Chapter 2054: There are words outside the words, changes within the changes
The sky was overcast, as if there was some conspiracy brewing behind the clouds.
The feeling of uneasiness spread among the crowd. The fleeing people had no energy to argue, and almost no desire to speak. Everyone was like a fish thrown ashore, with their mouths open and gasping, but the next moment it was like...
will die.
After the cavalry of the Cao Army defeated the Jiangdong soldiers in Dangyang, they did not play any role in rescuing the people in distress. They did not even stay for a long time. After a short period of repairs and supplies, they turned around and headed north to take away the people of Nanjun, Jingzhou who were held hostage by the Jiangdong soldiers.
Lost it here.
Those who know military affairs will naturally understand why Cao's cavalry did this, but these ordinary people in Nanjun, Jingzhou, were at a loss...
Their original homes were destroyed by Jiangdong soldiers, and the Dangyang Bridge collapsed, so it was naturally impossible for the people of Nanjun, Jingzhou, to continue going south. Without knowing who took the lead in inciting and leading, most people subconsciously chose
He turned back to the north in an attempt to avoid those ferocious and unreasonable Jiangdong people.
Our home has been destroyed, and there is no guarantee that people from Jiangdong will not come again if we go back, so it is safer to go north.
This should be……
They are from Jingzhou, and in Xiangyang to the north, there are Jingzhou herders.
Since you are a shepherd in Jingzhou, you can't ignore the people of Jingzhou, right?
Maybe so...
The official road is extended.
People in ragged clothes staggered forward with little hope.
No one knows whether this hope can be realized, but this hope is all they have in the end.
Xiangyang City.
As Kuai Liang was an important minister in Jingzhou, it was naturally impossible for Liu Biao to let Kuai Liang live freely outside Xiangyang City.
Everyone in Jingzhou was basically holding their breath for Liu Biao's actions. After Kuai Liang came to ask Liu Biao to send troops but failed, he rarely went out and spent most of the day wandering around his home.
Asking to see him was also a way of escaping his illness and blocking the door.
Kuai Liang was so calm, but the rest of the people couldn't hold on. Now Xiangyang City is becoming more and more dangerous. Although Cao's army has not attacked the city in the past two days, who knows how long Xiangyang can hold out? How much do these Jingzhou natives need now?
An accurate idea came up, whether to support Liu Biao to the end, and then almost die with Liu Biao, or to simply sell Liu Biao, while Liu Biao still has a price...
There are many noble clans in Jingzhou. Generally speaking, Pang Degong is the leader. But now, Pang Degong and his family have all gone to Wancheng. The Cai family is now scattered. The rest are naturally the Nanjun faction headed by Kuai family.
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Not to mention that on that day, Kuai Liang asked for an audience in front of Liu Biao's yamen, and went into the hall to discuss for a long time. When he came out, he excused himself because he was ill and stayed home. The rest of the people were naturally concerned about what Kuai Liang and Liu Biao were talking about.
In the past two days, although Cao's army did not attack the city, everyone became more and more anxious. They also gathered quietly to discuss in private. After many discussions, most people still ignored Liu Biao. As the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liu Biao's responsibility was to shepherd and guard Jingzhou.
, now that I can’t keep an eye on you, what the hell is that?
The time has come to choose the lesser of two evils and compare the worst. Although everyone understands that Cao Cao is not a good person, at least he is not like the group of country bumpkins in Jiangdong who want to seize all the land. He will still leave something for the Jingzhou gentry.
Come here, it is impossible to be so mad as to evacuate Jingzhou like Sun Quan? Besides, Jingzhou has old enmity with the Sun family, and with Cao Cao, no. And Cao Cao still represents the Han Dynasty to some extent. Strictly speaking, Sun Quan is just...
Is there any need to say more about how a mediocre general should choose?
As long as everyone unites in their opinions and sells Liu Biao at a good price, even if some people may suffer some losses, their own acres of land can still be saved...
If we follow Liu Biao and hold on until the current situation is so bad, is it possible that we have to wait until our family is ruined and everyone is dead before we stop?
With this consensus, the Jingzhou nobles in Xiangyang City began to slowly change their minds, and their attitude towards approaching Kuai Liang became much firmer. Even though Kuai's concierge repeatedly emphasized that Kuai Liang was ill,
Han Song refused to leave and sat at the gatehouse. Han Song's servants also stood silently outside the door, as if waiting until the end of time.
