Three Kingdoms: The Kingdom Cannot Be Partial

Chapter 15: Advance without Retreat, Death without Life
Have a banquet.

The banquet is over.

After Liu Chan finished drinking the bottle of wine, he did not touch any food or wine on the table.

In fact, the generals did not enjoy eating and drinking very much.

It’s not that Liu Chan, the emperor, was disappointed, but the war was ongoing and the outcome was uncertain, so he couldn’t have fun even if he wanted to.

As the saying goes, there is no good banquet. The Dubo who supervised a hundred people, the Junhou who supervised two hundred people, and the Sima who supervised five or six hundred people knew in their hearts that since the emperor had held a banquet before the war and they had enjoyed the emperor's banquet, then the next step would be for them to die for the emperor.

But if the emperor doesn't hold a banquet, do they not have to die on the battlefield?

This banquet and the emperor's glass of wine always made everyone at the banquet feel:
It is better to die for the emperor in front of you who is willing to condescend to lead the army in person than to die for the emperor who is rumored to be cowardly and incompetent and keeps his distance from military personnel.

Sure enough, the emperor began to speak after all the dishes were removed.

"We drank the wine and ate the food.

"I want to say something."

After saying this, Liu Chan gathered his emotions again, looked around, and continued after a moment:
"You've all heard of my reputation."

“Not some wise ruler.

"It's not what you just said about being bold and heroic.

"The reason why I personally led the army and invited you all to the banquet is for only one purpose."

Liu Chan paused for a long time again, looked around at the stunned generals, and said:

"I am here to gain military merit, to gain prestige, and to fight with that pseudo-Wei Cao Rui for the control of Guanzhong, to argue over who is the emperor!"

It was like a bolt of lightning, and all the generals were shocked and looked around.

Liu Chan ignored the generals' surprise and continued:

"But without you, I wouldn't have received this military merit, wouldn't have gained this prestige, wouldn't have been able to fight for Guanzhong, and wouldn't have been able to argue who was the Son of Heaven!"

The generals had already reacted by now, and the confusion on their faces had turned into surprise!
Could it be that the Prime Minister has really taken over Longyou and is preparing to go down Longshan to meet up with Your Majesty in Guanzhong?

Could it be that this next battle is really going to drive the Pseudo-Wei out of Guanzhong?!

No wonder the emperor led the army in person!
The generals' melancholy feelings that had arisen from the not-so-pleasant banquet just now had now completely disappeared.

The air suddenly became excited.

How did this seemingly farewell feast suddenly turn into a morale-boosting oath-taking banquet?!
Even Fu Qian and Feng Hu, two captains who knew the emperor's plan but had no idea of ​​the situation of the war in Longyou, were excited beyond words.

In the middle of the banquet, the emperor, dressed in a black military uniform, knelt upright, his face calm and confident, and said:
"Before I left Chengdu, the Prime Minister had already given me and General Zhao a plan to defeat the enemy.

"So I came here with great fanfare and swagger.

"Just to let Cao thief know that I have arrived!

"We want to scare them to death, so that they have no choice but to come. They won't dare not come, and they will definitely come!"

When the generals heard this, they suddenly understood.

So this was the Prime Minister's plan?!

When they were accompanying him yesterday, they were still wondering why the emperor suddenly put on his helmet and armor and displayed all the ceremonial guards and drums, making a big show of himself when he was about to reach the end of the Xiegu plank road.

But they didn't dare to ask more questions, and just criticized in private that this young emperor seemed to like to show off and flaunt his power.

I never thought that this was actually part of the plan?!

The emperor, who seemed more and more heroic in the eyes of the generals, had obviously not finished speaking.

The generals dared not express their anger.

"As someone who has lived in the deep palace for a long time and is not familiar with military affairs, I am not qualified to discuss military tactics with you veteran generals.

“But I still have to say it.

“Those who arrive at the battlefield first and wait for the enemy are at ease, while those who arrive at the battlefield later and rush into battle are tired.

“Thus, a skilled warrior attacks the enemy but is not attacked by the enemy himself.

"Now I am here, and I am bringing the enemy here.

"We chose the battlefield, we have the advantageous terrain, and we are well-rested.

"If we also have the strategy that the Prime Minister has devised to defeat the enemy, I believe we will win without losing."

Liu Chan gambled on his political credibility.

If he suffers a crushing defeat in this battle, his prestige, which is already minimal in the eyes of the generals, will be completely destroyed.

No one will believe him anymore when he talks about the Northern Expedition or the recovery of the Central Plains.

But what else can we do?

He had already reached this critical moment of life and death when he traveled through time.

There is no way to save Longyou.

If he did not gamble everything in the hope of opening a breakthrough from Guanzhong, then after the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition failed,

Public opinion will be completely detonated by a series of events such as the solar eclipse and earthquake, the soul-stealing by the evil bird, the destruction of the emperor's statue, and the failure of the Northern Expedition.

