The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 391 Taking Nanjun

Zhuge Liang placed his sword on the table and glanced at the generals.

"To the north of Gong'an is Cai Zhong's naval camp, and thirty miles downstream is Kuai Qi's naval camp. Kuai Qi has three thousand soldiers. Yun Chang will lead ten thousand soldiers tomorrow and ambush in the dense forest of Songling. When Cai Zhong's army passes by, we will take the opportunity to attack."

"Yide, lead an army of 10,000 to intercept Cai Zhong's fleeing troops. Do not allow them to enter the navy camp, and let them flee to Nanjun instead."

"Zilong, lead a thousand soldiers, wear the armor of the Jingzhou army, pretend to be defeated, follow the defeated army into the city of Nanjun, kill the enemy and seize the city gate."

"My lord, lead the remaining troops and follow the defeated army. When there is turmoil at the city gate, my lord will personally lead the army into the city and seize the city."

Zhuge Liang handed out the command arrows in his hand one by one, and with just a few words, he arranged everything properly.

The generals looked at each other in bewilderment. Nanjun was a big city in Jingzhou, and the Cai family had been operating there for who knows how long. The city defense was extremely strong and there were many soldiers. Even though Cai He was a fool, he could still defend the city.

"Military Advisor, is that so?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, my lord. You will be able to stay in Nanjun City tomorrow." Zhuge Liang pretended not to see what Liu Bei was thinking and put away his sword with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll follow your orders right away."

Liu Bei was stunned at first, but quickly agreed without any ambiguity. Seeing this, Guan Yu and other generals naturally did not dare to object and quickly agreed as well.

After Zhuge Liang left the hall, the three brothers stayed.

"Brother, Cai Zhong is stationed in the navy camp and never goes out all day. It is obvious that he wants to defend the camp to the death. How could he go to Kuai Qi?" Guan Yu couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know either, but I believe that the military advisor will definitely make arrangements." Although Liu Bei was also very skeptical in his heart, he was a man of deep scheming and would not say it out loud despite his doubts.

"Ah!" Guan Yu let out a long sigh.

Ever since Kong Ming came, Liu Bei has placed great trust in him, even more than in his own brothers, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

"You won't be wrong if you trust the military advisor," Liu Bei comforted.

He was mysteriously confident in Zhuge Liang, believing that he would definitely succeed. But there was nothing he could do about it, as Liu Bei didn't even have a single counselor under his command.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang's talent was indeed great, and he believed that Zhuge Liang would not deceive him.

In the Public Security Navy Camp, Cai Zhong was drinking a little wine, leisurely. He was a mediocre man. If he was not from the Cai family, how could he be the commander of tens of thousands of troops!

He still likes the current situation very much. He doesn't need to charge into battle, just defend. He has been in Jingzhou for many years and knows the strength of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. Fighting with such people is simply seeking death.

He is a direct descendant of the Cai family and has plenty of time to enjoy himself, so how could he have problems in this regard?

"Report, General Zhennan's order."

Just at this moment, a scout rushed in and handed over the information with both hands.

Cai Zhong did not doubt it, and took the letter and glanced at it casually. He was immediately scared out of his wits, and his face changed drastically. He climbed up from Tianxi. "Kuai Qi, Kuai Shi, you are really good. Liu Bei is just a dog that has lost its home. Kuai Shi actually surrendered to Liu Bei and wanted to let him go straight to Xiangyang. He is really a fool." Cai Zhong's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

He looked at the letter in his hand. The letter was sent by General Zhennan and was stamped with General Zhennan's seal. It could not be faked. Cai Zhong had seen it before.

And who is Kuai Qi?
Zhuge Liang's elder brother-in-law led three thousand soldiers and was stationed on the side. On the surface, he was helping him and forming a pincer attack with his camp, but in fact, he was also monitoring him.

However, now everything is clear. The other party is not only monitoring him, but also planning to surrender to Liu Bei. Thinking that 3,000 soldiers are right beside him, Cai Zhong feels panicked.

"Hehe, the Kuai family belongs to Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, not you, Kuai Qi." Cai Zhong did not doubt the problem here. Kuai Qi was only the nephew of the Kuai Liang brothers. In order to seize the inheritance rights of the Kuai family, it was normal for him to surrender to Liu Bei. After all, his wife was Zhuge Liang's sister.

With this point, as long as Kuai Qi surrendered to Liu Bei, he would definitely be valued and trusted by Liu Bei, and Kuai Qi would also be able to inherit everything from the Kuai family.

But this is completely contrary to Cai's intention.

"Send the order, gather troops and surround Kuai Qi's central military camp." Thinking of this, Cai Zhong immediately ordered the army to attack Kuai Qi's camp. He wanted to resolve the uncertain factor of Kuai Qi as soon as possible.

Following Cai Zhong's order, the army quickly charged towards Kuai Qi's camp. He did not think that Kuai Qi would take it seriously, as the other side also had troops from Jingzhou in their hands, and it was a surprise attack, so Kuai Qi was definitely not prepared.

When the army reached a dense forest, Cai Zhong glanced around and felt a little uneasy, but looking at the people around him, he still let the army pass quickly.

Suddenly, a drum sounded, and from the surrounding dense woods, countless sharp arrows flew through the air and instantly covered the Jingzhou army. It turned out that these soldiers were hiding on the branches.

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"Wuxi Barbarians!"

When Cai Zhong saw the enemies on the tree trunks, he immediately understood where these enemies came from. Only the Wuxi barbarians could walk freely between the mountains and forests as if they were walking on flat ground, and these people were good at using poison arrows.

"Cai Zhong, Guan Yu has been waiting here for a long time on the orders of the military advisor." When the bell rang, Guan Yu was seen riding on a red rabbit horse, galloping out of the dense forest with a Green Dragon Crescent Blade in hand. Around him, there were enemies all over the mountains and plains.

Cai Zhong was originally a fool, and he was able to command the army by relying on the name of the Cai family. He was good at suppressing bandits on a daily basis, but he was still a little lacking in fighting against elite soldiers. After all, he couldn't even defeat the private soldiers of Lian Zongze, let alone the elite troops under Guan Yu.

Unfortunately, there were soldiers from the Wuxi barbarians on top of the big tree. These people could shoot poisonous arrows at any time. If you were not careful, you would be killed by the poisonous arrows. Waves of screams were heard, and the morale of the army was shaken.

"Hurry, retreat, we've fallen into a trap." No matter how stupid Cai Zhong was, he knew that he had been fooled this time. Frightened, he quickly led the remaining soldiers and prepared to return to his navy camp.

Guan Yu led a large army to pursue and kill him, for he remembered that Zhuge Liang wanted to drive Cai Zhong to Nanjun.

Cai Zhong had no idea of ​​this, so in this situation, he could only lead his army to flee. However, when he was halfway there, Zhang Fei led his army to attack again, scaring Cai He so much that he fled in panic.

Cai Zhong was aware of the strength of the fierce man Zhang Fei. If he met him, he would surely die. Moreover, at this time, the army had no will to fight, so how could they fight back?

"Return to Nanjun."

Cai Zhong had no choice but to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)