Chapter 193 Xiangyang Storm
The treasures are abundant, the dragon's light shines on the ruins of the Niu Dou; the outstanding people and places, Xu Ru sits on Chen Fan's couch. ----------"Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" by Tang Wangbo
It is said that the elite soldiers of Chen Long and Jia Long faced off late at night, and the special mixed force of Chen Long and Qinglong Army won the victory.
Jia Long's weakness was exploited by Chen Long, and he successfully aroused Jia Long's dissatisfaction, and drew a big pie for Jia Long to seize Yizhou and drive away Liu Yan. Jia Long was finally persuaded by Chen Long and decided to cooperate, first helping Chen Long attack Liu Biao in Xiangyang.
Chen Long, Zhao Yun, Lu Chang and others led 300 people to transform into men in black around Jia Long and Zhang Ren. General Cai and several soldiers were closely guarded by several masters. Zhang Ren is a native of Yizhou, so he naturally advances and retreats with Jia Long. Cai Jie has made up his mind to cooperate 100% with Chen Long in order to survive and because he was humiliated by the Cai family.
To put it briefly, the three hundred men in black were all equipped with Yizhou standard weapons. Under the leadership of General Cai, it took ten days to reach the Tanxi Ferry in Xiangyang. Due to the presence of Cai Jie, they were able to enter from the military port and far away. The tall and majestic Xiangyang City can be seen in the distance.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Xiangyang City had always been an important battlefield where heroes competed, and the smoke of war continued to fill the sky above it. From the perspective of Xiangyang during Liu Biao's time, it was the administrative seat of ancient Jingzhou. Opposite the Han River in Xiangyang is the famous Fancheng. Xiangyang was a place fought over by the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Sometimes it was in the hands of Cao Cao, sometimes in the hands of Liu Bei, and sometimes in the hands of Sun Quan. It was always a battleground among heroes and military strategists.
Just in terms of stories and characters that happened in Xiangyang, there are a lot of them in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". For example, Zhuge Liang worked hard for ten years in Longzhong and became a talented person. When Liu Biao governed Jingzhou, his two sons seized the throne. Sun Jian, the leader of Wu, was shot to death by Huang Zu and died at Fenglin Pass. Liu Bei rode his horse over Tanxi River. Sima Huishui recommended talents in Jingzhuang Village. Xu Shu recommended Zhuge on horseback. Pang Degong's family produced the young Pang Tong, Guan Yunchang defeated the Yujin and Flooded Seven armies, Huangjiawan, a famous scholar in Xiangyang, the hometown of Huang Chengyan, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, and Wang Can, the leader of the seven sons of Jian'an, a famous scholar in later generations.
The commander of the water village was naturally Zhang Yun, who had returned in vain. However, when Chen Long and others entered the city, Zhang Yun happened to enter the city to attend a military meeting. The deputy general saw Cai Jie and Jia Long returning with their troops, and thought they were fleeing after General Zhang Yun. After returning, who would pay attention to whether the men in black around them are original products? The wonderful thing is that these people are not Jingzhou soldiers in the first place, and no one is really familiar with the faces of these Yizhou sergeants.
After all, Jia Long was a guest from Yizhou. Liu Biao arranged a mansion for him. Three hundred soldiers were originally living and guarding the mansion as guards. Therefore, three hundred people were able to enter the city smoothly and all entered the mansion to garrison. There were only a lot of kitchen workers and servants, and I didn't know if they had Liu Biao's spies, so I had to be careful.
Before entering the city, Chen Long sent people to Jiangbei to contact Zhang Xiu, hoping that he could conquer Fancheng. At the same time, he took the risk of letting Cai Jie go and let him return to his mansion openly to avoid arousing the suspicion of Liu Biao, Cai Mao and others. However, Cai Jie's personal soldiers joined Hao Pu to ensure that Cai Jie's every move was monitored. And how could Cai Jie dare to tell the truth? He had long been frightened by Chen Long's superb martial arts and methods. How could he dare to gamble with the lives of his whole family?
After Chen Long entered the city, he began to quickly collect information about Xiangyang. Since the Xiangyang intelligence network established by Liu Xian had long been destroyed by Liu Biao, the intelligence collection work this time was mainly completed by Jia Long. On the third day after entering the city, Jia Long, Zhang Ren, and Cai Jie were recruited by Liu Biao into the governor's mansion and told the compiled story. Liu Biao was convinced and asked Jia Long to go back to his hometown to rest first, and then study the attack on Chen Long in a few days.
After many days of observation, the information was placed on Chen Long's desk one by one. Zhang Yun's navy suffered heavy losses, and it seems that Liu Biao also punished Zhang Yun a lot. However, Zhang Yun was Liu Biao's nephew after all, and he assisted his youngest son Liu Zong, so nothing happened. Zhang Yun went in and out of the water stronghold and city walls every day to train the navy.
Cai Mao did not appear in the city, so he should have gone to the Jiangling front line; Wenpin was stationed in Jiangling and was not in Xiangyang. The remaining famous generals in Xiangyang include:
Kuai Liang, also known as Zirou, helped Liu Biao win Jingzhou, set the political direction to appease Jingchu, and assisted him in his career. He was praised by Liu Biao as "Yong Ji's Theory" and was promoted to chief secretary by Liu Biao.
Pang Ji, together with Kuai Yue, persuaded the thieves Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to surrender to Liu Biao.
Zhang Hu was originally a Jiangxia bandit who lived in Xiangyang and later surrendered to Liu Biao. Nicknamed Sangmenhu.
Chen Sheng was originally a Jiangxia bandit who lived in Xiangyang and later surrendered to Liu Biao. Nicknamed Water Ghost.
