Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 636 Assassination, see also Assassination.

"It means to admit defeat, to lie low."

Wang Zheng explained: "Actually, whether it's a real show of weakness, or an arrogant strategy to lure me in, since he has made such a statement, I'm afraid Yuzhang will sit on the sidelines, and this is the most troublesome. "

"My lord is right."

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said: "I had the righteousness to give food before, and now I'm showing goodwill again. If Liu Biao didn't send troops to Yuzhang to rescue Hua Xin, he wouldn't be considered a provocateur. My lord, it's true that he sent troops to the south. Since ancient times, those who follow virtue will prosper, those who disobey virtue will perish, and if the teacher comes from no name, things will not be accomplished."

Wang Zheng nodded slightly, he naturally understood the truth, while Wu Sheng who was at the side said in amazement: "What do you mean by this, sir? It means that if Liu Biao is a coward and has not entered Yuzhang, we can't beat him in Jingzhou?"

"Of course not."

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Jingzhou is the belly of the world, and it occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. As far as Yangzhou is concerned, as far as my lord is concerned, this must be taken. It must not fall into the hands of others. It is just that it will not fall into the hands of others until it is absolutely necessary. Don't raise troops without reason, according to my opinion, there is still a turning point for this matter."

Liu Biao has given up, so what's the chance?
Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "How do you say that?"

"My lord, don't forget that although Liu Biao is the shepherd of Jingzhou, everything in Jingzhou can't be settled with one word." Guo Jia smiled slightly and reminded: "He doesn't want to fight with the lord, so maybe the servants are the same. Heart."

"In the land of Jingchu, there are many heroes, but not everyone is old and fatuous, without courage."

Wang Zheng's eyes lit up, he immediately came to his senses, pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and laughed, "Wonderful, wonderful, the words of Feng Xiao awakened the dreamer."

"Last time, I heard from Zijing that when he and Gongjin left Jingzhou, Liu Biao's civil and military affairs obstructed him a lot, especially that Cai Hao, whose expression and words not only showed hostility, but also dismissed it."

"Since that is the case, then Cai Hao will definitely not agree with Liu Biao's move." Guo Jia said with a smile: "This person is from a noble family in Jingzhou, and he is also a general who holds military power. At this time, isn't it right?"

"Not bad."

Wang Zheng clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "It's good to be hostile, but it's good to be contemptuous. If we want to learn from others, it seems that it should be on this guy."

Hearing this, Wu Sheng and Mi Fang also came to their senses, especially Mi Fang, when she heard Wang Zheng mentioning Lu Su, her heart couldn't help but move, remembering an old incident that her subordinates came down to report, she immediately bowed out and clapped her chest: "Mr. , the lord made a decision, although the minister is not talented, since he has been added to the command, he is doing his part, and will try to provoke this person, send troops to invade our borders, and give the lord the handle!"

Time flies like an arrow, and before I know it, I have come to April of the second year of Jian'an.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang, and Caifu.

As soon as Zhang Yun came outside the study, he heard an angry shout, accompanied by the clear and crisp sound of the bowl breaking, he couldn't help being slightly startled, looked at the maidservant who was staying at the door, and asked in a low voice: "Why did the third uncle say such a thing?" Big temper?"

He is Liu Biao's nephew, so he is also related to Cai Mao by marriage. In addition, both of them support Liu Biao's second son, Liu Cong. Their relationship has always been good, so they often refer to each other as uncle and nephew in private.

"I don't know why." The maidservant said, "Just now the steward sent a letter. After reading it, the master lost his temper."

"Letter?" Zhang Yun thought for a moment and then asked tentatively: "But it was sent back from Yuzhang?"

Seeing the maidservant nodded, Zhang Yun roughly understood, sighed inwardly, and then walked in.

Seeing that Zhang Yun came, Cai Mao didn't stand up to greet him, and he didn't call for tea. He just sat on the desk with a bad expression and didn't say a word.

