There is no doubt that the controller of Jingzhou's most powerful combat force is Cai Mao, the commander of the military division.

Listening to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people feel that this guy has no interest and no ability, and he relies on his brother-in-law Liu Biao to control Jingzhou, do evil, bully loyal ministers, squeeze out Liu Qi, scourge Liu Bei, and surrender to Cao Cao. In the end, Jiang Gan stole the fake letter, let Cao Cao cut off his head with a knife, went to the heart disease of the Sun and Liu coalition forces, and gave a bad breath of pro-Liu faction, which was very happy.

But in fact, it is not the same thing at all. Cai Mao doesn't need to rely on Liu Biao at all, but Liu Biao has to rely on him.

The Cai family is one of the largest families in Jingzhou, and they are intertwined in Jingzhou, and they have influence in all counties and counties. Cai Mao's own aunt was married to Zhang Wen, the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the dynasty, and his eldest sister was married to Huang Chengyan, a celebrity. In fact, if Liu Biao hadn't been killed by his wife, he wouldn't have dared to propose to the Cai family and marry the Cai family. From this, it can be seen that the phrase 'Zhu Cai was the most prosperous in the late Han Dynasty' is indeed worthy of its name.

The current head of the Cai family, long before Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, already had 30,000 private soldiers and countless tenants. And after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he relied on his support to push the Cai family to the position of the largest and powerful in the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop. This time, the 70,000 combat power under his command did not receive a single cent of Jingzhou's endowment, and it was the most terrifying force completely independent of Jingzhou's military system. If it weren't for the scruples of the moral traditions of this era and the lack of capable people who could really give advice, and Liu Biao had not done anything to him that made him very unhappy, perhaps he would have become the actual controller of Jingzhou long ago.

And the 70,000 combat power camp of the head of the Cai family is on the outskirts of the West Gate of Xiangyang. Ma Chao had an inquiry with Cai Mao just now, and for Liu Xie, who has begun to collapse now, it is really another blow with five thunders!

"Nope! No way!! Liu Xie strode into the hall, but accidentally tripped over a corpse, and after raising his head with a bloody face, he was extremely hideous, but he was still unwilling to shout: "In history, Cai Mao only became friends with Cao Cao, and you mastered the edict of the cloth belt, forcing Cao Cao not to use Jingzhou, the most important force, so I dare to come here!" And you, I know that your only possibility is to connect Cai Mao through Cai Yong's line, but this plan has failed! You can't make Cai Mao surrender to your Ma family!! ”

Huo Jun saw Liu Xie so embarrassed and sad at this moment, and he didn't know what to do for a while. wanted to step forward to help Liu Xie up, but was pushed away by Liu Xie, and still muttered to himself: "No, Ma Chao, this is impossible!" ”

Liu Xie was distracted, and in the lobby, where it had gradually become a supporting role, there were two people with completely incredible looks on their faces. Especially the most shocked Liu Bei, it seems that no matter how powerful the medicine is, it can't make him fall asleep. He looked straight at Zhuge Liang with his eyes, looking forward to Zhuge Liang and the back hand flop, but Zhuge Liang shook his head painfully and said silently: "It's too late, I thought that by taking advantage of Ma Chao's momentum, I could let the lord sit firmly in the position of the lord of Jingzhou, but I didn't expect that Ma Chao would not only be the Kuai family, but even the Cai family would surrender together......"

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he actually understood the horror of Ma Chao's surrender to the Cai family for the first time: Although the political situation in Jingzhou is chaotic, the basic pattern is that the Kuai family is in charge of government affairs and the Cai family is in charge of military power. If Ma Chao did not surrender the Cai family, then he Liu Bei would be the lord of Jingzhou, and with the support of the Ma family, his military strength would be able to suppress Cai Mao in less than half a year. As for the Kuai family, Liu Bei is not too worried, after all, he also has a team, as long as the means are exquisite, it is not a problem to create a military and political group dominated by him Liu Bei.

But if the Cai family is also loyal to the Ma family, then the situation will be very different. Although Ma Chao did not explicitly annex Jingzhou, the military and political power of Jingzhou were in his hands, and he Liu Bei could only become a marionette, and what was even more tragic than Liu Biao was that he had to follow Ma Chao's instructions. Otherwise, Ma Chao might easily oust him Liu Bei from the position of the lord of Jingzhou like tonight!

Therefore, on a certain level, he Liu Bei is more eager than Liu Xie to hear the news that Ma Chao did not surrender to the Cai family!

