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Chapter 395 Sadness
Wang Can, who was staying in the Dangyang Pavilion, was awakened by the shocking shouts and killings. He got up and put on his clothes, opened the window, and looked to the west of the city.

At this time, the night was extremely dark, and it was impossible to see the specific situation clearly, only the endless shouts of killing echoed in the sky above Dangyang City.

"Master, it's not good..." Two boy servants rushed into the door in a panic.

"What are you panicking about?" Wang Can turned around and scolded.

It wasn't just his boy servant who felt panic, the whole building was in chaos, especially when the news came that the city gate had been lost, which made the already chaotic building even more out of control. From the beginning to the end, Charm always looked calm and relaxed.

The attacker was undoubtedly Liu Jingjun. With his relationship with Liu Jing, there was absolutely no danger, and he even felt a little bit of joy in his heart.

As for why he appeared here, he was ordered by Liu Biao to deliver Zhang Yun's order to rescue Yiling, but when he arrived in Dangyang, Zhang Yun had already left first.

It was rare for Wang Can to get out of Xiangyang, which made him depressed, so he temporarily stayed in Dangyang.

Realizing that the fighting in the city had gradually subsided, Wang Can closed the window and said to the second servant standing behind him: "It's all right, go back to your room and continue to sleep."

"No." The second servant marveled at the master's calmness, and retreated anxiously.

Wang Can lay back on the couch again, full of thoughts for a while. He thought that Liu Biao might not be aggressive enough, but he was more than steady.Sun Quan came with all the people from the east of the Yangtze River, and he also lost tens of thousands of teachers and fled in defeat.

Although Liu Jing rose strongly in the south, it is difficult to annex Jingbei.However, since Liu Jing crossed the river, he stationed troops in Jiangling, captured Yiling in the west, and raided Dangyang. Liu Biao was simply played with by the applause.This made him start to doubt whether his previous judgment was correct.

While Wang Can was lying on the couch, tossing and turning, Cai Sheng led his troops straight into the county temple. From the county magistrate down, more than a hundred officials were captured in one go.

Then, Cai Sheng sent troops to patrol the city to quell the riots.At the same time, the whole city was notified to let the people stay at home with peace of mind, and anyone who dared to go out would be regarded as a thief and would be shot to death.

Liu Jingjun ran for half the night, and Dangyang didn't settle down until Pingdan the next day.

Cai Sheng didn't close his eyes all day and night, and only slept for two hours when he was woken up. His mind was dizzy for a while, but when he looked at the wood chip that said "Shanyang Wang Can worships again, asks about daily life, the word Zhongxuan", he immediately wake up.

In the past, he went to the north with Liu Jing to greet his relatives, and he had been in contact with Wang Can for many days. He was deeply impressed by this famous Central Plains scholar who is thin, ugly, but talented.He also knew that Liu Jing attached great importance to Wang Can, so he didn't dare to be negligent. He simply cleaned up and rushed to the front hall.

"Wangjun..."

"You're safe and well..." Wang Can returned the salute with a smile, while sizing up Cai Sheng, who was dressed in military uniform, handsome and suave.

Back then Cai Sheng was just a swordsman guard beside Liu Jing, not worth mentioning, if Wang Can hadn't had a photographic memory, he would have been forgotten long ago.Now Cai Sheng is not what he used to be. For several years, he has followed Liu Jing across Jingnan, and his power has shaken the land of Chu. Even Liu Biao has heard of his prestige.

"Why is Wang Jun here?" Cai Sheng invited Wang Can to take a seat and asked curiously.

Wang Can didn't hide anything, and told the other party everything.

After hearing this, Cai Sheng laughed and said, "Yiling has been conquered by Zhuge's army division. Zhang Yun's going to Yiling at this time is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap."

Zhang Yun left with his front foot, and Cai Sheng arrived with his back foot. Wang Can didn't know that Liu Jingxi took Yiling to lure Zhang Yun out, but he didn't expect to capture Yiling so soon.What surprised him especially was that the leader was actually Zhuge Liang.

Wang Can said with emotion: "I always knew that Kong Ming was a genius in the world, but how many people in the world would dare to let him, who was only in his early twenties, take the job? Zhongda is very courageous."

It has been less than two years since Zhuge Liang defected to Liu Jing. Not only did he take up the important position of a military adviser, but now he is even more important. Thinking about his underappreciated talents, Wang Can had mixed feelings for a while.

When Liu Jing swept south of Jingnan, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about going south to join Liu Jing, but Jingnan was wet, miasma bred, her husband died early, his health was always bad, and he went south rashly, the probability of getting sick was very high, so he had to give up .

Cai Sheng said with a smile: "The general's knowledge of people is unparalleled in the world. People like me in the market can be reused by the general, let alone a master like Zhuge Junshi."

Wang Can nodded slightly when he heard the words.

