Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 109

Liu Biao was imprisoned, and news of the civil strife in Jingzhou quickly reached the ears of Zhao Feng in Lujiang and Liu Bei in Shouchun.Of course, the news on the surface only said that Liu Biao was suddenly seriously ill and could not be a member of the council, so Kuai Yue was asked to take care of all Jingzhou affairs.However, Liu Bei and Zhao Feng were just idlers, and there was something wrong with the smell.Thinking about other situations, I immediately understood what was going on.

"My lords, right now Jingxiang is afraid of civil strife, and Liu Pan stationed troops on the Ganjiang River, always intending to move eastward, so what should I do?" Liu Bei also asked eagerly.Now everything is really here, Yuzhou has lost five counties, Jingzhou is a little restless, and Liu Bei is rarely in such a mess.

"My lord, I'm afraid someone is causing trouble in Jingzhou!" Pang Tong's expression was unusually solemn, and then he further explained in detail: "The incident in Yuzhou has just stopped, and there has been chaos in Jingzhou. With Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, although There is a lot of power in Jingxiang, but if you want to kill Liu Biao directly, you must have the courage to do it with foreign aid."

"It makes sense!" Liu Bei also felt that there was a strong sense of conspiracy in it, and then he asked in doubt: "If this is the case, what should our army do?"

"First pay attention to Liu Pan's movement. If Liu Pan dares to attack, General Zhao can go straight down from Lujiang to Jiangxia. The Jingxiang Navy is in Jiangxia. As long as Jiangxia is under control, they can support Li Zhengfang in Nanyang via Xiangshui." Pang Tong thought. Think about it.Everyone was silent when they heard the words. The situation is not completely clear now, so it is better to send more people to inquire about the news.

"Young Master Liu!" In Jiangxia City, a young Confucian scholar about 20 years old saluted Liu Qi. "Why do you need to be so polite, sir? Please sit down quickly!" Liu Qi said hastily.Although this Zhuge Liang looked younger, Liu Qi did not dare to neglect him.Just now Ma Liang said that this Zhuge Liang was ten times more talented than him.I have had a lot of contact with Ma Liang on weekdays, so I naturally know the details of Ma Liang.How dare Liu Qi neglect Zhuge Liang now.

"Sir, I'm afraid that Ji Chang has already told you about the current situation. Just now, the old general Wang Wei from my father's department came. According to him, Kuai Yue is a traitor and has already detained my father in the State Shepherd's Mansion. It's still a fake Pass on my father's will, that General Liu Pan and I should go to war with the Jiangdong army, what can we do?" Liu Qi said eagerly, and Liu Pan also rushed there while the two of them were talking, and with Wang Wei included, these three were considered to be one of the few in Liu Biao. It's a direct descendant, and they are all at a loss right now.

Zhuge Liang nodded when he heard the words, shook his feather fan lightly, turned his head and asked Wang Wei: "Old General Wang, Lord Jing Sheng was detained by them in the mansion, what about the unknown guards?"

"Very strict!" Wang Wei sighed, and then further explained the situation: "At present, they don't dare to bully the Lord State Shepherd too much, but they don't allow him to go out, they don't allow him to govern, and they are still not restricted in the State Shepherd's Mansion. But there are [-] soldiers patrolling around the state pastoral mansion day and night, and Cai Mao sent his younger brother Cai He to guard it. It is really not easy to rescue the lord!"

"That's good!" Zhuge Liang seemed to have a plan in mind, turned to Liu Pan and said, "General Liu has lived in Jingnan for a long time, and he still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him. Now the general can return to Jingnan as soon as possible, and prepare the army for battle."

"Sir, if we go to war with Cai Mao, wouldn't it kill my uncle?" Liu Pan was shocked when he heard this.When Zhuge Liang heard the words, he just chuckled and said, "I don't want the general to attack Cai Mao, but I just want the general to be prepared, and wait for Duke Jing Sheng to come to Jingnan to preside over the overall situation!"

