Liu Pan and Huo Jun, who were stationed at Shangcai, froze in place after receiving the news from Zhou Yu's messenger stating that they had withdrawn their troops.
"What did you say? Zhou Yu withdrew his troops??!" Liu Pan asked in disbelief.
You know, Jingzhou paid a huge price for this Northern Expedition.
If Jiangdong, as the main attacker, evacuates, then all their efforts in Jingzhou will be in vain.
"In order to contain Cao Jun, we sacrificed so many soldiers and spent countless money and food..." Liu Pan murmured to himself.
Suddenly, he stood up suddenly, slammed the wine bowl next to him on the ground, smashed it into pieces, and cursed angrily:
"You idiot Sun Quan and Zhou Yu! We in Jingzhou have spent all our efforts to create such a favorable situation! And you just ran away! You actually sold me, Jingzhou, like this?!"
When Liu Pan said the first sentence, he smashed a wine bowl, and when he said the last sentence, he even threw the wine bottle out.
Huo Jun finally recovered from the shock. He asked the messenger about the situation in detail, and then he realized that it was Cao Jun's navy who had raided Jiangdong!
"Not good!" Huo Jun was also considered a talented general with both civil and military skills. As soon as he heard that Cao Jun's navy had raided Jiangdong, he immediately thought whether his own Jingzhou would be similarly attacked.
"General, let's evacuate immediately. Before Cao Jun can react, evacuate immediately!"
Liu Pan's eyes were a little red, which was a sign of anger. Although he was furious now, he had not lost his mind. Although he was unwilling to do so, retreating was the only right choice now.
"Send my military order to retreat!" Liu Pan almost shouted to retreat.
An hour later, the Jingzhou army packed up and prepared to evacuate Shangcai.
But when the Jingzhou army just walked out of Shangcai City, Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan, Man Chong and others outside the city had been waiting for a long time.
"Former general, Zhao!"
Huo Jun's expression suddenly changed when he saw the military flag in Cao's army's formation, and the military formation that was as silent as a mountain in that square.
It turned out to be Zhao Yun, and most of the opponents were cavalry. How to fight this battle?
Turning his head, Huo Jun wanted to ask Liu Pan what he should do now. After all, that guy Zhou Yu had given up his game, and the remaining thousands of Jingzhou soldiers couldn't make any trouble.
What Huo Jun saw, Liu Pan naturally saw too.
When Huo Jun turned around, he happened to see Liu Pan's fierce look on his face. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said to himself: "Well, looking at his posture, I'm afraid he will fight to the end. Although I don't want to die, I can fulfill the great cause."
It can be considered a worthy death..."
At this time, Zhao Yun stood up and shouted to the group of fearful Jingzhou soldiers in front of him: "You dare to use yourself as bait to attract our army's attention and create opportunities for Jiangdong. You Jingzhou soldiers are worthy of admiration."
Zhao Yun's words made the fear in the hearts of these Jingzhou soldiers slightly lessen, and then he shouted to them: "You have no hope of evacuating. Surrender. Our army always treats prisoners well."
The soldiers in Jingzhou looked at each other's robes from left to right, obviously feeling a little relieved.
Just when Zhao Yun was dismantling the fighting spirit of the Jingzhou army step by step, Liu Pan, the general of these Jingzhou soldiers, came out on horseback and said: "Are you the former Han general, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong?"
"It's Zhao. May I ask your surname?" Zhao Yun responded gracefully and asked back.
"I'm Liu Pan, a general with a miscellaneous name."
"It turns out it's General Liu, whom I've admired for a long time!" Zhao Yun first clasped his fists and gave a small compliment, and then explained to him: "When sir once told us about the noteworthy generals in Jingzhou, he specifically mentioned General Liu!"
"Sir?" Liu Pan asked doubtfully.
"Sir is the hussar general of the dynasty, Chen Liuhou, Lu Yan, and Lu Changsheng!"
After hearing this, Liu Pan was a little surprised or even surprised and asked: "Lu Qiaoqi also knows about Liu Pan?!"
"Hahaha! Sir, you know that there are talented people and strangers in the world! People who were specifically mentioned by Sir in the early years are now stand-alone figures!" Xia Houlan said with a smile at this time.
Liu Pan was silent. He didn't know whether Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were telling the truth or just making fun of him.
Liu Pan was good friends with Huang Zhong, and he also knew that compared with Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Dian Wei, and Gan Ning, he was still far behind them.
Speaking of which, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan were all generals in Jingzhou...but now they all belong to Lu Yan and Cao Cao.
Seeing that Liu Pan was silent, Zhao Yun continued: "Although you and I are our own masters, we are all Han ministers after all. This is a war started by Pang Tong and Sun Quan together. There is really no need for you to die in vain for such a battle."
Take your life."
Liu Pan still didn't say anything. He was Liu Biao's nephew. How could he be persuaded to surrender so easily?
At this time, Man Chong, who was behind Zhao Yun, suddenly came up with a plan and said, "General Liu, you and General Huang Hansheng are old friends. Do you know where he is now and what he is doing?"
"Han Sheng?! Where is he now?"
Sure enough, after hearing the news about Huang Zhong, Liu Pan felt disturbed.
Seeing that it was effective, Man Chong urged his horse to take two steps forward and said, "Do you know why our army was so easily invaded by you into Runan County?"
Of course Liu Pan knew the reason, "Prime Minister Cao was at war in the west and had border troubles in the north, so his troops were dispersed and we seized the opportunity."
"That's right!" Man Chong nodded and acknowledged Liu Pan's words, but he changed the topic and said, "But there is one thing I want to correct you."
"Please enlighten me!" Liu Pan said without being annoyed, cupping his fists.
"The North can no longer be called a disaster!
According to the latest news from Xudu, our army has wiped out all 50,000 Xianbei cavalrymen heading south!
And now, our army has 30,000 cavalry, led by Shi Ziang, and Jihou's 10,000 cavalry, have entered the grassland!"
Speaking of this, Man Chong paused for a moment and continued:
"General Huang Hansheng is currently in the 30,000-strong army, following the crown prince all the way to the north to conquer Xianbei!"
Man Chong was lying. In fact, Huang Zhong and Dian Wei were still in the town of Youzhou and did not go out with the army at all. But Liu Pan and the others didn't know that. Anyway, let the bullshit rest here first.
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Opening up new territories is the ultimate dream of every passionate man.
His former old friend was now not only a fourth-rank general, but also participated in the war against foreigners. How could Liu Pan not feel envious of this?
Seeing that Liu Pan was shaken, Man Chong continued to strike while the iron was hot: "
The teacher once said to us: The Han Dynasty is just a small corner of the whole world. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty once said that everything the sun and moon shine on is Han soil, and all rivers are Han subjects... We are born in this worst world.
It is also the best time to use up everything you have learned to turn this sentence into reality!
General Liu is also a passionate man from Jingchu, why not set your sights wider and spread your blood further?!"
While my lord is looking for a small profit in front of me, he has already set his sights on the whole world!
Not to mention Liu Pan, even Huo Jun couldn't help but feel excited in his heart.
"Everywhere you look is Han! The prime minister, the crown prince, the gentleman, and thousands of soldiers and civilians are all striving for this glorious and great ideal!"
After explaining the truth, Liu Pan's heart was agitated for a while, but then he quickly calmed down.
He shook his head and clasped his fists and said to Zhao Yun and Man Chong: "I am a rough man and I don't understand the truth.
But if my life can be exchanged for the lives of all my brothers,
Then I, Liu Pan, will dismount and ask for restraint!"
