The hall suddenly fell into silence. Jiangling was lost, Nanjun was lost, and if Hengyang, Jiangxia, and Xiangyang were lost again, they would become an isolated city. By then, even if Cao Cao blocked Liu Zhang's attack, Sima Yi and others would hardly be spared.
After thinking for a long time, Sima Yi asked in a deep voice: "Is what you said the truth?"
"The military advisor did not punish me for the crime of defeating the army. I am already very grateful in my heart. How can I dare to talk nonsense?" The guard knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. The person who delivered the message was often angered, so he was risking his life.
Got it!
"I understand, go down!" Calmness is the most important condition for a counselor, and Sima Yi would not lose his composure over this matter. The guard hurriedly left the meeting hall as if he had been granted amnesty. After another long while, Sima Yi sat slumped on his chair.
He said, "Everyone, you have heard it too. Why don't you dare to think about it? Why don't you speak out and listen?"
"Zhongda, you don't need to worry so much. Jiangxia and Hengyang are not small towns, and they cannot be captured by Pang Tong!" Seeing that Sima Yi was a little distracted, Kuai Yue quickly spoke to persuade him. Now, Sima Yi is their hope!
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Yidu, don't worry, I won't fall easily, but we must think of a way out! Jiangling is such a strong city, doesn't it just break? What if Hengyang and Jiangxia are also broken?
The turtle in the urn!"
"Then what should we do?" As a big family, the most important thing is the family. With Kuai Yue's IQ, he naturally understands that Sima Yi wants to give up Xiangyang. But Xiangyang is the foundation of the Kuai family, so Kuai Yue can't even think about giving up.
think!
"Xidu, we can only endure the pain and cut out the sores!" Seeing that Kuai Yue still refused to face reality, Sima Yi sighed. Defeat and miscalculation were his least favorite words. However, in the past few years, he
Almost tasted these two words!
"Zhongda, you want to give up Xiangyang? Absolutely not!" Kuai Yue was almost yelling, and his eyes turned blood red!
"Alas..." Sima Yi sighed: "Yidu, why do I want to give up Xiangyang? But if Xiangyang becomes an isolated city, even if we have 300,000 troops, we will be trapped here!"
"Huh..." Taking a deep breath, Kuai Yue calmed down. Only his pair of crimson eyes still proved the anger in his heart. After a while, he said: "Zhongda, if we leave
, doesn’t it mean giving Xiangyang to Liu Zhang? I will never let the Kuai family perish in my hands!”
"You mean..." Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and said in a rather cold tone: "You want to destroy Xiangyang?"
"No!" Kuai Yue said with a grim smile: "What's the use of destroying Xiangyang? We must make it impossible for Zhuge Liang to pursue him! Since Liu Zhang wants to destroy us, why can't we destroy him?"
"What on earth do you mean?" Sima Yi frowned. He felt that Kuai Yue seemed a little crazy.
"Took away all the food rations of the people in the city, burned all the materials that could not be taken away, and even destroyed all the buildings in Xiangyang City. We only left a city wall for Zhuge Liang!" Kuai Yue's words shocked everyone,
But Sima Yi's eyes suddenly lit up!
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Sima Yi laughed and said: "Liu Zhang wants Xiangyang, we will give it to him, and if he wants the people, we will give it to him. There are more than a million people in Xiangyang City. If there is no food rations and no place to live, Zhuge Liang will take care of it.
Ignore him? If he doesn't, he won't have time to pursue us. If he doesn't, he will lose Liu Zhang's reputation as a lover of the people! He is indeed Kuai Yidu, he is indeed very resourceful!"
"But..." Cai Zhongdao said: "The people of Xiangyang are all our fellow villagers. If we do this, wouldn't it be a stab in the spine? It's inappropriate, it's really inappropriate!"
"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters! What do a few common people count? General Cai, you don't want a woman's kindness!" Sima Yi didn't like Cai Zhong at first. When he heard that he had objections, a bright light flashed in Sima Yi's eyes, and it seemed that he had
The thought of killing him.
"Alas..." Cai Zhong sighed. Although he is not as good as Cai Mao, he can succeed as the head of the Cai family. He certainly has some brains. How could he not see that Sima Yi has murderous intentions? However, he believes that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.
Sima Yi did not dare to touch him in Xiangyang City. After all, the Cai family's status in Xiangyang was not comparable to that of Sima Yi, an outsider.
"Since everyone has no objection, just do as Yidu said!" Sima Yi glanced at everyone, but did not look at Cai Zhong, for fear of revealing the murderous intention in his heart!
"No!" Everyone immediately went down to prepare. They knew that Sima Yi was preparing to evacuate Xiangyang!
"Chang Wen, you stay!" Everyone slowly walked out of the hall, and Sima Yi called to Wei Yan.
After everyone had left, Wei Yan asked: "Commander, what's the matter?"
"The Cai family and we are not of the same mind, do you know what to do?" Looking at Wei Yan, Sima Yi made a killing move!
"Don't worry, military advisor, I know it!" Wei Yan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said calmly: "I will let the soldiers go to Cai's house to plunder, and when Cai Zhong comes to stop it, I will kill his whole family!"
"That's great!" Sima Yi waved his hand and asked Wei Yan to retreat!
