Before Liu Cong's words fell, Han Song walked in the door and said, "Cao Gongbing is strong and brave, and resourceful. Capture Lu Bu in Xiapi, destroy Yuan Shao in Guandu, chase Liu Bei in Longyou, and break Wuhuan in the white wolf. Those who are determined are invincible. Now the army is moving south to Jingxiang, and it is difficult to resist the enemy. The strategy of Fu and Kuai is a long-term strategy. The general must not hesitate to regret it. ”

Liu Cong saw that everyone was descending to Cao, so he had to say to Han Song: "Mr. is very good at seeing the teaching. But you have to tell your mother. ”

I saw Mrs. Cai turn out from behind the screen and say to Liu Cong: "Since Degao, Gongyi, and Hexane have seen the same, why bother to sue me." ”

So Liu Cong decided to surrender to Cao Cao, so he wrote a letter of surrender, ordering Song Zhong to bring the talisman rewarded by the imperial court in the past to Cao Cao's army to surrender. Song Zhong received the order, until Wancheng, the generals escorted him to see Cao Cao, and Song Zhong presented a letter of surrender.

Cao Hong said to Cao Cao: "This must be the plan of Zhuge Liang, Liu Du and others, so that Liu Cong surrendered, and after our army entered Jingzhou, Liu Cong rebelled and attacked our army with him." The prime minister cannot be trusted. ”

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi under the hall and asked, "Sima Yi, what do you think?" ”

Sima Yi stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister, today is divided, and all the princes are greedy to elevate their status with the talisman that represents the king's life. This time, Liu Cong sent Fu Jie, which must be sincere. ”

Guo Jia smiled at this time and said to Cao Cao: "What Sima Yi said is very true, the lord must not hesitate, and quickly march to fight Liu Du, Liu Bei, and Han Hao as soon as possible!" ”

Cao Cao then accepted Liu Cong's surrender, rewarded Song Zhong heavily, taught Song Zhong to go back and let Liu Cong go out of the city to greet him, and let Liu Cong always be the lord of Jingzhou.

Song Zhong bowed to Cao Cao and took the road back to Jingxiang. He was about to cross the river, and suddenly saw a group of men and horses coming. I saw that the man was bare-faced and long-haired, and it was Guan Yuye.

Song Zhong couldn't avoid it, and was stopped by Guan Yu, Guan Yu urged Chitu to immediately step forward and asked: "I see that Xiangyang City is all white, what happened to Jingzhou?" ”

Song Zhong didn't dare to answer truthfully, but said: "Liu Jingzhou died of illness, and the city brought filial piety to him." ”

Guan Yu didn't believe it, interrogated him carefully, and said: "If you don't recruit from the truth, I will behead you!" ”

Song Zhong had to tell the truth about everything before and after. Guan Yu was shocked, and then arrested Song Zhong and went to Fancheng to see Liu Bei, saying that Liu Cong had surrendered to Cao Cao. Liu Bei couldn't stop crying after hearing this: "Brother, I have to bear your trust, and Liu Cong actually ruined your inheritance." What a pity, what a pain! ”

Zhang Fei sighed: "This is already the case, you can behead Song Zhong first, cross the river with the army, capture Xiangyang, kill Cai's and Liu Cong, and then fight with Cao Cao." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand and said to Zhang Fei: "You keep silent." I've got my own discretion. ”

Liu Bei then shouted at Song Zhong and said, "You know that Cai Mao and others are rebelling, why don't you come to report me earlier?" Though you are cut down now, it will be of no avail. You can go quickly. ”

Song Zhong thanked him, hugged his head and fled back to Xiangyang City.

Liu Bei was depressed, and someone came to inform him that his son Liu Qi had arrived. Liu Bei came to meet the Yi nationality, and the Yi nationality said: "The eldest prince is in Jiangxia, and when he heard that Liu Jingzhou was deceased, Mrs. Cai discussed with Cai Mao and others, and did not come to report the funeral, but actually set up Liu Cong as the master." Gongzi sent someone to Xiangyang to listen, and replied that it was true; I am afraid that the king will not know, so he sent a letter of mourning to report, and begged the king to use all the elite soldiers under his command and go to Xiangyang with the eldest prince to ask for guilt. ”

After reading the letter, Liu Bei said to Yi Ji: "Uncle Ji only knows that Liu Cong is arrogant, and he doesn't know that Liu Cong has dedicated Jingzhou to Cao Cao!" ”

Yi Yuan was shocked: "How do you know it? ”

Liu Bei told Yi Ji about the capture of Song Zhong, and Yi Ji said: "If this is the case, it is better to go to Xiangyang in the name of mourning and lure Liu Cong to greet him, and then he will be captured and punished by his party, then Jingzhou belongs to the envoy." ”

Liu Bei cried and said: "My brother is in danger and left alone with me, if he holds his son and takes his land now, and dies under Jiuquan on another day, how can he see my brother again?" ”

Liu Bei then led his troops to evacuate Fancheng, and when he passed by Xiangyang, he saw flags planted all over the city, and the edge of the trench was densely covered with antlers. Liu Bei Lema shouted: "Liu Congxian's nephew, I want to save the people, and I have no other thoughts. The door can be opened quickly. ”

When Liu Cong heard that Liu Bei was coming, he didn't dare to come out for fear that Liu Bei would blame him. Cai Mao and Zhang Yunjing came to the enemy's tower and ordered the sergeants to shoot down arrows, and many people who ran to the city gate were also shot. The people who fled outside the city looked at their relatives who were killed by random arrows under the city tower and wept endlessly.

