Changsha is an important town in the south of Jingzhou. It is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Xiang River, close to Dongting Lake. To the north, you can enter the Yangtze River and go straight down the river to the east of the Yangtze River. To the east, you can guard the land route to Jingnan, and to the west.
It goes up the river through Nanjun, Yiling, and Yong'an, enters Yizhou, and controls Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang counties in the south. It can be said that Changsha is the bridgehead of Jingnan.
Long Fei came to Zhang Liao's camp. Ma Liang happened to be there too. When he saw Long Fei, Ma Liang stood up and refused to bow. Dian Wei said angrily: "You are so bold Ma Liang, how can you not bow to the general when you see him?"
Ma Liang said: "Long Fei kidnapped Your Majesty and is a traitor to my great Han Dynasty. How can I worship a traitor as a minister of the Great Han Dynasty?"
"Looking for death!" Dian Wei rushed forward, grabbed Ma Liang's collar and pushed hard. Ma Liang fell on his back, and his back hit the ground heavily. Dian Wei stepped on Ma Liang's chest: "Speak arrogantly, kick the
If I go, I will trample you into a pulp!"
This fall almost made Ma Liang lose his breath. Dian Wei stepped on his chest and felt that his bones were about to break. His face turned red and he did not dare to say anything nonsense. Dian Wei asked: "Do you want to worship me or not?"
It's hard to explain why a scholar is unreasonable when he meets a soldier, let alone someone like Dian Wei who is completely unreasonable. Ma Liang snorted coldly: "What if you kill me? We..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a bang and a sharp pain in his left chest. He must have broken a few ribs. Ma Liang's lips were trembling and cold sweat started to fall on his forehead. Dian Wei still said viciously:
"Let me ask you again, do you want to bow or not? If you dare to say no, I will trample you to death!"
"Bye! I worship!" Under the threat of force and death, few people can really be strong and unyielding. Ma Liang is still young, and he is a smart man. He knows that there is still a long way to go. A man can bend and stretch, so why bother with a rough man?
People care.
Enduring the pain, Ma Liang slowly stood up and bowed to Long Fei. Long Fei did not let him get up. He sat on the main seat, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Tell me! What does Zhuge Liang want to do?"
Ma Liang breathed a sigh of relief, took out a piece of silk from his arms, and held it up with both hands: "This is a letter written by my military advisor to the general. Please take a look at it."
Someone took the letter and gave it to Long Fei with both hands. Long Fei opened it and saw that Zhuge Liang was polite. Although he did not mean to plead, he still explained his purpose. Seeing that Jiaozhou and Jiangdong failed, Zhuge Liang also knew that Changsha was
I couldn't stay any longer and wanted to trade Changsha for my freedom.
Long Fei smiled: "We have already reached this stage, and now we have to raise conditions. Little Changsha can be broken overnight!"
Ma Liangdao: "Although Changsha is small, there are tens of thousands of people. People all over the world know that the general loves the people like his sons. If he attacks Changsha, there will be heavy casualties. My military advisor wishes that as long as the general is willing to let my lord go and sacrifice Changsha,
At the same time, we promise not to harm any innocent people.”
"Can this be understood as a threat?" Xu Shu stood up and asked.
Ma Liang glanced at Xu Shu and shook his head: "Brother Yuan Zhi, why do you have such an idea? This is a good thing for both families, so why do you threaten him?"
Long Fei said: "Last time Liu Bei threatened me with the people in order to escape. How should I trust you this time? Let your soldiers withdraw from the city first, and we will talk about this later!"
"The general is joking!" Ma Liang endured the severe pain and smiled slightly.
"What? Not willing?" Long Fei looked at Ma Liang.
Ma Liang waved his hands repeatedly: "General, please calm down. This matter cannot be decided by lower-level officials. It needs to be decided by my military advisor. Can you allow me to go back and report it to my military advisor and then make a reply?"
"Okay!" Long Fei made a decisive decision: "But I want to tell you, our negotiation time is only five days. If we still haven't reached an agreement after five days, then we will have to go to war. Although I treat the people well, a war will inevitably happen. If you want to die, since you chose Changsha, you have no choice but to fight."
"I must immediately return to my army and give the general an answer!"
Ma Liang walked away with his injuries, supported by two soldiers. Zhuge Liang saw Ma Liang's appearance, and there was a hint of anger on his calm face. Sun Qian asked: "Military advisor, how could they treat the envoy like this? What do you say to Ji?" Brother Chang is also our envoy! The two armies are fighting and the envoy will not be killed!"
Mi Zhu said: "I still don't understand. This is just like doing business. Long Fei is very wealthy and doesn't take us seriously at all. It's already good enough that he didn't kill Ji Chang!"
The atmosphere in the room was extremely depressing. It was absolutely impossible to withdraw the troops and horses from the city first. If they did not retreat, they would have to fight Long Fei, and he did not have the strength. All eyes were focused on Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang After pondering for a long time: "It seems that I am the only one who can go there in person."
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked. Ma Liang hurriedly said: "Military advisor, you must not do this. You are the soul of our army. Who else can control the situation in Changsha if you leave? If something goes wrong in Changsha, it will be too late to regret it!" Ma Liang As he spoke, he glanced at Wei Yan, who was bowing his head and saying nothing.
Zhuge Liang naturally understood what he meant. He shook his head slightly: "Come on! Go and invite the second general!"
Guan Yu took Zhang Fei and Jian Yong into the lobby. Guan Yu raised his head with contempt. When Zhang Fei saw Zhuge Liang sitting on the main seat, he was furious: "Zhuge Liang, get down immediately. This is The seat where the lord is sitting, do you want to rebel?"
