Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 192: Fazheng beheads Meng Da with tears (additional update for further investigation)
Nanzheng.

Liu Bei stood at the top of the city.

Fazheng, Huang Quan, Liu Feng, Zhang Bao and other civil and military officials stood on the left and right.

After receiving Zhuge Qiao's message, Liu Bei made a prompt decision and rushed to Nanzheng to set up defenses.

Liu Feng, who was recuperating in Jiangling, returned to Chengdu, and Liu Bei asked Liu Feng to accompany him.

After a person is reincarnated on the edge of life and death, his temperament will change greatly.

Today, Liu Feng has lost his initial arrogance and is seven points more humble and calm.

After returning to Chengdu, as the prince, Liu Chan's sincere words of "brother" and his true feelings when sharing joy and troubles made Liu Feng truly understand what brotherhood is.

I also understand why Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other brave generals are willing to follow Liu Bei for decades.

What touched Liu Feng the most was Liu Chan's protection of Liu Feng.

Liu Bei looked at the mountains in the distance and felt heroic.

A few days ago, Li Miao met Liu Chan and Liu Feng while strolling on the streets in Chengdu.

Li Miao actually said in front of Liu Chan and Liu Feng, how could Liu Feng ride with the prince if he didn't know his dignity? He also bluntly advised Liu Chan to have the dignity of a prince, and even recommended himself to teach Liu Chan how to develop the dignity of a prince.

Just as he was about to return to the city with the generals, a rider came from the direction of Baoxie Road: "Report, Your Majesty, traces of Wei soldiers have been found sixty miles away from Baoxie Road!"

"Brother!"

After chatting for a while, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang and others.

After learning the news, Situ Xu Jing was furious. The prince was taught by Xu Jing. Li Miao accused the prince of not knowing dignity. Isn't this a slap in Xu Jing's face?
Xu Jing was also angry that Liu Chan was imitating the reckless man. Li Miao could be killed with his own hands, so there was no need to whip him in the street.

"Sixty miles away?" Ma Chao was surprised and hurriedly asked the scout: "Do you think there are Han soldiers returning?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Brother, don't be anxious! Bo Song said that when Guanzhong can capture Chang'an, brother can return to the old capital. It's not too late to see you then!"

Zhang Fei's words were concise and to the point: "The prime minister led the generals back, and Bo Song and Han Sheng stayed behind to govern the four counties of Ji County."

Hearing the scout's report, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing: "It's Yide and Meng Qi who are back. All the generals are coming out of the city with me to meet the warriors of the Han Dynasty!"

Seeing Liu Bei greeting him at the intersection, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao quickly stopped their formation, dismounted and went forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's vanguard army has arrived ten miles away. The flags are General Chariot and General Hussar."

The flags were flying and the army was mighty. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao each led an army.

Liu Bei left Huang Quan to guard the city and led the civil and military personnel out of the city to greet him.

Liu Feng was so angry that his arrow sore almost burst.

The impact of the prince beating someone in the street is not small.

"Yide, Meng Qi, it's been a hard journey."

However, Liu Chan said that it was unreasonable not to whip him personally. He was so angry that he scolded Liu Chan all day long. Huo Yi, Dong Yun and Fei Yi were even scolded so much that they did not dare to raise their heads.

Liu Chan's words, "People who have never been a prince came to teach me how to be a prince. If I become a prince, I have to forget my brothers. What is the difference between me and an animal?" Liu Feng was even more moved.

Liu Bei felt a little regretful: "Bo Song and Han Sheng have not returned, which makes me a little regretful."

Liu Chan, who was in his hot-blooded age, jumped out of the car and whipped Li Miao in the street with a riding crop, shocking Liu Feng, Huo Yi, Dong Yun and Fei Yi who were traveling with him.

In the end, Liu Bei came forward to intercede, and Xu Jing was relieved.

Liu Bei laughed: "Bosong is so heroic. I will wait for Bosong to send me good news and invite me to come and go from Chang'an."

If Liu Feng and Huo Yi hadn't hurriedly got out of the car to stop him, Li Miao would have had to lie in bed for several days.

