Chapter 23 Do you want to slip away again?

Liu Feng and Zhao Yun rushed to Liu Bei's room together.

As soon as they entered the door, Liu Bei's outfit surprised them. At this time, Liu Bei was walking in the lobby. The cyan robe was tightly wrapped in heavy iron armor. He held the sword on his waist in his right hand and the leopard-patterned iron helmet in his left hand. His beard was slightly raised, and his eyebrows were condensed into a knot. He seemed to be anxious.

Xu Shu has arrived one step ahead of the two of them. He was sitting in the lower seat and tasting the tea in the cup leisurely. The calm appearance formed a sharp contrast with Liu Bei.

"Father."

"Lord."

The two of them came forward one after another. Liu Feng stared at Liu Bei's armored suit and said puzzledly, "Father, you are still wearing armor at this late hour. Is there an emergency military situation?"

Seeing that the two of them arrived, Liu Bei returned to the main position, put the iron helmet on the case, and turned his eyes to Xu Shu: "Juan Zhi, you explain."

Xu Shu stood up, and his mouth, which was full of tea fragrance, said six words concisely and clearly: "The master is going to Fankou."

Liu Feng and Zhao Yun's eyes turned to the left side of the lobby, where a huge map of Jingzhou was hanging on the wall.

Fankou is the mouth of Fanshui entering the Yangtze River. This place is located north of the Yangtze River and east of Xiakou. It originally belonged to Jiangxia County. However, a few years ago, Sun's Wu army attacked Jingzhou, broke through Sha Xian, and killed Huang Zu, and then took the opportunity to occupy several counties in the east of Jiangxia. Later, Liu Qi became the governor of Jiangxia. He could only protect himself and did not dare to use troops to the east to return the lost land. Therefore, at this time, Fankou has actually been within the sphere of influence of Sun Quan.

"Father, Mr. Kong Ming is still on his way to Chaisang. The matter of working with Jiangdong has not yet been settled. Theoretically, we are still hostile to the Sun family. Will it be a little risky for my father to retreat to Fankou at this time?" Liu Feng also did not know the real intention of Liu Bei's decision, but this did not affect his timely performance and concern for his father's safety.

"I have no choice but to be a father." Liu Bei's tone was a little helpless.

Xu Shu continued: "Well, I just received the scout information. The pseudo-Jiangxia Taishou Wenpin appointed by Cao Qian has led 5,000 soldiers and horses to Anlu, and there is a tendency to go south to attack Xiakou. Therefore, the lord temporarily decided to set out on a starry night and lead some soldiers and horses to retreat to Fankou to build a second line of defense in case of need."

Liu Feng has never seen Wenpin, but he has also heard of his reputation. He has lived in Jingzhou for a long time and is a general under Liu Biao. When Liu Biao was here, he had been using Liu Bei's troops to resist the invasion of the north, and this article was not heavily used for many years. After Cao Jian surrendered to Jingzhou this time, he decisively used this man and let him participate in the battle of Changbanpo. Now he has been appointed as the governor of Jiangxia and entrusted with heavy troops. It is clear that he wants to use his understanding and expectations of Jiangxia to attack Liu Bei.

However, although Wen Ping is a general, his troops are no more than 5,000, and there is no support from the navy. With Xiakou's current military configuration, there is no need to be afraid at all. It seems that the reason why Liu Bei retreated to Fankou is not as simple as fear.

"Master, there are 10,000 soldiers in Xiakou, hundreds of warships, and only one civil service. Why should we be afraid?" Zhao Yun expressed his confusion for Liu Feng.

Xu Shu sighed: "Previously, the lord and Mr. Zide had discussed with each other several times. Although Mr. Zide promised to join hands with Jiangdong to allow the Wu army to enter Jiangxia, he only allowed the Wu army to operate in the south of the Yangtze River, and resolutely did not allow the Wu army to enter Xiakou. And Cao Qian's next use of troops must be the two armies of Xiangyang and Jiangling, which will attack Xiakou. If the Wu army is not allowed to enter Xiakou, it is really unknown whether we can reach the enemy soldiers on the north from the Han River with the existing strength in our hands alone.

Xu Shu's explanation, Liu Feng and the two suddenly realized, but Liu Feng was suspicious again: If it develops according to the trajectory of history, Sun Liu's allied forces should fight with Cao Qian in the Red Cliff, but listening to Xu Yuanzhi's analysis, it seems that the location of the battle is very likely to change, if it is In this case, isn't it possible to change the outcome of the war?

Liu Feng does not want history to change too much. At least before the Battle of Red Cliff, only then can he avoid the immediate disaster of Cao Jun's southern invasion. Otherwise, all the ideas and efforts for the future will be empty talk.

"Master, there is a sentence in Yun that I don't know whether to ask or not?" Zhao Yun's expression suddenly became heavy.

"Zilong, but it's okay to say it."

Zhao Yun walked to the center of the lobby, and the dim yellow candlelight flashed in his eyes, and his resolute eyes looked at Liu Bei: "The lord set up a second line of defense in Fankou, does that mean that if the battle of Xiakou is unfortunately defeated, is the master ready to lead us to take refuge under the Sun's fence?"

In the two eyes aimed at a line, there was a little helplessness. Liu Bei walked down and stood in front of the big map of the wall with his hands. On the big map, the black dots represent the area occupied by Cao Wei. At a glance, the whole world has almost been occupied by black.

"I have no choice but to go back to the old way."

From the sentence "the old road of the past", Liu Feng vaguely heard a few bitterness from the heart. Sun Zan, the Duke of Qingzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Yuan Shao of Jizhou, and Liu Table of Jingzhou. This is the old road that his father Liu Bei has walked for more than ten years. Many years have passed, and the heroes of the side he once attached to have died, but only he is still living tenaciously.

The corners of Zhao Yun's mouth were slightly **, and a little resoluteness surged in his blade-like eyes. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said harshly, "Don't worry, Lord, in the battle of Xiakou, Yun will die to fight to repay the Lord."

Zhao Yun's sudden statement seemed to be expressing his determination to Liu Bei, but in Liu Feng's view, it was more like a long-suppressed anger was exploding. It seems that this time he has reported his determination to die and intends to use his life to defend his dignity. He would rather die in this war than be exiled in Jiangdong, and then under the shelter of others.

As soon as Zhao Yun, an outsider, Liu Feng's son, of course, could not be unresponsive. He immediately changed into a generous and decisive expression and said, "Like Uncle Yun, this battle must go through fire and water to repay his father's kindness."

Looking at the generosity and loyalty of the two cronies, Liu Bei's eyebrows were slightly stretched, and the corners of his mouth were tilted, showing a little gratifying smile. He stepped forward, stroked their shoulders with both hands, and said happily, "With Zilong and Feng'er sitting in Xiakou, I'm relieved in this battle."

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Liu Feng couldn't help but be shocked.

Although he is generous and passionate about his father's death, in fact, he is not willing to work for Liu Bei. He thought that Liu Bei would withdraw to Fankou this time and take his son on the road together. At that time, even if he lost the battle of Xiakou, it would not be a problem to save his life.

But now, after listening to Liu Bei's words, he actually planned to withdraw to Fankou alone. Not to mention Zhao Yun, even his closer son did not plan to take him away.