Chapter 194 Mr. Liu
They are born from the same roots, so why rush each other? --------Cao Zhi's "Seven Steps Poetry" of the Three Kingdoms
It is said that Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Yan of Yizhou, both members of the Han clan, decided to jointly deal with Chen Long, who was rapidly becoming stronger in Lingling, and then share the land after annihilation. But fate was not as good as fate, and Chen Long's special forces were able to hang on to the tail of Zhang Yun's navy. On the edge of the Xiang River outside Baling City, a good show was staged in which the cannons and oars were wiped out in ashes in the dark night.
Not only was Zhang Yun forced to retreat, but the smart Jia Long of Yizhou led Zhang Ren's strong troops to lurk secretly at the southern foot of Jielong Pass, trying to take advantage of Chen Long's success and harvest Chen Long's head in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, although the calculation was good, his luck was not good. Chen Long discovered the traces of Jia Long's troops on the riverside. He followed and surrounded them, but Jia Long's troops were captured without a fight.
Chen Long took advantage of the situation and continued to conceal the truth, convincing Jia Long and Cai Jie to cooperate. All 300 of his men disguised themselves as Jia Long's personal soldiers. From Zhang Yun's Tanxi Water Village, they entered the residence prepared by Liu Biao for Jia Long without any danger.
For ten consecutive days, Liu Biao seemed to be showing signs of being unable to hold himself back. Lingling Qinglong Army stood still, especially Xi Zhicai did not continue to fight deep into Jiangling in Wuling, so the Jiangling ambush that Liu Biao and Liu Yan expected was completely useless.
The traps around Jiangling are indeed heavily massed. If Xi Zhicai and Huang Zhong attack rashly, they may both be in a hard fight. The number of Jingzhou soldiers secretly gathered near Zhujiawan at the mouth of the Yangtze River reached 100,000. They were all armed to the teeth. They were the absolute main force of the Jingzhou army. They were divided into two groups, led by General Cai Mao and Jiangling garrison Wenpin. The Yangtze River defense line south of Jiangling must not be lost, and there is a natural danger across the river, so Liu Biao chose to fight Chen Long here. Even if Chen Long's Qinglong Army had wings, it would never be able to fly across the Yangtze River.
If Huang Zhong's Changsha navy rashly attacks Jiangling from the Yangtze River, it will inevitably be hit head-on by Cai Mao's navy.
However, Yizhou's Yanyan heavy troops have been lurking in the mountains and fields on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangling for a long time. Along with several other ambushes, the Yizhou soldiers were ready to attack Xi Zhicai's land troops. Unfortunately, the water and land scouts were so busy running back and forth every day, but nothing came from both sides. Only 170,000 to 80,000 troops were left there. Looking through the autumn water, I can't save any daily military rations.
Cai Mao's military reports came back to Xiangyang like a snowflake every day, but the contents were all the same, saying that there was no trace of the enemy. Liu Biao was increasingly on pins and needles. He didn't know what kind of medicine Chen Long was selling in his gourd. Zhang Yun's disgraced return made Liu Biao furious. If Mrs. Cai hadn't protected Zhang Yun, she would have castrated this boy and thrown him into the Yangtze River to feed the fish.
However, Jia Long and Cai Jie came back alive and kicking. It is said that they investigated the enemy situation and found that the enemy troops in Changsha did not come along the Yangtze River. Liu Biao didn't like Jia Long, but Jingzhou and Yizhou needed cooperation, so he asked Jia Long to participate in the military meeting.
As the days passed, Liu Biao was not aware of the danger around him at all, but he was troubled by the fight between his two sons. Liu Qi is the eldest son of Liu Biao, whose mother is Chen. Liu Biao gave birth to this eldest son when he was still in his hometown of Yanzhou. He always thought that Liu Qi's appearance was very similar to his own, and he doted on him very much. Liu Qi also had some literary and military talents. Although he was not outstanding, he could still inherit Liu Biao's mantle.
But later Liu Biao settled in Jingzhou and married his second wife Cai. Chen gradually fell out of favor and died in depression. The second son, Liu Cong, married Cai's niece. Cai loved Liu Cong and hated Liu Qi. Liu Biao favored and delayed his second wife, and he always believed her and accepted her.
Liu Biao's brother-in-law Cai Mao and nephew Zhang Yun were also fortunate to Liu Biao and got along well with Liu Cong. Liu Biao and the Cai family wanted to make Liu Cong their queen, while Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were their party members. Liu Qi fell out of favor due to Cai's slander. Liu Cong was favored by his father because of his brother's fall from favor and Cai's influence, and he also planned to let him take over Jingzhou. As a result, there was a feud between the brothers Liu Qi and Liu Cong. Liu Qi had no support from his subordinates, so he was at a disadvantage. No matter how hard he tried, he didn't know how to solve this situation.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Qi turned to Zhuge Liang to save his life. Although Liu Cong was supported by many ministers and was related to Cai's rise to power, he himself was not much better than Liu Qi. It was Cao Cao's words that explained everything: "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son should be like a pig's ears!"
