Chapter 91 Yue Daiyu

When they learned the news of Xu Huang's withdrawal from the north, Sun Jiao and Mu Fang were really relieved. Now Xiangyang was finally really safe. They admired Sun Shao and made them anxious about internal and external troubles. Sun Shao solved it with only a drink and a letter. What does it mean to win without fighting? This is called winning without a fight. Sun Zhuo originally gave the command to Sun Shao with some reservations, but now he has no hesitation at all.

Sun Shao smiled bitterly. Xu Huang left, and the crisis in Xiangyang was lifted, but Guan Yu's crisis was aggravated. Xu Huang went here, either to attack Wancheng - Wancheng is dilapidated. Now only Cui Qian and Zhou Xun are guarding with more than 5,000 people and 20,000 volunteers. It sounds like a lot of people, but the combat effectiveness is actually limited. Either they will join Xiahou Dun and cut off Guan Yu's back road. Normally, he should keep up now, but he has no soldiers on hand. Not only can he not solve the problem, but he may also be intercepted by Xu Huang. He didn't believe that he could deal with Xu Huang's 10,000 troops with only one or two thousand people, not to mention that the Jiangdong army was not as good as Cao's army.

"General Lu, please write to Liu Xijun immediately and ask him to transfer some people to Jingzhou no matter what." Sun Shao said to Mi Fang, "Our troops are seriously insufficient. Before Cao Jian and Xiahou Dun arrive, Guan Gong can still make some achievements. Once their army arrives, Guan Gong may fall into a siege at any time. With the troops at hand, we can't relieve the siege at all. We need his assistance."

Although Mu Fang didn't like Guan Yu, this matter was related to the gains and losses of Jingzhou, and he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately wrote an urgent report according to Sun Shao's meaning and sent people to Chengdu day and night.

Three days later, Liu Feng rushed to Xiangyang with 5,000 people. Then, Lu Su also sent the news that he had arrived at Sha Xian with 8,000 troops on the order of Sun Quan, and he would arrive in three or four days. Sun Shao was overjoyed. He discussed with Sun Jiao for a while, and then replied to Lu Su. He told Lu Su about the recent war situation and asked him not to come to Xiangyang. He immediately took Jiangxia and rushed to Xiyang and Lu County. He tried his best to disturb Xiahou Dun, and didn't let him join up with Xu Huang smoothly.

After arranging all this, Sun Shao and Liu Feng followed Xu Huang with more than 7,000 people. He was a little afraid of Xu Huang and did not dare to get too close. He walked very carefully all the way. He sent more than 50 miles away and sent a hundred miles away without giving Xu Huang any chance. Just like this, the speed was very slow. After several tests, Xu Huang found that he could not take advantage of him, so he simply let go and went all the way north.

Liu Feng saw that Xu Huang had left and was a little angry. He just won the battle in the area of Jiange recently. He was very angry and wanted to make contributions to Nanyang. Now he watched Xu Huang in front but couldn't catch up, which made him very angry. He felt that although Sun Shao was only a few years younger than him, his ambition was much worse. He was not bold at all, and he was almost as timid as the old man.

"I want to catch up." Liu Feng said directly to Sun Shao, "I can't just watch General Guan surrounded by Cao's army."

Sun Shao looked at Liu Feng and thought it was funny. He knew that Liu Feng was worried that Guan Yu was false, and it was true that he wanted to make contributions - because Guan Yu had always been unpleasant to Liu Feng. He felt that Liu Bei's fake son would be the trouble of Liu Wei in the future. He had expressed such a meaning in front of Liu Bei many times, and Liu Feng was of course very clear about it. He said so, but he just didn't want Sun Shao to refuse him. In fact, he didn't need Sun Shao's consent, because he was not restrained by Sun Shao at all.

"Are you sure to deal with Xu Huang?" Sun Shao looked at Liu Feng with a smile. He was eager to try. Liu Feng is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He is tall and strong. His eyes are dazzling, and he has a posture of not being afraid of heaven and earth.

"What's wrong with Xu Huang?" Liu Feng disdainful and snorted with his nose: "When I followed my father in the Sword Pavilion, Xu Huang was in Cao's army. I went to challenge, but he didn't dare to come out to fight."

