"One hundred thousand troops, one hundred thousand troops!" Liu Bei was walking back and forth in the Yu Province Governor's Mansion. Even though Liu Bei knew that he was going to lose, he was still very anxious.
"What a big move, what a big move! "One hundred thousand troops, Liu Bei didn't even have one hundred thousand troops at his peak. But now, Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang actually sent one hundred thousand troops to deal with Liu Bei." Liu Bei was feeling very uncomfortable.
When Lü Bu came to Xu Province, he only had two armies. One was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the other was the Formation Breaker. Lü Bu was defeated by Cao Cao from the west. How many troops could he have? Liu Bei really wanted this fierce tiger to be his watchdog. But who would have thought that this Lü Bu actually had a good father-in-law. Cao Bao and the Cao Family actually took a fancy to Lü Bu. They clearly knew that Lü Bu had a wife and a beautiful concubine, but they still married their daughter to him. This gave Lü Bu the opportunity to develop.
After Lü Bu was chased out of Xu Province by Liu Bei, he thought that no matter how strong this fierce tiger was, he would still be a sick cat. But who would have thought that after his father-in-law died, he would have a son-in-law. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang. He occupied Lujiang and Yangzhou. He even survived when the three families attacked Yangzhou.
Now, he had one hundred thousand troops. Liu Bei's heart was filled with jealousy and fear.
"How good would it be if I had a daughter!" Liu Bei couldn't help but say.
Even if you have a daughter, Liu Mang won't marry her. Cao Cao also wanted to let his daughter marry Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang to win Liu Mang's heart, but he failed.
Being under Cao Cao's command was much better than being under Liu Bei's command. But Liu Mang still refused.
"One hundred thousand troops, how can we resist an army of one hundred thousand?" Liu Bei had a headache again. It would be good if he could take out half of Yu Province's army.
"Milord, Milord, we don't have an army of one hundred thousand." Jian Yong stepped forward and explained to Liu Bei. Although Yangzhou had provisions and people, it was impossible for him to take out an army of one hundred thousand at once. If Liu Mang really brought out an army of one hundred thousand, Jian Yong would be happy. Among them, there would be tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers.
Such miscellaneous soldiers would not only have no fighting power, but they would also be a burden.
"At least fifty thousand soldiers!" Liu Bei also knew that they didn't have an army of one hundred thousand, but they had at least fifty thousand. Even Liu Bei couldn't resist an army of fifty thousand.
"Big Brother, there's no need to worry. We'll deal with it as it comes." Guan Yu stepped forward and said to Liu Bei.
"It's easier said than done." Liu Bei smiled bitterly. If Liu Bei had provisions, he would be able to resist. But without provisions, what would they eat? Liu Bei was already preparing to withdraw his troops. But Yangzhou's army was already at their doorstep.
"If only the military advisor was here." Liu Bei finally remembered the benefits of having a military advisor. If Pang Tong was here, Liu Bei wouldn't have to be so frustrated.
"Third Brother!" Guan Yu was speechless. Pang Tong was with Zhang Fei. Now that Pang Tong had disappeared, Zhang Fei had also disappeared.
"Right, where's Gongyou?" Liu Bei suddenly remembered that Liu Bei had lost Pang Tong, but he still had a former military advisor, Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou.
"Milord, Governor Sun has also disappeared for a long time!" Jian Yong stepped forward and sneered at Liu Bei.
"Sun Qian has also disappeared?" Liu Bei was stunned. He hadn't allowed Sun Qian to follow because Sun Qian and Pang Tong didn't get along. Pang Tong had sent a letter to Liu Bei to attack Fan City, but Sun Qian had repeatedly opposed it. So Liu Bei had Sun Qian remain in Nanyang Prefecture.
"Gongyou hasn't returned?"
"Governor Sun, ever since we set out for Fan City, there have been no traces of him."
"Where could he have gone?" Liu Bei asked doubtfully.