Han Song didn't wait long. After a while, Kuai Liang saw Han Song's attitude and sent someone to lead Han Song into the courtyard. When they met, he said directly: "De Gao, why is this?"
Han Song did not speak directly. He looked around slightly and saw several volumes scattered around the table. There were some fresh ink on them. It seemed that Kuai Liang had read the annotations carefully in his spare time. He couldn't help but feel a little angry. Now,
The future of the Jingxiang gentry is unpredictable, and the situation in Xiangyang is turbulent. You Kuai Liang still has the heart to read a book?
However, the proper etiquette should still be observed. Han Song saluted and greeted Kuai Liang, but not long after he sat down and chatted for a few words, he almost jumped up again, "Waiting quietly? How can I wait quietly?"
Pang Huang is like a hozen, and the Cai family is like a jackal, rebelling. Now you and I are the only ones left in Jingxiang. The future is unpredictable, but you just say wait and see? Stop joking!"
In fact, the Jingxiang gentry are in a state of chaos, and this has been the case since Dong Zhuo's time. Although he openly respects Pang Degong, this respect is more in terms of knowledge. In terms of daily affairs, Pang Degong does not have much regard for the Jingxiang gentry.
Restraint and control.
If it were normal times, that would be fine. After all, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. We are all scholars, and problems that can be solved with words are not problems...
The current problem obviously cannot be solved by words alone.
Kuai Liang smiled slightly, then his eyes seemed to see through the wall, and he glanced around, and then gestured to Han Song, "De Gao, why is this necessary?"
Han Song's eyes narrowed.
Kuai Liang spoke very slowly, almost word for word.
Han Song and Kuai Liang looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly they became furious. They stood up and pointed at Kuai Liang, "I never thought you could be such an irresponsible person! Han just looked away! What a god!"
Jingzhou is destroyed! What a tragedy! What a pain!"
After he finished scolding, Han Song turned around and left.
Kuai Liang was not angry either. He watched quietly and sat beside the table, motionless.
……彡(-_-;)彡……
"How many more manpower can be mobilized in the city?" Han Song said in a deep voice.
"Brother Han's intention..."
There is naturally a post in Xiangyang, but at the moment, there are not many people left in the post. The post soldiers have been transferred to the city head, so of course the post is empty, plus outside the city
Being surrounded, no one would come here to disturb us. Instead, it became a place of tranquility in the midst of the turmoil.
Sitting opposite Han Song was Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng was a commoner and a knight-errant. He was originally a Jiangxia thief. He once occupied Xiangyang with Zhang Hu to cause chaos. Later, when Liu Biao came, he and the Kuai family surrendered Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu. Later, he went to serve under Huang Zu of Jiangxia.
, fled back to Xiangyang after Huang Zu's defeat in Jiangxia.
Han Song frowned and said: "Brother Kuai first said "therefore", which meant "forbidden", and then said "must", which meant "avoid" quickly... Therefore, it can be seen that there must be something in the Kuai family's house.
The accident may have been controlled by the old thieves... Even if someone escapes by scolding him, I'm afraid he won't be able to hide it for long..."
At first, Han Song couldn't understand. How could the Kuai family be quiet and not say anything when Nanjun was destroyed? Now that I think about it, it becomes clear. It's not that I didn't say it, but that I couldn't. Since Liu Biao knew about the Kuai family,
With such an attitude, at such a moment, how could he let Kuai jump up and down, and a certain degree of confinement became inevitable.
After listening to Han Song's words, Chen Sheng couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and replied respectfully: "I have not been in Xiangyang for many years, and there are many experienced people who have made mistakes... If we recruit people now, I am afraid there will be less than a hundred reliable people... And these hundred people have not been here for many years."
Have you practiced this skill?"
"Hundred people?" Han Song frowned.
In fact, it is still unknown how many of these hundred people can be put to use. In addition, although Chen Sheng said that he had been operating in Xiangyang for many years, he later left Xiangyang. Therefore, if it were not for Chen Sheng, these people in the city would
There are some old feelings left, but I’m afraid even these hundred people may not be able to put them together!
"That's it! A hundred people is a hundred people!" Han Song gritted his teeth and said, "I visited the Kuai family today. I'm afraid it attracted the attention of the old thief, and things will change sooner or later..."
Han Song's eyes turned cold.
