Chapter 52 Liu Biao died in Jingzhou Cao Liu Sunnan fought against Chibi 3
Liu Bei was shocked to hear that Cao Cao's army was coming. What frightens him more is what Zhuge Liang wants to express, that is, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracy and tricks are futile. How can Liu Bei not be afraid of Cao, who is invincible and wisdom?
Liu Bei, who was frightened, saw that Zhuge Liang could foresee Cao Cao's sending troops and asked, "What should we do if we are not defeated?"
Zhuge Liang said, "Liang has a plan that can defeat Cao's army. If the lord doesn't use it, he can only abandon Xinye.
Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's plan and said with great joy at that time, "If you have a clever plan, how can you know that I will abandon it?" Please make it clear, sir.
Zhuge Liang said, "There are few soldiers in Xinye County who can't defeat Cao's army. Recently, I heard that Liu Jingsheng is critically ill. The lord can take the opportunity to take Jingzhou as a place to settle down. If you get Jingzhou, the lord's soldiers and horses are ten times stronger, you can refuse Cao Cao.
Liu Bei frowned when he heard the words and said, "Although my husband's plan is good, how can I bear it?"
Zhuge Liang said, "If you don't take it now, it's too late to regret it!" After saying that, he looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was famous for his benevolence and righteousness before, which attracted many literary and military talents for him and made many soldiers and people return to him. Later, he listened to Zhuge Liang's analysis and knew that when Cao Cao occupied the sky, Sun Quan occupied the land and occupied the people himself, so he did not dare to do unkind and unjust things. So he shook his head and said, "I'd rather die than do something unrighteous."
Zhuge Liang was happy and worried when he heard Liu Bei's reply. He was happy that Liu Bei could carry out the act of benevolence and righteousness to the end at a critical moment, which was obviously beneficial to Liu Bei's monopoly. What worries is that Cao Cao's army is coming in front of him. If this plan is not used, it will only be the best strategy. Zhuge Liang, who was in a contradictory mood, could only nod and say, "If the lord doesn't use this, I can only think about other ways and discuss it later."
However, it was said that Xiahou Dun and others were defeated back to Xuchang and pleaded guilty to Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao didn't expect the 100,000 troops to come back so gray, he didn't take any losses seriously. Instead, he comforted Xiahou Dun and other generals and said, "It is common for soldiers to win or lose. As long as you can know where to be warned by defeat.
Xiahou Dun said, "Zhuge Liang used tricks to break through our army with fire."
Cao Cao said, "You have used troops since childhood. Don't you know how to guard against fire attacks?"
Xiahou Dun said depressedly, "Man Cheng and Wen Qian once reminded me that I couldn't regret it at this time!" After saying that, Xiahou Dun raised his head again and said, "Liu Bei is so rampant that he is in trouble, and the lord must get rid of it."
Cao Cao first rewarded Li Dian and Le Jin, and then said, "The people I care about are Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Nan Ye. Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are not worried. Liu Bei dares to burn my soldiers. I will definitely sweep the south of the Yangtze River with this hatred.
Cao Cao said that there were 300,000 troops, Cao Ren and Cao Hong were the first team, Xia Houyuan and Xia Hou Dun were the second team, Le Jin and Li Dian were the third team, Man Chong and Lv Qian were the fourth team, Cao Cao personally led the generals of the fifth team, Xu Chu was the vanguard, and each led 50,000 troops and horses to the new field again.
Liu Biao in Jingzhou was happy to learn that Liu Bei had defeated Xiahou Dun's 100,000 troops during his illness, and then he was worried when he heard that Cao Cao had launched an army to attack. This joy and worry suddenly aggravated Liu Biao's condition. He knew that his fate was not long, so he asked Liu Bei to go to Xiangyang to take care of him.
Liu Bei cried before he saw Liu Biao, who was described as thin on the sickbed. This moved Liu Biao very much and said to Liu Bei, "I am terminally ill and will die soon. I am especially lonely to my virtuous brother. My son is not talented, and I'm afraid he can't inherit his father's business. After my death, my virtuous brother can lead Jingzhou by himself.
