Wang Haoquan accepted Guiyang County as the first Lai Gong as the Taishou, and then appointed Shi Jin as the county Sima, and Jiang Jing as the county Cheng. The rest of the generals also received rewards.

Wang Hao listened to Zhu Wu's suggestion again, repaired a letter to Liu Biao, and asked Lai Gong to be the Taishou. He also went to Chang'an, and asked for the position of Guiyang Taishou for Lai Gong.

However, it is said that Liu Biao lives in the city of Xiangyang, sits on the seven counties of Jingzhou, and has just defeated Sun Jian, the current tiger minister. It was when he was full of ambition that he suddenly saw Wang Hao's letter, and he couldn't help but be furious, and even reprimanded Wang for being arrogant and disrespectful. Then he summoned his subordinates to discuss sending troops, raised an army of 70,000, known as 100,000, and crossed the river to please the king.

It was said that Wang Hao was shocked when he heard that Liu Biao's army was coming in Quanling City, and urgently summoned the generals to discuss. Wang Hao said: "The previous Wu giant committed my county, but I was defeated, and in the midst of the death and chaos of the army, the county was also taken by me. Unexpectedly, the governor blamed me for taking the county without permission, and raised a large army to come to me. This Liu Envoy Jun is not as good as Wu Ju, everyone is called Bajun, and he has both wise and resourceful people such as Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, as well as generals such as Huang Zu and Cai Mao. Now you have a good plan. ”

Zhu Wu replied: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much, I think Liu Biao has Kuailiang." Kuai Yue and other wise people, the lord also has Liu Xian, Jiang Jing and other talents, and the comparison between the two is not worse than him. After hearing this, all the ministers in the hall nodded in agreement, and Zhu Wu continued: "I think Liu Biao has Cai Mao, Huang Zu and other generals, all of whom are vain people. Luan Yu and Chao Gai under the command of the lord are all tigers of the world. The generals in the hall also nodded in praise. Zhu Wu finally said: "Liu Biao has Yuan Highway on his back according to his Nanyang, and the back road is restless, and he has a new grudge with Sun Poyu, Sun Poyu temporarily retreats to Jiangdong, and he will come to take revenge after a while." The lord only needs to connect Zhang Changsha, according to the Yangtze River to reject Liu Biao. ”

Wang Hao said: "What Wen Lie said is very true, but my brother Zhongjing is a minister of Liu Biao, and he is very loyal, how can he do such a treacherous thing." I can't tear the dough. Here Liu Xian replied: "This matter is easy, although Zhang Changsha is a loyal and righteous man, but he is also a benevolent gentleman, but the lord went to cry and complain about himself, saying that Liu Biao wants to take the life of the lord." He also persuaded Heng Zhongxu and Xiao Shuli to persuade each other, Zhang Ji would not bear the difficulty of the lord, and he would definitely help each other. ”

The king listened to it and praised it as good, and then waited for Luan Yu and the hundred horsemen to go from Changsha to Wangchang. When leaving, Liu Xian was ordered to act as the county minister, and Jiang Jing prepared grain and grass. Zhu Wu and Lu Da led 30,000 troops to follow, Shi Jin led 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the two counties, and the rest of the people still followed the old thing.

However, he said that the king was so good that he could get Changsha City, and he first ordered people to go to Hengyi and Xiao to tell each other in the house. When there is no difference in time, cry all the way to the Taishou Mansion.

This Zhang Ji was talking with Heng Yi, Xiao Rang and Fuzhong, and suddenly heard that Wang Hao was crying and worshipping, and hurriedly came to greet him. When they arrived at the hall, the two saluted, and Zhang Ji saw that Wang Hao was still crying, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Xian, why are you crying?" Wang Hao wept and replied: "Brother, the younger brother's life is not long, and I have come to tell him, and because the old mother is still alive, I want to entrust it to my brother." Zhang Ji was startled, and hurriedly went to help: "The virtuous brother is very bad, for the brother to be a little bit yellow, wait for me to take the next pulse, and then make a plan." ”

Wang couldn't afford it, he was just crying, Zhang Ji was helpless, and Heng Yi said on the side: "My lord doesn't know, Wang Lingling's income is not a bad disease, but a heart disease." Zhang Jiqi said: "Oh, what kind of heart disease the virtuous brother has obtained, and the Tao and the brother know." Wang Hao was still silent. Heng Yi on the side said again: "Could it be that Lord Fei really doesn't know? ”

