Soldiers come to the world

No matter how hard Pang Shanmin tried to persuade, Zhuge Liang always smiled and said nothing, neither agreeing nor refusing, but he still showed a little bit of air. As a reassurance, Pang Shanmin saw that he couldn't persuade him for a while, so he got up and said goodbye.

At this moment, Huang Yueying came in with two cups of clear tea, seeing that her husband was the only one in the room, she couldn't help but be taken aback, "Where is sister and madam?"

"He went back earlier." Zhuge Liang said with a slight smile.

"That's rude!"

Huang Yueying said apologetically: "I didn't even give him a cup of tea. This is not the way to treat guests. He will blame me for not entertaining well."

"It's okay!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hands and said with a smile: "His ambition is not to drink tea, but to me, so even if there is no tea, he will not have any complaints, but I have no tea, full of resentment!"

"What kind of talk is this!"

Huang Yueying sat down on her knees, brought tea to her husband, and asked with a smile: "What is brother-in-law looking for husband, are you asking him to go to Jiangxia?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "He asked me to go to Jiangxia, but I didn't agree."

"Why didn't my husband agree? Remember that year, didn't my husband say that Liu Jing is a person who does great things and can follow? Why don't you agree now?"

"Think about it again! This is also a lifelong event. Once you follow him, you will be a minister for life. Of course, you must be more cautious."

Huang Yueying nodded, "My husband should think carefully, but Jiangdong has already formed wings, there are many factions, and people have complicated connections. Even though my uncle is in Jiangdong, he may not be able to help you. My husband's going to Jiangdong is just icing on the cake. I hope that my husband can do a quick job. .”

Sending charcoal in the snow has a special meaning between their husband and wife, it refers to taking refuge in Liu Jing. Huang Yueying and Tao Zhan often exchange letters. Tao Zhan persuaded her to come to Jiangxia more than once, and Huang Yueying also urged her husband to go to Jiangxia. Well, Zhuge Liang was persuaded.

Zhuge Liang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Thank you for reminding me, my good wife. I will think about it carefully. In fact, Jiang Xia is also good. It depends on Liu Jing's sincerity."

Huang Yueying really understands her husband. She knows that although he is hesitant on the surface, he is actually as clear as a mirror and has a clear mind. She didn't persuade this matter much, so she stood up with a smile and said, "I'll go and see Guoer, she should sleep woke up."

As soon as he walked to the door, Zhuge Liang remembered something and reminded Huang Yueying, "Yueying, I asked you to tell my father-in-law to immediately withdraw the servants' belongings from Fancheng. Have you told my father-in-law?"

"I sent someone to deliver the letter this morning."

Huang Yueying asked with some concern: "Husband thinks Fancheng is dangerous?"

Zhuge nodded, "Cao Jun will definitely attack Fancheng, deter Jingzhou, and prevent Liu Jing from going north."

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Although the situation in Jiangbei is becoming increasingly tense, the news that Cao Jun is about to attack the south has already spread inside and outside Fancheng, and many residents with sensitive information have crossed the south and down the river. Boats come and go on the Han River, and every ferry is fully loaded. People fleeing across the river.

But there are also many people who don't believe that the situation will deteriorate to that point. They are still working on their own livelihoods, so that Fancheng still maintains normal operation and prosperity. Although Fancheng is shrouded in tension, it is far from the level of panic.

The deployment of troops in Fancheng also changed. Originally, Wenpin led [-] troops to station in the north of Fancheng. Wei was also forced to allocate [-] to Zhang Yun, so that Zhang Yun once again had [-] troops stationed between Xiangyang and Yicheng counties to defend Jiangxia's army from going north.

Although Wenpin knew that Liu Biao's transfer order was not necessarily out of his heart, the military talisman was completely correct, and the military order was like a mountain, so he had to obey.

When the troops were cut in half, Fancheng's defense capability was greatly weakened. Wenpin had to shrink the defense line, and transferred the [-] troops stationed in the west of Fancheng back to the North Camp, so that the Fancheng North Camp still maintained the size of [-] troops.

In the big tent, Wenpin paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking worried. The recent situation has become more and more obvious. Cao Jun is about to go south, but Jingzhou has made a stupid decision to reduce the army defending the north and instead defend Jiangxia.

Although the lord is sometimes insane, Cai Mao is not confused. He should know the current situation better than anyone else. He is a military adviser in Jingzhou. Wenpin doesn't believe that Cai Mao doesn't even have the ability to distinguish the situation, but he still transferred The defenders in Jiangbei only explained one thing, Cai Mao did not want to resist Cao Jun.

Wenpin suspects that Cai Mao already intends to surrender, which is normal. Only by surrendering to Cao Jun can his family's interests be preserved, but Wenpin never imagined that Cai Mao had actually surrendered to Cao Cao three years ago.

At this time, Cai Jin quickly walked into the big tent, knelt down on one knee and reported: "The last general will see the commander-in-chief!"

