The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 257

It turned out that Sima Yi was stationed in Yiling. When he heard that Liu Bei had defeated Dangyang, he immediately sent Cao Chun and Xiahou Lan to rescue him.Just in time for Yuan Jun's generals to besiege Guan Yu and Huang Zhong.

Cao Chun's troops are the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry.Tens of thousands of troops.At this moment, there are almost 20 Yuan soldiers scattered on the official road.Cao Chun didn't dare to love to fight, so he rushed into the siege, rescued Guan Yu and Huang Zhong, and went out to kill.Yu Jin and the others chased their troops towards Yiling for [-] miles, saw the flags flying in front of them, and saw the dust flying, fearing that they would be ambushed by Sima Yi, so they withdrew their troops and turned around, continuing to advance towards Jiangling.

At noon, more than [-] Yuan soldiers regrouped under the city of Jiangling.Zhao Yun, Yu Jin and Wen Chou have all arrived.

Jiangling City, facing the Yangtze River in the south, bordering the Han River in the north, and controlling Bashu in the west, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it was once the place where Chu's navy stationed troops, and it was also the residence of the Chu king.The whole city is a masonry structure, and the moat surrounds the city for a week, with a width of five feet.Because it is close to the general, the water flow is rich.

On the five-foot-high city tower, Liu Bei, Fazheng, Meng Da, Wu Yi, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, and Xue Ti were looking at the thousands of troops below the city tower with horrified eyes.

It took less than half an hour for the hundreds of thousands of Yuan's troops to form a formation quickly from stragglers.With 5000 people as a square formation, there are three rows and nine formations in total.The city tower looks like pieces of tofu cut by a knife.Yuan Bing, with high morale, was full of energy, and approached the tower step by step with vigorous and sonorous steps.The proud and majestic posture formed an aura like dark clouds overwhelming the top.Liu Bei felt that the tower was like a living monster, and began to tremble.The river wind roared, looking down at the cold.Thousands of Yuan Jun's military flags and commander's flags were scraping, and these sounds gathered in the air like thunder.Yuan Bing, who was marching, shone and reflected light on his armor, similar to lightning.

Liu Bei finally calmed down, turned around and asked Fazheng: "Has the military advisor returned?"With a cough, he said in a low voice, "No, who knows if he is, he just lingers."

Liu Bei knew that Fazheng was fighting for favor with Zhuge Liang, so he didn't care, and asked, "Look, how to retreat from the enemy." Meng Da was the most fierce, and said carelessly: "There are still 13 troops in the city, which are evenly matched with Yuan's soldiers outside the city. My lord, give me 5 people, and I will eventually go out of the city to fight." Wu Yi patted Meng Da on the shoulder and said, "Zidu, look carefully, the Yuan soldiers outside the city are just the vanguard, and their main force has not yet arrived. What? According to the intelligence of the spies, plus the Jingzhou soldiers who have recently surrendered, Yuan Xi dispatched a total of 120 million troops this time. Our 13 troops are nothing in the eyes of others.”

Liu Bei suddenly said: "By the way, is there any news about the Second General, Huang Zhong, Yan Yan and others?" Fazheng and others shook their heads together, indicating that they were not very clear.Liu Bei rubbed his hands and stomped his feet, and said to himself, the second child can't die, if he dies, where would I go to find such a loyal and impulsive fool to work for my life!

"It's broken—look—look—" Wu Yi's expression changed drastically, and he pointed out of the city with a trembling right hand.Everyone raised their heads and followed his fingertips.All were dumbfounded and their faces turned pale.

The black head, as if the dark cloud like cotton wool, was swept, tossed, and rolled by the instantaneous hundred-mile gust of wind.It is also like the water of the vast Yellow River bursting suddenly, roaring, fan-shaped outward expansion, swallowing farmland, forests, and villages with lightning speed, forming a sea of ​​people all over the mountains and plains.Cover and cover everything in sight.

