three kings

Chapter 159
bo wang slope.

Sun Can led the army out of Bowang Slope, and did not hurry along the road, just chatting and laughing with other officials and generals, waiting patiently for Zhang Liao's victory report.

Not long after, Zhang Liao sent a letter, and Zhao Yun said happily, "The good news has arrived."

Sun Can opened the letter and looked at it. He was very disappointed. There was no good news in the letter. Zhang Liao just said that he was ordered to make a surprise attack on Xinye, but when he was about to invite Liu Bei into the city and capture him in one fell swoop, Liu Bei suddenly withdrew his troops and returned to Fancheng. .

And before retreating, take defensive measures and be ready to resist Xinye's army at any time.

Sun Can called the letter to everyone and said, "What a Liu Bei, I really underestimated you. You were able to see through our strategy and withdraw to Fancheng."

"Impossible!" Jia Xu has investigated Liu Bei, and knows that Liu Bei's ability is to win people's hearts, know people and use them well, and he is not very good at strategies and strategies. It should not be enough to see through Guo Jia's plan.Guan Yu and Zhang Yan don't have this ability either!
"Could it be that Liu Bei has recruited a talented person?" This thought flashed through his mind.

Liu Hua frowned, feeling a little worried, Jingzhou has unlimited talents, but only Xu Yuanzhi and Pang Shiyuan can see through this plan in a short time (Zhuge Liang is still a kid at the moment, even if he is smart, he is not very powerful ), he said: "Liu Bei Hongyi is generous, he knows people and treats scholars, he is indomitable, and he will not be inferior in the end. He is a hero in the world. Guan Yu and Zhang Yan are familiar with the way of marching and setting up troops, and the method of leading troops in battle. Although he is a talented person, but he has no foresight and far-sightedness, so he will not see through this plan. It should be that we have an expert to plan for him, and we have to be cautious."

Sun Can nodded, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, immediately investigate whether there is a real person, and if so, report back as soon as possible."

Jia Xu nodded in response.

Fancheng is an ancient town, located in the center of the southern edge of the Central Plains, and is an important gateway to Xiangyang. It faces Xiangyang across the river, and looks at the land of the Central Plains in the north. The traffic going south to the east is naturally provided by the Han River.

As long as this city is broken, it will be just around the corner to invade Xiangyang.

Therefore, after less than three days of rest in Xinye, Sun Can raised his troops and went straight to Fancheng.

In November of the second year of Jian'an (AD [-]).

Sun Can's army approached the city of Fancheng. Liu Bei, the garrison of Fancheng, ordered the four gates to be strictly closed, and they would not attack.

To the north of Fancheng, thirty miles away, there is Sun Canjun's barracks, a large tent.

Sun Can was discussing with his counselors about conquering Fancheng, when Zhang Fei suddenly walked into the commander's tent and demanded to fight.

Sun Can thought about it for a while, and felt that it was time to try the reality of the defenders of Fancheng, so he readily agreed and asked him to lead five thousand troops to fight.

Zhang Fei walked out of the handsome tent happily.

Not long after, Jia Xu walked in. He told Sun Can the information he had just received, and said, "My lord, I just received the news that Liu Bei's army is indeed capable. Everything else is unknown. We only know that he came to Jingzhou to study ten years ago, he is very diligent and hardworking, coupled with his talent and intelligence, he became a well-known talent in Jingzhou in just a few years."

Liu Hua sighed lightly, and said in his heart: "It really is him."

Guo Jia interjected at this time: "I have heard about this man, he is a famous young knight in Yingchuan. He avenged his friends and then left his hometown. Unexpectedly, he would abandon martial arts and follow literature, and learn the skills of governing the country and using soldiers in Jingzhou."

Sun Can didn't expect Xu Shu to be so famous. It seems that taking Jingzhou is much more difficult than imagined!

After thinking about it, if everything goes so smoothly, then what's the point? There are winners and losers, and this is the battlefield!Immediately spread out the map and let the counselors discuss good strategies together.

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Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Liu Biao just got the news that Liu Bei had been defeated and returned to Xinye, his brows were furrowed, he sighed, and said, "It's really heaven's death for me."

Liu Bei is almost his last hope. Even Liu Bei has suffered a disastrous defeat at this moment. He really doesn't know what to do?In desperation, he immediately called the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss.

Although Liu Biao is only 55 years old at the moment, because of Sun Can's relationship, he is afraid that Sun Can will announce his actions and ruin his own reputation.Because of this, I often can't sleep well, and can't sleep at night. After a few years, I have aged ten years, like a terminally ill old man.

He said: "Brother Xuande can't resist Sun Can's offensive, please tell me what should be done now."

Cai Mao winked at Han Song, and Han Song came out of the class and said, "My lord, this battle is all Liu Bei's fault."

Liu Biao was not completely confused, and said: "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, how can you blame brother Xuande?"

When Cai Mao heard that Liu Biao was defending Liu Bei so much, he was not happy in the center and made a strong statement, saying: "Master, Liu Bei can't be trusted! This man is ambitious and spreads benevolence and righteousness everywhere in the territory. It makes the hearts of the people in the territory fluctuate greatly, and some even say that the lord will abdicate. , Liu Bei will be appointed as the shepherd of Jingzhou. Saying so will surely make the people of Jingzhou live a better and richer life.”

