Because Cai Mao's attention is focused on Xiangyang City at the moment, for the main road to the north of Xiangyang... The guards were not as strict as they might have been.

Xinye, after Liu Bei learned the news of the arrival of the Yi nationality, although he worked hard because of the retreat... But he still summoned Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian, these civil servants and strategists to greet them at the first time.

For Liu Bei, what Yi represents is not just Liu Qi...

Trapped in Xinye for several years, Yi can be said to be the first batch of Jing Xiang Wenchen to show kindness to him, in the face of the double oppression of the Jing Xiang family and Liu Biao, Yi has also taken risks many times... Ventilate him and keep him out of danger.

Grace... Its righteousness is naturally worthy of Liu Bei's grand treatment.

"Uncle Ji, I came to Xinye this time, but the eldest prince has something to order."

Outside General Zuo's mansion, after a brief introduction and greetings, in the attention of a group of ministers and guards, Liu Bei stroked Yi's hand and went to the mansion.

This treatment... Zhuge Liang doesn't know how many times he has enjoyed it, but in the eyes of Jian Yong and Sun Qian, it is really hot.

"Uncle Huang, this time I came here, and I was indeed ordered by the eldest prince, but... But it's not that the eldest prince has any orders, but there is a big bad news... Uncle Huang needs to be informed in advance. ”

Thinking of the scene under Xiangyang City, Yi Yuan couldn't help but sigh again and again, and his voice was extremely low.

"Oh? What bad news. ”

Walking into the mansion, Liu Bei pulled Yi Yuan to find a place to sit down at random, frowned, and asked slightly solemnly.

Ibo machine, with the style of an ancient gentleman, is true.

It can tarnish Iraq to such a point... Could it be that something has happened in Xiangyang City?

On the side, Zhuge Liang's eyes were slightly gloomy after hearing Yi's words... I feel like there's something out of my control.

"It's Liu Zhoumu... Liu Zhoumu has passed away, and now... Liu Cong has taken over the post of pastor of Jingzhou, inside and outside Xiangyang... It's already under the control of Cai Mao..."

"What !!"

Hearing Yi's words, everyone was shocked, it was Zhuge Liang... couldn't help but exclaim, as for Liu Bei... Standing up even more shocked, staggering... It's like losing my mind.

"How could Brother Jingsheng suddenly die? The message is... Is it accurate? A few days ago... When I met Brother Jingsheng..."

Cover your heart... Liu Bei had palpitations for a while, and he almost couldn't breathe.

"My lord! Lord! Mourning..."

Seeing Liu Bei's move, everyone hurriedly surrounded him and helped Liu Bei sit down slowly.

"Message... It can't be wrong, these things were said by Cai Mao himself in front of hundreds of soldiers defending the city. Moreover... With Cai Mao's status, she will not lie. ”

Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was gradually improving, Yi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief... Shook his head and said.

Liu Biao is dead, if something happens to Liu Bei again, the seven counties of Jingxiang are really hopeless.

"Uncle Huang, Cai Mao is very hostile to Uncle Huang, and now he has great power... His heart must not be guarded against, and the emperor still needs to be careful! ”

"Lord, Uncle Ji is right! Birth, old age, sickness and death are the reincarnation of heaven, and please mourn on the Lord's Day... I believe that Liu Zhoumu is in the spirit of heaven, and I don't want to see the lord like this. ”

"Now, I have hundreds of thousands of Cao Jun's tiger and wolf army in front of Xinye, and there are villains like Cai Mao in the back... Every step needs to be extremely cautious, and I hope that the lord will cheer up as soon as possible. ”

Liu Biao's death before the Jingzhou army was pulled into the water was by no means good news for Liu Bei's side... almost disrupted Zhuge Liang's layout.

Moreover, after Liu Biao's death, it also means that the Jingzhou family and the scholars led by Cai and Kuai are completely liberated from the cage and act... It must be more unscrupulous.

If someone conspires with the Cao family, then for them... It is undoubtedly a catastrophe.

"My lord! Don't wait any longer! At this moment, the news of Liu Zhoumu's death, I am afraid that it has been known to the Secret Pavilion, and Cao Jun will definitely send troops to Xinye in the next two days... At the latest, we must withdraw from Shinno. ”

According to Zhuge Liang's plan, today's army should go south to Fancheng.

But who would have thought that when the news of Liu Beijun's retreat came out, the people of the nearby cities and township pavilions in Xinye began to spontaneously gather towards Xinye... So much so that the accompanying team was twice as large as expected, and this number of people continued to soar over time, greatly delaying Zhuge Liang's arrangement.

Zhuge Liang guessed most of the right, but what he couldn't guess was... The news of Liu Biao's death was not known by the secret cabinet investigation, but Cai Mao... On the night when Liu Biao was forced to die... Sent by a fast horse.

……

"You mean... Liu Jingsheng died suddenly? ”

In a mountain forest thirty miles west of Xinye, Zhang Yong listened carefully to the news from Xizuo... His expression froze, and then he lowered his head.

Liu Biao is dead!

In the memory of his previous life, Liu Jingsheng should have died around mid-August, and now... It's been a month early.

"Apart from these, what else is going on in Xiangyang City?"

After digesting Liu Biao's death, Liu Cong ascended to the throne... After the news, Zhang Yong looked at the fine work in front of him and asked again.