After Cai Zhong attended the meeting, he immediately called Cai He. He knew that Sima Yi would not let him go, so he wanted to leave a way out in advance. After listening to his brother's account, Cai He also understood that the Cai family was in danger, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Panicked. The two sat facing each other. After a long while, Cai He gritted his teeth and said: "Brother, if Sima Yi is unkind, we will be unjust. It is better to seek refuge with Liu Zhang and avoid the death of the family!"
"But the price of taking refuge with Liu Zhang is too high!" Cai Zhong was still reluctant to part with the land and the slaves, which were accumulated by the Cai family for nearly a thousand years.
Cai He said: "Everyone is dead, what else can there be? Brother, you have always been inferior to my eldest brother, just because you are too stingy! You should continue to judge, but you will suffer from chaos!"
"This..." Cai Zhong thought for a while and said: "In this case, you contact Zhuge Liang immediately and surrender after negotiating the terms!"
"If you want to die, just negotiate the terms and then surrender!" Just as the two brothers were plotting, a big man rushed into the Cai family's secret room, but they were shocked!
"It's you!" Cai Zhong complained: "Why don't you report it?"
The visitor smiled and said: "With our relationship, do we still need to inform you? If you don't treat me as a brother, I will leave immediately! If it weren't for Degui's sake, I would have killed you!"
"Brother Huang, it's all my fault. I said the wrong thing. You have a lot, so don't worry about it, okay?" Cai Zhong also realized that there was something wrong in his words and quickly apologized to the person who came. The four major families in Jingzhou
Like Lian Zhi, he also knew that Huang She came here with good intentions!
"Hmph!" Huang She snorted coldly and said, "Hurry up and take your family soldiers out of the city, otherwise you won't be able to leave if you want to. Sima Yi has already planned to get rid of the Cai family!"
"This..." Cai He said: "My Cai family has been standing in Jingzhou for thousands of years. Sima Yi doesn't dare to be directly a member of my Cai family!"
"Stupid! After De Gui's death, there really is no one left in the Cai family!" Huang She shook his head and said: "Now, there are Qin troops outside the city, and Cao Jun 300,000 inside the city. How many domestic slaves do you have? Sima Yi wants to kill him.
You, you can't even escape! I won't talk nonsense to you. If you want to die, just stay here. If you don't want to die, just leave the city!"
"We understand!" Cai Zhong and Cai He knew that Huang She would not joke about such a big thing, so they immediately packed up, called the family generals, and headed to the north gate. They still remembered that Zhuge Liang was stationed in the north of the city!
In the north of the city, the Qin army camp. Zhuge Liang has been here for nearly half a month. He is trying every means to attack Xiangyang every day, but Sima Yi, as the originator of the shrinking turtle, remains unmoving, and Zhuge Liang also has a headache. However, before
Later, he learned that Jiangling had been forced, and that Pang Tong and Lu Xun were going to Hengyang and Jiangxia respectively. He knew that there was going to be a big move in Xiangyang!
"Reporting to the military advisor, there is someone outside the camp asking to see you!" While Zhuge Liang was looking at the map in a daze, a soldier came to the commander's tent.
"Who?" Zhuge Liang didn't even turn around, still looking at the map.
"Cai Zhong, Cai He of the Cai family in Jingxiang!" The soldier knelt on the ground and reported truthfully.
"Cai Zhong, Cai He?" Zhuge Liang frowned and asked, "Have you ever asked why you came?"
"They said they came to defect to you!" The soldier was also a little puzzled. He didn't understand why the enemy would surrender when the two armies were fighting!
Zhuge Liang was also a little skeptical. With his cautious character, he would not receive the two of them like this. After thinking for a while, he asked again: "How many people are here?"
The soldier said: "There are dozens of people, including men and women, old and young!"
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang then turned around and said, "So, they are here as a whole family?"
"Probably!" the soldier asked, "Commander, have you seen them?"
"See you, please come quickly!" Zhuge Liang is also a relative of the Cai family. If Cai Zhong and Cai He truly surrender, he cannot refuse. Soon, the pawns brought Cai Zhong and Cai He into the Chinese army's tent.
As for the Cai family, they were taken to another tent!
"See Master Zhuge!" Cai Zhong, Cai He is actually Zhuge Liang's elder, but in order to protect the Cai family, they have to bow to their juniors!
"You two, please get up quickly!" Cai Zhong, Cai He can be shameless, but Zhuge Liang can't get a bad reputation. He quickly helped the two of them up and said: "Speaking of which, you are still my elders, why are you doing this? I don't know you two are here.
for what?"
"We want to bring our whole family to join the King of Qin!" Cai Zhong came straight to the point, which surprised Zhuge Liang!
Zhuge Liang looked at the two of them and said, "You also know King Qin's policy! If the Cai family cannot adapt to the policy, I advise you to follow Sima Yi!"
"Following Sima Yi is a dead end!" Cai He said: "Mr. Zhuge, since we are all relatives, I can't help but treat us as relatives and come to you. As for policies, you try your best to fight for it. If it doesn't work, we won't either.
Just force it to save your life!"
"In that case, let me give it a try!" Zhuge Liang said with some embarrassment: "However, if you want to strive for the greatest benefits, you naturally need great contributions. If you two can come with great contributions, I can also speak to the King of Qin..."