Dozens of people looked at Zhao Yudu with numbness, and suddenly an old man stood up and said: "What the general said is a gorgeous and beautiful woman, although I don't know if she has a child with her, but the old man saw that she was holding something in her arms, and a young general each fled all the way on a horse, chasing a lot of Cao Cao's army behind." ”"What Daddy said is true, where did the woman flee to" Zhao Yu immediately said excitedly, even if it was just a trace of inexplicable clues, it was a kind of excitement for him, it was better to have clues than no clues.The old man pointed in a direction, and Zhao Yu hurriedly said, "Thank you, Dad, take care and leave." ”Although this news is not accurate, it is already the only hope for Zhao Yu, and he hurriedly chased after Zhao Yun, and the more he chased forward, the more Cao Jun he encountered.It seems that the two of them are about to catch up with Cao Cao's vanguard troops, and the two of them try their best to avoid clashes with Cao's army all the way, in order to gain time, but they don't want to be trapped by Cao's army in the end."
They are Zhao Yu and Zhao Zilong, catch them quickly, the prime minister will be rewarded."
Someone in the crowd recognized the two, but before the other party could finish speaking, Zhao Yun had already quickly stepped forward and stabbed the person in the throat, and the crimson blood sprayed like a fountain.All the surrounding Cao soldiers were stunned by this scene, looking at Zhao Yu and Zhao Yun, no one dared to step forward to stop them.When Zhao Yu and his party had just left Xiangyang, a team of men and horses suddenly appeared near Xiangyang City, and the leader was not afraid of the archers guarding the city gate, and went straight forward and shouted at the people in the city: "I am the late Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou, this time I heard that Jingzhou is in trouble, and I specially assisted the troops and horses to come to support, and quickly opened the city gate." ”A shout suddenly surprised everyone on the city tower, and a burst of discussion could not help but sound."
Have you just heard who he is, it seems that the eldest prince Liu Qi has led the troops back.""
It's really the eldest prince, I know his appearance, what should I do if I want to open the city gate.""
It's his son-in-law who has returned, so don't you hurry up and open the city gate."
Suddenly, a person shouted, everyone followed the prestige, only to find that this person was Liu Xian, is the late Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao's other driver, this person won Liu Biao's trust, today I heard that there is an enemy attack, I went to the city gate tower to watch the dynamics, just bumped into the scene in front of me."
Your Excellency, let's open the gates."
With a shout, the city gate opened a little, and Liu Qi entered the city directly with thousands of soldiers and horses.After taking Liu Qi into the city, he bowed to Liu Xian and said, "Thank you, sir." ”Liu Xian hurriedly saluted Liu Qi and said: "Where is the eldest prince, as a courtier of Jingzhou, I should do things for Jingzhou, I don't know what the eldest prince is returning to at this juncture" Liu Qi said lukewarmly: "I heard that the Cao army's army is coming, I specially came to discuss and make decisions with my second brother." ”Liu Xian couldn't help but nod his head and praised: "It is worthy of being the eldest son of the lord, and he really has the demeanor of the lord, the eldest prince will go quickly, this matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed." ”After speaking, Liu Qi nodded at him, and led the people to return directly to the city mansion, and there was already silence on both sides of the street.When the news of Cao's army going south came out, the people hid in their homes one after another, and the originally lively and noisy streets became extremely cold at the moment.Liu Qi rushed all the way to the mansion, and saw that the important civil and military generals of Jingzhou were discussing something with Liu Cong and others, and when everyone saw Liu Qi returning, they suddenly became silent."
What are you going to do" Although Liu Cong successfully succeeded to the pastor of Jingzhou, seeing Liu Qi, Liu Cong's heart was still very unhappy.Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Second brother, this time Cao Cao led the army to attack, I thought of the safety of Jingzhou, and specially came to discuss the decision with you. ”"Hmph, pay attention to your words, now Cong'er is the lord of Jingzhou, how can I let you call at will."
Mrs.
Cai on the side couldn't help but interject."
Yes, what Mrs. taught me is that Liu Qi doesn't know how to be polite, and I hope that Lord Zhou Mu will not be surprised."
Liu Qi rarely swallowed his anger.Seeing Liu Qi so low, Liu Cong was very happy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Okay, just listen to what good decisions you have, you might as well talk about it." ”"Cao Cao's trip south this time must have been fully prepared, and Cao Cao's target is mainly Zhao Yu, not my Jingzhou.If we insist on raising troops to resist, I am afraid that Jingzhou will be pushed into the abyss of no return, so it is better to open the city gate and invite Cao Cao to enter the city. ”Liu Qi's words immediately woke everyone up, but there were still a few people who objected."
Cao Cao has always been ambitious as a wolf, how can we open the city gate and surrender, I'm afraid that Jingzhou will not be my Jingzhou at that time.""
That is, King Zhao was a close ally with Cao Cao before, but now Cao Cao is facing each other, which is an unrighteous act, and he must not surrender.""
