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Chapter 455 Surrender
Wenpin said that as a general of Jingzhou, he was greatly favored, but he could only watch the defeat of the country without doing anything. He felt both grief and shame in his heart, and he had no face to see Liu Jing early.

Wenpin's words sounded reasonable to outsiders, but they were not the real reason for his late arrival. The real reason was that he was hesitant after receiving Liu Cong's letter of recruitment.

Wenpin is not the only way to return to Liu Jing, he can also go north to join Cao Cao.

The old master Liu Biao perished at the hands of Liu Jing, and Wenpin was deeply favored by Liu Biao, so it was really difficult to return to Liu Jing with peace of mind.

On the contrary, there is no need to worry about taking refuge in Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was honored by the emperor to beg for justice, and he has a reputation for righteousness. All the people of insight in the world will return to virtue. There are not a few people from Jingzhou who voted for Cao Cao in the north, such as Li Tong in Jiangxia and Deng Zhan in Nanyang.

Even Wenpin's fellow Kun brothers, many of them defected to Cao Cao. After all, Wan County, where the Wen family is located, was under Cao Cao's rule.

However, Wenpin wanted to lead the crowd to the north to invest in Cao Cao, but there was an unsolvable problem, that is, he and the family members of the soldiers under his command were all in Xiangyang. Even if he could be ruthless and abandon his wife and son, the soldiers under his command might not be willing.

Moreover, Liu Jingshui's army has entered Fou from Mian, cutting off Wenpin's way back to Xinye from the north. Liu Jing's infantry also landed on the north bank, staring at Fancheng.

Wenpin considered for a long time, but finally had to succumb to reality and chose to surrender to Liu Jing.

Of course, Liu Jing is an outstanding person in the world, he is wise and mighty, grand in appearance, tall and worldly, and a weapon of dominance. He can be regarded as the master of the Ming Dynasty.

"The defeat of Jingzhou was not the fault of Zhongye." Liu Jing comforted the back of his hand. It is not yet known who will win the deer."

"The general's strategy is beyond the world, and his soldiers are like gods. Since the beginning of the army, he has been invincible and invincible. How can he be an opponent of a general if he hires a mortal." In every scene, there was a big defeat, and he didn't think he would be an exception.

Liu Jing said with a smile: "If Zhongye is a mortal, there will be no one in the world who can be called a good general."

Then Wenpin introduced Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Jiang Wan, Wang Can and other confidants.

Wenpin didn't dare to neglect, and greeted them one by one.

After that, Liu Jing took Wenpin to sit down and asked about the north. Wenpin immediately said without reservation.

The soldiers and horses in Zhangling are in the hands of Wenpin and Zhangling prefect Huang She respectively.

Huang She is not in Zhangling right now. Before the Jiangdong army aggressively invaded Jiangxia, Huang She received his father Huang Zu's request for help, so he personally sent soldiers and horses to the south to help.Now Wenpin has led the crowd to surrender again, which means that Zhang Ling has no more soldiers available, and Liu Jing can take them into his pocket at any time.

The boundary of Zhangling County is bordered by Cao Cao's forces, which is the northern barrier of Jingzhou. No matter how daring Liu Jing is, he would not dare to hire this newcomer to guard Zhangling. For the time being, he is only suitable for a deputy position.

Those who can occupy this important position must not only be Liu Jing's confidants, but also have the ability to comfort the people internally and defend against powerful enemies externally, so that Liu Jing will not worry about the north when he attacks Jiangdong in the future.

Liu Jing looked around at the generals under his command, and the most suitable candidate was none other than clan brother Liu Zong.

However, Liu Jing is not in a hurry to make a decision, it still depends on Jiang Xia's situation.

Although Liu Cong swore to him yesterday that he would be able to persuade Huang Zu, Huang She and his son to return to their sincerity, but there is nothing infallible in the world, let's wait for Jiang Xia to have a result.

Wenpin's current official position is Fenwu Zhonglang General, which was held by Liu Biao, and now he is under Liu Jing's command, so naturally he should not be used again. Liu Jing changed his name to Yangwu Zhonglang General.

In the evening, Liu Jing convened civil and military officials in the state department to hold a welcome reception for Wenpin.

At the reception, Wenpin's seat was the same as that of Liu Zong, Gan Ning, and Han Guang, and they were treated like relatives.

Three days later, Liu Cong's envoy traveled hundreds of miles, arrived in Shaxian, and met Huang Zu.

Although Huang Zu is nearly [-] years old this year, he has a burly physique and a ruddy complexion, not showing any signs of aging.

Regarding Liu Cong's letter, Huang Zu was a little careless at first, thinking that it was a letter asking him for help, but when he opened the letter, he realized that he had made a big mistake, and he couldn't help being horrified.

Liu Jing led his army to the north, and in order to guard against Huang Zu, he sent troops to station at Zhouling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and various mouths in the upper reaches of the Han River, so that Huang Zu could neither go back to the river to attack Baqiu and Jiangling, nor go north along the Han River to help. Xiangyang.

Although there were not many troops stationed in Zhouling and Zhukou, most of Huang Zu's warships were damaged in the battle against Sun Quan and Liu Jing, and he was unable to break through the blockade.

Huang Zu was guarding Shaxian, and the news was very limited. How could he have imagined that Liu Jing would break through Yicheng, the last line of defense of the Jingzhou army, in ten days, and then surrounded Xiangyang. Liu Biao died of illness, and Liu Cong surrendered from the whole state.

Seeing that his father lost his composure after reading the letter, Huang She felt bad, and asked anxiously, "My lord, what did you say in the letter?"

Huang Zu's heart was in a state of confusion at this moment, he didn't have the mood to speak, and threw the letter over.

"This..." Huang She took the letter and glanced at it hastily, his face turned pale with shock.

Huang Zu was a vulgar man, he used iron smelting as a career in his early years, and people still secretly call him "satin tin", but Liu Biao didn't think that he came from a humble background, he was promoted to the army, and he received great kindness.

Now Huang Zu, Huang She and his son are in charge of the prefectures and states, and the power is in Jingzhou, ranking first in Jianghan.

Knowing that Liu Biao died of illness, and seeing Huang Zu as a poor person, he couldn't help crying.

Huang She forced himself to calm down, and said to Huang Zu: "My lord, now is not the time to be sad. The soldiers and civilians of the two counties all look up to your lord. Whether to fight or surrender, the decision should be made early."

Liu Cong's letter mentioned that the date of Liu Biao's burial is scheduled for September [-]th, which is eight days later.This was also the ultimatum Liu Jing gave to their father and son. If they did not show up in Xiangyang before September [-]th, Liu Jing would definitely send his troops eastward to wipe out his father and son.

Jiangxia relies on Nanjun in the west, Changsha in the south, Jiangdong in the east, and Runan in the north. Except for the west, the other three directions are bordered by external forces.

Nanjun as the rear was captured by Liu Jing, and there was no possibility of self-reliance.

Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Huang Zu had a feud against their father, and taking refuge in Jiangdong was tantamount to seeking their own death.

Cao Cao in the north can take refuge. The problem is that Cao Cao is now doing his best to deal with the Yuan family in Hebei. At this time, it is too late to win over Liu Jing. How could he turn against Liu Jing for the sake of an insignificant enclave in Jiangxia.

After thinking about it, there are not many choices for Huang Zu, Huang She and his son, either surrender, flee, or die!
Huang Zu, Huang She and his son neither wanted to be buried for Liu Biao, nor did they want to be a bereaved dog, so there was only one way to surrender.

(End of this chapter)