Chapter 37 Jingzhou Mu

As mentioned last time, Liu Hou planned to use the radical method to persuade Guan Gong and dispel his thoughts of suicide:

"This time Cao Cao and Sun Quan colluded and framed the second uncle with despicable and shameless tricks, doesn't the second uncle plan to take revenge? Do you want to learn from the overlord of Chu to kill himself in Wujiang? You must know that after the overlord of Chu killed himself, he would never have a chance to turn over, if he didn't kill himself back then, and after crossing the river, he summoned the children of Jiangdong to make a comeback, and he may not have the opportunity to win the world. ”

As a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, it is actually very perverse to say such things, but in order to persuade Guan Gong, Liu Hou had to take the Chu and Han hegemony as an example.

"Hmph, this revenge is not revenge for non-gentlemen, Cao Cao's old thief, Sun Quan'er, Guan Mou is bound to take the head of Er and other items to avenge today's humiliation." Hearing the revenge, Guan Yu was really ruthless, and he regained a little fighting spirit.

"That being the case, then please do your best to take care of your injuries, and we will recruit troops, regroup, and find them to fight again." Liu Houdao.

"Hehe, ahem." Guan Gong laughed twice, and was immediately interrupted by a cough, and Liu Hou vaguely saw him cough up some blood and spray it on the horse's mane, which was very conspicuous.

"I didn't expect Guan to be a certain age, but I still want Xiao Adou to comfort you, a hairy boy. No matter what, no matter what, Guan Mou will go to recuperate from his injuries, Xiao Adou, don't worry, this revenge has not been avenged, Guan Mou will never go to see King Yama so lightly. Hehe, little Adou, you have grown up and are becoming more and more able to speak. ”

Guan Gong is not a fool, he can naturally see that Liu Hou is persuading him, after this battle, his heart has also changed a lot, and he is no longer as arrogant as before. Before, I was worried about the safety of Jingzhou, so I hung a sigh of relief, supported to come back to see Jingzhou, I wanted to make sure that Jingzhou was safe, so I apologized for my crimes, and today under Liu Hou's persuasion, I also dispelled the idea of suicide.

Liu Hou saw that Guan Gong dispelled the idea of suicide, and saw that he was extremely depressed, so he didn't talk to him anymore, and asked people to help him off the horse, lie down on the carriage that had been prepared, and send him back to the city for treatment.

"It's hard work Fourth Uncle." Only then did Liu Hou turn his head to Zhao Yundao. Although Zhao Yun couldn't hide the tired look on his face, he still straightened his waist when he always paid attention to perfection and rigor.

"The prince is polite, this is an internal matter of the clouds." Zhao Yun replied lightly. Zhao Yun and Liu Hou should actually be masters and apprentices, but Liu Hou has never called him master, but fourth uncle, and Zhao Yun is also very satisfied with this title.

However, he has always adhered to his duties as a courtier and never did anything arrogant, so even though he and Liu Hou's acquaintance Cheng Dù was the highest among the generals of the Shu army, his words and deeds in front of Liu Hou were always decent and indifferent.

In fact, when he was in the Ministry of Industry, Liu Hou saw him more than his father Liu Bei, and his intimacy with Cheng Dù was deeper than that of his parents, but this kind of intimacy Zhao Yun has always been in his heart, and there is no appearance on the outside.

Liu Hou greeted Guo Youzhi, Zhang Bao and others one by one, and after a few words of greeting, he arranged for them to go into the city to rest, and arranged for the doctors and nurses of the medical camp to hurry up to treat the wounded.

Zhang Zhongjing brought a large number of medical personnel from Chengdu to Jingzhou this time, firstly, he planned to set up the Jingzhou branch of the people's hospital here, and secondly, he also expected that after arriving in Jingzhou, he would inevitably face a series of major battles, and there would be countless wounded and sick at that time, and even the plague might be caused by the war, so he made arrangements in terms of technical strength and drug reserves.