"Father (uncle) (lord) came to Jingnan?" Liu Qi and the other three were surprised when they heard this.Zhuge Liang didn't hold back, and said directly: "A few years ago, Liang had the honor to visit Master Zhou Mu with his uncle, and he knew a little about the Zhou Mu Mansion and its surroundings. There is a residential area across the street from the north of the Zhou Mu Mansion. All you need to do is to rent one of them, dig a tunnel secretly through it to the state pastoral mansion, rescue Jing Shenggong in the dark, and then go out of Xiangyang City to Jiangxia through Xiangshui. I have heard about Cai He, and he is Unsuspecting people are bound to be hard to guard against. Once Jing Shenggong is rescued, we will occupy Jiangxia and the four counties of Jingnan, and then ask the state shepherd to sit in town to fight against the rebels, why worry about the big things?"

"That's enough?" Liu Pan and the other three felt that this was too simple.After hesitating for a while, Liu Pan still said: "Sir, although Liu Pan has some troops in Jingnan, they are only [-] to [-]. The previous expedition to Jiangdong lost some, and there are not many left. Under the command of Mr. Jiang Xia Although there are [-] sailors, the infantry is only [-]. And Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are entrenched in Xiangyang and other places. After the Jiangdong War, they recruited new soldiers. At present, there are no less than [-] troops. Even if the uncle is in charge, once the war starts, only I'm afraid it's hard to match!"

"General Liu, why should you worry too much? If you have the right way, you will get more help, but if you are not right, you will get little help. Kuai Yue and Cai Mao committed a rebellion. Naturally, they have lost their way and have little help. How can the two thieves succeed? Besides, Duke Jing Sheng still has a big arm to help. Please ask him for help at that time, why worry about Cai Mao not breaking?" Zhuge Liang still had that confident smile on his face, shaking his feather fan and said slowly.

"Arm help?" Both Liu Pan and Liu Qi asked without knowing it. "It was Uncle Liu Huang, the Taiwei of the current dynasty. Uncle Liu Huang first ruled the two prefectures of Xuyu and the five counties of Jiangdong. Now Jiangxia is connected to Lujiang and Anyang. At that time, you only need to inform Uncle Liu Huang, and ask him to send troops to cooperate with Cai Mao. Don't worry. Not broken?" Zhuge Liang explained carefully.

"Having said that, will Uncle Liu Huang send troops to help?" Liu Pan pondered.There is another layer of meaning in his words that he didn't express, that is, even if Liu Bei sends troops to help, will he take advantage of the fire to loot?

"Uncle Liu's benevolence and righteousness have always been written. Duke Jing Sheng is also a gentleman in this world, and the two are both relatives of the Han family. They are really brothers. If Duke Jing Sheng is in trouble, how can Uncle Liu sit idly by? The previous discussion on Jiangdong, Uncle Liu Huang was paid to Luling County according to the agreement, and Duke Jing Sheng was also handed over to Nanyang County as agreed. This is a good friend of a gentleman! The reason why Uncle Liu Huang is standing still is that it is not easy to care about other people's family affairs rashly, and the situation is unknown, and he is afraid of harming Jing. Duke Sheng is dead. At present Li Zhengfang is stationed in Nanyang, and General Zhao Botao is in Lujiang, so why worry about Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's rebels being attacked by the two sides?" Zhuge Liang said clearly, and Liu Pan's doubts disappeared after hearing this.

Liu Qi, who has always been submissive, cheered up after hearing these words, and immediately said to Liu Pan: "Brother, the only ones who can be relied on right now are you and my [-] to [-] soldiers, please come to Jingnan as soon as possible , preside over the overall situation!"

"I understand!" Liu Pan cupped his fists, and then hurried to Jingnan to preside over military affairs.Liu Qi turned his head and said to Wang Wei: "Old General Wang, the matter of rescuing my father depends entirely on the old general!"

