After being driven away by Liu Bei, Cao Cao paid homage to my chief military adviser

Chapter 75 Liu Bei's Grief: I've been Homeless for Half My Life

"drive!"

"drive!"

On Fankou Post Road, Liu Bei stepped on his horse, not daring to stop for a moment.

Protected by the generals, Liu Bei broke out.

I was afraid of encountering ambushes along the way, so I didn't dare to take the main road at all!
After fleeing for several days, people were already exhausted.

Today, Liu Bei is disheartened and dressed in rags.

The rein that tightened the horse's reins has worn out.

If it wasn't for Bao Ju's Lu, he might have died of exhaustion on the way to escape.

But right now, even Baoju's Lu is already so tired that his mouth and nose are bleeding.

The hot air coming out of Lu's nose is thick red!

That's blood fog!
The horse is like this, and Liu Bei who is bumping all the way is even more embarrassed!

His hand holding the rein tightly was already torn from flesh and blood.

The overflowing blood coagulated and actually stuck to the rein!
But Liu Bei couldn't feel the burning pain from his palm.

There was only one thought in his mind.

"Quick!"

"Quicker!"

"We must escape!"

"As long as you escape, you still have a chance!"

"As long as you escape, you can make a comeback!"

I don't know if God gave Liu Bei the escape specialization.

Or Liu Bei was born with good luck.

Breaking out and escaping all the way, it really made him escape.

"My lord, Fankou is ahead!"

"Passing through Fankou is the border of Jiangdong."

"We're safe! We're safe!"

The servant behind him hurried to catch up with Liu Bei, talking with eyes full of excitement.

Liu Bei, who had been tense all the time, didn't listen to the boy at all.

Only two words floated into his ears.

Safety.

"Safe?"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.

He couldn't believe his ears, he thought it was an auditory hallucination.

But when you see the Soochow warship docked on the other side of Fankou.

Only then did Liu Bei come back to his senses.

"It's safe!"

"It's safe..."

"Finally...finally..."

Liu Bei, who had escaped from birth, was limp all over his body.

He bent down on the horse, his arms trembling uncontrollably.

This feeling of surviving after a catastrophe made him extremely grateful.

I am still alive.

I'm not dead yet!

However, the joy of survival did not last long.

Boundless grief came from all directions like a raging river, enveloping Liu Bei deeply.

In this battle, Liu Bei was completely defeated, and his entire family was ruined!

At the beginning, the foundation that Chen Mu laid for him was wiped out now.

At the time of breaking out of the siege, only five servants and twelve cavalry were left among the three thousand Qingqi.

Sit up straight and look back.

Looking at the simple faces covered with blood.

Looking at the pair of tired but still loyal eyes.

Two lines of hot tears fell unconsciously.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"My lord! Please come down!"

When the twelve cavalrymen saw that the lord was crying, they hurriedly got off their horses and knelt down to plead guilty.

Liu Bei shook his head sadly, he took a deep breath and looked up at the sky.

"You are desperate to protect me, what is your crime?"

The twelve cavalry looked at each other, and then shouted in unison:
"We failed to defeat the enemy, defeat! It is a sin!"

Hearing the orderly shouting, Liu Bei felt in a daze.

Failure is a crime!
As the lord, I have fought and lost repeatedly, so this is a great crime!
Liu Bei tightened his grip on the reins so that he could not fall off the horse.

He took another breath and sighed sadly:

"If that's the case, then it's my fault for failing to let the generals win!"

"I……"

"I am ashamed of all the soldiers!"

"I... I am ashamed of Zilong!"

"I……"

"Hey!"

Liu Bei's remarks made the twelve clanking men also shed tears.

"My lord! My lord, don't underestimate yourself!"

"How can the lord be guilty?!"

"My lord! I will follow my lord to the death!"

…………

……

Poyang Lake, water village.

Zhou Yu has returned from Chaisang with Huang Gai Han Dang.

The three armies raised their accounts, and dozens of elite warriors gathered.

"I'm going to Chaisang to meet with the lord, and I've already made up my strategy!"

"With my six counties in Jiangdong, the foundation of the third generation, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I cannot be controlled by others!"

