Chapter 257: Cai's Thoughts!
Jingzhou, in the city of Xiangyang.
As one of the few places in the world where there is no war, Nanjun has a large population, and Liu Biao can even become the forefront of the princes in the world just by controlling a Nanjun.
It can be seen that the wealth of Nanjun is great!
At this moment, the messenger sent by Huang Zu came in panic and met Liu Biao.
In the general house, the civil and military gathered.
Seeing that Liu Biao had not yet arrived, everyone showed suspicions, and talked left and right: "Do you know what is the matter, the lord is in such a hurry to let us come?" β
"I don't know, but something big should happen!" Another answered.
"Big deal? Chu Feng is in Xuzhou, Cao Cao is in Guandu, what else can be a big deal? Could it be that Zhang Xian broke through the front line? Someone speculated.
In the end, everyone still couldn't say one, two, three.
And at this moment, Liu Biao, who was nearly sixty years old, strode over, his face was solemn, strode to the first place, looked around at the civil and military forces, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is quiet! β
"Lord, I don't know why you are in such a hurry?" Cai Mao hugged his fists and asked, he had someone along the Jingnan line, but he didn't hear Jingnan's message saying that something was wrong.
Everyone also looked at it curiously.
"The Chu army invaded Jiangxia, and the counties along the way were all looking at the wind and surrendering, and now the Chu army has approached Shaxian, and Huang Zu sent people to ask for help!" Liu Biao's expression was solemn and he said in a deep voice.
"The Chu army has invaded?" Everyone was instantly panicked, and they all turned their heads to each other.
Chu Feng has a special identity, he is a descendant of the Yuan family, and a third of them present are protΓ©gΓ©s of the Yuan family, and if Chu Feng enters Jingzhou, they really don't know who to help.
"Lord, isn't Chu Feng's army entangled with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Xuzhou? How could he suddenly enter Jiangxia? Kuai Liang asked in surprise with a frown.
"This is Chu Feng's deception, which is to use our normal thinking to know that he will not attack, so we didn't take more precautions, and this is the problem."
Liu Biao reprimanded angrily, a little angry.
"Thisβ" The crowd was silent.
"However, this time the commander of the naval division is Gan Ning, and the commander of the infantry is Zhao Fan, and Chu Feng did not come over in person." Liu Biao breathed a sigh of relief, he was also very jealous of Chu Feng.
"Lord, Chu Feng is extremely brave, and his subordinates are all elites in a hundred battles, but these are all foot soldiers, and they are not proficient in water warfare. Most of the Chu army was in Xuzhou, and the troops to Jingzhou were bound to be weak. β
"What's more, Chu Feng didn't recruit in person, so there's no need to worry."
"And that Gan Ning, in his early years, was just a small colonel of our army, and this kind of water bandit Chu Feng was also reused, so it can be seen that there are no good generals of the water army under his command,"
"The last general thought that General Huang Zu shot Sun Jian in his early years, made many military exploits, and had 30,000 elite boat divisions under his command, which would definitely block the westward advance of the Chu army."
Cai Mao strode out of the queue and said loudly.
"My lord, what General Cai said is extremely true, Chu Feng is still in Xuzhou, and there are only two or three thousand generals at most, and with General Huang Zu's ability, he can easily deal with it."
Zhang Yun glanced at Cai Mao and strode in agreement.
How could he not know the purpose of Cai Mao's words, obviously Cai Mao wanted to take the opportunity to suppress Huang Zu and suppress Jiang Xiajun, the only one Liu Biao could count on.
The first thing he saw was that Jiangxia and the Chu army were both defeated, and then he could lead his troops to take over Jiangxia, so that Jingzhou would be further controlled by his Cai family.
You must know that Liu Cong is a puppet of his Cai family.
Hearing this, Liu Biao's brows tightened, his chest swelled and ached, it was all in this situation, Cai Mao thought that he was still suppressing himself and controlling Jingzhou, how ironic.
"Lord, although what General Cai said is good, but I am not afraid of 10,000, I am afraid that in case, once Shaxian is lost, the Chu army can go north along the Han River and directly approach my Xiangyang City,"
"Or you can go west along the Yangtze River and take Jiangling directly. There is no room for failure in these two places, and it is recommended to send troops to help, just in case! Kuai Liang hurriedly came out and said.
After speaking, he also squinted at Cai Mao,
How could he not know that the Cai family wanted to annex Jingzhou alone, but the Cai family held military power, and he couldn't fight for it, but he must not let Jiangxia fall into the hands of the Cai family.
The current situation is the best.
Liu Biao has military power and political power, but the military power is smaller than that of the Cai family, and the political power is smaller than that of the Kuai family. He is stupid, and he will not watch the situation get out of balance.
"We second!" All the ministers spoke in unison.
They are all on the side of the Kuai family, the Cai family's annexation of Jingzhou is not good for them, it is not as good as Liu Biao, they naturally don't want the Cai family to succeed.
Listening to these words, Cai Mao's eyes were gloomy, this group of miscellaneous people was really hateful.
