In the first month of the spring of the twentieth year of Jian'an, Liu Qi returned to Shouchun, although it was the end of the year, but there was no half of the joy.

Huang Gai took the opportunity to send troops, Sima Yi's plan was defeated and retreated, and the Wei army took advantage of the situation to advance and counterattack Shouchun, and the soldiers came to the city, murderous.

This is Sun Cao's third Shouchun battle, two heavy defeats, so that the Jiangdong defenders are very nervous, coupled with the unfavorable battle, the city is lifeless, Lu Su rushed from Hefei to the front line to appease the army.

Liu Qi entered the city, Lu Su first brought him into the back hall, and said secretly: "This time the troops were frustrated, the Wei soldiers did not rush to kill them all, and sure enough, they mixed in many Wei troops and sent people to closely monitor them, I don't know what the situation is in the water village?" ”

Liu Qi said: "I have promoted Lu Xun to be the governor of the navy, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." ”

"Dongfeng?" Lu Su was slightly stunned, nodded and said, "The general is reasonable, and he really needs to wait for the east wind." ”

Liu Qi asked, "General Huang, are you ready?" ”

Lu Su stroked his beard and sighed: "The old general is old, I'm afraid...... Why not choose a young general? ”

Liu Qi said helplessly: "Jiangdong generals, only Huang Gongfu has the highest prestige, and it is difficult to win the trust of the old general to punish him, which is also the old general's insistent request." ”

Lu Su said angrily: "The old general is really heroic in Jiangdong, and he is not inferior to Zhao Lian!" ”

Liu Qi said: "If the incident happens tomorrow, I am afraid that the army will be unstable, and I have to do a lot of maneuvering to avoid self-defeating." ”

Lu Su nodded and said: "If this plan is successful, Cao Cao will be concealed, and he will enter Xuzhou in one fell swoop, then Jiangdong will be fine." Huang Gongfu should be old and strong, this battle will go down in history, compared to being stubborn and bloody, how is it not worth it? ”

Liu Qi smiled secretly in his heart, in this situation, Huang Gai was beaten, but the role of the Battle of Chibi was much smaller, but the Huainan War took a turn from then on, and the Han Dynasty was revitalized, and the evaluation of Huang Gai by future generations would never be low.

The next day, Liu Qi summoned the generals to raise their accounts and inquire about sending troops, but the generals were all silent and bowed their heads.

Liu Qi sneered: "I have heard that Jiangdong is more handsome, there are heavy pupils in the past, and now there is Sun Bofu, all of them are heroes, and they are all afraid of the head and tail, and they have no responsibility, which shows that Huainan has been defeated repeatedly." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was shocked, and the generals looked at Liu Qi angrily, if they didn't take care of Huang Gai's face, they would have to draw a knife with Liu Qi.

Behind Liu Qi, Zhao Yun on the left and Chen on the right, the two of them looked at the Jiangdong generals coldly.

Huang Gai rushed out of the ranks, hugged his fists and said: "The general doesn't have to ask, sending troops is Huang's strong advocate." ”

Liu Qi snorted coldly: "I went to inspect the water village, and I have repeatedly explained that I can't send troops without the general's order, why should the old general act against the order?" ”

Huang Gai sneered: "Since General Liu went to Huainan, he inspected the battalions and waited for an opportunity to fight, but it was just to show off and win people's hearts, but he told me to hold on, wouldn't it make Cao Thief laugh at me that there is no one in Jiangdong?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Liu Qi patted the case and said: "I am entrusted by Wu Hou to take charge of Jiangdong, you are a veteran, you should lead by example, but you act so willfully, do you want to test whether my military law is not strict?" ”

Huang Gai laughed and said: "I have followed the general of the Broken Captives, crisscrossing the southeast, and I have been in the third generation, why do you use you to teach me to do things?" ”

Liu Qi took the case and shouted: "Huang Gongfu, don't rely on the old and sell the old, this time the army is not good, and it will frustrate the prestige of our army, how do you explain it?" ”

Huang Gai glared at Liu Qi, stroked his beard and said: "General Liu went to Xuyi, with the sharpness of my Jiangdong naval army, but he was defeated by Cao Xiu, what do you say?" ”

"Bold!" Liu Qi was furious, pointed at Huang Gai and shouted: "I am entrusted by Wu Hou to take charge, and the soldiers work together to rejuvenate the Han, and Ru'an dares to break my military law?" If you don't kill the old man, it's not enough to stand up for power, come - behead Huang Gai to show the public, and use the military law! ”

"No!" On both sides of the hall, four pro-soldiers poured up, all of them were white soldiers, and they suppressed Huang Gai without saying anything.

