He looked at Cai Shen, who was about to die, with less air coming in and more air coming out, and Liu Qi, who was still coughing up blood.

Huang She's whole body was numb.

He never imagined that things would develop to this point.

Now he had no time to think too much, so he quickly asked his soldiers to carry Liu Qi and went to find a doctor for treatment.

Naturally, the army had no way to continue marching and could only camp on the spot.

After hearing that Liu Qi had been assassinated, Su Fei and Kuai Liang came to the big tent to wait for the news.

"General Huang, what's going on now?" Kuai Liang came outside the tent and saw Huang Shezheng with hundreds of soldiers guarding Liu Qi on three levels inside and three outside.

"Sir, the young master was assassinated. The doctor is still treating him, but the situation is not optimistic."

"Okay, why was the young master assassinated? What was the situation at that time? Please explain it carefully bit by bit." Kuai Liang became anxious and said to Huang She.

Huang She also felt very guilty at this time. When they came out of Jiangxia, Huang Zu gave him many instructions to take good care of Liu Qi.

I didn't expect that something like this would happen.

"Sir, at that time the assassin said that he was here to deliver a message on the order of the Lord."

"At first, the young master and the general were still very alert, but the assassin was very cunning. He first said that the master agreed to let us attack Xinye."

"Even if we capture Xinye, there is no need to return to Xiangyang to support us. Let us continue to attack Wancheng, while the lord will hold the Han army back for us."

"At that time, the general and the young master relaxed their vigilance. Then the assassin said that he had confidential matters that he wanted to discuss with the young master in detail, so the young master asked me to withdraw first."

"But who would have known that something unexpected happened at this time. The assassin suddenly broke out and injured people. It all happened too fast, and the general was unable to rescue him." Huang She recalled what happened at that time bit by bit.

When Kuai Liang heard Huang She's words, he lowered his head and pondered. He was wondering who had the motive to send someone to assassinate Liu Qi.

In just a moment, a person's figure entered Kuai Liang's mind.

"Did the assassin say anything?" Kuai Liang asked Huang She again for verification.

"What did you say?" Huang She started trying to remember again.

How should I put it? This assassin is so cunning. Everything seemed normal at first. He looked very much like a messenger.

By the time he revealed something was wrong, it would be too late.

But suddenly, Huang She thought of something. When the assassin committed suicide, he shouted "Lord"!

"Sir, the assassin was normal at first, but in the end, after stabbing the young master, he called out "Lord."

"Lord?" Kuai Liang frowned.

A word of lord doesn't mean much. After all, these days, there are too many people who recognize their lord.

When he calls "Lord", it can only mean that the assassin is a dead soldier and the other party is a powerful person.

But the problem is that in the land of Jingzhou, aristocratic families are originally in power, and there are too many powerful families.

However, although it was not clear who sent the assassin, Kuai Liang also had a general suspicion.

To put it simply, if Liu Qi dies, whoever is most beneficial will be the one who is most likely to be the instigator behind the scenes.

So if Liu Qi dies, who will benefit most? Isn’t it the Cai family?

The person in power in the Cai family was Cai Mao, so Kuai Liang locked onto Cai Mao in just an instant.

But Cai Mao was the governor of Jingzhou after all, and most of the military power in Jingzhou was in his hands.

At this time, the Han army was approaching the border. If you want to overthrow Cai Mao, you must have the most direct evidence.

But now, what Kuai Liang and the others lack most is evidence. After all, the assassin is also dead.

Even now, when they carry the assassin's body to confront Cai Mao, Cai Mao will deny it.

Just when Kuai Liang and the others didn't know what to do, the doctor who was treating Liu Qi came out of the tent.

Kuai Liang and others immediately approached him and asked about Liu Qi's situation.

"Doctor, how is the young master's injury?" Kuai Liang looked at the doctor and asked.

"Back to my lord, the young master has been rescued. He is still in a coma due to excessive blood loss."

"Even if he wakes up, the young master still needs to rest. After all, the injury this time is only a hair away from hurting his heart."

"If the heart is injured, the villain will be unable to recover."

"But even if this is the case, the young master still needs to rest for a year and a half before he can recover as before. During this period, the young master should not get angry or exercise strenuously, otherwise he may relapse." The doctor detailed the condition of his injuries.

"Thank you doctor, I'll take note of it." Kuai Liang bowed to the doctor and expressed his gratitude.

After sending the doctor away, Huang She looked at Kuai Liang in confusion.

"Sir, in this situation, do we still go to Xinye?"

When Kuai Liang heard Huang She's question, he was stunned for a moment, but then he fell into deep thought.

Logically speaking, the attack on Xinye was to rescue Xiangyang, but now that Liu Qi was assassinated, Kuai Liang suddenly no longer wanted to save Xiangyang.

Because he feels it’s not worth it!

You know, Liu Qi is his disciple of Kuai Liang. Kuai Liang has always been optimistic about Liu Qi, but for the stability of Jingzhou and for his own family, he has already given up on Liu Qi once.

But now, Kuai Liang doesn't want to give up on Liu Qi anymore. He feels aggrieved for Liu Qi.

As Liu Biao's legitimate son, Liu Qi is logically the crown prince of Jingzhou. But ever since Cai married Liu Biao and gave birth to Liu Cong, Liu Qi's reputation has plummeted.

Even though he was marginalized everywhere, Liu Qi remained calm and quietly gave up his position to Liu Cong, thinking of settling down in Jingnan.

If the Han army hadn't invaded the territory, I'm afraid Liu Qi would have chosen to stay in Jiangxia.

But when Xinye was defeated and Fancheng was in danger, Liu Qi stood up decisively and took over the siege of Fancheng.

Doesn't Liu Qi know that the more times like this, the more he should keep a low profile? Once he turns the tide in Jingzhou's crisis, the more he will attract the attention of Cai Mao and others.

In other words, even Kuai Liang felt it was not worthwhile to kick Liu Qi!

At this moment, Kuai Liang no longer wants to think about Jingzhou! Even if Liu Qi does not get the position of Jingzhou pastor, he still wants to support Liu Qi in taking charge of the four counties in Jingnan!

"General Huang, we are not going to Xinye!" Kuai Liang said firmly.

"Not going to Xinye? Then where are we going?" Huang She looked confused when he heard Kuai Liang's words.

"Go to Jingnan! The people in Xiangyang City are not worth saving! We will capture Jingnan on behalf of the Young Master! Then we can defend the Han army across the river!"

"Originally, moving to Jingnan was my lord's retreat, but now, we have to strike first and capture the four counties of Jingnan!"

"But, can we hold on?" Huang She still didn't quite understand what Kuai Liang said.

"Yes!" Kuai Liang nodded heavily and said to Huang She with certainty.

"The Han army did not have a naval force, and their water warfare capabilities were not strong. They could only find some small boats to cross the river."
Chapter completed!