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

Chapter 79: Liu Feng argues about power and defeats the enemy without fighting (seeking first order)
It’s dusk and the wind is cold.

Yu Jin led the main force to arrive.

At the entrance of the camp in front of us, we saw a general with a handsome face and eyes as bright as torches. He was wearing chain mail, an iron helmet, a white silk robe, tiger-head boots, and riding a white dragon horse. He held a 10-foot-long spear as thick as a bowl in his hand. He looked majestic and powerful like a bear or a tiger.

"How dare you stand alone at the camp gate, son of Liu Bei, how arrogant!"

Yu Jin recognized Liu Feng's identity and ordered all the soldiers to hold their ground and wait for the arrival of the rear army.

Although they divided their troops to seize the dangerous mountains on both sides, Yu Jin's main force also had more than 6,000 people, and it would take time for them all to gather and form a battle line.

Liu Feng stood quietly at the camp gate with a gun in his hand. He showed no sign of attacking Yu Jin while he was still unstable in his formation. He was so calm that Yu Jin couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Looking at the camp behind Liu Feng, it was silent again as if no one was there. Yu Jin subconsciously looked towards the mountains and forests on both sides, secretly on guard.

Only after the rear troops arrived did Yu Jin heave a sigh of relief and ordered his deputy general Bao Feng to go out and make announcements.

Bao Feng received the order, rode out on his horse, and shouted to Liu Feng at the camp gate: "I am General Bao Feng under General Zuo. Generals in the front, if you are smart, throw down your weapons and surrender, so as not to be killed by swords and regret it too late."

Liu Feng didn't even look at Bao Feng, but looked straight at Yu Jin and shouted, "Yu Wen Ze, you were just drowned, not crazy. I'm here alone, and you don't even dare to come out and answer me in person?"

"If you are so cowardly, why don't you return to Jiangling City and help Sun Quan repair the city wall? Maybe you can survive and live a few more days, and you will be worthy of your reputation as the 'wall builder'."

When Yu Jin heard the words "carrying the plank to build the wall", he felt his forehead getting hot and subconsciously tightened the ring-handled sword in his hand.

Using the phrase "carrying boards to build a wall" to describe a general is to humiliate his opponent by saying that he can only be a soldier defending the city, rather than a general attacking the city.

This was a great humiliation for a general.

Even though Yu Jin was always calm, he was angered by Liu Feng at this moment.

Yu Jin rode out on his horse, laughing and shouting: "The ancients said: He who knows the current situation is a hero. In the current situation, the King of Wei has already won most of the world, and Liu Bei has only the exhausted land of Xichuan after losing Jingzhou. How can he compete with the trend?"

"Liu Gongzhong, listen to my advice: you might as well surrender and lead your people to Fancheng with me. The King of Wei is tolerant and will grant you a title of Marquis if he sees you lead your people to surrender."

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to follow the King of Wei and have a wife and children?"

Liu Feng also laughed: "Yu Wenze, you are so shameless. I am the son of the dignified King of Hanzhong. How can I betray my father and join the enemy, leaving behind the eternal infamy of being disloyal and unfilial?"

Yu Jin heard this and shouted again: "The ancients said: If the king is not upright, the ministers will flee to foreign countries; if the father is not upright, the sons will flee to other places."

"You are originally the son of Luohou Kou. Liu Bei adopted you as his son because he had no son to inherit his throne. Everyone knows this. If Liu Bei becomes king and makes you his heir, then you are indeed disloyal and unfilial for betraying Liu Bei."

"But now, the prince is Liu Bei's biological son Liu Chan, and you are just an adopted son who is treated coldly. Liu Bei was unkind and unjust first, so why do you insist on loyalty and filial piety and do foolish things?"

"You cannot compete with Liu Chan for the position of the crown prince, and you cannot defeat Sun Quan and save Guan Yu to gain military merits to protect yourself. You are in a suspicious place and you cannot think about self-defense. You will definitely be harmed by Liu Bei in the future."

"Liu Gongzhong, you should think twice."

Liu Feng smiled even more happily.

Yu Wenzhe, what a good man!
There were many soldiers hiding in the camp behind Liu Feng, and they must have been able to hear Yu Jin's shouting.

