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Although Cai Mao did not know that Deng Yi had secretly loyal to Liu Jing, from factional division, Deng Yi was obviously not loyal to him or Kuai Yue's alliance. Deng Yi's attitude was unclear, so Cai Mao inferred that he was either loyal to Liu Qi or leaned towards Liu Jing.

That's true, Cai Mao naturally had a dissatisfaction with Deng Yi, and even hostility. Fortunately, Deng Yi didn't know the secret, otherwise he would have ended up with Liu Xian. At this time, he asked Deng Yi, which was actually a test. Cai Mao wanted to know if Deng Yi was Liu Jing's person.

Deng Yi had long been accustomed to Cai Mao's indifference. He smiled and said, "As long as everyone agrees, I will not object. However, I think some details need to be considered, such as how many troops Liu Jing will be allowed to lead into the city to enter the city, and we must make up the details so that we can arrange them calmly."

Deng Yi's proposal was approved by everyone, but Cai Mao was suspicious. He could not guess Deng Yi's attitude from the proposal, but some things really need to be clarified.

Cai Mao pondered for a moment and said, "We can give Liu Jinghe a safety guarantee, but no more than five people can enter the city. The time will be set at the morning of tomorrow."

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The meeting dispersed. In a small living room not far from the consultation office, Cai Mao and several of his confidants continued to discuss some details, including Li Gui, Cai He, Cai Zhong, and Zhang Yun.

Li Gui sighed slightly and said, "Actually, I wanted to propose that Liu Jing enter the city tonight, and would not pay homage to the provincial governor. I could leave directly by worshiping the first lord and then leaving. This would not have any impact. Has the military advisor considered the welcome of the people?"

Li Gui is the governor of Xiangyang and considers public opinion more often. In fact, he guessed that Liu Jing's real purpose in coming to the city to worship Liu Biao was for public opinion, but he had already decided that he did not dare to say more, so he could only remind Cai Mao vaguely.

Cai Mao was stunned and then he realized that Liu Jing would definitely be welcomed by the people tomorrow morning. He couldn't help but glared at Li Gui, meaning why didn't he say it just now?

At this time, Cai He said: "In fact, it is dangerous to go to the city at night. We must beware that Liu Jing takes the opportunity to seize Xiangyang, so it is absolutely not possible to go to the city at night. The military advisor proposed to enter the city during the day, which is wise. As for worrying that Li Shou is worried about the support of the people, it is actually very simple. We prohibit people from going to the streets on the grounds of safety, so there will be no problems."

Cai Mao nodded. Cai He is indeed smarter than Cai Zhong. At least he can make effective suggestions. He is not as reckless and cruel as Cai Zhong, and he will cause trouble for himself.

"Just decide that way"

Cai Mao said to Cai He: "You can lead 10,000 troops to martial law throughout the city, and people are not allowed to go to the streets to welcome him."

"Don't worry, military advisor, I will do my best."

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Just as Cai Mao and his followers were discussing the next day's countermeasures, Deng Yi called several confidant family members to his study in the north of Xiangyang City and explained to the several people: "Tomorrow morning, Duke Jing will come to the city to worship the first lord. You can promote it in various parts of the city so that every household can know about Duke Jing's entry into the city tomorrow."

A family member said, "Master, there are people doing this kind of thing in the city, and you can entrust them to promote it, and the effect will be better."

Deng Yi nodded, "You guys discuss how much it costs to withdraw this matter. In addition, you should do it more secretly and not let the other party know that it was me, Deng Yi."

"Don't worry, master, we will think carefully."

"Go and start now."

Several family members bowed and retreated. Deng Yi pondered for a moment, then wrote another letter, ordering people to leave the city and deliver it to Liu Jing.

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Fancheng was also immersed in the joy of victory. Firecrackers were heard from time to time in the city. Many taverns that were closed due to funerals also opened and sold wine, allowing the people to drink and celebrate the victory.

On the dock, people preparing to cross the river were crowded and lined up in a long line. Ferries in the river were like crucian carp crossing the river, shuttled back and forth. The more than two ferries seized from Cao's army were put into use again. The ferries were returned to their original owners, and the burned ships were also paid by Jiangxia army.

By the riverside, Liu Jing was inspecting the ferry. When the war ended, Fancheng and Xinye were naturally controlled by the Jiangxia army and would not return it to Xiangyang again, but Xu Shu had other ideas.

"In fact, Fancheng and Xinye have no strategic significance. Cao's army went south, Fancheng and Xinye were the brunt of it. We were actually serving as gatekeepers for Xiangyang, but they were very important to Xiangyang. I think it would be better to return these two cities to Xiangyang in exchange for some more useful military resources."

Liu Jing glanced at Xu Shu and asked with a smile: "I have a lot of military resources now, Yuan Zhi thinks that Xiangyang has any other foundation."

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "I heard that there is a batch of shipbuilding wood stored in the warehouse outside Xiangyang. They are all made of air-dried over the years. There are more than 100,000 thick woods. They can use them to build thousands of warships. If the land of Jiangbei is used to exchange these woods, then Xiangyang will not be able to build large warships within the year. Even if Cao's army goes south, there will be no ships to cross the river. I think it is."

