Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 137 Liu Bei is furious and declares a battle, and the decisive battle will decide the outcome in ten days (Pursuit)
  Inside Gangneung City.

There was singing and dancing, and there was great joy.

It is not only to celebrate Lu Meng's retreat, but also to welcome Liu Bei's arrival.

Mi Fang even entertained Liu Bei with the drinks she had collected for many years and an elaborate singing and dancing troupe.

Although Mi Fang secretly complained about Liu Bei and felt that he, Mi Fang, should be the master of Jingzhou instead of Guan Yu.

However, when Liu Bei really came to Jiangling City, Mi Fang's complaint in her heart disappeared again. She continued to be attentive and boasted to Liu Bei about her political achievements in Nanjun over the years.

It wasn't until Zhuge Qiao stepped forward to propose a toast to Liu Bei that Mi Fang went to the farewell table still unsatisfied.

"Your Majesty, didn't Master Fa Zheng come with you?" Zhuge Qiao felt a little more worried when he saw that there was no Fa Zheng among the people attending the banquet.

Liu Bei also had a sad look in his eyes: "Aqiao's troops arrived in front of Baidi City, and Xiaozhi suddenly fell seriously ill."

"I was worried that Xiaozhi couldn't bear the cold wind on the river and the fatigue of the boat, so I ordered Xiaozhi to stay in Baidi City to recuperate."

"I heard that Mr. Zhongjing is also in Nanjun. I wonder where Mr. Zhongjing is living in seclusion now?"

Zhuge Qiao's eyes were slightly stern: "Mr. Zhongjing is in Jiangling City. I know that the Minister of Law is coming, so I asked Mr. Zhongjing to stay in Jiangling City for a long time."

"It's just that Mr. Zhongjing is too old. If he goes to Baidi City, I'm afraid..."

Liu Bei said happily: "Ah Qiao is interested. I wonder if Mr. Zhongjing has any disciples?"

"You can ask Mr. Zhongjing's disciples to go to Baidi City first, and then come to Jiangling City when Xiaozhi's condition improves."

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "This is a compromise. Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. I will go to Mr. Zhongjing's house first."

Fa Zheng's illness could not be delayed, so Liu Bei naturally would not blame Zhuge Qiao for losing his etiquette.

Half an hour later.

Zhuge Qiao returned from outside and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhongjing has ordered several disciples to go to Baidi City, and I have arranged for a fast boat escort from Jiangling City."

Seeing Zhuge Qiao's thoughtfulness, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded secretly.

After chatting for a while, Liu Bei mentioned the war in Jingzhou again: "Lü Meng withdrew his troops before the battle, and our military strength is not enough to compete with Lü Meng on the river; the threat from Jiangdong still exists, does Aqiao have a good plan to deal with it?"

Zhuge Qiao said fiercely: "The more Lu Meng is sure that the king does not dare to compete with Sun Quan at this time, the more powerful the king will be."

"In two days, Ma Zhizhong will be able to lure Wuxi soldiers into the police, and I will order Su Fei to return to Xiashui and wait for orders."

"Including the soldiers brought by the king, there are nearly 30,000 waterway troops and horses available."

"The prince has captured Yu Jin, and there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses captured. These 20,000 people can be temporarily requisitioned with money and silk."

"Your Majesty has captured more than ten large ships. All the troops and ships can be loaded on board, and the whole army marches to the land entrance."

"If you threaten to transfer the princes back to Xiangfan again, since you can't take Xiangfan, then take Guiyang, Changsha and Jiangxia, and destroy both Lukou Stronghold and Xiakou Stronghold."

"At the same time, he sent people to Jiangdong to spread the news and denounced Sun Quan for raising troops to attack his allies without permission. This led to the disaster in Jiangdong today, and let the nobles in Jiangdong put pressure on Sun Quan."

"Terrorize Sun Quan and force him to sue for peace!"

Liu Bei frowned: "What if Sun Quan refuses to sue for peace?"

Zhuge Qiao said without hesitation: "If Sun Quan refuses to seek peace, he will not be able to defeat Xiangfan with just the military strength of the princes."

"Since we can't take Xiangfan, we will transfer the army back to the princes and take Guiyang and Changsha by force. We will first seize Lukou and then attack Xiakou."

"Since Sun Quan has the courage to backstab, he must bear the price of failure."