"We must fight Cao thief to the end! It is all up to the generals to use their lives. I, Zhou Yu, thank you first!"

Zhou Yu came out with a sword in his hand, came before the generals, and gave a deep salute!
"Fight to the end, never surrender!"

"Fight to the end, never surrender!"

The generals yelled loudly and burst into tears of excitement.

The momentum is high and the sky is boiling.

"Great Governor, we have also heard a little about Chaisang's situation. It has been a few days since I've been unwilling to eat. I'm really afraid that those rotten Confucians will sell Jiangdong!"

Lu Meng said excitedly.

"That is, if the governor hadn't rushed back to Chaisang in time to strengthen the lord's heart against Cao Cao, all our hard work would have been in vain!"

Ling Tong said happily.

"Since the governor said that he has unified the anti-Cao strategy, I am willing to go north again, to show Cao's color, and to check whether they have built a new navy!"

Gan Ning, holding the copper chain in his hand, came out of the crowd, bowed and said.

"Governor, I am willing to bring 3000 troops and [-] warships, and I will also burn Cao Jun's water village!"

Ling Tong turned his eyes to Gan Ning, then turned to Zhou Yu, and bowed in salute.

"I don't need 3000 troops, the governor only needs to give me [-]! Cao bandits' soldiers and horses are nothing to me!"

Gan Ning sneered and begged again.

"Great Governor, I, Ling Tong, only need 1000 troops and [-] warships, and I will return with meritorious service!"

The two compete with each other, and the generals will change their colors!
It turned out that Ling Tong hadn't let go...

old days.

Gan Ning, the Jinfan bandit, roamed the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, mingling with Liu Biao's accountant Huang Zu.

At that time, Sun Quan in Jiangdong had just succeeded Sun Ce, and he was very happy and wanted to seize the land of Jingxiang.

So he sent troops to Xiakou, winning consecutive battles!
Liu Biao was frightened and asked Liu Bei for advice.

Liu Bei envoy Chen Mu, a military adviser, to plot Jiangxia.

Chen Mu made three tricks, defeated Sun Quan, and lured the enemy into shooting and killing General Ling Cao!

At that time, Ling Tong, who was only 15 years old, was already unparalleled in bravery, and fought hard to take back his father's body.

But he and the Jinfan thief Gan Ning forged a feud against his father!
"Ling Tong!"

Zhou Yu shouted loudly, and all the generals were shocked!

"The death of your father Ling Cao in the past was due to the nameless military commander Chen Mu, Gan Xingba was just following orders!"

"Since I have surrendered today, my brother Jiangdong is the same as you! How can we reminisce about old enemies?"

"Get me back!"

Zhou Yu's face was gloomy, and he shouted angrily.

Ling Tong didn't dare to say any more, he retreated to his spot, still glaring at Gan Ning.

Zhou Yu reprimanded Ling Tong and turned to Gan Ning.

"Xingba, although you are brave, you can't use one trick at the same time. Do you really treat Bandit Cao as an idiot?"

"If you go here, it's not that I'm cursing you, I'm afraid that if you don't return the piece of armor, you will throw your life in Jingxiang!"

Gan Ning looked ashamed, and lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhou Yu: "What the governor said is absolutely true, Gan Ning is reckless, please punish him!"

Zhou Yu said nothing, turned around and returned to the high platform.

With a choking sound, he drew out his sword!

The cold air of the go-getters filled the entire tent!

"From today onwards, all the generals will use their lives to train the navy!"

"It's not our military order, you can't leave the village without authorization, let alone act rashly, but if you don't obey, follow the military law!"

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he returned the sword into the sheath!
"Here!"

"Here!"

"Here!"

The three armies lead their own orders, and the momentum is terrifying!
From then on, Jiangdong stopped all military operations, and Zhuanmen practiced the navy day and night in the water village, waiting for the decisive battle to come!
……

"Mr. Zhang Ge, what do you think of this matter?"

"Water and fire, we obey!"

Gu Yong looked serious, looking at Zhang Zhao who was sitting above him.

After Lu Ji was beheaded, they came to Zhang Zhao's mansion one after another, still gathering in the secret room where they met Kuai Yue last time.

It's just that during the last big banquet, everyone was in high spirits and high spirits.

