Chapter 242 Ultimate Purpose

At present, the situation of Jingxiang, Hanzhong and even Guanlong seems to have entered a rather complicated and unimagative moment.

Even the most intelligent person like Pang Tong, in the face of such a mess, seems to be a little foggy, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

Liu Feng is not like this.

He vaguely felt that this game of chess had reached a rather delicate moment. Every move must be careful. If he took the wrong step, it could cause the whole game to lose.

"Be safe, secure..."

Liu Feng meditated on these two words in his heart, and he couldn't help but disagree with Pang Tong's words.

The two discussed to stop, and a military order was sent to Xichuan.

The soldiers and horses of Yizhou, controlled by Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, have arrived at the front line of Badong and Jianping, and are ready to help Jingxiang at any time.

At this time, after receiving the order, when the generals heard that the situation had changed in Hanzhong, they rushed to the area of Jiange and Langzhong.

Shangyong, county government.

In the simple lobby, Cao Wei sat down and stared at the two people walking into the hall with a smile.

"See the Prime Minister at the humble position."

It was the Dongsan County Haoqiang Shenyi and the Shen Dan brothers who respectfully paid their respects.

The Shen family is the largest surname in the three eastern counties. Relying on the strength of thousands of songs, the two brothers Shen Yi took the opportunity to divide the three eastern counties as early as the Jian'an period. They worshipped the imperial court on the surface, but they were actually a local emperor.

In terms of the court, Cao Jian has always taken an eye-opening and a closed-eye attitude to the separation of the Shen brothers because he considered that the environment of the three eastern counties is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is inconvenient to send troops to recruit.

If Brother Shen had already recognized Cao Qian's real intention, Chen Bing was in the east and guarded by danger, Cao Cao's army may not have been able to enter the three counties of the east so smoothly.

And this time, it was precisely because of Cao's plan to attack the east and west that successfully confused the Shen brothers. Therefore, when they woke up, the vanguard horse led by Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu had passed through the mountains and reached the Shangyong City with lightning speed.

In the face of such unexpected changes, the Shen brothers knew that the overall situation had been decided, and they did not dare to resist again, so they immediately opened the city and welcomed the arrival of the imperial army in the name of the courtiers.

"You have been guarding the border for the imperial court for many years, and you have worked hard and made great contributions. Come on, this glass of wine, I respect you on behalf of Your Majesty."

Under the small banquet, Cao Qian's words and deeds are quite amiable.

The Shen brothers hurriedly raised their glasses and answered, "This is what my subordinates should do. How dare they say anything."

A few rounds of wine, just say it politely.

Cao Wei's mouth changed and suddenly asked, "The two of you have lived here for a long time, and you should know all about the roads around here."

Shen Yi hurriedly replied, "I have lived in mediocrity since I was a child, and I know all the large and small mountain roads within a radius of hundreds of miles. If the Prime Minister wants to attack Hanzhong, his subordinates are willing to be the guide.

"Very good, very good, you have the intention to work for the court, which is very good."

Cao Wei nodded and praised, but said, "But what I want to ask is, in addition to being familiar with the road to Hanzhong, how much do you know about the road to the south?"

"Southward?"

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and her face suddenly showed doubt, but she didn't dare to think too much. She hurriedly said, "If you go south, I know that there are several paths to cross hundreds of miles of mountain roads to reach Wu County."

"Okay, very good, haha."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Cao Wei was overjoyed and praised him repeatedly, which made the monk Zhang Er, the brother of the Shen family, confused.

The atmosphere of the banquet was a little strange for a while.

At this time, Cao Xiu hurried in from the outside and arched his hand and said, "The Prime Minister, Hanzhong sent detailed information that Liu Bei had transferred his army to the south and was already on the way to the golden garrison in the starry night."

"Hey hey, it seems that Liu Bei is really anxious this time. As expected, he didn't even care about the safety in the south."

Cao Jian stroked his beard and sneered, as if he had already expected Liu Bei's troop transfer.

Cao Xiu Ning frowned and said, " Prime Minister, the golden garrison is a dangerous pass. If Liu Bei's reinforcements arrive, it will be very difficult to attack it again. We should now take advantage of its emptiness and send troops to attack it immediately."

