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

Chapter 90: Speed is of the essence in war, Liu Feng attacks Jiangjinkou at night

The Wu soldiers were already frightened and at a loss because they were isolated and weak.

At this moment, he was frightened by Liu Feng's madness and even the last bit of his will to resist disappeared.

The dull sound of weapons falling was heard, and the Wu soldiers on the hillside threw down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

After recovering from the dizziness, Pan Zhang wanted to struggle again, but was held down by Tian Zhong. Tian Qi simply cut Pan Zhang's battle robe and rolled it into a cloth rope.

Within a few breaths, Pan Zhang was tied up tightly.

"Liu Feng, kill me quickly!"

Pan Zhang's eyes were glaring and he shouted for death. Although Pan Zhang was greedy and bloodthirsty by nature, he was extremely loyal to Sun Quan. Even when he was captured alive by Liu Feng, he refused to kneel down and beg for surrender.

If Jiangling were still there, Liu Feng would have killed Pan Zhang with one blow to preserve his reputation for loyalty.

Now that Jiangling is still in the hands of Sun Quan, a living Pan Zhang is more valuable than a dead one. Liu Feng naturally will not let Pan Zhang get his wish.

"Shut his mouth and keep him under close watch."

Liu Feng did not waste his words with Pan Zhang. He sent people to clean up the battlefield and at the same time sent people to the mountains to look for Bai Shou.

As the people reached the mountain pass, Bai Shou, who had learned that the war was over, also led people to look for Liu Feng.

Looking at the piles of food and grass, Bai Shou's eyes lit up: If they could be transported back to the mountains, he could have three meals a day.

Bai Shou approached Liu Feng and shamelessly asked Liu Feng: "General, I didn't help much in this battle. I think it would be inconvenient for you to take away the food and prisoners. I am not talented enough, but I am willing to take care of them for you temporarily."

Bai Yong lowered his head. Although he was Bai Shou's biological son, Bai Yong still couldn't stand Bai Shou's rudeness and shamelessness.

They say it’s “temporarily under custody”, but can they take it out again if it’s put into their pockets?
Isn't it just for this batch of food? By the way, it also saves manpower for pushing the cart!
Liu Feng smiled and saw through it without pointing it out.

If Bai Shou had not risked his life to enter Jiangling City, he would not have been able to trick Lu Meng into dividing his troops to take Linju, and he would not have been able to capture Pan Zhang alive today.

Even if Bai Shou didn't say it, Liu Feng had the same idea.

When Liu Feng led his troops outside, the big camp was at risk of being attacked by Sun Quan at any time. If he had to carry food and prisoners, Liu Feng's marching speed would be greatly slowed down.

Soldiers are valuable and quick.

The situation is tense now, Liu Feng must race against time and dare not slack off or take any chances.

Bai Shou took the initiative to bring it up, which saved the trouble.

"Thanks to Captain Bai's help, I was able to capture Pan Zhang alive. I will only take the food and fodder needed for the return trip. I will also take away the captains, military officers, garrison commanders and all the flags among the prisoners. I can give you half of the armor and weapons, and you can go back and modify them to distribute to the volunteers."

Liu Feng distributed the supplies in a concise and clear manner, and Bai Shou was overjoyed when he heard it: "General, you are so generous, it's worth it that I have pretended to be Pan Zhang's grandson for many days, I've made a lot of money!"

Overjoyed.

Bai Shou did not forget his business. He took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Feng: "General, this is what my brother-in-law asked me to pass on to you. My brother-in-law said that it might be helpful for you to capture Jiangling."

Liu Feng opened the letter and scanned it quickly.

The gist of the letter is: Sun Quan in Jiangdong often robbed mountain people as slaves. There are many mountain people in Wuling and Lingling, so maybe they can be won over with kindness.

Liu Feng's eyes were slightly stern.

The Ma clan members in Xiangyang are quite good at winning over the barbarians and other ethnic groups.

Not to mention that Ma Yu got along well with the Yi people in Jingshan, historical records show that Ma Liang also won over the barbarians such as Shamoke in Wuling County for Liu Bei.

Even the high-minded but incompetent Ma Su was initially sent by Liu Bei to serve as the governor of Yuexi to pacify the southern barbarians. When Zhuge Liang was pacifying Nanzhong, Ma Su also proposed the strategy of conquering the hearts and minds of the southern barbarians.

Putting the letter in his arms, Liu Feng said, "Captain Bai, when you go back, please thank Shu Ping for me."

at this time.

Bai Shou carefully glanced around, leaned in and whispered: "General, Su Ji missed you so much in the mountains. At first, the general was afraid of implicating my people and was unwilling to marry Su Ji. Now that I helped the general capture Pan Zhang, I am considered to be a person in the same boat with the general. I wonder how the general feels about Su Ji."

