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Chapter 232

Chapter 232 The Fusu Incident

In early February of the 13th year of Jian'an, the entire Jingzhou seemed to have fallen into a dead silence.

Xiangyang was closed down and the city was airtight.

All news was blocked, and only messengers kept coming and going along the route, reporting Liu Qi's current news and location.

Then.

On the second day of February, the day when the dragon raised its head, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others got the news that Liu Qi had run away!

On the night when Kuai Qi went to Jingling, Liu Qi returned to Jiangxia.

"Bang!"

At the Taiwei's residence in Xiangyang, Cai Mao became furious and roared: "What on earth is going on?"

The messenger looked worried and said: "We waited for several days along the route in Zhangshan, Lankou, Linting and other places, but we still didn't see the Chang Huangzi ship, so we went to Jingling to inquire about it. Unexpectedly"

"go out!"

Seeing that Cai Mao was on the verge of rage, Kuai Yue waved his hand to signal the messenger to leave.

The messenger rolled and crawled out in panic.

After the messenger left, Zhang Yun quickly said: "Could it be that the news was leaked? The eldest prince returned to Jiangxia overnight. What should we do?"

Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao with a suspicious expression on his face: "Lieutenant, it can't be your son-in-law Deng Hong."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Cai Mao stood up and said, "Deng Hong's mansion is mostly occupied by my servants and servants. They are all under my eyes. If there is any change, they will report to me at any time. He has been staying in the mansion all day these days, and there is no one in the mansion."

Went out."

"Who could that be?"

Kuai Yue frowned, and suddenly his eyes drifted to the south: "I am afraid that if you are not from Xianshan Academy, you may have forgotten Xianshan when the city was closed."

"Forget it, don't think about who leaked the news. There are many aristocratic families in Jingzhou who are at odds with us. After His Majesty's death, we did not seal the city for at least two or three hours. Many people inside and outside the city know about it."

Cai Hao waved his hand and said with lingering anger: "The top priority now is to find a way to deal with the eldest prince's affairs. Although the second prince has ascended the throne, it is difficult to figure out the attitudes of Huang Zu, Liu Pan, and Wenpin. Should we make a move?

Is the imperial edict going to go over and test it out?"

After two major defeats, Jingzhou's current army still has about 200,000 troops, of which the actual number of people controlled by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Zhang Yun's group is about 70,000. They come from the 30,000 Xiangyang garrison controlled by Zhang Yun, and

Cai Mao controlled the 37,800 remnant soldiers who escaped from the failed attack on Xichuan.

There are more than 100,000 troops scattered outside. In addition to the more than 30,000 troops in the hands of Huang Zu in Jiangxia and the 20,000 troops in the hands of Liu Pan in Changsha, they are Lai Gong, the governor of Jiaozhou, Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, and Lin, who are distributed throughout Jingzhou.

Lin Sansan's 10,000 to 20,000 local county soldiers.

Finally, there are the 50,000 troops guarding Nanyang against Cao Cao in the north. They belong to the generals Wenpin, Han Xi, Lu Jie and Gan Ning. Among them, General Wenpin is in charge of the most, with about 20,000 troops in his hands.

The remaining troops of Han Xi, Lu Jie, and Gan Ning ranged from seven to eight thousand to ten thousand. However, if you had to count, Zhang Xiu, who was inconsistent and capricious, had seven to eight thousand troops.

Historically, Zhang Xiu died of illness while following Cao Cao in his northern expedition to Wuhuan.

But that was because that battle encountered bad weather, coupled with a series of factors such as acclimatization and extreme climate.

Including Guo Jia and Zhang Xiu, they may have died of pneumonia caused by cold wind.

Now, since Cao Cao did not go on the Northern Expedition, Zhang Xiu and Guo Jia did not encounter extremely bad weather, so naturally they are still alive.

In terms of total military strength, Liu Biao still left a huge fortune to his successors.

But once Liu Biao died, there were some problems with the ownership of this property.

Liu Cong was appointed by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Many people supported Liu Qi. Now that Liu Cong is in power, they may not still obey orders.

So this is the trouble that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's gang needs to solve.