Unexpectedly, they had just arrived in Jingzhou, and these preparations would come in handy immediately. Nearly 4,000 people returned from this expedition, almost all of them were wounded, and more than half of them were seriously injured. It was not until half a month later that most of the wounded were discharged from the hospital.

Since the hospital had not yet been established, Fei Yi used Uncle Fat Pig's house as a temporary resettlement place to accommodate these patients. To say that this fat pig uncle is really rich, there is a big mansion in Jingzhou City, in which there are dozens of rooms of various kinds, as well as a big garden, warehouse, etc.

This is a commercial and residential premises. Pan Jun led people to raid his home, and this mansion was naturally confiscated and cheapened by Liu Hou, which happened to come in handy at this time. After treating these wounded soldiers, Liu Hou handed over this kind of house to Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo, and asked them to build a people's hospital on this basis. The two were naturally overjoyed and gladly agreed.

Guan Gong's injuries seem to be very serious, and he has been suffering from fever and talking nonsense since returning to Jingzhou City. His original wounds were re-fractured, and many new wounds were added to his flight after a series of battles. There was no time to stop and let him treat his wounds during the escape, plus all the heavy grain and grass were thrown away, and there was a lack of medicine, so even if Hua Tuo was by his side, it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it was still inevitable to cause wound infection.

Although he still has the ambition of revenge, but because of his advanced age and severe injuries, he has not been able to get out of bed for half a month, and the affairs of Jingzhou City can only be managed by Liu Hou, Fei Yi, and Guo Youzhi.

Liu Hou tried to persuade him to return to Chengdu and recuperate, but he refused to live or die, saying that he would stay and take revenge.

Liu Hou said that his father missed his uncle very much, but he couldn't persuade him, so he had to give up. In fact, the real reason why Liu Hou wanted to send Guan Gong away was that the Duke was not conducive to his control of Jingzhou. After all, at present, Jingzhou Mu is still Guan Yu, Jingzhou, whether civil or military, is taken care of by Guan Gong, and now his injury is not healed, once he is injured, the power will inevitably be his, and Liu Hou can only be a soy sauce player in Jingzhou.

Half a month later, under the care of Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo, Guan Gong's injuries gradually improved, and he began to inquire about Jingzhou's affairs. Liu Hou was a little anxious, so he asked Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi to discuss.

"Mr. Fei, Mr. Guo, some time ago, my second uncle led the troops to the battle, and Jingzhou was empty of soldiers and horses, and now Jingzhou can be said to be extremely empty. However, Jingzhou is in the land of four wars, Cao Cao and Sun Quan will attack here at any time, and the current shape of Jingzhou can be described as extremely bad. ”

Hearing this, Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi thought that Liu Hou wanted to discuss with them how to recruit troops and consolidate city defenses to deal with the war, but who knows, Liu Hou changed his tone and said:

"My second uncle has just suffered a big defeat, and his spirit has been lost. In addition, he was seriously injured, if the Sun and Cao families came to attack, with Cheng Dù, who was now empty of troops in Jingzhou, it was estimated that he would not be able to hold the three counties of Jingzhou.

I want to stay and fight with the Sun and Cao armies, and with the musketeers I have at hand, I may be able to fight against their two armies. If it is replaced by the remaining thousands of remnants of the second uncle, it is absolutely helpless.

I asked the two gentlemen to come over to see if there was any way to let the second uncle go back to Chengdu, let me lead the civil affairs and military affairs of Jingzhou, and let me be the pastor of Jingzhou. ”

Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi couldn't help but be secretly surprised when they heard Liu Hou's words, they didn't expect this son of the world to have such ambitions at such a young age, and he was not as frivolous as a few days ago. Especially Fei Yi, who is still worried about Liu Hou's frivolous behavior a few days ago, is thinking about how to "educate and educate" this son, who knows, today the son of the world suddenly became serious and strict, and put forward such a big ambition, it is really strange.

"Shizi, the purpose of our 'actual combat exercise' has been achieved, Jingzhou and Guan Gong have been successfully rescued, and it is time for us to return to Chengdu." Fei Yi didn't want Liu Hou to stay in this place of right and wrong for a long time, so he immediately persuaded Liu Hou to withdraw to Chengdu, ignoring Liu Hou's idea of replacing Guan Gong.

