Zhou Yu returned to Baqiu, and his condition became increasingly serious. After he had given instructions to his wife and children, he asked Xiao Qiao to write the memorial and weakly dictate the memorial to Sun Quan.
By the river, the guards protected Zhou Yu's bed, bathing in the unusual brightness of the setting sun. This generation of talents, faced with a harp and a zither, held the hand of his beloved wife Xiao Qiao, faced the broad river, stared at the blood-red river under the sunset, and finally expressed his true feelings for Kong Ming, shouting several times. He died with the voice "Since Yu is born, how can Liang be born?"
"Strategist, Zhou Yu is so angry. Is he the real strategist or the incarnation of your system?"
"have no idea"
"Military advisor, believe it or not, I don't want you."
"Lord, I really don't know, my knowledge is very limited."
"Is it because my level is low?"
"Yes, your level is low, so I am assigned few resources, so my knowledge is limited."
Zhou Yu, the governor of Eastern Wu, died of illness in Baqiu. When the bad news came, everyone in Jiangdong was shocked. Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, adopted Zhou Yu's deathbed suggestion in grief, appointed Lu Su, who had always advocated joining forces with Liu to fight against Cao, to succeed him as the governor, and moved Zhou Yu's coffin to Chaisang to rest for seven days, and then held the ceremony. Grand funeral ceremony.
When Zhuge Liang heard the news, he burst into tears. Zhao Yun was puzzled. Kong Ming spoke highly of Zhou Yu and decided to risk crossing the river to pay homage to Gong Jin based on the plan of uniting Wu to fight Cao Cao. Zhao Yun is willing to protect the military advisor.
At Zhou Yu's mourning hall in Chaisang, Sun Quan told Lu Su: Cao Cao knew about Zhou Lang's death, followed Cheng Yu's plan, and was about to lead an army of 300,000 people south to avenge Chibi. Lu Su said that the death of Zhou Yu caused all the generals in Soochow to turn their hatred towards Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and they all wanted to conquer them. If Sun Liu turned against them at this time, Cao Cao would definitely take advantage of them. Sun Quan was very conflicted and couldn't make up his mind for a moment. At this time, the guards reported that Zhuge Liang led Zhao Yun and 500 sergeants to cross the river to pay tribute. The two were shocked.
Lu Su asked Zhuge Jin to meet Kongming at night and persuade him to go back to avoid catastrophe. Kongming refused to listen to his brother's dissuasion and still came to Chaisang.
Deputy Governors Cheng Pu, Gan Ning and other Dongwu generals believed that Kong Ming was angry with Zhou Lang and hated him to the bone. After hearing the news, they mobilized their troops and generals to prepare to see Kong Ming, kill him with one sword, and then kill Sun Quan.
When the memorial service began, there was a cry inside and outside the mourning hall, and the grand funeral ceremony was extremely tragic. When the generals learned that Kong Ming was coming, they all discussed quietly. Cheng Pu and Gan Ning walked up to both sides of the steps with serious faces. Sun Quan and Lu Su didn't know what to do at this time. People's expressions suddenly became tense. Suddenly, Zhuge Liang, dressed in white, stumbled into the door and shouted sadly: Gong Jin, Liang is here to sacrifice you!
Cheng Pu roared, and Gan Ning suddenly drew out his sword and stabbed Kong Ming. The generals also showed murderous intent. Zhao Yun stepped forward and grabbed Gan Ning's sword. The generals were about to fight again, but were stopped by Lu Su. Zhuge Liang rushed to the funeral, knelt down, and cried out the memorial service. The sorrow of his voice and the sincerity of his feelings deeply moved all the civil and military officials and Xiao Qiao's children. Mrs. Xiao Qiao gave Gong Jin's sword to Lu Su according to his will, then turned to look at Kong Ming and said: Gong Jin's death wish was for Lu Su to replace him, with the intention of making friends with Sun and Liu to resist Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang was very excited when he heard this and shouted: Gong Jin - the one who really knows me, Zhuge Liang!
