Han Shimou

Chapter 972 Another Fire

Inside the two swords, the colors are bright, as if the sky and the earth are illuminated, and the birds fly up to form a colorful phoenix. () As soon as the divine phoenix appeared, a huge force gushed out instantly.With the confrontation of the four weapons, the black and white flames intersect with the colorful brilliance, and it seems that the colorful phoenix is ​​fighting with the evil dragon and white elephant.

Dian Wei's arms kept growing, his muscles and bones seemed to burst out, and countless blood sprayed all over his body.Pan Feng's muscles were still swollen, as if they were going to explode, they were extremely thick.The two kept fighting with all their might, the hissing of the dragon elephant and the cry of the phoenix exploded.

The sky was dark, and the thunder flashed.The land where the two stood suddenly collapsed, as if sinking into the ground.Suddenly, the two knives in Pan Feng's hands quickly cracked and shattered suddenly.Dian Wei roared sharply, the power of the evil force could frighten ghosts and gods, and the pair of halberds fell impressively, striking Pan Feng's chest, bringing out two bewitching and dazzling blood lights.Pan Feng screamed miserably, as if his huge and burly body was subjected to an extremely terrifying impact, he flew away violently, rushed tens of meters in the air, and fell into the Xiangjiang River.Dian Wei's evil eyes widened sharply, he picked up Xue Linlin's double halberds, jumped into the river, and quickly swam towards the place where the water splashed in front of him.

At this moment, five or six fast boats came suddenly, and the arrows on each boat shot randomly.Seeing this, Dian Wei quickly stopped the castration and dived into the water to escape.Seeing Pan Feng fall into the river, Mi Zhu was so anxious that he quickly ordered the soldiers to drive the boat away. Seven or eight Jingzhou soldiers jumped into the river and quickly rescued Pan Feng.Mi Zhu hurried to visit, and saw that Pan Feng was covered in blood, with countless large and small bloody mouths, especially two bloodstains, which made people take a deep breath.At this time, Pan Feng had already fainted. After many days of fierce fighting and exhaustion of physical strength, this tough guy like steel had to fall down.At the same time, Zhang Fei was also rescued by soldiers ordered by Mi Fang on another ship.Zhang Fei did not fight Xu Chu to the death. Although his injuries were serious, he could still maintain his consciousness.

Cao Ren, who was on the opposite bank, led his troops to the boat. Seeing that Pan Feng and Zhang Fei had been rescued aboard, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly ordered the soldiers to board the boat and chase after them.As soon as Cao Ren finished speaking, a soldier rushed over in a panic and said anxiously.

"Report! Most of the ships in the army were transferred by King Wei, and most of the remaining ships were seized by soldiers forcibly, and fled to the river to avoid the fire. At this time, there were only less than three or four ships left. Going to chase?"

When Cao Ren heard the words, his tiger eyes widened, his whole body seemed to be on fire, and he roared angrily. He immediately led Zhang Jai, Yu Jin and other soldiers, and fifty or sixty elite soldiers, boarded four small boats, and rushed They chased after Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's fleet.After Cao Ren quickly boarded the boat, suddenly Dian Wei rushed over angrily, all the officers and men on board changed their expressions and quickly stepped aside.Dian Wei jumped onto the boat, full of murderous intent, and at the same time Xu Chu also boarded another boat.Cao Ren quickly ordered the ships to sail quickly, and the four small boats flew towards the Jingzhou army fleet as if they were off the string.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang saw the Wei army chasing them by boat, and quickly ordered the soldiers on the boats to shoot arrows to stop them.I saw a rapid rain of arrows falling, making it difficult for the four small boats of the Wei army to approach.Cao Ren and other Wei generals raised their weapons on the boats to resist. Seeing the small boats of the Jingzhou army drifting away, they all became furious and roared.

