"Is Liu Bei willing to let him go?" A tall middle-aged man in the army marching towards Fancheng asked the young man beside him.
"Yes, my lord, that's what the young lord's subordinates say!" The young man said to the middle-aged man very respectfully.
"So, you can send troops?!" The middle-aged man asked.
"My lord, this army is just to force Liu Bei and consume Liu Bei's strength, not...!" The young man was interrupted by the middle-aged man before he could finish speaking.
"Understood!" The middle-aged man was a little impatient, "Yuanlong, you are almost the same as Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang. The whole noisy and noisy is very annoying. I have been fighting for half my life. I still need that yellow-haired boy to remind me." I haven't had time to settle accounts with that kid yet, hum."
Listening to his lord's words, Chen Deng could only shake his head with a wry smile. This is his lord's family affairs, and he will not be able to say much about it alone.
"The kid also knows how to attack the mind!" Lu Bu raised the corner of his mouth. He didn't know if he was smiling or he was thinking about something. He looked at the marching soldiers and horses outside and his eyes deepened. His cheap son-in-law sent "top > point" novel The envoy went to Fancheng not only because he was sick of Yuzhou Liu Bei, but also because he wanted to redeem the children of the Zhang family, the prefect Song Zhong, and those Fancheng soldiers. On the surface, it was Liu Mang's kindness, but in fact it was Liu Mang. The art of attacking the heart.
The children of the Zhang family are useless in the hands of Liu Bei, but Liu Wei sent an envoy, which shows that Liu Wei's sincerity to the Zhang family is also a good intention. a favor.
As for the prefect Song Zhong, he is a great Confucian. Although useless water has a reputation. The price Liu Mang offered was not small. Song Zhong is worth five thousand gold alone, which is comparable to the second son of Jiangdong who was once captured by Yangzhou, but Liu Wei doesn't feel bad, because it is equivalent to buying a bone with a thousand gold. It was made for the scholars of Jingzhou. No matter how you say it, Song Zhong is a great Confucian in the world. Redeeming Song Zhong with five thousand gold is completely a thousand gold to buy bones. In this way, the scholars of Jingzhou. The students of Lumen Academy are still rushing to Yangzhou.
The redemption of the Jingzhou soldiers was not because Liu Mang was rich, but because Liu Mang didn't want the defenders of Fancheng to be used by Liu Bei.
If Liu Bei agrees to Liu Wei, of course he can take out this sum of gold, but is Liu Bei lucky to go? If Liu Bei does not agree, then Liu Wei’s favor will also be done. The Zhang family and the gang of scholars in Jingzhou will think of Liu Wei’s good .
Similarly, Liu Bei, the defender of Fancheng, was really useless.
"My lord, my lord! It's not good!" Liu Bei just angrily dismissed the envoy sent by Liu Mang, but before the anger subsided, Liao Hua ran in with a bad face.
"What's the matter again!" These days, everything is really uncomfortable, and Liu Bei is almost used to being angry.
"My lord. I don't know where the news came from, saying that Jingzhou sent envoys to redeem those Fancheng defenders. But the lord didn't agree, and there was news that once the city is broken, the mistakes of the Fancheng defenders will be forgotten! "Liao Hua quickly finished speaking.
"What!" Liu Bei stood up and sent envoys to discuss with the envoys how long this happened and how it spread to Fancheng.
"My lord, we've been fooled!" Jian Yong who was at the side thought for a while and suddenly said to Liu Bei. "My lord, this is a strategy to attack the mind."
There were 30,000 defenders in Fancheng itself. Before the city was broken, except for Zhao Yun who killed a wave, there was no damage to others. When Zhang Gui was captured and sent away, there were at least 20,000 defenders in Fancheng. After being captured, when Liu Bei asked the Xiliang iron cavalry to enter the city, he was only allowed to rob and not kill and set fire. These Qiang barbarians were also obedient.
Therefore, the people in the city did not suffer much harm, and the Fancheng defenders did not have any major resentment towards Liu Bei and did not make trouble. Liu Bei is going to send some generals to accept these Fancheng defenders in the future, using the original Jingzhou soldiers and horses Come to guard the city of Jingzhou, because the soldiers of Fancheng are also afraid.
After all, the city was lost, and the responsibility for losing the land is not small. They are afraid that they will be questioned when they return to Jingzhou, so Liu Bei's reception work is still carried out in an orderly manner. If it is successful, then Liu Bei's troops will increase at once. to fifty thousand.
There can be 35,000 soldiers and horses defending the city, and 15,000 Xiliang iron cavalry are on standby. In this way, Fancheng City has a high wall and so much food and grass that it will not be a problem to guard it for a year or so.
But now there is a problem with accepting this group of Fancheng defenders.
The army's mind was disturbed, and the minds of the prisoners were disturbed. They were originally afraid that they would be implicated in the recapture of Fancheng in Jingzhou, so they did not resist Liu Bei's acceptance.
But now it’s different. Jingzhou Liu Biao actually said that he should let the past go, and even sent envoys to redeem them. The former Jingzhou soldiers and the current Fancheng captives really got excited. Although Liu Biao, the lord, did not open up An aggressive mind may not be a good lord for those generals, but it is a great master for these soldiers. Which soldier likes to fight? Fighting kills people, and Jingzhou also There was a war in Jiangxia, and other times it was peaceful and prosperous, and Liu Biao’s food and salary in Jingzhou was much better than other places, and the food in the army was also much better. Many of these Fancheng defenders have already taken root in Fancheng. I can't understand the future of following Liu Bei. They are just ordinary soldiers, but they don't see Liu Bei as a traitor or something like those counselors.
Therefore, the group of Fancheng defenders who were willing to surrender were unwilling to stand up.
"The defenders of Fancheng can't be used anymore!" Liu Bei said angrily. Liu Bei really didn't dare to use such a group of trilogy that disturbed the morale of the army. If the city gate was suddenly opened while defending the city, the fun would be It's really big, this Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang have plans a long time ago.
"Come on, lock up all those captives for me, lock them into the big camp in the city, disarm them, and if necessary, kill them!" Liu Bei didn't have the slightest sympathy and would not soften his heart. , if the princes would have softened their hearts, they would have become bones in the tomb long ago.
"Yes!" Liao Hua nodded and took the order to go. Now that it's all right, Liu Bei not only won't need more than 20,000 captives, but even has to send a team of soldiers to guard these captives. After losing his wife, he broke down again.
"Xianhe, where are the coalition forces from Jingzhou and Yangzhou!" Liu Bei asked Jian Yong about the military situation.
"It has passed the Yangtze River and appeared fifty miles away from Fancheng!" Jian Yong replied.
"It's coming!" Liu Bei's eyes widened, and he could reach fifty miles in a day and a half. (to be continued..)
ps: I found myself getting lazy, this is a problem that needs to be corrected! 14,000 will be presented tomorrow!