"Kuai Liang is right, Sha Xian is very important, and there is no room for error. Zhang Yun listened to the order, and you transferred 20,000 elite soldiers to help Shaxian, and cooperated with Huang Zu to defend Shaxian. β
Liu Biao said loudly.
"This," Zhang Yun hesitated, looking at Cai Mao blankly, and that look was obviously asking whether he should agree.
"Why, can't I hear what I say? Need help from others? Or do you not care what the lord of my state says? Liu Biao was angry, Zhang Yun was still his nephew,
Of course, he and Cai Mao are all the way!
"The last general will not dare!" Zhang Yun hurriedly clenched his fists.
"Okay, that's how it was arranged. In addition, Duoduo sent scouts to inquire about the battle situation in Xuzhou, and I was worried that Chu Feng would not just let his generals come so simply. β
Liu Biao pressed his palm, his heart solemn.
With his understanding of Chu Feng, this person is by no means a person who startles the snake, I'm afraid he still has a backhand, but he doesn't know!
"No!" Let the people go down and retreat.
As soon as he left the general's mansion, everyone began to discuss, after all, it was not a trivial matter for the Chu army to move westward, so Jingzhou was already fighting on both sides and would be dragged down sooner or later.
Watching everyone retreat, Liu Biao took a deep breath, this Cai Mao is becoming more and more disagreeable, if it weren't for so many people, I'm afraid Zhang Yun would have to disobey his decision.
It's just that although 20,000 reinforcements were sent, Liu Biao was still not at ease, he always felt that Chu Feng's plan had just begun, and he had only seen the most superficial thing.
Thinking of this, Liu Biao pondered,
No, Changsha can't fight anymore.
Immediately, Liu Biaofen wrote a letter straight, and immediately said to his cronies outside the house: "Someone come, pass this letter to the Yi nationality, and let him act according to the letter." β
"No!" The guards nodded in response.
"Whew! I hope Zhang Xian agrees to surrender, otherwise Jingzhou will be ruined! Liu Biao sighed, and he asked the Iraqi envoy Zhang Xian to seek peace.
Although Jingzhou has 100,000 elite soldiers, it can't withstand the loss on both sides, not to mention, he knows better than anyone that Jingzhou's soldiers are brave and strong, so it is useful to suppress bandits.
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Late at night, Cai Fu,
In a wing room deep in the backyard.
Cai's face was like frost, and he shook his sleeves and shouted: "Waste, this little thing can't be done!" β
"Sister, you can't blame me, during the day, Liu Biao mobilized Zhang Yun to lead his troops to help in front of Jingzhou civil and military officials, if I stop it, wouldn't it..."
Cai Mao defended with a look of grievance.
"Enough!" Cai's cold drink, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a cold glow, Chu Feng really wanted to do it, she knew that Chu Feng was not simple,
After all, there are not many men who are so bold!
You know, it was in front of Liu Biao and himself...
"Zhang Yunke has set off," Cai asked.
"The war is urgent, and I have already led my troops to set off!" Cai Mao replied.
"Chu Feng can't just use these methods, I have a letter here, you arrange for your cronies to send it to Chu Ying, I'm worried that Sha Xian won't be able to keep it at all!"
Cai's beautiful eyes were slightly raised, revealing worries.
"Sister, Sha Xian counts Zhang Yun's reinforcements, there are 50,000 people, not to mention that Chu Feng is not there, even if he is there, what can he do? How can it not be held? β
Cai Mao was at a loss and said with a puzzled expression.
"Hmph, don't you know what kind of bears your soldiers and horses are?" Cai shook his sleeves and looked at him with contempt, as if to say that you are embarrassed to mention it.
"This..., no matter how bad it is, it won't be..."Cai Mao bowed his head, the Jingzhou soldiers have been sparse for a long time, it is indeed not good, but tens of thousands of people can't defeat the Chu army?
You know, it's defense.
You can't understand Chu Feng's "bravery" and "boldness", this person is by no means a reckless person, and the capture of Jingzhou may have been premeditated a long time ago. β
There was a hint of aftertaste on Cai's stunning cheeks,
Cai Mao looked confused, why did her sister mention Chu Feng faintly felt a little confused, as if...
"Sister, then this letter is written..."Cai Mao pinched the letter given by Cai, and asked with some curiosity.
"You can understand it as a show of goodwill, the pattern of the world has changed, Chu Feng is seeking Jingzhou, and it is impossible to fight him with your ability, since this is the case, then show goodwill."
"Of course, the premise is that he can take Shaxian and attack Nanjun!" Cai's cold eyes flashed with a touch of coldness, she had already found the back road of the Cai family with a careful mind.
In other words, whether it is the Cai family who controls Jingzhou by himself, or Chu Feng who enters Jingzhou, the Cai family is still the Cai family, and the latter's flaw is that the power will be much smaller.
After all, Chu Feng is hard enough, not like Liu Biao, he is a soft persimmon.