"Maybe he's in Yangzhou!" Jian Yong's words were vicious. What did he mean by Yangzhou? Yangzhou was the place where Liu Bei's enemies were. Now that Yangzhou was attacking Yuzhou, Jian Yong was really attacking Sun Qian.
Jian Yong was really suspicious of Sun Qian. Jian Yong didn't care that Sun Qian didn't get along with Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan. However, Sun Qian's words and actions in Yu Province made Jian Yong very suspicious.
Jian Yong had been reprimanded by Liu Bei for the Mi Zhu incident. Jian Yong had hardened his heart and almost turned the entire Wan City upside down. However, Jian Yong still couldn't find the Yangzhou assassins. Back then, Jian Yong knew that Wan City's gates were already under martial law. Unless the assassins could fly, they wouldn't be able to leave Wan City. After thinking about it for a long time, Jian Yong remembered that there were still two places he hadn't searched. One was his Milord's residence. There was no need for him to search. There were many guards in Liu Bei's residence. Jian Yong didn't need to search for them as Liu Bei would be able to recognize them. The other place Jian Yong didn't go was Sun Qian's residence.
This was just a suspicious point. Later on, Mi Zhu's housekeeper disappeared from the city. It was Old Guan who had insulted Liu Bei in Fan City. Jian Yong sent people to investigate. In the end, all the signs pointed to Sun Qian.
Jian Yong was afraid that Liu Bei would be annoyed with him. After all, Liu Bei and Sun Qian had a close relationship. If Jian Yong reported Sun Qian, wouldn't that be asking for a scolding? But now that Sun Qian had disappeared, Jian Yong could say it.
"Gongyou?" Liu Bei didn't believe it. However, Sun Qian had disappeared for a long time. In addition to Jian Yong's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but believe it.
"Is Sun Qian really such a person? I hate that I didn't kill him in one blow. " Guan Yu was also angry. If Sun Qian was a traitor like Jian Yong said, then Guan Yu really couldn't hold back. What people hated the most wasn't enemies, but traitors.
"Milord, I think Sun Qian's shadow might be involved in the military advisor's trip to Jingzhou."
"Big Brother, what are you waiting for? Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou, might have disappeared, but his family is still in Yuzhou. We'll know once we capture them and interrogate them." Guan Yu's anger rose, causing his face to turn even redder.
Liu Bei pondered for a long time. In the end, he still wavered. "Men! “
"Yes!"
"Send someone to Sun Qian's residence to search for him! Leave it to Liao Hua! " Liu Bei was still hesitant. He didn't send Jian Yong, but sent Liao Hua instead. He was afraid that Jian Yong would frame him.
Jian Yong didn't object. He had long wanted to search Sun Qian's residence. He would definitely find some clues.
"Yes!" Just as Liao Hua was about to leave, a messenger ran in and reported to Liu Bei. "Milord, Governor Sun Qian requests an audience."
"Sun Qian?" Everyone was stunned. Liao Hua stopped in his tracks. The smile on Jian Yong's face froze. Guan Yu's anger didn't rise anymore. Everyone looked at the messenger in unison.
"What did you say?" Everyone asked in unison.
"Me, me, Sun Qian. Lord Sun Qian is outside the residence and requests an audience. " During the meeting, the surroundings had to be sealed and no one was allowed to enter. Therefore, if someone wanted to see Sun Qian, they had to report it.
Sun Qian appeared again. Liu Bei didn't know whether to be happy or not. He nodded. "Let Gongyou in."
"Yes!"
After a while, Sun Qian was brought in by a messenger. Liu Bei frowned when he saw Sun Qian. This was because Sun Qian's body was not clean. Sun Qian should at least wear a set of clothes when he came to the Conference Hall. His current appearance made him look like a farmer from the countryside.
"What's wrong, Governor Sun? Did you come back because the road to Yangzhou was blocked?" Jian Yong had already offended Sun Qian, so he wasn't afraid of offending him more.