Liu Bei also promoted Li Miao to a higher rank and title to show his outspokenness, and ordered Liu Chan to stay at home to review his books and practice etiquette for a month.

This man had a good reputation. When Liu Bei was hosting a banquet for officials, Li Miao accused Liu Bei at the banquet, saying that it was inappropriate for Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei to resist Zhang Lu, but Liu Bei took Yizhou from Liu Zhang.

Ma Chao's heart sank: "Oh no, something might have happened to Brother Dai."

In the distance, a horse was galloping towards him.

If Zhuge Liang hadn't interceded, Li Miao would have been killed by the law enforcement officer on the spot.

"Report!"

The scout shook his head: "Never seen it."

This will minimize the impact.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Chan was having a good time, but suddenly he was criticized by Li Miao in public, and he saw Liu Feng covering his sore, and he was furious.

Liu Bei was also surprised: "Bosong asked Xingguo to come to Nanzheng to see me, and he also said that Ma Dai was outside Yi County. Therefore, I sent people sixty miles away to scout, and ordered Wu Yi to lead troops into Baoxie Road. Thirty miles to respond.”

Liu Bei asked Li Miao, "Since you think this is inappropriate for me, then why don't you help Liu Zhang?"
Li Miao replied directly, it wasn't that he didn't dare to help, but that he didn't have the strength.

Liu Bei laughed and stepped forward to help Zhang Fei and Ma Chao up.

Although Liu Bei did not punish Li Miao, he also left Li Miao idle. This made Li Miao resentful that his talents were not appreciated, and he often made unruly remarks.

There was a man named Li Miao in Chengdu who was once appointed by Liu Bei to serve in Yizhou.

Although Liu Chan caused a lot of trouble to Liu Bei, at the family banquet, Liu Bei praised Liu Chan for protecting Liu Feng, and even mentioned the past when he whipped the postmaster with an angry whip.

Ma Chao was anxious and asked Liu Bei for help: "Your Majesty, although Daidi has been fighting with me for many years, he is young and has his own opinions."

"Although I told Brother Dai to retreat to Baoxie Road if something unexpected happens, but now that Wei soldiers have appeared sixty miles away, something will happen to Brother Dai's five hundred soldiers. Please forgive me for not being able to enter the city for the time being."

Liu Bei said in a concentrated voice: "Meng Qi can go quickly. If the bandits are strong, don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly."

Ma Chao nodded and led his hundreds of horses towards Baoxie Road.

Although Wei soldiers' surprise attack on Nanzheng was already expected, the fact that Ma Dai and the five hundred soldiers did not return also made Liu Bei a little more solemn.

Fa Zheng admonished: "Your Majesty, General Hussar ordered Ma Dai to act, but Ma Dai and his sergeants still couldn't escape."

"I conclude that Yang Qiu has no such ability! Someone in Chang'an must have learned about Meng Da's defeat and wanted to make a surprise attack on Nanzheng while the prime minister had not returned."

"This person reacted so quickly, he must not be an unknown person."

"The hussar general left in anger. He was afraid of being plotted by the thieves, so he needed to send another army to respond."

Liu Bei nodded and told Liu Feng: "Feng'er, you can lead another army to Baoxie Road to meet Meng Qi and Ziyuan."

Liu Feng then took the order and left.

now.

Inside the Baoxian Road.

Yang Qiuzheng kept scolding his mother.

"I shouldn't believe Pan Jun's nonsense about a surprise attack on Nanzheng. The road to Baoxie Road is too difficult."

"By the time we reach Nanzheng, my army rations have almost been exhausted."

"If we can't take Nanzheng, I will starve to death in Nanzheng."

The straight-line distance from Baoxie Road to Xi County is indeed not long, only more than three hundred miles.

However, the road to Baoxie Road is notoriously rough, with ups and downs of almost 800 miles.

Yang Qiu also knew that Baoxie Road was rugged, but he thought that although he could not reach Xia Houyuan's "five hundred miles in three days and a thousand miles in six days.", he could still reach Nanzheng within ten days with a surprise attack by light troops.

however.

Only when he truly walked the Baoxie Road did Yang Qiu understand.

