Vol 2 Chapter 2608: Chi You fights against the heroes of Shu Han (Part 1)

Chapter 2608 Chi You fights against the heroes of Shu Han (Part 1)

Chapter 2604: Chi You fights against Shu Han heroes (Part 1)

Although Liu Yu had made up his mind to send 200,000 troops southward and give priority to Chi You on the southern front, he still needed to make some pre-war preparations.

 First of all, the envoys from Chu and Ming Dynasties, as well as the top officials of hundreds of families, are still in Chengdu. They must at least be sent away first.

 The second and most important point is the selection of generals for the expedition.

Chi You, the king of the Southern Barbarians, was so powerful that only Xing Tian, ​​the most powerful general of the Shu Han Dynasty, could match him, so Xing Tian must not be absent from this battle.

 But Xing Tian alone cannot definitely defeat Chi You. It is best to bring Kong Peng with him. After all, Kong Peng is also one of the top ten masters on the list of fierce generals.

But the situation on the northern front is not optimistic. If Da Qin launches a battle to invade the city, once Yang Jian, Long Qie and others personally participate, Liu Er alone will obviously not be able to stop it.

 So, Liu Yu wanted to keep Kong Peng on the northern line, just in case.

But without Kong Peng, Xingtian alone would not be able to deal with Chi You, let alone Gonggong and Zhu Rong.

 In fact, in addition to Kong Peng, Liu Yu also had a suitable candidate in his mind, and that was Lu Ya, an abandoned disciple of the Yin Yang family and the leader of the Sun Sect.

Lu Ya was originally very excited about winning over Shu Han, but he managed to escape Chu State halfway.

Lu Xun, the deputy of the Chu envoy Liu Qi, learned that Lu Ya had also come to attend the ceremony and had not yet joined the Shu Kingdom, so he encouraged Liu Qi to contact and win over Lu Ya.

The Jiangdong Lu family is actually Lu Ya's family. It's just that Lu Jun and Taiyi's generation never returned after leaving the family. Lu Ya didn't mention it to Lu Ya after that, and he didn't know what grudges they had, so Lu Ya didn't know about it at all. I still have other relatives alive.

 After learning that he was born into the Lu family, which was extremely powerful in the Chu State, and that both the family and the Chu State valued him highly, the balance in Lu Ya's heart naturally tilted towards the Chu State.

Liu Yu was naturally anxious when he learned about Chu's poaching behavior. After all, it would be fine if he was an ordinary talent, but Lu Ya was a peerless general no less than Kong Peng.

 The loss of this top warrior is still a great loss even for the Shu Kingdom.

 So Liu Yu personally took action, greeted Lu Ya and tried to win over him in various ways. Although his behavior also touched Lu Ya, he was more embarrassed.

Honestly speaking, Lu Ya wanted to go to Chu State. After all, the Lu family was in Chu State.

 But Liu Yu was so kind to him and so courteous and virtuous that he was embarrassed to refuse Liu Yu.

 Liu Yu didn't know the relationship between Lu Ya and the Lu family. After seeing Lu Ya's reaction, he thought he had been influenced.

But at this moment, Chu State did something that Liu Yu couldn't bear, that is, Liu Qi actually contacted Hou Qing, and Hou Qing did not refuse.

Liu Yuke couldn't sit still at this time. After all, the queen was his biggest trump card. Once the queen left him, he might not even be able to sleep well.

So is it possible that Hou Qing will leave Shu and join Chu? Possible, and still very possible.

Liu Yu used the problem to solve Liu Bian's problem. Although he did it perfectly and did not leave any evidence, even King Xingtian and Yue were deceived, but he may not be able to deceive old monsters like Hou Qing.

On several occasions, Liu Yu found that Hou Qing looked at him strangely, with a hint of murderous intent in his dissatisfaction, as if he had guessed what he really wanted.

This frightened Liu Yu so much that he didn't dare to meet the Queen alone, but he had to meet him. As a result, Liu Yu felt like he was on pins and needles every time he met the Queen.

Liu Yu felt that even if Hou Qing had no evidence, he should have guessed that he was the one who killed Liu Bian. The reason why he remained calm and did not tell anyone else was because he took the overall situation into consideration.

Hou Qing had the overall situation in mind and did not expose Liu Yu in public. After all, Shu Han needed Liu Yu, but his dissatisfaction with Liu Yu had reached the point of being undisguised.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Yucai has no doubt that Hou Qing will give up on himself and instead support Liu Xiu of Chu.

Hou Qing is so important to the Shu Han people. Once he leaves Shu, Liu Yu will not only not be able to sleep well, but also the entire family may not be so obedient.

