The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 189 The Hero Falls

"My lord, it seems that we must strengthen the defense of Xuzhou and Nancheng. After the battle of Youzhou is over, we can consider conscription and expansion of the army." Chen Gong suddenly felt that Liu Bei's soldiers were not enough. Last year, he was still lamenting Liu Bei. There are too many soldiers and horses, and it is difficult to raise them.

Liu Bei now has a lot of territory, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Fuzhou, it is still a bit difficult to raise 80 soldiers and horses in the four states.

For example, Fuzhou will not have any output in the next few years, but will need to invest a lot of manpower, material resources and money.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes, hasn't the battle report from Youzhou come?" Liu Bei replied uncertainly, for military affairs, Liu Bei was more willing to discuss with Chen Ziming, after all, Chen Ziming's vision and ability were much stronger than Chen Gong's.

"There is no news yet, but my lord, there is no need to worry. Youzhou has Ziming military division in charge of the overall situation, and nothing will happen. But there is news from Yangzhou." Chen Gong said, and handed a secret report to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei opened the secret report, read it quickly, and sighed.

The secret report was sent by the Yangzhou Dark Guard Department, and it told about one thing, Wu Chenghou Sun Jian, died in battle!
In the spring of this year, Sun Jian personally led the army to attack Huiji, attacking the city and occupying territory all the way, breaking through everywhere, until they reached the east of Huiji, the last city, and ruled the city from the east.

Dongzhi City is a small border city. At this time, Wang Lang has no more than [-] soldiers, and a few generals who are not in the ranks are no match for Sun Jian's [-] troops.

Sun Jian was arrogant and believed that the battle would be won, so he personally led an army of [-] to attack the city. He didn't want to attack the city. At the critical moment, Pan Lin, the leader of Huiji Shanyue, led the Shanyue army to attack Sun Jian. Wang Lang led his army out of the city.

Sun Jian was defeated, and was shot by Pan Lin's bow and arrow among the rebellious army. He fled with the arrow and returned to Shangyu City with injuries.

Before Sun Jian died, he asked Sun Ce to accept his position as general, and ordered his old troops to assist him.Sun Ce was overwhelmed with grief over Sun Jian's death, and had no intention of fighting again, and then led his army to withdraw from Huiji. Now Huiji has been occupied by Wang Lang and Pan Lin, each defending one side.

"After the continuation of Gongsun Bogui, another hero has lost, what a pity!" After a long time, Liu Bei sighed.

Looking back at the time when Hulao was closed, Sun Jian was such a hero. No one among the [-] princes could surpass him, but now he died in battle.

"Where is Wu Chenghou's coffin now?" Liu Bei asked Chen Gong sadly.

"According to the secret guard, Wu Chenghou's coffin was transported back to Wu County by his descendant Sun Ce, where he was going to be buried." Chen Gong hurriedly took out another secret letter.

Liu Bei was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned to look at Chen Gong and said, "Gongtai, I want to go to Wu Jun to mourn Wu Chenghou."

"This..." After hearing this, Chen Gong buried his head in thought.

"Gongtai, Wu Chenghou is a hero of the times. He made great achievements in suppressing the chaos of the Yellow Turban, and crusading against thieves. He made an alliance with me last year. Now he died in the battle, leaving behind his youngest son. I want to go and comfort his orphans and widows." Liu Bei Suddenly thinking of Gongsun Xu and others under his protection, he suddenly felt sad. If he died in battle, who would protect his descendants.

"My lord, although Marquis Wucheng died, his son has grown up, and there are many veterans to help him. There are more than [-] mercenaries. It should be no problem to stand firm in Yangzhou. My lord, there is no need to worry about the safety of Marquis Wucheng's shrine.

Now the lord is safe and secure with the people of one side, and can take risks easily, mourning the matter of Marquis Wucheng, and waiting for the victory of Youzhou and Mr. Ziming's return, to make a decision.

