Chapter 289 He Again

Liu Bei was running for his life without a trace of stopping.

Although he is old, he did not delay this desperate learning at all.

All the way, Liu Bei fled back to Qinshui County dozens of miles away. After being relied on by Chicheng, Liu Bei's panicked heart was slightly stable.

While collecting the defeated army here, he ordered Ma Chao in the Heyang area to give up the defense of the north bank, and immediately led more than 10,000 troops to Qinshui to meet.

Two days later, Ma Chao arrived with 10,000 intact soldiers and horses, and Liu Bei's mood became more and more stable.

The defeated soldiers from all walks of life heard that Liu Bei was still there, so they came together again. Liu Bei gathered the defeated soldiers and got 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses. In addition to Ma Chao's 10,000 soldiers and horses, he barely made up 50,000 soldiers.

100,000 troops were halved in one battle, and the rest of the people were frightened and difficult to fight again.

Liu Bei knew that he could no longer compete with Liu Feng, so he decided to join Zhang Fei, decisively gave up Hanoi, and the remaining soldiers retreated to Hedong County, relying on Jiguan and other dangerous places to defend Bingzhou.

Liu Bei waited in Qinshui for two days, waiting for the urgent report that Liu Feng's army was approaching, but he could not wait for Zhang Fei to come to meet.

Liu Bei's heart became more and more anxious, and he vaguely had an ominous foreboding.

On the fourth day, Liu Feng's pursuit striker was less than 20 miles away from Qinshui. On this day, Liu Bei finally waited for the bad news of Zhang Fei's death.

The moment he heard the bad news, Liu Bei almost fainted.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, like Liu Bei's right-hand man, Guan Yu's death a few years ago almost made Liu Bei painful. At present, Zhang Fei died again and lost his arms. It can be imagined that he hit Liu Bei hard.

After crying for half a day, Liu Bei could only order the whole army to retreat to the west for a few days. After a few days, all 50,000 remnants of the remaining troops retreated to Bingzhou. Liu Bei then left Wu Yi to lead 10,000 troops to guard Shangdang County, Li Yan to lead 10,000 troops to guard Hedong County, and led 30,000 remnants of troops to retreat to Guanzhong.

In the east of the river, although Liu Feng had previously issued a secret order to Wei Yan to lead his headquarters to the upper reaches of the Yellow River, trying to break through the Dayang on the north bank and capture the east of the river to cut off Liu Bei's way back.

However, Liu Bei's defense in Hedong was still quite in place. Wei Yan's troops failed to cross the river. After Liu Bei retreated to Hedong County, the battle plan along the way could only be declared failure.

In Hanoi, Liu Feng defeated Liu Bei with the main force in the wild king, and killed and surrendered as many as 50,000 enemy troops along the way. Compared with Qinshui County, Liu Bei had retreated to Bingzhou.

Considering that Wei Yanbei couldn't cross the Yellow River all the way to Shaanxi and Tianjin, Liu Bei, who retreated to Bingzhou, had the danger of Taihang Mountain, Zhongtiao Mountain and other mountains. It was not easy to attack. Coupled with repeated battles, his soldiers and horses had reached the limit of spirit and physical strength. Under all kinds of trade-offs, Liu Bei gave up continuing to pursue.

After the victory of the wild king, Liu Feng re-deployed his troops and horses. Wei Yan led 30,000 troops, stationed in Hongnong, west to defend Tongguan, and Gan Ning led 20,000 troops, stationed in Hanoi's wild king and Qinshui counties to resist the enemy of Bingzhou.

Liu Feng himself led 50,000 soldiers and horses, changed his way to the east, and went all the way to Chaoge.

Chaoge City is located in the easternmost part of Hanoi County, which is the gateway for Hanoi to enter Jizhou.

After Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and other generations took the Han Emperor Liu Xie hostage and moved to Chaoge, they changed this place to the capital, and most of the troops they could control were deployed in the Ji County area west of Chaoge.

The military force that Sima Yi and others can control is up to 15,000, and its military composition is either the county soldiers in the Hanoi area, or the servants of the big clan, and the regular soldiers only account for a small part.

How can such a patchwork army resist Liu Feng's Hundred Battles Division?

If it hadn't been for Liu Feng's previous containment by Liu Bei, if he could, he could eliminate the new force that appeared in the accident at any time.

Now, Liu Bei has been driven out of Hanoi in dismay. Liu Feng, who has no burden, led 50,000 troops to destroy Cao Yan first, and then defeat Liu Bei fiercely.

All judgments were similar to what Pang Tong expected at the beginning. When Liu Feng's soldiers and horses had just resisted Huojia County and the vanguard was still a hundred miles away from the enemy in Ji County, the messenger sent by Sima Yi arrived.

This messenger is an old friend of Liu Feng.

This person is Jiang Gan.

Many years ago, when Zhou Yu conquered Jiangling, Cao Qian sent Jiang Gan to say that he would surrender Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu decisively refused.

Later, when Liu Feng took the second county of Xiangdong to create Liu Bei, Cao Qian sent Jiang Gan to lobby, trying to persuade Liu Feng to return to obedience, but also Liu Feng's euphemistic refusal.

The return of the two missions made Jiang Gan, a famous man from the Jianghuai River, a dispensable person in Cao Qian's camp. Since the return of Changsha, he has been idle by Cao Qian.

During the previous battle of Luoyang, Jiang Gan was serving as the county magistrate of Wen County, Sima Yi's hometown. Sima Yi held the Han Emperor against Cao. He didn't know whether Jiang Gan had a grudge against Cao Qian, or had already seen the situation clearly and decisively stood on Sima Yi's side.

