Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 89 Choice
"Okay!" In the hall of Xuzhou Mufu Mansion, Liu Bei held a silk book just delivered in his hand, and he, who was always calm, jumped up in a rare way. "Bo Tao has captured Danyang and is approaching Wu County!" Liu Bei came back to his senses and briefly introduced the situation to everyone in the hall, who were suddenly in an uproar.

"My lord, in this way, Jiangdong can be pacified before summer comes!" Mi Zhu was also very optimistic under such a good situation.Everyone discussed for a long time, and then it was Chen Qun who came forward and said: "My lord, since we have won the two counties, then my lord can come to the front line and boost morale!"

"That's true!" Liu Bei was also full of ambition when he heard the words, and then he frowned and asked, "I don't know who is willing to stay in Xuzhou?"

Everyone in the hall heard the words and immediately looked at each other. Who would stay behind when doing such a meritorious service?At this time, Sun Qian suddenly stepped forward and said, "My lord, Lujiang and Danyang have been conquered right now, why didn't my lord move the government to the south?"

"Moving to the south?" Liu Bei was a little surprised when he heard the words, but immediately understood what Sun Qian meant.Right now, the Xuzhou government is in Kaiyang, which is relatively close to Qingzhou and the border of Yanzhou. In addition, this area is a flat plain, and Liu Bei's seat in Xuzhou is like guarding the border.It's just that the relocation of the government has a lot of implications, and at the same time, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has not yet settled down, so Liu Bei made a little calculation and wanted to wait until the current battle has some clues.

"Send an order to transfer Wei Wenchang back to Xuzhou to guard Langya, and Zang Xuangao to guard Lu State and beware of Cao Cao!" Liu Bei issued two transfer orders, and then decided to go to the front line of Danyang via Shouchun.

Different from the smugness of everyone in Xuzhou City, at this moment, there is a chill atmosphere in Wujun City.Marquis Wu Sun Quan, who had just turned 19 years old, had bloodshot eyes and was out of breath. He sat on the main seat like a wounded beast, and the civil and military guards on both sides felt short of breath for a while.

"That is to say, the Danyang County has already been lost?" Sun Quan said after a long time, his voice was so hoarse that it was impossible to speak.

"That's right, General Shu Bi and Duke Yuan Tan were both captured." Zhang Zhao who was at the side spoke weakly.

"Zhao Feng can deter Wu County by capturing Danyang. This person has an army of [-], and he will go straight to Wu County at any time, so what can I do?" One of the officials in the hall said weakly, it was Buzi Buzishan .When everyone heard this, they felt a little bit blocked.

"My lord, don't worry, Wujun still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and there is enough food and grass, Zhao Feng is helpless!" As a childhood friend who grew up with Sun Quan, Pan Zhang had to come out to boost the somewhat low morale at this time.

"That's right, gentlemen, please be more careful, the Xuzhou army may attack at any time!" Sun Quan suddenly regained his composure, and immediately announced the end of the discussion without waiting for any further opinions from the crowd, and each made his own preparations.

"Fourth, what's the matter?" Sun Quan looked up and saw that everyone retreated, only one boy who was only about 15 years old was still hesitant to speak, it was his fourth brother Sun Kuang and Sun Jizuo.

"Second brother, you said that third brother fell into Zhao Feng's hands, is it true?" Sun Kuang's lips trembled, but he didn't say anything more after all.

"Uncle Bi has a strong temperament, no matter what, he will not weaken my Sun family's reputation!" Sun Quan said resolutely, but there was still a trace of pain in his eyes.

"Now that Zhao Feng is approaching Wujun, do you want to call Yuzhang's army back to help?" Sun Kuang didn't want to continue this heavy topic, so he quickly changed the topic.

"Gongjin is confronting the Jingzhou army there, how can he leave easily?" Sun Quan frowned upon hearing this.Seeing what his brother said, Sun Kuang gritted his teeth and asked, "Brother, do you think Gong Jin is really reliable?"

