Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 719 Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition
In May [-] of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei's troops left Yong'an and marched eastward along the Wu Gorge.Liu Xun invited Fu Shiren to a banquet. Fu Shiren was arrogant and rude, and was captured by the ambushing swordsman. Liu Xun opened the city to welcome Liu Bei into Zigui.Liu Bei took Liu Xun as General Che Zhonglang and Marquis of Mianzhu, and placed him in Mianzhu.Fu Shiren was tied up by Wuhuada. Fu Shiren yelled that he was seduced by Liu Zhang. Liu Bei cursed and ordered a sacrifice for Guan Yu. Guan Xing cut Fu Shiren's abdomen and heart to vent his anger.

Ma Liang, the attendant, reported back that Sha Moke, the barbarian king of Wuxi, agreed to send troops to assist him. A total of [-] troops were dispatched. Liu Bei was overjoyed and ordered to march into Jiangling.

Huang Quan, the governor of the Northern Army, suggested to Liu Bei that it is better to delay the march and advance steadily and slowly. Liu Bei didn't take it seriously: "Our army's morale is high, and we can wipe out Jiangdong in one fell swoop. The speed of the troops is precious, and it will not delay the military aircraft."

Huang Quan persuaded Liu Bei again: "Your Majesty's dragon body is honorable, and it is not suitable to go to the front line with the imperial driver. I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard. If you win, your majesty will go eastward; if you lose, your majesty will also be prepared."

Liu Bei was displeased: "Our army will win, why do you speak unlucky words." Huang Quan sent eight thousand sailors far away from Jiangbei to defend Cao Pi.Leading the army into the barbarian way, Jingzhou is bound to win!

Li Yi and Xie Jing led 3000 men to guard Yidao, and encountered Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, the pioneers of the Shu army.Xie Jing led the army to fight again, and led Zhang Bao into Li Yi's ambush. Li Yi shot a cold arrow, but Zhang Bao noticed that Li Yi slammed the reins, and the horse jumped up to take the arrow for Zhang Bao.Li Yi wanted to take Zhang Bao's head while he fell off the horse, but Guan Xing arrived in time, beheaded Li Yi and rescued Zhang Bao, and defeated Xie Jing again.

Liu Bei marched in person, the barbarian king assisted in the battle, Zigui was lost, Jingzhou's gate was opened, and Sun Quan was shocked several times.Liu Xuande, you are not kind, why don't you obey the rules, why do you use me as the emperor, you should go to Cao Pi.Sun Quan was very depressed. He thought that Cao Pi would be the target of public criticism, but he didn't expect that he would be the first to bear the brunt.Liu Bei came in a menacing way, so Sun Quan had no choice but to order Zhang Zi to go to Xudu again, profess his vassal to Cao Pi, and ask Cao Pi to rescue him.In Jingzhou, Sun Quan originally had [-] soldiers and horses defending Liu Bei, and he cobbled together [-] from Jiangdong, and sent Zhou Tai as a general to reinforce them. The [-] horses purchased from Qingzhou were also sent to the battlefield.

The Shu army came with anger, and Liu Bei personally took command, which was unstoppable.Veteran Han Dang was ordered in danger, and after discussing with Ling Tong, Zhu Huan and others, he decided to retreat temporarily to avoid Liu Bei's sharp edge, and chose to guard Xiaoting in Jiangling County.Choosing Xiaoting is because the terrain is favorable, and the narrow and long area is easy to hold on. It has always been said that defending Jiangling must defend Xiaoting, and Liu Bei's army can only be stationed in Yidao. Second, Zhou Gongjin once defeated Cao Ren here, which is beneficial Boost morale.Quan Cong and Pan Zhang were also ordered to lead an army of [-] to meet the barbarians of Shamoke; Jiang Qin and Ma Zhong led an army of [-] to station in Jiangbei to defend against Huang Quan.

In July, Liu Bei's army entered Yiling like a broken bamboo, and the soldiers pointed directly at Xiaoting. Unfortunately, Jiangdong's troops were already in full swing, and all the forts and trails were guarded by troops. The Shu army was not allowed to enter for a while. The hot weather forced Liu Bei to stop attacking. Camp in the shade.

