Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 109 Uncle and nephew clear up suspicion, Liu Bei's deployment
Liu Feng turned around after hearing this, and found that Guan Yu had already woken up.

Hearing that there was no blame in Guan Yu's tone, Liu Feng stepped forward and saluted: "My nephew Liu Feng greets my second uncle. I apologize for disturbing his sweet dream."

Guan Yu was slightly stunned.

The last time I heard the term "Second Uncle" was twelve years ago.

Ever since Liu Chan was born and Guan Yu openly called Liu Feng "Minglong", Liu Feng never called him "Second Uncle" to his face. Whether in formal or private occasions, he always addressed Guan Yu by his title.

The conflict between the two had already begun twelve years ago.

And now.

However, Liu Feng called himself "Second Uncle" three times in one sentence, and even referred to himself as "little nephew", which made Guan Yu feel dazed and as if he had heard it wrong.

For a moment, Guan Yu didn't know how to respond.

Liu Feng also knew that calling him "Second Uncle" was a little abrupt, so he added, "Second Uncle, you don't have to be like this. In the past, I was young and ignorant, and I didn't know the difficulties of Second Uncle. I mistakenly thought that Second Uncle despised me because I was not my father's biological son.

Therefore, during the eighth year in Yizhou, my nephew was the first to climb the ladder in every battle, just to prove to my father that my talent was not inferior to that of my brother. At that time, my nephew did harbor resentment towards my second uncle.

later.

My father proclaimed himself king in Hanzhong, and his ministers were arguing endlessly over who should be the crown prince. Someone even whispered in my nephew's ear that I had hired a sorcerer to curse him.

The king did not want his ministers to fight with each other, and many people from Xichuan made great contributions in the battle of Hanzhong. In order to appease the people, he made his younger brother the crown prince.

It happened that Kuai Qi died in a rebellion, and some people in Jingzhou became resentful of Meng Da, and used this incident to fight with the people in Xichuan. So the king sent his nephew to lead Meng Da's army.

After my nephew pacified Shangyong and Xicheng, he sent an envoy to report his achievements. My father then went against the majority opinion and promoted my nephew to the position of deputy army general.

After that, I finally understood that even my father had times when he couldn't help himself, and it also made me understand the difficulties my second uncle had faced in the past.

The conflicts with my second uncle in the past were all caused by my lack of awareness of the overall situation.

I am my father's son, and my father and my second uncle are like brothers. My second uncle and I are a family. Even if we have conflicts, we should solve them privately behind closed doors instead of quarreling outside and making the neighbors laugh at us.

The old days.

My second uncle was unstoppable in Fancheng, but he sent Liao Zhubu to call on my nephew to go out to fight. This was giving the military merit to my nephew for nothing. My second uncle had a protective heart, so how could my nephew sit idly by and watch the safety of Jingzhou fall into danger?
Please forgive me for my rudeness in the past. From now on, I will stick together with you and help you, my father, and live up to the friendship between father and son and brother."

Liu Feng spoke cleverly and his tone was extremely sincere.

It not only expresses the trust between Liu Bei and his son Liu Feng, but also shows that Liu Feng is no longer the same person he used to be and has become more knowledgeable.

Guan Yu felt very comfortable hearing the sincere calls of "Second Uncle" and "Little Nephew".

As for whether Guan Yu really had the intention to protect Liu Feng and let him gain merit, as long as Guan Yu did not clarify, it was true.

Guan Yu is not a fool with no emotional intelligence at all.

Liu Feng made this clear in private, so even if some of Liu Feng's words were just blind guesses, Guan Yu had to treat them as true.

Sometimes, telling lies is not necessarily a bad thing, it may also be a way to give each other a way out.

Looking at the mature and steady Liu Feng in front of him, who was completely different from the Liu Feng who entered Sichuan eight years ago, Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh: "I am very pleased that my nephew can understand my brother's difficulties. If my brother knew what my nephew did in Jingzhou, he would definitely be proud of him."

When Liu Feng heard Guan Yu change his way of addressing him from his cousin to his nephew, he knew that he had made the right bet!

The process is not important, the result is the most important.

With Guan Yu calling Liu Feng his "good nephew", Liu Feng would not care at all even if Guan Yu continued to scold Liu Feng as a "mite" in public in the future.

It's just a show for people to watch!

The uncle and nephew cleared up their suspicion.

The following will make the negotiations easier.

Liu Feng mentioned the matter of sending war reports to Liu Bei again, saying: "Half a month ago, I sent people to go to Zigui via the mountainous route of Wuling County to deliver the war reports. If the journey goes smoothly, my father should have arrived in Zigui by the time the war reports are delivered.

