Watching the ferry getting further and further away, Liu Bei's mood obviously became more and more depressed. Cao Jun placed it on his neck like a sharp sword and now fled Xinye. However, this only delayed the time when the sword was seen on his neck. The soldiers of Jingzhou can't stop Cao Jun at all. It won't be long before Cao Jun's army will appear in front of him again. When that happens, how will he respond to Cao Jun's offensive?
Liu Bei really wouldn't be worried when Zhuge Liang was around. After all, Zhuge Liang was there to give him advice and he could share a lot of his worries. But now he still needs to worry about Zhuge Liang's comfort. This makes Liu Bei even more worried, and Zhuge Liang is the one who plans to capture Jingzhou. Although Zhuge Liang told Liu Bei the plan, there are still many issues worth discussing when the plan is actually implemented. Zhuge Liang was not very worried about Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was very worried about Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang was also worried about Liu Bei. Cao's army was powerful, and Zhuge Liang had also heard that Liu Bei had fallen into the encirclement of Cao's army. Now Liu Bei's life or death was uncertain. Zhuge Liang obviously did not know how to resolve the crisis situation in front of him.
Now there are only a hundred people around Zhuge Liang. Since Cao Jun is wearing Cao Jun's uniform, it is not difficult for Zhuge Liang and the nearly 100 people. However, Zhuge Liang's more than 100 troops obviously have no effect on Liu Bei being surrounded by Cao Jun. Based on the news that Zhuge Liang has learned. Seeing that Cao Jun's tens of thousands of troops surrounded Liu Bei and his party, it was obviously extremely difficult to break away from Cao Jun's encirclement. Cao Jun's tens of thousands of troops were not vegetarians. How difficult was it to break out of the encirclement?
Zhuge Liang had always looked for opportunities to contact Liu Bei who was surrounded by Cao Jun, but Cao Jun's siege of Liu Bei was impeccable. In addition, Zhuge Liang was afraid that Liu Bei had not yet been rescued and he was trapped in a tight siege. This also made him dare not contact Liu Bei rashly. After all, although he was wearing a Cao Jun’s clothes, but he is not Cao Jun after all [
That night when there was thick fog, Zhuge Liang wanted to take advantage of the chaos to send people to contact Liu Bei, but the fog was so thick that the scouts sent out all lost their way and finally returned. To Zhuge Liang's relief, the lord was indeed It is the dragon and phoenix among people who can take advantage of the "chaos" to break out
Now that the lord has escaped from the encirclement of Cao Jun, it is time to consider his own safety. After escaping from the encirclement of Cao Jun, the lord will inevitably head towards the ferry agreed with Liu Qi. Now that he wants to leave, he may need to use this method. After all, the wide surface of the Yangtze River blocks all paths. If there is no way to cross the river, then it will be difficult for him to escape from Cao's army's siege.
I thought that the journey to the ferry would be very difficult, but Zhuge Liang obviously did not expect that Cao Jun had no intention of pursuing Liu Bei at all. Instead of advancing towards the ferry, Cao Jun went in the opposite direction and gathered in the direction of Jingzhou. It was obvious that Cao Jun was planning a plot. war
At this moment, Jingzhou is also in a state of excitement. The reason why this is happening is because Cao Jun's army is attacking hundreds of thousands. Cao Jun's soldiers are thinking about Jingzhou's attack on Xinye City. Liu Bei has no effect at all. Facing Cao Jun's tens of thousands of people, Liu Bei immediately chose to retreat.
Although some people think that Liu Bei's actions are quite shameful, many people think that it is a desperate move. Cao's army has tens of thousands of troops, while Liu Bei only has four or five thousand troops. One against ten, who has such courage in Jingzhou? Many generals among them do not have the courage
Apart from the impending attack by Cao Jun, another very important thing is that Liu Biao is in good health. It can be said that Liu Biao has reached the point of terminal illness. Now, except for his weak breathing, which proves that Liu Biao is still alive, there seems to be no living person left in the rest of the world. Has the characteristics
Everyone knows that Liu Biao is probably dead soon. After Liu Biao's death, someone must succeed Liu Biao and lead Jingzhou. There is obviously a consensus within Jingzhou about the candidate of this person, whether it is Cai Mao, the governor of Jingzhou, or the counselor Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, etc. Everyone decided to support the second son Liu Cong to take over.
However, Jingzhou is not completely under the control of Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and others. Liu Biao still has his own confidants, and not all of these people are completely obedient to Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and others. These people think that Liu Qi is the eldest son. If Liu Biao was ill, his eldest son Liu Qi would naturally take over as the shepherd of Jingzhou.
The reason why these people say this is because Liu Qi has governed Jiangxia in an orderly manner. You must know that Jiangxia is a place of long-term war. The Sun family, which occupies the six counties in Jiangdong, has always been paying attention to Jiangxia. They have always taken Jiangxia as their own. Some people think that long-term stability in Jiangxia does require a certain degree of strength and ability. Since Liu Qi has such ability, if he is allowed to take charge of Jingzhou, Jingzhou will definitely usher in a new atmosphere.