But the reality is cruel, I saw Ma Chao personally walk to Cai Mao's desk, touch the wine glass with Cai Mao, and after the two of them drank the glass of wine with a smile at the same time, he opened his mouth to say the words that made Liu Xie's and Liu Bei's hearts instantly freeze as painful: "Nothing is impossible." Liu Xie, you know that I will cooperate with you in the matter of the imperial tomb, didn't you expect that I would also cooperate with the Cao family in the matter of the Cai family? ”

Speaking of this, Ma Chao's eyes seemed to glance at Liu Bei intentionally or unintentionally. Liu Bei was shocked in his heart, and understood that Ma Chao had seen through his plan, so he couldn't help but lower his head and continue to pause with the appearance of overwhelming medicinal power. And Ma Chao's eyes didn't stay on him too much, but then walked slowly towards Liu Xie: "What you think is impossible is nothing more than that you don't want to admit that you are really defeated under me." You think that in another world, you can defeat me without much effort, and in this world, you should still be a victor. It's just that you didn't expect that in addition to the rich and noble clothes you were born with in that world, you are actually not as good as me at all! ”

Ma Chao's words made the entire lobby a little puzzled, and some couldn't understand the relationship between the two. But with Ma Chao's wonderful pace and rhythm, they were unconsciously attracted by it, and listened attentively to the grievances and hatreds of another time and space.

"Perhaps, in your eyes, those of us who work hard at the bottom of the society are just a group of losers with no dreams, no goals, and no courage, we only deserve to exhaust our energy and physical strength every day, earn a meager salary, and then watch you young and promising, intelligent and elegant upper-class people release their passion and squander their youth. At the same time, your arrogance and ignorance, in that iron-clad reality, make you a spokesman for pride and self-confidence, and you can stand on the heads of those of us who just lack a good background or an opportunity, and mock us mercilessly. ”

The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and a proud body and an empty shell lying on the ground and unable to get up become the most vivid contrast in this lobby. But Ma Chao's words are still deep and charming, with the helplessness of an era: "Now, you know, our group of people is actually more capable than you, and it should be the main theme of that society!" Sometimes, I can't even figure out why the material abundance of that era was so abundant, but why the shackles were so strong and absurd! Fortunately, now I don't have to think about it, what I want to do is to shine the brightest light in this era where I can win if I have the ability! ”

When the words fell, there was a sudden uproar outside the lobby, and the three soldiers and horses of the Huya Cavalry, the Big Ear Cavalry, and the Xiangyang Guard all rushed up to the lobby, almost shouting in unison: "Oh no! Cai He and Cai Zhong led an army of 70,000 to rush into Xiangyang City from the West Gate! This time, Xiangyang is full of soldiers and horses, full of swords and guns!! ”

The coldest reality finally came true, Liu Xie looked up at Ma Chao with blank eyes, and said with a miserable smile: "Sure enough, it's not 10,000 against 4,000...... I lost, completely, completely. After saying this, Liu Xie seemed to have let go of everything, and all his essence seemed to be drained from his body at once. But the last doubt still lingered in his mind, lingering for a long time, making him miserable: "Ma Chao, can you tell me what kind of deal you made with Cao Cao so that Cao Cao would personally enter Xiangyang to persuade the Cai family to submit to you?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I agreed to forgive the huge debt that the Cao family owes to the Ma family. Well......" After saying this, Ma Chao's eyes became a little strange, and there was also a little compassion, he opened his mouth, and finally closed back.

"Say it all, I lost even my self-esteem here today, what else is unacceptable?" Liu Xie turned around and seemed to have regained the majesty of the Son of Heaven.

"Also, remove you from his head for him." The tone was a little low, but Ma Chao understood that this was the last respect for Liu Xie: "If today, there is no need for you, the emperor." He can't do it himself, so he naturally needs a little external force. Originally, I agreed to set up another emperor in two years, but now it seems that you have done me a great favor......"

"Ma Mengqi!!" Cao Cao is such a smart person, before Ma Chao could speak thoroughly, Cao Cao faintly guessed what Ma Chao was planning: "The agreement between us is not like this!" ”

"How not?" Ma Chao turned his head with a look of pride that had taken hold of Cao Cao: "The Son of Heaven moved from Xuchang to Xiangyang, and your King Wei really has no constraints." ”

"But, you can ...... with an edict," Cao Cao blurted out, but the words stopped abruptly halfway through.

"It's a magical spell, since I don't have to untie it myself, why do I have to fulfill your Cao family?" Ma Chao smiled even brighter, as the biggest winner tonight, it was indeed impossible for him not to be extremely happy. However, he soon seemed to think of something again, and said in a suggestive tone: "If King Wei really wants to remove that spell, it is not impossible. At present, there is such an opportunity here in Jingzhou......"

"No!!" Liu Xie finally realized what Ma Chao wanted to do next at this time, he shouted bitterly, and then spurted out a mouthful of resentful blood, and fell heavily in front of Ma Chao, unable to get up for a long time.

And Ma Chao no longer cared about Cao Cao, who was pale, or the tens of thousands of soldiers outside the door who didn't know the conspiracy and sinister, he just looked at Liu Xie on the ground with compassion, and said lightly: "It's over like this, the battle between the two of us can't be endless." The magnificent turbulent times, but I can't tolerate the insignificant jealousy of the previous life......"