ebookslot Chapter 167 I Don't Want To Trap The Lonely City To Death, I Have To Take The People South! 【3】
Chapter 167 I Don't Want To Trap The Lonely City To Death, I Have To Take The People South! 【3】
Zhuge Rong's Huarong beside her was also shocked, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.
Her expression seemed to have heard the most incredible thing in her life.
"Then Liu Wu actually built a pontoon bridge on the Han River!"
Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, his voice trembled slightly, and there was a look of shock and astonishment in his eyes.
Zhuge Rong regained his composure, took a deep breath, and exclaimed: "From ancient times to the present, I have never heard that a bridge can be built on the Han River. This Liu Wu is really..."
She was so shocked that she couldn't be more shocked, she looked back at her younger brother with puzzled eyes.
"He has been reluctant to launch an attack for a long time. It turns out that he secretly built a pontoon bridge from upstream!"
"Hateful, I should have seen it earlier, I should send someone to remind the lord!"
Zhuge Liang hit the table with his fist, and couldn't help blaming himself.
Zhuge Rong sighed helplessly, and comforted him: "Ah Liang, you don't have to blame yourself, how could you think of such a whimsical plan, and only Liu Wu can come up with it......
As soon as she said the words, she felt that something was wrong. Could it be that her younger brother's resourcefulness was not as good as Liu Wu's.
As expected, Zhuge Liang frowned, but he snorted coldly: "He has a wicked mind and is used to making such heretical tricks. If he confronts me squarely, he will definitely not be my opponent!"
Zhuge Rong knew that his words had aroused his younger brother's self-esteem, so he shook his head and sighed, and said no more.
Zhuge Liang struggled to get up and stood up with difficulty.
"Ah Liang, where are you going?"
Zhuge Rong hurried forward and sexed Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang pushed her away gently, picked up the feather fan, pretended to be calm and said: "I will naturally go to see the lord, with me here, even though Liu Wu was lucky enough to beat the Han River, he would never gobble up Jingzhou!
He waved his feather fan and walked away.
"Ah Liang, Liu Wu is as resourceful as a god, and you also know that you are no match for him, so why bother to insist on being an enemy of him, alas..."
Looking at his younger brother's back, Zhuge Rong could only shake his head and sigh.
State capital, main hall.
The atmosphere was dead silent.
Liu Bei, who was at the top, had a livid face and complicated eyes.
In this battle, more than 10,000 infantry troops were lost, and Gan Ning's 5,000 water army was cut off, and he was forced to go southward to join Sun Quan in Xiakou.
Not to mention the breakthrough of the Hanshui defense line, and the loss of soldiers and generals, he suffered a heavy loss.
But now, Liu Wu's army has occupied his water camp, and one hundred thousand troops are continuously crossing the Han River, and the encirclement of Xiangyang is just around the corner.
Liu Bei smelled like death.
He had a premonition that the tragedy of losing Xuzhou at the beginning seemed to be staged in Jingzhou again.
"Heaven has no eyes, do you really want my cruel brother to force Liu Bei to death?"
Liu Bei gritted his teeth, looked up to the sky and asked sadly.
Pang Tong hurriedly said: "My lord, it is because of Tong's incompetence that he failed to see through Liu Wu's tricks, which led to today's defeat. Please also ask for your punishment!"
Liu Bei glared at Pang Tong, there were indeed all kinds of complaints in his eyes, and he was almost about to reprimand him.
When he reached his mouth, he forced it down.
Now that the matter has come to this point, what's the point of blaming Pang Tong? It's nothing more than chilling Pang Tong's heart.
"Shi Yuan doesn't have to blame himself."
Liu Bei waved his hand and sighed: "It was Liu Wu who was so cunning that he built a pontoon bridge on the Han River. It is reasonable for you to fail to see through, so don't blame yourself too much."
Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Bei then asked again: "Master Kong, Shi Yuan, Mr. Liu Wu has already conquered the Han River. Our army has lost troops and lost generals. Xiangyang City can use less than 10,000 soldiers. What can you do to deal with it?"
Pang Tong was at a loss for what to do.
Zhuge Liang said seriously: "My lord, the situation is so far, sticking to Xiangyang can only be a dead end, Liang thought that he should abandon the city and go south at once, retreating to Jiangling."
