The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 275 Aftermath of Fancheng
While Liu Chan was chatting with Zhuge Qiao, he didn't know that, among the busy sergeants not far away, there was a young man with red lips and white teeth in school uniform, staring at his back. , a pair of phoenix eyes were full of anger.

——Damn Liu Adou, actually wanted to send me back to Jiangling, and even used my second brother to scare me?Do you think I'm bound to give in?snort!Next, I want to see how you fight against Xu Huang's army!

While the little school was thinking this way, Liu Chan somehow felt a little cold behind him, as if he was being watched by someone.

——In my military camp, it should be very safe. How could there be such a strange feeling?
Liu Chan thought so, and then immediately turned around to look behind him, but only saw the scene of many sergeants busy.And the little principal who glared at Liu Chan's junior just now had already turned and walked away.

Zhuge Qiao asked, "My lord, what's the matter with you?"

Liu Chan shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let's walk around again."

That night Guan Yu sat alone in his handsome tent. The lights in the tent were brilliant, reflecting the color of his maroon face even deeper.

Although the current Guan Yu is still imposing, his brows are tightly furrowed.He has been feeling a little uncomfortable recently.

For one thing, after the eldest son Liu Chan gained military power, he suddenly sent a letter saying that he would withdraw the troops surrounding Fancheng and encircle Fancheng on three sides.Although I feel a little uneasy, it is inconvenient to interfere in such a matter, after all, as long as I can surround Cao Renjun.

Second, when I faced Xu Huang this time, the opponent also came prepared. Although I won a few small victories and insisted on pushing the battle line back to Jiaxia, how easy is it to defeat Xu Huang's army? !

Therefore, Guan Yu is now thinking hard about a way to defeat Xu Huang's army.

At this time, the curtain of the handsome tent was lifted from the outside, and a scribe walked in quickly, but it turned out to be Wang Fu.It's just that the current Wang Fu looked a little different from his usual calmness, his face was full of smiles, and his wide sleeves swayed like a flying butterfly as his body moved.

When Wang Fu came to the hall, he bowed his hands and saluted immediately, and said with a smile: "See you, Your Majesty." But there was still a letter in his hand, but now that his sleeves were pulled down, it was finally revealed.

Guan Yu nodded, but wondered in his heart, isn't it time for him, a military adviser, to worry about the situation in front of him?Why did this Wang Fu look so happy, and asked, "Mr. Wang, why do you look so happy today?"

Wang Fu waved the letter in his hand inexplicably excitedly, and said with a smile: "It is precisely because I read this letter!"

Guan Yu was taken aback when he heard this. Wang Fu, who is usually well-trained, would actually become so excited after reading a letter. It seems that this letter must not be simple.He immediately asked, "Who is this letter from?"

Wang Fu presented it to Guan Yu, "It was written by Mr. Ma Liang on behalf of his son Liu Chan, and the content actually said that the son had led an army to capture Fancheng a few days ago!"

Guan Yu stood up from his seat with a snap, his purplish red face turned red, and his red phoenix eyes were wide open.He really couldn't believe that in less than ten days, how could the rock-solid Fancheng have changed hands?
Guan Yu really couldn't understand the reason for this, let alone think that it was because of Liu Chan that he took it down.He couldn't help asking anxiously: "How did Cao Ren lose Fancheng?" In his desperation, he actually forgot to take the letter from Wang Fu's hand.

Wang Fu said with a smile: "Of course the son used tricks to get it down. Junhou will know the clue after reading this letter."

Guan Yu quickly took the letter, and after reading it, he couldn't help but sighed and said, "I didn't expect the son to have such a trick. Cao Ren is a dumb man who eats coptis this time, and he can't tell how hard he is!"

Seeing that Guan Yu's face was not filled with joy because of the news of victory, Wang Fu couldn't help wondering: "Your Majesty, why do you look unhappy when the son sends such good news?"

Guan Yu shook the letter paper in his hand and said, "I should be happy for the son, but thinking that I, the head of the five tiger generals, lost to a child, my face is really dull!"

Seeing that Guan Yu's self-esteem was at work again, Wang Fu persuaded him, "Your Majesty, don't do this. Didn't Mr. Ma Liang say that in his letter? If it weren't for the fact that the Marquis led the army to beat Cao Ren's army to the point of exhaustion, the son's strategy is It is absolutely impossible to succeed, so you, Junhou, should share half of the credit."

Guan Yu's face became a little better when he heard the words, but he still said: "Mr. Ma Liang's words are just to comfort the Marquis. Mr. Wang, don't take it too seriously. Otherwise, I will really be successful." A villain who competes with others for credit."

Wang Fu smiled, then nodded.

Then, Guan Yu said with a bit of pain: "But this son is really too bold and reckless. Although a gentleman values ​​loyalty, why did he let Cao Ren's army go so easily? Letting the enemy privately, but to enter Guilty!"

Wang Fu was surprised when he heard it. He felt that he was a little overjoyed when he saw the good news, but he really didn't expect such a point.But he has always had some contacts with the prince, so he quickly said for Liu Chan: "Your Majesty, don't think so. If the prince does this, on the one hand, he is upholding the style of benevolence and righteousness of the king of Hanzhong, which is a good thing; The agreement with Cao Ren means that our army will be despised by the people of the world in the future. As the commander-in-chief of our army, I am afraid that the king will also be criticized by the people of the world in the end."

When Guan Yu heard the words, he turned his phoenix eyes to look at Wang Fu, and saw that he was speaking sincerely, so he could only say: "Mr. Take a moment, otherwise there will be troubles in the future."