Moreover, Sun Ce has not announced to the world that Marquis Wu Cheng's funeral should not be rushed there. "Chen Gong immediately stopped Liu Bei from messing around.

You must know that Yangzhou is not Liu Bei's territory. When you get there, Chen Gong can't control what happens, and now that the Quartet is fighting, Liu Bei, the master, has to travel far. Isn't this shaking the morale of the army?

"Hey, that's all." Hearing what Chen Gong said, Liu Bei also knew that some things should not be left to his own will, and there are people he should care more about, such as Chen Ziming and Zhang Fei who are still fighting fiercely in Youzhou. .

A few days later, Liu Bei received another secret report from Yangzhou that Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, took charge of Yangzhou pastor, appointed Zhou Yu as the governor, Sun Jing as the officer, and Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals guarding the four directions.

He personally led an army of [-] to attack Huiji, vowing to kill Wang Lang and Pan Lin, and use their heads to be buried with his father, Sun Jian.

"It's really a tiger, come here, and send an order to mobilize [-] shi of grain and grass to Yangzhou to help Sun Bofu." After Liu Bei saw it, he waved his hand, and the [-] shi of grain was gone, which made the miser Mi Zhu feel distressed long time.

In normal times, not to mention one hundred thousand shi, even 50 shi, Mi Zhu would not blink his eyes, but now it is different. For the battle of Youzhou, Mi Zhu has already transported all the resources that Liu Bei can mobilize here to Youzhou. Get more money and food, I don't know how many brain cells are consumed.

These are good, the little food that I finally got, was just like this by Liu Bei as an enemy.

If Chen Ziming were here, he would definitely not let Liu Bei do this, not to mention his current predicament, but in the future, when Sun Ce grows up, he will definitely be the overlord of one party, and he is likely to become Liu Bei's great enemy.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang City, Liu Biao's mansion.

"My lord, Sun Jian died in battle in Yangzhou, and the morale of the army was unstable. Sun Ce was young, and his prestige was far inferior to that of his father. The hearts of the people in all directions were scattered. This is a good opportunity. My lord, you only need to send a general to lead an army into Yangzhou, and you will surely take all of Yangzhou. Kuai Yue, Liu Biao's counselor, spoke to Liu Biao.

"Although Sun Jian kept the jade seal privately, he and I are mortal enemies, but when he is newly mourned, how can I deceive his orphans and widowed mothers, and not be ridiculed by the world." Liu Biao shook his head, rejecting Kuai Yue's suggestion.

"My lord, now the princes and mercenaries from all walks of life are self-reliant, and they are separatist. The emperor is also held hostage by Li Jue and Guo Si. The government orders cannot be passed, and the great Han society is crumbling.

The lord, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, should gather righteous teachers to fight against the thieves who are not ministers, and protect the country and the country of the Han Dynasty to be the way of ministers.

Now that the princes from all walks of life in the north are fighting with each other, there is no time to look south. My lord should quickly send troops to occupy Yangzhou, then gather the forces in the south, and then form an alliance with Liuzhou Mu in Yizhou. . " Kuai Yue didn't give up, and persuaded Liu Biao with Jiangshan Sheji.

"This... I don't have an emperor's decree, my soldiers are unknown, and the people of Jingzhou live and work in peace and contentment. How can I use my personal desires to make them suffer from the disaster of war?" Although Liu Biao was a little moved, he was unwilling to break this peaceful situation. Life, here we must refrain from Kuai Yue.

"My lord, Liu Bei of Qingzhou, is the uncle of the emperor himself, and he has no imperial order, but he privately occupies the land of Xuzhou and Youzhou, and fights with the princes from all walks of life, making the northern land miserable.

The heart of disobedience is clearly revealed. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, the lord should eradicate falsehoods and protect the country. Kuai Yue's elder brother Kuai Liang also stood up to persuade Liu Biao to send troops.

(End of this chapter)