Just when Liu Biao couldn't hold back his temper and stepped up to formulate an attack plan, while Chen Long was looking for opportunities and formulating a secret attack plan, a piece of good news came. The special forces team members who went to the north bank of the Han River to contact Zhang Xiu returned and informed Chen Long of Zhang Xiu's army's movements. Zhang Xiu was assisted by Jia Xu, so he was naturally ambitious. Seeing that there were no heavy troops from Liu Biao north of the Han River, he naturally coveted Fancheng, an important town in the north of the Yangtze River. Now Zhang Xiu has led 30,000 troops and has reached the outskirts of the small town of Xinye, and will soon reach the outskirts of Fancheng. It was a pity that Zhang Xiujun had no ships and could only fight to the Yangtze River, but was unable to fight across the river.
Chen Long couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that Zhang Xiu had sent troops. Liu Biao only had tens of thousands of troops in Xiangyang. If Zhang Yun, Huo Jun and others led the navy to defend Fancheng, his opportunity would come. It is still very confident to deal with a Su Fei.
Chen Long immediately asked Zhao Yun to make a plan. The mastermind was not around, and only the two brothers discussed it by themselves. Zhao Yun basically didn't have any ideas. Chen Long didn't trust himself to make a decision, so he had to bring someone in to discuss it. In fact, everything came from his own brain.
Chen Long told Zhao Yun about Zhang Xiu's dispatch of troops to Fancheng and was thinking of a countermeasure. Zhao Yun nodded while listening. After his lord finished speaking, he cleared his throat and said, "I've been waiting for three hundred special forces for a long time. Everyone is gearing up and their morale can be used."
Chen Longxin, Brother Zilong, you said nonsense and slowly expressed your thoughts.
"Zilong, Liu Biao lives in seclusion and is heavily guarded when traveling. If we attack with force, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy casualties. We certainly can't risk our brothers' lives like this, right?" Zhao Yun nodded quickly and apologized. That's not what I meant.
Chen Long continued: "Now we need to create a situation that allows Liu Biao to disperse Xiangyang's troops again. We are not strong enough, so we don't have to rush to control Xiangyang this time. As long as we capture Liu Biao or Liu Cong, it will be enough to leave Jingzhou at a loss. But we must keep Jingzhou. With our strength, we cannot allow Zhang Xiu to take advantage of the situation and seize Xiangyang."
Zhao Yun asked: "My lord is very worried. I think it is more appropriate to arrest Liu Biao. Capturing Liu Cong may not be enough to make Liu Biao retreat."
Chen Long thought that Zhao Yun had used his brains this time, and nodded: "Zilong, although what you said is reasonable, Liu Cong is very favored by the Cai family and is Liu Biao's favorite future master of Jingzhou."
Zhao Yun heard the secrets of Jingzhou for the first time, and his heart was filled with gossip: "Oh, my lord, have you even figured out Liu Biao's housework?"
Chen Long laughed and said: "Liu Cong is the thorn in the side of Liu Biao and Cai. Let's gouge him out with a knife. I'm sure he will be so painful that he will want to commit suicide."
Joking aside, Zhao Yun once again played the role of a curious baby and asked: "Then why don't you just engage Liu Biao?"
Chen Long thought for a while and said: "It's not that I won't get Liu Biao. First, Liu Biao is definitely not as easy to get as Liu Cong. Second, I'm worried that if I get Liu Biao, I will give Zhang Yun and Cai Mao a chance. They will be eager for Liu Cong to take over immediately." , so that they will have the final say in Jingzhou from now on."
Zhao Yun didn't expect that there were many twists and turns. He looked at Chen Long with his mouth open and said for a long time: "That's right. If you keep Liu Biao as an old man, it might be easier to conquer Jingzhou in the future." The implication is that Liu Biao can't fight, so keep him. Just keep it.
Chen Long smiled and said: "So, the focus of my plan is to capture Liu Cong. How to extract Liu Cong, my plan is like this."
"In the first step, Jia Long went to report to Liu Biao, saying that his informants had discovered that a troop had arrived near Xinye and hoped that Liu Biao would continue the investigation."
"The second step is to wait for Liu Biao to find out that Zhang Xiu's troops are invading, and ask Jia Long to volunteer and go to guard Fancheng with the eldest son. Zhang Yun will definitely object to using Zhang Yun's troops in this matter. Jia Long takes advantage of the situation and proposes that he and the two The young master went to guard Fancheng together. Zhang Yun already supported Liu Cong, so he naturally agreed to take the second young master to fight and lead troops to perform meritorious services.
"In the third step, Zhang Yun went back to mobilize the navy, and may be responsible for transporting some of Huo Jun's troops across Fancheng. Jia Long recommended the second young master Liu Cong for meritorious service. When crossing the river, he invited Liu Cong to Jia Long's boat to protect the second young master. Liu Cong has no generals around him, and he would never have thought that Jia Long is one of ours. He will definitely cross the river with Jia Long in a boat with confidence. The boatman on the boat will be our three hundred warriors, and then... you know..." Finally He made a gesture of wiping his neck and laughed proudly.
Zhao Yun was not very good at flattering, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but feel blessed. He flattered him the most since he entered politics and said: "Zilong's admiration for the Lord is like a torrential river, which is endless!!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
