Wenpin came out and said: "The traitor Liu Bei. The late lord has just passed away. You have raised an army and rebelled. Quickly dismount and be bound. My lord is kind. Maybe you will be spared from death."
Liu Bei said: "The Cai family poisoned Liu Jingzhou and wanted to take Jingzhou as their own. You two generals mistakenly believed the slander. If you repent as soon as possible, you are guilty of being a thief. I can let bygones be bygones."
Wenpin and Wang Wei looked at each other. They both saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes. But Wenpin immediately said: "Liu Bei, don't talk nonsense. The second young master has ascended the throne. There is a letter signed by the late lord. You said that the eldest young master was chosen by the late lord." The successor can have real evidence."
"My late father summoned me alone a few days ago and made it clear that he would hand over Jingzhou to my management in the future. A few days have passed. How could my father suddenly become seriously ill for no reason and change his mind inexplicably?" Liu Qi said. After all, he was Liu Biao's son. Although he was in front of the two armies, Wang Wei still had to salute Liu Qi.
Liu Qi added: "My late father died in an unknown manner. The Cai family has always blocked the news. And on the day when the news of his death was announced, Cai Mao ordered Lu Jie to lead troops to capture me. This move was clearly intended to harm me. The two generals have nothing to do with it. Believe Cai Mao's words to avoid making a big mistake."
The two generals looked at each other. Wen Pin said: "What the eldest son said are all speculations. There is no real evidence. How can we believe it? In any case, it is wrong for the eldest son to join forces with Liu Bei to provoke a war. It is better to stop the troops and follow suit." When I enter the city, there will be public opinion."
"Cai Mao destroyed my brother's life. Entering the city is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. What's there to talk about? Generals, who can help me capture these two alive?" Liu Bei interrupted the two of them with a shout. A white horse general behind him responded and took the text. It was Chen who came to Pama to get Wenpin.
"Well done." Wenpin was not afraid. He responded by clapped his horse and waved his sword to meet Chen Dao. Wenpin was worthy of being a famous general in Jingzhou. He fought with Chen Dao for more than 30 times and the outcome was indistinguishable. Wang Wei was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he patted Ma Lai. They greeted him, but were intercepted by Guan Yu. They fought for a while.
"Wang Wei, do you still recognize my Qinglong Sword?" I saw Guan Yu shouting as he slapped his horse and danced his sword.
"Guan Yu." Wang Wei's pupils shrank and he said. During the Battle of Wancheng, Guan Yu and Wang Wei had the experience of fighting side by side. Wang Wei knew very well that Guan Yu's martial arts skills were probably no match for him, but each had his own master. He could only He could bravely face it.
"It's a good time." Wang Wei was also a famous general in Jingzhou. However, he was Guan Yu's enemy. The battle was not a close one, but he was already in trouble. The situation was precarious.
"Wang Wei, let me die." Guan Yu smiled proudly and slashed at Wang Wei's neck with a knife. Wang Wei tried his best to dodge, but was cut off by the knife and his helmet tassel was cut off. He fled into the formation in a panic.
"You can stand up to ten of my moves. You are considered a person. Wang Wei. I will spare your life for today. If you are obsessed with it, I will take your head in the future." Guan Yu laughed loudly. Guan Yu always had this habit. When fighting against an old friend, he always retains a certain amount of affection. When fighting with Wang Wei just now, he also left some energy. Otherwise, if he had used all his innate power as soon as he came up, I am afraid that Wang Wei would become his if he didn't get out of the three. The ghost under the sword.
However, Wang Wei was defeated. Wen Pin had no intention of fighting. He feinted a shot and retreated into the formation. Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and pointed his whip, urging his troops to cover up the kill. Wang Wei could not resist Wen Pin, so he retreated into the city in defeat.
The two of them were defeated and returned to the city. They met Cai Mao and said, "Guan Yu, under Liu Bei, is brave. We are no match for the two of us..."
