Liu Bei was startled when he heard that Cao Cao's army was coming. What frightened him even more was what Zhuge Liang wanted to express, that is, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks were in vain. In the face of Cao Cao, who is invincible and unintelligent, how can Liu Bei not be afraid?

Liu Bei, who was terrified in his heart, saw that Zhuge Liang could foresee Cao Cao's troops, so he asked, "What should we do if we are defeated?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Liang has a plan, but he can defeat Cao Jun." If the lord doesn't use it, he can only abandon Xinye. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that Zhuge Liang still had a plan: "If Mr. has a clever plan, how do you know that I will abandon it?" Please also sir. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "There are few soldiers in Xinye County to defeat Cao Jun, and I recently heard that Liu Jingsheng is critically ill, and the lord can take the opportunity to take Jingzhou as a safe place." If Jingzhou is obtained, the lord's soldiers and horses are ten times stronger, and Cao Cao can be refused. ”

Liu Bei frowned when he heard this: "Although Mr.'s plan is good, how can I bear it because I am taken in by Jingsheng?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "If you don't take it today, you will regret it too late!" After that, he looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was known for his benevolence and righteousness before, which recruited many civil and military talents for him, and also made many soldiers and ordinary people attach. Later, I listened to Zhuge Liang's analysis, and knew that when Cao Cao occupied the sky, Sun Quan occupied the land and took advantage of others, so he didn't dare to do unkind and unjust things. So he shook his head and said, "I'd rather die than do something unrighteous." ”

Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Bei's reply, and his heart was happy and worried, and he was happy that Liu Bei could still carry out his benevolent and righteous actions to the end at a critical juncture, which was obviously beneficial to Liu Bei's monopoly and people. The worry is that Cao Cao's army is coming, and if you don't use this plan, you can only take it as the best policy. Zhuge Liang, who was in a conflicted mood, could only nod and said: "If the lord doesn't use this plan, I can only think of another way and discuss it in the future." ”

However, it was said that Xiahoudun and others were defeated and returned to Xuchang, and they tied themselves up to ask Cao Cao for their guilt. Although Cao Cao didn't expect the 100,000 army to come back in such a disgraced manner, he didn't take the slightest loss to heart. Instead, he comforted Xiahoudun and other generals: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. As long as you can know where defeat is, take it as a warning. ”

Xiahoudun said: "Zhuge Liang used tricks to break our army with fire. ”

Cao Cao said: "You have been using soldiers since you were a child, don't you know how to guard against fire attacks? ”

Xiahoudun said in frustration: "Man Cheng and Wen Qian once reminded me that I regret it at this time!" After saying that, Xiahoudun raised his head again and said: "Liu Bei is so rampant is a big trouble, and the lord must not get rid of it." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he first rewarded Li Dian and Le Jin, and then said: "I am only worried about Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Nan Ye, and Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Zhang Lu are not worried. Liu Bei dares to burn my soldiers, I will sweep the south of the Yangtze River, and I will hate it with snow. ”

Cao Cao said that he had an army of 300,000, Cao Ren and Cao Hong were the first team, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were the second team, Le Jin and Li Dian were the third team, Man Zhong and Lu Qian were the fourth team, Cao Cao personally led the generals to the fifth team, Xu Chu was the vanguard, and each led 50,000 soldiers and horses to kill Xinye again.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou was first overjoyed when he learned of Liu Bei's victory over Xiahoudun's 100,000 army, and then he was worried when he heard that Cao Cao had raised all his army to attack. This joy and sorrow made Liu Biao's condition suddenly worsen, and he knew that his life was not long in coming, so he invited Liu Bei to Xiangyang to support him.

Liu Bei cried before he saw Liu Biao, who was described as thin on the sickbed. This made Liu Biao very moved, and said to Liu Bei: "I am terminally ill and will die soon. My son has no talent, I am afraid that he will not be able to inherit his father's business, after my death, the virtuous brother can lead Jingzhou by himself. ”

Liu Biao's situation at this time was similar to Tao Qian's originally, if there was no Cao Cao's army to force him, Liu Biao would not let Jingzhou give Liu Bei. But at this time, the situation was critical, and Liu Biao also knew that his two sons could not hold Jingzhou, so it was better to give Liu Bei a personal favor, so that Liu Bei could cover his two sons. If Jingzhou is captured by Cao Cao, the two sons will be prisoners, and even if Liu Bei has no power, he can be a rich man.