Liu Feng did not shirk responsibility this time: "As the ancients said, a man without integrity cannot stand. Retaking Jiangling is just around the corner. Captain Bai, rest assured. I have made a promise and I will not break it."

Liu Feng actually had no way of predicting when Jiangling could be recaptured.

He deliberately told Bai Shou that "recapturing Jiangling is just around the corner" in order to reassure Bai Shou and the thousands of mountain people in Jingshan.

Although this goes against the original intention of not wanting to implicate the various tribes in Jingshan, this is a different time.

At that time, Liu Feng was only thinking about rescuing Guan Yu, and naturally did not want to drag the various tribes of Jingshan into the vortex of fighting with Sun Quan.

The situation was different at this time. Liu Feng not only wanted to rescue Guan Yu but also wanted to retake Jiangling. The various tribes in Jingshan were also willing to attach themselves to him, so Liu Feng naturally would not give up this help.

Only when your mind is at peace can you use your strength.

Bai Shou got the answer he wanted, and he was even happier. He patted his chest and promised, "I feel relieved with what you said, General. Don't worry, from now on, all the tribes in Jingshan will obey your orders as long as I, Bai Shou, am here."

After distributing the food, clothing, armor, flags and weapons, Liu Feng led his people back.

Fortunately.

Until Liu Feng returned to Dazhai, Sun Quan did not send troops out of the city.

Obviously.

After Quan Cong's defeat, Sun Quan gave up the idea of fighting Liu Feng head-on outside the city and prepared to defend Jiangling City and Jiangjinkou to exhaust Liu Feng's food and grass.

Dazhai.

Dong Hui reported the latest military intelligence to Liu Feng one by one.

In addition to the military situation outside Jiangling City, Dong Hui also mentioned Guan Yu in Lukou: "Your Excellency sent a letter the day before yesterday saying that Sun Jiao and Jiang Qin in Lukou were staying in their camp and would not come out. It would be difficult to break through quickly, and it would be impossible to send troops to support the general."

"Now the military rations are becoming increasingly scarce, and Sun Quan has chosen to defend Jiangling and Lukou. If we don't have a good strategy to deal with it, our army will surely be defeated when the military rations are exhausted."

Dong Hui was worried.

It would have been fine if Sun Quan had held out at Jiangling, but he actually chose to hold out at Lukou as well. Without food and fodder to support the troops, no matter how brave they were, they would eventually run out of food and be defeated.

See this.

Liu Feng just smiled faintly, took out his pen and knife, and wrote a letter:

[Personally from the Lord:
I am originally a child from Changsha. Although I am a descendant of Marquis Luo, the marquis' family has declined and has lost the glory of my ancestors.

My father treated me like a son, raised me for many years, taught me martial arts and military tactics, taught me how to read and how to behave, and made me famous in the world.

Although I am an adopted son, I will never betray my father's kindness and will never bring shame to his glorious name.

The ancients said: Jade can be broken but its whiteness cannot be changed, bamboo can be burned but its joints cannot be destroyed, even if the body dies, the name can be recorded in bamboo and silk. If I cannot take back Jiangling for my father, I will die.

If you hear that my army has been defeated, you can quickly go to Fangling across the Han River to protect the three counties and all the warships to wait for my father's army.

I can die, but the three counties and all the warships must not be lost.

If I fail, my father will lose Jingzhou forever, and I will not be able to control Sun Quan in the east, nor will I be able to defeat Cao Cao in the north. I will not be able to rest in peace. 】

Subsequently.

Liu Feng handed the letter to Dong Hui and said, "Xiu Xu, go there in person and deliver this letter to the Lord for me."

Dong Hui was stunned: "It's just to deliver a letter, why should I go there in person?"

Liu Feng gestured to Dong Hui to read the contents of the letter: "I am worried about handing this letter to someone else. Xiu Xu is well-informed and has a strong memory. Even if this letter is accidentally lost, he will be able to remember the contents."

Dong Hui glanced at the content and his face changed drastically: "General, do you think I am a coward? Although I am not as brave as you, I am not less courageous than you!"

Seeing Dong Hui's excited tone, Liu Feng bowed to Dong Hui and said: "I am not underestimating Xiu Xu, but this letter is extremely important."

"If I can recapture Jiangling, everything will be fine. If I cannot recapture Jiangling, the three counties and your naval forces will be the key for my father to recapture Jingzhou in the future."

"Xiu Xu, you have to put the overall situation first."

Dong Hui snorted, "What do you mean by putting the overall situation first? I only know that if I leave, I will be running away in fear of death."

Liu Feng chuckled: "It's just a letter, it won't take a few days to go back and forth. If Xiu Xu is too angry, he can come back."

