Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Command position.

Liu Feng leaned against the table with his eyes slightly closed.

Yu Fan held the list and called out the names one by one.

Those who could enter the general's tent were basically Yu Fan's old acquaintances, and those who were not familiar with him were not qualified to enter the tent to discuss matters.

If a few unfamiliar people were mixed into the general's tent, the contents of the military meeting might appear on Man Chong's desk the next day.

After a while.

After Yu Fan finished calling the roll, he retreated behind Liu Feng and stared at the officers in the tent with his eyes like an eagle, as if he could see through them.

If this were Sun Quan's military meeting, Yu Fan's behavior would be extremely rude and he would definitely be reprimanded by Sun Quan.

Now, given Yu Fan’s identity, no one dares to express dissatisfaction with him.

What's more, if Yu Fan wanted to scold someone today, he would definitely not leave it for the next day, and it would not be directed at a certain person, but at everyone present.

Even when Liu Feng was sitting in the commander's seat, Yu Fan still criticized him.

Yu Fan's existence indirectly made the generals and officers feel a little afraid of Liu Feng.

Those who can tolerate Yu Fan around are either cowards who dare not resist when being insulted, or ruthless people who can tolerate unpleasant and evil words.

It is clear.

Liu Feng is a ruthless man, not a coward.

"I want to split my troops into two groups."

A faint voice sounded. Although Liu Feng did not open his eyes, his aura did not diminish at all.

"The main force will enter Chaohu Lake along the Yangtze River, and then reach the city of Hefei via Shishui River, block the river, use the water as a force, and besiege Hefei; the flank will go north via Ruxukou, pass through Lujiang County and Lu'an, and make a detour to Shouchun, feinting an attack on Shouchun."

Liu Feng's tactics this time were very orthodox.

The main point is: using the majority to bully the minority.

Liu Feng had commanded troops for many years, but he had never fought such a prosperous battle.

This was the first time that Liu Feng used his superior numbers to bully the weak, which was also a big challenge for him.

In the past, when Liu Feng used troops, the number was basically around 10,000, and at most no more than 20,000.

This time, 60,000 will be directly mobilized!

Regardless of the combat effectiveness of the 60,000 Jiangdong troops, the dispatch of 60,000 people is not an easy task. In addition, Jiangdong's unique "gangster" style military system further increases the difficulty of dispatch.

There is a way to defeat the majority with the minority.

There is strength in numbers and there is a way to fight with strength in numbers.

The key is: how to schedule.

anyway.

If these 60,000 were Liu Bei's troops.

That would not be a feint attack on Shouchun, but the main force would attack Shouchun and the auxiliary force would encircle Hefei.

Hefei is a small city with only a few thousand soldiers and horses.

Liu Feng adopted the conservative tactic of taking Hefei first because he was afraid that if the main force went to Shouchun, the detachment would be "surfaced" by Man Chong, and he would be directly attacked from both Shouchun and Hefei.

The Shu brocade reward to the army only increased the morale of the Jiangdong soldiers, but did not change the military system of Jiangdong.

Without Liu Feng in Hefei to take charge, it was unpredictable whether the generals and officers who remained in Hefei would shirk their responsibilities and hinder each other.

In addition, the core purpose of Liu Feng's attack on Hefei this time was to establish his military prestige in Jiangdong, so there was no need to be greedy for merit and advance recklessly.

To be on the safe side.

Even if you want to kill a chicken, you have to use a butcher knife.

No matter how clever your plan is, I can break it with brute force.

The voice just fell.

Pan Zhang stepped out and asked for the order: "I was a general in Hefei and I know the geography. I am willing to be the vanguard!"

When Pan Zhang went to Hefei to pretend to surrender, it was Liu Feng who suggested it to him.

Liu Feng originally wanted Pan Zhang to follow Meng Da's example and help Sun Quan capture Hefei, so that Sun Quan would no longer be concerned about Jingzhou.

Unexpectedly, Sun Quan was worried that he could not defend Hefei, so when Zhang Liao came back, he simply abandoned the city and ran back to Ruxukou, thus wasting the opportunity to go north that Liu Feng had planned for Sun Quan.

Time and life.

Sun Quan is destined not to live in Hefei!
"General Pan is brave and prudent. If he is the vanguard, he will surely scare Man Chong. If no one fights for it, the vanguard seal for taking Hefei north this time will be given to General Pan."

Liu Feng was generous in his praise.

The officers in the account were all Jiangdong officers who originally belonged to Sun Quan.

Liu Feng had to be "cajoled".

