At the beginning of the war, south of the south water, outside the city of Xingan.

Among the undulating hills and plains below the mountain, Jingzhou soldiers cleaned the battlefield. The crows followed the smell of blood, flew over the fields, or landed on the branches, or circled in the sky, quacking and quacking.

Liu Bei stepped on the muddy paddy field in wet boots, pulled his collar uncomfortably, and fought in the paddy fields and hills, which really made him uncomfortable. And this southern winter is biting cold, and the soaked shoes make it difficult for Liu Bei to endure the cold.

Liu Bei took off his boots filled with cold water, sat on the stone, and said tremblingly: "Yuan Zhi, the winter of this Yuzhang is really cold, and it is all pierced to the bones." ”

Xu Shu took stock of the gains on the battlefield, handed Liu Bei a blanket, and said: "Jiangnan is damp and cold, the lord can drink more hot tea and ginger soup to get rid of the cold." ”

Liu Bei wrapped himself in a blanket and asked, "How about the capture?" ”

"Ming Gong, our army won a great victory in this battle, killing more than 1,000 enemies, capturing more than 3,000 enemies, and the rest were defeated and retreated with Sun Ben and Sun Fu." After Xu Shu counted the captures, he said.

"Four or five thousand is also feasible." Liu Bei wiped his frozen red feet and said: "After the Nanchang and Nanshui World War II, the Sun Ben brothers have soldiers and horses in their hands, and it is estimated that there are only thousands of soldiers and horses left, and it is difficult to become a climate. Go deep into Luling, under the first battle, it should be calm. ”

Since Huo Jun led the army to garrison Pengzecheng, Liu Bei and Liu Qi faced off against Sun Ben and Sun Fu brothers in Nanchang. In the face of Sun Ben and Sun Fu's insistence, Liu Bei released a rumor that Sun Quan would come to help, and led the army to retreat to the north. Sun Ben was overjoyed, pursued the Jingzhou army, ambushed on the road, and was defeated by Liu Bei.

Sun Ben and Sun Fu abandoned Nanchang and left, retreated to Xingan, and confronted the Jingzhou army across the South Water. Liu Bei had been fruitless for nearly a month, and later wrote a proposal to suggest that the old and weak stay in the camp, bluff, and cross the river at night from the upper reaches of the main force, and then attack Sun Ben's army.

Liu Bei Nawen suggested that Liu Pan lead the old soldiers to garrison the camp, and he led the main force to cross the Nanshui from the upper reaches at night to attack Sun Ben's army.

Sun Ben and Sun Fu found out in the morning and led their troops to fight against Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei was defeated in the first battle and lured the enemy deeper; In the later battle, with the ambush of the cavalry, his army was defeated; The civil employment rate is old and weak, and he takes advantage of the situation to cross the river and take the camp. Sun Ben and Sun Fu led the remnants to retreat along the Ganshui River and retreat to the area of Baqiu and Yangcheng.

Xu Shu estimated the time and said, "Zhong Miao has been holding on to Peng Ze for more than two months, and it is approaching the beginning of the year. If it is according to the period of half a year, there should be more than three months. It is not difficult to pacify Sun Ben and Sun Fu brothers in three months. ”

Liu Bei took the clean shoes from Tai Shiheng's hand and put them on, and said disdainfully: "March is too long, the Sun brothers don't need March, and they will be prepared for another two months, which is enough to completely pacify Luling." ”

After a pause, Liu Bei was quite sad and said, "I don't know how long Zhong Miao can hold on." It's a pity that Yun Chang was also dragged by Cheng Pu, and it was difficult to get out, otherwise it would be a pity to let Yun Chang reinforce Peng Ze. ”

Xu Shu stroked his beard and said, "If the lord is worried, it is better to let Xingba and Yunlong lead the water division to approach Peng Zecheng." If something is wrong, you can also let Xingba lead his troops into the city to reinforce Zhong Miao. ”

"Or can ......"

Before Liu Bei's words fell, Liu Qi led a person to walk over with a anxious expression.

"Uncle, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu attacked Chaisang, Huang Jiangxia was killed in battle, and more than 6,000 people were destroyed." Liu Qi pointed to the young man behind him and said, "This is Huang Jiye, the nephew of the Huangjiang Xia clan, the army was defeated, and he and Deng Long were stationed in Chaisang. Deng Long wanted to surrender the city, and Jiye led a hundred horsemen to leave. ”

"What!"

Liu Bei stood up abruptly and asked nervously, "What about Peng Zecheng, Zhong Miao is in danger." ”

"Envoy Qi, Peng Ze is still in the hands of General Huo. General Huo repeatedly defeated the enemy army, which made Sun Quan and Zhou Yu fearful. Huang Xu said.

