"How can it be!" Kuai Liang was furious, and suddenly overturned the case in front of him, and the halberd pointed at Cai Mao. "Cai Deqi, is your Cai family still a little polite, righteous and shameful, the women are mixed in the military camp, and they still insult my son so badly in front of everyone, are you going to be the enemy of the envoy?"

Cai Mao was calm. When he heard the news, he was also a little surprised. The second sister Cai Ke is indeed not gentle and virtuous, but she is not so out of line, right? Well, it must have been Kuaiqi's disrespectful remarks that annoyed her, so she messed up and lost her temper.

Cai Mao sighed lightly and bowed to Liu Biao. "Envoy, Kuai Duwei's first battle was unfavorable, and Mao also deeply regretted it. The naval warships were originally our army's sharp weapons, but now they have been taken away by Sun Ce, and the advantage of water warfare is no longer unique to our army. ”

Liu Biao's face was so overcast that it was dripping. This can be summed up as a defeat in the first battle, not only did he lose two warships, but even Kuai Qi himself was captured alive. Where Cai Ke kicked in Kuai Qi's face, it was clearly kicked in his Liu Biao's face. Kuai Yue said that Kuai Qi was both civil and military, but he didn't expect him to be so useless, he was really blind. It's a pity that he came in a hurry, and he didn't have a cronies, if his nephews Liu Pan and Liu Hu were there, how could he let a scholar like Kuai Qi lead the troops.

"Zirou, don't fight for will." Liu Biaoqiang pressed his anger and looked at Kuai Liang dissatisfied. "The sailor is unfavorable, Ling Lang is in the hands of the enemy, and he has to think of a way. Did you inform Xenomorph if he had any plans? ”

Kuai Liang could hear Liu Biao's unhappiness, and he didn't dare to entangle with Cai Mao anymore. "Rest assured, Xenodu has received the news and is arranging it, and will come to see the envoy soon."

Liu Biao felt even more uncomfortable. What is arranged, is it to lead the rescue out of the city or to withdraw the sailors? Such a big matter, you decided without consulting me first? He didn't speak, and Kuai Liang didn't dare to return to his seat, standing there awkwardly. Cai Mao saw it in her eyes and didn't say a word, but the contempt in her eyes was fully revealed. Kuai Liang's face was red and white for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it. At the beginning, he should have stopped Kui Yue, not to make the relationship so stiff, but now that the Kui family has lost face, even his son Kuai Qi has been captured by Sun Ce, can he still besiege Cai Zhou and wait for the Cai family to be eaten bankrupt by Sun Ce?

The Cai family is really too deceitful. Kuai Liang looked at the half-worn shirt, thinking of Kuai Qi who was humiliated by Cai Ke, his heart palpitated for a while, his temples were pounding, and even his scalp was swollen a little.

Kuai Yue never came, Liu Biao waited anxiously, the corners of his eyes twitched, Kuai Yue was uneasy, and sent people to invite him again and again. After a long time, Kuai Yue finally came. He glanced at the shirt on the desk, his eyebrows jumped twice, and then he regained his composure and saluted.

"Xenomorph, how did you arrange that? It's been so long, so it must have been arranged. Liu Biao said, his tone was flat and there was some indifference.

"Envoy, I am not worried about the loss of the water master, I have received some other news." Kuai Yue stepped forward and handed over the two bamboo slips. "The grain and grass that was supposed to arrive in Xiangyang two days ago from Jiangling has not yet arrived. I sent someone to ask, but Gangneung said that it had already been sent out. The scouts said that traces of fighting were found near Yicheng, and that many corpses and scattered food were found. I am worried that Sun Jian has sent people to rob our grain routes. ”

Liu's complexion changed drastically, and he asked urgently, "How many escorts did Jiangling send?" ”

"A thousand."