"The road to Yangzhou?" Sun Qian was stunned. He didn't know what Jian Yong was talking about. Sun Qian glanced at the other civil officials who were on good terms with Sun Qian. How could Sun Qian not know that Jian Yong was speaking ill of him in front of the Lord?
"Gongyou, where did you go?" Liu Bei stopped Jian Yong from speaking and asked Sun Qian.
"Milord, it's hard to explain in a few words!" After being asked by Liu Bei, Sun Qian couldn't help but complain. "Milord, after we parted in Wan City, I thought about it. Milord's trip to Fan City was really inappropriate."
"What's wrong with speaking in hindsight?" Jian Yong didn't have a good attitude towards Sun Qian. In Jian Yong's mind, Sun Qian was just a chess piece of Yangzhou in Yuzhou.
"The Military Advisor sent a letter because our army no longer has any rations. The rations that the Military Advisor bought in Jingzhou were detained by the Zhang family. If we didn't attack Fan City, how could we get the rations?" Jian Yong asked.
"Then did you get the rations?" Sun Qian smiled at Jian Yong. It was unknown how much of his smile was like a knife.
"You, me!" Sun Qian really hit the nail on the head. They attacked Fan City for the rations, but they didn't get the rations. There were only a few tens of thousands of shi of rations. How long could they last? Not to mention the people's rations.
"Hmph, the Military Advisor only had a grand plan to seize Fancheng and forget about Jingzhou. The Military Advisor sabotaged our plans and forced our army to take Fancheng in a single day. If it wasn't for the fact that we didn't receive any further instructions from the Military Advisor, we might have already reached Xiangyang District." Jian Yong's words were true. Attack Xiangyang District? It was more like attacking Yangzhou.
"I don't know if the Military Advisor had a good plan or not, but I know that Fan City wasn't taken by the Military Advisor!" Sun Qian said something shocking again.
"The Military Advisor's letter can be faked? Governor Sun, are you forgetful? When my army reached Fan City, it was the Military Advisor who sent the troops to clear out the sentries in Fan City. Then, he took the city gates and prevented them from closing. That was why we could take Fan City in a single battle! " Jian Yong looked at Sun Qian and smiled mockingly. "Oh, I forgot. Governor Sun didn't go with the Lord. How would you know?"
Jian Yong was mocking him. Back then, Liu Bei had left Sun Qian behind.
"Hehe, Xianhe. Although I, Sun Qian, was left behind in Nanyang by the Lord, my knowledge of Fan City's movements is no worse than yours!"
"Is that so?" Jian Yong still didn't believe him.
"During the battle of Fan City, the Lord's actions were all part of Liu Mang's plan!" Sun Qian stepped forward and shook his head bitterly at Liu Bei.
"Plan?"
"My Lord, it's true that taking Fan City would make one forget about Jing Province, but Fan City isn't that easy to take!"
"That's the Military Advisor's talent!"
"Hehe, is that so? Xianhe, if you insist on saying that Liu Mang's White Horses are the Military Advisor's troops, then I, Sun Qian, have nothing to say! "Sun Qian spread his hands and said to Liu Bei.
"What? White Horses?"
"Yes, my Lord. The ones who helped the Lord clear out the sentries and take down Fan City's gates were the White Horses under Liu Mang's command," Sun Qian explained to Liu Bei.
"Impossible! This is the Military Advisor's plan! "Jian Yong still wanted to refute.
"Sir Jian Yong, then have you found the group of people who helped open the gates?" Sun Qian asked. Sun Qian had already changed from Xianhe to Jian Yong and was already unfamiliar with him.
"I!" Jian Yong really didn't find any of the people who helped open the gates this time. Logically speaking, the Lord would be happy and reward them handsomely for taking down Fan City, but in the end, they couldn't find a single person.
"Sun Qian, how did you find out?"
