"It's nothing, I'll just retire!"
Facing the captain's concern, Wang Feng smiled faintly and pretended to be relaxed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the desperation, pain, and self-abandonment in Wang Feng's smile.
The man in front of him was putting on a strong front.
Seeing this, the captain silently turned his head away, not letting the general see the sympathy in his eyes. For a fierce general like Wang Feng, the last thing he needed was other people's sympathy.
Alone, Wang Feng's right hand trembled uncontrollably, his nails digging into his flesh.
In the evening, the Shanhai City fleet arrived at the Red Cliff.
As soon as the warship docked at the Wulin Water Stronghold, Ouyang Shuo went to see Wang Feng. Seeing Wang Feng's injuries, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable grief.
Wang Feng was the one that Ouyang Shuo valued the most among the generals of Shanhai City. This meritorious general of Shanhai City had accompanied Ouyang Shuo in many battles for many years, achieving great achievements.
Who would have thought that in the end, he would become a 'cripple'.
With Ouyang Shuo's keen senses, he immediately saw the death in Wang Feng's eyes. For a general like Wang Feng, he would rather die on the battlefield than live like this.
Wang Feng was only able to hold on until now because of his duty.
Seeing the ruler, Wang Feng's mind collapsed. His expression was dejected, and there was no life in his eyes.
How could Ouyang Shuo not feel pain when he saw this?
When he received the frogmen's battle report in the morning, Ouyang Shuo lost his footing and staggered. In just this battle, Ouyang Shuo had lost his most loyal personal guard captain and gained a commander of the Divine Martial Guard who was adept in battle.
Such a blow made Ouyang Shuo unable to recover from it.
In the war map, ordinary soldiers could use contribution points to revive, but for high-ranking generals, once they died, they would truly die, and there was no way to revive.
What was worse was that historical generals could still use the Martial Temple to revive their souls.
However, for a general like Chen Dameng, who hadn't been promoted to a king-level general yet, his only path to resurrection had been blocked.
In other words, Ouyang Shuo could no longer hear the guard captain's loud voice.
It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo strongly opposed the two of them going to war. These two days, Ouyang Shuo had been restless. He didn't expect the tragedy to happen.
Now, seeing Wang Feng's expression, Ouyang Shuo felt as if a knife was stabbing into his heart.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Wang Feng with a solemn expression and said word by word, "Listen, I won't allow you to commit suicide. You're the most outstanding general of Shanhai City to date, so even if you've lost an arm, you still have to live on like a warrior. I look forward to the day you step onto the battlefield again. Remember, don't let me look down on you. "
"My lord!"
When Wang Feng heard this, he couldn't hold back his emotions. He grabbed the corner of Jun Shang's clothes tightly as tears flowed from his eyes. The iron-boned man was crying like a child.
When the surrounding soldiers saw this, they were all moved.
At this moment, no one was laughing at Wang Feng. They were only moved by the camaraderie between ruler and subject. Even Jia Xu, who was at the side, couldn't help but be moved.
Jia Xu had never thought that this young Sovereign King would have such charm.
Ouyang Shuo's eyes flashed with a trace of tears, but he held them back in the end. He gently patted Wang Feng's head and emotionally said, "Recuperate well!"
At this point, Ouyang Shuo was speechless. He let out a long sigh and left.
When the soldiers saw this, they left together to let Wang Feng recuperate and calm his emotions.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
The fleet had just arrived at the Red Cliff, and there were many things that Ouyang Shuo needed to decide. However, Ouyang Shuo had locked himself in his study early in the morning, and no one dared to disturb him.
Fortunately, there were Zheng He and Jia Xu, the two of them handling things, so there was finally no trouble.
The next morning, the sun rose in the east.
When Ouyang Shuo woke up again, he had abandoned all his weakness and returned to being the Sovereign King who looked down on the world.
"Guards!"
Ouyang Shuo was about to summon Zheng He and Jia Xu to discuss the next step.
"My lord!" A tall and thin soldier walked in.
When he saw that the person who came was not the familiar tall figure, a trace of disappointment flashed in Ouyang Shuo's eyes. The person who temporarily replaced Chen Dameng was the deputy captain of his personal guard.
Ouyang Shuo calmed himself down and said lightly, "Ask Governor Zheng and Mister Jia Xu to come."
"Yes!"
…
Dragon Head, war room.
"Tell me, what should we do next?"
Ouyang Shuo sat upright in the seat of honor, seemingly indifferent as he looked at the two capable assistants in the hall.
By now, Jia Xu had completely integrated into the team. Ouyang Shuo was no longer courteous with Jia Xu, and directly consulted him if there was anything. He was already using Jia Xu as a subordinate strategist.
Seeing this, Jia Xu could only smile bitterly.
"According to the report from the Scarlet Horse Boat, the enemy's Huang Gai Army has already joined forces with the Guan Yu Navy to go down the river. They will arrive at the Red Cliff in a few days." Zheng He first reported the latest military situation.
"They are really courting death." Ouyang Shuo smiled and shook his head. The Huang Gai Army, which was not equipped with cannons, did not enter Ouyang Shuo's eyes. "Do you think they know that the Red Cliff has already fallen?"
