Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 300
"How many warships do you have in Jingzhou, and who is in charge of them?" Li Song continued to ask. As Liu Biao's second son, Liu Cong was naturally very familiar with these.

"There are more than [-] large and small warships in total, originally under the control of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun," Liu Cong said.

Li Song asked about other matters in Jingzhou, including civil affairs and other matters besides the army, and then asked Liu Cong to step down.

"Prime Minister, why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others? Cai Mao is a nobleman in Jingzhou, and he is deeply rooted in Jingzhou. It's not good for the prime minister." Xu Mao was fair.

"Now that we have just acquired Jingzhou, the hearts of the people and the army are still uncertain, and we still need to rely on them to buy the hearts of the people in the nine counties of Jingxiang."

"What's more, I'll kill them when they first surrender. If the news spreads, whoever dares to sacrifice the city to surrender in the future? As for how to deal with them in the future, I have my own opinions, so don't worry too much!" Li Song laughed.

Now that Li Song has said that, Xu Maogong will not say anything more.

In Xinye City, Cao Ang and Zhuge Liang are preparing to evacuate Xinye City and go to Jiangxia to join Liu Qi.

Seeing Cao Ang's sad face, Zhuge Liang hurriedly comforted him and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Although the previous fire did not burn, it did not cause Su Dingfang any loss; now that Cao's enemy army is coming again, we will burn it again. I will wait in the future." I can't afford to live in Xinye, so I might as well go to Fancheng to rest and recuperate, and then go to Jiangxia to unite with Sun Quan and fight against Li Song."

"Military division, will this fire attack work!" Cao Ang asked.

Zhuge Liang said: "It's up to man to make things happen!" That is to say, everything is left to fate.

Xia Houshang came to Cao Ang, bowed his hands and said: "My lord, all the people in Xinye City have been dismissed, and there is no one in the city."

"Okay! Everything that will be done next will be arranged by the military adviser. I hope God can help me wait for this fire to burn Xinye." Cao Ang handed over the command to Zhuge Liang, and everyone looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang said: "Cao Zhang, you lead a thousand troops to Liutou on the Baihe River to ambush. Each of you takes a cloth bag and fills it with sand to contain the water of the Baihe River. After three o'clock in the next day, you only hear the Liutou man screaming, so take it away. Let the cloth bag flood it, and then follow the water to kill the generals to come down to meet it, the cloth bag has been prepared for you, and it has been placed in front of the south gate, so you can get it when you leave the city."

"No!" Cao Zhang clasped his fists in a salute, and took the order to leave.

Zhuge Liang turned to Cao Xiu and said, "Cao Xiu, lead an army of [-] troops to lay an ambush at Boling Ferry. The water here is the slowest. After Li Song's army is submerged, they will definitely escape from here, and you can take advantage of the momentum to attack."

"No!" Cao Xiu clasped his fists in salute, and took the order to leave.

Zhuge Liang looked at Cao Pi again, and said: "Your Lao Er led three thousand soldiers and horses and divided them into four teams. You personally lead one team to lie in ambush outside the east gate of Xinye, and the other three teams lie in ambush at the west, south and north gates respectively. You must first hide more sulfur, flames and nitrates on the houses of the people in the city. After Li Jun enters the city, he will definitely go to the houses to rest."

"After tomorrow evening, there will be a strong wind; once the wind blows, the ambush troops from the west, south, and north gates will be ordered to shoot rockets into the city; Let Li Jun leave at the east gate."

"Promise!" Cao Pi clasped his fists in a salute, and took the order to leave.

Zhuge Liang also ordered Xiahoushang and Xiahoushang: "Xiahoushang and Xiahouba take two thousand soldiers and horses. Half of the red flags and half of the green flags go to lie in ambush on the magpie slope [-] miles outside Xinye City. Once you see the retreating Li Jun , the Red Banner Army walked on the left, and the Green Banner Army walked on the right, and immediately rushed out, waving the flag and shouting, Li Jun must be suspicious and dare not send troops."

"We will definitely evacuate in the direction of Baihe. When the time comes, you will hunt down the defeated soldiers, drive them all to Bolingdu, and then join Cao Zhang and the others."

"Promise!" Xiahoushang and Xiahouba clasped their fists together and gave a salute, then took the order and left.

"Tomorrow's battle, there must be a good show to watch. I really want to stay and see Li Song's distressed appearance, so that I can vent my anger temporarily." Zhuge Liang made the arrangements, Cao Ang said.

"My lord! As the commander of the army, Li Song will definitely not come in person. At most, it's just one of the soldiers and horses. The fire of Xinye is only temporarily blocking Li Song's army and delaying the evacuation of our army. My lord, it's better to start as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang said .

Cao Ang nodded, said nothing, and immediately headed to Jiangxia with Zhuge Liang.

"Report!" A soldier ran quickly, knelt down on one knee in front of Li Song and said, "I want to report to the Prime Minister! The three generals Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Chu are here to see you!"

"Oh! Let them in!" Li Song said, and the soldiers took the order and called Zhang Liao and the three of them in.

"You guys came back so soon, but what happened?" Li Song looked at their disheveled and decadent looks, and knew that something must have happened to them.

"Report to the Prime Minister! Our army has captured Xinye! Cao Ang has led his army to flee in a hurry." Zhang Liao said.

"Capturing Xinye is a good thing. Judging by your appearance, this battle may not be easy!" Li Song said.

Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Chu looked at each other, feeling distressed in their hearts, not only was it not easy, but they were close to death.

Looking at their uncertain expressions, Li Song knew that things were not as simple as he thought, "What's wrong? There seems to be something wrong with your expressions."

"Prime Minister! Zhuge Liang set up a fire array in Xinye City, and we were tricked by Zhuge Liang." Zhang Yun said, telling them all about what happened.

"How many soldiers and horses did our army lose? Where is Cao Ang?" Li Songdao, annoyed in his heart, that he would forget about Zhuge Liang's burning of Xinye, otherwise it would not have caused Zhang Liao and the others to fall into the trap.

"Report to the Prime Minister! Our army has lost [-] soldiers and horses, and Cao Ang and Zhuge Liang have already fled to Jiangxia." Zhang He said.

"What?" Li Song was shocked!This Cao Ang must have gone to join Liu Qi. Most of the money and food in Jingzhou are in Jiangxia, and Liu Qi has [-] soldiers. If Cao Ang arrives in Jiangxia, with the assistance of these soldiers and Zhuge Liang, he will undoubtedly be even more powerful!

Cao Ang is not Liu Bei. Like Liu Bei, he will take the people of Xinye and flee to Jiangxia, delaying the speed of travel. Cao Ang will definitely flee to Jiangxia with light clothes. Xinye is only more than 200 miles away from Jiangxia.

However, it is more than 300 miles from Xiangyang to Jiangxia. Even if they send troops now, they may not be able to catch up with them. Unexpectedly, Cao Ang, a salty fish, still has a chance to turn around.

No matter whether you can catch up with Cao Ang and others and stop them, you have to try, otherwise, your heart will be uneasy.

"Did Cao Ang take the people from Xinye City and flee to Jiangxia together?" Li Song asked. After all, they said that Xinye was an empty city, which meant that the people were not in the city early in the morning. Li Song still hoped that Cao Ang could bring these people with him. Yes, with the burden of the people, we can catch up with them.

(End of this chapter)