Chapter 110: An evil father should be betrayed, and a vicious woman should be killed! Liu Xuande has the destiny, but you are the shame of the world!
Wang Wei was confused and thought for a moment he had heard it wrong.

"I want you to give the order to burn down the Dangyang Bridge immediately!"

Seeing that he didn't respond, Liu Qi turned around and shouted at him again.

Wang Wei was only then sure that he had heard correctly, and was shocked:
"My Lord, this bridge is our only way to cross the Ju River. If it is burned, how can we cross the river?"

"We, the eight thousand soldiers, and the famous scholars from Xiangyang who were brought here with us, will all be intercepted by the Xiliang cavalry on the north bank?"

Liu Qi's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"This is my goal, I want to cut off everyone on the North Shore!"

Wang Wei's heart was shocked, and looking at Liu Qi who was as determined as iron, he suddenly understood.

When in Xiangyang, Liu Qi tried hard to persuade Liu Biao to surrender to Liu Bei.

Not only did Liu Biao refuse to listen to the advice, he once again protected Mrs. Cai and denounced his own son as a rebellious son.

Liu Qi's heart was completely chilled.

So, at this life-and-death moment, he had to break with Liu Biao and his son, burn the Dangyang Bridge, and cut off Liu Biao's last 8,000 direct soldiers on the north bank.

Of course, there was also the vicious woman Madam Cai, and the famous scholars from Xiangyang who came with her. They were all intercepted on the north bank and left to Liu Bei.

Liu Biao suffered another heavy blow, and his entire army was wiped out. Even if he managed to escape to Jiangling, he would be alone.

"My Lord, are you really going to do this? Are you really going to betray your master?"

Wang Wei was hesitant and had to ask with a bitter face.

Liu Qi's face was as determined as iron, and he replied with resentment:
"The situation is hopeless. Even if we flee to Jiangling, we will still be killed and disgraced."

"Father, for the sake of his so-called self-esteem, will struggle to the end, and will blindly protect that vicious woman and regard me as a rebellious son!"

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How can I not abandon him when he treats me like this?"

Liu Qi was filled with indignation and vented all the pent-up anger in his heart.

At this point he was already deeply poisoned, and now his blood was rushing up. He immediately started coughing violently and vomited several mouthfuls of black blood.

"Master!"

Wang Wei was startled and stepped forward to help.

"Leave me alone!"

Liu Qi pushed him away, spitting blood and shouting:
"If you still regard me as the eldest son, then set fire to the bridge. Otherwise, kill me with a sword and claim credit for it from my father!"

Wang Wei froze in place, stuck in a dilemma.

On one side is his lord, and on the other side is the eldest son who regards him as his confidant. He is caught in a dilemma.

But looking at Liu Qi vomiting blood, thinking about the grievances Liu Qi had suffered over the years, and thinking about Madam Cai's poisoning of him, the hesitation in Wang Wei's eyes finally turned into anger and determination.

"Okay, if the eldest son wants to surrender to Liu Xuande, Wei will follow!"

Wang Wei shouted indignantly, drew his sword, turned around, and shouted:
"Didn't you hear the eldest master's order? Set fire to the bridge immediately. Anyone who dares to disobey will be beheaded!"

These soldiers on the left and right are all Wang Wei's direct troops, so naturally they dare not disobey orders.

So the soldiers acted in panic and set the Dangyang Bridge on fire in a blink of an eye.

The flames were blazing, and a wooden bridge in Zuoda instantly turned into a fire bridge.

Liu Qi looked at the bridge that was on fire and finally felt relieved. He sat down as if exhausted and leaned against the wheel.

At this time, a large number of soldiers had rushed to the north bank.

Seeing that Dangyang Bridge had been burned, the eight thousand soldiers of Jingzhou immediately fell into panic.

With Wang Wei's help, Liu Qi got back on the carriage and said loudly:

"Dangyang Bridge has been destroyed. You have no way to escape. You can't go to Jiangling City!"

"You are all from Xiangyang. There is no need to pay for my father's funeral."

