Taking stock of the counselor rankings, Guo Jia only ranks at the bottom?

Soon, Cao Cao began to order the southern expedition!!

Let Cao Ren and Cao Hong be the first team, and Zhang Liao and Zhang He be the second team.

Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun formed the third team,

Yu Jin and Li Dian formed the fourth team, and

Cao Cao led his own generals to the fifth team: each team led 100,000 troops.

He also ordered Xu Chu to be the general of Zhechong and lead three thousand troops as the vanguard.

It was selected to set out in the autumn and July of the 13th year of Jian'an.

Kong Rong, the Taizhong doctor, admonished:"Liu Bei and Liu Biao are all clan members of the Han Dynasty, so they should not be attacked lightly. Sun Quan is in six counties, and there is a danger of a large river, so it is not easy to capture him.

Now that the prime minister has raised this unjust army, he may lose the world." Hope."

Cao Cao was naturally furious:"Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan are all rebellious ministers, how can we not tolerate them?"

He scolded Kong Rong and ordered:"Anyone who remonstrates again will be killed."

Kong Rong left the house. , looked up to the sky and sighed:"Even if you are unkind and attack the most benevolent, you will be invincible!"

Immediately, Cao Cao began to prepare, leading an army of 500,000 to go south to Jingzhou!!

At this moment, Liu Biao died of illness, and his son Liu Cong was weak and incompetent.

Under the persuasion of counselor Kuai Yue and others.

He hid the secret from Liu Qi and Liu, became the lord of Jingzhou, and sent Song Zhong to deliver a letter of surrender to Cao Cao.

Planning to surrender to Cao Cao.

After Song Zhong delivered the letter of surrender, he paid his respects to Cao Cao and hurried back to Xiangyang.

When Song Zhong was preparing to cross the river, he met Guan Yu.

Song Zhong had no time to escape and was stopped by Guan Yu, who asked him about Jingzhou in detail.

Song Zhong initially prevaricated and concealed the truth, but could not withstand Guan Yu's repeated questioning and finally told the truth.

Guan Yu was shocked and immediately took Song Zhong to Xinye to meet Liu Bei and tell him in detail what happened in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei burst into tears after hearing this.

Zhang Fei said:"Now that the matter is over, we can kill Song Zhong first, then raise troops to cross the river, capture Xiangyang, kill Cai and Liu Cong, and then fight Cao Cao."

Liu Bei shook his head and said,"Shut up, I will make my own decision."

Liu Bei scolded Song Zhong and said,"You know what happened in Jingzhou, why didn't you inform me earlier?

Even if I kill you today, it won't help. Get out of here!"

Song Zhong thanked him and ran away with his head in his arms.

Liu Bei was depressed when he suddenly reported that his son Liu Qi had sent Yi Ji to arrive.

Liu Bei was grateful for Yi Ji's kindness in saving him in the past. He walked down the steps to greet him and thanked him again and again.

Yi Ji said:"The eldest son was in Jiangxia. He heard that Liu Jingsheng was dead. Mrs. Cai discussed with Cai Mao and others and did not come to announce the funeral.

Instead, she appointed Liu Cong as the master. 24 The young master sent someone to Xiangyang to inquire about it. It has been confirmed.

The young master is worried that the emperor will also be killed. I was kept in the dark, so I was specially sent to inform you with a letter of condolences, and asked you to lead your elite troops to Xiangyang to interrogate the charges."

After reading the letter, Liu Bei said to Yi Ji:"Uncle Ji only knows that Liu Cong has tyrannized the throne, and he doesn't know that Liu Cong has tyrannized the throne. Cong has dedicated the nine counties of Jing and Xiang to Cao Cao!"

Yi Ji was shocked and said,"How did the envoy know about this?"

Liu Bei informed him about the capture of Song Zhong.

Yi Ji said:"If this is the case, it is better for you to go to Xiangyang in the name of mourning, lure Liu Cong out to meet him, capture him, and then kill his followers, then Jingzhou will be yours."

Zhuge Liang said:" What Ji Bo said makes sense, my lord can do as he said."

Liu Bei said with tears,"My brother entrusted me with my care when he was dying.

Now I have captured his son and seized his territory. What will I be like when I am under Jiuquan in the future? See my brother?"

Zhuge Liang said,"If you don't do this, now Cao Bing has arrived at Wancheng, how can we resist the enemy?"

Liu Bei said,"It's better to go to Fancheng to avoid it."

During the discussion, Tan Mafei reported that Cao Bing had arrived. Arrived at Bowang.