"A thousand people were killed cleanly, so how many people did Sun Jian send to rob grain, two thousand or three thousand? With so many people outflanking south of Xiangyang, our scouts didn't notice it at all? ”

Kuai Yue shook his head. "Envoy, Yicheng is a hundred miles away from here, if Sun Jian sends two or three thousand people to rob grain, before they rob the grain and grass, where their own grain and grass come from is a big problem. If it was a robbery of a nearby estate, we couldn't have received news by now. If they had brought their own troops, they would have marched at a limited pace, and they would have been on the road for as little as three or four days, or as long as five or six days, and we would not have been able to detect it. ”

"What's going on here?"

"Envoy, the scout saw a large number of horseshoe prints at the scene. I suspect that it was probably the cavalry that Sun Jian sent to attack the grain route, avoiding the reconnaissance range of our army and going around behind us. ”

"Ride...... Soldier? Liu Biao gasped. He has been a lieutenant marquis of the Northern Army for nearly ten years, and he is no stranger to cavalry. In the face of the Jingzhou army, which was almost all foot soldiers, the speed and impact of the cavalry would be greatly exerted, and even if there were only a few hundred people, they could stab the hinterland of Jingzhou like a sharp knife. In the face of cavalry, the best choice is to hide in the city or manor, the field battle is absolutely not beneficial, and dragging you can drag you to death.

"This ...... What's going on? Liu Biao couldn't hold it anymore. Sun Ce captured Caizhou, which had already posed a threat to the right flank of Xiangyang, and now that cavalry had appeared in the rear, did Sun Jian want to cut off his retreat and encircle him in Xiangyang City? Even if the number of cavalry is limited, it will not stop his army from retreating south, and the grain route will be robbed, it will pose a fatal threat to Xiangyang City.

Liu Biao was a little confused, and he didn't care about asking Kuai Yue about recommending Kuai Qi as the captain of Lou Chuan, the situation was very unfavorable to Xiangyang, and he needed Kuai Yue to give him advice.

"Envoy, Jingzhou has been peaceful for a long time, the soldiers are not accustomed to the battle formation, and the troops have no advantage, and they suddenly fought with Sun Jian, and setbacks are inevitable. I suggested that the defense should be used to stabilize the morale of the army, and first deploy the naval division to cruise back and forth between Xiangyang and Yicheng, cut off the connection between the grain raiders and Sun Ce, and prevent them from transporting the looted grain and grass to Caizhoutun to accumulate funds for the enemy. ”

Liu Biao thought for a while, and then asked, "Then how to chase down the cavalry who robbed grain?" ”

"The walls are clear, and the disadvantages are treated. War horses need enough concentrate to maintain their physical strength. If it is not replenished, it will not take half a month, the physical strength of the war horse will decrease, and the losses will increase rapidly. Sun Jian was from Jiangnan, and the number of war horses was very small, and he could not afford such a loss. At most, he will only be able to withdraw the cavalry to the main camp, and then our army's naval division will serve him halfway through, and he will be hit with one blow. ”

Cai Mao said in a strange manner: "After a month, the cavalry is exhausted, and there are not many Xiangyang City, right?" Don't forget, Xiangyang has limited grain storage, and is waiting for these grains and grasses to be replenished. What's more, a month later, when the grain and grass arrived, Sun Jian would also attack Fancheng. With Sun Jian in front, cavalry in the back, and Sun Ce by his side, does Xenodu have the confidence to hold Xiangyang? ”

Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao quietly. What De Jue said is that without the strong support of the Xiangyang families, Xiangyang City would indeed not be able to hold it. Before the envoy Jun Kuanren, he was unwilling to collect grain and grass from various families in Xiangyang, so he transferred it from Jiangling. Now that the situation is urgent, Sun Ce is eyeing him again, if he doesn't collect the grain and grass of each family in time, he will only become Sun Ce's spoils like the Cai family. De Jue, your Cai family is the richest man in Xiangyang and has a lot of influence, did you come out to explain the situation to the various families, and ask them to support the envoy and fight against Sun Jian? ”

When Cai Mao heard this, she was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat. He raised his head and looked at Kuai Yue, just in time to see a flash of sharpness in Kuai Yue's eyes.

This is really ruthless, this is pushing me into the fire pit.

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