"What? Lu Xun failed?"

Whether it was Dong Xi, Zhu Zhi, or Tai Shici, they were all shocked by the news. Couldn't Jingnan's 80,000-strong army be able to defeat Liu Jue?

Zhu Zhi hurriedly came to Baibu to have a look, and his heart suddenly sank. After going down, it read that not only Lu Xun had failed, but Wenpin was about to lead an army.

I didn’t expect that what I was looking forward to day and night would be the result I wanted.

Zhu Zhi frowned and said to Zhou Yu:"Commander, could this be Zhuge Liang's plan? If Wenpin is really going to arrive with his troops soon, wouldn't he be able to catch us off guard? How could he tell us this news?

Tai Shici nodded and said,"What Jun Li said makes sense. There must be fraud in it!" Zhou

Yu calmed down now and felt that what both of them said made sense, and immediately said:"Order the army to suspend the attack on the city and repair it for a few days. At the same time, send a large number of spies to the Yangtze River area to inquire for information." If Wenpin really came with an army, he would definitely go by water.

Zhu Zhi nodded and said,"Don't worry, Commander, just leave this matter to me.""

"I feel relieved that you are taking care of things."Zhou Yu breathed a long sigh of relief. He felt that his reaction just now was indeed a bit exaggerated.

This was entirely because the consequences of Lu Xun's failure were too serious, which meant that if there were no accidents in this expedition against Chaisang, it would be impossible. It will end in failure.

This is not what Zhou Yu wants to see. From the beginning, he was very ambitious and wanted to swallow Jingnan in one bite. Now he is restless and worried that he can't even defeat Chaisang.

Zhou Yu's mentality is changing. The war was not as smooth as he imagined

……

Xiangyang City, in the study room of Cai Mansion.

Just some time ago, Cai Mao received a letter from Wenpin, which stated that Chen Binghanshou, the governor of the three counties, was just a plan to attack the east and attack the west, and Jiang Dong was behind all of this.

Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief on the spot. Since Wenpin had crossed the Yangtze River and went to Jingnan to support Liu Jue, there was no danger in Xiangyang for the time being.

Cai Mao immediately told Liu Biao, who was seriously ill in bed, the good news, and at the same time patiently waited for the news from Jingnan.

However, the news from Jingnan did not come, but the battle report came from Chai Sang, and it also surprised Cai Hao.

Gan Ning led the navy to march straight into the hinterland of Jiangdong. The Jiangdong navy was completely unable to resist it. Not only did it lose more than 20 ferries, it also defeated Moling.

Before getting this battle report, this was something Cai Mao couldn't even think about.

The Jiangdong navy, which was said to be invincible in the world, was actually broken through the Jiangdong defense by Gan Ning, and even burned, killed and looted in the hinterland of Jiangdong!

Does the sun come out from the west?

Cai Mao was so excited that he didn't care how the Jiangdong navy was defeated. It was enough to win a big victory, no matter how he won?

What Cai Mao didn't expect was that a few days later, the battle report from Jingnan came. Except for Liu Du, the prefects of the four counties in Jingnan were still running away. Zhao Fan and Jin Xuan were captured alive, and Han Xuan was beheaded in public. Fifty thousand barbarians suffered numerous casualties.

Yes, after the defeat of Linxiang City, the remaining four leaders immediately took their soldiers and fled towards Wuling.

At this time, these Wuxi barbarians had been emboldened by the crossbows, and with Wei Yan chasing after them, they fled almost day and night.

A few days later, these Wuxi barbarians finally arrived at the Zishui River. As long as they crossed this river, they could enter Wuling County and return to Wuxi where they lived. By then, the Han soldiers would definitely not dare to pursue them.

But they didn't expect that Wenpin had already left 10,000 troops in Yiyang on the bank of Zishui River. When Yiyang's army learned that Wuxi barbarians were fleeing towards Zishui, they immediately formed a formation on the other side of the river.

So when these Wuxi barbarians were crossing the river, the army left by Wenpin rushed out to intercept and kill them, and Wei Yan behind them also chased them.

There is a strong enemy in front of you and a pursuer behind you.

These Wuxi barbarians became even more panicked and were blocked and strangled in Zishui by two armies.

Although these Wuxi barbarians are brave and fierce, compared with the regular army of the Han Dynasty, they are really not good enough. No matter their quality or weapons, they are not on the same level at all.

If they relied on the complex terrain of Wuxi, they could still deal with the Han Dynasty army. Unfortunately, this was not Wuxi, so these Wuxi barbarians were immediately out of luck.

This was a completely one-sided massacre. Some were shot to death by bows and arrows, some were hacked to death with swords, and many more drowned in the Zishui River because of panic.

