Chapter 200 Tianluodi Net

Badong County, Shuzhong, Baidi City.

After Gao Chong pacified the counties of Yizhou, the business roads passing through the Three Gorges became even more busy. Baidi City was located east of Jiangzhou, tightly ties the entrance to the canyon. Every time merchant ships arrived here, they had to rely on the berth to replenish supplies and repair ships in order to deal with the dangerous waterways surrounded by reefs.

On this day, the wind was sunny and the bright sunshine dyed the small town built against the mountain with a unique charm. The mountains and rivers of Bashu always exude a lot of spiritual energy. Just like the people here, although they are not tall, they are very smart.

On the shore, several merchant ships loaded with brocades leaned on the ports one by one. They came all the way from the Tianfu Plain in Chengdu, Wuyang and Zitong. After purchasing enough goods along the way, they were ready to transport them to the richer Jiangdong to Bianli. Among the four prefectures occupied by Gao Chong, the economic development level was also uneven. The seven counties under Yangzhou were developed the earliest and had the best foundation. The Jingxiang area suffered some economic damage due to several years of war. Yizhou was located in the western frontier. Except for the rare specialties such as Shujin, the rest had to be imported from the east, while Jiaozhou was located in the farthest south, and economic development was relatively lagging behind.

It is precisely because of such regional differences that merchants have unlimited business opportunities to travel around. In the face of huge benefits, nothing will stop the merchants from making money except natural disasters.

The fleets composed of these merchant ships can only be considered medium in size. Compared with the huge caravans that only have 20 or 30 large ships, they are mixed in the middle of the caravans that travel around the Three Gorges, and are not at all conspicuous.

It is hidden in the city. If you want to avoid attracting others' attention, such a medium-sized caravan is the best place to stay.

At the wharf, Yi Ji, who was white, fat and slightly older, had completely become a businessman who was good at bargaining and dealing with all kinds of people. At this moment, he was engaging in a strong jingle, mixed with accent and negotiating with the team officer who issued the pass token. It was obvious that he was good at oral arguments and quickly mastered the key points of business. After the bribery and bribery, the fleet was quickly released.

Seeing the ship leaving the river bank safely, Liu Bei, dressed in a servant, breathed a sigh of relief. After breaking up with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei led dozens of people who were loyal to him to work hard to first dive west into the vast forest of coniferous mountains and mountains. He had to loot several Xiangs, and the Qiang village was behind, and finally settled down a little.

In the western part of Yizhou, most of the people living in tribes such as the Qiang, Qiang, Xianling tribes. Liu Bei, who claimed to be a Han royal family, finally put down his benevolent mask when he was in a very downturn. Fortunately, the area was densely covered with forests and poor connections between villages. Otherwise, once the Qiang people learned that the same tribe was killed by the Han people, it would be strange if Liu Bei and his group of people did not die.

In the spring of the eighth year of Jian'an, after hearing the slightest silence outside, Liu Bei organized his subordinates to sneak out of the mountains and forests in groups and escape into the city to hide. During this period, several groups of people also bumped into the guns of Lu Xun and Ganning's encirclement and suppression troops. However, since most of these people were dead soldiers who were determined to be loyal to Liu Bei, although Lu Xun interrogated them strictly, he did not get more valuable clues.

Among the arrested people, Jian Yong's arrest made Liu Bei the most heartbroken. As a fellow villager whom Liu Bei followed when he was uprising, Jian Yong's loyalty was not doubted. In the absence of many people around him to trust, Jian Yong was an indispensable right-hand man for Liu Bei.

However, Jian Yong was arrested when he was about to sneak into Jiangzhou. The person who identified Jian Yong's identity was not someone else, but his former colleague, Mi Zhu.

After losing his sister Mi Zhen and brother Mi Fang in succession, Mi Zhu became completely discouraged. He no longer had any hope for his uncle Liu Bei, the backer of the emperor. After saying goodbye to the Qingyi River, Mi Zhu traveled all the way, hoping to take a boat to the Three Gorges to Jiangling, and then go back to his hometown in Xuzhou.

