The guards' shouts came from outside the house. Han Xuan was already upset, but he was disturbed by this huge noise again, and now he was a little angry.
"What on earth is going on? Present it quickly!"
Han Xuan said again, but before the shouting guard could speak, the distinguished guest had already arrived in person.
Wei Yan and Huang Zhong were arguing and chattering endlessly, but as a result... they quickly shut up when they saw the staggering figure outside the door.
"It turns out to be Mr. Liu and Mrs. Kou..."
The two old men came supporting each other, and were accompanied by many guards. Compared with the county soldiers, the guards around the two old men seemed to be taller.
The two old men were stooped, one with white hair and the other with gray hair. They looked kind and kind-hearted, but their appearance made the entire prefecture fall into silence.
"Welcome from a distance and welcome from afar... What's the matter with you two, and you even come to my house as a prefect... As long as you two say hello, I, Han Xuan, will come to visit you..."
Han Xuan smiled bitterly... The appearance of the two old men was something he had never expected.
But what surprised him even more was yet to come.
"It's not a big deal. My son asked someone to send a letter today. In addition to greeting us two old bones, he also said something else -"
"Master Taishou...Changsha City is now surrounded by troops led by Liu Bei and Uncle Liu?"
"Ah... you two... just leave this kind of matter to us... Don't worry... Since you two are willing to hand over Changsha City to me, Han Xuan, I, Han Xuan..."
When Han Xuan heard this, it was bad... The news of the siege in Changsha reached the ears of the two elders in Changsha. This was definitely a major blow to his image in the hearts of the two people——
But... But this time, he was actually in trouble. If he could... he didn't really want to fight——
The result was good. Before Han Xuan finished speaking, Mr. Liu picked up his wooden cane and pointed at a circle of staring officials and said:
"In that case, listen carefully... Kaicheng, surrender, and don't have any friction with Uncle Liu. My sons Liu Feng and Liu Qi are in Uncle Huang's formation at the moment. With them here, I guarantee that you will never be harmed.
harm--"
"ah??"
Everyone said in unison - no one thought that two old men with high moral standards in Changsha City came to this government office to tell them to leave the city and surrender?
After hearing the names of Liu Feng...and Liu Qi again, Han Xuan quickly felt relieved——
"It turns out... it turns out that the young master brought the soldiers and horses... and if Liu Qi, the son of Zhou Mu, is also there..."
Han Xuan looked around with an embarrassed look on his face and saw that Huang Zhong and Wei Yan had obviously very strange expressions, but... now that these two old men had spoken.
"Then you should have no objections, right?"
Everyone shook their heads...
Changsha...under such circumstances, quickly fell——
When Han Xuan came out of the city gate holding the official seal of the prefect, even Liu Bei was in a daze.
"Is it really that simple?"
Liu Feng and Liu Qi were obviously overjoyed, because Liu Qi saw his friend Han Xuan and wanted to quarrel with them, while Liu Feng saw a relative of his own clan, informed Liu Bei, and quickly went to greet him.
"Lord, how do you feel?"
"Kong Ming, sleep with me tonight."
Zhuge Liang trembled all over, and suddenly sprinted far away... When he turned around, his eyes were full of wariness of Liu Bei.
However, when he saw the confused Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that he might have thought wrong.
"Kong Ming...you...what are you..."
"Ahem...Master...I...I'm used to sleeping alone..."
"No, no, no... Kong Ming, I still have many things I want to ask you. You must sleep with me tonight."
"Lord, I don't sleep well at night..."
"Oh, what does a grown man have to mind?"
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Changsha fell without any suspense - including the travel time, it did not exceed ten days. In less than a month, most of Jingnan had fallen into Liu Bei's hands.
This certainly made Cao Ren in the north a little anxious...
The purpose of Cao Cao keeping him in Xiangyang was, firstly, to guard Xiangyang, and secondly, obviously to monitor Liu Bei's movements. If Liu Bei's rear was weak, Cao Ren had the right to attack independently to a considerable extent.
After receiving the news of the fall of Changsha, Cao Ren was obviously unable to sit still.
The craftsman's workshop built by Yi Xiaotian and Huang Yueying at that time remains in Xiangyang City. Although the war in Xiangyang has ended, the production of the craftsman's workshop has not stopped.
So... Cao Ren, who made a prompt decision, directly led 5,000 soldiers and horses, equipped with the most advanced Zhuge Liangnu, taking advantage of the night, ran for more than 300 miles, and quickly killed towards Jiangling... It seems that he planned to take this opportunity to cause Liu Bei considerable damage.
level of blow.
However…
Obviously, without Yi Xiaotian's command...the generals around Cao Cao have obviously returned to their proper level.
It's not that Cao Ren is stupid...it's actually that Zhuge Liang had already guessed Cao Ren's purpose.
With the checkpoints set up in advance, even though Cao Ren held the Zhuge Liannu, he still didn't get any advantage from Guan Yu, who had already prepared it.
Guan Yu is not bragging -
He said he was not afraid of Cao Ren. Under his leadership, just over 10,000 men easily blocked Cao Ren's highly maneuverable light cavalry. This was all Guan Yu told the truth.
Cao Ren kept Cao Cao's advice in mind, so he naturally did not want to fight, seeing that he could not get any benefits. At the same time, Liu Bei's southern expedition army was not idle at all——
Zhuge Liang's previous plan for Liu Bei was to divide the troops into two groups in Changsha——
The army marched all the way to Changsha, putting pressure on them and diverting Guiyang's attention at the same time.
2 On the other hand, the five thousand cavalry troops led by Zhao Yun arrived at the edge of Guiyang realm as quickly as possible.
As expected, Zhou Yu, who had finished resting, seemed to have been waiting for Liu Bei's army to arrive. Zhao Yun just spread the word at the border, and soon received a response from the Soochow soldiers and horses near Luling.
Jiang Qin and Zhao Yun cooperated very well. They divided their troops into two groups and quietly surrounded Guiyang's retreat. By the time Zhao Fan, the prefect of Guiyang, reacted, it was obvious that they had no retreat.
As a result, Zhao Fan was a man who was quite aware of current affairs and did not resist at all. Knowing that Wuling in Changsha had all fallen, he simply went out of the city to greet them.
Of course Jiang Qin was just going through the motions. After completing the mission assigned to him by Zhou Yu, Jiang Qin patted his butt and left.
As a result, Zhao Yun, who was left alone, encountered a situation he had never experienced before.
Of course, this matter has no impact on the overall situation. The key is that the three counties of Jingnan have completely fallen into Liu Bei's hands——
Such news naturally cannot be concealed from the last remaining county among the four counties in Jingnan - Lingling.
Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others may have never dreamed that they would suffer an unexpected blow in Lingling.