Liu Biao's situation at this time was similar to Tao Qian at the beginning. Without Cao Cao's army, Liu Biao would not have let Jingzhou give it to Liu Bei. However, at this time, the situation was critical. Liu Biao also knew that he could not protect Jingzhou with his two sons. It was better to give Liu Bei a favor so that Liu Bei could cover his two sons. If Jingzhou is captured by Cao Cao, his two sons will be prisoners. Even if they don't have the right to follow Liu Bei, they can at least be a rich man.
Liu Bei heard that Liu Biao wanted to make Jingzhou naturally happy. Unfortunately, for the sake of reputation, he could not agree. Instead, he cried and said, "Why did Brother Xian say this? Not to mention that the virtuous brother is expected to recover, just in case, he should try his best to assist his nephew. How dare he?
Although Liu Biao's talent is not as good as Cao and Liu Bei, he is also a prince. Even if he is about to do it, he is very clear in his heart. He knew that neither of his two sons could beat Liu Bei. Even if Liu Bei assisted his son, he would not take the lead. After a long time, Jingzhou's power would still fall into Liu Bei's hands. When Liu Bei uses the power of Jingzhou to capture other states, the subordinate relationship will change. The best result is that his children can be appointed as a county magistrate by Liu Bei, and if so, Liu Biao will be satisfied.
While the two were talking, suddenly a subordinate came to report that Cao Cao's army approached Xinye. Liu Bei hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Biao when he heard the words and returned to Xinye to prepare for defense on a starry night. Liubiao was also shocked when he heard that he couldn't stop vomiting blood.
When Mrs. Cai saw Liu Biao spitting blood, she hurriedly invited a doctor and took care of him. Liu Biao knew his fate soon, so he reluctantly got up to write a will. Although he hesitated between his two sons at the beginning, now he has made up his mind to let Liu Bei assist his son and naturally choose Liu Qi, the eldest son supported by Liu Bei, as the lord of Jingzhou.
Liu Biaoguang thought that Liu Bei could protect Jingzhou, but forgot that Mrs. Cai was by his side. Mrs. Cai was furious when she saw that Liu Biao did not stand up for her son Liu cong. She grabbed the will and tore it in front of Liu Biao and scolded, "Old Pifu An dares to do this!" After saying that, the doctor retreated from the man and locked the inner door.
Liu Biao was furious and vomited blood, but no one took care of him. Mrs. Cai came to the door and realized that she was reckless, so she hurriedly summoned Cai Mao, led the troops to guard the state pastoral mansion, and killed all the practitioners who saw the will.
Liu Qi learned that her father was critically ill in Jiangxia and came to Jingzhou to visit him. Fang went to the outer door and was stopped by Cai Mao and said, "The prince was ordered to guard Jiangxia, and he has a great responsibility. Now that he has left his post without permission, what should he do if the Eastern Wu soldiers arrived? If you see the lord, the lord must be angry and hinder the disease. This is not filial piety, and you should return as soon as possible.
Liu Qi stood outside the door and cried, but still couldn't get in, so he had to go back to Jiangxia. Liu Biao, who was seriously ill, was imprisoned and interrupted by medicine and diet. He was already dying. Hearing Liu Qi's crying, he suddenly returned to the light and shouted several times and died.
As soon as Liu Biao died, Mrs. Cai discussed with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, pretended to write a will, make her second son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou, and then mourned.
Although Liu Cong is young, he also knows that he is young and orderly. When he saw that the officials worshipped him as the Lord, he asked, "My father unfortunately abandoned the world. My brother is now Jiangxia, and his uncle Xuande is in Xinye. How do you explain if you make me the Lord and my brother and uncle come?
Everyone under Liu Biao's command saw Cai Mao's encircling mansion and preventing Liu Qi from entering the door. Who didn't know that there were tricks in it. Liu cong asked this sentence, and the officials really didn't know how to answer correctly for a moment. At this time, a man left the class and said, "The prince's words are very good! Now you can urgently send a letter of mourning to Jiangxia, asking the eldest son to be the lord of Jingzhou and order Xuandegong to be a director together. The north can defeat Cao Cao, and the south can resist Sun Quan. This is a perfect strategy."