Although Jiang Gan's trip to Changsha in those years was incontributed, his relationship with Liu Feng left a good impression. This time, he volunteered and took the initiative to ask for help.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the warrior Lin Lie, Liu Feng was high in the upper seat, holding the sword in his hand, and his eyes were as fierce as electricity.

After a moment, the curtain rose, and Jiang Gan held a scepter and walked in.

Seeing Liu Feng, who was majestic and intimidating, Jiang Gan was still not afraid at all. He only raised the scroll in his hand and said loudly, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty aimed at this, and Liu Feng did not kneel down to receive the imperial edict."

It's the same in Changsha again. It was the same in Changsha. This Jiang Gan is really interesting.

Liu Feng sneered and said with his head high, "Forgive me, I have armor on my body, and I can't kneel down."

In those years, Cao Qian was surrounded by strong enemies, and he still dared not pay attention to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, not to mention Liu Feng now.

This time, Jiang Gan did not put more angel scores. Even if Liu Feng refused to kneel, he was no longer reluctant, so he unfolded the imperial edict and read it loudly: "General Liu Feng wiped out Cao's thieves and has the merit of helping the society. In particular, Liu Feng is the great Sima Jia Shizhong, the governor of the Chinese and foreign armies, Lu Shang Shushi, and the Duke of Suiyang County..."

So that's it.

This series of titles, which is equivalent to the political power of the Han Emperor, were all handed over to Liu Feng. Although Liu Feng himself has these powers, the imperial edict of the Han Emperor has allowed Liu Feng's power to be recognized in law.

The purpose of Emperor Han is naturally the meaning of Sima Yi. In this way, it seems that Sima Yi's move has shown that he intends to return to himself.

After listening to Jiang Gan say the large number of reward names, Liu Feng then arched his hand slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness."

left and right took the imperial edict for Liu Feng. Jiang Gan's expression had become very gentle at this time, and he smiled and said, "Jiang Gan congratulates Sima here."

"Hehe--" Liu Feng smiled and waved his hand and said, "Jiang's envoy is flattered. Come on, watch the seat for Jiang's envoy."

Jiang Gan sat down and served wine and fruit. Liu Feng said, "Your Majesty ordered me to assist the government and allowed me to go to the palace with my sword. So does Your Majesty plan to return to Luoyang in the south, or do you plan to let me lead my army to the imperial court to assist the government?"

Liu Feng is a threat to test the surname.

Jiang Gan understood Liu Feng's meaning and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has discussed with Zhongda and other ministers. Since the turbulent ministers have been killed, of course, they will return Luoyang. At this moment, Zhongda and others must have come forward to protect your majesty. I believe that they can arrive here in a few days.

Sima Yi not only used the hand of the Han Emperor to give himself the title of above ten thousand people, but also took the initiative to send the Han Emperor. It seems that his obedience is still very sincere.

Liu Feng nodded slightly: "Since Your Majesty is willing to return to Luoyang, I will immediately send someone to repair the North Palace. However, in order to ensure your majesty's safety, I plan to go to Chaoge to pick up your majesty. How about Sima Zhongda?

Jiang Gan did not hesitate at all and immediately said, "Zhongda has something to say first. From the time when the big Sima takes the order, the important affairs of the army and the country are all up to the decision of the big Sima, and there is no need to listen to the opinions of others."

Only then was Liu Feng satisfied. When he ordered his own military commander Chen Dao and the veteran Zhang Ren to lead 20,000 troops to the imperial song to "welcome", at the same time, he ordered Sima Yi and other ministers who "protect the meritorious" to return to Luoyang first to prepare for all kinds of matters.

After all, Sima Yi is sophisticated. Although he is in power at the present, after careful consideration, Liu Feng still decided to separate Sima Yi and other famous ministers from the Han Emperor first and directly put this group of people under his own surveillance.

"Mr. Ziyi, I said goodbye to Changsha in those years, but I didn't expect that there would be another time to meet again today. It's really a creation. The world is unpredictable." After the big event was settled, Liu Feng was in a good mood and talked about the old man Jiang Gan.

Jiang Gan smiled faintly and said, "Since the rise of the Great Sima in the second county of Xiangdong, the world has been under the control of the Great Sima. How can it be unexpected?"

Jiang Gan's rhetorical question seems to imply that when he was in Changsha, he had long seen that Liu Feng was ambitious, so he planned step by step until now.

"Haha--"

Liu Feng laughed happily and drank a glass.

After a few glasses of wine, Liu Feng suddenly screened the unrelatant people, with a little mystery in his eyes, and asked, "Ziyi, you and Sima Zhongda are also a little friendly. I would like to ask you, what do you think of this person?"

Jiang Gan quickly speculated about Liu Feng's meaning in his heart and immediately replied, "Although Cao Qian is a hero, I think his evaluation of Sima Zhongda is pertinent."

Cao Wei once commented that Sima Yi has the appearance of "eagles looking at wolves", and he must be an extraordinary person.

Jiang Gan's words seemed to imply that Sima Yi's eyesight was sharp and his methods were vicious.

Liu Feng pretended not to understand and said with a smile, "Sima Yi's protection is meritorious, and he is so aware of current affairs. He has made such great contributions. After your majesty is still in Luoyang, I plan to use it again. I don't know what Ziyi thinks?"

The Shi boss of the Ma family usurped Cao. Although the current history has changed, Liu Feng still has concerns about Sima Yi.

Now Jiang Gan is coming as a representative of Sima Yi's group. Liu Feng's words are naturally testing Jiang Gan.

If Jiang Gan says to protect Sima Yi, it also means that Jiang Gan chooses which team to stand in.

In a harmonious atmosphere, Jiang Gan coughed softly and whispered, "Da Sima Yingming Shenwu, have you forgotten the lesson of Cao Qian's previous car?"

(to be continued)