At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Under Kuai Yue's deliberate blockade, those in Jiangling City who were not of the same mind as him did not know about this matter, but slowly digested the fact that Liu Zong ascended the throne and the follow-up results of the war with Liu Zhang.

Kuai Yue continued to set off a public opinion war with Yizhou, trying to conceal the news and divert attention.

His approach was very successful, and people from Liu Cong to Jiangling City paid more attention to the west instead of the north.

Until one day, rumors spread in the city that there was a war in the north and the Wei army went south. Kuai Yue soon learned of the news, and then wiped out the merchants who spread the news, but Han Song, who had been paying attention to the news from the north, Hearing this rumor, he immediately reported it to Liu Cong.

His upper form was intercepted by Kuai Yue and failed to be sent to Liu Cong's case. After waiting for a day without news, Han Song rushed to Liu Cong and asked Liu Cong about it.

"Ah? I didn't receive such a report! Wei Jun went south? How is it possible? If so, I wouldn't know?"

Liu Cong was very surprised, Han Song immediately thought of Kuai Yue, so he immediately asked Liu Cong to summon Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue came to Liu Cong and was not surprised to see Han Song who was very angry.

"Kuai Qing, Han Qing said that he submitted a form to Gu, saying that the Wei army from the north has gone south, is there such a thing?"

Liu Cong asked Kuai Yue in a hurry.

Kuai Yue looked at Han Song who was glaring, and shook his head.

"Mr. Han did report this matter, but when Wei Jun went south, there was no such matter. Mr. Han did not know where he learned about this matter, and none of the ministers knew about it. How did Mr. Han know about it?

There are too many rumors like this, and they spread uproariously, making people panic. It is not good for the king or Jingzhou. The foolish man and woman don't know, so it's fine. Why is Han Jun like this?So the minister stopped such performances. "

Liu Cong trusted Kuai Yue very much, so he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Han Song again.

"Mr. Kuaifu, is there really no such thing?"

Han Song looked at Kuai Yue: "My servant went to buy rice, and I heard people talking about it in the store. The merchants traveled all over the world, and the news was the most well-informed. I thought that sometimes the official news came faster than the merchants' news. , so the above table asks about this.

But I didn't expect that Mr. Kuaifu actually stopped my performance!Mr. Kuaifu, even if there is no such thing, what do you mean by blocking my performance?Can I understand that as long as you feel that the performance is not good, you can stop it and keep the king from knowing? "

Han Song made it harder for Kuai Yue directly, and Liu Cong looked at Kuai Yue with some doubts.

"Kuai Qing, what's the matter? Why don't you tell me clearly, so that Han Qing will have no doubts."

"Yes."

Kuai Yue nodded, looked at Han Song, and said, "Jingzhou's affairs are complicated and cannot be handled by the king alone. We have been given the right to assist the government, and it is our duty to assist the king in handling the forms.

Some charts are speculative and meaningless, do you want to let the king know?The government affairs that His Majesty handles every day are already very complicated, is it necessary to make His Majesty even more tired for this kind of chasing after rumors? "

Liu Cong felt that it made sense, and looked at Han Song again.

Han Song's face turned red, obviously very angry.

"When the late king was alive, there was news that the Wei army in the north was preparing for war in Yingchuan County and Runan County, so the late king ordered the army to prepare for war, and also checked the preparations for Nanyang County and Xiangyang. As a result, there was no news after the late king passed away. Is this normal?"

"Han Jun is suspecting that I have deceived the king?"

Kuai Yue said with a puzzled look on his face, "My job is to be the king's assistant, and Nanjun county magistrate, Han Jun's job is to be the magistrate of Jiangling county. You and I each perform our own duties and have our own missions. It is not a good habit to act on the basis of rumors, and there must be evidence for rumors and deeds."

Han Song had no choice but to stare fiercely at Kuai Yue, but he couldn't do anything else.

After this incident, Kuai Yue increased his control over the sources of news in the city, as well as the traces and records of the business travelers who went out for business, as well as the records of entering and leaving the city, as well as the understanding of Han Song's whereabouts, and further controlled Liu Cong's information sources.

For his own future and the destiny of his family, Kuai Yue really worked hard enough.

He has worked so hard and his IQ has exploded. Any trouble can attract his great attention, and he will immediately send someone to verify it. Once verified, he will immediately kill the source of the news and use various means to block the information to cover for the Wei army.

Kuai Yue continued to support like this for almost ten days.

In mid-to-late June, when the Wei army had finished resting and Yue Jin ordered Zhu Ling to lead Cao Chun and Li Dian to Jiangling, and a large group of refugees rushed to the city of Jiangling, the news could not be concealed.

In order to better complete the task and better disintegrate Liu Cong's will to resist, Kuai Yue changed himself and became the first person to report the letter.

