[Last night, I read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and suddenly understood a plot that I had not understood for many years. Lu Su went to Jingzhou and Liu Bei took out the sick Liu Qi to tell you. Later, Lu Su went back to tell Zhou Yu that Liu Qi would not live long, so Zhou Yu did not say anything
It's very meaningful! Luo Guanzhong didn't write it out, how did Liu Qi die and who died at his hands, Lu Su and Zhou Yu both understand people. Knowing that someone wants to plot against Jingzhou, Liu Qi will definitely not live long.
I will appreciate the insights with everyone.]
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In the meeting hall, Chai Shao sat alone. He had been sitting there for the whole afternoon. No one dared to persuade him. All the personal soldiers saw that he was in deep sorrow.
A Li Xiaogong's personal soldier was released by the Sui army, bringing news that shocked everyone. Tang army reinforcements were defeated in Dangyang and King Jing Li Xiaogong committed suicide unwilling to be captured.
Not only Chai Shao, but all the soldiers were sad and mourned for Li Xiaogong's death, but more of them were worried. King Jing was killed, so how long can the Tang army in Jingxiang be supported? [
At this time, Liu Fangzhi quickly walked into the yard and saw several personal soldiers standing in front of the steps to visit the hall. He asked strangely: "What happened?"
A personal soldier stepped forward and said a few words to Liu Fangzhi. Liu Fangzhi was shocked, "Is the news accurate?"
The personal soldier nodded, "It should be true. It is the confidant of His Highness Jing, so there will be no falsehood."
Liu Fangzhi frowned. It turned out that Li Xiaogong was really killed. It was not fabricated by the Sui army. He pondered for a moment and said, "Tell me first and report to the general! I'll say I have a military report."
The personal soldiers quickly walked up the steps and stood in the lobby to report: "General. Deputy General Liu is here and said there is a military report."
"Please come in!" Chai Shao's voice was a little hoarse, and his tone was filled with sadness.
Without giving a personal soldier, Liu Fangzhi walked directly to the lobby, walked to Chai Shao, and knelt down on one knee to salute, "Last general Liu Fangzhi. See the general."
Chai Shao faced the inner wall with his back facing Liu Fangzhi, and after a long time, he asked in a low voice: "How is it done?"
"Reporting to the general, all soldiers have ordered bans and no longer allowed to talk about the defeat of the Tang army. In addition, 1,000 soldiers have sent door-to-door to confiscate leaflets projected by the Sui army into the city, and more than 2,000 have been confiscated.
, The remaining leaflets are still being collected. According to the general's instructions, the entire army has been ordered to hold the leaflets privately, and those who dare to secretly collect the leaflets will be punished for being punished for colluding with the enemy."
Chai Shao sighed, turned around slowly, and smiled bitterly, "Maybe I am called "hiding my ears and stealing bells," the chaos of morale in the army. How can a ban be stopped? Yang Yuanqing is good at defeating others without fighting, now I
I have deeply realized that in comparison, we are too passive.”
Chai Shao's words aroused Liu Fangzhi's concern, "The General is right. Although I ordered the soldiers to ban their words with a compulsory military order, maybe they dare not talk in public, but what about it in private? In the tent, I'm afraid they will
We will talk more, Your Highness, the situation is not optimistic!"
Chai Shao walked a few steps behind his back. Although Yang Yuanqing defeated Xiangyang reinforcements, he was not worried that the Sui army would be able to break through Jiangling City. Jiangling City was strong and tall, with a large number of troops. It was difficult for the Sui army to break through Jiangling just from a military perspective.
city.
But now Yang Yuanqing used the strategy of defeating others without fighting, which shakes the morale of the Tang army and makes Chai Shao deeply worried that once soldiers open the city to surrender, the Sui army will win without fighting.
Thinking of this, Chai Shao glanced at Liu Fangzhi. In fact, what he was most worried about was Jiangling natives like Liu Fangzhi. For them, surrender was the most in line with their interests.
"General Liu, sometimes I am also considering whether we should make peace with the Sui army. For example, we give up Jiangling City, while the Sui army let us return north to protect the vitality of the Tang army to the greatest extent. But I am a little confused.
What do the general think?”
Chai Shao looked at Liu Fangzhi with a smile and asked, an undetectable light flashed in his eyes, and his hand was slowly clenched the hilt.
Liu Fangzhi immediately shook his head decisively, "I think the general's idea is not realistic. Even if we give up Jiangling City, the Sui army will never let the Tang army leave safely. Yang Yuanqing never talks about benevolence and righteousness in fighting. He has always been like this.
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"But I think your Jiangling generals want me to do this very much, right?"
Liu Fangzhi's face changed drastically. Chai Shao was actually talking about him. He knelt on one knee again and said sadly: "Don't the general believe in humble duties?"[
Chai Shao narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Actually, I really want to believe you, but now the morale of the army is in chaos and everyone is in danger. If General Liu presents the city and surrenders, he can gain the value of Yang Yuanqing. The benefits are here, if you
It's me, what should you do?"
Liu Fangzhi's lips were almost bleeding. He suddenly pulled out a shiny dagger from his leather boots, scaring Chai Shao to take two steps back, pressing his hand tightly on the hilt of the sword, and shouting sternly: "What are you going to do?"
Liu Fangzhi stretched out his finger, waved his dagger, and the name and little fingers of his left hand were cut off at the same time, and blood gushed out. Liu Fangzhi gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and said in a deep voice: "I am loyal to the general, if I have any betrayal.
The general's intention is like this."
"General Liu, why do you have to do this!"
The blood gushed out of Liu Fangzhi's hand eliminated the suspicion in Chai Shao's heart, and he shouted loudly: "Come here!"
