Almost all the patrols at night saw these documents, and the defending generals, who had no hope for this war, knew that Cai's treachery and small number of soldiers would not last long. All of a sudden, many people rushed to the city gate with weapons, but unexpectedly, the soldiers at the city gate also picked up the letter and opened the city gate first. Suddenly, the army swarmed in from the four gates, and Cai Zhong, who was still on the enemy tower at the south gate, did not know that the gate under the city had been opened, and when he panicked, his cronies and soldiers sent the letters they had picked up. Cai Zhong shouted when he saw it: "I will die!" After finishing speaking, he walked to the city wall, only to see that his own people had surrendered to Huang Zhong's army. Cai Zhong knew that the general trend had gone, so he took the initiative to surrender Huang Zhong with half of his body, and led Huang Zhong and others to Cai's mansion and surrounded the entire mansion. When Huang Zhong walked into the lobby, the Cai family, the young Liu Cong and the other Cai clansmen were tied up and knelt down in the hall. Cai hung his head in the front, and Liu Cong was behind him.

Huang Zhong, who was full of anger after seeing Cai, said loudly: "You woman! How many soldiers and horses have ruined my Jingzhou for his own selfishness! Come, push me out of the south gate, face south and behead. "Facing south is because Liu Qi is in the south.

Cai Shi didn't say anything and was pressed out by the soldiers. And Liu Cong cried to death after hearing this, and said loudly: "General, let my mother go, everything is what I thought of, and ask the general to blame me!" ”

Huang Zhong, who was holding a big knife, glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, when I see your brother, he will decide your life and death." ”

Liu Cong sighed and fainted to the ground. And everyone in the Cai clan was as pale as earth, and Huang Zhong ordered all of them to be pushed to the market and beheaded the next day. Subsequently, the Cai clan's henchmen were purged, and the Cai clan was almost razed to the three clans. Only Cai Zhong, who surrendered, was not implicated, and he could be regarded as stealing his life, but he was never reused.

Jin Xuan has been pressed in prison by Cai's family, and when he planned to use it to oppress Liu Qi, he didn't expect that his own place was breached. Originally, the Cai family ordered to get rid of Jin Xuan. However, Liu Xian, the military attache who received the order, knew that the Cai family's general situation was gone, so he led people to kill the guards and rescued Jin Xuan.

On a sunny day, Huang Zhong, Jin Xuan, Pang Tong, Wen Ping and others stood on the north wall and accepted the baptism of the north wind.

Jin Xuan, who suddenly burst into tears, said to Pang Tong: "Unexpectedly, with a word that day, I actually saved the eldest prince and the people of Jingzhou. I should remember the kindness of the phoenix. ”

Huang Zhong said angrily: "We should all remember!" ”

Pang Tong thought to himself: "If I don't make a move, according to the development of the old history, it will be unfavorable to me." ”

Indeed, after Liu Cong ascended to the throne in history, due to his youth and incompetence, and Cai's curtain listened to the government, Jingzhou was in a miasma, and finally the whole state surrendered to Cao Cao. If this result, it will be a great crisis for Pang Tong.

In the end, Liang and Yue took the initiative to ask for surrender, and Pang Tong suggested that Liu Qi reinstate their officials. And Huang Zu also ordered someone to send a petition for guilt, and did not carry out an expedition against him, so that he could continue to stay in Jiangxia. Other former Cai henchmen have all submitted to Liu Qi. And Wei Yan went west alone to Liu Bei.

Things in Jingzhou were calmed down, and in the end, Liu Qi actually let Liu Cong go, almost raising him. But Liu Qi and others never expected that the real great change had begun.

Liu Qi is the pastor of Jingzhou. Due to Pang Tong's merits and the recommendation of Huang Zhong and others, he appointed Pang Tong as the governor of the state to command the military of the whole state, and all political affairs must be reported to Pang Tong before they can be decided. At the beginning of November, Pang Tong, who was in power, sent Xueyue to Meridian Valley to deliver confidential documents to Lu Bu and others. Pang Tongfang's troops began to be secretly mobilized under Lu Bu's soldiers, and Gao Shun and Jia Xu led 200,000 troops to withdraw from the Meridian Valley Pass and go east to Wuguan. The Jingzhou soldiers of Wuguan received Pang Tong's order to abandon the pass. Gao Shun and Jia Xu successfully entered the customs after the soldiers divided into two routes, Gao Shun led 100,000 people to the south, not to take the official road, but to cross the mountain road, because there is a topographic map of Pang Tong, the journey is very smooth. After arriving at Shangyong County, the seat of Weixing County, the garrison in the city had already been emptied by Pang Tong, the gate was open, and Gao Shun led troops into the city. And Jia Xu's 100,000 troops went east through Nanxiang County without attacking, and arrived at Wancheng, the seat of Yingchuan County, after the crossing, the city was also open, and Jia Xu led troops into the city.

