Everyone present was as silent as cicadas in winter. No matter what, Huang Yuan was still an elder of the Huang family. Yet, he was killed without any explanation.
Huang Yuan's military power was taught to the other generals and officers of the Huang Clan Army. They were all scared witless and taught to have their own rights.
Only then did Pang Shiyuan feel satisfied. Killing the chicken to warn the monkey. Huang Yuan was the chicken waiting to be slaughtered. His fate was sealed from the start.
"Third General, how did you get here so quickly?" Pang Shiyuan asked even though he already knew the answer. "Are the other officers of the rear army so easy to talk to?"
"I have brought them here!" Zhang Fei said to Pang Shiyuan.
"You brought them here?" Everyone was stunned. Zhang Fei had come alone. Did he bring them here? Could it be that there were other units that had not arrived yet?
However, their suspicions were quickly dispelled as they saw Zhang Fei take down a huge bundle from his warhorse.
He threw it on the ground.
"You, go open it!" Zhang Fei said to a lieutenant of the Huang Family Army over there.
"Yes!" The lieutenant carefully went over and opened the package.
The moment he opened it, the officer who had been on the battlefield for a long time trembled in fear.
"Human, human heads!" The Huang Family Army Lieutenant pointed at the package and stammered. The other officers were puzzled. What's wrong with the heads? Which one of them had not come out from a pile of heads? They had seen many things.
However, when the package was completely opened, none of them spoke.
Looking at Pang Tong and Zhang Fei, they felt a deep sense of fear. A few heads rolled out from their bags. No matter how they looked at these heads, they felt extremely familiar. Weren't they the captains of the rear troops?
All of them were here. They looked like they had died with their eyes wide open. They were all killed by Zhang Fei.
"Third General, why did you kill them all?" Pang Shiyuan asked with a frown.
"They didn't listen to me. Leaving them alive would only cause trouble. It's better to just kill them!" Zhang Fei said casually.
The captains below couldn't help but tremble a little.
"Generals, don't be afraid. Third General is always like this. But rest assured, as long as you are obedient, we will definitely treat you well. If you are not obedient, then even I can't save you!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely follow the orders of the Great Lord." Regardless of whether they were sincere or not, the captains all nodded their heads. What a joke! If they didn't listen, the heads of those captains were still there. The blood hadn't even dried yet.
"There are those who are truly afraid of Pang Tong and Zhang Fei. After all, their attitudes are clear. The bloodstains haven't dried yet!
These people had just joined Huang She's army and didn't have much affection for Huang She. Now that Huang She was dead, they could just change their master.
However, there were still some who were hypocritical. For now, Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Fei had to wait until they returned to Jingzhou before inviting their old lord, Huang Zu. This kind of people made up the majority of the captains.
Some of them even planned to pretend to agree first before going to the frontlines to look for Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. After all, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were also part of the Jingzhou Army. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had fifty thousand soldiers under their command. If the captains were to turn around, Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Fei would definitely die.
"Oh right! I forgot to tell you! Jingzhou is no longer under the surname Huang! "Pang Tong suddenly said to the captains.
"No longer under the surname Huang?" Everyone was stunned. What did that mean? Jingzhou originally belonged to the Liu family. Although Huang She was the actual ruler of Jingzhou, he wouldn't make a move before Yizhou was taken over.
"Take a look!" After saying that, our classmate Pang Shiyuan took out a letter and threw it over.
The captains took the letter and scrambled to read it.
"No, this is impossible!" If the old men of the Huang Family army still had the intention to secretly fight against Pang Shiyuan, then the Captains of the Huang Family army had completely lost their confidence.
The letter clearly stated that the Governor of Jingzhou, Liu Zong, knew that he was young. However, the world was in chaos and the Han Dynasty was weak. In order to save the people, he abdicated his position to the Emperor's uncle, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande.
"This is fake, this must be fake!" Someone roared. Abdicate? Give up the position? Do you think that this is the ancient times? Back then, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors abdicated their positions. Now, it was already an inheritance system. How could someone abdicate their position? Once this phrase appeared, it meant that someone was rebelling.
Some people roared and thought that this was fake. However, they were just deceiving themselves. The seal on the letter clearly stated that it was the Jingzhou Governor.
