Chapter 513 Oath
"The enemy's naval and land forces are already on the battlefield, but now five days have passed, and they have only been carrying out small-scale harassment attacks, with no intention of a major war. Do they intend to keep wasting time like this?"

On the high platform of the Xiangyang camp, a group of people climbed up and looked into the distance. After a long time, Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu, asked a question in a deep voice.

The outcome of this battle concerns the life and death of the two countries of Wu and Shu, as well as the fate of the old era represented by the remaining aristocratic forces. Its significance is self-evident.

Even though he is now the emperor, Sun Quan can only travel with the army. However, the current situation is really confusing for him.

Among the crowd, there were not only civil and military officials from the State of Wu, but also ministers from the State of Shu.

Hearing Sun Quan's question, everyone couldn't help but frown. This question was also something they found strange. Even if the defense line of the Wu-Shu coalition was solid now, the Yellow Turbans would not be so quiet.

Such a quiet confrontation would not bring about an opportunity for war. The Yellow Turbans would never be able to capture Xiangyang in their lifetime by just fighting small-scale operations like this.

Zhou Yu pondered for a long time and said, "The enemy's behavior is indeed abnormal. I can't guess their intentions for the time being. However, the enemy's naval and land forces are in front of our army. As long as our army is well prepared, we can remain unchanged in the face of all changes."

Lu Su also agreed: "I think so too. No matter what the Yellow Turbans are planning, they will eventually face our iron wall defense. Now it is not our army that should be anxious, but the Yellow Turbans. The worst result is nothing more than a long-term confrontation between the two armies. It is fair for both sides to consume each other."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan had no choice but to nod.

Of course, he also understood that things were not as ideal as Zhou Yu and Lu Su said.

If the confrontation really lasts for a long time, the daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops will be astronomical. In this way, they will just eat up all their resources and waste their wealth. In terms of the strength of Wu and Shu, they will definitely not be able to match Xuan Xia.

Xu Shu on the side could only shake his head helplessly: "After all, the initiative of this battle is in the hands of the Yellow Turbans. It is enough for our army to do the best it can. The rest is up to fate."

When he said this, Xu Shu himself was stunned.

When the word "destiny" came out of his mouth, a sentence from someone once echoed in his mind.

The destiny is already in the north.
Sun Quan did not notice Xu Shu's subtle change in expression, and then smiled at him: "Speaking of which, it has been a long time since Guan Yu died of illness. I fully understand the pain of the Han Emperor, but now it is time to cheer up and return to reality. The current war situation can be missing anyone, but the Han Emperor cannot be missing."

Xu Shu came back to his senses, looking somewhat helpless. He certainly knew that Liu Bei should cheer up, but he had no way to wake Liu Bei up, so he could only wait for Liu Bei to come out of the haze on his own.

When Xu Shu thought about how Liu Bei had been staying indoors all day long and isolated from the outside world, he felt a headache and wondered how long this situation would last.

For now, I can only take charge of military affairs myself.
While thinking about how to explain for Liu Bei and answer Sun Quan's question, Xu Shu suddenly found that everyone around him had become quiet and everyone's eyes were looking behind him.

As if he had sensed something, Xu Shu looked back and saw a familiar face walking towards him.

Although he had been immersed in extreme pain for almost a month, when he appeared in front of everyone again, Liu Bei had regained his former kingly temperament, but now this temperament was less kind and peaceful, and more severe and cold.

It was Sun Quan who reacted first: "I know that the Emperor of Han will be able to regain his strength. Now is a time of war and danger. The Emperor of Han is here at the right time!"

After saying this, Sun Quan went to meet him, and all the Wu Han officials around him saluted Liu Bei respectfully.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed the Emperor Wu these days." Liu Bei nodded calmly, responded with a simple greeting, then walked to the front of the stage and looked at the Yellow Turban army from afar.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and everyone could feel the murderous intent emanating from Liu Bei. When an emperor gets angry, millions of people die. Even though the emperors of Shu Han and Wu were not very famous, Liu Bei's power was enough to match his status.

When he truly showed his anger and murderous intent, not to mention the ministers around him, even Sun Quan, who was also an emperor, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

At this moment, Liu Bei's murderous intent was without any falsehood. What drove him to get over the pain of Guan Yu's death was actually his deep hatred for Xu Chen and the Yellow Turbans.

My second and third brothers all died at the hands of the Yellow Turbans. If I don’t avenge them, I wouldn’t be worthy of being a real man!
"If I don't kill all the Yellow Turbans and Xu Chen with my own hands, I will not be a human being!"

This determined oath, spread from this high platform, not only moved the people around, but even the river water seemed to respond by churning a few more times.

However, soon everyone began to shake their heads secretly. They did not think that there was much possibility that Liu Bei's oath would be fulfilled.

This oath sounds very powerful, but without the actual conditions, it is more like a kind of impotent rage.

Whether it is to kill all the Yellow Turbans or to kill Xu Chen with one's own hands, it is almost impossible to do.

Most of the people standing here are no longer pursuing a northern expedition or counterattack. They only want to maintain the status quo in the south by dividing the river with Xuanxia, ​​and they dare not even think about anything else.

Of course, no matter what people thought in their hearts, no one would really pour cold water on Liu Bei.

Sun Quan shook his head slightly, then stepped forward and said: "The ambition of the Emperor of Han is also my ambition. To achieve this, we should pay more attention to the things at hand. Now that the Xuanxia army is approaching, I am worried about their purpose and would like to ask the Emperor of Han for his opinion."

On the high platform, the top decision makers of the Wu-Shu coalition gathered together to discuss important matters in a tense atmosphere.

Every move of the Xuanxia navy affects their minds. They are nervous when they move and irritable when they are still. It is really torturous and a great test of their ability level.

But for the ordinary soldiers below, no one cared about such a big thing.

The soldiers only need to worry about what to eat today, then follow orders for training, and then fight hard on the battlefield when the time comes. Military and national affairs are the concerns of the bigwigs above.

Of course, military life was not very comfortable. Facing a powerful enemy like the Yellow Turbans, the military camp dared not relax at all. Even though it was wartime, the soldiers still had to undergo drill training.

This kind of intensity was something I could never have imagined before.

Drills are something that are done in preparation for war. Now that we have arrived at the battlefield, what we should do is to preserve the army’s physical strength as much as possible.

It can only be said that the Yellow Turbans were too powerful, forcing Wu and Shu to fight with their lives. Fortunately, the army had sufficient food supply, which was acceptable to the soldiers.

In their spare time, the soldiers would get together and chat with each other when their superiors were not keeping a close eye on them.

Being on the battlefield, the first thing people talk about is the Yellow Turbans on the other side of the strait.

(End of this chapter)