"I, Liu Qi, will stay and submit to Lord Xuande. Those of you who are willing to submit may stay. Those who are not willing may leave on your own and go find your wives and children."

The will of the eight thousand Jingzhou soldiers collapsed immediately.

The road ahead is blocked. Even Liu Biao's son has rebelled against Liu Biao and wants to surrender to Liu Bei. What reason do these small soldiers have to continue working for the Liu family?
So thousands of Jingzhou soldiers threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground, and declared that they were willing to surrender to Liu Bei along with Liu Qi.

The rest who were unwilling to surrender threw away their weapons and armor and fled in all directions.

A dozen steps away.

Madam Cai was standing on the carriage, watching the fire at Dangyang Bridge and Liu Qi openly announcing his betrayal of Liu Biao. She was so shocked that she was stunned and froze there.

And this time.

With the help of Wang Wei, Liu Qi walked through the crowd with a sword in hand and came in front of Mrs. Cai.

"Liu Qi, you disloyal and unfilial beast, how dare you betray your father!"

Mrs. Cai didn't know where she got the courage from, but she glared at Liu Qi and started scolding him.

Before he finished speaking, Liu Qi swung out with his sword.

Mrs. Cai was immediately hit on the leg by the sword. She screamed and fell off the carriage, landing heavily on the muddy ground.

Liu Qi held the bloody sword and walked towards Mrs. Cai step by step.

"Vicious woman!"

"You and your brother have been bullying me all these years in order to support Liu Cong, and have been slandering me to father every day!"

"You vicious woman, you are so despicable and shameless that you poisoned me to death!"

"I, Liu Qi, remember all these accounts in my heart!"

"Today, I will settle accounts with you, you vicious woman!"

Liu Qi gnashed his teeth and shouted angrily, slowly raising the long blood sword in his hand.

"Qi Er, spare my life~~"

"I was blinded by greed and confused for a moment. I really know I was wrong."

"Although I am not your biological mother, I am still your stepmother. For the sake of our mother-son relationship, please let me go!"

"Qi Er, I really know I was wrong~~"

Mrs. Cai finally gave in. She no longer had the bossy attitude of the shrew she had back then and began to beg desperately.

"If I forgive you, this vicious woman, I, Liu Qi, will not be worthy of being a man!" Liu Qi roared and stabbed down angrily with the sword in his hand.

With a scream, Mrs. Cai's heart was pierced and she died.

Liu Qi killed the vicious woman who poisoned him with his own hands, and finally vented the last bit of resentment that had been suppressed in his heart.

As the bloody sword in his hand loosened, Liu Qi took a few steps back with laughter, then fell on his back to the ground with a bang.

...

Dusk.

Zhang Xiu has led his cavalry and arrived at Dangyang Bridge.

Wang Wei led several thousand remaining soldiers who had been waiting for a long time and came forward to ask for surrender to Zhang Xiu.

At this time, Liu Qi had fainted on the ground, unconscious.

Wang Wei reported the whole incident to Zhang Xiu truthfully.

"Liu Biao's eldest son is quite brave. In order to please the Cai family, Liu Biao treated him so coldly. He is really unworthy of being a father!"

"Take your son back to Xiangyang and follow me to see the Lord."

Zhang Xiu was quite impressed by Liu Qi, but when he turned his gaze to Madam Cai's body, a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Just throw this vicious woman's body into the wilderness and let her feed the wild dogs!"

After pacifying Wang Wei and the surrendered soldiers, Zhang Xiu then went to pacify the heroes of Xiangyang, and finally came to Pang Degong and Sima Hui.

"I am Zhang Xiu, your humble servant. I am honored to meet you two gentlemen."

"Xiu is a little late and frightened the two gentlemen."

Zhang Xiu greeted them with a bow, and then told them in detail how Xu Shu had asked Liu Bei for help, and how Liu Bei had adopted Xiao Fang's plan and ordered him to lead light cavalry to detour southward to seize Dangyang Bridge.

