The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 228 Rescue Liu Lanzhi, the peacock flies southeast

Gan Xingba forcibly attacked the city!
The heads of the prefect of Zhangling and the guard of Xiangyang, Lu Chang, were hung high on the tower of Xiangyang, and all three thousand guards were slaughtered. For this reason, Gan Ning was called "Gantu" by Cao Jun's general.

After this battle, Gan Ning's prestige of bravery and skill in fighting was not comparable to Zhang Liao's defeat of Sun Quan's [-] people in Hefei.

Fancheng.

For the past few days, Yu Jin has been terrified by witnessing the killing scene in the city through the Mian River. In his opinion, storming such a fortified city like Xiangyang is an impossible task.

Xiangyang City faces water on three sides and mountains on one side, so it is extremely difficult to attack from land. The main weakness of Xiangcheng city defense is the water gate, and the three water gates disperse the defenders.

This time Gan Ning attacked the city, instead of attacking from the Yanshan side, he chose the water gate by the Mian River to sneak in, which was beyond Lu Chang's expectation.The sailors of Ganning and Ningxia were originally water ghosts who roamed the Yangtze River. To them, a mere stream of water is like a small river ditch.

Lu Chang died, and the three thousand guards were exhausted.

The Yujin Seventh Army on the north bank were all panicked.

Guan Yu took Xiangyang by storm, and the pressure on Fancheng was too great. Without the strong city of Xiangyang, just relying on a stream of water, it would be impossible to stop the imposing Guan Yu army no matter what.

In desperation, Yu Jin urgently asked Cao Cao and Cao Pi for help, and asked Cao Ren to suspend the siege of Liu Feng and Guan Ping first, and instead use capable troops to reinforce the front line of Fancheng.

At the end of the request for help, Yu Jin broke down in tears, saying that if no reinforcements arrived within a month, he would have to be exhausted and defeated. Yu Jin didn't say the word "surrender", but between the lines, there was a hint of timidity.

Cao Cao was seriously ill in Chang'an, and all affairs in the Guandong were entrusted to his son Cao Pi. When Yu Jin's letter arrived, the whole city of Xudu shook, and all the officials whispered in fear.

Seeing this, Wu Zhi, Cao Pi's close friend, proposed to Cao Pi that Xiahoudun, Sima Yi, and Man Chong should stay in Xudu, and the son Wang would drive back to Yecheng to avoid Guan Yu's soldiers.

At the same time, the king of Wei ordered the troops stationed in various places to move closer to Nanyang County, and they were under the command of Cao Ren, the general who conquered Nanyang.

By mid-June, Cao Ren's troops in Xinye had reached an unprecedented number of more than [-].

There are about [-] people in Cao Ren's headquarters.Among them, Xiahou Dun's department was destroyed by Liu Feng in Bowang, and it had just been rebuilt and could only be used to defend the city.General Xu Huang's headquarters has [-] soldiers and horses. Due to many confrontations from Liu Feng, Xu Huang's troops suffered heavy losses and were not satisfied.

Tian Yu's troops were attacked by Liu Feng in Wancheng and suffered heavy losses, so they had to withdraw from the battlefield and return to Youzhou to recruit troops.Li Dian's troops did not confront Liu Feng and Guan Ping, and the preservation is relatively complete, with nearly [-] people.

Cao generals Haozhou, Xu Shang, Lu Jian, Yin Shu, Zhu Gai and other ministries also gathered together, a total of twelve battalions, all of which belonged to Cao Ren, with a total strength of more than [-] troops.

Among them, the army commanded by the two generals Yin and Zhu was mainly organized and trained by Zhang Lu's Five Dou Mijiao soldiers.

After getting reinforcements, Cao Ren immediately sent troops to the south in batches to reinforce the Forbidden Office. This battle of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, because Xiangyang was broken by Gan Ning, the scale of the battle surpassed history.

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The confrontation between Guan Yu and Cao Ren in Xiangfan was stalemate due to the increase of troops from both sides.

Liu Feng and Guan Ping have traveled thousands of miles in the past few months, from Qiao County in the east to Luhun in the west, as well as Jiangxia County and Lujiang County in the south, leaving the footprints of Liu Feng's ministries .

At the beginning of May, Liu Feng and Guan Ping divided their troops in Qianshan. Guan Ping led the army back to Nanxiang. Together with Hu Xiu, Liao Hua and other generals, they took a temporary rest and replenished the lost troops.

Liu Feng continued to march towards Lujiang County to meet an unexpected person: Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong was rescued by Mrs. Xiao Qiao and Mrs. Da Qiao after Wen Chibi dived. Zhou Xun later saw Xing Daorong and knew that he was Liu Feng's relative, so he quickly hid Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong changed his name to Xing Yuan, and hid himself in the Zhou Mansion as a general guard. Originally, if Xing Daorong didn't cause trouble, there would be many servants in the Zhou Mansion, so it wouldn't be a big problem to hide him alone.