Han Song, courtesy name Degao, was born in Yiyang, Nanyang. He worked as a lieutenant and studied with Liu Zong.
Wang Can, courtesy name Zhongxuan, was born in Gaoping, Shanyang, and was known as the first of the seven sons of Jian'an. Follow Liu Cong, but not reused.
Yi nationality, courtesy name Boji, from Shanyang. After Liu Biao died, he took refuge with Liu Bei.
Lu Jie, the military attaché Zhonglangjiang, assisted Liu Cong.
Qi Wukai, a civil servant and chief secretary, was the only official who openly favored Liu Qi.
Song Zhong, a civil servant, was in charge of diplomacy and often served as an envoy.
Su Fei, a military attache, is good at using hidden weapons. He is the captain of Liu Cousin's personal guard. I heard that he has a good relationship with Gan Ning.
Huo Jun, Liu Biao's general, temporarily replaced Cai Mao in command of the city's defenders.
Judging from the strength of the troops, Zhang Yun's navy army was about 20,000 people. They were in the water village more than ten miles outside the city. If they were to assemble and fight back to Xiangyang in case of trouble, it would only take an hour.
The Xiangyang garrison led by Huo Jun lacked famous generals and had about 20,000 troops. Apparently a large force followed Cai Mao to Jiangling. The garrison camp in the city occupies the southwest corner of the city due to the war. It can be used to guard against enemies coming from the south in case the battle in Jiangling goes unfavorably.
Su Fei's bodyguards total about five thousand people. In addition to the troops who guard various restricted areas, protect family members, and guard various mansions, Liu Biao's troops are about a thousand people. Chen Long didn't know Su Fei's strength, but Su Fei also He is not a famous general, so he is not Zhao Yun's opponent.
Two weeks later, Liu Biao summoned the generals again and specially invited Jia Long to attend a military meeting. Chen Long has grown a beard these days to hide his trademark handsome face, and dresses older. He pretends to be one of Jia Long's personal guards, observing the situation of the Xiangyang defenders everywhere. Chen Long has always wanted to know the military changes in Jiangling in the past two weeks. He thought that when he came to Jingzhou, he had tens of thousands of Yizhou soldiers, but he didn't see any movement from the Lingling Qinglong Army, so he was a little worried.
Therefore, Chen Long originally wanted to disguise himself, but he was afraid that Liu Biao had seen his appearance in Luoyang, so he ordered Zhao Yun to put on makeup and follow Jia Long to Liu Biao's governor's house.
Zhao Yun followed Jia Long and entered the first gate, where he met Liu Biao for the first time. Liu Biao's beard and hair are slightly gray, but he is tall and has fluttering robes, giving him the air of a Confucian scholar. The two sons followed him, both of them looked childish in demeanor, but Liu Cong was obviously more arrogant and was obviously very favored. Zhao Yun was still looking forward to this famous figure in the Three Kingdoms. Unfortunately, after entering the second door, Zhao Yun and other soldiers were stopped by Su Fei outside the hall and were on standby.
Zhao Yun watched the generals and officials walk into the living room one by one, and secretly took note of their appearance. Huo Jun, Pang Ji, Han Song, etc. all have some kung fu, and their auras are calm and restrained, so their martial arts should be good. Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were obviously murderous, and they had accumulated a harsh aura due to their indiscriminate killing.
In Zhao Yun's eyes, a scribe came from the gate, and he was also surrounded by people. Those eyes are as wise as the sea and unfathomable. They are none other than Kuai Liang and Kuai Zirou. Kuai Zirou seemed to be worried, so she ordered her guards to wait outside and slowly walked into the hall.
Zhao Yun carefully observed the governor's mansion, hoping to find the weak points of the guards in the governor's mansion. There are many bungalows on the west side of the Governor's Mansion, and most servants and servants come in and out from here. Obviously there should be a corner door there.
These days, Chen Long has been sending people to observe Liu Biao's comings and goings, and found that Liu Biao was very careful when traveling, always surrounded by large groups of people, and lived in seclusion, rarely having the chance to make a sneak attack on the way.
After Zhao Yun and Jia Long reported back, as expected by Chen Long, Jiangling was indeed formulating a new attack plan because it was too calm. In addition to wiping out Wuling, it also included a plan to attack Lingling in several directions.
Chen Long was overjoyed. Since Liu Biao couldn't hold back, Jiangling's trap would naturally no longer work. Lingling soldiers were well-prepared, so defending the city for a year and a half was easy for Xi Zhicai. By then, the Jingzhou Army and the Yizhou Army will be unable to attack for a long time. Once something happens to Xiangyang, they will naturally collapse completely. If he takes advantage of the situation and pursues him, he can defeat Liu Biao in one fell swoop.
The biggest problem is that Liu Biao is so careful. How to solve the problem of sneak attack on Liu Biao feels difficult to succeed. When Zhao Yun talked about Liu Biao's two sons, he looked down upon Liu Cong's character.
An idea flashed in Chen Long's mind. Liu Biao doted on Liu Cong so much, which might be a breakthrough. He bit his lower lip and said with a smile: "Zilong, you are responsible for knowing all Liu Cong's movements."
As he spoke, he tapped his fingers on the table and said with a smile: "This Liu Cong is neither brave nor resourceful, and all depends on his father's power. And being pampered and domineering like this naturally makes him loved by his parents. We want to bring Liu Biao out, this Liu Cong Of course he is the bait. But I don’t know how hard it was for his brother Liu Qi to be suppressed by Liu Cong? Do you want Liu Cong to die? "