In Jiangzhou, Mi Zhu's desolate figure was recognized by Zhang Yi, who was already the prefect of Jiangzhou. When Zhang Yi saw Liu Bei's brother-in-law arrested, he was very happy at first, thinking that there would be great gains after the interrogation. Unexpectedly, although Mi Zhu answered questions, the words he said were similar to what Zhang Yi already knew. In desperation, Zhang Yi had to temporarily detain Mi Zhu, serving him with good wine and food every day, hoping that Mi Zhu would tell a shocking secret one day.

After a long time, Mi Zhu finally softened and agreed to help find the actions of Liu Bei's remaining party. After Zhang Yi asked Lu Xun for instructions, he also agreed to let Mi Zhu return to Xuzhou after the matter was over.

It was at this time that Jian Yong hit the muzzle.

Unfortunately, Jian Yong, who was already devoted to Liu Bei, did not allow Zhang Yi to obtain any valuable information. After several tortures and forced confessions, Jian Yong, who was injured all over his body, still insisted that Liu Bei was dead and that he escaped in chaos. At the last moment, Jian Yong could not bear the torture of the punishment and bit his tongue and committed suicide in anger.

He raised his head to give food and gave it his life. Jian Yong was just a scholar who served in a vassal of the princes in troubled times. His life was unstable with the ups and downs of his lord Liu Bei's career. When Liu Bei finally went to a desperate journey, Jian Yong ended all his grudges and hatreds with his death.

Since then, all the troubles in this world have no longer had any connection with him.

Perhaps in another mortal world, Jian Yong will still be persistent in me and will still be afraid to do things that will never be accomplished.

"Lord, when we leave the boundary of Yizhou, where should we settle down?" asked Sun Qian, who was sitting opposite Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked deep and looked up at the towering mountains on both sides and said, "Areas around Xiangyang and Yicheng!"

"Xiangyi, where is the place where Zhou Yu is guarding heavily? Wouldn't we fall into the trap when we go?" Sun Qian said in confusion.

Liu Bei pressed his hands with prominent joints heavily on the bulkhead and said, "Have you ever thought that Zhou Yu was trying to defend Xiangyi because he was afraid something happened there? The Xiangyi area is not only the most economically developed area in Jingzhou, but also many wealthy families live together. Cai, Kuai, Ma, Yang, Xi, Xiang's six surnames have more than tens of thousands of children. As long as we make good use of it, we will not worry about not having any military sources or food supplies at that time. According to the plan of Zhuge Military Advisor, in order to support Gao Chong's Northern Expedition, Zhou Yu's main force will surely turn his troops to Xinye in the north and Huyang area. When Xiangyi is empty there, our opportunity will come."

In June of the eighth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, who had returned to Jingzhou safely, established a secret stronghold in Xiangyang and Yicheng area. This area was the place where Liu Bei had most frequent activities after he defected to Liu Biao, and it was also a place where the powerful gentry loyal to the Han Dynasty was relatively strong. If Liu Bei wanted to make a comeback, this was the only suitable place.

What is even more important is that Zhou Yu left Xiangyang at this time. In order to unify the command of the war against Cao's army, Zhou Yu led his personal troops to Xinye ten days ago. In addition to some of the infantry of Zhu Huan's army who stayed in Xiangyang, in the Jiangdong side, the troops preparing for the Northern Expedition had gathered on the Huai River, waiting for Gao Chong's order. If the war starts, Gao Chong's troops in Jiangdong will be dragged on the battlefield of Xuzhou by Cao Cao, and Zhou Yu's army in Jingbei will inevitably attack northward and disperse Cao's forces. At that time, the garrison forces in Xiangyi will be even weaker.

The only thing that made Liu Bei feel threatened was the Wenpin Navy in Jiangling. Fortunately, the combat effectiveness of this navy was no match for the battle between Tuoshui and Tuoshui.

At the end of June, Jingshan is green and the vibrant scene is filled with comfort and harmony. This year is very different from the previous two years.

In this interesting rural herd farming picture are smiling farmers. Under the measures of Gao Chong's new policy on farming, the oppressed tenant farmers and refugees finally have their own little harvest.

However, there will be gains and losses. Gao Chong's new policy allowed him to unite the poor people in the middle and lower classes, and correspondingly offend the originally noble class of gentry.

This group of frustrated aristocrats was the power that Liu Bei could rely on.

There is a thatched hut deep in Jingshan.