"Stop!" Han Dang and the others were shocked, and they stepped forward to stop them, and the two sides pushed each other.

Liu Qi held Sun Quan's sword in one hand and Wu Hou's seal in the other, and said loudly: "There is a token of Wu Hou here, those who dare to violate the order will be killed!" ”

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi took a step forward, glared angrily at the Jiangdong generals, and pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords, about to make a big move.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Huan hurriedly pleaded: "General Liu is angry, he is an old minister of Jiangdong, you must not kill him, please forgive me." ”

Liu Qi said coldly: "Who dares to mess with my law?" Blasted Zhu Huan out—"

Chen Zhi stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Huan's arm, and pushed him out of the door, Han Dang and the others were all colorful, pointing at Liu Qi and about to attack.

Liu Qi raised his sword and cut off the corner of the table, and said in a deep voice: "If you dare to intercede, you will be the same as this case!" ”

"My sword is not disadvantaged!" The next person in the hall drew his sword and stood up, it was the young man Ling Tong, who gritted his teeth and looked at Liu Qi: "Don't let go of Old General Huang, I will make you blood splash three feet." ”

Liu Qi's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Where is Zilong?" ”

Zhao Yun jumped down from the hall, only to hear a dragon roar, the cold light burst out, and he drew his sword and stabbed at Ling Tong.

Although Ling Tong was young and vigorous, he only wanted to threaten Liu Qi, and he didn't dare to really make a move, seeing Zhao Yun stabbing with a sword and hurriedly dodging, plus his martial arts were still a little worse than Zhao Yun, and the sword was snatched away from the two and three together, and he was also pushed out of the palace.

In the blink of an eye, the two generals blasted out, and the military officers and officials outside the mansion were all shocked, and the gate was crowded, and even the people came to watch the excitement.

Han Dang's face was pale, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the sword turned white, and it took a long time before he took a deep breath and looked at Lu Su: "Governor ......"

Lu Su hugged his fists and said: "Although Huang Gai violated the military order, he really broke Cao as soon as possible and shared the worries for the general!" Since ancient times, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and if the general is killed at this time, it is not good for the army, but it is called Cao thief's joy. I hope that the general will forgive for the time being, and the right to remember the guilt, and after breaking Cao, it is not too late to report to Wu Hou for disposal. ”

Han Dang and the others endured their anger and pleaded hard, not to mention Huang Gai's prestige in the army on weekdays, it was Liu Qi's move, which also made them feel sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

Liu Qi took a deep breath and said slowly: "If you don't look at Lu Zi's respect, it will be difficult to spare this old thief today!" But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living sin is unforgivable, and he is dragged out and beaten with a hundred rods to set an example. ”

Han Dang was shocked: "General Liu can't, General Huang is old and decrepit, how can he afford a hundred rods?" ”

"You have to wait for Hugh to get an inch!" Liu Qi was so angry that the blue tendons on his forehead flared up, "This is the order of General Wu Hou, who dares to disobey?" ”

Han Dang gritted his teeth and pulled the generals to kneel down again to say goodbye.

Lu Su couldn't stand it, and pleaded with Liu Qi again: "If the general punishes Huang Gongfu, he needs to pay homage to the general, why not exempt him from his official position?" ”

Liu Qi pointed at Huang Gai and said coldly: "Old man, when I was in Nanyang, tens of thousands of people could break the army of 300,000 thieves, and the whole battle was strictly disciplined. How dare you disturb my testimonies? and send fifty sticks, and if there is a violation, both crimes will be punished. ”

Huang Gai was pushed out of the door and laughed angrily: "Liu Qi'er, if you want to kill, you will kill, why bother to behave?" Like an ignorant son like you, trying in vain to destroy Cao Xinghan, hahaha-"

"Old thief, I swear to kill you!" Liu Qi kicked over the desk, and was about to kill Huang Gai with his sword, but Lu Su and the others hurriedly stopped him.