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

Chapter 235 Guan Yu made Liu Chan famous, and Sun Quan broke the defense at Xiakou (Pursuit)

Jingcheng.

This is Guan Yu's grain and grass reserve base. At Hanjinkou, not far from Jingcheng, 30,000 Jingzhou elite navy are parked.

A large number of warships lay across the Han River, majestic and majestic.

The Han Dynasty won consecutive battles, allowing the powerful nobles in Jingzhou to go from negotiating terms with Guan Yu to now actively providing money, food and ships to Guan Yu.

The powerful nobles are not fools either.

Although the current situation is still that Cao Wei in the north is stronger, this emerging Han Dynasty is exuding vitality.

Especially Zhuge and his son, they defeated Lu Meng, captured Longyou, Pingliang Prefecture, and captured Chang'an, with great military exploits.

The rise of the Han Dynasty is unstoppable.

It would be foolish not to take advantage of this moment to invest in Dahan.

People are profit-seeking.

In troubled times, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king.

No matter how beautiful the words are, the word "profit" is the only one that ultimately determines whether the powerful nobles will support the Han, support Cao Wei, or remain neutral.

Profitable, that is the king's father.

If there is no profit, then it is the enemy.

There is no right or wrong, only positions.

And now.

The powerful stance of the Jingzhou nobles was to support Guan Yu and then get a share of the rise of the Han Dynasty.

For the ambitious nobles and powerful men, who doesn’t want to be remembered in history? Who doesn’t want to honor their ancestors? Who doesn’t want the family to prosper?
Even Mi Fang wanted to stay in the position of Sangong for a few days so that future generations could have bragging rights. The powerful nobles in Jingzhou also had the same idea!

In this regard.

Guan Yu was also a great favorer.

As long as we support Liu Bei, we are all beloved relatives, friends, and brothers.

With the support of the powerful nobles in Jingzhou, Guan Yu's Jingzhou navy was more powerful than when he launched the Northern Expedition to Xiangfan three years ago, both in terms of the size of his warships and the sophisticated weapons!

Three years of sharpening the sword, just waiting for the opportunity to fight.

Therefore.

When Guan Yu heard that Liu Chan was sending troops to Jiangxia County, Guan Yu was not worried at all. He just praised Liu Chan to the generals:
"The prince behaves like an elder brother!"

"A young man should be energetic and not just a scholar."

"The great man has an enterprising prince. Even if my brother and I grow old, we will not let the great man be in danger."

"Everyone, you can publicize this matter in the army, so that the soldiers can have more confidence in the future of the Han Dynasty."

Su Fei, Liao Hua, Dong Hui, Wang Fu and other generals responded with clasped fists.

For a major force, heirs are very important to the stability of people's hearts.

In particular, this group of lieutenants and generals who earn military merits by fighting are more worried about the future of the Han Dynasty than the powerful local nobles.

The powerful local nobles had their families and businesses around them, so even if Liu Bei was defeated, it would not affect them from joining others.

But the lieutenants in the army are different. If Liu Bei is defeated, the military merits he has accumulated will be lost.

Youth is fleeting, and military service lasts only half a life. No one wants to delete their account and start training again!
Most lieutenants in the army do not have the opportunity to delete their accounts and retrain!

Now that they heard that Liu Chan sent troops to Jiangxia County as a young man just to defeat Zhu Ju, the Wu general who had the intention to rebel against the Han, all the generals felt passionate in their hearts.

Zhao Lei went out to ask for orders: "The prince has a passionate courage, I will admire him."

"It's just that the prince is an important weapon of the country. If he charges in front of us and other generals, wouldn't it appear that we and other generals have lost their spirit?"

"The last general is willing to lead an army to Jiangxia County to support the prince!"

Liao Hua also asked for orders: "Zhu Ju's disobedient words must have been authorized by Sun Quan."