Liu Bei was dressed in a Taoist hermit and was talking to Yiji who had just returned from outside.

"Boji, thank you again. I wonder how the matter of contacting the old subordinates is progressing?" Liu Bei's eyes turned red, he took off his shoes for Yiji himself, and then ordered his servant to bring a plate of clear mountain springs, and he wanted to wash Yiji's feet himself.

The strange face of the earlobe wheels made Liu Bei's movement very unfree. In order to avoid exposing his movements, Liu Bei had to resist his excitement and tension and handed over the task of contacting Yiji, Sun Qian and others to Yiji, Sun Qian and others.

Seeing that Liu Bei treated him so well, Yi Ji was very moved. He quickly broke away from Liu Bei's hand and said, "My lord, this is absolutely not allowed. This trip has made great achievements. We have contacted hundreds of patriots who are willing to oppose Gao Chong in Yicheng." As he said, Yi Ji's tired face showed a hint of joy.

After many Jingxiang people who served Liu Bei chose to leave, Yi Ji became one of the few people who were still waiting by Liu Bei. In addition to his relationship with his former master Liu Biao, Yi Ji ran around to contact the Han Chinese patriots in Jing Xiang. It was Liu Bei's only choice.

"Is that so? Thank you Bo Ji for your hard work!" After hearing this, Liu Bei still had no joy on his face. For him, there was also a lot of good news in those days before, but the final result was one after another.

When Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Jian Yong and other loyal ministers and generals left him one by one, Liu Bei's heart changed from the initial grief to the numbness, and the loss of a life is sad, and when one hundred and a thousand lives are lost, Liu Bei's heart is only one number left.

"Lord, there is another good news. Therefore, the prefect of Yicheng, Xiang Lang, agreed to join forces to raise an army!" Yi Ji said in a low voice.

"Xiang Lang, this news is indeed?" Liu Bei's voice trembled slightly. Xiang family was the only clan among the six major surnames of Jingxiang that still retained considerable strength. After surrendering to Gao Chong in front of the formation, although Xiang Lang was deprived of military power, he still had a considerable force in the clan.

"It's true." Yiji said.

"I heard that Gao Chong is very good at treating Xiang Lang's clan. Is there any fraud?" Liu Bei said skeptical.

Yi Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Lord, I think that although Gao Chong did not kill Xiang Lang, the Xiang family was obviously excluded in the Jingxiang area. Now Xiang Pang, Kuai and Xi tribes are suppressed very well, so it is not surprising that Xiang Lang opposes Gao Chong."

"Well, Bo Ji said it. But this time the matter is confidential, we can no longer withstand setbacks. If Xiang Lang is really sincere, you can tell him to pledge his nephew Xiang Chong." Liu Bei thought for a while and said.

The Xiang family has always been poor. Among the younger generations, Xiang Lang's brother gave birth to a single seedling, whose surname is Xiang, and whose name is just five years old, the child is born with a terrible head and a huge scheming family, which is deeply loved by the Xiang family.

"This-!" Yiji hesitated.

Taking the children of the allies as hostages, Gouhui's behavior of submission was very disgraceful. During the battle for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the princes often sent their children to other countries to pledge them in order to gain the trust of the other party. Liu Bei proposed such conditions at this time, with the purpose of further strengthening Xiang Lang's determination to rebel.

However, he did this just reveal his fear and anxiety. After losing streak, facing the last chance he won, Liu Bei's heart had lost his former calmness.

"Those who achieve great things are meticulous. Bo Ji, if we want to turn things around, we cannot make a little mistake. Do you understand?" Liu Bei suddenly increased his voice and said.

"Don't worry, lord, I'll set out to Yicheng now!" Yiji replied with his head down.

Just as Liu Bei was planning the uprising in full swing, in Jinling, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition were ready and ready to go.

"Military Advisor Zhuge, the generals of Pampering have an order. I ordered you to command He Qi and Jiang Qin to set out first!" The person in charge of the order was Ling Tong, the commander of Suwei Camp.

Zhuge Liang's heart sank and answered the order and asked, "Has the Pampered Commander encountered anything?" This time, the main force of the Northern Expedition followed Zhuge Liang's plan. In addition to the two naval armies of Zhang, Li, Chen, He Qi, and Jiang Qin in Jiangbei, they should also be included in Gao Chong's Suwei Camp. If Gao Chong does not leave now, the Suwei Camp will inevitably stay in Jinling. This result will be greatly detrimental to Liu Bei's uprising.