"In addition to these... The little one learned from the soldier guarding the city that Liu Qi appeared outside Xiangyang City the night before, but... was forced back to Jiangxia by Cai Mao's random arrows. ”

"Hmmm! I know! After going back, secretly monitor Cai Mao's every move, and... Send someone to try to contact Liu Cong. Although Liu Cong is in the upper position, but... With the appearance of the Jingzhou Shi clan, it is destined not to give Liu Cong any power, this... The young state pastor is only afraid of suppressing countless angers..."

The name of Jingzhou Mu sounds good, but... Liu Cong is too young after all, and he doesn't have his own team, which is doomed... Sooner or later, Liu Cong will be devoured and digested by the tigers and wolves around him.

"The little one knows, please rest assured! The little ones will start arranging when they go back! ”

Looking at Zhang Yong's breezy appearance, he secretly admired it.

I think that when he learned the news for the first time, he was shocked for a long time and couldn't come back to his senses, and the son... It was only a matter of moments that it was back to normal.

With this mentality alone, it is definitely not comparable to others.

There is a son here, Hanzhong Zhang... It will be a great success.

"What do you think?"

Seeing that the fine work was far away, Zhang Yong turned around... looked at Ma Yan, who was half-nestled by the fire, and asked with a smile.

"What can you think!"

Looking at Zhang Yong who came up, Ma Jian pouted... But his expression gradually became serious.

"The Cao army in the north is pressing step by step, here Liu Bei wants to go south to Fancheng, Liu Qi supports Jiangxia, and at this time Liu Cong and Cai Mao control Xiangyang, Jingzhou has become a pot of porridge, if Jiangdong can't help but miss a kick, I am afraid that the situation will become more unpredictable.

The Grand Governor... Do you really want to be a part of it? At this time, if you withdraw... It's not too late. ”

"Heh... When did you become so cautious? ”

Looking at Ma Tan's worried look, Zhang Yong stepped forward and lined up Ma Tan's shoulders and sat down on the ground.

"I'm weak in Hanzhong... If Jing Xiang is not chaotic for a while, how can we get involved? Just wait... What follows will only overwhelm us. ”

No matter how the princes of the world guess, I'm afraid they will never think of it... Jingxiang Wenwu, headed by Cai Kuai, will bring Jingxiang, which has 300,000 land and water divisions and millions of soldiers... It was handed over to Cao Cao.

And Cao Cao... After taking over Jingzhou from Liu Cong, he will unload the mill and kill the donkey... killed Liu Cong and Cai...

The wind of the times... The surge is even stronger!

……

The next evening.

After Cao Cao learned the news of Liu Biao's death, he left the Fifth Route Army and personally led Xu Chu and 3,000 elite cavalry to catch up with the Second Route Army led by Zhang Liao and Zhang He, and only set up camp to rest after arriving in Wancheng.

"Cao Ren, Cao Hong, I've seen the prime minister!"

After Cao Ren and Cao Hong's cleanup and repair in the past few days, Wancheng is enough for 200,000 troops to be stationed, of course, this is also the limit... tends to be saturated.

As for the third, fourth, and fifth armies that followed, if nothing else, they should be outside Wancheng... Or a nearby city to be stationed.

"Get up!"

Wancheng, as early as the conquest of Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao had led the army to come here many times, but... Stepping into the Wancheng County Government, strictly speaking... It should be the second time.

With a wave of his hand, Cao Cao suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, threw the horsewhip in his hand on the table, and sat down on the main seat.

"How? Can Liu Bei and Zhuge Kongming make a move? ”

In order to prevent Cao Ren and Cao Hong from being subjected to Zhuge Liang's way like Xiahoudun, Cao Cao told him early, and after learning that Cao Ren and Cao Hong took Wancheng, he even sent elite horsemen... Ling Er will be stationed in Wancheng and must not move without an order.

"My hundreds of thousands of troops are going south, Liu Bei naturally can't sit still, the two days ago, the sentinels have come one after another to report, Liu Bei is now moving the people of Xinye, and wants to retreat to Fancheng together."

Although there are Zhao Yun personally leading elite cavalry around Xinye to intercept and kill Cao Jun's sentry cavalry everywhere, but... However, Cao Ren and Cao Hong sent too many sentinels, killing a wave... It didn't take long for another wave to emerge, and the killing was inexhaustible.

This also led to the fact that everything in Xinye was completely exposed in front of Cao Jun's eyes.

"Move the people!?"

"He Liu Xuande, dying to the end... I don't forget to show off his hypocrisy..."

Hearing Cao Ren's words, Cao Cao suddenly laughed a few times, unspeakable mockery.

"Zixiao, Zilian, you two immediately reorganize the army, and set off from the camp early tomorrow morning. He Liu Bei wants to fight in the name of benevolence and righteousness, and wants to retreat to Fancheng! Dream...! Tomorrow night, I hope that my Cao clan's battle flag can be planted on the city of Xinye, and you can do it? ”

Let's ask who has the greatest resentment against Liu Bei in this world.

There is no doubt that the first belongs to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thinks that he treats Liu Bei with his heart, and he is a high-ranking official, gold, silver and jewelry, and never stingy. But... Liu Bei ignored him in vain, and behind his back he was involved with those old ministers of the Han family, in a vain attempt to harm him, and took away his "beloved general", and deceived him into tens of thousands of military horses... Its resentment and hatred are difficult to settle in the four seas.

"Please rest assured! Tomorrow, my Cao clan's battle flag will inevitably be planted all over Xinye. ”

If it weren't for Cao Cao's ban, Cao Ren and Cao Hong would have led their troops to attack Xinye a long time ago, and An would have reined in here for a few days?

At this moment, after receiving Cao Cao's order, the two were naturally overjoyed, expressed their position in a loud voice, and hurriedly walked out after receiving the order.