The problem is not whether the officers have the ability to be pioneers, but that no one will compete for the pioneer seal.

The voice just fell.

Xu Sheng stepped out and said, "Your Highness, why do you underestimate us? When it comes to bravery and steadiness, there are many more than just General Pan. I, Xu Sheng, would like to be the vanguard!"

Ding Feng also stepped out: "If we want to fight for the vanguard seal, how can we miss Ding Feng?"

Pan Zhang was slightly angry when he saw this: "Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, how dare you two compete with me for the Vanguard Seal?"

Ding Feng was unwilling to be outdone and replied, "The seal of the vanguard belongs to the capable, so why can't we fight for it?"

Xu Sheng also said: "You know the geography of Hefei, but I don't know the geography of Hefei? If you don't agree, let's compete with each other."

During the dispute.

Quan Cong, who was already feeling a little awkward, suddenly said, "The Supreme has only been away from Ruxukou for a few days, and you three are already vying to be the vanguard. Don't you have any shame?"

As soon as these words came out.

The whole tent fell silent.

Even the four members of the Sun family, Sun Shao, Sun Huan, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan, looked at Quan Cong in astonishment.

If you can’t speak, can you please stop talking?

What are you trying to do by causing trouble before the war?
If you have any dissatisfaction with Liu Feng, just say it in private. By saying this at the military meeting before the war, isn't that just a slap in Liu Feng's face?
None of us in the Sun family has said anything, why are you in such a hurry?
What's more: If you had not been captured alive with one arm by Liu Feng outside Jiangling City, would Liu Feng have been able to run rampant in Jingzhou?

Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

However, the two of them kept silent.

Although Liu Feng seized Sun Quan's military power, he was not harsh towards Sun Quan's old subordinates.

The original interests of the people were not affected at all. Instead, they took out 300,000 pieces of Shu brocade to reward the army.

And among the Sun family.

Sun Lu was almost ready to call Liu Feng his adoptive father in person.

Sun Luban had great admiration for Liu Feng.

For example, Sun Shao, Sun Huan, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan were not deliberately excluded, but due trust was maintained. The four were allowed to lead their original troops and were included in the military discussions.

Be kind when you want kindness, and be powerful when you want power.

This is also the reason why the Sun family's generals just felt uncomfortable but did not oppose it.

Never thought.

The Sun family generals did not jump out, but Quan Cong, a non-Sun family general, jumped out first.

Seeing that everyone's reactions were full of surprise, Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng were glaring at him, and Quan Cong suddenly felt that he had spoken out of turn.

For a moment, Quan Cong was at a loss and stood there stiffly, not knowing how to save the situation.

And Yu Fan, who was standing behind Liu Feng, had his eyes wide open and his beard trembling, showing signs of wanting to "swear at someone".

Tian Qi subconsciously pressed the hilt of the knife, waiting for Liu Feng's order to take down Quan Cong.

The atmosphere in the tent became tense at this moment.

If Liu Feng fails to handle the situation properly, not to mention the Northern Expedition to Hefei, Jiangdong will be in chaos again.

"Hahaha--"

A heroic laugh rang out.

Liu Feng stood up and bowed to Quan Cong, saying, "I was worried that General Quan was unwilling to do his best for me, but now I know that I was just judging others by my own standards.

I also heard that when General Quan's father was the governor of Guiyang, he ordered General Quan to transport thousands of hu of rice to Wujun to trade for supplies. However, General Quan took pity on the suffering of the people and distributed the rice to help the poor. Such benevolence and virtue made me admire him.

The war is imminent, and military orders should be made decisively. The commander should not doubt his generals, and the generals should not doubt their commanders. But I doubted everyone and deliberately used provocation to make everyone fight for the vanguard seal. This is really a violation of morality, and I am ashamed. "

Under the astonished eyes of the crowd, Liu Feng bowed to Pan Zhang and the other two and said, "Please stop arguing and do not misunderstand General Quan's good advice to me. In this battle, General Pan will be the vanguard, and Generals Xu Sheng and Ding Feng will be his deputies. Is that ok?"

After a few words, Liu Feng took all of Quan Cong's slip of the tongue as his own fault.

Knowing that Quan Cong was being rude, he deliberately used what happened to Quan Cong sixteen years ago to exaggerate Quan Cong's virtues. At the same time, he deliberately belittled himself and attributed the dispute to his own abuse of provocation and damage to his morality.

Finally, Pan Zhang and the other two were made pioneers, and their main target was a subordinate who made a mistake and the boss took the blame, leaving all the face and money to Quan Cong.

Quan Cong was even more shocked.

