Chapter 57 Completely messed up

"Junhou, now the situation is urgent. I would like to have a little superficial opinion. How about the details? Please let's make a judgment!" Zhuge Jin thought for a moment and finally said cautiously.

"Ziyu, speak quickly!" When Guan Yu heard the words, he quickly motioned Zhuge Jin to make it clear. Although he has always despised scholars, Guan Yu still recognizes Zhuge Jin's ability. Now I and Wenpin are like ants on a hot pot. It's good to have someone to come up with an idea.

"Now Pang Shiyuan and Liu Shuye are staring at each other, and the troops under the command of the two generals are no more than 60,000 to 70,000. If you want to defend Jingbei to resist Cao Wei, or go north to rescue the lord, you can't help but be caught. In this way, the general still shrinks his troops and stationed in Jingbei to prevent Cao Yan, Liu Shuye and Li Zhengfang from rescuing the lord, so he can only ask others!" Zhuge Jin said in detail.

Although Zhuge Jin is also a scholar of Jing Xiang, he does not act as unscrupulous as Pang Tong. He always has to take care of his reputation. Now that Liu Bei's life and death are uncertain, he hurriedly supports his concubine's son as his heir, which is really not good to spread. Moreover, after all, Zhuge Jin is from Xuzhou, and his sense of belonging to Jing Xiang is not so strong, so he is not very interested in what Pang Tong and others have done. As for Wen Ping, he really didn't want to start another war in his hometown, so he refused to cooperate with Pang Tong and plan a great cause.

"Who can I ask for such a big deal?" Guan Yu was also a little helpless when looking at the map. Zhuge Jin pointed to the map and continued to say, "Liu Shuye has been in Yuzhou for many years. Now that Zhang Wen is far away, the soldiers and horses in Yuzhou are naturally the only one to take the lead. Li Zhengfang from Yanzhou was born in Jingxiang. It's lucky not to attack us. What's more, in the face of Cao's soldiers, even if he wants to go north to rescue the lord, he is afraid there is nothing he can do. The rest of the Qingxu and Yangzhou army horses, on the one hand, are limited in number, and on the other hand, they are too far apart and can do nothing. Therefore, General Zhao of Xichuan is the only one who can be mobilized at present!"

"Po Tao?" Guan Yu looked down at the map, but finally sighed, "It seems that this is the only way. I immediately sent a letter to the flying pigeon and asked Bo Tao to lead the army through the three eastern counties to the north to rescue the eldest brother!"

"In addition, in order to prevent large-scale indulence, it is better for the second general to write a letter to inform Lu Zijing in Xuzhou and let him preside over the situation around Xu Yang. If you fight with Pang Shiyuan at this time and hurt your vitality, it won't be good. Let's wait until the Lord is rescued!" Zhuge Jin added a sentence at the end. Although it only talks about this step, Guan Yu and Wen Ping know that if Liu Bei is finished, it will be completely over, and there is no need to struggle with anything.

"Yes, Mr. Ziyu, Pang Shiyuan said that he was going to kidnap General Zhao's wife and children and force him to be a man!" At this time, Wen Ping remembered Pang Tong's words and hurriedly reminded him. As soon as he said this, Guan Yu couldn't help cursing. Zhuge Jin looked at the map for a long time and suddenly said, "Second General, I think it's urgent. Why don't you inform Mr. Liu Qi of Jiangxia to transfer the sailor back to Jingbei? One is to prepare to resist Cao Yan, and the other is to invite General Zhao's wife and children here to prevent Pang Shiyuan from threatening. In addition, it is also necessary to send detailed works to inquire about the news of the master. Although it is known that the main soldier will retreat from Xingyang, it is not yet known.

"It's so good!" Guan Yu nodded quickly. For Liu Qi, Guan Yu is not too worried. After all, he is not an adventurous person, and he should not be with Liu Pan. Facts have proved that Guan Yu finally looked at people for a while.

