The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zhang Yun was dead. Liu Bei quickly ordered Wang Wei and others to surrender these soldiers. They were all from the Jingzhou Army. Now that the generals were replaced, the soldiers did not reject him. Wang Wei still had some reputation in the army.

"My lord, now that Zhang Yun is dead and all his troops have been surrendered, we should quickly join forces with General Liu Pan to seize the military power from Cai He and completely control Xiangyang so that we can fully support Fancheng!" Chen Gong looked at Said to Liu Bei.

Now that the war in Fancheng has begun, Xiangyang must be taken into control as soon as possible.

Liu Bei nodded. At this time, what we are fighting for is not only reputation, but also opportunities. Otherwise, with the influence of the Cai family, if the civil strife cannot be resolved quickly and the civil strife continues, I am afraid that by the time the battle here is over, Fancheng will also be over there. It fell into enemy hands.

At that moment, after Liu Bei discussed with Zhang Fei, he ordered Zhang Fei to lead a group of troops. He, Wang Wei and others led a group of troops to outflank Cai He in two groups. At the same time, he ordered people to notify Liu Pan that the three groups were Soldiers and horses surrounded.

As soon as Cai He sent out troops, he received the news of Zhang Yun's defeat and death. He was shocked. In terms of commanding the army in battle, he was not as good as Cai Hao. There was street fighting with Liu Bei and others in the area where his home was located.

It's just that Cai He's retreat has pushed him into a place of no return.

Zhang Yun was dead and the opportunity was lost. Liu Bei took the opportunity to spread news in the city and win over the people. He also sent people to continuously persuade the soldiers to give up resistance and jointly kill the Cai family.

The situation was over, and the opponents were all former heroes. This made most of Cai He's soldiers not very willing to fight. In addition, Liu Bei promised to kill only the first culprits and ignore the rest, so many people switched sides and surrendered.

"Sister, what should I do now!?" Cai He also didn't expect that his retreat would have such a result. There were fewer and fewer people willing to fight for the Cai family. The soldiers at the front kept switching sides and surrendering. Even if someone occasionally Unwilling to, he was quickly buried in the crowd.

"This Liu Bei is really hateful. Although he didn't threaten his wife or daughter, the people who came to shout were still here, causing our army to lose heart and become defeated!"

"Trash, it's better to lose a son than to lose an advantage. This is a street battle in the city. You can't take care of both ends. What you're fighting for is morale. If you retreat like this, you will give up people's hearts to Liu Bei. You claim to be familiar with the art of war. But you don’t even understand these principles?” Cai looked at her younger brother with a disappointed look. He really failed in success. Although Cai Mao was not a great general, at least he would not make such low-level mistakes. Now, at the most critical moment for the Cai family, they can only rely on Cai He, and the good situation has been wasted.

Cai He's face turned a little pale, and he looked at Mrs. Cai and said, "Now..."

"It's already too late now, everything is a foregone conclusion!" Cai sighed. In this situation, Liu Bei and Liu Pan are surrounding them. Xiangyang City is already in Liu Bei's hands. If they can get out of Xiangyang, they may still have a chance to win. One game back, but now.

"Sister, Cong'er..." Cai He hesitated and reminded.

Liu Cong is still in his hands and is now the sole heir to the King of Chu. If Liu Cong comes forward, he may be able to reverse the outcome. This is why Cai He came to find Cai.

Cai glanced at him coldly and said indifferently: "Do you think that Liu Bei, now that he has gained power in Xiangyang and has the support of the Huang family and the Kuai family, will return his power?"

"Sister, I mean..." Cai He looked at Mrs. Cai, his face turned pale.

"Even if Cong'er comes forward now, Liu Bei may not kill Cong'er, but if your brother surrenders to Jiangdong, Liu Qi will die in my hands, and even the death of your husband will be blamed on you and me, the Cai family will be destroyed!" Cai sneered. : "Without the support of the Cai family, Cong'er is no more than a puppet like the emperors of Luoyang, Suiyang and Jiangdong."