Dong Hui was suddenly choked with speech.

Although what Liu Feng said made sense, it was not easy to travel back and forth from Jiangling to Lukou without taking the water route and ensuring safety.

But since Liu Feng said so, Dong Hui could not find any reason to refute.

At last.

Dong Hui could only accept the task of delivering the letter angrily, saying: "I will definitely come back!"

Liu Feng laughed: "Xiu Xu is a gentleman, I naturally believe in Xiu Xu."

Wait until Dong Hui leaves.

The smile on Liu Feng's face gradually froze.

Liu Feng specifically asked Dong Hui to deliver the letter to Guan Yu. The reason was not as simple as "the overall situation is more important" as it seemed. If Liu Feng failed to recapture Jiangling after exhausting all his intelligence, the existence of this letter would affect Liu Feng's future position in Liu Bei's camp.

Shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind, Liu Feng summoned six more people: Li Ping, Fang Yue, Pan Feng, Yu She, Mu Shun and Kou Anguo.

"Tonight I will personally launch a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou. Li Ping and Kou Anguo will stay behind to guard the camp. Fang Yue, Pan Feng, Yu She and Mu Shun, the four of you will select three thousand reinforcements and follow me." Liu Feng gave the military order in a concise and to the point manner.

Li Ping was surprised: "General, you just came back from the campaign against Pan Zhang. You must be exhausted from the journey. Don't you want to rest for a day?"

Liu Feng said solemnly: "Speed is of the essence in war. Pan Zhang's defeated troops will flee back to Jiangling City tomorrow at the latest. If any of them run fast, Sun Quan will know that Pan Zhang was defeated tonight."

"Sun Quan is now defending the city and the Jinkou, hoping to make me run out of food and my army collapse. If he hears that Pan Zhang's army was defeated, he will definitely be on guard against my attack on Jiangjinkou again."

"If you want to launch a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou, you can only go there tonight."

Li Ping said in a deep voice: "In this case, I will go with the general tonight."

Kou Anguo also asked, "I am willing to go with the general."

Liu Feng shook his head: "The troops I led to attack Pan Zhang are exhausted from the journey and it is difficult for them to defend the camp. If you two go with me, the camp may be lost. I have made up my mind and there is no need to discuss this matter any further."

Immediately.

Liu Feng asked Fang Yuesi to select 3,000 fresh troops and dressed them in the standard armor, flags and weapons of the Wu army.

Liu Feng put on Pan Zhang's armor and ordered Tian Zhong to carry Pan Zhang's flag.

Wait until dark.

Liu Feng led 3,000 fresh troops disguised as Wu soldiers and sneaked towards Jiangjinkou.

The current commander of Jiangjinkou is Han Dang.

Ever since Liu Feng launched a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou, Sun Quan has strengthened the vigilance at Jiangjinkou and sent the most experienced Han Dang to guard Jiangjinkou.

Han Dang is indeed conscientious in his duties.

He would personally lead a team to patrol Jiangjinkou every night, and deploy a large number of obstacles outside Jiangjinkou every dusk, and remove the obstacles early the next morning.

In this regard.

Many of the military academies under his command complained that Han Dang was being too cautious.

Han Dang didn't think it was troublesome. If it weren't for the fact that burying the antlers would be difficult to clean and would affect the food circulation, Han Dang even wanted to bury layers of antlers outside Jiangjinkou.

There was a crackling sound.

Han Dang whipped a soldier who was squatting in front of a brazier and warming himself, and shouted, "Who allowed you to neglect your duty?"

The soldier was frightened and his eyelids were drooping after being whipped. He begged for mercy, "General, it's too cold at night. I can't stand it."

Han Dang didn't listen to the sergeant's explanation at all, and ordered his men: "Take him away, punish him by military law, and replace him with someone else."

The strict military orders made the soldiers dare not speak out, and the military schools on both sides did not dare to persuade them.

Han Dang continued his patrol until midnight, then returned to the tent to warm himself by the fire.

After warming his hands and feet, Han Dang took off his clothes and got into bed. Soon he began to snore.

And outside Jiangjinkou.

Liu Feng led his troops quietly.

Because Liu Feng extinguished most of the torches when approaching Jiangjinkou, and only let the soldiers advance slowly towards Jiangjinkou with the weapons of their comrades in front, they were not noticed in advance by the Wu soldiers on duty at Jiangjinkou.

Seeing the soldiers and horses suddenly appear, the Wu soldiers on duty at the front were startled and quickly raised their spears and shouted, "Who are you waiting for?"

Liu Feng snorted coldly.

Tian Qi cursed: "You are so blind that you don't even recognize General Pan?"

(End of this chapter)