Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 488 Who is the first brother

Zhou Yu and Cao Cao faced each other in Chibi and Wulin, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were not idle, they were always making their own plans.

Guan Yu's strategic intention is very clear, to attack Jiangxia, and then go northward along the Han River to attack Xiangyang, take Xiangyang, and basically control the four northern counties.As for the four southern counties mentioned by Zhou Yu, they had a small population, little arable land, traffic jams, and barbarians were infested, and no one would want to go there.Of course, except for Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei was short of soldiers and food, and urgently needed a base area to develop. In Zhuge Liang's mind, Jingnan was undoubtedly suitable.Although Jingnan also has many shortcomings, with Liu Bei's power, he can occupy Jingnan. Zhou Yu wants to take Jingbei, which can be used as Jingnan's barrier.Standing firm in Jingnan, it doesn't take three to five years to plan for Bashu. Jiangdong is the protective wall in front of it. As long as you have a good relationship with Jiangdong, you can develop with peace of mind.

The two disagreed, Liu Bei favored his younger brother, and he also missed the prosperous place of Xiangyang, besides Cao Cao, who was Liu Bei afraid of?So two days after the battle in Chibi, that is, the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Guan Yu was the main general, Guan Ping was the vanguard, Zhao Yun was the rear responder, and Liu Bei was the central army. Fifteen thousand troops marched to Xiakou. Zhuge Liang and Liu Feng led 5000 men still Stay at Fankou.

Hearing that Ling Tong had left Xiakou, Wenpin and Lejin led troops to seize Xiakou.When they met Guan Ping, they were happy to attack at night, but Guan Ping was defeated and retreated.Guan Yu was furious and commanded the water army to march northward along the Han River.Guan Yu was unwilling to give up, and still wanted to attack. Zhang Liao and Li Dian came from Hefei, and Wenpin and Lejin attacked from two sides.

Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin led the army back to Xudu and handed over orders. Wenpin was still stationed in Jiangxia, but Wenpin won Xiakou and defeated Liu Bei.After Huang Zu's defeat in Jiangxia, the people of Jiangxia were able to feel proud again, and the people of Jingzhou began to move to Jiangxia for Wenpin asylum, and Jiangxia County became an important town.

Seeing Zhuge Liang, although Guan Yu was full of dissatisfaction, he had to lower his proud head slightly because of the loss of soldiers and generals. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were already convinced of Zhuge Liang.The expedition to Jiangxia failed, and the occupation of Jingzhou came to naught. Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang for advice.

"My lord, it's not too late to conquer the four counties at this time. I expect that Cao Cao will definitely lose Jiangling and return to Xudu, and Zhou Yu will definitely enter Jiangling. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he can connect with Liu Pan as a reinforcement. But..." Zhuge Liang looked To Liu Bei.

"Just what?"

"Taking Jingnan can only be done by outsmart, not by force. One is that I am short of troops, and the other is that we have to fight for time. My division is unknown, so we must rely on Liu Qi and Liu Pan."

The teacher came out of no name, this sentence hurt the three brothers Liu Bei very much, Cao Cao was ordered by the emperor, Sun Quan fought back in self-defense, Liu Qi was regarded as inheriting his father's career, what about Liu Bei?Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't like to listen. Guan Yu squinted his eyes and said: "My brother is the left general of the great Han, the emperor's uncle. How could he be born without a name? There are few soldiers in the four counties of Jingnan and no famous generals. Just give me 2000 troops to take them." Down!"

"Second brother is right. I would like to lead 2000 people to take Wuling and Lingling, and give Changsha and Guiyang to second brother." Zhang Fei yelled.

Liu Bei's heart was moved again, he fought for half his life, and now there is no place for him to stay. Although the four counties in Jingnan are remote, they are still thousands of miles away. If Jiang Xia was not taken down, how could he give up such a large piece to others!When I came to Jingzhou, I attached myself to Liu Biao. After Liu Biao died, Jingzhou was over. Why should I confess Liu Qi?
"So, I would like to issue a military order, Changsha cannot be taken, come and see me!" Guan Yu vowed to take Changsha down to save face.Guan Yu didn't wait for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang to open their mouths, he took a brush and ink to write down the military order, and threw the pen away.

Liu Bei frowned, Guan Yu was a little bit too much, not to mention that the military order is like a child's play, he wrote the military order before he had decided how to march, didn't he force himself to agree? "Okay, second brother and third brother, each of you will lead 2000 troops to take Wuling and Changsha, and you will lead the army for your brother, and then you will arrive."

Liu Bei didn't accept the military order, so Guan Yu handed it to Zhuge Liang: "Please take care of it." Ma Liang lamented that Guan Yunchang was eaten to death by Zhuge Kongming in the game between the two.Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and put the military order in his arms casually.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went south and wished each other victory. Zhang Fei went straight to Wuling. "Three generals, Liu Ba, a famous scholar in Lingling, and I are now in Wuling. Liu Ba has agreed to help persuade the counties. Lingling and Guiyang have both agreed. Gong Zhi, the prefect of Wuling, is still hesitating. Only Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha, is Cao Cao's subordinate. Han Hao's younger brother refuses to surrender."

Zhang Fei called secretly, "Second Brother, why is your luck so bad? Why did you choose Changsha, which didn't surrender?" "It doesn't matter, the second brother has already gone to take Changsha, so how can Han Xuan be the second brother's opponent."

Yiji was taken aback: "Yun Chang is going to take Changsha? Because Han Xuan did not surrender, Liu Pan has already sent troops, so there will be no disputes when he meets Yun Chang. Three generals, I forgot to tell you that Liu Ba is willing to surrender because of Liu Pan." .”

"What is he Liu Pan, let him taste the strengths and weaknesses of my Zhangba Snake Spear." Zhang Fei and Yi Ji said as they marched to the city of Wuling.Gong Zhi, the prefect of Wuling, was still hesitating at first, but when he heard that a large army was approaching the city, he had only a thousand soldiers under him, so he stopped hesitating and surrendered immediately.

Zhang Fei ordered Gong Zhi to still be in charge of Wuling government affairs for the time being, and sent someone to report to Liu Bei, asking Yiji to take him to see Liu Ba.Zhang Fei was considered a minor celebrity in Zhuojun County. Zhang Fei was completely different from Guan Yu in his treatment of scholar-officials. On the contrary, he treated the soldiers extremely leniently.A well-known scholar in Jingnan, Liu Bei also wrote a letter to recommend him as Zhou Buyi's teacher. Zhang Fei is already well-known, so he naturally wanted to meet him.

After Liu Biao's death, Liu Ba defected to Cao Cao, and was assigned by Cao Cao to recruit the counties in southern Jing. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was defeated, and Liu Pan took over again, so he could only be fettered in Wuling.Hearing from Yiji that Zhang Fei came to visit, Liu Ba said contemptuously, "I have nothing to tell you." He refused to see him, and Liu Ba still planned to go to Xudu. He looked down on Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei even more.Yiji is from the noble family of Xiangyang, and Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew.

Zhang Fei was so embarrassed that he had no choice but to go back resentfully. He knew Guan Yu's temper well. If he went to help him, he would be furious and stationed in Wuling to wait for Liu Bei.

Guan Yu led the army straight to Changsha, and when he entered Changsha County, he met Liu Pan who was also leading the army. The two armies occupied the road and refused to give way to each other.Guan Yu was furious, didn't this delay his capture of Changsha?Negotiating with Liu Pan, Liu Pan questioned Guan Yu: "Changsha belongs to the Liu family. Why do you want to take Changsha?"Where is Liu Qi?

(End of this chapter)