"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly shook his head and stopped Liu Qi,

"Mrs. Cai is also the mother of the son after all, how can the son kill the mother?"

"Besides, we just took Xiangyang, the situation is unstable, and many people are still watching."

"If Gongzi kills Cai Mao, won't it make them chill?"

Liu Qi thought about it, but it was also the same truth, so he had to say stupidly,

"Cheap them!"

"When the overall situation settles down, it's not too late to deal with them."

Liu Bei comforted.

While they were talking, a soldier hurriedly walked in,

"Qiqi Prefecture Mu, the vanguard of the Cao army has arrived in Fancheng!"

……

"His grandmother's, hurry up, hurry up, or one step slower!"

Outside Fan Cheng, Wen Chou complained unwillingly.

Yang Ling came to Nanyang County this time, and brought nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses with him.

Gan Ning's 3,000 Bazi Battalion, Zhao Yun's 3,000 Dragon Character Battalion, Gao Shun's 3,000 Trap Camp, and Ma Chao's 3,000 Mengzi Battalion.

In addition, Cao Cao even allocated 6,000 tigers and leopards to ride and handed them over to Yang Ling's command.

Yang Ling handed over the six thousand tigers and leopards to Cao Chun, and Wen Chou, who had not gone on many expeditions since he defected to Cao Cao.

Knowing that Liu Biao was critically ill and received Cai Yu's call for help, Yang Ling did not hesitate, and immediately sent Cao Chun and Wen Chou to lead six thousand tigers and leopards to ride to Xinye first.

He ordered the city wall to be blown up with black powder, and after taking Xinye, he also rushed to Fancheng non-stop.

However, it was still a step too late, and the Jingzhou army, which was responsible for guarding Fancheng, did not dare to resist at all after knowing that Cao's army was coming.

After burning the surplus ships, they retreated to Xiangyang City on the other side.

Looking at the dark other side of the river, Yang Ling frowned slightly, but since he didn't catch up at the moment, he could only wait until dawn to see what the situation was in Xiangyang City.

So he ordered Cao Jun to enter Fancheng and rest for the time being.

Early the next morning, after the follow-up troops arrived, Yang Ling gathered everyone and began to discuss countermeasures.

"What should we do now?"

Yang Ling asked softly.

"Needless to say, of course I hit it directly!"

Gan Ning didn't want to be authentic.

"Xingba said lightly, the question is how to cross the river?"

Zhao Yun frowned.

At the moment, they don't have the boats to cross the river, and even if they do, as long as the Jingzhou army on the opposite side builds a defensive line along the river bank, they will have to pay a heavy price if they want to go over!

"Teacher, Yi...... By student...... Look, you can ...... first Send someone to ...... Go and see the situation in Xiangyang City, and then ...... Make a decision again. ”

Deng Ai suddenly spoke.

When Yang Ling heard this, his eyes lit up,

"Shizai is right. Liu Biao is not seriously ill, let's just use this as an excuse to send a messenger to visit. ”

"But who should be sent?"

Ma Chao asked.

Look at me, people, and I'll look at you.

At this time, I saw Gao Rou stand up and take the initiative to ask,

"General, my subordinates are willing to go!"

"This matter is extremely dangerous, Mr. Wen Hui does not need to take the risk alone."

Zhao Yun persuaded.

"General Zilong, rest assured, there is a way for the two armies to fight, and they will not be killed."

Gao Rou confidently said,

"Liu Bei attaches great importance to his reputation, and he will never sit idly by and watch others in Jingzhou kill me."

Yang Ling nodded,

"Wen Hui is right, then please Wen Hui you go to Jingzhou and find out the situation in the city for me."

"The subordinate officer receives the order!"

Gao Rou bowed his hand, took the talisman representing the envoy of the imperial court, and then sat on a small boat and headed towards the other side of the Han River.

……

Liu Qi, Liu Bei and others in Xiangyang City soon learned the news.

"It seems that Gao Rou is here to inquire about the news on behalf of Yang Ling."

Zhuge Liang groaned.

"Uncle, Mr. Kong Ming, what should we do?"

Liu Qi asked the two for instructions.

Without waiting for Liu Bei to speak to Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan on the side suddenly sneered,

"Since he is a thief, then what else is there to say, just kill him!"

Zhuge Liang's face changed, and he scolded sharply,

"Uncle Huang is talking to the state pastor, how can you intervene?"

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pleaded guilty in fear,

"It's the last general who is reckless, and I hope that the state pastor and the imperial uncle will forgive the sins!"

But Zhuge Liang was a little reluctant, and said to Liu Bei and Liu Qi with a sneer,

"The lord, the state pastor, this person is a civilian general, but he rebelled last night, because he was disloyal!"

"I think there is a backbone in the back of his head, and it will become a big disaster in the future!"

"It's better to kill him first, so as to prevent future troubles!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned on the spot.

They were able to enter this Xiangyang City, and the first credit was Li Qi, followed by Wei Yan.

But who didn't expect that Zhuge Liang was going to kill Wei Yan directly!

"This ...... General Wen Chang is extremely brave and sincere, and if he kills him, won't it make others feel cold? ”

Liu Bei persuaded with good words.

"Yes, please think twice."

Liu Qi also echoed.

Seeing that the two of them disagreed, Zhuge Liang sighed and said sharply to Wei Yan,

"My lord and the state pastor are merciful and don't want to kill you. But from now on, you must be faithful to the Lord, and if you have a different heart, I will not spare you. ”

"The Admiral remembers!"

Wei Yan, who was lucky enough to pick up a life, hurriedly nodded yes.

"The riverbank defense line is extremely important, and I hope that General Wenchang will be in charge."

Liu Bei was afraid that Wei Yan would cause Zhuge Liang to be unhappy again, so he ordered Wei Yan to go to the river to sit in town.

"The last general commands."

Wei Yan bowed and turned to leave.

After leaving the state pastoral mansion, Wei Yan was extremely unhappy in his heart!

He had the heart to take refuge in Liu Bei, so he betrayed Wenpin last night.

But he didn't expect that if he just said one more word in front of Liu Bei and Liu Qi, Zhuge Liang would kill him!

"This bastard Zhuge Liang, what a damn thing!"

Wei Yan muttered and headed out of the city.

It happened that Gao Rou was led to the Prefecture Governor's Mansion by several soldiers at this time, and Wei Yan's complaint was in his ears.

His heart moved, and he asked with a smile,

"The person who just passed by is so powerful, I don't know where it is sacred?"

"If you return to the envoy, this person is the general Wei Yan."

The sergeant in charge of leading replied.

Gao Rou took a deep look at Wei Yan's back, then turned around and walked into the State Pastor's Mansion.

The lobby of the Governor's House.

"Mr. Wenhui came from afar, it's really hard."

Liu Qi smiled and greeted Gao Rou.

After some discussion with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, he felt that Liu Biao's death could not be hidden.

It is better to welcome Gao Rou in openly, and through him, he will tell Yang Ling that Liu Qi and Liu Bei have taken control of Xiangyang, so as to let Cao Jun retreat.

"I heard that the state pastor was seriously ill, and the lower officials came to visit on the orders of the imperial court."

Gao Rou said softly.

"Mr. Wen Hui doesn't know, my father suddenly fell ill last night and has already left the west......"

When Liu Qi said this, his face was extremely sad!

"I didn't expect the state pastor to pass away like this, it's really sad!"

Gao Rou had expected it in her heart, so she put on a regretful look.