Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 271

"Wang Bi, what's going on?" Cao Pi, who rushed over immediately after getting the news, saw Wang Bi sitting on a chair, already dying.On the table beside him was an arrow that had just been pulled out.

"My lord, hurry up, that boy Shi Jian is going to make trouble! Many people in the infantry battalion and the northern army have already been controlled by him. I got the news and rushed to report, but I was robbed and killed on the way, and I tried my best to get out." Siege. Young master, hurry up!" Wang Bi said out of breath.After saying these few words, the whole person passed out.

"Come here, take good care of Captain Wang! Also, please come quickly, Mr. Xun!" Cao Pi also made a decisive decision. Seeing that the matter was urgent, he hurried to discuss countermeasures with Xun You who was staying in Yecheng. Battalion, as well as other reliable people from all walks of life, are preparing to deal with unknown disturbances.Not long after, riots broke out in Yecheng, and people set fires in all directions, taking the opportunity to kill people.There is also an unknown number of rebels who are attacking the palace and preparing to hijack Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.In contrast, Cao Tai, who was ordered to guard the palace, was leading the Iron Armored Army to a decisive battle with the rebels.However, to his surprise, some imperial guards attacked him, Cao Tai was really in a hurry.

What Cao Tai didn't know was that the initiators of the riot, Fu Wan and others, were also puzzled by Zhang Erjingang, or that it was hard to get off the tiger. "Lieutenant Shi, why did you get into trouble so quickly?" Seeing Shi Jian rushing over, Fu Wan was a little puzzled.It was agreed that there will be an incident on the night of the Lantern Festival, there are still two days left, why did it come so soon?
"Guo Zhang, it's not just who leaked the news, Wang Bian suddenly came to the infantry camp to investigate in the afternoon, and I was forced to fight him, but I couldn't kill him, now I have to act early!" Khan authentic.Fu Wan, Wei Huang, Geng Ji and others looked at each other, and finally Fu Wan stomped his feet and said, "Be ahead of time, anyway, sooner or later, we will have to fight Cao Cao to the death. Let's go to the palace together and punish Cao's rebellious party!" Next, the troops assembled in a mess began to fight towards the palace in a mess.Not long after, Wang Shuang also led a group of men and horses to kill them, and the chaos suddenly became more chaotic.

"Grand Xun, what's the matter now?" Seeing Xun You rushing to him, Cao Pi also asked anxiously.Xun You had a general understanding of the situation, thought for a while and said, "My lord, I think there may be fraud in this. Now it is better to mobilize reliable troops to defend Yecheng. If the situation is urgent, you need to send someone to inform you as soon as possible. My lord, let him decide!"

"But now that the father and Liu Bei are fighting in Xingyang, how can we get out of it?" Cao Pi asked anxiously, and Xiahou Feng who was beside him was also puzzled.Xun You looked at the two of them, and finally began to grit his teeth and said, "As I expected, these rebels must take advantage of the fact that the Lord is away, so they dare to do such a rebellious thing. If we can control the situation now, we will return to the city on our own." That's all; if not, only the lord can frighten this group of young people! Once Yecheng is lost, the lord's foundation will be destroyed!"

"I'll understand!" Both Cao Pi and Xia Houfeng felt the heavy burden on their shoulders, and immediately mobilized all the troops they could mobilize to protect the palace and kill the rebels.Xun You is also busy, but at the same time, he is thinking about who is here to pick things up.After much deliberation, there should be no one else except Liu Bei.

"It's a good move, what a Liu Xuande!" Xun You murmured, and then continued to work.And at this moment, in an unremarkable small house in Chang'an City, a young man caught a carrier pigeon that had just flown in, and took a look at the paper roll on the pigeon's leg, with a smile on his face.He knew that it was his turn to turn upside down.

Putting on his court uniform, the man came to the mansion of General Zhengxi in Chang'an.After meeting with everyone, the man said: "General Xiahou, now that Zhao Botao has left Qinchuan, why don't we take this opportunity to march into Hanzhong and seize Xichuan in one fell swoop?"

"I also have the same idea. However, the land of Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The previous attack has failed, so what can we do now?" Xia Houyuan said helplessly.In the last battle of Hanzhong, Xia Houyuan was extremely aggrieved. He had always been extremely brave in battle, but he was helplessly suppressed by several valley roads.My nephew wanted to make a surprise attack from behind, but he was made dumplings. He was really embarrassed.

"Hehe, General, I have one of my subordinates who will definitely help the General take Hanzhong!" This person said confidently.Xia Houyuan was surprised and delighted when he heard the words, and quickly asked, "Boji, what trick do you have to help me take Hanzhong?"

"General, Hanzhong was occupied by Zhang Lu in the past. Zhang Lu is the leader of the Five Dou of Rice Dao. Although Hanzhong has now belonged to Zhao Botao, the Five Dou of Rice Dao has not been banned. If you can encourage the disciples to revolt and cooperate with each other, why worry about Hanzhong Not broken?" Guo Huai laughed.

