The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 45 Cao Cao also came to praise Liu Feng

Liu Bei and Sun Quan actually quarreled over the merits. When the news reached Xudu, Cao Cao, who was in a low mood, couldn't help laughing.

The alliance of Sun and Liu formed a joint force, and Cao Cao could not conquer the south even if he had enough troops.

But if Sun and Liu turned against each other, Cao Cao found that the opportunity appeared again.

In order to add more fire to this dispute, Cao Cao summoned the ministers of the court and publicly declared that the main reason for Cao's defeat in the Chibi battle was that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were persuaded by Liu Feng, which led to the surrender of Jingzhou. Mutiny, if it wasn't for Liu Feng Xiandeng to grab the credit, Zhou Yu would never have won this battle.

It was Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who lost to Liu Feng, not Cao Cao who lost to Sun Quan and Liu Bei.

Although Cao Cao's propaganda could not completely reverse the turbulent situation in the Central Plains due to the defeat of Chibi, the military and people's morale gradually recovered, and the most obvious point occurred on the Huainan battlefield.

After Sun Quan's victory at Chibi, his confidence soared, that is, he led Jiangdong troops to besiege Hefei, an important town in Jianghuai, and the first battle of Hefei broke out.

In the winter of the thirteenth year, Liu Fu, the prefect of Yangzhou appointed by Cao Cao, died, and there were no good generals in Hefei city. Sun Quan thought he could easily take Hefei, but the morale of Hefei Cao Jun was restored desperately to defend the city, so that Sun Quan, who was eager to prove himself on the battlefield, died. Very lost.

Zhou Yu was even more depressed when he heard that Cao Cao was also claiming Liu Feng's credit, so he could only ask Lu Meng, who gave him a bad idea, to scold him again.

Lu Meng was also very helpless. Who could blame him?

Do you blame him for coming up with the idea behind the scenes?
One can only blame Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Jiang Qin for not being able to live up to their expectations. They failed to grasp the favorable situation, and instead Liu Feng, who was regarded as cannon fodder, took the lead.

Huang Gai was still recovering from his injuries, and rumors of Lü Meng's complaints were deliberately spread to his ears.

In a word, due to the variable Liu Feng, the internal conflicts in Soochow intensified, and Lü Meng's bad behavior of betraying his friends was also despised by generals such as Gan Ning, Han Dang, and Huang Gai.

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The fourteenth year of Jian'an, spring.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei finally reached an agreement on the distribution of the results of Chibi's victory. Because Liu Feng's achievements in Chibi were irrefutable, Liu Bei's side finally won more benefits than in history.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei reached an agreement that they would jointly represent the court, recommending Liu Qi as the prefect of Jingzhou and Sun Quan as the prefect of Yangzhou. In this way, there are two benefits to Liu Bei.

One is that Sun Quan and Liu Bei are listed together, which shows that Liu Qi's official position has been confirmed by Sun Quan. In the future, Liu Bei's development in Jingzhou in the name of Liu Qi is justifiable, and there is no such thing as borrowing Jingzhou from Sun Quan.

Second, in the name of Liu Qi, he could attack Jingnan, who was still affiliated with Cao Cao. Liu Qi was the prefect of Jingzhou, and of course he could govern the four counties of Changsha, Wuling, Lingling and Guiyang.

In addition to Liu Qi's promotion to the prefect of Jingzhou, Liu Bei also won the right to open the Zuo General's Mansion in Chanling and be stationed in the festival.

In fact, according to the official positions of Liu Bei's Zuo General and Yuzhou Shepherd, only Liu Qi's approval is required to open a mansion in Jingzhou, and Sun Quan's consent is not required at all.However, Liu Bei took into account the alliance factor and the fact that Chanling was on the other side of Jiangling, which might stimulate Zhou Yu, and Sun Quan's approval was a safe measure to prevent future disputes.

