King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 942
"Zijing! Come! Sit down!" Calling the person who was talking to him to sit down, it was none other than Lu Su.

Nodding, Lu Su clasped his hands, sat down with Sun Quan, and said solemnly: "Cai Mao is indeed a villain, but the current situation is quite unfavorable to us!"

"Yeah!" Sun Quan raised his eyebrows, but Lu Su said in a deep voice: "I heard that Li Lin was in Xiangyang to practice the navy and build warships. It is clear that his intention is to show me Jiangdong! My lord, don't be careless. Nah!"

"Zi Jing's words are wrong!" After drinking the wine in his cup, Sun Quan said with a smile: "Most of the Liao army came from the north, and they are not familiar with water warfare. I have lived in Jiangdong for a long time, so I am very familiar with the Yangtze River! Let Cai Mao not say anything." , I have been defeated for many years, and I have never seen him win against my Jiangdong navy for a while. Besides, Zhao Hu's navy under Li Lin's command, although the warship's warfare at sea is very unique, our army has already lost to Zhao Hu twice. , but as soon as they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Zhao Hu did not dare to approach it twice, precisely because they understood that the world above the Yangtze River is my Jiangdong world!"

Lu Su nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "What the Lord said is true! But..."

"By the way!" Sun Quan seemed to have remembered something, and asked in a low voice, "Has the warship imitating Zhao Hu ever been completed?" Lu Su raised his eyebrows. , but there must be both depression and anger in his heart. The majestic Jiangdong navy, who claims to be the best in the world, will be KO twice. How could Sun Quan accept such a result? Although he is calm on the surface, he has long been secretly I have studied the warship of the Liao army navy. The huge wheels and the huge rocks falling from the sky have become a nightmare for the Jiangdong navy, but Sun Quan just wants to study it and let him become his own weapon. , the Jiangdong water army with rich combat experience, what about the water army under Li Lin's command!On the Yangtze River where Jiangdong soldiers and horses are bound to be defeated...

Upon hearing this, Lu Su said hesitantly, "My lord, this..."

"Hehe! Don't worry, my lord. Jiangdong is full of talented people and skilled craftsmen. Within three months, we will definitely develop the Liao army warship!" Just then a person came slowly and interrupted Lu Su's words. Sun Quan and Lu Su immediately look back.

"Oh? Hehe!" Seeing the person, both of them laughed, and Sun Quan said, "So it's Gongjin!"

That's right, it was Zhou Yu who came, and Zhou Yu hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Meet my lord!"

"Quick and free! Come, Gongjin! Sit down!" Sun Quan waved his hand with a smile, and Zhou Yu sat down.

Sun Quan slowly asked: "Gongjin must have known about Li Lin's stay in Jingzhou, but I don't know what Gongjin thinks about Li Lin now?"

Zhou Yu nodded, his face became serious, and he said quietly: "Now Li Lin is stationing troops in Jingzhou, practicing naval forces, and building a warlike army. It is clear that he wants to reveal his heart in Jiangdong. Moreover, today I got the battle report, Tian Yu, Che Zhou, and others. The troops stationed in Hefei seem to be thinking that after Li Lin’s Jingzhou Dading, he will go south to attack our cities in the north of the Yangtze River, and then cross the river! Such a two-sided attack, the future of our Jiangdong will be worrying!”

"Hmm..." Sun Quan frowned, waved his hand and said, "Come on! Gongjin, Zijing, come talk to me in the hall!"

"Promise!" The three of them sat down in the hall, and Sun Quan just showed the majesty of the overlord. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Gong Jin! How many soldiers, horses and boats are there under my command?"

Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Su when he heard the words, Lu Su immediately understood, cupped his hands and said in a calm voice: "My lord, there are 19 sailors, 120 ships, including 86 building ships and [-] boats. Fifteen ships, the rest are all walking boats!"

Sun Quan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said in admiration, "Zijing is worthy of joining the army, Bowen remembers it!"

"How dare you!" Lu Su smiled humbly.

"En!" Nodding his head, Sun Quan made some calculations in his mind, then turned to Zhou Yu and asked, "Gong Jin, if our army goes to war with Li Lin, is there a chance of winning?"

"This..." Zhou Yu hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The battlefield is unpredictable, and Yu can't make rash judgments, but in terms of military strength, our Jiangdong army is far inferior to the Liao army. I heard that Li Lin has 20 troops. The troops marched south, took the land of Jingxiang without bloodshed, and took 20 Jingzhou troops. At this moment, the number of soldiers and horses is no less than 40. Moreover, Tian Yu and Che Zhou sent troops to the east, commanding 50 troops. The Liao army is the smallest, with as many as 20 soldiers. Although Jiangdong claims to have [-] soldiers and horses, nearly half of them are new recruits. They have not been trained for a long time, and their combat strength may be..."

