Chapter 172 One step away!Rebellion in Jingzhou!

"Could your Majesty be cheating?"

After Xun You was sent to be the shepherd of Jizhou, Xun Chen became Liu Xie's staff.

Seeing the gate of Wancheng wide open, Xun Chen's eyes flashed with surprise.

Wancheng is the gateway to Jingzhou, and the people guarding it must be Liu Biao's cronies. How could he easily open the city gate and surrender?
"It doesn't matter, let's go check it out first!"

Xu Chu took a look and found nothing unusual.

"You'd better protect His Majesty and let me, Lao Dian, go in! My Mo Dao Guards are so fierce that they won't be afraid even if the other party has an ambush."

Dian Wei glanced at Xu Chu.

Yuan Shao didn't get any military glory during his eastern expedition. This time he finally got the chance, but he couldn't let it be snatched away by Xu Manzi.

"I didn't know that Your Majesty was here, but I missed you from afar. Please forgive me!"

Before Dian, Wei, Xu and Chu could compete, the officials in Wancheng immediately walked out of the city gate and knelt in a row to accuse Liu Xie.

"They are all the people of the Han Dynasty. What's the crime?"

Liu Xie asked back.

If these people can open the door and surrender, they must not be Liu Biao's confidants.

They are just a bunch of losers, stabilize them first and stabilize the situation.

Wait until the Han Dynasty is unified, and then gradually replace them.

These people are still very useful at the moment.

You can't treat Liu Biao like you treat Yuan Shao. After all, Liu Biao is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and most of the people who rely on him are still loyal to the Han Dynasty. If they are all killed, it will cause an indelible blow to the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

It is better to keep these people and promote their own reputation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Liu Xie refused to pursue the case, these people wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

They were ready to die when they came. As long as their family could escape, it was all worth it.

"I didn't know that His Majesty was coming, and I didn't prepare any delicacies. I didn't know that..."

The leader, Wancheng Prefect, looked at Liu Xie with some embarrassment.

"It's fine as usual, I don't care, as long as you don't make the soldiers under your command miserable!"

Liu Xie said lightly.

Anyway, I didn’t plan to stay in Wancheng for too long.

As long as you pass Wancheng, Xiangyang is just around the corner.

Moreover, there is only one Fancheng along the way that can slightly block the march of the army, and the others can be ignored.

As long as he was fast enough, he would be able to capture Liu Biao before he could react.

At this time, Liu Biao also seemed to feel the crisis. Just like returning to the light, he stood up in a flash.

"Has things reached that point?"

Liu Biao's face turned pale, but his expression was extremely serious and he asked.

"Master Qi, no news has been delivered to my door recently."

The housekeeper also reported truthfully.

Since Liu Biao fell ill, he has received no news about the outside world.

"Hmph! Everyone thinks that I am dead, but I am still alive!"

Liu Biao shouted angrily, his expression becoming extremely ferocious.

"Go and call Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Zhang Yun and others to me!"

At this time, Liu Biao was extremely cold-hearted. In order to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou, he deliberately placed his brother-in-law Cai Mao and nephew Zhang Yun among the top leaders of Jingzhou.

Who knew he hadn't died yet?

Can't even receive any news.

The others didn't say anything, so what were these two guys thinking?Can they climb to that position without themselves?

Or, seeing that he was ill, he was thinking of usurping power.

Not long after, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Zhang Yun and others hurried in.

"Sister, it's great that you're okay! Degui almost thought he wouldn't be able to see you!"

As soon as Cai Mao entered the door, he burst into tears and looked extremely sad. Those who didn't know it thought Liu Biao was dead!
"Uncle, you don't know that during the time when you ignored political affairs, so many changes have taken place in the outside world. Jingzhou can't survive without you!"

Zhang Yun also started crying.

The two brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang saw that Liu Biao's expression was getting worse and worse, so they just bowed and then stood aside to watch Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's performance.

"That's enough! I'm still alive! How unbecoming is it to cry and cry."

Liu Biao originally planned to reprimand a few people, but when he saw the expressions of these two people, he instantly softened. He stopped them with a loud shout and asked, "What has happened recently?"

"Brother, the emperor has already reached Fancheng. Even if you don't get up today, I plan to come to you to discuss whether we can retreat to Nanjun. It's too dangerous to stay in Xiangyang."

Cai Hao was the first to speak.

He originally thought that the imperial military strength was similar to that of the local forces.

However, within three to five days, Fan City was defeated, Anzhong was attacked, Deng City was captured, and troops arrived at Fan City.

This is no longer something Cai Mao can imagine.

If you don't leave today, once the imperial army arrives, it will be impossible to leave.

"What if we retreat to Nanjun? We will be defeated in the end."

Liu Biao's expression darkened.

No matter how much he escapes, he can't defeat the imperial army, and he will still be killed when the time comes.

"Sister, Nanjun is different. If you stay in Xiangyang, you only have the Han River, which is not enough to be considered a natural danger. However, Nanjun is protected by the Xiangjiang River. If you lose, you can retreat to Xiaoling and have the Yangtze River to defend you.

We have 28 troops, [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, [-] naval troops, more than [-] large and small warships, and a supply of money and food that can last for three years.

Can the emperor persist in attacking for three years? "

In order to save his own life, Cai Hao has recently counted all his available wealth.

As long as they retreat to Nanjun, they will definitely be able to rely on natural dangers to resist the imperial army.

"That's true, but have you ever thought about it, if the imperial court goes south to the Xiangjiang River and conquers Maicheng, Jingling, Huarong, Shiyang, Xiakou, Jiangxia, Chibi... what will be left in Jingzhou? Do you still plan to do so? Keep moving south to survive with those barbarians?”

Liu Biao shouted angrily.

Wuling, Hanshou, Baling, Changsha, Xiangtan and other places to the south also belong to Jingzhou territory.

But once you get there, there's really no turning back.

"Sister, I don't mean that. As long as we return to Nanjun, we will be protected by the naval army. Most of the soldiers in the court are from the north and are not good at water warfare. Only Nanjun is our battlefield!"

Cai Mao was a little angry, wondering why Liu Biao woke up.

If he stays asleep, nothing will happen!
While there was still a quarrel in Jingzhou, Liu Xie had already captured Fancheng and was only one step away from Xiangyang.

Looking at Xiangyang Liu Xie who was very close at hand, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Seeing how prosperous the land of Jingxiang is, I know that Liu Biao must not have escaped yet. As long as we can catch him, Jingzhou will be at our fingertips."

Anyway, Liu Biao is just a man of integrity, he can kill or not.

If the other party recognizes the situation and hands over Jingzhou himself, it would be no harm to spare his life.

If he doesn't cooperate, it won't be difficult to capture Jingzhou.

After all, Lu Bu had already gone to capture Sun Jian.

Both of these two are good at water battles. As long as one is in hand, the other doesn't matter.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Xiangyang, Liu Biao is dead!"

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(End of this chapter)

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