If things go wrong, even if you drink cold water, you will get stuck in your teeth!

Cai Xun feels this way now.

After working hard to siege Jiangling for more than half a month, I saw that the defenders were exhausted and the day before the city was broken, I failed. Liu Qi, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue successfully escaped from the south. If my brother Cai Mao knew about this, I would not know how to scold him.

Cai Xun was very upset and was wondering how to return the news to Cai Mao, but the soldiers searching the county magistrate's office suddenly sent a silk book.

This silk book was actually a letter of inducing surrender by Liu Qi instigating Ma Chao to rebel. Judging from the content of the letter, it is definitely not the first time the two sides have been engaged in exchanges.

Under Liu Qi's instigation, Ma Chao actually didn't even say hello, which was obviously a disgusting thought. Cai Xun was just so upset that this matter was even more fueled. Without thinking, he ordered someone to scold Ma Chao to come.

What an arrogant man, Ma Chao, saw that the envoy was angry early when he saw that the envoy was so angry, and Li ignored Cai Xun's call and instead blasted the envoy out of the tent.

The messenger was so ashamed that he returned to the camp to exaggerate Ma Chao's rudeness and arrogance.

Cai Xun was already calm, but when he heard the messenger's return, he was furious. Thinking about the fact that Ma Chao's iron cavalry had trampled on the soldiers of Cai last night, he was even more angry and immediately took more than a hundred personal soldiers to Ma Chao's camp.

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Ma Chao's military camp, central army commander's tent

"Ma Chao, how should you explain this?" After breaking into Ma Chao's military tent angrily, Cai Xun threw Gui Jiangxin on the table and scolded him in a stern voice.

Ma Chao frowned sharply, and the cold light flashed in the Eagle Falcon's eyes. He picked up the silk book and glanced at it for a few seconds, then threw it back on the table and replied coldly: "It's nothing to do with me!"

"Haha..." Cai Xun laughed furiously and asked sternly, "If I had nothing to do with you, why would there be this letter? Ma Chao, don't forget that if my brother hadn't pleaded with him that day, you would have been driven out of Jingzhou like a dog!"

As soon as these words were said, Ma Chao could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and suddenly raised his head, exuding a captivating momentum all over his body, slowly walking towards where Cai Xun was.

Seeing Ma Chao's murderous aura, several guards who followed Cai Xun into the tent rushed to block the two of them.

"Ma Chao, how dare you be rude to me?" Cai Xun had never seen Ma Chao's majesty himself, and he continued to "provoke" the other party's patience limit without knowing that danger was coming.

"So what if you are rude to you?" Ma Chao's eyes were filled with red color, and his voice was as cold as the northwest wind in December. If Ma Dai, Pang De and others were here, they should know that once Ma Chao showed such a look, it was a sign of furious murder.

The temperature in the entire military tent seemed to drop by more than ten degrees instantly. Cai Xun shivered involuntarily and slowly retreated. He said in amazement: "Ma Chao, I have a 40,000 army in my hand. Do you dare to do anything wrong?"

"Your army..." Ma Chao instantly pulled out his sword from his waist and rushed forward, with a speed that was almost weird.

Cai Xun's guards were busy preparing to draw their swords to fight, but as soon as the sword edge was unsheathed, they felt a chill in their throats. Then, the four guards saw blood squirting out of their throats in horror.

The four of them tried desperately to reach out to cover their wounds. But after a moment, they all fell to the ground with weakness.

Cai Xun's scalp was tight, and he couldn't believe that Ma Chao would really do it. He didn't expect that Ma Chao was so terrifying. In just a blink of an eye, four extremely skilled guards died on the spot. Moreover, looking at Ma Chao's appearance, it seemed that he didn't even want to let him go.

Cai Xun exclaimed, drawing his sword while rushing out of the tent.

Ma Chao snorted coldly, exerted force with his right hand, and the sword flew out like lightning, pierced directly into Cai Xun's back, and then came out of his heart. Because the sword body was too powerful, Cai Xun was brought up all over, and it only took 5 or 6 steps to land heavily on the ground.

"Ma Chao...you dare..." Cai Xun turned his head in pain and struggled to question Ma Chao with his last breath.

Ma Chao walked to Cai Xun's place. He glanced at him for a moment. Suddenly he raised his legs and stepped on him hard, and continued the unfinished words coldly: "...I want it!"

"Uh~!" Cai Xun's sternum was cut off. After a sad cry, he was immediately extinguished. At the time of death, Cai Xun still didn't understand why Ma Chao dared to attack him.

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"(Big Brother) Army Master..." Ma Dai and Pang De hurriedly lifted the curtain into the tent, but when they saw the situation inside the tent, the voices of the two stopped abruptly.

