Chapter 41 (32)

Under the chaos of the Central Plains, Jingyang and Yangzhou were also rapidly chaotic at this time, and the battle of Xiangyang spread all over the world like an earthquake, but for various reasons, countless versions were produced, and the coalition forces of Jingzhou counties that were originally behind Zhou Yu directly ignored the more than 10,000 Jiangdong navy that fled in the name of protecting the prince

But no one said anything, although the Jiangdong army was dispersed, but as a front-line force, they knew more than ordinary people, and there were peerless masters in the collapsed army, Jiangdong Xiaobawang and 10,000 enemies Tai Shici, not to mention the unpredictable Zhou Lang, and the prince had not given an order to pursue, who would step forward to die

Jingzhou Palace, hundreds of people are besieging the palace one after another, and a group of civil and military personnel are also frequently asking to see Liu Biao, admonishing the current situation, a figure is standing in front of the Jingzhou Palace, quietly looking at the palace, every attendant and guard, and even the minister of civil and military affairs, all respectfully saluted and greeted him

On the contrary, at the heart of all this, Liu Biao locked himself in his room, did not come out for three days and three nights, and it is said that he also ignored everyone and ignored the twists and turns of the sky without eating or drinking

At this time, Liu Biao's face was haggard, and all kinds of intelligence quickly depicted the reality of the battle of Xiangyang in his mind, as if it was a nuclear bomb like a demon array that razed the east gate of Jingzhou to the ground, more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians were killed, and a radius of ten miles was directly reduced to ashes

Except for the core figures in Jingzhou, no one knew about the existence of the Demon Swinging Array, and Wen Ping Kuai Yue said that he couldn't afford to be sick and said he was silent

Liu Biao looked at the twists and turns in the sky, and lost his mind for a long time, he really didn't know how to reply to the civil and military forces, and he couldn't face Huang Zhong outside the palace

Huang Zhong single-handedly defeated Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, and even in the face of Zhang Xiu's robbery, he directly wiped out Zhang Xiu's 5,000 elites, and Jingzhou's first iron wall became famous all over the world again

Even if you don't look at the twists and turns, Liu Biao knows the current situation, the Demon Formation has completely destroyed the Jiangdong Army, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's defeat is a foregone conclusion, Sun Quan in the south will not have the heart to fight again, Jingzhou has no external troubles within a few years, and everyone from all walks of life is waiting for their orders, whether to beat the water dogs or sit back and watch Sun Ce and Zhou Yu retreat, and his prestige is discredited

And outside the palace wants an explanation, is the demon array caused by Sun Ce and Huang Zhong's war, if you tell the truth, the people and the civil and military forces will instantly chill, after all, no one will follow a lord who can sacrifice them at any time, if you don't say so, then you must find a substitute for the ghost, Huang Zhong is naturally the best object

But now the question is, even if he does his best to keep Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in the whole state, Liu Biao knows that he no longer needs other people's answers, in the battle of Xiangyang, even Huang Zhong can't take Sun Ce, even he doesn't want to provoke Sun Ce, Sun Ce is already worthy of the name of the overlord, and Zhou Yu's weird ability to lead the army makes him even more frightened, and the two of them will come again, Jingzhou will no longer have the power to fight back

The unfolding of the demon array made Liu Biao sleepless almost every night, with nightmares repeatedly, 200,000 soldiers and civilians were looking for him to ask for his life, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu judged himself like a ghost, and his life hung by a thread

And the first thing Huang Zhong did when he came back was to say his request, wanting to directly hunt down and kill the thousand-year-old prayer master and avenge the people, Liu Biao's words choked directly in his throat

Liu Biao did not doubt that Huang Zhong had the strength to kill the thousand-year-old prayer master, but what he had to consider was that now was not the time to completely turn his face with the prayer master family, and now was the time to employ people, so he was not good, or he did not dare to turn his face with the prayer master family

But Huang Zhong and Liu Biao did not think the same, as the original inhabitants of Jingzhou, he must not tolerate the existence of wanton killing of the people, perhaps it was a last resort at the time, but the subsequent disappearance of people, for Huang Zhong, this is not help

Liu Biao finally chose to meet Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong, who had stood quietly for a day, did not want to talk to Liu Biao, and after a faint salute, Huang Zhong looked at Liu Biao quietly

Huang Zhong's reaction Liu Biao was not unfamiliar, on the contrary, he was a little afraid to look at Huang Zhong, but slowly talked about the current situation, and talked about the disaster brought by Jiangdong and the situation of the soldiers

Seeing that Liu Biao deliberately ignored the people, Huang Zhong's tiger eyes slowly narrowed, he Huang Zhong is a branch of the Huang family of the Jingzhou military, his status is not high, and he is a low-key person, he always stepped forward when he was needed