If it were Sun Quan, not only would the boss take the blame for the subordinate's mistake, even if Sun Quan was really wrong, he would not apologize in public, as this would undermine the dignity of the superior.

However, Liu Feng.

However, he calmly took the blame for Quan Cong's mistakes on himself, and even belittled himself and admitted his mistakes in public, not caring at all that such behavior might undermine his dignity.

Judging from Liu Feng’s reaction, it is not the first time that this has happened. Only if he often “takes responsibility” for his subordinates can he be so smooth.

[It is said that King Liu Feng of Yan is good at taking care of his soldiers. Today, I see that the rumor is true. I am too shallow.]

Quan Cong had never accepted the fact that he was captured alive with one arm by Liu Feng in the past. He had worked very hard in the past six years, determined to avenge himself.

As a result, before Quan Cong had a chance to make a comeback, Sun Quan surrendered.

This made Quan Cong feel quite resentful.

Therefore, when he saw Pan Zhang and the other two arguing over the vanguard seal just now, Quan Cong couldn't hold back and blurted out his true thoughts.

I thought this matter could not be resolved peacefully.

But he was surprised to see Liu Feng actually took the blame for his mistakes! With such a magnanimous character, Quan Cong's resentment was gone at this moment.

Quan Cong sighed, knelt on one knee, and apologized: "This is not your fault, Your Highness. I just have a grudge against Your Highness and I spoke out in anger. I am willing to be punished."

Although Liu Feng took the initiative to take responsibility, Quan Cong was also a person with a strong self-esteem.

Quan Cong couldn't get over the fact that he accepted Liu Feng's responsibility so calmly.

"General Quan, please stand up quickly!"

Liu Feng took a few steps forward, helped Quan Cong up, spoke soothing words, and then bent down to brush the dust off Quan Cong's knees.

This scene made Quan Cong and everyone else feel even more complicated.

After taking a glance at the officers and soldiers and seeing that they had different looks, Liu Feng turned back to his position, took off his helmet, took out a knife, and cut off a lock of hair in front of the officers and soldiers.

Everyone was horrified by what they saw.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Quan Cong stepped forward and asked in surprise.

Liu Feng held the broken hair and stared at everyone: "In the past, we each served our own masters and had complaints. This is human nature and it is not General Quan's fault.

Today I have cut off my hair and made my resolution, and I only wish to put aside all past grudges with General Quan and all of you. From now on, you are all my comrades. If I behave like a mean person in the future and take revenge, I will do this!"

The sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the tent.

Whether it was Quan Cong, or the Sun family generals who felt uncomfortable with Liu Feng, or the non-Sun family generals who hid and suppressed their resentment, they were all shocked by Liu Feng's behavior at this moment.

According to the current concept: our body and hair are given by our parents, and we should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.

Given Liu Feng's identity, status, and reputation, cutting his hair to express his determination was no less than swearing an oath on the Luo River.

No one expected it.

Liu Feng could actually do this!
He cut his hair to show his determination, just to make it clear to Quan Cong and everyone else in the account that he would not say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs, and would not take revenge.

Lu Xun turned his head and glanced at everyone, secretly exclaiming: generous reward in front, responsibility in the middle, cutting hair in the end, after today, even if the King of Wu has new thoughts, no officer in the tent will follow him. The King of Yan has a magnanimous character, which is rare in ancient and modern times.

Think of this.

Lu Xun, who had been silent all this time, stepped out and shouted, "If the generals work together, Hefei will surely be captured! I, Lu Xun, am willing to lead a small army to feint an attack on Shouchun and resist the Shouchun bandits for Your Highness and the others!"

Everyone had gradually put aside their past grudges because of Liu Feng's magnanimity, and now Lu Xun stepped forward to challenge for battle. They all looked up at Liu Feng with excitement in their eyes.

"With your help, there is no need to worry about the destruction of Cao!"

Liu Feng laughed three times and threw the knife with force. The knife embedded itself into the hanging map, hitting the city of Hefei.

"Generals, obey the order!"

With a loud shout, all the generals clasped their fists and waited for orders.

"Order, Pan Zhang as the vanguard commander, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng as the vanguard deputy commanders, lead 10,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, set up camp and challenge the enemy!"

"Order!"

"Order, Quan Cong will be the second army commander, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan will be the second army commanders, lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to support, and raise many flags to increase momentum."

"Order!"

"Order, Lu Xun as the commander of the detachment, Xie Jing and Li Yi as the deputy commanders, lead 10,000 troops into Lu'an, cut off the dangerous waterways, and stop the Shouchun bandits."