Seeing Guan Yu like this, Wang Fu couldn't object any more, so he nodded and said, "Let's just obey the Lord."

But in fact, Wang Fu was muttering in his heart, what happened to Guan Junhou today, how did he make such a good news so complicated?

How did Wang Fu know that Guan Yu's heart was complicated at this time?In fact, he didn't have any opinion on Liu Chan, let alone want to compete with Liu Chan.It's just that his haughty temperament made it difficult to accept that Liu Chan overwhelmed his limelight as soon as he came, so his words and deeds at this time inevitably looked a little bit wrong with Liu Chan.

Then, Wang Fu said: "Mr. Ma Liang's letter also said that tomorrow the son will move his camp to the north and detour from the direction of Anzhong to attack Xu Huang's army. There is also a strategy to defeat the enemy, but it needs our cooperation to succeed. What do you think, my lord?"

Guan Yu hesitated for a moment, and said: "Mr. Wang, I think this plan of the prince is still questionable! Although I don't know who advised the prince, but if we want to use this plan, our army must at least pretend to retreat for dozens of miles. As above, I am afraid that we will have to withdraw the battle line back to the city of Fan. If this plan fails at that time, wouldn’t our previous efforts be wasted? The risk is really too great, too great..."

Wang Fu actually agreed with Liu Chan's strategy in his heart. After all, when is war not a risk?What's more, the possibility of success of this plan is still very high.

Wang Fu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although this strategy is risky, once it succeeds, it can break the deadlock in one fell swoop. Xu Huang's army will definitely lose."

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Why doesn't this Marquis know this? It's just that this matter is of great importance, and it affects the entire battle situation in Jingzhou. I have to be cautious. Mr. Wang, don't worry, let me think carefully before talking about it." .”

Although Wang Fu was a little annoyed, when did Guan Junhou become so timid?He cupped his hands and bowed to Guan Yu, said goodbye, and immediately returned to his tent.He wrote down Guan Yu's reaction in detail and wrote it into a letter, and then ordered someone to send it to Liu Chan overnight.

At the same time, a man about 50 years old suddenly broke into Xu Huang's tent.He was wearing a yellow robe, his face was long and shaped like a wax gourd, his eyebrows were straight and long, and he had a short beard on his chin.Although this person is a school of scribes, but at this moment he seems very panicked.

When Xu Huang saw it, he immediately stood up from his seat and asked, "Zhao Canjun, why do you look so flustered?"

It turned out that the person who came here was Xu Huang's army member, Zhao Yan and Zhao Boran, a famous scholar in Yingchuan.This person not only has a deep understanding of military strategy, but also is extremely mellow in his personality. He is best at mediating conflicts. He is often appointed as the governor of the army, commanding and coordinating Cao Cao's senior generals to go out on expeditions.In another time and space, Guan Yu's army was defeated and killed by Soochow, but he also participated in the plan.

Zhao Yan was not too polite, but just saluted slightly, and reported: "General Xu, the governor of Cao Ren has lost Fancheng!"

Xu Huang was taken aback when he heard this, and said in surprise, "It's not that Governor Cao Ren defended Fancheng to the death, even Guan Yu was unable to conquer it. Now that Guan Yu is opposite our army, why did Governor Cao Ren lose Fancheng instead?"

Zhao Yan sighed, "The lower officials are also wondering about this matter! But according to reports from the spies, Governor Cao Ren is leading an army northward from the Feishui River, and should return to Xuchang soon."

Xu Huang felt even more strange, and asked: "Fancheng was surrounded by the Jingzhou army, how did Governor Cao Ren break through from the Fei River?" Having said that, his tone was already full of doubts.

Zhao Yandao: "It is said that the reason for the loss of Fancheng was the city donated by Governor Cao Ren himself, and it seems to be related to Liu Chan, the son of Liu Xuande. Therefore, General Cao Ren led the whole army and crossed the Fei River under Liu Chan's farewell. .”

Xu Huang's expression changed involuntarily, and he lowered his voice and said, "Could it be that Zhao Canjun suspected that Governor Cao Ren was colluding with Liu Chan in secret, and that Liu Chan let his entire army cross the river?"

Zhao Yan quickly said: "I don't have that intention. Governor Cao Ren is an old minister of the King of Wei, and he is also a clan member of the King of Wei. How could he betray the King of Wei? I think there must be something inside that we don't know yet. Bar?"

Xu Huang nodded, feeling relieved.A few days ago, Yu Jin had just surrendered to the Jingzhou army. If someone like Cao Ren had any problems now, there would be a big earthquake in the court.

Xu Huang said immediately: "In this case, Zhao Canjun, you should send someone to investigate the news as soon as possible, and also send someone to pay attention to Liu Chan's movements."

Zhao Yan nodded and said, "I will handle it right away. However, should I inform Xu Shang and Lu Jian about this matter?"

When Xu Huang thought of Xu and Lu, he felt a little headache.Among the two, Xu Shang was originally Le Jin's subordinate, and Le Jin had never dealt with Xu Huang, so Xu Shang often seemed to be obedient to Xu Huang's orders.This Lu Jian has some background, he is the nephew of Lu Qian, the current governor of Xuzhou and the veteran of Cao Cao.

Xu Huang waved his hand and said: "This matter is too involved, we should keep it a secret from them first, and wait until we have definite news before telling them."

Zhao Yan nodded, then exited the tent, leaving only Xu Huang there in a daze.Because one of the tasks that King Wei assigned to himself at that time was to lift the siege of Fancheng.Now that Fancheng is lost like this, what should he do?
(End of this chapter)