Chapter 468 Onozawa (I)

"The filial piety of my son is wrong, and the filial piety of my son is wrong!"

When the news that Lu Bu died in Hongquepi reached Puyang, Cao Cao sat in the government office and could not say a word for a long time.

At this point, no matter what purpose Lu Bu was trying to help him? Cao Cao knew very well that he had miscalculated...

It is said that Lu Bu plundered Guan Yu's food route in Runan more than ten times, forcing Guan Yu to mobilize heavy troops from Dingying and Xiping to encircle and suppress the enemy. If Cao Ren could cooperate at that time, Runan might have lost it. However, in the face of that situation, Cao Ren did not move. In Cao Ren's words, he explained: Although he discovered Runan's abnormal movements, the enemy situation was unclear, so he did not dare to act rashly.

What else could Cao Cao say?

This incident was not easy to explain clearly. Since Cao Ren was asked to fight in Runan, Cao Cao could no longer blame Cao Ren. After all, Cao Cao was not very relieved of Lu Bu at the time... He could only blame him secretly in his heart.

Lu Bu was dead, but it was not easy for Guan Yu to win the next battle.

On the contrary, Cao Cao had no time to be sad about Lu Bu's death. The battle in Puyang has lasted for more than half a year and cannot be delayed. Otherwise, even if he defeated Yuan Shao, he would have severely damaged his vitality. It seems that the last resort must be used.

Cao Cao immediately found Lu Su and others. After giving such instructions, Lu Su and others took the order and left.

After Lu Su and others left, Cao Cao looked at the battle report from Runan on the long desk, and then sighed quietly.

You must not miss the opportunity, you will never come again!

If you want to retake Runan now, it will probably not be that simple anymore...

*******

The summer of the fifth year of Taiping arrived particularly early.

In mid-April, the temperature became particularly hot. The north encountered an unprecedented drought, and Jizhou would face the dilemma of no harvest. And the Jingzhou area also experienced disasters. However, unlike the drought in the north, heavy rains fell in Jingbei, causing the river to surge. The Yiling River broke the dam, and the fertile soil of thousands of miles turned into a flood; the inner mountains and Han River broke the dam, and Jinglingnan Township was flooded by tyrannical floods.

In addition, floods in various places have continued to cause the disaster in Jingxiang to become more and more serious.

Liu Biao was dragging his sick body to preside over this broken situation. But how could the disaster be solved all at once?

The situation in Xichuan is getting stable. According to the news from memorials, Xu Rong has begun to recruit troops from all sides of Xichuan. With 200,000 troops from Hanzhong, the total number exceeds 500,000. Now he is stationed in Jianwei County and Ba County, and he is practicing all day long and may leave Sichuan at any time.

In addition to Jingnan, which is controlled by Shamoko, it is expected that 800,000 troops will come to Mount Bai. How could Liu Biao not panic?

Fortunately, the Jingnan Water Road has been controlled by Zhou Yu.

In early April, Sun Quan was captured by Shamoke and was killed in Changsha. Under Sun Ce's strict order, Zhou Yu launched a fierce attack on the Jingnan Navy. At the end of April and early May, the Jiangdong Navy defeated the Jinfan Camp in Ganning in the waters between Anlu and Hanyang.

In this battle, Ganning's Jinfan Camp was almost wiped out.

Nearly a hundred tower ships were destroyed on the river, and hundreds of tower ships were exhausted... The main general Gan Ning even fled into Yunmengze with his only two tower ships and more than ten tower ships. After experiencing this battle, the Jiangdong Navy completely occupied the advantage of the water.

Liu Biao began to worry...

Although he has formed an alliance with Jiangdong, the navy army that scattered across the river is not his Jingzhou team after all. If this continues, what is the use of suppressing the navy army in Guanzhong? The throat of the waterway is strangled by Jiangdong, which is definitely not a good thing.

"Kongming, please go to Jiangxia for a while and say that the Guanzhong naval army no longer poses a threat. The rest of the matter will be solved by our Jingzhou naval army. I am very grateful for the help of Jiangdong this time. I will definitely thank you very much in the future... Well, let's do it."