Zhang Ji was even more curious: "Where do I know." Heng Yi whispered: "What Wang Lingling gained was Liu Lingjun's heart disease that he wanted to kill. Zhang Ji exclaimed: "How can this be? At this time, Wang Haofang spoke: "Brother, I only returned to my county because Wu Ju came to fight with him, defeated his whole army, and Wu Ju accidentally died in the chaos. I don't know that the envoy listened to what the villain said, so he was evil, and now he has an army of 100,000 to kill me. ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "Brother Xian stopped crying, I will go with you to make Jun Jun talk to each other, so that Jun understands the details, and it will not be strange." On the side, Xiao Rang said: "Don't you hear about Su Dai." Bei Yu's previous affairs, if Wang Lingling did not wait for an explanation in the king's camp, he would have passed on the first three armies. ”

Here, Wang Hao cried again: "Brother, how can my generation die at the hands of my husband, I am willing to judge myself to thank Liu Yuanjun, but I beg my brother to take care of my mother Yier, so that I can die without regrets." Zhang Ji was stunned and said: "This ......" Heng Yi said on the side: "If the adults are willing to save Wang Lingling, Yi has a plan to save him." Zhang Jixi said: "Zhong Xu has any good plan, please come quickly." Heng Yi replied: "The only way to do this is to fight with troops." ”

Zhang Ji was still in doubt here, and Wang Hao over there continued: "No, how can I use my own selfishness to teach my brother to do such a betrayal act." I can only die to thank my brother for his love. With that, Wang Hao drew his sword and tried to kill himself. The entourage on the side was busy blocking each other, and when they couldn't intersect, Heng Yi and Xiao Rang on the side admonished Zhang Ji: "Please also ask your Excellency to make a quick decision." ”

Zhang Ji pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "The only way to do this is to help Gongmei and Brother Gongmei." Use my seal left and right, and use the Changsha soldiers and horses to meet the virtuous brothers. Here, the king abandoned his sword and said: "Brother, with your words, it is enough for me, and my brother really doesn't have to be like this." Before he finished speaking, Zhang Ji interrupted: "Brother Xian doesn't need to say much, I have already made up my mind." I have a righteous fellowship with you, and I can't bear to see you fall into this situation, and now I can only have the grace of Liu Zhijun's promotion. "The king listened and thanked him repeatedly.

Wang Hao received Zhang Ji's order, so he mobilized the Changsha army, and obtained a total of more than 20,000 army troops and more than 5,000 water troops. The army is stationed on the banks of the Yangtze River. The army was gathered, and Ruan Xi, the captain of the water military academy, came to report: "Lord, there are two brothers in Xi, the previous Fanxi recruited each other by letter, the eldest brother has not heard back, and the second brother has now led hundreds of people to come to meet each other and is waiting outside the camp." Wang Haoxi said: "Uncle Yuan, please soon." ”

After a while, Ruan Xi introduced a person, and Wang Hao raised his eyes, but saw this person: one hand was like an iron rod, and his two eyes were like copper bells. Although there was a smile on his face, there was a murderous aura between his eyebrows. It can cause misfortune, and good can bring disaster to disaster. When the punch comes, the lion is cold; At the kick, the snake is frightened. Where to find the plague messenger, this is only a short-lived Erlang. But when he saw this person, he bowed and said, "Villain Ruan He, please meet Lord Taishou." ”

Wang Hao hurriedly said: "Haojie, please get up quickly." Now I am about to fight with Liu Biao, and I want to order you to be the captain of the navy and fight with Liu Biao's navy, I don't know what the heroes want. Na Ruan Hexi said: "The river bows to the lord, and he will live up to the trust of the lord, and he will capture the first and second divisions of Liu Biao's army and present them to the lord, as a gift of the audience." Wang Hao praised: "Zhongyuan is really heroic, I will wait for Zhongyuan's good news." ”

After that, he ordered Ruan He to retreat to one side. He also ordered Ruan Xi to be the chief general of the water army, and Ruan He to be the deputy, because Ruan Xi pushed it, and ordered Ruan He to be the main and Ruan Xi to be the deputy. He also ordered Chao Gai to guard the left village, Luda to guard the right village, Luan Yu to guard the front village, Xuanzan to guard the back village, and Zhu Wu to guard the Chinese army.