Too big!
There is no way to reach Nanzheng within ten days!
"General, Pan Zhonglang is escorting the grain and grass baggage to the rear. I don't expect there will be any problems." The deputy general said cautiously.

Yang Qiu snorted coldly: "If Pan Jun dares to delay my supplies, even if he is favored by His Majesty, I will kill him. Set up camp ahead and arrive at Nanzheng City in one go tomorrow!"

A few miles away from Yang Qiu, Wu Yi led two thousand soldiers to lurk here.

Detecting that Yang Qiu was camping in front, Wu Yi did not rush forward, but was waiting for Liu Bei's order.

Not long after.

Ma Chao led his cavalry to arrive and asked bluntly: "General Wu, have you ever seen my younger brother Ma Dai?"

Wu Yi shook his head and said with a solemn expression: "I have been in Baoxie Road for several days, but I have never seen a single Han soldier return."

Ma Chao clenched his fists: "Can we find out who came to Baoxie Dao?"

Wu Yi shook his head again: "These people are very ghostly. They have stopped all the way. They are currently camping a few miles away."

Ma Chao was anxious: "General Wu can rob the camp with me."

Wu Yi asked in return: "Does General Hussar have any military orders from His Majesty?"

Ma Chao shook his head: "I came in a hurry and couldn't get His Majesty's military order."

Wu Yi hesitated immediately.

Seeing Wu Yi's hesitation, Ma Chao knew that Wu Yi was worried about defeat, so he said: "General Wu, I will lead hundreds of cavalry to rob the camp. You just need to lead troops to meet me."

Wu Yi said cautiously: "General Hussars, the Wei army is powerful. It is better to wait until half of the Wei army has passed, and then we will ambush and attack."

Ma Chao was worried about Ma Dai, but he was not willing to listen: "General Wu, don't you catch him unawares and attack him unprepared? If the Wei soldiers march in the daytime, it is very likely that we will be noticed by the Wei soldiers."

"If you are worried, I will lead hundreds of cavalry to the formation, and then lead the Wei soldiers here. General Wu will ambush and attack, and he will definitely defeat the Wei soldiers."

Seeing Ma Chao's insistence, Wu Yi could only respond: "General, don't be wary. I only have two thousand soldiers."

It's dark.

Ma Chao heard the sound of snoring in Yang Qiu's camp, so he led hundreds of horses to attack.

Yang Qiu woke up from his dream and was horrified to hear that Han soldiers had robbed the camp.

When Yang Qiu hurriedly put on his clothes, he saw the camp was in panic, and Ma Chao was leading his cavalry to ride away.

"Damn it, how dare you tease me!"

"Chase me!"

The deputy general advised: "General, the Han soldiers only came with cavalry to rob the camp. I'm afraid there will be an ambush."

Yang Qiu sneered: "If there is an ambush, and we just robbed the camp to cover up the killing, you and I would have no choice but to flee in defeat. They must be Han soldiers who are suspected!"

Being deceived by Ma Chao's suspicious soldiers, Yang Qiu now looks like a suspicious soldier.

The deputy general could not persuade him, so he and Yang Qiu chased Ma Chao.

Ma Chao did not show his flag, but fought and fled, leading Yang Qiu to Wu Yi's ambush.

Hearing the sound of drums, Wu Yi led his troops to cut off Yang Qiu's soldiers and horses, making it impossible for them to take care of both the head and the tail.

"Ma Chao, why are you here!"

Under the moonlit night, Yang Qiu finally saw the true face of the cavalry who robbed the camp, and subconsciously felt fear.

Ma Chao raised his gun and shouted: "Yang Qiu, where is my brother Ma Dai?"

Yang Qiu rolled his eyes and lied: "Ma Chao, I have captured Ma Dai alive. If you let me go back, I will let Ma Dai go back."

Ma Chao was furious: "My brother is also something you can capture!"

Seeing that Ma Chao refused to let him go, Yang Qiu reined in his horse and left.

However, the mountain road was rugged and Wu Yi intercepted him in front of him. For a while, Yang Qiu was unable to escape and could only rely on his superior strength to fight and resist.

"Come on, get them all on me!"

