No one was able to answer Liu Biao's question.

Obviously, Su Zhe had already accepted the truce proposal, and the soldiers and horses had already withdrawn from Fancheng.

Obviously, Liu Qi's plan was seamless, and no one knew his true intentions even before he set off.

But why, Su Zhe seemed to know in advance, set up an ambush in advance, and waited for them to throw themselves into the net.

Why?

Why is that?

Liu Biao's hoarse questioning voice echoed on the shore.

Kuai Liang came to his senses from the shock and sighed: "Haven't you seen it yet, this is the Su thief who has seen through our plan?" ”

"Impossible!" Kuai Liang categorically denied it, "Even if the thief guessed that we might be pretending to be a truce, how could he accurately guess where we landed and set up an ambush accurately?" ”

Kuai Liang was speechless.

At this time, Liu Biao reacted and hurriedly asked, "Where is Qi'er, where is Qi'er?" ”

Wen Ping said with a bitter face: "The last general will retreat to protect the eldest prince, divide his troops to block the enemy army, and finally get separated from the eldest prince, and the last general doesn't know where the eldest prince is now?" ”

Liu Biao's heart chuckled, and a hint of foreboding came to his heart.

At this moment, another group of men and horses rushed back to the camp, and several of Liu Qi's personal soldiers returned, carrying a stretcher on which a corpse covered with a white cloth lay flat.

As soon as several pro-soldiers saw Liu Biao, they knelt down in front of them and wept.

Liu Biao looked at the corpse covered by the white cloth, his body suddenly shook, his heart felt like he had been stabbed, his nerves immediately tensed, and his whirring speed up rapidly.

In my heart, the sense of foreboding has become stronger and stronger.

He stepped forward slowly, leaned down, stretched out his hand tremblingly, and twisted the corner of the white cloth, but he didn't dare to lift it.

Everyone held their breath and looked at him silently, all shaking their heads and sighing, as if they had guessed something.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Biao took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and lifted the white cloth.

A bloody and headless corpse came into view.

Although there is no head, Liu Biao is very familiar with that body shape and the appearance of clothes and armor.

The corpse in front of him was his son Liu Qi.

"Qi'er! Qi'er~~" Liu Biao screamed in pain, fell down beside the corpse, and burst into tears in a blink of an eye.

Everyone on the left and right looked at Liu Qi's tragic situation, all of them were terrified, and they sighed secretly in their hearts.

The two brothers, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but feel a deep shock between their eyebrows, as if they couldn't believe the facts in front of them.

The eldest son of the dignified Jingzhou Mu actually died on the battlefield, looking at the princes of the world, I am afraid that this is the first time.

"What's the eldest prince...... How did he die? Kuai Liang asked as he turned to the soldiers.

"The eldest prince was cornered, was captured by the Su thief, and would rather die than give in to assassinate the Su thief, but was angry by the Su thief, ordered his subordinates Hu Che'er, and smashed the child's head."

Su Zhe!

Sure enough, it's Su Zhe!

Liu Biao, who was in grief and indignation, jumped up from the ground and roared angrily: "Su thief, Su thief!" You, a traitor from a poor family, dare to kill my Qi'er, and this mansion hereby swears that you will be broken into thousands of pieces to comfort Qi'er's soul! ”

Liu Biao expressed his grief and indignation, and his subordinates on the left and right joined in, shouting one after another to avenge Liu Qi.

In a generous anger, Kuai Liang said: "Lord, revenge for the eldest prince must be avenged, but at present, our army has suffered heavy losses, and even the naval warships have fallen into the hands of the Su thieves, and the Su thieves are likely to take the opportunity to cross the river and attack my Xiangyang, so we must guard against it." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Biao's body was shocked, and the grief and indignation on his face were instantly replaced by palpitations.

He looked at the north bank, pondering that after this defeat, the available soldiers who fled back were only six or seven thousand, and the hearts of the army were turbulent, at this time, if Su Zhe was to cross the river to attack with the victorious army, the situation in Xiangyang was really precarious.

"In your opinion, how should the government respond?" Liu Biao, who reacted, immediately calmed down, and looked at the Kuai brothers anxiously.

Kuai Yue hurriedly relieved: "Don't panic too much, we still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses in our hands, Xiangyang City is a strong city, and there is enough grain and grass in the city. ”

"Although the Su thief can cross the river, but his soldiers and horses are limited after all, as long as we can hold for ten days and a half months, and wait for the soldiers and horses from all walks of life to come to join the army, the Su thief will naturally retreat without a fight under fear."

Liu Biao's face was gloomy, and his heart was painful and resentful.

I think he is the shepherd of a state, sitting on hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, but he was killed by a traitor from a poor family, and he was defeated in a series of battles with the soldiers of a county, and even his eldest son died in the hands of others, and now even the governance office will be attacked by others.

The critical situation can be said to be no less than Sun Jian's attack on him at the beginning.

He, Liu Jingsheng, who is famous all over the world, was forced to do this, and he was really disgraced and embarrassed.

"Su thief, Su thief~~"

Liu Biao gritted his teeth for a long time, even though there were 10,000 reluctances, he could only swallow his shame and anger, and sighed helplessly: "That's it, according to your plan, everyone should quickly retreat to Xiangyang City." ”

When the order was handed down, everyone was relieved, and they were glad that Liu Biao was not carried away by his son's death.