Sun Shao almost laughed out loud. This Liu Feng is really brave. He thinks that famous generals can fight, and they are all famous for their bravery as Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, but he doesn't think about it. Zhang Liao and Cao Ren are certainly brave, but their ability to reach today's position is not only determined by their personal courage. Although Xu Huang is not famous for his bravery, his military ability How can Liu Feng look at his back?

"He has twice as many troops as you now." Sun Shao deliberately provoked him to say, "If you defeat it, how can you save Guan Gong?" I only have 2,000 people, and I still point to you to break their siege and echo Guan Gong. He spread out his hand and shook his head like a rattle: "Public industry (Liu Feng), I think it's better to be stable. Just follow them and attract his attention. Why take risks?"

Liu Feng sneered. He was too lazy to talk with Sun Shao. He turned around and paid the account. After a long time, he took his 5,000 people to catch up. Sun Shao sighed when he heard the news. Chen Hai rushed over angrily and complained, "General, Liu Feng doesn't know what's good or bad. What if he is ambushed by Cao Jun? Our troops are already insufficient. If there are fewer thousands of people, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous.

Sun Shao asked, "What do you think we should do?"

Chen Hai's eyebrows were locked like Sichuan characters, and his big hand was held tightly: "Alas, although the front camp is elite, there are too few people. If there are a thousand more people, how can he be so free?"

Sun Shao waved his hand and interrupted his prison: "Let the soldiers have a good rest."

Chen Hai was stunned and then excited again. Usually, Sun Shao means that there will be another task soon. Although he felt that the troops were insufficient, and although there were horses in the destruction camp, there was still a lot of distance compared with the real cavalry, as long as there was a war, he was still confident.

Deng Ai watched Chen Haixing rush away, and then asked worriedly, "General, are we going to catch up?"

Sun Shao turned his head and looked at him. He picked up the corners of his mouth and asked, "What do you think?"

Deng Ai used to licking her lips and smiled shyly: "Judging from the confrontation of more than half a month, Xu Huang is very cautious about using soldiers. He probably won't give Liu Fengli many opportunities. General Chen is very worried. In case Liu Feng is bitten by Xu Huang, shall we save him or not? Save, we may also fall into it. If we don't save it, these 5,000 people are likely to be completely destroyed.

"If the whole army is destroyed, the whole army will be destroyed. What does it have to do with me?" Sun Shao shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly: "He is Liu Shijun's man, not my subordinate. If he dies, he will die."

Deng Ai was stunned. He thought about many possibilities, but he didn't think about such possibilities at all. Sun Shao was actually indifferent to Liu Feng's life and death.

"So... what should we do?"

"What should I do? Cold salad!" Sun Shao pointed to the war horse outside the tent, "We have war horses. Xu Huang can't catch up with us. If you can't fight, just escape."

Deng Ai completely crashed. Sun Shao not only didn't care about Liu Feng's life or death, but also didn't care about Guan Yu's life or death.

"Shi Zai, guess where Guan Gong should be now?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.)

"It should be... in Xu County." Deng Ai meditated for a moment, and then laughed. He understood what Sun Shao meant. Now Sun Shao's task is not to defeat Xu Huang at all, and he can't defeat Xu Huang - it is not impossible to win more with less, but in the face of such a cautious person like Xu Huang, such a chance is very small - Similarly, Xu Huang's task is not to defeat Sun Shao, but to try to block Guan Yu's back road. If he can take back Wancheng, then It's better. However, he has only more than 10,000 people, and it is difficult to take back Wancheng. His biggest possibility is to occupy the road that Guan Yu may retreat - such as Xinye City - waiting for the siege of Cao Yan and Xiahou Dun's army. He will not bother to chase Sun Shao. What's more, although Sun Shao's destroyer camp is not a regular cavalry, it is more than enough to escape for life.

In the end, as long as Sun Shao disturbs Xu Huang, but Xu Huang can't be disturbed by Sun Shao, otherwise he will be unable to do his own task and let Guan Yu go. Under the guidance of this thought, he may not even spend energy to kill Liu Feng, let alone use Liu Feng as bait to lure Sun Shao, and defeat Liu Feng at best.