Huang Zhong looked at Liu Biao quietly, looked at the somewhat old face, looked at the familiar and unfamiliar face, and was speechless for a while, this is still the man who was eloquent back then, but it seems that he is already old and weak, it seems that Jingzhou is too calm, and has completely changed him

Like the Kuai family, Huang Zhong has paid most of his life for Jingzhou, but he is little known, he has never participated in the struggle for power and profit in Jingzhou, he just silently obeyed Liu Biao's orders, silently completed Liu Biao's orders, and then silently retreated aside, except for the Kuai family, no one knows that this neutral Jingzhou No. 1 iron wall is actually a diehard loyalist of the Liu family

When Liu Biao first came to Jingzhou, he fought in the south and north with the Kuai family and Jingzhou prayer division, expelled the demon beast and demon master, and conquered Huang Zhong, who was a thief and thief

"Han Sheng is willing to obey the master's dispatch, no matter what, at any time", Huang Zhong arched his hand at Liu Biao, randomly, he looked at Liu Biao with a serious face, and said, "It's just that Han Sheng wants to know, is the Demon Swinging Array ordered by the lord, is it really to the extent that he needs to do that?"

"This", seeing that Huang Zhong really asked about this topic, Liu Biao was silent for a while, if it was someone else, Liu Biao could be cold and skip this answer, but Huang Zhong is different, this is a fierce general who cannot be centrifuged, but how can the existence of the Jingzhou prayer master family, which makes him surprised and happy, can make him make a choice, this aspect has plundered most of his wealth, but it is the Taoist forces that defend the underground peace for him, he does not dare to offend, but also looks forward to their return

"It's my order, Sun Ce Zhou Yu's fierce Hansheng You know in your heart, Tai Shi Ci Gan Ning Huang Gai Cheng Pu Han Dang, Jiangdong is attacking with all his might, although the Demon Swinging Array is cruel, but at least it can return me to Jingzhou for a few years of stability, it is really helpless", Liu Biao was silent for a long time, still closed his eyes, and said slowly

"After the Demon Swinging Array was launched, why didn't they take advantage of the victory to pursue it", Huang Zhong said with a little indifference in his voice

"Hansheng, you know, we can't control them in the first place", Liu Biao sighed and said a little helplessly

"The fish and meat people, dominate one side, the lord says forbearance, Han Sheng has nothing to say, but now he is wantonly slaughtering the people with personal grudges, Han Sheng can't accept it, please ask the lord to give an order, strangle them, we have tolerated them for so many years, and we don't owe them anything, and the yellow turban has been destroyed, we don't need to endure it anymore, if Jiangdong also uses the same method, the consequences will be unimaginable", Huang Zhong's voice cooled down, and he said loudly

Huang Zhong's meaning is very clear, maybe the scene at that time was very critical, but Jingzhou is not without the strength of a battle, and this hand of the Millennium Prayer Master is actually just revenge, such as most of the demon beasts and demon masters have disappeared today, they no longer need to tolerate the prayer master's lineage, otherwise if Sun Ce also raids alone, he Liu Biao will also die

"Han Sheng, you said that Sun Ce will also come to assassinate", Liu Biao's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked

"Absolutely not, the Sun family will not do this", Huang Zhong shook his head and said firmly

Liu Biao was silent again, getting rid of the praying master family, this is a very tempting suggestion, on the one hand, this means that he will no longer be bound by the praying masters in the future, but on the other hand, he will not be protected by them in the future, and he will probably be defeated under the confrontation with Jiangdong, an old enemy

"Hansheng, don't mention this matter again, they are my gateway to Jingzhou and our allies", Liu Biao sighed and said

"Then what if he bullies the people of Jingzhou again", Huang Zhong's expression was like ice, and he said slowly

"I'll try my best to restrain them, Han Sheng, let's discuss the matter now," Liu Biao said after a moment of silence

"Han Sheng respectfully obeys my king's decree, and after the war, I ask my king to allow Han Sheng to tell the old man to return to the field", Huang Zhong closed his tiger eyes and said

Liu Biao wanted to speak and stopped, but he was still speechless

With the support of the guards, Kuai Yue came to Liu Biao's side

Looking at his old comrades-in-arms covered in bandages, Liu Biao felt a burst of regret on his face and hurriedly stepped forward to help

The two immediately chatted, and after talking about Huang Zhong's situation, Liu Biao asked, "Does Aiqing think Sun Ce will come to assassinate him alone?"

