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

Chapter 88 Jiangling gradually becomes chaotic, Liu Feng's hidden trick is revealed
Quan Cong knew he had made a big mistake.

Therefore, when he entered the palace, he took off his outer armor and wore only a thin plain dress. He also took a whip and put it on his back, and went to see Sun Quan in the posture of asking for forgiveness with the whip on his back.

"Supreme."

Quan Cong bowed his head to the ground, his face full of shame.

Sun Quan had a gloomy face.

He neither used a whip to beat Quan Cong nor asked him to get up and put on clothes to keep warm. The bulging blue veins on the back of his hand were quite horrifying.

When Quan Cong was shivering with cold, Sun Quan spoke in a deep voice: "I appointed you as the chief general, hoping that you could make some achievements to convince the generals in the army, so that I could entrust you with important tasks in the future. I never thought that you would be defeated and captured. You disappoint me so much!"

Quan Cong did not dare to argue, and directly pulled out a thorn from his back, holding it high with both hands: "I know that I have committed a serious crime and failed the high expectations of the Supreme. Please punish me."

Sun Quan stood up and took the whip, and no one knew what he was thinking under his gloomy eyes.

Think for a long time.

Sun Quan broke the thorns and sighed: "The thorns are easy to break and easy to find. If my general is broken, how can I find him again? I will record the punishment you deserve today. If you do it again in the future, you will be punished for both crimes."

Quan Cong was so moved that he burst into tears and kowtowed again: "I bow to thank the Most High."

Sun Quan took down the thick fur coat hanging on the hanger and threw it to Quan Cong: "Put on the fur coat."

Quan Cong took the thick fur coat in his hand and was even more moved.

Putting on a thick fur coat, Quan Cong took a deep breath and then reported the intelligence he had obtained from Dong Hui to Sun Quan in detail.

The more Sun Quan listened, the more frightened he became: "Did Dong Hui really tell you this in person?"

Quan Cong nodded solemnly: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I think that even if Liu Feng deliberately instructed Dong Hui to release me, we must consider it carefully."

Sun Quan's expression turned serious.

Ever since Liu Feng intervened in the war in Jingzhou, Sun Quan has been feeling that things are going wrong.

Zigui:

Even though Sun Quan gave Lu Xun a military order to drive the people to attack the city by any means necessary, he still failed to allow Lu Xun to capture Zigui as he wished.

Maicheng:

Although Lu Meng tried his best to use psychological warfare to undermine the morale of the Maicheng army, in the end it had little effect, and Liu Feng was even able to take the initiative to attack with his troops.

Land Port:

Guan Yu was as fierce as ever. Even after Sun Quan sent someone to remind him, he still defeated Jiang Qin and Sun Jiao, who had the advantage of terrain, and forced them to retreat and defend.

Gangneung:

Lu Meng was critically ill, Quan Cong was defeated, rumors spread one after another, and the people's hearts were always difficult to stabilize.

Wuling:

The Wuling barbarians were complaining that they had no food to survive the winter and were harassing the county town. It seemed as if someone was deliberately instigating them. Sun Quan was worrying about who to send to stabilize Wuling.

Lingling area:

The Northern Lieutenant of Lingling claimed to surrender but used the excuse that the Lingling barbarians were in rebellion and delayed handing over his military power. The general sent by Sun Quan did not dare to urge him too much and could only secretly summon the Prefect of Guiyang Quan Rou to Lingling.

If Jiangling City was not still in Sun Quan's hands, Sun Quan would almost doubt himself who was the attacking party.

The complicated situation in Jingzhou gave Sun Quan more and more headaches.

And today.

Quan Cong brought Sun Quan a series of worse and more complicated intelligence.

For example, Guan Ping led his troops to Fangling.

For example, Cao Ren and Wen Pin were preparing their troops for war in order to support Liu Feng, and Zhang Liao had returned to Hefei to attack Ruxukou.

For example, Liu Feng, who was in Shangyong, knew Sun Quan's plan earlier than Guan Yu and sent Meng Da to Zigui in advance.

For example, Liu Feng had already surrendered to Cao Cao and deliberately let Yu Jin return to Fancheng.

and many more.

It is difficult to tell whether this information is true or false.

Sun Quan didn't dare to believe it completely, nor did he dare not to believe it.

For example, when Sun Quan heard the information that "Zhang Liao returned to Hefei and intended to attack Ruxukou", he dared not disbelieve it.

Just because yesterday, Sun Jiao of Lukou sent people to escort Cao Cao's envoy to Jiangling.

The envoy claimed that he came on Cao Cao's orders and demanded that Sun Quan return Yu Jin and 30,000 Wei prisoners of war. If he did not, he would send Zhang Liao to attack Ruxukou.

Although he knew that Cao Cao had ill intentions, the aggressive attitude of Cao Cao's envoy still made Sun Quan very uncomfortable.

