Three hundred Jinyi guards united with five hundred servants of Jinling Mansion to surround Cai's Mansion with lightning speed, as well as two green buildings under Cai's name, such as Nuanxiang Pavilion and Xiyu Building.

Jin Yiwei seized a seal ribbon of the King of Chu, General Anxi, and General Annan in Cai's Mansion, as well as a letter written by Cao Cao, and a number of gold, silver and jewelry. And the servants of Jinling Mansion also found more than ten girls from good families who were forcibly bought and looted in the dungeon of Nuanxiang Pavilion.

More than 150 people from the Cai family were all put in prison, waiting to be released. Liu Cong's dream of the king of Chu was over before he started to do it, crying in prison, but Mrs. Cai was afraid of Jinyiwei's ability to investigate, this was just a matter of one night, and before she could send someone to contact Cai Mao, the incident happened.

Above the Taiji Palace, the ministers looked solemn, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Those who know a little about the military and the overall situation understand that if Cai Mao and Huang Zu really defect to Wei, the situation will take a turn for the worse and Jinling will suffer a huge threat.

At the beginning, there were two water divisions on the entire Yangtze River, one was the Han Shizhong water division stationed in Chaisang, which had 70,000 people in its heyday, and the other was the Jinling water division led by Qi Jiguang and Zhou Tai, which had 40,000 people in its heyday.

Later, as the situation developed, the situation slowly changed.

Qi Jiguang led his troops into the sea, went down to the South Seas, and now marched with Lu Xun and Zhao Kuo to attack Oda Nobunaga on the Japanese island.

With the gradual expansion of the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the entire Jingbei and part of Yuzhou, such as Qiaojun and Chenjun, were all included in the territory, and Guan Yu's corps took Shangyong to the west. The Yangtze River defense line has basically reached the belly of the Eastern Han Dynasty and is no longer so important. So Han Shizhong's sailor slowly disintegrated.

Gan Ning led part of the troops and horses to land and fight, and jointly assisted Guan Yu with Zhang Liao to attack Hanzhong. Suppress Zhu Di. Han Shizhong and Zhu Huan led their troops up the river and went to Bashu to assist Liu Wei in the battle.

So. The defense of the entire Yangtze River fell on the body of the Chaisang Naval Division, with a total of 15,000 men and horses, more than 200 warships, and the main generals were Cai Mao and Huang Zu.

After Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor in Ye County, Liu Wei hurriedly issued an edict to Cai Mao and Huang Zu, ordering the two to lead their troops to leave Chaisang and go to Weixukou to station, first, to assist Xue Li, Yang Yanzhao and others in Huainan to fight, and second, to defend this strategic fortress. Third, to meet Zhuge Liang's corps to land here.

At present, the Central Plains corps of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in addition to the strong strength of the Wancheng Yue Fei Corps, the defense of the Huainan region is weak, and only the Xue Li Corps and Yang Yanzhao's troops assigned from Xuzhou have a total strength of only 50,000 or 60,000 people. After Xue Li suffered a defeat, the situation became even more precarious.

If Cai and Huang once defect to Cao Wei, the center will bloom, and the internal and external attacks will be attacked, and there is a good chance that Shouchun, Hefei and other important towns will fall one after another, and Cao Cao will soon be swept into the mouth.

And from the mouth of the water along the Yangtze River to the east. However, 300 miles away can reach Jinling, when Cao Cao with 200,000 troops directly smashed Jinling, only afraid that the Eastern Han Dynasty court will usher in a catastrophe.

It can be said that the danger faced by the Eastern Han Dynasty this time is no worse than Li Shimin's last sneak attack on Jinling across the sea. If you are not careful, it is very likely that you will lose the capital, which will definitely be a fatal blow to the morale of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

At present, the defense of the entire Jinling is under the command of Meng Heng. Wei Chigong served as a deputy general, and his command included about 50,000 troops in the navy and army. There are more than 200 warships, and there are no professional sailors. In addition, there are 20,000 forbidden troops in Jinling City. Liao Hua served as the main general, and there were more than 10,000 Imperial Forest Army, which was the defense force of the entire Jinling.