As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the hall.
Xiangyang is the state government of Jingzhou, where the heart is.
Zhuge Liang wants to let Liu Bei hand over the city of Xiangyang to Liu Wu, how can it not shock everyone.
"Abandoning Xiangyang without fighting, military commander Kong Ming, do you really want to let this government do this?"
Liu Bei couldn't help asking.
"Xiangyang has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the people are panic-stricken. If the 100,000 Qi army completes the siege, it will become an isolated and helpless dead city.
"Your Majesty, at that time, no matter how strong the city is, will we be able to hold it?"
Zhuge Liang asked sternly.
Liu Bei was stunned and couldn't help being silent.
"Jiangling City is also strong, with countless food, grass, and military equipment. It is also backed by the Yangtze River, making it impossible for the Qi army to completely encircle it. You can get assistance from the four counties in Jingnan at any time from the connection between the Nanmen Waterway and the Yangtze River."
"Your Majesty's Jiangling garrison still has more than 7,000 soldiers and horses. My lord will lead the troops from Xiangyang to rendezvous, and we will be able to gather an army of 20,000."
"With these soldiers and horses, we will have the confidence to defend Jiangling and fight Liu Wu to the death!"
Zhuge Liang analyzed eloquently.
Liu Bei's gloomy face gradually regained some hope.
The son Zhuge Liang was talking about was none other than Liu Feng, his adopted son who went to guard the house.
Because he had no children, after stealing Jingzhou, in order to stabilize people's hearts and win over the hearts of the four counties in southern Jing, he adopted Kou Feng, the son of the Kou family in Changsha, as his adopted son and changed his name to Liu Feng.
Jiangling is the second most important town in Jingzhou after Xiangyang, so Liu Bei entrusted such an important place to his son Liu Feng to guard it.
"My lord, what Kong Ming said is justified."
"Xiangyang is a place of death. Abandoning the city and going south, relying on the Yangtze River to defend Jiangling, is the best policy."
Pang Tong also agrees.
Liu Bei didn't hesitate any longer, so he could only wave his hands and said: "That's all, let's abandon Xiangyang and retreat to Jiangling according to the plan of Kong Ming's army division."
Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
Pang Tong continued: "My lord, it's not enough to stick to Jiangling with our own strength. Tong thought that we should quickly persuade Sun Quan to abandon Xiakou, and shrink all his troops to the line of Baqiu, forming a corner with our Jiangling. The trend is.
"Shi Yuan is right."
Liu Bei nodded slightly, but worried: "It's just that Sun Quan is short-sighted. In order to defend Xiakou, he did not hesitate to lead his army away from me. Will he give up?"
"One moment and another moment."
"Now that we have abandoned Xiangyang, Liu Wu's navy can go south along the Han River to attack Xiakou, and Lu Xun's Chaisang navy will also march westward against the river and threaten Xiakou."
"In this way, Sun Quan will face the dilemma of being attacked by enemies from both sides."
"Abandoning Xiakou, retreating to Baqiu, and forming a horn with us is his only choice."
"Tong would like to go to Xiakou in person to present his interests to Sun Quan!"
Pang Tongyi bowed his hand and resolutely asked for a tassel.
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang (good Li Hao).
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.
Liu Beifang said: "Since that's the case, let's go to Xiakou and persuade Sun Quan to go."
"promise!"
Pang Tong immediately took the order and left.
"My lord, now Liu Wu's army has established a foothold on the south bank, if we abandon the city and retreat south, he will definitely send cavalry to pursue.
"We want to hide it from his eyes and ears and withdraw to Jiangling smoothly, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Veteran Huang Zhong said worriedly.
Liu Bei couldn't help but frowned, and looked at Zhuge Liang: "Military Master, Old General Han Sheng reminded us that we only have more than 10,000 horses. If Liu Wu's cavalry catches up, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhuge Liang swayed his feather fan lightly, without saying a word for a long time.
Sudden.
There was a flash of light in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Liang has a plan, which can ensure the smooth withdrawal of our army to Jiangling.
"What's the strategist's plan?"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and said four words:
"Take the people to the south!".