Han Xiang

Chapter 302 The Feeling of Being a Hero
Zhang He sneered: "Back the master? My old master was originally Han Jizhou. Yuan Shao used his tactics to seize the prefecture and counties, and later forced him to kill him. I followed him as a last resort. Guandu refused to follow my faithful advice, and ended up in a disastrous defeat. Do I still have to sacrifice my life for him?"

"Damn." Liu Pi spit out a ball of saliva, and reprimanded sharply: "You first abandoned Han Fu to follow Yuan Gong, and then betrayed Yuan Gong to vote for Cao thief. After all, you are greedy for your own life, and you are so plausible? How shameless."

"Anyway, you've fallen into desperation, and it's impossible to leave. If I'm greedy for life and afraid of death, won't I know if I come up and try?"

Zhang He held the iron gun in his right hand and stared blankly ahead. Although it was not winter yet, his icy tone was as cold as frost and snow.

The place where Liu Pi rested his horse was quite wide, and Zhang Yun had already completed his detour thanks to the large number of horses, and indeed there was no chance of escape.

Seeing Liu Pi frowning in thought, Zhang Yun held his gun in front of him, and said coldly: "Liu Bei was kicked out from Xuzhou to Hebei, and we kicked him out of Runan twice. What's the future with him? Was he kicked out as a dog? In your case With a little bit of skill, following the big-eared thief will be dead sooner or later, isn't it good to live?"

Liu Pi asked back, "Living without dignity like you?"

"Dignity? Only strength has dignity."

As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he thought that you are just a yellow scarf thief, and you came to talk to me about dignity?So he pointed the gun forward and asked sharply: "I will give you a chance at last. You can either dismount immediately and surrender, or die here. You must understand your identity. What Liu Bei can give you, Cao Sikong can give you more."

Liu Pi looked disdainful: "Really? There are some things you can't understand. Uncle Huang gave me the feeling of being a hero. Aren't you and Thief Cao just like dogs, being teased by me for several days?"

"You are seeking your own death!"

While Zhang Yun was clamoring, Liu Pi had already rushed forward with his sword raised. Although he was born in the Yellow Turban, he was cast aside and despised by the world, but he gained dignity from Liu Bei and realized the simplicity of being a hero.

There was a huge difference in martial arts between the two sides. Although Liu Pi tried his best, he was still defeated by Zhang He and died in battle, but the corners of his mouth rose when he died.

Although the body died, but no regrets.

Zhang He couldn't understand Liu Pi, just like others couldn't understand Guan Yu, why he was so devoted to Liu Bei when fame and fortune were close at hand.

After completing the task of "waiting for the rabbit", Zhang Yun immediately withdrew to Langling to seek Cao Hong's return, but Guan Yu, who stayed behind, found that the enemy had left the valley and sent scouts to find out that Liu Pi had died in battle.

A few days later, [-] soldiers and civilians joined forces in Biyang, and the group marched majesticly along Bishui, and finally merged into Hanshui to reach Xiangyang, the seat of Jingzhou.

Not long ago when Sun Qian went to Xiangyang as an envoy, Liu Biao showed an accepting attitude towards Liu Bei, but the news from Biyang was shocking that there were more trilogy from Runan than the population of the county.

After hearing this, Liu Biao suddenly regretted it, but it was easier to ask the gods than to send them away, so he called his right-hand men Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to discuss countermeasures.

"Liu Bei deliberately deceived my brother-in-law. This time, he must have come to Jingzhou. However, most of Jingzhou's soldiers are in Jingnan and Jiangxia. Xiangyang can only mobilize [-] troops. At present, Jingnan has not been completely calmed down. Brother-in-law should quickly transfer Jiangxia guards. The army is here to help." Cai Mao seemed to have prepared his speech, but as soon as Liu Biao opened his mouth, he was eloquent.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the tyrants of the prefectures controlled the localities. The situation in Jingzhou was similar to that of Hebei, Henan, Xuzhou, and Jiangdong.

Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou alone and cooperated with the four local wealthy families of Cai, Kuai, Pang and Huang, and finally secured his position as a shepherd in Jingzhou.