Zhuge Liang met Pang Tong on the way back and invited him to cross the river to help Liu Bei achieve his great cause. Pang Tong followed. Kong Ming wrote a handwritten letter, asking him to go to Jingzhou and deliver the letter to Liu Bei. It must be used seriously. When Pang Tong came to see Liu Bei, he did not produce a letter. Liu Bei, like Sun Quan, saw that Pang Tong was ugly and did not think much of him, so he only appointed him to be a county magistrate in Leiyang. Pang Tong was neglected. After taking office, he drank all day long and refused to take charge of the affairs. The people of Leiyang hurriedly reported it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was furious and ordered Zhang Fei and Sun Qiantong to investigate. Pang Tong was determined to show off his talents and went to court to interrogate the case in front of Zhang Fei. He was seen examining the pleadings with his eyes, listening to the statements with his ears, and making judgments with his hands. In less than half a day, he had completed all the cases that had been accumulated for a hundred days without any mistakes. Zhang Fei was shocked by his talent and informed Liu Bei. Liu Bei deeply blamed himself for neglecting his talents, so he re-appointed Pang Tong and worshiped him as deputy military adviser and Zhonglang general.
After the death of Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, Cao Cao wanted to take the opportunity to gather 300,000 troops to conquer Soochow. However, he was afraid that Ma Teng from Xiliang would take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xudu, so he pretended to issue an imperial edict and named Ma Teng the general of the Southern Conquest to attack Sun Quan. , lure Ma Teng into Beijing and eliminate him.
Ma Teng knew that Cao Cao was deceitful, but if he didn't go, Cao Cao would have an excuse to use the emperor's order to harm the Ma family. Ma Teng took his sons Ma Xiu and Ma Tie with him and his subordinate Ma Dai to act according to the opportunity. Outside the city of Xuchang, Ma Teng and his minister Huang Kui made a plan to get rid of Cao. However, due to Huang Kui's lax talk, Ma Teng was killed, and only one of the three sons who came with him, Ma Dai, escaped.
When Ma Chao learned that his father had been brutally killed, he was extremely angry. He mobilized all his Qiang soldiers and rushed to Xuchang to question Cao Cao. In front of the two armies, Ma Chao bravely fought against the three generals. Cao Cao was defeated and fled in disgrace. Ma Chao led his troops to pursue him, shouting repeatedly to capture Cao Cao, who was wearing a red robe and a long beard. In panic, Cao Cao had no choice but to cut off his beard and throw away his robe, wrap the flag horn around his neck, cover his face with the sleeves of his robe, and run for his life in a hurry. Just when Ma Chao was about to throw a spear to kill Cao Cao, Cao Hong rushed to fight Ma Chao and rescued Cao Cao.
In order to prevent Ma Chao from being too energetic, Cao Cao hung up his avoidance card.
Han Sui, the governor of Xiliang, personally led an army of 100,000 to reinforce Ma Chao. Cao Cao laughed when he heard this. Xu Huang knew Cao Cao's intentions and proposed a plan to send elite troops to attack Hexi. After the incident was completed, both sides would attack Ma Chao.
In order to prevent Ma Chao, Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to build a sand city. Unexpectedly, there was a strong wind overnight and the city disappeared. Ma Chao and Han Sui saw that Cao Cao had suffered several disastrous defeats and now had no barrier to rely on. They were ready to go all out and fight tomorrow in order to achieve a complete victory. When Ma Chao's shouts of urging the troops to kill were shaking, a small but very solid frozen sand city miraculously appeared on the open ground. Ma Chao had no choice but to set up a battle formation with Cao Cao in front of the city. Xu Chu, known as the "tiger mad", faced Ma Chao, and the two fought fiercely. Cao Cao failed to cross the Wei River, but fortunately he was escorted by the "tiger fool" Xu Chu and fled to the south bank to camp. Cao Cao sighed: "Ma Chao is as brave as Lu Bu. The only way to defeat him is to outwit him."
