"Fan City is in an emergency! Fan City is in an emergency! Liu Bei of Yu Province is attacking Fan City with the Xiliang Cavalry! "
"Fan City is in an emergency! Liu Bei's Xiliang Cavalry has entered Fan City!"
The news came one after another. In the Governor's Office of Jingzhou, Liu Biao was sitting on the main seat with a gloomy face. The battle in Jiang Xia was not over yet, and now there was another battle at the western border.
If it was just the enemy, there was no need to panic. With Fan City's defense, they could just defend and wait for reinforcements. But now, Fan City had been breached. Once Fan City was breached, it could be said that the door to Jingzhou was wide open. What was the difference between this and losing Jiang Xia? Fancheng and Xiangyang were only separated by a tributary of the Yangtze River. It could be said that the enemy had arrived. Xiangyang was a city that Liu Biao had painstakingly managed. Could it be that Liu Biao had to move the capital? If he were to move the capital, it would involve too many things. Even if Jingzhou was rich, it would not allow him to do so.
"Milord. I have said before that Liu Bei of Yu Province has wild ambitions. Now, it is clear that he wants to capture Fan City. He wants to take Fan City for Jingchu!" A civil official stood up and spoke to Liu Biao. This person was an official of the Lumen Academy. It could be said that they were the ones who wanted to help Liu Bei the most. Now that Liu Bei and Jingzhou were at war, they immediately pointed the finger at Liu Bei. This was called dying a friend rather than dying a friend.
"Yes, Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, and Liu Bei are in cahoots. They came to Jingzhou on the pretext of borrowing food, but in reality, they came to Jingzhou to sow discord between Jingzhou and Yangzhou. They killed the emissary of the King Of Shu of Yangzhou and Tang Yun of Jingzhou. They want to start a war and put the people in a terrible situation. They are simply unforgivable!" Another person from the Lumen Academy stood up and spoke. It could be said that Pang Tong had been labeled as a traitor in the eyes of the people of Jingzhou.
Just as everyone was criticizing Liu Bei of Yu Province, someone changed the topic. A civil official walked out. He had been behind Liu Biao's civil official, so it was hard to see him.
"Liu Bei of Yu Province is despicable, and Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan is also despicable. However, everyone, you have forgotten about one person!" The elegant young man stood up and said.
"Huang She, Huang Boqi." Everyone saw the elegant young man. He was the eldest son of General Huang Zu of Jingzhou, Huang She. Huang She had kept a low profile for a period of time because of Luo Koudu. After all, if he was found to be the culprit, he would not be able to bear the consequences. However, Luo Koudu had framed Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan. Naturally, it had nothing to do with Huang She. Therefore, he jumped out.
"Forgot about one person?" The people below did not use their brains to think. This Young Master Huang She would only be unhappy with one person. This person must be the King Of Shu of Yangzhou, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang.
Everyone looked in the direction of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Yu Province had launched a sneak attack on Jingzhou and captured the important town of Fancheng. This was a very important matter. Liu Mang and Liu Biao were allies. According to the treaty, Liu Mang would need to send troops to help. Therefore, Liu Mang also came to participate in this meeting.
When Liu Mang saw that everyone was looking at him, he did not bother to explain himself. Instead, he calmly said. "Since when did the Writing Order not need to be written with a pen, but with mouth?!"
Huang She was the Writing Order of Jingzhou. In the end, he was just a person who recorded Liu Biao's daily words. This could be used as a historical record.
"You!" Huang She was choked by Liu Mang's words. Logically speaking, the Head of the Imperial Secretariat does not have the qualification to speak. After all, Huang She is just a small official. The only advantage of the Head of the Imperial Secretariat is that he can speak directly to the heavens. In private, he could speak a lot, but in a formal setting, he still had to have scruples.
Pang Shanmin was just like Pang Shanmin. Pang Shanmin had gone overboard, so Pang Shanmin resigned from Liu Biao. At that time, because of Tang Yun, Pang Shanmin could not bear it anymore.
This time, it was Huang She who wrote the order. But Liu Mang's one sentence was enough to choke him to death. Who do you think you are? How dare you talk nonsense here?
"Huang She, why aren't you stepping down?" Before Liu Biao could speak, Kuai Yue scolded him. Kuai Yue was the head of the civil officials in Jingzhou. This was his fault. One Pang Shanmin was enough, and now there was another Huang She.
Huang She knew that he could not go overboard. Liu Biao was already frowning. If he went overboard, Liu Biao might chase him out. Therefore, Huang She glared at Liu Mang before looking elsewhere.
A general saw Huang She's gaze and smiled bitterly. This was because it was obvious that this person was a general from the Huang Family. Huang She was the eldest son of the Huang Family. Since the eldest son had spoken, it meant that he wanted to stand up for himself. No matter how unwilling this general was, he could only stand up.
"Reporting to the Lord, there is a missing piece in the report of Fan City!" This general stared until his scalp went numb. His words might offend the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. If he did not say it, he would offend the eldest son of the Huang Family.
"A missing piece?!" The people below were stunned. One had to know that the report of Fan City had just been sent. It was basically the latest. How could it be missing?
"Yes, Milord. We missed one thing. The thing that we missed was that Fan City wasn't attacked by the Yu Province Army when they weren't prepared!" This general had already reached this level. Even if he had to offend him, so be it.
"It was not attacked by the Yuzhou Army when they were unprepared? What does that mean?! "The people present did not understand. If it was not the Yuzhou Army, could it be other troops? Was it Cao Cao's troops from Xu Du or Sun Ce's troops from Jiangdong?
