In fact, Cao Cao and Sun Jian attacked Jingzhou, and Liu Bei could only stare dryly when he knew about it. A big battle with Yuan Shao consumed countless grains and grass materials. He really had no way to raise troops to save Liu Biao again. In all his territories, the two states of Qing and Xu were a little richer under his rule. As for the two states, the two Han Dynasty have had to transfer money and grain from other states to subsidize them. Moreover, the newly acquired territory also needs to be rebuilt after the war, relief for displaced people, and tax cuts and tax reductions to calm people's hearts. Fortunately, it is quiet, there is salt and iron, and horses are also produced, so it will not make Liu Bei lose too much.

However, he said that Huang Zu was in Jiangxia, and when he heard that Jiangdong soldiers were coming again, he ordered Feiqi to report to Xiangyang. Huang Zu, whether it is the official history or the romance, is a little fragmented in his description, showing that his background is vague and difficult to argue, his experience is complex and displaced, and his personality is varied. Not even his words are written. But no matter what, he single-handedly guarded Jiangxia and resisted Jiangdong. It can be said that it has shared half of the military pressure for Jingzhou. In the official history "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Sun Ce gave a table to the imperial court: "The ancestor is cunning, for the heart of the cousin, out of the minion, the appearance of the owl, with the breath of the ancestor." In it, Liu Biao used Sun Jian's corpse to exchange for the captured Huang Zu, and refused to attack Sun Ce with Kuai Liang's strategy. If he is not Liu Biao's confidant, who would believe it?

On Xiangyang's side, Cai Mao is still delaying and refusing to send troops to help Nanyang. At this time, after receiving a letter from Huang Zu, Liu Biao was impatient, and finally had a seizure: "Nanyang and Jiangxia are in danger, and the soldiers are bloody, and they are fighting to the death." Do we want to sit here and wait for the thief to come? ”

He said to Cai Mao again: "If you don't save Nanyang, go to Jiangxia." ”

Cai Mao immediately wilted, let him go to Jiangxia, it is better to let him go to Nanyang. He doesn't deal with Huang Zu very well, and Huang Zu is a treacherous man, if he goes to Jiangxia, he doesn't know how to be concocted by Huang Zu. So he said to Liu Biao: "Lord, I wish to go to Nanyang." ”

Liu Biao's face softened a little when he heard this, and he asked left and right: "Nanyang and Jiangxia have enemies coming, Deqi is willing to go to Nanyang, who is willing to go to Jiangxia to share my worries?" ”

All the ministers were silent. Liu Biao snorted coldly in his heart, and wanted to assign someone to go. At this time, Kuai Yue came out of the column and bowed: "My lord, I am outnumbered by the enemy today, and there is a shortage of major generals in the state." It is not advisable to send troops again. The minister has a strategy, and he can retreat from the enemy. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he said happily: "What can I teach me, please come quickly." ”

Kuai Yue said: "Cao and Sun come together. The Cao family is strong and the Sun family is weak. It is better to make Zhongye and others stick to Nanyang, slowly deal with Cao's army with Jiancheng, and send generals to Jiangxia to help Huang Taishou and attack Sun Jian. If we can break the Yangzhou army, we will have no worries in the east of Jingzhou, and we can use the strength of the state to resist Cao Cao. If Cao Cao can be blocked in Nanyang. When they run out of food, or if there is a change in the north, they will withdraw their troops. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he felt very reasonable, and asked, "Who can go to Jiangxia?" ”

Kuai Yue said: "General Liu is brave and fierce, and he can go to it." ”

Liu Biao then sent Cai Mao to Nanyang to help Wen Ping, and then transferred Liu Pan to lead his troops to Jiangxia to aid Huang Zu. When Liu Pan heard the order, he resigned from his employment and rushed to Jiangxia. He stayed in Nanyang and was worried. When Huo Jun saw this, he asked why. Wen Ping said: "General Liu is gone and Cai Deqi is coming, and I will come with the help of my arm." ”

Sure enough, after Cai Mao came, he lived in the fortified city of Wan County, and was guarded by personal soldiers around him. Without such an order, the clerk is not allowed to enter. Wen Ping saw him and discussed defense, but said: "If Cao Mengde comes, he will call me." "Nothing else.

