King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 930
In April of the sixth year of Chengye, Li Lin's general Zhu Ling was defeated in Xinye and collected thousands of remnants. He went north to wait for Zhang He's army on Quewei Slope. Speed, rushed to Quewei Slope, one day later, Zhang He and Xu Shu arrived one after another, and was surprised to hear that Zhu Ling's [-] troops had been defeated in Xinye.

"In that case, it's that fog..." With a deep groan, Xu Shu walked a few steps in the big tent, with a hint of worry between his brows, but because the fog was too strange, and Xu Shu didn't have Pang Tong's understanding of Zhuge Liang, and he didn't know what kind of immortality Zhuge Liang knew. He had read three pages of heavenly scriptures, but Xu Shu dared to conclude that such a strange thing must have something to do with Zhuge Liang...

"Isn't it!" Zhu Ling was furious, and sat in the tent and said depressedly: "I knew something was wrong at that time, so I immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops. I never thought that the fog was thick at this time, and it was difficult to see... It's a pity that I have [-] soldiers under my account!"

"General Han!" Turning his head to look at Han Hao, Xu Shu asked in a deep voice, "Why did you lead your army to Xinye and fight with General Zhu Ling by mistake?"

"This..." Han Hao's complexion changed suddenly, and he said anxiously: "Military Master Mingjian, the last general really doesn't know..."

"Military division misunderstood!" Before Han Hao could explain, Zhu Ling raised his hand and explained, "I don't blame Yuan Si for this matter, this is a plan that he and I made earlier, and when the fire broke out in Xinye City, he will lead the army forward Come and help me, otherwise, retreat ten miles and set up camp!"

"Military Master Mingjian!" Han Hao glanced at Zhu Ling gratefully, clasped his fists and said respectfully to Xu Shu: "The final general was ordered by General Zhu Ling, and he must not slack off, but seeing the fire in Xinye City that day, he still said he was a general." The great achievement has been accomplished, so he hastily led the army to help, but there was heavy fog on the way, and he heard the sound of countless enemy soldiers shouting to kill. ... The matter has come to this point, and the general is willing to be punished!" Say it, bow your head to the ground and confess your sin.

"So that's how it is!" Xu Shu suddenly realized, looked at Han Hao apologetically, nodded and said, "I really can't blame you for this!" Generals who have been on the battlefield for many years, Xu Shu is not easy to be a military advisor. It is better to be a military advisor or a counselor to come up with strategies. However, this military advisor is not something that Xu Shu can easily do well...

"It's just a military advisor!" Zhang He, who was sitting on the main seat, stroked his beard in surprise and said, "Looking at what General Zhu Ling said, the fog is really too strange, how can there be such a coincidence?"

"Could it be that someone practiced sorcery?" Zhang He's lieutenant interjected hesitantly.

"Witchcraft?" All the generals in the tent looked at the lieutenant inexplicably. When the lieutenant saw it, he hurriedly clasped his fists and said truthfully: "Generals, the last general also heard from hearsay that the first horn of the yellow scarf bandits was good at driving witchcraft, calling the wind and rain, and spreading beans." Forming an army, destroying the official army and no one can stop it, the last general thinks whether right now..."

"Ridiculous!" Zhu Ling snorted with a smile, curled his lips and said, "He, Liu Bei, will conjure tens of thousands of soldiers for me!"

"The last general is just talking casually..." Seeing the appearance of the deputy general, the rest of the generals all laughed, and Zhang Yun and Xu Shu were thoughtful.

"No matter what!" After pondering for a while, Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "I will report this matter to Luoyang, and at the same time send troops to Xinye. Xinye is a tiny place, and Liu Xuande has only a few thousand soldiers under his tent. How can we stand up to our army?" ? Now our army is not fighting Yuan Shao in the same way as in the past, there is no need to use conspiracies, Liu Bei's troops are far less than ours, if we defend our troops in the right way, Liu Bei will definitely be defeated!"

"No!" All the generals in the tent stood up and clasped their fists.

"I'm talking about a military advisor!" Zhu Ling stood up while licking his face, and said shyly, "How about posting the battle report to Luoyang after I capture Xinye?"

