Chapter 208: Liu Biao gave a gift
Today, the weather is still windy and beautiful, and Xiangyang City is also as prosperous as before. It was only a few knights from the south who spoiled the atmosphere.
Not only the people along the way, but also avoided it. Even a few listless goalkeepers had to be on the alert.
"This is Xiangyang City, and you can't ride horses for no reason." One of the leaders clenched his spear in both hands and shouted.
"General Wenpin is in a hurry, and the idle people get out of the way." But the people who came were very faceless, yelled, and still galloped towards the city, without slowing down.
Boom, boom. In the city, a crowd turned on their backs.
Not only did the people along the way complain, but even the soldiers guarding the door were dumbfounded.
"This general has always followed the rules, and his soldiers are not arrogant, why is he so angry and corrupt today as if he has burned his buttocks?"
"Who knows, maybe it was another general who suffered the defeat. Didn't there often be an urgent report in the previous paragraph that the water village of so-and-so was broken by Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai and burned down? ”
"Hugh is babbling."
The soldiers' discussion was interrupted by the chief.
However, the soldiers were just bored, and they were not worried about the front. There are tens of thousands of troops around Xiangyang, nearly 100,000 troops, and this fire will not burn to Xiangyang.
Soon, the soldiers reverted to their usual listless appearance.
The people below have the leisure to speculate and measure, but Liu Biao has not.
It was still early at this time, and Liu Biao had just gotten up. Over the years, Liu Biao has been suffering from minor illnesses, coupled with old age and frailty, his energy is not as good as before.
When a sergeant came to report, saying that it was an urgent report from Wenpin.
Although Liu Biao was surprised, he still ordered the maid to wash and comb his hair and change his clothes, and it took a quarter of an hour before and after he got up and went to the hall to meet the visitor.
Outside the hall, there are often two subordinates stationed there, both of whom are old men who have followed Liu Biao for more than ten years. Liu Biao was in the hall as he is today, meeting some people, and they have been used to seeing it for more than ten years.
But today, it is destined to be unaccustomed.
Because Liu Biao didn't go in for long, he let out a roar: "Chen Cang, I'm going to kill you." Punish your whole family. ”
The two subordinates glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes, Liu Biao has been in charge of Jiangbiao for more than ten years. has always been gentle and elegant, even if he encounters something big, he always hides a knife in his smile, uh, not a knife in his smile, but calmly.
There has never been such a gaffe as today.
Listening to the roar of that life, in addition to anger and horror, it was extremely cruel.
What the hell is going on? In the end, this thought was left in the hearts of the two subordinates. But the two quickly let go of what they were speculating about.
Because Liu Biao roared again, "Come on, go and find Cai Mao and Kuai Yue." Be quick. ”
"No." The two subordinates glanced at each other, didn't dare to make a mistake, and didn't dare to slack off, they all agreed and left quickly.
In the hall, the pawn who came to report the news was also sent away by Liu Biao.
It's just that Liu Biao's face did not improve because no one was present, but became darker and darker, and his chest rose and fell sharply.
Jiangling City was captured, how could Liu Biao not be in a hurry and not lose his temper.
You must know that Liu Biao has been in business for more than ten years, and it has always been left behind. When Xiangyang could not stand it, he retreated, relying on the height of Jiangling City and the vastness of the four counties of Jingnan to continue to support the hegemony of Jingchu.
But now it has been captured, with tall walls and a city with 5,000 defenders, and it has changed hands in a flash. This is a result that Liu Biao never expected.
In the past, the reason why Liu Biao was able to put supplies in Jiangling was because of the existence of Huang Zu in Jiangxia, and Huang Zu also had a navy, and there were quite a few of them, which could barely resist the invasion of the Eastern Wu navy.
Later, Huang Zu died, and Jiangxia was occupied by Liu Feng. Liu Biao also had no intention of transporting the materials back to Xiangyang, firstly, it would cost manpower and material resources, and secondly, it would be tall and strong in Jiangling City. Hundreds of miles to the north is the stationing place of Wenpin, and it will be there in the second day.
It's simply a hedgehog, whoever hits and who dies.
And the only thing Liu Biao didn't expect was that the generals he appointed, Chen Cang would be so useless. It was precisely this that I didn't expect that made Gangneung change hands.
And what to do now, Liu Biao is really at a loss. Jiangling's materials were slowly accumulated by Liu Biao from Jingzhou's total production every year.
Even if it's Xiangyang, it's not as good as it. With so many supplies, if they are lost all at once, Liu Biao's heart will hurt very much, like being cramped and pulled out of his bones.
Liu Xian was afraid that he would not be able to bear it, so he kicked his legs and went to see the ancestors and ancestors. And his two sons, who will protect them?
Therefore, Liu Cheng can only hypnotize himself, Wen Ping will definitely be able to take Jiangling back, he will definitely be able to.
Soon after, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were invited by their subordinates. One after the other, they entered the hall. It's a pity that the two of them couldn't meet this time, and they don't know what happened, after all, Wen Ping won't pass on the news to them.
