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Chapter 15: Invite Xiao Bowen to cross the river quickly to discuss the plan to resist Cao!

Liu Cong was confused.

Didn’t you, Kuai Yue, tell me not to worry about nothing, but to eat and drink my fill and wait for Cao Cao’s army to come and take over Xiangyang, and wait for Liu Bei to escape to Jiangling?
In the blink of an eye, I had to pack up my bucket and run away to Jiangling.

The script you gave me was not written like this.

"Kuai Yidu, you all promised me solemnly that everything is under your control. I just need to wait for Lord Cao to come and reward me."

"How did things turn out like this? You need to give me an explanation!"

Liu Cong, the puppet, also had a temper. He couldn't bear it anymore and finally got angry.

Kuai Yue was furious and his face darkened:
"My lord, I want to hear your explanation. Once we have retreated to Jiangling and saved our lives, I will give you an explanation."

"The most urgent task now is to take advantage of the chaos in the city and retreat south immediately before Liu Bei's main force enters the city."

"If we delay any longer, the enemy will reach the provincial capital and we will all fall into Liu Bei's hands and die without a burial place!"

Liu Cong shuddered, and his temper, which had just flared up, instantly subsided.

"Everything is up to you. Quickly help me abandon the city and retreat south to Jiangling—"

Kuai Yue breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered Wang Wei to lead his personal troops to protect the families of Liu Cong and Kuai Cai and help them escape.

At the same time, he sent someone on horseback to the north gate to tell Cai Mao to lead his troops and retreat south.

Xiangyang North Gate.

Cai Mao was standing proudly with his sword in hand, looking down at Liu's army outside the city with a smug look, still waiting to let Liu Bei taste the feeling of hitting a wall.

However, "tens of thousands" of Liu's troops lined up outside the city and delayed launching an attack.

"Liu Bei, what are you waiting for?"

Cai Mao's brows gradually furrowed, and he began to wonder in his heart.

Sudden.

From the direction of the east gate, the sound of killing suddenly arose and came from afar.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud shouting and screaming in Xiangyang City, as if in the blink of an eye, the whole city was in rebellion.

"What's going on? Is someone taking advantage of this opportunity to cause chaos and support the Big Eared Thief?"

Cai Mao became alert and shifted his attention from outside the city to inside.

A man came on a galloping horse, stumbled up the city wall, and knelt at Cai Mao's feet.

"General Degui, the East Gate Guard Wei Yan rebelled, killed General Deping, and opened the city gates, allowing Liu Bei's army to enter."

"Our army's morale collapsed, and they either surrendered or dispersed. Countless people took advantage of the situation to rebel and respond to Liu Bei."

"Kuai Beijia has escorted our lord and abandoned the city and retreated south. General Cai, please lead your troops out of the city and retreat to Jiangling!"

Cai Mao's head buzzed and he staggered back three steps.

The East Gate fell, Wei Yan rebelled, Xiangyang fell, and Liu Cong retreated south...

The series of drastic changes came so suddenly that they stunned him.

"Third brother, third brother—"

It was not until Cai Zhong's angry cry was heard beside him that Cai Mao suddenly woke up from his trance.

"How dare Wei Yan, you bastard, collude with Liu Bei and harm my third brother!"

"If I don't tear you into pieces, I, Cai Mao, will not be a human being—"

Cai Mao came to his senses, drew his sword, and chopped it down fiercely at the battlements.

The soldiers of Jingzhou were instantly demoralized by this shocking change.

Along the city line, there was panic and discussion, and the morale of the army plummeted in an instant.

"My condolences to the two General Cais. Now is not the time to be sad and angry."

"We have fallen into Liu Bei's trap of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, with internal and external forces acting in concert. Liu Bei's army has now entered the city, and those in the city who do not want to surrender to Cao have all responded and rebelled. Xiangyang City cannot be defended."

"Since the Lord and Kuai Biejia have already abandoned the city and retreated south, we should also retreat quickly. If we don't leave now, we may not be able to leave."

Deng Yi, an official of the Ministry of Justice, who was standing nearby, tried to persuade him with a bitter face.

The two Cais were startled, and their grief and anger turned into fear in an instant.

"Liu Bei's true colors have finally been revealed. As soon as Lord Jingsheng left, he rushed to seize Xiangyang, resorting to such cunning tactics. How despicable!"