The reason why Liu Wei did not dare to transfer Meng Heng from Jiangdong was because of the existence of Li Tangshui. Under the command of Li Sunsin, Li Tang's sailors were like beasts lurking in the dark, once they found an opportunity for him, they would definitely pounce on him without hesitation and bite the throat of the Eastern Han court.

"Giving Cai's seals, letters, and jewelry, and then reporting it in a suicide note, this must be Cao Wei's conspiracy to force Cai Mao and Huang Zu to surrender!"

Glancing at the physical evidence in front of him, Liu Ji, Xun Yu, Lu Su and others easily caught the truth.

It is not difficult to deduce that this is Cao Wei's trick to force Cai Mao and Huang Zu to surrender, how to crack it?

Because Cai Mao and Huang Zu themselves have great motives for betrayal, even if you can see that this is Cao Wei's trick, but this is a conspiracy, so bet that you don't dare to startle the snake. As long as there is a slight disturbance, no matter how the court chooses, Cai Mao and Huang Zu have a great possibility of choosing to defect to Wei like a frightened bird, unless Cai Mao and Huang Zu are taken down.

"Order the Jinling City Gate to be closed, and no one is allowed to leave the city!"

Without waiting for the civil and military to speak, Mu Guiying, who was about to give birth, came to the Taiji Hall with a big belly and waved his hand.

"Wait for the ministers, see the mother!"

The full hall of civil and military hurriedly bowed down, holding a wat board in his hand to pay homage to Mu Guiying, and at the same time comforted with concern: "Niangniang's birth is imminent, don't come to be distracted by state affairs, ministers have their own solutions!" ”

The crown prince Liu Qi also got up to pay respects: "The child meets the mother!" ”

Mu Guiying clutched her stomach and said: "After this turmoil, even if Cai Mao and Huang Zu don't have the heart to rebel, I'm afraid they will have to turn against Wei." Someone must be sent to rush to the mouth of the water and take over the military power! ”

Liu Ji bowed his head and said: "What Niangniang said is very true, so I asked General Jingde to bring hundreds of followers, and hurried to the mouth of the beard to seize the military power of Cai and Huang. ”

The black-faced Wei Chigong strode out of the ranks, patted his chest and said: "Niangniang and the generals can rest assured, I will hurry to the mouth of the beard, and I will definitely arrive in the evening." After entering the camp tent, he announced Jun's decree, if Cai and Huang refused to hand over their military power, I would be killed by one whip, and then don't blame me for cutting first and then playing! ”

"If Cai and Huang have different intentions, they will definitely be prepared, and let Commander Li select a group of good players from the Jinyi Guard to disguise themselves as personal soldiers, and follow General Wei Chi to the camp of Misukou." Just as Wei Chigong was about to leave, Xun Yu made another addition.

After the resolution was formulated, Liao Hua immediately led the forbidden army to block the four gates of Jinling, and no one was allowed to leave the city unless there was a big seal stamped by the military department. And Wei Chigong left Jinling with dozens of Jinyi guards disguised as personal soldiers, crossed the Yangtze River from Fengling with a whip, and galloped towards the mouth of the water.

As soon as Yu Chigong and the others left, Mu Guiying suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen, knowing that she was about to give birth, so she had to leave the Taiji Hall with the support of the personal palace maid, returned to Changchun Palace, and recruited Wen Po to come to deliver the baby.

This day, the Qianyang Palace is destined not to be peaceful.

Concubine Mu Xian is about to give birth, and the civil and military officials can't help, so they can only continue to discuss with the court.