"Sun Quan is arrogant and has an undying desire to covet Jingzhou. If he is allowed to act arbitrarily, he will eventually feel uneasy."

"Why not take this opportunity to send troops to recapture Jiangxia County and completely eliminate Sun Quan's threat to Jingzhou!"

Dong Hui was a descendant of the Xiangyang gentry. He served as an official in the army because he admired Guan Yu. He was younger than Dong Yun and Fei Yi.

He is known as "Zhiyan", and his ability to change his mind in times of battle is even better than Fei Yi's.

Dong Hui analyzed: "I heard that the prince has set up a martial arts hall in Jiangling City, and under his command are two thousand officials, nephews and innocent people from Yongliang and Yijing."

"I also heard that there is a stone tablet in front of the martial arts hall. The first couplet reads, 'Please go elsewhere for promotion and wealth.'

"So I thought that the prince's visit to Jiangxia County was for assessment purposes."

"If the general sends troops to cheer up, these people who followed the prince to Jiangxia County will not feel the cruelty and danger of the battlefield."

"How can we be called a 'disciple of the Emperor' if we can't share the joys and sorrows with the Prince!"

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and admired Dong Hui's analysis: "Xiu Xu's words are very close to my heart."

"Bosong also mentioned in his letter that he asked me to wait for the opportunity to use troops; with Bosong by the prince's side, the prince will be fine."

"It's just that this opportunity is fleeting. If we don't make preparations, we won't be able to seize it."

"Generals can put the sergeants into a state of combat readiness and await my military orders at any time."

The generals responded one after another with excitement in their eyes.

Since Guan Yu said that he would enter a state of combat readiness, it meant that he was preparing to rob Jiangxia County.

After seizing Jiangxia County, Jiangdong will no longer pose a threat to Jingzhou; then only a small number of soldiers and horses will be required to guard the dangerous mountains and rivers, and then the troops can start the Northern Expedition!
The last Northern Expedition only captured Xiangyang, and all the generals are looking forward to the next Northern Expedition to directly take back Nanyang County and Nanxiang County, and completely regain the lost land in Jingzhou!

Then lead strong troops into Luoyang to drive away the pseudo-Wei Emperor Cao Pi who usurped the Han Dynasty!
This is a truly exciting and promising future!

Guan Yu wanted to make Liu Chan famous in the army.

The 30,000-strong naval force at Hanjinkou, both the military generals and the army's chefs and grooms, all heard that Prince Liu Chan went to Jiangxia County to crusade against the Han rebels against the Zhu Dynasty.

Some are worried, some are admiring, and some are surprised.

Although everyone's reactions were mixed, as Guan Yu expected, these 30,000 soldiers all had an initial glimpse of Liu Chan's courage.

For lieutenants in the army, few actually consider the pros and cons of conspiracy. Most sergeants have very straightforward ideas:
A courageous prince is more worthy of respect than a cowardly prince!

Lower reaches of Han River, Miaokou.

This is the junction of Xia River and Han River. Up is Guan Yu's Hanjinkou Village, and below is Sun Quan's Xiakou Village.

Liu Chan, Zhuge Qiao and an army of 1,000 Jiangwu Hall students arrived by boat.

It's okay for students who are from Jingzhou, but most of the students from Yongliang and Yizhou don't know the nature of water.

The bumps on the warship caused this group of young heroes, who were so high-spirited when shouting slogans, to suffer the greatest torture in their lives.

Even Fei Yi couldn't help but crawled on the bow of the boat and vomited, completely losing his usual demeanor.

In this regard.

Zhuge Qiao didn't interfere much.

The boat is bumpy and Tutu is used to it.

If you can't even endure this little pain, why should you enter a martial arts hall?

riverbank.

Zhang Bao and Wei Chang had already established a stronghold.

But Zhang Bao and Wei Chang didn't look good either.

Originally, Zhang Bao and Wei Chang planned to go to the vicinity of Xiakou to provoke, and took this opportunity to test the reaction of the Wu generals in Xiakou.

result.