These things are easier said than done.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su discussed back and forth many times before finalizing the agreement.

Compared to Zhou Yu, who had greater ambitions for Jingzhou, Lu Su was relatively milder.

Of course, in order to get these benefits, Liu Bei also paid a small price.

Among them, the most critical point is that at Zhou Yu's strong request, Liu Bei must send Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other capable generals to assist Zhou Yu in attacking Jiangling. Zhou Yu is helpless to do so.

Because Sun Quan has already launched a campaign in Hefei, and the Wu army is fighting on two fronts, there are really not many troops to support Zhou Yu. This is also the reason why Gan Ning was besieged in Yiling in history, and Zhou Yu could only let Ling Tong guard the empty camp. .

Under Liu Bei's command, the only generals who can really fight are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Wei Yan and others are somewhat famous at this time, but their prestige cannot be compared with that of Guan and Zhang.

Zhou Yu's request was equivalent to directly removing Liu Bei's right-hand man. In Zhou Yu's judgment, it was not easy for Liu Bei to attack other places after Guan and Zhang were gone. Even if he could win some cities, it would be an inconspicuous leftover.

Originally, Zhou Yu wanted to transfer Liu Feng to his command again, but this time Liu Bei finally got the better of him.

The heart-to-heart chat on Huarong Road made Liu Bei realize that Liu Feng, the adopted son, is not only brave and good at fighting, but also has outstanding strategic vision and unique insights. This is the next generation of outstanding talents that can be cultivated around him.

Not long after Liu Shan was born, if something happened to him, who could Liu Shan rely on?
Although Liu Feng was the adopted son, Liu Shan was rescued this time. In detail, he also got half of the credit of Liu Feng. At the same time, Liu Feng was also very filial to Mrs. Mi and was a person worthy of trust.

Thinking about it like this, Liu Bei certainly didn't want Liu Feng to be wronged by Zhou Yu's side, and to be coerced into being a cannon fodder once.

Liu Bei, who is still in the stage of starting a new business, does not even have a stable foothold now. Of course, it is impossible for anyone to continue the emperor's seat for the time being. Will Liu Feng be a threat to Liu Chan?

Zhuge Liang was also very angry at Zhou Yu's behavior of touching porcelain and Liu Feng. Since he was a teacher, he certainly could not stand by and watch. Therefore, Zhuge Liang united with the scholars of Jingzhou and launched a campaign against Zhou Yu for privately coercing the public and destroying the Sun-Liu alliance. public opinion offensive.

Fame is something that seems to be non-existent, but actually exists.

It is true that Zhou Yu was the chief governor of Sun Quan's army, but once Sun Quan removed Zhou Yu from the position of governor, Zhou Yu's official position in the court was only a partial general, which was nothing at all.

If Zhou Yu's reputation is really bad, then the Zhou family in Lujiang will also dislike it.

After the Sun and Liu families reached an agreement, Liu Bei dispatched Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Zhou Yu's army to make early contact with the Wu army's Su Fei division.

After Liu Bei moved his station from Xiakou to Chanling, Liu Qi would continue to guard a part of Jiangxia County in the name of the prefect of Jingzhou and the prefect of Jiangxia.

Jiangxia County is the chokepoint between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and it is also the last resort Liu Bei can use to restrain Sun Quan and Zhou Yu from infiltrating Jingzhou. Without sufficient interests, Liu Bei cannot give up.

Historically, Liu Bei's forces finally withdrew from Jiangxia County after taking Bashu in the nineteenth year of Jian'an.

At that time, Sun Quan was very eager to pursue Nanjun, and Liu Bei was forced to have no choice but to agree to transfer Jiangxia County, including Xiakou, where Liu Qi belonged, to Sun Quan.

After this change, Sun Quan's forces finally entered the hinterland of Jingzhou without hindrance, thus paving the way for Lu Meng to cross the river in white clothes to take Jingzhou.

(End of this chapter)