Liu Bei hurriedly asked Yi Ji to return to Jiangxia to reorganize his troops, and then discussed with Zhuge Liang how to resist the enemy.

Zhuge Liang said:"Lord, don't worry. A fire burned most of Xiahou Dun's troops before.

This time Cao Jun comes again, and he must fall into this trap again.

We can't stay in Xinye any longer, so hurry to Fancheng."

Liu Bei sent people to go. Notices were posted at four gates to inform residents:

"Regardless of whether you are male, female, old or young, if you are willing to follow me, please follow me to Fancheng for temporary refuge today. Please do not make any mistakes."

Then Sun Qian was sent to the river to mobilize boats to help the people, and

Mi Zhu was sent to escort the officials' families to Fancheng.

And soon, Zhuge Liang performed another miracle, and the burning of the new land was about to take place!!

Soon, the screen appeared.

Zhuge Liang gathered the generals, assigned tasks, and ordered the generals to act according to the plan:

Guan Yu led a thousand troops to the upper reaches of the Baihe River to ambush, each with a cloth bag filled with sand and soil, and intercepted the water of the Baihe River.

After the third watch of the next day, he heard that Someone downstream shouted a horse neighing, so he opened a cloth bag and released water, and then rushed downstream to meet him.

Zhang Fei led a thousand soldiers and horses to ambush at Boling Ferry.

The water was slowest here, and Cao's army was flooded. They must have fled from now on, and they could take advantage of the situation to kill Zhao Yun led

3,000 troops and divided them into four teams.

He led one team to ambush outside the east gate, and the other three teams ambush at the west, south, and north gates respectively. They also hid sulfur, saltpeter, etc. on the roofs of the city. Cao Jun must enter the city. Rest in a private house.

There will be strong winds after dusk the next day. When the wind blows, the ambushing troops at the west, south and north gates will shoot rockets into the city. When the fire breaks out in the city, they will cheer outside the city, leaving only the east gate for Cao Jun. Escaped.

Zhao Yun pursued from behind outside the east gate.

At dawn, he met up with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and withdrew his troops back to Fancheng.

Mi Fang and Liu Feng led 2,000 troops, half with red flags and half with green flags, to march thirty miles outside Xinye City. Camped in front of Weipo.

When Cao Jun arrived, the Red Flag Army walked on the left and the Green Banner Army walked on the right.

Cao Jun was suspicious and would not dare to pursue.

Then Mi Fang and Liu Feng split up to ambush, and when the fire broke out in the city, they led their troops to pursue them. Kill the defeated soldiers, and then go to the upper reaches of Baihe River to meet them.

After Zhuge Liang made arrangements, he and Liu Bei climbed to a high place to watch and wait for the news.

Cao Ren and Cao Hong led an army of 100,000 as the front line, and Xu Chu led 3,000 armored troops in front to open the way. They rushed to Xinye.

At noon that day, they arrived at Quewei Slope and saw a pair of men and horses in front of the slope, flying green and red flags. Xu Chu urged the army to move forward.

Liu Feng and Mi Fang were divided into four teams, with green and red flags on both sides.

Xu Chu He reined in his horse, stopped his advance and said,"There must be an ambush ahead, our army will camp here first."

Then he sent someone to report to the front team Cao Ren.

Cao Ren said:"This is a suspicious soldier, there must be no ambush.

But hurry up and march, I will lead the army to meet you."

Xu Chu then led his army to the front of the slope and chased him into the woods, but no one was seen.

At this time, the sun was almost setting

, and Xu Chu was about to move forward when he heard a lot of bragging on the mountain.

His face was full of surprise.

When he looked up, he saw When they reached the top of the mountain, there was a cluster of flags with two umbrellas in the middle.

On the left was Liu Bei and on the right was Zhuge Liang. They were sitting opposite each other drinking.

When Xu Chu saw this, he was naturally furious and led his army to find a way up the mountain. The mountain was beaten with wood and cannon stones. , unable to advance.

At this time, I heard loud shouts from behind the mountain, and I wanted to find a way to fight, but it was already dark.

Cao Ren led his troops to arrive and asked Xu Chu to capture Xinye City to rest first.

When the soldiers and horses arrived at the city, they saw only four The door was wide open.

Cao's soldiers rushed in without any resistance.

No one was seen in the city, and it was actually an empty city. Cao Hong said:"It's because they were out of control and fled with the people.

We will rest in the city first and then march forward tomorrow morning."

At this time, all the troops were already tired and hungry, so they all went to find a house to cook.