"Sister, can Chu Feng really attack Jingzhou?" Cai Mao probably knew that Cai's letter probably meant that Chu Feng could lead the way when he entered the Cai family in Nanjun.
The premise is to let the Cai family see the strength, and to leave a place for his Cai family.
"Nine times out of ten, Jingzhou has a large population, and it is the land of fish and rice, Chu Feng is bound to win," Cai said coldly: "I just hope he can remember the old love!" β
Of course, the last sentence was in her mind.
What's more, Cai's self-asked that the conditions she gave were not bad, as long as Chu Feng was Xiangyang after all, she would take the initiative to help Chu Feng take Xiangyang, provided that she was given a seat for Cai's.
"Okay, I'll go back first, and I'll have a little bit of inspiration in the future." As he spoke, Cai twisted his hips and left the sedan chair through the back door.
Sending Cai away, Cai Mao was a little confused, he always felt that his sister and Chu Feng had an unusual relationship, otherwise why would she suddenly write to Chu Feng?
It's just that he can't say why.
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A few days later, Shaxian Water Village.
Huang Zu was still asleep, but he was woken up by the guards, and he wanted to get angry, but when he saw the scout returning, he immediately said impatiently: "Say something quickly!" β
"My lord, the enemy's naval division is stationed thirty miles away from our army, and it doesn't seem to want to fight, as if it's waiting!" The scout described.
"Wait?" Huang Zu was agitated and said nervously: "Isn't Mo waiting for Chu Feng?" β
"Lord, on the other side, the infantry of the Chu army has also come to the city, camped twenty miles outside the city, and they are reinforcing the camp all day, and it seems that they are not preparing to attack the city."
The scout also said in confusion.
Huang Zu was a little restless, this Nima was a little scary, if he hit him directly, he would not be afraid, but if he waited like this, maybe Chu Feng would come one day.
"What about the reinforcements, how long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?" Huang Zu asked anxiously, the only possibility of victory now is that reinforcements enter the Yangtze River from the Han River.
In this way, the retreat of the Chu army may be won in one battle.
"No news yet, but it should be soon!" The guard answered.
"Hmph, send someone to urge. In addition, let the yellow rabbit cub guard Sha Xian for me, if Sha Xian is lost, he will give me a head to see me! β
Huang Zu snorted coldly, looking uneasy.
However, there are 10,000 foot soldiers in Shaxian City, and according to the investigation, the Chu army is only 10,000 foot soldiers.
Now that his troops and horses are not less than the other party, and he has a strong city to defend, he should be safe.
"No!" The guard nodded.
"In addition, pass the order, without my order, no one is allowed to leave the village without authorization, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" Huang Zu specially explained.
I finally saved up these family books, but I don't want to sacrifice them in vain.
"No!" The guards are also under the order.
Huang Zu couldn't sleep at the moment, he got up and looked at the map next to him, he was thinking about what he would do if he was Gan Ning, and he was thinking about when Chu Feng would be able to arrive.
All in all, Huang Zu was calculating the situation.
On the same day, all the news was conveyed, Huang Jie received the news, he didn't think so, but just told the ministry to guard the city, and he himself thought about the wine and beauty.
Since the last time he was taken down, he was ashamed and often went to these places to look for flowers and willows.
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At night, the stars are thick.
In the night outside the city, countless soldiers and horses were ambushed, each with copper coins in their mouths and war knives in their hands, all waiting for the city to give information.
"General, no problem!" The adjutant asked.
"Don't worry, there are enough reminders given during the day, tonight's fifth watch, Zhao Yun will inevitably lead his troops to break the city, just wait." Zhao Fan said very confidently.
During the day, he asked countless people to build a camp, the purpose was to confuse the public, so that the enemy generals thought that they wanted to fight a protracted war and wait for Chu Feng's arrival.
In fact, he had already communicated with Zhao Yun during the day, and he was waiting for the evening action, hoping that everything would be successful.
"Okay, let's go down first and let my brothers rest, and wake them up at the fourth watch." Zhao Fan was still very concerned.
"No!" The adjutant nodded and immediately retreated.
At this moment, Zhao Fan looked at the city illuminated by the brazier in the distance, and he was a little fascinated in his heart, in this battle, this city will be Chu Feng's,
At that time, Jiangxia County will all fall into the hands of the lord.
And he will be lucky not to disgrace his life and take this city, otherwise he is smearing Chu Feng.
Thinking of this, he viciously poured a sip of sweet spring water to make himself sober and stay in shape at all times, so as to deal with unexpected situations.
As for the city of Shaxian,
Because of the arrival of the Chu army, the defenders were much more numerous than in the past, and the ranks patrolling the streets, both in number and frequency, were by no means comparable to those before.
It's just that these sentinels are too pediatric for Zhao Yun and this special combat team.
Zhao Yun has prepared a lot for this battle, he has already relied on money to arrange a few people to enter the barracks, granaries and other places, and they will set fire to the fifth watch tonight.
And Zhao Yun will break the city gate on the other side.
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