Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army entered the hinterland of Yi Province while Pang Shiyuan's army headed for Jingzhou.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army entered Jiangzhou. Yi Province did not have many soldiers and Jiangzhou City only had about a thousand guards.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue set up camp during the day and marched at night. Therefore, they managed to fool the guards of Jiangzhou and headed for Yi Province's residence.
"Reporting, General Cai Hong and the rest have returned!" A messenger came to report.
"Oh, quickly summon them in!" Cai Mao ordered his subordinates. Cai Hong was the commander that Cai Mao had sent to stop Pang Shiyuan's army.
"Yes!"
"This general, Cai Hong, greets the Patriarch!" A middle-aged general walked in.
"No need for formalities. Did Pang Shiyuan's army chase us along the way?" Cai Mao wanted to know if Pang Shiyuan had caught up.
They wanted to meet up with Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. They did not want to be chased by Pang Shiyuan all the way.
"They didn't chase after us!" Cai Hong shook his head at Cai Mao.
"That's good!" Cai Mao nodded. He was really afraid that Pang Shiyuan would chase them like a mad dog. A few days ago, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had taken the initiative to attack Pang Shiyuan so that he would not dare to chase after them.
Cai Hong told Cai Mao about the plan to stall for time. The tents and stoves that hadn't been removed had at least delayed Pang Shiyuan for two days. Even if Pang Shiyuan wanted to chase after them, it would be impossible for him to do so!
Cai Mao's face lit up with joy.
"But …" Cai Hong hesitated again.
"But what?" Cai Mao asked doubtfully. As long as Pang Shiyuan didn't chase after them, they would be able to reach Jianning safely. The place where Cai Mao was heading now was the place where Zhang Ren was heading. From here, they could directly go to Jianning.
"But Pang Shiyuan did not chase after us. On the contrary, he seems to have retreated!" Cai Hong had stayed there for two days before returning. Pang Shiyuan's actions could not be hidden from Cai Hong.
In the Yong An region, Pang Shiyuan left behind 10,000 troops and Zhang Fei to block the entrance to Yi Prefecture.
Now, Pang Shiyuan had indeed brought the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers back to Jing Province.
"Did something happen in Jingzhou?" Cai Mao frowned and wondered. If something happened in Jingzhou, was it a mutiny? Or perhaps something else. Only then would Pang Shiyuan be able to transfer his troops back.
"Liu Pan's remaining forces have long been wiped out by Huang She, and Huang She was killed by Pang Shiyuan. The Huang Family's army has long been scattered. As for Huang Zu! Does Huang Zu still have the thought of making a comeback? "A bitter sigh was heard.
"Yidu!" Cai Mao saw that it was Kuai Yue.
Cai Mao was about to tell Kuai Yue what Cai Hong said, but Kuai Yue waved his hand, indicating that he already knew.
"Pang Shiyuan has returned to Jingzhou for no other reason than the fact that His Highness King of Han's army has already entered Jingzhou! Pang Shiyuan had no choice but to return, "Kuai Yue explained to Cai Mao.
"His Highness King of Han's army has entered Jingzhou? If that's the case, why did Pang Shiyuan leave Zhang Fei behind? " Zhang Fei was one of Liu Bei's few valiant generals. How could Liu Bei bear to leave such a powerful fighter in Yong 'an County?
"Then there's only one other possibility!" Kuai Yue continued.
Before Kuai Yue could finish speaking, Cai Mao jumped up and said, "Pang Shiyuan wants to attack Nanyang County!" Cai Mao's brain worked quickly.
If Pang Shiyuan didn't transfer his troops back to Jingzhou to defend, then it had to be an attack. The only place in Jingzhou that wasn't under Liu Bei's control was Nanyang County.
"That's right!" Kuai Yue nodded. He had also underestimated Pang Shiyuan. "Pang Shiyuan wants to trap us in Yi County. No matter what our intentions are, he wants to take drastic measures. As long as he takes over Nanyang County, our foundation will be finished!" Kuai Yue laughed bitterly.
Pang Shiyuan was truly vicious. He either didn't do anything or used extreme measures. Now, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao had tens of thousands of elites by their side.
There were only twenty thousand Xiangyang Navy elites left in Nanyang County.
