"Li Jun, you are truly my blessed general. Please convey my order quickly and ask the captain named Xu Da to come to the central army to meet me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Li Jun cupped his fists and saluted Liu Bei, he turned around and galloped towards the rear ranks.
Liu Bei was extremely happy, with a surprised smile on his face. He looked at Li Jun's back. There was not only approval but also a complicated light in his eyes.
This Li Jun is not only handsome in appearance, young in age, capable of both literary and military skills, but also brave and resourceful. Such an all-around talent is rare in the world, and he is also similar in age to his own Prince Liu Chan of Chengdu.
Thinking of his son Liu Chan, Liu Bei would feel an inexplicable sadness and pain in his heart.
Liu Chan was a cowardly person with no ambitions. He only wanted to enjoy himself and was content with the status quo. He had little talent and little learning, and was not good at writing or martial arts.
After all, he is a mediocre person. If Liu Chan succeeds to the throne a hundred years later, can he control the undercurrent of the Han Dynasty with his mediocre ability?
It is certain that this is impossible. The only thing Liu Bei can do is to pave the way for Liu Chan. He has the prime minister Zhuge Liang, but there is a lack of suitable candidates among the generals.
The appearance of Li Jun completely confirmed Liu Bei's thoughts. If Li Jun was by his side to assist Liu Chan, then Liu Chan could safely sit on his throne of Han Dynasty, and the Liu family and the Han Dynasty could be passed down continuously.
However, Liu Bei still did not fully trust Li Jun's loyalty.
Last night, Li Jun organized three thousand surrendered Wu troops into an army. Liu Bei, who was always cautious, had some doubts as to whether Li Jun was hiding something for this purpose.
But once this idea emerged, it lingered on and affected Liu Bei's mood.
Liu Bei suddenly thought of a way. Since he didn't know whether Li Jun was loyal or not, he might as well try to win over Li Jun.
Grant marriage!
Liu Bei missed his youngest daughter, Liu Lishuang.
Liu Lishuang was the daughter of Queen Wu of the Shu Han Dynasty. She was only sixteen years old, not much younger than Li Jun.
As Liu Bei's only daughter, Liu Lishuang was very favored. Liu Bei had two eldest daughters before, but unfortunately they were captured by Cao Chun in the Battle of Changbanpo. If an ancient woman fell into the hands of the enemy, you can imagine the fate.
This has always been something Liu Bei didn't want to mention as a shame.
Therefore, Liu Bei doted on his little daughter Liu Lishuang extremely much. He hoped to use the father's love that he did not have and gave it to Liu Lishuang without any reservation.
Liu Lishuang has been a beauty since she was a child. Now she has grown up, she is tall and graceful, and her appearance is stunning.
Although she is beautiful, her personality is very cold.
Except for her own relatives, she placed everyone thousands of miles away.
If Liu Lishuang knew that her father was going to give her to someone she had never met, and it was a political marriage, I wonder how Liu Lishuang, who has always been strong-willed, would react?
While Liu Bei was deep in thought,
Li Jun rushed over with Xu Da.
"Your Majesty, bring Xu Da!"
After Li Jun finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Xu Da next to him.
When Xu Da saw the Emperor of Shu Han for the first time, he was a little dazed. After being reminded by Li Jun, he hurriedly saluted Liu Bei with cupped fists and said, "Xu Da, the last general, pays homage to your majesty."
"No courtesy!" Liu Bei didn't seem to want to see Xu Da, who looked like a big boss, with an indifferent expression, "I heard from Li Jun that you know all the happenings in Yiling City?"
Before Xu Da came, Li Jun told him his lines in advance. After being slightly nervous, he adjusted his mentality and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, yes, the general was also a captain among the previous Wu troops. Shang is also a native of Yiling City, so he is very familiar with Yiling City. He knows exactly how many soldiers and horses there are in the big city and how many streets there are in the small city."
"Oh?" Liu Bei's indifferent face showed surprise, "So, you are a living map of Yiling City?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, you can say that!" Xu Da did not dare to look directly at Liu Bei and lowered his head slightly.
"Okay, if you conquer Yiling City, you will have done a great job, and I will definitely reward you!" Liu Bei nodded slightly happily.
"Tell me all the military secrets you know without missing a beat."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, there are still 10,000 Wu army defenders in Yiling City, each guarding the city gates. Among them, the west gate is close to the river and the number of defenders is only a thousand. The defense is weak and can be used as one of the targets for siege. The south gate is The city gate with the strongest defense of the Wu army was not only commanded by Lu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, but also commanded the defense by a group of Wu generals. There were also 6,000 Wu army elites, equipped with defensive equipment, rolling wood, and kerosene. The north gate and the east gate were both surrounded by mountains. It is also a place where the defense is lax. Like Ximen, there are only one thousand Wu troops, and the remaining one thousand are responsible for maintaining the security of the city and providing logistical supplies."
"In addition, there are two thousand volunteers formed by the people of Yiling City to provide backup and transport and treat the wounded soldiers."
After hearing Xu Da talk about the situation in Yiling City in one breath, the expressions of Liu Bei and others changed. With such tight defense and cooperation between the army and the people, it is no wonder that the Shu army was unable to attack for a long time yesterday.
Moreover, he was caught in an ambush by Lu Xun, who burned three thousand elite siege troops of the Shu army and lost ten siege ladders.
For Liu Bei, it can be said that the losses were heavy, and this did not include the forty military camps that had been captured by the Wu army on the Yi Road.
Seeing Liu Bei's ugly face, Ma Liang quickly said, "Your Majesty, now that our army knows about the Wu army's defense in Yiling City, it will be much easier to attack the city next."
"I hope so!" Liu Bei came back from his thoughts and sighed softly.
"Xu Da, how much food, grass and baggage are there in Yiling City?"
Li Jun, who was deep in thought, asked Xu Da.
Although the defense in Yiling City is strong, if there is a problem with the food and grass in the city, then as long as Yiling is besieged, the Wu army in the city will run out of food and grass, and they will naturally leave the city and surrender.
Xu Da knew the purpose of Li Jun's question and replied without any thought, "Yiling City, as a frontline to defend against the Han and Wei Dynasties, is a strategically important place. Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, has left food and grass in the city for half a year. The baggage is provided to prepare for unexpected needs, so except for the lack of soldiers in Yiling City, there is no other problem."
Liu Bei and other Shu army generals had a trace of disappointment on their faces.
It seems that Yiling can only be attacked from the outside.
Everyone had serious expressions on their faces, but Li Jun's eyes flashed brightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions and directly ordered the Shu army to continue setting off.
Since the Yidao was completely occupied and defeated by the Shu army, leaving only an isolated city of the Wu army in Yiling City, the threat of the Yidao had been resolved.
Although Liu Bei attacked Yiling City this time and dispatched all the Shu troops, for the sake of safety, he still left 6,000 Shu troops behind and divided them into various camps along the Yidao.
after all,
Wu Jun was good at sneak attacks and had to be cautious.
On the wall of Yiling City,
The back of a slender, handsome man appeared.
Between the sword eyebrows, there is a gloomy cloud.
He is Lu Xun,
He had already come out as soon as it was light. Today's battle will be a life and death battle, which is very important to Wu Shu.
