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Chapter 439
Pang Tong spent a lot of rhetoric, and finally succeeded in persuading Liu Zong to allow him to enter Xiangyang to persuade Liu Cong to surrender, but he did not set off immediately, and it was too late to travel now.

Besides, Liu Biao's body was still cold, if he went to mourn at this time, he would definitely be regarded as a provocation and humiliation by Liu Cong, not to mention making it more difficult to persuade Liu Cong to surrender, there is even more danger of angering Liu Cong.

Pang Tong is going to leave tomorrow morning, and this time is neither too early nor too late, just right.

Not long after Pang Tong and Liu Zong had a secret meeting in the back house, they had to stop the conversation because of the large number of visiting Xiangyang scholars and people.

Liu Biao's death was like the last straw that broke the camel's camel's back. Many aristocrats who were waiting to watch changed their positions one after another and rushed to Caizhou regardless of the weather to pay a visit to Liu Zong. For a while, Caizhou was full of people, and the crown was like a cloud. .

The influence of Liu Biao's death was not limited to noble families. In the middle of the night, Xiangyang Dongmen Xiaowei suddenly led his troops to cross the city and went straight to Liu Jingjun's camp to ask for surrender.

When Liu Cong heard about it, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweats. Fortunately, this person only led his troops to surrender. If he secretly contacted Liu Jingjun, thinking that he should respond internally, the consequences would be unimaginable.

This also reminded Liu Cong that he must not be the only one who is thinking of surrendering. In order to prevent hidden dangers, Liu Cong's elder brother Zhang Yun and his left and right cronies took over the Xiangyang city defense.

As for Liu Bei, who nominally "supervised Jingzhou's military", Liu Cong can't even trust Jingzhou people, let alone Liu Bei, an outsider.

Facts proved that Liu Cong's decision was necessary. In the second half of the night, there was a sudden sound of killing in the south of Xiangyang City, which lasted for nearly an hour, and did not subside until dawn.

Afterwards, Zhang Yun reported that there were rebels trying to attack the South City Gate. Fortunately, he had been on guard so that the rebels did not succeed.

Although the rebellion was successfully suppressed, Liu Cong was not happy at all. His father had just passed away, and the soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang were divided and rushed to join the enemy. How could he not feel chilled?
This once again confirmed his worries for the past few days. It is tantamount to wishful thinking to rely on the scattered Xiangyang to resist Liu Jingjun.

The current situation is that he can't fight, he can't walk, he can't defend, Liu Cong inevitably has the thought of surrender, this is not the first time he has this thought.

When Liu Biao was dying, Liu Cong wanted to confide in his heart, but his father hated Liu Jing to the bone because of the death of his brother Liu Qi, and would rather give the Jingzhou foundation to Liu Bei, an outsider, than surrender to Liu Jing.So until Liu Biao took his last breath, he didn't dare to say it.

"Ah..." Sitting alone in the hall, Liu Cong sighed heavily. If possible, he would certainly want to follow his father's will and protect the foundation of Jingchu.

However, with his father's wisdom, at the height of his prosperity, he could not avoid losing consecutive battles against Liu Jing, losing his teacher and land, and dying of illness.He is far less wise than his father, and now he is trapped in an isolated city with few soldiers, let alone Liu Jing's opponent.

Liu Cong sat in the hall and thought about it all night. When the day dawned, the balance in his heart completely tipped to one side...

The news of Liu Biao's death spread all over the city after a night of fermenting. Women and children all knew about it. The sky was bright, and the people of Xiangyang went to the state to verify the authenticity.

Pang Ji, Kuai Liang and other high officials in the prefecture naturally denied it categorically, and reassured everyone that Liu Biao's illness was only repeated and he was fine. This rumor was deliberately spread by the enemy and was not credible.

However, this kind of explanation can't calm people's hearts at all. Liu Biao has not shown up in public for a long time. Who knows whether he is alive or dead?

Since then, more and more people gathered in front of the state department, lingering and talking endlessly.

At sunrise, a cavalry team of about 2000 people traveled southward along the Feishui River and arrived at Fancheng.

Wenpin rode his horse to the bank of Mianshui River, looking at the battleships of Liu Jingjun densely covering the river, Wenpin's resolute face was full of serious worry.

Wenpin was born in a wealthy family in Nanyang. During the Zhongping period, he was enlisted to seek the Yellow Scarves.

He was generous and generous. When Liu Biao and Yuan Shu were fighting, he ignored Yuan Shu's solicitation and resolutely joined the weaker Liu Biao's side to help Liu Biao drive Yuan Shu away and regain Nanyang.

From then on, Wenpin was stationed in Nanyang and guarded the north for Liu Biao. He was in charge of the field, and his power was so powerful that few foreign generals could match it.

Wen Pin is a loyal man, and Liu Biao recruited him. He did not hesitate to lead his troops and horses to help. Unfortunately, even if he traveled all day and night, he was still one step too late. Looking at the river and sighing here, it's nothing to do.

Going south to Xiangyang, of course, is not the only road in front of me, but no matter which road you take, you can't avoid Mianshui in the end.

Liu Jingjun's warships are everywhere on the river, and if they want to cross the river under their noses, the chance of success is very slim.The greatest possibility is that they were intercepted by Liu Jing's water army during the crossing of the river, and the two thousand soldiers were all fish and crabs in the river.

At the same time, the arrival of Wenpin and his followers also attracted the attention of Liu Jingjun, and many warships all sailed towards the north bank.

The Wenpin Department rushed for more than a hundred miles in a day and night, and it was already at the end of its force at this moment. When Liu Jingjun's large ship was seen breaking through the waves, Wenpin decided to retreat and led the crowd into Fancheng to rest.

General Liu Jingjun saw the enemy retreating into Fancheng, but he did not land rashly. After showing off his strength on the bank, he turned around and returned to the river.

The information was sent back to Cai Zhou. Pang Tongtong, who was about to leave, said to Liu Zong, "This must be the army of Wenpin."

This is not difficult to guess, at present the entire north, only Wenpin has the ability to send reinforcements.

Although Pang Tong didn't have much contact with Wenpin, he knew that this man was loyal, resolute and able to lead troops well, and he was the leading general in Jingzhou.

But now our side has blocked the entire Han Mian River, no matter how powerful Wen Pin is, he can only stare at Mian Shui.

Liu Zong didn't care much, don't say that Wenpin can't cross the river now, so what if he did?A famous general from Jingzhou?Kuai Yue, Liu Pan, Deng Fang, Cai Mao, Wang Wei... how many famous generals of Jingzhou died at their hands?

In contrast, Liu Zong cared more about Pang Tong, and sent him all the way to the ferry, saying: "In the past, Li Shiqi did not abandon a single soldier, and with just a sharp mouth, he said that he would surrender the king of Qi, so that more than [-] cities in Qi would not be defeated. Surrender in battle. I hope Shiyuan can also persuade Liu Cong to surrender like the ancients."

Pang Tong smiled confidently: "Tong will do his best to complete the mission."

As for going to Xiangyang to persuade him to surrender, he was only half or sixty percent sure when he proposed yesterday, but with the return of Xiangyang Dongmen Xiaowei and his troops last night, it proved that the internal turmoil in Xiangyang was far more severe than imagined, and he is now [-]% sure.

Seeing that it was getting late, Pang Tong bid farewell to Liu Zong, took only three or five followers, boarded a big boat, left Caizhou, and went back to the north of the river.

(End of this chapter)