Banners fluttered in the wind outside Xinye City. Five thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry soldiers were eyeing the city in front of them like tigers eyeing their prey.
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had come from the Northern Frontier for several decades. They were invincible everywhere they went. From the Northern Desert to the Eastern Capital of Luoyang, then to Hebei, and then to the Central Plains. It could be said that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's reputation was built on the weapons in their hands and the war horses they rode.
Lü Bu ordered someone to step forward and shout. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had already set up their formation. The gates of Xinye City were also opened. Squads of soldiers walked out from the city and got into formation.
It was at this moment where the smell of gunpowder was thick and the battle could break out at any time. However, the conversation between the two people at the foot of Xinye City was very strange.
"It's you!" Lü Bu stared at the person in front of him with his eyes wide open.
"It really is me!" The person said with a wry smile.
"Why are you here?" Lü Bu stared at the person with a gloomy face. His eyes were about to spit fire.
"I didn't want to be here!" The person didn't know how to explain. He couldn't possibly say that he was afraid of going back.
"Are you the one who brought these rebels here?"
"Those refugees?!" The man nodded.
"Good, good. You created your own rebellion and attacked your own city. I, Lü Fengxian, have lived for so long, but this is the first time I've seen something like this. My good King Of Shu! What? You want to have a field battle with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry? "Lü Bu sneered.
"I don't dare!" Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang had been conferred the title by the Han Emperor. The reason why Liu Mang and the others had left Xinye City was because he had brought more and more refugees with him. Originally, there were only a few thousand people in one camp, but in the end, there were tens of thousands of people. The people in the other camps had always been angry but did not dare to say anything. Now that someone had taken the lead, they all wanted to go to Xinye City to seek justice. With so many people, if they did not give an explanation, not only would Yangzhou's reputation be tarnished, there might even be a revolt.
Liu Mang had no choice but to lead the hundreds of thousands of refugees towards Xinye. The defenders of Xinye were already prepared to defend to the death, but Liu Mang took out the Tiger Tally and Sage Monarch Seal. Yang Chao didn't dare to disobey his superior like Guo Yi. Naturally, Liu Mang opened the gates of Xinye City. He couldn't let the people sleep in the wilderness, so he brought the refugees into the city and asked the officials of Xinye to settle them down and wait for an explanation.
Before the refugees were settled down, someone sent a report saying that Xinye City was surrounded by an army. They even asked him, the leader of the rebel army, to come out and talk. Liu Mang was wondering which general was leading his men, but he realized he was wrong. The person Liu Mang didn't want to see the most right now was his father-in-law, Lü Bu.
Liu Mang gritted his teeth and led Guan Hai and Zhou Cang out of the city. As for the soldiers, they were ordered by the Commander-in-Chief of City Gates, Yang Chao. He wanted to show off in front of Liu Mang, just like how the police in the county cities would open up a path for the leaders in the future.
"Why wouldn't you dare?!" Lü Bu raised his brows. "Your wings have hardened …"
"Father-in-law, can we not talk about this for now?!" Liu Mang didn't know that this cold-faced Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian, was so good at talking. Liu Mang was worried that if he continued to let Lü Bu talk about this, he might have to stay here and listen to lectures. So, Liu Mang quickly interrupted Lü Bu and asked him to change the topic.
"Okay, then I'll talk about what you did in Jingzhou. Good, very good! You went to borrow food from others and even borrowed their wives. " Lü Bu's eyes were about to burst into flames.
"I!" Liu Mang was trapped in a trap of his own making.
"Do you know what you've been doing all this time? As for Ling 'er and the others, they were worried about you and prayed for your return every day. "Lü Bu's voice became louder and louder as he spoke.
"They, they're all right!" Liu Mang lowered his head. He didn't dare to look directly at Lü Bu and Lü Fengxian. Although he was the King Of Shu, it could be said that the entire Yangzhou had changed from Lü Bu's Yangzhou to Liu Mang's Yangzhou. It could be said that if Lü Bu wanted to fall out with Liu Mang, then Lü Bu would definitely lose. The civil and military officials in Yangzhou were respectful to Lü Bu because he was Liu Mang's father-in-law. The City Guard's White Horse Guards and Black Flag Army were all loyal to Liu Mang.
Even some of Lü Bu's own soldiers trusted Liu Mang more. Chen Gong represented some of the Lvbu's Army's old officials. If the two fell out, they wouldn't help either of them.
Even so, this Lord of Shangzhou was always on the ground in front of Lü Bu. After all, Lü Bu was his father-in-law.
"I'm not living as comfortably as you!" Lü Bu said angrily.
"I've let them down!" Liu Mang felt very guilty.
"You can say these words to them when you go back to Shouchun. Get out of my way, I still have things to do!" Lü Bu said as he prepared to leave.
"Father-in-law, you?" Liu Mang was a little flustered. He thought that his father-in-law had a problem with him and didn't want to enter the city. He prepared to leave for Lujiang.
"I don't have time to have a problem with you. There are still prey waiting for me to hunt along the Yangtze River!" Lü Bu turned his horse around. The 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry quickly changed from the front to the rear under his command. The 5,000 heavy cavalry quickly disappeared into the horizon.
"Prey?" Liu Mang didn't understand where the prey came from.
"Lord, Lord." Lü Bu left, but Hao Shao came with Lü Bu. Hao Shao was no longer a member of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. He had 5,000 troops to command. Hao Shao looked at Liu Mang in front of him. Previously, Lü Bu and Liu Mang were talking about the past. As an outsider, he couldn't say anything. Now, he could say that he didn't expect the rebel leader to be his Lord. Hao Shao originally wanted to blame Xinye's Commandant for the false information, but after thinking about it, he let it go.