Cao Yan nodded slightly: "You just pass the order to Zidan and let him attack the Golden Pao immediately. Since this play has been performed, it must be more realistic."

"The last general understands that the last general will also lead the headquarters to help Zidan immediately?"

Cao Xiu's heart to fight is very strong. How can he sit and watch Cao Zhen monopolize when he captures such great achievements in Hanzhong?

Cao Zhen stroked his shoulder and said with expectation, "Don't worry, Wen Lie. I have a more important task to give to you. If you can do this, I will unify the great cause of the world, and you will be the first meritorious."

Unify the world?

The first meritorious minister!

These eight characters seemed to inject a dose of chicken blood into Cao Xiu's body, which instantly made the young Cao general's blood boil.

Excited, Cao Xiu sighed, "What does the Prime Minister want me to do? I, Cao Xiu, will go through fire and water, and I will die."

Cao's face showed a strange and proud smile.

..............................The Cao army in Fancheng really withdrew.

Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Wen Ping and other famous contemporary generals, the nearly 100,000 Cao troops led by them, withdrew the siege of Fancheng the next time Liu Feng received the information, and 100,000 troops retreated to the front line of Xinye.

The crisis of Xiangfan seems to have been lifted.

Next, more information comes one after another:

Cao Jian's main force was stationed in Shangyong, Liu Beidong transferred the Jianmeng garrison, and the Yizhou Army gathered in the Sword Pavilion to be on standby... All kinds of intelligence shows that the situation seems to be developing in favor of Liu Feng.

However, in Liu Feng's heart, the uneasiness in the subconscious, but somehow, it became more and more intense.

In the lobby of the state government, Liu Feng stared at the huge map hanging on the wall, and his quiet face flashed suspicious from time to time.

"Husband, what are you in a daze?"

A clear smile came from his ear. Liu Feng woke up from meditation and suddenly looked back, but he saw that his wife Sun Shangxiang had appeared behind him at some point.

She held a bowl of steaming soup in front of him, with a beautiful face, showing a look of care, and whispered, "Husband, you work hard at night. It's really hard. This is the nourishing soup I asked my to make. You can drink it while it's hot."

"Thank you for your concern, madam."

Liu Feng took the bowl, poured it down, and drank it cleanly in one breath.

Seeing that he was wolfing up like this, Sun Shangxiang smiled and pressed his hand and said, "Slow down, no one grabs you. Don't burn it."

After drinking a drop, Liu Feng burped and said with a smile, "It's rare for my madam to care so much. Of course I'm going to drink up this soup in one gulp."

"Why, don't I always care about you?" Sun Shangxiang pretended to be resentful.

"Of course not."

Liu Feng took her bare hands and looked at her autumn water-like eyes gently. "These days, I have been tired of military affairs. Everything in my family depends on my wife alone. If my wife is not behind me, how can I fight with the enemy at ease? Speaking of which, I also want to thank my wife.

Hearing such words of gratitude, Sun Shangxiang looked at her affectionately and said softly, "You and I are one of the same heart, and we share honor and disgrace. Why do we need to thank you so much?"

"Madam..."

Looking at the beautiful face, Liu Feng's heart swung, picked up her sharp chin with his fingers, lowered his head and kissed her lips.

At a close distance, the four lips should touch each other.

At this moment, Sun Shangxiang's face suddenly changed. She hurriedly pushed Liu Feng away, covered her mouth and twisted it to one side and vomited.

Liu Feng was stunned and hurriedly held Sun Shangxiang. He stroked her back and asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you? What's wrong? I'll invite Dr. Zhang to come right away."

When Liu Feng was about to tell him to go down, Sun Shangxiang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.

After vomiting for a while, Sun Shangxiang began to recover and swallowed the water poured by Liu Feng. After a while, his expression returned as usual.

"Madam, are you tired of housework? How can you suddenly vomit?" Liu Feng's caring face was mixed with some doubts.

"I'm fine, husband, don't worry about me."

When Sun Shangxiang said this, there was a faint blush on her cheeks.

How could she escape Liu Feng's eyes with such an unusual expression? She was suspicious for a moment, and her heart was suddenly shocked.

He straightened Sun Shangxiang, opened his eyes wide and shouted excitedly, "Madam, aren't you happy?"

Sun Shangxiang did not answer, but bowed her head and smiled and nodded slightly.

