Guan Yu fought against the four of them without losing, and even forced Lu Meng and all the soldiers of Soochow to jump into the water and swim all the way back to Soochow.
Fortunately, these people were not stupid. After Guan Yu occupied the building and left the boat, they climbed ashore decisively.
"Second brother! I just chopped up Lu Ziming with one knife. Wouldn't it be a pleasure?"
"This guy has been sneaking up on our army over and over again. It's obvious that a dog can't change its habit of eating shit!"
Zhang Fei's face was pale and he was obviously still seasick.
Guan Yu originally wanted to make a boat trip back to the public security port, but his third brother asked him to accompany him by land.
"Third brother, now the eldest brother and Mang'er are having a fierce battle with Cao Pi."
"Although our army is very powerful, it cannot fight on three fronts."
"If we completely break up with Soochow, our army may not be able to do anything else."
Guan Yu caressed his beautiful beard and said with a smile: "Little Lu Ziming, what are you afraid of? This person is just a local chicken and a dog, a person who sells his head by inserting bids!"
"As long as we can scare Sun Quan in this battle and make him no longer dare to covet Jingzhou, it will be a great victory."
"What's more, our army has captured so many building ships."
If you want to attack Soochow, you have to cross the natural barrier of the Yangtze River.
Jingzhou has always been on guard against Cao Wei in recent years. Although it has not neglected naval training, its shipbuilding has stagnated.
The building ship captured now, in Guan Yu's expectation, is a weapon for attacking Soochow.
It's just that the time has not yet come.
"Second brother, I'm afraid Sun Quan is also a virtuous man!"
"We brothers are being restrained in Jingzhou by Sun Quan and cannot go to fight against the Wei thieves. It's such a pity!"
Zhang Fei felt very sorry, but Guan Yu smiled in return.
"Third brother, Guan has informed Manger of the general situation. I believe he will take countermeasures!"
"The day is not far when you and I will go to the Central Plains to attack Cao Pi!"
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Xiangyang.
Now Fancheng is still being rebuilt, and the Wei army's general Xiahou has no danger to defend, so he decisively abandoned Xiangyang.
The Wei army stationed troops in the Central Plains and completely withdrew from Jingzhou.
It was also after several years that Liu Mang finally took back the Jingzhou left to him by his uncle Liu Biao.
The moment they entered Xiangyang, everyone felt like they were in another world.
"I didn't expect... I'll have to return to Xiangyang one day!"
Liu Qi coughed twice, this place held too many memories.
"Good brother! Xiangyang has been recaptured, when shall we continue the Northern Expedition!"
Although Liu Cong did not follow in the war, he stabilized the rear and is now a good hand.
Liu Mang didn't expect that this brother would be so belligerent.
"I'll take you to the battlefield next time! Let you fight Xu Chu for three hundred rounds!"
When Liu Cong heard this, he was confused and said on the spot: "Brother! I don't want to say this! I can only fight with the old thief Jia Xu. As the saying goes, boxing is afraid of young people, so I will definitely kill that turtle grandson!"
Everyone laughed, all in a good mood.
"Your Highness, General Guan's letter to you!"
The scouts came, knelt down and presented Guan Yu's letter with both hands.
Now that everyone has learned that Liu Bei has proclaimed himself emperor, Ma Chao was the one who made the most of it, and he made a fool of himself by wearing a yellow robe, which made everyone's suspicion of him clear.
"Second uncle is really powerful! If he knew it in advance, Lu Ziming would never be able to defeat the invincible Guan Yu!"
Liu Mang said happily: "Let the second uncle and the third uncle lead the army to come to Xiangyang to join me!"
"I will personally explain to Soochow and ensure that Sun Quan will not cause trouble to Jingzhou again!"
Zhao Yun asked softly: "Sir, Sun Quan is ambitious. If Jingzhou is not fortified, he will definitely come back. We must be on guard!"