Liu Jing nodded. He knew that new wood should not be used to build large ships. The wood should be air-dried for at least for years, otherwise it would be easy to deform. Xu Shu's reminder was indeed necessary. These woods were left in Xiangyang and eventually they would support Cao's army.

As for Xu Shu's proposal to return Fancheng and Xinye in Jiangbei to Xiangyang, Liu Jing had actually considered that Xiangyang only had tens of thousands of troops. Once they got the land of Jiangbei, they would inevitably divide their troops to garrison. This would reduce the defensive army against Jiangxia, which was not a bad thing.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "I will leave this matter to you. You can go to Kuai Yue. Although he no longer supports me, his affection is still there. I believe he will do his best to make this matter happen. In addition, I can also promise not to attack Xiangyang within one year."

Xu Shu understood Liu Jing's meaning. Cao's cavalry would definitely go south. It is really meaningless to attack Xiangyang now, so he nodded, "I will do this matter well."

At this moment, Liu Jing suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. When he turned around, he went to see him riding a horse and following him, wearing a crown and a wide Confucian robe, with fair skin. He was about forty years old.

Xu Shu knew this person and whispered to Liu Jing: "This person is Han Song."

Liu Jing thought to himself, it turned out to be him

Han Song was the first to serve as the General of the Central Army in Jingzhou. He was one of the powerful ministers in Jingzhou. After serving as an envoy to Cao Cao in the fifth year of Jian'an, he became a pro-Cao faction, angered Liu Biao and dismissed him from prison. A year later, Cai Mao pleaded for him and was able to release him. He was unemployed at home. After Liu Biao's death, Han Song returned again under the recommendation of Cai Mao and took over as a separate position as Liu Xian.

Han Song belongs to the pro-Cao faction, but he is not a clerk of Cai Mao, but like Kuai Yue, he formed an alliance with Cai Mao. After everyone discussed today, they unanimously recommended him to negotiate with Liu Jing to worship Liu Biao.

Han Song was not familiar with Liu Jing, but he had a personal relationship with Pin, so he found Pin first. Unexpectedly, Pin told him frankly that the lord's words on his deathbed were to let Liu Jing succeed to the throne, but others did not admit it, but he Pin admitted that he had decided to be loyal to Liu Jing, which surprised Han Song, but could not do anything about it.

Pin said it very clearly. He just accompanied Liu Jing into the city. As for the specific details of entering the city, he had nothing to do with him, so he could only discuss it with Liu Jing.

The war horse ran to his eyes, Han Song turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "I heard about the name of Gong Jing for a long time. Today I met for the first time. Gong is really a handsome talent and has a good reputation.

Liu Jing also smiled and bowed and bowed, "Han Gong is too humble, I have heard of Han Gong's reputation for being a long time. I will meet him today, and Liu Jing is lucky."

The two of them exchanged a few greetings, and Han Song greeted Xu Shu again. Liu Jing pointed to a large ship not far away and smiled and said, "That is my military ship, we might as well talk on the boat."

"Then it's better to obey your duty than respect."

The group quickly walked towards the big ship and got on the boat. Everyone sat down in a spacious cabin. Another soldier served them with tea. Han Song stroked his beard and smiled: "Mr. Jing was in Fancheng, which made the elders of Xiangyang happy and made the soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou proud. When the news came, the provincial government was also excited. Han Song expressed his most sincere thanks to Duke Jing on behalf of the provincial governor and military commander Cai."

After saying that, he straightened his body and bowed deeply to Liu Jing.

"This is my duty, so Mr. Han doesn't have to be too polite."

Liu Jing did not mention the victory, and smiled faintly and said, "Han Gong would like to explain the matters of Japan. How to arrange it? I want to know the details."

Han Song sat upright again and said, "Tomorrow morning, the hour will be right, and Duke Jing must not have more than five followers. We will ensure the safety of Duke Jing and the general. In addition, the governor of the state wants to meet Duke Jing."

Liu Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Let's talk about the matter of seeing the governor tomorrow. Now I can't give you a clear answer. As for the arrangements for worshiping uncle, I can agree."

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The next day, it was getting darker and it was almost time for Chen. More than a Jiangxia warship had already stopped on the river outside Xiangyang City. The warship was loaded with more than 10,000 fully armed soldiers, with sharp swords and spears and tense swords, and were fully prepared to attack at any time.

Five elite cavalry stood in line outside the city gate, all of which were wearing armor and helmets, holding spears in their hands, and were full of murderous aura. They would accompany Liu Jing into the city to worship.

Cai He stood on the top of the city and stared at the warships in the Han River from afar, and then looked at the five neatly arranged cavalry under the city. He couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart. The posture of Jiang Xia's army made him nervous.

Although he could understand that it was to protect Liu Jing's safety, if Liu Jing was determined to capture Xiangyang City, the combat effectiveness of these five cavalry would be amazing. One thousand defenders at the city gate were definitely not their opponents. In addition, there were tens of thousands of Jiangxia soldiers responding to the river outside the city, so it would be difficult for Xiangyang City to be saved.

Cai He thought for a long time, took out his military card, turned around and handed it to a confidant, saying, "Go and report to the military advisor quickly, just say I still need to transfer 4,000 crossbowmen to defend the North City. The situation is urgent, go immediately."
Chapter completed!