"Cao Cao suffered defeats in Hanzhong and Xiangfan one after another, and he excessively worked the people in his territory, and righteous people rebelled against Cao Cao one after another."

"Wenpin from Jiangxia will never dare to help Sun Quan at this time, and Cao Ren from Fancheng will never dare to go south to provoke the king."

"After defeating Sun Quan, the king immediately switched from attack to defense, made peace with the armies in the southwest, waited for the changes in the world, and then planned the Northern Expedition to King Qin."

Zhuge Qiao made some comments, and Liu Bei nodded repeatedly: "Sun Quan's son betrayed the alliance twice. If I don't teach him a lesson, I really think Liu Bei is afraid of him." Immediately.

Liu Bei asked Mi Fang to withdraw the idle people, leaving only the civil and military personnel, and briefly explained Zhuge Qiao's plan and countermeasures to the civil and military personnel.

While the civil and military officials were pondering over the pros and cons, Mi Fang was the first to respond in support: "Lü Meng comes as he comes and leaves as he comes. This is treating Nanjun as his own backyard."

"Your Majesty, I think Aqiao's plan is feasible; even if I sell all my family property, I can still raise money, food and military supplies for your Majesty."

Mi Fang swears by everything and regards money as dirt.

Even Huang Quan, Wu Ban and others couldn't help but admire Mi Fang more.

Zhuge Qiao knew the basics.

In order to recruit soldiers to defend the city, Mi Fang even took out the gold and silver house and land deeds at home.

If she just endured it, Mi Fang would have lost most of her savings over the past few years.

But if Mi Fang could get back the lost Guiyang Changsha during the demarcation of the Xiangshui River, it would not be difficult for Mi Fang to earn back what she had spent.

Huang Quan also said: "Your Majesty, I think this plan is feasible."

"The king has been building momentum all the way. If he stops at this time, Sun Quan will not only not be frightened, but will think that the king is guilty and covet Jingzhou even more."

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days!"

"If you want to beat a thief, you must beat the thief painfully!"

Wu Ban echoed: "During the Xiang River Treaty, the king had Cao Cao invade Hanzhong, so he could only compromise with Sun Quan."

"The king first won a great victory in Hanzhong and beheaded Xia Houyuan, and the queen was captured alive in Fancheng. At this time, he showed his sword to Sun Quan, which will make everyone in Jiangdong believe that the king is determined to go to war with Sun Quan."

"I think that since it is a threat, we should set a time limit for Sun Quan. For example, if he does not come to sue for peace within ten days, the king will immediately transfer him back to the throne."

"Once the prince returns to the army, it will not be Sun Quan who can seek peace and do good."

All the generals also agreed to fight.

This is coming to your doorstep. You can retreat if you want. How can it be that simple?
  Liu Bei saw that the crowd was furious, so he protested: "In that case, let's follow the crowd's advice and send the entire army to Lukou to see whether Sun Quan will fight or make peace!"

"Who dares to go to Lukou to declare a challenge on my behalf?"

Xiang Chong was the first to say: "Your Majesty, the general is willing to go!"

Liu Beizhuang said: "Juwei is talented and courageous, and he will not defeat my spirit. I will allow you to go to Lukou and declare a war."

Take orders from your pet.

He immediately took Liu Bei's letter of challenge and headed for Lukou via Xia River.

When they arrived at Lukou, Lu Meng had not yet returned, and the guard at Lukou was Sun Jiao who came to provide backup.

When Sun Jiao heard that Liu Bei had sent an envoy to declare war, he was immediately confused.

We’ve already started fighting, so what kind of challenge is there?
  Suspicious, Sun Jiao let Xiang Chong enter the water village.

Xiang Chong was not afraid and handed Liu Bei's letter of war to Sun Jiao: "My lord, the King of Hanzhong, has defeated Lu Xun in Yidao and captured more than 6,000 Jiangdong troops alive. Lu Meng of Jiangling even fled without a fight."

"Therefore, my lord sent me to Lukou to declare a battle. Since we want a decisive battle, we should not do the sneaky things of rats."

"The letter of war has been delivered today. Please submit it to the Marquis of Wu, general, and give my lord a reply within ten days."

"If there is no reply within ten days, my lord will transfer Guan Junhou back to Fancheng and officially start a war with Wu Hou!"

"My lord has said: when the war begins, it will be a decisive battle. The outcome will be decided in one battle. Either Wuhou dies or my lord dies!"

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