"Behead those who retreat!"

Yang Qiu did not dare to fight Ma Chao, but urged the sergeant to come forward.

During the fierce battle.

Hearing Shandao's shouts of killing, he heard that it was Liu Feng who was leading his troops.

"General Hussars, I'm here to help you!" Liu Feng shouted, waving his gun.

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he saw Liu Feng arriving: "King Lingling, the enemy general is Yang Qiu, don't let him escape!"

After Liu Bei became emperor, Liu Yong was the King of Lu, Liu Li was the King of Liang, and Liu Feng was a descendant of the Kou family of Luohou. Liu Bei originally wanted Liu Feng to be the King of Changsha.

Luo County is right in Changsha!

Considering that Changsha is currently co-governed by Sun Quan, if Liu Feng is granted the title of King of Changsha, it will inevitably arouse Sun Quan's suspicion. After discussing with Situ Xu Jing, Liu Bei temporarily named Liu Feng the King of Lingling.

When Yang Qiu saw Liu Feng's reinforcements arriving, he did not dare to fight anymore and urged his sergeants to disperse Wu Yi's troops.

however.

Wu Yi also saw Liu Feng's banner. With the reinforcements coming, how could he let Yang Qiu escape?

Yang Qiu's rear army heard that Han reinforcements were coming, and saw Wu Yi's fierceness. They didn't know who ran away first, but all the more than 2,000 people in the rear army ran away.

"Yang Qiu, dismount!"

Ma Chao saw the opportunity and stabbed the Wei soldiers who were blocking the road. He grabbed Yang Qiu's armor with his left hand and threw Yang Qiu to the ground.

Yang Qiu felt dizzy after being thrown by Ma Chao.

"Tied!"

Some Han soldiers had already thrown out a horse rope and trapped Yang Qiu tightly.

"Yang Qiu, let me ask again, where is my brother Ma Dai!" Ma Chao stared at Yang Qiu fiercely.

Seeing that Yang Qiu was still struggling, he lied and said: "Ma Chao, Ma Dai is with Pan Jun in the rear army. If you let me go back, I will definitely put Ma Dai back."

Ma Chao frowned: "How many people does Pan Jun have?"

Yang Qiu bluffed: "I have 20,000 people in Yi County. I have brought 5,000 strong soldiers, and Pan Jun has 10,000 rear troops."

Wu Yi said: "General Hussar, the Wei soldiers have been defeated. Pan Jun must be prepared. Our army does not have many troops."

Ma Chao picked up a Wei soldier and said, "Give you a horse. Go back and tell Pan Jun to exchange Ma Dai for Yang Qiu."

Wu Yi wanted to speak, but Liu Feng shook his head slightly and stopped Wu Yi.

Wei Zu was horrified. When he saw Ma Chao asking someone to bring Yang Qiu's war horse, Wei Zu was afraid that Ma Chao would regret it, so he quickly rode away.

Ma Chao took advantage of the situation and asked the troops to rest in Yang Qiu's camp, waiting for Pan Jun's arrival. At the same time, he ordered his cavalry to scout along the way to prevent Pan Jun from cheating.

however.

When the Wei soldier rode his horse to the rear army and said that Yang Qiu was captured, Pan Jun sneered and wrote a letter on the spot and handed it to the Wei soldier.

"Give this letter to Ma Chao."

Wei soldiers did not dare to disobey the order, so they could only ride back again.

After Wei Zu left, Pan Jun issued an order to withdraw his troops.

The deputy general didn't understand: "Pan Zhonglang, aren't we going to save General Yang?"

Pan Jun sneered: "The late emperor had a decree long ago. If a Shangguan is kidnapped and taken hostage, he can be eliminated together with the hostage. Don't have any scruples. Are you going to violate the late emperor's decree?"

The deputy general was horrified: "I don't dare!"

Pan Jun beat the deputy general and promised: "Yang Qiu lost his troops and generals, so he deserves to die for his country. From now on, if you follow me, you will not lose your wealth."

The deputy general responded quickly: "General, I will obey military orders."

Pan Jun looked in the direction of Nanzheng and felt cold in his heart: Zhuge Liang could predict in advance that I would surprise Nanzheng. I need to be more cautious in dealing with it in the future.

