Chapter 790: Jingzhou Rebellion (Part II)
At this time, all the armies were tired, they were all hungry, and most of the soldiers were mentally uncertain. Cai Mao then ordered the soldiers to rest and went to seize the house and make food. Cai Mao and the generals rested in the ya.
After the first update, there was a sudden strong wind. The sergeant guarding the gate flew to report the fire. The generals were shocked again, thinking that it was Zhuge Liang's plan again. Cai Mao was calm, thinking that his army was powerful, how could Liu Bei dare to invade rashly, so he said to the generals.
"This must be the carelessness of the soldiers in the city in making food, and the fire that is missed, do not be alarmed."
Before he could say anything, several times in a row, the west, south, and north gates were all on fire. When Cai Mao hurriedly ordered the generals to get on the horse, the entire Xinye City was full of fire, and the top and bottom were red and bright.
I saw that at the west, south, and north gates, rounds of rockets flew up and landed on the surrounding houses, and immediately burst into flames. The Jingzhou people in the house fled for their lives in a hurry, and round after round of miserable screams shook the entire Xinye City.
It is the fire of the night, like hellfire, like burning in the world, taking countless lives. Cai Mao's face was pale with fright, and his heart was turbulent, and he immediately led the crowd to burst into smoke and fire, and found a way to run. There were countless crowds of people around, and various teams of soldiers rushed to get their way, trying to escape from this hell on earth. Cai Mao was crazy, and ordered the front to open the way for soldiers and horses, and cut down when he saw people, killing the bloody road. When he heard that there was no fire at the east gate, he hurried out of the east gate.
The sergeants trampled on each other, and countless people died. Cai Mao and other generals fought and killed their comrades in the army, and they were covered in blood and red, so they got out of the fire. It was the heart that was slightly settled, and suddenly shouted behind him. Hua Xiong led 500 elite soldiers, rushed out, and rushed to the melee. Hua Xiong's broken dragon knife danced impermeable, as if entering a no-man's land, rushing left and right, and flying towards Cai Mao.
"Cai Deqi, take your life to !!!"
Hua Xiong's tiger eyes were round, his brows were straight, and the fire illuminated him like a hellish Shura, flying and killing in the chaotic army with a sword, and he saw that he was about to be killed. At this time, Cai Mao was so frightened that her soul flew away, and she pulled out her horse and fled. Liu Xian and Deng Yi led the army to resist and killed Huaxiong. Hua Xiong stabbed hard, broke through the crowd, and first rushed to Liu Xian. Liu Xian was unexpected, Hua Xiong raised the knife and fell, and Hua Xiong cut off his head with a knife, and the body fell off the horse. Hua Xiong's eyes were terrified and he shot Deng Yi. Deng Yi dared to offend his authority, and immediately took the road and fled. Hua Xiong chased after him and was desperately blocked by the people of Jingzhou. Five hundred elite soldiers behind Hua Xiong rushed to kill, at this time the people of Jingzhou were exhausted, mentally weak, and there were many people but chaos, which was the opponent of Hua Xiong and his subordinates Tiger and Wolf soldiers, and they were immediately killed. The defeated army fled for their lives, and who would turn around and fight.
Cai Mao's army was sleepy and tired, and most of the sergeants were exhausted and fled from a slope outside the city. Suddenly, two cannons rang out in unison, and I saw Chen Shi leading an army to kill on the left, and Liu Feng leading an army to rush towards the slope on the right. The soldiers and horses of Jingzhou saw that there was an ambush again, as if they were ambushed from all sides, they had no will to fight, and their morale fell to the bottom. Chen Shi and Liu Feng fought bravely, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses were defeated like a mountain, Chen Shi killed the fastest, and there were more than a dozen Jingzhou soldiers who were really under his sharp knife. Liu Feng was not inferior, wielding a gun with one arm and killing seven or eight Jingzhou soldiers. Seeing this, the surrounding Jingzhou soldiers could no longer stop their fear, and fled in all directions regardless of the command.
Seeing this, Cai Mao hurriedly ordered the soldiers and horses to turn around and leave. At this moment, Hua Xiong led the army to fly quickly. As soon as Cai Mao saw Hua Xiong, he suddenly felt a cold air on the soles of his feet rushing to the top of his head, only to feel that he had been driven to a dead end, and it was difficult to fly!