Yuan Jun's main force of 60 finally swarmed in.

Liu Bei couldn't say anything else anymore, he just repeated ineffectively again and again: "Is the military division back yet?" The evil Fazheng kept thinking whether the lord was scared out of his wits.

Yuan Xi, king of Jin with a white horse and a golden saddle and a blue umbrella cover, stood proudly under the tower, pointed his halberd and shouted: "Liu Bei, boldly rebelling against the bandits, a million soldiers are approaching the city, what else do you have to say? Do you want to surrender? This king will give you an incense stick of time to think about it, if you dare to say no, Jiangling City will be trampled to pieces in an instant."

As we all know, Liu Bei would not surrender to anyone sincerely. He wanted to be emperor wholeheartedly, so it was impossible to bow down to others.

"Yuan Xi's dog thief, I have the hatred of killing my brother and taking my wife with you. We will never live together for the rest of our lives. If you want me to surrender, you should die."

"Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!" The sound of horns soared into the sky, and dozens of war drums were beating at the same time, symbolizing the excitement of killing.

"Siege——siege——siege—" Hundreds of thousands of Yuan soldiers on the Jianghan Plain shouted in unison. The shouts were like steel whips, and they were whipped towards the top of Jiangling City, lashing every soldier with ears. Morale was high and boiling to the extreme.Liu Bei and the others all looked ashen.

There was no trace of blood on Liu Bei's face, he turned his head and said to Fa Zheng: "Hurry up, send someone to contact Cao Cao and ask him to send troops to rescue."

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The drums with a strong rhythm rose from the sea of ​​shouts, and the shouts came to an abrupt end.Instead, the soldiers stepped forward, and there was a sonorous and powerful sound. Yuan Jun came over the city with a high-spirited military posture and arrogance.First of all, Hao Zhao's ballista army dispatched [-] chariots this time.Among them, there are [-] shuttle crossbows and [-] stone launchers.They are lined up in three rows and spread all over the North Gate of Jiangling.Behind them are shield soldiers, crossbowmen, spearmen, light cavalry, and heavy cavalry.All the bows were stringed, the knives were unsheathed, and the murderous aura shot straight into the sky, even the scorching heat of the sky dimmed the magnificent sun.

General Yuan Jun lined up beside me with swallow wings, bright helmets, red tasseled jade belts, red robes and golden armor.Majestic and majestic, the flag is like the sea.An irresistible domineering momentum emerged in the army, enough to make people collapse without fighting.

Hu Che'er held Yan Yan's snow-white head high with a big knife, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Liu Bei, your chief general, Yan Yan and Yin Pu have all been beheaded, you are finished, surrender now!"

When Liu Bei saw Yan Yan's head, he trembled in his heart, and suddenly lost the ability to control himself. Tears welled up, and he cried out sadly: "Old general, the great cause has not been accomplished, why are you—" He was crying here, on the one hand he was frightened, on the other hand On the one hand, it is to buy people's hearts.Hu Che'er laughed so hard, "Liu Bei, if you don't surrender, the army will attack the city in a while, and when the city is broken, I will tell you to live or die."

Liu Bei's sharp eyes looked at me, and I also looked directly at them. Their eyes met in the air, like swords and swords clashing, clanging and refusing to give in to each other.

"Liu Bei, you opened the city and surrendered, and the widow interceded for you in front of the emperor, and recommended you as the Marquis of the Daijun, so that you will live a rich and worry-free life, how about it?" I yelled violently, which was an ultimatum.

"The king of Jin is so angry. Do you think I, Liu Bei, are the kind of villain who can bow down to serve a thief? The emperor has issued an edict to attack you. You are a traitor of the Han Dynasty. The soldiers and people of Jiangling City would rather die than submit. Don’t surrender to the country’s traitors. Do you think so?” The soldiers didn’t speak, and Liu Bei blushed.

