Invincible Three Kingdoms System

Chapter 351 Greeting the Messenger

Without further ado, Huan Jie prepared his bags and escorted Huang Zu with five soldiers to Jingzhou to exchange Sun Jian's body.

Not long after Liu Biao and Cai Mao returned to the city that day, they received the news that Huang Zu had been captured by Huang Gai on the river.

Liu Biao was taken aback at the time. Originally, he was able to kill Sun Jian in this battle, which can be described as a complete victory, but Zhang Yun was killed on his side, and Huang Zu was captured. It seemed that he did not take much advantage.

"Do you have a way to rescue Gong Xiao?" Huang Zu asked.

Cai Hao had simply bandaged the wound on his buttocks at this time, and stood aside at this time, saying: "My lord, why bother rescuing the foolish Huangzu, it is better to raise a large army, go straight to Changsha, wipe out all Sun Jian's remaining party, and calm down Jingnan is the best policy."

Liu Biao frowned, ignored Cai Mao, looked at Kuai Liang instead, and asked, "Zirou, what's your plan?"

Kuai Liang was silent for a while, and then said: "This matter is extremely difficult, but I agree with Degui, why not take advantage of this situation and send troops to defeat Sun Jian's remaining party in one fell swoop."

"This..." Liu Biao couldn't help hesitating after hearing Kuai Liang's words.

Cai Mao was also taken aback by Kuai Liang's words. As the two major gentry families in Jingzhou, the Cai family and the Kuai family often fought openly and secretly.

Cai Hao really didn't expect that Kuai Liang agreed with his statement this time, and couldn't help but feel happy, saying: "My lord, even Zirou said that, please give me an order."

Liu Biao was silent, obviously not very willing to send troops to conquer Sun Ce.

Kuai Liang continued: "My lord, at this time Sun Jian's heart is mourning, and his body is here with me. The army's morale must be weakened. Sending troops at this moment is the best time. If you miss it, you will regret it."

Liu Biao was silent again, and after a while, he finally spoke, "If you send troops to conquer, don't Gongxiao have a chance of survival?"

"Huang Zu is a mere fool, why bother?" Cai Mao said nonchalantly.

Liu Biao glared, and couldn't help scolding again: "De Gui, this statement is too hurtful! Gong Xiao is my best friend, how can I bear to give up, if you are a prisoner in the future, will you persuade me to give up? ?”

"Forehead……"

What Liu Biao said made Cai Hao and Kuai Liang speechless. Think about it carefully, but it is just like what Liu Biao said, if one day he is captured by others, he naturally hopes that Liu Biao will do his best to rescue him, not for the great cause. , abandoned himself.

At this moment, a sergeant came forward to report: "My lord, an envoy from Jiangdong has entered Jingzhou."

"Emissary from Jiangdong?" Liu Biao was taken aback, and asked quickly, "Who is it? What is it?"

The sergeant replied: "The person who came claimed to be the secretary of Sun Jian's army, named Huan Jie, and escorted General Huang Zu here in exchange for Sun Jian's body."

"How many troops did he bring?" Cai Mao asked quickly.

"There are only five people in the company, and there is a lot of fanfare along the way. The people of Jingzhou know the purpose of his trip." The sergeant replied.

Cai Hao took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, this is a great opportunity from heaven. Huan Jie brought only five people and escorted Gong Xiao to come. Why don't you send troops to capture him, and then kill Huan Jie to sacrifice the flag and raise an army. Go all the way south and sweep Changsha?"

"Degui's words are true!" Kuai Liang said in a harmonious voice.

Liu Biao heaved a sigh of relief, shook his head resolutely and said: "The reason why I established myself in Jingzhou is to convince people with virtue, not to deceive people with martial arts. There are only six people here. If we take them by force, it would be a great injustice. It will be despised by the world."

"Could it be that my lord really wants to use Sun Jian's body to exchange Gong Xiao?" Cai Mao asked, "As long as Sun Jian's body is not sent back, the Jiangdong army's morale will be unstable, and we will have a chance to break it!"

Liu Biao shook his head and said, "Nowadays, Jiangdong sent envoys to exchange corpses, which is known to all. If I forcibly seize them, it would be unfair and not for a gentleman."

Cai Mao sighed and stopped talking, Liu Biao is like this sometimes, he considers himself a gentleman, and no one can persuade him to commit crimes.

Liu Biao opened his mouth again and said, "Not only can I not take it by force, but I have to send someone to escort it. If something happens to Huan Jie in Jingzhou, I will be speechless."

"You can ask people to bring more than a hundred soldiers to meet the escort." Kuai Liang said, since he couldn't persuade Liu Biao to send troops, he had to follow him.

Liu Biao nodded, and shouted to the tent: "Ma Rong, I ordered you to bring 200 people to meet Jiangdong envoy Huan Jie, there must be no mistake!"

"Order!"

This Ma Rong is also a son of the Ma family of Jingzhou gentry, he was a school lieutenant under Liu Biao's camp, so he ordered Qi sergeant to meet Huan Jie.

At this time, Huan Jie was not far from Jingzhou, he was riding a horse, and five soldiers escorted Huang Zu behind him.

Huang Zu was already disheveled and his body was covered with blood, he was pushed and shoved by the sergeant, looking listless.

Suddenly, a sergeant shouted: "Sir, there is a group of troops coming ahead, about one or two hundred people, what should we do?"

Sitting on the horse, Huan Jie looked up and saw the team coming, leading a military flag with the word "horse" written on it.

Although he didn't know who this "horse" flag belonged to, but knowing that it was the regular army of Jingzhou, Huan Jie was a little relieved.

"Don't worry, this must have been sent by Liu Biao to meet us." Huan Jie said calmly.

However, the other five sergeants were as if they were facing a big enemy, each of them put their hands on their own weapons, looking like they were ready for battle.

Although they knew that if the enemy really came to attack, the five of them would not be able to make any waves at all, but their instincts still made them dare not relax their vigilance.

When they got closer, a school captain walked out of the "horse" flag, came to Huan Jie, clasped his fists and said, "I don't know if this is the Jiangdong envoy Huan Jie?"

Huan Jie urged him to take two steps forward, and said, "I'm just here. I don't know the general?"

The man chuckled and said, "I am Ma Rong, Lieutenant of the Zan Military Academy under the Jingzhou Muzhang, and I am here to escort the Jiangdong envoy by the order of my lord."

After hearing this, Huan Jie bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Then I will have General Lao to protect me all the way."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Ma Rong said politely, then turned his horse's head and signaled Huan Jie to move forward.

Huan Jie was not polite, he lightly clamped the horse's belly, and walked forward with Ma Rong, escorted by two hundred soldiers on both sides.

"General Ma, save me!" Huang Zu said suddenly.

As soon as Huang Zu opened his mouth, the five soldiers brought by Huan Jie immediately surrounded Huang Zu as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Ma Rong turned his head, glanced at Huang Zu, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said flatly: "I am here to escort the Jiangdong envoy by order of the lord, and I don't care about the rest."

"You!" Huang Zu was half dead with anger, "Good boy, just wait."

Ma Rong snorted softly, he didn't take Huang Zu's threat to heart at all, he was not an ordinary soldier, he had the support of the Ma family behind him, it was not easy for Huang Zu to deal with him.

Huan Jie also ignored Huang Zu, but chatted and laughed with Ma Rong, and walked towards Jingzhou, leaving Huang Zu to follow behind with a look of resentment.

(End of this chapter)