Since the other party is so firm, Liu Biao has nothing to say. He is really just a puppet now, with only the right to speak and no decision-making power.
"In compliance with His Majesty's decree."
Xiang Lang saluted Liu Biao, and then returned to the civil and military circles.
"Is there anything else, gentlemen?
If nothing happens, just retreat from the court."
Since he had nothing to say now, there was no need for Liu Biao to be a wise king and wise ruler, and he directly ordered everyone to withdraw from the court.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Huang Wan got together with Xiang Lang and Zhou Mao.
"Mr. Wan, do you think Liu Biao will really be influenced by us?"
Xiang Lang glanced at Huang Wan. Today was the first time Liu Biao had made a speech since so many court meetings. Although he suppressed it, it would not be a good thing for them if Liu Biao kept doing this.
"Haha, as long as we don't fall, Liu Biao won't be able to stand up. The reason why he dared to speak today is because he has support. Cai Mao chose to join us because of him. Now that I think about it, Liu Biao's proposal today is actually good."
Huang Wan glanced at Xiang Lang and spoke his words slowly.
"What Duke Wan means is that by letting Cai Mao and Zang Ba compete with each other, we can benefit from it?"
Am I wrong?"
Hearing Huang Wan's words, Xiang Lang's brows knitted together. Could it be that he said the wrong thing today.
"Going south to Changsha has the benefits of going south to Changsha, and going north to Jiangxia has the benefits of going north to Jiangxia. There is no fault, only the priority.
Going south to Changsha can ensure that we can capture it as quickly as possible, but this will also cause a problem.
After Cai Mao gets the meritorious service, Liu Biao's reputation will definitely increase, and his waist may become stronger, and he may not be so submissive to us."
Huang Wan glanced into the distance, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. After all, although they were on the same side as Liu Biao, they still had to prioritize.
Originally, Liu Biao was isolated and had no choice but to be at their mercy. Now that Cai Mao has joined him and he has backup, Liu Biao's back is strengthened.
This is an irreconcilable contradiction, and it also explains why multi-party alliances generally cannot defeat the forces of one person. Internal fighting is the most depleting way of morale and strength.
"Then you might as well report to Liu Biao now. After thinking about it, let Cai Mao lead the navy eastward and attack Jiangxia, so that he and Zang Ba can consume each other.
In this way, after we capture Changsha and Nanyang, we can encircle Jiangxia. By then, it will be difficult for Liu Biao to stand up."
After hearing Huang Wan's words, Xiang Lang knew that he had been a little reckless, and directly suggested to Huang Wan that he cancel the order for Cai Mao to go south.
"The most taboo thing for a king is to change his orders overnight. By doing this, aren't you clearly telling others that our decision was wrong?
As I said just now, there is no right or wrong, only precedence.
Now you can send people south to inform Pang Qing and ask him to slow down his attack. Doesn't Liu Biao want Cai Mao to make a contribution?
Then give him all the credit for taking Changsha County."
If we talk about marching and fighting, Huang Wan is not ranked first, but when it comes to people's hearts and methods, he is a good player. Now that there are two factions, one is ebbing and the other is ebbing, what he will do now is not to capture Changsha first,
Instead of capturing Jiangxia, we should first capture the shark Cai Mao.
"Mr. Wan, we are about to capture Changsha. Now we have to give the credit to Cai Hao. I'm afraid Pang Qing is angry in his heart. How should we coordinate this?"
Although Huang Wan was right, Zhou Mao on the other side frowned. Pang Qing had been attacking Changsha for some time. If he was asked to slow down his attack now, the other party would probably not be happy.
"It's okay. Tell him that as long as he gives up attacking Changsha now, the credit will be paid to him when the time comes, and I will guarantee that he will have two lieutenants from the Pang family."
Now Huang Wan has no other good way but to use high-ranking officials and generous salaries to silence Pang Qing. After all, he worked hard to attack Changsha just to achieve meritorious service. Now he doesn't need you to take the credit, so there shouldn't be any problem.
"That's all we can do now."
Hearing Huang Wan's arrangement, Xiang Lang also nodded. This is the only way now. Anyway, the high-ranking officials did not give generous salaries to others, so they should just unite their own strength.
"Go ahead and do it."
"promise."
Liu Biao's people left Xiangyang and rushed towards Jiangling, and Xiang Lang's people also rushed towards Changsha County.
Cai Mao was scratching his head after receiving Liu Biao's order. After all, he was in Liu Ying and his heart was in Yuan. Changsha's ability to persist now shows that the governor of Changsha is loyal to China. This also means that he is one of his own. If he really leads the army to attack,
It's a bit like one's own people beating one's own people.
"Cai Xing."
Since Liu Biao's decree has been issued, if you don't obey it, you will be somewhat suspicious.
"Captain."
"Tell all the naval forces to prepare, we may have to go south to Changsha."
"promise."
Cai Xing clasped his fists to Cai Mao and directly announced the news that he was about to go south. For a while, the entire navy camp became very excited, and everyone was preparing to go out to conquer the country.
In the evening, when Cai Mao was thinking about what to do, a ghostly figure appeared in front of him again.
"General."
Seeing that figure, Cai Hao was also happy. Isn't this getting better?
