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

Chapter 36: Think Twice, Liu Feng Estimates Enemies, Friends, and Himself

That night.

The moon is dark, the stars are sparse, and the night wind is slightly chilly.

According to the lunar calendar of the Han Dynasty, September is the third month of autumn.

In a few days, it will be October and winter.

Although Jingzhou is located in the south, you can still feel the cold at night.

Liu Feng tightened his fur coat and paced back and forth in the general's tent.

Although all the necessary deployments had been made, Liu Feng was not relieved.

During the entire Battle of Xiangfan, Liu Bei was facing the first alliance between Cao Cao and Sun Quan.

To the north, there were Cao's soldiers from various camps coming in a steady stream of support, and to the east, there were tens of thousands of Wu soldiers coming in a mighty and powerful force.

Liu Feng is now a veteran on the battlefield and has memories of his past life. He knows very well that the slightest carelessness on the battlefield will lead to a total defeat.

You must think about the details as much as possible in order to have a chance of survival in adversity.

Liu Feng was recalling the details of the past month.

From settling Shen Dan's heart to winning the support of the people of Shangyong, from holding military power to Meng Da's going to Zigui, from setting up twelve strongholds in Jingshan to organizing the Jingshan Volunteer Army, from the arrival of Liao Hua to the various secret orders today.

Liu Feng was carefully pondering every detail.

Before I knew it, it was late at night.

Shin Suk came in with hot water and said, "General, although everything is going on, you must not forget to rest. Wash up first."

Although she was a woman, Shen Shu became more and more heroic under the influence of Liu Feng.

It is actually nonsense that there are no women in the army. This is the scoring situation.

Military camps are divided into "field camps" and "garrison camps".

A field camp, also known as a mobile camp, is a temporary camp set up in between marches to the battlefield. For example, the twelve strongholds set up by Liu Feng in Jingshan belong to the field camp.

There are absolutely no women allowed in this type of camp, except when military discipline is unclear.

Camping is different.

A garrison is a permanent camp for guarding the border or inland cities. For example, Liu Feng’s current military camp in Fangling City is a garrison.

Not only Liu Feng could bring women with him, but also ordinary soldiers under his command could bring women with them. These women were called "soldiers' wives."

According to the Han system, “soldiers’ wives” also had to receive military pay.

Because in addition to daily life labor, a soldier's wife also has to participate in battles, defend the city, carry out logistics transportation, and take care of the wounded in emergency wars.

The "Juyan Han Bamboo Slips" unearthed from the beacon tower site contains the "Register of Residence and Stipends for the Families of the Dead", which is a list of the food and wages distributed to the "deceased wives".

During the Battle of Hanzhong, Yang Hong's proposal of "Men should fight, women should transport troops" did not mean that all civilian women in the country should go to the battlefield. It was still aimed at the wives of military households.

In short: since you have received military pay, you must assume corresponding obligations. This has nothing to do with gender, but has to do with what you give and what you get.

Liu Feng sat in front of the bed, soaking his feet and continuing to think.

Liu Feng did not consider himself to be a wise man, but he knew how to think twice before acting, so as to avoid mistakes in details based on the theories he had mastered.

As for the things that Liu Feng could not imagine, he would not complain about it.

People in the world are different.

There must be someone smarter than Liu Feng who could be in the same position and at the same time as Liu Feng and simultaneously be able to preserve the three Shangyong counties and Jiangling City and defeat Sun Quan and Cao Cao.

However, this is not what Liu Feng needs to care about or consider.

Liu Feng only wanted to use the known and most reliable method to save Guan Yu and seek a chance to survive. The middle strategy may not be the most amazing, but it must be the most reliable.

It was not until after midnight that Liu Feng rubbed his aching temples and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning.

Since Liao Hua was going to Jiangling City, Liu Feng personally sent Liao Hua to the entrance outside Fangling City.

After thinking for most of the night yesterday, Liu Feng felt that the previous deployment was still not enough, so he decided to make a few more moves through Liao Hua.

Hearing that Liu Feng still had a request, Liao Hua felt helpless: "General Liu, is this really the last thing?"

Liu Feng laughed and said, "After we board the ship, Liao Zhubu will go down the river in a light boat. I can't catch up with him even if I ride a horse. Even if there is something wrong, it will be gone."

Done.

Liu Feng took out three letters and handed them to Liao Hua, saying, "When you arrive in Jiangling City, please give these three letters to Mi Taishou, Pan Zhizhong, and Lingling Northern Lieutenant Xi Zhen."

"They are all private messages and will not affect official business."

Liao Hua frowned: "General Liu, why didn't you send someone to deliver these three letters yourself? Why did you have to send them through me?"

Liu Feng smiled and said, "I have little relationship with Governor Mi, and I am not close to Pan Zhizhong. I have only heard of Lingling Northern Lieutenant Xi Zhen by chance, but I have never met him."

Upon hearing this, Liao Hua immediately overthought: Is this an attempt to win over Governor Mi, Pan Zhizhong, and Xi Zhen, and is he planning to fight for power in the future?
Thinking of this, Liao Hua felt even more embarrassed: "General Liu, can I refuse?"

Since ancient times, the disputes over succession have been full of blood, and Liao Hua did not want to get involved.

"No." Liu Feng still smiled gently: "Master Liao, I don't have to send troops. After all, the king's order I accepted is to seize and defend Shangyong."

"Now that I have put aside my personal grudges with the former general and am determined to fight for the sake of national affairs, I can't let me get nothing in return, right?"

Seeing that Liu Feng actually started to act like a rogue at this time, Liao Hua was speechless.

I have already sent people to Fancheng to report to the former general. Now you want to bring up the troops to make trouble?
Liao Hua just felt angry.

Although the chief clerk is a civil servant, Liao Hua is not a pure scholar and he has a bad temper.

"General Liu, it is inappropriate for you to do this. Governor Mi and Pan Zhizhong may not accept your letter." Liao Hua really did not want to get involved and suppressed his anger.

Liu Feng directly stuffed the letter into Liao Hua's bag and said with a smile: "Master Liao, it doesn't matter whether the prefect Mi and Pan Zhizhong are willing to accept my letter. What matters is that I have the attitude to deliver the letter."

"Even if Governor Mi and Pan Zhizhong don't take me seriously, I think Xi Zhen, the Northern Lieutenant of Lingling, will not refuse."

"My people are not familiar with Lingling, so Liao Zhubu will have to deliver the letter on their behalf."

"Don't worry, I will never force anyone. If Liao Zhubu really doesn't want to send it, you can just pretend to agree to it and return the letter to me after I return from the expedition."

Liao Hua was even more speechless.

What does it mean to pretend to agree to you?
Am I, Liao Hua, that kind of person?

You stuffed the letter directly into my bag, and you still say you never force anyone?

Liao Hua had no choice but to accept the three letters from Liu Feng, and then went to Jiangling City with Kou Anguo, who pretended to be going to Jiangling City for procurement, and the hundred elite soldiers.

When Liao Hua's boat disappeared from sight, Liu Feng rode back to the city to look for Deng Fu, the prefect of Fangling.

Deng Fu was surprised to learn that Liu Feng was leaving. He asked, "If the general leaves, what will happen if Cao attacks?"

Deng Fu had previously sent a false letter of surrender to General Cao in Nanxiang on Liu Feng's military order, and he was also worried about the situation in Fangling.

If Liu Feng had not been in Fangling, Deng Fu would not have had the confidence to defend Fangling.

You can't turn a false surrender into a real surrender.

(End of this chapter)