Sun Qian's army? Liu Bei couldn't help but look at Pang Shiyuan.
Liu Bei still wanted Runan. After all, there were more than 10,000 soldiers there. With Runan City, he could waver between Cao Cao and Liu Mang's army.
Similarly, this was also a fuse. If either side went too far, it would lead to a war.
Although Liu Bei controlled more than half of Jing Province, he only had about 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers. Even if all the auxiliary soldiers were added together, it would only amount to about 100,000 soldiers.
If Sun Qian's 10,000 soldiers came to Jing Province, Liu Bei's strength would rise to another level.
However, Liu Bei looked at Pang Shiyuan. This was because this matter was related to Pang Shiyuan. There was also a grudge between them.
Sun Qian and Pang Shiyuan were not on good terms. In the past, Pang Shiyuan almost killed Sun Qian with a scheme. However, Sun Qian was lucky enough to escape. After that, Pang Shiyuan went to Jingzhou. After various failures, Sun Qian did not let go of the opportunity to hit Pang Shiyuan while he was down. He cleaned up Pang Shiyuan's forces.
The grudge between the two was quite deep.
"Runan can't be defended!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Pang Shiyuan's words seemed to indicate that he had let go of his grudge against Sun Qian. If Runan City couldn't be defended, then it was better to give up and let Sun Qian bring his army back to Jing Province. As long as Jing Province was taken, then Yi Province would be enough to rule over Liu Mang and Cao Cao.
"However, Sun Qian's army can't withdraw!" Pang Shiyuan's words broke Liu Bei's previous thoughts.
"Huh?" Liu Bei looked at Pang Shiyuan with a puzzled expression.
"My Lord, if we give up on Runan City, then Liu Mang will only think that we are afraid of them. When the time comes, they will become even more aggressive! We are about to take Nanyang County, so we must not complicate matters! "Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei with a smile.
Give up on the grudge? How was this possible? If Pang Shiyuan was someone who could let go of everything so easily, then so many people wouldn't have died and he wouldn't have been chased out of the Pang Clan by Pang Degong.
"Then let Sun Qian stay in Runan!" Liu Bei was also very straightforward. He would take whoever would benefit him the most. Pang Shiyuan and Sun Qian, one of them had given Liu Bei 30% of the world's hope. At the same time, he had also helped him take over Jingzhou and had tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands.
On the other hand, Sun Qian only had a run-down Runan City, and he only had about ten thousand soldiers with him.
It was obvious which of the two would bring more benefits to Liu Bei.
Therefore, Liu Bei simply gave up on Sun Qian and let him fend for himself in Runan City.
"No!" Pang Shiyuan shook his head again.
"En?!" Liu Bei was even more confused. What did this mean?
"We can't let Lord Sun Qian stay in Runan!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
"Shiyuan, what do you mean?" Liu Bei looked at Pang Shiyuan. Did Pang Shiyuan change his personality? Should he let Sun Qian go?
"My Lord, we should write a military order and tell Lord Sun Qian to defend Runan City. Tell him that our reinforcements will be here soon. Tell him to defend until the end!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei with a smile.
In Liu Bei's eyes, this smile looked very cold.
What a vicious person. Not only did he not save Sun Qian, but he also gave Sun Qian hope and told him to defend Runan City.
Liu Bei knew that if he did this, Sun Qian would definitely listen to the order and defend Runan City.
Once Liu Mang's army attacked, Runan City would only end with the destruction of the city and the death of the people.
Without this order, Sun Qian might abandon the city and leave. Or he might surrender to Liu Mang and still have a chance to live. Although Liu Bei abandoned Sun Qian, at least he still had some humanity. This was considered giving Sun Qian a chance to live. After Sun Qian surrendered several times, Liu Bei could not blame Sun Qian.
But now, Pang Shiyuan had blocked his last path of survival.
Although Liu Bei felt sorry for Sun Qian, why did he have to provoke such a person?
However, in terms of action, Liu Bei would not let his military advisor, Pang Shiyuan, down.
Soon, a letter was sent to Yuzhou. It contained the hope that Sun Qian would defend the city and reinforcements would be here soon.
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"Poison, poison, it's really poison!" This letter fell into the hands of Liu Mang as expected. Half of Yuzhou had already fallen into Liu Mang's hands. Now, only Runan City was left. If it wasn't for Cao Cao, Liu Mang would have already lost Liu Bei.
