The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Before he even had time to escape, he was besieged in the isolated city by Liu Guanzhang and Cao Cao's troops.

Seeing Cao Cao and Liu Guan Zhang mingling outside the city, Zhang Miao was very angry. He still underestimated Cao Cao. If he knew it would be like this, he should not have let Cao Cao come back.

But it was too late to say anything now. A few days later, Zhang Miao was still unable to rely on the last soldiers to block the attack of Cao Cao and Liu Guanzhang.

Because of this, Cao Cao made great contributions and was favored by Lu Zhi. He went to the Luoyang court and canonized Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou. Liu Bei made successive contributions because of the clan of the Han family. Dai became the new Yanzhou Mu.

The combination of Cao Cao and Liu Bei made Yanzhou an iron plate.

However, they were not in a hurry to find Liu Zheng's troubles at this time, but to clean up the mess left by Zhang Miao first. The self-respect of soldiers needs Cao Cao and Liu Bei to handle them.

At the same time, in Xiangyang City, Jingzhou, Cai Mansion, another thing is happening.

The Cai family is a well-known prominent family in Xiangyang City, especially in recent years, after Cai Mao, the patriarch of the Cai family, became the confidant of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, the status of the Cai family in Jingzhou has also increased day by day.

At this time, in the small courtyard, a woman was holding a doll in her hands, and the doll was sleeping soundly in the woman's arms.

In the verandah, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked over.

"Little sister, little sister, big news, I have big news."

Cai Mao quickened his pace and walked towards the woman in the courtyard.

The woman, hearing Cai Mao's call, turned her head and looked at Cai Mao, with a trace of suspicion in her beautiful expression, but he still frowned and called softly.

"Brother, keep your voice down, the child just fell asleep, don't wake him up."

Cai Hao looked at the child in Cai Yao's hands, and was taken aback for a moment, but then couldn't help but sighed.

"Hey, does this kid belong to that bastard Liu Zheng?"

Chapter 477 I'm Happy to Be a Father

When Cai Yao heard her elder brother Cai Mao talking about these things again, the expression on her face turned a little cold.

"Brother, didn't you say it's better not to mention this matter? You don't care who the father of this child is, as long as he is my child."

Cai Yao didn't particularly care about Cai Mao's questioning, and didn't really want to talk about it with Cai Mao.

"How can you ignore it? You, a big girl with yellow flowers, came back suddenly and she was pregnant. Who else could it be if it wasn't that bastard Liu Zheng? Aren't you all married? The child has been born for so long, and he won't come have a look!"

"It's fine if you don't come to see it. If you don't even bring a letter, does he still have you in his heart? If he hadn't become more and more powerful recently, I really want to bring someone to beat him in front of him and give him some face. Look, let him see my big uncle is not easy to mess with."

Cai Mao dared to yell so loudly when Liu Zheng was not here. If he really came in front of Liu Zheng, he would be cowed immediately.

At the beginning of last year, Cai Yao came back alone. Cai Mao, who had not seen her sister for a long time, was very happy. She only felt that after her sister followed Liu Zheng, she rarely came to see her elder brother.

It’s good to come back, to live at home for a while, and to cultivate relationships with family members. In private, Cai Hao still loves his younger sister very much. It wasn’t that Cai Yao insisted on leaving back then, and he didn’t want his younger sister to follow the big rebel Liu Zheng's.

But after Cai Yao came back, she didn't leave and stayed at home all the time. Originally, Cai Mao thought that Cai Yao had gotten into an awkward fight with Liu and was going back to her mother's house.

This surprised Cai Mao, and kept asking Cai Yao if the child in her stomach belonged to Liu Zheng, and what happened to her and Liu Zheng.

But Cai Yao never told Cai Mao about these things, and every time she talked about it, Cai Yao reprimanded her with a few words, and then she didn't talk about it at all, thinking that this child was Liu Zheng's seed.

However, Cai Mao didn't know what happened between Cai Yao and Liu Zheng. He wanted to ask Liu Zheng to find out, but Liu Zheng had been fighting all the time, so he didn't have a chance.