In a flash, a month passed.On the second day of August, Zhang Zi rushed back from Xudu.rescue?No!There are only Cao Pi's words of encouragement, and a piece of imperial edict appointing Sun Quan as King of Wu.In addition, Zhang Zi also brought back a news that the late emperor Liu Xie had died and Liu Xi succeeded the Duke of Shanyang.

Sun Quan was not interested in Liu Xie's life or death.Cao Pi's attitude made Sun Quan wake up immediately. Cao Pi is unreliable, not only is he not an ally, but he may even take advantage of the fire to rob.Now we can only adapt Zhang Zhao's original strategy, Sun Quan stayed in Yufan in Jiankang, and transferred himself to Xiakou to command.He ordered Chen Shao to be stationed in Xiangyang, and Zhang Xiu began to move the people in Xiangyang to Nanjun; Zhang Da won, Zhuge Jin took Zhang Fei's head, bound Fan Jiang and Zhang Da went to Yiling to make peace with Liu Bei.

He Qi, a native of Kuaiji County, first served as the southern captain of Sun Ce, and later assisted Sun Quan, with outstanding military exploits.Unlike other generals, his military career was mainly in countering rebellion: he regained the old places of Fujian and Vietnam, expanded thousands of miles, and established four counties, with Jian'an County as the head.He quelled the rebellion of the Yue people in the mountain, killed tens of thousands, and the mountain was terrified. His method of attacking the fortified mountains was earlier than Wei Yan's surprise attack on Micang Mountain;Later, a rebellion broke out in Poyang instigated by Cao Cao. He Qi beheaded 3000 people to suppress the rebellion, selected [-] elite soldiers, and was promoted to General Anton.

Zhuge Jin was full of confidence, and he held the bottom line of peace given by Sun Quan. One was to return his wife and continue his in-laws;These three conditions are beneficial to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei will not refuse.But he didn't know that Sun Quan had other plans.

Entering Liu Bei's army, seeing the leader Wu Ban, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da shouted for help.Wu Ban nodded slightly, saying that he was reporting to Liu Bei, but actually sent someone to inform Zhang Bao.Zhang Bao rushed over with Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand, and drove Zhuge Jin away without any explanation. One spear killed them one by one, and he cut off his head, and came to see Liu Bei with the head in his hand.

"Why is my nephew so reckless?" Liu Bei frowned, and then changed his tone. "These two thieves should be killed by a thousand knives!"

Zhuge Jin prepared a lot of rhetoric and wanted to lobby Liu Bei, first talking about loyalty, and then talking about interests. In short, how to negotiate peace, Liu Bei will gain both fame and fortune, and finally told Liu Bei without threat that Sun Quan has sent all his troops in Jiangdong. Liu Bei still refused to give up, and he would definitely fight to the death, which would be of no benefit to anyone.

The result disappointed Zhuge Jin.His request was flatly rejected by Liu Bei. Sun Quan was the chief culprit in killing Guan Yu.If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's face, Zhuge Jin would not be able to return to Jiangdong.

Liu Bei was not dazzled by victory, he was blinded by greed.He is no longer satisfied with one Jingzhou, only by winning the entire Jiangdong can he compete with Zhou Cang and Cao Pi.Liu Bei one-sidedly thinks he is strong, and Jiangdong has no famous generals who are vulnerable to a single blow. He wrongly judged that Cao Pi and Zhou Cang would have conflicts, and he had no time to worry about it. It was a great opportunity for him to unify the south.Liu Bei is 63 years old, but his son Liu Chan is only 16 years old. Zhou Cang, Cao Pi, and Sun Quan are much younger. Liu Bei needs to expand his territory in his lifetime and leave a stable country for his son.

Zhuge Jin returned to Xiakou in embarrassment, his face full of shame.However, Sun Quan had predicted the outcome long ago. He had already made two-handed preparations. One was to show weakness to Liu Bei and seek an opportunity to defeat Liu Bei; the other was to abandon Jingbei and lead Cao Ren to send troops to fight Liu Bei.

However, on August 28, an imperial edict shocked Sun Quan on the spot: Emperor Liu Xie was restored to Jinan on the sixth day of August!

(End of this chapter)