"Han Sheng is right, the lord is too worried, Sun Ce will not do this", Kuai Yue shook his head and said, although he has a grudge against the Sun family, he also knows the Sun family's personality

"What about Hansheng", Liu Biao sighed and said

"Han Sheng and the lord think differently, the prayer master family is in turmoil now, and letting him fend for himself is the best way", a trace of disgust flashed on Kuai Yue's face, and said, "Hansheng will let him retire in Changsha, and Jiangxia and Jingnan can take care of it."

"Then how should we face the increasingly powerful Cao Cao and the Sun family", Liu Biao nodded, and then asked

"Cao Cao is in a hurry, the Sun family will soon have an internal fight, no accident, we will have no war with the Sun family within ten years", Kuai Yue said with a cold expression

And the news of the battle of Xiangyang soon spread all over the world, Sun Ce Zhou Yu defeated Jiangdong with 80,000 troops, and the news of exterminating more than 200,000 troops in Jingzhou has long been a household name, although defeated, but Sun Ce Zhou Yu's reputation has not been frustrated at all, from Jiangxia to Xiangyang, the troops buried in the hands of the Sun family are not less than 100,000, and the first battle of Xiangyang is to completely destroy the 100,000 elites of Jingzhou

But Guiyang was taken aback by this news, and the Baiyue reinforcements who had originally come because of Sun Ce's attack on Xiangyang were directly frightened by this news and collectively asked to retreat

Even Sun Ce was defeated, they wanted to snatch Jingzhou has become a luxury, who is Sun Ce, that is a god of war-like character, such a character is no match for Jingzhou, not to mention them ordinary people, and Jiangdong is defeated, after Jingzhou has no pressure, it will naturally fully support Guiyang, and then the Baiyue Jiaozhou coalition army will face hundreds of thousands of elites in Jingzhou, how should this be good

Sun Quan heard the news that Jiangdong's entire army was wiped out in Xiangyang, and he couldn't eat for a whole day, maybe there was water in it, but Jiangdong's retreat had become a fact, and they now had no chance of victory, the four counties of Jingnan would give full support, and the reinforcements from Jingbei would come quickly, and the most important thing was that these alien races were not Jiangdong's children after all, and they would easily collapse

Seeing Sun Quan in a daze without eating or drinking, the step trainer and Lu Meng were anxious, but they were helpless

Lu Su, who originally didn't know where to go, came to Sun Quan's side the next day, looking at Sun Quan, whose tiger eyes were bloodshot, Lu Su was silent for a while, and let the trainer and Lu Meng be even more anxious

"The situation is true", Sun Quan looked up at Lu Su and said with some anticipation

"We are alone", Lu Su nodded and said slowly

"What", the foot trainer and Lu Meng looked at each other and exclaimed in shock

"How is it possible, big brother, big brother, how can you fail, big brother, big brother", Sun Quan muttered to himself in distraction, his face full of disbelief

If the situation is true, they have become a lone army, and they have lost the support of Jiangdong, their reinforcements from Baiyue and Jiaozhou, they have no ability to take Jingnan at all, plus they have lost the deterrence of Jiangdong, and even there will be rebellions in both places, and their efforts over the years have been wasted in an instant

"Zijing, what should we do", Sun Quan grabbed Lu Su's hand and asked with a seemingly unwilling face

"The water comes to cover the troops, I want to let the Eight Golden Lock Array see us off", Lu Su also lost his former cynicism, raised his right hand, and his eyes flashed a hint of edge

On Lu Su's right hand, there were two teeth, silver teeth that belonged to him, seeing this, Sun Quan, the foot trainer and Lu Meng were all stunned

South of Xuchang, fifty miles, two fast horses were walking slowly, and Zhang Xiu, who was pale, looked ahead with a complicated mood

At this time, more than half a month has passed since the Battle of Xiangyang, and he was locked by Huang Zhong with a seven-step soul chasing arrow, even if he escaped death, his strength has regressed by more than three percent, and his body is extremely weak, but at this time, Zhang Xiu has a feeling of pain that is more than heart death, because he has only one choice at this time

Lost all the elite, he Zhang Xiu can only be a bare-bones commander, he was once Dong Zhuo's remnants, he was once an ally of Liu Biao, he used to be a first-class combat power, he became worthless, he became the world's big but there was no place to hide, Xiliang couldn't go back, Yuan Shao in the north he offended, Cao Cao was his enemy, Jingzhou in the south hated him to the bone, Jiangdong would not be happy to accept him as a traitor, as for the southwest, he really didn't want to go to that too quiet place, who in the world didn't know that Southwest Yizhou was just a dog guarding the household, and he didn't have the ambition to compete in the world at all, there were thousands of miles of fertile land but he didn't participate in the wars, and Yizhou was still a line of Liu's lineage, and will not tolerate him

There is only one option left for him, his savior, his strongest military advisor, and his ultimate guardian, the poisoner Jia Wenhe