The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 648 Attack on Xiangyang (text)
Xiangyang, an important town in South County, is adjacent to the Han River and to the north is Fancheng (the later Fancheng District of Xiangyang City). Cai Mao took Cai Zhong, Cai He, Deng Ji, and Deng Yi to Xinye and cross Jiyang to Wancheng where Cao Ren was located.

However, Liu Bei's vanguard Guan Yu, Chen Dao, Wu Ju and others went directly south from Rang County, and the two happened to cross each other and did not meet.

To say that Liu Biao was so weak that he didn't have enough control under his own rule, Liu Bei recruited [-] troops under Liu Biao's nose, and Cai Mao took Cai's private soldiers out of Xiangyang without any hindrance, which can be seen one or two.

Speaking of Liu Biao's distribution of troops, Rang County in the north, where Liu Bei was stationed, was originally Zhang Xiu's territory. There was no garrison in Fancheng, and in Fancheng, Liu Biao's confidantes Deng Ji and Deng Yi brought about [-] troops to garrison.

So there are no more troops, there are about [-] soldiers in Xiangyang, most of them are private soldiers of the Jingzhou family, and more are Jiangling Liupan and Wenpin, the important towns in the south. The two brothers Huo Jun and Huo Jun garrisoned thousands of troops, and Huang Zu of Anlu also had thousands of troops.

That is to say, Liu Biao, the weak head of Jingbei, has only [-] troops, which is only [-] less than Liu Bei of the watchdog. This shows how weak Liu Biao is.

But now Liu Biao thought that his confidantes Deng Ji and Deng Yi ran away with their soldiers. To go north from Xiangyang, they had to go through Fancheng. Yi is Cai Mao's people.

Since it is necessary to pass through Fancheng from Xiangyang to the north, Guan Yu, Wu Ju and others originally had to pass through Fancheng when they went to Xiangyang. this important city.

Obtaining the control of Fancheng is equivalent to winning the pass to enter and exit Xiangyang from the north, and gave it to Liu Bei for nothing.

When Liu Bei, who was leading the army in the rear, heard the news, he was overjoyed and couldn't help himself, and asked the army to speed up to Fancheng.

Without Fancheng's obstruction and report, Wu Ju easily brought Guan Yu, Chen Dao and the five hundred sword guards into Xiangyang.

At this time, Liu Biao made a choice, as if he was radiantly asking his staff: "Zhongzi (Song Zhong, Zi Zhongzi), Guangming (Qi Wukai, Zi Guangming) and I will join the Song Dynasty, so what about Liu Bei? This person is definitely not strong. Willing to seek refuge with the Song Dynasty, and his subordinates are related, Zhang Zhiyong is no small matter."

"My lord, in fact, Yi Er, as long as Liu Bei's food and grass are cut off..."

"Rebellious ministers and thieves should be punished! Kill!" When Guan Yu's five-hundred-sword shield hand and Wu Ju's personal soldiers joined up and went straight to the prefect's mansion, Liu Biao was discussing with Song Zhong and Qi Wukai how to deal with Liu Bei's affairs. Answering.

But when he heard a shout, the guards of the prefect's mansion were beheaded by Guan Yu with two swords and filed in.

The entry of Guan Yu, Dao Fu Shou and Chen Dao and Wu Ju's relatives caused chaos in the prefect's mansion. A few clever servants fled to the back door in an instant, and the direction was naturally Kuai's house.

"Hurry up and protect the lord! Guan Yu, Wu Ju! Why did you rush into the prefect's mansion without authorization!" It was Liu Biao's confidant Wang Wei who was guarding the prefect's mansion. With a big knife, he stepped forward to stop him.

"Zhongjing (Zhang Ji's name is Zhongjing) quickly take his wife, Cong'er and Xiu'er to Shouchun to find Yiji!"

In the chaos, the elderly Liu Biao finally showed the courage of a prince, and immediately asked his confidant to take his wife and children away. The big prefect Zhang Ji was very familiar with it and ran to the backyard in a few steps.