Ma Chao pulled out the sword that was inserted into Cai Xun's back heart and slowly wiped the sword edge on the body.

"Brother, this..." Ma Dai pointed to several corpses on the ground and asked in surprise. Ma Dai and Pang De were originally patrolling the camp, but suddenly heard that Cai Xun and his men rushed into the camp in anger, so they hurried back to the commander's tent.

I didn't expect to see such a scene.

"It's nothing, I just slaughtered a barking dog!" Ma Chao put his sword in the sheath and replied coldly.

"Military leader, if Cai Xun is dominated, his brothers will definitely not give up.

"Pang De quickly came back to his senses and analyzed calmly, "There are nearly 40,000 troops in Cai Xun's army. If you can't take action as soon as possible, the situation may be difficult to control!" Ma Chao had actually expressed his intention to seize Cai Xun's military power, but Pang De just didn't expect to take action so quickly.

"Ling Ming, go and clean up the soldiers who came to the camp with Cai Xun, and leave three or five living mouths!" Ma Chao nodded slightly, thought for a moment and ordered Pang De, "Zhonghua (Ma Dai), go and call Fa Zheng to discuss matters!"

"yes!"

After Ma and Pang and the others took the order to leave, Ma Chao watched Cai Xundi's body, and an inexplicable light flashed in his sharp eyes.

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In the tent of the commander, Cai Xun and others had been cleared out, but the blood on the ground and the pungent smell of blood still made Fa Zheng frown slightly.

"Military Master, this letter is probably a trap set by Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, intending to provoke the military master and Cai's family to rebel!" Fa Zheng read the silk book brought by Cai Xun, and after a brief thought, he realized the intention inside.

"Hmph~!" Ma Chao snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Cai Xun is a useless man who is stupid and ignorant, and he can't see through such a simple plan. Who doesn't doubt it, but he dares to doubt me. Wouldn't he seek death?"

Fa Zhengqing knew that Ma Chao was taking advantage of the problem and no longer said anything. He changed the topic and said: "Now Cai Xun is dead, it is inevitable that the military leader and Cai Mao will turn against each other.

Although Cai Mao lacks talent and virtue, his military strength cannot be ignored and must be treated with caution!"

"What is Xiaozhi's opinion?" Ma Chao nodded and asked Fa Zheng. Although Ma Chao was determined to seize power, he still didn't know what to do after killing Cai Xun.

"In the opinion of the righteous, the army leader should quickly take the army in Cai Xun's hands and use it for his own use, and then design to lure Cai Mao and take over Xiangyang!" Ma Chao's actions of taking the opportunity to kill Cai Xun were a bit beyond Fa Zheng's expectations. After thinking about it, Fa Zheng could only suggest that Ma Chao be on the battlefield and be on the risk, "As long as he can capture Liu Cong.

The military leader is expected to control Jingzhou!"

Ma Chao frowned and walked back and forth in the tent for a few turns, suddenly stopped, and said resolutely: "Ma Dai, Pang De, hurry up and purify the troops. After a cup of tea, we divided into three groups to attack Cai Xun's military camp. Kill Cai He, Cai Zhong, and seize the military power."

"yes!"

"Snatch Jingzhou and revenge bloody hatred, it depends on today!" Ma Chao pulled out his sword and cut the table into two pieces with his hands, and said in a deep voice.

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On the tenth day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Jian'an, news finally came back to Ganning. Liu Qi, Kuai Liang, Zhuge Liang and others successfully broke through from Jiangling, and the group of people have arrived at the police.

The only worrying thing is that in order to cover Liu Qi and his party's retreat, Zhou Cang was seriously injured after fighting with Ma Chao in a fierce battle, and even almost died. Fortunately, Gan Ning rescued him in time and was spared from the difficulties.

In order to quell the Cai Mao rebellion as soon as possible, Liu Qi was preparing to send another envoy to ask for help, asking his elder brother to dispatch infantry to attack Jingbei.

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On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Ling Tong guarded Zhuge Liang and rushed to Moling.

"Kong Ming, you have been in great honor these days..." After seeing Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong came forward and laughed.

"It's true that you almost lost your life in Jingzhou..." Zhuge Liang bowed to me and replied with a faint smile. "It's you, you have made many great achievements in General Zhang. You are envious of others..."

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang were used to jokes when they were in Lumen Academy, but they couldn't help but joke again when they met again.

It's interesting to say that Pang Tong has been in his elder brother's leadership for more than a year, but he has never been to Shouchun and has never met Zhuge Liang because of this.

Xu Shu once joked with me that although his two junior brothers had a good relationship, they also had some meaning of comparing each other. Especially Pang Tong, he always liked to compete with Zhuge Liang.