The mountain of corpses almost filled the Zishui River, and the water turned red. In the end, there were only more than 8,000 Wuxi barbarians who survived.

It can be said that almost all the young men of the Wuxi clan died on the banks of the Zishui River.

Wei Yan originally wanted to kill all the remaining Wuxi people, but after careful consideration, he spared their lives.

It's not that Wei Yan is soft-hearted, but that someone has to clean up the tens of thousands of corpses in Zishui, and it's just right for these eight thousand Wuxi Man to do such a thing.

Wei Yan immediately chopped off the heads of the leaders of the four major tribes and sent people to deliver them to Liu Jue in Linxiang City, while he stayed here to supervise the Wuxi barbarians.

When Cai Mao saw this news, he could finally let go of his worries, and the excitement in his heart was even more difficult to express in words.

Cai Hao looked up to the south and murmured:"This kid is getting more and more powerful!"

Yes, Liu Jue's suppression of the Jingnan Rebellion this time did give Cai Hao a big impact. In addition to feeling excited In addition, he was also shocked by Liu Jue's ability.

At this time, Cai Mao felt the urge to fully support Liu Jue.

Liu Jue could defeat 80,000 rebels with one person. If he inherited Jingzhou in the future, wouldn't he really have the possibility of conquering the world

? However , Cai Hao soon expelled this idea from his mind.

The first is because he is worried about the clan. If he, Cai Mao, fully supports Liu Jue, if Liu Jue fails in the future, it will not be good news for the Cai family.

In troubled times, eggs must not be put in one basket.

The second is because of Kuai Yue's attitude. The Cai family and the Kuai family have a close relationship. Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have the same thoughts, thinking that Cao Cao will go south in the future, so they will join the whole family to join Cao Cao.

After all, Cao Cao in the north is really a behemoth who can't be offended!

In Cai Mao's eyes, neither Jingzhou nor Jiangdong has the capital to compete with Cao Cao. When Cao Cao's army comes in the future, anyone who dares to stand in the way will be crushed to pieces.

When Cai Mao thought of this, he immediately took a deep breath, then had someone prepare the carriage and headed towards the Zhennan General's Mansion.

Now that Liu Biao is ill in bed, all the affairs in Jingzhou are handled by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Therefore, when the news is sent, it is first sent to Cai Mao.

After a while, Cai Mao arrived at the Zhennan General's Mansion. Under the leadership of the servants in the mansion, he quickly arrived at Liu Biao's room.

Liu Biao's room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. The maids who were serving him frowned slightly because the smell of medicine was so unpleasant.

Liu Biao was lying on the bed, his face looked very pale, and there was a faint black air between his eyebrows, and he looked almost exhausted.

"Sir, Sir Cai Mao is outside asking for an audience."When the maid saw Cai Mao coming, she immediately went to report to Liu Biao

"Cai Mao? Let him in. Liu Biao said weakly

"Here!"The maid nodded, and then went to invite Cai Hao to come in.

"Lord!"

Cai Mao glanced at Liu Biao on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This prince who has ruled Jingzhou for more than ten years may not have much time left.

"Degui, why are you here? Is there any news about Jue'er?"With the help of the maid, Liu Biao sat up from the bed, looked at Cai Mao and said

"My lord, the Third Young Master has received good news. The rebellion in Jingnan has been put down. Except for Liu Du, all the prefects of the other three counties were either killed or captured alive. The Wuxi Barbarians were almost completely wiped out."Cai Mao said, handing the battle report to Liu Biao

"really!"After Liu Biao heard the news, a blush suddenly appeared on his originally gray face. He quickly took the battle report and read it. The more

Liu Biao read, the more excited he became. In the end, he couldn't help laughing, but he didn't laugh a few times. Then he gasped violently

"Lord, be careful with yourself!"Cai Hao said quickly.

Fortunately, the maid next to him saw that something was wrong and quickly stepped forward and patted Liu Biao on the back, which made Liu Biao breathe a sigh of relief.

"I have such a heroic son, even if I die now, I can die in peace. Liu

Biao coughed, suddenly looked at Cai Mao, and said,"Degui, go and call the important ministers in Xiangyang. I want to formally issue an edict to let Juer inherit Jingzhou.""

Cai Mao took a deep breath and said:"My lord's body just needs to be well taken care of, and he will recover in a short time. There is no need to issue an edict in such a hurry. Liu

Biao shook his head and said,"I know my own body well. Degui, just do it.""

"Here!"Cai Mao left the room without saying another word.

Liu Biao continued to look at the battle report, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he murmured:"My Jue'er, you really have the appearance of a hero!"

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