"Dang! Dang! Poof!" Wang Wei is commendable for his courage in not fearing life and death, but he dares to face the long-famous master Guan Yu directly despite his third-rate martial arts skills. Unfortunately, the huge gap in martial arts skills cannot be made up by courage. With just three swords, he can Beheaded by Guan Yu.

When Guan Yu entered the main hall, he was taken aback. There were only Liu Biao, Song Zhong, and Qi Wukai in the huge conference hall, and no senior officials from Jingbei such as Kuai Liang, Han Song, and Liu Xian were seen.

"Guan Yu, the old man asked himself that he was not mean to Liu Xuande, why did he rebel against the old man!" Liu Biao asked Guan Yu with a righteous face.

Compared with the trembling Song Zhong and Qi Wukai who were frightened by Guan Yu's murderous spirit, Liu Biao showed the temperament that a prince should have.

"Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished! If Duke Jing Sheng hadn't chosen to join Lu Heng, the elder brother would not have made such a foolish plan!" Guan Yu looked proudly at the old man in front of him.

"The demise of the Han Dynasty is a foregone conclusion. The Song Dynasty has a tendency to dominate. More than ten years of war is enough. Why bother to let the people suffer from the war?"

"I don't know about this matter, Lord Jing Sheng, let's talk to elder brother!" With Guan Yu's knowledge, it is impossible not to think of this level. With Liu Bei's weak strength, even if he wins Jingbei and fights against Song Dynasty, it will be a waste of time. Casualties, but for the sake of the eldest brother's ideals, he just selectively ignored this point.

As for Kuangfu Han Dynasty? How many people believed in it?
After the "Yellow Turban Rebellion", "Dong Zhuo Rebellion", "Liu Xie's death" and then when Lu Heng set up another court, the Han Dynasty has long since been wiped out. Now the banner of the Han Dynasty, Chi Xiao, has been cut off. It's just the righteousness in my heart.

"Second Master, some scribes ran away with women and children through the back door, why don't you take a team of soldiers to hunt down and kill grass and root out the roots." Wu Yong, who was searching, quietly reported to Guan Yu.

"Let them go, Guan will not kill the old and the weak, women and children!" Guan Yu said proudly, and Wu Yong's face turned green and red.

Guan Yu took control of the Xiangyang Prefect's Mansion and waited for the arrival of Liu Bei and the army. At the same time, in the Kuai family, Kuai Liang and Kuai Qi immediately abandoned everything in the Kuai family in Xiangyang after receiving the news from the servant. The two ran south to the goal alone It is Jiangling, and it is not terrible to abandon Xiangyang's property due to the great changes in Jingzhou. As long as you tell his younger brother Kuai Yue the news, and cooperate with Jiangling to join the Song Dynasty, everything in the Kuai family can be returned.

If it is said that God left good luck and let Liu Bei pick up Fancheng in vain, it also gave other people good luck. The news of Guan Yu rushing into the prefect's mansion made everyone in Xiangyang receive the news at this juncture.

The meaning of Guan Yu leading troops into the Taishou Mansion is self-evident. Except for Song Zhong and Qi Wukai who were blocked by Guan Yu in the Taishou Mansion, everyone else fled Xiangyang one after another, such as Han Song, Deng Xi, Pang Ji, Fu Xun, Wang Can, Liu Xian and others all fled in all directions. Some chose to go to Shouchun, and some chose to flee to Jiangling.

And Liu Bei arrived in Xiangyang with a large army a few hours after Guan Yu took control of the prefect's mansion. Naturally, Wei Yan, the captain of the city guard, also received the news that Guan Yu had taken control of the prefect's mansion. This person did not choose to rescue Liu Biao, but directly opened the city gate. .

"The last general, Wei Yan, is willing to take refuge in Duke Xuande!" Wei Yan immediately bowed down when he saw Liu Bei.

"General Wei was able to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. It's a blessing to prepare, please get up quickly!" Liu Bei dismounted himself to help Wei Yan, and the two entered the city together.

(End of this chapter)