"Hurt me!" The news of Pang Ji's fall was transmitted back to Xiangyang in less than a day, and Liu Biao roared with grief and indignation: "Ji Gong, the table is wrong, the table shouldn't let you go on the expedition, it's just Fancheng, I have thousands of troops, I have lost my teacher, a thief, I don't have to wait for you!" ”

This is not a show.

Liu Biao was originally a person from Shilin, and his respect for the great Confucian Pang Ji was from the bottom of his heart, and when he was able to live in Jingzhou, Pang Ji made great contributions, whether it was to give advice or lobby, Pang Ji was very attentive to do it.

It was precisely because Pang Ji gambled on his reputation that he won back the hearts of Jingzhou scholars for him.

When the news of Ponji's death came, the grief and anger in his heart were indescribable.

Killing intent is also rising.

"Immediately send an order to Deng Long, prepare to cross the river and return!" Liu Biao was angry, he sat in Jingzhou, did not cause trouble, but he was not afraid of things, since the herdsman wanted to fight, he would fight to the death with the herdsman to defend every inch of Jingzhou.

Deng Long's soldiers and horses have already withdrawn from Xinye, and at this time they are resting on the north bank of the thorny water, and they can cross the river and head south at any time.

"The Lord is angry!"

Kuai Liang stood up and admonished: "This is not the time to send troops, although Fancheng has been lost, but Deng County is still there, and Jingzhou can still be protected. ”

"Ji Gong's revenge, how can you not take revenge!" Liu Biao drank coldly: "Since the thieves are rampant, I will fight them to the death!" ”

"Lord, why did Duke Ji go to Fancheng?"

Kuai Liang said in a deep tone: "Isn't it just for the safety and survival of Jingzhou!" ”

"Is Jingzhou safe and secure?"

Liu Biao sneered: "Fancheng has been lost, the shepherd can go down the river, will there be a peaceful day in my Jingzhou?" ”

Kuai Liang saw that Liu Biao had calmed down a little, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to advise: "Lord, the battle of Fancheng is really an accident, who never thought that Chen Sheng, a thief, lives on both sides and has three knives, he is in my camp in Jingzhou, but his heart is bought by the shepherd, after Ji Gong fights to the death, it is nothing more than to save my Jingzhou strength and protect my Xiangyang, the lord should be calm at this moment, and he must not live up to Ji Gong's expectations!" ”

"Chen Hongzhi, I will kill this dog thief!"

Liu Biao spat out fiercely.

The thieves are not worthy of trust, he should have been more ruthless at the beginning, directly detained the two of them, deprived them of military rights, and rectified the Jiangxia camp, where did today's change come from.

"My lord, the most important thing now is the defense of Xiangyang!"

Kuai Liang arched his hand and said: "The Jiangxia reinforcements and the reinforcements from Changsha don't know when they will come, and there is no news from Yiling, I don't know what the battle situation is, there are not many troops left in Xiangyang, so prepare early!" ”

"Where is Wen Ping now?" Thinking of Xiangyang, Liu Biaocai completely calmed down from his grief and indignation, Jingzhou is safe, stored in Xiangyang, Xiangyang is the capital city, representing the whole of Jingzhou, until the last resort, there is no room for loss.

"I've rested in Deng County!"

"How many soldiers do they have?"

"General Wenpin was defeated, only 3,000 remnants remained, after Zhang Hu fought to the death, he suffered a lot of losses, and there were less than 2,000 soldiers and horses left, adding up to only 5,000 soldiers!" As soon as Kuai Liang received the news, he sent people to Deng County to inquire about the detailed news, and this battle was a tragic defeat.

"Zhang Hu?" Liu's face was gloomy: "Chen Sheng and this person are the brothers of Mo Rebellion, Chen Sheng's rebellion, this person cannot escape the responsibility, behead this person, and lay the spirit of Ji Gong in the sky!" ”

"Lord, Zhang Hu has nothing to do with this matter, and if he hadn't tried his best to protect him, Wen Ping would not have been able to escape from Fancheng, and the most important thing is that Ji Gong would protect him!"

Kuai Liang handed over a letter in his hand: "This is the letter written by Ji Gong before the fall of Fancheng, which was sent to me under the escort of the Pang family, explaining the change of this matter, taking all the blame, and asking the Lord to forgive Zhang Hu's crimes, in other words, Zhang Hu is a fierce general, and he can use it!" ”

"Ji Gong is always so kind!"

Liu Biaochang sighed, looked at the letter, there were some exhortations on it, all of which were beneficial to Jingzhou, and before he died, Pang Ji was worried about the safety of Jingzhou.

"Since Ji Gong intercedes for him, then let him three points first!" Liu Biao said coldly: "Let Wen Ping come back, preside over the defense of Xiangyang, and leave him to guard Deng County, without my order, he dares to retreat half a step and cut him off!" ”

"Yes!"

Kuai Liang gave up his hand to receive the order.

"Zirou, urge Xeno, let Jiangxia and the soldiers of Changsha rush to Xiangyang as soon as possible!" Liu Biao looked up at the sky, at this time there was snow in the sky, and the light snow was not very urgent, but it also made the world become white: "Although it is winter, but they can't keep the herdsmen and soldiers in danger, if they want to take Xiangyang, they must come with all their main force!" ”

"No!" Kuai Liang is also worried about this, so he is already urging, as long as the main forces of Jiangxia and Changsha enter Xiangyang, they will not be afraid, Jingzhou is the top in terms of soldiers, equipment, and grain and grass reserves, and they can't fight out, and they can't allow others to come in.

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Deng County.