Abdicating his position was fake. However, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, was probably in control of Jingzhou.
Everyone understood that Huang She had already entered the house. Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuande were just acting respectfully to deceive everyone. They just wanted to bring Huang She out.
If the army was still in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuande would not dare to move. However, in Jingzhou, there were only a few thousand soldiers under the control of the Huang Family. Moreover, these soldiers were probably under the control of Lord Xuande.
"Where is the Old Lord? Where is the Old Lord? " Some of the captains of the Huang Family exclaimed. If Liu Bei was in control of Xiangyang, then where was the Old Lord, Huang Zu?
"General Huang Zu, of course, went back to retire!" Pang Shiyuan said with a smile.
"No, no!" The captains who were loyal to the Huang Family were completely dumbfounded. They thought about how the Huang Family had helped Liu Biao to become one of the three most influential families in Jingzhou. Later on, Huang She killed Liu Biao and controlled half of Jingzhou. However, everything they had done was now a dowry for someone else! Wasn't this ridiculous?
"Pang Shiyuan, you traitor. The Young Lord treated you well. Why did you betray the Young Lord?" Everyone slowly understood that Huang She's death was related to Pang Shiyuan.
"Traitor? Haha, if we're talking about traitors, then Huang She should be the one! "Pang Tong said with a smile." As for Jingzhou? It was originally my Han Liu's country. Our Lord is just taking back what belongs to him! "Pang Shiyuan was good at reversing the concept. Han Liu was not Liu Bei's Liu.
"You can either submit to my Lord or go accompany Huang She!" Pang Shiyuan was really showing his true intentions.
"We'll fight you to the death!" The loyal captains wanted to fight, but unfortunately, they were all killed by Zhang Fei.
There were loyal captains, but naturally, there were also those who were indecisive. Some even knelt down and kowtowed to pledge their loyalty.
"Get up. As long as you are loyal to my Lord, he will not mistreat you. My Lord is a dragon compared to Huang She!" Pang Shiyuan's eyes were full of worship.
After accepting these loyal captains, Pang Shiyuan didn't stay idle. The first order he gave was to change the military authority of all the captains under him.
No matter how strong Pang Shiyuan was, it was impossible for him to command an army of sixty thousand. There had to be captains under him. Similarly, Pang Shiyuan could not completely trust them.
A very good way to control the situation was to have everyone exchange their military power.
The thousand men of the Central Army would be transferred to the rear army, and the captains of the rear army would be transferred to the Central Army. As all the captains of the rear army had been killed by Zhang Fei, after the captains of the rear army were transferred to the rear army, Pang Shiyuan promoted all the assistants of the Central Army captains to the Central Army.
In this way, the soldiers and generals would not be familiar with each other and would only listen to Tiger Fu. Thus, there would be fewer unforeseen events. In addition, Pang Shiyuan had promoted some of the lieutenants of the Middle Corps Commandants to become Middle Corps Commandants, which made them very grateful. Thus, they had more useful people.
After the positions were arranged and the army set up camp, Pang Shiyuan asked Zhang Fei to stay.
"Third General, please send someone to Jingzhou immediately and inform the Lord that everything is ready. It's time to act!"
"Hm?" Zhang Fei was stunned. "Act?"
Seeing Zhang Fei's expression, Pang Shiyuan knew that Zhang Fei might have misunderstood. When Pang Shiyuan said that Liu Bei had taken control of Jingzhou, it was just a pretense. Without receiving accurate information from Pang Shiyuan, Liu Bei would not act. Although he had taken control of Xiangyang, he did not have many soldiers. If he acted hastily, it would be disastrous.
Once Huang She's army returned, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande could only sit and wait for death.
Therefore, Liu Bei had been waiting for Pang Shiyuan's news. As for the letter that was given earlier, it was indeed stamped with the seal of the Governor of Jingzhou. It was just a blank letter.
"Yes!" Zhang Fei nodded and left.
After Zhang Fei left, Pang Shiyuan did not stay idle. "Men! Bring this letter and pass an order to Generals Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Tell them that the Military Advisor wants to discuss matters with the Central Army. Tell them to come! "
"In the name of the Military Advisor? "Isn't Huang She already dead, Military Advisor?
