Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 148
In the prefect's mansion of Qiao County.

Liu Bei, who personally fought against Cao Cao, sat in the main seat, with civil and military ranks in the first two rows.The civilian officials on the left are headed by Lu Su, the generals on the right are headed by Zhang Fei, and it is Pang Tong who talks eloquently in the middle.

"We have been confronting Cao Cao here for more than a month. Although there were several battles during this period, they were all small battles. Cao Cao neither retreated nor attacked, but only held Liangjun to contain our army. This move is very suspicious. " Pang Tong frowned.

"Brother has an army of [-] here right now, and Cao Cao has an army of only [-]. They are equal in strength, so of course the old thief dare not act rashly." Zhang Fei took it for granted.As Pang Tong said, the two sides have only had occasional skirmishes recently, and large-scale battles have almost never occurred.The largest scale is that today I will rob you of a county seat, and tomorrow you will rob me of a cart of grain and grass.

"However, Cao Cao is well aware of the art of war, so he hesitates to move forward, which is contrary to common sense. Before Cao Cao sent troops, he must have expected that the strength of the two sides would be equal, and such a situation was inevitable. Cao Cao still sent troops knowing this, which is very unusual for Cao Cao." Xu Shu on the other side also frowned and said.

Liu Bei listened to them patiently, and then asked: "Maybe Cao Cao wants to wait for the rest of the troops to make a breakthrough before making any plans?"

Pang Tong and Xu Shu looked at each other, and then exchanged eye contact with Lu Su, and finally Pang Tong said: "Maybe that's true, Cao Cao has always been insidious and cunning, and it is very likely that he will sit and watch us fight the Nanman and Hanzhong army to the death, so as to reap the benefits .When our army’s strength is low, we will attack on a large scale.”

"Since this is the case, what should we do?" Liu Bei continued to ask.

"In order to prevent changes over time, it is best to defeat the two forces of Hanzhong and Nanman first. At present, General Zhao and Zang Xuangao rely on the dangers of the Yuanjiang River and Shangyong Mountain City. With them, we can annihilate the invading enemy in one go." Pang Tong thought for a while.

"Where are the soldiers and horses that can be adjusted right now?" Liu Bei asked.

Pang Tong thought about it carefully before he said: "The [-] troops we are waiting to confront Cao Cao are the [-] Yuzhou Army and the [-] Xuzhou Army. Right now there are still [-] troops in Xuzhou, but Xuzhou is adjacent to Yanzhou. An army of [-] can't move easily. In general, Yangzhou is currently in the hinterland of our army, so let's dispatch troops from Yangzhou to help these two places!"

"That's very good!" Liu Bei also nodded in agreement, and immediately ordered Yangzhou Mu Zhangzhao to order Yangzhou Zhonglang General Sun Fu to lead an army of [-] to support Jingnan, and Luling Prefect Yokoye General Ji Ling to lead an army of [-] to support Shangyong. In order to defeat the invading enemies of Hanzhong and Nanzhong as soon as possible.

"General Zhao!" A few days later in Linyuan City, Zhao Feng received Sun Fu who was ordered to lead an army to support him. Seeing Zhao Feng coming to greet him in person, Zhao Feng quickly got off his horse and bowed in salute.

"Guoyi is an old friend, why are you so polite!" Zhao Feng quickly pulled Sun Fu up.Speaking of which, I was really kind to this old man. At the beginning, he was not tolerated by Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and he was even sent to Lujiang to die.Now after defecting to Liu Bei, he has become a general of Zhonglang in three years, which can be regarded as a prosperous official career.

"General, under the order of the lord, lead the army to help the battle, and wait for the general!" Sun Fu is not a fool, he knows that although Zhao Feng is just a rebellious general, he still has the final say in Jingnan.Zhao Feng said a few more polite words, and then sat down to discuss with everyone.

"At present, the Southern barbarian army is blocked by the Yuanjiang River, so it is difficult to advance further. However, if we want to defeat them in one fell swoop, it will not be easy. Now that we have [-] reinforcements from General Sun, we can wait more calmly." Zhao Feng said first road.

"General Zhao, why don't you let Captain Feng Xi and the 5000 troops stationed in Guilin come to help?" Chen Dao asked after a little thought.No matter how tense the troops were these days, Zhao Feng did not use this group of troops.Chen Dao couldn't quite understand it, and finally couldn't help asking today.