Seeing that Huo Jun was fine, Liu Bei calmed down and said suspiciously: "Peng Ze is still here, how can Jiangdong send an army to attack Chaisang?" Could it be that Huang Jiangxia's garrison was lax and was detected by Sun Quan, and the Jiangdong Navy Division took the opportunity to attack. ”

Huang Xu was quite ashamed and said: "The envoy is worthy of being a good fighter, Huang Jiangxia was really unprepared, he was attacked by Zhou Yu to break through the water village, and when he retreated, he was ambushed by the enemy and unfortunately died. Now that Chaisang has been lost, he implores the eldest son and the envoy to avenge Huangjiangxia and send troops to attack Chaisang. ”

Liu Qi waved his hand, motioned for the attendant to take Huang Xu down to rest temporarily, and asked with a worried face: "Uncle, Sun Ben was defeated at the beginning of this day, just as he was chasing after the victory. But the Jiangdong sailors conquered Chaisang, cut off our army's grain route, and the army advanced into Nanchang, what should I do? ”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Fortunately, our army has won the victory over the Sun brothers, otherwise the enemy will attack from the north and south, and our army will be difficult!" ”

Huang Zu's death shocked Liu Bei a little, and he quickly calmed down, and was a little glad about the current development. Fortunately, he had just defeated the Sun Ben brothers, so he would not fall into the dilemma of being caught between the two breads.

After sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Liu Bei said: "Bo Wei, now the Sun Ben brothers have been defeated, and there are only thousands of remnants in their hands, so they don't have to worry about fleeing into Luling County for the time being. It is feasible for us to raise troops to the north, defeat Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, and recapture Chaisang. ”

Liu Qi had a bitter face and said: "Today, I will raise troops to the north and fight with that Sun Quan, I am afraid it will be another hard battle." Sun Ben, who was finally defeated, was afraid that he would make a comeback and threaten the southern part of our army. ”

Although Liu Bei was unwilling in his heart, he still comforted Liu Qi and said: "Sun Ben is only a defeated general, and all the elite soldiers in his hands have been lost, even if he is allowed to resurrect, there is nothing to fear." And if Sun Quan can be defeated, Yuzhang is just around the corner. ”

Liu Bei's mind was quite sober, and he was never frightened by the difficulties in front of him. As he said, if the reinforcements led by Sun Quan can be defeated, the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling can be annexed. Sun Ben and Sun Fu led the remnants to flee south, they were already lost dogs, and if he could defeat them once, he could defeat them a second time.

With Liu Bei's comfort, Liu Qi calmed down, no longer panicked, and asked, "What should I do about the grain and grass?" Chaisang was lost, and the navy could not transport food. ”

Liu Bei turned his head to look at Xu Shu and asked, "How much military ration does our army still have?" ”

Xu Shu groaned a little and said, "The number of soldiers has increased, and the grain and grass are not enough. Our army has only one month of surplus grain and grass. ”

"January time!"

Liu Bei frowned and pondered, and asked: "Yuan Zhi, you and the eldest son's account under the account of Pan Zhushu (Pan Jun) govern more than ten counties such as Nanchang, Jiancheng, and Shangcai. See how much military rations can be scraped together to meet the needs of the army. ”

"No!" Xu Shu replied.

Saying that, Liu Bei paced slightly at Liu Qi and said: "Bo Wei, Guoan once stationed troops in Changsha, now it is better to let him lead the troops of the headquarters, garrison Yangle, point guard the grain road, and write letters and Changsha county guards." Let them temporarily transport grain and grass and the army by land, and we can support the grain and grass on the spot for more than a month, and supply the army on the spot, at least for nearly a month, which can free up more than two months. ”

"For more than two months, let Changsha Taishou mobilize grain and grass, and then transfer it to Yuzhang by land, which is enough time. Within half a year, our army was enough to defeat Sun Quan, open up the great river waterway, and welcome Jingzhou's grain and grass into Yuzhang. ”

"Good!"

With a way, Liu Qi was in a better mood for the most part, and said: "Uncle, a certain letter was immediately sent to Changsha Taishou, instructing Brother Pan to march westward, dredge the grain road, and lead grain and grass into Yuzhang by land. ”

Liu Qi is the eldest son, and his acquaintance Liu Pan came forward, so it is impossible for the Changsha county guard not to prepare grain and grass for the army. With Changsha's grain and grass, there is enough for the army to open up the Yangtze River waterway.

Liu Bei stood with his sword in his hand and commanded: "Order all the departments, rest for a day, and go north quickly." ”

"No!"

ps: There will be a change at night

(End of chapter)