Unfortunately, the people who support Liu Qi really don't have much strength. The vast majority of the soldiers in the Jingzhou Army directly or indirectly obey Cai Mao's orders. They hold such great power. Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and others do not need to worry too much about other people's feelings, but things It will definitely not be as simple as imagined. What Cai Mao Kuai Liang and others need is a peaceful Jingzhou. Only in this way can Cai Mao Kuai Liang and others implement the next plan.
Everyone in Jingzhou already knew that Cao Jun was about to attack. For the powerful Cao Jun, Cai Mao really had no intention of rising up to resist. Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue were all descendants of aristocratic families, so they thought better than ordinary generals. Too complicated
If he resists, it means that the two largest aristocratic families in Jingzhou will become enemies of Cao Jun. Cao Jun's treatment of resisting aristocratic families is quite cruel. Any aristocratic family that dares to resist Cao Jun will be killed by Cao Jun's army. Therefore, Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue Others do not want the Cai family and the Kuai family to suffer the same fate.
For the sake of the family, Cai Mao and Kuai Yueding had already surrendered to Cao Jun. After all, they were not Liu Biao and were not the Lord of Jingzhou. Children of aristocratic families should focus on the survival and growth of the family. As long as the family is proud to survive and grow, they can give up everything else.
Cao Cao's character, Cai Mao and others all understood Cao Cao's love for talent. Everyone in the world didn't know it. It was for this reason that Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and others were determined to surrender to Cao. After all, they knew that if If he takes the initiative to surrender to Cao Cao, Cao Cao will definitely not make it difficult for him. Maybe he can still keep his position as the governor. Although Cao Jun may not continue to let him control so many soldiers, Cai Hao knows that Cao Jun cannot do without him.
If nothing else, just saying that all the officers and soldiers of Cao's army are from the north, Cai Mao is confident that he will continue to hold great power because many northerners do not know the "nature" of water. If Cao's army wants to continue attacking Sun Quan in Jiangdong, then he must rely on the strength of the Jingzhou navy. Although the foot soldiers who helped Jingzhou were weak, Jingzhou's navy was quite powerful. After all, Jingzhou was born with water, and Jingzhou also had a very big enemy, which was the Sun family in Jiandong.
Liu Biao often had battles with the Sun clan in Jiangdong, which also allowed Jingzhou's navy to develop greatly. In addition, Jingzhou was already rich in ships and equipment, and neither the Sun clan in Jiangdong could compare with it. Therefore, if he wanted to attack Jiangdong, he did not have Jingzhou's navy. With the help of the army, Cao Jun will inevitably be unable to move even an inch.
Of course, all of this is just an idea. Now that Liu Biao is still alive, the plan of Cai Hao and others cannot be realized. After all, although he has the power, Cai Hao is a minister after all. If he surrenders to Cao Jun at this moment, the die-hard loyalists under Liu Biao will definitely fight to the death. resist
At that time, civil strife will inevitably occur in Jingzhou. This is not what Cai Mao wants to see. After all, the Cai family still needs to survive in Jingzhou, and everything about the Cai family is also in Jingzhou. If most of Jingzhou rebels, it will have a fatal impact on the family.
As for the countermeasures, Kuai Yue and others had already planned to let the second son Liu Cong take over Jingzhou after Liu Biao's death. At that time, Liu Cong proposed the idea of surrendering to Cao's army, which would stop many people's mouths. After all, this is the lord of Jingzhou. The idea has little to do with myself[
As for Liu Cong, Cai Mao didn't take his nephew seriously at all. If it weren't for his own support, Liu Cong would have the possibility of becoming the lord of Jingzhou. Therefore, Liu Cong's subservience to Cai Mao was because Cai Mao made him want Dong Liu. Cong has no regard for Xiang Xiang.
If he can make Liu Cong the Lord of Jingzhou, he will naturally have a way to take the title of Lord of Jingzhou from Liu Cong. Although Liu Cong is his nephew, he is still an outsider.
With Cai Mao's shrewdness, he obviously knew that Cao Jun's treatment of him would not be much better if Liu Cong surrendered. After all, Liu Cong was different from himself. Although Liu Cong was just a puppet, he was the nominal lord of Jingzhou after all. For such a person, How could anyone set up defenses against him?
Cai Mao couldn't deny that this strategy was indeed a bit unkind. After all, this person was his nephew and one of his own. It was really not good to calculate against his own people like this. But it was undeniable that although Liu Cong was his nephew, his surname was Liu and not Cai. This means that Liu Cong is not a member of the Cai family. When faced with the survival of the family, it is naturally necessary to give up some family ties.
As Cao Jun got closer and closer, Cai Mao was obviously a little restless. Although Liu Biao was already terminally ill, he kept dying, and he didn't know what he was insisting on. Even though he had reached this point, he still refused to die.
If Liu Biao is not dead, Cai Mao will not be able to carry out his plan, and Cao Jun is getting closer. He is constantly shrinking his defense line to avoid fighting with Cao Jun, but this is not a long-term solution. Thinking of this, Cai Mao frowned tightly.