Liu Bei heard that Liu Biao wanted to make Jingzhou's heart naturally happy, but unfortunately for the sake of fame, he couldn't agree, but instead cried: "Why did Brother Xian say this? Not to mention that the virtuous brother is expected to recover, but if there is really a case, he should try his best to assist the virtuous nephew, how dare he have other plans? ”

Although Liu Biaozhi's talent is not as good as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, he is also a prince, even if he is about to die, he knows it very well in his heart. He understood that neither of the two sons could fight Liu Bei, and Liu Bei would not recognize him as the master even if he assisted his son, and the authority of Jingzhou would still fall into Liu Bei's hands after a long time. When Liu Bei uses the power of Jingzhou to capture other states, the subordination relationship will be changed. The best result is that his heir can be appointed by Liu Bei as a county guard, if that is the case, Liu Biao will be content.

As the two were talking, someone suddenly came to report that Cao Cao's army was approaching Xinye. When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Biao and returned to Xinye to defend in the starry night. Liu Biao was also shocked when he heard the report, and he vomited blood.

Seeing that Liu Biao vomited blood, Mrs. Cai hurriedly invited a doctor to take care of her. Liu Biao knew that his fate was not long in coming, so he reluctantly got up and wrote a will. Although he hesitated between his two sons at the beginning, now he has made up his mind to let Liu Bei assist his son, so he naturally chooses Liu Qi, the eldest son supported by Liu Bei, as the lord of Jingzhou.

Liu Biaoguang thought that Liu Bei could protect Jingzhou, but forgot that Mrs. Cai was beside him. Mrs. Cai was furious when she saw that Liu Biao did not stand up and her son Liu Cong opposed Liu Qi. She grabbed the will, tore it to pieces in front of Liu Biao and scolded: "The old man dares to do this!" He ordered the healer to step back from the man and lock the inner door.

Seeing this, Liu Biao was furious and vomited blood, but no one took care of him. Mrs. Cai also realized that she was reckless when she came to the door, so she hurriedly summoned Cai Mao, led the troops to guard the state pastoral mansion, and killed all the people who saw the will.

Liu Qi learned that his father was critically ill in Jiangxia and came to Jingzhou to visit him. When Fang arrived at the outer gate, he was stopped by Cai Mao and said: "Gongzi was ordered to guard Jiangxia, and he has a great responsibility. Now that he has left his post without permission, what should he do if the Eastern Wu soldiers arrive? If you enter the lord, the lord will inevitably be angry, which will hinder the condition, this is not filial piety, and it is advisable to return quickly. ”

Liu Qi stood outside the door and cried, but he was still not allowed to enter, so he had to get on the horse and return to Jiangxia. Liu Biao, who was seriously ill, was cut off from medicine and diet in the prison cell, and his life was already in danger.

As soon as Liu Biao died, Mrs. Cai discussed with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun and pretended to write a will, making her second son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou, and then mourning and mourning.

Although Liu Cong was young, he also knew that the elders and young were orderly, and when he saw that the officials worshiped him as the Lord, he asked: "My father unfortunately passed away, my brother is now in Jiangxia, and my uncle Xuande is in Xinye." If you wait for me to be Lord, how will you explain if your brother and uncle come? ”

Everyone under Liu Biao's command saw that Cai Maobing surrounded the mansion and did not let Liu Qi enter the door, who didn't know that there was something greasy in it. Liu Cong asked this sentence, and the officials really didn't know how to answer it correctly for a while. At this time, one person came out of the class and said: "Childe's words are very good! Today, you can urgently send a letter of mourning to Jiangxia, ask the eldest prince to be the lord of Jingzhou, and order Xuande Gong to serve together. The north can be the enemy of Cao Cao, and the south can reject Sun Quan. This is a foolproof strategy. ”