Convincing Sun Quan to submit to Prime Minister Cao will naturally get a reward.

At the very least, it can guarantee that Jiangdong's property will not be implicated!

Although everyone thinks differently, but in the final analysis, it was for their own selfishness!
But at this time, two seats were empty.

The Kuaiyue people are no longer in Jiangdong.

Although Lu Ji is in Jiangdong, his head has already fallen!
"Difficult! Difficult!"

Zhang Zhao was trembling, and hadn't come out of the shock of Zao Shangshang until now.

"It's really difficult!"

Zhang Fu sighed and frowned!
Everyone knows!

When it comes to playing tricks, they are not afraid of anyone!
After all, this is their greatest strength.

But now?

Zhou Yu didn't follow the routine at all this week!

Go to the hall with a sword, if there is a discrepancy, draw the sword on the spot and kill the living!

The lord, Sun Quan, also remained silent, as if he had acquiesced in Zhou Yu's nonsense!

"Oh, what a pity, Lu Ji! He worked hard for the Lord, and he didn't end up dead in the end!"

Zhuge Jin didn't say a word, but suddenly felt emotional.

Similar to Lu Ji, he came to Jiangdong from other places, unlike Zhang Zhao and other local gentry, who did not have much wealth and property.

But at the bottom of the strategist group, coerced by it, he can't help himself!

Rabbits die and foxes are sad, and things hurt their species!
"Old Zhu, how are you doing?"

Gu Yong ignored Zhuge Jin, and turned to look at the half-dead Zhu Ran.

This one passed out in the hall, and has been moaning and whimpering since he was carried up to now, without saying a word.

"I?"

Zhu Ran's eyes lit up, and then lost his brilliance in an instant.

"If the breath is like a thread, I am afraid I will die soon..."

At the moment when Zhou Yu cut Lu Ji with his sword, the treacherous and cunning Zhu Ran already felt the murderous aura!
If Zhou Yu found out about his smuggling of warship equipment with Jing Xiang.

With Zhou Yu's ruthlessness.

I'm afraid not only he himself will not survive, but none of the hundreds of people in his family will be able to escape!
It was also because of this that he took the opportunity to escape with a golden cicada, pretended to be blood-sick and frightened, and returned to the mansion.

If you are not in court, you should be able to avoid Zhou Yu's attention!

"Old Zhu, stop pretending! We are all on our own, is that interesting?"

Kan Ze has a deep understanding of the veins of Chinese medicine, and reached out to grab Zhu Ran's veins. After a few seconds, he already knew the mystery, and said with a bit of disdain.

"Hey! Just kidding, just kidding!"

Zhu Ran's trick was exposed, so he had to stand up resentfully and smile awkwardly.

"Old Zhu, if Cao Cao's soldiers and horses really come in, we'll pay it back, and there will be nothing left of your property!"

Kan Ze joked.

"I?"

"Ha ha!"

His business relationship with Jing Xiang is a secret that can't be revealed even to death, but he thinks in his heart, you are all wrong!
If Cao Cao really comes in, you will all be ruined, and I, Lao Zhu, will still win!
Boss Cao won't do anything to me just because I sold a boat equipment from Jingxiang Naval Camp to Boss Cao!
"Okay, stop messing around with the calf!"

"Tell me, what should I do?"

Zhang Fu was extremely bored, and seeing these people gagging, he became even angrier.

"Look at what my lord means, he is determined to fight Prime Minister Cao to the death!"

"Where do we go from here? Now is the time to bet on which side we should be on, or we have to act in a unified way."

While Zhang Fu was talking, his eyes turned to Zhang Zhao. After all, only Zhang Zhao was their soul leader.

"Difficult! Difficult!"

Although Zhang Zhao's face had eased a lot, he was still muttering to himself, pouring the calming tea into his cavity one by one, but it still had little effect.

"The matter is very clear. As long as Zhou Yu is here, the lord will not listen to our words and agree to surrender!"

"We have tried to persuade you for seven or eight days, but Zhou Lang's two words and three feet of sword are not worth it!"

Seeing that Zhang Zhao has not returned to normal, Gu Yong had no choice but to express his opinion first.

"We people can control the thoughts of the lord, and the lord will follow our way!"