Your Excellency is serious, then Zhao Yu was indeed an ally with Cao Cao before, but unfortunately this person has huge ambitions, annexing four states one after another, endangering my Han Jiangshan Sheji, Cao Cao is dedicated to supporting the Son of Heaven to pacify the Han world, and this time Cao Cao raised troops for the sake of Han justice.This time, we will open the city gate to welcome it, firstly, to draw a clear line with that Zhao Yu, and secondly, to descend to Cao is also to descend to the Han family of the Son of Heaven, what is wrong, Cao Cao is the prime minister of the present day to do things for the Son of Heaven, if we raise troops to refuse, wouldn't we be the enemy of the Son of Heaven. ”If there is still some doubt in the previous words, then this sentence completely dispels everyone's vigilance.I have to say that Liu Qi's words are right, Cao Cao's primary target this time is Zhao Yu, and Jingzhou is not to be afraid of Cao Cao at all.Seeing the voices of the ministers discussing and echoing, Liu Cong couldn't help but have some reactions in his heart, so he had to turn his eyes to Mrs.
Cai on the side.After all, Mrs.
Cai is just a woman, and she can only make a decision when dealing with some intrigues, but this time the stakes are very high, affecting the fate of the entire Jingzhou, and she has no idea for a while, and once again turned her eyes to Cai Mao on the side.Cai Mao was originally a guy who fell on the wall, and the previous alliance with Zhao Yu was to see Zhao Yu's strong soldiers, and he was today's sworn brother, this time Cao Cao's army went south, he was scared half to death, and finally had a way to use the bloody blade, and he agreed by default in his heart for the first time.This time, when I saw Mrs.
Cai asking for her opinion, she hurriedly said: "I heard that Cao Cao has always been a corporal of courtesy, if we take the initiative to open the city gate to greet us, maybe Cao Cao will not want me to Jingzhou at all, and still let the second son sit in the position of Jingzhou pastor."
Although this move is a little disrespectful to Zhao Yu, but at the moment, it is a matter of my fate up and down in Jingzhou, and Mrs. must not be emotional. ”"Yes, yes, it is the best policy to stop this battlefield at the moment and avoid Jingzhou falling into a place where there is no return, not to mention how can I resist the joint attack of Cao Cao and Sun Quan with my Jingzhou troops.""
Besides, our surrender to Cao Cao is just a pledge of allegiance to the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and there is nothing against morality, so a simple matter can avoid the flanking attack of Cao and Sun's armies, which is really the best policy."
Every word of the military officials at the bottom deeply affected Mrs.
Cai's judgment, Jingzhou had more than 100,000 troops, and now the two armies of Cao and Sun suddenly attacked, which caught the entire Jingzhou off guard and fell into passivity.Although I feel a little sorry for him, as everyone said, the most important thing at the moment is to quell this war."
Cong'er, take your Jingzhou seal, and lead the civil and military officials out of the city to greet you."
In the middle of the ring, Mrs.
Cai finally made a difficult decision."
Yes, Mother."
Hearing that Mrs.
Cai made such a decision, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but among these people, no one noticed that Liu Qi lowered his head and smiled treacherously, it was a kind of villain's smile, "Liu Cong, Cai's, I will let you be proud for a while, and I will make you regret it when the time comes." ”Liu Cong took the seal of Jingzhou, and led the civil and military generals of the city out of the city to greet him.Soon, Cao Cao led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the city, and saw Liu Cong and others standing outside the door from afar, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth couldn't help but look respectful, and the corners of Cao Cao's mouth couldn't help but raise a hint of ridicule, Liu Jingsheng's son was like a guinea dog ear.Cao Cao's army rushed directly to the front of Liu Cong and the others before he suddenly stopped his pace, and the people choked on the dust raised by the galloping horses and trampling the earth, and closed their eyes tightly and couldn't breathe.Cao Cao looked at everyone condescendingly, and after a while, the dust cleared, and everyone raised their heads to look up at Cao Cao and the others.Liu Cong came to Cao Cao's horse with the seal of Jingzhou Mu in his hand, and said respectfully: "Minister, Jingzhou Mu Liu Cong led Jingzhou civil and military officials to welcome the prime minister. ”Looking at the big seal in Liu Cong's hand, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile proudly and said, "What is the intention of Lord Jingzhou this time." ”Liu Cong hurriedly said: "The ministers are willing to surrender to the prime minister, and I just ask the prime minister not to wash my Jingzhou in blood." ”Cao Cao smiled and said: "Jingzhou Mu is serious this time, Cao knows that Jingzhou is the land of my Han Dynasty, Jingzhou is my Han Emperor up and down, and everyone is loyal, how can Cao Mou attack the loyal people, you better hurry up." ”After that, Cao Cao ignored everyone and led his troops directly into Xiangyang City, Liu Cong and others followed closely behind, looking at Cao Cao's army with an unusually cautious or nervous look.When Cao Cao led the army into Xiangyang, although he did not deprive Liu Cong of his position as pastor of Jingzhou in public, he secretly controlled all the military power of Xiangyang, and even took it for himself."
Prime Minister, we have surrendered to our subordinates, I don't know what else the Prime Minister wants" Seeing that Cao Cao was sitting in the seat, not speaking for a while, Liu Cong's heart couldn't help but doubt.Cao Cao said lightly: "Today, the Son of Heaven ordered the encirclement and suppression of Zhao Yu, his person is insidious and ruthless, he once went around forming gangs, I heard that the second son once had a relationship with him, I don't know if it's true or not." ”"This prime minister blames us, we were deceived by King Zhao and didn't know the truth before, but after learning the truth today, we suddenly realized that we woke up from the blindness, and planned to draw a line with King Zhao, please don't worry.""
Yes, but Jingzhou has been implicated in this war for this, and the second son is weak and unbearable, so it is better to go to Yuzhou to settle down, and it is not too late to come back when Jingzhou's affairs are dealt with."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, his expression was quite cold
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