"Xu Shu wants to surrender, and the morale of our army is in chaos. Isn't this to stabilize the morale of the army?"
Mrs. Cai picked up the bright red hairpin in her hand, slowly inserted it into the top of Cai Mao's helmet, patted Cai Mao's helmet, made a "bang bang" sound, and said softly: "My good brother, since you are so good at everything."
You have your own opinion, what are you asking me for? Go and repel the Sichuan army now.////////"
"Sister." Cai Hao had a grimace on his face. Although he hated Liu Zhang so much that he gritted his teeth, but if Cai Hao really confronted Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's reputation alone would scare him to death. Cai Hao still knew how much he weighed.
"Sister, I'm sleepy." After speaking, Mrs. Cai turned around and walked towards the soft couch.
"Sister, I was wrong. I should have come to ask my sister for advice before making a decision. I didn't know my own capabilities. Sister, please tell me what we should do now." Cai Mao was anxious.
Cai Shi lay down half-clothed, pulled up the quilt, and said slowly to Cai Mao: "There is no other way now. There are only two words, surrender."
"Surrender?" Cai Hao was shocked: "Sister, how can we surrender? Liu Zhang is a famous butcher. He wants to take over Jingzhou. Is there any way for our Cai family to survive?"
"Do you have any other ideas?" Cai asked back: "Do you think the 30,000 sailors and recruits under your command are a match for the 100,000 Sichuan Army? How do you think your ability to lead troops is better than that of Zhang Ren? Your strategy is better than that of Fazheng.
How about it? And Liu Biao, can you carry Liu Zhang’s shoes? "
"But..." Cai Mao was speechless, but still unwilling to give in.
"If it weren't for you, would we be where we are today?" Ms. Cai stared at Cai Mao and said, "You clearly know that Liu Zhang's main attack direction is in ancient Xiangyang, and you still urge Xu Shu to send troops. Xiangyang and ancient Xiangyang can only be defended by supporting each other. Send more troops.
What happened to the horse attack on the corridor? You sent troops to Jingshan to respond. Even if you sacrifice 10,000 soldiers and horses, as long as a Xu Shu is rescued, Xiangyang will not have to rely on your job to defend Xiangyang. You asked for everything."
"Yes, I am a loser." Cai Hao said with a bitter face: "But no matter what, we cannot surrender. We still have countless weapons, food and grass, and 30,000 soldiers and horses..."
"Those are the capital for your surrender." Cai interrupted Cai Mao's words, looked at Cai Mao's bitter face, and after a long time, he sighed softly: "Now that the matter is over, the situation is very clear. The Sichuan army captured Gu Xiangyang
The attack was so fast that Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River had no time to respond. We were isolated and helpless, and we could never defend the city. It was better to surrender.
Do you have to wait until you are completely broke before surrendering?
You remember, surrendering today does not mean that Xiangyang belongs to Liu Zhang. With the reputation of the Sichuan Army and Liu Zhang's stubbornness, if he wants to gain a foothold in Xiangyang, he will not be able to do it in five years, and we can only take a few months at most.
, you can take Xiangyang back."
"How many months?" Cai Mao was surprised.
"Brother, go and prepare to surrender. Remember to do three things before surrendering. First, release Chen Sheng from prison..."
"That kid went out of the city without permission and came back defeated. I didn't kill him because... yes, sister." Cai Mao looked at Cai and said weakly.
Cai Shi rolled her eyes at Cai Mao and continued: "Chen Sheng hates Liu Zhang because of the death of his brother Zhang Hu. You can allocate more elite troops to him and let him leave the city early. Remember, when releasing Chen Sheng, you must let Chen Sheng be released."
I feel that our Cai family also hates Liu Zhang, and releasing him is a favor from our Cai family."
"The second thing is to contact Jiangxia Huangzu. Now in the entire Jingzhou, Jiangxia is the only one that can still pose a threat to Liu Zhang, but Huangzu's strength is absolutely impossible to rival Liu Zhang. Tell him to act with caution."
"The third thing is to separate the naval forces and give them all to Zhang Yun's command."
"Brother, take note." Cai Mao bowed and was about to go out, but was stopped by Mrs. Cai.
"When he surrendered, he said Liu Biao was ill..."
"But my lord didn't...yes, sister."
"When you surrendered, you said that Liu Biao was sick and had no choice but to surrender. Just say that you and I urged you to surrender. Remember, when surrendering, you must take the initiative to say that our Cai family supports the official examination in the four subjects, the land order, and whatnot...
…What’s the name of another order in Yizhou?”
Of the three major political orders promulgated by Liu Zhang, only the four civil service examinations and the land order have harmed the interests of the family. The price limit order has been almost forgotten due to the real rise of commerce.
"In short, our Cai family unconditionally supports all Liu Zhang's decrees, surrenders in the name of the lord, and surrenders in the name of the Cai family, do you understand?"
"Surrender in the name of the lord, surrender in the name of the Cai family?" Cai Mao wondered.
Seeing Cai Mao's idiotic behavior, Mrs. Cai sighed. Her brother could only be considered a human being on the water. As soon as he landed on the shore, he immediately turned into a pig and waved his hand, "Let's go out."
"yes."
"etc."
Cai Hao turned around speechlessly.
"Give me back the hairpin."
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Huangjiawan, night.
Huang Yueying was writing on the paper. When she saw Xu Zhaoxue coming over, she hurriedly pulled her over and asked enthusiastically: "Zhaoxue, look, how is this ink? Although the dye I have newly prepared is not black and is lighter in color, it can at least flow.