"Hehe, what's so difficult about this? As long as we follow the clues, we will naturally find out. The meritorious officials who opened the city gate went through the East Gate and headed in the direction of Yuzhou. After that, the provisions of Yuzhou were cut off. Who else could it be other than the White Horse Consort?" Of course, this wasn't Sun Qian's own guess, but a letter from someone in Yangzhou. Liu Mang wanted to take down Yu Province, so Liu Bei was naturally finished. Sun Qian saw that this chess piece had some use and cherished talent, so he sent a letter to Sun Qian, giving him a chance to join Liu Mang's forces.
"This has been a scam from the beginning! Bewitching the Lord to attack Fan City, then helping the Lord to clear out the sentries and take down Fan City's gates, all of this was done by that brat Liu Mang of Yangzhou! It was to let the Lord completely offend Liu Biao of Jing Province, so that Yangzhou would go all out to deal with Yu Province! "Sun Qian had learned his lesson when it came to deceiving people, so he didn't directly name names now.
Jian Yong had said before that Pang Tong's letter was real, but according to Sun Qian, this was a scam from the beginning. Then the water was deep. Could it be that Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, had betrayed Liu Bei?
"This is only your side of the story! Sun Qian, what intentions do you have to slander the Military Advisor! "
"Hehe!" Sun Qian didn't refute, because Liu Bei already had an answer on the stage.
"Slander the Military Advisor?" Sun Qian cupped his fists at Liu Bei. "My Lord, the White Horses of Yangzhou only needed to send out a few scouts to investigate after the city was breached, but some people didn't. Some people have been covering for the Battle of Fan City all this time. Who is the one who is framing who?"
"At that time, it was because …" How could Jian Yong say that he was blinded by victory? He thought that this batch of meritorious soldiers would come back to receive their rewards sooner or later, but in the end, no one came back.
"Jian Yong?" Liu Bei looked at Jian Yong. If this was really a scam to make him offend Jing Province, then Pang Tong, who sent the letter, and Jian Yong, who was in charge of intelligence, were both suspicious. Could it be that the two of them had also betrayed him? Liu Bei's gaze became serious.
"My Lord, my Lord, you must not listen to Sun Qian's side of the story! My Lord, we have been companions for decades. Don't you know what kind of person I am? "Jian Yong played the emotional card. Liu Bei hesitated. Jian Yong was his childhood friend. He had played with him since childhood and was also someone who had supported him since childhood.
"Isn't Hebei Province's Xu You and Yuan Shao's Yuan Benchu the same?" Sun Qian's cold voice sounded.
"Sun Qian, you?"
Jian Yong, Jian Xianhe? Sun Qian and Jian Yong were originally the same kind of people. They were both loyal to Liu Bei. However, after Ruyin, the two of them had to part ways. This was because Sun Qian was released by Yangzhou's Liu Mang. Sun Qian wanted to assist Liu Bei, so he couldn't let anyone know this secret. However, Jian Yong had almost found out again and again. Sun Qian also understood that Jian Yong was already suspecting him.
Sun Qian couldn't leave Liu Bei, so he could only shut Jian Yong up.
Xianhe, Xianhe, Sun Qian sighed in his heart. If it weren't for Pang Tong, we wouldn't be in this situation. So, if you want to blame someone, blame Pang Tong.
When Sun Qian mentioned Xu You, Liu Bei was already suspicious. Xu You and Yuan Shao really grew up together. At that time, Luoyang's three pests were Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Xu You. Yuan Shao stole the girls, Xu You released the wind, and Cao Cao was the scapegoat. This was the tacit understanding between the three of them. Later, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao parted ways. After all, he was always the scapegoat and couldn't get anything. However, Xu You always followed Yuan Shao and could be regarded as his confidant. But in the end, Xu You betrayed him and joined Cao Cao, which led to the defeat of Guandu.
However, Liu Bei was Liu Bei. His suspicion was not as serious as Cao Cao's. When Cao Cao was suspicious, he could kill people in his sleep at night.
Liu Bei was still hesitating.
Sun Qian saw Liu Bei's hesitation and made a final bet. "Milord, Sun Qian has not failed the mission. I have brought provisions for Milord and will definitely help Milord get through this crisis."