Most of the thousand cadets led by these two people suffered from vomiting due to the bumps of the boat, and some even got sick from it!

Not to mention going to Xiakou to provoke people. If everyone goes to Xiakou and their faces are pale, then they are not going to be laughed at, right?

"I'm so excited!" Zhang Bao had a bitter look on his face.

This is the first time I have encountered this situation after being in the army for so long.

Although it is a new army, it is too new!
Wei Chang also looked ugly.

Before leaving, Wei Yan carefully warned Wei Chang: "You and I, father and son, have received great favor from His Majesty."

"I have not disappointed His Majesty. When you go to the Prince's side, don't let him down either!"

And now.

Most of the 500 new troops under his command have lost their combat effectiveness.

If this was on the Yongliang battlefield, this mistake would be enough to wipe out the entire army of five hundred people!
When Liu Chan and Zhuge Qiao arrived at Miangkou Camp, Zhang Bao and Wei Chang came to apologize to Liu Chan with shame on their faces.

But as soon as the cry of apology rang out, the faces of Dong Yun, Fei Yi, Li Feng, Fa Miao, Xu You and others around Liu Chan became a little ugly.

Shame on you!
As soon as the two thousand new troops left the army, their morale was depleted due to the bumping of the boats.

If this spreads out, wouldn't everyone be laughed at that these two thousand new troops are just a group of pampered "young master soldiers"?
Liu Chan smiled warmly, helped Zhang Bao and Wei Chang up, and comforted them with words: "This is not your fault."

"You are all new recruits, so you have to be patient with them."

"I believe that the students in Jiangwu Hall are all excellent and will not bring shame to their fathers!"

"Command to the three armies, I will give a lecture in the camp later and teach the sergeants some secrets to overcome the bumps of the ship."

Zhang Bao and Wei Chang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Chan with more gratitude in their eyes.

Liu Chan was walking like a dragon and a tiger was walking, and Xu Jingjiao's imperial demeanor made everyone who was suffering from the bumps of the boat feel at ease at this moment.

Zhuge Qiao shook his feather fan and followed Liu Chan quietly.

On the boat, Liu Chan had already asked Zhuge Qiao how to boost morale.

At this moment, everyone was more amazed at Liu Chan's demeanor and demeanor.

in camp.

A pungent herbal smell emanates.

Liu Chan took the marching medical officer with him to deliver medicines to those who were feeling unwell.

Especially for those who accidentally contracted the disease, whether the person was the nephew of a high-ranking official or an ordinary innocent person, Liu Chan personally delivered the medicine and expressed his condolences.

When morale is low, he does not panic. He discovers the root cause of the problem in time and asks the medical officer to prepare medicine. He also loves the corporal and never ignores a good deed.

Careful and sincere in dealing with things, Liu Chan's words and deeds made the low morale high again.

Seeing the new army gradually regaining their morale, Zhang Bao's jaw almost dropped: "Bosong, this, this, is this really Adou?"

Zhang Bao still remembers that three years ago, Liu Chan was still a sentimental young man hiding in the tower and crying, feeling sad because Zhuge Qiao was going to Jingzhou.

And now.

Zhang Bao could hardly believe the scene he saw in front of him, which reminded Zhang Bao of Liu Bei's past that Zhang Fei had told Zhang Bao in the past.

[Don't listen to what those people are talking about. My brother will be a loser for the rest of his life. 】

【Why do you think we should follow our brother? 】

[Why do you think the Mi brothers spent their family wealth and even refused Cao Cao's official appointment to follow their elder brother? 】

[It’s just because my brother has a tough personality and is indomitable. He will not lose his fighting spirit even if he is in trouble. He is a first-class hero in the world! 】

[In the past, I lost Xuzhou and put my brother in trouble. Even if my brother was depressed, he would first comfort me and the army officers. 】

[In this world, I can be dissatisfied with anyone, but I cannot be dissatisfied when facing my brother! 】

Zhang Bao was young and had not experienced Liu Bei's most difficult period, so he did not have deep feelings. Liu Chan's performance at this moment made Zhang Bao suddenly feel more deeply about Zhang Fei's words in the past.