When Kuai Yue heard Cai Mao's suggestion to issue an edict in Liu Cong's name to test him, he waved his hand and said: "No, we must not act rashly. Once they reject it, Jingzhou will be the enemy of the whole world."

"What should we do?"

Cai Mao asked: "Should we wait for them to report on their own?"

Kuai Yue muttered: "The easy things should be done first and then the difficult ones. At present, the army we control only has tens of thousands of troops in Nanjun. The other counties, Jingnan, and Jiaozhou have not surrendered. We should send envoys to tell them that His Majesty has passed away and that the second prince has followed the imperial edict and ascended the throne."

The emperor’s message ordered them to obey.”

"Um."

Cai Mao nodded slightly: "Yes, in this way, in the whole of Jingzhou, there are only 50,000 people in Nanyang, more than 30,000 people in Jiangxia, and the 20,000 people in Liu Pan's hands in Jingnan are not in our hands."

Kuai Yue continued his analysis: "Nanyang has 50,000 troops, most of which are in the hands of Wenpin. The remaining Han Xi, Lu Jie, and Gan Ning each have about 10,000 troops. Wenpin doesn't have to worry about it, and Gan Ning has a deep friendship with Shen Chen.

, first win over Han Xi and Lu Jie, and then get their troops."

"Xenodu is a good strategy."

After Cai Mao heard Kuai Yue's analysis, he thought about it carefully. After thinking clearly, he couldn't help but praise: "The soldiers in Jiaozhou and Jingnan counties will definitely obey the order. Han Xi and Lu Jie are on good terms with us. In this way, in addition to

Most of Huang Zu, Liu Pan, Wenpin, and Gan Ning's men will fall into our hands!"

"But people like Huang Zu, Wenpin, Liu Pan, and Gan Ning have the most powerful and capable elite soldiers in their hands."

Zhang Yun said: "If these soldiers and horses cannot be obtained, it may be difficult to control the situation."

Kuai Yue's analysis is indeed penetrating and thorough.

Jingzhou's approximately 200,000 troops originally only had 70,000 in their hands, but they had many neutral troops and horses. These troops and horses could easily be controlled by Xiangyang. As soon as the edict was issued, they would immediately be under their control.

In this way, their military strength will skyrocket to 120,000. Only the 80,000 horses in the hands of Huang Zu and others are still uncertain.

But it is these 80,000 horses that are the key.

Huang Zu controlled the Jiangxia navy, which was not strong in land warfare but was excellent in water warfare.

The Gan Ning Army is even more extraordinary. Although it is not as good as the Huangmenting soldiers who are off-duty training all day long, they are actual combat soldiers who have fought against Cao Cao's army head-on. They are also considered to be slightly worse among the first-class infantry in the north, compared to Jingzhou.

The other armies are much stronger.

As for Wenpin and Liu Pan, one general is good at defense, has a well-organized army, and enforces orders and prohibitions. The other general is good at offense and is very brave in fighting. They are both among the best troops in the Jingzhou Army.

Even if Cai Mao and Kuai Yue control more troops and horses, in terms of combat effectiveness, if these 120,000 people fight against those 80,000 people, they will definitely lose.

Therefore, the 120,000 troops and horses controlled by Cai Mao and others are not the key. Huang Zuwen's recruitment of Liu Pan, Gan Ning's army is the most important.

Kuai Yue thought: "Huang Zu has a rough temperament and is stubborn. If there is no order from the late emperor, I am afraid he will not agree. Gan Ning's words are hard to say. Although he has a good friendship with Shen Chen, if he can be lured, he may be able to win over.

As for Wenpin and Liu Pan, these two are easy to deal with."

"oh?"

Cai Hao said quickly: "What's the clever plan for the alien?"

Kuai Yue said with a smile: "Wen Pin has always been loyal, and Xiao Zhi should be able to impress him with his reason and emotion. Liu Pan had a strong temperament and no plans. Now that we are not announcing the funeral secretly, and Jingnan is remote, he must not have received the news yet.

You only need to send a general to Jingnan with a forged secret edict from the late emperor, and you can easily gain his military power."

