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Chapter 280 Take refuge

As Kuai Yue fell into silence, the big tent suddenly became silent, and a needle could be heard, and all the generals looked solemn and worried.Faced with the current situation of the coach's creation and the continuous heavy rain, the Jingzhou Army is now in a dilemma.

There is danger in retreating, and danger in staying. A decision is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers. Liu Pan and Deng Fang dare not make a decision lightly, so they brought all the generals to see Kuai Yue, who was recovering from his injuries, and asked him to make up his mind.

Kuai Yue was silent for a long time, then Fang said: "Withdrawing the army is the next strategy. The rain is very urgent at the moment, and the soldiers are impetuous, so they withdraw the army rashly. It's not enough, once Liu Zhongda finds out, we will be caught in a river of fish and crabs." Having said this, Kuai Yue paused, and then said: "So my opinion is, continue to stick to it."

In fact, Liu Pan is more inclined to stay, but he is afraid of the rain and the restlessness of the soldiers below, so it is difficult to make a decision. Now that Kuai Yue has publicly expressed his attitude, the pressure on him will be greatly relieved.

Liu Pan made a decision in his heart, and immediately got up to obey the order. The generals couldn't help but looked at each other, no matter what their thoughts were, they all bowed down and said "promise".

Kuai Yue continued to provide advice to Liu Pan. Their decision will inevitably aggravate the fear of the soldiers and shake the morale of the army. A strict order must be issued immediately: Anyone who dares to retreat and confuse the crowd lightly will be killed without mercy!With positive military spirit.

Of course, you can't blindly use force, and the worries of the soldiers should not be ignored. You should choose a high-risk place to build another camp to reassure the hearts of the people.

Liu Pan nodded again and again, only to feel that every word Kuai Yue said was golden and jade.

In the past, Liu Pan was quite dissatisfied with Kuai Yue, thinking that he was too cautious in using troops and repeatedly missed good opportunities, so he wrote a letter to his uncle Liu Biao to accuse him of his fault.However, it wasn't until he led the army in recent days that Liu Pan didn't know the difficulty of being a commander. He couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed of his past arrogance and ignorance.

It may be that I talked too much today, which caused my body to feel unwell. Kuai Yue coughed more and more frequently.

In fact, what Kuai Yue should say has already been said, only some details are left. Seeing this, Liu Pan did not dare to disturb him any more.

Liu Panxing was stern and stern, and he notified the whole army as soon as he came out: "In the near future, the camp will be moved to a place with high terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so as to avoid flooding." !"

Tens of thousands of soldiers heard mixed feelings. Although they did not agree to their request to retreat, they had chosen a compromise. At least they did not have to soak in the water every day.

Given the current severe weather conditions, it would not be easy for tens of thousands of soldiers to move elsewhere, not to mention there was Liu Jingjun watching over them.

Liu Pan decided to send soldiers, soldiers, and minzhuang to build camps in high-risk places first, and he reined in his troops to guard against Liu Jing's army. When the camp was first built, he led his troops to move to the new camp.

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In the torrential rain, Ou Xiong, wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, struggled through the knee-deep water and the muddy mountain road below. He and his steps were naturally indispensable for things like building a fort.

Ou Sheng said with an indignant face: "These lowly slaves are dead dogs! We are the ones who carry the soil to fill the ditch, we are the ones who attack the city first, and we are the ones who build the camp. They are forcing us to death!"

Although it was raining heavily and the sound could not be heard very far, Song Lin still looked nervous and said anxiously: "Speak carefully, speak carefully..."

Ou Sheng raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "They'll kill me if I dare!"

"Enough!" Ou Xiong stopped talking.

"Brother..." Ou Sheng saw Ou Xiong's sullen expression, and closed his mouth unwillingly.

Ou Xiong walked forward without saying a word, and when he reached his destination, he led the crowd deep into the forest by cutting down trees. When there were no outsiders around, he said to Song Lin and Ou Sheng with a gloomy expression: "I want to take refuge in secret." Liu Zhongda, what do you think?"

"This..." Song Lin and Ou Sheng were all shocked when they heard this.

Take refuge in Liu Jing?You know, they have a deep hatred with Liu Jing, which even the Jingzhou army has heard about.

For this reason, among all the surrendered generals in Changsha, the Jingzhou Army has the lowest defense against them.In the view of the Jingzhou Army, anyone could surrender to Liu Jing, but they would not.

Song Lin was the first to react, and said, "Brother-in-law is serious?"

Ou Xiong nodded his head heavily, and said word by word: "As long as Liu Zhongda promises to abandon the past to us and forget the past, I will be willing to be his internal support."

Ou Sheng couldn't help but said: "If Liu Jing pretends to agree, what should I do if I regret it later? At that time, I will decide my life and death, and it's not that he can kill and cut when he wants. Besides, even if Liu Jing is a magnanimous person , no longer pursue the past, what about Liu Zong, Cai Sheng, and Ma Zhou?"

Undoubtedly, Ou Sheng was opposed to seeking refuge with Liu Jing. Now that they are under the command of the Jingzhou Army, they are certainly regarded as pawns that can be consumed at will by the opponent, but if they seek refuge with Liu Jing, they will die without a burial.

Ou Xiong was silent for a while, and said: "Although he was an enemy, he has to admit that Liu Zhongda is a man of faith. As long as he makes a promise himself, I am willing to gamble once."

Song Lin said: "The heavy rain for days not only hurt the Northern Army, but actually caused even more damage to Ling County. The reason why Liu Zhongda was able to fight against tens of thousands of Northern Army without losing the wind was that Ling County's defenses were strong. However, no matter how strong the city wall is, it can't resist the heavy rain. As long as the heavy rain keeps falling, and the northern army does not need to launch an attack, the city wall of Ling County will collapse by itself. In this way, Liu Zhongda will definitely lose his greatest support .”

Ou Sheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "If that's the case, why do you still rely on Liu Jing?"

Song Lin didn't bother to talk to him, and continued: "When I choose to seek refuge at this time, for Liu Zhongda, it is tantamount to helping those in need. As Liu Zhongda is a person, he will never do such controversial things as liquidation after the incident. .”

Song Lin's words made Ou Xiong's little doubt disappear. He slapped the tree trunk vigorously and said, "It's not too late. A reliable person should be elected to go to Ling County."

The people around Ou Xiong, including Ou Sheng, were a group of ordinary people, and they were totally incapable of doing this. Song Lin had no choice but to volunteer: "Brother-in-law, let me go. Ordinary people may not be able to respond appropriately to Liu Zhongda."

Ou Xiong nodded and said: "Well, that's fine, you have little enmity with Liu Zhongda and others, even if they know that you are here on my behalf, they will not make things difficult for you. Be careful all the way."

Song Lin nodded and said, "I can save this, brother-in-law, wait for my good news."

(End of this chapter)