The rest of the generals all agreed with Zhao Yun and thought Liu Mang was too arbitrary.
"Everyone, there is no meaning in the eyes of a blue-eyed child."
"So we can only drive it to our advantage!"
"With the abilities of my father and Mr. Zhuge, it will only be a matter of time before we capture Chang'an."
Liu Mang changed the topic and said with a smile: "By then, we will attack Wei with two surprise troops from the Han Dynasty. Sun Quan has already fallen twice in Jingzhou. Will he continue to choose a head-on confrontation, or will he sneak attack the Qingxu two states that are more defenseless?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized.
Liu Mang obviously knows himself better than Sun Quan!
Sun Quan is a man who quits when he sees good. Guan Yu did not kill any Soochow generals this time, but only captured the building and ship, which proved that the two sides had not yet broken up.
Since the Wu-Shu Alliance still exists, what reason does Sun Quan have to attack Jingzhou again?
On the other hand, once Liu Mang sends his troops to the Northern Expedition again, Zhang Liao from Hefei will definitely go to support him.
Today's Sun Quan is the king of Wei and Wu. Facing the empty Hefei, how can Sun Quan be able to control it?
No need for Liu Mang to say anything, Sun Quan would attack Hefei himself!
This is the tacit understanding between adults. Everything should be based on interests and talk less about useless feelings.
"Your Highness, when will we send our troops to the Northern Expedition?"
Gan Ning was very excited and was already gearing up.
"Xingba, there is time for you to show off your skills, but our army has just recaptured Xiangyang and still needs some rest!"
Liu Mang is actually waiting for news about his father Liu Bei.
All the way to the Northern Expedition, the army will only end up like his second uncle Guan Yu, and finally he will be caught by Cao Wei and Soochow.
If the two groups advance at the same time, Cao Wei can be put into a passive position!
At that time, it will be Cao Pi who will face a three-front battle.
Don't forget that there is Zang Ba's army on top of Mount Tai, ready to regain control of Xuzhou anytime and anywhere.
"In my opinion, the worst person is Zang Ba!"
Pang Tong held the wine gourd and said with a smile: "He was clearly plotted by the prince and Cao Pi. How do you say that? Go back to before liberation overnight!"
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Xuzhou, Taishan County.
Zang Ba was disgraced at this time. He did not expect that Cao Pi would simply abandon Fancheng and lead his army to attack in person.
Xuzhou was completely lost, and this tax-rich land was again controlled by Cao Wei.
On the contrary, he, Zang Ba, has now become a Taishan thief again.
Fortunately, he still had 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Taking advantage of the danger of Mount Tai, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack, Zang Ba still had a chance to survive.
Cao Pi was rare and did not kill them all. After all, he just wanted the food and grass from Xuzhou's fertile land to supplement his army's pay and change sides with Liu Mang to fight again.
According to Cao Pi's idea, Fancheng's soldiers were lost as soon as they were lost.
Nowadays, the Wei Dynasty does not lack soldiers the most, but it lacks food.
Those ordinary soldiers just consume food on weekdays.
As an egoist, Cao Pi decisively gave up on those people without any hesitation.
"You bastard Cao Pi! I curse you for giving birth to a child without sex, and for being a short-lived ghost!"
Zang Ba was so angry that he cursed loudly, but now he could only drink wine.
"General, just wait for the weather. I, Liao Li, have not left because I want to make suggestions for the general."
Liao Li picked up the wine jar and drank wildly. As a talented person under Liu Mang, he would never allow Zang Ba to become decadent.
"Liao Li...I even lost Xuzhou...do I still have a chance of winning?"
"Yes! The general is a nail in Xuzhou."
Liao Li looked confident and showed no signs of defeat.
"Don't worry, general. Don't look at the lack of reaction from the people of Xuzhou now. In less than two months, they will miss the general!"
"This is the human heart, and I, a big man, do not rely on the weather or the right place, but only the harmony of people!"