Looking at Zhu Ling's swaying appearance, the generals laughed secretly, Xu Shu pretended to be puzzled, and asked in surprise: "Why is this? My lord has said something first, after the first battle, I will send the battle report to Luoyang, a mere army division in the lower district, how can I do it?" Dare to disobey the order of the lord?"

"It's not..." Zhu Ling scratched his head, suddenly felt a move in his heart, and clasped his fists and said, "The final general wishes to issue a military order to retake Xinye. A bit of resentment! I hope the military master will grant my wish!"

"Kill you?" The generals and Xu Shu smiled knowingly.

"The general really wants to issue a military order?" Xu Shu said lightly.

"Yes, military advisor!" Zhu Ling clasped his fists and said in a low voice. After all, Zhu Ling was really dissatisfied with his broken wings in Xiaoxinye.

"So..." Xu Shu glanced at Zhang He with a questioning look. After all, he was the coach appointed by Li Lin, and Zhang He nodded secretly.

"Okay!" Xu Shu gave a low voice, walked towards the table and said, "Come here, generals!"

"Promise!" All the generals under the tent got up and stood around the table, looking at Xu Shu's hand pointing the marching map on the table, and said solemnly: "I just said it below, Xinye is so small that it can't stop my army. We will wait for this matter." Understand, Liu Bei and Cao Pi should also understand, therefore, I think Liu Bei will definitely abandon the city!"

"Abandon the city..." Zhang He rubbed his chin, suddenly his eyes lit up, and said anxiously, "Abandon the city and go to Xiangyang?"

"Hmm!" Xu Shu nodded and said worriedly, "Now that Liu Biao has died of illness, the people in power in Jingzhou are none other than Kuai Yue and Liu Biao's wife and uncle Cai Mao. It is also possible to fight against our army. In this way, our army should not stay in Xinye for too long. What I mean is that we divide our troops here into two groups. On the one side, General Zhu Ling will lead the way to attack Xinye. Cultivate here, wait for General Zhu Ling to capture Xinye, and set up troops to cultivate for three days. During this time, General Zhang He led his troops to attack Fancheng. The morale of the generals is not let down, and the horsepower is not lacking!" Although Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have secretly communicated with Li Lin and Xu Shu for a long time, they have not expressed their attitude towards the Jingzhou matter, so Xu Shu has to guard against it!In addition, people who know about the matters between Cai Hao, Kuai Yue and Li Lin can count them with one hand, so Xu Shu will not say much.

"Stand at every step, high strategy... However, in this way, it will take a lot of time! Isn't it time for Xiangyang to gather troops?" Some generals frowned.

"In extraordinary times, use extraordinary strategies!" Seeing that the generals were worried, Xu Shu said solemnly: "Now that Jingzhou loses its master, he will be panicked. Once our troops approach the city, how can we have the morale to resist? Besides, it is rumored that Liu Biao There are two sons left behind, the eldest son Liu Qi, who does not please Liu Biao, and is now in Jiangling. The second son Liu Cong is the nephew of Cai Mao. If I wait for him to have a little official position and save his life, maybe Jingzhou can be taken without bloodshed... Jingzhou navy and Jiangdong The naval forces have been fighting for a long time, and their strengths are almost the same. If they want to regain Jiangdong, the Jingzhou navy can subdue it...it's better to subdue it...this is a long-term plan!"

"It's not up to the military adviser to decide, it depends on how much Cai Mao is thinking!" Zhu Ling grinned.

"Yes!" Nodding his head, Xu Shu let out a long sigh, and said lightly: "It really depends on what kind of thoughts Cai Mao and the others have... If they are stubborn, then there is nothing they can do. The only option is to attack the city..." Xu Shu said These words are very imposing. Although Cai Mao and Kuai Yue have always pretended to be grandsons with Li Lin, but when it is time to use them, let them abandon Jingzhou, will they really be willing easily?This is also the reason why Li Lin sent troops to Jingzhou first instead of surrendering first.