Cai Mao was so timid that he ordered his troops to strictly defend and refused to go out of the city to face the enemy directly with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei led his army to surround Xiangyang on three sides. He attacked urgently day and night. The Jingzhou soldiers had not been in battle for a long time. People were panicked for a while. It was only because of the high height of Xiangyang city and the deep trenches that Liu Bei could not advance for the time being.
However, although Liu Bei is fierce, he is not without worries. The city of Xiangyang is strong. Liu Bei has been besieging it for more than ten days, with more than 10,000 casualties. If the battle continues like this, Xiangyang City has not yet been broken. The 50,000 Nanyang soldiers brought by Liu Bei are afraid There will also be a lot of casualties.
Liu Bei was worried that day, so he went to Zhuge Liang to discuss: "Military Advisor, the city of Xiangyang is very tall. Our army has suffered heavy casualties from attacking the city for several days. Is there any good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry. Our army has been attacking the city fiercely in the past few days. It has exhausted the courage of the defenders. It seems to Yi Liang that the city will be destroyed within a day."
Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "What good strategy does the military advisor have?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Liang has been in secret contact with Kuai Yue earlier. Now he is ordered to guard the west gate. Now the time is ripe. Tonight, we can order people to shoot the letter into the city. In the coming days, we should cooperate with the outside, and the city will be destroyed."
Liu Bei was overjoyed. He quickly ordered Zhuge Liang to write a handwritten letter and shoot it into the city from the west gate at night. The primary school in the city picked it up and handed it to Kuai Yue.
Although Kuai Yue secretly had some disagreements with Cai Mao, during this troubled period, Cai Mao had to entrust Kuai Yue with important tasks and appointed him to guard Ximen in order to gain more support. After all, the strength of the Kuai family in Xiangyang cannot be underestimated. .
Kuai Yue has been hesitating these past few days. He has been hesitating whether to support Cai Mao or Liu Bei. That's right. Although Zhuge Liang's eldest sister married into the Kuai family and became his daughter-in-law, she is not unrelated to Cai Mao. .even closer relationship.
Quin Yue can be regarded as an experienced politician. These relationships are not enough to influence his decision-making. These ties are the most useless for politicians. In the end, what really matters is strength.
Liu Bei has been attacking Xiangyang in the past few days. Although he did not capture the city, the momentum of the attack still made the soldiers in the city tremble with fear. The Jingzhou soldiers had not experienced war for many years. In this situation, their morale was low. They were afraid that Liu Bei would break the city. Day and night.
This atmosphere has also deeply affected Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue has also been thinking about ways to escape these days. After all, even if he defends the city with all his strength, he may not be able to protect Xiangyang. He doesn't know what the final outcome will be. And If the city was dedicated to Liu Bei at this time, this merit would be enough to obtain enough benefits for him. And the letter Zhuge Liang shot into the city at this time was an opportunity for Kuai Yue.
Kuai Yue responded with a letter that night and shot out of the city. He made an agreement with Liu Bei to raise a fire at three o'clock the next day as a signal to open the city and dedicate the west gate.
A small army on the road outside the city picked up the reply and sent it to Liu Bei's army tent. Liu Bei was overjoyed when he read the letter and hurriedly distributed the tasks. He rested for the day, cooked food at the second watch, and sent out troops at the third watch. Guan Yu was at the front. He led 10,000 troops and went straight to the west gate of Xiangyang. Liu Bei led 20,000 Chinese troops to respond later. He also asked Liu Feng, Guan Ping, and Mi Fang to each lead an army and lie in wait outside the east, south, and north gates. Once the west gate was on fire. They each sent troops to respond, first to contain the enemy soldiers defending the city, and then to prevent Cai Mao from escaping.
It was the third watch of the night. Guan Yu led 10,000 elite troops out of the camp. Everyone had their medals in their mouths, and the horses were all choked. He quietly approached the west gate of Xiangyang City. As expected, he saw the trumpet fire shaking above the city head, and the city gate slowly opened.
Guan Yu felt ecstatic in his heart and shouted loudly: "Kill." He immediately mobilized his troops and horses to rush into the city.
