In the final analysis, Xiangyang is still the world of the Cai family, and Cai Mao's sworn friends are numerous, and a brutal battle unfolds in an instant.

The sound of fighting and shouting was endless, and the common people were afraid of being affected, so they hid in the houses and did not dare to come out, and the armies of the two sides launched street battles and street battles, and for a time the corpses were everywhere and the blood flowed like a river.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun heard the news and hurriedly returned to the army to rescue, but Liu Qi did not have a head-on conflict with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and decisively withdrew the army and retreated in the direction of Jiangxia.

Cai Mao was so angry that he was almost crazy, and he chased for dozens of miles but did not catch up, and he was afraid that Liu Bei would take the opportunity to attack the city, so he had to retreat back and continue to guard Xiangyang.

Liu Bei's army seemed to be just a bluff, and after Liu Qi retreated, Liu Bei's army also quietly left the north bank of the Han River, and Zhao Yun only shook under the city for a while, and then led the army back.

Xiangyang City was in danger in the end, but Cai Mao and others counted the losses, and they had the heart to cry to death, which was quite strict, Deng Yi and Liu Xian took away 10,000 soldiers and horses, plus the people who surrendered to Liu Qi, Liu Qi came with 10,000 soldiers and horses, and when he returned, it had become 25,000 people. There were also some civil and military officials who also took advantage of the chaos to go out of the city together, some defected to Liu Bei, and some simply followed Liu Qi.

Cai Mao was so angry that he screamed, and he also knew in his heart that Liu Qi's qualifications were mediocre, but this battle was fought cleanly, with a nose and eyes, he still relied on Liu Bei's power, and he only hated the carelessness at the beginning, and let the tiger return to the mountain, and naturally scolded Liu Bei countless times in his heart.

"Brother is too ruthless, why don't you attack all the way in and pick up Cong'er?" Liu Cong seems to be not only disgusted by his brother's siege of the city, but also regrets that it did not succeed in the end.

"In this way, you can avoid losses, but instead enhance your strength, there must be a master to guide you." Wang Baoyu said.

"Great, my eldest brother is kind by nature, and I am always afraid that he will be bullied by others outside alone! The next time I see him, I'll give him a telescope! ”

"Ugh." Wang Baoyu sighed for a while that Liu Cong was pure and kind-hearted, "Since we are brothers, there will be a time to meet again in the future." ”

"Alas, I haven't seen my eldest brother for many days, and I miss it very much. If it weren't for the heavy guards, I'm afraid I would have gone with my brother. Liu Cong said.

"Mrs. Cai has always raised you, are you willing to leave her?" Wang Baoyu asked.

"The king is not a king, the minister is not a minister, the mother is not the mother, the son is not the son, alas, if I was born in an ordinary family, and my stepmother treated me like this, I would definitely be happy with her knees for the rest of my life and support her for the rest of my life." Liu Cong sighed.

Wang Baoyu's analysis is correct, the person behind Liu Qi is the person called Yi, Xiangyang is stationed with 150,000 troops, Liu Qi is only 10,000 horses, how can he capture Xiangyang?

Liu Qi came this time, just to use the suicide note in his hand to recruit the soldiers who were dissatisfied with the Cai family, once the goal was achieved, of course, he could not lose too many troops, and it was the best policy to retreat immediately.

Of course, Yi did this in advance and discussed with Liu Bei, Liu Bei's purpose was to divide the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, only in this way could he have the opportunity to win more with less, and then occupy the entire Jingzhou.

According to Liu Bei's instructions, on the way back to Jiangxia with Liu Qi, Yi discussed turning around and attacking a place, which was Jiangling County.

Jiangling Taishou was originally Cai Mao himself, but at this time, Cai Mao was dealing with the aftermath of Liu Biao in Xiangyang, and was not here.

The guards of Jiangling can't figure out who is the real lord of Jingzhou, but Liu Qi is the eldest son of Liu Biao no matter what he says, and if he compromises with him, he will not be scolded by the world.

So, in line with the principle of leaving a way out for himself, the Jiangling guards, who did not want to clash with Liu Qi, actually took the 50,000 sailors here and fled without a fight and went to Xiangyang along the waterway.

Liu Qi finally found some self-confidence and became a lot more energetic, and proposed that Deng Yi and Liu Xian lead their troops to stay in Jiangling for defense, and lead his troops to continue to return to Jiangxia to garrison, which is quite reliable.

Although the guard general of Jiangling brought back the soldiers and horses, Cai Mao, who was extremely annoyed, still killed him, the reason is very simple, Jiangling County, that is, Nanjun, borders the Yangtze River in the south and the Han River in the north, which is not only a military location, but also a grain and grass center in Jingzhou.

Cai Mao and others immediately gathered soldiers and horses to discuss how to recapture Jiangling, but the general Wen Ping couldn't get sick, and Cai Mao was afraid that Liu Bei would take the opportunity to attack, so he still delayed the matter.

Jingzhou seems to have fallen into chaos, and Wang Baoyu does not want to stay in this place of right and wrong for a long time, so he is ready to go back.

Liu Cong did not force him to stay, but said: "Now that the city is heavily guarded, I am afraid that my letter will not be able to be sent." Brother Baoyu, if you see my eldest brother, ask him to send someone to answer and pick me up as soon as possible. ”

Wang Baoyu's nose was sour, you have a big brother in your heart, but I don't know if your eldest brother really cherishes this little brother in his heart. Wang Baoyu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Cong'er, when I go back, I will write a letter to Liu Qi immediately." ”

"Baoyu, why don't you stay a few more days?" When Wang Baoyu resigned to Mrs. Cai, she was very reluctant.

"My sister is worried at home, so I'd better go back early." Wang Baoyu said.

"Alas, I don't know when we will see each other again." Mrs. Cai lamented that these days, Liu Cong doesn't pay much attention to her, which makes her feel lonely.

"If my aunt misses me, say hello, and I will come to see my aunt."

"The world is in turmoil, and I don't know when it will end. My aunt was often uneasy in her heart, fearing that she would be framed. ”

"Hehe, auntie, you're thinking too much. As long as we remember Baoyu's words, we will still be together in the future. Wang Baoyu pretended to smile lightly.

"Well, I made a note of it." Mrs. Cai nodded, went back to the house and took out an object, and gave it to Wang Baoyu, it turned out to be a jade flute, not as exquisite and gorgeous as imagined, and the workmanship can only be regarded as simple, but such a large piece of jade, the value must be expensive, of course, Wang Baoyu values these the most.

"I don't have anything to give you, this is the phoenix flute, which is made by royal craftsmen, but it is also rare, and you keep it as a souvenir." Mrs. Cai introduced.

Obviously it is a flute, but Mrs. Cai just calls it a flute, it seems that in this period, there should be no such thing as Xiao.

"Thank you, auntie." Although he couldn't blow this thing, Wang Baoyu still cherished it and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Saying goodbye to Mrs. Cai, Wang Baoyu felt uneasy, and went back to find Liu Cong, since he had already shown up, it was not clear that Fu Gongyi, Kuai Yue and others would set up an ambush on the road, or safety first.

Liu Cong didn't ask much, and after saying goodbye to Wang Baoyu again, he called Wen Ping, a general who was sick at home, and asked him to personally escort Wang Baoyu to the south bank of the Han River.