"Order!"

"The rest of you, come with me to Hefei. I want to hang up lanterns and decorations in Hefei City with you, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, to show the might of our Han army and the ambition of the men of Jiangdong!"

"Order!"

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If Liu Feng wants to decorate the city of Hefei with lights and celebrate the new year, it means that he has to take over Hefei by the end of this year.

Although they didn't know whether they could win or not, Liu Feng's heroic spirit excited the officers and soldiers.

Military orders were issued one after another, and all the officers clasped their fists and left their tents to organize their troops.

And in the account.

Yu Fan, however, had a cold face. He silently took out the knife that was stuck in the map, and touched the sheepskin map that was damaged by the knife with heartache.

"Your Highness, drawing a map is very time-consuming. The knife you threw just now was completely unnecessary. It was useless except for showing off!"

Yu Fan mercilessly exposed Liu Feng's "flying knife show-off" move.

It looks impressive, but the map is the one that is hurt.

Liu Feng's face froze: "Mr. Zhongxiang, this is just a small mistake."

Yu rolled his eyes and glared: "Small mistake? The map was drawn by me, not by you, Your Highness. Just because Your Highness made a small mistake, do you want me to draw a new map?"

Liu Feng smiled awkwardly.

He is already sixty years old, why is he still so violent?
After pacifying Yu Fan, Liu Feng ordered Cao Xiu to be brought in.

Cao Xiu, who was not even fifty years old, had already turned half-white in hair and beard and looked haggard in just a few months.

Even Liu Feng felt a little emotional: people are most likely to age when they are at their lowest point. If you want to live a long life, you can't be too anxious. Look at Jia Xu, who lived to be in his seventies or eighties, and especially Zhong Yao, who gave birth to Zhong Hui when he was over seventy years old.

However, people like Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang, Cao Zhen, and Cao Rui seemed to have not lived long, and most of them died in their prime.

The person who should not waste time on internal affairs is himself.

As long as you don't waste time on your own internal affairs, you can wear down the enemy.

"Cao Wenlie, I am looking down on you. It seems that your position in Cao Pi's heart is not as good as Cao Ren's." Liu Feng leaned against the table, his tone full of sarcasm and feigned "disappointment".

Cao Xiu raised his head and sneered: "Liu Feng, I told you long ago that you could kill me quickly. You thought you could use me to exchange for benefits, but now you can't get any benefits. Do you regret it?"

Liu Feng pretended to sigh: "It would be a lie to say that I don't regret it. So I decided to let you go."

Cao Xiu was stunned for a moment, then he became alert: "Let me go? Liu Feng, what evil ideas are you planning? Don't think you can deceive me! Kill me now!"

Liu Feng chuckled, "Cao Wenlie. Let's not beat around the bush. If you really want to die, you can just starve yourself to death. Why wait for me to give the order? You have hesitated for several months, and half of your hair has turned white. Haven't you made up your mind to commit suicide?"

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Cao Xiu's face changed drastically, and he was filled with anger: "Liu Feng, you little brat, if you want to kill him, just kill him, why do you have to humiliate me!"

Just as Liu Feng said.

Cao Xiu did think about committing suicide in the past few months.

But every time he had this thought, Cao Xiu hesitated.

Hesitation and hesitation, anxiety and anxiety have caused half of my hair to turn white.

Fortunately, Cao Xiu was not injured.

Otherwise, there would be no need to fast, and he would have died of back carbuncle as recorded in history.

Facing Cao Xiu's anger, Liu Feng remained calm as usual. Instead, he chatted with Cao Xiu as if he was chatting with family: "Cao Wenlie, there are no outsiders here, so I will talk to you about something profound."

Cao Xiu frowned, not knowing what Liu Feng's intentions were.

But Cao Xiu's intuition told him that Liu Feng must have bad intentions.

Liu Feng did not seem to regard Cao Xiu as an "outsider" and continued slowly, "When Cao Mengde was alive, he said that the only heroes in the world were Cao Mengde and my father.

I couldn’t understand it before. There are so many heroes in this world. How could there be only Cao Mengde and my father?
Later, as I grew older and experienced more, I could understand Cao Mengde's feelings at that time.

Although the palace is noble, it is just a walled city.

The people in the city are greedy for comfort and are unaware of the danger, while the people outside the city are greedy for nobility and want to replace them.

But I don’t know.

Whether it is the current Duke of Shanyang Liu Xie, or Cao Pi who claims to be appointed by heaven, they are just puppets controlled by the aristocratic families. This is why Cao Pi implemented the Nine-Rank System and took the initiative to let the imperial power be restricted by the aristocratic families.