Seeing that Deng Ai suddenly realized, Sun Shao secretly praised himself that the boy was indeed a famous general's qualifications. The speculation that he could only be combined with two generations was easy for him to understand.

"General, Sun Liu is divided." Yin Shu hurried into Xu Huang's tent and said with a happy face, "Liu Feng doesn't know whether to live or die. Only 5,000 people dare to flirt with the general's tiger's beard. It's really a credit to the door."

Xu Huang took a look at Yin Xu and said, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Of course, it's a headache to hit him." Yin Xu did not think about it and said in a voice, "If you surround Liu Feng and lure Sun Shao here, you can get them all in one net, so that they don't have to be uneasy to follow."

Xu Huang nodded and ordered Zhao Yan, Sima Yi and others to come. Zhao Yan was also a little moved. Sima Yi pondered for a moment, but shook his head repeatedly: "No."

"Why?" Yin is in a hurry. Along the way, they haven't made contributions except for conquering Fancheng. This time, it's easy to have a fighter. Do you have to let it go for nothing?" Liu Feng has only 5,000 people, not even half of our troops. Can't we defeat him?

Sima Yi smiled and said, "With the talent of General Xu and the bravery of the generals, it is not difficult to defeat Liu Feng."

Yin Xu smiled, said a few words of modesty without any sincerity, and waited eagerly for Sima Yi's words. Sima Yi smiled and said, "However, if we want to completely annihire Liu Feng, we will inevitably lose ourselves. More than 10,000 people are alone. At this time, isn't it a little unwise to act rashly because of a little profit?"

Yin's face sank and he was about to refute. Sima Yi said again, "Liu Feng is just a fake of Liu Bei, just a partial general, but Guan Yu and Liu Bei are the same brother. He is Liu Bei's right-hand man and the general of the governor of Jingzhou. This time, he broke through Nanyang, and may even break through Xudu, forcing the king to withdraw from Hanzhong. The general said, is it the credit for the capture of Guan Yu, or the credit for killing Liu Feng?

Yin was stunned for a moment, and then understood. He looked at the others. Xu Shang and others nodded to agree with Sima Yi. Compared with Guan Yu, Liu Feng is just a small fish, which is not worth the time for him. He was a little embarrassed: "Then... can't you let Liu Feng follow behind?"

Sima Yi shook his head: "It's not necessary. I didn't say that the general's idea was undesirable. I just don't approve of using Liu Feng as bait to lure Sun Shao. It should not be difficult for the generals to defeat Liu Feng and teach him a lesson, right?

After turning his eyes for a long time, he understood what Sima Yi meant and nodded in agreement. Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Xu Huang didn't say anything more. He arranged people at the moment. He made a rush forward and then ambushed near the morning sun. After receiving the news, Liu Feng didn't think much and suddenly plunged into the ambush circle. When Cao Jun rushed out from all directions, he was dumbfounded.

After a bloody battle, Liu Feng fled with more than 2,000 people. Xu Huang did not chase him. He turned around and rushed to Xinye with people.

The hundreds of defenders of Xinye did not have the courage to resist at all. Without saying a word, they surrendered. After Xu Huang entered the city, he sent people to strengthen the city defense and be ready to stick to it. On the other hand, he sent people to inquire about the news of Wancheng and Xiahou Dun, informing Xiahou Dun that he had occupied Xinye and was ready to fight, and asked Xiahou Dun to support him in time.

When he saw Sun Shao again, Liu Feng was ashamed. Sun Shao didn't say much, but comforted him. Xu Huang was a famous general under Cao Qian, and his strength was more than twice as much as yours. It was normal for you to lose. However, you have only 2,000 people left now, and your morale is insufficient. Do you send a message to Liu Bei and ask him to send someone to support him? Liu Feng did not dare to stagger again this time. He honestly listened to Sun Shao's advice, sent someone to send an urgent letter to Liu Bei, and then followed Sun Shao calmly.