However, both of them were human spirits, and as soon as they entered the hall, they saw Liu Biao's ugly face almost like a ghost, and they guessed in their hearts that they had encountered something tricky.
And it's tricky, tricky.
With this thought in mind, both of them began to be cautious.
"I came to you so urgently to tell you that Gangneung is occupied. It was occupied by Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai. Seeing these two important ministers who relied on him, Liu Biao's mood was much better, after all, he also knew that the wisdom of one person was not as strong as the wisdom of others. Now is the time to rely on these two men to get through the crisis.
"What?"
"Impossible."
Although they were prepared to encounter tricky things in their hearts, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue still changed color at the same time and lost their temper.
The city of Jiangling was tall and had 5,000 defenders, and according to reliable sources, the naval army used by Zhou Yu this time was only 3,000 people, how could it be occupied by Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai.
"There is nothing impossible in this world, and Chen Cang lost the lonely city." Liu Biao smiled bitterly and said.
"It's a shame." Cai Mao and Kuai Yue exchanged a vague look, and they were shocked.
This Gangneung City is not lost, it doesn't matter to them. But it has a great impact on Liu Biao, which means that Liu Biao's back road is cut off, and if Cao Ying goes south, he will only be trapped in Xiangyang.
It is also related to the future situation, if it is true that Jiangdong has to go to this batch of materials, it can instantly make the power soar, and it will be very simple to get through the mountains.
And with the spare strength, attack Jingzhou. Growth is inevitable.
This is really tricky for the two who have already intended to surrender to Cao Ying.
"I wonder if Wenpin has sent troops?" Cai Mao remembered that between Xiangyang and Jiangling, there was also a general Wen Ping, and couldn't help asking.
"When the emergency report came out, the troops were already dispatched." Liu Biao sighed and said. Although the clerk is decisive enough, the situation is not optimistic.
Gangneung Fortress is too tall and easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"If it's Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai will only have 3,000 people, so there's nothing to fear. If Jiangdong continuously sent soldiers into Gangneung from the waterway after the incident, it would be tantamount to ascending to the sky if this city was to be recaptured. Hard, hard, hard. Kuai Yue also said that he was not so optimistic.
At the same time, Kuai Yue still has a question in his heart, is this really done by Jiangdong people? You must know that Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai have retreated, and they should have returned to Jiangdong to quell the chaos.
Thinking of the frequent rebellions in Jiangdong Shanyue, Kuai Yue thought even more that it could not be done by Jiangdong people. However, who else will get rid of the Koto people?
Liu Feng. The daring man. Kuai Yue couldn't help but scold in his heart, and he dared to snatch the materials that could equip an army of 100,000.
Although he thought so in his heart, Kuai Yue still decided to help Liu Feng and let the Jiangdong Sun family carry the black pot. Kuai Yue is a determined person, since he has already discussed with Cai Mao and strongly supports Liu Feng, he will not change his hexagram.
When Liu Biao heard this, his face became even more ugly.
Cai Mao heard the words, and heard the sound outside the strings.
"My lord, the top priority now should be to boost Liu Feng's naval forces, give him benefits, and let him defend the Yangtze River waterway." Cai Mao said.
"Order someone to send a hundred big ships to Jiangxia to increase Liu Feng's power." Liu Biao agreed, but didn't think about it.
"No." Cai Mao responded, secretly happy in her heart. As an old father-in-law, it is natural to give benefits to his son-in-law.
After instructing Cai Mao, Liu Biao still felt down-to-earth.
"If Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai feels that he can't hold the city and burns the city?" Liu Biao expressed the worries in his heart.
"This." Cai Mao and Kuai Yue glanced at each other, and they both felt that it was very tricky.
Cai Mao wanted Jiangling City, located in the middle of Jingzhou, which was a key point in the north and south, and if it was burned down, the strategic loss would be great, great. And those supplies.
Kuai Yue had a different opinion, he knew that Liu Feng did not have many warships, if Liu Feng felt that those materials could not be taken away, and there were no troops to garrison Jiangling, he might really burn them down. It's a pity that there are so many supplies.
The three of them have no good way to solve this problem, and now that Gangneung City is in the hands of others, how to decide is someone else's business, not theirs.
Liu Biao's mood was very bad, very bad, and there was a kind of Jiangling material that had completely distanced himself from his anxiety.
"You guys go down first, and wait for the news of Wen Ping." Liu Biao sighed and waved his hand.
"No." Cai Mao and Kuai Yue both responded.
"By the way, De Jue, the warship given to Liu Feng must be good, don't cut corners, if we want to use him, don't deduct him. Also, send dozens of skilled shipwrights over, he now sits on such a large area, with a population of hundreds of thousands, there is no reason for me to send him warships every year and let him build them himself. Liu Biao suddenly stopped Cai Mao, first felt that he had to feed Liu Feng, and then felt that he was too much of a loss, so he simply sent it to the craftsman.
"No." Cai Mao stopped and answered. Then he walked out.
It's just that Liu Biao doesn't know, his advice is completely superfluous, with Cai Mao's own relationship with Liu Feng, he will definitely pick the best ship, and now he has to add the best craftsmen to the past.
(To be continued)