At this moment, a group of soldiers beside Cai Mao suddenly rushed out in unison. The general of the team hissed to Cai Mao.
"Patriarch, run away!! As long as you can save your life, Jingzhou will be in the hands of my Cai family!! ”
It turned out that this team of soldiers were all members of the Cai clan, and these people were willing to sacrifice even if they knew that they would die. The hundreds of dead soldiers of the Cai clan rushed to Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong swung his knife and slashed indiscriminately, but he couldn't break through for a while. Seeing this, Cai Mao hurriedly turned his horse and fled, and with the support of a group of soldiers and horses, he was able to escape.
Cai Mao fled all the way, and wherever he fled, he was afraid of an ambush, and he went straight out of the Xinye realm despite fatigue and sacrificed his life, and it was difficult for the soldiers and horses to catch up, and most of them were lost. When Cai Mao left the Xinye realm, he really had no power to escape anymore and rested in a mountain pass.
The generals briefly ordered the soldiers and horses, and the vast army of 80,000 led by Cai Mao in the past was less than 20,000 at this time. The rest of the troops were either burned to death by the fire of Xinye Castle or killed by Liu's troops, and most of the rest were captured or lost.
At this time, there was a lot of discussion, and there was a soldier who reported Cai Mao, saying that Zhuge Liang had reached a conclusion three days ago, saying that Cai Mao would inevitably be defeated and die this time, and those soldiers heard it, and they all sighed at its magic and regarded it as a god.
When Cai Mao heard this, a stream of blood suddenly surged up in his heart, and he drank as hard as he could.
"Zhuge villager, dare to do this!!! If I don't kill you, I won't go back to Jingzhou!! ”
After Cai Mao finished drinking, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fainted and fell to the ground. The generals were shocked and hurriedly went to the rescue. After a night, Cai Mao woke up slowly, and all the generals advised him to go back to Jingzhou first and then make plans.
Cai Mao's eyes were full of hatred, and she gritted her teeth and shouted angrily.
"No! I have an oath that I will kill Zhuge Villager, otherwise I will never return to Jingzhou. At present, I am in Xiangyang County, there are still 20,000 soldiers and horses, after I obtain the Xiangyang soldiers and horses, I will rectify it, and then go to Fancheng to kill, and I will definitely take the head of the Zhuge villager! ”
When Fu Xun heard this, his mind was racing, his thoughts were for a while, and he hurriedly gave his hand away.
"The general is slow, and listens to Fu's words. Now Liu Bei abandoned Xinye, and moved the people of Xinye into Fancheng, if I joined the army of Xiangyang to advance, the people of the two counties were all powder. The reason why Liu Bei must win every battle is because of Zhuge 's strategy. Zhuge Kongming is a person who loves the people, so it is better to make someone surrender to Liu Bei first. If Liu Bei does not surrender, Zhuge Liang will see that he abandons the people and ignores the danger, and he will definitely centrifuge. If he comes, the general can first appease, and at the same time give Zhuge Liang a heavy position, separating Liu and Zhuge Liang. If the two of them are separated, their power will be self-defeating! ”
Cai Mao's eyes widened, his face changed again and again, and he saw that the surrounding soldiers were all palpitating, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart first, and asked again from Fu Xun's words.
"Who's going to do that?"
Fu Xun Mao recommended himself, and Cai Mao ordered him to be his envoy. Fu Xun took the order, rode a fast horse with several followers, and rushed to Fancheng in the starry night. The next night, Liu Bei heard that Fu Xun was coming, as if he had expected it, and he was not surprised. In fact, Zhuge Liang had expected it and had already informed Liu Bei. Liu Bei has also become accustomed to the magic of Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei immediately met Fu Xun, and Fu Xun finished his salute and opened his mouth to say.
"Uncle Huang defeated our army before. However, there were still 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, and 30,000 in Jingzhou. The previous defeats were all due to the contempt for Zhuge 's scheme. Now that our army knows that Zhuge is powerful, we must be cautious when we send troops again. Even if our army can set foot on Fancheng, I will pity the lives of the people. Uncle Huang is benevolent and righteous, loves the people like life, and is willing to surrender. General Cai can promise to be exempted from crime and given knights, if he is more obsessed, the army and the people will be killed, and the jade will be burned!! ”
Fu Xun said every word, righteous words, and secretly looked at Liu Bei's face. Liu Bei seemed to ignore it, and his face did not ripple. Liu Bei didn't answer, Zhuge Liang first covered his palms and smiled.