The implication is: Thank you very much for sending troops to help. Now I can solve the problem by myself, so don’t bother you anymore. I am very grateful for your Jiangdong’s efforts, but in the current situation, please withdraw from Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang frowned when he heard this.

This is a typical example of breaking the bridge across the river. As soon as Gan Ning was solved, would you let Zhou Yu withdraw from Jingxiang?

Difficult, difficult, difficult!

Zhuge Liang had his own plans and asked the Jiangdong Navy to take action, which was indeed in danger of attracting the wolf into the house. However, when Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were almost in battle, Jingzhou could swallow the Jiangdong Navy by just stuck in the important roads of the water. He did not expect that Gan Ning would be defeated so miserably, and secondly, he did not expect that Liu Biao would feel threatened so quickly. It was not a good omen.

I still have to say it, but...

Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, and took the order and left.

But at this time, Nanyang Prefect Kuai Yue rushed back to Xiangyang.

Liu Biao was dragging his sick body and met Kuai Yue in the government office. "Is there anything wrong with the foreign policy, I rushed back from Nanyang in such a hurry?"

Kuai Yue said in a deep voice: "I am here today, but it is for the future of King Jingsheng."

"oh?"

"The battle between Yuan and Cao is about to end, and Xichuan is about to send troops to Jingnan. The lord needs to make plans early, otherwise it will be difficult for me, Jingbei, to be safe."

Liu Biao coughed violently, and a blush appeared on his sallow face.

"Yi Du, what do you mean?"

Kuai Yue said: "In the past, Jingxiang was blocked by Xichuan, and Jingbei was blocked by Cao Cao. Guanzhong was powerful, but it was difficult to shake our foundation. But now, the barrier of Xichuan is no longer there. The four counties in Jingnan fell into the hands of the Dong family, leaving only one Cangwu, and they are still alive. After Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's battle, they were probably seriously damaged. The barrier in the north of our Jingzhou cannot exist, and the lord needs to make a decision."

Liu Biao said: "Do you have an idea about the difference?"

"I have three strategies to help my lord."

"Then let's say it out..."

"The best strategy is that the lord can join forces with Sun Ce to make himself king with the Yangtze River as the natural barrier. The lord is a relative of the Han Dynasty and can submit a memorial to Chang'an and request a title. Follow the affairs of Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue, and govern the country across the river from the Dong family. However, the lord is based in Jiangnan, but there is no powerful naval army. In the long run, Jiangnan will definitely be controlled by Jiangdong. Moreover, the gates of Xichuan are wide open, and the lord will be attacked from both sides."

Liu Biao remained silent, "What do you think Zhongce?"

Kuai Yue said: "Zhongce, Liu Bei is now using troops in Yingchuan. The lord can send out a group of troops to take Xuchang first, rob Xuchang pseudo emperor, and order Sun Liu. Then hand over Yuzhou to Liu Bei, so that he can stop the Dong family's troops for us. However, Liu Bei is a treacherous hero and has great ambitions. Once he is full of wings, he will definitely look at him.

My lord above Jingxiang will also face the risk of being backfired."

"What about the worst?"

"The worst strategy is to submit a memorial to Chang'an and request surrender. Release the pass of Nanjun and ask Shamoke to enter Jingbei. In this way, although the lord will no longer be as honored as a hegemon, he will live a life of his life and gain wealth and glory in the second half of his life. There is no need to worry about his life anymore, and there is no problem."

After hearing this, Liu Biao fell into deep thought.

After a while, he suddenly looked up at Kuai Yue and smiled slightly, "Alien degree, I still need to think about this matter carefully. You have been rushing all the way from Nanyang, probably because you have been exhausted. Why not go back and take a break first and let me think twice, what do you think?"

Kuai Yue didn't say much, and immediately gave a deep tribute, "I hope the lord will make a decision early!"

Liu Biao watched Kuai Yue leave...