It's also a matter of incompetence.

Likewise unpunished.

Zhuge Qiao shook his feather fan and smiled lightly: "In the past, King Chuzhuang became famous after three years of silence. Don't underestimate Adou."

"Adou is talented and sensitive. He admires Your Majesty the most. He tries his best to imitate Your Majesty in every word and deed."

"I was young and ignorant before, so I didn't have much experience. Last year, Adou supervised the country for half a year, and his experience was no less than what you were in the military."

"Your Majesty would be very pleased if he could witness the scene with his own eyes."

In history, Liu Chan, at the age when he admired Liu Bei the most, encountered Guan Yu's defeat at Maicheng and his death, Zhang Fei's assassination before going on an expedition, and Liu Bei's defeat at Yiling and his death with hatred.

Not to mention his experience and growth, Liu Chan was already better than most people if he could not hide alone in a dark room and give up on himself.

And in this time and space, Liu Chan, at the age when he admired Liu Bei the most, saw Liu Bei retaking Chang'an and returning it to the old capital!
Thanks to Zhuge Qiao's meticulous guidance, Liu Chan's benevolence and sensitivity have grown to the greatest extent.

Parents are the best teachers.

What could make Liu Chan more proud than imitating his world-famous father Liu Bei?
three years.

Zhuge Qiao is growing, Zhang Bao is growing, and Liu Chan is growing too!

This is why Zhuge Liang lamented in Chang'an, "My understanding of Adou is not as good as Bo Song's."

Zhuge Qiao is the person who understands Liu Chan best and the person who knows Liu Chan's current abilities best!

If he had not had confidence in Liu Chan, Zhuge Qiao would not have suggested that Liu Chan join the army for training.

Liu Chan's performance made Zhuge Qiao very proud.

As a sworn brother, Zhuge Qiao was very proud to see his sworn brother grow up like this.

This sense of cultivation cannot be perfectly expressed in words alone.

After Liu Chan expressed condolences to everyone, he sat on the ground with everyone and told everyone the secret to overcoming the bumps of the boat.

The conversation is smooth and warm, which is even more refreshing.

Zhuge Qiao looked at the people sitting around Liu Chan and whispered to himself: "It seems that this assessment of the students in the martial arts hall is far beyond my expectations."

"Courage cannot be measured by one or two assessments. Emperor's disciples are derived based on the environment of the times."

"The emperor's personal charm will greatly affect the courage of his disciples."

"I should be more tolerant."

Zhuge Qiao did not interfere with Liu Chan's cohesion of people's hearts.

If he takes over the role, Liu Chan's training effect will become worse.

When night fell, everyone dispersed.

Zhuge Qiao secretly ordered Ma Zhong and Jufu to strengthen patrols, and sent Zhang Ni and Mi Zhao to deliver messages to Fu Wei and Zong Yu. Yao Min and Liu Shen were responsible for building a temporary beacon not far from the camp.

Experience comes from experience, and Zhuge Qiao did not take the Wu generals in Xiakou lightly.

After the deployment, Zhuge Qiao came to Liu Chan's camp.

Seeing Zhuge Qiao, Liu Chan's tired face became a little more happy: "Brother, how was my performance today?"

In front of everyone, Liu Chan was a prince with extraordinary magnanimity, like Liu Bei, who was calm in times of danger; but in front of Zhuge Qiao, Liu Chan turned back into the young man who longed for praise and recognition.

"If you have the style of your Majesty, you still need to work hard." Zhuge Qiao praised it without hesitation.

Hearing these few simple words made Liu Chan feel elated, as if all the fatigue in his body had been swept away.