Therefore, the person who sent the letter was discovered by Yang Hong's spies. The letter was also sent to Liu Mang's desk.
Looking at the letter, Liu Bei told Sun Qian to defend the city. Liu Mang couldn't help but admire Liu Bei. He was really cold and ruthless. Sun Qian was Liu Bei's loyal dog.
It was such a loyal dog, yet he had abandoned it just like that.
"Liu Bei, Big Eared Liu. Big Brother and I were blind that day. We didn't recognize him!" Another person cursed. It was none other than Mi Zhu's younger brother, Mi Fang.
After Mi Zhu surrendered to Liu Mang, he became one of the six ministers of Yangzhou, the Minister of Revenue. Lady Mi was married to Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong. Mi Fang also did not fall behind although he was only a second-rate general.
However, Liu Mang made the best use of him. He made Mi Zhu a lieutenant in the army and commanded a battalion of soldiers. This time, Mi Zhu would follow Liu Mang to battle.
"If we really want to capture Runan, then it is impossible to do so without paying a price!" Said Liu Mang while shaking his head with a wry smile.
This letter was given to Sun Qian by Liu Bei. It also gave Sun Qian hope. A person was the scariest when they saw a glimmer of hope.
Sun Qian would grab this straw and desperately hold on to it. In the end, he would fight to the death with Liu Mang.
Even if Sun Qian's troops were not as elite as Liu Mang's Yangzhou New Army, they could still take a bite out of Yangzhou New Army.
"This Pang Shiyuan is a good plan. However, he didn't expect that we don't only want Runan!" Tian Feng spoke up. Although Tian Feng was old, he still liked the life of a military officer.
"I also didn't expect that this letter would fall into my hands!" Liu Mang shouted to his subordinates and ordered them to destroy the letter.
"Milord, please wait!" Tian Feng stopped Liu Mang. "Milord, this letter cannot be destroyed!"
"Why?" Liu Mang looked at Tian Feng doubtfully. If he didn't destroy this letter and let it fall into Sun Qian's hands, Sun Qian would definitely fight to the death with him.
"Milord, if you destroy this letter, then you can forget about getting Sun Qian's troops. Sun Qian will also not help you!" Tian Feng said to Liu Mang.
If Liu Mang destroyed this letter, then Sun Qian would not be able to receive it. He also wouldn't have that kind of hope. Then what would Sun Qian's final decision be?
Would he stay and fight to the death with Liu Mang? With more than 10,000 troops, against the 30,000 elite Yangzhou New Army sent by Liu Mang, there was no chance of victory.
Sun Qian was not a fool. On the contrary, he had the ability to govern a county. Such a capable person would only think of another way.
And that was to retreat! Perhaps before Liu Mang's army reached Runan, Sun Qian's army would have already disappeared without a trace.
In that case, what use would Liu Mang have for an empty city?
"It was Mister Tian Feng who reminded me. I almost ruined this matter!" Liu Mang's forehead was also covered in cold sweat. He almost ruined this matter.
If Sun Qian ran away and scolded him, how could he continue with the opera?
"Then we will just send the letter like this!" Liu Mang hesitated again. Sending the letter might give Sun Qian hope. Sun Qian would not run away, but he would definitely fight to the death with him. But if he didn't send the letter, Sun Qian would run away again.
He was really caught in a dilemma.
"Milord, this letter can be changed, but we have to change a few words!" Tian Feng said to Liu Mang confidently.
"What words?"
"Bring me a brush and ink!" Tian Feng shouted to the people on the other side. Soon, a brush and ink appeared in front of Tian Feng.
Tian Feng tried to write a few words on a new piece of paper. At the beginning, it was Tian Feng's style. Later, it was exactly the same as the words on the letter.
Tian Feng was imitating Liu Bei's handwriting.
Tian Feng copied down Liu Bei's words without missing a word. However, he changed the part where Sun Qian had to wait for reinforcements. Instead, he changed it to 'reinforcements will arrive within three days'.
Tian Feng added a deadline for the letter to Liu Bei.
Within five days.
