Chapter 92 Each has a ghost

In November, a sweaty fast horse rushed into Chengdu, which had just regained its calm, like the wind.

In a short time, Zhuge Liang, the general of the military division, was summoned to the Yizhou Pastoral Mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhuge Liang felt that something was wrong. Liu Bei, who had been recuperating after returning from the Sword Pavilion, looked very anxious. He walked back and forth in the room like a sleepy beast, walking fast and hurriedly. As soon as he saw Zhuge Liang, he strode up, grabbed Zhuge Liang's sleeve, dragged him to the front of the case, pointed to an emergency report painted with three cinnabar on the case and said, "Kong Ming, look, look at it quickly."

Zhuge Liang looked at the empty lobby and suddenly felt excited. In the past, when he encountered this kind of thing, Fa Zheng was the first candidate to be considered by Liu Bei, but now that Fa Zheng has died of illness, Zhuge Liang has become Liu Bei's most trusted think tank.

Zhuge Liang lowered his head, quickly opened the emergency report and took a look. He immediately took a deep breath and didn't say anything for a long time. He suddenly felt a little ominous and looked at Liu Bei in horror. From Liu Bei's eyes, he saw the same uneasy mood.

This urgent report painted with three cinnabars was sent by Guan Yu from Nanyang.

Guan Yu said that after he broke through Xu County, he rescued the emperor and the hundred officials from Cao Qian. Then Cao Qian personally led a large army from Luoyang and rushed to Xu County. Xiahou Dun led 30,000 troops from the direction of Jianghuai. He was short of troops and had to divide his troops to guard the emperor, so he could only return to Nanyang Wan before they arrived. In the city, Xu Huang occupied Xinye, and Xiahou Dun, who arrived later, blocked his way. Now the emperor is looking forward to Wancheng, hoping that Liu Bei will come to rescue him, so as not to fall into Cao's hands again.

Guan Yu also said that the emperor promised that as long as Liu Bei could ensure his safety, he was willing to make Liu Bei king, Yongzhen Yizhou and Jingzhou. At the same time, he declared Cao Wei a national thief and ordered Liu Bei to fight against him.

"What is the lord going to do?" Zhuge Liang asked cautiously.

Liu Bei's eyebrows trembled, and the corners of his eyes were bursting. He was now extremely angry, and Guan Yu gave him a big problem. Let's not to mention that he has never planned to welcome the emperor in his heart. Even if there is, it is difficult to deal with it now. The emperor wants to declare Cao Wei as a national thief and let him fight for the thief, but what else can the emperor give him besides a prince? Are there any soldiers? No! Do you have food? No! There is no such, and there is no such place. What should I take to fight against Cao Wei, just relying on an imperial edict? An imperial edict without the strength to support is not even as good as a piece of waste paper.

Liu Bei is self-aware. Among the three families of him and Cao Wei and Sun Quan, Cao Wei's strength is the strongest, and his strength is the weakest. Even Sun Quan's son is much better than him. After more than a year of fighting, Yizhou has been abolished. In less than two or three years, this breath can't be relieved at all. At this time, not to mention fighting Cao, it is not easy to withstand Cao's offensive and keep Yizhou.

Go to Nanyang to save the car? Joke!

But don't you want to save it? I'm afraid it's even more sad. What else can Liu Bei have besides the name of the royal family? If he is not saved now, everything he has done before will be empty. If he doesn't want Cao to attack, his men will soon fall apart.

Save, can't save, don't save, a lifetime of fame will be destroyed, and you will die faster.

Liu Bei is in a dilemma.

"I... I'm going to save the driver?!" Liu Bei's tone was very uncertain. It sounded like asking Zhuge Liang what he meant, and it seemed like telling Zhuge Liang that he was going to rescue him.

"I'm going." Zhuge nodded and clearly expressed his meaning.

Liu Bei didn't say a word, and his eyes stared at Zhuge Liang, and his chin was so smooth that he didn't have a beard.

"If you don't go, not only will the emperor die at the hands of Cao Wei, but General Guan will not be able to survive. In that case, it will be very unfavorable to the lord." Although Zhuge Liang's voice was very soft, his attitude was very resolute. Liu Bei thought for a thought and understood what he meant. Don't save the driver, be unfaithful, don't save Guan Yu, injustice, these two are the foundation of his body, and you must not lose them.

