Chapter 16: On the eve of the Battle of Yiling

"Li Jun, you are really my blessed general, quickly pass on my decree, let that captain named Xu Da come to the Chinese army to see me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Li Jun saluted Liu Bei with a fist, he turned around and rode his horse to the rear team.

Liu Bei was extremely happy, with a smile of surprise on his face, looking at Li Jun's back, there was not only praise in his eyes, but also a trace of complicated light.

This Li Jun is not only handsome, young, capable of literature and martial arts, brave and strategic, such an all-round talent, which is rare in the world, but also similar in age to his Chengdu prince Liu Chan.

Thinking of his son Liu Chan, Liu Bei felt an inexplicable sadness and pain in his heart.

Liu Chan has a cowardly personality, has no ambitions, only wants to have fun, is content with the status quo, is shallow in learning, is not literate, and cannot be martial.

In the final analysis, he is a mediocre person, if he inherits the throne after a hundred years, with his mediocre ability, can he control the dark tide of the Han court?

It can be determined that this is impossible, the only thing Liu Bei can do is to pave the way for Liu Chan, there is Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, so among the generals, there is a lack of suitable candidates.

And the appearance of Li Jun completely strengthened Liu Bei's thoughts, if Li Jun is next to assist Liu Chan, then Liu Chan can sit firmly on his throne as the emperor of the Han Dynasty with peace of mind, and the Liu royal family and the Han family can be passed on continuously.

However, Liu Bei still did not fully trust Li Jun's loyalty.

Last night, Li Jun incorporated the 3,000 surrendered Wu army into an army, and Liu Bei, who has always been cautious, had some doubts about whether Li Jun was hiding something in this purpose.

It's just that once this idea was born, it lingered all the time, affecting Liu Bei's mood.

Liu Bei suddenly thought of a way, since he didn't know whether Li Jun was loyal, it was better to try to win over Li Jun.

Marriage!

Liu Bei thinks about his youngest daughter, Liu Lishuang.

Liu Lishuang is the daughter of Empress Wu of Shu Han, and she is only sixteen years old, not much younger than Li Jun.

Liu Lishuang, as Liu Bei's only daughter, can be described as very favored, Liu Bei had two eldest daughters before, but unfortunately she was captured by Cao Chun in the battle of Changbanpo.

This has always been something that Liu Bei is reluctant to mention about shame.

Therefore, for his youngest daughter, Liu Lishuang, Liu Bei is extremely favored, and hopes to use the fatherly love he does not have, and he gives Liu Lishuang without reservation.

Liu Lishuang has been a beauty since she was a child, and now she has grown up, she is slim and slim, and her appearance is captivating to the country and the city.

Although he is beautiful, his personality is very cold.

In addition to her own relatives, she always puts people thousands of miles away.

If Liu Lishuang knew that his father was going to give him to someone he had never met, and it was a political marriage, I don't know how Liu Lishuang, who has always been strong, would react?

In Liu Bei's contemplation,

Li Jun rushed over with Xu Da.

"Your Majesty, Xu Da brings!"

After Li Jun finished speaking, he gave Xu Da a secret look next to him,

When Xu Da saw Emperor Shu Han for the first time, he was a little stunned, and under Li Jun's reminder, he hurriedly hugged his fist and saluted Liu Bei, "The last general, Xu Da, meet Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me!" Liu Bei didn't seem to want to see this old and rough Xu Da, and his expression was indifferent, "Listen to Li Jun, you know all the dynamics of Yiling City well?" ”

Before Xu Da came, Li Jun had said his lines in advance, and after being a little nervous, he adjusted his mentality and shouted loudly, "Back to Your Majesty, yes, the last general was also a captain in the previous Wu army, and he was also a native of Yiling City, so he was very familiar with Yiling City, how many soldiers and horses there were in the big city, and how many streets in the city were clear." ”

"Oh?" Liu Bei's indifferent face showed surprise, "So, you are a living map of Yiling City?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, so to speak!" Xu Da didn't dare to look directly at Liu Bei, and lowered his head slightly.

"Okay, if you break through Yiling City, you will be a great achievement, and I will have a reward!" Liu Bei nodded slightly happily.

"Tell me all the military secrets you know."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the defenders of the Wu army in Yiling City, there are 10,000, each guarding the city gate, among them, the west gate because of the proximity to the river, the number of defenders, but a thousand, the defense is weak, can be one of the siege targets, the south gate is the strongest defense of the Wu army A city gate, not only has the Wu army governor Lu Xun led a cadre of Wu army generals to command the defense, but also six thousand Wu army elite, defensive equipment, rolling wood and oil, everything is available, the north gate and the east gate are surrounded by mountains, but also a place where the defense is lax, and the west gate is the same, there are only one thousand Wu army, the remaining thousand, Responsible for maintaining security in the city, as well as logistical supplies. ”

"In addition, there are volunteers composed of two thousand people of Yiling City as backup and carrying and treating wounded soldiers."

After listening to Xu Da finish talking about the situation in Yiling City in one breath, Liu Bei and the others changed their complexions, so tightly defended and cooperated with the military and the people, no wonder yesterday, the Shu army could not attack for a long time.

Moreover, he was ambushed by Lu Xun, and even burned the Shu army to attack 3,000 elites and siege ladders, and also lost ten.

For Liu Bei, it can be described as a heavy loss, and this is not in addition to the forty military camps that were previously broken by the Wu army on Yidao.

Seeing Liu Bei's ugly face, Ma Liang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, since our army knows about the defense of the Wu army in Yiling City, it will be much easier to attack the city next." ”

"I hope so!" Liu Bei came back to his senses from his thoughts and sighed softly.

"Xu Da, how much grain and grass are there in Yiling City?"

Li Jun, who was pondering on the side, asked Xu Da.

Although the defense in Yiling City is strong, if there is a problem with the grain and grass in the city, then, as long as Yiling is besieged, the Wu army in the city will run out of food and grass, and it will naturally go out of the city and surrender.

Xu Da knew the purpose of Li Jun's question, and without any thought, he replied, "Yiling City, as a frontline to prevent the Han and Wei dynasties, a strategically important place, Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, has already left a grain and grass in the city for half a year, in case of emergency, so in Yiling City, except for the lack of soldiers, everything else is not a problem. ”

Liu Bei and other generals of the Shu army, a trace of disappointment flashed on everyone's faces.

It seems that Yiling can only be attacked from the outside.

Everyone was extremely heavy, but Li Jun's eyes were shining, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions, and directly ordered the Shu army to continue to set off.

Since Yidao was completely occupied and broken by the Shu army, only a lonely city was left of the Wu army in Yiling City, and the threat of Yidao had been resolved.

Although Liu Bei attacked Yiling City this time and dispatched all the personnel of the Shu army, for the sake of insurance, he still left 6,000 Shu troops and guarded them in various camps on Yidao.

After all

Wu Jun, who is good at fighting sneak attack warfare, has to be cautious.

On the walls of Yiling,

A slender and handsome figure appeared.

Between the sword eyebrows, the gloomy clouds were bleak.

He is Lu Xun,

As soon as the sky dawned, he had already come out, and today's battle would be a battle of life and death, which was very important to Wu Shu.