Liu Chan wanted to cheer, but he swallowed the words when he reached his lips.

This is a military camp.

You have just shown "Liu Bei's style" in front of everyone, and if you cheer in the commander's tent again, all your previous efforts will have been wasted.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Liu Chan asked: "Brother, although morale has recovered now, enduring the bumps of the ship cannot be overcome overnight."

"With the current state of the New Army, it may be difficult to go to Xiakou to show off its power."

Zhuge Qiao did not hesitate: "Sun Quan has been running the Xiakou stronghold for many years, and there are many hidden strongholds in the water. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded by Sun Quan's navy."

"Not to mention this new army, even my father-in-law's elite navy must be careful."

"Going to attack Xiakou is just a pretense. We only need to train troops and shout slogans in Miangkou."

"If Sun Quan can't help it, he will definitely bring troops to Miankou to demonstrate."

"Without the favorable location of Xiakou Village, Sun Quan would not be able to control this battlefield."

Liu Chan suddenly realized: "Is this what is said in the art of war, to show weakness and lure the enemy deeper?"

Zhuge Qiao coughed lightly: "It's not to show weakness to the enemy, but this new army is already weak!"

Liu Chan smiled and said: "Whether he is really weak or fake, it's the same. As long as Sun Quan is here, he will have a chance to win."

The information about Liu Chan's garrison at Miangkou was also discovered by the Wu army scouts in Xiakou.

I heard that Liu Chan was training troops in Miangkou, and he shouted, "I will not destroy Zhu Ju and he will not return the army." "Anyone who openly offends the powerful Han will be killed no matter how far away." "Everywhere the sun and the moon shine, and wherever the rivers reach, are all Han lands!" Wait for the slogan.

Sun Quan's arrogant heart suddenly broke through.

"Liu Chan, this kid, bullies people too much!"

"You dare to show off your power in front of me because you are a prince, and you dare to threaten to destroy my beloved general!"

"He alone is worthy of shouting 'Even if he is far away, he will be killed'?"

The momentum Liu Chan caused in Jingzhou made Sun Quan very uncomfortable.

Jiangdong's businessmen in Changsha sent people to Xiakou to inquire about the situation and wanted to know whether Sun Quan really wanted to go to war with Liu Bei.

What made Sun Quan even more irritated was that there were actually people who advised Sun Quan to hand over Zhu Zhi and not to let Jiangdong merchants suffer losses because of a reckless man.

We are all Han people, and harmony brings wealth, so why fight with life and death!

If this were said by businessmen from Yizhou and Jingzhou, Sun Quan would not take it seriously, but if it were said by businessmen from Jiangdong, Sun Quan would feel very sad.

Do you really take me, the Lord of Jiangdong, seriously?
Do you have any sense of loyalty?
I, the Lord of Jiangdong, have issued an order. Shouldn’t you share my hatred?

You actually asked me to hand over Zhu Ji?

Hand over the evidence, where can I put my face as the lord of Jiangdong? How do I maintain my prestige among an army of 100,000 people?

How could I hand over Zhu Ju!

The last time he gave up Lu Meng at Lukou, Sun Quan lost his prestige in the hearts of Jiangdong generals. Only after capturing Hefei this time did Sun Quan once again establish his prestige.

If Zhu Ju is killed, then the Jiangdong generals will have to carefully consider whether to continue to hang out with Sun Quan.

One will be incompetent, exhausting the three armies.

One king is incompetent and all the generals are exhausted.

Everyone is licking blood to seek wealth and wealth, not to be Sun Quan's abandoned son.

As a person at the center of the storm, Zhu Ju was even more angry: "Liu Chan is just a brat who doesn't know much about military affairs."

"Now you want to compete with me and others for supremacy on the river. If you don't teach him a lesson, wouldn't it make people mistakenly think that King Wu is afraid of that boy?"

"Please ask the King of Wu to mobilize five thousand men, and I will go to Miangkou and capture Liu Chan alive!"