There was a young general in the city, leading hundreds of people straight to the city tower, shouting: "Cai Mao, Zhang Yun traitors!" Liu Yuanjun is a benevolent and virtuous person, and now he has come to vote to save the people, why should he refuse! ”

When everyone looked at it, they saw that the man was seven feet seven inches long, wearing an iron-armored battle robe and holding a plum blossom spear. It was Liao Hua, the son of the Liao family, that the Liao family and the Cai family were already at odds, and Liao Hua learned that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were going to sacrifice Jingzhou to Cao Cao, so he immediately led his soldiers to come.

Liao Hua raised the plum blossom gun and stabbed the gatekeeper to death, opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and shouted at Liu Bei: "Uncle Liu Huang quickly lead the troops into the city and kill the thieves!" ”

Zhang Fei jumped on his horse and wanted to enter the city gate, but Liu Bei hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't surprise the people!" ”

Liao Hua just beckoned Liu Bei's army and horses into the city. I saw Cai Zhong and Cai He leading the army out of the city, and shouted: "Liao Hua, with your Liao family's soldiers, you dare to cause chaos!" Don't get off the horse and catch it! ”

Liao Hua was furious, and led the army to kill Cai Mao's subordinates. The two armies were fighting on the edge of the city, and the shouts were shocking. Liu Bei sighed: "I want to protect the people, but I want to harm the people!" I don't want to enter Xiangyang! ”

Liu Bei's son Liu Feng said: "Jiangling is an important place in Jingzhou, so it is better to take Jiangling City first and hold it." ”

Liu Bei glanced at Liu Feng and said, "It's just my heart." ”

Liu Bei then led the people to leave Xiangyang Road and go to Jiangling. Most of the people in Xiangyang City escaped from the city and went with Liu Bei. Liao Hua led his soldiers to fight with Cai Zhong and Cai He, and from noon to night, his soldiers were all broken. Liao Hua had no choice but to flee and go to Wuling to join Liu Du.

However, it was said that there were nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians traveling with Liu Bei, thousands of large and small vehicles, and countless people carrying backpacks. Passing by Liu Biao's grave, Liu Bei led the crowd to worship in front of the tomb, crying and saying: "Insulting my brother is not virtuous and talented, and I have the weight of my brother's trust, and the crime is in my body, and I have nothing to do with the people." Look at the heroic soul of my brother and save the people of Jingxiang! ”

Liu Bei cried very sincerely and sadly, and the soldiers and civilians were moved to tears by him. Suddenly, the whistle came to report: "Cao Cao's army has settled in Fancheng, and he has asked people to pack up the rafts and will cross the river on the same day." ”

Mi Fang, Fu Shiren and other generals all said: "Jiangling is an important place, and it is enough to refuse to defend it." Today, there are tens of thousands of people, and they travel more than ten miles a day, so when will they get to Jiangling? If Cao's soldiers arrive, how to meet the enemy? It is better to abandon the people for the time being, and put the first thing first. ”

Liu Bei wiped away his tears and said: "Those who do big things must be people-oriented." This man is mine, why should I abandon it? ”

When the people heard Liu Bei say this, they were all moved by it, and Liu Bei once again bought the hearts of the people in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei led the people and walked very slowly. Mi Zhu said: "The chasing soldiers will arrive soon, so Yun Chang can go to Jiangxia to ask for help from Yu Gongzi Liu Qi, and teach him to quickly raise troops and take a boat to meet in Jiangling." ”

Liu Bei followed Mi Zhu's suggestion, that is, he repaired the book and ordered Guan Yu and Sun Qian to lead 500 troops to Jiangxia for help, and ordered Zhang Fei to break off; Chen to protect the family; The rest went away with the people. Only walking more than ten miles a day to rest, Liu Bei is not worried about being caught up by Cao Cao, Cao Cao wants to buy people's hearts in Jingzhou, and he will not kill the people, and these tens of thousands of people have become Liu Bei's shield.

Cao Cao was in Fancheng and sent people to cross the river to Xiangyang and summoned Liu Cong to meet him. Liu Cong was afraid of Cao Cao and did not dare to see him. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun asked Liu Cong to hurry up, but Huo Jun whispered to Liu Cong: "The general has surrendered, Liu Bei has left, and Cao Cao will be unprepared." I am willing to prepare a surprise army and set it up in a dangerous place to attack it, and Cao Cao can capture it. As long as Cao Cao is captured, he can shock the world, although the Central Plains is wide, it can be passed on. This is a rare opportunity that cannot be missed. ”

Liu Cong told Cai Mao Huo Jun's words, and Cai Mao angrily scolded Huo Jun and said: "You don't know the destiny of heaven, and you dare to speak falsely!" ”

Huo Jun scolded angrily: "You traitor seeking glory, I hate not to eat your meat!" ”

Cai Mao was furious and wanted to kill Huo Jun, but Kuai Yue hurriedly persuaded him. Cai Mao then went to Fancheng with Zhang Yun to meet Cao Cao. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun and others were very flattering in their words and expressions.

Cao Cao asked: "How much money and grain are there for the military horses in Jingzhou today?" ”

Cai Mao replied: "The horse army is 10,000, the infantry army is 40,000, and the water army is 60,000. Most of the money and grain are in Gangneung; The rest of the places are also enough to provide for a load. ”

Cao Cao asked again: "How many warships?" Who is in charge? ”

Cai Mao said: "There are more than 6,000 large and small warships, and they were originally in charge of Mao and the others. ”

Cao Cao then named Cai Mao as the Marquis of Zhennan and the Governor of the Navy, and Zhang Yun as the Marquis of Zhushun and the Deputy Governor of the Navy. The two of them were overjoyed and thanked.

Cao Cao also said: "Liu Jingsheng is dead, and his son is submissive, and I should play the Son of Heaven and make Yong the lord of Jingzhou." ”