Under the command of Guan Yu, nearly 70,000 Jingzhou troops from Xiangyang and Nanjun were quickly mobilized. Guan Yu himself sat in Xiangyang and transferred his reliable subordinates to guard the public security, Chen Wu went to guard Nanjun, and Zhou Tai went to guard Yidu to prevent Liu Pan from leading the army to attack. In addition, at the suggestion of Zhuge Jin, Guan Yu also contracted his troops and withdrew more than 20,000 troops from Wancheng Mengda to more than 10,000, and Guan Ping was stationed in Yiyang to prevent Li Yan and Liu Pan from attacking from Yanzhou and Yuzhou. However, according to Zhuge Jin's advice, they all stick to the pass and don't go to war. At the same time, a wave of horses and messengers were sent out to inquire about the latest news.

After counting, the news came one after another. When Liu Bei fled, Fu Tong led the people to fight to death in the Hulao Pass, and finally let Liu Bei lead about 30,000 soldiers to retreat to Xingyang at the cost of killing all 3,000 people. Fortunately, Xingyang was the place where Liu Bei's army stored grain, so there was no shortage of grain for a while. Now Liu Bei is sticking to Xingyang and ready to wait for reinforcements.

At this time, under the support of Pang Tong, Liu Pan, Li Yan and other scholars from Jing Xiang, Liu Yong, who was only four years old, was proclaimed as the new king of Chu and the capital was Xuchang. At the same time, Pang Tong, as the Taifu and Shang Shuling of the State of Chu, asked the former general of Jingzhou Mu and Zhang Zhao of Yangzhou Mu to come to Xuchang to assist the young master. If you don't comply, you will destroy it immediately. When the news came, the world was shocked.

"It's a vain time for me to think that Liu Xuande is a hero, but I don't expect him to be like Yuan Benchu. The sons seize the throne and cause disaster to the wall!" Under the city of Xingyang, Cao Hen looked at the news that had just been found in his hand, and he was also very disdainful. Not only him, but all the senior officials of Cao Jun present were surprised. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei, who was surrounded by himself, became an abandoned son.

"Lord, why don't you take the opportunity to march south to seize Jingxiang?" After listening to the good news, Cao Hong was the first to take the initiative to ask. Cao Jian frowned and thought for a moment, and finally said, "Now Liu Bei is trapped in Xingyang. We wait for 200,000 troops to surround him. I think he can't fly with wings. It's just Jing Xiang's matter. Now Pang Tong and others support Liu Bei's youngest son to succeed to the throne, which will inevitably lead to a party struggle. I'll wait and see what happens, and then make a plan!" Even Cao Jian can't distinguish these complex factions within Liu Bei. Under the premise of not knowing the exact information, it would be bad if the rash dispatch of troops would cause the other party to share the same hatred.

And all this, Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin can't take care of it. After a few days, there was finally good news. After Lu Su of Xuzhou and Zhang Zhao of Yangzhou received the letter from Feige, the former sent Xu Sheng to Taishan County to prevent Li Yan, and the latter sent Ji Ling Chen soldiers to Xiangjiang to prevent Liu Pan, but they were only prepared and never took the initiative to attack. After learning the news, Shi Guangyuan from Jiaozhou sent Feng Xi of Zhang Nan to lead the army into Huiji and threatened Wu County with Liao Li. Zhang Zhao had no choice but to send Sun Fu to Chen Bing in Zhejiang. Although there is no big conflict everywhere, under the strict order of Pang Tong and Liu Pan, there are small frictions. As for Liu Feng, Liu Bei's eldest son, fortunately, Mi Zhu in Xuchang City got the news, and his uncle and nephews fled back to Xuzhou in time, which saved the disaster.

"Second General, Ziyu, Zhongye!" In Xiangyang City, Liu Qi, who came in a hurry, greeted the three people. Seeing him coming, Guan Yu and others were also a little relieved. Finally, Liu Qi did not follow Liu Pan to the dark one by one.