Fortunately, Yang Qiu has been captured alive by Ma Chao. As long as my letter is here, Yang Qiu will die. No matter who comes to supervise the army in Chang'an from now on, he will not worry about Yang Qiu, a fool, delaying the military plane again.

With more than ten thousand soldiers and horses here, I can also command a heavy army.

With a sneer, Pan Jun led his troops away.

Wei Zu sent Pan Jun's letter back.

Ma Chao opened the letter, but saw that there was only one sentence in the letter: "Yang Qiu deserves to die for his country after his defeat. Ma Dai was killed by Yang Qiu long ago."

"Yang Qiu!"

"Give my brother Dai his life!"

Ma Chao's eyes were splitting as he stared at Yang Qiu fiercely.

Yang Qiu was shocked, and when he was about to defend himself, Ma Chao shot him through the neck.

"General Hussars, my condolences." Liu Feng sighed softly to appease him.

Generals will inevitably die on the battlefield, and even Liu Feng almost died from Cao Zhen's arrow.

After Ma Chao killed Yang Qiu, he gathered the Wei soldiers together and asked about the death of Ma Dai.

From the fragmented words, Ma Chao got the key information.

Pan Jun!

Based on Ma Chao's understanding of Yang Qiu, Yang Qiu would never have the guts to leave the city!
Because of Pan Jun's arrival, Yang Qiu left the city!

"Pan Jun, thief, I swear to kill you!"

Ma Chao restrained the urge to kill and did not inflict hatred on these surrendered soldiers.

Although Ma Chao was cruel and easy to kill in the past, that was in the past.

After cutting off Yang Qiu's head, Ma Chao glared like a tiger and just bowed his hands with Liu Feng and Wu Yi before leading the cavalry towards Nanzheng.

Liu Feng and Wu Yi also retreated to Nanzheng one after another after cleaning up the battlefield.

The next day.

Zhuge Liang and his generals also arrived in Nanzheng.

Liu Bei did not immediately reward the three armies, but set up an altar outside Nanzheng City.

He also ordered all the troops to send the list of dead soldiers to the altar, and the soul flags fluttered, as if to recruit the heroes' souls to return.

In this Northern Expedition, although the four counties of Longyou were captured, thousands of soldiers were killed.

After offering sacrifices to the souls of the dead.

Liu Bei asked people to suppress Meng Da again.

"Meng Da, you rebelled against me in the past, but today you are captured by me, do you have anything to say?" Liu Bei hated Meng Da deeply.

If it weren't for Meng Da's sudden betrayal, Fazheng wouldn't have nearly vomited blood and died, let alone go to Nanzhong to be tortured.

Meng Da was escorted back to Nanzheng in a prison car, and his former high spirits had already become haggard.

"Liu Bei, just kill him if you want, why bother talking?"

"You are just an old revolutionary, not as good as Cao!"

Seeing that Meng Da was still taunting him when he was about to die, Zhang Fei immediately drew his sword and wanted to kill Meng Da.

However, Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei and allowed Fa Zheng to approach.

Fazheng turned red and his tone became more resentful: "Zijing, why are you rebelling?"

A trace of guilt flashed in Meng Da's eyes, but it was only a flash of guilt: "Xiaozhi, I don't accept it."

"In the past, when Liu Zhang was here, neither you nor I were valued by Liu Zhang; but after Liu Bei entered Xichuan, only you can be reused."

"When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, I was stationed in Jiangling. After Liu Bei defeated Sichuan, I should have been in charge of the military in Jingzhou."

"But Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to be the governor of Jingzhou, and asked me to be a little prefect of Yidu!"

"Such nepotism, wouldn't it chill Neng Neng's heart?"

Fazheng felt sad and angry in his heart: "Just because of a small transfer, you are so resentful? With your prestige at the time, how could you guard Jingzhou?"

Meng Da chuckled: "I don't have much prestige in the Wei State, but the Emperor of Wei still made me the governor of Yongliang's 100,000 people. This is the true ambition of King Zhao."