Liu Mang didn't understand at first, but after staring at the words for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at the letter with a big smile and couldn't help but give Tian Feng a thumbs up. "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!" “
Liu Mang said the word "wonderful" three times in a row. It was a sign of admiration for Tian Feng.
Liu Bei gave Sun Qian hope. Then, Liu Mang would help Sun Qian turn this hope into despair.
Liu Bei didn't add a deadline because he wanted Sun Qian and Liu Mang to fight to the death. This time, there was no deadline. It said that reinforcements would arrive soon. As for how soon, only God knew.
One day was fast, and one year was happy. It depended on how you interpreted it.
In the end, Sun Qian would be defeated. This way, he could stop Liu Mang and cover up the fact that Liu Bei abandoned his subordinates.
But now that Tian Feng added a deadline, it was different. Within five days, Sun Qian would definitely be excited because he knew that Liu Bei didn't abandon him. He still had reinforcements. When the time came, they would definitely defeat Liu Mang's army.
How could Sun Qian not raise his spirits and morale?
But after five days, if the reinforcements didn't come, his hope would turn into disappointment, and finally into despair.
A desperate person would go crazy.
Liu Bei's letter, which was edited by Tian Feng, was smoothly delivered to Sun Qian in Runan.
Originally, when they found out that Liu Mang's army was on the move and was heading towards Runan, the entire Runan City was in a state of panic.
None of Sun Qian's more than ten thousand soldiers and horses believed that they could defend Runan City.
After all, Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of soldiers were not able to protect half of Yuzhou. They were chased by Liu Mang's army from Yangzhou and beaten up.
If it wasn't for Cao Cao's interference at that time, Liu Bei would have been killed long ago.
Even Sun Qian's army was not Liu Mang's opponent, how could they rely on these ten thousand soldiers and defeated generals?
Therefore, before the Runan army even saw the enemy, each and every one of them had no idea what to do. Some wanted to retreat, some wanted to split up, and some even wanted to surrender to Yangzhou.
Even Sun Qian himself was restless. If it wasn't for the enmity between him and Pang Shiyuan, perhaps Sun Qian would have already prepared to retreat.
Wanting to defend Runan with ten thousand soldiers was just a joke.
However, Sun Qian also had his own strategy. He and Pang Shiyuan were not on good terms. Currently, Liu Bei's foundation in Jingzhou was obtained by Pang Shiyuan with the help of Liu Bei. If Sun Qian ran over now, wouldn't that be like sticking his hot face to Pang Shiyuan's cold butt?
If Pang Shiyuan was magnanimous, then it would be fine. If Pang Shiyuan was not magnanimous, then Sun Qian would only have a dead end if he went to Jingzhou.
And if he stayed, it would not necessarily be a way out.
Even Sun Qian himself had the thought of surrendering to Yangzhou's army.
However, all of these thoughts were swept away by the letter in front of him.
"Sir Sun Qian, we should immediately leave with the army. If we delay any longer, then it will be too late!" One of Sun Qian's thousand soldiers suggested.
Yangzhou Liu Mang's army was already on the way. At most, they would arrive at Runan City in one or two days. If they did not leave now, then they would not be able to leave.
"Sir Sun Qian, in my opinion, it would be better for us to surrender to Yangzhou Liu Mang. Sir, we have a grudge with Pang Shiyuan. If we go to Jingzhou now, then Pang Shiyuan will inevitably make things difficult for us. We are not afraid of being wronged, but we are afraid that when the time comes, he will make things difficult for Sir. We might as well surrender to Liu Mang! "This was the surrender faction.
"Wang De, what are you saying? We have a grudge with Liu Mang. How can we surrender to our enemy?"
"Then what do you say? Go back to Jingzhou and be killed by Pang Shiyuan. Don't tell me you have forgotten how he dealt with our Sir? "This Wang De also did not back down.
In any case, whether they surrendered or not, they all had the same opinion. That was, they did not want to stay and fight with Liu Mang's army. They were not stupid. If they fought with Liu Mang, then it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
"Enough!" Sun Qian said loudly. He waved his hand to make both sides suppress their opinions.
"Sir!" Everyone also looked at Sun Qian. After all, they were only the ones who suggested it. The one who carried it out was Sun Qian.
"I have decided. We will stay in Runan City and fight to the death with Liu Mang's army!" Sun Qian said firmly.
"Ah ah ah!"
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