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Chapter 406 Strike
Yuan Shao, who dominated the north, died and died in Yecheng on May 28.

Yuan Shao came from a famous family, ascended to the court with a weak crown, and left a clear name. After three years of filial piety for his mother, and three years of mourning for his father, there is no injustice in the world.At this time, the disaster of the party is fierce, the eunuch is in power, the government and the people are in chaos, Yuan Shaofu moved to Luoyang, he should not be ordered by the court, and he made friends with the world's heroes at home. court.

Yuan Shao took advantage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to become an official, but within a few years, he had already manipulated the imperial court.He had the opportunity to save the country more than once, but he missed them all. In the end, he lost to Cao Cao, whom he single-handedly supported, in Guandu.

When Liu Biao received the news of Yuan Shao's death and Yuan Shang's successor, it was already 20 days later.

Since the beginning of this year, Yuan Shao has been bedridden and vomited blood continuously, so Liu Biao had expected that Yuan Shao would not live long, but when he really received the news of his death, he was still deeply saddened.

The two have known each other for dozens of years. They were close friends at first, and later they formed an alliance when the world was in turmoil. They supported each other and fought against Yuan Shu and Cao Cao together.

In addition to mourning Yuan Shao's death, Liu Biao is also extremely worried about the future of the Yuan family. Yuan Shang is neither the first son nor the eldest son, but he came from behind and was able to succeed. Will Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, who are divided into Qingzhou and Youzhou, be convinced?
Even if the Yuan brothers are of the same mind, they may not be Cao Cao's opponents. Once the Yuan brothers fight against each other, the north will definitely be owned by Cao Cao.

But Liu Biao now has no time to worry about others, he has no time to take care of himself.

Since Liu Jing formally raised his army to attack Jiangling last month, Liu Qi and Cai Mao have been sending out a letter for help every two or three days, and after the city wall was washed away by the heavy rain a few days ago, it has been changed to a letter every day.

Liu Biao was extremely disappointed with the two of them. Jiangling City had high walls and thick walls, with over [-] armours, and Guzhi for one year.Not long after the two started fighting, they were beaten up and asked for help frequently, they were like trash.

Disappointment was disappointment, but Liu Biao still decided to send troops south to rescue Jiangling. Just as he dispatched troops, Jiangling had been out of contact for three full days. This abnormal phenomenon made Liu Biao faintly feel ominous.

Sure enough, the more you worry about something, the more it will happen. Unfortunately, Liu Biao's worry came true. In the evening, Jiangling soldiers and horses fled back to Xiangyang, bringing back the sad news of Jiangling's fall.

"How could Jiangling be lost?! How could Jiangling be lost?!" Liu Biao couldn't maintain his graceful demeanor any longer, and was so angry that his fingers cracked.Suddenly, Liu Biao felt the energy and blood in his body rushing to his brain like a volcanic eruption, his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot.

"grown ups……"

"My lord..."

"General..."

The second son Liu Cong and Jingzhou Wenwu couldn't help but turn pale with shock, they all rushed over to help Liu Biao.

"I'm all right..." Liu Biao swallowed back the bloody foam welling up his throat, and then broke free from everyone's support, saying with a sad face, "Although Liu Zhongda besieged Jiangling for a hundred days, he only officially started his siege a month ago. It rained heavily for ten days, and it took less than [-] days. Bowei and Degui only lasted for less than [-] days..."

Liu Biao let out a wry laugh, and continued, "Bo Wei has no talent in economics and strategy, and the number of Degui lost troops and lost ground. Neither of them is the best choice to sit in Jiangling. The loss of Jiangling is all due to improper employment."

The chief bookkeeper Kuai Liang said softly: "Nanjun is kind and filial by nature, he treats people with kindness, and he has the style of a general; although Junshi Cai has failed in many battles, he is also a famous general in Jingzhou. Looking at the whole Jingzhou, how many people are more suitable than the two? The fall of Jiangling was because the city wall was washed away by the heavy rain, and disease broke out in the city, and it was not a crime of war."

"It's not a crime of war..." Liu Biao said with a wry smile, "Before Kuai Yidu was in Ling County, and was lost by the flood. Tens of thousands of elites were wiped out once. You all said that it was not a crime of war. Now that Jiangling has fallen, you He also said that it was a crime of non-war... Could it be God's will in Liu Jing?!"

Kuai Liang was speechless for a while.

Everyone was also tongue-tied, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely depressed. Zhizhong Pang Ji frowned and said: "Since Liu Zhongda crossed the river, he has won eight counties in the north of the river, but as long as Jiangling is not down, it is like a rootless duckweed." General. Now that Jiangling has been conquered and the nine counties have been integrated into one, Liu Zhongda no longer has to worry about the future. Once the water and land are attacked simultaneously and he leads an army to attack, Xiangyang may be in danger. Therefore, the general should dispatch troops as soon as possible and deploy them outside to prevent disasters before they happen."

Pang Ji then added: "Huang Jiangxia was chasing rashly before and was defeated by Sun Quan. There are still hundreds of warships and thousands of soldiers, which are still worthy of a battle. The general should strictly order Huang Jiangxia to send troops to threaten Liu Zhongda, and make Liu Zhongda throw a mouse. Don't dare to go north."

Liu Biao first looked at Biejia Liu Xian, who was exceptionally silent today, and then looked at Kuai Liang, who was a Confucian scholar, and couldn't help sighing: "At this critical moment, only Ziwei is the only one who can plan for the lonely."

Pang Ji immediately prostrated himself on the ground and said: "I only hate Ji Yonglu. He only has a little superficial view, but he can't remove the enemy for the general."

Liu Biao felt distressed, unspeakable. There is only one person in Jingzhou who has the opportunity to eliminate Liu Jing as his great enemy. That is Kuai Yue Kuai Yidu. It is a pity that he was not defeated by Liu Jing, but by natural disasters, time and fate. .Otherwise, how could he have fallen to where he is today.

In response to Pang Ji's words, Liu Biao set up defenses in Yicheng, a hundred miles south of Xiangyang, and urgently wrote to Huang Zu to send troops to Baqiu as soon as possible, forcing Liu Jing to lead his troops back to prevent him from threatening Xiangyang.

Three days later, the coffins of Liu Qi and Cai Mao were sent back to Xiangyang, and the whole city was shaken.

Liu Biao stared blankly at the coffin of his eldest son. He had previously asked about the life and death of Liu Qi and Cai Mao who escaped from Jiangling, but unfortunately he did not get an answer, but now he has an answer.

Liu Cong stood by Liu Biao's side, and his expression was a little dull. Ever since his father came to rule Jingzhou, he and his elder brother Liu Qi had been in open and secret struggles, almost like enemies. Seeing Liu Qi's body now, Liu Cong didn't feel any joy in his heart, but was full of it. The sadness of the death of the rabbit and the fox.

"Liu Jingzhuzi! Showing benevolence and righteousness to others, he never thought his heart would be so vicious that he would kill my son!" Liu Biao's expression changed, he suddenly yelled, and fell down vomiting blood.

The scene immediately became chaotic, crying and shouting everywhere.

Liu Biao is 66 years old this year. After suffering the pain of losing his son, he fell into a coma for a whole day and night. When he woke up again, his body was not as good as before.

For a time, rumors were flying all over the city of Xiangyang, and all the scholars and people were worried.

Liu Bei, who was in Xinye, immediately took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Sun Qian and others to Xiangyang after receiving the news that Liu Biao had vomited blood and fainted.

(End of this chapter)