New Lubu War

Chapter 241 stalemate
Cai Mao is a member of the Cai clan of the Jingxiang clan.

When Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, Cai Mao bet on Liu Biao to help him calm down Jingzhou and stabilize Jingzhou Mu.

Not only that, the two families also married, and Liu Biao's wife, Mrs. Cai, was Cai Mao's second sister.

With such a relationship, it can be said that Cai Mao is completely Liu Biao's hard-core confidant, the kind that is tied together.

Why did the kidnapping of Liu Biao happen?

There are two reasons.

First of all, at the beginning of last year and this year's New Year, Lu Bu's two strongly worded appeals to capitulate frightened Cai Mao.

Not only did it frighten Cai Mao, but also a considerable number of people in Jingzhou.

The voice of surrender has been going on.

Cai Mao is one of them, and he is still a representative figure.

Secondly, something happened during the period, which became the fuse of this incident.

Liu Biao is over sixty years old.

Since last year, my body has not been as good as before.

At a time like this, Liu Biao inevitably felt powerless in the face of the overwhelming army from the north.

In fact, in the original time and space, Liu Biao lost his self-motivation and began to be successful during this time period.

The body is the capital of revolution. It is difficult for young people to understand this, but for the elderly, it is a real experience.

As the saying goes, 'in the past, we pissed three feet against the wind, but now we piss a shoe against the wind'...

This is not mentioned.

In short, at this time, Liu Biao was anxious and naturally thought of his successor.

Although he has many wives and concubines, he has few children.

So far, there is only one son, namely Liu Qi.

Why is there only one son, Liu Qi?
Because Mrs. Cai hasn't given birth to Liu Cong yet!
Wrong, is not pregnant yet.

Perhaps Liu Biao is getting old. Although he has been married to Mrs. Cai for several years, he has not been able to conceive yet.

Of course, if things continue as usual, sooner or later she will be able to conceive.

After all, men are fertile after the age of sixty.

Although the success rate has dropped significantly, after all there are.

Liu Biao, who was originally in time and space, has already cleared his name.

Digression, not much to say.

In short, Liu Biao now has only one son, Liu Qi.

The problem is that Liu Qi has a gentle temperament and is a good person, but he is not made to be a master, especially in such a complicated environment.

So, after much thought, Liu Biao gave up on him.

Since he couldn't make his son the heir, he naturally wanted to find someone who was both capable and reliable.

He thought of Tao Qian.

To be exact, it was Tao Qian who gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei three times.

Heirs must treat their own family members kindly, and cannot cross rivers and tear down bridges.

And Liu Bei had such an experience.

After Tao Qian died, Liu Bei took great care of his two sons.

Although according to Tao Qian's last wish, they were not allowed to become officials, other aspects were well arranged.

Because of this, Liu Biao decided to cede Jingzhou to Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei is already full of benevolence and righteousness, he is also a hero, and he is also a member of the Liu family. He is the best candidate to accept Jingzhou.

Maybe it's because he's old, or maybe he trusts the people around him too much, Liu Biao doesn't control his mouth.

He told Mrs. Cai his thoughts.

Mrs. Cai is a talkative woman.

At least he has nothing to say to his younger brother Cai Mao.

Of course, the next day, Cai Mao knew about it.

After learning of this, Cai Mao was very panicked.

His relationship with Liu Bei is not good.

In fact, since Liu Bei fled from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, Cai Mao has been persuading Liu Biao to expel Liu Bei.

Liu Bei is very clear about this matter.

One can imagine how their relationship is.

In this case, Liu Biao actually wants to give up Jingzhou to Liu Bei?

How can Cai Mao endure this?
After discussing with his clan brothers Cai Zhong and Cai He, Cai Mao decided to hold Liu Biao hostage and order Jingzhou troops to surrender to Lu Bu.

Unfortunately, Liu Bei came back from Jiangbei at this time.

Just ran into this.

With the relationship between the two parties, Cai Mao did such a thing, can it be good?

Liu Bei is okay, but he just forced Cai Mao to let go of Liu Biao, and promised not to pursue it afterwards.

Guan Yu wanted to make a move, but held back.

Zhao Yun was upset and held back.

Only Zhang Fei was so violent that he lost his temper on the spot.

Starting with Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, Cai Mao and others had fierce internal fighting.

Cai Mao and his cronies, where are Guan, Zhang, and Zhao's opponents?
The results speak for themselves.

But in the confusion, Liu Biao missed an arrow and was seriously injured.

Afterwards, Liu Biao announced in public that he would entrust Jingzhou to Liu Bei.

The next day, his wounds did not heal and he died.

Just like that, Liu Bei took over Jingzhou.

Of course, in the name of Liu Bei's benevolence, the Cai family was not exterminated, not to mention that Cai Mao's second sister was Liu Biao's widow, so she could not be treated badly.

In any case, the current lord of Jingzhou is already Liu Bei.

Twenty years of care, Liu Bei's reputation is well-known, and Liu Biao's statement before his death, the process of taking over Jingzhou went smoothly.

After taking over Jingzhou Mu, Liu Bei immediately sent Sun Qian to Jiangdong to contact Sun Ce, continuing the previous Sun-Liu alliance, and jointly resisting the Lu thief's strategy.

Lu thief of course!
For Sun Liu, the general Lu Bu is a national thief who bullies the emperor and wants to usurp the Han!
After Liu Bei led Jingzhou Mu, he made every effort to fight against Lu. At the same time, he searched for well-known warriors in Jingzhou and asked him to be a general in the army.

Not to mention, it really made Liu Bei search for a lot of real fighters.

There was General Wenpin who was suppressed because of Cai Mao.

There is also Wei Yan, a fierce general who is not valued by Liu Biao.

There is also Changsha veteran Huang Zhong.

And Liu Biao's son Liu Pan.

In addition, from Jingnan, we also got Lingling Xing Daorong, Liu Xian, Changsha Yang Ling, Guiyang Chen Ying, Bao Long and other brave warriors.

After some tests, they are all rare and brave people.

Especially Wenpin, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, and Liu Pan are all rare choices for generals.

Veteran Huang Zhong even fought Zhang Fei against Lily!

Liu Bei was overjoyed, and he included everyone in the army and entrusted them with important tasks.

……

In the eighth year of Jian'an, Xia.

It took more than a month for the Lu army of the third route to capture the north of the Yangtze River in a devastating manner and drive Sun Liu to the south of the Yangtze River.

But the ensuing battle fell into a stalemate.

The Yangtze River is vast, and the river is often more than ten miles wide.

Such a vast river is dominated by the navy.

Without a powerful navy to fight, it is impossible to gain a foothold in the river.

Whether it is Sun Ce or Liu Bei, they have set up countless observation towers along the Yangtze River, almost every one mile.

The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are thousands of miles away, and they are closely monitored by the Sun and Liu families. It is so easy to sneak across the river!
Lu Bu's earlier idea was to cross the river with a small group of soldiers, gradually gain a foothold, and then transport all the troops there, and then push across Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

It now appears that this idea is a bit too simplistic.

He also underestimated Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Xu Shu and other wise men and masters of military law.

From the battle reports sent by Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wen Chou and others, Lu Bu knew that the idea was good, but it was impossible to realize it.

Sun Ce and Liu Bei defended too tightly.

If you want to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, you have to build a navy, train slowly for three to five years, and then send elite cavalry to the opposite bank.

Or the army moved back to Yizhou, entered the river from Sichuan and Shu, and went down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the south bank of Nanjun.

Either way, it will take at least three to five years.

(End of this chapter)