At this time, news came that Xu Huang had set up camp in Hexi. Ma Chao was shocked and Cao Cao was overjoyed. Counselor Jia Xu came up with another plan, and cleverly used a counter-intentional plan to make Han Sui and Ma Chao suspicious. Ma Chao fell into the trap and turned his anger on Han Sui, causing Han Sui to switch sides. He tried to capture Ma Chao alive, but Ma Chao chopped off his arm. Ma Chao was also completely defeated by Cao Cao's heavy siege. In the end, only Pang De and Ma Dai broke through the encirclement and fled towards Longxi.
After Cao Cao wiped out the Qiang army, he was not only worried but also proud of himself. Emperor Xian drove out of Guo in a row to welcome him, and announced an edict: "Prime Minister Cao has made great contributions to the country. This is a special edict from the Emperor. He is praised and worshiped without name. When he enters the court, he is not followed. He goes to the palace with swords and shoes."
Cao Cao defeated Xiliang Ma Chao and Hanzhong was shocked. Zhang Lu was afraid that Cao Cao would attack Hanzhong, so he thought of attacking Xichuan as a basis to resist Cao Cao. Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, Xichuan, was weak and incompetent. Zhang Song had already been dissatisfied with him and wanted to join the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so he took this opportunity to volunteer to send an envoy to Xudu. He was supposed to lobby Cao Cao for Liu Zhang to attack Zhang Lu, but in fact he wanted to take advantage of the situation. This fulfilled his long-cherished wish. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao thought that he was ugly, arrogant and arrogant, so he ignored him. Despite repeated recommendations from chief bookkeeper Yang Xiu, Zhang Song finally offended Cao Cao with his words and was beaten with a stick.
Zhang Song wanted to surrender to Cao Cao but was left out. He looked listlessly at the topographic map of Xichuan he had carefully drawn to present to Cao Cao, and embarked on the road back to Xichuan.
At the beginning of Zhang Song's mission to Xudu, he had been closely watched by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who had long wanted to take Xichuan as a foothold. Zhang Song walked to the fork in the road and remembered that before leaving, he boasted in front of Liu Zhang that Haikou would be able to persuade Cao Cao to prevent Zhang Lu from invading Sichuan. If you return empty-handed now, won't you be laughed at by the people of Shu? I have heard for a long time that Liu Xuande in Jingzhou has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. How about taking a detour and visiting them?
After the news reached Jingzhou, Kong Ming first sent Zhao Yun and his team to the main road to greet Zhang Song and offer them wine and food; he also sent Guan Yunchang to lead a neat and magnificent honor guard to wait at a pavilion ten miles outside the city; he, Liu Bei, and Pang Tong personally went to the front of the honor guard to greet Zhang Song. Zhang Song was very excited to receive such warm hospitality, but he tried to talk about Xichuan several times but was distracted by Liu Bei's words, and did not mention Xichuan at all. Pang Tong was so anxious that he made his point several times, but Liu Bei blocked him every time. Only Kong Ming observed and said nothing.
Zhang Song was about to return to Sichuan the next day, but Liu Bei still didn't mention Xichuan. Zhang Song stared at the night sky outside the window, puzzled, and decided to observe Liu Bei's true feelings when they parted tomorrow, and then finally decide whether to present the picture.
Next to the main road outside the city, the autumn wind is biting. Liu Bei led his team to say goodbye to Zhang Song with tears in his eyes. Zhang Song deeply felt his sincerity and once again lured Xichuan with his words, but Liu Bei still pretended not to realize it. Finally, Zhang Song could no longer remain calm and took the initiative to take out the map and express his wish for Xichuan. At this time, Liu Bei bowed his hand and solemnly took the map. Kong Ming and Pang Tong smiled knowingly.