"All the soldiers and horses in the four counties of Nanjiangxia and Jingnan have been transferred. Now the affairs of Beijiangxia are taken care of by Bu Zishan, and I have also brought 10,000 Jingxiang sailors, but Shuye and Shiyuan can still mobilize civilian ships, calmly cross the river and return to Jingnan. Liu Qi introduced the situation a little bit.

"It's not easy for the eldest son to do this!" Guan Yu sighed, and Zhuge Jin beside him also hurriedly asked, "Where are General Zhao's family now?"

"Mrs. Zhao is very righteous. I explained the story to her. She has already taken her son to Xichuan to meet General Zhao!" Liu Qi said calmly. As soon as he said this, it was really beyond the expectation of Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin meant that Zhao Zheng and Zhen Jiang should be brought to Jingbei anyway. On the one hand, Pang Tong should not be allowed to take them hostage, and on the other hand, he also meant to coerce Zhao Feng. I didn't expect Liu Qi to be so generous that she let them go to Xichuan. No one can stop Zhao Feng from doing what he wants to do.

"Let's believe in Bo Tao!" Guan Yu finally came to a conclusion. At this time, the situation was extremely strange. Liu Bei was besieged in Xingyang by Cao Yan, but under his rule was turbulent, and it was difficult to send someone to save him for a while. And Cao Jian naturally did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. While besieging Liu Bei, he planned how to intervene in the already fragmented Liu Bei army and completely defeat the whole Liu Bei group.

After counting, Zhao Feng, who was in Xichuan, knew this series of news, and he was also hit for a long time and couldn't come to his senses. Almost in an instant, the whole Liu Bei Group was in danger of collapse. The situation is so bad that Zhao Feng can't imagine it. It's messy, it's too messy, and now Guan Yu has pinned this last glimmer of hope on himself. Where to go, he is waiting for his decision. It can even be said that your own decision is about to determine the ownership of the world. If I can save Lao Liu, then there is still something to do. If Lao Liu died in Xingyang, it is almost certain that the south, which had been stirred up by Pang Tong, would be captured by Cao in a few years. It is difficult to be spared when I am in Xichuan.

Thinking of this, Zhao Feng couldn't help but have a trace of resentment: Pang Tong was so enthusiastic about power that he actually tripped over his own people at this critical juncture. Even Yuan Shao, who used to say, when he was alive, Shenma Xuyou and the trial match were still competing for favor. He didn't dare to think that he didn't exist. If Pang Tong waved his army to rescue Lao Liu at this time, how could he be so tired? Unfortunately, he refused to waste his direct strength for Lao Liu, who was under siege. With such short-sightedness, I'm afraid that only He Yingqin of later generations can "combine" Zhang Xueliang and Lao Jiang by taking advantage of the Xi'an Incident.

"Alas, how did Brother Shiyuan do such a thing?" Ma Zhen shook his head and sighed. At this time, all the senior officials in Yizhou gathered together, and Zhuge Liang had just analyzed the stakes. Now everyone is looking at Zhao Feng and waiting for him to make a decision.

"General, your wife is here!" At this moment, Niu Jin hurried over and said, Zhao Feng was stunned when he heard the words, "Which lady am I?" I asked subconsciously.

"Husband, it's me!" With this familiar voice, Zhen Jiang walked in calmly. After saluteing everyone, Zhen Jiang told him that Liu Pan and Pang Tong intended to take themselves hostages, and they were summoned by Liu Qi, so they rushed to Xichuan as soon as possible. The reason why he is so anxious to come to the government office to see him is to let him feel relieved. Don't interfere with his thinking because of himself and his son.

"It's rare for a lady to be so considerate of me!" Zhao Feng also sighed when he heard the words. If it hadn't been for the public, I would have picked her up and made out for a good time. It's really abominable that Pang Tong wants his wife to threaten him.

"General, what do you think?" Seeing that Zhao Feng's eyes were getting firmer and firmer, Lu Xun knew that he had made a decision and asked with a trace of expectation. Zhao Feng looked at him, and then at the high-level officials in Yizhou who were watching him in the hall, and finally made the most important decision in his life.

(to be continued)