If Pan Jun had not been there to ease the atmosphere yesterday, Sun Quan would have wanted to beat Cao Cao's envoy out with a stick.

finally.

Sun Quan lied that he had sent Yu Jin back to Fancheng first and that the remaining 20,000 soldiers could only be sent back after defeating Guan Yu because of the shortage of military rations.

No matter how Yu Jin returned to Fancheng, the fact is that Yu Jin was not in Jiangling.

Cao Cao's envoy originally came just to show off his power, and it was not the envoy's mission to decide whether Sun Quan agreed to release the people, so the envoy just got the reply and left.

Thinking of the recent series of changes and setbacks, Sun Quan's face became even gloomier.

I don’t know how long I thought about it.

Sun Quan barely managed to sort out the complicated intelligence and told Quan Cong, "Zi Huang, you can return to the camp quickly and order Han Dang to lead 5,000 soldiers to guard the Jiangjinkou to prevent Liu Feng from using the same trick again."

"Then take the remaining troops back to the city and do not fight Liu Feng again. You are no match for Liu Feng right now."

"After we completely defeat Guan Yu and Liu Feng, I will arrange for you to quell the local rebellion to gain military merit."

Quan Cong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Quan's arrangement was already a special care for Quan Cong.

If it were someone else, even if he was not sentenced to death, he would not be promised the opportunity to make military achievements.

After Quan Cong left.

Zhu Ran stepped forward and said, "I think Liu Feng deliberately let General Quan back in order to use General Quan's mouth to bluff Your Majesty. Your Majesty should use General Han as the main general to fight Liu Feng again, which may suppress Liu Feng's prestige." Sun Quan's eyes were slightly stern, "When Liu Feng first came, Pan Chengming suggested 'close all the gates, investigate the internal support, and wait until Liu Feng runs out of food and his army is in chaos, then send troops out of the city.'"

"I am confident that I have 30,000 troops in Jiangling, and I also want Zihuang to gain military merit, so I have decided to fight Liu Feng outside the city."

"Now that Zihuang has been defeated, there is no need to fight again."

"Although Liu Feng's move was intended as a bluff, it should not be underestimated. The best strategy is to use calm to overcome dynamic forces."

Seeing that Sun Quan was determined to defend the city, Zhu Ran stopped trying to persuade him.

Although Sun Quan wisely adopted a defensive stance and transferred most of his troops back to Jiangling City, due to Liu Feng's previous backup plan, rumors about "Quan Cong being defeated and captured" became more and more intense.

Even when Quan Cong showed up to patrol the city, the rumors were not suppressed. Instead, the rumors turned into "Quan Cong escaped by chance after being defeated and captured." It was also said that Quan Cong "ran away like flying, and was the Flying General of Jiangdong."

Needless to say.

These rumors were the masterpieces of Wang Dang, Luo Xin, Shan Xiong and Pei Qing.

The rumors spread by the four people were suppressed due to Lu Meng's patrol of the city, which made the four people feel unwilling.

Therefore, rumors have been spread secretly these days.

The rumors that the revolution had revived in the city when Liu Feng led his troops to Jiangling were also promoted by these four people.

After learning the lesson of being spotted by Lu Meng while patrolling the city, the four men upgraded their skills in spreading rumors, and thus the weird rumor of "Flying General of Jiangdong" was spread.

If Zhu Ran hadn't stopped him, Quan Cong would have wanted to follow Zhu Ran's example and surround all the soldiers from Maicheng when he first started investigating the rumors.

And somewhere in the city.

Mi Fang, who had been under house arrest for many days, felt more and more frustrated.

Before Lu Meng became critically ill, although Mi Fang was under house arrest, his other treatments were good.

Everything was different after Lu Meng became critically ill. Zhu Ran reduced his treatment of Mi Fang as much as possible. No matter whether those in Jiangling City were loyal to Liu Bei or Sun Quan, they all had a good impression of Mi Fang.

What annoyed Mi Fang the most was:
Once, Mi Fang wanted to go out of the house to have a bite to eat, but was stopped at the door by Fu Shiren. While the two were arguing, Yu Fan, who was in a bad mood, happened to pass by Mi Fang's house.

Yu Fan mocked Mi Fang on the spot, saying, "General Lu took care of your face, so he said to the outside world that you were held hostage instead of surrendering the city voluntarily. If you got the advantage, you should stay in the mansion honestly. A dog can wag its tail to guard the door for its owner, but why does a person always like to show his teeth to his owner?"

What’s even more amazing is:

Obviously, Fu Shiren and Mi Fang both surrendered the city, but Yu Fan did not mock Fu Shiren. Instead, he called Fu Shiren a hero who knew the times in front of Mi Fang and asked Fu Shiren to keep a good eye on Mi Fang.