With Dianwei here, what else do I have to worry about? The problem will be solved.
"Has the navy done anything recently?"
Dian Wei glanced at Cai Mao, with a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"I'm scratching my head, General. Liu Biao has sent me a message, asking me to use all my naval forces to march south to Changsha and encircle Changsha County with Pang Qing from Hengyang.
The governor of Changsha has been able to hold on until now because his heart must be for China. It's fine if I don't rescue him. Now I have to send troops to encircle and suppress him. I don't know what to do."
Cai Mao directly stated the current situation. It was really difficult for him to handle, so Dian Wei could help him make the decision.
"This is really difficult to handle. If you are like this, you will delay as long as you can, and slow down as much as possible. I don't know what to do, but I can find someone who understands for you to ask."
To be honest, Cai Mao's words also stopped Dian Wei. He is naturally not afraid of charging into battle, but now it involves intelligence, which is his weakness, so he can't give Cai Hao any good advice.
But just because he doesn't understand doesn't mean that others don't understand. Now that Zhang Hong is in Yangzhou, Yuan Shu says that this man is a wise man, and now he just wants to go talk to him.
"Okay, I understand. I will try to delay the time, but the time cannot be too long, otherwise Liu Biao will be suspicious."
Although Dian Wei asked him to delay, sometimes this time is not so easy to delay, otherwise it would be easy for Liu Biao to have doubts.
"Well, I will come back as soon as possible."
Dian Wei also knew Cai Mao's difficulties, so he left the naval base without stopping, then galloped straight towards Yangzhou on his horse.
Although Cai Mao was preparing to send troops with great fanfare, he took no action, while Dian Wei ran all the way, traveling day and night to Jinchun, the border of Yangzhou and Jingzhou.
"Um?"
Dian Wei looked at Jin Chun's situation outside and was stunned. The city gate here was tightly closed, and the soldiers above drew out their swords and bows and arrows, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
"who."
Just when Dian Wei was confused, a dozen cavalrymen suddenly came and surrounded Dian Wei.
"Whose soldiers are you?"
Dian Wei looked at the soldiers and horses on all sides, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, because he thought of a situation, that is, Zhang Hong might have thought of the situation in Jingzhou and sent troops to station in Jinchun City in advance.
"Who are we?
You don’t need to ask, you just need to tell me your identity now.”
Hearing that Dian Wei dared to ask them whose soldiers and horses they were, all the cavalry around him were stunned. This guy was too courageous.
"I am Dian Wei, the general of the Chinese Imperial Guard. Who is in charge of Jin Chun? I have something important to report."
These people may not have seen Dian Wei, or they may have seen him but forgot about him, so Dian Wei directly reported his identity.
"Are you General Wei Dianwei?
I am still General Zhao Yun, the Grand Marshal of the Army, so catch this guy pretending to be General Dian Wei."
Since Dian Wei was dishonest, don't blame them for so long. A group of people rushed towards Dian Wei directly.
"Hmph, the following offender has no superior, so he should be beaten."
Dian Wei was not used to them, so he knocked them all to the ground with three strokes, but before he could say anything, he saw hundreds more cavalry charging around him.
"Uu."
The warriors paused, looking at their fallen companions, and everyone pulled out their steel knives.
"I am Dian Wei, the general of the Chinese Imperial Guard. Who dares to be so presumptuous?"
Looking at the cavalry surrounding him, Dian Wei also frowned. He could easily capture a dozen of them, but now there were hundreds of cavalry. If these people went crazy, even he would be in trouble.
"General Dian Wei?
It’s really General Dian Wei.”
When they heard Dian Wei announcing his home, the people around him were also stunned, but after all, there were veterans here. After seeing Dian Wei's appearance clearly, they jumped off their horses and saluted Dian Wei.
"Okay, I haven't dealt any heavy blows to these people. Who is guarding Jinchun City now?"
Seeing the kneeling soldiers, Dian Wei also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone recognized him.
"Back to the general, as early as after the Jingzhou Incident, Master Zhou Mu moved from Shouchun to Jinchun City, and all the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou were also mobilized to Jinchun County."
Upon hearing Dian Wei asking about Jin Chun's situation, a soldier immediately reported to Dian Wei.
"Zhangzhou Mu is in Jinchun?
Great, take me into the city quickly, I have something to ask you to see your lord."
Dian Wei was also really pleasantly surprised. He came to Yangzhou just to find Zhang Hong. He didn't expect that he would be able to find Zhang Hong without any effort. He found Zhang Hong in Jinchun City without any effort.
"promise."
Under the escort of cavalry, Dian Wei entered Jinchun City directly.
"My lord, my lord, General Dian Wei is here."
When Dian Wei entered the city, someone immediately came to report to Zhang Hong who was sitting in the city.
"who?
Who is coming?"
Zhang Hong, who was reading a book, was stunned when he heard the news. A person he had never expected would appear here.
"General Wei, General Dian Wei Dian, has entered the city now and is expected to be here soon."
The messenger nodded and told him that Dian Wei had entered the city and would be here soon.
"Hurry, hurry, prepare to meet General Dian Wei."
Zhang Hong put the book in his hand directly on the desk and ran out.
