The news brought to him by the Han army who came to greet Liu Qi made Liu Qi feel a little lost.

The two generals, Liang Xing and Feng Xi, could not decide whether he would stay or not, and they had to leave it to Pang Tong to decide, but they had already sent someone to present Pang Tong about their encounter with Liu Qi, and in a few days, Pang Tong would also know that Xiakou had been lost.

Xia Kou was lost, and there was no point in the Han army continuing to move forward.

Liang Xing and Feng Xi, who led the army to Xiakou to help, ordered the army to be stationed on the spot.

The Jiangxia army led by Liu Qi, because it was late, did not immediately move closer to them, but just set up camp on the spot.

The quiet night passed quickly, and as soon as the eastern sky turned white, Liu Qi came out of the camp tent, and without even letting the soldiers cook, he urged the army to continue marching.

The hungry Jiangxia army was even more sluggish, and they were all downcast, as if they had just fought a big defeat.

The team marched slowly, walking for less than two hours, and seeing that it was time for lunch again, Liu Qi saw from a distance that a black crowd appeared in front of him.

The men and horses who came towards them were very neat, and from a distance, they were lined up in a long horizontal dragon formation, and they couldn't see how many people there were from a distance, but they felt that at the end of the horizon, a long black line was drawn.

The black line was getting thicker and thicker, and when the team advanced to the point where Liu Qi could see the battle flag clearly, Liu Qi let out a long sigh.

The army that drove towards them was holding high the battle flag of the Han army.

The wind lifted the battle flag, the flag rolled, making a hula sound, and even Liu Qi, who was far away from the Han army, could even faintly hear the sound of the battle flag rolling.

Looking at the Han army advancing towards them, Liu Qi waved his hand and shouted to the Jiang Xia army following behind him: "Meet the imperial army!" ”

The Jiangxia soldiers did not say a word, and with Liu Qi's order, they walked towards the Han army with not very neat steps.

The Han army was in a neat array, although it was a horizontal long dragon formation, and the soldiers in the array walked in unison, like a straight line that was shifting.

The closer you get to the Han army, the clearer the roar of the Han army's neat steps as they march.

Seeing such a large army, Liu Qi finally understood in his heart, why the Han army had almost no defeats in the southern and northern wars for so many years, and when he arrived in Jingzhou, even Liu Bei, who had no way for the Jingzhou army to take him, was quickly defeated!

Fighting against such an army is a nightmare for anyone.

Looking at the approaching Han army, Liu Qi was secretly glad in his heart, he was glad that he did not face the Han army head-on, but chose to surrender to the imperial court.

The only thing that made him unhappy was that Jiang Dongjun took advantage of his defenselessness to take away his Xia Kou.

Without Xia Kou, there will be no gifts to the court, and if you serve the court, I am afraid it will not be reused.

The Han army is getting closer and closer, and Liu Qi can already see the two Han generals who are leading the team.

The two Han generals, riding horses on the left, looked very dry, as if they lived on the northern grasslands all the year round, while the people on the right, although their skin was as delicate as that of the Central Plains, but their complexion was bronze.

These two people were not outsiders, they were Liang Xing and Feng Xi, who led the Han army to help Xiakou.

Liang Xing was a general of Ma Chao's subordinates earlier and served the imperial court, only to be disrupted.

Living in Xiliang all year round, his skin is indeed rougher than ordinary people's skin.

Feng Xi, who was walking on his right, had a bronzed complexion since he was a child, although he was a little dark, compared with Zhang Fei, who followed Liu Bei at the beginning, he was much fairer.

The two of them led the army and rode forward, and saw Liu Qi coming up from a distance, they restrained the war horse, Feng Xi raised his arm and made a stop gesture towards the army behind him.

As he made the gesture, the army behind him suddenly stopped, and one by one they took two steps in place and stopped.

The Han army stopped advancing, and Liu Qi also raised his arm towards the army behind him.

Jiang Xiajun, who was following him, stopped his steps, and he didn't have the momentum of the Han army, and even looked a little messy.

Turning back to look at the Jiangxia soldiers who were following behind him, Liu Qi didn't say a word, and when he turned his head to Feng Xi and Liang Xing again, he gently clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and rode the horse towards the two.

Seeing Liu Qi rushing over, Liang Xing and Feng Xi had no expression on their faces.

It wasn't until Liu Qi approached them that the two of them arched at him with their fists, and Liang Xing said loudly: "The prime minister expected that the Jiangdong Sun clan would take Xiakou, so the two of us came to help, I don't know why the son is here?" ”

He had already explained the situation to the Han army sent by the two, and Liang Xing once again asked why Liu Qi was here, which made Liu Qi stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he understood that the reason why Liang Xing asked this was nothing more than asking him about the guilt of losing Xia Kou.

Hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed to the two of them to make a big salute, Liu Qi said to them: "I am incompetent, I have lost Xiakou, and I am tired of the two generals, so I am not very afraid!" ”

"Gongzi guarded Jiangxia, but he lost this place, how to explain to the prime minister in the future?" Feng Xi, who was riding side by side with Liang Xing, looked at Liu Qi and asked him: "I heard that Gongzi intends to dedicate Xiakou to the imperial court, and now this place has fallen into the hands of the Jiangdong Sun family, I don't know what Gongzi has planned?" ”

was questioned by Liang Xing and Feng Xi, Liu Qi only felt cold sweat on his forehead.

