However, it was said that the defenders at the head of the city saw that Liu Qi had captured Cai Ling, who had fainted, and the deputy general Cai Zan should also be killed, so they had no fighting spirit at all and surrendered one after another.

Liu Qi ordered Liu Shi to accept the surrender of the defenders and comfort them, but he did not forgive the Cai family's generals, personal soldiers and some of the henchmen and generals who fought for the tiger, and ordered the army to capture all those people and execute them.

It was only at this time that those soldiers who were attached to the Cai clan reacted, and it turned out that Liu Qi had no intention of letting them go at all, so they resisted one after another.

But at this time, all their weapons were confiscated, even if they resisted, it was almost useless, but in a quarter of an hour, Liu Qi's elite killed all these traitors, and none of them were left.

After that, Liu Qi saw that the faces of those surrendered troops were full of fear and uneasiness, so he gathered them together and said loudly, "This time it is the Cai family and those minions under his command who are rebelling, and they have nothing to do with the soldiers, so you can rest assured." As long as everyone takes Xiangyang with me, kills the traitors, and avenges my father, my son will definitely reward you for his merits and deeds, and will never treat you badly, and if anyone dares to rebel, these people will be his fate. ”

Seeing the scarlet blood flowing all over the city, and listening to Liu Qi's cold words, all the soldiers were in their hearts, and said loudly almost without thinking: "We are willing to serve the death of the son, and we will follow the son to level Xiangyang, capture the rebellion, and avenge the lord." ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and after disrupting these surrendered troops, he first replenished the troops for the various teams that had lost the generals, and then added the remaining surrendered troops to the hands of the generals with a relatively small number of soldiers, and then simply rested in the city for a long time, then left Liu Hu to temporarily guard Yicheng, and then raised a large army and rushed to Xiangyang City with more than 35,000 people.

At this time, Cai Mao, who was in Xiangyang, heard the news of the loss of Yicheng, the killing of his younger brother Cai Zhan, and the capture of his only son Cai Ling, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said in a lost mind: "How is this possible? Liu Qi, this waste is just leading the troops to attack, how can he break through my Yicheng? There's an army of 20,000. ”

Even Cai Mao was already like this, and the incompetent Liu Cong was naturally even more panicked, and roared at Cai Mao: "Cai Mao, didn't you say that your dog can hold Yicheng?" What is happening now? It's just that in just two hours, Yicheng, which was guarded by 20,000 heavy soldiers, was lost, this is what you call impregnable? ”

Cai Mao saw that Liu Cong dared to scold himself like this, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, but he still forcibly held back, after all, this time it was his own miscalculation, he couldn't have imagined that Liu Qi, a waste, would break Yicheng by a strong attack, and couldn't help sighing: "It's all to blame on that damn Wen Ping, it's because he didn't insist on fighting Zhao Wei in Wuxian and refused to go to Jiangling, if he was guarding Jiangling, how could Liu Qi capture Jiangling so lightly?" If Jiangling is not lost, how can Liu Qi have an extra 10,000 troops out of thin air? If there were no more than 10,000 troops, how could he capture Yicheng? ”

But seeing Liu Cong, he sneered: "Isn't this because you confidently said that you were kind to Wen Ping, and he would definitely listen to your arrangement?" Otherwise, how could I listen to your idea to transfer Wen to Gangneung? If Wang Wei had been sent to Jiangling at that time, I am afraid that Liu Qi, a waste, would not have been able to capture Jiangling. ”

Cai Mao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and at the same time, because he was resentful in his heart that Liu Cong dared to speak in such a tone to himself, he fell silent and decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb in the future.

But it was said that Liu Cong saw that Cai Mao no longer spoke, and vented the anger in his heart, and after a while, he asked: "Now that Liu Qibing is in the city, what do you say we should do?" ”

But seeing Cai Mao closed her eyes slightly, ignored her, and was forced to be anxious, she just said: "So far, there is nothing the last general can do, let's leave it to fate." Anyway, my only son has been captured by Liu Qi, and there is no life, and it is not interesting for me to live, but it is actually better to die. ”

Liu Cong snorted coldly and said, "Is there no way for me Liu Cong to leave you?" After finishing speaking, Liu Cong asked the civil and military officers under the account: "Princesses, who has a way to retreat from the enemy?" As long as you can find a way to repel six or seven, this official will definitely reward him heavily. ”

However, all the civil and military officers under the tent were either afraid of Cai Mao, or they had already turned their hearts to Liu Qi, and they all turned a deaf ear to Liu Cong's words, even if Liu Cong asked again and again, no one spoke.

Until the end, the anxious Liu Cong had no choice but to show weakness to Cai Mao in desperation: "Military advisor, it's all to blame for the recklessness of the official, who didn't know the severity, and was so rude to the military advisor." The military advisor is my uncle and my father-in-law, and now that Liu Qibing is in the city, I also ask the military advisor to look at the face of my mother and Wan'er, take more effort, and help me with a group of children. I promise that in the future, all matters related to the defense of the city will be handed over to the military division for arrangement, and all the grain, grass and materials in the city, as well as the civil and military personnel, will be dispatched by the military division. ”

Cai Mao still shirked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "It's not that the last general refuses to take the order, it's really that Liu Qi is too powerful, and the last general has no way to think about it, so let's admit defeat and wait for death." ”

Liu Cong saw that Cai Mao left it alone, so he really panicked, and patted his chest to assure that Cai Mao added another fiefdom, and at the same time added Cai Mao the military governor of Jingzhou, so that he could handle the internal and foreign affairs of the entire Jingzhou, and in the end, he almost pleaded with tears.