Liu Bowen also proposed: "The mouth of the water is only four or five hundred miles away from Jiangxia, and the Huang family is the largest clan in Jiangxia, with a large population, and the influence of Huang Zu is profound. Taishou Wang Lang has not been able to eliminate the influence of Huang Zu over the years, but he is afraid that Huang Zu will return to Jiangxia to bewitch the people to rebel, so he must fly a pigeon to Jiangxia and order Wang Lang to be on guard. ”

Li Yuanfang immediately repaired a letter according to Liu Ji's instructions, passed it to Jiangxia through a carrier pigeon, and ordered Taishou Wang Lang to strictly guard against the Huang rebellion.

Half an hour later, Mu Guiying gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter were safe. The Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and once again sent a letter to the Son of Heaven in Bashu through the flying pigeon, one to report the good news, and the other to report the worries.

The Wet Mouth Camp.

Cai Mao and Huang Zu were anxiously waiting for news, and suddenly the soldiers secretly came to report again, and Wen Ping went and returned, and asked to see him outside the camp gate again.

"Why is this Wen Zhongye so uncontrollable?" Cai Mao and Huang Zu glanced at each other, lest they leak the news, but they didn't dare to offend Wen Ping, so they had to summon them.

This time, he didn't come alone, but brought a scholar wearing a hat and a clear face.

After entering the handsome tent, Wen Ping lowered his voice and introduced to Huang and Cai: "This lord is Lord Guo Fengxiao, the former general of Guanglu Xun under the command of Emperor Wei!" ”

"Huh?"

Cai Mao and Huang Zu looked at each other when they heard this, before their side decided to surrender, Wen Ping actually brought Guo Jia here, did he believe in himself too much, or did he believe in himself too much? Arresting Guo Jia is a big achievement!

But Guo Jia was not worried, and smiled slightly: "Don't be surprised, two generals, Jia Te is here to save your lives!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Cai Mao and Huang Zu each pressed their swords in their hands and asked vigilantly.

Guo Jia said confidently: "I guess the two of you have already sent their henchmen back to Jinling, but before dark, there will definitely be a great future who will take over your military power." If the two generals hand it over, it will be a dead end. In addition, the Eastern Han Dynasty is good at flying pigeons, the two have served in the Han Dynasty for several years, presumably they know how to receive carrier pigeons, please send henchmen to intercept in the direction of Jingzhou and Bashu, and they will be rewarded. ”

Cai Mao and Huang Zu were taken aback, although their hearts were full of doubts, they didn't dare to take risks. Immediately, according to Guo Jia's instructions, 100 cronies were sent to carry bows and arrows, and they searched along the way by using the code to summon carrier pigeons. Sure enough, important information was intercepted in the afternoon.

Huang Zu spread it out and watched, and in the letter, Liu Ji ordered Jiangxia Taishou Wang Lang to strictly guard against the Huang rebellion, suppress it when necessary, and kill the suspicious people on the spot.

"Looks like we have to do it the other way around!" Huang Zu drew his sword in his hand and cut off a corner of the table.

Cai Mao also sighed: "You and I have never failed Liu Wei, it is he who has mistreated you and me." I can only turn against Wei! ”

Guo Jia laughed and said: "My Great Wei is short of sailor generals, if the two of them are willing to surrender, they will be like soldiers running to Wu, Wu taking off and landing in Wei, and the Great Wei can be determined!" The two generals will also shine in the future, and they will no longer be under the fence like they are today. ”

The arrow had to be sent on the string, and Huang Zu and Cai Mao immediately summoned some generals loyal to the Han family to enter the account one after another, and ambushed the soldiers to kill. After killing the generals, he killed the soldiers, killing seven or eight hundred people in one go, and finally declared the rebellion against Han and Wei.

"Most of us are Liu Jingsheng's old subordinates, but they have been discriminated against by the imperial court, and since today they have defected to Wei and avenged Liu Jingsheng! Those who dare to disobey will be killed! (To be continued.) )