In addition, Cao Cao pursued Zhuge Liang all the way on the Xiangjiang River, and he was about to catch up to the river bank. **Suddenly Guo Jia came to his senses and said to Cao Cao anxiously.

"Not good! I fell into Zhuge Village's trick again! At this time, the high mountain where our army is located is covered by fire, and Pan, Zhang and others will take the opportunity to escape. Your Majesty has dispatched many ships, and the soldiers are chaotic. I seized the boat and fled to the river to escape the fire. If Zhuge Liang had secretly sent someone to help him, General Cao might not have many boats at his disposal, so we should chase them back!!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, his fierce eyes widened suddenly, he was so angry that he was like a volcano about to erupt, he immediately ordered the soldiers to turn the bow and return.Zhuge Liang stopped the boat and docked in a hurry, boarded the shore, saw that Cao Cao had sailed back, lightly waved the goose feather fan in his hand, and watched indifferently without any ripple in his eyes.

The color of the sky gradually turns white, and the color of night fades away.At this time, it was dawn.On the way back, Cao Cao met Cao Ren's fleet. When Cao Cao saw it, he shouted loudly on board.

"Can Zixiao let Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide escape!?"

When Cao Ren heard it on the boat, his face sank and he knelt down on the ground. Zhang Jai, Yu Jin and other Wei generals also knelt down one after another, and they all confessed the past and pleaded guilty.When Cao Cao heard this, he was so angry that he roared like crazy.Those roars vibrated in the Xiangjiang River.

When he was young, Cao Cao's anger lessened a little.Guo Jia spoke with a pair of bright eyes, with a complex expression and a bit of regret.

"Your Majesty, Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide have escaped right now. Our army is empty, and the water in the Xiangjiang River will fade away in ten days. At that time, it may be difficult to resist Zhuge Liang's Jingzhou army. Besides, our army has been fighting fiercely, and the battle in Xiangyang has continued for nearly a year. For half a year, the soldiers were all exhausted. Yan and Xu provinces were just stable, and it was not suitable to continue fighting. The king should withdraw his troops and return to the court. When the soldiers recharge their batteries and the food is ready, they will return Conspiracy."

When Cao Cao heard the words, he narrowed his eyes carefully, and thought to himself, he originally led an army of nearly 15 soldiers, but now there are only less than [-] left, and the monstrous anger raged in his heart again.Seeing this, Jia Xu and Xun You also came to persuade him.All the generals also knelt down to persuade them.Only then did Cao Cao firmly stop the restlessness in his heart, and ordered all the troops to withdraw to Fancheng, rest for a few days, and then return to the court.

As soon as Cao Cao's order was issued, the sound of beating drums and golden sounds sounded immediately. All the Wei army ships on the Xiangjiang River heard it and quickly gathered together.The Wei army fleet sailed slowly towards Fancheng.

So far, the battle in Xiangyang has finally come to an end for the time being.At the beginning, Cao Cao raised more than 15 troops with high spirits. He joined forces with the Sun family of the Eastern Wu to wipe out the Jingzhou army led by Zhuge Liang in one fell swoop and attack Jingzhou.Unexpectedly, Sun Ce secretly had an affair with Zhuge Liang, suddenly broke the covenant, and attacked Xu and Yan prefectures.Xu and Yan prefectures were almost attacked by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. Fortunately, Cao Cao rushed to help in time and put down the chaos. He even killed Sun Ce and repelled the Soochow army led by Zhou Yu.Even so, Cao Cao also consumed a large number of troops, and even lost Cao Hong, a confidant general.