"Mr. Fei, Jingzhou is a place of four wars militarily, but economically, it is also a treasure land that extends in all directions and prospers in freight. There are pros and cons to defending Jingzhou, but in my opinion, the pros outweigh the cons. For my Shu country, if we lose Jingzhou, we will be trapped in Shu in the future, and it is not easy to come out again, and if we hold Jingzhou, we will have a springboard for attacking the Central Plains and attacking Eastern Wu. This Jingzhou is really our bridgehead for dominating the world. ”

"Isn't there still Hanzhong? Starting from Hanzhong, we can also compete for dominance in the world. Fei Yi said weakly.

"Sending troops from Hanzhong had to climb over rugged mountain roads along the way, and it was not easy to march, and logistics and transportation were also difficult. Moreover, Cao Wei has built many Xiongguan and dangerous passes in this area, and deployed strong soldiers to defend it, so it is undoubtedly wishful thinking to attack the Central Plains from Hanzhong. Liu Houdao, he also added a sentence in his heart: "Just look at Zhuge Liang's seven out of Qishan and failed to succeed in the end." ”

"Jingzhou, on the other hand, can be reached in just two or three days from Chengdu down the river, and it is very convenient to transport troops and logistical baggage. Here you can not only attack Dongwu down the river, but also attack the Xiangfan area in the north, and even Nanyang, or even go directly to Xuchang. Therefore, I think Jingzhou is really a battleground for soldiers. Liu Hou said in an accentuated tone.

"But...... But ......" Fei Yi always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to say it.

"The world's foresight is really admirable." Guo Youzhi bowed to Liu Hou and said:

"Jingzhou has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, if we have a strong army and are in an offensive situation, it is indeed as the prince said, it is a springboard for hegemony in the world. However, if our strength is insufficient, then this place will become a piece of fat under the eyes of the wolves, and everyone is eager to jump over and take a bite, and then not only Jingzhou will not be able to defend it, but the prince will also be in a dangerous situation. ”

Obviously, Guo Youzhi is not optimistic about the situation in Jingzhou, and thinks that it is better for Liu Hou to return to Chengdu, but he spoke more tactfully, and turned around several times, but the meaning is very clear: You are not strong now, let alone fighting for hegemony in the world, and you don't even have the power to protect yourself.

"That's right, Mr. Guo's analysis is right, now Jingzhou is a fragrant bun, Sun, Liu, and Cao all want to fight, and they all want to swallow her in one bite. In this case, taking a step back will definitely not be a vast sky, on the contrary, it will lose the strategic initiative. I think that among the three, whoever withdraws from the competition for Jingzhou will give up the qualification to dominate the world.

We now need to find a way to change from passive to proactive, and from disadvantage to advantage. Mr. Guo also said just now that as long as we are strong enough, this can become a springboard for world domination. I just want to stay here, and strive to first defend the three counties of Jingzhou that are still in our hands, and then slowly develop and expand our military strength, and when the military strength is strong enough, we can attack Sun and Cao and unify the world. As he spoke, Liu Hou clenched his right hand into a fist and made a downward gesture on his chest to show his determination.

"This ......" Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi glanced at each other, this son of the world is really ambitious. But this ambition is too ambitious, but it's a little, a little...... Shouldn't such a grand plan be carried out by his fathers? Is he a young man? As powerful as Guan Gong, he has been operating in Jingzhou for nearly 10 years, and finally ended up like this.

If it is a young person, a famous general or a resourceful person who proposes such a plan, everyone will only think that this person has a unique strategic vision and great ambitions, and will definitely be unanimously appreciated by everyone, but Liu Hou still belongs to the ranks of little children, and it is a bit scary to put forward such plans and ideas.

No one dares to associate such a plan with a 12-year-old child, and no one dares to hand over such a plan to a child. Are you really a hero of the world? So many old foxes, so many fierce generals, are all masters who eat people without spitting out bones, and if you are not careful, you will be eaten to the point that there are no bones left.