Liu Bei nodded, and his face looked even more ugly. It seems that it won't work if you don't save it. How to save it? Can you save it with your own strength? Don't fall into it without saving them. He can think of it with his toes. Cao Yan now wants him to save them all the time, so that he can kill them all, and finally put the responsibility for the death of the emperor on him. Anyway, in the chaotic army, who can tell what's going on? As long as Cao Yan unifies the world, it doesn't matter if someone says a few words.

"The lord went to Jingzhou and tried his best. Even if he couldn't save the driver, he could save Jingzhou." Zhuge Liang continued: "Sun Quan is a fickle person. Once Yizhou changes, he is likely to form an alliance with Cao Li and attack Yizhou on both sides."

Liu Bei broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead. If Zhuge Liang's words just now were just a moral pressure, now this is a real danger. If he doesn't save Guan Yu, then Sun Shao is finished. When Sun Quan sees that the wind is not right, he is likely to turn to Cao and attack Yizhou in the name of avenging Sun Shao. In this way, knowing that Sun Quan was very happy with Sun Shao's death, he could only be a scapegoat.

At that time, will Yizhou, where people's hearts are in chaos, still have the ability to resist the attack of Cao Wei and Sun Quan?

"How to save?" Liu Bei said in a hoarse voice.

"Zhao Yun guarded the Sword Pavilion, and Zhang Fei guarded Ba County. The lord personally led the army out of Zigui, stationed in Jiangling, entrusted the imperial edict to accept the system, and invited Sun Quan to attack Cao Qian together."

Liu Bei turned his eyes and slowly exhaled, and his nervous face finally relaxed a little. Zhuge Liang's method is good. It seems that he went to rescue the driver, but none of his generals moved. When he arrived in Jiangling, he could not only take the posture of saving the driver, but also guard against Sun Quan. At the same time, he used the name of the emperor to recruit Sun Quan to rescue him together. If Sun Quan doesn't listen, he is willing to follow the thief. Attacking Yizhou is like a rebellion. If he listens, he will not only have one more reinforcement, but also one less potential opponent. If he loses this battle, it is not his responsibility. He worked hard, which was caused by his poor strength. No wonder he. If he won by chance - this is basically impossible - then his prestige will be unparalleled from now on, and he can hold the emperor to order the princes. Other than that, he has a large number of official positions and titles. The hearts of Luoyizhou will become easier than ever before.

As for the future, we can only talk about it later.

"Military division Gao Jian." Liu Bei was very satisfied. The more he looked at Zhuge Liang, the more pleasing he became. He immediately sent someone to Jiangdong to invite Sun Quan to rescue him. In the book to Sun Quan, he was impassioned and said that he must personally lead the elite generals of Yizhou to attack Cao Shen with Sun Quan, welcome back the emperor, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty together.

As soon as the messenger was sent out, he began to dispatch troops and generals, summoned the ministers and the local strong indigenous people in Yizhou, and cried bitterly that he was going to rescue the driver. He hoped that everyone would work together. The rich will pay and make a strong contribution. With the call to save the driver, although the Haoqiang of Yizhou was reluctant, he did not dare to oppose it clearly, so he had to cut his flesh and bleed. Ten days later, Liu Bei took more than 40,000 people down the river. In December, he arrived in Jiangling.

As soon as he arrived in Jiangling and saw Guan Feng, Liu Bei knew that Sun Quan was not in Jianye. He arrived in Chaisang half a month ago, and Jiaozhou Mubuqian had arrived in Changsha. Liu Bei was shocked. This situation fool could see that instead of Sun Quan responding to his call to rescue him, he was ready to rob Yizhou. If he didn't come, what Zhuge Liang said would definitely happen.

This blue eye! Liu Bei scolded fiercely in his heart.

"How is the war in Nanyang?" Before Liu Bei could untie the robe, he asked Guan Feng.