If my father gets my battle report, he will definitely try to contain Lu Xun in Yidu and make him dare not withdraw his troops easily; taking this opportunity, he may deceive and scare Sun Quan and recapture Jiangling City without bloodshed. "

Guan Yu was slightly surprised: "Chengdu is thousands of miles away. Not to mention whether my brother can learn about the incident in Jingzhou in time, even if he knows, how can he lead the army to Zigui in such a short time?"

Liu Feng smiled confidently: "Father, you don't need to lead a large army to Zigui, just the Bai Li soldiers will be enough!
Based on my understanding of Meng Da, he was eager to prove his ability to stand on his own to his father, and he would have sent someone to write to his father as soon as he learned about the incident in Jiangling.

Shangshu Ling Fa Xiaozhi was a good friend of Meng Da. The nephew guessed that he was worried that Meng Da would lose the city and die, so he would travel with his father in the light boat.

Now, Brother Tan has more than 10,000 soldiers in Shangyong. If my father arrives, he can send troops to Zigui. And with Fa Xiaozhi planning for my father and holding back Lu Xun in Yidu, it should not be a big deal."

In fact.

Liu Feng's expectations were not much different from reality.

After learning about the incident in Jiangling, Meng Da immediately sent someone to Xichuan to deliver two letters.

One of the letters was to Liu Bei, in which Meng Da vowed to live and die with Zigui, expressing his loyalty to the fullest, as if he was afraid that Liu Bei would doubt Meng Da's loyalty.

One letter was to Fa Zheng, detailing military information such as Kuai Qi's death in the rebellion, Liu Feng's actions in the three counties of Shangyong, Fan You of Zigui being punished for losing military rations, and Fan You being transferred to Zigui by Liu Feng and granted the power to act according to circumstances by Guan Yu. At the end of the letter, he called on Fa Zheng, "If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me."

Obviously.

Although Meng Da vowed to live and die with Zigui, he actually did not have much confidence in his heart, and did not want to die in battle.

That's why he wrote a separate letter to Fa Zheng and used the words "If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me", for he was afraid that Fa Zheng would look down on his old friend Meng Da when he became the Minister of the Chancellery.

Fortunately, Meng Da delivered it in time.

When Liu Bei received the letter, he had just appeased the people of Ba County with Fa Zheng and was preparing to leave Ba County for Yuexi County.

Just because Ma Su, the prefect of Yuexi, repeatedly wrote to the local nobles to express his dissatisfaction with the "Shu Code" during his tenure, Liu Bei planned to take advantage of the great victory in Hanzhong to go to Yuexi County in person.

If it was delayed for one day, it would probably take another month for Liu Bei to get the news.

This is often the case in the world.

One day earlier or later may change the outcome of events.

After receiving Meng Da's urgent letter, Liu Bei was immediately furious.

When Cao Cao was planning to take Hanzhong, Sun Quan came to seize the three counties, which led to Cao Cao taking Hanzhong first.

Now that Guan Yu had just made some progress in Xiangfan, Sun Quan came to seize Nanjun and even wanted to seize Yidu to block Liu Bei's route to Jingzhou. Most of Liu Bei's core civil and military officials were from Jingzhou.

If Sun Quan took over all of Jingzhou, how would Liu Bei explain to the people of Jingzhou?
Therefore.

After discussing with Fa Zheng, Liu Bei decisively decided to go to Zigui in person, and at the same time issued a series of military orders.

For example: he ordered the guard Chen Dao to lead two hundred Bai Li soldiers to Baidi City first to investigate the military situation, and wait for an opportunity to contact Meng Da to prevent the people of Zigui from panicking due to the lack of reinforcements.

For example: It was said that Fei Guan, the prefect of Ba County, and Yan Zhi, the prefect of Baxi County, recruited soldiers from various counties to enter Baidi City.

For example: Send people to Langzhong to urgently summon Zhang Fei and more than ten of his officers and soldiers to Jiangzhou City in Ba County.

and many more.

In order to avoid the news leaking out and causing any accidents, Liu Bei did not tell Fei Guan, Yan Zhi and Zhang Fei the purpose of mobilizing troops.

Even in the direction of Chengdu, only a secret letter was sent to Zhuge Liang, the gist of the letter was "There has been a change in Jingzhou, the military advisor can act as he sees fit in Chengdu."

After Zhang Fei arrived at Jiangzhou City from Langzhong with more than ten military lieutenants, Liu Bei led everyone into Baidi City by boat.

After arriving at Baidi City, Liu Bei left Zhang Fei in Baidi City to reorganize the army.

Although the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers was only enough to maintain local public order or suppress general bandits, with the dozen or so officers and lieutenants brought by Zhang Fei, they could barely form an army.

Liu Bei's purpose was not to use this group of county soldiers to attack Sun Quan, but to bluff.

after all.