"My Lord, Liu Bei's Xiliang Cavalry did come from Nanyang Prefecture to Fan City silently. However, they were discovered when they approached Fan City! The fire beacons were already lit at the sentry posts outside Fan City! "This general explained to Liu Biao.
"They were already prepared! Then why was Fan City still breached? Is Zhang Gui a pig?! " Fan City had 30,000 soldiers and countless provisions. They did not lack armor and weapons. If Liu Bei had attacked from a distance and caught them off guard, then no one could do anything about it. However, if they were still breached despite being prepared, then they were useless!
Liu Biao could not help but look at Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun was Zhang Gui's brother. It was also Zhang Yun's recommendation that Zhang Gui became the general of Fan City. If there was a mistake, even the Cai Family would not be able to escape.
As soon as Zhang Yun saw Liu Biao's gaze, he immediately knelt down and begged for punishment without any explanation. "This general will die a thousand times. Please punish me, my Lord!"
This general was on the verge of tears. This time, he had offended the Zhang family and the Cai family. Including the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, there were now three families. However, he still braced himself. Whether it was the Cai Family, the Zhang Family, or the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, they all had grudges with his master, the Huang Family!
He gritted his teeth. "My Lord, you cannot blame General Zhang Gui. General Zhang Gui was only on guard against Liu Bei's Xiliang Cavalry. He forgot about someone else's troops."
"Whose troops?" Liu Biao asked. Other than Liu Bei's Xiliang Cavalry, who else could it be?
"This troop is an elite troop that once roamed freely in Youzhou, the troop that scared Wu Wan so much that he was scared out of his wits, the White Horse!"
"The White Horse!" Needless to say, the elite troop in Youzhou Province was White Horse Followers of Righteousness. Additionally, White Horse Followers of Righteousness was the trump card of Gongsun Zan, the general of White Horse. With this trump card, Gongsun Zan could have a duel with Yuan Shao. Later on, Gongsun Zan was defeated by Juyi's Advance Battalion and great halberd fighters under Yuan Shao's command. Therefore, the legend of White Horse Followers of Righteousness disappeared.
Since then, the White Horse had disappeared, because Gongsun Zan had also self-immolated. If there was still a White Horse, then there was no one.
Everyone looked at the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. This is because only Liu Mang has such a White Horse Following the Righteous Cause.
"Yes, it was His Highness the King Of Shu. It was His Highness the King Of Shu's White Horse that appeared in front of Fan City and used the name of an ally to deceive the city gate. That was how General Zhang Gui was defeated and captured!" The general said everything in one breath.
Using the White Horse as an ally to deceive the city gate and then relying on the Xiliang Cavalry's long-distance charge, it was indeed possible to take down Fan City. Even Liu Biao looked at Liu Mang in confusion, waiting for an explanation from Liu Mang.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Huang She looked at Liu Mang proudly. He was wondering how Liu Mang would explain the appearance of the White Horse. However, Liu Mang did not immediately explain. Instead, he clapped his hands.
"What? Does His Highness the King Of Shu have nothing to say? You treacherous person, are you trying to deceive my Lord and ally with Yuzhou's Liu Bei to annex my Jingzhou? "Huang She jumped out again.
Liu Mang ignored Huang She and looked at the general. "General, what is your surname?"
"My surname is Huang, my given name is Ding!" The general said subconsciously.
"General Huang Ding must have read a lot of books! Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign! "Liu Mang said to Huang Ding.
"You flatter me!" Huang Ding had indeed read a lot of books. Generals rarely read books. Even if they did, they mostly read books on the art of war.
"If one day General Huang Ding publishes a book, you must inform this Prince. This Prince will definitely buy one for a thousand gold coins!" Said Liu Mang very indifferently.
"Huh?" Huang She was confused. "Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, don't try to change the topic. Tell me, are you and Yuzhou's Liu Bei working together to annex my Jingzhou?"
"Haha!" Without waiting for Liu Mang to speak, some people started to laugh. First it was one or two people, then it was three or four people. In the end, even those who did not understand what was going on started to laugh under other people's impression.
"What are you laughing at?" Huang She was even more confused. This was the time to be serious. It was time to question Liu Mang. Why was he laughing?
"General Huang Ding, a book has been published. This old man wants to buy one too!"
"This official wants to buy one too!"
"Although this one's sleeves are clean, no matter how frugal I am, I still have to buy one!" Kuai Liang took the lead and cupped his fist towards Huang Ding.
"Ah, ah, you're too kind!" Huang Ding was also a silly person. Reading too little was killing people. After being sold by Liu Mang, he was still counting money for Liu Mang. Liu Mang's praise of Huang Ding was not without reason. He said that Huang Ding was interested in him and even asked him to publish a book. If this was said to a civil official, then it might really be a compliment from Liu Mang. However, if it was said to a military general, then it was completely sarcastic.
Wasn't it just bragging when a military general wrote poems and books? Even those great Confucian scholars were secretive about their own books, afraid that others would laugh at them. Yet, this person actually thought that others were praising him and mocking Huang Ding's rich imagination.
"Hmph! Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, don't hide it. Whether you buy the book or not, let me ask you, is there a White Horse Following the Righteous in Fan City? "
"If you say there is, then there is!" Liu Mang said very indifferently, causing another round of laughter.
"You!"
"Liu Jingzhou, this king is very moved when you came to Jingzhou. Everyone in Jingzhou is talented. Even a person who writes an order knows how to be vigilant in times of peace. Thinking about the country, to be able to know about the situation in Fan City before Liu Jingzhou, he is truly a virtuous person!" After Liu Mang's words, Liu Biao's gaze suddenly changed. He looked directly at Huang She.
Huang She had violated a taboo!
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