Guan Feng was obviously thinner. Her original round chin is now a little sharp. She is very anxious. Guan Yu and Sun Shao are both in Wancheng. Cao Qian's 80,000 troops surrounded them in the middle. Sun Quan came to Chai Sang, but he was not active in the north to rescue. Guan Feng also knew that Sun Quan's mentality towards Sun Shao should be counted on him. It's better to save Sun Shao than to expect Cao to withdraw his troops. All she can count on now is Liu Bei. After all, there is a 40-year relationship between Guan Yu and Liu Bei, which is very comparable.

"It's okay so far." Guan Feng blushed his eyes and said hurriedly, "Xiahou Dun guarded between Wancheng and Nieyang. Sun Gao and Uncle Mozi tried to relieve the siege many times, but they were blocked back by Sima Yi, who was guarding in the new field because of insufficient troops. Cao Zhen personally led 60,000 troops to surround Wancheng. His father and husband had a total of more than 20,000 people, and some rebels, coupled with sufficient food, could still be defended. But the food consumption is very fast, and Wancheng is dilapidated. If you can't see reinforcements for a long time, I'm afraid that morale will collapse.

"Don't worry, I will definitely save the emperor and your father." Liu Bei patted his chest and said righteously. Guan Feng was relieved when he saw it. He couldn't help crying and said, "My father also said the same thing. He said that you would never leave him alone. Your servant, when will you go north?

Liu Bei didn't say anything. He held his chin in one hand and thought about it. Zhuge Liang quickly said, "Master, don't act rashly. General Guan and General Sun's son-in-law are both famous generals today, and they have a strong city to defend and sufficient food to use. Now when I hear that the reinforcements are coming, the morale will be greatly boosted. It will certainly not be a problem to stick to it for a period of time. At present, the most urgent thing is to ride north with Sun Che, so that we can defeat Cao in one fell swoop, welcome back to the emperor, and recover the Central Plains.

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly: "Silver screen, don't worry, since I'm here, of course I will go north. But what the military division said is also reasonable. This matter is sloppy. I still have some things to deal with. Well, I'll ask someone to escort you to Wancheng to report a letter first. You tell your father that I will come to relieve the siege immediately. Xiahou Dun was defeated by me once in Bowangpo that year, but unfortunately he escaped. This time he was not so lucky. I must cut off his head and ask the emperor for credit.

Guan Feng was already in a mess and didn't hear the meaning of Liu Bei's words at all. When she heard that she was going to give her some people, she nodded hurriedly. During this period in Jiangling, she was very anxious. She had nightmares every night and didn't want to fly to Wancheng all the time. However, Jiangling was so serious that she didn't dare to leave lightly. Now that Liu Bei came, she finally went north safely.

Liu Bei kept his word and sent Zhonglang to lead 300 people to the north with Guan Feng. Elu Wei is the son of Elu Zhu. Guan Feng also knew about the riding and shooting kung fu from her family. She refused to stay for a moment and set out with Lu Wei on the same day.

After sending Guan Feng away, Liu Bei once again sent an envoy to Chai Sang to meet Sun Quan and invited him to send troops to Nanyang together.

When Sun Quan saw Liu Bei's letter, he sighed secretly. As soon as he received the news that Guan Yu broke through Xu County, he began to guess what Liu Bei would do. At this moment, Xu Shi, who he sent to see Cao Qian, came back, and Bian Bing, Cao Qian's messenger, came with him. Bian Bing is the younger brother of Mrs. Cao, and it can be said that he can be trusted by Cao. He brought Cao Yan's intention and exchanged the land of Jianghuai for the help of Sun Quan - as long as you are willing to defeat Liu Bei together, I will give you the land of Jianghuai and the Hefei you dream of.

Sun Quan was very moved, so he rushed to Chai Sang in the name of supervising the war, and only stayed in Jiang Qin and Sun Shao on the east line. The other troops were transferred to Yuzhang and Jiangxia, and even Jiaozhou Mubuqi was transferred to Changsha. Once Liu Bei did not go to rescue Nanyang, he would cooperate with Cao Wei to march in the name of fighting against Liu Bei. Of course, he did not want to fight Guan Yu. He planned to take advantage of Cao Wei's entangled by Guan Yu to defeat Liu Bei and wait for the opportunity to seize Yizhou to report Liu Bei's resentment at the beginning.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei came. He was stationed in Jiangling with 40,000 troops, which suddenly disrupted Sun Quan's plan. Now if he still wants to attack Yizhou, he wants to have no name and no advantage. Fortunately, Sun Quan was prepared for a long time. Since Liu Bei didn't give him a chance, let's go to fight Cao together. Anyway, they fought one by one. No matter what, he didn't suffer losses - Liu Bei and Cao Jian would not form an alliance if they were killed.