But at this moment, there is a person in Xiangyang, who is trying to persuade Cai Mao. It is none other than Cao Pi, who is persuading Cai Mao to send troops to rescue Xinye. Logically speaking, Xinye belongs to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei should come, or Zhuge Liang should come, but Liu Bei has been persecuted secretly by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue many times, where did he come from? Zhuge Liang is still needed in the battle ahead, and Cao Pi has dealt with people like Cai Mao before, so of course he is the most suitable one. The current Cao Pi is not what he used to be He is a child, and he has already thought of it among his peers, so Cao Pi will not be in danger when he comes, and he will be sure to persuade Cai Mao...

However, despite Cao Pi's exhausted words, Cai Hao remained calm and unmoved, and said with a sneer, "Cao Ziheng, you don't mean to call Liu Bei or you to take over Jingzhou and become the lord of Jingzhou, right? "

"Why did General Cai say that?" Cao Pi's complexion changed, and he waited for Cai Mao angrily.

"Brother, don't listen to this man's benevolence, maybe he is really planning to seize Jingzhou's foundation!" Cai He beside Cai Mao also said sarcastically: "It was rumored that Tao Xuzhou gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei, but what happened? I only heard that Tao Xuzhou has sons under his knees, the eldest son Congwen, the second son Congwu, both are outstanding talents, hehe, since Tao Xuzhou has heirs under his knees, he will still give up the foundation to Liu Bei... Hehe! Isn’t that the case? Let’s talk about you, Cao Pi, you are even more talked about, your father is like that, how about you? Hehe……”

"Why did General Cai He spout blood and slander me and Uncle Liu Huang!" Cao Pi said angrily.

"Okay!" Cai Mao waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Second brother, it's useless to show off your courage and wisdom!"

"My brother taught me a lesson!" Cai He cupped his fists and took a step back.

"Then...Cao Ziheng!" Turning his head to look at Cao Pi, Cai Mao said lightly, "You have repeatedly said to unite against the Liao Dynasty, so let me ask you, do you have a clever plan to fight against the Liao Dynasty?"

"Next..." Cao Pi lowered his head in thought, and was about to answer but was interrupted by Cai Mao.

"I haven't finished my words yet! Now Liao King Li Lin controls the northern states, and his generals are like a cloud, all of them are brave and good at fighting, and there are so many famous people around him. There are millions of soldiers under his command. How can I control most of the world in Jingzhou? Ziheng! Tell me, what method do you have!" Cai Mao said very stiffly, as if Li Lin, the Liao king, was referring to his master.

"The general's words are wrong!" Shaking his head, Cao Pi cupped his hands and said solemnly: "When the two armies are fighting, is it the number of soldiers and horses that are fighting? It is the courage of the generals and the wisdom of the counselors... If you want to fight for more people, Li Lin will not fight." How could he be the opponent of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, and Liu He back then? What does the general think?"

"Hey!" Cai Hao laughed, sitting in the main seat and looking down at Cao Pi with a smile: "There is one thing that I don't know. Liu Bei's advisers are only one or two, and the generals are no more than Guan Yu, Chen Dao, and your Zhong Yao, Master told me that Liu Bei still wants to fight Li Lin, so I asked Ziheng, do you and Liu Bei have a chance of winning? If so, what are the odds?"

With a move in his heart, Cao Pi looked at Cai Mao, and said suspiciously: "Looking at the general's words, is it possible that the general wants to vote for Li Lin?"

"Hahaha!" Cai Hao laughed three times, and said with an ambiguous sneer: "I just want to ask, what qualifications do you and Liu Bei have to come to this general and say something about joint resistance against Liao Dynasty? It's true that Jingzhou's surname is Liu, but it's a pity that it doesn't belong to Liu Bei." Liu...Ziheng thinks that or not?"

In front of the enemy, there is still such arrogance, he does not know whether he is alive or dead!Cao Pi cursed secretly in his heart, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The general is worrying too much. I just want to keep Jingzhou safe. I came back in defeat. Fortunately, the king of Chu gave Wancheng a place to live. I am very grateful. Now the king of Chu died of illness. The Liao army attacked in a big way, I did it to repay the love of the King of Chu, and to protect the safety of the people in Jingzhou, the world can learn from it!"