Suddenly he grabbed the paperweight at his hand, smashed it into pieces, and cursed angrily: "Kuai Yue bullied me too much, do you think I can't see what you think?"

As he said that, he coughed violently and stroked his chest, but he couldn't stand up for a long time.

"Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you?"

A tender voice came from outside the house, and then a young man, who was as carved as jade, ran into the room.

This young man was Liu Biao's youngest son, named Liu Cong. Liu Biao had two sons, the eldest son Liu Qi and the second son Liu Cong, both of whom were Liu Biao's ex-wife. When Liu Biao was in Luoyang, he loved Liu Qi very much because he looked like him. As for Liu Cong, because it was difficult for Liu Biao's ex-wife to die because of Liu Cong, so Liu Biao did not like Liu Cong very much at that time, and even a little disgusted with him.

However, after Liu Biao arrived in Jingzhou, he married Cai, the daughter of the Jingzhou aristocratic clan Cai Feng, as his wife.

As for Liu Cong, because he was young at that time, he was quite attached to Cai. Later, he got married with Cai's niece, so Cai was particularly addicted to Liu Cong. He often praised Liu Cong in front of Liu's surface, and Liu Biao's sense of Liu Cong gradually changed.

Seeing Liu Cong come in, Liu Biao forced himself to smile: "Why is my son here?"

"I saw that my father was too tired, so the child asked the kitchen to cook some porridge. My father was in poor health and needed more rest."

Liu Biao felt a sense of openness in his heart.

"My son is really sensible. Come here...what books have you read recently?"

The father and son said something for a while, and Liu Cong left very sensible. Liu Biao sat alone in the study. After a moment, he picked up the pen and wrote the names of Liu Cong and Liu Qi on the paper. He pondered for a while, drew a line under Liu Cong's name, wrote the words Cai and Kuai, frowned slightly, and then drew a circle on Liu Cong's name, shook his head gently, and sighed.

He grabbed the paper, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it aside.

Liu Biao hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Come here, let Liao Li and Wei Yan come to see me immediately."

"Here!"

"Slowly, the eldest son also came here... Oh, I'll wait for them in the back garden. After they came over, they went straight to the garden to see me."

"The villain understands!"

Liu Biao slowly walked out of the study with a crutch. It was noon and the weather was humid and hot. The lush pines and cypresses made people feel a little more pleasant. But Liu Biao still couldn't calm down. Judging from the situation, the storm in Jingzhou was about to come and the wind filled the building!

Although I, Liu Jingsheng, have fallen into poverty, I want me to surrender like this? It is absolutely impossible!

Thinking of this, Liu Biao slapped the ground with a crutch, then turned around and walked slowly towards the garden.

The two servants walked into the study and started cleaning. One of them picked up the ball of paper on the ground, opened it and took a look, and immediately stuffed it into his arms.

*******

"Please avenge your lord!"

Gao Shun knelt down and shouted loudly.

Behind him, there were more than a dozen people dressed up in the family, all of whom came to Chang'an with Gao Shun and knelt in a row.

The study door was closed, and Dong Qi sat behind the desk, his eyes a little dull.

Dong Ji and Lu Xin knelt at the desk, looking at Dong Qi, without saying a word...

The news of Lu Bu's death reached Chang'an, which indeed caused a great sensation. The younger generation may not know Lu Bu, but the older generation, such as Dong Qidianwei and others, couldn't help but sigh. Did a generation of powerful generals die so unknown?

According to the news from meticulous work, Guan Gong did not defeat Lu Bu by using dignified means.

Of course, what is the right statement about the confrontation between the two armies? However, Lu Bu died too miserably. The horses were trapped in the Hongkepi River and were shot dead by the Xuzhou army. Even the people and horses were shot at least hundreds of sharp arrows. Guan Yu even killed Lu Bu's head and hung it on the top of Ruyang City.

This should not be the ending of a generation of tiger and wolf generals!

No matter what kind of person Lu Bu is, Dong Chu felt that such a solution would be too unfair to Lu Bu.

After receiving the news, Yan fainted at that time.
To be continued...