"Young Master, don't worry!" Wang Wei clasped his fists, and then said to Liu Qi in a low voice: "Mr. Yiji's residence is just across the street from the north of Zhoumu Mansion. Mr. Yi has hated the two thieves for a long time. Wait for me and him." Join hands to rescue the lord, and we will be successful within three days."

"It's so good!" Liu Qi felt relieved when he heard the words. At this time, another messenger from Jingzhou came, urging Liu Qi to march into Jiangdong as soon as possible.Liu Qi was furious when he heard the words, and was about to kill the envoy, but was stopped by Zhuge Liang. He only dismissed the envoy temporarily on the grounds that "heavy snow fell and the road was difficult", and then Wang Wei hurried back to Xiangyang.

"Sir, just in case, we have to join forces with Uncle Liu Huang to make sure. Qi should go there in person, but Jiangxia is in danger, and he is very talented. Please stop working hard and go to Shouchun to connect with Uncle Liu Huang. In the future If you become a rebel, you will be rewarded generously!" Liu Qi finally begged Zhuge Liang again.The latter hurriedly returned the gift when he heard the words: "Young Master, you are serious. Uncle Liang's nephew's family has been taken care of by Lord Jing Sheng for a long time, and he should do his best to repay it. Now, Liang will set off for Lujiang! Ji Chang, Jiang Xia, you are so troublesome here!"

Not to mention Zhuge Liang's proper deployment, the several groups of people went about their own way in an orderly manner.At this time in Xuchang, Cao Cao, who had just returned, met Xu Huang in his prime minister's mansion with some complacency.

"Gongming really has the talent of a general, and he defeated the five counties of Yuzhou in just a few days. Now Liu Bei has suffered a heavy loss!" Cao Cao laughed, and Xu Huang even said he didn't dare to do it.Cao Cao naturally had reason to be happy now. He used attrition tactics to successfully solve the problem of too many captives, and then the garrison left behind in Xuchang made a sudden attack and captured the two strategically important places of Runan and Ruyin in one fell swoop.Although Shanyang County was lost, and Qi County was later taken back by Zhang Fei, it was definitely a profit.

"Wen Ruo, immediately move the people of Runan and Liang counties to Yanzhou." Cao Cao suddenly said, he knew Liu Bei's character very well.After this battle, there is no possibility of an alliance between the two sides in the future.In case Liu Bei takes Runan and Liang Commanderies again, he will leave him empty Runan and Liang Commanderies.

"Yes!" Xun Yu said.At this time, Jia Xu said: "Prime Minister, Jingzhou came to report that Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have controlled Liu Biao, and they are dispatching troops to attack Li Yan in Fancheng."

"Well, let them fight." Cao Cao was noncommittal when he heard the words, and his son Cao Pi was a little puzzled, and asked quickly: "Father, why don't we march into Jingxiang now? Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have already I'm taking refuge in you, father."

"My son doesn't know, our army is bound to fight Yuan Shao again in the spring, and we don't have too many troops to take care of Jing Xiang." Cao Cao sighed.After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "Although Liu Biao is old, he will never submit to me. In order to prevent him from attacking Yongzhou by taking advantage of the chaos, we can only rely on the two running dogs Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to stabilize Jingxiang first. At worst, we must stabilize Jingbei." Although the two of them took refuge in him, Cao Cao never valued these people who stalked others, and even called them lackeys in front of his son.Cao Pi nodded when he heard the words, and said nothing more at the moment.It can be said that Cao Cao's strategy is relatively clever, but no matter how clever the strategy is, it depends on who implements it.Kuai Yue and Cai Mao can still be regarded as relatively competent executives, so what is Cai Xun and Cai He?

At the same time, in Wancheng, the snow had just stopped, and the servants in Zhao Feng's residence were busy clearing the snow.At this moment, the butler came to report that there was a visitor.

"It's snowing so heavily, who is so interested?" Zhao Feng wondered.

"People here say that he is an old general, Zhuge Liang from Nanyang." The housekeeper replied honestly.

"What? Zhuge Liang?" The letter in Zhao Feng's hand dropped with a "snap".

(End of this chapter)