Recently, Liu Zheng defeated the coalition forces of Liu Dai, Zhang Miao and others in Huainan. The news spread to Jingzhou. Cai Mao rushed over after hearing the news and told Cai Yao about Liu Zheng's recent situation.

Although Cai Yao left Liu Zheng, Cai Yao often asked Cai Mao for news about Liu Zheng.

As soon as there was news about Liu Zheng, Cai Yao asked Cai Mao to come over and tell her.

This time, it was because of the news that Cai Mao came here.

"Brother, well, what are you talking about today, is there any news about Liu Zheng again?"

"Well, that kid, his skills are getting better and better, but he has also attracted more and more attention from the court. A few months ago, he directly dispatched soldiers and horses to kill Yuzhang. I told you about this last time. .”

Cai Mao opened his mouth and began to talk about his purpose of coming to find Cai Yao this time.

After Cai Yao heard Cai Mao's words, she nodded.

"Well, he is as powerful as a broken bamboo. In just half a month, he defeated Yuzhang and Poyang, but it was precisely because of this that he attracted the attention of the court. The court sent Liu Dai, the shepherd of Yanzhou, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and others to exterminate him. .”

"Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao and others are all very famous people. They were all people who followed Yuan Shao to fight against the emperor. I don't know how they went to wipe out Liu Zheng. They add up to 8 horses. When I heard the news, Wei Liu Zheng broke into a sweat."

As Cai Mao talked, he also expressed regret, which moved Cai Yao and became worried about Liu Zheng.

"Then what happened afterwards? Is Liu Zheng okay?"

After all, it is an army of [-]. Cai Yao has stayed in Liu Zheng's Jiaozhou for a long time. Knowing Liu Zheng's strength, facing the attack of the [-] imperial army, it must be a huge pressure for Liu Zheng. The strength is enough to deal with it, and it is definitely not an easy task.

Seeing her sister's nervous look, Cai Mao immediately comforted her.

"Don't worry, that kid Liu Zheng is fine. How capable is he? How could something happen so easily? I heard that he directly dispatched three battalions of his own troops to Yuzhang and killed them in Huainan, where he and Liu Dai, Zhang Miao and others Fight head-on."

"He only has five battalions of soldiers and horses under him. This time, three battalions have been mobilized, and two more battalions of soldiers and horses will be stationed in Jiaozhou to prevent it from happening. It can be seen that this matter is indeed very important to him. Huainan What was the outcome of the battle?"

"As a result, Liu Zheng won a complete victory. I don't know why. Liu Dai died suddenly. Zhang Miao and Cao Cao directly retreated back to Yanzhou, and Liu Zheng did not continue to pursue, but retreated to Poyang. I heard it was because Zhou Xin and Wang Lang from Danyang started attacking him again."

Although Cai Mao is not too far away from Yangzhou, it still takes a few days for the news to spread to him. To know so many things is because of Cai Mao's extra inquiries. Otherwise, he would not know many details clearly.

"Then he's been really busy this year, but as long as he's okay, it's fine."

Cai Yao muttered something, and after hearing the news that Liu Zheng was fine, the nervous and worried expression on her face gradually eased.

Sometimes it’s like this when you love someone. You can’t eat well or sleep well for him, but as long as you know a little bit about him, you can be energetic all day long.

Although Cai Yao has already passed the age of Huaichun in her heart, but after all, he is only a girl in her early twenties, and she is a new mother, so her concern in her heart is only on two people.

One is Liu Zheng, and the other is the child in his arms.

Cai Mao looked at his younger sister, feeling a little distressed.

"Little sister, I guess Liu Zheng doesn't know you have his child yet."

Cai Hao asked tentatively, taking advantage of Cai Yao's good mood now, he had to say a few words to Cai Yao at this time, otherwise Cai Yao would not bother to answer this kind of topic in normal times.

"do not know."

Cai Yao was silent for a while, and finally answered Cai Mao.

"Then you're not going to tell him?"

Cai Mao couldn't help but asked again.

"After all, he is the father of the child, so he always has the right to know. You can't keep him in the dark."

Cai Yao was silent again, she didn't know what was going on in her mind, after a long silence, she opened her mouth and said something to Cai Mao.

"If he has me in his heart, I think he will come to me. If he doesn't have me in his heart, then what's the use of telling him? I'm just waiting for him to come to me."