"Having said that, but Boji, what strategy do you have to encourage the believers to revolt?" It was Jing Zhao Yin Zhongyou who spoke.Although the official rank is much higher than that of Guo Huai, a small staff officer, Zhong Yao also knows that Guo Huai is resourceful and highly valued by Xia Houyuan, so he doesn't put on airs of being a superior to him.

"General Xiahou, Master Zhong, Zhang Lu's whole family was killed that day, only his daughter Zhang Chunhua escaped from birth. I searched many times, and only found her the day before yesterday. Now if he is allowed to go to Hanzhong to start an incident, it will be enough for him to stay there Lu Xun is in a hurry. At that time, the general will attack with large soldiers, wouldn't it be more effective?" Guo Huai said confidently.

"That's a very good plan, Boji, I'll let you arrange this!" Xia Houyuan nodded, and then went to prepare not to mention it.But at this time, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yun joined forces and traveled along the Han River to the three counties in the east. They rode horses and boats all the way in parallel, and finally arrived in Xiangyang eight days later.Their arrival also made Guan Yu and the others, who were already looking forward to see through, a little relieved.

"Second General, Ziyu, Eldest Young Master!" After meeting Guan Yu and the others, Guan Yu also ignored his usual aloof attitude, and turned to Zhao Feng, "Bo Tao, the situation is critical now, eldest brother is trapped in Xingyang, Pang Shiyuan and others Support your own strength. I have to guard against both Cao Cao and Pang Shiyuan here. The strength of the troops is already stretched. The only plan for now is you, the Sichuan Army, and you can count on it." With the character of Guan Erye, he said For this sake, it is no different from begging.

"I know, Second General, I don't know how the other places are going now?" Zhao Feng nodded, and then asked Guan Yu.This time, it was Zhuge Jin who was on the sidelines: "Li Zhengfang from Yanzhou withdrew his troops back to Yingchuan a few days ago. It's just that Liu Shuye from Runan is really aggressive. As for the troops from the four counties in Jingnan, although in name they are Liu Shuye's order, but the fact that Mr. Liu Qi came, most of the soldiers and horses have been transferred. The barbarian army and Shanyue army of Yang Feng and Gao Ding also temporarily did not move after receiving the general's personal letter. It's just that A few days ago, Liu Shuye dispatched about [-] troops from Jingnan via Fuling, and entered Berkshire." At the end, Zhuge Jin felt a little sad.Liu Pan sent troops to Bajun, which can only show that Ma Liang, the prefect of Bajun, has completely fallen to Pang Tong.

"Brother, who is this?" Ma Di, who came with the army, was not a fool, and was immediately dumbfounded when he heard this.Zhao Feng forced himself to calm down as soon as possible, and then asked Zhuge Jin, "Then what happened to Cao Cao?"

"Cao Cao besieged my lord in Xingyang, attacking the city every day without stopping, and the lord's place is also very difficult. Yesterday, General Wei Yan in Qingzhou retreated to Beihai, and Linzi City was captured by Xiahou Dun's army. According to another report, Cao Cao transferred another [-] The army is going south to help in the battle, so the pressure on us will definitely be heavier!" Zhuge Jin finally concluded.

"The matter is so serious?" Zhao Feng felt extremely depressed after hearing this.In fact, although Lao Liu is now trapped in Xingyang, even if he didn't move, he could still mobilize nearly 20 troops to rescue him.The problem is that with Pang Tong and Liu Pan's meddling, not only their people can't be counted on, but their own side has also been restrained a lot.In this way, such a passive situation was created.

"Now it seems that the best policy is to rescue the lord as soon as possible. After the rescue, let the lord return to the land of Jingxiang first, and then I will rely on the navy, and the Han River and the Xiangjiang River to block Cao Cao, and then rest and recuperate to save for future battles. Power!" Zhao Feng thought for a while.What he said was not aimless. Given Liu Bei's heavy losses in the Northern Expedition, he had to heal Pang Tong and Liu Pan after he returned, and it was inevitable that his vitality would be severely injured.The only way out now is to stick to it.If you continue to be militaristic, you will only bring yourself down in the end.

"That's the way it is!" Guan Yu also sighed.At present, Zhao Feng went to organize the army with Zhao Yun without mentioning it, and the news of their arrival in Xiangyang was quickly found out by Cao Jun's careful investigation, and he informed Cao Prime Minister under the city of Xingyang as quickly as possible.Of course, Pang Tong, who was nearby in Xuchang, also knew about it.

"Zhao Botao, Zhao Botao, I didn't expect that you would dare to come now?" Pang Tong looked at the military newspaper in his hand and sneered.A person behind him quickly asked: "Teacher, what should we do now?"