When the drums are blown and the flags are waved, who knows whether the ones coming are elite soldiers who have experienced many battles or a mob?

Liu Bei took Fa Zheng, Chen Dao and two hundred Bai Li soldiers and went to Zigui first.

When we arrived in Zigui, the war there had already ended.

Because Liu Feng killed Han Dang and seized the boat to cross the river, it greatly affected Sun Quan's layout in Jingzhou.

As a result, Sun Quan had to accept Lu Meng's second advice and gave Lu Xun a warrant to act at his own discretion.

Upon learning of the changes in Jiangling, Lu Xun decisively gave up the plan to attack Zigui City and instead deployed defenses in the three counties of Yiling, Yidao and Qishan to control the river mouths and guard the dangerous mountain passes.

Avoid Liu Feng, who had seized the boat and crossed the river, waiting for an opportunity to enter Yidu County and launch a surprise attack from behind.

Lu Xun didn't want to follow in Han Dang's footsteps. He came to Jingzhou to make achievements and revitalize his family, not to die.

Taking advantage of the end of the battle of Zigui, Kou Anguo, who was ordered by Liu Feng to cross mountains and ridges and pass through Wuling County, delivered the battle report to Liu Bei on the second day after Liu Bei arrived.

When Liu Bei learned that Guan Ping had led more than 50 officers and 10,000 infantry and cavalry to the three counties of Shangyong, he was overjoyed.

Due to the long distance from Chengdu, it was difficult for Liu Bei to transfer his elite soldiers and generals in Chengdu to Jingzhou in a short period of time. He could only let Zhang Fei bring more than ten lieutenants and generals to Baidi City to train county soldiers.

Now with Guan Ping's soldiers in Shangyong, it is like a pillow given to someone who is sleepy, which is exactly what they want.

Liu Feng's performance in Jingzhou also made Liu Bei very happy.

only.

Liu Feng was not aware of Liu Bei's current military situation.

There was no electronic information at the end of the Han Dynasty, and it was impossible to know the military situation hundreds of miles away.

Liu Feng didn't have the ability to see with his own eyes, so he could only make reasonable predictions based on the existing information.

Guan Yu thought carefully about Liu Feng's prediction and said, "That being said, we also need to have a contingency plan in case my brother fails to get the news in time.

It will take four days at the slowest and one day at the fastest. Jiang Qin and others in Lukou will also come upstream, so we must be cautious. "

Liu Feng smiled and said, "Even if my father is busy and cannot arrive in time, the worst result is a confrontation with Sun Quan.

On the contrary, Sun Quan should be looking forward to his father arriving in Zigui as soon as possible.

If my father comes, the two sides can still have the possibility of peace talks; if my father doesn't come, Sun Quan will have to worry about whether Cao Cao in the north will also cross the river to launch a surprise attack! "

Although Liu Feng didn't know what Cao Cao in the north was planning, he was sure of one thing: Cao Cao would definitely do something bad behind the scenes.

Guan Yu also understood this principle.

However, Guan Yu was somewhat reluctant: "What if I don't want to negotiate?"

Liu Feng was stunned.

I immediately understood Guan Yu's feelings.

The battle in Fancheng was going well and it seemed that they would be able to take Fancheng and head north to Wanluo. However, Sun Quan was unable to gain any advantage in Hefei, so he came to Jingzhou to ask for benefits.

When Guan Yu withdrew his troops from Fan Cheng, he was sincerely thinking about peace talks with Sun Quan. At that time, the military situation was urgent and any carelessness would result in the entire army being wiped out.

Guan Yu has no right to not want to negotiate!
And now.

Guan Yu has already gained a foothold, so whether to negotiate or not depends not only on Sun Quan, but also on whether Guan Yu is willing.

Guan Yu hated Sun Quan for ruining his future.

It was a rare opportunity that enabled Guan Yu to drown Yu Jin's seven armies, but he did not gain any great achievement and his home was robbed. Even though he recaptured Jiangling City, Guan Yu was innocent.

To say that Guan Yu had no resentment in his heart is to deceive oneself.

Ruining someone's future is like killing his parents. Guan Yu even wanted to kill Sun Quan with a knife.

Liu Feng considered his words and said, "If possible, I don't want to negotiate. I also want to get rid of Sun Quan in Jiangling City, destroy Lu Xun's army in Yidu, and then swallow Lukou and Xiakou.

But if this happens, Cao Cao will surely take advantage of the opportunity to steal the Jiangdong counties, and there will be no chance of reversing the situation in the world.

but"

Liu Feng changed the subject and said, "Peace talks are peace talks, but we still need to scare him. Scare Sun Quan into asking for peace, and that will allow my father to gain the greatest benefit."

　On the last day of 2024, I wish you all greater success in 2025.

　　
　
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