"Ji Zuo, what do you mean by that? Gong Jin is the eldest brother's sworn brother and brother-in-law. He has always been my No. 1 general in Jiangdong. If I don't rely on him at this moment, who else can I rely on?" Sun Quan said seriously, But there was still a trace of complicated look in his eyes.

"Brother, I also know that easy doubts will chill everyone's hearts. But you see, the Xuzhou army has already conquered two counties, but he is still confronting the Jingzhou army." Sun Kuang's lips trembled, but he still reluctantly gave these words to Speak out.Seeing that Sun Quan was a little silent, Sun Kuang continued: "Brother, why don't you send some troops back to guard Wu County first!"

"No!" In Sun Kuang's stunned expression, Sun Quan had already flatly rejected his brother's suggestion. "Wujun's city wall is high and dangerous, and there is enough food and grass to withstand an army of [-]. Besides, even if Wujun loses, it can still retreat to Kuaiji. Right now the north is broken, and if the west line goes wrong again, the east of the river will be in danger." Sun Quan said the same here. He let out a long sigh, then patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said, "Ji Zuo, you must not let outsiders know what you said just now. You and Lao Wu should also practice martial arts and study military art well. You can help me take the lead as soon as possible, you know?"

"Brother, I understand!" Sun Kuang nodded and said, the two brothers remained silent for a long time.At the same time, Zhou Yu and others who were in Yuzhang were also shocked when they heard the news that Danyang had fallen. "3 troops stationed in Danyang, how could it fall so easily?" Cheng Pu's first reaction after hearing the news was false.

"The people from Shanyue besieged General Shulang in Moling, General Shubi was concerned and sent troops to rescue him indiscriminately. As a result, he was ambushed by the Xuzhou army. After that, Duke Yuan Tan was tricked into opening the city gate by the Xuzhou army." Zhou Yu also gave a brief introduction. The generals felt a little heavy when they heard about the situation.

"Xuzhou army captured Danyang, and they can go straight to Wu County, but do they have to go back to the division for rescue?" Cheng Pu first thought of this most direct question. "There is no need to do that. Wu Commandery still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers who can stand firm. The most urgent task right now is to destroy the Jingzhou troops on the other side first." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.At this moment, a small school came to report, and the Jingzhou army began to attack again.

"Liu Pan attacked very hard today!" Dong Xi said in surprise. "Most likely he knew that Danyang had fallen, and wanted to take advantage of the fire to loot. Notify the defenders of Chaisang and Poyang, and beware of the Xuzhou army. I'll defeat the Jingzhou army first!" Zhou Yu's tone was as calm as ever, and he went out after the arrangement was complete. The village commander went to fight, and the generals hurriedly followed.

"My lord!" In Danyang City, Zhao Feng, Lu Su and others grandly greeted Liu Bei who had just arrived. "Excuse me, gentlemen!" Liu Bei also smiled brightly, and a group of people came to Danyang County Governor's Mansion. "Bo Tao, Zijing, I saw along the way that Jiangdong is really a rich place. Although a few places have experienced wars, most of the people in the city are still living and working in peace and contentment!" After sitting down, Liu Bei said with emotion.

"It all depends on everyone's efforts to win the city with as few casualties as possible!" Zhao Feng also introduced Sun Fu, Pang Tong, and Huang Zhong to Liu Bei in detail.As for Sun Yi and Gu Yong, when the former saw Zhao Feng, he wished he could go forward and do his best, while the latter only said one sentence when facing Zhao Feng's persuasion: "My family is all in Wu County." They didn't have the ability to do this themselves, so they had to detain them first.However, Sun Yi's martial arts skills are not bad, so he must be strictly guarded and imprisoned in a prison; as for Gu Yong, a scholar, he can just be put under house arrest.

"It's not easy!" Liu Bei also felt a little emotional after hearing about the process of taking down Danyang in detail.In fact, Pang Tong's original strategy was a bit risky. Firstly, whether Sun Yi would be fooled, secondly, whether the Jiangdong Army could be wiped out in one fell swoop after being ambushed, and thirdly, whether the fraudulent city would be seen through.Zhao Feng knew that if the generals defending the city were the finer He Qi, or the braver Tai Shici, then he and Pang Tong might not be able to make meritorious deeds.As for why Sun Quan didn't let them guard the important place of Danyang, but handed it over to Sun Yi, Zhao Feng reckoned that he would trust them better than his own brother, after all, Sun Quan was also a suspicious person in history.