Furthermore, Cao Cao led his army to Xiangyang and came to rescue Guo Jia's army fighting in Xiangyang.Unexpectedly, Guo Jia had already fallen into Zhuge Liang's trick at that time. In the battle in Xiangyang, Guo Jia lost a lot of soldiers and horses, and even lost his legs.Afterwards, although Guo Jia lost his legs and was defeated by Zhuge Liang, he did not feel dejected because of this. He even came up with a profound strategy, which deceived Zhuge Liang, and made the [-] Jingzhou troops almost drown in the Xiangjiang River. Down.Pan Feng and Zhang Fei became Wei Jun's chopping board.Cao Cao originally wanted to use this to make Zhuge Liang fight against the rat, but he didn't expect that when Cao Cao thought he was successful and thought Zhuge Liang had nothing to do, he would catch him without a fight.Changes happened again, the east wind came suddenly, and a strange fire rain fell, causing the Wei army to be in chaos. Pan Feng and Zhang Fei escaped desperately.In the end, Cao Cao had to withdraw his army and withdraw, ending the battle in Xiangyang that lasted for nearly half a year.

Let's say that after Zhuge Liang met Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's fleet on the shore, he saw that Pan Feng and Zhang Fei were seriously injured, but luckily their lives were safe.Zhuge Liang immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.After Zhuge Liang returned to Xiangyang, he ordered doctors to come for treatment, and learned that Pan Feng and Zhang Fei only needed to rest for a few months, and their injuries would recover.After hearing the words, all the civil and military people in Jingzhou were relieved just now.

Time goes by like a white horse passing by.Half a month later, Zhuge Liang was in Xiangyang and made arrangements for the follow-up affairs.After Cao Cao withdrew to Fancheng, he had no intention of raising troops again. During this period, the two armies exchanged prisoners on the Xiangjiang River.Zhuge Liang exchanged Li Dian and other Wei soldiers for Pan Ping from Cao Cao.Afterwards, Cao Cao rested in Fancheng for a few days before returning to the imperial court.

Seeing that Cao Cao had withdrawn to Luoyang, Zhuge Liang gathered all the civil and military forces from Jingzhou to discuss matters in the hall.I saw Zhuge Liang sitting in the high hall, and all the Jingzhou civil and military personnel saluted, Zhuge Liang's expression was indifferent, and he lightly shook his goose feather fan and said.

"Thanks to the concerted efforts of all the lords, the old thief Cao has withdrawn to Luoyang. His military strength has been greatly depleted in recent years. It is difficult to start a war within a year and get involved in Jingzhou. My lord has been away from Xichuan for a long time, and we are also starting to prepare for entering Sichuan. Yizhou is the land of abundance. In the past, the ancestors deserved this blessed land to build the empire and create the Han Dynasty. If the 41 prefectures of Yizhou can be obtained by the lord, and the people from Jingxiang can be gathered, the foundation for conquering the world can be established. Immediately We will unite with the Jiangdong Sun Clan in the south, fight against the Wen Clan in the West, and conquer the Cao Wei Clan in the Central Plains in the north, and we will slowly map it out, and the lord's career as an emperor will be accomplished!!"

When Zhuge Liang wrote every word, all the Jingzhou civil and military officials felt very excited when they heard it, and all of them had joyful expressions on their faces.But Ma Liang frowned, bowed in attendance and said.

"Having said that, the current situation is still extremely unfavorable to our army. Although the old thief Cao retreated, there are still many soldiers and horses under his command stationed in Fancheng, eyeing Jingzhou. Moreover, although the Sun family in the east of the Yangtze River has relations with our army However, he also stationed troops wantonly in Changsha and Guiyang, spying on Nanjun and Jiangxia. At the same time, Wen Bufan ordered his brother-in-law Xu Gongming to station [-] troops in the Shangyong realm to prevent our troops from Jingzhou from entering Sichuan. The three forces have trapped Jingzhou to death, how can we prepare for entering Sichuan!?"

As soon as Ma Liang's words fell, the expressions of all the civil and military personnel in Jingzhou changed after hearing the words, and many people showed signs of perturbation.Zhuge Liang smiled brightly when he heard the words, and said calmly.