 So, when the Chu State poached the Hou Qing, they had already touched Liu Yu's side.

This is no longer a stabbing in the back, but an honest stabbing. How can Liu Yu not be angry?

Chu is the only ally of Shu Han. Liu Yu has just proclaimed himself emperor, and Liu Xiu, his ally, is embarrassing him. Even Shu and Chu are so intrigued, how can they unite other forces to fight against Qin?

Liu Yu was a little discouraged after thinking this, but he quickly cheered up.

 Liu Xiu's **** is just a king, so it's understandable that he doesn't know the general outlines. But as the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, he can't be the same as Liu Yu who doesn't know the general outlines.

After much thought, Liu Yu decided to have a frank talk with Hou Qing. He must dispel Hou Qing's dissatisfaction with him and allow Hou Qing to continue to stay in Shu.

Although Liu Yu failed to resolve Hou Qing's dissatisfaction with him during this conversation, the two of them could be considered to have a preliminary rapport.

Houqing promised Liu Yu that he would not leave Shu for other countries until the Shu Han showed obvious defeat, and this was enough for Liu Yu.

 What Liu Yu didn't expect was that he had just taken care of Hou Qing, and Lu Ya had also been taken care of by Lu Xun.

 Liu Qi received a letter from Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu promised that as long as Lu Ya came to Chu, he would be named the General of the Northern Expedition and the Grand Administrator of Guiyang. The most important thing was to support the Sun Sect in preaching in Chu.

Liu Xiu's various promises all showed that he attached great importance to Lu Ya, and these promises were quite generous, so it was difficult for Lu Ya not to be tempted.

Finally, under Lu Xun's advice, Lu Ya decided to defect to Chu, but before surrendering to Chu, he was also prepared to help Shu defeat the southern barbarians as a reward for Liu Yu's courtesy.

Lu Ya made his attitude clear to Liu Yu that day, which roughly meant: I'm sorry, you are a good person, but we are not suitable. Liu Yu couldn't help but cry after hearing this. He had spent so much effort to win over Lu Ya for so long, but in the end, the fat around his mouth was all at the expense of Liu Xiu.

However, Lu Ya's willingness to help the Shu Han deal with the Nanman was rewarded, and Liu Yu's efforts were not in vain.

Liu Xiu poached Lu Ya, which made Liu Yu extremely dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do about it. Chu was the only ally of Shu Han, not to mention that Chu would also be used to deal with the Southern Barbarians.

When Chu State's envoy Liu Qi and deputy envoy Lu Xun learned that Liu Yu intended to ask Chu State to send troops to attack Nanzhong, they actually had no hope in this idea. After all, it was known to the world that the King of Chu was not interested in barbarian lands. , and the vindictive Nanman is not easy to offend.

There is no need for the Chu State to offend the Southern Barbarians for the sake of the Shu State. Unless the Shu army is defeated in the south and is on the verge of subjugation, it is unlikely that the Chu State will send troops to help the Shu State.

When Liu Yu saw the expressions of Liu Qi and Lu Xun, he knew that it would not be easy to mobilize the Chu army, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he sent Zhang Song and the Chu envoy back to Chu to persuade Liu Xiu to send troops.

 After that, Liu Yu ordered the three generals Kong Peng, Zhang Yi, and Zhuo Ying to lead the remaining 20,000 elites. Once Yangpingguan could not support it, they would immediately support Hanzhong.

 In fact, in addition to the 250,000 main force and 200,000 new soldiers, there is also a warworthy army in the Shu Han Dynasty, which is the army of Longxi King Li Siyuan stationed in two counties in the western part of Han Dynasty.

 After the other surrendered armies of Li and Tang Dynasty surrendered, they were all incorporated into the Shu army by Liu Yu. After all, after the previous war with Da Qin, the losses of the Shu army were also considerable.

However, the 30,000 Li Tang surrender troops in Li Siyuan's hands were not absorbed by Liu Yu, and this was one of the conditions for his surrender.

 This also resulted in Li Siyuan's special status in Shu Han. He was the only prince under the emperor, but he was also a small warlord dependent on Shu Han. He had two counties under his jurisdiction that even Liu Yu could not control.

There are three reasons why Liu Yu still respected Li Siyuan as king after he became emperor and did not deprive Li Siyuan of his military power:

 First, it is true that there are no good opportunities;

 Secondly, Li Siyuan's position is very important, and he does not want to force Li Siyuan to rebel;

 Thirdly, Li Siyuan was very obedient. Whether it was in combat or otherwise, he would obey orders as long as they were given.

 It is precisely because of the above three points that Liu Yu can tolerate Li Siyuan's existence.

