When Liu Qi killed his way into the city, he found that there were not many soldiers left in the city. The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled were either dead or surrendered. It was so strange that Liu Qi found it hard to believe what he was seeing.
There were about 50000 soldiers in Yi City, and most of them were elite soldiers. The general of Yi City was Wei Yan, who was very good at fighting. Liu Qi had known this from the very beginning.
Originally, Liu Qi had already planned to pay a huge price to break into Yi City. Moreover, he had to achieve his goal within a short period of time. Otherwise, the reinforcements from the nearby Bian County would arrive quickly.
But now, Liu Qi was able to break through Yi City effortlessly like a dream. For a moment, Liu Qi felt that this was God's arrangement and that he was destined to be the new master of Jing Province.
After calming down, Liu Qi thought that Wei Yan had something to do with it, but it was just a fleeting thought. He did not think about how the current situation was caused or how it would affect his great cause.
The easy taking of Yi City also greatly boosted the morale of Liu Qi and his troops. In the eyes of the nobles in Xiangyang City, Liu Qi was already very arrogant.
After Liu Qi took down Jiangling City, Dangyang City, and Yi City, the nobles in Xiangyang City began to panic. Some of them who were on good terms with Liu Qi felt that they were implicated.
Those who were slower were already complaining in secret. They pushed all the responsibility of Liu Qi's attack onto Cai Mao and Huang Zu, who were the core figures who supported Liu Cong.
Those who were smarter were thinking about whether they should join Liu Qi and cooperate with Liu Qi's army to take over Jingzhou and be done with it.
Of course, this was only the thought of a small number of people. Many of the nobles thought deeper. They might have seen Yang Rui's covetous eyes, so it was normal for them to have other plans.
For a moment, Xiangyang City was even more chaotic. It was not the chaos when the Liegeman fled, but the chaos of people's hearts. On the surface, it was much quieter than before, but it was so quiet that it made people uncomfortable.
"Cough! Cough! Cough … "
"Did Liu Qi's son really take down Yi City?"
"Cough! Cough! Cough … "
“.....”
On the bed, Liu Biao struggled to sit up but in the end, he did not succeed and coughed violently. He gasped for breath a few times before coughing again.
"Indeed, Young Master Liu Qi has gone completely mad. His current momentum is unstoppable. I'm afraid the Lord's intentions will have to change …"
The person closest to Liu Biao was Cai Mao. At this time, he was narrating the situation outside to Liu Biao. Liu Biao did not know if it was because he was testing Liu Biao or because he had lost confidence.
"Unfilial son! Cough! Cough, my lord, please quell your anger. "
“.....”
After hearing Cai Mao's words, Liu Biao struggled even harder. He wanted to sit up but he vomited blood. Cai Mao and the surrounding servants quickly surrounded him and did not dare to continue.
Yang Rui sensed the undercurrent in Xiangyang City. Not only did he get some information from the Empty Spirit Ninja, but he had also received more than one secret letter from the Empty Spirit Ninja, which showed that the people of Xiangyang City were wavering.
These letters included two landowning clans. One of them was rather tactful, while the other one directly expressed that Yang Rui should take over Jingzhou and was willing to follow Yang Rui.
What surprised Yang Rui the most was that Cai Mao had also secretly sent people to contact Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu. Furthermore, he did it even more shamelessly, expressing that he was willing to persuade the future master of Jing Province to join Yang Rui.
It was a surprising and reasonable result. In the historical records and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cai Mao had a similar performance. He persuaded Liu Cong to submit to Cao Cao, but in the end, he didn't have a good ending.
The game world was different from the historical novel. At this time, Liu Biao was still alive. Cai Mao had already popped his head out and made his intentions clear to Yang Rui. From this, it could be seen what kind of temperament this person had.
If Yang Rui agreed to Cai Mao's conditions, how would Cai Mao deal with Liu Biao who was still bedridden? There was no need to ask. Cai Mao's attitude of defecting had already determined Liu Biao's life.
Regarding Cai Mao's defection, Yang Rui immediately discussed it with Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You in Luoyang Imperial City's General Staff Headquarters to decide on how to deal with Cai Mao.
As the matter was too sudden, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You all had their own opinions on how to deal with Cai Mao or how to use him. It was not a matter of which method would work but which method would be more suitable and produce results faster.
Yang Rui was more inclined to ignore Cai Mao as he had already reached a series of agreements with Yang Rui. In terms of cooperation, Yang Rui could give Liu Qi a discount. This was something that Yang Rui could accept. However, to sell Liu Qi out was something that Yang Rui could not accept.
Moreover, if Yang Rui ignored Cai Mao, Liu Biao would not die because of him. Cai Mao could only fight with Liu Qi and both sides would exhaust each other's strength. This was what Yang Rui wanted to see.
Therefore, after discussing for a while, Yang Rui and the others decided not to give Cai Mao a response for the time being. It would not be too late to consider this matter after Liu Qi's matter was settled.
After taking over Yi City, Liu Qi conquered three other cities in a row. Taking advantage of this prestige and his endless desire to be the ruler of Jing Province, Liu Xie mobilized the army in high spirits and rushed to Xiangyang City for several days.
Although Yi City was not far away and it was already evening by the time Liu Qi's army arrived, it did not affect his preparations for the siege.
"Huff! Ha! "
"Liu Qi is the legitimate son!"
"Liu Qi is the eldest son!"
"Liu Qi is the eldest son!"
“.....”
Liu Qi's army first surrounded Xiangyang City and then copied the method of Liu Bang, the founder of the Great Han Dynasty, and began to shout all kinds of slogans to exert pressure on the defenders of Xiangyang City.
"What a magnificent sight!"
Not only the people in Xiangyang City, even Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, who were 100 li north of Xiangyang City, could clearly hear the shouting of Liu Qi's army. Jia Xu looked at the red sky in the distance and said emotionally.
The people in Xiangyang City had a deeper understanding of Liu Qi's army. Everyone had different feelings toward the arrival of Liu Qi's army. For example, Cai Mao, who was the initiator of this, felt complicated. He did not expect Liu Qi to cause such a commotion.
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