"Ah, don't worry, the military advisor. Just because he happened to meet his wife's health, Chongshuai was anxious to stay for one more time. In the second day, Chongshuai told me to follow the army to protect the safety of the military advisor. He would come later." Ling Tong said, winked at the left and right, and surrounded Zhuge Liang.

"Oh, that's it, then General Luo Ling will be there!" Zhuge Liang's face cleared a little, and a hung heart finally let go.

Musha finally got pregnant, so naturally she was treasured. This is human nature. Although Gao Chong did not expect to be with him, it is always a good thing to attract more than a thousand elite guards who could open Ling Tong. However, in this way, Ling Tong was monitoring him, and it would be difficult to contact his lord Liu Bei secretly. I hope everything goes well with his lord. Zhuge Liang stepped onto the ferry while praying in his heart.

"Fortunately, in order to prevent a sudden change, I had already instructed Liu Chun and Wu Fan to monitor the General's Mansion!" Zhuge Liang thought of this, a red tide surged across his fair face.

On July 3, 2018, the Northern Expedition Army swore a oath in Shouchun. Zhuge Liang, who was the temporary commander, ordered Zhang Liao to quickly send troops to occupy Xiyang on the grounds that military opportunity should not be missed. At the same time, when he learned that Gao Chong was advancing north, Cao Cao ordered Pengcheng Lejin and Taishan Zangba to organize defense nearby, while actively recruiting troops in Xudu, preparing to personally attack the enemy.

On July 5, Zhuge Liang used Li Tong and his team to lure Le into the city to fight, and set up an ambush circle in the Lingbi area. When Le Zheng arrived, Zhuge Liang waved the flag and ambushed Chen Deng Guangling Army and Lingtong Suwei Camp in the side Hebei region, one left and one right, cutting off the head and end of the Le Jin tribe. At the same time, Zhang Liao's Yanbei Cavalry quickly penetrated behind Le Jin, blocking Le Jin's possible escape route.

When he was a military advisor at Liu Bei, he was always at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and most of Zhuge Liang's wisdom could only be used as emergency relief. This time, Gao Chong's army had nearly 20,000 elite troops for him to drive, but Cao's army had only about 5,000 soldiers who had been Le Jin. In the face of such an advantage, Zhuge Liang's strategy was easy to apply.

Fortunately, Le Jin was one of the generals in Cao's army. After realizing that he was ambushed, he hurriedly ordered to return to Pengcheng. This time, Le Jin was chased by Li Tong, Ling Tong and Chen Deng, and suffered heavy casualties.

As Pengcheng approached, a team of cavalrymen from Zhang Liaoyan's northern cavalry suddenly appeared in front of him. Le Jin was shocked and worried that he could not escape. Fortunately, Zang Ba led his army to kill him in time, so he saved Le Jin's life.

On July 7, Ling commander led his troops to seize Xiao Pass again and occupied the most important pass between the three prefectures of Xu, Yu and Yan. This made the connection between the east and west departments of the Cao army only rely on detours to Qingzhou, and the commander general in Qingzhou was not someone else, but Zang Ba.

In Zhuge Liang's view, the opportunity to instigate Zang Ba to escape from Cao Cao is ripe.

At the same time, the emperor's uncle Liu Bei seemed to see hope in Jingxiang, thousands of miles away.

During the fierce battle on the eastern front, Zhou Yu's army and Cao Ren from Wancheng also refused to give in. The two sides fought each other in the Nanyang area to compete for counties and counties. None of the two sides with similar forces could gain the upper hand for a while.

"It's a pity that the great man is about to rise again!" Liu Bei, who was wearing a hairy hair, put on his military uniform again, his sword in his hand was still sharp, and the thick tree as big as a bowl was cut into two pieces by Liu Bei's sword.

After unremitting efforts, there were more than a thousand old subordinates who were regained to Liu Bei. If Xiang Lang's tribe was added, he would have been 7 or 8% sure to attack Xiangyang, which had weak defenses in Gao Chongjun. As long as Xiangyang, the capital of Jingzhou, was taken down, Liu Bei believed that with a shout, countless warriors loyal to the Han Dynasty would immediately follow him.