Then the news of "Liu Feng being in a suspicious place" became popular, and Yu Jin's words today would sooner or later reach Liu Bei's ears.

Rumors are like tigers. Even Shudan of the Western Zhou Dynasty was afraid of them.

Liu Feng also did not dare to ignore the rumors.

"Rumors stop at the wise" is just a self-comforting statement.

If you want to avoid being affected by rumors, you must be good at using the heat of rumors to improve your own personal image.

Listening to Yu Jin's self-assured voice, Liu Feng laughed out loud: "Yu Wenze, I thought you were a smart man, but I didn't expect you to be as short-sighted as those vulgar scholars."

"Since ancient times, the world has been governed by civility, and the world has been won by military force. Only by alternating between civil and military can the world be peaceful and the people's livelihood be stable."

"Adou and I are both sons of the King of Hanzhong. Adou studies literature while I study martial arts. Although we are not brothers, we are better than brothers. The King of Hanzhong made Adou his heir, which was decided by my father, son and I, brothers, privately."

"You don't know the inside story, and you want to drive a wedge between my father, son and brother. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"If the King of Hanzhong is really unkind and unjust to me, why should I risk my life and lead my troops to Maicheng? As long as I use the excuse that 'the mountain city has just been annexed and the people's hearts are not settled', I can stay safe and sound in Shangyong."

"Yu Wenzhe, you are trying to bargain with me by provoking me with your words. Stop talking nonsense and just tell me your conditions!"

Yu Jin was filled with shock and doubt.

I thought I could provoke him with words since I had guessed that Liu Feng was now in a suspicious situation, but I didn't expect that Liu Feng actually said that he took the initiative to give up the position of Crown Prince to Liu Chan?

Looking at Liu Feng's calm appearance, Yu Jin couldn't help but feel even more surprised and suspicious.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, two brothers, could become enemies for the sake of competing for the throne, but Liu Feng and Liu Chan, two non-blood brothers, could actually live in harmony?
Amazing!

Seeing that verbal arguments were not working, Yu Jin laughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Liu Gongzhong, you are a quick-witted person, so I will speak directly."

"I can give you all the flags, but I can only give you half of the armor and weapons, and you only need to give me three days of food. If you don't agree, then we can only compete on the battlefield." Liu Feng laughed: "So you are afraid that after I get all your armor, flags and weapons, I will regret it and capture you."

"Don't bother. I only want the uniforms, armor, flags, and weapons of the Wu and Jing army. You can take the rest."

"I will give you another five days' worth of military rations so that you can lead your people to Fancheng. Since Cao Zhengnan did not send troops to pursue when Guan Junhou withdrew his troops, how can I be too harsh on your 10,000 soldiers?"

Yu Jin was even more surprised and suspicious: "Can you be so kind?"

Liu Feng snorted coldly and shouted: "The ancients said: Everyone has to die since ancient times, and a man cannot stand without faith. I, Liu Feng, always base my actions on faith and loyalty. Yu Wenze, if you don't believe me, then we can only compete on the battlefield."

"But you have to think it through! The soldiers in my camp are all a bunch of helpless soldiers, who are just worried about having no place to vent their anger. They are afraid to fight to the death with the Wu soldiers in Jiangling, so how can they not dare to kill you, the defeated army?"

Yu Jin looked at Liu Feng with complicated eyes.

Although Liu Feng's aura is strong and his words are harsh, there is nothing wrong with what he said.

The families of the soldiers in Jingzhou were held hostage by Sun Quan, so they were afraid to fight to the death against the Wu soldiers in Jiangling. However, they had no such concerns when facing the defeated army of Jin, their former subordinates.

The momentum of an army in mourning is one of the winning advantages in military strategy.

Yu Jin didn't really want to confront a group of helpless soldiers, and he didn't want to risk the lives of his soldiers to help Sun Quan resist the wrath of this group of helpless soldiers.

Lieutenant General Bao Feng also stepped forward and advised: "General Zuo, it is getting dark now, and our army is exhausted after traveling so far. We should not create unnecessary trouble. It is better to agree to it for now."

Yu Jin did not reply to Liu Feng immediately, but sent people to recall the military commander Dong Ligun and the guard general Hao Zhou who were deployed in the dangerous mountains on both sides.