Chapter 478 will count

Cai Yao's words made Cai Mao, who was standing aside, really not know what to say.

Can only be a sigh.Then he looked at his little nephew in Cai Yao's arms, sleeping soundly, and it was not easy to argue with Cai Yao.

"Little sister, take a good rest. I still have something to do, so I'll go first."

"Well, brother, go get busy. If you have news about Liu Zheng, you can just send someone over and send me a letter next time. There is no need to come here in person."

Cai Yao shook her arms, giving the child in her arms a comfortable sleeping position.

"Well, it's better for me to tell you this information in person. It's not good if others find out, and you don't want to go out recently. You know that Liu Zheng's identity is a traitor after all. If If people know that you are at home, I am afraid that some caring people will think too much."

"Don't worry, brother, I'm a boudoir girl, where can I go, and I can only take care of the children at home."

Cai Mao nodded and left the courtyard.

But as soon as he left the courtyard, he waved and found a soldier.

"grown ups."

"Do you remember the way to Jiaozhou?"

"remember."

"Go, send me a letter, and then go to Jiaozhou to ask Liu Zheng to see him, and just say a word, Cai Yao is at my house. There is no need to say anything else."

After much deliberation, Cai Hao still decided to tell Liu Zheng the news that Cai Yao was here. Cai Yao is stubborn, and as a brother, he naturally knows what his sister is thinking. Fight with Liu for a lifetime.

What she wants is mutual gratification, not her own unrequited love.

Cai Mao wanted to match his younger sister, so naturally only his elder brother-in-law was the middleman.

At this time, Liu Zheng didn't know what happened in Jingzhou at all.

At this time, he was leading his more than [-] soldiers and horses to slowly march towards Wu County.

After Danyang was pacified, there was only one Yan Baihu left, so Liu Zheng didn't care that much. He didn't rush to defeat Yan Baihu for a while. It's the end of the battle, and Wu County is besieged by Liu Zheng's troops everywhere.

Liu Zheng only needs to slowly push his troops forward to deal with Yan Baihu, and put a certain amount of pressure on him, affecting his morale.

The reason why Liu Zheng marched slowly was also to send a large number of scouts and agents into Wu County first to inquire about all Yan Baihu's military movements.

After suffering the loss of being ambushed once in Huainan County, Liu Zheng's marching steps became more cautious.

He will no longer become chaotic and nervous when encountering urgent matters. Everything will be advanced slowly according to the strictly formulated marching plan. After clearing the surrounding environment and movements, he will advance his soldiers and horses to Wu County.

At this time, Liu Zheng already knew about the previous battle between Yan Baihu and Gan Ning in Kuaiji County, and knew that Yan Baihu was blocked by Gan Ning's men, and Liu Zheng had sent messengers to Gan Ning to send orders to Gan Ning. Ning's troops cooperated with Liu Zheng to attack Wu County from the south, encircled with Gan Ning's troops, and launched a siege against Yan Baihu.

Liu Zheng needs to wait until Gan Ning's troops are formed close to Wu County, and then he will completely lead his own troops to approach Wu County. Otherwise, his own people will arrive at Wu County first. Yan Baihu still had difficulty.

Liu Zheng marched slowly. On the one hand, it is really not easy to walk here. On the other hand, there are many lakes here. The famous Taihu Lake is within Wu County.

Although the territory of Wu County is not considered vast, among the six counties in Jiangdong, it has a strong and heavy color, because there are thirteen counties under its jurisdiction, and each of these thirteen counties is a rich place , one year's tax is on top of the harvest of other counties for several years, so this place is considered to be more prosperous than other places.

From ancient times to the present, this place has been a fertile place in the entire land of China, and it is also a place that Liu Zheng wants to fight for. Originally, this place was occupied by Yan Baihu, and Liu Zheng hadn't made his plans here yet, but now, Yan Baihu's The betrayal also happened to give Liu Zheng a chance to regain here.

"My lord, General Zhou Cang is here."

Liu Zheng led people to station in Shazi Lake, which is near the water, and if you go south, you can go to Wucheng County. If you go all out, you will definitely be able to reach Wucheng County within two days, just like Liu Zheng is now leisurely. If you go, you can arrive in only three or four days.

