Chapter 517: Resignation
Liu Zheng quickly agreed to Liu Biao, knowing that Liu Biao was playing tricks, but he still agreed.
This is mainly because Liu Zheng didn't have a choice, Cai Yao's mother and son were in their hands, for Cai Yao's mother and son, Liu Zheng could only accept Liu Biao's proposal.
After the negotiation was completed, Liu Zheng really withdrew his troops, but instead of letting his men and horses leave directly from Xiangyang, he asked Tai Shici and Zu Lang to divide the elite soldiers into small legions one by one and scatter them around Xiangyang City.
Originally, Liu Zheng only surrounded one gate of Xiangyang City, but now Liu Zheng has surrounded all four gates of Xiangyang City, so that no one in Xiangyang City will be released.
Before, Liu Zheng was willing to let the people in the city escape, that is, Liu Zheng did not care about these people, their stay and Liu Zheng did not have much to do with it, Liu Zheng only needed to lay down the city, and the people would slowly gather in the future.
But now, because Liu Zheng has taken care of it, he naturally won't let people leave, in case the people he wants to kill, and the people he wants to protect, hide among these people and escape, then Liu Zheng will regret it too late.
Two days passed quickly.
To the surprise of Liu Biao and the guards in Xiangyang City, two days had passed, and the reinforcements they were expecting still did not have any shadows.
Liu Biao's mansion in the city, Liu Biao has gathered a group of civil servants and generals in the city, and is trying to find a way to solve the current situation.
"Li Yan! You're talking about reinforcements! Now that two days have passed, where did the reinforcements led by Cai Mao die? ”
Liu Biao's face was obviously angry, that kind of angry look, he almost made a move at the people present, if he wasn't a scholar, if he didn't like to do it, he was afraid that he would have a seizure on the spot.
Now Liu Biao, who is angry, even omitted the word to call Li Yan, and directly called him by his name, which shows that Liu Biao is really disappointed in Li Yan.
Two days ago, Li Yan said in Liu Biao's ear that as long as it was delayed for two days, they would definitely be able to wait for reinforcements, according to the time, even if Cai Mao was delayed in Changsha for some time, it would definitely not take two days, and when Cai Mao's people arrived, they could counterattack Liu Zheng.
Now that the reinforcements have not arrived, Liu Biao is angry, but he can only start preparing money according to the previous agreement with Liu Zheng, and intends to send Cai Yao out in order to protect himself.
Kuai Liang, who was standing beside Liu Biao, also had a solemn expression, he didn't care about the safety of Xiangyang City, but the reinforcements sent out had not come for so long, and he began to worry about those reinforcements.
"My lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for reinforcements."
Kuai Liang was silent for a moment, and finally chose to speak.
Kuai Liang's words immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone looked at Kuai Liang.
Liu Biao, in particular, was even more surprised by Kuai Liang's words, and immediately asked.
"Zirou (Kuai Liang Biaozi), what did you say? Why are you so sure? ”
"Lord, according to our previous guess, from Changsha County to Xiangyang, it will take at most five days, but now it has been half a day, and Cai Mao and the others have not come over, so there are only two results."
"First, the soldiers and horses we sent out to ask for help didn't send the news to Changsha County at all, and they were stopped by Liu Zheng's people."
"Second, the news reached the hands of Cai Mao of Changsha County, but Cai Mao's men and horses blocked Liu Zheng's people, and they couldn't come to support us at all."
Kuai Liang's face was gloomy and he began to explain his opinion to Liu Biao.
"According to my speculation, it should be the second one that is more likely, half a month ago, we got the news that Liu Zheng gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhang County."
After hearing Kuai Liang's explanation, Liu Biao also replied immediately.
"It seems that yes, our spies in Yangzhou came to report that Liu Zheng gathered several battalions of his troops in Yuzhang, and it seems that Wen Ping, Gan Ning, and Tai Shici are in command."
Because Liu Zheng's current status is relatively special, there will still be some enemy details in Liu Zheng's army, although these details may not be high, but it is still very easy to send some obvious news in Liu Zheng's army back to Liu Biao.
Therefore, most of the names and appearances of the generals of several battalions under Liu Zheng were known by Liu Biao and others, just as Liu Zheng also knew several generals under Liu Biao.
"That's right, lord, now that we are here, we only saw Tai Shici and another general, a spy said, that person's name is Zu Lang, he was the previous Poyang Lake water thief, and later took refuge in Liu Zheng, although he was not established as a general of a battalion in Liu Zheng's army, but he is a water army that is different from several major generals under Liu Zheng, and it should not be underestimated."
"This still needs to be said, of course we know that these enemy forces should not be underestimated, otherwise we will not be besieged here."
Cai Zhong was a little impatient and complained.
"What we know now is that there are only Tai Shici and Zu Lang outside the city, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Wen Ping and Gan Ning did not appear here, so there is only one possibility, which is to intercept Cai Mao's reinforcements in Changsha County."
"With the two soldiers and horses under Wenpin and Gan Ning, stopping Cai Mao's men and horses is a piece of cake, I am not growing his ambition and destroying his own prestige, thinking that Sun Jian, the Jiangdong Tiger a few years ago, was also defeated by Na Ganning's men."
It can be seen that Gan Ning's men and horses are so strong that even if they are placed under Liu Zheng, they are definitely second to none. I think our Changsha reinforcements should not arrive. ”
Kuai Liang, as the chief strategist under Liu Biao's account, should have discovered these problems earlier, but a few days ago, Liu Zheng's men and horses had not completely attacked the city, and they couldn't know who Liu Zheng's men and horses outside the city were in charge of the army.
Now that he has some information, Kuai Liang can guess the results of Xiangyang City.
Liu Biao originally had some expectations for the reinforcements in Changsha because of Li Yan's words, hoping that as soon as the reinforcements arrived, they would be able to change the situation immediately, so that the depression of these days would be swept away, but now after listening to Kuailiang's words, Liu Biao's mood became even more depressed.
If you can't wait for reinforcements, you can only accept your fate, send someone to raise money, and do what Liu Zheng said.
"Zirou, what good plan do you have?"
"Lord, it's not that Zirou is useless, but that this Liu Zheng is menacing and too fierce, and I really can't do anything."
Kuai Liang also sighed to himself, at this point, there is no way to escape, so he can only do what Liu Zheng said.
Seeing this, Liu Biao could only sigh to himself.