"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! Fu Gong's words show that General Cai is broad-minded and really a benevolent and righteous person! ”
Fu Xun frowned, he couldn't hear any admiration from Zhuge Liang at all, but there was a bit of sarcasm. Fu Xun knew that Zhuge Liang was wise, and he didn't want to entangle with him, so he turned his eyes to look at Liu Bei and asked again.
"I don't know what Uncle Huang thinks. The people of the two counties are now gathered in Fancheng, and their lives are all in the thought of the emperor's uncle. ”
Liu Bei smiled indifferently, and then cast a look at Zhuge Liang and said.
"I, Liu Xuande, have been displaced all my life, and have been framed by countless traitors, and now I can still survive, all because of the wisdom of Kong Ming. Kong Ming, you can call the shots for me. To descend or not to descend, it's up to you! ”
When Fu Xun heard this, his face suddenly changed. Liu Bei trusted Zhuge Liang so much, and even such a major decision was left to Zhuge Liang to decide. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is extraordinary, far beyond that of ordinary monarchs and ministers. Zhuge Liang humbly bowed his hand, thanked Liu Bei first, and then said slowly to Fu Xun with a faint smile.
"Fu Cao Peng might as well come with Liang, and immediately know whether my lord will descend or not."
Fu Xun saw Zhuge Liang so mysterious, his heart tightened, and it was in his hesitation that Zhuge Liang stepped out. Seeing this, Fu Xun hurriedly followed. Zhuge Liang took Fu Xun to the county yamen, and suddenly held a drum hammer and slammed the drum.
Boom~! Boom~~!! Boom~~!!!
In such a rhythm, the drum is repeated three times. When a group of people heard the sound, they gathered outside the county yamen and looked at each other. Fu Xun was surprised when he saw the crowd surging outside the door. Zhuge Liang stared and shouted.
"Fellow villagers! Although our army defeated General Cai's army before, there were still 60,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, and if it overturned, it would attack. Fancheng is lonely and difficult to scream, and most of them will be trampled by General Cai's army and razed to the ground. Immediately, all the villagers and elders will be destroyed. How can my lord Uncle Liu Huang watch the people suffering and the family ruined, and be indifferent.
At the right time, General Cai sent Fu Cao Peng to surrender. There is an order! If Uncle Liu descends, he will be exempted from sin and knighted. If it doesn't fall, the army and the people will be killed, and the jade will be burned!
Fortunately, Uncle Liu Huang trusted, whether he descended or not, and delivered to Yu Liang. Uncle Liang knows that the emperor is dedicated to serving the people. Liang will be handed over to you, and you will choose! ”
As soon as Zhuge Liang's voice fell, there was an uproar all around. Fu Xun was even more stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he suddenly found that countless sharp and angry eyes shot over, and Fu Xun only felt as if he had been pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows.
Soon a roar shouted.
"Uncle Liu Huang is the king of benevolence and righteousness!! We would rather die than surrender, and we are willing to live and die together with the emperor's uncle!! ”
"I'd rather die than surrender, and I'm willing to live and die with the emperor's uncle!!"
"I'd rather die than surrender, and I'm willing to live and die with the emperor's uncle!!"
I saw a young man raise his arms and shout angrily, and soon dozens of people beside him immediately responded and roared. After a wave of sound fell, an old man with gray hair shouted with a blowing beard and glaring.
"Uncle Liu Huang treats the people well and is the king of the world. The old man has never seen such a benevolent monarch in his life, although the old man is old, but he is also willing to pay his body to guard Fancheng for the emperor's uncle! ”
After the old man finished speaking, the sound was even louder, surging straight into Fu Xun's whole body, shaking his ears. Then there was a hunchbacked old woman, who cried out with a rod against the ground.
"Please also ask Mr. Zhuge not to worry about us and other people. As long as we can follow Uncle Huang, even if we and other people go up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, we are willing to follow! ”
Immediately, there was a series of shouts.
"Uncle Huang is a righteous man in the world, and Cai Deqi is tyrannical and disobedient, and he is a thief in the world."