Smart people never sit back and wait for death, especially when being dragged by others and waiting for death together. Han Song feels that he is not particularly smart, but at least he is not stupid. He doesn't know how to dodge or struggle when the ax is in front of him.
Chen Sheng did not express any objection, or even show surprise, because he did not have much favorable impression of Liu Biao. Liu Biao's words were very nice when he was recruiting people to surrender, but how many of them have been realized now?
From a certain point of view, it is not that Liu Biao intended to break his promise and get rich, but after all, Liu Biao had nothing at the beginning. In order to take control of Xiangyang, naturally he would say anything. After he truly controlled Xiangyang, as the dignified King Lu Gong, he
How could you be so interested in just a few words and a common man's promise?
Han Song continued slowly: "The most taboo thing about this action is nothing more than hesitation. Once the old thief reacts, our heads will definitely fall to the ground! Therefore, we should use the power of thunder to seize the city in one fell swoop!" If the gate is settled, everything will be successful. When Cao Jun enters the city, you and I will be the first to contribute to the city! At that time, the official rewards will be generous!"
Han Song's tone was not exaggerated, he just spoke calmly. The lights flickered and shone on his face, revealing some different colors.
At the beginning, Han Song felt that Liu Biao was not very good, so he ignored Liu Biao at first. It was Liu Biao who thought that Han Song had a good reputation, so he made Han Song his guest by half-force and half-invitation. Later, he sent Liu Biao to Han Song. Han Song went on a mission to Cao Cao, but when Han Song came back, Liu Biao said that Han Song had accepted Cao Cao's bribe and wanted to kill Han Song. However, when he tortured the entourage who followed Han Song, he did not get any effective evidence. So let it go...
"If this can be done, Jingzhou will be settled inside and outside as soon as it comes. How can you know that after a few years, you will not be able to light up the lintel and become an important official of the Han Dynasty? The achievements can be made, but it is not a hundred times better than the old thieves who wasted their time and did nothing?" Han Song saw that Chen Sheng was still a little worried, so he drew a big pie.
After thousands of years of building up a family and a successful family, many people have succeeded one after another, and Chen Sheng is no exception...
What Han Song said was not a lie. After all, the Pang family and the Huang family moved north, the Cai family had fled, and the Jingzhou gentry were the remaining Kuai family. If this was used as a basis for promotion, in the future, in Jingzhou, There is a place for more or less.
"However, the important area of the city gate must be heavily guarded..." Chen Sheng tried his best to appear calm, but his slightly rapid breathing still revealed some of his mood, "Even if we get the opportunity to attack the city gate, our people will lack soldiers when they arrive." A, secondly, I’m unfamiliar with my striking skills. If I fail to hit one blow, I’m afraid..."
"It doesn't matter..." Han Song smiled sinisterly, "I have already made a plan... What the old thief is worried about must be the secret left by the Cai family in the city. If... haha..."
What Han Song said was exactly what Liu Biao was worried about. These days, Liu Biao was guarding the outside of the city, and even more so inside the city. Although Liu Biao knew that there were secret agents of the Cai family in the city, with a population of tens of thousands, there was no Chaoyang old lady. How can we identify who is good and who is bad among them?
Liu Biao has been sitting in the Jingzhou government office all the time in order to respond to this unknown change at any time.
Because Liu Biao knew that if there were only external enemies in defending the city, there would be no problem for half a year. But if there was an internal rebellion, it might only take one night to overthrow! Liu Biao was not idle these days. He sent Liu Xian Patrolling around the city just to find out the secrets left behind by Cai...
Then, the traces of these Cai's secret agents were finally caught.
When a commotion broke out in the city of Xiangyang, Liu Biao was suddenly worried and could not help but breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if this hidden danger was solved, it would mean that Xiangyang would be safer.
The shouts of "cut off the old thieves and punish the traitors" are spreading as the chaos spreads. At this moment in Xiangyang City, no one knows how many people have heard this slogan clearly, and how many people are spinning like this or
Such thoughts...
I don't know where it was ignited, and flames rose into the sky. In addition to the sound of shouts, there were also cries and screams, which made the slogans of cutting off old thieves and slaying evil spirits even more ferocious.