"And Liu Bei will also be nepotistic. Fa Xiaozhi, listen to my advice. With your talents, if you vote for the Wei Emperor, the Wei Emperor will definitely value you."

Seeing that Meng Da was not only mocking Liu Bei but also sowing discord, Zhang Fei couldn't bear it any longer: "You guys are so funny!"

"Cao Pi asked you to take charge of Chang'an, but you lost Cao Pi's 70,000 troops and the four counties of Longyou."

"What is the ambition of King Zhao? When two children come together, they think they are invincible."

"Are you worthy of being compared with Le Yi?"

"Le Yi is highly regarded by King Yan Zhao and has conquered more than 70 cities in Qi State, but you will only lose the city!"

"Fa Xiaozhi, if you are nostalgic for the old friendship, after I kill Meng Da, you can build a tomb for him, which will be worthy of the old friendship."

"I feel bored even if I look at this guy for a second."

Fazheng closed his eyes.

a long time.

Fazheng slowly opened his eyes, lifted up his sleeves, wiped the tears from his eyes, and his tone became a bit colder: "Mengda betrayed the master and treason, and killed my Han soldiers in Longyou. According to the law, he should be punished!"

"Executioner, take Mengda to the execution platform and use his blood to sacrifice the souls of the Han warriors!"

When Meng Da saw Fa Zheng talking about the law, he knew that he was going to die. He looked up to the sky and shouted: "I only hate Meng Da. I am born at the wrong time!"

The executioner raised his sword and struck down.

Meng Da's head rolled to the ground.

Seeing his old friend die in front of his eyes, Fazheng felt a twinge in his heart and was about to collapse.

"filial piety."

Liu Bei supported Fazheng.

"The reason why Meng Da is today is all his own fault."

"I know that you and Meng Da had a deep friendship in the past, but I hope you can face it calmly."

"It's not you who failed Mengda, but Mengda who failed you."

Liu Bei's voice had a very gentle magic power, as if it was gently smoothing away Fazheng's angina.

a long time.

Fa Zheng regained his breath, took a long breath, and his tone became calmer: "Your Majesty, although Meng Da is guilty, I cannot bear to see his body exposed in the wilderness. Please allow me to give Meng Da a generous burial."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Filial piety and integrity value friendship, how can I not agree to this small request?"

Fazheng thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After beheading Meng Da, Liu Bei led all the soldiers into the city.

The dead have passed away, and the living need to continue.

Liu Bei ordered the three armies to be rewarded and all the soldiers were given a feast.

Zhuge Liang came to Liu Bei and asked Ma Di what to do.

Liu Bei sighed: "Ma Su's escape in the face of battle is a capital crime, and I deeply hate him."

"It's just that Ji Chang has made many achievements in Jingzhou and has always been diligent. If Ji Chang is ruined because of Ma Su, I can't bear it."

Zhuge Liang whispered: "Previously, Liao Li abandoned the city and fled, but your Majesty did not punish Liao Li; now there is Ma Su who fled in the face of battle. If we don't deal with it, all the scholars in Jingzhou will follow suit in the future."

Liu Bei asked: "Do you know where Ma Su went?"

Zhuge Liang said solemnly: "He must have gone to Jingzhou."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said: "Ignore it for now. If you go to Jingzhou, you must go to find Ji Chang. Let's see how Ji Chang handles it."

Zhuge Liang also knew that this matter was difficult, so he didn't say much.

Gangneung City.

Ma Di, carrying thorns on his back and wearing single clothes, knelt down in front of Ma Liang and cried, telling the story of the street pavilion fleeing from the battle:
"Brother, I know I have made a big mistake and I don't dare to ask for escape. I just ask my brother to think of my compatriots and save my life."

"My brother and the Prime Minister are brothers. If my brother comes forward, the Prime Minister will definitely spare my life and intercede on my behalf."

"In the past, Liao Li abandoned the city and fled, and His Majesty did not blame him; as long as the Prime Minister is willing to intercede on my behalf, Your Majesty will definitely spare my life."

"I am willing to follow Liao Li's example and serve as the governor of a county to atone for my sins!"

"Brother!"

Ma Di looked at Ma Liang with tears in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)