Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Chapter 283 Jiangling Storm (End)

Not long after Zhang Yun entered Jiangling City, he suddenly realized something was wrong!This time, the reason was found, and it was the smell of blood that caused him to feel this way.The air in Jiangling City is filled with a strong smell of blood!Then, he vaguely heard a distant noise.

Zhang Yun's hairs stood on end immediately, and he was about to shout to Su Fei when he heard a faint bang.Thirty battles behind him, the city gate has been closed.

He turned his head and looked, and saw that the base of the city walls on both sides of the city gate was full of soldiers holding weapons and crossbows. Su Fei lifted his waist knife into the air and shouted: "Kill!".Random arrows shot at Zhang Yun and his hundred soldiers, and the soldiers also rushed towards Zhang Yun with swords and guns in hand.

Amidst the sound of arrows piercing the air, many of Zhang Yun's soldiers fell to the ground before they could figure out what was going on.The terrified Zhang Yun didn't know how many enemy soldiers were hiding in the city, but he knew that today he was in danger.His eyes were red, he pulled out his waist knife, and shouted: "Follow me to fight out of the city!"

Now, Zhang Yun wants to fight out of the city, it is tantamount to daydreaming.After the arrows, hundreds of soldiers from Liu Bei's army rushed forward, attacking Zhang Yun and others with knives and guns.

In just a moment, there were not many soldiers around Zhang Yun. He himself had three arrows stuck in his armor, and he continued to resist with a steel knife still waving.

Just as Zhang Yun chopped off half of an enemy soldier's neck with a steel knife, he found a bloody spear protruding from his chest. It was a snake-shaped spear blade.

Zhang Fei pulled out his snake spear, just before Zhang Yun fell to the ground vomiting blood, Zhang Fei's soldiers had already stepped forward and cut off Zhang Yun's head.Seeing Zhang Fei coming, Su Fei was overjoyed, thinking that Liu Bei must have finished his work.

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At this time, Liu Bei was standing in the middle of the palace hall, leaning on the ground with his sword, motionless like a statue.He was waiting for the soldiers' search results.

Before a stick of incense, he and Guan Yu took control of the palace, and the defenders in the palace either surrendered or fled.But when they rushed to Liu Cong and Cai's bedroom, they didn't find any sign of them.

Guan Yu, like the soldiers, rummaged around the palace, even if there was a dry well, and all the living people he saw were detained and interrogated.The palace of Linjiang Kingdom is not big, and it was turned upside down in a short time.

After a long time, Guan Yu came to Liu Bei, shook his head and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, Mrs. Cai and her son Liu Cong are still not found! Just now I interrogated some maids in the palace, saying that they broke into the inner palace just before we broke into the inner palace. , went to the back garden with two or three personal servants."

Only then did Liu Bei say: "But there is no door to the back garden of the palace."

"But there is a dog hole there, and someone went to see it, and the dog hole was artificially demolished. We don't have many soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to monitor the surroundings of the palace. They must have run away from the streets and alleys. .”

The corner of Liu Bei's mouth twitched, and he said word by word: "Continue to blockade the whole city, search from house to house, and dig three feet to find them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a small schoolboy rushed to Liu Bei with a package in his hand, and presented the package to Liu Bei as if asking for credit, saying, "General, we have found the seal of King Linjiang!"

Liu Bei opened the package and saw that it was indeed the seal ribbon of the King of Linjiang, finally showing a hint of joy on his face.

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At this time, Mrs. Cai, who was staggering on the carriage, let out a cry.The man driving the carriage in front said: "Queen, what's the matter with you?".In the carriage, Liu Cong on the side also looked at Cai with doubts.

"No...it's nothing...just a sudden cramp. I don't know who you are yet?" Mrs. Cai whispered,

In fact, the reason she screamed suddenly just now was because she suddenly remembered that she forgot to bring out the seal ribbon of King Linjiang.She reached into her arms and found a piece of paper.It was a suicide note with a seal and written by Liu Biao himself.

The man driving the car returned to Cai and said, "You don't need to worry about who XX is. He just helped you escape at the order of my master. As for who my master is, you will know in the future."

Cai recalled what happened before a stick of incense.As soon as she and Liu Cong got out of the dog hole, they heard two screams from the other side of the wall.Her personal servants were shot dead by enemy soldiers on the spot.