"Ji Chang doesn't have to worry too much. Cao Cao suffered a lot of damage. Although he stationed troops in Fancheng, he didn't dare to move rashly. As for the Sun family in Jiangdong, Sun Bofu was killed at the hands of the old thief Cao. Jiangdong is in chaos and people are panicking. Even if our army enters Sichuan at this time, he will be powerless to attack Nanjun and Jiangxia. In this way, he only needs to leave one brave general to guard Jingzhou, and he will be able to protect himself. In the current situation, Cao Wei The loss of troops and the instability of Soochow's internal situation are just the right time for me to enter Sichuan. Otherwise, after the time passes, both forces will develop their strength, and I will regret it. As for Xu Gongming, if Ruoliang predicted it right, It won't be long before it will withdraw from the Shangyong realm!"

Zhuge Liang had a well-thought-out plan, which made Ma Liang amazed again and again.Let's say that Zhuge Liang's voice had just finished speaking, when suddenly a soldier came rushing to report.It turned out that this soldier was Liu Bei's envoy sent from Xichuan to report the battle.

At the moment when the envoy Shili finished, he immediately reported the battle in Xichuan one by one, saying that Liu Jiyu was dead and was killed by the Northwest General Zhao Zilong. Now all the ministers in Xichuan have surrendered to Liu Bei's command.Liu Bei had all the power in Xichuan, and with the support of Xichuan officials, he temporarily took the post of Yizhou pastor.At the same time, the Xichuan and Northwest armies fought fiercely again and again, and the two armies were exhausted. Wen Bufan temporarily suspended the fighting and returned to Anhan.At that time, Meng Huo, the king of the Nanman, rebelled, and Liu Bei ceded Zitong and Bazhong counties in order to temporarily stabilize the situation.Now I am asking Zhuge Liang to send troops to Wang Xichuan to rescue and stabilize the situation in Xichuan.

As soon as this newspaper fell, the faces of the officials in Jingzhou changed, some were ecstatic, and some were worried and hesitant.Zhuge Liang heard the news, the corner of his mouth smiled slowly, and said in a concentrated voice.

"Blessed by the heavens, my lord will finally gain Yizhou. Yizhou is a place that must be contested by military strategists. It is not the lord of troubled times that cannot live here. Now as long as the chaos in Yizhou is calmed down, the foundation of the lord's hegemony will be established!"

Zhuge Liang continued to speak, but Sun Qian stepped forward, frowning deeply.

"But at the moment, my lord's troops in Yizhou are weak. Although I will be patient with the Nanman for the time being and cut off the two counties of Zitong and Bazhong, the Nanman is a foreigner after all. The so-called people who are not my race must have a different heart. I am afraid that they will not be greedy enough. Then they will touch the rest of the counties in Yizhou. The military division should send reinforcements quickly and rush to Yizhou for rescue!"

"What Gongyou said is very true. The people of the Southern Barbarians have always disrespected our court of the Han Dynasty. Many of them are not accustomed to being kings. We should get rid of them quickly and drive them out of Yizhou. But now Jingzhou is trapped by many forces. There is no way out at all. I wonder if the military division has a plan?"

After Sun Gan finished speaking, Yi Ji attended and agreed.Without any haste, Zhuge Liang gently waved the goose feather fan in his hand, and said to the civil and military audience under the table.

"There is no need to be too hasty about the southern barbarians. Someone else will drive them away for us."

Ma Liang was stunned when he heard the words, and recalled Zhuge Liang's conclusion just now that Xu Huang would leave the Shangyong Realm, he immediately calculated it, and immediately sensed a clue, and hurriedly opened his mouth to ask.

"The champion Hou Wen Bufan has always hated people of other races, and he wanted to get rid of them quickly. In the past, Wen Bufan almost wiped out the Western and Northern Qiang Hus. Could it be that the military adviser expected that Wen Bufan would give up his pursuit of Jingzhou in order to conquer the southern barbarians? The siege will move Xu Gongming's [-] soldiers and horses away from the Shangyong realm!?"

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