Zhuge Liang ignored him. Jian Yong hugged Zhang Fei and whispered: "Third general, please be patient and listen to what Zhuge Liang has to say."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly finished writing on the bamboo slip in front of him, rolled it up again and placed it on the corner of the desk. Then he slowly raised his head and said, "You three, please sit down. I have something to discuss with you."
"Hmph!" Zhang Fei snorted coldly: "If you have something to say, just say it, if you have something to say, just fart."
Zhuge Liang looked at Guan Yu and told him about his plans to leave the city for peace talks with Long Fei. Finally, he said: "After I leave the city, in order to prevent any situation in the city, I hope that the second general will be in charge of the commander's seal. If there is any change, the second general can Kill first and show later!"
Guan Yu said: "I have no soldiers and generals, how can I guard Changsha?"
Zhuge Liang said: "The world knows that the second general is brave and brave. As long as the second general sits here, the city will be very safe. It won't take long. I will be back in a day at most. I am going here to rescue the lord! The lord is flying by Long Fei." I'm afraid I'll suffer a lot if I'm detained for a long time, so the city depends on you all!"
After settling things in Changsha City, he specifically told Guan Yu to pay more attention to Wei Yan. Zhuge Liang then took Sun Qian to open the city gate and headed to Sun Quan's camp with the talisman in his hand. When he reached the entrance of the camp, Dian Wei crossed his arms and turned away. Standing there with both legs. As the two approached, Sun Qian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "This general, Mr. Zhuge, the military advisor under Sun Yuzhou Mu, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has come to meet the general. Please inform me."
"What a ridiculous title, I can't remember it, just tell me your name!" Dian Wei said with contempt on his face: "Our boss said that anyone you don't know is not allowed in!"
Sun Qian had no choice but to look back at Zhuge Liang and said: "This is Zhuge Kongming, and General Long is an old friend. I have something important to discuss with General Long today, and I hope the general will let me know."
"Zhuge Kongming?" Dian Wei muttered again: "I think I've heard of it before. Just wait, I'll go ask!"
Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian stood at the door, and suddenly they felt a chilling atmosphere in the military camp. Two groups of mighty soldiers appeared on both sides of the road. These soldiers were each tall and round, wearing black armor, and the fiery red tassels on their heads were particularly conspicuous. With swords hanging on their waists and halberds in their hands, they were lined up on both sides of the road. Although they were just guards of ceremony, the cold murderous aura still emerged from these people. Zhuge Liang knew that these people were definitely not as simple as guards of ceremony. I'm afraid They are Long Fei's personal guards.
Xu Shu came out from the crowd lined with swords and guns, and cupped his hands towards Zhuge Liang: "Brother Kong Ming is far away, but I am not welcome at a distance. I'm sorry, please come in quickly!"
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly. As Sun Qian walked among the group of warriors, he felt that all the hairs on his body stood up. He always felt that there was a sword hanging above his head. As long as the person holding the sword loosened his grip slightly, his body and head would be different. Difficult, he couldn't help but lean towards Zhuge Liang.
Long Fei's central army tent was extremely inconsistent with his status. It was just slightly larger than the tents of the soldiers next to him. As soon as he entered the tent, a black cloth covered a long strip with undulating tops. Zhuge Liang had already guessed it. What is it? Zhuge Liang had heard about Long Fei presenting a sand table to Cao Cao. Long Fei was sitting in the innermost position, with officials and generals on the left and right in two rows.
"The lower official Zhuge Liang has met General Zhennan!" Although Zhuge Liang was a hundred reluctant, he did not want to follow Ma Liang's old path and salute the dragon flying.
Long Fei nodded slightly: "Mr. Zhuge is very polite, come and give me a seat!" Looking at Zhuge Liang sitting down, Long Fei said: "Mr. Ma Liangma talked to me last time, and he was not sure about many things. This time Mr. Zhuge Come here, you should be able to talk about this matter in Changsha, right?"
Zhuge Liang nodded: "I also have this intention, and I was about to report it to General Long. If General Long can let me wait for a while, I would be very grateful. I am willing to surrender Changsha without moving a single plant or tree!"
"Abandon Changsha, where are you going?" Long Fei asked.
Zhuge Liang looked up to the sky and sighed: "I was invited by Liu Huangsun to come out to help, but I didn't expect that it would end up in such a situation. I have no face to see Liu Huangsun again, but I beg General Long to let Liu Huangsun go, so that I can live in seclusion in the mountains and spend my life as a wandering cloud and wild crane!"
Sun Qian was shocked, but did not dare to ask. Long Fei naturally saw it and laughed: "Mr. Zhuge is such a talented man, wouldn't it be a pity to waste the mountains and forests? If Mr. Zhuge is willing to stay, I can release Liu Bei!"
Zhuge Liang shook his head: "I understand the general's good intentions, but the general and I are not the same person. Even if I stay with the general, the general will not believe me. Since I don't have the trust of the lord, it is meaningless to stay by my side. It's better to sit on my knees and read Huang Ting For the best."
"Hahaha..." Long Fei laughed loudly: "Sir, you don't mean what you said! I heard that Hei Bing has now withdrawn to Yizhou, and Liu Zhang in Yizhou is weak and incompetent. If you, sir, will be able to take charge of Liu Bei's entry into Sichuan, he will be able to replace him in time. It's not a difficult matter, but here you are, sir, trying to trick me. Do you think I'm easy to trick?" Without waiting for Zhuge Liang to defend himself, he said sternly: "Come here, capture these two people!"