The fundamental reason for the unrest in the world since the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling was not the emperor, nor the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, but the fact that the power of the aristocratic families expanded too quickly, and the emperor became a puppet of the aristocratic families, bearing the stigma for the chaos in the world. "

Looking at Cao Xiu who was gradually becoming astonished.

Liu Feng sneered: "Cao Pi, it's not that he doesn't want to save you, but he can't save you...Cao Pi now can't control the officials and people of the northern states at all. Compared with Liu Xie, Cao Pi only has a few more royal family members.

It's a pity that Xiahou Dun died early, Cao Ren is old, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi are not submissive to Cao Pi, Cao Hong is not liked by Cao Pi because of his stance, and there are rumors that Xiahou Shang is bedridden and unable to lead the troops because his beautiful concubine was strangled by Cao Pi. Now you, Cao Xiu, have been captured alive by me.

The only person Cao Pi could use was Cao Zhen.

However, although Cao Zhen had talent, he was only one man after all. He could not take care of external affairs while taking care of internal affairs, and he could not take care of internal affairs while taking care of external affairs. Sooner or later, his power would be stripped away by the talented people from the aristocratic families.

Just like the great general He Jin in the past, who was plotted against by Yuan Shao and died at the hands of eunuchs, it is a pity. "

Cao Xiu frowned and snorted, "Liu Feng, you said so much, just to make me go back and fight for power with the 'aristocratic family' you mentioned, and to make me cause civil unrest in Wei so that you can profit from it. Do you really think I don't know?"

Liu Feng clapped his hands: "That's right. I think so!
But even if you know my intention, what can you do? If you don't fight for power with the noble families I mentioned, Cao Pi will inevitably be sidelined.

Even if Cao Pi was not sidelined, his descendants would be sidelined. With a powerful enemy like me outside, how could the young people of the Cao and Xiahou families take on important responsibilities if they did not use the talents of the aristocratic families?
Although he had Zhang He, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and others as his minions, these generals who rose from humble backgrounds were all born in one generation, with their fathers being tigers and their sons being dogs. Do the sons of Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Zhang He, Yu Jin and Xu Huang still have what it takes to be generals in battle?

There is no one in the clan, and no descendants among the minions. So let me ask: What is the difference between Cao Pi and Liu Xie?

I am using an open strategy, so am I afraid that you will guess my intentions?"

Cao Xiu's face changed drastically.

Although he was very annoyed that Liu Feng wanted to use him to create civil strife, Liu Feng's words hit the nail on the head.

None of Cao Pi's clan members are able to take on the important task, so he has to let the outsiders take on the task. Isn't this tantamount to handing over power to others and relying on the talents of the aristocratic families for everything?
Just as Liu Feng asked: What is the difference between Cao Pi and Liu Xie?
Why did Cao Cao always use his clan as his main generals?

Isn't it just to prevent the aristocratic families from taking control of the military power?
Cao Cao himself used this method to sideline Liu Xie, and of course he would also be on guard against being sidelined by outsiders.

Cao Xiu had to admit: Liu Feng had dug the pit and he had to jump into it on his own initiative.

"Hmph! If you let me go, you will regret it!" Even so, Cao Xiu's dignity still did not allow him to bow to Liu Feng.

Liu Feng threw the silk book on the table to Cao Xiu and said, "I have never regretted anything I have done in my life. Let me give you another generous gift. This system is the imperial examination system for selecting officials, which is better than Chen Qun's nine-rank system.

You want to compete for power and profit with the noble families in the north, but you can only show your courage but cannot accomplish anything.

I know you have doubts in your heart as to why I am so generous. I will not hide it from you: if this system succeeds, I only need to defeat Cao Pi militarily; if it fails, even if I defeat Cao Pi, I will still have to compete with the talents of the aristocratic families. "

Cao Xiu picked up the silk book, glanced at it quickly, and was shocked.

As they were all in officialdom, Cao Xiu could naturally see the differences, advantages and disadvantages between the imperial examination system and the Nine-Rank System.

"Liu Feng, you are so cunning. You are trying to cause civil unrest in the Wei Dynasty." Cao Xiu closed the silk book and held it tightly.

Liu Feng smiled and said, "But I didn't deny it. It's up to you whether to use it or not. I'm looking forward to seeing what decision you, the talented horse of the Cao family, will make when you return to Luoyang.

Fast horses, I have already prepared them. When you flee, run faster. Otherwise, you will be caught by my vanguard halfway through the run, which will be very difficult for me. " (End of this chapter)