After Zhang Song returned to Chengdu, he persuaded Liu Zhang to go to Sichuan, but Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others opposed him. Liu Zhang finally adopted Zhang Song's suggestion and sent Fa Zhengwei to invite Liu Bei to Sichuan, and then sent Meng Da with five thousand troops to greet him.
Under the persuasion of Kong Ming, Pang Tong, and Fazheng, Liu Bei left Kong Ming, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao to guard Jingzhou. Liu Bei, together with generals Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Liu Feng, and Guan Ping, led an army of 50,000 from Jingzhou to Xichuan... …
Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, invited Liu Bei to Sichuan to help him resist Zhang Lu. Huang Quan, the chief clerk, and Wang Lei, the chief clerk, tried hard to admonish Liu Zhang not to let Liu Bei enter Sichuan to avoid future troubles. Liu Zhang refused to listen to the dissuasion and rushed to Fucheng in person to meet Liu Bei.
Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to guard Jingzhou, and he and Pang led the army to follow Liu Zhang into Sichuan.
Pang Tong saw that Liu Zhang was weak and would be annexed by Zhang Lu in the future, so he and Fazheng persuaded Liu Bei to get rid of Liu Zhang during the banquet, seize Xichuan, and then pursue a greater cause. Liu Bei thought: When he first entered Shu, his prestige was not yet established, how could he take advantage of others' danger and commit such an unjust act? Not adopted.
However, Pang Tong and Fazheng made the decision privately, ordering Wei Yan to dance with his sword in court and take advantage of the situation to assassinate Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang and his generals saw Wei Yan dancing with his sword before a banquet. They also saw the warriors below him pressing the handles of their swords and looking at the hall. They noticed something had changed and engaged in Zhang Ren's sword dance with Wei. For a while, the two sides were locked in a sword fight. Liu Bei was shocked when he saw this. He stood in front of the table with his sword in hand and shouted to stop him. Liu Zhang was deeply moved when he saw Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness.
Sun Quan learned that Liu Bei had entered Sichuan and wanted to seize Jingzhou. He used Zhang Zhao's plan to trick Mrs. Sun into taking Adou back to Wu, and then used Adou as a hostage to force Liu Bei to hand over Jingzhou. He sent Zhou Shan to pretend to be a businessman and led five hundred soldiers to Jingzhou secretly. He lied to Mrs. Sun that Wu Guotai was critically ill and missed his wife day and night. He wanted to see Adou and took his wife back to Wu to visit relatives. Mrs. Sun did not distinguish the authenticity and hurriedly boarded the ship with Adou.
After Zhao Yun heard the report, he caught up with her and boarded the ship, and asked Mrs. Sun why she didn't inform the military advisor. Mrs. Sun said she was worried about her mother's critical illness, so she didn't have time to report it. Yun asked Mrs. Sun to keep Adou, but Mrs. Sun refused, so Yun Nai snatched Adou. He wanted to go ashore, but he had no helpers. He wanted to use force but was afraid of being disrespectful, so he couldn't advance or retreat. Mrs. Sun ordered her maids to seize Adou. Zhao Yun held the young master in one hand and held a sword in the other. No one dared to step forward. In the midst of the crisis, I suddenly saw a boat emerging from the reeds on the riverside. Yun thought he had fallen into Soochow's plan, but saw a general on the bow holding a spear and shouting loudly: "The military counselor has an order, please sister-in-law to keep my nephew!" "Sister-in-law, please leave your nephew before leaving!" It turned out to be Zhang Fei. Patrolling, he learned the news and led his fleet to intercept the big ship. He killed Zhou Shan. Madam Sun threatened Zhang Fei: "If Third Uncle doesn't let me go, I will die!" Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had no choice but to let Madam Sun return to Wu, and returned to Jingzhou with Adou in their arms. At this time, Zhuge Liang had already led a large fleet of ships to the river. meet. Mrs. Sun returned to Soochow, only to find out what the plan was. She stayed in Soochow from then on, never seeing Liu Bei again, and died in depression.