"But Zhou Yu doesn't like this, and will give us hard work every now and then!"

"What's wrong with Lu Ji, he chopped off his head with a single gesture!"

"It was Lu Ji who was chopped up, but it was the face of our Jiangdong nobles! It was a bang bang!"

When Gu Yong mentioned the excitement, he slapped himself several times in a row!

But when the pain hit, I immediately regretted it: why did I hit myself!unlucky!
"In my opinion, there is only one way, and that is to make Zhou Yu disappear in Chaisang!"

A sternness flashed in Zhu Ran's eyes.

"Disappear? How did you disappear!"

"If he doesn't leave, none of us can do anything about it. Since he was sent by the lord, if the lord doesn't speak, he will definitely not leave just like that!"

Kan Ze shook his head helplessly.

"If you don't do anything, you can't break the gourd and spill the oil!"

Zhu Ran raised his right palm, slapped it on the table, and said coldly.

"you……"

"You mean, kill him?"

Zhang Fu stammered, almost speechless!

But the others have already dropped their jaws in shock!
This move is not only fierce, but also extremely bold!

Beyond everyone's imagination and cognition!

"asshole!"

Zhang Zhao, who had been in a daze as if he had suffered from Alzheimer's, suddenly yelled.

Scared everyone so much that they almost slipped under the table!
"Lu Ji is absurd enough, you are even more absurd than him!"

Zhang Zhao was so frightened by Zhou Yu's sword beheading Lu Ji that his nerves went numb, and he couldn't reset. Unexpectedly, he was frightened back by Zhu Ran's idea, and he recovered as before.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang Ge, you have spoken!"

Gu Yong breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a sigh of relief.

"You want to move to Zhou Lang just because of our few old bones and thousands of strong men under the door?"

"Dream, you guys!"

"Tired of living?"

Zhang Zhao's voice was still shrill!

"Ge Lao, this is also an impossible way!"

"What's more, Zhou Lang's army is stationed in Poyang Lake at this time, and there are no guards around him. It's not a bad idea to take advantage of this opportunity to attack with all your strength! Are you willing to be controlled by others from now on?"

Zhu Ran bowed his head, although his momentum was not good, his mouth was still dissatisfied.

"Do you think that the majestic commander of Jiangdong soldiers and horses can be slaughtered so easily? If it is so easy, he destroyed Cao Cao's Jingzhou naval battalion, and Cao Cao hated him to the bone. He can still live to this day?"

"Tell you, there are tens of thousands of armored warriors lurking beside the lord!"

"And the transfer order is in the hands of Zhou Lang! Fortunately, your idea was not implemented, otherwise Lu Ji would not be the only one who lost his head!"

Zhang Zhao thought of Lu Ji who was killed early in the morning, and was still heartbroken.

"Then according to Zhang Ge's opinion, what should we do?"

When Gu Yong saw that Zhang Zhao was awake, his expression eased a lot. After all, Zhang Zhao was resourceful and experienced.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Zhaochang sighed.

"There is no other way now, but to unite with Zhou Yu and fight against Cao with all our strength!"

Zhang Zhao locked his eyebrows and said.

"what!"

"Succumbed? Changed?"

"And resist Cao? This is a battle between eggs and stones, and we can't win!"

"If we can't win, we have offended Prime Minister Cao, and the city will be destroyed in the future. Will we still have a way out?"

Everyone was discussing and worrying a lot!
"When an egg hits a rock, there is still a chance of survival!"

"But if we insist on turning our backs on Jiangdong and standing with the Cao family, then Lu Ji will be our tomorrow!"

"At the moment, the only thing we can do is to survive!"

There was a trace of determination in Zhang Zhao's eyes.

"That's it, everyone, let's do our best to cooperate with Lord Zhou Yu and resist Cao!"

"From now on, we and Zhou Lang will be grasshoppers on the same rope!"

"One loses and one loses, and one prospers!"

……

On the other side of Fankou.

Soochow warship, inside the cabin.

Lu Su and Zhuge sat opposite each other, with steaming tea on the table.

This is a unique tea product of Soochow, which can be used for meditation.

Lu Su filled Zhuge with tea, looked up at Zhuge, and was speechless.

