Jingzhou, Cai Mao's mansion, the lights are bright, although it is already night, but Cai Mao is still dressed in military uniform, the sword is not down, and he is gathering his henchmen to discuss the plan to defend against Cao Cao.

Cai Mao's navy was all deployed in Wulin Port, which was not far from Xiangyang, with Wulin Port as the center, connecting Jiangxia in the east, Jiangling in the south, and Xinye in the north, forming the Yangtze River defense system of Xiangyang. As long as Cai Mao's naval defense line was not broken, Cao Cao had no choice but to pass through Fancheng, build a pontoon bridge, and attack Jingzhou City from land.

"Governor, it's already night, let's finish dinner and come to see the sand table." Zhang Yun advised Cai Mao on the side, Cai Mao had already passed the time for dinner, and if she continued like this, I was afraid that her stomach would not be able to stand it.

"It doesn't matter, General Zhang, take a look at the map again, study it, and add if there are any omissions." Cai Mao waved his hand, signaling that Zhang Yun could still hold on, and now the battle situation is the most important, and the defense of Jingzhou is the most important.

"Report to the general, there is an old man outside the door who asks to see you!" When Cai Mao was discussing military affairs with the military generals in Jingzhou, he suddenly came to report that someone had asked to see him.

"The deceased?" Cai Mao was stunned for a moment, at this time, there was actually an old man to meet, what old man? If it is his friend, he will definitely notify him in advance, this old man has a mystery!

"Yes, the general, a young man, came from Gangneung, claiming to be the son of the general's deceased, and today he was ordered by his father to come to see the general, saying that he had something important. This is a token presented by the visitor. The subordinate presented the token to Cai Mao.

Cai Mao took the token suspiciously, what kind of token was it that made his subordinates so cautious. The Cai family, as a big clan in Jingzhou, is very well-behaved, and ordinary people come to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix. It's a beating. But the man who came took out the token. The subordinates of the house came to report it, and it seems that this token is not a short answer.

Cai Mao took the token and observed it carefully, and after looking at it for a while, Cai Mao's eyes were startled, and he almost dropped the token to the ground. This is a token of the Cai family, the token of his own Cai family, and the owner of this token is Cai Mao's father!

Cai Mao's father has been dead for many years, and there are not many people who can hold his father's token. According to Cai Mao's memory. There are only a handful of people who hold their father's token, but none of them are their ancestors, if you talk about the elderly, there may really be one, and that one is from Jiangbei.

Thinking of this, Cai Mao turned around and ordered Zhang Yun a few words, and then followed his subordinates out of the study.

"Bring the people to the study of the East Garden, and order the second and third generals to come at the same time." Cai Mao instructed his subordinates, tidied up his clothes, and went to the study in Dongyuan.

"Uncle Cai. I haven't seen you for many years, but Rui is polite! Lu Rui was invited into the study of Dongyuan by Cai Mao's housekeeper. When Lu Rui saw Cai Mao, he gave Cai Mao an uncle and nephew gift.

"It turned out to be extraordinary! I haven't seen him for many years, but he is already a talented man in the world, a general of the expedition to the north. Cai Mao waved her hand and signaled that Lu Rui didn't need to be polite. Cai Mao received her father's token and thought about it for a long time before recalling a ridiculous thing when she was young.

At that time, Cai Mao was ordered by his father to go to Chang'an to pay tribute to Cai Yong's birthday, and Cao Cao was also a guest in Cai Yong's mansion at that time. Wife Cao and wife Cai caused a lot of turmoil in Chang'an at that time, Cai Mao also lost his father's token when he had an affair over the wall, and this token was the token that Lu Rui used to meet Cai Mao.

"Uncle said with a smile, Rui came today."

"Okay, extraordinary, needless to say, just say that you are here to persuade the governor of Pontus?" Cai Mao didn't give Lu Rui a chance to talk, and his tone changed and became low.

Don't give face at all? Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, originally according to Lu Rui's thoughts, Cai Mao should recount the old relationship and make trouble again, but he didn't expect that Cai Mao would directly interrupt himself as soon as he came up.

"Uncle, the general trend of the world has become clear, now my lord occupies the Central Plains, Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jiangdong two counties, is the first prince in the world, our army is now 300,000 troops south, in order to avoid the misery of Jingzhou, Rui asked my uncle to consider the people of Jingzhou." Lu Rui doesn't talk nonsense, since Cai Mao has opened the topic, Lu Rui can only persuade Cai Mao to surrender. Anyway, this is not the focus of Lu Rui, the focus is on the anti-intrigue later.

