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

Chapter 63: Fishing in troubled waters, the situation in Jingzhou becomes complicated
And now.

Liu Feng also asked the soldiers who missed their families to take leave to visit them.

Would Sun Quan suspect that there were spies arranged by Liu Feng among them? Would he secretly send troops to strengthen the inspection?

No matter how Sun Quan treats this group of people, it will consume a lot of energy and manpower.

If Sun Quan's troops were divided, his available mobile forces would be reduced, and he would be even less likely to leave the city to attack Maicheng.

Liu Feng fell into the trap.

Sun Quan also fell into the trap.

If Sun Quan cannot defeat Liu Feng, who is flying the banner of Guan Yu in Maicheng, in a short period of time, he will have to add the threat of Guan Yu taking Lukou, the threat of various counties raising flags in response, the threat from within Jiangling City, the threat from Cao Cao, and the threat from Liu Bei in Xichuan.

The longer the time goes, the more complicated the situation in Jingzhou will become.

Liu Feng wanted to muddy the waters in Jingzhou and make Sun Quan fall into the muddy waters of Jingzhou and unable to extricate himself.

It is not a skill to seize Jiangling by chance while Guan Yu is away with troops. The real skill is to be able to gain a foothold in Jiangling.

When his memory first awakened, Liu Feng only thought about how to rescue Guan Yu and save his life.

At that time, Liu Feng had only a thousand soldiers brought from Hanzhong. He had no control over the three counties of Shangyong and had no communication with Guan Yu, so there was not much he could do.

And now.

As Liu Feng's control increased and his communication with Guan Yu improved, he could do more and more things.

Naturally, he was unwilling to just rescue Guan Yu and save his own life.

There is an old saying: You can do things according to your power.

Liu Feng now has 5,000 combat-capable soldiers who are not threatened by Sun Quan, the loyalty of the people in the three counties of Shangyong, food and grass that can sustain Maicheng for two or three months, Guan Yu's recognition and cooperation in military affairs, and he is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. If he still only considers "escape", that is not being cautious, that is being cowardly.

If a general has wisdom but no courage, it is better for him to hang himself.

There is no such thing as war without risks!
This is why.

People like Guo Jia and Ma Su can only serve as counselors who give advice. Those who do not have the ability to make decisions on the battlefield and the courage to take risks cannot lead an army alone.

Liu Feng's military order was issued quickly.

The result was as expected.

After learning that Guan Yu had sent another envoy to Jiangling City and that all the soldiers could take leave to go to Jiangling City, the soldiers finally felt relieved.

If you are caught as a deserter, you will be subject to military law.

Taking leave is permitted and does not violate military law.

The military morale, which had been affected, became stable again because of Liu Feng's military order.

Who can refuse a commander who cares only about his soldiers?

Soldiers started asking for leave one after another.

Liu Feng approved it in the name of "Guan Yu".

Within a day or two, more than two thousand people left.

Such a big change was naturally discovered by Lu Meng.

In order to better undermine the morale of "Guan Yu" in Maicheng, Lu Meng prepared a large amount of food and money at the city gate to welcome this group of "visiting relatives" soldiers, and showed them kindness as much as possible.

City head.

Lü Meng looked at the soldiers who were registering to visit relatives at the city gate, and lied to Dong Hui beside him:

"Mr. Dong, you have seen the morale of the army in Maicheng. In the past two days, more than 2,000 soldiers have registered for the "visit to relatives" mission." "It won't be long before Lord Guan's army in Maicheng will be disbanded. You should also consider yourself. If you can make meritorious contributions, you will have a better future in front of Lord Wu in the future."

Although Dong Hui did not know the specific reasons for the incident at Maicheng, he kept Liu Feng's military affairs in mind and took the opportunity to say, "General Lu, since I came to Jiangling, I have never met Pan Jun, the official of the Central Government, Wang Fu, the official of the Council of Ministers, Liao Hua, the former chief clerk of the general, and Mi Fang, the governor of Nanjun."

"How about letting me meet the four of them first and then make a decision?"