Zhang Yun was not angry, he smiled, and after Shi Shiran sat down, he asked: "The third uncle looks like this, is it because Hua Jun wrote again, or is it the return of the frontline sentry?"

"Why did Hua Xin write again?" Cai Mao snorted coldly, "He asked for help several times before, but my lord ignored him, why is it unclear what happened?"

"That's the reward for the sentry cavalry." Zhang Yun nodded and asked, "Which city did the Xuzhou army capture again?"

"Ai County."

"Ai County? In the last military report, the Xuzhou army had just conquered Haihun County, but this time it has already reached Ai County, which is adjacent to our Changsha County?"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Zhang Yun couldn't help showing surprise when he heard this, "Does this mean that in less than a month, more than ten counties and towns in the north of Yuzhang have fallen?"

"Humph!"

Cai Mao's face became more and more gloomy, and he said angrily: "The bandit army is so rampant, I'm afraid it will take another month to occupy the whole territory of Yuzhang. After gaining a firm foothold, it will be easier to march into our Jingxiang seven counties! "

Zhang Yun thought deeply, "It's easy to march, but the disaster is naturally deeper!"

"Yes." Cai Mao shook his head sadly and said, "It's just that the lord strictly ordered us not to go out to the army, saying that we should not interfere in the affairs of other states. These days, not only you and me, but even the princes of Kuai and Pang have made several suggestions, all of which are useless. , what can I do?"

"Actually, my nephew came to see you today precisely for this purpose."

Facing Cai Mao's astonished gaze, Zhang Yun said in a low voice: "We can't persuade the Lord, but it doesn't mean that Auntie can't persuade either. Why don't Third Uncle go talk to her?"

"If I can see you, why don't you tell me?"

Hearing that Zhang Yun had this idea in mind, Cai Mao immediately shook his head in disappointment, "There are some things you don't know. Before, I was reckless and mishandled things, which aroused the displeasure of my lord, so I am strictly forbidden during this period." Enter the mansion privately."

"It's hard to enter the house, let alone go to the house to see my sister?" He sighed again and again: "How can we let her know the pros and cons of this and help us?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yun was not surprised when he heard this, instead he smiled slightly and said, "Third Uncle, I already knew about this."

"You already knew?" Cai Mao was startled when he heard this, "How did you know?"

"Third Uncle don't care how I found out about it." Zhang Yun said solemnly: "My lord only said that you are not allowed to enter the mansion privately, but he didn't say that you are not allowed to see the wife. My nephew heard that the lady is going out of the mansion today. Going to the Taoist temple in the south of the city to pray for blessings, isn't that right?"

"Oh, why didn't you say it earlier!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Cai Mao cut him off. Immediately, he got up and ran towards the outside of the hall with big strides, shouting at the same time, "Come on, quickly prepare the horse for me!"

Cai Mansion is in the east of the city, not a short distance from the south of the city. Because he was worried that he would not be able to catch up, Cai Mao didn't even have time to change his clothes, and he didn't call for guards. He just rode lightly and galloped all the way.

When he arrived at the Taoist temple, he happened to see a group of women walking out of the Taoist temple, and rushed up.

"Where is Madam?" As soon as he got his horse, he grabbed the nearest maidservant and shouted: "Go and pass the message, and say Cai Mao's greetings."

As soon as the words fell, a faint voice sounded: "De Gui, you are nearly forty years old, why are you still so impetuous?"

Cai Mao was taken aback, turned his head to look, and happened to see a woman in gorgeous clothes and makeup standing not far behind, with towering temples, it was his sister, Mrs. Cai.

"Second sister."

Cai Mao was overjoyed and was about to speak when Mrs. Cai rolled his eyes and said calmly: "If you have anything to say, let's talk in the car."