But Xing Daorong's temperament is like a fire, he loves to fight against injustice, and he got involved in a lawsuit.

In Wancheng, Lujiang Prefecture, there was a young official Jiao Zhongqing, who was the second in the family and nicknamed "Jiao Er". His mother was extremely filial and praised by the village.

Jiao Zhongqing has a wife, Liu Lanzhi, who was driven back to her natal home because of the disharmony between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Liu Lanzhi vowed not to remarry again.However, her elder brother repeatedly persecuted her, and Liu Lanzhi had no choice but to commit suicide by throwing herself into the water.

As a result, Xing Daorong happened to be passing by the river with Zhou's servants, and he was rescued by Mrs. Xiao Qiao in the river. Xing Daorong would naturally save Liu Lanzhi who was struggling in the water.

After he asked the truth, Xing Daorong went straight to Jiao's and Liu's homes in a rage.

As soon as he arrived at Jiao's house, Xing Daorong happened to meet Jiao's mother talking to the matchmaker, and wanted to find another wife for Jiao Zhongqing, which completely angered Xing Daorong.

He stretched out his hand, lifted the cold mother Jiao outside like a chicken, waved his hand directly, and slapped her face a few times. Mother Jiao was happy that she had divorced a daughter-in-law she didn't like, but she didn't want to be slapped by a barbarian. The beating caused blood to spurt from the mouth, and several teeth fell out.

After Jiao's house vented his anger, Xing Daorong went to Liu's house again. Brother Liu Lanzhi heard that his sister had found a barbarian to take revenge, so frightened he knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy, promising that from now on he would never trouble Liu Lanzhi again.

Because of Xing Daorong's fuss, Jiao Zhongqing's position as a petty official was lost, so he could only follow Xing Daorong to the Zhou Mansion as a steward. Liu Lanzhi was also brought to the Zhou Mansion. Madam Xiao Qiao saw that she was ingenious and knew how to weave. She is the steward by her side.

Jiao Zhongqing's colleagues and scholars in Lujiang County Mansion, after hearing about this incident, wrote "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast". , Jiao Zhongqing hanged himself. This poem is beautiful and sad, and spread quickly throughout Jianghuai.

As soon as the long narrative poem of Peacock Flying to the Southeast spread, Xing Daorong could not stay in Lujiang County any longer. After much deliberation, he finally decided to bid farewell to Mrs. Xiao Qiao and Zhou Xun.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Liu Feng led the army to move north of the buried hill, Xing Daorong could find out Liu Feng's movements as long as he turned north over the buried hill and entered the Runan area.

Zhou Xun was a little bit reluctant to leave for Xing Daorong, but after thinking about it, it was appropriate for Xing Daorong to leave at this time.

A Lingling barbarian, who was born mighty and tall, and likes to fight against injustices, stayed in the Zhou mansion for a long time, and would definitely be noticed by those who cared. If he left at that time, he might not be able to leave, and it would also hurt the Zhou family.

When Mrs. Xiaoqiao heard that Xing Daorong was leaving, she summoned him to her front, and said: "Although I saved your life in the river, Liu Junhou is your lord, and you are also old friends with Xiao Langjun. This time you turn back to his army." In the middle, I will not stop you. After you go back, when you see Junhou and Sun Wengzhu, please say hello, and if the Zhou family is in trouble in the future, I hope General Xing will lend a helping hand."

After Zhou Yu's death, Mrs. Xiao Qiao has been in charge of the Zhou family's internal affairs, and she is quite worried about the future situation of the Zhou family. Zhou Yu has died of illness for nearly ten years, and her influence is getting weaker and weaker. Wu Hou Sun Quan vigorously promoted Lu Meng and others in the army. As a young general, the Zhou family belongs to Sun Ce's old department, so he will definitely be suppressed.

Through Xing Daorong's relationship, keeping in touch with Liu Feng, who is on the rise, is a way out for the Zhou family.

Xing Daorong nodded again and again. His life was saved by Mrs. Xiao Qiao. He has also seen clearly the predicament the Zhou family is facing these days. Chai Sang on the south bank, the Zhou family gradually lost power, replaced by Sun Quan's cronies Quan Cong, He Qi and others.

After some calculations, Xing Daorong disguised himself as a businessman's bodyguard and headed from Wancheng to Runan, north of Qianshan.

Considering that Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi's reputation in Lujiang County has been affected, even if Mrs. Xiao Qiao ordered Jiao and Liu to go north with Xing Daorong, it would be considered as letting them find another place and start a new life.

　Thank you Shike Xujiu brothers for the 100 rewards, thank you Liu Lanzhi and Jiao Zhongqing for the matchmaking, thank you brothers.

　　
　
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