Then a two-horse carriage "coincidentally" passed by on the street outside the wall, and the horse's hooves were still wrapped in soft things. "Get in the car," said the driver in a low voice.Cai didn't have time to think about it, she pulled Liu Cong into the carriage, and left quietly.

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The carriage stopped suddenly, interrupting Cai's thoughts.

"Why stop?" Cai asked with a vibrato.

"There are enemy soldiers ahead, so we can only get out of the car and walk through the alley. But we will be there soon."

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At dawn, Liu Bei had taken control of the whole city.Outside the city, the soldiers and horses brought by Zhang Yun were still waiting, and the soldiers were all sleepy or dozing off while squatting or sitting.Some generals felt that something was wrong, and began to mutter and discuss with each other.

At this time, the gate of Jiangling City suddenly opened, and Jian Yong came out surrounded by several followers.Knowingly, he asked loudly: "Are you the officers and soldiers of the Peking University Camp?"

The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what the other party meant.A senior lieutenant general Zhang Yun came forward, clasped his fists and said, "We are the generals of the Northern Camp, and we are waiting for our chief general Zhang Yun. I don't know what your name is, what do you want us for?"

Jian Yong smiled slightly and said: "Someone is an orderly official in the palace. I came here to inform you and others. You don't have to wait for General Zhang Yun. He will not return to the camp either. The king has other appointments for him. However, some of you People have to stay, because the king and the governor will be summoned."

The soldiers of the Beida Battalion felt very abrupt when they heard this.But Jian Yong had already shown them the relevant documents, which were stamped with the seal of the king and the seal of the governor.They have to believe it if they don't believe it.

Jian Yong started to call the names, and after the roll was finished, those who were not called left in a hurry. They tossed around half the night, anxious to return to the camp to rest.Those who were named were complacent, thinking that being retained by the new king and the governor, they would definitely be reused.

Those who were left behind were all generals from the Cai family, the Kuai family, and the Pang family. Although some were not from these big families, they were confidantes of these families.

Not long after they followed Jian Yong into the city, they realized that something was wrong. They wanted to catch Jian Yong and question him again, but Jian Yong had already spread his legs and ran ten battles away.

Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Kill!", followed by the sound of killing, and hundreds of sword and shield hands poured out all around, chopping these people into meat paste in a short time.

At the same time, a large-scale manhunt was going on in Jiangling City, except for Cai Shi and Liu Cong's mother and son.The mansions of those aristocratic families in Jiangling City were also searched, as long as they were members of the clan, they were all tied up and thrown into prison.

Liu Bei stood at the head of Jiangling City, and the morning wind blew his skirt and robe sleeves.Jiangling City is already in his hands, and it won't be long before the entire Linjiang Kingdom will fall into his hands.The career of king and hegemony, which has been dreamed of for many years, is already within reach.

Chapter 284 Where to Go

The gates of Jiangling City were not opened for three consecutive days.

In these three days, the entire Jiangling City was turned upside down, and Liu Bei did not find Cai Shi and Liu Cong.But his soldiers found a tunnel in a large house that only one person can pass through, and this tunnel leads directly to the outside of the city.

Liu Bei immediately ordered someone to find out the details of the owner of the mansion.It turned out that this person was a merchant from Nanyang, and the backer of Linjiang Kingdom was the Pang family.Liu Bei snorted coldly: "I didn't expect them to have prepared for this sudden change."

It's just that Liu Bei was wrong. The person who actually rescued Cai and Liu Cong had nothing to do with the aristocratic family in Jingzhou. He was Feng Yu, the leader of the Liang Kingdom.

In fact, as long as Liu Bei thinks about it seriously, he won't make a mistake.If the faction of Cai's faction were not careless, and really took precautions against such things, how could it be as simple as leaving a tunnel, and how could he, Liu Bei, succeed in capturing Jiangling.

During these three days, Liu Bei also did several things.The most important thing is to arrest all the leading figures of the aristocratic and powerful families in Jiangling City, and the second is to welcome Liu Qi back to Jiangling from Jiangxia.

In the end, in the name of Linjiang King Liu Qi, the appointment and dismissal edicts were issued to the government offices and barracks in various parts of Linjiang Kingdom.The first to bear the brunt was the North Camp outside the city, and the generals were replaced by Liu Bei's people overnight.

Because the Cai family's power in the camp had been wiped out, the North Camp was naturally taken over very smoothly.But elsewhere it's not so easy.