Cao Ren and Cao Hong rested in the county government office.

After the first watch, a strong wind came up. The guard sergeant flew to report that there was a fire.

Cao Ren said:"This must be because the soldiers were not careful when cooking. If a fire breaks out, don't panic."

Before he finished speaking, several reports were sent out that the west, south, and north gates were all on fire.

Cao Ren hurriedly ordered the generals to mount their horses.

By this time, the whole county was on fire, and the surrounding area was burning red.

The fire this night was more intense than before. The fire on Po burned even brighter.

Cao Ren led his generals to find a way out of the sudden smoke and fire.

Hearing that there was no fire at the east gate, he hurried out of the east gate. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

As a result, Cao Jun and his army fought against each other. Trampled on, there were countless casualties.

Cao Ren had just left the city when shouts of killing came from behind. Zhao Yun led his army to kill him. Cao Ren just escaped from the fire and refused to turn back to fight. He just ran away.

Mi Fang also led a group of troops to kill and charged for a while. []

Cao Ren was defeated and fled, but Liu Feng led a group of troops to intercept and kill him.

By the fourth watch, Cao Ren's army was exhausted and most of them were exhausted.

Cao Ren fled to the Baihe River and saw that the water was not deep. The river was drinking water.

Guan Yu used cloth bags to intercept the river water in the upper reaches. At dusk, he saw a fire in Xinye.

At the fourth watch, he suddenly heard someone shouting and neighing from the lower reaches.

He hurriedly ordered his soldiers to remove the cloth bags together. The water was overwhelming and rushed downstream..

Many of Cao's soldiers and horses drowned in the water.

Cao Ren led his troops to escape to a place where the water was slow.

When they reached Boling Ferry, they were blocked by Zhang Fei again.

Cao's army was shocked. Zhuge Liang burned Xinye, and Guan Yu flooded Cao's army.

Guan Yu was at Baihe River. Water was released upstream and countless Cao soldiers were drowned.

Cao Ren had no choice but to lead his troops to flee to Boling Ferry.

Zhang Fei led his troops to intercept and kill the melee. When they met Xu Chu, they engaged in a confrontation.

Xu Chu did not dare to fight and took the road. And fled.

Zhang Fei chased, met Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and went upstream along the river.

This was the ins and outs of the burning of Xinye, and it was also Zhuge Liang's second fire.

And everyone watching the scene couldn't help but... I was shocked.

Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness is really unparalleled!!

The first battle out of the mountain was to burn Bowang Slope and defeat Cao Wei's general Xiahou Dun.

The second stop out of the mountain,

The new field was burned again, and Cao Ren, the first general of our family, was defeated!!

Zhuge Liang’s strategy that shocked people

"The fire burned Bowang Slope. Burn the new field! As soon as he came out of the mountain, he used two consecutive fires to defeat Cao's army and shocked the world!!"

"Before, Cao Jun was considered invincible, victorious in every battle, and invincible.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated twice in a row under Zhuge Liang!!"

In Chenliu County, the fear on Cao Cao's face became more and more intense.

There was even a cold and murderous aura coming out!!

"Damn it, Zhuge Liang's ingenuity is so terrifying!!"

"In the future, I will never let this person fall into Liu Bei's hands. Otherwise it will definitely become a big disaster!!"

The scene continues.

Afterwards, Liu Feng and Mi Fang had arranged for ships to wait here.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others then crossed the river together and headed towards Fancheng.

Zhuge Liang ordered people to set fire to the ships.

Cao Ren gathered up the remaining troops and stationed in Xinye , he naturally sent Cao Hong to see Cao Cao to report the defeat.

Cao Cao was naturally furious and said:

"Village man Zhuge, you are going too far!"

So he mobilized the three armies, covering the mountains and plains, and went to Xinye to build a stronghold.

Cao Cao sent an order for the soldiers to search the mountains and fill up the Baihe River.

Then he divided his troops into eight groups and went to take Fancheng.

Liu Ye offered his advice and said:"When the Prime Minister first arrives in Xiangyang, he must first win over people's hearts.

Liu Bei moved all the people in Xinye to Fancheng. If our army killed them directly, all the people in these two counties would become cannon fodder.

It is better to send someone to surrender Liu Bei first.

Even if Liu Bei does not surrender, people can see our love for the people.

If Liu Bei surrenders, Jingzhou can be settled without a fight.

Cao Cao then asked:"Who can be the envoy?" Liu

Ye said:"Xu Shu is close to Liu Bei and is in the army.

Why not let him try it?"

