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No matter how Pang Shanmin persuaded him, Zhuge Liang always smiled but said nothing, neither agreed nor refused, but he still showed a little bit of whisper. He was lazy and didn't want to go far away for the time being. Qiu thought about Jiangdong and his party, and finally gave Pang Shanmin a reassurance. Seeing that he couldn't persuade him for a while, he stood up and said goodbye.

At this time, Huang Yueying brought in two cups of tea. Seeing that there was only her husband in the room, she was stunned, "Where is my sister-in-law?"

"He has gone back in advance." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly.

“This is rude”

Huang Yueying apologized: "I didn't even give me a cup of tea. This is not a way to treat guests. He wants to blame me for being inadequate."

"It's okay"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and smiled, "He is not about drinking tea, but about me, so even if he doesn't have tea, he won't have any complaints. But I don't have tea, and I'm full of resentment."

"What's this?"

Huang Yueying knelt down and brought the tea to her husband. She asked again with a smile: "What are you looking for your husband to do? Are you asking your husband to go to Jiangxia?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, "He invited me to Jiangxia, but I didn't agree."

"Why didn't your husband agree? I remember that year, didn't your husband say that Liu Jing was a person who did great things, could he follow him, but why didn't he agree now?"

"Think about it again, this is also a lifelong event. If you follow me forever, you will be a minister for life. Of course, you must be more cautious."

Huang Yueying nodded, "It is appropriate for your husband to think carefully, but Jiangdong's wings have become a wing, with many factions and complex connections. Even though my uncle is in Jiangdong, he may not be able to help you. Your husband's trip to Jiangdong is just a icing on the cake. I hope you can do a timely help."

The timely help has a special meaning between the couple, which means seeking refuge with Liu Jing. Huang Yueying and Tao Zhan often have letters. Tao Zhan advised her to come to Jiangxia more than once, and Huang Yueying also repeatedly advised her husband to go to Jiangxia. It was a timely help to Liu Jing, which made Zhuge Liang heart-willed.

Zhuge Liang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Thank you, my wife, remind me, I will think carefully. In fact, Jiang Xia is not bad, it depends on how sincere Liu Jing is."

Huang Yueying really knew her husband. She knew that although her husband was hesitant on the surface, she was actually as clear as a mirror and had a clear mind. She didn't persuade her about this matter much, so she smiled and stood up and said, "I'll go see Guo'er, she should be awake."

As soon as he walked to the door, Zhuge Liang remembered something and reminded Huang Yueying, "Yueying, I asked you to tell your father-in-law to immediately withdraw your servant's property from Fancheng. Have you told your father-in-law?"

"I've sent someone to deliver the letter in the morning."

Huang Yueying asked with some concern: "My husband thinks Fancheng is dangerous."

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Cao's army will definitely attack Fancheng, shock Jingzhou, and stop Liu Jing from going north."

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Although the situation in Jiangbei is becoming increasingly tense, the news that Cao's army was about to attack south was like a storm, and it had already spread throughout Fancheng. Many residents with sensitive news crossed the river and headed south, and boats came and went on the Han River. Each ferry was full of people who crossed the river and fled.

But there are also many people who do not believe that the situation will worsen to that point. They are still working on their own business, so that Fancheng still maintains normal operation and prosperity. Although Fancheng is shrouded in tension, it is far from panic.

The deployment of troops in Fancheng also changed. Originally, he led 20,000 troops to be stationed north of Fancheng. However, a few days ago, Cai Mao ordered people to send military talismans and transfer orders, and ordered 10,000 troops to Zhang Yun. At the same time, Wang Wei was forced to distribute 10,000 to Zhang Yun, so that Zhang Yun would once again have 20,000 troops stationed between Xiangyang and Yicheng County to defend the Jiangxia army from heading north.

Although he knew that Liu Biao's order was not necessarily out of his original intention, the military talisman was completely correct and the military order was as strong as a mountain, which forced him to obey.

The troops were cut in half, and Fancheng's defense ability was greatly weakened. He had to shrink the defense line and transfer the 5,000 troops stationed in the west of Fancheng back to Beidaying, so that Fancheng Beidaying still maintained the scale of 10,000 troops.

In the big tent, Pin paved back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking worried. The situation has become increasingly obvious recently. Cao's army is about to move south, but Jingzhou has made a stupid decision to reduce the troops defending the north and instead defend against Jiangxia.

Although the lord sometimes becomes unconscious, Cai Mao is not confused. He should know the current situation better than anyone else. He is a military advisor in Jingzhou. He doesn't even believe in Cai Mao, but he still transferred the defenders of Jiangbei, which only explains one thing. Cai Mao did not want to resist Cao's army.

It is normal for Pin to suspect that Cai Mao had already surrendered. Only by surrendering to Cao's army can he protect his family's interests, but Pin never expected that Cai Mao had actually surrendered to Cao Cao before the New Year.

At this time, Cai Jin quickly walked into the tent and knelt down on one knee to report: "I will meet the general."