Before everyone else, Kuai Yue was the first to tell Liu Cong the news of Wei Jun's southward march, and he gave himself up completely.

Chapter 802-Liu Cong can only be forced to make a decision to surrender

When Liu Cong learned that the Wei army had broken through the two defense lines of Nanyang and Xiangyang and came straight to Jiangling, his whole body collapsed.

"Nanyang County Governor Zhang Yun and Xiangyang Guard General Cai Mao surrendered without a fight! And block the news from me! I didn't know that the Wei Army had arrived in Xiangyang and was about to go south! Your Majesty! You are guilty!"

Kuai Yue cried in a mess in front of Liu Cong, tears streaming down his face, his face was full of snot, and he didn't wipe it off, which was completely inconsistent with his past cleanliness style.

So even Han Song, who came to visit after hearing the news, was stunned.

At this point, it is meaningless to discuss who is right and who is wrong.

No one expected that Zhang Yun and Cai Mao would actually shoot an arrow at it without shooting it.

They are really so straightforward, so direct, they don't give Liu Cong any face, Nanyang's [-] defenders don't fight with Xiangyang's [-] defenders, no one dies, Nanyang and the whole Xiangyang fell into the hands of Wei Jun.

Together with all the strategic materials in Nanyang and Xiangyang, all the food reserves, everything that can be used for war, as well as all the population and land, they fell under the control of the Wei army intact.

All Liu Biao's efforts to resist Wei Jun's southward march became efforts to contribute to Wei's southward march.

Wei Jun did not kill a single person in one battle, so he got Nanyang County and Xiangyang City intact. By the way, he was full of Jingzhou's rice grains and drank enough of Jingzhou's hot water. On the basis of Jingzhou people's help in logistics, Go south to Jiangling easily and head straight for the heart of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao's hard work in preparation actually prepared military supplies for the Wei army to go south to Jiangling!

Liu Cong was stunned, he couldn't believe it at all, he couldn't believe that Cai Mao, who supported him to ascend the throne, would betray him.

Madam Cai is still in Jiangling City.

Mrs. Cai, his mother, is still in Jiangling City, and his younger sister is still in Jiangling City. Cai Mao is really not worried at all?

Or did Cai Mao no longer care about Mrs. Cai's life or death?

Liu Cong's mind went blank.

Han Song advocated resistance, and strongly demanded resistance, saying that Dangyang County to the north of Jiangling was not lost, and he could send a general to Dangyang to buy time.

Then Liu Cong can cross the river to the south of the Yangtze River, and then send the generals of the navy to lead the Jingzhou navy to resist along the bank of the Yangtze River and prevent the Wei army from going south.

"The Wei people's navy is weak. They fought with Jiangdong's navy before and lost seven battles and seven defeats. It can be seen that their army is not good at water warfare, but our army is good at water warfare and enjoys water warfare. Since Nanyang and Xiangyang are lost, Jingbei must not be able to defend. But now The only solution is to retreat to Jingnan and defend across the river!"

Han Song actively advises Liu Cong, trying to help Liu Cong build confidence.

He strongly suggested that Liu Cong seize the weakness of the Wei army's weakness in water warfare, and use the advantage of the Jingzhou navy to defend along the river so that the Wei army could not cross the river to buy time.

General Wang Wei also actively spoke to Liu Cong, trying to build confidence for Liu Cong, and expressed his willingness to fight and to lead troops to Dangyang to buy time.

General Su Fei also expressed his willingness to lead troops to guard the Yangtze River defense line and protect Liu Cong.

Zhonglang general Huo Jun also put on the table, saying that he was willing to lead troops to fight against the Wei army, stick to Dangyang, and protect Liu Cong.

These three generals expressed their willingness to resist, but more people were unwilling to resist, and actively persuaded Liu Cong to surrender.

Liu Xian, the chief bookkeeper, persuaded Liu Cong not to fight hard, but to surrender immediately.

His reason is also very simple.

"It is unwise to fight against a country with the power of a state. The Han Dynasty is the world, and the Wei State occupies four-fifths of it. It has millions of soldiers, strong generals like clouds, and counselors like rain. With the majority of the world as the confidence, one If the war fails, there will be World War II and World War III.

At present, Jingzhou's soldiers are only [-], and it is difficult to support them alone. The people of Jingzhou have just passed through the rebellion of the traitor Zhang Xian. discerning. "

Dong Cao's Fu Xun also supported Liu Xian's views very much.

"Wei's unification of the world is already the trend of the times. It's too much for the king to fight against it with the power of a state. Wei has millions of troops. The Emperor of Wei has won the hearts of the people. It's futile, I ask your majesty to check it out!"

Not only these two people, except for Han Song, Wang Wei and Su Fei Huo Jun, almost all civil and military people showed panic.