Pang Degong and Sima Hui suddenly realized what was going on. They looked at each other, and admiration appeared in their eyes.

"Brother Degong, it seems that our worries are unnecessary."

"This military advisor Xiao was able to come up with such a best of both worlds plan, which not only can intercept Liu Biao but also does not harm innocent people."

"Such a clever plan is far better than that of us two old men."

Sima Hui sighed with emotion, and his words were full of admiration.

Pang Degong also nodded slightly and sighed:
"Having personally witnessed Xiao Jinglue's wisdom today, I finally understand that Liu Biao's defeat at the hands of Lord Xuande was not unjust at all."

"This Xiao Jinglue's wisdom and strategy are truly unrivaled in the world. Lord Xuande is blessed with such a divine assistant. It is truly a destiny!"

The two noble men from Jingxiang sighed with emotion and admired it endlessly.

Zhang Xiu smiled proudly, clasped his hands and said:
"The Lord has now entered Xiangyang and is waiting for you two gentlemen in the city. Let's set off immediately and return to Xiangyang."

then.

Zhang Xiu then escorted thousands of surrendered soldiers and escorted Pang Degong and other famous figures and heroes of Xiangyang, and set off northward to return to Xiangyang.

...

Forty miles south of Dangyang.

After fleeing for a whole day and night, Liu Biao met his nephew Liu Pan who came to the north to meet him. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped from heaven.

After setting up camp, Liu Biao gathered the defeated troops on the spot, while Liu Pan personally led the scouts north to meet the troops heading south.

at dusk.

Liu Pan returned with only a few hundred men and horses, including his second son Liu Cong and a few officials and soldiers.

"Pan'er, are these the only people?"

"Eight thousand soldiers, could it be that only a few hundred escaped?"

"Where's your brother? Where's your aunt? Didn't they escape?"

Liu Biao's eyes were full of disbelief and he could not accept this fact.

You know, there are only 800 Xiliang cavalrymen. Even if they cut off the Dangyang Bridge, it is impossible to wipe out all 8,000 soldiers!
There should be at least several thousand troops who could take a detour and cross the river from somewhere else to meet up with us.

After all, the Ju River is not a large river system, and we should be able to cross the river by just making a few bamboo rafts.

But Liu Pan only brought back a few hundred people, which was incredibly small.

"Uncle, according to those who escaped, it was my brother, he—"

Liu Pan's face was solemn and he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.

Liu Biao became anxious, his face darkened, and he shouted:
"Qi'er, what's wrong? What do you want to say? Say it now!"

Seeing Liu Biao urging him so much, Liu Pan knew he could not hide it any longer, so he took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Brother, he set fire to Dangyang Bridge, cut off our army's way across the river, and incited 8,000 soldiers to surrender to Liu Bei!"

Liu Biao's body staggered, as if he had been hit on the head, and his face froze in astonishment for a moment.

Kuai Yue and others around him were all shocked and utterly astonished.

No one expected that Liu Qi would choose to betray Liu Biao at such a critical moment!
He even burned down the Dangyang Bridge and gave all of Liu Biao's remaining 8,000 direct soldiers to Liu Bei!
"Rebellious son, rebellious son, you rebellious son~~"

Liu Biao's face began to distort, his eyeballs gradually became bloodshot, he gritted his teeth, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Not finished yet.

Liu Pan swallowed his saliva and continued:

"Brother, not only did he surrender to Liu Bei, he also killed him personally in front of everyone... killed him..."

After struggling for a long time, Liu Pan finally uttered those two words through his teeth:
"Auntie!"

Liu Biao's body was stiff, his eyes widened to the point of almost bursting, and the anger on his face instantly turned into endless horror.

It's your own son, so let him betray you.

He actually openly murdered his second wife, his stepmother, in front of everyone!
From today onwards, Liu Biao will become a laughing stock of the world.

His name, Liu Biao, will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever!

To be laughed at by all eternity!
"what--"

Liu Biao let out a mournful cry toward the sky, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fainted on the ground with his face up facing the sky.

(End of this chapter)