When Sun Shao learned that Xu Huang occupied Xinye, he naturally knew Xu Huang's intention, so he crossed the water in the east of Xinye City and settled down in a small city called Huyang. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Cui Qian and Zhou Xun in Wancheng to guard the city carefully and not be exploited by Xu Huang. Two days later, Cui Qian sent back the news. He told Sun Shao that he and Zhou Xun were ready to settle down. Guan Yu had shipped a lot of grain back. Now there are soldiers and grain in Wancheng, and it is not a problem to keep it for a year and a half. In the book, he was full of praise for Zhou Xun, saying that although he was young, he was very organized. Wancheng could be repaired in a short time, and Zhou Xun was the first contributor.

After reading the book, Sun Shao smiled. Cui Qian is a person who has done great things. He can recognize Zhou Xun so much, which shows that Zhou Xun really has confidence. Now it seems that it is worth throwing Zhou Xun into the destruction camp for several months. Otherwise, he would not be able to integrate into this circle. No matter how great his ability is, it is difficult to get the recognition of people like Cui Qian.

After Xu Huang stood on his feet in Xinye, he sent Sima Yi to guard Xinye. He rushed to the area of Thorn Yang and Nieyang. After Guan Yu took Nanyang, he did not leave many people here. As soon as Xu Huang arrived, the officials of these counties fled and surrendered. Xu Huang recovered three or four counties without blood. It turned out to be Nanyang Dian Farmer's place. Although most of the grain had been scraped away by Cui Qian and Zhou Xun, some of it was enough for Xu Huang to replenish his military grain. With food, Xu Huang's heart was more at ease. He camped outside Wancheng and did not attack the city. He just waited quietly. Cui Qian and Zhou Xun seemed to have a good relationship with Xu Huang. They did not go out of the city to attack. They quietly stayed in Wancheng and arranged for the volunteers to strengthen the city defense every day.

... Guan Yu looked at the city walls of Xu County and sighed with emotion. In the fourth year of Jian'an, he once followed Liu Bei in Xu County for a period of time. During that time, it was really like a year. In order not to arouse Cao Qian's suspicion, Liu Bei planted vegetables in the backyard every day. Later, he easily escaped from Xu County. He went out and took Xuzhou. As a result, before he could sleep soundly, Cao Wei personally killed the army. At that time, Liu Bei happened to take dozens of people out to inspect the city. As soon as he heard that Cao Qian came, he ran away and even forgot to send him a message. As a result, he was blocked by Cao Qian and became Cao Qian's prisoner together with Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi. In the fifth year of Jian'an, in the battle of Baima, he killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang. Then he got the news that Liu Bei was in Yuan Shao's army. He knew that he had caused a great disaster for Liu Bei, so he ignored Cao's retention and escorted the two wives to stay.

Thinking of this matter, Guan Yu was a little grateful to Cao Hen. If it hadn't been for Cao Hen's order to release, no matter how brave he was, he would not have been able to walk out of Cao Hen's jurisdiction safely. It's just that such gratitude can only be hidden in the bottom of the heart, not on the face.

In just a few months in Xu County, Guan Yu and Cao Yan's subordinates Xu Huang and Zhang Liao have formed a deep friendship, but after five years of separation in Jian'an, they never met again. Now Zhang Liao is famous all over the world and guards Hefei. Although Xu Huang is not as good as Zhang Liao, he is also a famous general. Once upon a time, Guan Yu felt a little ashamed to see his old friend again, but today is different. With less than 30,000 people, Guan Yu was captured by the ban, broke Fancheng, and took Nanyang County within two months. Now he has killed Xu County and defeated Cao Qian's left-behind people.

He recaptured the son of heaven from Cao's hands.

Guan Yu is very excited. He knew that before Liu Bei fled from Xu County in the fourth year of Jian'an, he had received an edict to fight for thieves with Dong Cheng and others. Twenty years later, Liu Bei was the only one who received the edict, and now he has returned to the emperor, which is to complete his mission for Liu Bei and complete the 20 years he has haunted in his heart. The mission.

The Lord will be very happy to receive this news.

"Kong Xiu, pack up and follow me to the palace to see the emperor."