On the upper floor of the Xiangyang City Gate, Liu Cong was also awakened by the sound of such slogans. He rolled around and opened the wooden window to look into the city. He saw the swaying firelight and the shaking figures. For a moment, his heart was broken and his hands and feet were cold. Although he was in
After entering the city gate tower, Liu Cong secretly cursed Liu Biao more than once. He even thought about Liu Biao's sudden death and that he would be able to escape from the current predicament. However, after seeing the riots in the city, his worries about Liu Biao were eventually outweighed.
Hate...
Of course, it might just be because Liu Cong realized that if Liu Biao really died, he would not end well?
Liu Cong rushed to the door and shouted: "General Wen! General Wen! Save my father quickly! Save my father quickly!"
Wenpin paid close attention to the riot as soon as it happened. Hearing Liu Cong's call, he raised his hands and said, "Master, don't panic! It's okay in the city, don't ask me to wait..."
"Bold!" Liu Cong jumped furiously, "You want to come..."
Before Liu Cong could finish the second half of his words, there was another commotion outside the city! Cao Jun saw that there was a fire in Xiangyang City. Although he didn't know why, he still reacted immediately and began to form formations and prepare to attack!
Wenpin glanced at Liu Cong, did not say anything more, slightly cupped his hands, and immediately strode away to arrange the defense against Cao Jun. This is Wenpin's most important responsibility, if Wenpin really obeys
Liu Cong's blind command led his soldiers down to participate in the pacification of the city. So when Cao Jun came, wouldn't it mean that he was scrambling to focus on one thing and lose another?
Liu Cong huddled on the inside of the door and window, his hands and feet were trembling, and he was mumbling to himself. All kinds of noisy sounds were heard in his ears, one after another, getting in all the time, making Liu Cong's head buzz...
I don't know how long it took, but the commotion gradually subsided and the surrounding area became quiet. Liu Cong slowly lowered his hands covering his ears, and like a groundhog, stretched out his head to explore outside little by little.
Under the shaking light and shadow, the smell of blood hit his face. Even though Liu Cong had been living on the city gate tower for a while, he still couldn't get used to it.
"I would like to inform you, Sir, that the bandits in the city have been pacified, so there is no need for you to worry."
Wenpin said something to Liu Cong calmly, and then went to direct the fresh and hot heads that had just been chopped off to be hung on the battlements and displayed to Cao Jun.
Wenpin knew that Cao's army was dispatched mainly to cooperate with the actions in the city. If he saw human heads hanging out and the city became quiet again, they would basically retreat and not fight mindlessly.
Sure enough, just as Wenpin expected, when Xiahou Dun saw this, he knew that there was no advantage to be taken, so he ordered his troops to retreat...
Cai Mao, who was beside Xiahou Dun, stared at the head at the top of the city with his fists clenched.
Xiahou Dun patted Cai Mao on the shoulder, "It doesn't matter, De Gui's plan failed, so he thought of another plan...Liu Jingsheng, indeed he has some tricks..."
Cai Mao had no choice but to follow Cao Jun's camp. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. At dawn, he got up and walked back to the front of the formation, staring at the city from a distance.
The heads hanging on the top of the city are like peanuts pulled out of the ground, with bunches of long hair tied in one place, with their eyes closed or their mouths open, and their heads and heads are swaying in the wind.
Moving, swinging, spinning...
Cai Mao stared at it, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. His eyes immediately started to sway, and he tried hard to identify the heads in the distance. If he hadn't been afraid of the crossbows shooting from the top of the city, he might have wanted to get closer to the bottom of Xiangyang City to take a closer look...
"One five, ten..."
Cai Hao counted, and then worried, he counted again, and then stared, trying hard to match the livid or pale faces under the blood and dust with the images in his mind.
He got up, and then stared at the incense stick for nearly an hour, until his eyes couldn't help but feel sour and burst into tears, then he rubbed his eyes and hurried to Xiahou Dun's Chinese army tent.
"De Gui..." Seeing Cai Mao's tears streaming down his face, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but froze for a moment, and comforted him, "De Gui shouldn't be so sad. Victory and defeat are common for military strategists..."
"Huh?" Cai Hao was stunned for a moment, and then he sighed and pretended to be sorry, but what he said next revealed his less-than-sad nature, "General Xiahou! I have carefully counted..."
…The number is wrong, and the people are wrong...』
Xiahou Dun was sitting, holding a bowl and asking for a drink of water. When he heard this, his hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, he slowly raised his head, and looked at Cai Mao seriously, "De Gui means..."