The two got into the car one after another, and when Cai Mao closed the door, Mrs. Cai rang the bell first. The coachman heard the bell and immediately drove the car forward. At this time, she turned to Cai Mao and asked gently: "What's the matter?" See me in a hurry?",
When no outsiders were present, Mrs. Cai's expression immediately softened a lot, but she regarded Cai Mao as a relative, and Cai Mao used lobbyist tricks as soon as he opened his mouth.

Afterwards, there was a lot of eloquent speeches, Madam Cai just listened quietly, without interrupting, just waiting for Cai Mao to explain the current situation of the battle in Yuzhang, the importance of this place to Jingzhou, and even Wang Zheng's wolf ambitions, etc. After everything was clear, he said indifferently: "So you came today because you want me to persuade your husband to be an enemy of Wang Zheng?"

"Sister, how can I persuade my brother-in-law to be an enemy of Wang Zheng?"

Cai Mao raised his head and said dissatisfiedly: "This son first wanted to offend me, Jing Xiang, so why don't we turn our backs on each other and we can't catch him without our hands?"

"If the enemy comes to attack, my husband will meet the enemy." Mrs. Cai let out a long breath, and said with a smile, "But what does Yuzhang have to do with me, Jingxiang?"

"Second sister, you don't know something"

Cai Mao's anxious cheeks and forehead were covered with sweat, "Although Yangzhou and Jingzhou border on several places, most of them are separated by mountains and rivers. If you want to consider many factors such as massing troops, food and logistics, the only place that is really suitable for launching an offensive is Lujiang. Xunyang, Anfeng, and several places like Ai County and Yichun in Yuzhang."

"Among them, Xunyang and Anfeng need to wade across the river. Yangzhou's navy has never been able to defeat our Jingzhou army, and Wang Zheng's land warfare is better than water warfare. Therefore, Yuzhang is the most suitable one!"

"If he doesn't get Yuzhang, if he wants to attack me in Jingzhou, he must either go by water or try to take down Runan in Yuzhou first. threat!"

"It's useless for you to tell me this woman."

Mrs. Cai snorted and laughed, "I just want to ask you, does Yuzhang belong to the county of Yangzhou, or my county of Jingzhou?"

"This"

Cai Mao said nonchalantly, "Yuzhang naturally belongs to Yangzhou, but Hua Ziyu, the prefect of Yuzhang, has already entrusted his brother-in-law as his lord."

"The prefect can be changed at any time, but the land cannot be moved."

Mrs. Cai shook her head and said, "After all, Yuzhang still belongs to Yangzhou. You've been talking about it for a long time, and it's all about Wang Zheng after he got Yuzhang, but he forgot one thing."

"What's the matter?" Cai Mao was startled.

"That's why Wang Zheng went to fight Yuzhang because his teacher was famous, and we sent troops to help, but there is no decent reason to listen to him."

Mrs. Cai said: "You said that Wang Zheng has a heart for me in Jingzhou. If we really go to help Hua Xin, wouldn't it be in the arms of this son? Have you ever thought about it?"

Seeing that Cai Mao was speechless for a while, Mrs. Cai said softly: "Degui, when Yuan Shu was the shepherd of Yangzhou, you suggested several times that your husband should raise his troops to the west. The husband has the heart to make contributions, so it should be, but if you don't To be sure of victory, to be good at fighting with weapons is harmful but not beneficial."

"Why is there no certainty of victory?"

Cai Mao was a little dissatisfied, and just about to speak when he raised his head, he heard a thin scream in his ears, and his expression changed immediately.

He has been in the army for a long time, and he heard it almost immediately. It is the sound of arrows!

Why did arrows suddenly appear in Xiangyang City?

As soon as Cai Mao had doubts in his mind, he heard a horse hissing suddenly outside the door, and then the carriage shook violently. He immediately realized that the arrow was shot at the horse, and it had obviously hit the horse.

When shooting a man, shoot a horse first, and the horse's arrow is obviously just the beginning!
Sure enough, there was another "bang", and a black arrow pierced the wooden board and got stuck on it.