"If that's the case, I respect you, General!" Cai Mao clasped his fists and said something, behind him Cai He felt puzzled, and was about to speak, but saw his elder brother stare fiercely, and immediately fell silent.

"The general agreed to unite against the Liao Dynasty?" Cao Pi looked a little delighted.

"No!" Waving his hand, Cai Hao said solemnly, "At this time, I want to discuss with everyone. If you and Liu Bei really have the heart to fight against the Liao Dynasty, you can delay for a few days for me to mobilize troops..."

"This..." Cao Pi looked distressed when he heard this, and said hesitatingly, "Our troops are weak, and I'm afraid we won't be able to hold back for a few days..."

"Huh?" Cai Mao pondered for a moment, clapped his palms and said, "That's it, tell your master, do everything you can, if it doesn't work, go to Xiangyang, I will protect you and Liu Bei!"

"Thank you, General!" Cao Pi cupped his hands in thanks, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Master Liu Qi is here to mourn the death of the King of Chu. I wonder where Master Liu Qi is?"

When Cai Mao heard this, he frowned and said, "Why do you ask this?"

"Eh?" Cao Pi hastily explained: "I have a friendship with Mr. Liu Qi in the past, and we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I mentioned..."

"I don't know about this matter. The affairs of the past few days have been messy, and I have no time to take care of him. If there is nothing else... See off the guests!" Cai Hao immediately waved his hand, very annoyed, facing Cai Hao whose expression changed drastically, Cao Pi was a little surprised and a little confused , but it seems to understand a little bit.

Cai He took a few steps forward, raised his hand and said to Cao Pi, "Please!"

"..." Cao Pi frowned, thinking about the safety of Xinye, he didn't have time to think about it, and he told Liu Bei what Cai Hao said. After Cao Pi left, Cai He was puzzled and asked his brother, "This kid and Liu Bei combined However, how can a mere thousands of soldiers and horses stop the Liao King's Heavenly Soldiers!"

"I just told him to go if I couldn't stop it!" Cai Mao sneered, and said playfully, "There are only a few thousand soldiers, hey!"

"What if he was defeated and came to Xiangyang?" Cai He said hesitantly.

"Isn't that simple?" Cai Mao smiled lightly, and folded his five fingers on his right hand to make a downward chop. Cai He suddenly realized, bowed and smiled and said: "First destroy Liu Bei and Cao Pi's soldiers and horses, and then lure them into Xiangyang to kill them...Brother's clever plan !"

"Haha!" Cai Hao slapped the table with a smile, and said seriously: "It is rumored that the Liao king has always wanted to kill Liu Bei, but Liu Bei is too cunning, and his hypocrisy deceived the Liao king for a long time. ………”

"Brother is far-sighted, and younger brother bows!" Cai He clasped his fists with a smile.

"General!" At this time, a maid came out of the inner hall, bowed to Cai Mao and the two, and said respectfully: "General, Your Royal Highness, please..."

Cai Mao straightened his face, stood up and cupped his fists and said, "No!"

Followed the maid into the inner courtyard of Prince Chu's mansion, walked into a room, saw a young woman sitting beside the desk, Cai Mao cupped his fists, and softly called out: "Cai Mao has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

The young woman glanced at the maids who were waiting nearby, waved her hand and said lightly: "Everyone step down, I have something to discuss with General Cai in detail!"

"Yes!" All the maids bowed, retreated, and closed the door.

Looking back at the door, Cai Mao stepped forward and said in amazement, "I don't know why my sister called my younger brother?" The young woman who called here was Liu Biao's wife, Cai Mao's sister, Liu Cong's mother, and also Liu Biao, the concubine of the King of Chu. , let's call him Mrs. Cai.

"Degui!" Raising her hand to tell Cai Mao to sit down, Mrs. Cai frowned and said, "I heard that Liu Qi came to Xiangyang a few days ago?"

Cai Mao hesitated, nodded and said, "...Yes!"

"What about now?" Mrs. Cai asked again.