More than a dozen personal soldiers rushed to the lobby, and Chai Shao pointed at Liu Fangzhi and ordered: "Get bandage General Liu quickly to stop the bleeding."
The soldiers didn't know what happened, and they all rushed to wrap the wound medicine for Liu Fangzhi and bandaged the wound. Liu Fangzhi never said a word until the bandage was completed. Chai Shao sighed and said, "I misunderstood General Liu, please."
General Liu, forgive me.”
"I am willing to do my best to defend Jiangling City for the General!"
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Liu Fangzhi retreated, and the lobby returned to silence. Chai Shao stood in front of the hall with his hands behind his back, staring at the dark night sky in the distance. Although Li Xiaogong's death seriously affected the battle situation in Jingxiang, Chai Shao knew that Xiangyang City must still be in the hands of the Tang army.
, guarded by Yang Gongren.
As long as Jiangling City and Xiangyang City are not lost, the Sui army can be held back. Even if the Jingxiang Battle is finally defeated, as long as the Sui army is delayed and the imperial court can get the most time, this is actually a victory.
Thinking of this, Chai Shao cheered up and said loudly: "Prepare horses, I'm going to inspect the city defense."
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Liu Fangzhi was sent back to the mansion by Chai Shao's personal soldiers. His wife Wu saw that her husband had blood on her body and her fingers were bandaged tightly, which was obviously injured. She was very anxious and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Husband, what's wrong."
?”
Liu Fangzhi shook her head. She didn't allow her to say more, and told her again: "Give twenty taels of silver to drink for the soldiers."
Wu quickly arranged for the housekeeper to get the money. Liu Fangzhi returned to his study. He pondered for a moment, then went out to instruct a confidant family member, "Go and find Yu Shouren for me!"
The confidant family ran away, and Liu Fangzhi went back to the room and sat down slowly. He raised his left hand and looked at his fingers tightly wrapped in gauze, and couldn't help but sneer. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Will Chai Shao be his Liu Fangzhi's opponent?
?
Soon, footsteps sounded outside the room, and the family reported at the door: "Master, General Yu is here."
"Let him in!"
The door opened. Liu Fangzhi's confidant Yu Shouren hurried into the study, knelt down on one knee and bowed, "See General!"
Yu Shouren was the general who accepted bribes from the Xiao family and let the Xiao family leave the city. He was also a native of Jiangling and had always followed Liu Fangzhi. He was Liu Fangzhi's confidant.
Last time he let the Xiao family go out of the city privately, he reported to Liu Fangzhi afterwards. He knew in his heart that they were all locals and it was difficult to hide such things from Liu Fangzhi.[
"Sit down and talk."
Liu Fangzhi asked him to sit down, and Yu Shouren discovered the wounds in his hand and was shocked, "General, what's wrong with you?"
"I almost died at Chai Shao's hands today."
Liu Fangzhi sighed and said, "The cunning fox tempted me and said he wanted to negotiate with the Sui army. At that time, his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the sword. As long as I say a wrong word, he will kill me. If I keep going,
I'm afraid I won't be able to come back today."
"General, is the problem really that serious?"
Liu Fangzhi sneered, "Do you think Chai Shao has no ears? The ones who made the most noise today are basically locals from Jingxiang, so he doesn't know? Of course he will doubt me, so he tempted, hum! He thought I
Don't understand his temptation?"
Yu Shouren asked worriedly: "General, what should we do?"
"That's why I came to you."
Liu Fangzhi smiled and asked him, "Have the Xiao family come to find you?"
Yu Shouren nodded, "I am just about to report to the general. Xiao Yanqin came to me again last night, hoping that I can think more about Jiangling's elders and try to avoid the war. He said it implicitly, but in fact he wanted me to sacrifice the city to surrender to the Sui army.
I also promised to give me 10,000 taels of silver again after the matter was completed."
"What do you say?"
"Of course, Bei Zhi said he would consider Jiangling's elders, but he refused 10,000 taels of silver."
Yu Shouren was a little nervous, not knowing whether he did the right thing or not. He explained carefully: "Bizhi felt that this was different from the Xiao family's children leaving the city, so he didn't dare to collect their money."
Liu Fangzhi narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "You did it right. You really can't collect money in this matter. This is not a problem of money. This is a big problem with our future. Can you buy 10,000 taels of silver?"
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Xiao Yanqin has been quite uneasy these two days. Since he found Liu Fangzhi, there has been no news. He thought Liu Fangzhi would come to find him, but Liu Fangzhi was silent. Yesterday he went to find Yu Shouren and promised 10,000 yuan.
The price of two silver was still rejected by Yu Shouren, which made him nervous.
Seeing that time was dragging by day by day, but there was no progress in the city, the Xiao family was difficult to explain to Yang Yuanqing. Xiao Yanqin found the head of the family Xiao Yinyin and said worriedly: "I am very afraid that Liu Fangzhi or Yu Shouren will betray our Xiao family. They
These ruthless and ruthless things can be done.”
Xiao Yinyin shook her head and smiled, "We won't betray us. Feng'er is an important official of the Sui Dynasty. If he betrays us, they will not end well in the future. Don't worry, they know what they know!"
"But... they kept ignoring each other, what does it mean?" Xiao Yanqin's face still couldn't hide his anxiety.
"Maybe they are waiting too! When the situation becomes clear, I heard that the Sui army won a great victory in Dangyang County, and even King Jing was killed. The Tang army was in Jingxiang. I guess they will definitely take action in the next two days.
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As soon as Xiao Yinyin finished speaking, the butler's voice sounded outside the door, "Head of the family, General Yu is asking for a visit outside the house!"