In an instant, Liu Feng's heart was filled with unprecedented ecstasy. He laughed like crazy and shouted, "I'm going to be a father, I'm going to be a father..."

"Look at what you're happy about."

Sun Shangxiang smiled lightly, like a blooming lotus flower.

Her eyes were affectionate, and she looked at the ecstatic man in front of her, and her heart was as sweet as honey.

"Madam, thank you so much. You are really my good wife."

Liu Feng was so happy that he picked up Sun Shangxiang high like a child and kept turning in circles in the lobby.

Sun Shangxiang Ge smiled, and the light and happy laughter echoed in the hall for a long time.

Two days later, Wenwu in Xiangyang heard the news of Mrs. Sun's joy.

This happy event has brought rare relaxation to this city shrouded in the clouds of war.

Liu Feng is the "lord of a country", and his family affairs are state affairs.

If Mrs. Sun gives birth to a child for Liu Feng, it means that Liu's foundation has an heir, which also means that the glory and wealth that the bureaucrats got from Liu Feng at this time can continue from Liu Feng's son.

Although it is not known whether Mrs. Sun can give birth to a son, this news has played an exciting role in uniting the hearts of the subjects.

At the military conference just held, all the bureaucrats congratulated Liu Feng. Liu Feng was happy and announced in public that he would reward the ministers and grant amnesty to the prisoners, thinking that Mrs. Sun was safe.

"The Lord is going to have a heir. We are really happy for the Lord, but I have one here, and I'm afraid I have to disturb the Lord's interest."

Pang Tong said with a smile, but his expression was a little solemn.

The war did not rise, and the external troubles were not eliminated. Liu Feng quickly calmed down from the joy and asked, "State affairs are the first priority. There is nothing unhappy about it, sir, but it doesn't matter."

Pang Tong said, "From the current intelligence, Cao Jian's main force has entered the mediocre area, and has launched an attack on the Golden gARRIage. His intention to attack Hanzhong is already very obvious. I think most of my colleagues also think so."

Liu Feng heard a few different meanings from Pang Tong's words.

As he said, after experiencing Cao Qian's repeated suspicious plans, all the bureaucrats now believe that Cao Qian has revealed his ultimate goal, which is to attack Hanzhong with all his strength. When Cao's army withdrew from Fancheng, the bureaucrats were more certain about this judgment.

"Cao's actions are obviously to come up with his unexpected attack on Hanzhong. This is already obvious. Does Shi Yuan still think that Cao has other intentions?" Kou Liang said with a smile.

Pang Tong smiled faintly and said, "It looks like this on the surface, but something makes me strange. Since Cao Wei wants to attack Hanzhong with all his strength, he should transfer Fancheng's troops to the East Three Counties, and at least transfer the troops to Wancheng to follow up.

However, why did Cao Shen put 100,000 soldiers and horses in the new field and do nothing?

"This..."

A word makes it inexplicative that there is no way to explain.

That's 100,000 soldiers. Even if Cao Jian is worried about Liu Feng, he is afraid that he will take advantage of the attack on Hanzhong to go north, and there is no need to defend him with 100,000 soldiers and horses. This is simply a great waste.

There is only one reason that can explain Cao Hen's unreasonable behavior, that is, Cao Hen must have other plans.

But what is he doing?

Does he still want to annex Liu Bei and Liu Feng in one go?

Pang Tong's words made Liu Feng fall into deep suspicion.

These days, Liu Feng has always had a strange feeling in his heart. He always feels that the current situation is strange. Today, Pang Tong's reminder makes him feel even stronger.

His eyes shifted to the huge map again, and his blade-like eyes swam between the mountains and rivers, and his eyes finally stayed in a place.

Suddenly, there was an incredible shock in his eyes.

"Sir, is it..." Liu Feng suddenly turned his head, and his surprised eyes shot directly at Pang Tong.

At this moment, Pang Tong's expression was solemn and solemn. When he saw that Liu Feng had figured it out, he nodded heavily: "Yes, what the lord thought of is the only reasonable explanation."

After passing through the hall, Liu Feng fought a cold war deeply. He inhaled the cold air and muttered, "Cao, you really have a big appetite, awesome, really awesome..."