Cai Sheng said again: "The general separated from Wang Jun and returned to Changsha. Every time he held a banquet, he set up a seat for Wang Jun. As the saying goes: 'Wang Zhongxuan is also a scholar of the country, but he has amazing talents, but he can't reuse them. It's a pity.'"

Wang Can sighed and said: "The one who knows Wang Can in the world is Liu Zhongda."

Cai Sheng suggested: "Your Majesty and the General have a very strong friendship. After being away for many years, I must miss you very much. The General is in Jiangling right now. Why don't I send Wang Jun south to meet the General?"

"This..." Wang Can showed embarrassment. His family is currently in Xiangyang City. If Liu Biao knew that he had switched to Liu Jing, it would definitely hurt his family. Liu Biao may not dare to do anything because of his reputation, but Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped.It is impossible for Wang Can to abandon his wife and son and go to Liu Jing.

Seeing Wang Can's reluctance, Cai Sheng said: "Since Wang Jun has scruples in his heart, I don't dare to force it. It's just a conversation just now. Wang Jun has already learned a lot of secrets from our side. I don't dare to let you go without the general's permission. Wang Jun, so I have no choice but to ask Wang Jun to stay in Dangyang temporarily."

"Naturally." Wang Can secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Based on his understanding of Liu Jing, the latter knew his situation, and nine out of ten would release him back to Xiangyang, and would never make things difficult for him.

The two chatted for a while, Wang Can got up to leave, and voluntarily lived in the same house with the captured Dangyang magistrate and Cheng, so as not to return to Xiangyang in the future, without witnesses, it would be difficult to distinguish innocence.

But it is said that Zhang Yun led his army across Jushui, traveled more than ten li, and entered Yiling County.

However, soon after, the scouts sent back the sad news that "Yiling has been occupied by the southern bandits", Zhang Yun couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

If Yiling hadn't been lost, he would have been able to force Liu Jing's army back if he responded from afar. Now that Yiling was lost, he was fighting alone. He wanted to defeat the enemy with a few and take back Yiling. God is still difficult.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Yun immediately ordered to retreat.It can be said that Zhang Yun was indecisive, but Zhuge Liang had no intention of doing the math, and Zhang Yun had no possibility of escape. Even though he ran all the way for his life, he was still caught up by Liu Jingjun.

Zhang Yun looked at the wide Jushui in front, and then at Liu Jingjun who was forming an array behind him, his heart suddenly turned cold, but he didn't want to stand still, and shouted anxiously: "Arrange, meet the enemy...Arrange, meet the enemy... ..."

Gan Ning rode a black steed, pointing at the opposite side with his whip, and said with a sneer, "It's a big taboo for military strategists to fight against the water, Zhang Yun's child fell to death, and he still wants to continue to fight, do you think he is Han Xin who has been resurrected. "

Huang Zhonghong said: "Zhonglang, the enemy army has been fleeing for a long time, and their morale is very weak. Taking advantage of their unstable foothold and uneven formation, it can be determined in one battle. The last general, please be the first to ascend, and they will surely destroy them."

Before Gan Ning could open his mouth, Wei Yan hurriedly said: "Lieutenant Huang has made great achievements in attacking Yiling before, so let me do it this time."

Huang Zhong was not willing to give in, so he refused.

Seeing Huang Zhong and Wei Yan arguing endlessly, Gan Ning was also itchy, but as the commander-in-chief of the first army, he was not easy to compete with his subordinates, so he said, "Stop arguing, you two, and be the first to ascend , break the enemy's formation together."

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan looked at each other, and said in unison, "No." Afterwards, the two returned to their positions, personally helped Xianggu, and led their soldiers to attack the enemy's line.

The strength of the two sides is about the same, about 3000. However, the fighting spirit of the two sides is very different. Facing Liu Jingjun, who is rushing like wolves and tigers, Zhang Yunjun's soldiers can shoot bows and crossbows from a distance. , immediately fell into a disadvantage.

"Kill..." Huang Zhong and Wei Yan put on their armor and took the lead as the soldiers. Under the leadership of the two, Liu Jing's army first ascended with one as ten, and Zhang Yun's army was not strict in formation. The phalanx was washed to pieces.

Although Zhang Yun is familiar with the art of war, he himself is not a wise and brave general. He only became the leader of the army because of Liu Biao's nephew status. It may be no problem to be a lieutenant general, but if he is to stand alone, it is not enough.

Just like now, in the face of adversity, Zhang Yun was completely in a panic and couldn't think of an effective way to deal with it.

Zhang Yun had many new recruits and few veterans, and with such an incompetent commander, facing a considerable number of opponents, he was beaten back and forth, unable to fight back.

What's more terrible is that there is water behind them. Those without armor are fine. If they are wearing heavy armor, once they fall into the water, no matter how good a swimmer is, they will inevitably end up drowning.