Sun Quan deeply hated Liu Chan's humiliation, so he immediately agreed to Zhu Ju's request and ordered Zhu Ju to sneak attack Miangkou.

Zhu Ju was so happy that he immediately picked up more than 200 small boats from the water village and secretly headed to Miangkou.

These small boats can carry up to twenty sergeants.

Zhu Ju did not choose a big ship, firstly because it was difficult to hide in a big ship, and secondly because he was afraid that Liu Chan would run away when he saw the big ship.

Facing Liu Chan's humiliation, Zhu Ju had already had murderous intentions.

"I swear not to return to the army until I am destroyed?"

"The King of Wu is worried about your identity, but I have no worries."

"At worst, I'll change my name from now on!"

"I must capture you alive!"

Zhu Ju felt angry and tightened the Huanshou knife in his hand, and his wolf eyes became ferocious.

More than two hundred small boats broke into pieces and arrived near Miokou. After dark, they broke into pieces again and secretly landed at a hidden place near Miokou.

"Young Liu Chan, you are not familiar with water warfare. Do you really think I will attack head-on?"

Zhu Ju couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw that Liu Chan had all the ships positioned across the front but had no arrangements for the sides.

Zhu Ju was so arrogant that he wanted to capture Liu Chan alive; if Lu Xun had come instead, he would have directly burned Liu Chan's ships.

"All armies follow my orders and can kill anyone, except Liu Chan."

"Remember, Liu Chan must be captured alive!"

"Whoever captures Liu Chan alive will be rewarded by me in front of the King of Wu!"

"Whoever wants to take Liu Chan's life and spoil my plans, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhu Ju issued the order ferociously.

A living Liu Chan is more valuable than a dead Liu Chan!
If you capture Liu Chan alive, you can blackmail Liu Bei and ask Liu Bei to give you the city's land in exchange; but if you kill Liu Chan, there will be no room for maneuver.

This was not what Sun Quan expected, nor was it what Zhu Ju expected.

If there was only Liu Chan in Miakou, Zhu Zhi's sneak attack would be successful; unfortunately, the person in charge of military affairs in Miokou was not Liu Chan, but Zhuge Qiao!
Zhuge Qiao has learned the true story of Guan Yu and is also proficient in water warfare.

Zhuge Qiao knows better than Zhu Ju where to land at Miangkou!
When Zhu Ju's five thousand soldiers quietly walked toward Liu Chan's camp, the temporary beacon tower hidden in the dark lit the reeds, tamarisk, and weeds accumulated in the beacon tower.

Fire shot into the sky.

The sergeant on guard in the camp beat the drum quickly, and the low trumpet sound also sounded.

"Enemy attack!"

Hearing the sound of warning drums, Zhang Bao and Wei Chang reacted the fastest. They immediately lit the bonfire in the camp and organized the soldiers to form an array.

When encountering an enemy attack at night, the last thing to do is panic; if you are confused, it will be easy to camp and roar.

This sudden fire also shocked Zhu Ju who was robbed of the camp.

"I was discovered?"

"I was discovered by Liu Chan, a brat?"

"I couldn't detect Liu Chan's hidden sentry by the river?"

Zhu Ju subconsciously held down the handle of the knife.

Rather than saying that he failed to investigate, it is better to say that Zhu Ju didn't even think about investigating!

Only those who are proficient in water warfare will deploy this kind of covert level secret sentry.

Zhu Ju never thought that Liu Chan would have such ability!

"General, are we still going to rob the camp?" The deputy general wanted to retreat. The hijacked camp was discovered, and the best option was to retreat back the same way.

however.

Zhu Ju praised Haikou in front of Sun Quan, how could he retreat so easily?
"Why panic!"

"Liu Chan has a maximum of 2,000 men. I have 5,000 men. We can win even with a frontal attack!"

Zhu Juxin vowed not to return the army until Liu Chan was captured!
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