King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 933 Liu Bei voted for Fancheng

Fancheng is located in the hinterland of Jingzhou, if Nanyang is the gateway of Jingzhou.Then Fancheng is naturally the gateway to Xiangyang.Danshui, Xishui, Meishui, and Hanshui converge here, which is called Xiang. At the end of Han Dynasty when the transportation was extremely inconvenient, Fancheng was the same as Xiangyang.As the city with the most convenient water conservancy in Jingzhou, it is actually an important city in Jingzhou.

Fancheng and Xiangyang face each other across the river. Since Liu Biao, governor of Jingzhou, moved the capital to Xiangyang, Fancheng has prospered and become a rare commercial town at that time.To guard Xiangyang.Fancheng has a heavy army, and the guard is Liu Biao's son, so he has a very good relationship with Liu Qi, but he is very tired of the behavior of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's family, so Liu Bei and Cao Pi decided to go to Fancheng first and then go to Jiangling to find Liu Qi.

At the beginning of May of the sixth year of Chengye, it was just as Li Lin guessed.Liu Bei and his party did indeed flee to Fancheng. Although Liu Bei had suffered countless defeats in his life, it was not the time when he was in the most embarrassing situation, but even so, Liu Bei was in dire straits at the moment, with only a few thousand soldiers accompanying him.His face was tired and dusty, so that people could tell at a glance that Liu Bei had suffered a disastrous defeat!
Liu Pan was not surprised by this. How could Liu Bei deal with 20 Liao troops with just a few thousand troops?But what troubled him was that Cai Hao also seemed to have counted that Liu Bei would vote for Fancheng, so he sent someone to secretly remove him. Fancheng had 2 cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] archers, totaling [-] horses. It is obviously extremely easy to deal with a mere Liu Bei. Although it is said that he is very good with Liu Qi and hates Cai Hao and others, but Liu Pan is also a person with a family business after all, so he must first consider whether he should fight against Li Lin. Since Cai Hao sent someone to let him get rid of Liu Bei, he must be devoted to Li Lin, and he probably wants to take refuge, so what should he do?Although I have some soldiers and horses in Fancheng, I am no match for Li Lin, not to mention that Fancheng is located in an important place. If Li Lin takes Xinye, the next target is probably Fancheng. If I want to take Liu Bei in, I have to fight Li Lin , Where do I have this ability, if I don't want to fight, I have to get rid of Liu Bei, but...

Liu Pan sighed secretly in his heart, and stared intently at the people standing in front of him, Cao Pi and Cao Ziheng. Obviously, Cao Pi has now become Liu Bei's spokesperson. After all, in Jingzhou, Cao Pi is better at speaking than Liu Bei. Liu Pan suddenly asked: "Cao Pi Young master, where is Uncle Liu Huang?"

Cao Pi cupped his hands and said: "General, Uncle Liu Huang is already outside Fancheng, but he has never seen the general before, so he dare not make mistakes, so let me come here first. If the general does not want to take him in, I will return soon." Don't embarrass the general anywhere else!"

Liu Pan frowned, took a deep look at Cao Pi, and said lightly, "Where does Uncle Liu Huang want to go?"

Cao Pi shook his head with a bitter smile, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The situation is critical now, and the Liao army is attacking aggressively. Jingzhou is afraid that there will be a catastrophe. Unfortunately, we will be defeated by the Liao army when we fight against Liao alone. Uncle Liu Huang and I have an old relationship with Mr. Liu Qi. I heard that Mr. Liu I am in Jiangling and Jiangxia, so I want to join him, to see if I can stop the Liao army and bring disaster to Jingzhou!"

Liu Pan raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile: "Although I have 20 soldiers in Fancheng, I am still no match for the 20 Liao army. However, Xiangyang has [-] soldiers and horses, which can fight the Liao army. I don't know why Mr. Cao and Uncle Liu Vote for Fancheng, but not Xiangyang?"

"Don't the general know what's going on?" Cao Pi chuckled.With a wry smile, he said, "If we can vote for Xiangyang, why should we travel long distances? How about going to Jiangling? Wouldn't it be better to fight the Liao army here?" Liu Pan's face changed slightly, and he looked at Cao Pi in silence.

"It seems that the general has something on his mind?" Cao Pi said with a light smile.

Upon hearing this, Liu Pan looked at Cao Pi's half-smile face, and asked in confusion, "How did you know that?"

Cao Pi smiled and said: "The city is quite close to Xiangyang. Now, a certain Cai Mao, who thinks himself a general, has sent an order to kill me and Uncle Liu Huang, is it true?"

Liu Pan's complexion changed suddenly, he stood up slowly, raised his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "You are right, the general received an order from Cai Mao yesterday, but Liu Bei and others will be killed without mercy! Where are the left and right swordsmen?" As he said that, the axemen who were ambushing outside poured into the hall and surrounded Cao Pi.

"Cao Ziheng, do you have a last word to say?" Liu Pan raised his right hand and asked Chi Chi, as long as his right hand falls, Cao Pi may be chopped into meat paste by dozens of knives in a blink of an eye.

