A blue lightning flashed across the night sky, followed by a roar that shook the earth.

It rained heavily and the military situation was like a fire.

Cai Zhong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in the hall, while Cai Hao yawned and walked out of the back hall slowly.

"Ouch! Cousin, you came out and something big happened!"

What big thing could happen that we have to wake him up in the middle of the night?

Cai Hao sneered and sat down slowly.

The tea on the table had gone cold for a long time, but Cai Hao still picked up the cup and took a sip to moisten his throat.

As a result, Cai Zhong's next words made him drop the teacup on the ground.

"Jiangdong's army is coming to the city!"

As if a bucket of cold water was poured down from his head, Cai Hao shivered all over.

Ignoring the valuable pottery broken on the ground, he stared wide-eyed, grabbed Cai Zhong's wrist and asked.

"What's going on?"

"Where did the people come from to attack Xiangyang?!"

Every move of the Huxiao camp was under the surveillance of the Han army, and they did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Sun Ce's troops were also recruited by Wen, and Zhang Yun surrounded the hinterland of Jingzhou. If Maicheng fell, there would never be any news.

Yes, where can anyone break into Xiangyang?

"I don't know! I don't know!"

Only then did Cai Mao realize that Cai Zhong's hands had been shaking, and Cai Zhong replied with a sad face.

"Cousin, don't worry about this now. The west gate has been lost, and Jiangdong's army has entered the city. The 1,000 soldiers in the inner city are rushing to the palace to guard the lord. No one can move the guards of the other three gates without your general order.

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"Hurry up and mobilize your troops!"

Cai Mao woke up from a dream and said hurriedly.

"Yes! Go to the study to get my tiger talisman and rush to the south gate immediately to mobilize troops. I will arrange the north and east gates."

"yes!"

Cai Zhong hurriedly wanted to go to the back hall, but Cai Mao grabbed him again.

"Cousin?"

Cai Zhong turned around in confusion.

I saw Cai Mao slowly sitting down again, a little lost.

"Wait...let me think about it."

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The pouring rain made the armor heavy, and the fighting made people even more exhausted.

Han troops continued to pour in from various streets.

People fell down one after another, and the flowing blood dyed many puddles on the ground red, and then was diluted by the rain, over and over again until it turned into a turbid mess.

"Kill!"

At the beginning, the Han soldiers rushed over from all sides with their eyes closed, but soon they discovered a problem that they had to face up to.

Their main battlefield cannot bring them victory.

Many generals realized the seriousness of the problem and began to use sporadic attacks to try to delay the Jiangdong Army.

"Don't pursue or entangle, go straight to the Han Palace!"

Ji Shu yelled at the top of his lungs, otherwise he was worried that the sound of rain would drown out his order.

Such an attack by the Han army could not cause many casualties to the Jiangdong Army. Ji Shu could see that the Han army's command was still in chaos.

But more important than expanding the results was Liu Biao's head. This was the most important significance of this sneak attack.

Under the leadership of the guide, Jiang Dongjun rushed through one street after another and finally came to the Han Palace.

Although Liu Biao began to build his own palace since he became king, a few months were not enough to complete such a huge project, so Liu Biao still lives in the original Prefectural Mufu, just with another plaque.

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Now, I'm afraid that his palace will never be completed.

Seeing the target in front of him, Ji Shu grinned and chuckled, and Yu Linjun was also excited.

But what greeted the Yulin army was a row of powerful crossbows.

Whoosh!

Dozens of arrows flew towards his face, and a dozen soldiers fell to the ground.

In order to facilitate the rapid march in the heavy rain, Ji Shu had already asked the soldiers to abandon shields and other equipment that were difficult to carry.

At this moment, wanting to effectively defend against crossbows and reduce casualties may have become a luxury, Ji Shu gritted his teeth and ordered.

"rush!"

"Break through the palace gate, capture Liu Biao, and destroy Jinghan!"

"Let the world see the style of our Yulin Army!"

Jiangxia City survived the bloody battle, endured the thousands-mile attack, and stormed through the city. Are you still afraid of this small mansion?

"Strong wind!" "Strong wind!"

The soldiers of the Yulin Army rushed forward with red eyes.

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In the palace of the King of Han.

Liu Biao sat motionless in the hall with a pale face.

The attendant next to him reported the news with great concern.

"Lord, Jiangdong's army has surrounded the palace. Do you want to gather troops and horses to break out?"

Hearing the attendant's words, Liu Biao's eyes moved like dead fish.

"Breakout?"

"Where to go?"

"Our army is already at a disadvantage. Once we lose Xiangyang, our army's morale will suffer a heavy blow. How can we fight Sun Ce?"

"If Xiangyang is there, the lonely man will still be there; if Xiangyang is lost, there will be nothing."

The green mountains are there, so why worry about not having firewood?

The attendant hurriedly advised again.

"Lord, if Xiangyang is lost, you can get it back! The Jiangdong Army only has a few hundred soldiers and horses left. As long as the lord escapes, he can mobilize a large army. Why worry about not getting back a city garrisoned by hundreds of people?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Biao roared ferociously.

"The lonely Xiangyang City has 3,000 defenders. The city is high and the pool is deep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses come, that's it. It's just a few hundred people!"

"Are a few hundred people allowed to abandon the city and escape?!"

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm just here."

As he spoke, Liu Biao lost his breath and said tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid...Don't be afraid."

"Jiangdong's army only has a few hundred people, and there are still 2,000 defenders in Xiangyang. As long as General Gu arrives here, Jiangdong's army will die."

At this time, a soldier walked in and knelt down in front of Liu Biao and cried.

"My lord, General Cai Mao killed Huang Zu, took Huang Zu's head, and led 1,500 soldiers to surrender to Jiangdong Army!"

Boom~~

A bolt of blue lightning pierced the night sky, making Liu Biao's face pale.

Cai Mao and Kuai Liang were Liu Biao's earliest subordinates.

Cai Mao was his most trusted right-hand man, Kuai Liang was his most relied-upon military advisor, and Huang Zu was his most admired general.

In the Battle of Jiangxia, Jingzhou lost half of its troops. Many generals impeached him and said it was because of Huang Zu and Li Yan's incompetence in fighting. Li Yan was dead, so Huang Zu was deposed at home.

Kuai Liang's old illness relapsed, and he died of illness when Liu Biao needed him most.

Now Cai Mao, whom he trusted the most, actually killed Huang Zu and led his troops to surrender to the enemy!

A mouthful of blood rushed to his throat, and Liu Biao couldn't help but spurt it out.

"Lord!"
To be continued...