The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 405 Liao Hua Sends Troops
The next day, Liu Chan slept until almost noon before getting up lazily.At this time, the sun had already risen high outside, sweeping away the haze brought about by the severe cold weather in the past few days.

After Liu Chan tidied up his clothes, finished washing, and finished eating, he realized why Zhuge Qiao didn't come to see him today?However, he thought about it again, Zhuge Qiao had been by his side almost every day these years, and he must have felt bored.Now that the army has successfully retreated across Xiangshui, let him have a day off.

But after a while, Zhuge Qiao came.He was still wearing a white shirt and a pair of white cloud boots on his feet.The wide hem under the arms swayed from side to side as he walked, like two white bird wings constantly swinging.However, the expression on his face was not calm, but rather dissatisfied.

Liu Chan was a little strange. With Zhuge Qiao's gentle personality, he shouldn't be so easy to get angry, right?Before Zhuge Qiao arrived, Liu Chan asked, "Aqiao, what's wrong with you, did someone provoke you?"

Seeing that Liu Chan was already waiting, Zhuge Qiao adjusted his mentality so that the expression on his face returned to a relatively calm state.He quickly entered the hall, bowed his hands to Liu Chan, and said, "No one did anything to me. It's just my son, I just got a piece of news here, and I have to tell you."

Seeing Zhuge Qiao's words, Liu Chan's expression became serious, and he knew that this matter might not be a trivial matter.He asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhuge Qiao said: "Your Majesty Guan Yu, he is no longer in Xiangyang City!"

Liu Chan smiled indifferently and said, "I don't know what a big deal! Maybe the second uncle went out of the city to inspect somewhere? He is still the supreme commander of all Jingzhou troops in name."

Zhuge Qiao sighed and said, "If that's the case, that would be great. According to the news, Guan Junhou led the army to go south to Jiangling City four days ago. But when he left, he didn't even notify us!"

This must be why Zhuge Qiao was angry.Now he is in charge of Liu Chan's intelligence and document communication, and keeps the communication with Guan Yu's side open at all times.Guan Yu's leaving without saying goodbye obviously made Zhuge Qiao feel that he was underestimated and his self-esteem was a little frustrated.

Liu Chan was taken aback when he heard what he said four days ago, and he was still in the area north of Xiangshui, planning how to teach Zhang Liao an unforgettable lesson!But what happened to Guan Yu, he didn't tell himself no matter how he led the army to attack, was it because he was afraid that he would disagree?He is the supreme commander, how can he stop himself if he wants to attack?
Liu Chan couldn't think of a reason now, and asked, "Then have you found out the reason?"

"Those people just said that Guan Junhou left in a hurry, and no one had time to notify him."

Liu Chan couldn't help but smile, isn't such an excuse too incompetent?However, he doesn't have the heart to care about these now.

Originally, Guan Yu should have been defeated by Xu Huang in Nanyang County, and then Jiangling City was taken by Lu Meng. In the end, Guan Yu was cornered and had to lose Maicheng.Now not only Xu Huang was defeated by him, but also Zhang Liao lost his troops. He led his army to retreat to the south of Xiangshui safely, and Jiangling City was firmly guarded by Yu Jin.

Now that history has undergone a major reversal, it can be said to have turned a new page. Guan Yu's fate should also change, right?At least the conditions that made him lose again seemed to be no longer available.

After Liu Chan thought about this, his mood became much more stable, and he asked, "How many troops did my second uncle take away?"

Zhuge Qiao thought for a while and said, "It should be around 3 people."

If there were 3 people, those Guan Yu took away must be the original troops of the Jingzhou Army who followed him in the Northern Expedition.That's good, now that he's gone, he doesn't have any constraints in Xiangyang.He happened to be able to reorganize the army in Xiangyang City, and completely turned those Cao soldiers who surrendered into the authentic Jingzhou army.

Therefore, Liu Chan immediately called Zhao Feng in, and asked him to quickly send people to pass the generals to the meeting.

Zhuge Qiao asked: "Is the prince going to send troops to support Guan Junhou immediately?"

Liu Chan did not expect this.After what Zhuge Qiao said, Liu Chan thinks there is some reason for doing so, at least it can show that he supports Guan Yu's actions, has no dissatisfaction, and respects the authority of Guan Yu, the second uncle.

Liu Chan smiled and said: "Send someone to support, that's for sure. However, this is just one of the contents of the meeting to be held later."

Zhuge Qiao nodded and said, "Anyway, I will send someone to keep an eye on the news from Guan Junhou."

Not a moment later, Guan Xing, Guan Suo, Liao Hua, Gai Meng and Xiong Ping all came to the meeting hall one by one.Liu Chan talked about Guan Yu's dispatch of troops. Of course, everyone must have known about it by now.Especially the two Guan Xing brothers, of course they couldn't find their old father after going back last night, so they naturally knew the clue.

Of course, Liu Chan is not willing to discuss this matter any more, which is meaningless.

