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

Chapter 32 Liao Hua comes to Fangling, Guan Yu orders troops to march
Bai Shou's tone was somewhat annoyed.

Bai Su's face looked a little ugly, and she felt disappointed that Liu Feng looked down on the country girl.

Liu Feng shook his head gently: "I have never doubted Captain Bai's courage and integrity, but Captain Bai is now the leader of more than a thousand families in this mountain."

"It's not just personal loyalty that needs to be considered, but also how these more than a thousand families can survive in the midst of war."

"If I fail this time, I can flee back to Xichuan and raise an army again, but Captain Bai cannot take these thousands of families with me back to Xichuan."

Sincerity is always a must-win.

Liu Feng's honesty made Bai Shou more determined to follow Liu Feng.

Thinking of his anger towards Liu Feng just now, Bai Shou felt deeply ashamed: "General Liu always considers me in everything, but I doubted his sincerity. I am narrow-minded."

Feeling lost, Bai Su suddenly looked up at Liu Feng. Her bright eyes, untainted by the dust of the world, became even brighter and clearer.

Ma Yu advised: "Brother Bai, I think what General Liu said makes sense. Now is indeed not a good time to take a concubine."

"Besides, General Liu is in the army, so it is not convenient for him to take Suu Kyi with him. If something unexpected happens, General Liu will find it difficult to take care of Suu Kyi."

"Why not let Su Ji stay in the mountains for a while? I will follow General Liu to Fangling to get military supplies. It won't be too late until General Liu resolves the crisis in Jingzhou."

Under Ma Yu's persuasion, Bai Shou agreed to Liu Feng's plan and decided to take a concubine after the crisis in Jingzhou was resolved.

Liu Feng did not delay in the mountains.

The round trip from Fangling to Jingshan and back took five days.

In troubled times, one cannot indulge in romantic relationships.

Liu Feng didn't have much time to waste.

If Liu Feng did not want to recruit the wise men in the mountains and the barbarians in the valley for his own use, he would not have stayed in the mountains for a night.

On the way back to Fangling, Liu Feng carefully described the current situation in Jingzhou to Ma Yu.

In addition to the confirmed intelligence and the speculation in the letter to Guan Ping, Liu Feng also expressed his concerns about Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to Ma Yu.

Ma Yu was shocked when he heard this: "Prefect Mi is the king's closest person. The king has handed over the largest Nanjun in Jingzhou to Prefect Mi. How could Prefect Mi not defend Jiangling City to the death?"

"Although Fu Shiren's ability is average, he is also an old soldier from Youzhou who has followed the king for more than 20 years. How could he not defend Gong'an City to the death?"

Liu Feng sighed softly.

It’s no wonder that Guan Yu still asked Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to stay behind after their fire dragon burned the warehouse.

Even Ma Yu, who had lived in the mountains for ten years, felt that Mi Fang and Fu Shiren would definitely defend Jiangling City and Gong'an City to the death.

Before Mi Fang and Fu Shiren surrendered, no one would believe that Mi Fang and Fu Shiren would surrender.

Even Lu Meng first planned to let Guan Yu withdraw troops from the rear, and then cross the river in white clothes to take the enemy by surprise, and the soldiers and generals he brought were all elite men from Jiangdong.

From the very beginning, Lu Meng was mentally prepared for a surprise attack and a violent assault on Jiangling City and Gong'an City.

Liu Feng said in a serious tone: "I know it's hard for you to believe my judgment, and I can't explain to you in detail why I made this judgment."

"After you take the military supplies and return to Jingshan, you must make it a prerequisite that Jiangling City and Gong'an City are both lost, unite the various tribes in Jingshan and wait for an opportunity to move and cheer for me."

Ma Yu hesitated to speak.

Although he was surprised by Liu Feng's judgment that Mi Fang and Fu Shiren would surrender, seeing Liu Feng's serious expression, Ma Yu stopped asking.

Ma Yu vaguely guessed that Liu Feng must know some secret, but this secret must not be known to him.

