Chapter 138 Chapter 22 Cao Cao Invites Sun Quan to Hunt (2)

Cao Cao invited Sun Quan to hunt Liu Bei and join Soochow to Cao Cao It was inconvenient for Zhuge Liang to attend the meeting presided over by Sun Quan, but he thought that the forces in the Eastern Wu Kingdom who advocated the surrender of Cao Mengde were very strong. I am afraid that Sun Quan's power would not be able to convince them. When going to Soochow, if Sun Liu fails to achieve the goal of forming an alliance, how can he explain this to the master? They are fleeing.After much deliberation, Zhuge Liang decided to go in to attend the meeting and convey the truth of Sun Liu's alliance to everyone.

Zhuge Liang asked the guards to call Lu Su out. "Zijing, how are things today?" Zhuge Liang asked eagerly. Lu Su replied: "Old ministers like Zibu and Yuanbiao strongly advocated the surrender of Cao Cao, but it was not easy for Sun Quan and the governor to persuade them. The two sides are engaged in a fierce verbal war." Zhuge Liang said: "Looks like I should be lured in, and I can convince those capitulators." Under the guidance of Lu Su, Zhuge Liang entered the venue in a graceful manner. Zhang Zhao already knew that Zhuge Liang's intention for coming this time was nothing more than to send reinforcements, and also knew that he was a wise man with good plans, so he preemptively said: "Today is our Jiangdong heroes' meeting, why don't you work hard to cultivate Nanyang?" , but ran into the meeting place of the heroes of Soochow, I'm afraid it's not reasonable, right?"

Zhuge Liang scanned the meeting place slowly, and said unhurriedly: "I have heard Zibu's name for a long time, but unexpectedly he is a person with a small stomach and a small stomach. The enemy is now, and fighting Cao Cao is what the people want. Although I am a person in Longzhong, Nanyang Villagers, you know the world's major events, my elder brother Zhuge Jin has long served under General Sun's curtain, I came to Soochow today to see how many people here are truly worthy of being called heroes." Zhang Zhao was at a loss for words for a while, and someone in his seat said, "Now Mr. Cao has stationed millions of troops, smashed Jingzhou with one hand, and went down to Jiangling in the blink of an eye. What do you think should be done?"

The person who asked the question was Yu Fan, who was also Sun Quan's counselor. Zhuge Liang replied: "Cao Cao's bluff, a million soldiers should be discounted by half first, let alone a mob, what fear is there?" Yu Fan sneered and said, "Liu Xuande is like a bereaved dog. Not to mention how he fled to Cao Cao in the west and Yuan Shao in the north. Even today, with the help of my husband, the army was defeated in Dangyang, poor in Xiakou, and fled all the way south. The gentleman also said Not afraid of Cao Cao, isn't this a self-deception?" Zhuge Liang replied: "How can Liu Yuzhou defeat Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of brutal people with thousands of benevolent and righteous troops? Retreating to Xiakou is for a long-term plan. Retreating after fighting is because of the hundreds of thousands of innocent people. This is Liu Yuzhou. The reason why Yuzhou is deeply respected by all the people. Now that Jiangdong has enough soldiers and food, and the Yangtze River is in danger, you people want your master to bend his knees and bring down the bandits. How can your virtue be on the same level as Liu Yuzhou's."

Bu Jiu rushed to ask: "Kong Ming is really eloquent. Didn't he learn from Zhang Yi and Su Qin to lobby Soochow?" Zhuge Liang said: "Buzishan only knows that Su Qin and Zhang Yi are debaters, but they don't know that Zhang Yi and Su Qin are also heroes in the world. Su Qinpei is the prime minister of the six countries, and Zhang Yi is the prime minister twice, and they all have strategies to help the country. You can't fight like a horse or a sword , Wen can't help Duke Ming run the world, yet he dares to despise Su Qin and Zhang Yi." Buffalo was dumb. After being silent for a while, Lu Ji launched an offensive against Zhuge Liang again: "Although Cao Cao coerced the emperor to command the princes, he is still a well-documented descendant of Cao Shen, the Prime Minister of the country. Although Liu Yuzhou is a descendant of the royal family, there is no evidence to test it. The world only knows He is just an ordinary man weaving mats and shoes, how can he compete with Cao Cao?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Mr. Lu, don't be excited. Let me tell you in detail. In the palace of Xudu, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty bestowed Liu Xuande with a title according to his family tree. There is no evidence. But he is so tyrannical that even the king doesn't pay attention to it. Concubine Dong Gui was pregnant and died under his knife in May. This is not what the Xiangguo did. As for weaving mats and shoes, it is even more unworthy of your humiliation, don't you It is heard that Gao Zu rose from the pavilion to grow and finally ruled the world." Lu Ji was defeated again.