Only then did Cai Mao nod and said helplessly: "It's not that the last general doesn't want to agree, it's that the last general's ability is limited, but when my Jingzhou is in the midst of life and death, even if the last general fights for his life, he will definitely not be able to live up to the trust of the lord." At the same time, we need to send an envoy to Xuchang, and ask Cao Gong to send troops to break Liu Bei, as long as Liu Bei is defeated, we can draw out the strength of Fancheng and Deng County to defend Xiangyang, and, as far as the last general knows, Jiangxia Huangzu's army will arrive soon, only two days away from us, as long as we hold on for two days, we can defeat Liu Qi. ”

After a slight pause, Cai Mao said with a stern face: "For the safety of my Jingzhou, in these two days, all personnel are not allowed to move around at will, you will all live in the official office, and the food and accommodation will be fully covered by the lord. ”

As the head of the first clan in Jingxiang, Cai Mao naturally knew that among the civil and military forces here, there would be people who had their hearts towards Liu Qi, and he also knew that once Liu Qi's soldiers came to the city, someone would definitely find a way to surrender to Liu Qi Kaicheng, so he made such a move to put all the civil and military forces in Jingzhou under house arrest here to prevent them from having any contact with Liu Qi.

In addition, Cai Mao also gave full play to his ability to control the overall situation, personally inspected the city defense, replaced all the people who felt unreliable with his cronies, and then ordered people to be on duty in shifts, day and night, as long as there were traces of army activities under the city, immediately alert and report.

Under Cai Mao's high-pressure control, the entire Xiangyang City really had a bit of tension like a great enemy.

Two days later, Cai Mao heard a report from the spies that Liu Qi's army had come to Xiazhai, a place twenty miles away from Xiangyang. couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the army to prepare to meet the enemy.

Early the next morning, Liu Qi led the army to the city and shouted at the city: "Who is on duty at the city?" Quickly open the gates and let me in. ”

But seeing that a general appeared at the head of the city, he shouted at Liu Qi: "The lord has an order, although the eldest prince Liu Qi is the lord's brother, but now the military situation at the border is urgent, and the lord immediately leads his troops to defend against the enemy on the border, and then renew the brotherhood after the military situation is lifted." ”

Liu Qi saw that this person was Cai Mao's younger brother Cai Yan, and couldn't help shouting: "Cai Yan, how dare you be like this, a thief? Liu Cong's murder of his father and his betrayal of humanity is really a move of common anger of heaven and man, you dare to deceive your heart, and serve the thieves as the mainstay, it is really black and white, regardless of the merits, quickly tie up Liu Cong and Cai Mao, open the gate and surrender, you can protect your people from harm, otherwise, once the city is broken, you and others will rebel against the thieves, and then the disaster will be left behind, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

But seeing Cai Yanhehe, he sneered: "The eldest prince's words are wrong, my lord is inheriting the throne by the will of the first lord, but there is the will of the ancestor as evidence, but the eldest prince you, not the lord's order, returned to Jingzhou without authorization, and even raised troops to make a rebellion, first take Jiangling, and then pull out Yicheng, and kill my Jingzhou general, capture my military division and his son, it is really disregard for human morality and righteousness, if you listen to my advice, go back quickly to defend the territory, and you will not lose the title in the future, otherwise, you will not be able to do this Yangzhou assassin history." ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, and shouted sharply: "What can you do? How dare you turn black and white so upside down and despise me? In this case, I am not welcome to blame me, today I will break through the city, wash your Cai family with blood, and use the heads of you and other dog thieves to pay tribute to my father's spirit in the sky. ”

immediately sent an order: "Soldiers, attack the city with me, and today I will capture Cai Mao alive and slaughter all the people of the Cai clan." ”

As the drums sounded, an earth-shattering shout of killing was heard immediately, and then the brave Jingzhou army immediately shouted and began to attack.

Because of the very important location of Xiangyang, it has always been a battleground for soldiers, so in history, the construction of the city of Xiangyang has always been very important, especially for the moat guarding Xiangyang City, it is constantly widening and expanding, and under Liu Biao's operation for many years, the moat that has been dozens of zhang wide has now reached the terrifying hundred zhang (Han Dynasty length unit), such a width is even the longest suspension bridge can not reach, so, in order to solve this problem, Liu Biao accepted the construction of the skilled craftsman Han Ji, A small guide was built in the center of the moat corresponding to each of the four gates, and then two drawbridges were used to connect the small island in the center of Guò to facilitate the passage of soldiers and civilians entering and leaving the gates.

It was precisely because of the unique advantages of Xiangyang City that Cai Yan was very unimpressed with Liu Qi's offensive, because he knew that Liu Qi's army could not pass the moat at all, and even the strongest archers could not shoot bows and arrows on the other side of the moat.

But to his surprise, it turned out that Liu Qi's army had prepared thousands of ships, and these soldiers all crossed the moat by boat and quickly landed on the opposite bank, and what was even more terrifying was that there were more than a dozen huge building ships on the moat, and these building ships actually played the role of a well and began to throw bows and arrows at the city head.

"It's not good, go and inform the military advisor, Liu Qi actually has a large number of ships, and more than a dozen building ships." Cai Yan's face couldn't help but change greatly, and he hurriedly instructed his own soldiers.