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, like two sharp arrows, came towards Zhang Yun from two directions respectively, the waves they passed were unstoppable.Zhang Yun subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the fear in his eyes almost overflowed.

At this moment, there was a faint vibration in the wind, Zhang Yun subconsciously turned his head to look to the south, and soon he knew the source of the vibration, it was cavalry, a large group of cavalry...

"Boom... boom..."

Thousands of knights in heavy armor and holding swords galloped into the battlefield from the south. Liu Jing's soldiers cheered endlessly, but Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were displeased. The cavalry came to compete with them. How could they be happy.Huang Zhong and Wei Yan withdrew their gazes and accelerated towards Zhang Yun. They had to behead the cavalry before the cavalry, and take the first place.

Liu Liang saw that the veterans of the enemy division were tired and barely able to support them, so he didn't stop to rectify immediately, but directly charged towards the flank of Zhang Yun's army.

Zhang Yun's soldiers, who were about to collapse, did not dare to resist the full-speed charge of thousands of armored cavalry. Before the two sides waited for the battle, Zhang Yun's soldiers on the flanks dispersed.

"Kill..." Liu Liang led all his horses to step on the enemy's formation, chasing after the rout, slashing left and right with the long knife in his hand, all the enemies in front of the horse were beheaded by him.

His target is also Zhang Yun.

What Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Liu Liang didn't know was that although Zhang Yun's general flag was still hanging high on the battlefield, he had abandoned the army and fled with several personal guards as early as the moment Liu Liang arrived on the battlefield. At this time, he had successfully passed the Jushui Bridge, fled to the east bank, and successfully escaped danger.

Thanks to him making a decisive decision, if he hesitated for a moment, the whole army collapsed and the soldiers fought for the crossing, then he would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Liu Liang rushed to Zhang Yun's banner almost at the same time, but Zhang Yun was nowhere to be seen, and the three couldn't help but look at each other.

Liu Liang said angrily: "You Zhang Yun, how courageous!" He traveled hundreds of miles in a few days, almost rushing to the battlefield at a speed of hundreds of miles a day, but in the end he didn't get any credit. Can you not be angry.

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan also regretted not being able to complete all their efforts, but after all, they defeated the enemy head-on, but they were much better than Liu Liang.

Liu Liang then vented his anger on the soldiers of Zhang Yun's army, and it was okay to surrender immediately, but he was beheaded on the spot by him if he was a little slower.

In the end, of the 300 soldiers in Zhang Yun's army, as many as [-] were killed or surrendered, and only [-] escaped like Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun and several personal guards returned to Dangyang day and night without sparing any horse power. Just as they were about to cross the Zhang River, they suddenly heard that Dangyang had fallen, and Zhang Yun was terrified.

In fact, he was already faintly worried on the way, but he left [-] soldiers in Dangyang City, enough to withstand the attack of [-] people, and if Liu Jing mobilized tens of thousands of troops, it would be difficult not to be noticed by Jiang Ling, Liu Qi and Cai Mao will definitely try their best Stop it, so Zhang Yun kept comforting himself in his heart, Dangyang must have no worries.

Zhang Yun broke his head and couldn't figure out how Dangyang was lost, but now was not the time to think about it, he stopped thinking about crossing the river, went north along the Zhang River, and returned to Xiangyang via Bian County.

Looking at Zhang Yun kneeling on the ground, Liu Biao didn't know what to say for a moment.Zhang Yun did not act without authorization. He also sent Wang Can to order Zhang Yun to rescue Yiling, but when Wang Can arrived in Dangyang, Zhang Yun had already set off first.So if we really want to talk about the responsibility of Zhang Yun's defeat and the loss of the city, he can't escape it.

In fact, he was in a very good mood recently, Huang Zu successfully defeated Sun Quan, although he did not kill tens of thousands of prisoners and thousands of buildings and ships as he said in his letter, but he killed more than ten thousand enemies, no doubt.

As for Huang Zu who also suffered heavy losses, Liu Biao didn't care at all.

After this defeat, coupled with the chaos in Jiangdong, Sun Quan would not dare to covet Jingzhou again for at least two or three years. In this way, the pressure on the east will be greatly reduced, and he can concentrate on dealing with Liu Jing.

Unexpectedly, before he was happy for a long time, he received news of the fall of Dangyang and Yiling.Especially the fall of Dangyang cut him off from Jiangling, and naturally he lost control of the ten counties south of Dangyang.

"My lord, we have all fallen into the tricks of Liu Jing's thieves..." Zhang Yun knew that the crime this time was extremely serious, and Liu Biao was not a cruel person, so he kowtowed and wept repeatedly, hoping to get Liu Biao's forgiveness.

Liu Biao is indeed not a person who can ruthlessly kill his relatives, especially in the past few years, his nephews Liu Hu and Liu Pan have died in battle one after another. There was no anger in Liu Biao's heart, only sadness.

(End of this chapter)