They strongly supported the views of Liu Xian, Fu Xun and others, believing that surrender is the correct way, and continuing to fight against the Wei army is invincible, and it will only increase casualties.

They strongly demanded Liu Cong's surrender, resolutely opposed the resistance of Han Song and the other four, and expressed their attitude that they would not support Liu Cong's resistance.

Liu Cong's face turned pale from fright.

Han Song was furious, and he fought with all the officials. He argued with them alone, and the debate was equal to theirs.

But those who are willing to resist are very few. In the face of the general situation, among the Jingzhou officials who have no will to fight, there are too few people who are willing to resist, and there are too many people who are willing to surrender.

For this, Liu Cong saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. Soon, his heart became cold and cold.

He's starting to realize that resistance isn't the best option anymore.

So he looked at Kuai Yue, the hero who supported him.

Kuai Yue felt Liu Cong's gaze and lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, the general trend of the world cannot be defied by individuals. The unification of the Wei Kingdom is already evident. If your Majesty insists on resisting, Sun Quan's fate will be a lesson from the past. If you surrender, you will definitely receive preferential treatment. I think that your Majesty should not resist. Jing Nan It is not a place that can last for a long time.”

If Kuai Yue didn't support it, Liu Cong really despaired.

"Is my Han family really hopeless?"

Liu Cong looked at the civil and military officials in despair.

No one answered him.

Han Song was also very sad and indignant about this.

"You villains! Don't you just watch the lord being humiliated without doing anything? Eat the king's salary, and you should share your worries! Aren't you shameless if you want to surrender wholeheartedly?"

Although Han Song shouted vigorously and strongly demanded resistance, he couldn't reverse the will of most people. Instead, he was mobilized and attacked, and was slandered as a person with ulterior motives.

Although Wang Wei and Su Fei were willing to resist and lead troops northward to fight against the Wei army, they could not get the guarantee of sending troops in the face of the officials who were unwilling to contribute.

No one is willing to supervise the transportation of food and grass for them, no one is willing to raise military supplies for them, and no one is willing to help them with logistics, so this battle cannot be fought at all.

As a representative who has just succeeded to the throne and has no prestige, Liu Cong even has no way to implement his will to resist.

He is not a king, and no one is willing to listen to his orders, and these people are also qualified not to listen to his orders, not to do things for him.

This is the sorrow of Liu Cong, the sorrow of the representative, and the biggest thunder that Liu Xiu planted for his descendants.

In the face of power, the clansmen of the Han Dynasty who abide by the rules have no power to resist.

At this point, Liu Cong was completely desperate.

"What should I do? What else can I do? Kuai Qing, tell me."

Liu Cong looked at Kuai Yue with some breakdown.

"The only solution for now is to ask the king to order the army to remove their armor and put down their weapons. The king himself will hand over the seal ribbon and carry the coffin. When the Wei army arrives, they can go and surrender. The Wei army will definitely not embarrass the king, but will treat him well Guarantee that King Anwen in Jingzhou will not suffer any harm."

Seeing Kuai Yue's serious description of how he should surrender, Liu Cong suddenly understood.

This group of guys clearly had one heart, one side surrendered at the front, and the other side threatened themselves to surrender at the rear.

They don't want their interests to be damaged at all!

But things have come to this, what can he do when facing a camp full of twenty-five youngsters?

In desperation, Liu Cong could only be forced to make a decision to surrender.

Chapter 803 Er Han Song's Last Effort

Liu Cong was forced to have no choice but to give up resistance.

If he gave up resistance, he would naturally send someone to make the army give up resistance.

The generals who were willing to resist, such as Wang Wei, Su Fei and Huo Jun, were extremely sad and indignant. They knelt down and begged Liu Cong not to give up resistance.

But Liu Cong knew very well that with the support of these people alone, he could not resist at all, and instead would cause civil strife before the arrival of the Wei army.

I have no foundation, no prestige, and no one to rely on in Jingzhou. The person who controls resources and mobilization is not me, and I don't listen to myself.

I am a puppet!

When things came to an end, Liu Cong finally realized his true situation.

So I took the initiative to change into white coarse clothes, prepared the seals of King Chu and Jingzhou Mu, prepared a set of coffins, and asked people to prepare ropes so that I could tie myself up when I left the city to surrender. surrender and confession.

In this way, Liu Cong was ready to surrender.

And he also issued an order for Jingzhou to prepare for the surrender etiquette.

In terms of resistance, one or two of the Jingzhou bureaucrats have weak hands and feet, and their thinking is slow. They only know frustration and howling. They feel like imbecile children, making people wonder how they became officials.

When it comes to surrender, they are quick in thinking and quick in action, and they are not procrastinating at all. They handle all matters of surrender in an orderly manner, and they look like officials, and their capable appearance is amazing.

What a connoisseur of surrender.