Cao Cao said,"I'm afraid he won't come back if he goes.""

Liu Ye said:"If he doesn't come back, he will be laughed at by the world. Prime Minister, there is no need to doubt. Cao

Cao called Xu Shu over and said to him:"I originally wanted to destroy Fancheng, but I pity the lives of the people."

You can go and persuade Liu Bei. If he is willing to surrender, you can forgive his previous sins and be promoted to a higher rank. If you persist in your stubbornness,

I will massacre both the soldiers and the people, and both the jade and the stone will be destroyed.

I know your loyalty, so I let you go.

Hope you don't let me down."

Xu Shu was ordered to go to Fancheng to meet Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and reminisce about the past together. Xu Shu said:"Cao Cao sent me to recruit the envoy to surrender. This is pretending to win the hearts of the people.

He has divided his troops into eight groups and filled up the Baihe River to kill.

I'm afraid Fancheng can't be defended, so we should think of countermeasures quickly. Liu

Bei wanted to keep Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said,"If I don't go back, I will make everyone in the world laugh at me."

Now that my mother is dead, I will regret it for the rest of my life. Although I am in Cao's camp, I swear not to set up any plot for him.

You have Wolong to assist you, so there is no need to worry about failure in your great cause. I have to resign."

Liu Bei did not dare to force him to stay.

Xu Shu went back to see Cao Cao and said that Liu Bei had no intention of surrender.

Cao Cao was furious and sent troops on the same day.

Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang for advice, and Zhuge Liang said:"You can abandon Fancheng and capture Xiangyang and defend it temporarily.

Liu Bei said:"The people have followed me for so long, how can they bear to abandon me?" Zhuge Liang said:"You can tell the people that those who are willing to follow will go together, and those who are unwilling to follow will stay." Liu

Bei first sent Guan Yu to the river bank to rectify the ships, and then ordered Sun Qian and Jian Yong to inform in the city:

"Cao's soldiers are about to attack, and the isolated city cannot be defended for long. People who are willing to follow will cross the river together.

The people of the two counties shouted in unison:"We will follow the envoy even if we die.""

That day, the people set off in tears.

They helped the old and the young, dragged men and women, and rolled across the river. There were endless cries on both sides of the river.

Liu Bei watched from the boat and cried sadly:

"Because I alone have caused this disaster to the people, how can I still live?"

He wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river, so people around him hurriedly grabbed him. Everyone around him cried bitterly.

When he reached the south bank, Liu Bei looked back and saw that there were still many people who had not crossed the river and were crying towards the south.

Liu Bei quickly ordered Guan Yu to rush the boat across the river and take all the people away. After taking it, he mounted his horse.

When he arrived at the east gate of Xiangyang, he saw flags all over the city and deer antlers along the moat.

When passing Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang once again advised Liu Bei to attack Liu Cong and occupy Jingzhou.

But Liu Bei couldn't bear it and continued to escape.

Liu Bei reined in his horse. He yelled:"Nephew Liu Congxian, I just want to save the people. I have no other ideas. Open the door quickly.""

When Liu Cong heard that Liu Bei was coming, he was too frightened to go out.

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun came directly to the city tower and ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows under the city.

The people outside the city all looked at the city tower and cried.

Suddenly there was a general in the city, leading hundreds of people. He went up to the tower and shouted:"Cai Hao and Zhang Yun are traitors!

Liu Shijun is a benevolent person. Today, in order to save the people, he came to join us. Why should he be turned away?"

Everyone looked at this man. He was eight feet long and had a face as heavy as a jujube.

He was Wei Yan, Yiyang, with a long character.

Wei Yan slashed the gatekeepers to death with his knife, opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and shouted:

"Uncle Liu Huang quickly led his troops into the city and killed the traitors together. Zhang

Fei jumped on his horse and wanted to enter the city. Liu Bei stopped him and said:

"Don't disturb the people!"

Wei Yan called Liu Bei's troops into the city. He saw a general on horseback leading his troops out of the city and shouted:

"Wei Yan, you are a nobody, how dare you rebel! Do you recognize me, General Wenpin?"

Wei Yan was furious, raised his spear and leaped on his horse, and came to fight. Soldiers and horses from both sides fought in a melee at the edge of the city, shouting to kill Zhentian.

Liu Bei said:"I wanted to protect the people, but instead I harmed them. I don’t want to enter Xiangyang!

Zhuge Liang said:"Jiangling is an important place in Jingzhou. From my perspective, Jiangling is an important place in Jingzhou."

We might as well take Gangneung as our base first"