Cai Mao is not only a wealthy family in Jingzhou, but also a relative of Liu's cousin. Wen Ping couldn't take him, because of the lack of troops, he had to let Huo Jun abandon Bowang. When Huo Jun learned about it, he made a plan and said to Wen Ping: "I have few soldiers today, I am afraid that after Cao Jun copied me, it would be better than this." ”

Wen Ping listened to it and happily obeyed it. So he asked Cai Mao to guard Wancheng. But he took thousands of people to Bowang.

Cao Ying scouted and reported to Cao Hong, and Cao Hong said to the forbidden road: "Bowang is anxious, it is better to be a machine, and when the equipment is completed, he will immediately attack the city." "Because Huo Jun repeatedly went out of the city to harass him before, they were in short supply of siege vehicles, ladders and other materials. Later, Cao Hong attacked several times in a fit of anger, but was stubbornly repelled by the Jingzhou army. This time he learned to be obedient and no longer relied on his bravery. It is necessary to capture Bowang without fail, and open the north gate of Wanxian County.

Wen hired to the city, handed over the soldiers to Huo Jun, stayed for a while, and led more than 1,000 people out of the city to Wanxian. After Cao Hong found out, he wondered: "What do you want to do?" ”

Yu Bandao: "There must be fraud, no reason is needed." ”

Cao Hong was very curious, and when he saw this, he wanted to find out, so he said: "Wen Ze and guard the camp, and I will lead the army to spy on the enemy's movements." ”

Wen Ping led more than 1,000 people to Wancheng, and when Cao Hong saw it, he led the army to chase him. Seeing this, Wen Ping led the army away, where Cao Hong was willing to put it, and after a few miles, he looked at the approach, and suddenly a drum sounded in the enemy army, and he saw that Wen Ping's rear army was the front army, and he changed the formation, and came to meet Cao Hong. Seeing this, Cao Hong sneered: "Only a thousand people, dare to come to fight?" ”

Just as he was about to slap his horse forward, suddenly there was another drum behind him, Cao Hong turned his head to look, only to see an army flashing out from the side of the road from behind, and it was the Huo Zi banner. Cao Hong knew that it was a plan, scolded angrily, and led his troops away. Wen Ping chased Huo Jun for a while, and then stopped. They looked at each other and laughed.

Cao Hong returned to the camp, came to see Yu Ban, and said: "It's so dangerous, it's really a plan, and he wants to earn me." So he was relieved to only supervise the construction of siege equipment in the camp, no matter how Wen Ping and Huo Jun marched back and forth, they would never leave the camp again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wen Ping and Huo Jun evacuated the people in Bowang City to Wancheng in such an open and honest manner. It turned out that Huo Jun was ordered to withdraw the army, but he was worried about the people in the city. After discussing with Wen Ping, he came up with such a plan. Let Wen Ping bring the troops first, and then bring the people back. This was repeated repeatedly, and the ratio of military and civilian personnel was changed at any time according to the movements of Cao Ying. Since Cao Jun no longer came, he simply swaggered back to transport the people. Anyway, when the war began, there were not many people in Bowang City who took refuge and who took refuge in their relatives.

A few days after the people were evacuated, the equipment in Cao's camp was almost ready. On this day, Cao Hong and Yu Ban were neatly dressed and led the army out of the camp together. Cao Hong was refreshed and full of ambition, and he smiled: "Huo Xiao'er, this time let's see how you block my army!" So the drums and trumpets sounded in unison, and the three armies went out together to attack Bowang.

Cao Hong fought, and soon found out that something was wrong, and the resistance of the Jingzhou army seemed to be much weaker today. He just thought it was a morale problem, so where to care about it. Since the resistance of the Jingzhou army is not strong, then it is necessary to break through this city in one go. Just as he was ordering the three armies to shake their spirits, suddenly the defenders at the head of the city shouted and evacuated to the city.

Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, and he was overjoyed, and commanded the troops to quickly attack the city and occupy the city gate. After a while, the city gate was opened by Cao Jun. Cao Jun rushed in.