Cai Jin is a recruiting his beloved disciple, but he is also a subordinate. In the military camp, they are only in the superior-level relationship, but not in the master-apprentice relationship. However, after all, they have a relationship between master-apprentice relationship, and hiring him in military affairs will inevitably tend to be biased towards his beloved disciple.

More importantly, although Cai Jin is a Cai family brother, his integrity, integrity and stability are very different from Cai Mao and Cai Zhong and others, which makes him pay special attention to him and he will leave some important things to do.

Pin turned around and asked, "Have you received Liu Bei?"

Cai Jin sighed, "Mu Jiang was one step slower. He has returned to Xinye. If the general allows him, Mo Yun can go to Xinye."

At noon, I received the news that Liu Bei crossed the river from Longzhong Wharf to the north. He was about to discuss joint protests with Liu Bei, so he asked Cai to go to the Wharf to greet Liu Bei, but unexpectedly he was still one step too late. I shook my head and said, "Forget it, there is no hurry at this time. I will send someone to Xinye. I have an important task now. "

"Please give orders to the general."

Pin pondered for a while and said, "The Jingzhou navy has been lost, and we have no warships in our hands. In this way, the ferry will become the key. You immediately lead a thousand troops to requisition all ferries, and moor the ferries at the Fengyiting Station. You are responsible for the supervision. If you see the beacon fire, immediately withdraw all ferries to the south bank."

"The last one will follow the order"

Cai Jin got up and hurried away. Pin walked a few more steps behind his back and ordered again: "Tell me my order. When going to bed at night, all soldiers are not allowed to remove their armor and weapons are not allowed to leave their bodies."

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Hekou Town, this is a small town affiliated to Fancheng. The town has a population of underpopulation and is located fifty miles north of Fancheng.

This is also a fork, and two official roads are forked here. One official road is sixty miles northeast to the east and Xinye. When you walk the other official road to the northwest, you can go directly to Nanyang.

Because it is a major transportation road, most people in the town make a living by opening shops and doing business. There are all kinds of shops such as taverns, hostels, brothels, residences, mule and horse shops in the town.

But on the other hand, although the town has a relatively important geographical location, Jingzhou did not build a military fort here. It only had a ten-man garrison, which was not very effective, and Hekou Town had no strategic value.

The night has not yet completely fallen, and the sunset dyes the mountains and towns red. Hekou Town is still very lively. Taverns and brothels are crowded with guests, most of whom are resting businessmen.

I set out from Fancheng early in the morning and drove away fifty miles. When I arrived in Hekou Town, I could rest. Food and sex are the nature of human beings, so the business of taverns and brothels was the most prosperous.

The largest tavern in the town is full of people and business. Nearly famous guests are filled with the restaurant. In addition to the merchants, there are more than 20 soldiers who also follow their garrison and mingle in the tavern. Although the situation is already very tense, the soldiers have long been accustomed to the pleasure of Hekou Town, and the tense situation has no effect on them.

Just as everyone was drinking and playing, the restaurant gradually became quiet. They seemed to hear a strange sound, and this muffled thunder sounded in the sky, constantly making people's hearts jump.

Finally, the tavern was silent, and everyone seemed to have turned into clay sculptures, with surprise and doubt on their faces, and they were pricking their ears to hear the sounds coming from outside.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and it began to feel a shocking feeling. Many people leaned out the window to check. At this moment, a bartender rushed in and shouted: "Run quickly, Cao's cavalry are coming."

Many of them also saw with their own eyes that the mouth of the north side of the town was flying, and rolling yellow dust filled the sky. The black cavalry in the dust rushed towards the town like a huge wave. The pub suddenly exploded. The drinkers cried and called their parents, ran out desperately, stepped on the table, shattered the dishes, and kept falling heavily.

Not only the tavern, but all the residents and shops are the same. The crowds run out of the taverns and brothels, running desperately southward, stumbled, cried and screamed, screamed, and howled across the streets.

But they could not run past the iron cavalry of Cao's army. Thousands of cavalry swept across the fallen leaves like autumn wind, rushed into the crowd, trampled by horses...

Several people who fled fell and died tragically, their heads were chopped off by swords, their chests were pierced by spears, and their horses were stepped into flesh and paste by war horses and iron cavalry. None of the remaining people survived, and their flesh and blood flowed all over the ground.

The thousand cavalry immediately divided into dozens of teams, rushed into the store to loot money and raped women. Those who had no time to run out of the store were also robbed and killed by the rioters, and in the end there was no one living.

This cavalry is the vanguard cavalry led by General Le Jin. It was composed of the former Qingzhou cavalry and has always been famous for its loose military discipline.

Before dawn, Cao Ren ordered them to secretly kill towards Fancheng. As soon as it was hidden, they rushed to Hekou Town when they saw nightfall. They could no longer suppress their beastly nature and demanded to loot Hekou Town.

Considering that if they were not allowed to vent their animal nature, they would probably be even more chaotic when they arrived in Fancheng, Le Jin agreed to the request of several generals and indulged the soldiers to loot Hekou Town.
Chapter completed!