He really wanted to say that he would send troops to recapture Jiangxia, but at the moment, he did not have many troops and horses, and there were no available generals, so it was impossible to succeed in attacking Jiangxia.

Clenching his fists and bowing, Liu Qi didn't say anything, his heart couldn't stop fluttering.

Seeing the panic in Liu Qi's expression, Liang Xing and Feng Xi no longer scared him, Liang Xing said to him: "If the prince has no plans, he can camp here with us." The two of us have already gone to the prime minister, just waiting for the prime minister to make a decision, whether to send troops to attack Jiangxia, or to be entrenched by the Jiangdong Sun clan! ”

Hearing Liang Xing say this, Liu Qi's heart hanging in his throat can be regarded as falling.

Let him lead the army to attack Jiangxia, he has absolutely no chance of winning, if he leaves this matter to the Han army to do, he is still a little sure!

In response, Liu Qicheng said to Liang Xing and Feng Xi in fear: "Two generals, there are not many soldiers and horses under a certain command, and there are more than 10,000 people. Now it is a joint army with two generals, and one should be dispatched, and the two are in charge! ”

Glancing at Jiang Xiajun, who followed Liu Qi here, Liang Xing and Feng Xi looked at each other and smiled, Liang Xing said to Liu Qi: "The soldiers and horses under the command of Gongzi are dispatched by Gongzi." The two of us are used to being court generals, but we are not used to leading other generals! ”

Knowing that the two of them looked down on the soldiers and horses under his command, Liu Qi's face was blue and red.

He didn't dare to say anything more, but only replied twice.

Together with Liu Qi, the Han army and the Jiangxia army did not get involved.

The soldiers of the Han army, still walking with their neat steps, followed Liang Xing and Feng Xi, and marched towards the pre-selected garrison.

Jiang Xiajun followed behind the Han army, and the clothes and armor on their bodies looked much ragged compared to the bright armor of the Han army.

The place chosen by Liang Xing and Feng Xi was only a hundred miles away from Xiakou, and the army was stationed, and there was no sign of advancing towards Xiakou.

Although Liu Qi said that he wanted to capture Xiakou, but Pang Tong's order was not given, and he did not dare to ask all day long, in case the Han army handed over the responsibility of the main attack to him, with his little manpower, even if he fought out, I am afraid he would not be able to take Jiangxia!

The news that the Jiangdong army had occupied Xiakou reached Xiangyang within a few days.

Sitting by the pond in the backyard, Pang Tong had a low table in front of him, and on the low table were two letters.

One of them was from Luoyang, and it was Liu Wei's reply that he had been waiting for for many days.

The other letter is from Jiangxia, and Liang Xing and Feng Xi presented him with Jiangxia's lost letters.

In addition to Pang Tong by the pond, on the straw mat on one side, Cheng Yu sat upright, and Pang Tong stood in front of Kuai Yue respectfully.

Picking up the letter sent from Luoyang, Pang Tong looked up at Kuai Yue and said to him: "Kuai Gong, His Majesty's will has been delivered, and Liu Cong is appointed as the Marquis of Obedience, and there are thousands of households in the city, and the imperial court will build a mansion for him in Luoyang. ”

Bowing down, Kuai Yue said to Pang Tong: "What Cai's mother and son want is to be stable in the second half of their lives. Thousands of households, they have no complaints. It's just that Cai's ......"

As he spoke, Kuai Yue raised his eyes and secretly looked at Pang Tong, but then lowered his head again.

"Gong Jingsheng is a feudal official, and the Cai family is the lady of the command!" Smiling slightly, Pang Tong handed the letter to Kuai Yue and said to him: "Your Majesty's intention is all in this letter, Kuai Gong and take a look!" ”

In response, Kuai Yue stepped forward, respectfully took the letter from Pang Tong's hand, and began to browse it.

After reading the letter, Kuai Yue held it in both hands, handed him back to Pang Tong, and said to Pang Tong: "Prime Minister, in this way, Cai's mother and son will have no objections, Jingzhou should be the imperial court!" ”

Nodding, Pang Tong said to Kuai Yue: "This matter is handed over to Kuai Gong, the sooner I take over this Jingzhou, the less incidents there will be!" ”

In response, Kuai Yue bowed and retreated.

Seeing Kuai Yue leave, Pang Tong said to Cheng Yu on the side: "The time for the imperial court to crusade against Jiangdong is not far off!" ”

Having already read the letter sent back by Feng Xi and Liang Xing, Cheng Yu nodded slowly twice, and responded: "Jiangdong first sent troops to attack Zhou Yu, and then sent troops to seize Xiakou when Liu Qi made it clear to the prime minister that he wanted to sacrifice Xiakou, which was already against the imperial court. The day when the army will go south should not be far away. At present, although we have won Jingzhou, the Jiangxia area is where the ferry is located, if we don't take it, the army will go south in the future, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble! ”

"Jiang Xia wants to take it, but there must be a way to win it in the end!" With an entangled face, Pang Tong said to Cheng Yu: "The imperial court got Zhou Yu, I thought that there was no one available in Jiangdong, but I didn't want to have a Lu Xun." In the future, the army will conquer Jiangdong, I am afraid that there will be a setback! ”