After discussing with Dong Ligun and Hao Zhou, Yu Jin finally reached an agreement with Liu Feng:
Yu Jin left behind about a thousand sets of Wu-style armor, flags and weapons and about three thousand sets of Jingzhou-style armor, flags and weapons, and Liu Feng allocated five days' worth of military rations to Yu Jin.

The two sides happily completed the delivery of clothing, armor, flags, weapons and military rations in Maicheng.

Before leaving.

Liu Feng and Yu Jin rode their horses side by side.

The two people who were at loggerheads just now now seemed like old friends.

"General Yu, before we part, I have something to say to you: you led tens of thousands of people to defeat, and as a captive you cannot die to atone for your crime. It is hard to predict whether you will be blessed or cursed after returning to the north. Although Cao Cao, the King of Wei, is a man of rare generosity, Cao Pi, the Crown Prince of Wei, is narrow-minded. If you can follow the Northern Army General Cao Zhang to guard the northern region, you may be able to save your life."

Liu Feng spoke sincerely, and seemed to be really considering Yu Jin.

Yu Jin was suspicious and said cautiously, "Don't worry, General Liu. Although I was defeated, I will be neglected at best after I return. The prince of Wei is broad-minded and not narrow-minded."

Liu Feng sneered: "He can't even tolerate his own brothers. It's too much of a compliment to say that Cao Pi is broad-minded and magnanimous."

"General Yu, I know you don't believe me, but time will tell you what is right and wrong. If one day it really happens as I expected, General Yu, please don't forget my good advice today."

"I have also been in a place of suspicion, so I can empathize with what the general may encounter in the future. A talent like the general should die on the battlefield, not because of the suspicion of his master."

Yu Jin was silent.

After a moment, he continued, "General Liu's good words, I will definitely keep them in mind. If General Liu wants to return to the north again in the future, he can come to me, and I will definitely recommend General Liu to the King of Wei."

Liu Feng bowed and said goodbye with a smile: "General Yu, I appreciate your kindness. I have something important to do, so I won't stay with you any longer."

Watching Yu Jin's back as he left, Dong Hui asked in confusion: "General, why did you remind Yu Jin? According to the military and political customs in the north, Yu Jin will no longer be valued after returning to the north. Although returning him to Cao Cao will not cause any loss to us, it is still like letting a thief go back to the mountains. If Yu Jin can die from Cao Pi's suspicion, it will also be a good thing for us."

Liu Feng's eyes were clear and stern: "Although it is a good thing to let Yu Jin die because of Cao Pi's suspicion, it is far less clever than letting Cao Zhang and Cao Pi fight each other. I will lay a small chess move today, and there may be an unexpected surprise in the future."

Dong Hui suddenly realized.

The fight for the crown prince has always been incompatible.

Although Cao Pi defeated Cao Zhi and became the Crown Prince of Wei, as long as Cao Pi had not officially become the King of Wei, Cao Zhi would not accept defeat and Cao Zhang would not give up the fight.

Liu Feng was not considering Yu Jin at all. It was obvious that he wanted to drag Yu Jin into the vortex of the struggle between Cao Zhang and Cao Pi.

Dong Hui was filled with admiration: the matter of Jingzhou had not yet concluded, but the general was already considering the conflict between Cao Zhang and Cao Pi.

Liu Feng was not careless.

After Yu Jin left, Liu Feng ordered the governor Zhao Lei to closely monitor Yu Jin's movements to prevent him from returning to retake Maicheng.

Verbal promises can be trusted, but not completely.

After carefully instructing Zhao Lei to defend Maicheng carefully, Liu Feng led his troops to continue advancing towards Jiangling City.

The standard clothing, armor, flags and weapons of the Wu soldiers were hidden in the army.

Before meeting Yu Jin, Liu Feng's purpose of going to Jiangling was to finish off Lu Meng and prevent Lu Meng from being active in Jiangling city again.

After meeting Yu Jin and finding out that Yu Jin had the standard armor, flags and weapons of the Wu army, Liu Feng had a new idea:
Maybe there will be a chance to attack the city with deception!

(End of this chapter)