"Provisions?" Hearing these two words, the eyes of all the officials in the hall lit up. What did Liu Bei lack the most right now? Wasn't it just provisions? With provisions, Liu Bei would be able to survive. With provisions, he would be able to defend the city and delay Liu Mang's attack in Yuzhou. It was not easy to have territory. Liu Bei was barefooted in the past, so he was willing to give up anything. But now that he had shoes, he was afraid.
"Men, drag Jian Yong away and put him in prison." Liu Bei's suspicion finally exploded. Jian Yong said that he did not betray him. What about the time in Wan City? You helped Mi Zhu and suspected Sun Qian? In the end, the one who betrayed him was Mi Zhu.
During the Battle of Fan City, Sun Qian had exposed that it was all a scam. Jian Yong, who was in charge of intelligence, had been blinded. If he really was blind, then it wouldn't matter. What Liu Bei was afraid of was that Jian Yong had done it on purpose.
And now, he was accusing Sun Qian. In Liu Bei's eyes, Sun Qian was already a loyal official. Back then, he had barely managed to survive in Ruyin. In order to prevent Liu Mang's army from obtaining provisions, he had risked his life to burn Ruyin's provisions.
After that, he had discovered that Mi Zhu had betrayed him in Wan City. He had even been assassinated by Yangzhou's assassins and had almost died. Before the Battle of Fan City, Sun Qian had said that there was a problem. But Liu Bei had not listened. After that, Sun Qian had even helped Liu Bei resolve his worries. Now that Sun Qian had obtained provisions, wasn't that sending charcoal in snowy weather?
In Liu Bei's eyes, Sun Qian was a loyal official, a very loyal official. And now, Jian Yong had repeatedly asked for this loyal official's help. In a fit of anger, he had ordered people to arrest Jian Yong. This could be considered an explanation to Sun Qian.
"Milord, Milord!" Jian Yong shouted. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know what to say. He could only watch as the guards dragged him away.
"Big Brother, is this Xianhe?" Guan Yu couldn't bear it. After all, Jian Yong had been together for many years. They had gone through thick and thin together. It was natural for him to plead for leniency.
"Second Brother, there's no need to say more. Even if Jian Xianhe didn't betray me, his dereliction of duty is unavoidable!" Liu Bei wasn't just suspicious of Jian Yong, it was also an explanation to Sun Qian. Otherwise, if Sun Qian became a bull and didn't reveal the provisions, wouldn't Sun Qian be disappointed?
"Milord, Xianhe must have been confused by a villain! He's still loyal to Milord! " Sun Qian's words didn't know if he was talking about Jian Yong or himself. If he was talking about Jian Yong, then although it sounded like he was pleading for Jian Yong, it was actually a stab. How could he be confused by a villain? This villain was Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan. If Sun Qian agreed, then Jian Yong would have betrayed Liu Bei.
"Gongyou, you're broad-minded! With such a colleague, Jian Yong didn't think well of himself. It's simply hateful! "Sun Qian also helped Jian Yong to plead for leniency. Liu Bei was even angrier with Jian Yong.
"Milord, you're too kind!" Sun Qian smiled modestly.
"Gongyou, where did you get these provisions from?" On the side, Guan Yu asked about the main issue, the issue of provisions. One must know that the Yu Province had been short of provisions for a long time. Guan Yu stayed in the Yu Province, but he couldn't solve the issue of provisions. However, Sun Qian came back and said that the issue of provisions had been solved. So naturally, Guan Yu would ask about it.
There were only a few neighbors near Yuzhou. In the east, Liu Mang of Yangzhou would send troops to attack you. How could they give you provisions? In the south, Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Liu Bei had already offended Liu Biao. Last time, the Zhang family detained Yuzhou's provisions. In the west, it was possible to go to Hanzhong to ask for provisions, but it was too far away.
"Milord, these provisions came from Yanzhou!"
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