Cai Mao was sleeping soundly in his mansion. He woke up when he heard shouts of killing outside. Liu Bei had been attacking Xiangyang day and night in the past few days. He had not slept well for several nights. It was a rare day for him to take a breather. He didn't want to have another night attack tonight.
Night attack. As the saying goes, guns are easy to hide and hidden arrows are difficult to defend. The cost of casualties in night battles is very high. Cai Mao was stunned and sent the order: "Send the order to the four gates to guard the city. Liu Bei dares to attack the city at night. I don't believe Liu Bei can fly." Go to Xiangyang City."
The subordinates panicked and replied: "Commander...Commander...it's not good. Liu Bei's army has entered Xiangyang City."
"What?" Cai Mao suddenly lost sleep after hearing this and asked in surprise.
The subordinates answered truthfully: "Captain, it was Kuai Yue who dedicated the west gate at night and led Liu Bei's army into the city."
"Kuai Yue, traitor. I trust you so much. I didn't expect you to be such a despicable villain." Cai Mao yelled. But Liu Bei's army entered the city. Cai Mao didn't have the guts to stay for a moment longer. He quickly picked up Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong. He met Zhang on the way. Yun, Cai Zhong and Cai Zhong cried: "Cai He has been killed by Guan Yu. Everyone can't resist. Liu Bei's army rushed into the city from all four gates."
Mrs. Cai was shocked when she heard this and said: "Now the situation is over. What will happen next?"
Zhang Yundao said: "Jingzhou's money and food are all in Nanjun. The only plan for now is to break out of the siege and retreat to Nanjun. We will regroup in the future and then compete with Liu Bei."
Cai Mao followed his words and gathered more than 3,000 defeated soldiers and horses and rushed towards the south gate.
Along the way, Liu Bei's sergeants were everywhere blocking the way. Cai Mao protected Mrs. Cai with all his life, and Liu Cong fought his way through. When he reached the south gate, he encountered Liu Feng leading a group of soldiers to block the way. He heard the sound of killing from behind. Guan Yu's pursuers are getting closer.
Cai Mao looked up to the sky and sighed: "I can't believe that I, Cai Mao, will be buried here today."
Cai Mao was despairing when he suddenly saw a group of soldiers coming out from the corner of the alleyway in the distance. It was General Wang Wei who led his troops to this place. Wang Wei said: "Commander, hurry out of the city. I will stop the pursuers here." After that, He danced his sword towards Liu Feng.
Wang Wei fought against Liu Feng. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun heard this and fought to the death. They fought desperately to break out of the city. Cai Mao looked back and saw that there were only more than 500 riders left around him. Thinking that there were only so few people left in the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City, Cai Mao couldn't help but feel desolate. But He didn't dare to delay. He rode on horseback and headed towards Nanjun.
Cai Mao and his party, hundreds of riders, were hurriedly walking. Unexpectedly, they had traveled less than two miles. Suddenly they heard a cannon fire beside the road. They saw a group of soldiers turning out to block the way. The leader was a general with white hair and a long beard. He was not the veteran Huang Zhong. Who is Huang Hansheng?
Huang Zhong was riding a yellow gelding with a sword in his hand. He shouted loudly: "Cai Mao, don't leave. My military adviser has predicted that you will surrender to Nanjun after leaving the city. You will pass by this road. I have been ordered to wait here for a long time. Please get off your horse quickly." Bound.”
Cai Mao was shocked and pale. Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong also hugged each other and cried. Huang Zhong was brave enough to be worthy of all men. This is known to everyone in Jingzhou. Cai Zhong gritted his teeth and said: "Commander, please go away. I will resist the old traitor." "After that, he slapped his horse and danced his sword to get Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong sneered and rushed forward with his sword. He cut Cai Zhong off the horse as soon as he crossed the horse.
Cai Mao cried and cried: "No one can defeat Huang Zhong. We are all buried here."
Just when Cai Mao thought he was certain to die, a general suddenly rushed out from beside him and shouted: "Commander, please leave. I will stop Huang Zhong." The general came with his spear and leapt on his horse. He fought with Huang Zhong for more than ten times and was not defeated at all. elephant.