In front of such an army, Liu Bei might not be able to take over Nanyang County. How could Liu Bei's ten thousand soldiers take over Nanyang County?
However, with Fatty's Primordial Spirit expert and Huang She's army, it was a different story.
Nanyang County might really be taken over by Liu Bei.
"Then what are we waiting for? There's no time to lose. Family Head, let's return to Nanyang immediately!" De Caihong was also anxious. If they didn't return now, they wouldn't be able to return.
"It's too late!" Even if they are still in Yongnan County, they won't be able to get past Zhang Fei's ten thousand soldiers. Even if they defeat Zhang Fei, Pang Shiyuan and Liu Bei will have enough time to take over Nanyang County! "
"Are we just going to sit back and watch Liu Bei take over our base?" Cai Hong was also angry. His family was still in Nanyang County.
"We can't go, but it's impossible for Pang Shiyuan and Liu Bei to take over Nanyang County!" Kuai Yue was confident.
"Nanyang County only has twenty thousand soldiers!" Cai Hong became anxious. One must know that Nanyang County had twenty-eight counties. Twenty thousand soldiers might seem like a lot, but if they were to be sent out one by one, each county would have more than a thousand soldiers. In the end, the commander of Nanyang's garrison, Zhang Yun, would only be able to protect Nanyang County.
"Brother Desi, do you still remember the armor and war sabers we bought from Yangzhou?" Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao.
"There are still twenty thousand war sabers left!" Kuai Yue said secretly.
The war sabers were originally bought by Huang She from Yangzhou. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were the middlemen, so they made a lot of money.
"Yi Du, Yi Du, what else are you hiding from me?" Cai Mao shook his head. He was confused by Kuai Yue's actions.
"Haha, Brother Desi, other than contacting King of Han, I didn't hide anything else from you!" Kuai Yue said with a smile.
Yangzhou had sent twenty thousand war sabers and twenty thousand sets of armor because there were already twenty thousand Yangzhou soldiers in Nanyang County.
If they were the porters at the port, or the bodyguards of the caravans, or the people who helped transport the weapons, then they would be the ones who helped transport the weapons.
Once Liu Mang wants to use these people in Yangzhou, they will put on their armor and weapons and become a group of elite Yangzhou Army soldiers.
They all belonged to the same place, the Yangtze River Navy Camp in Yangzhou.
Cai Mao couldn't help but feel afraid. If he hadn't thought it through and was willing to join Liu Mang, he would have been in Yangzhou.
It was hard to say whether Nanyang would be his now.
Cai Mao hated Kuai Yue, Kuai Yidu, and Kuai Yue.
…
"Military Advisor, thank you for your hard work!" Outside Xiangyang, Pang Shiyuan's army hadn't even reached Xiangyang City when someone told Pang Shiyuan that the Lord was waiting for the Military Advisor at a pavilion fifty miles away.
When Pang Shiyuan arrived at the pavilion and saw Liu Bei's drenched body, his eyes turned red.
"The Lord treats Shiyuan like this. It's not hard at all!" Pang Shiyuan said with red eyes.
"Haha, Wu Zhi, Han Xin!" Now that Liu Bei had conquered Jingzhou, he was in high spirits. Therefore, the way he spoke was different. Han Xin was another thick-skinned person in the Liu family. He was Liu Bang's top military advisor.
Without Han Xin, Liu Bang wouldn't have been able to conquer the Great Han Dynasty.
Now that Liu Bei was comparing Pang Shiyuan to Han Xin, it was obvious who he was comparing himself to.
"My Lord, it's so cold. It wouldn't be good if your body got hurt!" Pang Shiyuan said with concern.
"It's fine, it's fine. It's just a drizzle. As long as the Military Advisor returns, everything will be worth it!" It must be said that Liu Bei was an Oscar -worthy character. There was enough shelter in the pavilion to block the rain but Liu Bei still insisted on staying in the rain.
Seeing that Liu Bei was about to get wet, the other subordinates naturally didn't dare to take shelter. Therefore, they were all drenched like Liu Bei.
However, Liu Bei was just a drowned rat trying to buy people's hearts while they were just accompanying their Young Master to study. They felt wronged.