,what do you think?"
Xu Zhaoxue said angrily: "Sister Yueying, can you analyze the general trend of the world?"
Huang Yueying glanced at Xu Zhaoxue in surprise, when did this yellow-haired girl care about the general trend of the world?
"Please help me analyze it. According to the current world situation, when will Liu Zhang, that bastard, be reduced to smoke and ashes?" Xu Zhaoxue clenched her pink fists and said angrily. Huang Yueying felt that her little volcano was about to erupt.
"Is that the reason?" Huang Yueying looked to the northeast. The light of ancient Xiangyang spread out for hundreds of miles, just like the Northern Lights, which was particularly bright in the dark night.
"Isn't this hateful?"
Huang Yueying did not answer, put down her pen, and walked to the grape rack. There were several trays of bamboo sieves on the rack. Inside the bamboo sieves were pieces of white paper. After being scorched by the scorching sun for a day, Huang Yueying nodded with satisfaction: "Oh, that's great.
, there was a big fire in Xiangyang in ancient times, and my paper dried faster than usual."
Xu Zhaoxue: "..."
Xu Zhaoxue came angrily and left angrily. Huang Yueying held her writing tip against her forehead and looked at the policies covered on the paper. She shook her head: "Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, how did you capture Gu Xiangyang so quickly? What's your name?"
What can I do to surrender to you?"
"Yueying, hurry up and get dressed up, Mr. Wang is here." Huang Chengyan's old voice came from the front hall.
"Ah, I understand." Huang Yueying agreed dully.
He muttered: "After Xiangyang, where are you going? Do I still have to take part in the four imperial examinations?" Huang Yueying thought, tapping her forehead three times with the pen tip: "No, I have to find some opportunities in Xiangyang City."
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In a dense forest, a group of men and women wearing common people's clothes were scattered everywhere on guard. Several people were discussing things deep in the dense forest, three of them were Wu Jun and Feng Ziyin, and Qu Lingchen, who had an expressionless face with frosty eyes.
"The fall of Xiangyang City is certain. I think we can just pretend to be the people of Xiangyang and wait for Liu Zhang to enter the city and fight out together. Maybe those surrendered troops from Jingzhou will temporarily rebel and something big can happen." A bearded man said loudly.
"Is it like what your Yang family did outside Nanzheng City?" Feng Ziyin said sarcastically.
"You..." The bearded man was furious.
"Okay, Ziyin." Wu Jun advised.
"Isn't it? If the Yang family's attack hadn't failed that time and Liu Zhang had strengthened his defenses, our plan would have been successful."
"Okay." Wu Jun raised his voice, with a little anger, Feng Ziyin turned his head, Wu Jun turned to Qu Lingchen and said: "Lingchen, what do you have in mind?"
"I have no idea. When Liu Zhang enters Xiangyang, I will keep looking for opportunities." Qu Lingchen said coldly.
"He also said he was looking for an opportunity. Last time..."
Wu Jun glanced sideways at Feng Ziyin. Feng Ziyin twisted her snow-white neck and shut up. Wu Jun said to Qu Lingchen in a warm voice: "Only the girl here has the best martial arts. When she approaches Liu Zhang, before those eagle claws come closer,
Kill him with one blow, last time it was just a matter of weapon disadvantage."
Wu Jun said and handed over his sword: "This sword is the ancestral sword of my Wu family. Although it is not as good as the white jade sword, it will not be broken by the white jade sword. Just give it to the girl. The girl holds this
With a sword, the chances of winning should be greater, and we will also provide support."
Qu Lingchen raised his head and glanced at Wu Jun without saying anything. He took it and turned around to walk outside the forest. Feng Ziyin looked at Qu Lingchen's back and was very disdainful of her coldness. His eyes finally stopped at Qu Lingchen's hand.
On that sword.
Qu Lingchen walked outside the jungle. In the distance, at the foot of the mountain, was the Sichuan Army's march. The sky was high and the clouds were vast. Some memories couldn't help but come to his mind. The high-spirited and heroic young man on the island of Dongting Lake seemed to be right in front of him.
"I am for the world."
Qu Lingchen really couldn't imagine how such a hero who worried about the world could become a murderous butcher.
Every time he thinks of Dongting Lake, Guiyang, and his dead relatives, Qu Lingchen's mind is in a state of confusion. He just wants to end it all as soon as possible, take revenge, commit suicide, and pretend that he has never been alive.
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Xiangyang surrendered, and Liu Zhang sent a vanguard force to take over the city defense. The army marched into Xiangyang City in good order. The people in the two streets of Xiangyang looked at these unfamiliar and murderous troops with fear.
Everything went smoothly, the false surrender was possible, and the Sichuan Army soldiers were very happy. It seemed that this was the first big city to surrender to the Sichuan Army. Regardless of whether the people and families here welcomed it or not, the Sichuan Army came in as a winner.
But there was only one person who was unhappy, and that was Yang Zishang.
Yang Zishang secretly hoped that the Sichuan army would attack the city and the Xiangyang family would resist desperately, so that they could avenge themselves again.
Yang Zishang felt aggrieved to have come in so easily, and at the same time he looked down even more on these aristocratic families who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
"Oh, Uncle Emperor, you're here. I, Cai Hao, am waiting for you. It's like an old bachelor is looking forward to a bride, oh no, a severe drought is looking forward to the rain." Cai Hao nodded and followed Liu Zhang, his face turned into a smile. (Unfinished)