Lu Meng lied without hesitation: "Pan Zhizhong has been ill recently and has been closed to visitors. The Marquis of Wu took pity on him and ordered that no one should disturb him. I cannot take you to see Pan Zhizhong."

"Miao Taishou hates me for holding him hostage to seize the city, and it is inconvenient for us to meet, but I can let you meet Liao Zhubu and Wang Yicao."

In just a few words, Lu Meng brushed off Pan Jun and Mi Fang and only sent someone to bring Wang Fu and Liao Hua to the top of the city.

Upon hearing the news, Yu Fan immediately came to see Lu Meng and advised: "General, Dong Hui is undecided. If we allow him to meet with Wang Fu and Liao Hua, something unexpected may happen."

Lü Meng said in a serious tone: "Although more than 2,000 people came to 'visit relatives' in the past two days, most of them were ordinary soldiers. Guan Yu has 40,000 infantry and cavalry. The defection of 2,000 ordinary soldiers is not enough to shake Guan Yu's military morale."

"Dong Hui doesn't know the key to this, and has already wavered. If I can't show enough sincerity, how can I use Dong Hui to incite more soldiers under Guan Yu to defect?"

Yu Fan frowned, "Wang Fu is the Counselor of the Council, and Liao Hua is the Chief Clerk of Guan Yu. I still think it is too risky to let these two people meet Dong Hui."

Lu Meng sighed, "I know what Zhongxiang is thinking. But Lu Boyan has been unable to capture Zigui for a long time. It won't be long before Liu Bei learns of the incident in Jingzhou."

"I must disintegrate Guan Yu's morale as soon as possible. We cannot let the war drag on for too long. Otherwise, we will not only face Guan Yu's counterattack, but also Liu Bei's angry dispatch of troops."

"When we seized the three counties in the past, it was because Liu Bei sent troops from Xichuan that Your Majesty was forced to follow Liu Bei and divide the Xiang River into two parts. This also left Your Majesty with no excuse to ask Liu Bei to return the Southern County."

"If I fail to completely defeat Guan Yu before Liu Bei's army arrives, I'm afraid I'll have to give Nanjun back. I'm also worried that if time drags on, Cao Ren in Fancheng will see that Guan Yu and I are evenly matched and will take the opportunity to attack."

"Now I seem to have a sure win, but in fact, there are many dangers. If I am not careful, I will fall into an irretrievable situation."

"Wang Fu and Liao Hua both have trusted people around them. I think they wouldn't dare to speak out even if they really have ideas. I think this risk is worth taking."

Yu Fan wanted to say something but stopped.

Yu Fan was also very clear about what Lu Meng was worried about.

Lu Xun captured Zigui in order to block the reinforcements from Xichuan. Now that Lu Xun has been unable to capture Zigui for a long time, the threat to Liu Bei will increase sharply.

Cao Cao is not a good person either.

Otherwise, he would not have leaked Sun Quan's plan to launch a surprise attack on Nanjun to Guan Yu in advance.

Although Sun Quan seemed to be fighting against Guan Yu, he was actually fighting against Guan Yu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

If he could not defeat them one by one, Sun Quan would have to face threats from Guan Yu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao at the same time.

By then, the host and the guest would have switched places, and Sun Quan would have been in a passive position in Jiangling.

I thought about it.

Yu Fan added: "The governor wants to show his sincerity to Dong Hui, but I don't need to. Let me take Wang Fu and Liao Hua to meet Dong Hui. Someone has to be the villain."

Lu Meng pondered for a moment and agreed to Yu Fan's proposal.

When Wang Fu and Liao Hua arrived at the city gate, Lu Meng asked Yu Fan to take them to the city to meet Dong Hui.

Lu Meng left the city wall on the pretext of dealing with military affairs.

When they saw Dong Hui, Wang Fu and Liao Hua were both shocked.

Because Yu Fan was present, Liao Hua did not dare to ask too clearly, and only asked: "Xiu Xu, why are you here?"

Dong Hui said without hesitation: "Marquis Guan and Deputy General Liu Feng have both arrived in Maicheng and sent me to Jiangling City to negotiate peace with the Marquis of Wu."

(End of this chapter)