Liu Biao was a little hesitant when he heard this, and asked Kuai Liang, his confidant counselor, "Is there such a thing?"

Kuai Liang thought for a while, he had indeed heard the rumors that Cai Mao said, but he believed that Liu Bei was not such a villain, besides, now only Liu Bei could resist Sun Canjun's army.If you doubt him too much and provoke him to fight back, it will be very bad, so he said: "My lord, rumors only stop with wise men. How did Duke Xuande come here when he first came? The lord is so fancy. I entrust him with a heavy responsibility, I believe he will not let the lord down."

Liu Biao nodded and said, "Your brother and I are both descendants of the Han family, so you shouldn't blame me again. Xuande is generous and doesn't seem like a treacherous villain."

Zhang Yundao: "My lord, you know people and faces, but you don't know your heart! Liu Bei had a deep relationship with Sun Can in Xuzhou. When Sun Can got married, he even went to Shouchun to congratulate him.

Don't you think Liu Bei's arrival is too coincidental?Don't come early, don't come late, but wait until the time when Sun Can's troops are dispatched to Xiangyang.Is this too coincidental? "

Liu Biao asked in surprise, "General Zhang suspects that Liu Bei and Sun Can have already usurped us and tried to take over Jingzhou?"

"That's right!" Zhang Yun continued to slander, saying, "Exactly, the battle of Bowangpo was too weird. My lord, imagine that no one knew about Liu Bei's lurking in Bowangpo. At that time, Zhao Yun sent eight thousand troops to kill Xinye, and Xinye only has 1000 people.

Zhao Yun's army is skilled and brave, but the defenders in Xinye are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and their combat effectiveness is low.

Let me ask, it is only natural for elite soldiers to defeat weak cities, and Sun Can will never lead an army to support them.But, why did Sun Can appear in such a timely manner during the Battle of Bowangpo?Instead of supporting Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, he came to Bowangpo to support Zhao Yun?
This is too strange, right?
I suspect that Liu Bei has no good intentions from the beginning, taking advantage of the lord's kindness.Send our troops to Sun Can one by one and let him annihilate them.In this way, to weaken the strength of our army. "

"This..." Liu Biao thought about it carefully, as if there was such a thing, his expression gradually became uneasy.

"It's nonsense!" Liu Pan listened to the next song for a long time, and finally couldn't help standing up, and said loudly: "Uncle, don't listen to these treacherous villains. Xuande Gong ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness, how could he do this?" injustice.

If you want to talk about defecting to the enemy, General Cai is more suspicious, right?

Pan remembers that a few years ago, General Cai led an army of [-] troops to conquer Runan, but Xu Huang's [-] soldiers were indeed killed, leaving no one behind.This battle can be described as ancient and modern.May I ask, how did General Cai fight this battle?Is it because the general is incompetent, or is the general simply a spy who deliberately let Xu Huang defeat him. "

As soon as Liu Pan exported it, it was full of gunpowder.

Cai Mao's face turned green. That defeat was the greatest shame in his life. If someone mentions this matter, no matter what, this person will definitely suffer heavy revenge.

Now, Liu Pan said in public that Cai Mao is even more ashamed, as ugly as his face is.

Seeing this scene, Kuai Liang, who was loyal to Liu Biao, suddenly looked sad.

In the past, Liu Biao's army was controlled by Cai Mao, and his family was the only one.Although he often does things that dissatisfy the people, it does not hinder the stability of Jingzhou.

However, now that Liu Bei's arrival has greatly increased the strength of the eldest son Liu Qi.

Liu Qi also became increasingly arrogant and clashed with Cai Mao many times.The fierce Liu Pan was dissatisfied with Cai Mao's repeated suppression, and even opposed Cai Mao again and again, and the whole Jingzhou was turned upside down by their two teams.

There are strong enemies outside, not ordinary strong.There are also worries inside, and the struggle for the heirloom is endless.

The most sad thing is his kind of loyal minister who is loyal to Liu Biao.

Liu Biao saw that his father said that his father was right, and his wife said that his mother was right. It was really hard to make a conclusion, and his indecisive character reappeared in him.

Just when Liu Biao was at a loss, he suddenly heard the news that Liu Bei's messenger was asking for an audience outside the palace.

Liu Biao hurriedly summoned messengers to enter.

The messenger presented the letter and said: "Master Zhou Mu, this is a letter from our Lord, please read it."

Liu Biao hurriedly asked someone to take the letter, opened it to read it, and laughed after reading it: "Haha! So that's the case, we were overthinking. It turns out that everything is Brother Xuande's plan."

It turned out that Xu Shu had long expected that Cai Mao would belittle Liu Bei, so he forged a simple strategic plan.It said that the city of Xinye was not strong and could not be defended.Therefore, Liu Bei decided to lure Sun Can's lone army to go deep with a tactic of feigning defeat, lengthen Sun Can's supply line, and use the solidity of Fancheng to resist Sun Can's invading army.

Liu Biao believed the forged letter and Liu Bei's words. In his joy, he asked Liu Qi to lead 1 people to support him.

Cai Mao looked at Liu Biao gloomyly, seeing that he had once again violated his wishes and asked Liu Qi to lead troops to support Liu Bei, obviously intending to reuse Liu Qi, he smiled coldly, with a murderous look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)