The people in the country will inevitably be in chaos.

There is no chance for him to develop.

There can be no second Northern Expedition!

Even if there is, it will be a scene where the soldiers have no fighting spirit and surrender at the sight of the enemy.

Rather than dying slowly, it is better to give it a try.

Betting!!! "Your Majesty, has the Prime Minister already recaptured Longyou and is preparing to march down the Wei River to Guanzhong to catch the Wei rebels off guard?!"

A young man who looked to be about twenty years old and was sitting in the second row behind Fu Qian asked excitedly.

Fu Qian frowned immediately: "Liu Xiuran, don't be rude, is this something you should ask?"

Liu Xiuran immediately stood up and bowed to Liu Chan, clasping his fists: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I know you're not the only one here who wants to ask me this question."

Motioning Liu Yin to sit back down, Liu Chan thought for a moment before continuing:
"To be honest, I don't know either.

"But I believe that since the Prime Minister, who has always been cautious, dared to let me come to the front line to gain merit and prestige, he must have his reasons and must be quite confident.

"That is why I have held a banquet today to share food and drink with you all. I trust you, the Prime Minister. I wonder if you dare to trust me."

Fu Qian, who was born with a strong and masculine figure and pointed jaw, stood up and said resolutely:
"Don't say that the Prime Minister has a plan to defeat the enemy, and don't say that we, the ministers, have eaten this meal and drunk this wine with Your Majesty today.

"Even if the Prime Minister is defeated in Longyou, Your Majesty will do nothing.

"As long as Your Majesty's Golden Guard Banner is here, we, the officials, will advance without retreat, and there is no life without death!"

After Fu Qian finished speaking excitedly, his face turned red!

Before Liu Chan traveled through time, he watched a lot of TV dramas and read a lot of novels, and this kind of plot can be said to be everywhere.

But when someone actually said these words in front of him, something indescribable still rushed towards him, shocking him a little.

"How great! You really have the style of your father!" Liu Chan stood up suddenly, picked up the wine jar, strode to Fu Qian, toasted him with a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Feng Hu, who was sitting opposite Fu Qian, also stood up and bowed to Liu Chan:

"Your Majesty, we led 3,000 men who fought in Hanzhong and Yiling. We were not afraid of hardship, nor of death. We were only afraid of not being able to repay the late emperor's kindness, and we were afraid of dying in vain!
"Your Majesty has now arrived at the front lines. Just as Fu Gongquan said, as long as Your Majesty's dragon banner is here, we, the officials, will advance without retreat, and there is no life or death!"

"Your servants can only advance and not retreat, and can only die and not live!" The young general named Liu Yin also stood up and followed.

"There is only advancement and no retreat, there is only death and no life!"

"There is only advancement and no retreat, there is only death and no life!"

Suddenly, loud and fierce sounds rose from the commander's tent, shaking the earth and piercing the clouds and splitting the rocks.

All the soldiers within a hundred or two hundred steps of the commander's tent were so frightened that they all looked up at the Jinwu flag for a long time.

Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi did not participate in this banquet specially prepared for 3,000 elite officers. When they heard the earth-shaking words "advance without retreat, death without life" in the small tent next door, a mixture of surprise and excitement appeared on their faces at the same time.

The two men walked quickly out of the tent and looked at the general's tent under the Jinwu banner, stunned.

"Your Majesty truly inherits the legacy of the late emperor." Deng Zhi sighed unconsciously.

"I'll tell you!" the old general was also excited.

Inside the account.

Liu Chan, who was overwhelmed by the excitement of his generals, raised another bottle of wine and drank it all, then threw the cup to the ground!
All the generals followed him.

Liu Chan excitedly said, "Excellent! With your words, this battle is certain to be won!"

The generals roared again.

After a while, the tent fell silent.

Liu Chan returned to the main seat and said:

"I understand your hearts.

“But the Prime Minister’s plan is that this battle does not require you to fight to the death, or to advance without retreat.

"My lords, follow my dragon banner and march and retreat together, live and die together.

"As long as my dragon banner remains, I will never admit defeat!"

"only!"

"only!"

"only!"

soon.

The generals retreated.

Only the big man who had killed Qing was left leaning on the table, his whole body leaning back slightly, his hands supporting the ground, looking up at the sky in a daze.

...

...

The neighing horse fell in front of the gate of Meiwu.

The man who came from Longyou on his horse rushed into the general's residence.

"General, great victory in Longyou!"

"General, great victory in Longyou!"

Under the courtyard of the government office, a man was seen holding up a letter and shouting.

A general with a big belly was the first to rush out from the inner room to the center of the courtyard, followed by dozens of officials and generals and captains with a rank of two thousand stones.

"What?" Cao Zhen hesitated.

"The false Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was defeated and fled! General Zhang defeated the Shu invaders!"

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