"Zhou Cang, you are here, do you have any intelligence report?"

Liu Zheng divided his subordinates into two waves. The first wave was led by Zhou Cang, with four thousand soldiers and horses. 1 horses, gradually advancing behind.

Seeing Zhou Cang rushing back from the front, Liu Zheng knew that Zhou Cang must have something to tell him.

"My lord, our spies have received news that Yan Baihu is secretly mobilizing troops towards us, and it will probably arrive at our place in less than a day."

"Secretly mobilize the army?"

"Well, he didn't make it too obvious. A group of about 2 people, led by his younger brother Yan Xing, set off last night. It is estimated that we are only half a day away from us now."

Liu Zheng also had a smile on his face when he heard Zhou Cang's report.

"Hahaha, Yan Baihu finally couldn't stand it any longer. I'm still thinking about how he's going to attack. I think it's true. Like Cao Cao and others, he set up an ambush on this road, trying to ambush us."

Liu Zheng knew that Yan Baihu would definitely not sit still, and would definitely find a way to deal with Liu Zheng's attack. Since he didn't send anyone over to negotiate peace, then Yan Baihu must have been prepared for the attack in his heart, but this attack The method and what it is, Liu Zheng still can't guess.

"Zhou Cang, we stand still and continue to move forward, but let your troops increase the number of scouts, and pay close attention to everything nearby. It is best to be able to find out all Yan Xing's actions. Since they want to set up an ambush to deal with it We, then we will follow the plan, take the initiative to go to his ambush circle, and then carry out anti-surrounding, kill him without leaving a piece of armor!"

Originally, Liu Zheng planned to wait for Gan Ning's troops to gather, and then unite with Gan Ning to attack Yan Baihu. Now that Yan Baihu has already attacked in advance, Liu Zheng will not wait. Let's talk about Yan Baihu's right-hand man.

After Zhou Cang listened to Liu Zheng's instructions, he immediately agreed and went down to start preparations.

On Liu Zheng's side, he stood still and continued to march forward according to the plan he had obtained before.

Chapter 479 Anti-Siege

A day later, Liu Zheng's army approached Wucheng County from the side of Shazi Lake. The news from Zhou Cang said that the troops led by Yan Xing had hidden away secretly after leaving the city.

An army of 2 people is not so easy to hide. Zhou Cangduo dispatched some secret agents, and after searching with ulterior motives, they still found the whereabouts of these people.

On an official road connecting Shazi Lake to Taihu Lake, there is a mountain wall. This is the only way to pass through, and it is also a dangerous passage. Usually, few people walk. After all, there are more waterways, and there are fewer merchants on land. up.

In the valley of this mountain wall, Yan Xing led 2 people to ambush here, and prepared huge stones and rolling logs one day in advance, waiting for Liu Zheng's army to arrive, cutting off Liu Zheng's back path. Here again, fight Liu Zheng to the death.

If everything is normal and Yan Xing's plan is carried out according to Yan Xing's plan, it really depends on the terrain. Yan Xing and others are here, which is enough to wipe out Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses.

Even if all of Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses cannot be killed, at least the people around Liu Zheng can suffer heavy losses. It is best to kill Liu Zheng. In this way, Yan Baihu's crisis will be resolved.

It's a pity that Liu Zheng has already noticed the conspiracy of Yan Xing and others here in advance.

Knowing that Yan Xing led 1 soldiers and horses to station here, Liu Zhengming still asked Zhou Cang to lead people into the canyon. On the other side, Liu Zheng's [-] soldiers and horses in his headquarters bypassed the canyon. The mountain walls on both sides walked over.

As long as Yan Xing leads his troops to attack Zhou Cang's vanguard army, then Liu Zheng will lead people around and attack from behind Yan Xing, and then he can block Yan Xing's back, although in this way, Zhou Cang Cang's soldiers and horses will also be in danger, but Zhou Cang's men and horses are mostly armed with swords and shields, and their offensive capabilities are insufficient, but their defensive capabilities are indeed extremely strong.

As long as Zhou Cang defends the most critical moment and waits until Liu Zheng leads the army, then everything will be settled.