Sun Quan listened to Zhuge Liang's wonderful debate and secretly admired it, which strengthened his determination to join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao.But how to plan, still have to wait for Zhou Yu to come back. On 128th, when Zhuge Liang was lobbying Sun Quan, Cao Mengde's light cavalry marched at a speed of 300 miles a day. He personally led them, and Cao Chun cooperated with the tiger and leopard cavalry under the unified command, marching day and night.At this time, what he was thinking in his mind was that Liu Bei and Sun Quan must not be allowed to join forces. In that case, the Southern Expedition would be as difficult and long as the Northern Expedition.So, while chasing Liu Bei, he sent a letter to Sun Quan, bluffing Sun Quan with a heart attack.

Finally, Cao Jun met Liu Bei's army that was slowly creeping near Changbanpo in Dangyang. Although Liu Bei's troops were much larger than those brought by Cao Mengde, Cao's army came suddenly, and Liu Bei was anxious to protect the refugees following him, so he was unable to fight at all. In fact, Cao Mengde had already announced an important military discipline to the soldiers in Xinye: only attack Liu Bei and people in the army, and not harass the common people.As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde didn't know how to win the hearts of the people. Under the charge of Cao Mengde's light cavalry, Liu Bei's entire army was defeated, and even his wife and children were trapped in the chaos. Fortunately, Zhao Yun fought to the death with all his strength, and rescued Mrs. Gan and Liu Bei's son Adou from the chaos.Zhang Fei's 20 light cavalry, who were in charge of the rear of the palace, cleverly chose to deploy at the Changban Bridge where Zhangshui and Jushui meet, and set up a suspicious formation to thwart Cao Cao's pursuit.

The water in this place is turbulent, and it is extremely difficult to cross. In addition, the Changban Bridge has been destroyed by Zhang Fei, and there is no other way except to venture across the river. Cao Chun rushed to the head of Changban Bridge, and saw Zhang Fei standing upright on the other side of the bridge, shouting loudly: "I am Zhang Yide, if you have the courage, you might as well come and fight to the death!" Seeing Zhang Fei's confident look, Cao Chun couldn't figure out what the trick was, so he didn't dare to cross the river rashly. The two sides stood in a stalemate for a long time on both sides of the broken bridge, allowing Liu Bei to retreat to a safe place.

In order to prevent Cao Jun from chasing desperately, Liu Bei decided to abandon Jiangling and retreat to Xiakou directly to the southeast.Finally, they met Guan Yu's fleet between Yangshui and Hanshui, and they went down the river together.Soon, they encountered more than 10,000 sailors from Jiangxia prefect Liu Qi going north to support them. The two sides joined forces and temporarily stayed in Xiakou in order to get in touch with Sun Quan. When Cao Mengde chased to Changban Bridge, Cao Chun had already turned backwards. Cao Mengde asked in amazement: "Why didn't my nephew chase after Liu Bei's army?" He didn't understand what was going on until he saw the collapsed bridge.

"Who is guarding that bridge?" Cao Mengde asked. "It's a stout general with a stubble face, a very loud voice, and a spear." Cao Chun said. Cao Mengde suddenly felt fortunate that Cao Chun did not confront the general, otherwise..." "Uncle, I only blame the general for destroying the Changban Bridge, otherwise I would have taken his head off." Cao Chun said regretfully. "Did you know that there is a famous general named Zhang Yide under Liu Bei? This guy takes the head of an enemy general among thousands of troops, which is like searching for something. The general who guards the bridge is Zhang Yide." Cao Mengde said to Cao Chun. Unexpectedly, Cao Chun said disapprovingly: "What's so scary about Zhang Yide? Even if Lu Wenhou is reborn, I will fight him for dozens of rounds." Cao Mengde looked at this young and heroic junior of the same clan, and couldn't help but blurt out admiration: "The young generation is awesome, the young generation is awesome. Our Cao family can be said to occupy all the civil and military in the world, and the future is boundless!" It took Cao Mengde less than two months to occupy Jiangling this time.