Of course, Pang Shiyuan knew that Huang She was dead. He was the one who killed him. He only wanted Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to come to the Central Army.
"What if they don't come?"
"They have no choice but to come!"
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"The Central Army is discussing matters with the Central Army?" Cai Mao slammed the wine bottle in his hand onto the ground.
Pang Shiyuan really thought that Cai Mao was a fool. Cai Mao was the head of the Cai Clan, one of the three great clans in Jingzhou. How could he be a simple person?
There were some of Cai Mao's men in the central camp. How could Cai Mao not know about Pang Tong's actions?
Now, he was using the excuse of discussing matters with the Central Army to fool him. Did he think that Cai Mao was a pushover?
"Huang She is dead!" Even though Kuai Yue was prepared, he was still shocked when he heard that Huang She was dead.
"The soldiers on the Luo Feng Slope should be targeting Huang She!" Cai Mao said, "I just don't know if these soldiers belong to the Yi Province Army or Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan's men!" Cai Mao's heart palpitated.
Shiyuan, Pang Shiyuan! Cai Mao was also confused. He never thought that Huang She's confidant would be Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, who had been hunted down by Jingzhou.
"They shouldn't be Pang Shiyuan's men!" If they were Pang Shiyuan's men, Pang Tong could have ordered them to attack Chengdu or Jiangzhou. If they attacked from both sides, Yi Province would not be able to defend itself.
"Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! In the end, Huang She became your dowry! " Cai Mao shook his head and sighed. He thought that Huang She would kill Liu Biao and take over Jingzhou. However, he did not expect that the mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, quietly took over Jingzhou.
Now, Pang Shiyuan had invited him to discuss matters with the Central Army.
Of course, Cai Mao knew that even if he went, Pang Shiyuan would not dare to touch him.
Cai Mao was not Huang She. Huang She had the reputation of killing his master. In addition, when Huang She was in Jingzhou, he was a nepotistic. As long as there were enough benefits, he would turn hostile and increase taxes on the commoners. Therefore, killing Huang She would not only damage Liu Bei's reputation, but it would also increase his reputation.
However, Cai Mao was different. Not to mention that the Cai Family still had strength and 50,000 elites in their hands, Cai Mao's reputation alone was enough to make the nobles in Jingzhou look up to him.
If he killed Cai Mao, then Liu Bei could only wait for the nobles in Jingzhou to rebel. Moreover, Cai Mao's strength was not inferior to Liu Bei's. It was just that he had changed from Huang She to Liu Bei.
The reason why Cai Mao was so angry was that he had been played by Liu Bei.
Previously, both sides had discussed to deal with Huang She together. They would lure Huang She away from the mountain and then steal Liu Zong away. This way, they could kick the Huang Family out and let Liu Bei replace the Huang Family as Jingzhou's aristocratic family.
Cai Mao would continue to be in power.
However, now that Liu Bei did not bring him along, Cai Mao was finished. He had killed Huang She and replaced Liu Zong. How could Cai Mao not be angry?
However, Pang Shiyuan's conditions really made Cai Mao a little tempted.
In the letter, it was written that as long as the Cai Family and Kuai Family were willing to join Liu Bei, they would be given the position of military advisor. In the past, whatever Liu Biao had done to the Cai Family and Kuai Family, Liu Bei would do the same. He was even prepared to give the Huang Family's fat meat to the Cai Family and Kuai Family.
Cai Mao was really moved.
"You can't go!" Kuai Yue immediately retorted. What a joke. He had long seen through Liu Bei's actions. He had hidden many things from Cai Mao. Kuai Yue and King of Han had an alliance long ago. Letting Cai Mao join Liu Bei's army was just a joke.
Pang Shiyuan already controlled 60,000 soldiers. If Cai Mao's 50,000 soldiers were included, it would be a total of 110,000 soldiers. There is also the garrison of Xiangyang. They should be able to gather 150,000 soldiers. With 150,000 soldiers, Liu Bei would be able to make a name for himself.
At that time, it would not be so easy for the Yangzhou army to take down Jingzhou.
Cai Mao was a little suspicious. Pang Shiyuan's conditions were not bad.
Kuai Yue's words dispelled Cai Mao's thoughts. "Don't you see the Xuzhou Mei Family?"
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