After thinking for a moment, Ma Yu bowed and responded: "I will follow the general's instructions." After returning to Fangling.

Liu Feng allocated some weapons from the armory to Ma Yu and asked Ma Yu to take them back to Jingshan.

If you want Bai Shou to unite the various tribes in Jingshan, you must first intimidate them with force and then talk to them about reason. It is definitely not enough to rely solely on wooden spears and wooden bows.

In the future, we need to ask Bai Shou to organize the volunteers from various ethnic groups in Jingshan to support us, and we cannot just rely on wooden spears and bows.

The fighting capacity of the Yi people is very low.

Wenbu and Deng Kai, two prominent families in Zigui, gathered several thousand Yi soldiers to resist Lu Xun, but they were easily defeated by Lu Xun. The biggest reason for this was that the Yi people's weapons were too backward.

After Mayu left.

The messenger who went to Fancheng to deliver the letter also returned, and with him came Liu Feng's familiar face.

The former general’s chief clerk, Liao Hua!

Seeing Liao Hua coming to Fangling in person, Liu Feng had a guess in his mind that it must be Guan Yu who sent Liao Hua to Fangling to mobilize troops.

really.

After greeting, Liao Hua stated his purpose: "The former general captured Yu Jin, killed Pang De and captured more than 30,000 people in Fancheng, and shocked the north of Jing."

"South of Xudu, Liangjia and Luhun bandits responded to the former general; Lu Meng of Lukou returned to Jianye due to illness, and the newly appointed Lukou governor Lu Xun wrote a letter praising the former general and expressing his admiration."

"Now that Cao Cao is frightened and Jiangdong is safe, it is a good time to take Xiangyang and Fancheng in one fell swoop and then take Wancheng in the north."

“Therefore, the former general sent me to Fangling, hoping that General Liu and General Meng could send troops to Fancheng to help with prestige.”

There was pride in Liao Hua's expression.

This time, Guan Yu flooded seven armies, captured Yu Jin, killed Pang De, and captured more than 30,000 people, which brought the morale of the entire army to its peak. The officers and soldiers in the army were filled with an unconcealable sense of pride.

The same is true for Liao Hua.

However, when Liu Feng heard Liao Hua's excited and proud words, he frowned.

The power of a great victory, the response from the bandits, and the letter from Lu Xun, the buffs added to Guan Yu were layer upon layer.

At this moment, Liu Feng also understood better why Yuan Shao was defeated at Guandu, Cao Cao was defeated at Chibi, and Guan Yu was defeated at Maicheng.

If there is no future perspective, apart from scholars commanding the troops, how cautious must the military commanders be to not be arrogant?

There is a difference between a military general commanding an army and a scholar commanding an army. A military general has bravery that scholars do not have, and he believes that the brave will win when two men meet on a narrow road. He has a spirit of forging ahead and refusing to admit defeat.

When scholars command the army, it means that they know that they lack bravery and need to make up for it with their brains. Therefore, like Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, and Sima Yi, they are always cautious in employing troops.

The meaning of the sentence in "Han Shu" "Those who rely on the size of their country and the number of their people in order to show off their power to the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and arrogant soldiers will be destroyed." has remained unchanged throughout the ages.

Seeing Liu Feng frowning and saying nothing, Liao Hua thought that Liu Feng didn't hear clearly, so he repeated: "General Liu, the military situation is urgent, please send troops to Fancheng as soon as possible."

Liu Feng pondered for a moment and asked, "Master Liao, Lu Xun is Sun Ce's son-in-law, how could he express admiration for the former general?"

Liao Hua disagreed: "Although Lu Xun is Sun Ce's son-in-law, when Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, most of the Lu family died because of Sun Ce."

"Lu Xun was only forced to become Sun Ce's son-in-law. He really has resentment towards Sun Quan in his heart. Although he will not rebel against Sun Quan, the former general predicts that he will not be loyal to Sun Quan in Lukou."

"General Liu, do not hesitate, and send troops immediately!"

(End of this chapter)