However, Liu Bei also recruited a group of middle and low-level officials and generals in various local counties and counties. At this time, they were all mobilized, and with Liu Qi's "orthodox" brand, they finally took over most of the counties and barracks justifiably.

Of course, there are still a few counties and armies still under the control of Cai Kuaipang's forces. When they heard about the shocking changes in Jiangling, they immediately communicated internally and externally, strengthened the city's defenses, and reorganized their military equipment in order to fight against Liu Bei in Linjiang.

However, Liu Bei didn't care too much about this. Although there were seven or eight of these forces, they were not connected together.With Liu Bei's mighty soldiers, it's only a matter of time before they are defeated and wiped out one by one.

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In the wilderness of the Jingxiang Plain, there is an "official road" that is covered by weeds but still faintly visible.A chariot pulled by two horses is driving fast on the road, surrounded by seven galloping horses at the front and rear of the chariot.It looked like an official or wealthy family member who was on a journey.

In fact, sitting in the carriage were Cai and her son Liu Cong.Up to now, Cai still doesn't know who saved her.

At that time, not long after they hid in the mansion next to the city wall, it was dawn, and Liu Bei's soldiers began to search from house to house.Then they went out of the city through a tunnel that had been dug long ago.

The first thing Cai did after leaving the city was to ask the other party to escort them to Peking University, and promised that when she quelled the rebellion, she would give her "benefactor" a high-ranking official a generous salary.

Unexpectedly, the other party smiled bitterly and said: "As far as we know, Zhang Yun of the North Camp has been killed by Liu Bei, and even the generals who were placed in the North Camp by members of your Cai family, Kuai family, and Pang family were also eliminated by Liu Bei." .Aren’t you throwing yourself into a trap when you go to Beidaying now?”

After hearing this, Cai's face was ashen.She knew how powerful Liu Bei was. When Liu Biao agreed to take him in, she was worried that he would not be able to control Liu Bei, so she strongly opposed it.But she never expected Liu Bei to have such a means.

A foreign general who has only been in Jingzhou for two years can suddenly treat the aristocratic and wealthy families that have been intertwined in Jingzhou for decades like a bereaved dog.No matter who you tell it to, no one will believe it.

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Cai, who was bouncing on the carriage, realized that the direction was wrong, and shouted urgently: "Stop! Stop!" The coachman yelled and stopped the carriage.Mrs. Cai poked her head out and shouted softly: "Didn't you say you were going to Yicheng? Yicheng is in the north, why is it going west now?"

The leader of the other party reined in the horse, turned around and came to the carriage, and said to Mrs. Cai: "It is reported that Yicheng has been captured by Liu Bei's soldiers in Fancheng. So we can't go to Yicheng again."

Yicheng is the Cai family, and it is also one of the foundations of several other aristocratic families.So after Cai learned that it was impossible to gain a foothold in Jiangling, Yicheng became her next destination.

At this time, Mrs. Cai pulled Liu Cong and jumped out of the carriage.Like a shrew, she sat down on the ground and cried:

"I don't believe it. This Yicheng is a place where several big aristocratic families live together. There are heavy troops on weekdays. How could it be occupied by Liu Bei. Until now, I don't know your details. If you don't explain clearly, why should I believe you? So-and-so will die here, don’t leave!”

The person headed by the other side sighed and said, "Queen, oh... no, it should be Madam Ru now."

"Ma'am, now Liu Qi has ascended to the throne of Linjiang Kingdom. They opened the gate of Yicheng by deceitful royal order a day ago, and Liu Bei's elite soldiers from Fancheng and some county soldiers from Nanjun took the opportunity to occupy Yicheng. Not only Yicheng, Most counties and counties in Linjiang are now under the actual control of Liu Bei. As for us..."

The man hesitated for a while, but continued: "We are from Liang Guo Liang Wang. We have discovered that there are changes in Linjiang before, and we guessed that there may be a sudden change in Linjiang. This is Linjiang's interior We didn't intend to interfere with the affairs. But a few days ago, our king suddenly ordered us to do our best to rescue any members of the Linjiang royal family if they are in danger."

Cai muttered to herself, "So it's King Liang..." She had guessed the identity of the other party.She had thought about Cao Cao and Sun Ce, even the people in the court, but she hadn't thought that the other party was a member of King Liang.Because everyone in the world knows that the King of Liang has been focusing on foreign wars for a year or two.