"The Military Advisor's army?" Liu Bei asked Pang Shiyuan. Although Pang Shiyuan had told Liu Bei a little in the letter, they still needed to discuss it face to face.
"Shiyuan is ashamed that I wasn't able to defeat Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army and persuade them to surrender!" Pang Shiyuan apologized to Liu Bei.
"Don't mention it. I'm already very happy that Shiyuan is able to do this. As for them, even if they were sent to me, I might not even take them seriously. There's no need to add trouble!" Liu Bei comforted Pang Shiyuan.
Pang Shiyuan nodded and stood up. "I don't know what Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are doing after leading their army into Jingzhou. However, this has also given us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If this plan succeeds, then in the Jing Province, your words will carry enormous weight! "Depang Shiyuan said to Liu Guijing on the side.
Liu Bei naturally knew what Pang Shiyuan was talking about. It was to take over Nanyang County.
"How confident are you?" Liu Bei looked at Pang Shiyuan with sparkling eyes.
Nanyang County had long been in Liu Bei's sights. Liu Bei was truly a character in Jingzhou. His visits to each household and his hypocrisy towards the common people allowed him to buy the hearts of the people. At the same time, Liu Bei was slowly taking over Jingzhou. Liu Bei was the one who slowly took over Jingzhou.
As for those who opposed or opposed him, they had all disappeared from this world.
The excuse was' Huang She's remnants'. He would send out a group of 'Huang She's remnants' and wait for them to kill those who stood in front of Liu Bei. After that, Liu Bei would find a few scapegoats and kill them for them to see.
This way, there would be fewer people who opposed Liu Bei. More people would be fence-sitters.
In the end, only Nanyang County was left. If he could take over Nanyang County, then Liu Bei's words would carry enormous weight in Jingzhou.
How could Liu Bei not be happy?
"Eighty percent!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
Pang Shiyuan had an 80% chance of winning after scheming against Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. As for Sheng Xia's 20% chance, there were some variables. If Cai Mao and Kuai Yue broke through Zhang Fei's Yong 'an County, then Pang Shiyuan wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Good! Then I will listen to you! " Liu Bei said to Pang Shiyuan. Liu Bei trusted Pang Shiyuan completely.
This was because without Pang Shiyuan, Liu Bei wouldn't be where he was now.
Furthermore, Pang Shiyuan's military power was much greater than Liu Bei's. If such a person was willing to stand behind you, Liu Bei would definitely listen to Pang Shiyuan.
"Thank you very much, my lord!" Pang Shiyuan nodded and took out a map with Nanyang County marked on it. It also had all the hydrology knowledge of Nanyang County. For example, how high was this place, where were the small roads and waterways.
It could be said that everything was ready except for the east wind.
Pang Shiyuan had twenty thousand soldiers under him. After all the recruitment, he had thirty thousand soldiers. Liu Bei had also increased the number of soldiers under him from ten thousand to forty thousand. Altogether, they had seventy thousand soldiers.
Now, seventy thousand soldiers surrounded Nanyang County.
In a day, twenty of the twenty-six counties in Nanyang had fallen.
Only six cities were left to deal with the situation.
"Be on guard! Open all the city gates in Nanyang County! Take turns to guard the city gates! Be careful of this life! " In Nanyang County, the only person left in charge was Zhang Yun.
As Cai Mao's brother-in-law, Zhang Yun was still capable. If it was a water battle, this man who had dealt with the Yangtze River for many years was the best candidate.
He was more than capable of leading Nanyang County.
"Yes!" Ever since Pang Shiyuan's army returned, the Nanyang army had spread the news that the new Governor of Jing Province was going to take back Nanyang County.
Therefore, everyone in Nanyang County was nervous. They didn't dare to slack off because Nanyang County was their last line of defense.
In Nanyang County, Zhang Yun had a headache. If he was asked to fight a water battle, he might know some of the key points. However, if he was asked to lead a group of soldiers and prepare for battle, it would be difficult for him.
Back then, Zhang Yun had lost Nanyang County because he didn't plan properly.
"Fifteen thousand soldiers!" Zhang Yun frowned. He couldn't bring out all fifteen thousand soldiers. He had to have a reserve team. After deducting five thousand soldiers, he would only be left with ten thousand soldiers. One city gate had twenty-five hundred soldiers.
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