Sun Quan's face did not change color, and he clapped his hands and said solemnly, "So, Gong Jin, in your opinion, when will Li Lin send troops to Jiangdong?"

"This..." Zhou Yu calculated secretly in his heart, shook his head and frowned, and said, "Yu estimated that when Li Lin first won Jingzhou, he must rectify his troops and buy people's hearts. If he wants to send troops, it may take a month or two. As for Jiangling Liu Qi, there are also soldiers under his command." Nearly [-] soldiers and horses can stop Li Lin for a while, according to Yu, in three months, Li Lin should capture Jiangling and send troops to Jiangdong!"

"Within three months..." Sun Quan wrinkled and sighed, a little worried.

Zhou Yu changed the subject and said: "Actually, my lord, you don't need to be so worried. I don't know the details of the Liao army, and the Liao army also doesn't know the details of my Jiangdong!" The Liao army is not good at water warfare, but my Jiangdong children are good at boats... Although There are as many as 50 Liao troops, and our Jiangdong troops still have room to maneuver!"

"Gongjin is right!" Sun Quan waved his hand and said approvingly, "The Liao army is mighty, but I, Jiangdong, am not the type to be bullied. If I want to fight, I will fight. Why should I be afraid? Hand it over to you!"

"No!" Zhou Yu bowed his hands and obeyed...

Three days later, as expected, news came from Chaisang that Tian Yu and Che Zhou divided two armies into two armies, each with [-] troops, to attack Sun Quan's cities north of the Yangtze River, while Zhou Yu was deploying south of the Yangtze River to defend against Li Lin Jingzhou's army has no time to worry about it...

"Captain, in my opinion, Tian Yu's soldiers and horses are actually not a serious problem. The soldiers under this man are not familiar with water warfare. He only needs a general to guard the natural danger of the Yangtze River. He can be safe and secure. It's just the land north of the Yangtze River. , I'm going to give up..." In the big tent, Zhou Yu and Lu Su carefully looked at the map in front of them, and Lu Su said slowly.

"Abandon the car to keep handsome?" Zhou Yu sighed softly.

"Exactly!" Nodding his head, Lu Su said seriously: "Li Lin occupies the territory of six prefectures, and has many soldiers and generals. However, I am in a corner in the east of the Yangtze River. In terms of strength, I cannot fight the Liao army on both sides. In my opinion, we might as well call General Gan Ning led an army to guard the Yangtze River. Tian Yu and Che Zhou saw that there was no hope of crossing the river, so they naturally wanted to retreat. Our first priority was Li Lin! Li Lin won the Jingzhou Navy and used Cai Mao and others. Water battles are our great enemy!"

"Zi Jing is right!" Zhou Yu nodded.

"Also, our army doesn't know the reality of Li Lin today. It would be a big taboo to start a war like this. What I mean is that it is rumored that Liu Bei was defeated by Li Lin and fled to Jiangling. I want to go to Jiangling. After all, Liu Bei fought with Li Lin several times. If Lin fights against each other, he must know the strength of the Liao army, and I will find out carefully, so as to increase my master's chances of winning!"

"Well, this statement is reasonable! But the Liao army will use troops against Jiangling in the near future. If Zijing wants to go, I'm afraid it will be early!"

"What the governor said is very true. I will go tomorrow and return in one day!"

"Okay!" Zhou Yu clapped his palms and smiled, "So, Yujing listens to Zijing's good news!
Before the battle, if he could find out the details of the enemy's strength, then he would have a better chance of winning the battle. With this in mind, Lu Su took only one entourage, and under the pretense of Liu Biao's funeral, he drove a small boat to Jiangling. and go.He naturally would not have thought that Zhuge Liang had been waiting for a long time...

That day, Liu Bei and Liu Yi were drinking in the hall, and by the way, they were discussing some matters concerning the battle against Liao. After all, the 40 Liao troops in Xiangyang were not something that Liu Qi's 8 soldiers could handle, and the quality of Jingzhou's troops was even worse than that of Li Lin. The Liao army under his command is comparable, which of course makes Liu Bei, Cao Pi and others worry.At this moment, Liu Bei and others suddenly got a report that an envoy from Jiangdong came to commemorate Liu Biao.Liu Qi was very surprised by this, and he said suspiciously to Liu Bei: "Uncle, this matter is a bit strange. Jiangdong Sun Quan and I, Jingzhou, have revenge for killing my father. Now I am here to mourn my late father. I am afraid that this matter..."

Before Liu Qi finished speaking, Zhuge Liang said calmly not far away: "My lord, don't worry too much, Jiangdong is here. Liang knows it well in his heart, but he just came to find out the details of the Liao army. If you trust Liang too much, the envoy from Jiangdong will ask questions later, my lord. Just sigh with your son, as for how to deal with it, let Liang answer for you, okay?"

For Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang is his military adviser, and for Liu Qi, Zhuge Liang is his old friend, so Zhuge Liang said.Liu Bei and Liu Qi have no objections.Jiangdong's envoy was naturally Lu Su who wanted to find out the details of Li Lin's strength, and the ones who greeted him were Liu Qi's powerful generals, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

Seeing Huang Zhong for the first time, Lu Su's heart trembled. Although he didn't know martial arts, it was not difficult to detect that the one in front of him was a peerless warrior!

"The young master heard that the venerable envoy is here, that's why he sent the two of us to welcome you, esteemed envoy, please!"

"Don't you dare!" Lu Su cupped his hands without breaking the etiquette, glanced at Huang Zhong's half-human-high giant bow, was surprised in his heart, and said with a smile: "May I ask what the two generals are called? .

"The last general, Huang Zhong, is named Han Sheng!"

"The last general, Wei Yan, has a long character!"

"Oh!" Lu Su nodded, and said with courtesy: "It's a pleasure to meet you, I dare to ask the two generals. Where is Mr. Liu Yi right now? .

Huang Zhong clasped his fists in a salute, raised his head and said: "The young master heard that the honored envoy has come, and he has prepared thin wine for you. Please, the envoy!"

"Two generals, please!" Even though the drunkard's intention was not to drink, Lu Su still went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Liu Biao very piously. Zhuge Liang, who was secretly observing Lu Su, nodded secretly.He said in his heart, "Lu Su is an honest gentleman!" Afterwards, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan led Lu Su to where Liu Qi was. Thoughts.

Liu Qi, sure enough, prepared food and wine in the lobby of the mansion, and waited for Lu Su with Liu Bei in front of the hall.Seeing Lu Su's arrival, Liu Qi stepped forward to greet him.He said with a smile, "Liu Qi is very fortunate that the envoy Lao Zun came to mourn his late father!"

"Where is there!" Lu Su asked his entourage to present the ceremony, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The name of King Chu's benevolence and righteousness has spread to Jingzhou, and my Marquis Wu also respects it very much. I heard that the King of Chu died of illness a few days ago, so I should have come here immediately. But I don’t want to get entangled in some trivial matters. Recently I heard that the Liao army occupied Xiangyang, so my Marquis Wu sent me here to mourn the King of Chu, and to visit the young master. The young master and my Marquis Wu seemed to have a good heart, and they once treated Li Lin together. Using soldiers, my Marquis Wu has been wanting to see you for a long time, but you can't get away. I hope you will forgive me!"

"How dare you!" Liu Qi chuckled, raised his hand and said, "Liu Qi can't pick up his shoulders or lift his hands. It's because the soldiers under his command worked hard, so he can get things done. He can't be praised by Marquis Wu. If your lord is not as young as the weak crown I feel ashamed to be in charge of Jiangdong, how dare I ask the honorable envoy to call him?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry!" Lu Su bowed.He said in a concentrated voice: "My name is Lu Su, Zijing. I have met you, Young Master!" After finishing speaking, Lu Su turned to look at Liu Bei who was beside Liu Qi with some doubts in his eyes.

It seemed that he had seen through Lu Su's question in his heart.Liu Qi said with a smile: "Honorable Envoy, this is Uncle Liu Yi, so is Liu Xuande!"

"So it is!" Lu Su suddenly realized.He gave a big gift to Liu Bei, and said solemnly: "I have heard the name of Uncle Liu Huang's husband for a long time, but it is just that I have no chance to meet him. I am lucky to see you today, and I am really gratified in my heart!"

"Where is it!" Liu Bei saluted humbly.Glancing at Liu Qi, Liu Qi immediately understood, raised his hand and said with a smile: "It's not the way to entertain guests by asking the envoy to stand here for a long time. Liu Yi has already prepared drinks and dishes at the house. Please, envoy!"

Lu Su hurriedly said: "Don't you dare? Please, my son, uncle Liu!"

In the hall, everyone exchanged greetings for a while.Lu Su began to fulfill this purpose, and looked at Liu Qi, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Although Jingzhou and I Jiangdong fought in the past, it was just an old enemy from the previous generation, and the object was not the king of Chu or the son. , it was Huang Zuer. Huang Zu died half a year ago after Yuan Shu's general Li Gang. Although my Marquis Wu was unwilling, he wanted to forget about the past. Speaking of which, my Marquis Wu praised the young master a lot, saying Although the son is a mere literati, he dared to lead the army against Yuan, so Yuan Shu had no choice but to divide his troops into two groups. Fighting on the east and west sides greatly reduced the burden on Jiangdong.