.................................... On the rugged mountain road, the army of 5,000 people is marching along the sheep intestine path between the mountains.

This inaccessible mountains and rivers, on the rocky ridge, a winding path winding south. If it hadn't been for the indigenous people who have lived here for a long time, it would have been difficult for outsiders to find a mountain road hidden in the rocky, which is almost indistinguishable.

At the front of the mountain road, the young general with bare arms raised his eyes and looked at the endless mountains in the distance, and his ferocious face sweated like rain.

This young general is Cao Xiu.

"General Shen, how long will it take to arrive?" Cao Xiu raised his voice and shouted feebly to Shen Yi, who was a few steps away.

"It's almost time. I'll be there after crossing the mountain in front of me." Shen Yi replied loudly.

Unlike Cao Xiu, who grew up in the Central Plains, Shen Yi has been dealing with this poor mountain and evil water all her life. Although she was born in the local tyrants, hunting in the mountains is a compulsory course for these strong children in the mountains.

Although she hasn't traveled such a long distance for many years, compared with the young Cao Xiu, Shen Yi is still much more relaxed.

Cao Xiu's lofty ambition when he set out has long been tortured by the road that is difficult for Shu to go to heaven. At this moment, he doesn't want to do anything to "unify the first meritorious official in the world". He only hopes that he can finish this hellish mountain road quickly. As for whether he can complete the task of Cao Bus, it is up to fate.

Under the afterglow, a team of 5,000 people continued to move forward silently.

Three days later, Cao Xiu and his tired soldiers finally crossed the last mountain.

Looking down, there seems to be a jade belt between the valleys under my feet, looming between the clouds and fog.

That jade belt is the Yangtze River.

Not far from the long side, an inconspicuous small city is half covered by gray clouds.

Five thousand tired soldiers, like hungry tigers and wolves, searched for a long time and finally found their prey.

In a pair of round eyes, the surging murderous atmosphere is surging like the river under your feet.

Cao Xiu took a deep breath and shouted, "Brothers, it's time to make contributions. Prime Minister Cao has an order. Those who enter the city first will be rewarded with a daughter, and the official will be promoted to the third level!"

"Kill ~ ~"

"Kill ~ ~"

Five thousand tigers and wolves, looking up to the sky and howling, the murderous atmosphere shocked the world.

It was a tired body, as if it had injected new vitality in an instant. Cao Xiu took the lead, and 5,000 soldiers rushed to the unprotected small city at the foot of the mountain.

That city is Wu County, the seat of Jianping County.

From Jianping to the north, although there are many mountains, there is still a sheep intestine path of hundreds of miles, which can lead to Fangling County.

In the past history, after capturing Hanzhong, Liu Bei ordered Mengda to lead his troops from Yidu, went north to Fangling through Jianping Road, and successively captured the three eastern counties.

Now, Cao Xiu was ordered by Cao Jian to lead the army from Fangling to attack Jianping.

This is Cao's real purpose.

All the previous things, but they were all Cao Jian's blindfolds, in order to convince Liu Feng that his army entered the three eastern counties in order to raid Hanzhong from the east.

Xiahou Yuan's troops stormed Yangping Pass and attacked east and west three times, but they were just a part of Jia Xu's serial plan.

The ultimate purpose of this series of plans is to seize Jianping County unexpectedly under the condition that Liu Feng is unprepared, which will cut off the contact between Yizhou and Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

Jianping County, although Jingyi is the key, it becomes less important when both Jingzhou and Yizhou are in Liu Feng's hands.

Therefore, Liu Feng only deployed a certain number of troops in Ba County and Yidu at both ends of the Jingyi Channel. As for Jianping, Badong, Fuling and other counties in the middle section, they only have a limited number of soldiers stationed.

Jia Xu has already counted this point.

At this moment, the soldiers and horses of Liu Fengjingzhou gathered on the front line of Xiangyang, and the main force of the Yizhou Army were concentrated on the front line of the Sword Pavilion. The hinterland of the two states can be said to be empty.

As long as Cao Xiu's soldiers and horses can conquer Wu County, Cao Yan's follow-up army can go south smoothly from the three eastern counties.

At that time, whether to the east or to the west, Cao's army will face an empty county of Jingyi.

It is Liu Feng who really wants to deal with the enemy.

(to be continued)