Liu Bei led his army into Xichuan and garrisoned Jiameng Pass. While appeasing the people, he wrote to Liu Zhang, pretending that Cao Cao was attacking Sun Quan, and Sun Quan was asking for help. He wanted to lead troops back to Jingzhou to assist, and asked Liu Zhang to borrow 100,000 dendrobium rations and 30,000 to 40,000 troops. After being dissuaded by Huang Quan and others, Liu Zhang replied and said that he could only borrow 10,000 dendrobium of grain and 4,000 old, weak and sick people. Liu Bei was furious when he saw the letter. He took Pang Tong's strategy and captured Fucheng first. Fucheng is the throat leading to Chengdu and the only way to Jingzhou. It is currently guarded by Liu Zhang's two generals, Yang Huai and Gao Pei. Liu Bei first sent someone to deliver a letter, pretending that he was going back to Jingzhou. When he passed by the place, he asked two people to go out to see him off. He wanted to take the opportunity to kill him, capture Fucheng, then conquer Luocheng, and then capture Chengdu.
After Zhang Song presented the map and returned to Sichuan, he suddenly heard that Liu Bei was going back to Jingzhou. He believed it and wrote to Liu Bei in a hurry, asking him to quickly send troops to Sichuan to capture Yizhou. He was willing to serve as an internal response. Unexpectedly, this letter was picked up by his brother Zhang Su. Zhang Su reported the letter to Liu Zhang for fear of being implicated. Liu Zhang beheaded Zhang Song's family, and ordered more troops and generals to be deployed at various passes to take strict precautions. He was not allowed to let anyone from Jingzhou enter the pass, and sent general Zhang Ren to resist guarding Luocheng.
Military strategist Pang Tong planned to kill Yang Huai and Gao Pei, the guards at Fu Pass, captured Fucheng, and prepared to attack Luocheng. At this time, a letter from Zhuge Liang came from Jingzhou, reminding Liu Bei and Pang Tong: "It is better to be cautious and not to rush into the army rashly." Pang Tong was anxious to take Sichuan, and he also suspected that Zhuge Liang was afraid that he could succeed alone. Under Pang Tong's repeated urging, Liu Bei decided to lead the army forward. He and Pang Tong divided their troops into two groups. Liu Bei took the main road to the east gate of Luocheng; Pang Tong took the small road to the west gate of Luocheng. Before setting off, Pang Tong's horse suddenly lost its front hoof, so Liu Bei gave Pang Tong his white horse to ride on.
Pang Tong led his troops to the mountain path. Suddenly he saw two mountains narrowing each other and dense trees. He felt suspicious and reined in his horse and said: "It's so dangerous here." He couldn't help but be frightened when he saw the three words "Luofengpo" written in big on the stone. , urgently ordered the troops to retreat. Shu general Zhang Ren led his troops and had already ambushed him on both sides. He spared Wei Yan and mistakenly thought Pang Tong was Liu Bei. With an order, he shot arrows like locusts only at the man riding the white horse. Poor Pang Tong died from random arrows at the age of thirty-six.
When Liu Bei attacked Luocheng, he lost his military advisor Pang Tong and was trapped in Fuguan, facing a dilemma. He hurriedly sent Guan Ping back to Jingzhou to report the news, and asked military advisor Zhuge Liang to lead troops to Sichuan for reinforcements and re-plan the plan to take Sichuan.
Zhuge Liang entrusted Jingzhou to Guan Yu, and before leaving, he repeatedly warned: "Jingzhou is of great importance, so you must not be careless." He also asked Guan Yu to remember eight words: "Conquer Sun Quan in the east, and reject Cao Cao in the north." Guan Yu agreed: "The words of the military advisor, Guan Yu Please remember."
Zhuge Liang left Ma Liang, Mi Fang, Liao Hua, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and others to assist Guan Yu in guarding Jingzhou. He, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun divided their troops into Shu to reinforce Liu Bei.
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