"Going back to the mausoleum... Don't be upset, sister. I also have difficulties. When the east attacked Xia, I didn't know what happened to Liu Qi. He was willing to lead troops to fight against the east. The younger brother thought, Liu Qi is just a scholar. He drank and made poems all day long, so he sent him there. Who would have thought that behind him would be someone who could help him defeat Dong and make the lord look at him with admiration. If it wasn't for... Hey! Didn't my sister agree Besides, Liu Qi is the eldest son of the lord, and he has some reputation in Jingzhou. If it is the younger brother... hey! The younger brother managed to control the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou..."

Five years into his career, Sun Quan used the excuse of another revenge for his father. In fact, he wanted to take advantage of Liu Biao, who was critically ill, to attack Xia secretly. Of course, Liu Qi followed Zhuge Liang's plan and went to Xia to resist the East. With the help of Liu Biao, he won a big victory. Liu Biao on the hospital bed thought that his eldest son was mediocre, but he didn't expect to win a big victory. The tomb was greatly cultivated and Liu Qi was ordered to guard the mausoleum. The mausoleum is the most important city in Jingzhou except Xiangyang. It contains nearly half of Jingzhou's grain and grass materials. It can be seen that Liu Biao is very important, and Liu Biao's actions also made Cai Mao and Kuai Yue more worried. Decided to speed up the plan, so... Liu Biao died so quickly!
"Hmm!" Mrs. Cai nodded, and said earnestly, "De Gui, my sister is orphaned and widowed, it's all due to De Gui..."

"Yes, little brother is obliged!" Cai Mao clasped his fists, seeing Mrs. Cai's worried face, he advised, "Sister, don't worry, the king of Liao is going south with his army to conquer the world, if he can win Jingzhou without bloodshed, it will be more helpful If he takes the East again, he will definitely not embarrass us, my younger brother has already drawn up a cursive letter, asking the King of Liao for the post of Inspector of Jingzhou for Cong'er, although he can't be the King of Chu, but the title of Marquis is likely to be successful!"

"I hope so!" Mrs. Cai sighed softly, then suddenly raised her head and said, "I heard that Cao Pi just said that you are fighting against the King of Liao? Is there such a thing?"

"My sister is really well informed, and there is indeed such a thing, but my younger brother tricked me away!"

"Well! Well done, now the King of Liao has six prefectures, and he has a lot of talents under his command. It's not that we are the enemy in Jingzhou, it's the best... People like Liu Bei and Cao Pi have great ambitions, and Degui needs to be careful!"

"Little brother understands!"

"And that Liu Qi, it's better..."

"Sister, don't worry!"

"Well! Then you go back, I'm tired, let's take a rest first."

"Yes, younger brother, leave!"

After finishing speaking, Cai Mao backed out slowly, and when he got outside, Cai Mao rolled his eyes, and immediately stepped forward to find Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue is an expert in these tricky things, Cai Mao is a martial artist after all... ...

One day later, Cao Pi rushed back to Xinye, saw Liu Bei's banner on the city in the distance, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Cao Pi walked into the county government, and at this moment Liu Bei was with Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, and Guan Yu , Chen Dao, Zhong Yao was discussing matters in the hall, met Cao Pi, and greeted him with arms. After Cao Pi thanked him, he truthfully relayed Cai Mao's words to everyone in Liu Bei.

When everyone heard this, they became even more worried, and Zhong Yao shouted angrily, "Cai Mao is really hateful. He asked me to wait for a few thousand to defend him against the Liao army. He will watch the show behind!"

Guan Yu frowned, squinted his eyes and sighed: "Brother, Cai Mao didn't send troops here, but he refused to mobilize troops and horses, telling me to wait to delay the Liao army...I'm afraid Cai Mao is using a knife to kill people!"

"Second brother, worry too much!" Liu Bei waved his hand, thinking to himself: "Now that the Liao army is invading Jingzhou, the enemy is at hand, how could Cai Mao do this? If we lose, what good will it do him?"

"My lord!" Zhuge Liang said lightly, shaking his feather fan, "I feel that what General Guan said should not be ignored!"

"Huh?" Liu Bei looked a little strange, and said suspiciously: "Now that Cai Mao controls Jingxiang and the Liao army is attacking, he should join forces with us. If the Liao army takes Jingzhou, how will he deal with himself?"

