Chapter 136 I'll send you to the guillotine! Shortcomings are made up! Liu Bei: I want to meet the little tyrant of Jiangdong!
The east was getting light and it was daybreak.

The screams of killing that had echoed all night finally died down.

Flags with the word "Liu" on them were raised at the four gates of Xiakou City and above the county government, announcing that the Jiangxia County seat had a new owner.

The mess in the county government office had been cleared up. Liu Bei sat high on the throne with a high-spirited smile on his face, listening to the generals reporting on the results of the battle.

"My lord, our army has taken control of all the key points in Xiakou."

"My lord, in this battle our army killed 3,000 enemies and captured nearly 6,000 Jiangxia soldiers who surrendered."

"Reporting to the lord, all the hundred warships in the water camp in the southeast of the city have been captured by our army."

"My Lord, there are 100,000 bushels of grain and grass stored in the treasury of Xiakou City..."

Gan Ning, Zhang Fei, Wen Pin and other generals came forward one by one to report the results of the battle.

Liu Bei had a gratified smile on his face and kept nodding slightly.

The rich results of this battle obviously exceeded his expectations.

The surrendered Jiangxia soldiers were all proficient in naval warfare. If they were properly reorganized and appeased, they could soon be incorporated into the navy.

In the Battle of Han River, Gan Ning had already seized hundreds of warships. Now that Xiakou had been captured, he had seized nearly a hundred more warships.

This means that nearly half of the warships of the Jiangxia navy, the most elite navy in Jingzhou, fell into the hands of their own army.

There are enough warships and surrendered naval soldiers. As long as we spend some time reorganizing and integrating them into the existing navy, we will be able to build an elite navy that can fight against the Jiangdong navy.

"Jinglue, after this battle, not only will we capture Xiakou, but our navy's shortcomings will also be completely made up."

Liu Bei couldn't suppress his joy and looked at Xiao Fang with a smile.

"We are not short of naval warships, but it will still take some time to recruit and train the surrendered soldiers from Jiangxia for the Lord's use."

"I predict that Sun Ce will not be willing to let Jingzhou belong to you after hearing that Xiakou has changed its owner. He will continue to advance westward and attack Xiakou regardless of the consequences."

"My navy is not strong enough to fight Sun Ce, but we cannot let Sun Ce march to Xiakou and penetrate deep into the heart of Jiangxia."

"Fang thought that the lord should immediately order Xingba to lead the existing navy to seize Mount E in the east to prevent Sun Ce's navy from continuing to advance westward!"

However, Xiao Fang remained calm and gave Lao Liu the next strategy for deploying troops.

The high-spirited look on Old Liu's face was immediately replaced by vigilance, and he immediately ordered a map to be brought and spread out in the hall.

Everyone's eyes fell on Eshan.

"This place is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, 40 miles east of Xiakou. It has the Eshan Mountain as a barrier, which is conducive to setting up camp."

"The opposite south bank is Fankou, and to the west there are dense swamps, which is not conducive to land marches."

"If our army seizes this place, we can use the Eshan Mountains and the water as a barrier to prevent Sun Ce from advancing along the banks of the Yangtze River, forcing him to advance westward along the Yangtze River."

"In this case, if Sun Ce wants to seize Xiakou and invade the heartland of Jingzhou, he can only defeat our army in a naval battle first."

"My lord, you don't have to rush to fight Sun Ce on the Yangtze River. You can lead the main force of infantry and cavalry to Eshan to join the navy, and set up two camps of water and land to confront Sun Ce across the river."

"Our army's strategy is to hold our ground and not fight, buying time to reorganize the surrendered soldiers and train the navy. Once our navy is fully developed, we will seize the opportunity to fight Sun Ce in a decisive battle on the Yangtze River!"

Xiao Fang pointed at the map and proudly told Lao Liu the complete blueprint for defeating Sun Ce.

"It turns out that the military advisor had already chosen a place to block the Jiangdong navy and planned a strategy to fight Sun Ce long before the attack on Xiakou."

"This ability to calculate ten things in one step is unmatched by anyone in the world..."

Liu Bei was amazed and then shouted:
"Gan Xingba, Xu Wenxiang, listen to my order. I order you to lead all the navy and immediately rush to Mount E to set up camp and stop Sun Ce from continuing to advance westward!"

Generals Gan Ning and Xu Sheng accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

"Wen Zhongye, Su Ziyi, listen to my orders!"

"I order the two of you to immediately organize the surrendered soldiers of Jiangxia Navy, select the best of them and incorporate them into our army, and go to Eshan to meet Xingba soon."

Liu Bei issued another order.

Wen Pin and Su Fei immediately stood up and gladly accepted the order.

After making arrangements to stop Sun Ce, Lao Liu planned to order his soldiers to rush to Eshan by land without rest.