"Stop talking nonsense, Liu Bei, there will be too many casualties in such a war. If you have the guts, come down and fight to the death." I want to have a duel with Liu Bei, which can save a lot of time.

Liu Bei thought, nonsense, who doesn't know, you are a famous titan.I'm a civil servant, so I'm not interested in single-handedly fighting a savage like you.With a wave of his hand: "Yuan Xi, you are not worthy to fight with me, I will send General Meng Da to meet you."

Meng Da led [-] soldiers out of the city to fight.

"The body of King Jin's daughter, how can he fight against ordinary people, let me, Tibetan Ba, come to meet you." Tibetan Ba ​​rode out on his horse, and went straight to Meng Da.Meng Da shouted loudly: "Yuan Xi, you dare not go out to fight, are you afraid of me and let this unknown pawn come to die—" The Zangba horse sank the sword quickly, and it was in place like lightning, and the sword was swung out sideways.Meng Da held out his gun and took it hard. When the weapons intersected, his blood was surging and his throat was sweet.Knowing that he was not the opponent of Tibetan Ba, he turned around and wanted to escape.Zang Ba sneered and galloped after him.Gradually approaching the top of the city.Seeing the danger of Cangba, Wei Yan bent his bow and set up an arrow, and went straight for Cangba.An arrow hit the tassel of Tibetan Ba's helmet.Almost pierced through the forehead.Meng Da took advantage of Cangba's panic and turned around to fight again. The iron spear made more than a dozen spear shadows and stabbed at Cangba's throat.Seeing that the cold tip of the gun had already touched the bulging Adam's apple in his throat, Zang Ba closed his eyes and waited for death.With the neighing of horseshoes in his ears, Meng Da suddenly fell backwards, and a hot and bloody arrow sprayed on Zang Ba's face.

Zang Ba's eyes were wide open, and he saw, ah, brother Meng Da's forehead was pierced by a black vermilion lacquered arrow with carved plumes and feathers.This kind of feather arrow is very familiar to Tibetan Ba.This is the patent of Jin Wang Yuanxi.Looking back, King Jin was only fifty steps away, and Tong Gong had just been retracted.

I pointed at Wei Yan on the top of the wall and growled: "Scumbag, backstabbing, capricious dog, come down, I will fight with you. I want to see how tough the rebellious bone in the back of your head is." Wei Yan, what about a fucking gastric ulcer, gastritis, huh?
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that Wei Yan and I called out, and urged Wei Yan: "Hurry up, little Wei, your chance to make meritorious service has come, hurry up and get rid of Yuan Xi, don't disappoint the general's expectations of you, hurry up!" Go ahead. General Ben is waiting to celebrate your success."

Although Wei Yan is capricious, his bravery is as good as fake.If someone calls you by name, there is no reason not to go.He was about to go out with his saber raised, but Fazheng hurriedly stopped him: "Wait a minute. My lord, our army and Yuan's army are far different in strength, so it's not appropriate to fight recklessly. Meng Da is dead now, his morale is low, and he can't fight anymore. Let's order the crossbowmen to guard the city. , Waiting for Cao Bing to come to help."

Liu Bei worried: "What if Yuan's troops attack the city, what can we do?" Fazheng said: "On this point, the main attacker can rest assured. After last night's battle, Yuan's army is already exhausted and will never attack the city rashly." Liu Bei Spreading his hands, he said: "Although I said so, it's not a problem to always guard."

Fazheng said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry, Zhengzheng has already thought up a plan, and he is going to rob the camp tonight while Yuan Bing is exhausted, and it will definitely be broken."

"Okay, okay." Liu Bei held Fazheng's hand tightly: "Xiaozhi, from now on, I will rely entirely on you. If you work hard, this general will never forget you."

Fazheng thought to himself, I would like to see, is Zhuge Liang the best, or me, Fazheng?
Liu Bei didn't let Wei Yan go to battle, but called [-] crossbowmen, lying behind the arrow stacks, ready to fight.And intensively prepare stone mills, tung oil, lime powder and other utensils for defending the city.