"Okay, extraordinary, General Ben has heard too much of these words on the table, you want General Ben to give up Jingzhou, it is impossible, today for the sake of my father's token, General Ben will let you go, you go out of the house." This is the general's token, and with this token, you can freely enter and exit Xiangyang City. Three days, I will give you three days, if you don't leave Xiangyang City within three days, don't blame General Ben. Cai Mao threw her token to Lu Rui and asked the housekeeper to take Lu Rui down.

"Thank you, uncle!" Lu Rui also ignored Cai Mao, arched his hand, and left.

"You follow this man and see where he settles in Xiangyang? Will you leave Xiangyang, as soon as there is news, you will send someone back to report it, there must be no mistake! After Lu Rui left, Cai Mao gave an order behind the screen, and a black-clothed messenger nodded and left Cai Mao's study.

"Mengde? Let me see how good you really are! The battle of that year has not yet been decided! Cai Mao touched his beard, returned to Zhang Yun's study, and continued to discuss Xiangyang's defense strategy.

"Big brother!" After another hour, after Cai Mao arranged the defense of Jingzhou, Cai Zhong and Cai He also came to Cai Mao's house.

"You're here?"

"Yes, big brother!"

"Go out of the city at once and prepare to gather all our soldiers, and the soldiers in the city should also keep a close watch, and report to me if there is any change." After Cai Mao saw Cai Zhong and Cai He, she didn't talk nonsense and gave orders directly to the two.

"Big brother, what is this?" Cai Zhong and Cai He were stunned for a moment, what was the matter, they actually let their eldest brother mobilize troops and horses late at night.

"Cao Cao's people have already come in, we have to be just in case!" Cai Mao then told Cai Zhong and Cai He about Lu Rui's visit.

Cai Mao is not a stupid person, he has tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, of course he knows that Lu Rui is not just a messenger. If only a messenger is sent to persuade him to surrender. Cao Cao didn't need to send Lu Rui here at all. Lu Rui was an important minister in Cao's army. Being an envoy is certainly not the real purpose of Lu Rui's visit this time. Lu Rui must have other plans when he entered Xiangyang City, and Cai Mao had to guard against this.

"Big brother, Lu Rui is Cao Cao's adopted son, even if we want to do it, isn't it?" Cai Zhong grew up among the families of the family since he was a child, and he is very clear about the situation between the families, Lu Rui is not only an enemy, but this enemy also involves the Cao family. It was easy for the two armies to face each other, but the relationship between the families was not easy to handle.

"Of course I understand this, otherwise I wouldn't have given my token to Lu Rui. I just want to see what Lu Rui's plans are in Xiangyang, if Lu Rui is really just a messenger, we don't have to pay attention, but if Lu Rui has a plan against Xiangyang, we must stop it, if the Cao army occupies Jingzhou, our Cai family will not be the first in Jingzhou! Of course, Cai Mao was strongly opposed to Cao Jun's southward movement, and if Cao Cao unified Jingzhou. Even if the Cai family can remain wealthy, it can't be the first in Jingzhou. For the name of Jingzhou's first one, Cai Mao has to compete with Cao Cao!

"Big brother is wise, the two of us will go to arrange it immediately!" Cai Zhong nodded, Cai Mao is worthy of being the eldest brother, and his control over the entire situation is much higher than his own, not only taking into account the relationship between Jingzhou and Cao Cao, but also taking into account the interests of his family and the interests of the family.

"Well, you two go quickly. That's right! There is one more thing, there are too few of us in Jingzhou City, you should know what to do! Cai Mao smiled slightly, maybe Lu Rui's entry into Xiangyang would be an opportunity for him.

"Don't worry, brother, brother!" Cai He is a master of playing power, although Wen Taowu is not good, but he is indeed very good at excluding dissidents. If Lu Rui has any movement in Jingzhou, Cai Mao will be the final winner if he comes to catch cicadas and yellow finches, and when the time comes, he will make a great contribution, and there will be no obstacles to adjusting Jingzhou's military strength.

When Cai Mao instructed Cai Zhong Cai He to deploy secretly, in Jingzhou's Taishou Mansion, in Liu Biao's study, Liu Biao sat on the main seat, with a gloomy face. Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang silently waited for Liu Biao's order below.