"We have already assisted the lord to succeed to the throne. If Guan Yu and others refuse to come to the court, they are traitors. Fu Shiren, do you still remember how Zhao Botao treated you in Baqiu?" Pang Tong looked at Fu Shiren in front of him, and said lightly asked.As soon as these words came out, Fu Shiren's face suddenly revealed a look of extreme resentment.

Yes, I was also a general at the time, and my future was bright.Just because he wanted to bring a female prisoner to play, this Zhao sent me to Jingnan to farm.If it wasn't for later, I went through Pang Junshi's door, and I am still farming now.Zhao Botao, Zhao Botao, if I don't let you experience all kinds of torture in the world, how can I vent my hatred!Thinking of this, Fu Shiren also said angrily: "Teacher, I would like to lead a group of troops to exterminate Zhao Botao!"

"General Fu, don't be impatient. Zhao Botao now has more than [-] troops under his command, and it is unwise to fight a decisive battle with him. I have a plan to put him in a desperate situation, and he will collapse if he doesn't fight!" Pang Tong said confidently.Fu Shiren heard the words and asked quickly: "Dare to ask the Grand Tutor, what is the best strategy?"

"The general can lead an army and wait for Zhao Botao to pass Wancheng, and then take Wancheng by surprise and cut off Zhao Botao's return. Wancheng is a strong city. At that time, Zhao Botao will have Cao Cao behind him and Wancheng in front, unless he is born with two shoulders. Wings, otherwise, how can you escape from birth?" Pang Tong said confidently.Fu Shiren also nodded quickly, but still asked with some doubts: "The military master's plan is very good, but Wancheng is also a strong city. If Ren leads the army to attack, it may not be easy to take it?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about that!" Pang Tong laughed, and then explained in detail: "The guard of Wancheng is Meng Da. This man is greedy for life and afraid of death, and only seeks profit. Liu Xuande's unreal loyalty must be due to his understanding of current affairs. As I expected, it's not bad. Wancheng can be taken down easily!"

"Don't worry, Grand Tutor, I'm going to rectify the army and horses!" Fu Shiren was overjoyed when he heard the words, and went to cheer up and rectify the army and horses without mentioning it.But Pang Tong didn't expect that the world was changing, and his own calculations finally helped Zhao Feng to rescue Liu Bei.

"My lord, Zhao Botao led a team out of Xichuan, from Xiangyang to the north, and will reach Wancheng in a few days. I think he is going to rescue Liu Bei!" Intelligence, reported to Cao Cao.At this time, Prime Minister Cao was soaking his feet to relieve his fatigue under the service of two maidservants.This scene is very similar to Han Gaozu in history. He liked to meet his subordinates while washing their feet. From this perspective, Lao Cao is more like Han Gaozu than Liu Bei.

"Liu Daer is so lucky. Even if Pang Shiyuan didn't come to rescue him, Wei Yan from Qingzhou was still desperately resisting, and Zhao Botao from Xichuan also sent troops out of Hanzhong to come to rescue him. Li Yan from Yanzhou also defended well. Zilian The attack on Xuchang was repelled several times." Cao Cao didn't know what he thought of here, and he said with some emotion: "This Pang Tong is a student of Lumen Mountain, but Zhao Feng, Wei Yan and others who came from civilians are loyal. Really. I don’t know where all these scholars have read their books.”

"It's not surprising that every time there are more dogs slaughtered in righteousness, most of them are scholars who have a bad heart. Didn't General Miaocai go to jail for his lord's crime back then?" Jia Xu seemed to be feeling a little bit, and added a sentence casually.The two sighed a few words, and Jia Xu asked: "My lord, do you want to call back General Zilian's troops to gather and annihilate Zhao Botao?"

"Now we have nearly 30 troops besieging Xingyang, and the Miaocai in Guanzhong have already entered Hanzhong. As long as Zhao Botao and his troops are eliminated, Liu Bei will have no capital. Send my military order to let Zilian stop attacking Zhongmu for the time being, and return to the army to help me destroy Zhao Botao!" Cao Cao said.

"No!" Jia Xu nodded.At this time, he also understood that the reason why Cao Cao didn't take the initiative to attack Jing Xiang as soon as possible was to wait and see what happened was one of his intentions. In addition, he had another intention, which was to prepare to encircle the points and send reinforcements.In the field battle, with 30 against [-], and his side still holds the initiative, no matter how tricky Zhao Feng is, he can't deal with them.Cao Cao also knew this, so his confidence is now extremely high. Once Zhao Feng and Liu Bei are dealt with, the world will be completely wiped out.

"My lord, there is an urgent message from the second brother of Yecheng!" At this moment, Cao Zhang hurried in with a panicked voice. "Ziwen, why are you in such a panic?" Cao Cao said calmly, and immediately accepted the military situation that Cao Zhang handed over.

"Huo!" Cao Cao was also taken aback at first glance, he couldn't help standing up immediately, and he kicked over the footbath under his feet.

(End of this chapter)