan Shi looked outside and said, "Come on, please Sergeant Wu." ”
"Yes." Outside the door, the maid answered.
Sergeant Wu is Wu Shuang, the leader of the ten guards sent by Liu Feng. Not long after, Wu Shuang's voice sounded outside the door, "Madam." ”
"Come in." Gan said softly.
"No." In response, Wu Shuang walked into the room and stood respectfully next to Gan and Mi.
"Now that the Cao army is going south, the situation is dangerous, I don't know if Sergeant Wu has a good plan, let our sisters go south and fight Feng'er?" Looking at Wu Shuang, Gan Shi thought of his son who was far away in Jiangxia, and he felt very secure, and couldn't help but look forward to it.
(To be continued)