The Prefect was not here, and the Garrison General was killed by Liu Mang. How could the Commander-in-Chief Of City Gates not panic?
"Bodao!" Liu Mang also saw his trusted subordinate, Hao Shao. Liu Mang rose from humble beginnings. When Hao Shao was introduced by Zhang Liao, Liu Mang thought that he was a person who got in through connections. In order to give face to Zhang Liao, he reluctantly took him in. However, he only gave him new recruits and sent Hao Shao to a small county.
However, he didn't expect Hao Shao to rely on thousands of subordinates to resist the combined forces of Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu. This allowed Liu Mang to slowly uncover his potential. Before killing Guo Yi, Liu Mang always thought that Guo Yi's subordinate, Hao Liu, might be related to Hao Shao. In the end, he found out that they were really unrelated. Although Hao wasn't a common surname, there were many people with the surname Hao.
"Where did my father-in-law go?" Liu Mang asked Hao Shao.
"Milord, Lord Wen Hou should have gone to the Yangtze River!" Hao Shao reported to Liu Mang. The Jingzhou Army was planning to take revenge on the "uprising" in Xinye. They wanted to take advantage of the situation and destroy Xinye.
Hao Shao had just received news that the Jingzhou Army had landed on the Yangtze River. When they learned that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had been dispatched, they thought that there was an uprising in Xinye. They were protecting their "allies". However, they didn't expect that this "ally" was actually planned by Liu Mang.
"Liu Pan of Jingzhou?" Liu Mang also knew that Cai Mao had been placed under house arrest by Liu Biao. The current commander of the Jingzhou Army was Liu Biao's second son, Liu Biao. This Liu Pan really knew how to seize the opportunity. If this uprising was real, then Yangzhou would suffer a great loss.
However, it seemed that this Liu Pan was going to be unlucky. Lü Bu was serious. If it was a real uprising, Lü Bu wouldn't be so angry. However, when he found out that this uprising was caused by his precious son-in-law, he was furious. Moreover, Liu Mang had disappeared for a long time. When he found out that Liu Biao's wife was in Jingzhou, his anger exploded.
Lü Bu couldn't make a move on his son-in-law. Therefore, Liu Pan's elder brother was unlucky. Lü Bu had already gathered all his anger. Liu Pan's army had become his punching bag.
… …
On the Yangtze River, countless ships were moving back and forth on both sides of the river. They were all doing the same thing, transporting the troops from the south to the north.
"How long will it take for the 20,000 troops to be transported?" Liu Pan was on a warship as he looked at the ships that were continuously transporting troops to the north. It had already been several hours, but the 20,000 troops still hadn't been transported. This made Liu Pan's expression turn ugly. This was because an opportunity was fleeting. If it was delayed for another two hours, there would be a huge change.
"Military Advisor, it's almost done!" The captains on the side comforted Liu Pan. Liu Pan was anxious, but they were also anxious. Yangzhou had already dispatched the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to attack Xinye. This meant that the uprising was real. The Yangzhou Army only had 5,000 troops left. This was a huge contribution. This time, Jingzhou had dispatched 50,000 troops. 30,000 would attack the Yangzhou Army's camp on the Yangtze River while 20,000 would sneak attack from behind. Even if the Yangzhou Army's camp was sturdy, it wouldn't be able to withstand a pincer attack.
If there was a contribution, everyone naturally wanted to take it.
However, no matter how anxious they were, it was useless. It would take some time for warships to transport the troops. Furthermore, most of the warships they used to transport the troops weren't warships. Half of the Jingzhou Army's warships were once in the Jiangxia Navy's camp. After the battle, they had given Jiangxia to the Yangzhou Army. The other half was in the hands of Zhang Yun in Fan City. Zhang Yun had already stopped listening to orders, so how could he pay attention to them?
Right now, the ships they used to transport the troops were all from passenger ships or cargo ships. There were even small fishing boats. The large and small ships couldn't be used together, so it was naturally chaotic. This also delayed the speed of the Yangzhou Army so that the Yangzhou Army wouldn't be able to capture the Yangzhou Army.
"Damn that Cai Mao!" Liu Pan was very dissatisfied. If Cai Mao's 30,000 Jingzhou Army in Fan City cooperated, Liu Pan would have captured the Yangzhou Army by now. However, seeing the endless stream of Jingzhou Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Liu Pan felt much better.
"Tell them to speed up! In another four hours, I will attack the Yangzhou Army. I want to give Yangzhou a surprise! "Liu Pan was preparing to attack the Yangzhou Army.
"Yes!" Although the Generals were in a difficult position, four hours was enough.
"Hmph, since Yangzhou took my Jiangxia's Jiangling, then I will attack his Xinye. Even if I can't take Xinye, I will burn it to the ground!" Although Xinye City's territory wasn't big, its prosperity was not inferior to the other main cities. This was because Xinye was once a transfer point between Jingzhou and the Central Plains. Liu Mang had used 28 cities in Wan City to exchange for 5 cities in Xinye. This was enough to see how prosperous Xinye was.
Liu Pan and Liu Biao were different. Liu Biao was good at defending his achievements, but he didn't know how to expand. On the other hand, Liu Pan had the ambition to expand. His goal in coming to Xinye was very clear. If possible, he wanted to take over Xinye and let it return to Jingzhou. With the original defenses of Xinye, he could resist the threat from the north.
If he couldn't take over Xinye, he would also wreak havoc in Xinye. Other than being able to vent his anger, he could also plunder. The prosperity of Xinye had been coveted by Liu Pan for a long time.
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