Mi Fang chuckled, and said slowly: "I'm sure people think that they can resist the Liao army without our help!"

"Zi Fang!" Mi Zhu scolded softly.

"Who does that guy think he is?" Zhong Yao slapped the table and shouted angrily, "If this guy is in front of me right now..."

"Yuanchang!" Cao Pi yelled angrily. In fact, Zhong Yao can't be blamed for his impulsiveness. In the battle of Wancheng, Xun You, Mao Jie and others all died tragically, and it was not the two of them who died the worst, but the two of them. Zhong Yu, Zhong Yu's son, how could Zhong You bear the revenge of killing his son? You can only stop it by scolding, but Cao Pi doesn't blame Zhong Yao, and even the people present who know the truth don't blame Zhong Yao for sometimes being cold-eyed and swearing, because they understand Zhong Yao's mood and his desire to rush out to meet him immediately. The mood of the Liao army fighting to the death......

Looking at Zhong Yao's face, Cao Pi sighed helplessly, "Save your strength to deal with the Liao army!"

"Actually speaking..." Twirling his beard, Jian Yong frowned and said, "Cai Mao would not be so short-witted, even if he was related to the King of Chu, if he was a rich man, he would not be able to be a general. I am afraid that there will be fraud in it!"

Nodding secondly, Sun Qian turned his head and asked Zhuge Liang, "How does the military adviser view this matter?"

"Your Majesty?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, clasped his feather fan in his hand and said, "My lord, everyone, I just heard what Ziheng said, and Cai Mao once said that if we are defeated, we can go to Xiangyang, right?"

"Pretentious!" Zhong Yao muttered.

"Yes, that's what he said!" Cao Pi nodded, suddenly his heart moved, as if he understood something, his face changed drastically.

"I don't know what's wrong with this statement?" Liu Bei was a little confused.

"My lord, let's think about it again," Zhuge Liang said with a slight smile at the crowd, "Can we think that Cai Mao thinks that we will be defeated, can we think that Cai Mao is not going to send troops? Ask me to vote in Xiangyang, that is to say, Cai Mao is going to refuse to defend Xiangyang..."

"If the Liao army occupies Jingzhou, Xiangyang is an isolated city, how can it last for a long time?" Mi Zhu shook his head and sighed: "Cai Mao is short-sighted, and it will cause serious trouble!"

Everyone sighed, Zhuge Liang shook his head, and said seriously: "No! You are wrong, Cai Mao is not short-sighted, he is really cunning!"

"What?" Liu Bei said with a look of astonishment, "Why did the military commander say that?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, smiled softly, and beside him, Cao Pi secretly sighed and said, "Uncle Liu Huang, why did Li Lin take Jingzhou first? First, Liu Jingsheng died of illness. Second, he wanted to use the Jingzhou navy to go south. Taking Jiangdong, now Zhang Baiqi is exhausted in Hanzhong, and Yizhou is too remote. For Li Lin, this is a godsend opportunity. Therefore, Cai Mao may have seen through Li Lin's plan and controlled the Jingzhou navy, waiting for the price... ..."

"You mean..." Liu Bei's complexion changed drastically, and he said in shock, "Cai Mao wants to vote for Li Lin?"

"Perhaps it is!" Zhuge Liang interjected, "No matter what his purpose is, we have no choice but to go to Xiangyang. The lord and Ziheng are both close to Mr. Liu Qi, and Liang also has an old relationship with him. Why don't we join Jiangling and watch quietly?" The movements of Cai Hao and the Liao army, Mr. Liu Qi of Jiangling has [-] water infantry and horses, and it is also a major city in Jingzhou, so it can be saved for a while! I am afraid that is the only way now..."

"Hmm..." Liu Bei pondered and hesitated.

"Kong Ming!" Cao Pi said hesitantly after thinking to himself, "Mr. Liu Qi has Jiangling, Jiangxia and other places, but once Jingzhou falls, Jiangling and Jiangxia will also be isolated cities. If you keep it for a long time, you will lose it. It is better to go to Yizhou!"

(End of this chapter)