However, it was said that Liu Biao led the army to move slowly, and Cai Mao and Huang Zu led the army to arrive first. The two of them went to the water village with the north bank first, and the two of them discussed in the camp: "If the army arrives, it is to take the king, and it is not a miracle. Huang Zu said: "If our army first arrives today, the southern army will not take precautions and make people steal its water village at night." Cai Mao praised: "This is a great good, tonight I will make my clan brothers Cai Zhong and Cai He lead 3,000 soldiers, 50 or 60 large and small ships, and go to steal the camp." Huang Zu couldn't fight for him, so he had to respond.

In the middle of the night, Cai Zhong, Cai He ordered 3,000 sergeants, drove fifty or sixty large and small boats, and crossed the river to look at the water village of the southern army. Cai Zhong and Cai He arrived in front of the water village of the Southern Army, and ordered the troops to crash into the water gate, and the troops marched in with noise. When I entered the village, I saw that the lights in the village were extinguished, and Cai Zhong and Cai He were in doubt. An army crashed out of the door on the left and right.

It turned out that Zhu Wu had expected that Cai Mao and Huang Zu would make people come to steal the camp, and he had ordered Ruan He and Ruan Xi to lie left and right, and wait for the northern military ships to come and kill them together. The two fleets sandwiched Cai Zhong and Cai He in the middle, striking left and right, and shooting crossbow arrows together. Cai He and Cai Zhong were in chaos early, and they each looked left and right. Cai He looked left, there was already a Ruan River to intercept the boat, crashed into Cai He on the boat, Cai He could not stand on his feet, fell into the water, the water had already had a water ghost, and he rushed up to tie Cai He to see Ruan He. Cai Zhong looked to the right, was bumping into Ruan Xi, surrounded by Ruan Xi, Cai Zhong hurriedly waved his knife to fight, and a sergeant had already scratched the hook and dragged the boat over. The Northern Army lost its main general, and suddenly there was chaos, and each went its own way.

But it was said that Cai Mao and Huang Zu were sitting in the village, waiting for Cai Zhong and Cai He's information, but they heard the noise of killing on the south bank. Urgently ordered someone to investigate, and after a while, the spies returned, Cai Zhong, Cai and Zhongfu. The two of them hurriedly mobilized the whole army and drove a boat to rescue Cai Zhong and Cai He. When the boat sailed to the center of the river, I suddenly saw a bright fire upstream. However, it was Meng Kang who was ordered by Zhu Wu to lie downstream, and when Cai Mao and Huang Zu crossed the river to save Cai Zhong and Cai He, they put down the fireboat along the river to stop Cai Mao. Cai Mao and Huang Zu were caught off guard, so they had to order the boat to intercept it, and for a while, the heart of the river was on fire, and it was not enough to burn the boat.

Cai Mao and Huang Zu couldn't march for a while, so they could only turn around. But he saw that there was also a fire in the water village, and he hurriedly ordered the ships to rush forward, and when they were about to dock, there were arrows raining down on the shore. But it turned out that Zhu Wuming Xuanzan led 3,000 soldiers to cross the river upstream, and when Cai Mao and Huang Zu left the village, they killed the guards and burned Cai Mao's water village. When Cai Mao and Huang Zu returned to the army, they released arrows on the shore.

Cai Mao and Huang Zu couldn't dock, so they had to look downstream and retreat, and Xuanzan didn't come to catch up. Retreat straight for thirty or forty miles, and then get the anchor. Cai Mao and Huang Zu were busy with the sergeants, and nearly 4,000 sergeants were lost this night, the loss of ships was not counted, the grain and grass were lost, and there were only three days' of food left. Cai Mao and Huang Zu looked at each other speechlessly, the sky was about to light again, and the army fought fiercely all night, and they were all tired. The two had no choice but to order the whole army to temporarily anchor and rest.

Cai Mao and Huang Zu had just rested for less than two hours before they could hear the war drums on the river like thunder. Cai Mao and Huang Zu hurriedly got up to watch, but it was the ships of the Southern Army that came from the river. Cai Mao and Huang Zu hurriedly called the army and lined up to greet them.