Cai Hao was surprised and said: "So simple?"

"nature."

Kuai Yue smiled confidently and said: "I know Wenpin and Liu Pan's temperament well, so it must be like this. Even if Wenpin hesitates for a while and does not respond, he will at least remain neutral and wait and see the situation first."

Now, the most important thing for Cai Mao and Kuai Yue is to hold the entire military power of Jingzhou in their hands. Huang Zu is not too easy to move. Firstly, he has to guard against Jiangdong. Secondly, Huang Zu has a rough and stubborn personality. Except for Liu Biao and Liu Qi, others

No one pays much attention to it.

Therefore, it is still very difficult to win over Huang Zu, but Wenpin is different from Liu Pan. Someone who is loyal to Liu Biao may be able to persuade him on the grounds of Jingzhou's foundation.

The other one has a brave and strong character and has no strategy. Just use Liu Biao's name to remove him from military power.

Moreover, Gan Ning and Kuai Yue also wanted to win over him with inducements.

In this way, if everything goes well, all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou except Huang Zu will be owned by them, and all Liu Qi can control is Jiangxia's more than 30,000 naval troops.

At that time, even if Huang Zu supported Liu Qi, they could instigate other generals of the Jiangxia navy and completely control the entire military power in Jingzhou.

Even if it doesn't go well, such as Gan Ning not being tempted or Wen Pin not agreeing immediately, it doesn't matter.

Because in Kuai Yue's view, Liu Pan's side was almost certain, and even if Wenpin didn't agree at the first time, he would most likely remain neutral.

So in the end, at most Huang Zu and Gan Ning had less than 50,000 people, fighting against their army of more than 100,000, the advantage was in their hands.

But Zhang Yun has a different view.

He hesitated and said: "Since the eldest prince has learned the news, he will probably tell Liu Pan. Although my cousin is strong-willed and unscrupulous, he has a deep friendship with the eldest prince. Once he learns the truth of the matter, I am afraid he will not give up easily.

"

Liu Pan is the son of Liu's cousin's brother, and Zhang Yun is the son of Liu's cousin's sister, so Liu Pan is actually Zhang Yun's cousin, but Liu Pan has a better relationship with Liu Qi. If Liu Qi tells Liu Pan about this, Liu Pan will

It is really possible that Pan will not hand over military power.

Kuai Yue frowned and said: "I almost forgot that the eldest prince already knew the news. We really need to be on guard against this, but we want to grab time, so we must immediately send people south to seize the opportunity with the edict before Liu Pan knows about it.

Even if he knew about his military power, he might not be willing to help the prince."

"Um."

Cai Mao stroked his beard and nodded: "Yes, I have to give it a try no matter what."

"Then let's do this first."

Kuai Yue agreed: "We immediately sent people to notify Jin Xuan, Han Xuan, Zhao Fan, Liu Du and others in the four counties of Jingnan, as well as Lai Gong, the governor of Jiaozhou, and Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu.

, the rest of the people also acted according to the plan."

"Right."

Cai Mao suddenly looked at Kuai Yue and said, "Xidu, what should we do with the eldest prince?"

The current situation is very delicate.

They originally wanted to trick Liu Qi into going to Xiangyang and put him under house arrest, and then directly let Liu Cong ascend the throne as emperor and control the entire Jingzhou.

But Liu Qi did not come back, and the relationship between Liu Qi and Liu Cong has gradually deteriorated over the years. Liu Qi was also worried that Liu Cong's forces were plotting against him, so he ran to Jiangxia early to avoid trouble. Once Liu Cong's accession to the throne was revealed, it would probably explode immediately.

Huge conflict.

So before the conflict occurs, don't they have any solution?

Kuai Yue hesitated for a long time, looked to the southeast, and said softly: "The eldest prince has a high prestige in Jingzhou. If possible, I will try not to start a war. The risk is still too great for us. How about following the emperor's edict?

Give him death, and if he doesn't obey, he can be tempted to kill him."

This is what Fusu did.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun looked at him, but today, are there still people as foolish, filial and loyal as Fusu?

(End of chapter)


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