"Then isn't Liu Bei a benevolent and righteous man, loyal to the Han Dynasty?" Cai He looked at his sister and said calmly.

"Do you believe this?" Ms. Cai stood up and said, "Now the defeat is imminent, but I, Mr. Cai, cannot die here!"

"Sister, what I mean is..." Cai He looked at Ms. Cai and said hesitantly.

"Now that Liu Bei has won Xiangyang, he will also fight against Jiangdong. He has no time to take care of my mother and son. We will pretend to be common people and hide among the people. After the battle is over, we will try to get out of the city. Then we will make plans!" said flatly.

"I still have many soldiers in my hands..." Cai He was a little reluctant to give up. Even now, he still has a lot of troops. If he breaks out, he may not have a chance to make a comeback, so why stop here.

"It's not about the number of soldiers and horses, it's about the lack of generals in our army!" Ms. Cai looked at Cai He and was a little disappointed. When Cai Mao was here, he could at least be a pillar and be able to take care of the Cai family's business. Now Cai Mao has surrendered to Jiangdong. Cai He is the only direct descendant of the Cai family, but Cai He is really not very good at commanding troops. No matter how many soldiers and horses meet a Yong general, defeat will only happen sooner or later.

But now it seems that Cai He is obviously a Yong general.

Cai He lowered his head in shame, not daring to look at his sister again. Sometimes Cai He thought that if his sister was not a girl, but a man, maybe the Cai family would be more glorious.

"Don't say anything more. Before Liu Bei and the others attack, quickly change your clothes and leave with me. Remember, as long as we are in Xiangyang City, you and I are ordinary people. Don't contact your old friends." Ms. Cai stood up and said as she heard the sound of fighting getting closer and closer outside the courtyard.

"Here!" Cai He had to stand up and agree, and left with Cai.

Cai Shi changed clothes with Cai He and Liu Cong, and ordered the servants in the mansion to change into their clothes and armor, and went out from the other side door to lure away possible enemies. Then she took Cai He and Liu Cong and changed their clothes. Jingchai Buyi walked away from the street, avoided the patrolling officers, and hid in an inconspicuous house, temporarily escaping.

On the other side, many soldiers were fighting, and suddenly they realized something was wrong. When they looked again, Cai He was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly the army was in chaos. A large number of troops chose to surrender, and the fighting gradually stopped.

After Liu Bei learned that the Cai sisters and Liu Cong were missing, he frowned slightly. According to Chen Gong's plan, he would kill the poisonous woman and the Cai family, and then support Liu Cong to ascend to power. Taking advantage of Liu Cong's young age, Liu Bei, as an assistant minister, He actually controls the power of Jingzhou, just like Chen Mo and Cao Cao, but now that Cai and Cai He have disappeared, Liu Bei doesn't care much, but Liu Cong's disappearance makes Liu Bei a little worried.

"Lord, I can't care about so much at this time." Chen Gong knew what Liu Bei was worried about, but now was not the time to worry about that. He immediately said to Liu Bei: "No matter what, the Cai family has been destroyed and the internal troubles have been eliminated. At this time, The most important thing is to retreat from the Jiangdong Army. We should retreat from the Jiangdong Army first, and then talk about other things.”

Liu Bei nodded and immediately ordered people to open the east gate to connect the troops of the two cities. At the same time, he sent the news to Zhuge Liang who was guarding Fancheng. He also wrote a letter to Sun Ce, hoping that Sun Ce would put the overall situation first and Jingzhou would be willing to cede the land of Jiangxia to Sun Ce. The families form an alliance, do not offend each other, and conspire together in the Central Plains.

Sun Ce received the letter, read it, and sneered: "So, Liu Bei is now in charge of Xiangyang?"