When Wen Ping and Zhang Hu were reorganizing their soldiers and escaping from Fancheng, it was not very smooth, even after Pang Ji gave up his life, they also paid a lot of price in order to escape, and the morale of the soldiers became more and more depressed.

"The lord ordered me to return to Xiangyang and preside over the defense of Xiangyang!" Wen Ping handed the paperwork to Zhang Hu.

He had a slight change in his opinion of Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu is superior in all his martial arts strategies, and he can be sure that Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng are different, Zhang Hu is loyal to Jingzhou, otherwise he will not be able to come back at all, all the way Zhang Hu's soldiers and horses are broken, and hundreds of casualties have been paid before and after.

"What about me?" Zhang Hu's face was expressionless.

"It's yours!"

Wen Ping handed another document to Zhang Hu: "The lord wants you to stick to Deng County!" ”

"Stick to Deng County?"

There was a sarcastic smile on the corner of Zhang Hu's mouth: "Deng County has no danger to defend, as long as the main force of the pastoral army drives straight in, it will break the martial arts, the lord wants me to give Ji Gong a funeral!" ”

"After I return to Xiangyang, I will persuade the lord!"

"Life and death are fate!"

Zhang Hu took life and death very lightly, and he also knew what Wen Ping was worried about: "You can rest assured, I will not be desperate and surrender, Ji Gong died at the hands of the herdsman, I and the herdsman, do not share the sky, unless they die, I will die!" ”

"Since Ji Gong let you escape from Fancheng, it is because he is optimistic about you, if it is time of life and death, you can give up Deng County and lead the main force into Xiangyang, where is the lord, I will personally explain!" Wen Ping gave Zhang Hu a promise, which was regarded as repaying his life-saving grace.

"Thank you, General Wen!"

Zhang Hu is not afraid of death, but he doesn't want to die in a nest, with Wen Ping's words, how can he advance and retreat freely in Deng County.

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The battle of Fancheng was also transmitted back to Hanzhong for 800 miles.

Minghou Mansion.

Zhaoming Hall, above the lobby, there are many bronze tripods in every corner, and the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Battalion are burning the fire, and wisps of warmth bring a strong warmth to this hall.

"Have you taken Fancheng? Their speed is so fast, they said before that the attack was unfavorable, and they ate Fancheng in a short period of time, and they did a good job! ”

Mu Jing spread out the notebook in his hand, this familiar font is Xi Zhicai's, and the above is the before and after of this battle, including the previous defeat and retreat, taking the initiative to withdraw, luring the enemy out of the city, Chen Sheng rebelled, besieged the city, Pang Ji self-immolated, and Fancheng was chaotic...... It's all very carefully.

"Don't be happy too early, although Fancheng has been taken, the people's sentiment is turbulent, and it is difficult to govern!"

Hu Zhao knelt in front of Mu Jing, and when he saw that Mu Jing's face was a little excited, he poured a basin of cold water on Mu Jing.

"I didn't think about good governance in the first place!"

Mu Jing gave him a roll of the eyes and said: "This matter is handed over to Nanyang Taishou Mansion, it is their credit to stabilize Fancheng, and it is their sin to stabilize it, when the time comes, just ask the guilt directly!" ”

"You're saying it simply!"

"Or else?" Mu Jing said angrily: "Do you want me to manage it personally?" ”

"Do you know how famous Pang Ji's reputation is, it's not good to say, Cai Saijiu in Jingzhou, maybe it's not as good as Pang Ji's name, he used his death to lay a seed for the people of Fancheng, almost all the people are soldiers, and it will affect the deployment of the entire attack on Jingzhou in the future!"

"You're thinking too seriously!"

Mu Jing sneered: "Reputation can't prevent food, although Pang Ji used a little ruthless, but as long as our governance is in place, people who have eaten enough will not block the blade of the sword because of a few slogans!" ”

"As for those scholars, if the scholars in Fancheng dare to come out and make a mistake, I will dare to kill them, Pang Ji is dead, can't they die?"

Killing is not a good match, but at least it can suppress a group of people.

"Aren't you afraid of being infamous in Jingzhou?" Hu Zhao frowned.

"What am I afraid of!"

The corners of Mu Jing's mouth raised slightly: "Don't forget, I'm a little shepherd, the name of a national thief, otherwise I don't have a few scholars to come to take refuge until now, I don't have the luxury of hoping to get the approval of Jingzhou Shilin, I just want the hearts of the people!" ”

"I forgot, you don't have to worry about debts!"

Hu Zhaodao.

"But it's the limit to go to Fancheng!" Mu Jing looked at the wind and snow outside the window, and said: "It's winter, let's get through the end of this year, and I ordered Huang Zhong to play Zhicai, you don't have to continue to march to Xiangyang, but you have to keep an eye on the Yangtze River waterway, the progress of the Yizhou Army, we must pay attention to it all the time!" ”

The Yizhou army and the pastoral army are advancing with double horns, either side retreats, it will cause a major rout on the battlefield, the pastoral army can pit the Yizhou army, but it can't let the Yizhou army pit.

"Hmm!"

Hu Zhao nodded, he had been staring at this matter, it was not only Mu Jing who controlled the overall situation, he was also doing work, he thought about it, and there was still one thing to deal with: "How to deal with Chen Sheng?" ”

"This Chen Hongzhi is not in vain for me to value him!"

Mu Jing thought for a while and said: "Jing Wusi can't tolerate him, but I'm very optimistic about him, Qing Shui Kou Yi explained Zhang Hu, this is friendship, a person with affection and righteousness is better than a person with a cold snow for the future, let him go back to the Minghou Mansion to take up his post!" ”