Suddenly, Mrs. Cai thought of something that didn't make sense, and she questioned: "So, you are going to take me to Liang Guo now? But to Liang Guo, the shortest way should be to go north, and you can reach Liang Guo after more than a hundred miles." Xiangyang. But now we are heading west, do we have to travel hundreds of miles to enter Liang from the Bashu Gorge River?"

The man on the opposite side said solemnly: "Ma'am, I don't know. Now Liu Qi is arresting you everywhere in Linjiang under the pretext that you have faked the will of the King of Linjiang. Every key point leading to the outside of Linjiang is It's Mingka who has secret sentry and is strictly checking. To go to Xiangyang, we have to go through Yicheng and Fancheng, and we must pass through a main throat.

Mrs. Cai interrupted the other party, and said angrily: "They are talking nonsense! The last king's suicide note was written by the first king himself, and it is just here..." Mrs. Cai suddenly remembered that she could not reveal this to the outside world, so she stopped her words and asked, "This Yiling It's more dangerous than Yicheng, if we can't get through Yicheng, how can we get through Yiling."

The other party smiled slightly and said, "Ma'am, don't worry, please listen to what I have said. This Yiling has not yet been controlled by Liu Bei. The prefect of Yiling Kuai Yue has not yet surrendered to Liu Bei. Naturally, we can pass through here."

Cai's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Chapter 285

On an official road at the east gate of Yiling City, a small group of people came along.When they reached the gate of the city, they found that the four gates of Yiling were closed and the suspension bridge hung high.

Among the troops, the leading man raised his throat and shouted to the top of the city: "Brothers guarding the city, please open the door and let us enter the city. Please tell Prefect Kuai that an old man from Jiangling asked to see him."

These people who came were the spy scouts from Liang Guo, and the Cai mother and son they escorted.

There is a wharf five miles outside Yiling City, where you can change boats from Xiajiang to Liangguo.And because Liu Bei has not yet controlled Yiling, no matter whether it is the dock or the river, there is no special investigation against Cai's mother and son.

So they don't need to come to Yiling City, they can easily reach the territory of Liang State.But Cai insisted on coming to Yiling to meet Kuai Yue.

She still holds the hope of regaining the Linjiang Kingdom—if she can unite the remnants of a powerful family like Kuai Yue, then she can ask Feng Yu for help.Maybe Linjiang Kingdom can be taken back from Liu Bei and Liu Qi.

The leader of Liang Guo's secret spy scouts couldn't resist her, and Feng Yu's edict had ordered her, so he had to escort her to Yiling City.

The guards at the top of Yiling city listened to what they said and looked at their clothes, they didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed to report to Kuai Yue.

At this time, Kuai Yue was fidgeting in the study room of the government office. The news of the shocking change in Jiangling had reached his ears a few days ago, and Liu Bei's letter was delivered by a fast horse.

Of course, the letter was still sent in the name of Liu Qi.In the letter, he denounced Cai's "crime" of tampering with the last king's will and usurping the throne, and then changed the subject, asking Kuai Yue to join the new king and eradicate traitors.

Kuai Yue looked at the letter and sneered in his heart.He didn't believe that Liu Qi could really turn the world upside down with Liu Bei as a guest general and a few cronies who didn't occupy important positions in the Jiangling royal court.

He believed that Liu Bei's attempt to seize Jiangling was just a fluke.In a few days, the descendants of the aristocratic and powerful families in the counties and counties of Linjiang Kingdom will send troops and attack them in groups, leaving Liu Bei, Liu Qi and others dead without a place to bury them.

Kuai Yue originally wanted to kill the messenger, which cut off Liu Bei's thoughts.But his suspicious and self-interested nature made him not do this, what if there is a "what if"?In the end, he dismissed Liu Bei's envoy with a few words casually, and then sat and waited to see Liu Bei's jokes.

Unexpectedly, the next development of the matter was completely beyond his expectation. He thought that there would be other children of the wealthy family to join him.But no one came to Yiling to look for him at all.This time, his previous thinking was shaken. Perhaps with the help of Liu Bei, Liu Qi could really secure the throne of Linjiang Kingdom in Jingzhou.

Just when Kuai Yue couldn't stop his thoughts, a trusted aide ordered soldiers to rush in: "Report! Please report to the prefect. Someone outside the city gate claimed to be the prefect's old friend in Jiangling City, and asked to meet the prefect."