Cai Zhong gritted his teeth, as if he had seen through Liu Bei long ago.

"The Big Eared Thief prides himself on being righteous and respectful of his reputation. Logically, shouldn't he be attacking Xiangyang?"

"Who on earth persuaded that big-eared thief to attack Xiangyang, even at the cost of bearing the infamy of stealing my nephew's inheritance?"

"Wei Yan was just a small military officer. How did the big-eared thief notice that dog thief and successfully incite him to rebel?" Cai Mao's angry eyes were filled with deep confusion, and he asked three soul-searching questions.

"Capture Cai Mao alive!"

"Capture Cai Zhong alive!"

"Kill all the traitors who surrendered to Cao!"

The deafening shouts approached the north gate.

Cai Mao shuddered, and without thinking, he shouted:
"Retreat, all troops, follow me and abandon the city and retreat south—"

Before he finished speaking, Cai Mao jumped on his horse and fled towards the city.

Cai Zhong, Deng Yi and other confidants followed closely behind, and the rest of the direct generals and soldiers loyal to the Cai family all fled.

There were nearly 10,000 soldiers on the city wall, not all of them were Cai's subordinates, and many of them were unwilling to surrender to Cao.

More than a thousand soldiers and horses did not follow him to escape. After several generals and officers discussed it, they immediately decided to open the city gate and surrender to Liu Bei outside the city.

outside the city.

The five thousand soldiers of Liu's army who were lined up in battle array were all excited and eager to fight when they heard the deafening sound of killing in the city.

A scout came galloping from the east gate.

"My lord, the Wei army has executed Cai He and seized the gate as promised, and General Zhang has successfully entered Xiangyang."

"The Jingzhou soldiers in the city collapsed at the first blow, some surrendered, some fled, and countless took advantage of the situation to respond to their lord."

"General Zhang, please attack the north gate immediately!"

Good news has arrived.

The soldiers on both sides cheered loudly and were very excited.

"military adviser!"

Liu Bei was also full of surprise and looked at Zhuge Liang eagerly.

"This Xiao Bowen first proposed the plan of a surprise attack on Xiangyang, and then recommended Wei Wenchang as a potential talent. He played a vital role in the success of this battle."

"There will be a celebration banquet in the provincial capital later. My Lord, Liang and the others should all toast him with a few glasses of wine."

Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan and sighed with a smile.

The words trailed off.

The north gate of Xiangyang was wide open and the flag of surrender was hoisted high.

Immediately afterwards, several riders came galloping and bowed down at Liu Bei's feet.

"Reporting to Liu Yuzhou, Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others have abandoned Xiangyang and fled. We do not want to surrender to Cao, and now we are willing to surrender to Liu Yuzhou!"

"Please ask Liu Yuzhou to take charge of Xiangyang and take charge of the overall situation!"

Take the North Gate without a fight!

It was another happy event, and the surrounding troops were encouraged again.

"Military Advisor, you're right. At the celebration banquet, we should toast Xiao Bowen with a few glasses!"

Liu Bei smiled proudly and whipped his horse whip:
"All troops, listen to my order! Enter Xiangyang!"

A quarter of an hour later, under the rising sun, a large flag symbolizing Liu Bei was raised on the top of the north gate of Xiangyang.

When the sky was bright, the flags on the four city gates had been changed.

Xiangyang City, the capital of Jingzhou, was thus announced to have changed hands.

Liu Bei stood on the north gate tower, looking down at the city that now belonged to him, with a lot of emotion in his heart.

Just a few days ago, he was in a situation of internal and external troubles, and thought that he would be driven by Cao Cao to embark on a journey of escape again, repeating the embarrassment of many years ago.

In the blink of an eye, Xiangyang was in hand and the dilemma was solved in one fell swoop.

The bleak future has finally seen a ray of light.

For a moment, Liu Bei had an illusion that he was in a trance and dream.

"Xiangyang has hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain stored up. This battle has captured at least 20,000 Xiangyang defenders, bringing our combined forces to 30,000."

"My lord, with these assets, we have the confidence to fight against Cao Cao!"

Zhuge Liang was drawing a blueprint beside him with a confident smile on his face.

Liu Bei came back from his trance, confidence burning in his eyes.

"Come here, quickly invite Mr. Xiao Bowen to cross the river to discuss the plan to resist Cao!"

(End of this chapter)