Before Lu Rui went to Cai Mao's mansion, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang came to Liu Biao's mansion early. Of course, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang came to do the preliminary work, and reported Cai Mao's abnormal behavior to Liu Biao, and at the same time reported to Liu Biao that Lu Rui had infiltrated Xiangyang City, and I am afraid that he had a plot against Jingzhou.

After Liu Biao listened to Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's report, his heart sank, could it be that at this time, Cai Mao would really take action? Do you really want to betray yourself? However, Liu Biao has always been a generation of heroes, and without substantial evidence, he will not attack Cai Mao, so Liu Biao sent his henchmen to monitor Cai Mao.

"Lord!"

"Well, what's the move in Cai Mao's mansion?"

"Return to my lordship." Then the spies reported Cai Mao's situation to Liu Biao. Including Lu Rui's safe departure from Cai Mao's mansion, Cai Mao began to mobilize troops outside the city, everything was news that was not favorable to Cai Mao.

Liu Biao listened to the report of the spies, his face became more and more gloomy, Cai Mao actually transferred the army without telling him, it seems that this matter is very serious.

"My lord?" Kuai Yue asked Liu Biao tentatively to see what Liu Biao meant.

"Xenomorph, what do you think?" Liu Biao suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Kuai Yue, this matter is still uncertain, Cai Mao will really make a move at this time?

The lord is always the lord! Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang glanced at each other, and the two brothers immediately understood their respective thoughts. Liu Biao is worthy of a generation of heroes, even if he has his own confidants, Liu Biao still refuses to fully believe in Cai Mao's rebellion, and this kind of bearing is not possessed by everyone.

"My lord, the more I think this matter is suspicious, why would the Metropolitan Governor let Lu Rui go without permission? Was this a ploy of the Grand Governor? In addition, at this time, the Metropolitan Governor did not take any further action, and it would be biased for us to conclude that the Metropolitan Governor was guilty on this basis. Kuai Yue arched his hand and replied to Liu Biao, since Liu Biao did not fully believe in Cai Mao's rebellion, then Kuai Yue would come to be a good person and follow Liu Biao's thoughts.

"Well, the different degrees are reasonable, let's take a look at this matter!"

"My lord, although the governor has not changed now, but the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, please prepare as soon as possible." Kuai Yue is a good person, and Kuai Liang is going to be a bad person.

"Yes!" Liu Biao nodded, and Kuai Liang's opinion was also very pertinent. If Cai Mao really made any moves. Liu Biao really has to guard against a point. It is also possible for Cai Mao to betray herself. In order to seek more interests in Jingzhou. Cai Mao is also not reliable. Cai Mao can surrender to Cao Cao, but Liu Biao cannot, as the former lord of the party, he is on an equal footing with Cao Cao and surrenders to Cao Cao, I am afraid that the Liu family's family will not be protected.

"Someone is coming, General Huang, General Wei. General Wen and General Liao came. Liu Biao also made up his mind and decided to prepare in advance, if Cai Mao really took action, he would take the lead and capture Cai Mao, so that Cai Mao knew that he was not unable to move!

"No!" The soldiers heard Liu Biao's order and immediately went down to inform the generals.

"Master Hou, are you back?" Shi A waited for Lu Rui in the inn. Everything is ready.

"Brother Chong, they all went to Kuaifu?" Lu Rui returned to the inn and changed into a night suit. Prepare for the next move.

"Yes. Hou Ye, everything is arranged, the spies we let out were also caught by Cai Mao, everything is under our control, and the dead are also on call at any time, as long as Hou Ye gives an order, we will attack Liu Biao's mansion. Shi A replied to Lu Rui in an orderly manner on the side.

All the children of the Cao family were arranged to Kuaiyue's mansion, of course, just in case, after all, if Lu Rui really had something to do, the Cao family could still escape from Xiangyang City.

Lu Rui's next step is to attack Liu Biao's Taishou Mansion.

"Good! Let's go. Lu Rui took the long sword and walked out of the inn. Shi Ah followed Lu Rui with the dead soldiers.

"Quick, go back and report to your lordship!" Cai Mao's spies saw that Lu Rui had taken action, and hurriedly returned to Cai Mao's general's mansion to report.

"Big brother, does Lu Rui want to do something to the lord?" Cai Mao was in his study, Cai Zhongcai and the two listened to the report of the spies and the confession of the man in black who was captured, and made a judgment.