Liu Chan glanced at the generals below, and asked: "This prince is going to send an army to support my second uncle's actions. You just returned to Xiangyang City, and you should have made some repairs, so this is also a good one. It's hard work. Which of you would take the initiative to ask for a fight?"

Guan Xing and Guan Suo are the sons of Guan Yu. When encountering such a thing, even if they don't want to go there in their hearts, they still have to work hard in front of everyone.What's more, the army sent by the prince is only for support, so it shouldn't be a hard job.Furthermore, with Guan Yu's supernatural power, wouldn't it be easy to capture Jiangdong and the others?

Therefore, Guan Xing and Guan Suo challenged first.The other generals also called for the battle one after another, but no one was left behind.

Liu Chan was in a bit of trouble, and couldn't figure out what everyone was thinking about doing this.Maybe some people are asking for a fight because everyone is asking for a fight. If they don't ask for a fight, they will look too different and worry that they will be rejected by their colleagues.This kind of thing is really not uncommon.

Guan Xing immediately said: "My son, Xing is a son of man, and the old man leads the army to fight outside, is there any difference in the etiquette?"

Of course Guan Suo seconded Guan Xing's words, the two brothers were of one mind.

But at this time, a person stood up - Liao Hua stood up from his seat with a bang.Among the generals here, he had the highest position, so he sat on the lower left side of Liu Chan, with Liao Sheng next to him, and Guan Xing's seat opposite him.

Liao Hua cupped his hands and said loudly: "My lord, this attack should be left to the last general!"

As Liao Hua spoke, his eyes widened and he glanced at the generals present.All the generals were suppressed by his voice, and no one dared to continue the dispute.Liao Hua really has a prestige of his own.

Seeing that what Liao Hua said should be sincere, Liu Chan smiled and asked, "General Liao must give my son and everyone a convincing reason for saying this, right?"

Liao Hua said: "The last general has never been on the front line since he led the army to guard the four tombs in the battle of Fancheng. Although it is only a support army now, I, the vanguard of the Jingzhou army, should also give it a try. What's more, after many battles, you are now very tired, why not leave this mission to me?"

Liu Chan nodded, feeling that Liao Hua's words were very powerful.What's more, when I was fighting, I received his assistance many times, and I had to pay back this favor.

Liu Chan looked at the generals below, and found that everyone seemed to be moved by Liao Hua's words.He then said: "If that's the case, then this task will be handed over to General Liao. I will allocate 8000 troops to you, and you can quickly march south."

A smile suddenly appeared on Liao Hua's face, the light beard on his chin trembled, and he immediately accepted the order.When the generals saw that the son had been appointed in this way, they didn't say anything more.

Then, Liu Chan began to explain to the generals that after returning to the army, they would start to purge the army to prevent those northern soldiers from fleeing.

These things were supposed to be done by these generals, and Liu Chan didn't mean to instruct them too much about what to do-if they couldn't even handle such things, how could they lead the army?At that time, as soon as the army is dispatched, all the people on the way will run away.

After the meeting was over, Liu Chan took Zhuge Qiao to visit Meng Xi.Meng Xi's injuries are now a little better, but at least he needs to recuperate for a month or two before he can fully recover.

Liu Chan then told about Sun Lang's suicide. Meng Xi was very moved and thanked Liu Chan repeatedly.

At this time, due to the great obstruction of the road due to the snow, it seriously affected the progress of Guan Yu's army's baggage convoy.It took them nearly four days to reach dozens of miles outside Dangyang.

At this time, Dangyang had been captured by the Wu army, forming an encirclement circle facing Jiangling City from all sides.Therefore, this should be the first place where Guan Yu's army confronted Lu Meng's army.

Guan Yu sent several major generals to discuss the next strategy.

Guan Ping was the first to come out and said: "Father, the road is really difficult because of the heavy snow now. We might as well head to Jiangling lightly. Jiangling is related to the ultimate ownership of Jingzhou. Such an important strategic location must not fall into the east. Wu Na is in the hands of the gang of thieves!"

Zhao Lei was Guan Yu's former governor and food supervisor, and he was in charge of the transportation of supplies.Therefore, he knows the situation along the way the most clearly.

Hearing what Guan Ping said, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, General Guan is right. Our army is now burdened by heavy transportation and can only travel thirty or forty miles a day. When will we be able to reach Dangyang City?" Woolen cloth?"

Wang Fu stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, although we are doing this now, there are risks, but generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The food and supplies are behind the army, and they are vulnerable to enemy attacks. But the direction of Xiangyang is the rear of our army, and it should be difficult for the enemy to pose a threat to it. This also buys us a lot of time. But the problem is that our soldiers must be prepared to be cold..."

After listening to Wang Fu's words, everyone felt that Wang Fu's words were the most detailed, and he was worthy of being their military advisor.

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees to travel lightly, then this Marquis will follow everyone's wishes."

(End of this chapter)