Cai Jin is Wenpin's beloved apprentice, but at the same time he is also his general. In the barracks, they are just superiors and subordinates, not masters and apprentices. But after all, there is a relationship between masters and apprentices, and Wenpin will inevitably favor himself in military affairs lover.

More importantly, although Cai Jin is a child of the Cai family, his integrity, honesty and prudence are quite different from those of Cai Mao and Cai Zhong, which makes Wenpin pay more attention to him, and some important things are also entrusted to him.

Wenpin turned around and asked, "Have you received Liu Bei?"

Cai Jin sighed, "The general is slow, he has already returned to Xinye, if the commander-in-chief allows, the general can go to Xinye."

Wenpin received the news at noon that Liu Bei was crossing the river north from the Longzhong Wharf. He was about to discuss with Liu Bei the joint resistance against Cao Cao, so he asked Cai to go to the wharf to meet Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, it was still a step late. Wenpin shook his head and said: " Forget it, there is no rush, I will send another person to Xinye! I have an important task for you now."

"Please order, Commander!"

Wenpin pondered for a while and said: "Jingzhou's navy has been lost, and we have no warships in our hands, so the ferry will become the key. You immediately lead a thousand troops to requisition all the ferries, and park the ferries at Fengyiting Station. You will be in charge. Take care, if you see the beacon fire, immediately withdraw all the ferries to the south bank!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Cai Jin got up and hurried away, Wenpin walked a few more steps with his hands behind his back, and ordered again: "Pass on my order, when you sleep at night, all soldiers must not remove their armor, and weapons must not leave their bodies!"

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Hekou Town, this is a small town belonging to Fancheng, with a population of less than [-] households, located fifty miles north of Fancheng.

This is also a fork in the road. Two official roads diverge here. One official road goes northeast and another sixty miles is Xinye, while another official road goes northwest to Nanyang.

Because it is an important traffic road, most people in the town make a living by opening shops and doing business. There are all kinds of shops in the town, such as taverns, hostels, brothels, mansion shops, mule and horse shops, etc.

But on the other hand, although the location of the town is relatively important, Jingzhou did not build a military fort here. There is only a garrison of 30 people, which is of little use, and Hekou Town has no strategic value.

The night had not yet fully fallen, the setting sun dyed the mountains and the town red, and the town of Hekou was still very lively, the taverns and brothels were crowded with customers, most of them were businessmen passing by.

Starting from Fancheng early in the morning, I hurried for fifty miles, and arrived at Hekou Town, where I could rest and rest. Food and sex are human nature, so the business of taverns and brothels is the most prosperous.

The largest tavern in the town was bustling with people and the business was booming. Nearly a hundred guests filled the tavern. In addition to the merchants, there were also more than [-] soldiers who followed their village chiefs in the tavern. Although the current situation is already tense, the soldiers have long been accustomed to the enjoyment of Hekou Town, and the tense situation has no effect on them.

Just as everyone was pushing cups, changing cups, and punching each other, the restaurant gradually became quiet. They all seemed to hear a strange sound, this kind of muffled thunder roaring in the sky, continuous, making people's hearts jump.

In the end, there was no sound in the tavern, and everyone seemed to have turned into clay sculptures, with surprise and doubt on their faces, listening to the sound from outside.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and there was an earth-shattering feeling. Many people looked out of the window to check. At this moment, a bartender rushed in and shouted: "Run! Cao cavalry is coming."

Many have seen it with their own eyes. Dust was flying from the mouth of the town in the north, billowing yellow dust filled the sky, and black cavalry in the dust rushed towards the town like a raging wave. The tavern suddenly exploded, and the drinkers cried Calling the mother, she ran away desperately, stepped on the table, smashed the dishes, and people kept falling heavily.

Not only the taverns, but all the residents and shops were the same. The crowd ran out of the taverns and brothels, and ran south desperately, stumbling, crying, and shouting, screaming, and howling resounded through the street.

But they couldn't run past Cao Jun's iron cavalry. The three thousand cavalry rushed into the crowd like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and trampled past them with their horses. ． ． ． ． ．

Hundreds of fleeing people fell down and died miserably. Their heads were chopped off by war knives, their chests were pierced by spears, and they were trampled into flesh by horses and cavalry. None of the hundreds of people survived, and their flesh and blood flowed all over the place.

The [-] cavalrymen were divided into dozens of teams, rushed into the shop to loot money and rape prostitutes. Those who had no time to run out of the shop were also ransacked and killed by the rebel army, and no one survived in the end.

This cavalry is the vanguard cavalry led by general Le Jin. It is composed of the former Qingzhou cavalry and has always been known for its loose military discipline.

Before dawn, Cao Ren ordered them to fight towards Fancheng in secret. The journey was relatively concealed, but seeing that night fell and they reached Hekou Town, they couldn't restrain the beast in their hearts anymore, and demanded to loot Hekou Town one after another.

Le Jin thought that if they were not allowed to vent their animal nature, it would be even more chaotic when they reached Fancheng, so he agreed to the request of several generals and let the soldiers loot Hekou Town.

A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry mounted their horses one after another, loaded with all kinds of property and continued to kill in the direction of Fancheng.