"Hmph, it turns out that Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang are actually Lu Rui's internal responses, no wonder Lu Rui dares to come alone, his target is not me, but the lord!" Cai Mao slammed her hand on the table next to her and figured out Lu Rui's plan. It turned out that Lu Rui did not come to persuade him to surrender at all, but planned to launch a mutiny with Jingzhou's Neiying to control Liu Biao.

"Big brother, this is our good opportunity!" Cai He licked his mouth, the four families of Jingzhou, except for themselves, the Cai family is the Kuai family, the two families have been divided into civil and military affairs, and it has been many years, and now the Kuai brothers have the intention of rebellion, that is the best chance for the Cai family to eliminate political enemies.

"Of course I know, second brother, third brother, you immediately go out of the city to arrange military horses, lead troops into the city, if you encounter resistance, you will forcibly attack the city, now in Jingzhou City, except for our own people, everyone can't believe it!" Cai Mao handed over his matching sword to Cai He, and Cai He took the matching sword and retreated.

After Cai He and Cai Zhong left, Cai Mao gathered his family soldiers, and then notified some henchmen in the city, and went to Liu Biao's Taishou Mansion with his blades, the purpose of course, was to protect Liu Biao.

Liu Biao is too guarded by the house, Liu Biao is also nervously making deployments, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang are on Liu Biao's left and right, not leaving an inch, Mingli is to give advice to Liu Biao, and secretly is to answer Lu Rui.

"Kill!" Liu Biao and the others were discussing in the study, and suddenly the sound of swords using force sounded in the courtyard outside the study.

"My lord?"

"Quick, get out!" Liu Biao, under the cover of civil and military, rushed out of the study. It's a pity that the study at this time has been surrounded by Lu Rui's killers.

"Liu Jingzhou, General Lu Rui is polite!" Under the cover of the killer, Lu Rui walked out and looked at the besieged Liu Biao people. Liu Biao's subordinates ordered him to draw out his blades and confront Lu Rui.

"It turned out to be the general of Zhengbei, and the appearance was far away, I don't know what happened when the general came?" Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, how did Lu Rui enter the courtyard of his study? Could it be that his own Taishou Mansion is in vain?

"Liu Jingzhou, I still advise you to settle down a little The large and small courtyards here have been controlled by me, and forcibly attacking, I'm afraid it will be bad for Liu Jingzhou!" As soon as Lu Rui waved his hand, the archers set up their bows and crossbows.

Liu Biao listened to Lu Rui's words, and then looked at the fire not far away, and completely understood what Lu Rui meant.

The courtyard where Liu Biao is located is the North Garden of the Taishou Mansion, the North Garden is divided into large and small courtyards, the small courtyard is the courtyard of the study where he is located, and the big courtyard refers to the North Garden. Liu Biaotai's army must have discovered that something was wrong here, so they wanted to kill in to protect Liu Biao, but in this small courtyard, Lu Rui's people had an absolute advantage.

"Qi'er, go and tell the people in the front yard not to do anything. Waiting for my orders! Liu Biao glanced at Liu Qi and instructed Liu Qi to stop the defenders of Taishou Mansion.

"Yes, Father!"

"General Zhengbei, Qi'er and Zirou go out, you won't have a problem, right?"

"Of course not, I will send someone to protect Childe."

Lu Rui signaled to Shi A, and Shi A immediately understood, and took a few men in black to escort Liu Qi and Kuai Liang out of the small courtyard.

Soon, the sound of fighting outside was gone, and it seemed that Liu Qi and Kuai Liang had persuaded the defenders on the periphery.

"Master Hou! The people outside have stopped attacking. Shi Ah took Liu Qi and Kuai Liang back to the small courtyard.

"Yes! Liu Jingzhou, don't you think it's strange at all? Why was I able to attack the Taishou Mansion? Lu Rui saw that Liu Qi and Kuai Liang were escorted back, looked at Liu Biao again, and smiled slightly.

"General Zhengbei, you won the first step, but the situation in the back is not what you expected." Liu Biao looked at Lu Rui's smug eyes, and had already guessed that Lu Rui was planning to seize Jingzhou City with Cai Mao. It's a pity that I have already prepared.

"Oh?" Lu Rui pretended to have a puzzled expression and looked at Liu Biao.

"General Zhengbei, do you think Cai Mao can really control the overall situation? You're underestimating me! ”

"It turns out that Liu Jingzhou already knows everything?" Lu Rui pretended to be surprised, but he secretly rejoiced in his heart, Liu Biao, you really, really fell for it! (To be continued......)

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