"Lieutenant Feng is stationed in Guilin to guard against the Jiaozhou army, so he can't move easily." Zhao Feng explained. "Jiaozhou?" Chen Dao and all the generals went in without knowing. "Jiaozhou? Sunzhou Mu of Jiaozhou has never been an enemy of us?" Zhou Tai, the most impatient, was the first to say.

"Be prepared!" Zhao Feng knew that there are quite a lot of old Jiangdong generals here, so he couldn't speak too harshly for a while.I am worried about Sun Quan's character, so I can only take precautions first.At that moment Zhao Feng changed the topic and said: "Since General Sun came to help, our army is no longer afraid of the South Central Army. I intend to set out immediately, go to the bank of the Yuanjiang River, and defeat Meng Huo in one fell swoop!" do not mention.

"What, the Han army has come to Yuanjiang?" Meng Huo asked in disbelief as he looked at Tan Ma who had just returned to report the letter.Hearing the king's tone of voice, the man had no choice but to say in a low voice: "Exactly, all the enemy troops have pulled out of Linyuan, and they are now camping opposite our army."

"It seems that Zhao Feng wants to have a showdown with us." Meng Huo murmured, and then waved his hand to signal his horse to step down.With the lack of progress in the battle these days, Meng Huo's mood is getting worse and worse.Just yesterday, two little chieftains suggested that he withdraw his troops, but he ordered them to be beheaded for public display.

Meng Huo himself was also very annoyed. Ever since E Huan was released, Yang Feng and Gao Ding had intentionally or unintentionally stopped working. Several times when they crossed the river, their troops retreated before reaching the center of the river.If they were so perfunctory, Meng Huo knew that it would be difficult to defeat the Jingzhou army on the opposite side with his own strength.And once the troops were withdrawn without success, the throne of the big leader, who was not too stable, would be even more precarious.

Thinking of this, Meng Huo also made up his mind that these two people must go all out.At the moment, I took a few personal guards and went to the high-end tent.

"Your Majesty is here, what do you know?" Gao Dingwan didn't expect Meng Huo to come suddenly, so he hurriedly invited him to sit down with the host.

"Governor Gao, I heard that General E Huan was captured by the Jingzhou army before. I don't know if it is true?" To Gao Ding's surprise, Meng Huo asked such a question in a pleasant manner after he sat down.

Gao Ding looked at E Huan, who was a little embarrassed, and knew that E Huan was not good at words, so he could only bite the bullet and answer: "It is true. Zhao Botao only said that he was thinking of the same clan, so he used justice Let it go."

"This is Zhao Botao's plan to drive a wedge between people. Prefect Gao and General E must not fall for it!" Meng Huo said earnestly.

"Of course not!" Gao Ding replied, but he sneered in his heart: Do we still need to separate?

"If you don't know how to do it, that's fine. I just visited Ma to report. Zhao Botao led his army to station on the other side. I intend to set off tomorrow with the whole army to forcefully cross the Yuan River. In any case, we must fight across the river as soon as possible and fight to the death with the Jingzhou army. General E Huan is me. The first brave general of the barbarian army, General E led an elite army to lead the way." Meng Huo finally revealed the real purpose of his trip.

E Huan is a general under Gao Ding's command. Although Meng Huo is the leader, he is generally unable to call him.But now that he has said this, if Gao Ding refuses to agree, it is basically tantamount to silently disagreeing with Meng Huo.Faced with Meng Huo's obscenity, Gao Ding could only silently nod in agreement.The complacent Meng Huo said a few more polite words before leaving.

"Prefect, what should we do now?" E Huan said urgently just as Meng Huo left, Gao Ding should send someone to invite Yang Feng to come and discuss.After Yang Feng arrived, he was also shocked when he heard Gao Ding prepare the foreword.The two were relatively silent, and finally E Huan said bitterly: "Meng Huo is inhumane, why don't we kill him, and then move the whole family to Jingnan, where we can live freely like Sha Moke and others, wouldn't we be happy?" ?”

"Huh?" Yang Feng and Gao Ding were a little moved when they heard the words.With the continuation of the war, the current Nanzhong Barbarian tribe has gradually learned a lot about the current life of the Wuxi Barbarian tribe. They know that they have moved to Jingnan now, and their lives are much richer than before. Yang Feng and Gao Ding are also in private. Envious.It's just that E Huan said it in person, and there was no time to react.

