After experiencing these twists and turns, Ma Dai finally got his heart back. At least from the surface, it seems...

According to my observation, although Ma Dai has a very unruly temperament like his brother, he is not like a person who will break his promises and should be trusted.

Ma Dai is the soul of the current Ma family army (in fact, less than 2,000 people are left). As long as he truly surrenders, it will be no problem to completely conquer Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Pang De and others.

However, the price of conquering Ma Dai and the others was really amazing.

2100 cavalrymen!

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Although Ma Dai sincerely expressed his support, he still had to be held accountable for violating military orders and attacking without authorization, otherwise it would be difficult to manage the army in the future.

As a punishment, Ma Dai was punished by me with a 50-army stick.

After the punishment, the second brother used Ma Dai to kill Cao Chun, the commander of the heavy general of Cao's camp, and fought to the death with the Feng Cavalry Army to defeat nearly 10,000 Cao's troops, and informed the entire army to praise him. He also ordered the fast horses to go to Shouchun to ask for his merits.

In this battle, the most elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of Cao Camp suffered an unprecedented loss under the fierce attack of Ma Dai Iron Cavalry. According to the rewards of Fengqi Camp, the number of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that could be seen on the battlefield in the end was less than 400.

He killed more than half of the tiger and leopard cavalry in one battle, and I am afraid Cao Cao would feel so distressed that he jumped.

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At dusk the next day, the coalition forces entered Nanxiang. This dangerous mountain city has become dilapidated after a bloody battle, especially the city walls and gates of Nancheng, which are simply out of shape.

The potholes on the walls were like honeycombs. Several collapsed city walls... all showed the difficulty of the battle to defend the city. It was not easy for Xu Sheng to last for two days and two nights...

However, to be honest, although the terrain of Nanxiang is dangerous, the city is really limited in size and cannot resist large-scale siege battles. It is just right to take this opportunity to repair, strengthen and expand the city.

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Shortly after entering Nanxiang, the scout was rewarded. Man Chong, the prefect of Wancheng, led more than 10,000 troops to pick up Cao Cao, and retreated towards Wancheng.

But in order to prevent Cao Cao from killing another shot, the scouts continued to send out 12 hours to pay attention to Cao's every move.

At the same time, several fast horses rushed to Xiangyang in several ways. One was to inform Kuai Yue of the news of repelling Cao's army, and the other was to learn about the movements of Cao's army from Kuai Yue and Xinye towards the direction of Cao's army.

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On April 28, the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao personally led the army to retreat to Wancheng. At the same time, the Cao army Zhang He, who was feinting the attack on Xiangyang, withdrew from Jingbei and returned to Runan.

Although it was a feint attack, the offensive strength of Zhang He and Yu Jin was quite amazing. Xinye and Fan Cheng were conquered by him one after another, and at the most rampant time. Zhang and Yu men's land troops were even less than 40 miles away from Xiangyang.

All the scholars, civilians and officials in Xiangyang City were very afraid, and many even wanted to escape from the city south. Fortunately, Kuai Yue was calm and forcibly stabilized the situation in the city. He mobilized troops and horses to rely on the turbulent water to launch defense.

Of course, Zhang and Yu did not really attack Xiangyang. After confronting Kuai Yue's army for a few days, Cao Cao's order to retreat arrived. Zhang He and Yu Jin quietly retreated in the dark.

In addition, there was no trouble in Hanzhong.

The decision to let Zhang Weijun leave was proved to be correct. Zhang Lu even sent someone to apologize, saying that he was bewitched by Cao Cao and mistakenly engaged in Jingzhou, and offered to give him 20,000 stones of food and grass.

Ten thousand stones were used as a "ransom" for Yang Ren, and another ten thousand stones were used as compensation for apologizing.

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As a result, the Jingzhou war that lasted for more than five months finally came to an end.

This war related to the ownership of Jingzhou, involving Fang Zhili, is amazing in retrospect. At first, it was a battle between Cai and Kuai, and Ma Chao intervened; then it was our army against Cai Mao, our army and Liu Qi's coalition against Ma Chao; then it was the coalition against Zhang Lu, and the coalition against Cao Cao... It was simply a chaotic battle.

Fortunately, this war with hundreds of thousands of troops participating and nearly 100,000 casualties was over!

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After Huang Zhong was left to lead tens of 10,000 troops in Jingzhou to station in Nanxiang, the main force of the coalition forces advanced towards Xiangyang.

On the first day of the fifth month, my second brother, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Liu Pan and others rushed to Xiangyang first, and Zhao Yun led the Fengqin army to accompany him.

Xiangyang. Prefecture Patriarchal Office

"The emperor's uncle, lord, and Zhang Pingnan's help will be rebuilt with our kindness in Jingzhou. If it weren't for the emperor's uncle's kindness, trustworthiness and generous help, I would not know what kind of farmland I would have in the nine counties of Jingxiang now.

"After quelling the war in Jingzhou, Kuai Yue also seemed very happy and said earnestly, "There is a transcendence here. I will serve my lord and the millions of people in Jingxiang. I thank the emperor, the lord and the marquis and Zhang Pingnan!"

After saying that, Kuai Yue bowed and bowed to my second brother and me.

