Chapter 1274: Dying Pride
"Liu Yuanjun, it seems that I expected this result." Ma Chao shook his wine glass and said leisurely: "The tiger tooth rider hidden in Xiangyang City doesn't seem to have intercepted Chen Zhi's big-eared rider......"
Liu Biao couldn't believe it at this time, and pointed at Ma Chao with a trembling hand and said, "You, you even know about this arrangement?" ”
Huya Cavalry is the only descendant of Liu Biao's soldiers and horses, and its commanders are Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan and nephew Zhang Yun. There were more than 30,000 people, and the cavalry accounted for 3,500 of them, of which 500 were these soldiers before the county guard at this moment. This army is a foreign war soldier built by Liu Biao after entering Jingzhou, and the elite is unmatched. He has been ordered to be stationed in Chuyang to guard against Huang Zu, who is self-unified in Jiangxia County.
Tonight is about the future of Jingzhou, Liu Biao had to use the method of killing chickens and eggs, and transferred all the 3,000 Huya cavalry in the Huya Army into Xiangyang City, and hid them into pieces. It's just that Liu Bei hit the ground when he rebelled, but he didn't want to, Liu Bei had really rebelled, but there was no half-point information about Huyaqi here!
"Not only do I know about your arrangement, in fact, Liu Bei can attack this layer, and it is entirely due to my planning in Jingzhou......" When he said this, Ma Chao glanced at Liu Xie, who was sitting on the top seat, and Cao Cao, who was opposite him, and the meaning in his eyes naturally meant that these two people were also trying their best to be in this Xiangyang, but at this moment, neither of them had played their cards.
Facing Ma Chao's eyes full of meaning, Cao Cao was also free and easy, and said with a chuckle: "King Yong's strategy is unparalleled, and the old man came tonight to see if the matter in Jingzhou can be done." I never thought of seeing King Yong in person, and I have given up all the plans in my heart. ”
After saying this, Cao Cao's eyes turned to Liu Xie, who was sitting on the right seat. And Liu Xie was thoughtful, as if he didn't hear Cao Cao's reply, and was silent. Ma Chao casually glanced at Da Qiao beside him, and he didn't have any expression, let alone force Liu Xie to express his position at the moment. But Liu Biao didn't have the heart to pay attention to the cattiness between the three of them, and as soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, he stepped forward and asked Ma Chao in an unwilling tone: "What kind of plan did you make in Xiangyang?" In this Xiangyang, how could there have been soldiers of your Ma family! ”
Ma Chao didn't answer, his eyes turned slowly, and fell on Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue behind him, and finally froze. Liu Biao followed Ma Chao's gaze, and after seeing Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's faces with three points of guilt and seven points of calmness, he finally felt stuffy and stuffed in his chest, and couldn't help coughing heavily, spurting out a few wisps of blood: "You guys are secretly communicating with the Ma family?" Why?!! Then he pointed his finger at Kuai Yue like a sword, and said with grief and indignation to the point of sobbing: "Xenodu, I have always regarded you as a confidant, what I am planning today, and it is even more **** After seeing Liu Bei's performance, I arranged it with my own hands, why now?" ……”
"Liu Envoy Jun ......" Kuai Yue's title has changed, he looked at Liu Biao with some pity, as if he was considering the words: "Liu Bei, Xiaoxiong, it is difficult to be subservient." He later entered Jingzhou, but he was good at dancing with long sleeves and won people's hearts, and I was deeply resentful. However, there is one thing he said that is very right, that is, Jingzhou is in your hands, and we can only rot with the grass and trees. That night, I asked you to summon Liu Bei into the back hall, and I wanted to use Huang Zu to buy off the servant to get rid of Liu Bei, but you were a woman's kindness, and you wanted to use this matter to test him again. But the result? ……”
Speaking of this, Kuai Yue slowly stood up and faced Liu Biao's eyes of shame and despair: "But the result is that there was no need for a single soldier, but you asked me to go through all kinds of efforts and sacrifice thousands of people in Dongcheng to make Liu Bei's wolf ambition exposed!" In this way, are you worthy of those innocent people who are blind to death, but have you ever been worthy of your ambition when you entered Jingzhou?! ”
was pierced into the heart by Kuai Yue's blunt words, and in an instant, it seemed that something in the body broke with a "click". Liu Biao's shoulders shook slightly, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person softened aggrievedly. The strange thing is that at this time, Cai's family, who has always been inseparable from Liu Biao, did not say anything more, but subconsciously covered Liu Cong's eyes and prevented Liu Cong from seeing Liu Biao's tragic situation.
Liu Qi walked over quickly, ignoring the blood dripping from his front placket, and hugged Liu Biao's shoulder in grief: "Father, father, don't have anything wrong with you!" We don't want this Jingzhou anymore, will we let Jingzhou out? ...... "In the face of the situation of betrayal and embattlement, this descendant of Anointing Liang, who may have taken over Jingzhou before, can only shout such weak words.