Yin Guan did not move. The corners of his mouth trembled and he gave a look at Guan Yu. Guan Yu glanced at him puzzledly. Although he was a little unhappy, he still waved his hand and let the people next to him retreat. Yin Guan lowered his voice and advised softly, "General, this matter... let's ask Liu Yizhou first." He paused and said, "As a general, it is not appropriate to take the initiative to see him without an edict."

Guan Yu is now General Dang Kou, but he was sealed by Liu Bei himself and has not been recognized by the court, and the Dang Kou General recognized by the court is Zhang Yan under Cao Yan. Besides, even if there is no problem with the name of Guan Yu, a general, he can't take the initiative to enter the palace. Yin Guan said this to give him enough face. In fact, what Yin Guan was worried about was a bigger question: Is Liu Bei willing to welcome back the emperor? This question is very difficult, because on the surface, Liu Bei has always called for respect for the emperor. Of course, he wants to welcome back the emperor, but these days, it is too normal to do one thing on the surface and behind the scenes. Cao Shen also said that he did not usurp the heart of rebellion, but who believes it?

In case Liu Bei also has this idea, then Guan Yu will welcome the emperor back now. I'm afraid it's not a merit, but a sin. Liu Bei can't say anything on his face, but their 40-year relationship between monarchs and ministers ends here.

So Yin Guan advised Guan Yu to be cautious and not to do it on his own until he gets Liu Bei's approval, so as to avoid riding a tiger at the time. They have reached Xu County so smoothly now. Although Sun Shao's contribution to capturing Xiangcheng unexpectedly, the whole thing still looks very strange - Xiahou Dunsan came late and Cao Yan is still on the road. These are understandable, but Cao Pi, who stayed in Ye City, has not moved yet, which is difficult to understand.

If there is a reasonable explanation, it can only be one. In order to get rid of the emperor, the Cao family would rather risk becoming rebellious. They have the strength, and the moral addition and subtraction can no longer reverse the overall situation. They are happy to throw the burden of the emperor to Liu Bei. From this point of view, Sun Shao rushed back to Fancheng from Xiangcheng so readily, and it seemed to be easy to understand.

Yin Guan thought a lot, but he also knew Guan Yu's temper. He was afraid that if he spoke too bluntly, Guan Yu would feel uncomfortable, so he turned around and reminded Guan Yu not to do bad things with good intentions.

Unfortunately, he still underestimated Guan Yu.

As soon as he heard Yin Guan's words, Guan Yu's lying silkworm eyebrows stood up, and he was furious: "Since the yellow scarf, the lord has fought for more than 30 years, hundreds of battles, and countless times into death. Is he doing it for himself? He is a royal nobleman, and his body is the blood of Emperor Gaozu. Over the years, he has always cherished the Han Dynasty, and he does not cry for the hostages of the emperor for the annihiring. If today is in front of him, if he hears the news, he will come to see him night and night. Although I'm just a general, I'm a righteous king and minister with the Lord. If he is a brother, I don't know his mood. What's the difference between me going to see the emperor and him seeing the emperor?

Guan Yu couldn't help scolding and making Yin Guan speechless. These truths sounded like that, but Yin Guan knew that these were all Guan Yu's own ideas, not necessarily Liu Bei's ideas. Guan Yu's characteristic is that he is too self-righteous. He always feels that among Liu Bei's subordinates, he is the only one who knows Liu Bei best, and Liu Bei also trusts him the most. The other people are not as deep as the feelings between them. Even Zhang Fei is slightly inferior, so he is loyal to Liu Bei. He is not so much Liu Bei's minister as Liu Bei's brother. It's not a clan surnamed Liu. The problem is that this is just his own opinion. Does Liu Bei think so? Who knows? Such a big thing, don't say that you are not your own brother. Even if you are your own brother, you can't make a decision for Liu Bei.

Yin Guan was so angry that he racked his brains to persuade Guan Yu, but Guan Yu was too lazy to listen to it again. He only gave him a chance to atone for his sins: see you when you enter the city.

Yin Guan looked up to the sky and sighed.

(to be continued)