In this beheading operation, the actual number of enemies killed was very few, and Ouyang Shuo's contribution points basically did not increase. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo dared to conclude that the other feudal lords would not be able to find any clues from the contribution points list.
Unless they had other means of communication.
"According to the situation observed by the spy, they should not know. This army did not stop at all. They have been traveling day and night, and are rushing towards the Red Cliff at top speed. "Zheng He smiled as he explained.
"That's good." Ouyang Shuo nodded. "As for how to deal with them, the two of you can come up with your own battle plan. I only have one request, do your best to capture Huang Gai and Guan Yu alive. "
"Understood!" To Zheng He and Jia Xu, this was not a difficult task.
Jia Xu brought up another matter. "My Lord, I speculate that the enemy troops retreating from the Red Cliff are preparing to go to the Chaisang Mulberry Tree to seek refuge with Sun Quan. Therefore, my suggestion is to immediately arrange for an army to chase after them and eliminate them at their roots, so as not to alarm the Chaisang Mulberry Tree. "
"Mister's suggestion is correct." Ouyang Shuo agreed with Jia Xu's judgment. He turned to look at Zheng He. "Arrange for a naval battalion to set off immediately, regardless of life or death."
"Yes!" Zheng He did not hesitate either.
What Ouyang Shuo was truly interested in was why Liu Bei had led an army here.
Jia Xu could guess the reason. He smiled and said, "Liu Bei seems to be a righteous person, but in reality, he is mean and selfish. I'm afraid he is still busy taking care of Changsha County. "
It had to be said that Jia Xu's eyes were truly sharp. He saw through Liu Bei at first glance.
Ouyang Shuo deeply agreed. He said seriously, "That won't do. Mister, think of a way to lure that old fox Liu Bei out. Don't let him hole up in his nest forever. "
Among the players in the China region, perhaps only Ouyang Shuo knew what kind of important role Liu Bei would play in the wilderness in the future. Moreover, this role was very likely to come into conflict with Shanhai City at some point in the future.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo wanted to use this opportunity to make Liu Bei lose a layer of skin. If he really went to the main plane, it would not be so easy to deal with Liu Bei.
As for subduing Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the other generals, Ouyang Shuo had no interest in that.
After Guan Yu passed away, his titles were conferred again and again, from Guan Gong, Second Master Guan, to Emperor Guan. It was only until the Qing Dynasty that Guan Yu replaced Yue Fei and became a "Warrior Saint" on par with Confucius.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but scoff at this. Throughout the five thousand years of China, the "Warrior Saint" who could truly stand on par with Confucius was neither Yue Fei nor Guan Yu. It was only Jiang Shanger.
The Manchus of the Qing Dynasty conferred the title of "Warrior Saint" on Guan Yu to replace Yue Fei. This was because Yue Fei was a famous general who fought against the Jin Dynasty and was a hero who resisted foreign invasions.
As such, it naturally stung the sensitive nerves of the people. How could they tolerate Yue Fei sitting on the altar? Guan Yu, who was portrayed in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was naturally the best candidate to replace Yue Fei.
As for the real Guan Yu in history, he was just a brawny warrior. Guan Yu's biography in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was less than a thousand words. It was not worth mentioning at all.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu killed Hua Xiong while drinking wine. In history, Hua Xiong was killed by the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, Sun Jian. It had nothing to do with Guan Yu.
Apart from that, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms also made up stories such as "overcoming five passes and killing six generals" and "drowning seven armies".
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu "beheaded Yan Liang and executed Wen Chou". But in reality? Wen Chou was not killed by Guan Yu. He died in the famous Battle of Guandu.
In order to highlight Guan Yu's "Gao Daquan" image, Luo Guanzhong put all these impressive achievements under Guan Yu's name to show off his bravery and resourcefulness.
Guan Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a typical example of Confucianism's "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust".
However, a close reading of the Biography of Guan Yu would reveal that Guan Yu was extremely lacking in political acumen. This could be seen from one incident.
Guan Yu did not understand the importance of allying with Wu to fight against Cao Cao. When he was in Jingzhou, he rejected Sun Quan's marriage proposal. Moreover, his attitude was very unfriendly. He insulted the envoy who proposed, "How can my son be a match for the tiger girl?"
As a result, he offended Dong Yue Wu.
Everyone was familiar with the story after that. After Sun Quan conquered Jingzhou, he killed Guan Yu and his son in Linju. The alliance between Sun and Liu was completely broken.
It could be said that it was Guan Yu's stubbornness and arrogance that ruined the future of Shu Han.
In addition, Guan Yu was also arrogant and looked down on Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and the others who were part of the "Five Tiger Generals".
Liu Bei proclaimed himself the Prince of Hanzhong and appointed Guan Yu as the Former General. When Guan Yu heard that Huang Zhong was appointed as the Rear General, he was very angry and said, "A real man will never be on the same level as a veteran!"
His attitude was extremely arrogant and insufferably arrogant.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was not the least bit interested in such a Guan Yu.
In comparison, Zhang Fei, who was said to have a fiery temperament, was brave and reckless, and hated evil as if it was his personal enemy, was more acceptable to Ouyang Shuo.
This was because the real Zhang Fei in history was not only not a brute, but on the contrary, he was skilled in both the pen and the sword.
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