Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 657: Taishi Ci Requests Battle

In June of the second year of Yongxing, Liu Biao proclaimed himself emperor on the battlefield and named his country Han, known in history as the New Han, and changed the era name to Daxing.

However, the issue of the reign title was never communicated to the people in the south, and people still continued to use the reign title of the Great Wei.

Sun Ce was named King of Wu and given the rank of general.

Liu Zhang was named King of Shu and given the title of Prime Minister.

Liu Yao was named King of Chu and given the title of Grand Marshal.

At the same time, rewards were given to the generals and counselors under each family.

Don't be fooled by the loud shouts of these lords.

Such a reward is only an empty title. Want real power? Sorry, Liu Biao can't give it to them. If they really want real power, they can only cross the Yangtze River to find Cao Cao.

After all, the only orthodox court in the world is firmly in the hands of Cao Cao.

Or completely defeat Cao Cao and unify the world.

The latter is so difficult that almost no one considers it anymore.

They can hardly protect themselves now. If Cao Cao is defeated, they will not be able to cross the Yangtze River and reach the Central Plains. How can they unify the world?

"I heard that Bofu and Wei general Huang Zhong had a big fight a few days ago. I wonder who won?"

"If Zhao Zilong hadn't come along, Old Huang Zhong would have become Dead Huang Zhong now."

Liu Biao still can't get over Huang Zhong.

He was clearly a captain guarding the gate of Xiangyang City. How did he become a general when he arrived in Cao Wei?

"I wonder if Bofu dares to fight Huang Zhong again?"

"Oh? Lord Jingsheng, what do you mean? Don't you see that my warships have suffered heavy damage and are in urgent need of repairs?"

Sun Ce neither called himself the Son of Heaven nor His Majesty, which made Liu Biao furious, but he had no other choice. He had to appease him with kind words: "Bofu, think about it, the Han Dynasty has just been established, and we must let the world know about it. In this battle, you will go to the battlefield in the name of the King of Wu of the Han Dynasty, and you must show the style of our dynasty. I can let Bofu command the navy under my command, how about that?"

Sun Ce's eyes lit up.

He didn't expect that if he sat here for a while longer, such a good thing would happen to him.

Not only did he get 10,000 naval forces for free, but he also easily pushed Liu Biao, the scapegoat, to the forefront.

If Cao Cao asked about it later, he would say that he was at most a traitor who was loyal to the Han Dynasty, and that Liu Biao was the main culprit who caused the chaos in the south.

Killing two birds with one stone, so beautiful!

After pretending to hesitate for a while, Sun Ce readily agreed, and happily took the tiger talisman that Liu Biao used to mobilize the Changsha navy to find Zhou Yu to discuss countermeasures.

In the Eastern Wu camp, after listening to Sun Ce's narration, Zhou Yu was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"I didn't expect that Liu Jingsheng would become more and more confused as he got older. For the sake of his false reputation as an emperor, he even dared to hand over the navy he relied on for his livelihood to his enemy."

"Who said it wasn't true? That old man wouldn't really think I was a great general of the New Han Dynasty."

"That's perfect. The emperor has expressed his opinion, so shouldn't the prime minister and the general also express their opinions? After all, the general is going there to restore the reputation of the new Han court."

"That's how it should be!"

"Bofu, we don't ask for merit in this expedition, but Changsha Governor Han Xuan must make great contributions to the country."

"Hmm? Gongjin means he will sacrifice himself for his country?"

"That's right. If this man is not killed, Bo Fu will have trouble commanding the Changsha navy. Remember this."

"clear."

Sun Ce happily visited the other two camps, but the gains were almost negligible.

The only one who paid the bill was a fool, Liu Biao.

Liu Zhang used the excuse that his infantry were slack and simply ordered General Zhang Renke to cover Sun Ce's flank.

Liu Yao only allocated a hundred warships and a thousand naval forces.

North of Chibi.

With the arrival of the navy led by Taishi Ci, the farthest one, the four navies met together.

The generals were having a great time chatting about everything.

Suddenly, they heard a loud drumbeat outside the tent. Everyone went out to look and found that the navy from the south had arrived at their doorstep.

"Old Huang Zhong, is it possible that Sun Ce is here to pick a fight again because he thinks you are easy to bully? How dare you, with a navy of less than 10,000 men, come to my camp? If a fight breaks out, you can put me on the boat, and I will tear him apart for you this time."

Huang Zhong slapped away Lu Bu's dirty hand on his shoulder with disgust.

"You? Forget it. I'm really afraid that you'll fall into the river and drown. Chengye, go get me my knife."

"Yes, father."

Taishi Ci suddenly reached out and put his hand on Huang Xu's shoulder, then turned to Huang Zhong and said, "General Han Sheng, is it okay for me to fight this time?"

Among the other three naval commanders, Huang Zhong had reasons to reject the other two when they spoke up: Gan Ning was still inexperienced and Zhao Yun was not good at naval battles.

The one who spoke was Taishi Ci.

In terms of seniority, Taishi Ci had served Cao Cao since Guan Hai caused chaos in Qingzhou, so he could be considered a veteran among the veterans.

When it comes to naval warfare, the Qingxu Navy was established more than five years ago, and from the very beginning it was established to guard against the Jiangdong Navy.

Taishi Ci himself was even more hardworking and took over the mess of the Qingxu Navy before the north was settled. How much credit did he miss from the war? With his military and literary skills, he is still a general of miscellaneous rank.

Even though Huang Zhong was old and stubborn, he didn't know what reason to use to compete with him for credit.

"Forget it, Ziyi, if you want to fight, then fight. I will beat the drum for you myself."

Taishi Ci bowed and clasped his fists: "Thank you, General!"

After saying this, he drew the long sword from his waist and said, "Ma Zhong, assemble the navy and go to battle!"

"Order!"

Seeing that it was not Huang Zhong who went to the battle, Lu Bu was happy: "Ziyi, Ziyi, let's discuss and bring me along. I am guilty now and I need to make merit to atone for my crime. Don't worry, I will obey your command once I am on the warship. How do you think?"

"This"

Without waiting for Taishi Ci to get over his hesitation, Huang Zhong took the lead in pulling Lü Bu back and said, "Zi Yi is in the first battle, so don't get involved. If you are really anxious to make a contribution, I will take you with me next time."

"Huang Hansheng, you think this general doesn't know your little calculations? You are afraid that I will join forces with Ziyi and achieve great achievements to steal your limelight."

"You?" Huang Zhong blew his beard disdainfully: "If you can stand firmly on the deck, you won't be called the commander of the Flying Tiger Battalion."

All the generals who knew the inside story laughed.

This involves an old story.

When Zhang Wu was selecting generals, he originally wanted to appoint Zhao Yun as the commander of the Flying Tiger Camp and Lu Bu as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangxia Navy.

Once the army crossed the Yangtze River, the Flying Tiger Battalion would inevitably have to penetrate into the enemy's hinterland, but Zhao Yun was a more calm person.

At that time, Lu Bu also wanted to command the navy, but he couldn't hand over such a large navy to a general who couldn't sail at all.

Lu Bu is not a complete landlubber.

But this guy's ability to swim is limited to dog paddling.

When I first started practicing water, I was often laughed at.

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