Liu Yu did not transfer Li Siyuan to the south this time, mainly because he was worried about an accident in Hanzhong. After all, if Yangping Pass could not hold up, Li Siyuan would take the initiative to support Yangping Pass without Liu Yu's order.

After making all preparations, Liu Xiu personally led an army of 200,000 people south, and the lineup of generals under his command was extremely luxurious, including: Xing Tian, ​​Xia Houying, Xu Shu, Wu Lan, Meng Da, Gao Pei, Lingbao, Li Keyong, Xiao Sheng, Shi Jiantang, Shi Kuangyi, Shi Kuanghan, Xiong Fuchu, Xiong Qi, Lu Ya, etc.;

Since Chi You divided his army into three groups to attack Shu and divided the southern battlefield into three groups, and all three battlefields were in critical condition, Liu Yu also divided the 200,000-strong army into three groups.

 The middle route army was naturally led by Liu Yu, who led an army of 140,000 troops, as well as generals such as Xing Tian, ​​Lu Ya, and Li Keyong to support Yizhou County.

 The Eastern Route Army, with Meng Da as the chief general and Xu Shu as the deputy general, led an army of 30,000 to support Xianggao County.

 The West Route Army, with Xia Houying as the chief general and Wu Lan as the deputy general, also led an army of 30,000 to support Yongchang County.

The 200,000-strong army set off, which could be described as a mighty force with banners covering the sky. However, not long after Da Qin set off, another bad news came from the front line.

Chiyou, the king of the southern barbarians, adopted Shi Jieren's strategy and used himself as bait to lead an army of 10,000 people deep into the army alone to lure Zhou Bolai into ambush him.

Zhou Bo, who was defending Yizhou County, didn't know what the plan was and thought Chi You was arrogant, so he led his army out of the city to ambush him, but was ambushed by Chi You.

Later, with a timely reminder from Shen Shiqi, Zhou Bo woke up and realized that he had been tricked. Therefore, he did not fall into the trap, but he could not withdraw. He was forced to lead 40,000 Shu troops and 30,000 Southern Barbarian troops in a field battle. .

In this battle, the three generals Meng Huo, Meng You, and Yang Feng joined forces to besiege Zhang Fei alone, but they were still defeated.

Fifteen rounds after the battle between the four generals, Yang Feng was killed by Zhang Fei with a spear. Meng Huo and Meng You were also injured. If Chi You had not arrived in time, they might have died under Zhang Fei's spear.

Zhang Fei challenged Chi You alone, but the difference in strength between the two was too great. Within five rounds, Zhang Fei was completely at a disadvantage.

Upon seeing this, Guan Yu rushed to support, but even if Guan and Zhang joined forces, they were still no match for Chi You. Shi Jingtang and other six generals also rushed to support.

But what everyone didn't expect was that even if eight generals including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Shi Jingtang joined forces, they would still be defeated by Chi You. Five generals died in the battle, and three generals, Guan, Zhang Fei, and Shi Jingtang were injured, but they barely managed to hold Chi You back for a hundred times. Fifty rounds.

Zhou Bo saw that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable. Taking advantage of Chi You being besieged and having no time to command the entire army, Zhou Bo secretly sent out thousands of elite troops to attack the flanks of the Shu army in a roundabout way. This way the battle situation was barely stabilized.

 In the end, the two armies of the South fought fiercely for a whole day, and there was still no winner until the sun went down.

Chi You saw that he could not win for a long time and had no choice but to retreat, but Zhou Bo did not pursue him.

After the war, the Shu army lost nearly 10,000 troops and six generals were killed in the battle, including Zhou Bo's eldest son Zhou Sheng, while the Nanman army only lost 6,000 to 7,000 troops.

Zhou Bo had 40,000 Shu troops and 30,000 Southern kings from Chiyou. He lost 10,000 troops, but only defeated Chiyou with more than 6,000 troops. It was obviously a defeat.

But he did not fall into Chi You's trap, and he also saved the main force of the Shu army, which can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.

 After the war, Zhou Bo reduced his troops. No matter how provocative Chi You was, he ignored him and refused to leave. At the same time, he asked Liu Yu for help and plead guilty.

Chi You saw that Zhou Bo was so cautious and knew that he could not lure him out. He also did not want to lose too many troops and horses on Zhou Bo's side, so he ordered Meng Huo, Wu Huo, and Tang Yu to each lead a partial division and begin to raid other counties in Yizhou County.

Those cities that were not guarded by Zhou Bo and most of their troops had been mobilized, how could they possibly stop Chi You's army? Therefore, either the king of Nan Guo conquered the city, or he took the initiative to surrender to Chi You.

 (End of this chapter)