Kuai Yue was taken aback when he heard this, and murmured, "An old man in Jiangling City? Could it be...".Then he stood up with a swipe, and said loudly: "Please invite them into the city quickly. No! The prefect will go to meet them in person!"

Kuai Yue went out of the city to have a look, and sure enough, as he expected, it was Mrs. Cai and her son Liu Cong.He quickly and respectfully welcomed the mother and son into Yiling City.

When Kuai Yue learned that the person escorting the mother and child was the spy scout of Liang Guo, his expression changed slightly imperceptibly.Then he whispered a few words to the soldiers on his left and right.

When the eight Liang scouts were about to follow Cai into the prefect's office, they were stopped by a large group of Yiling soldiers.The leader said: "Brother, I'm sorry, you can't enter the government office. Please come with me, I have arranged a place for you."

At this time, Cai turned around and said to the leader of Liang Guo's scouts: "It doesn't matter, Prefect Kuai is one of our own. You just follow their arrangement and rest first."

These Liang Guo scouts had no choice but to follow Yiling soldiers to a post house to stay.After they settled down, they found that there were multiple secret checkpoints around the posthouse.

Kuai Yue set up a banquet in the mansion to entertain Cai's mother and son, and even let his family members come out to accompany them.At the banquet, Mrs. Cai naturally mentioned the idea of ​​Kuai Yue uniting with the sons of the rich and powerful families to launch an army to fight against rebellion.

Kuai Yue patted his chest and made a promise.He said that he would immediately contact the children of various families in Linjiang to fight against traitors.Cai nodded in satisfaction, and finally said earnestly:

"I waited for the big families in Jingzhou to be married to each other for generations, and they were connected with each other. It can be said that both prosperity and loss. I hope that the prefect Kuai can turn the tide in this crisis. To protect the community of Linjiang, Guarantee the prosperity of my big families."

Kuai Yue took a drink and drank it all in one gulp: "It's only natural, the Queen doesn't say anything, Kuai Yue also understands this truth in his heart."

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The news of the shocking change in Jiangling spread throughout the world in just half a month.Various forces responded quickly.

Cao Wei dispatched [-] tiger and leopard cavalry and [-] elite infantry to station in Runan.In Runan, if you cross the Dabie Mountains from the Three Passes of Yiyang, you can enter the eastern part of the Jingxiang Plain without passing through Nanyang.

In name, Runan originally belonged to Liang State, but after Feng Yu moved all the population there, he had already given up management.When Lu Bu defected to Feng Yu, Cao Cao asked Feng Yu for Runan under the pretext of releasing Lu Bu.Feng Yu gave him a favor.

Sun Ce's [-] naval infantry also went up the river and reached Chaisang.Chaisang travels up a hundred miles to Jiangxia, Jingzhou.Even Nanyue Gongshi Xie from Jiaozhou came to join in the fun.They sent [-] elite infantry and [-] war elephants to Shaoguan, directly threatening Wuling and Changsha counties.

But Feng Yu's Liang Guo did nothing.It's just that cities close to the border like Xiangyang and Wu County have stepped up their defenses.

A mutiny in this small city of Jiangling seems to be about to bring about a major change in the pattern of the world.All forces are waiting quietly.

They waited for the development of the situation, for the signal from the court, and for the reaction of the other princes to this signal.Then take the action that is best for you.

However, the emperor Liu Xie initially responded that he only ordered two thousand Yu Linlang to be stationed in Xinye, and did not make a judgment on the Jiangling Mutiny, let alone issued any related edicts and edicts.

In addition to these princes who were waiting, Kuai Yue in Yiling City was also waiting.He was perfunctory and prevarication to Mrs. Cai, and he promised everything, but in fact he didn't take any action.

The eight Liang Jun scouts who lived in the posthouse in Yiling City found themselves under house arrest. They ate well, slept well, and had wine and meat every two days.But they can no longer walk around at will, and the scope of action is restricted within the post house.

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In the outskirts of Xinye, flags are everywhere, swords and guns are like forests, and drums and trumpets are loud. This is the emperor's hunting.By convention, the hunting season of the Son of Heaven should be in autumn, which is called autumn hunting.It is very rare for the emperor to go hunting in late spring and early summer.

Liu Xie came to this wilderness, of course, not really for hunting, but to meet someone.