After a long time, it was still Yang Feng who said: "We are now in a dilemma. One is that we cannot win the battle, and the other is that we will be reprimanded by the tribe for being ungrateful. But even if we want to imitate Shamoke, we need to inform General Zhao. One of my subordinates It's difficult to call Fei, but he was captured and released a few days ago, this person is sophisticated and proficient in water skills, why not send him to connect with General Zhao?"

Gao Ding has nothing to do with it, now Yang Feng summoned Fei Nan, and personally wrote a letter to pay Fei Nan, asking him to swim across the river to see Zhao Feng at night when the sky was dark.

"General, just now we caught a spy from the Southern Army, he claimed to be sent by Yang Feng, he has something important to see the general." Niu Jin reported to Zhao Feng in the big tent of the Jingzhou Army.

"Yang Feng?" Zhao Feng frowned slightly when he heard the words, and then asked Niu Jin: "Do you know this person?"

"A few soldiers recognized this man just now. He was captured before and released by the general later." Niu Jin replied.

"That should be Yang Feng's person without a doubt!" Zhao Feng was stunned when he heard that.To say that the Southern Army's information security work was really bad. The soldiers under Meng Huo's command who pretended to be Yang Feng and Gao Ding the day before yesterday all ordered Meng Huo to kill them after they returned. The Jingzhou Army already knew about this.Now this fee is difficult, naturally it is the real Yang Feng's person.

At that moment, Zhao Feng's thoughts turned, he quickly ordered Niu Jin to fetch a jar of old wine, put the jar on the table and poured it slowly, while he took off his armor and lay down on the couch, and finally sprinkled some wine on his body until he It seemed that he was really drunk, and at the same time, he ordered Niu Jin to act according to the plan, and then ordered him to bring the work in.

Fei Nan was escorted into the tent, but he saw wine urns on the table and Kaifeng wine jars on the ground, Zhao Feng himself was lying on the couch smelling of alcohol, and for a while, he secretly groaned: The eunuch asked himself to connect with Zhao General, how can he manage things now that he is so drunk?
"Uh!" Zhao Feng who was lying on the couch hiccupped, slowly raised his head to look at Fei Nan, and said inarticulately: "Meng Huo sent you here, saying that he wanted to use my hands to get rid of Gao Ding and Yang Feng. But He has nothing to prove, how can he count? You tell him, unless he personally sends the heads of the two of them here, I am willing to send troops to help him calm down."

"General, you made a mistake. This is a secret work sent by Yang Feng just now, not Meng Huo's emissary. That person has already left!" Seeing that Zhao Feng was very drunk, Niu Jin quickly reminded him.

"Really?" Zhao Feng mumbled something, then fell asleep soundly, and after a while, he yelled loudly, but Niu Jin couldn't wake up after several calls, so he had to give up in the end.Fei Ku could see it in his eyes, his heart was flustered, but his face didn't show the slightest expression.

Seeing that Zhao Feng couldn't be woken up, Niu Jin had to order someone to cover him with a quilt, and then he led Fei Nan outside the tent and said to him, "Unfortunately, the general never drinks alcohol, but he drank too much because he entertained the envoy today. Cup. Please go back first, and make plans tomorrow when the general sobers up!" Fei Nanwen nodded, and didn't mention it since he returned to the other side.

"What?" Yang Feng was shocked when he heard Fei Nan's reply, and Gao Ding and E Huan beside him were even more restless. "Meng Huo actually wants to use General Zhao to kill us?" E Huan said in disbelief.Gao Ding lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "No wonder he is urging the troops today, it seems to be to consume our army strength, as long as our army suffers heavy casualties, he can take the opportunity to get rid of us and unify Nanzhong."

Yang Feng is a delicate person, so he originally felt that this matter was a bit strange.But after listening to Gao Ding's words, and thinking about it again, I feel that it is almost the same.The two discussed a little in the camp, and decided to attack Meng Huo's camp at night in order to protect themselves.

What the two of them didn't expect was that Meng Huo was still fidgeting in the camp at this time.There was no other reason, but because his younger brother Meng You had just sent someone to inform him that Yan Yan, the general of Yizhou, had led his army south to the Lushui River while taking advantage of the main force of Nanzhong.Meng You has few soldiers, so several battles are unfavorable, so I ask my brother to return to the army quickly to be safe.

Meng Huo was covered in cold sweat after reading the letter, and was about to convene everyone to discuss matters overnight, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the military tent, and when he checked out the account, he saw that it was full of flames, and Meng Huo was immediately blindsided.

(End of this chapter)