Thinking about it, it may be that Pang Tong deliberately avoided it and wanted to see Zhuge Liang again after he decided on his talent and achievements.

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After taking the seat, Zhuge Liang introduced me in detail the development of the situation in Jingzhou and the trend of further escalation of civil strife in Jingzhou.

He specifically pointed out that Ma Chao is very likely to be a key figure in the civil strife in Jingzhou, and the trend of Jingzhou in the future will be largely related to him.

Pang Tong keenly grasped the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words and asked if Ma Chao and Cai Mao had the possibility of reversal.

Zhuge Liang analyzed that, not to mention whether Liu Biao was assassinated by Ma Chao, just judging from the fact that Ma Chao actively intervened in the war in Jingzhou, it shows that he must have ambitions for Jingzhou.

Now that Liu Qi and others have successfully broken through the south, Cai Mao does not need to rely on Ma Chao's power for the time being, and he is very likely to order him to return to Shangyong. If Ma Chao really has a different ambition, he will definitely attack him.

In addition to Zhuge Liang's intentional plan to make a difference, Cai and Ma's chances of turning against each other are very high.

When I asked who would gain the advantage once Cai and Ma fight, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong gave the answers "Ma Chao".

Zhuge Liang analyzed that when these two sides fought, Cai Mao was in the open and Ma Chao was in the dark. Ma Chao had a long time to plot against Jingzhou, but Cai Mao might not be prepared for Ma Chao.

From Kuai Yue, Zhuge Liang learned that Ma Chao was able to gain a foothold in Shangyong because he received the support of Cai Mao. Later, Cai Mao also "careed" with Ma Chao, which shows that the relationship between the two parties is "quite good".

It is precisely because of this that it is probably difficult for Cai Mao to detect Ma Chao's true ambitions. Without preparation, there is a high possibility of being calculated.

Moreover, because Cai Mao took the initiative to provoke civil war, there may be many people in Jingzhou who are disgusted with him. If Ma Chao suddenly attacks, it is hard to say how many people will truly support Cai Mao. In addition, Ma Chao's iron cavalry has outstanding combat power...

Taking all this into consideration, Zhuge Liang believed that once Cai and Ma fought each other, Cai Mao would even be in danger of extermination!

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Zhuge Liang's analysis shocked Jian Yong, Zhang Zhao and others, and also made me fall into deep thought—

Due to the destruction of Huang Zu's naval army, Liu Qi, who had retreated to Jingnan, had no need to worry about the threat from Jingbei.

But it is probably not easy for Liu Qi to counterattack. Except for Jiangxia, who has not yet surrendered, although Liu Qi claims to have 7 counties in his hands, there may not be many troops who can actually call land.

In the war to destroy the Sun regime a few years ago, Liu Pan's Jingnan army had severely defeated Zhou Yu and lost nearly 20,000 military strength. This time, Liu Pan made up his way to rescue Liu Qi across the river, and only 15,000 people were recruited.

Even Jingnan is like this, not to mention the three counties of Jiujiang, Yuzhang and Luling. These three counties have just been pacified and the people have not yet surrendered. Many of the ministers of the Sun family hated the rule of the Jingzhou army.

Not long ago, the assassination of Liu Biaodi occurred in Chaisang, which directly triggered the rebellion in Jingzhou. Under such circumstances, how many troops can Wang Wei, Wen Pin and others call to go north to suppress the rebellion?

It is precisely because of this that Liu Qi urgently and unusually requested his elder brother to send troops to help him quell the rebellion.

But I am worried that before our army was dispatched, Ma Chao and Cai Mao had already fought hard. No matter who wins, it will be a disaster for Jingzhou.

When Ma Chaosheng was unable to move south, he would inevitably struggle with all the forces of Jingbei and attack Cao Cao from the north.

It’s not that I look down on Ma Chao. With his ability, he will fight against the scheming Cao Cao, and his chances of winning are very small. In just a few battles, the people, wealth and material resources of Jingbei will be exhausted. Even if a Jingbei is obtained by our army, it will be of little significance.

If Cai Mao wins, it is hard to imagine how much strength he can preserve under the ravage of Ma Chao's iron cavalry. It will be inevitable that Cao Cao will move south!

Therefore, it is an imperative to "assist" Liu Qi to pacify Jingbei as soon as possible.

Just in a few days, Baoer and Xingcai will be one year old. Take this opportunity to go back to Shouchun, and celebrate the two children well, and second brothers to discuss with each other how to send troops to Jingbei.

Thinking of this, I smiled and said to Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang: "Shi Yuan, Kong Ming, are you willing to follow me to Shouchun tomorrow?"
Chapter completed!