Mrs. Cai's car is considered big, but the car is only inside the car after all, so there is no room for maneuver. Cai Mao knew that he could not stay in the car any longer, so he immediately pulled Mrs. Cai up, pulled out his waist knife, and slammed He kicked the car door and shouted: "There are assassins! Come on!"

Although the Taoist temple is located in the outer city and its location is a bit remote, it still belongs to Xiangyang city after all. However, Cai Mao shouted so loudly, but the surrounding area was deadly silent. The defenders who used to show off everywhere in the past don't know where to go now.

He just jumped out of the carriage and looked around, but saw several bodies lying around, not only the servants and guards, even the coachman who drove the horse fell to the ground full of arrows.

It turned out that it wasn't just the horse that was killed in the first wave of offensive just now.

Oh shit!

Cai Hao broke out in cold sweat, fortunately he was not completely flustered, he still remembered to hide Madam Cai behind him, and even shouted: "Second Sister, don't be afraid, my brother is here!"

Mrs. Cai's face has also turned pale.She is not too courageous, but she has always been pampered, and this is probably the first time she has encountered an assassin. Cai Hao just straightened up, and suddenly the hairs all over her body exploded. Before she could think about it, she immediately turned over.

The next moment, a black light shot towards the position where he was standing just now. Before Cai Mao could react, Madam Cai yelled in pain, and immediately sat down softly on the ground.

Seeing the arrow pass through his body, Cai Mao's mind buzzed, Mrs. Cai was hit by the arrow, so who will be next?
Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps coming from behind, Cai Mao knew that the assassin was approaching, and the shadow of death shrouded his head. He no longer cared about his appearance, and looked at Mrs. Cai still twitching, obviously not dead yet. , but he hesitated for a moment, suddenly a stern look appeared on his face, he turned his head abruptly, and unexpectedly left his sister and escaped alone.

"Anyone alive?"

There was a scream from behind, and immediately someone shouted: "It's Cai Mao! He's not dead! Let the arrow go!"

Amidst the swishing sound, another wave of arrows shot towards him. Although they missed all hits, they still frightened Cai Mao into a panic. He ran wildly and shouted, "There is an assassin! Come quickly!"

I don't know how long he ran, but there seemed to be the sound of footsteps clenching behind him, and they were getting closer and closer. Cai Mao didn't dare to stop, let alone turn around. Just when he was about to be exhausted, there was another sharp sound behind him. Drink: "It's his fate, let's go."

Cai Mao didn't know why the assassins left, but they seemed to be retreating extremely fast, and there was no sound in the blink of an eye. As soon as the threat of death was lifted, he couldn't hold it anymore, and sat down on the ground, just gulping pant.

At this moment, another voice was heard again, Cai Mao's heart sank, he thought that the assassin had left and returned, just when he secretly sighed that my life was over, he saw a person in the distance shouting in surprise: "Is it General Cai? What’s wrong with you?"

Cai Mao recognized that it was the voice of Chen Ao, the captain of the Western Army in the Inner City, and couldn't help being surprised and delighted. He forced himself to support himself and shouted: "But Captain Chen?"

After a while, Chen Ao rushed to Cai Mao with a dozen soldiers, and asked with concern while helping him up, "General, what happened?"

"What else can I do?" Cai Mao said with a wry smile, "I was just now in the southern suburb of the outer city, and I was about to be assassinated."

"What?" Chen Ao was shocked: "Who is so bold, the general is injured?"

"It can be considered that the general will have a big life, but there is no danger, and there is no danger."

Before he finished speaking, Cai Mao suddenly remembered, and his expression changed drastically, "No, hurry up and save my sister!"

"Sister? The general's sister is also accompanying?"

Chen Ao didn't react at first, but he came back to his senses the next moment, and immediately panicked completely.

Cai Mao's sister, isn't that Mrs. Zhou Mu?
(End of this chapter)