"Now that Danyang has fallen, I don't know what Bo Tao's next step is going to be." After understanding the general situation, Liu Bei began to prepare for the next step of strategy planning. "Right now, Danyang is stable, and there are two places where the soldiers can attack, Wu County or Poyang. Wu County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the Sun family is here. If you can take it in one fell swoop, you can get twice the result with half the effort; Poyang is relatively easy to attack. Poyang can attack Zhou Yu with the Jingzhou army, but it will take more time." Zhao Feng briefly introduced the situation, Liu Bei also nodded slightly when he heard this, and winked at Zhao Feng calmly, the latter understood immediately. Let's start talking about something else.

In the evening, Liu Bei secretly summoned Zhao Feng, Lu Su and Pang Tong at the place where he was staying.The former two are the highest responsible persons for Liu Bei's operation, while the latter was proposed by Zhao Feng to bring him along. "There were too many people in the morning discussion, so it's inconvenient to say something. Bo Tao and Zijing, this battle in the south of the Yangtze River has really worked hard for you!" Liu Bei looked at the two people in front of him, and said with some emotion.

"My lord, why don't you worry about the matter of your duty!" Zhao Feng and Lu Su also thanked him after hearing the words.But Liu Bei said with a chuckle: "How can I not miss you, let alone me, even Prime Minister Cao who is in Guandu, misses Bo Tao very much!"

"Huh?" Zhao Feng was a little surprised when he heard the words, and it was only then that Liu Bei told him that there was an imperial edict issued to Xuzhou the day before yesterday.But it is said that although Liu Bei is the Taiwei of the current dynasty, he can be appointed as a military officer, but the generals of the four conquests and four towns are the pillars of the country, and they cannot be easily appointed. They must be appointed by the emperor himself. It was withdrawn and Xia Houyuan was appointed instead.As for Zhao Feng, he was also appointed as General Fenwei by the imperial decree.

"Prime Minister Cao loves me so much, and he still has time to take care of me, Mr. Zhao in his busy schedule. I'm really flattered!" Zhao Feng was a little annoyed and funny when he heard the words, Cao Mengde was also a little stingy.However, General Fenwei is okay. Although he is also a miscellaneous general, his rank is one level higher than that of his previous general, and he is also one level higher than that of Sun Quan's current general, and he can also have his own general's mansion. .

"Shi Yuan, I have wronged you!" Zhao Feng turned his head and "comforted" Pang Tong.The salary of Colonel Chandian of General Fenwei's Mansion is lower than that of Captain Chandian of General Zhengnan's Mansion.Hearing this, Pang Tong also knew that Zhao Feng was joking, so he grinned and said, "That Tong can only help the lord to conquer Jiangdong first, and then snatch Sun Quan's rebellious general to himself!" Everyone laughed when they heard this.

After the laughter paused, Liu Bei waved his hand and asked, "I don't know where Bo Tao intends to enter the army next?" This question was on point, and Zhao Feng, Pang Tong, and Lu Su all agreed on the next move. There are different opinions.Pang Tong always liked to take risks, so he suggested to attack Wu Jun directly, and make a quick decision before Zhou Yu returned to his aid; Lu Su advocated prudence, and suggested to attack Poyang first, and attack Zhou Yu, so that Jiangdong would not be too hard to attack after the general situation in Jiangdong was over; They wanted to use the method of encircling points to fight for aid, encircling Wu County and attracting Zhou Yu to return to help, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate Jiangdong's vital forces, but neither Lu Su nor Pang Tong agreed with this method. Both believed that even if Sun Quan was mobilized, Zhou Yu might not let go Frontline warfare does not care about return aid.

After listening to the three people's words, Liu Bei was silent for a while, then took out a silk book from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Feng, who opened it up and was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)