Sun Quan immediately sent Sima Zhuge Jin to Jiangling to meet Liu Bei to discuss matters related to the army. As soon as he met Zhuge Liang, he didn't say a word and asked directly, "General Cheqi is ready to stop. When will Liu Xijun enter the army?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Just wait for Sun to ride."

The two brothers took a look with understanding and both smiled.

... In the first month of the 25th year of Jian'an, Guan Feng rushed to Wancheng. As soon as she entered the city, she saw Guan Yu patrolling the city.

"The Lord is here?" Guan Yu's eyes lit up.

"I have arrived in Jiangling, and I am discussing with General Cheqi about the joint march." Guan Feng breathed a sigh of relief and told Guan Yu about the situation. Guan Yu was overjoyed and turned to Guan Ping, Yin Guan and others and said, "How about it? I said that the Lord would come to rescue him in person. You don't believe it, and say that the lord will send at most one general. How about now? Did I say it was bad?"

Yin Guan and others looked at each other, and no one said anything. Liu Bei came in person, but now he is still in Jiangling, thousands of miles away. It is still unknown when he will arrive in Jiangling. You don't think about it. He is here, but there are no generals like Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and there is no sincerity at all. Are you a little too early to be happy now?

"Where's your husband?" Guan Feng looked at it for a long time and didn't see Sun Shao's shadow. She quickly pulled Guan Ping aside and asked. Guan Ping raised his arm and covered his mouth and smiled, "Your husband, you should practice riding in the camp now, or go back to play chess. He is very idle."

When Guan Feng saw Guan Ping's strange words, she couldn't help but feel a little strange. She didn't have to ask more questions and took Sun Shangxiang from Xiangyang to find Sun Shao. After walking around the barracks, he didn't find Sun Shao's shadow. When he asked Zhou Xun, who was practicing, he knew that Sun Shao had just returned to his house. They rushed to Sun Shao's house again. When they entered the door, Sun Shao was sitting and playing chess face to face with an old man in brocade with a serious face. He was talking and laughing, but the old man had no smile.

Hearing the footsteps, Sun Shao looked up and couldn't help clapping his hands and said, "General, I'm sorry, my aunt and wife are here. I can't play chess with you anymore. Tomorrow, I'll fight with the general tomorrow."

The old man nodded, stood up, turned his head and left without saying a word. Two big men with armor and knives followed him closely.

"Who is he? So arrogant?" Sun Shangxiang asked an uncommity.

"Cao Ren, General of Zhengnan." Sun Shao replied with a smile, holding Guan Feng's shoulders in his hands. He looked carefully for a while and said with a smile, "You have lost weight. Are you worried about your father and husband?"

Guan Feng's eyes turned red, and tears fell down. She rushed into Sun Shao's arms and burst into tears. Sun Shangxiang curled his lips, looked coldly for a while, and patted Sun Shao on the shoulder impatiently: "Hey, the little couple want to make out and go back to the room. Can you also restrain some?"

"Auntie, this is not right." Sun Shao frowned and said, "My uncle has arrived in Jiangling. Why did you come to Xiangyang?"

Sun Shangxiang stared and said angrily, "Are you ashamed to say that you forgot what you promised me at the beginning? It's been almost two years."

Sun Shao touched his nose with embarrassment and said with a smile, "Aren't you busy? Don't worry, I'll do it for you this time."

"Ghosts believe you." Sun Shangxiang tilted his mouth and pouted in the direction of Cao Ren's disappearance: "Why did you go with Cao Ren?"

"He is my prisoner." Sun Shao took Guan Feng with one hand and Sun Shangxiang to the hall with the other hand to let people bring food. Then he explained, "Not only Cao Ren, but also Man Chong and Pang De, they are all my prisoners."

"I've known this for a long time. I asked you why you got along so well with him, like an old friend." Sun Shangxiang asked puzzledly, "The prisoner is not in the prisoner camp. Why did he come here? Did he surrender?"