"Don't grieve, the eldest prince," Kuai Liang finally couldn't bear it, and said: "King Yong never said that he wanted to take Liu Yuanjun's life, and even in order to contain ......" Speaking of this, Kuai Liang suddenly saw a sharp warning shot out of Ma Chao's eyes, and immediately realized that he had lost his words, and immediately sat back in his place and said nothing.
At this time, Liu Biao, who was pale, seemed to spit out his last breath of life after suffering this blow. However, he still has the last stubborn obsession, and under the strong support, there is an illusion of vitality returning to the light. His words this time were calm, with blood condensation: "Dare to ask King Yong, why didn't the tiger tooth rider intercept the big-eared rider?" In Xiangyang City, is there still a strong team? ”
Ma Chao shook his head, looking at the sadness and gloom in Liu Biao's eyes. This kind of broken look and the tragic state of losing his mind aroused a trace of pity in his heart, he did not answer Liu Biao's question positively, but returned to the previous Kuai family, and said:
"Liu Yuanjun, the Kuai family finally surrendered to me...... How to say it, the words of the different degrees are indeed the fuse for the Kuai family's final choice of the Ma family. But before that, the envoy should realize that the Kuai family has become more and more prosperous over the years, and the reason is that the Ma family has used commerce and trade to infiltrate the Kuai family layer by layer, from servants to the upper and lower classes of clan stewards, and they have no ability to refuse in the face of the benefits at their fingertips. And the division and merger of the princes in the troubled times was also tied by this invisible bond of interests, and finally rolled into the torrent of swords and soldiers, which made the country change. ”
This sentence is concise and to the point, and when it comes to the point, Liu Biao may have realized it after pondering, and nodded with a smile. Cao Cao on the side was also silent, but Liu Xie, who was in the right position, heard Ma Chao say such words, and his expression was a little complicated. It seemed that he expected it, but there was always a bit of disdain in his expression.
Ma Chao didn't care about Liu Xie's reaction, looked at Liu Biao's eager eyes, and said again: "Liu Yuanjun may have forgotten that when you first organized the Huya Army, in order to ensure its absolute leadership, you deliberately selected some water thieves to join the party. These people have nothing to love in Jingzhou, and they can only be loyal to you. This technique is very good, but unfortunately, there are two people here, one is called Chen Sheng, and the other is called Zhang Hu. ”
Liu Biao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly turned to Kuai Yue, as if he was seeking something. Kuai Yue had no reservations at this time, nodded and said: "Yes, these two people were persuaded by me to surrender at the beginning, and since then, the Kuai family has also been funding them. As a result, all of his subordinates were selected into the Huya Cavalry, and tonight's incident was that the two of them received my secret letter and lied about the military situation so that the Huya Cavalry never even saw the face of the big-eared cavalry......"
This strategy is interlocking, and every step is in a place that Liu Biao did not expect at all, and Liu Biao is convinced that he is defeated in such a detail. However, after all, he is still the lord of Jingzhou, and he must have the glory of the princes before he dies. He thought of Gongsun Zhan, who committed suicide in Yijing City, although he had not met the white horse general, but the pride and glory of the moment before his death were clearly transmitted to Liu Biao's body.
What's more, the war in the square has just begun, and as long as a crossbow arrow hits Liu Bei, he may still be able to destroy Ma Chao's overall situation. Such a fortunate thing, before you die, why don't you fight once? - Especially, in his life, he has never tried his best to fight......
"King Yong's clever plan, the ghosts and gods are unparalleled, the Ma family has risen so brightly under King Yong, and it is really not only General Jin's iron hooves that are ruthless and undefeated. But tonight, it seems that King Yong is a hundred secrets. Liu Biao turned his head to look at Liu Qi, who had been supporting him, and said with difficulty: "Qi'er, you are already the lord of Jingzhou, at this moment, let your father take a look at the first battle of your life!" ”
Liu Qi's tongue was dry, and in the face of his father's burning request at the moment, he felt a sense of mission. At that moment, his pale face was full of hideousness, ignoring the compassionate mockery in Ma Chao's eyes, and shouted fiercely: "The warrior in the hall listens to the order and punishes the thief!" Those who get Liu Bei's head will be rewarded with 100 gold, and they will be promoted to be partial generals!! ”
At this time, Liu Bei in the hall didn't seem to hear Liu Qi's hoarse shouting, but looked at Kuai Yue with Zhuge Liang in a daze - it was not until this time that the two realized that Kuai Yue personally entered his mansion that night and resorted to a plan in Dongcheng ****, and there was Ma Chao standing behind him, the prince and the king!