Zhuge Wolong frowned.

Although he has tried his best to restrain himself from showing his anxiety.

But the movement of looking into the eyes every few breaths, still betrayed him.

Seeing this, Lu Su opened his mouth and said:
"Sir, rest assured, Xuande Gongji has his own aura, and nothing will happen."

"Chengzi respects auspicious words, I hope so."

Facing Lu Su's relief, Zhuge Liang's answer was very perfunctory.

He tilted his head, looked out the porthole, and waited anxiously.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was really anxious, Lu Su sighed softly and asked softly:
"It's not comfortable to sit like this, why don't you go to the deck and wait."

Zhuge Liang, who couldn't sit still for a long time, nodded.

Even though he couldn't wait, he still had to pretend to be sure.

"That's fine too."

Gently shaking the feather fan, Zhuge got up first and walked onto the deck.

The two looked at each other across the bank, one behind the other.

Suddenly, I saw a group of people and horses showing their heads from the post road in Fankou.

Seeing this, Lu Su narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously:
"Sir, the one sitting on the white horse with the golden saddle is Duke Xuande?"

Looking in the direction of Lu Su's finger, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes wide.

He nodded again and again:
"It's my master!"

Lu Su heard the words and ordered loudly:

"Drop to the shore quickly and pick up Duke Xuande aboard!"

Zhuge Liang leaned his hands on the side of the boat and looked on tiptoe.

His eyes were fixed on Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang was extremely disturbed.

He was looking for any wounds on Liu Bei's body.

After carefully looking at it dozens of times, I still can't rest assured.

"No external injuries, I don't know if there are internal injuries..."

Zhuge Liang felt uneasy.

Soochow warships soon docked.

The soldiers quickly laid boards for boarding.

After confirming that it was safe, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su quickly disembarked and greeted them.

Liu Bei, who was helped off his horse by the twelve cavalrymen, had no time to catch his breath when he saw the military division approaching anxiously.

The moment I saw Zhuge Liang's concerned eyes.

A nameless grievance and grief welled up in my heart.

Liu Bei raised his hands with difficulty and placed them on Zhuge Liang's arms.

He burst into tears, and finally let go of his defenses.

"military adviser……"

"Military division!"

"This battle, I... I lost everything!"

Liu Bei burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang, as a military adviser, saw his lord so sad, how could he bear it?

Self-blame and guilt were mixed in Zhuge Liang's heart.

He felt a piercing pain!
In Zhuge Liang's eyes, there were actually a few drops of tears.

After a long time, Zhuge Cai let out a long sigh, and said with great self-reproach:
"My lord—!"

"This battle is all my fault!"

"If I hadn't set up the Xinye chain plan, let the people of Xinye move to the city with the lord."

"again……"

"How could Cao Jun catch up and kill most of the soldiers!"

"Right now, the lord is actually running away for thousands of miles."

"As a military adviser of the three armed forces, the crime is unforgivable!"

Zhuge Liang's words came from the bottom of his heart, beating his chest and stamping his feet.

In terms of strategy this time, he really lost!

I thought everything was settled, but let the lord lose his fortune!

This this……

This is simply a disgrace to the counselor!
Liu Bei hurriedly stopped tears when he heard the words.

He raised his head and said righteously:

"Military commander, don't blame yourself!"

"If there is no military adviser, I will die without life!"

"As long as the military adviser is safe, everything will be in time!"

But speaking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but think of the infinite scenery of the past.

With [-] elite soldiers, occupying Xinye, Fancheng, they are really princes!
But now...

But he ended up a bereaved dog, and all his money was gone!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei felt sad again.

The cold wind on the river was bleak, and it made people shiver.

The leaves are decaying, and it is the season of autumn.

Red leaves fall, insects eat and birds feed.

The fish dive under the surface of the river, dare not jump out of the water to take a breath.

Seeing this bleak situation, Liu Bei thought of his miserable situation of wandering for half his life and finally having nothing.

His nose was sour and his eyes were hot.

The two lines burst into tears, and burst into tears again.

"Thinking of me, Liu Bei, the golden cicada took Cao Cao's [-] soldiers out of her shell."

"Cut the chariots, take Xuzhou, and get [-] soldiers!"