"Hahaha!" Cao Pi laughed three times.His expression remained unchanged, he looked at Liu Panyeyu and said, "The general wants to kill and change. Since I, Cao Pi, dared to come, I was willing to give up my life. I had an agreement with Uncle Liu. If I didn't go back within an hour, Uncle Liu would die." Throw it elsewhere, why don't the left and right swordsmen start?"

After taking a deep look at Cao Pi, Liu Pan's raised hand slowly fell. In Cao Pi's leisurely complacency, Liu Pan waved his hand and said lightly: "I don't want to ruin Ziheng's life. Besides, Cai Hao didn't ask me to return Ziheng, but please ask Ziheng Stay here for an hour! Take it down!"

"No!" Dozens of knives and axes shouted.

"Wait a minute!" Cao Pi yelled, and said seriously: "General, let me say one more thing!"

Liu Pan frowned, raised his hand and said, "Speak!"

Cao Pi said sharply, "General, do you know why my lord voted for Fancheng?"

"Why?" Liu Pan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Cao Pi arched his hands and said with a slight smile: "It is Mr. Liu Yi who has always been known as the general benevolent and righteous! Now that Jingzhou is in trouble, Cai Mao supports his troops with self-respect. His intention is unknown, or he has the heart to vote for Li Lin. He betrays his master and seeks glory. It is deeply despised! The general also wants to Do you want to follow suit?" Cao Pi waved his sleeves and walked outside.

"Wait!" Liu Pan's complexion changed slightly, he frowned and stopped Cao Pi and said, "What did you just say? Cai Mao wants to vote for Li Lin?"

"What do you think, the general?" Cao Pi turned around and said with a smile: "The Liao army invaded in a big way, but Cai Mao sent troops into Xiangyang without sending a single soldier, and handed over Jingzhou to Li Lin. What is his intention? The general thinks Is there any basis for what someone said?" Liu Pan remained silent, why couldn't he see Cai Mao's intentions?
After a stick of incense, Liu Pan and Cao Pi walked towards the east gate of Fancheng, during which Liu Pan asked in a low voice, "Cai Mao really wants to vote for Li Lin?"

Cao Pi chuckled, shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

"You!" Liu Pan frowned, and said doubtfully, "Didn't you just say that Cai Mao embraced his own self-esteem, or that he had the heart to vote for Li Lin?"

Cao Pi shrugged and said with a smile: "This is what I thought in my heart, but there is no evidence at all, so I can't conclude that Cai Mao voted for Li Lin!"

Liu Pan was so angry that he was about to speak, but he saw Cao Pi pointing to the distance and said: "Look, general, the servant of the city minister is Uncle Liu Huang!"

"What?" Liu Pan was taken aback, looking at Cao Pi in surprise.

"Oh? Did someone say that?" Looking at Liu Pan's appearance, Cao Pi was a little puzzled. In fact, he knew that Liu Pan did not expect Liu Bei to wait here so peacefully. kill out......

Liu Pan snorted heavily, but Cao Pi said with a smile: "Since I have come to vote for the general, I can trust the general as a man. Do I have to do anything else?" Cao Pi's words naturally made Liu Pan very useful.

When the two stepped forward, Cao Pi raised his hand and introduced, "Uncle Liu Huang, this is the prefect of Fancheng, Congzi of the King of Chu, General Liu Pan, General Liu Pan, this is General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, Uncle Huang, Liu Bei!"

Before Liu Bei could say his proficient self-introduction, Liu Pan immediately raised his hand and said, "There are too many people here, so it's inconvenient to talk about it in detail. You might as well come to my mansion to discuss it. Please, Uncle Liu!" Liu Bei sneered and said, "But I don't know if Uncle Liu Huang can trust someone?"

"What did the general say!" Liu Bei arched his hands, and said with a wry smile, "Liu Bei is a humble man. If the general wants to kill Liu Bei, one knife and one gun is enough, why bother to come here, please, general!" Liu Pan smiled lightly and did not speak. , led Liu Bei and others to his own mansion in the city.

Ask Liu Bei and his party to sit down in the hall, and ask the people in the house to serve tea. Liu Pan drank the servants, cupped his fists and said, "Uncle Liu's stamina, the general will be very impressed. I don't want to hide the threat. Cai Mao sent an order yesterday. Come and vote, and take the opportunity to get rid of the emperor and others!"

"Hehe!" Liu Bei laughed twice, pretending to be puzzled and said, "I have heard from Mr. Liu Qi that General Liu Pan is a man who understands righteousness, how could he be bewitched by the gangster Cai Hao!"

Liu Pan nodded embarrassingly. Liu Bei hurriedly introduced the people behind him to Liu Pan. In fact, they were those who had been following Liu Bei. After leaving, Liu Pan pondered and said: "From this point of view, Cai Mao may have the intention to vote for Liao. The Liao army is so powerful that Fancheng may not be able to protect it. I heard that the emperor's uncle wants to vote for Prince Liu Qi of Jiangling?"