"The King of Chu was killed by a traitor and his two sons died. My lord is supported by all the generals and temporarily issues orders on behalf of the King of Chu." The messenger bowed and said: "My lord and the general have long been friends. Now my lord is willing to cede Jiangxia to the Marquis of Wu. I just ask Wu Hou to withdraw his troops so that your two families can get back together."

Sun Ce held the bamboo slip, frowned in thought, and said nothing. Zhou Yu on the side smiled and said: "Mr. Gongyou, I will discuss this matter first. When we have the result, I will inform you sir. Sir, please rest first."

Sun Qian nodded when he heard this and bowed to leave.

"Gong Jin, do you think I made a wedding dress for Liu Bei during this battle?" Sun Ce suddenly asked after watching Sun Qian leave.

After fighting for a long time, Liu Bei got an advantage, which made Sun Ce very angry.

"Liu Bei can't win Xiangyang, so don't worry, my lord!" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "We can pretend to negotiate peace with him and send people to capture Jiangling first. If Jiangling falls, half of Nanjun will be under our control. When the time comes, we can go south to capture it. After passing through the four counties of Jingnan, Liu Bei occupied Xiangfan, which was only a few counties away. It was sandwiched between Nanyang and our army. It was just in time for our army to block Cao Cao, and our army could just take advantage of the opportunity to move up the river. Attacking Bashu."

Sun Ce sneered and said: "Liu Bei, I don't think he can come back again, it is a strange thing! But who can attack Jiangling?"

Zhou Yu thought: "Now there is civil strife in Xiangyang. Although Liu Bei has defeated the Cai family, I am afraid that people in Jingxiang are in chaos. I can order Chen Wu and Ling Cao to lead their troops. If they can say it is best to surrender, if not, then We can attack Jiangling!"

Chen Wu and Ling Cao were both powerful generals under Sun Ce. Sun Ce thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. I'll order them to set off immediately to capture Jiangling."

"good!"

…

Two days later, Chen Wu came back a little embarrassed. Seeing Chen Wu's appearance, Sun Ce was shocked: "What happened? Where is Ling Cao?"

"Lord, the two of us sent a surrender letter. The other party has promised to surrender and asked me to wait until we enter the city." Chen Wu said bitterly: "Who knew that the Jiangling garrison had already been replaced, and the two of us were ambushed without checking. , General Ling fought tooth and nail to give the last general a chance to leave the city, but General Ling..."

At the end, Chen Wu closed his eyes in pain.

"Then who changed the guarding of Jiangling?" Sun Ce said solemnly, his face darkened after hearing this.

"It's Guan Yu under Liu Bei's command." Chen Wu gritted his teeth.

"It's him!" Sun Ce said with a cold look in his eyes, "It would be a waste of life not to avenge my general for hurting me!"

"Jiangling has been captured by Liu Bei. As a result, it will be difficult for our army to take Nanjun." Sun Ce frowned.

Now that Xiangfan is becoming more and more stable, the two cities can exchange troops and horses, but it is really difficult to capture. Jiangling was captured by Guan Yu. As a result, it will be difficult for Nanjun to capture. Liu Bei has occupied these two places and has firmly established himself as the leader of Jingzhou. Lord’s position.

Sun Ce didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Yu.

"In this case, it is better to withdraw the troops and take control of the four counties of Jingnan!" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce and said, although the four counties of Jingnan are not as wealthy as Nanjun, they are not without value, and Jiangdong has the advantage of naval forces. Liu Bei It may be difficult to build up the Jingzhou navy in time. After they thoroughly sort out the four counties in Jingnan, Jiangdong will have more abundant resources. By then, whether they try to capture Nanjun again or seek Sichuan and Shu, Jiangdong will still have the absolute initiative. On the contrary, Liu Bei was trapped in Jingxiang, sandwiched between Chen Mo and Jiangdong, and it was difficult to achieve anything.

"Lord of Jingzhou?" Sun Ce sneered: "Let's see how long he can sit there!"