"He surrendered?" Sun Shao sneered, "Do you think it's possible?"

Sun Shangxiang was a little confused. While drinking water, she stared at Sun Shao with big eyes, waiting for him to solve her puzzles.

"The key to the breaking of Wancheng is on Cao Ren's body." Sun Shao pointed to his feet and said with a faint smile, "I can't count on anything else."

Sun Shangxiang blinked his eyes and didn't say anything. She knew what Sun Shao meant. Although Sun Quan arrived at Chai Sang, it was a little unrealistic to ask him to come to rescue Sun Shao. Not to mention whether he had this strength, he had to ask him if he had this idea first. In the past two years, Sun Shao's strength has increased too fast. It is impossible for Sun Quan not to be afraid of him. Some time ago, he found an excuse to split his Zhendan sailor and his pirate Su's thick legs. Now Sun Shao is trapped in Nanyang by Cao, which is probably in his heart, and it is impossible to expect him to save people. Otherwise, Lu Suming has arrived in the Langling area, but why hasn't he moved for a long time?

"It's not the supreme, but Liu Xijun will definitely come." Guan Feng swallowed a piece of cake and said with some complaints, "How can you put your hope on Cao's body?"

Sun Shao looked at Guan Feng and thought that it was really Guan Yu's daughter. At this time, he still put his hope on Liu Bei. He didn't think about it. Guan Yu didn't make a great contribution now, but made a big mistake. He forced Liu Bei to the dead end. If Liu Bei didn't kill people with a knife, it would be a strange thing.

It's better to ask for help than to ask for help. It's just that before doing this, you have to put out the fire of hope in Guan Yu's heart. Otherwise, he will not agree to his plan.

See the opportunity, this machine hasn't arrived yet.

"I'm just preparing for the worst and leaving myself a way out." Sun Shao said perfunctorily, "Don't you know that the military book says that it is invincible first, waiting for the enemy to win?"

Guan Feng has read the military book. Of course, he knows what Sun Shao said, but he didn't think too much about it. Before the victory or defeat, it is not a bad thing to leave a back road for yourself, not to mention that Sun Shao's identity is so **. If he doesn't leave a little backhand, even if he wins the battle, he will not have any good results. She is very clear about Sun Shao's mentality. If he hadn't played the game of thick legs in the East China Sea, how could he have the strength he has today?

"How's the battle going?" Sun Shangxiang didn't think so much and asked about the war directly: "I think it seems to be very quiet outside. Although Xiahou Dun's camp is outside the city, there is no sign of fighting outside the city. Have they been besieging without attacking?"

"I didn't attack." Sun Shao shook his head, glanced at Sun Shangxiang, and smiled at the corners of his eyes: "Auntie, don't you think it's strange? The emperor has not yet made an edict to declare that Cao Wei is a national thief, and he has not dismissed his position as prime minister, the lord of the king of Wei?"

Sun Shangxiang blinked her eyes and felt a little strange. She looked at Sun Shao doubtfully: "Why?"

Sun Shao straightened up and gently patted his thigh: "The people who can be rescued are still thousands of miles away. There are only 20,000 people who can really fight in Wancheng, but there are 50,000 to 60,000 people who eat. The food consumed every day is amazing. Although we have robbed a lot of food from Xiangcheng, we have a long way to go, and it is impossible to ship them all here. Cao Just count the numbers and you will know how long we can last. Although he has 60,000 troops, it is not so easy to attack the city. If he attacks hard, he will definitely lose a lot. Is he still sure that he will face Liu Bei and the Supreme who come to help him?

"Wait, didn't you say that they won't come to the rescue? Why did you say they would come?" Sun Shangxiang was confused and couldn't help interrupting Sun Shao's words. Sun Shao turned his eyes depressedly: "Now they won't come, but when we are killed by Cao, they will definitely come."

Sun Shangxiang suddenly realized that she scratched the corners of her mouth, turned her eyes, and seemed to proudly pointed to Sun Shao and smiled: "So, Cao Yan doesn't want to attack hard. If he wants to trap you to death, you are also procrastinating. Let's see who can't hold on first in the end?"

"Auntie, it's not good for women to be too smart." Sun Shao reminded seriously: "Men will be under a lot of pressure."

(to be continued)