His orders soon spread throughout the army, and the soldiers of the water camp who were in turmoil, as well as the thousands of defeated troops who had fled back, hurriedly abandoned the water camp and fled to Xiangyang.

……

Lumen Academy.

In the bamboo building, sandalwood is curling, and the two elders are enjoying fragrant tea and playing a chess game.

"Decao, in recent months, that senior disciple of yours has turned Jingzhou upside down, and the scenery is infinite." When Pang Degong fell into the son, he said with a smile.

Sima Hui fell without thinking, and said lightly: "It's nothing to make a fuss about, after all, he is Wolong, and he is the head of the Nine Wonders evaluated by our Military Divisions Alliance, and it is not a thing in the pool, and it is reasonable to come out now to stir up the storm." ”

"That's right, after all, it's the head of the Nine Wonders."

Pang Degong nodded, but said: "It's just that the Nine Wonders we evaluated, originally thought that they all had the talent of military advisors, but they had no ambition to be heroic, and to stir up the storm is also to assist the princes of all parties to stir up the storm, you, the head of the Nine Wonders, obviously want to be the lord yourself, which is a bit out of common sense." ”

Sima Hui Heizi hung in the air, did not fall, and couldn't help but wonder: "I'm also a little surprised, to be honest, before Chu Ziming was in a coma, he had a long talk with me several times, and he said that his ambition is to find a master to assist him in the future, and realize his words of helping the world." ”

As soon as the words changed, he sighed again: "It wasn't until I saw you again that day when I saw him again, I heard from his words that he was unwilling to be subservient, as if he had changed since he woke up, and his temperament and ambition were very different from before, so that I, a teacher, could not be fated through." ”

"It's probably because he's been in a coma for a long time that his temperament has changed." Pang Degong also sighed.

The two wise men couldn't help but sigh.

Sima Hui suddenly remembered something, so he asked with a smile: "Don't talk about my student, let's talk about your Pang family's great genius, he is also one of the nine wonders of our military division alliance, Feng Xiao, right now Jingzhou is lively, he doesn't mean to go out of the mountain to join in the fun?" ”

Pang Degong flicked his hands and said with a wry smile: "Don't mention my nephew, you also know that he has a strange temperament, no one can guess what he is thinking about, I also asked him last time, but he asked me back: Liu Jingsheng is a disciple of the master, not worthy of assistance, is it difficult to let him, a phoenix, to assist that Wolong?" ”“

Sima Hui was stunned at first, then immediately understood, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Speaking of which, in addition to Liu Jingsheng, this Jingzhou can only be loyal to Su Ziming, but unfortunately all wizards have the pride of geniuses, how can Feng Xiao be willing to bow down to Wolong." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Pang Degong smiled together, "So my nephew is afraid that the Liu family's father and son will recruit him to deal with your high-ranking disciples, so he went out early in the morning to travel around, saying that he wanted to increase his knowledge and visit the master, and he didn't know when he would return." ”

"Forget it, let's not talk about these young people, let's move on to our chess."

The attention of the two returned to the chessboard.

After playing a few chess moves, the scholar outside the door entered and reported that a scholar named Xu Shu was outside asking to see him.

"Xu Yuanzhi? You're a senior disciple who was almost rated as a Nine Wonders, I heard that he has been getting a little close to Liu Qi recently. Pang Degong said.

Sima Hui sighed: "Yuan Zhi's strategy is comparable to Jiuqi, but it's a pity that the overall situation is lacking, otherwise he wouldn't be close to Liu Qi, he is still inferior to Jiuqi after all." ”

After that, Sima Hui put down the chess pieces and asked Xu Shu to come in.

Pang Degong did not disturb their master and apprentice talking, got up and left the table, and said goodbye first.

A moment later, a young Confucian student in a green shirt calmly stepped into the bamboo house.

"Student Xu Shu, greetings to the teacher." Xu Shu bowed deeply and bowed to the end.

"Yuan Zhi doesn't have to be polite, sit down." Sima Hui smiled and brushed his hands.

Xu Shu got up, sat opposite Sima Hui, and sat in the original position of Pang Degong.

He glanced down at the case, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang Cai Degong has come to visit his teacher." ”

"How so?" Sima Hui said curiously.

Xu Shu pointed to the endgame on the case, and said unhurriedly: "This game of chess is inseparable, looking at the entire Jingzhou, I am afraid that only Mr. Degong can be equal to his master in chess skills." ”

Sima Hui smiled and praised: "You, you, your eyes are still so sharp, yes, Pang Degong did come just now, and he just left." ”

As he spoke, Sima Hui poured Xu Shu a cup of tea with his own hands.

"Thank you, Master." Xu Shu picked up the tea and drank it all.

Sima Huifang said with a smile: "You have always had a strong purpose in doing things, if you have nothing to do, you should not come here as a teacher, say, what do you want to say to the teacher." ”

"Those who know their students are also teachers."

After Xu Shu's compliment, his expression became solemn, and he said: "The student is here to inform the teacher that the student plans to go out of the mountain to assist Liu Qi." ”