After the situation in Jingzhou stabilized, various forces divided up the fruits of victory, and Cai, Kuai, Pang and Huang naturally benefited the most. Cai and Huang were in charge of Jingzhou's military affairs, and Kuai and Pang were in charge of Jingzhou's government affairs.

As the saying goes, colleagues are enemies. Cai and Huang are friendly on the surface, but they are also fighting openly and secretly because of conflicting interests.

Two years ago, Sun Ce defeated Huang Zu in Jiangxia. Not only did he take away thousands of warships, he also kidnapped tens of thousands of people in Jiangxia, leaving the east gate of Jingzhou empty.

If Jiangxia falls, the whole of Jingzhou will be threatened. In order to prevent Sun Ce from advancing westward, Liu Biao asked Cai Mao to send troops to Jiangxia to help defend.

Although Cai Mao was unwilling, he also agreed to transfer troops for the sake of the overall situation.

Now Jiangxia's defense is still being rebuilt, but Sun Ce's accidental death last year gave Jingzhou a sigh of relief.

Cai Hao wanted to call back his own trilogy several times, but Huang Zu had already eaten the meat in his mouth, and he was unwilling to spit it out easily at this time. Jiangdong's external threats are still there, and Jiangxia's actual situation is still poor, so there is always a reason to prevaricate. .

Liu Bei suddenly appeared with "heavy troops" and provided Cai Mao with an excuse in time. In fact, he was the first to know the news about Biyang, and he also knew that Liu Bei's 5 people were not all troops, but he deliberately wanted to create tension for Liu Biao.

Liu Biao knew his brother-in-law Cai Mao very well, so he didn't fully believe what he said, thinking that we can't be more magnanimous?Always thinking about Jiang Xia's three melons and two dates?
After contemplating for a moment, Liu Biao asked Kuai Yue, "Yidu, what do you think?"

Kuai Yue looked around, cupped his hands and joked, "My lord still discusses with Degui about military affairs, so I don't have any right to speak."

Liu Biao smiled and said, "Yidu's words are wrong. As the saying goes, horses eat grass and soldiers eat food. How can the military and government be completely separated? If you really want to go to war with Liu Xuande, you also need to arrange money and food."

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Kuai Yue heard the implication, because if he agreed to Cai Mao's transfer of troops, Liu Biao would never ask himself. At this time, he seemed very embarrassed.

Ordinarily, Huang Zu was an anti-Cao faction in Jingzhou, while Kuai Yue and Cai Mao were both pro-Cao factions, and they should stand on the same side and fight side by side. However, at this time, it was an internal contest among the powerful clan in Jingzhou, and supporting Cai Mao would provoke dissatisfaction from the Huang family.

Seeing Kuai Yue's faltering, Cai Mao interrupted anxiously: "Brother-in-law, Liu Bei travels thirty miles a day, you have to make up your mind early, and it will be too late to deploy troops later."

Liu Biao stroked his beard and said: "Xuande came from a long way, even though he has [-] soldiers and horses, but he has no logistics supplies, how can he take the city with the strength of my Xiangyang city? I don't think he would be so unwise."

"Brother-in-law is right, Liu Bei came from a long way, and no one provided logistical supplies, but those tens of thousands of mouths have to eat, even if they turn into bandits."

At the end of Cai Mao's speech, he deliberately looked at Kuai Yue, as if reminding the other party that the rogues will cause cholera and people's livelihood, and that is your business.

"Xuande is also a clan member after all, and fighting in battle is always harmful to Jingzhou. I'd better send someone to ask about the situation first."

Liu Biao rubbed his forehead. He had been dealing with several powerful clans for a long time, and his mental pressure was not normal. Then he stretched his sleeves and got up and went into the back hall.

Cai Mao then moved closer to Kuai Yue, and asked in a deep voice, "Why didn't Yidu Shicai say anything? Don't you know Liu Bei's character? He has fought against Cao Sikong many times, so staying in Jingzhou must be a disaster."

"My lord's words are not unreasonable. Let's do the courtesy first and then the soldiers. Don't talk about fighting lightly." Kuai Yue looked at Cai Maoyu and reminded earnestly: "Liu Xuande's subordinate Guan Yu, does De Gui have the confidence to win?"

"Uh" Cai Mao was stunned.

(End of this chapter)