"Exactly!" Liu Bei nodded and sighed slightly, and said with a wry smile: "I am not good at preparing, but I still want to compete with the Liao army. One is to protect the people of Jingzhou. The other is to repay the love of the King of Chu for taking him in that day!"

"Uncle Gao Yi!" Liu Pan clasped his fists together.Zheng Se said: "It's a long way from Fancheng to Jiangling. But if you go by water, you can arrive within three days. I will prepare a few fast boats for the emperor's uncle later. After the emperor's uncle and everyone have dinner, they will set off immediately and go to Xiangxiang." Down the river!"

"Thank you, General!" Liu Bei stood up and thanked him. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a school lieutenant rushing into the hall and saluted Liu Pan, "General, something is wrong!"

"What's the matter?" Liu Pan asked with a frown, but the captain gave Liu Bei and the others a suspicious look, and kept silent.

"Oh?" Liu Bei woke up and was about to get up to avoid it.But Liu Pan waved his hand and said, "You don't have to deny it, Uncle Liu Huang is not an outsider, just tell the truth!"

"No!" The lieutenant nodded, clasped his fists and said, "The scouts came to report just now, thirty miles north of Fancheng. They found traces of the Liao army!"

"What?" Liu Pan's complexion changed drastically, he glanced at Liu Bei in shock, and said in surprise, "When did Uncle Liu Huang withdraw his troops from Xinye?"

"It was only three days ago!" Liu Bei was also moved by it, looking outside the door and muttering: "We didn't rest much on the way, the 20 Liao army, how fast!"

Liu Pan was so anxious that he was a little confused. He frowned and shouted: "Explore again! Send another person to Xiangyang for help. I have 20 soldiers in Fancheng District, how can I be the opponent of [-] Liao troops!"

"Promise!" The school lieutenant clasped his fists in response, but when he was about to retreat, he was stopped by Liu Pan, and said: "Then prepare a few fast boats, there must be no mistakes, go quickly!"

"No!" The soldier immediately agreed and ran out quickly.

"General Liu Pan!" Liu Bei said just now.Then he was interrupted by Liu Pan and said: "Uncle Liu Huang, it seems that there will be no time to hold a banquet for the emperor's uncle in the end. Let's take a rest for a while. When the fast boat is ready, the emperor's uncle will go down the river and arrive within three days." Jiangling!"

Liu Bei immediately waved his hand and said: "General, what you said is wrong. Now that the Liao army is approaching Fancheng, how can Liu Bei escape alone, General Liu Pan. Although Bei is not talented, but a certain righteous brother Guan Yu is the enemy of ten thousand people, and so is his subordinate Chen Dao." With excellent martial arts skills, General Zhong Yao under the command of Mr. Cao Pi is also the choice of a famous general, Kong Ming, a military officer under a certain command, is even more talented as Wang Zuo, and we are all willing to help the general to protect Fancheng!"

"This..." Liu Pan hesitated, but since Liu Bei wanted to stay, he couldn't drive him away...

At the same time, 20 miles north of Fancheng, the Liao army was preparing to set up camp. After resting for a day in Xinye, [-] Liao troops rushed to Fancheng for two days. Obviously, Li Lin did not want to give Liu Bei and the Jingzhou army a chance to respond. , Also, I am afraid that Li Lin made up his mind to keep Liu Bei and his party in Jingzhou forever. Standing on a high slope with Li Lin, seeing his expression a little downcast, Pang Tong on the side said puzzledly: "My lord is Worried about the war in Jingzhou?"

Li Lin smiled lightly and shook his head. At the end of the Han Dynasty, no one would understand Li Lin's current mood.To know in the hereafter.Crouching Dragon Zhuge Liang was originally an idol worshiped by Li Lin, and Li Lin admired Zhuge Liang's spirit of "devotion to death!", but now, Li Lin had no choice but to get rid of this person with his own hands, along with Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others. …………

"One will succeed and ten thousand bones will die!" Li Lin sighed.Behind the so-called pacification of the troubled times, there are yellow sand with bones and corpses everywhere...

Xu Shu went down to deal with the matter of setting up camp, and only Pang Tong and Guo Tu were left by Li Lin's side.As for why Li Lin brought himself to Jingzhou.Both Pang Tong and Guo Tu were at a loss. In the eyes of the two, Li Lintong's 20 Liao army took Jingzhou, but it was only a matter of time. Even though Pang Tong knew Zhuge Liang's ability, facing Li Lin, Pang Tong believed that Zhuge Liang was definitely not Opponents, what's more, Li Lin still has himself by his side, and there are so many top generals in the world?Not to mention Liu Bei, even in Jingzhou, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop Li Lin's edge!

Squinting his eyes and looking to the south, Li Lin sighed slightly and said, "Fancheng is in front, right?"

Guo Tu glanced at Li Lin in confusion, he said it just now, why did Li Lin talk nonsense?But Pang Tong cupped his hands and said: "Yes, my lord, Fancheng is the gate of Xiangyang. It is located in an important place. If the Chenggu soldiers want to take Xiangyang, they must take Fancheng! I heard that Liu Pan, the guard of Fancheng, has some skills. If he can't hold on, It is also a trouble!"

(End of this chapter)