"Thank you the Emperor, Xie Junhou, Zhang Pingnan!" Liu Pan, Han Song and other generals of Jingzhou, followed Kuai Yue, and bowed to express their gratitude.

"Cao Bieguard, please get up, Liu Anyuan, all the dukes..." My second brother and I stepped forward to help Kuai Yue and Liu Pan up, and then greeted the rest.

After some politeness, everyone sat down with the host and the host.

"Yue has ordered someone to welcome his lord back to Xiangyang to take charge of the overall situation." Kuai Yue sighed and said, "Although the war has temporarily stopped, the melee has caused great harm to our Jingzhou for many years.

The relief and comfort of the people in Zhangling, the restoration of farming in the counties in Jingbei, and the return of the people who fled are all top priority!"

Zhuge Liang from the hall smiled and asked in a harmonious voice: "If you need it, you might as well speak out."

Amid my second brother and I were concerned about, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Kuai Yue's face, but he quickly returned to normal and said: "Yue did have a request, and I hope Junhou and Zhang Pingnan can agree!"

"Please talk to him if you don't know how to tell me!" I smiled and raised my hand and said.

"Now our military strength in Jingbei is still very small. Although Kuai recently launched a list of urgent recruits soldiers who had previously rebels to return to the army, the results were not good. At present, the strong enemy Cao Cao is surrounded by him. Jingzhou's defense is in danger.

Therefore, Yue wanted to ask the Lord and Hou, and Zhang Pingnan left a tiger to temporarily station in Jingbei to help our army strengthen defense..." Kuai Yue said respectfully, "I don't know what Zhang Pingnan thinks?"

Kuai Yue said something. Although he was begging our army to assist in defense of Jingbei, on the other hand, he actually implied the intention of urging our main force to leave Jingzhou. It seems that he was still afraid that our army would take the opportunity to control Jingzhou.

I don’t know if this is what Kuai Yue means alone or the common meaning of the Jingzhou ministers present.

A glimmer flashed in my eyes. I looked at Kuai Yue with a smile on my face. The guy was not surprised at all and nodded with a smile.

The second brother of the upper head seemed to be unable to hear Kuai Yue's implicit meaning, but with my eyes reminded, he was a little surprised and had a thoughtful expression on his face.

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After returning to the inn, my second brother and I summoned Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong into the room to discuss matters.

"Kuai Yidu is a little petty! If our army really wants to seize the power of Jingzhou, how could these Xu Jingzhou troops resist now? He did this.

It’s just a vain person…” Pang Tong is such a smart person. It seems that he has seen through Kuai Yue’s true intentions and said with a smile.

"It's all about the Lord Yidu..." Zhuge Liang smiled and said in a harmonious voice, "At that time, I saw Fu Gongti (Fu Xun) and Yang Zibo (Yang Ling, a captain in the military) all showed Lord Yidu with their eyes!"

"These group of sluts were missing during the crisis in Jingzhou. Now that the war has settled, they are anxious to fight for power and profit..." Pang Tong gently pulled his chin and put his short beard.

Yu Dai said disdainfully, "However, it is indeed not the best time for the lord to enter Jingzhou. Otherwise, it will inevitably be depressed by the lord's reputation!"

"The world is divided by two parts, which is the general trend. How can Jingzhou be avoided? It's a pity that even wise people like Lord Yidu are also fascinated by the authorities. I can't see through this!" Zhuge Liang sighed softly.

"Shi Yuan, Kong Ming, do you both think you should retreat to Jingzhou temporarily?" I touched the thorny beard under my chin and asked Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang.

"Yes!" Pang Tong immediately responded, while Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

"The most important thing at the moment is to first stabilize the new Jiangdong counties and make them a stable foundation for the lord's land." Zhuge Liang said, "Only Jingzhou. I think of it with Liang's idea. I will get it from the lord sooner or later within three years!"

"Oh~~?" The second brother frowned slightly and asked Zhuge Liang in surprise. "Why is Kong Ming so sure?"

To be honest, I am also very curious that Zhuge Liang said so confidently.

After smiling, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "When I met Liu Jingzhou (Liu Qi) a few months ago, Liang noticed that there was a trace of dark and dead spirit between his eyebrows. If it were not unexpected, Liu Jingzhou would definitely die within three years, and it would be difficult for him to have descendants.

And Mr. Liu Cong may not be able to escape this year. If Liu Jingzhou dies, it will be the time when the lord enters Jingxiang!"

Zhuge Liang relied on observing each other's spirit to speculate on Liu Qi's death. In my opinion, it was mysterious and mysterious, inexplicable, and I don't know whether it was accurate.

But I agree with his analysis of Liu Cong's fate—not to mention anything else. Just the fact that Liu Cong was once appointed as the governor of Jingzhou by an imperial edict and the general of Zhennan was destined to be unable to survive.

His existence will be used by others (especially Cao Cao) to make trouble in Jingzhou and threaten Liu Qi's location. So even if Liu Qi does not give orders, the people below may try to get rid of Liu Cong.

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The next morning, Kuai Yue personally visited the inn.

I told Kuai Yue that my second brother and I had agreed to his request to stay in the army to assist in defense, but we still need to ask our elder brother for advice. In addition, I would like to inform him that our main force will return to Yangzhou in the near future after a little rest.

Since the other party is worried, we simply put our posture higher.
Chapter completed!