"Eighty thousand elite soldiers occupy Xinye, Fancheng, forming a foundation."

"The military division came out of the mountain, and the Jingzhou clan came to congratulate them one after another."

"Can……"

"Can……"

"Hey--!"

Hearing Liu Bei's words, the military commander's heart felt a little bit uncomfortable, and his heart felt like a thorn.

The tears in the eye sockets could no longer be contained, dripping down.

Lu Su, who was at the side, saw the appearance of the monarch and his ministers, and felt a little sad in his heart.

He took two pieces of white silk from the servant boy, handed them up, and comforted in a soft voice:

"Mr. Xuande, please express my condolences."

"The thousand gold is gone, as long as Xuande Gong is here and Wolong is here, they can make a comeback."

"The name of Xuande's benevolence has been sung for thousands of miles, and there are not a few people in the world who are willing to follow you."

"Soldiers and horses are gone, just stock up!"

Liu Bei's heart tightened when he heard this.

When he saw the military adviser, he felt sad and anxious, and forgot that there were outsiders present!
Lu Su had a panoramic view of the embarrassing scene just now, what should we do?

Thinking quickly, Liu Bei had a countermeasure.

He took Lu Su's white silk, held Lu Su's arm tightly with one hand, and cried:

"Zijing! I don't have many friends."

"Today, you can offer me this brocade of white silk and a few kind words, I am very relieved!"

"I only sigh that my [-] elite soldiers... were all beheaded by that Cao army!"

"I……"

Seeing Liu Bei say such solemn words, Lu Su felt a little flattered.

He hastily bowed and said:

"It's my good fortune that Mr. Xuande can look up to me so highly!"

Zhuge Liang was anxious, he carefully checked Liu Bei's body, and found that there was no serious trauma, so he was relieved.

Raising his hand to support the exhausted Liu Bei, he asked with concern:

"My lord, are you injured?"

Liu Bei shook his head when he heard the words, he turned to look at the twelve cavalrymen behind him, and said anxiously:
"I'm not injured, let's see if they have any injuries!"

Seeing the lord at such a moment, he still thinks about himself.

The Twelve Cavalrymen were even more loyal.

With the support of Zhuge Liang and Lu Su, Liu Bei boarded the warship.

After all the horses were uploaded, Lu Su ordered loudly:
"Teacher! Go back to Jiangdong!"

…………

On the warship of the Eastern Wu, Liu Bei was exhausted of men and horses, so Zhuge Liang and Lu Su retreated temporarily, leaving Liu Bei and the twelve cavalry behind.

Sitting on the brocade bed, Liu Bei survived the catastrophe.

He even has a sense of unreality.

Sitting on the soft bed, my body felt a little uncomfortable.

After a long time, he gradually sank down.

Only then did Liu Bei remember that Zilong was also the one who broke through the siege together!

He thought about it:
"Where's Zilong? Have you ever seen Zilong?"

Hearing the words, the left and right were immediately resentful, and said angrily:

"My lord! That cowardly fellow is running counter to us."

"He rode his horse alone and went to Cao Ying."

"I think I voted for Cao Cao! I went to enjoy the wealth!"

Hearing the words of the left and right, Liu Bei staggered.

He propped up the bed with his hands and forced himself to sit still.

After pondering for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Zilong found a good place, whether it's good or bad..."

The twelve cavalry saw that the lord was still speaking for the judge at this time, and they were all convinced!

So what if you risk your life to follow such a lord?
"I'm tired, you wait and go to rest."

The twelve cavalrymen saluted in unison after hearing the words, and retreated one after another.

With the screen retreating left and right, Liu Bei is putting down his posture.

He clenched his fists and gripped the sheet tightly.

Glaring, gnashing teeth!
The defeat was a complete mess, but Zhao Yun rebelled and joined Cao Ying!
So, isn't it slapping my Liu Bei in the face? !

I think that when Zhao Yun arrived at Cao Ying, he would definitely say all the bad things about me, Liu Bei.

"Zhao Yun, you greedy for wealth and honor, you have no loyalty at all!"

"I treat you like a brother in vain, and you repay me like this?"

"Hateful! Annoying! Deserving to be killed!"

(End of this chapter)