Hearing what Lu Su said, Liu Gou looked ashamed, and said embarrassingly, "Your lord's praise, Liu Zhuan would never dare to take it! Liu Qi just borrowed the bravery of his soldiers, how could he defeat the little overlord, brave. He even challenged Yuan Shu for seven times. As a general, Yuan Shu did not turn from offense to defense. In terms of bravery, Liu Qi is not as good as your lord
"My lord is humbled." Lu Su smiled slightly.Meaningfully said, "My Marquis Wu has always admired the King of Chu, but for one thing, my Marquis Wu thinks that the King of Chu is wrong!"

"Oh?" Seeing Lu Su talking about his late father, Liu Yao frowned, a little unswerving.

Pausing for a moment, he secretly glanced at Liu Qi's expression.Lu Su said solemnly: "I and my lord both think that if it is for the long-term consideration of Jingzhou, the king of Chu should have established a prince and son. Cai Mao is arrogant and domineering, favoring and bullying the lord. It is not the minister's doing. Recently, I heard that Cai Mao raised the city and surrendered Li Lin. , Alas, the great Jingzhou, it is a pity that it fell into the hands of Li Lin!" Liu Qi was naturally very uncomfortable when he heard this, sighed slightly, and remained silent.

"Oh, by the way, son!" As if thinking of something, Lu Su said hesitantly: "As far as I know, there are no less than 20 soldiers and horses in Jingxiangtun, which is enough to resist Li Lin's army, but for some reason, in just half a month Lost, dare to ask the Liao army, is it really as unstoppable as the rumors?"

"This..." Thinking of Zhuge Liangding's advice.Liu Qi shook his head and sighed slightly: "Liu Yi lived in Jiangling for a long time. I don't know much about Jingxiang. It stands to reason that Jingxiangtun has 20 soldiers and horses, so they won't be lost so easily... Well, Cai Mao is like this Behavior. It's really chilling!"

Seeing that the inquiry was fruitless, Lu Su frowned.Thinking secretly in his heart, he turned to Liu Bei and said, "I heard that Uncle Liu Huang fought against the Liao army several times, so he must know the truth of the Liao army. Dare I ask Uncle Liu Huang, how much is the Liao army under Li Lin's command in Jingxiang? What is its strength? "

"This..." Remembering Zhuge Liang's instructions in his heart, Liu Bei smiled wryly and said, "There are few generals in the army. Although we have led the Liao army to confront each other many times, most of them retreated when we heard that the Liao army had arrived. We never actually fought. As for the strength of the Liao army, we don't know the truth!"

"Huh?" Seeing what Liu Bei said, Lu Su was suspicious and surprised and said: "It is rumored that Uncle Liu Huang is stationed in Xinye. It is the only way for Li Lin to go south to Jingzhou. It is rumored that Uncle Liu used Zhuge Kongming's tricks to cause the Liao army to lose troops several times. Could it be that all Is it spreading rumors? Or is Uncle Liu deliberately concealing it?"

At this moment, Zhuge Liang walked into the hall.Shake the feather fan lightly.He smiled and said: "What your lord said is very wrong, why does my lord want to hide it from your lord?"

Lu Su was slightly taken aback, looked at Zhuge Liang and murmured: "Dare to ask your step..."

Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "This is Liu Bei's army commander, Zhuge Kongming!"

"Oh!" Lu Su suddenly realized, got up and invited Zhuge Liang to the table, then cupped his hands and said solemnly: "I just made a slip of the tongue, and I hope to forgive my sins. I have always admired Mr.'s talents and virtues. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see him. I was lucky enough to meet you today. This trip is worthwhile." .Mr. has repeatedly told the Liao army to lose troops and lose generals. If you want to know the details of the Liao army, I hope you can give me some advice!"

"How dare you dare!" Zhuge Liang held his feather fan, shook his head and said humbly: "Liang will not lie to the envoy. When my lord was guarding Xinye, when the Liao army attacked. Liang thought hard about several strategies, but he succeeded in stopping the Liao army for a while. Because the commander of Li Lin's army going south is Zhang Yun, not Li Lin, now Li Lin is personally leading the army south to Jingzhou, thinking that Li Lin has fought for more than ten years, as long as he personally leads the army, he has never been defeated. How can a small city in Xinye be defended? We have no choice but to retreat, Li Lin is a man with foresight and foresight, and it is really difficult to deal with!"

"I don't think so!" Hearing the words, Lu Su's heart became more dignified. He thought for a moment, raised his head and asked in doubt: "Li Lin wants to take Jingzhou, and his intention is obvious. Although Jiangling is strong and brave, I am afraid that sooner or later it will not be saved." I don't know how Uncle Liu Huang and Young Master will deal with themselves at that time?"

(End of this chapter)