However, what he never expected was that as soon as he walked out of Jingshan, he encountered an enemy soldier's encirclement and suppression head-on.

When Gao Chongjun appeared in his vision with embroidered flags, Liu Bei felt his eyes dark. At this moment, he realized that all his efforts were in vain.

"Who leaked the news?" Liu Bei roared angrily. The repeated alertness of escape made him think at the first time that there had been a traitor in the square formation. Could it be Yiji and Sun Qian, no, they followed him for many years and had already had the same family. Since he had never left on the banks of the Qingyi River, of course, it is impossible for him to betray him now.

All that is left is an explanation, Xiang Lang—.

"The person coming, I will take you to the pet!" Liu Bei said sternly.

Sure enough, as the enemy troops on the opposite side approached, Liu Bei saw the word "Zhou" embroidered on the central army's commander's flag. Under this flag, Zhou Yu, wearing silver and white armor, was looking at him leisurely. The corners of his eyes rose slightly, as if he was mocking Liu Bei for his complete calculations, but he still lost Qingqing's life.

"There is Zhou Yu in front of me. I am the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty, the left general, and the governor of Yizhou Liu Bei!" Liu Bei rode his horse out and shouted with a sword. On his side, Yi Ji and Sun Qian were both scholars. If you have an idea, it would be useless if you want to go to war.

"Well, I heard that Liu Bei had already died by the Qingyi River. Which traitor are you? How dare you pretend to be the great uncle of the Han Dynasty?" Zhou Yu laughed.

"Zhou Yu, you don't know me. Someone knows me, so you ask Xiang Lang to come forward and talk!" Liu Bei said hatefully. Since Zhou Yu had already received Xiang Lang's secret report, why did he not know that Liu Bei is still in the world? It seems that he was deliberately trying to destroy the evidence.

Liu Bei's guess was not wrong. In Zhou Yu's eyes, Liu Bei, who was "resurrected from the dead", was no longer the emperor's uncle Liu Bei who called the wind and rain and had the same clan as the emperor. The real Liu Bei in front of him was actually just a bandit who was about to be destroyed again.

"Bandits, you will capture my son and nephew, and you will not dismount and surrender quickly. If my nephew has any faults, don't blame Xiang's subordinates for being ruthless!" Behind Zhou Yu, Xiang Lang urged the horse out and shouted loudly. His voice cooperated with Zhou Yu perfectly. In the encirclement of Gao Chongjun, the soldiers of Gao Chongjun heard that there was no emperor's uncle Liu Bei in front of him, but he was just a group of bandits.

"Okay, okay, okay---- I, Liu Bei, have a slutty look, the warriors loyal to the great man, follow me to fight out!" Liu Bei shouted three words "good" in a row, and then rode his horse and raised his two swords to rush towards the enemy formation. Behind him, more than a thousand dead soldiers held all kinds of weapons without fear, shouting at Gao Chongjun, who was waiting for the battle.

"Shoot!" Zhou Yu gave the order, and countless arrows soared into the sky and fell into the densely packed enemy formation.

After falling down hundreds of corpses, Liu Bei finally approached Zhou Yu. Behind him, Sun Qian's throat was shot by a sharp arrow and he fell to death. Yi Ji hugged Xiang Chong's young body tightly. Fortunately, Xiang Chong was used as a shield, and there were not many arrows shooting towards him. At this time, I don't know whether Xiang Chong was protecting him or he was protecting Xiang Chong.

"Zhou Yu, come and take your life!" Liu Bei waved his two swords so tightly that they were not airtight. Since he had no hope of survival, he would just take a cushion before his death!

"Kill all, no survivor!" Zhou Yu stepped back and gave the final order coldly. With a steady chance of winning, there is no need to show off his personal heroism with Liu Bei.

In the battle formation, Liu Bei, who could not find Zhou Yu, tried hard to kill batches of enemy soldiers. His strength was passing by little, and his despair was accumulating little by little. Compared with Gao Chongjun, who had superior military strength and well-trained, these dead soldiers of Liu Bei were brave in fighting, but this could not change anything.
To be continued...