Seeing that I was hesitant, Zhao Yun picked up his horse and came over, and said quietly: "My lord, our army is too tired. If we attack the city now, we will definitely suffer losses. Why don't we rest overnight and fight again tomorrow."

"Okay, order the generals to set up camp along the official road, and beware of surprise attacks by Liu Bei and Cao Jun."

There were bursts of sounds of gold ringing in Yuan Junzhong.Cavalry and infantry, the rear team changed to the front team, and retreated neatly.Only [-] to [-] soldiers and horses were left to besiege the city.

Fazheng said: "My lord, you can write a letter to Cao Cao and ask him to send troops out of Zigui to attack Maicheng. Our army will hold back the main force of Yuan's army so that they cannot return to defense. We will surely defeat the enemy."

Liu Bei clung to his short beard and said with a smile: "This plan is very good, Wei Yan, you run to send a letter to Cao Cao by water to Baidi City. Go and return soon." Wei Yan said that it will not be soon.
"My lord, Baidi City is nearly [-] miles away from Jiangling. Even if I take a boat with a favorable wind, I'm afraid it will take four days to go back and forth. What if the enemy attacks the city while I'm away?"

Liu Bei thought, you are quite arrogant.There is no feast without eggs.I have a lot of generals under my command. "It's okay, General Wu Yi is still here, so you don't have to worry."

Wei Yan reluctantly boarded the boat and set out for Baidi City, thinking along the way, just watch, without me, Wei Yan, Jiangling City would definitely not be blessed
Without saying anything, Wei Yan went to see Cao Cao.Simply put, Lu Su crossed the river to meet Sun Quan.There is no news about Lu Su these days because Sun Quan has been hesitating.First, Kong Ming came to lobby, and repeatedly talked about the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad.On the one hand, Sun Quan felt that there was some truth, and on the other hand, he felt that if he contributed money and effort to fight for Liu Bei, he would be overfed.Didn't Jin Wang Yuanxi declare war on Soochow?Moreover, the relationship between Yuan and Sun has been good over the years.Yuan Xi also recommended him to be the king of Wu.At this juncture, Lu Su came.Lu Su was in Hefei, dealing with Sun Quan. Compared with Kong Ming, he had an inherent political advantage.

The old friend Lu Su stated his intention to Kongming as soon as they met.It is said that Jin Wang Yuanxi is willing to cede Wancheng and Juchao to show that he has no intention of encroachment.Jiangxia Commandery was regarded as a gift to the King of Wu, and the King of Jin would never take it back.Yuan Jun's brigade will never approach Jiang Xia. "King Wu, please relax. King Jin just wants to understand some grievances with Liu Bei and Cao Cao. He has absolutely no ambition to station troops in Jiangdong. On the contrary, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are ambitious and have no place to stand. It will definitely play Jiangdong's idea, the king must guard against it."

These words reached Sun Quan's heart.Sun Quan was not only worried about Yuan's annexation, but also worried that Liu Bei and Cao Cao would make a bad idea.For the past two days, I have had a hard time sleeping and eating.

A few days ago, Sun Quan had a talk with Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu couldn't make up his mind.The situation at this time is quite different from that of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao ignored the existence of Liu Bei, and directly showed off his military power to Sun Quan, and wrote a letter of war to Sun Quan. The original text seems to be, "I led an army of 80 to this place, and I am willing to fight with General Sun. I hope you will return early." Under such circumstances, Sun Quan held an emergency meeting to discuss whether to fight or surrender.A group of generals, including Zhou Yu, rose up against the crime and vowed to fight Cao Cao decisively.Zhou Yu had been training sailors in Poyang Lake before Cao Cao's battle, which shows that he didn't care too much about the survival of Liu Bei and Jingzhou.After all, is there still a big river across?

(End of this chapter)