The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 404
"Gongjin,"

Liu Xiao waved his hand to signal Zhou Yu not to speak, then turned his head to look at Hua Xin again.

"Mr. Ziyu,"

Liu Xiao said in a deep voice: "Today, I will give you and Changwen a face. As long as Liu Bei is willing to return all Huainan County to us, it is not impossible to discuss the matter of stopping troops. However, I must watch Liu Bei's army retreat Only the south bank of the Yangtze River can be done! I can’t give him five days, three days, three days, and the troops must be withdrawn to the south bank of the Yangtze River.”

Hua Xin smiled wryly and said, "General Xuangan, you are trying to force us to death. Liu Bei gave us five days to start withdrawing the troops, but you want everyone to withdraw to the south bank within three days. You know, then But with an army of [-] to [-], plus tens of thousands of stones, grain and grass, tens of thousands of horses and pack horses, plus armor and equipment, even if it is fully transported, it will take at least three days before they can all cross the Yangtze River. It’s just the transportation process, which also includes the deployment of the army’s rectification and retreat. How can this be completed in three days? Even if it takes five days, Liu Bei’s army cannot all retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River!"

Liu Xiao sneered and said: "That's not my business. If you want to stop the war, you have to follow my rules. I don't even want Wu Jun. What are you still not satisfied with? I only give Liu Bei one day to think about it. Tomorrow At this time, I must get a satisfactory answer. I will withdraw my troops again after knowing Liu Bei's retreat. As for how you can persuade Liu Bei to withdraw his army to the south of the Yangtze River within five days, that is a matter between you and Changwen gone."

"Lord!"

Zhou Yu shouted anxiously.

"Don't say it!"

Liu Xiao said firmly, "I have made up my mind. If Liu Bei returns all his troops to the south of the Yangtze River within five days, he will recall Yue Fei, and both sides will secure their borders. If Liu Bei can't do it, then I'm sorry. There are two sides." A pincer attack, and within half a year, we can capture the entire Jiangdong!"

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Five days!

When Chen Qun and Hua Xin brought the news back to Liu Bei, Liu Bei became anxious immediately!

Liu Bei said anxiously: "Two gentlemen, do you know how difficult it is to bring an army of 1 to 10,000 troops from the north bank of the Yangtze River to the south bank of the Yangtze River in one go? There are [-] to [-] soldiers, more than [-] horses, and several Thousands of cows, in addition, there are [-]+ stone grains and grasses, and countless armored equipment. It will take at least three or four days to transport these. We have to reorganize the army and determine the withdrawal strategy. Five days, how can it be possible in five days?"

Liu Bei originally only planned to have five days to prepare for the withdrawal of the troops. Now Liu Xiao has only reserved five days for himself. It is too hasty. With so many supplies, he only relies on the warship , back and forth transportation, but when will it be completed?After all, 10,000+ stone, grain, grass, cattle, horses and vehicles alone are enough for hundreds of warships to toss for two days. The transportation is completed in a few days, which is considered fast. As for arranging the retreat, it will also take at least two or three days!
Chen Qun was frightened in Liu Xiao's camp and felt aggrieved. Facing Liu Bei, he really couldn't hold back his anger. If he had known about this, why did he do it in the first place?When I asked you to take over Huainan County, how great would it be if the army retreated to the south of the Yangtze River and the two families stopped fighting?You are so obsessed with money that you just want to take over half of Xuzhou. How is that possible? Did Liu Xiao make it from noodles?It's made of steel, and it has always been extremely tough on the outside!

"My lord, Ziyu and I have tried our best to persuade Liu Xiao in the camp. After all, Liu Xiao only took back his own Huainan County. He doesn't ask you for any land. He just asks you to evacuate from the north bank of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. Is this true? Isn’t that enough? If Mr. Shijun still makes unreasonable demands, Ziyu and I will have to say goodbye and return to Xudu. The war in Jiangdong has nothing to do with us!”

Chen Qun said angrily.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Chen Qun, who has always been very Buddha-natured, would also be angry, but the time for this angry anger was not the right time...

"My lord, although Liu Feng has retreated to the south of the Yangtze River with more than 2 troops, it is almost impossible to stop Yue Fei with Liu Feng's [-] troops. The situation is urgent, and we cannot delay it too long. Commander, we must retreat to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. As long as Liu Xiao is stabilized and the army safely withdraws to the south of the Yangtze River, we can concentrate our efforts and wipe out Yue Fei in one fell swoop. If there is a delay, it will do us no harm Yili..."

Pang Tong approached Liu Bei and said in a low voice.

Liu Bei's heart was shocked, and Pang Tongtong's words woke Liu Bei up. Now is not the time to care too much about Liu Xiao. Yue Fei's main force is making waves in Danyang County. Let alone Liu Feng, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are in Danyang The county may not be able to withstand Yue Fei's attack. At the beginning, Yue Fei turned Jizhou upside down with his own strength. You are not worthy of shining Yue Fei's shoes!
"it is good!"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "In this case, I have agreed to come down. Within five days, within five days, all my troops will be withdrawn to the south of the Yangtze River, but he, Liu Xiao, must also withdraw his troops at the same time, withdrawing his troops for fifty miles. Call back Yue Fei's army, and the two sides will stop fighting!"

"Brother, is that really the case?"

Zhang Fei on the side shouted: "That Yue Fei disabled Huang Zhong and Han Xuan's [-] troops, and even Gan Ning was captured alive by Yue Fei. He doesn't know if he is alive or not. We must not let this go!"

"To shut up!"

Liu Bei shouted, "Come here, send a message to Liu Xiao immediately. I agree to his terms. Within five days, all the army will withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River. Order the three armies to reorganize their armaments and prepare to retreat to the ferry tomorrow!"

Liu Bei was worried about the safety of Danyang County and did not dare to neglect. He organized his army overnight and began to retreat to the rear early the next morning.

The [-] to [-] troops retreated at the same time, and they still had to carry a large amount of food and supplies. After all, they were not just at the Yangtze River Ferry, and they were only seventy or eighty miles away from the Yangtze River Ferry. In order to bring all the supplies back at the same time Jiangnan, now Liu Bei can only fight, he can't leave all these things to Liu Xiao, he is an enemy...

To the north, Liu Xiao stands on a mountain peak, quietly watching Liu Bei's army, [-] to [-] troops, plus a convoy of oxen and horses to transport supplies, farmers, the team is sent out for thirty or forty miles, even if Liu Bei is fully urging Marching, the speed of this marching is also extremely slow, if you want to push to the Yangtze River ferry, I am afraid it will take at least a day and a night.

There was a sneer at the corner of Liu Xiao's mouth: "Hey, it's time, Liu Bei, this time you are doomed!"

(End of this chapter)