Due to the lack of troops in Weixing County and Yingchuan County, all the cities were quickly taken by Pang Tong's army. When this matter reached Xiangyang, Liu Qi was shocked, and Huang Zhong also rushed to his mansion. They couldn't understand how Pang Tongjun fell from the sky to take down the two counties. They began to search for Pang Tong to find a way to counter the enemy. But the subordinates of Pang Tong's mansion all said that they hadn't seen him for two days. Huang Zhong and Liu Qi's faces turned pale, and they finally found a letter on the table in Pang Tong's bedroom: "Liu Zhoumu, General Huang, Wen Taishou, and Lord Wang, I am most familiar with the four of you in the entire Jingzhou. When I was in Jingzhou, I was taken care of by you. By the time I saw this letter, my army should have taken Weixing County and Yingchuan County. To tell you the truth, I am a Pang Tong. The ribbon and talisman were in the chest under my bed. Originally, I could easily use my military power to destroy you and take the whole of Jingzhou. But it is not a righteous thing to kill you, and I cannot do it. Jingzhou is now a barrier for several forces, and if I take it now, it will become the focus of the encirclement of the princes, which is really disadvantageous. And if I don't take it, Jingzhou will be besieged by the princes sooner or later, and it will be difficult to escape. You know that Jingzhou is weak now, and Yizhou, Yangzhou, and Cao Cao have coveted it for a long time. I will be stronger when I take these two counties, and I will not have to worry about being besieged. And leaving the seven counties for you and others is to let you continue to act as a barrier, and after my conquest of Yizhou or Cao Cao is successful, I will definitely come to take it. After many days of getting along, you should know my Pang Tong's ability, as far as Jingzhou is concerned, no one can be my enemy. Strategies aside. I alone have a million soldiers, but Jingzhou's actual elite soldiers are only more than 100,000 now, which is really extremely weak. If you agree, ally with me, and respond to each other, I will not let the people of Jingzhou suffer. When the surrounding princes are destroyed, if you are willing to submit, then I will accept it bloodlessly, and Liu Zhoumu will continue to be your state pastor, and General Huang and others will be knighted. If you don't agree, you can only see you on the battlefield, and then only the people of Jingzhou will be harmed. Pang Tong wishes you all good health, and if you have any alliances, please write to us. ”

The two of them turned pale when they read the letter. Huang Zhong, who had experienced a hundred battles, gasped and said: "The commander of one side dares to go deep into the enemy territory to do such a thing and lay out such a big strategy. Isn't this person a general?! ”

Liu Qi was already sitting on the chair, his whole body cold. The two finally approached the brothers to report the matter. The two brothers were also pale and silent for a long time.

It was Kuai Liang who opened his mouth first: "The princes of the world are brave and strategic, and no one can be his enemy." My Jingzhou is now scarce in soldiers and weak in defense. If it does not make peace with Pang Tong, the alliance will be quickly defeated. Last time, Lord Wang said about the matter of Lukou, I was also shocked when I heard it, and after thinking about it, the Jiangdong people were planning to attack us before they came to explore. Yan Bi looked at the crowd.

Kuai Yue answered: "The loss of the two counties is just the beginning, such a person will devour the world sooner or later." ”

Everyone was silent, and Huang Zhong, as a veteran, was very unbearable. Suddenly, Liu Qi, who had endured it for a long time, said loudly: "Alliance! There is no other way but an alliance, and this is not an enemy we can withstand. Pang Tong has already occupied six states, and it is extremely powerful, who can be its enemy. As far as his series of actions to help me win the position of state minister, it is enough to see that his majesty and strategy are irresistible to us. I know a lot of people will say I'm incompetent, yes, I'm not a scheming person. But is there anything you can do? Regardless of whether to start a war with Pang Tong in the long run, there is no other way but to ally with him at the moment. ”

"For those of us who almost fell to the ground...... General Huang Zhong finally said calmly, "There is indeed no strength left to bite back." ”

The caliber of the crowd is rare unanimity. Liu Qi immediately ordered someone to send the document to Shangyong County, and Gao Shun ordered someone to deliver it to Meridian Valley after obtaining the paperwork. At this time, Pang Tong had reached the Meridian Valley.

Pang Tongde, who sat in the mahogany chair, looked up to the sky and laughed after writing the letter: "In a few months, I really did it!" ”

Suddenly, a man appeared directly behind him. Pang Tong knew that no one but that person could do this level of skill. He immediately smiled bitterly and turned to Xue Yue, who pursed her mouth, and said, "Auntie, when did you come in, this is an enemy building, could it be that you climbed the wall?" ”

"The method of flying claws on the wall is too pediatric, but I came in from the front door openly, and my hands and feet were a little lighter." Xue Yue looked down at the letter in his hand, snatched it up and said, "Hmph, without my help, you have such a convenience." She looked at Pang Tong's undisguised face again. Say, what else do you want? ”

Pang Tong, who showed a gentle smile, stood up and said to her, "You are the number one hero. ”

"That's it."

Pang Tong, who was immersed in the joy of victory, was quietly approaching at the moment and looked at Xueyue in a daze. And Xue Yue took the paperwork and looked at it, then threw it to him casually and said, "I really don't know what kind of head you look like, you dare to do anything, I, I, sooner or later, I will be exhausted by you." ”