Mi Fang was almost angry enough to have a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

Whenever she thought about her future fate and the humiliation she would suffer, Mi Fang felt more cowardly in her heart.

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have torn up Liu Feng's letter."

When Mi Fang thought that he had mistakenly believed that the purpose of the letter was to win him over, he felt embarrassed and annoyed. If he had chosen to believe Liu Feng at the beginning, how could he have ended up like this today?
Mi Fang offered the city in exchange for not only saving his life but also the wealth and honor promised by Lu Meng.

Who would have thought that Lu Meng was framed by Liu Feng and became critically ill, and Zhu Ran, who succeeded Lu Meng as the head of Jiangling, did not like Mi Fang, making Mi Fang's life difficult.

Mi Fang was unwilling to accept this.

Therefore, after hearing the rumors in the city, Mi Fang began to have ideas in his mind again.

"I didn't expect Liu Feng to be so brave! Not only did he defeat Quan Cong, but he also forced Sun Quan to switch from offense to defense. If I can use Liu Feng's power to recapture Jiangling, not only will I no longer be imprisoned and humiliated, I can also make up for my mistakes and even make great achievements."

With this restless thought in mind, Mi Fang could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

Looking at Fu Shiren, who was willing to be a loyal dog to Sun Quan at the door, Mi Fang gritted his teeth and decided to test Fu Shiren's thoughts first before deciding whether to pull Fu Shiren to rebel.

Mi Fang was not the only one in the city who had similar ideas.

Wang Fu, a member of the Yi Cao clan, also sensed an opportunity.

Compared with Mi Fang who was under house arrest, Wang Fu, who had apparently surrendered, could obtain more intelligence.

For example, Sun Quan was furious when he unexpectedly heard people talking about Lu Xun's failure to capture Zigui.

For example, the cloth ball that Liao Hua gave to Wang Fu recorded that Liu Feng had written to contact Xi Zhen, the Northern Lieutenant of Lingling, and Meng Da in Zigui.

The more intelligence he had, the clearer Wang Fu saw the situation in Jingzhou.

"Sun Quan had 30,000 troops in Jiangling, but he was forced to defend the city by the deputy general. It must be because Sun Quan's battles in other battlefields were not going well and the people in the city were not in a good mood, so Sun Quan did not dare to leave the city to fight the deputy general."

"If Sun Quan keeps defending the city, Jiangling City is so strong that even the deputy general will find it difficult to capture it. Once the food runs out, he will have no choice but to retreat."

"Since ancient times, a strong city can only be breached from the inside. I must try to contact the heroes in the city to create chaos, so as to help the deputy general recapture Jiangling City."

In addition to Wang Fu, there were also many officials of all ranks and military officers who surrendered temporarily in the city and waited for the opportunity.

This is also what Pan Jun is worried about.

That is why Pan Jun advised Sun Quan when Liu Feng arrived: "Rumors are spreading again, and the people are uneasy. We need to be careful that Liu Feng will collude with the traitors to seize the city."

And outside the city.

Liu Feng was not alarmed by Sun Quan's defensive stance.

After the Wu soldiers withdrew back to the city, Liu Feng received two pieces of information one after another.

One piece of information was sent by Zhao Lei, the governor of Maicheng, saying that Liao Hua had returned to Maicheng. He also sent a handwritten letter from Liao Hua, which recorded a list of some righteous men in the city who Liao Hua considered trustworthy.

A piece of information was sent by Ma Yu from Jingshan, saying that Pan Zhang had lost his way in the mountains and asked Liu Feng whether he should take the opportunity to kill Pan Zhang.

Liu Feng had originally intended to lure Pan Zhang's troops into splitting up and launching a surprise attack on Linju, a plan Liu Feng had laid out in Maicheng.

The original intention was to destroy Pan Zhang's troops and take their armor, flags, and weapons for backup.

However, Liu Feng did not expect to meet Yu Jin while leading his troops to Jiangling, let alone obtain the Wu soldiers' armor, flags and weapons from Yu Jin.

Then he fought with Quan Cong and captured him alive in just two days.

The battlefield situation changed so quickly that Liu Feng had no time to take care of Pan Zhang's troops.

Liu Feng was originally planning to summon Ma Yu to abandon his plan to destroy Pan Zhang, but he never expected that Sun Quan would transfer all his troops back to Jiangling City.

This gave Liu Feng the opportunity to divide his troops to deal with Pan Zhang.

Liu Feng sensed an opportunity and made a prompt decision: he left a large flag behind to confuse Sun Quan and kept Li Ping, Dong Hui, Kou Anguo and Fang Yue as the four generals to guard the main camp. At the same time, he personally led Li Fu, Deng Xian and Tian Qi with three thousand elite soldiers to Jingshan.

If Pan Zhang can be captured again, it will once again hit the morale of the army and the people in Jiangling.

(End of this chapter)