At this time.

Huang Zhong arrived late and was the last one to report.

"My lord, I have followed your orders and killed all the members of the Kuai clan."

"Although I failed to kill Liu Cong, I captured Kuai Yue alive. Please make your decision, my lord!"

Huang Zhong clasped his fists and stepped forward to report the results of the battle to Liu Bei.

Upon hearing that the Kuai clan had been annihilated, Gan Ning, Wen Pin and other surrendered generals from Jingzhou who had not yet left were all cheered up and applauded.

Liu Bei was naturally very happy and couldn't help but praise Huang Zhong.

Then the smile on Old Liu's face faded, murderous intent gradually grew in his eyes, and he shouted:

"Bring Kuai Yue up here!"

A moment.

Kuai Yue, who was covered in dust and dirt and had dishevelled hair, was escorted to the main hall.

He was once the best strategist in Jingzhou, the head of the civil officials under Liu Biao, and the head of the second most powerful family in Jingzhou.

Now, in tattered clothes, dispirited and in a miserable state, he stood in front of Liu Bei as a prisoner.

"Kuai Yue!"

Liu Bei didn't say much, he just shouted out the name coldly.

Kuai Yue's body shook, and he slowly raised his head. The moment he saw Liu Bei, the dejected look on his face disappeared, and instantly turned into an extremely complicated expression.

Reluctance, helplessness, regret, fear...

All kinds of negative emotions, like a tide, enveloped my whole body.

"Ugh--"

After a long sigh of helplessness, Kuai Yue squeezed out a trace of bitterness from the corner of his mouth and sighed faintly:

"Liu Xuande, congratulations on taking Xiakou. This Jingzhou is finally all yours."

At this moment, Kuai Yue finally faced the cruel reality and admitted his complete failure. He was reluctant but had to admit that Liu Bei was already the master of Jingzhou.

Liu Bei was disdainful of wasting words with him and just asked coldly:
"Kuai Yue, if you have any last words, please speak them out."

Kuai Yue’s figure shuddered.

Last words…As he expected, Liu Bei really wanted to kill him.

Killing him was not only to appease those heroes of Jingxiang who were dissatisfied with the Cai and Kuai clans, but also to appease those heroes who were not valued during the Liu Biao era.

The reason for killing him was that his actions crossed Liu Bei's bottom line.

As a close and trusted minister of Liu Biao, he enjoyed Liu Biao's trust. However, when Jiangling fell, he ruthlessly abandoned Liu Biao in order to save his life.

In order to regain the lost power of the Kuai family, he did not hesitate to betray Liu Cong and Huang She, and ignored the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Xiakou City, and persuaded Huang She to secretly surrender to Sun Ce.

His bad deeds are comparable to those of Lu Bu.

How could Liu Bei spare the life of such a disloyal and despicable person without Xiao Fang's reminder?

"The victor goes to the king and the loser goes to the bandit. Since I have been defeated by you, I shall be executed!"

Kuai Yue still had some character of a famous scholar. Although he knew he was going to die, he accepted his fate calmly and did not beg for mercy in a shameful manner like Huang She.

Changing the subject, Kuai Yue bowed again:

"Everyone says that I, Kuai Yue, am the best strategist in Jingzhou. Unfortunately, I am not as smart as others and I have been defeated repeatedly by your brilliant military advisor, Envoy Liu."

"I have no other request. I just want to see before I die what kind of person is so wise that he can help you, Liu Xuande, to the throne of the Lord of Jingzhou with his own wisdom."

"I also want to see what kind of strange person has plotted against me, Kuai Yue, to such a desperate situation!"

Kuai Yue had no other request but to see Xiao Fang before he died.

This dying request was not excessive, so how could Liu Bei not agree to it? He turned his gaze to Xiao Fang beside him.

Xiao Fang slowly stood up, walked forward, and stood in front of Kuai Yue with his hands behind his back.

"Kuai Yue, the person you are talking about, I guess it should be me."

Kuai Yue raised his head, widened his eyes, and looked carefully at the handsome and elegant young man in front of him.

The legendary god-like Zhang Liang reborn turned out to be such a young scholar, whose words and actions were full of casualness and leisure?

It was this young poor scholar who saw through his plans time and time again, and played him into the palm of his hand time and time again with his ingenious schemes?

Kuai Yue sucked in a breath of cold air, marveled in his heart, his eyes full of disbelief.

After looking at it for a long while, Kuai Yue finally calmed down.

"I never thought there would be such a talented person like you in Jingzhou!"

"If I had known earlier that Zhuge Xuan's nephew-in-law was such a capable person, I would have recommended him to Liu Jingsheng for important positions. How could we have ended up in this situation today?"

"It's me who is blind, it's me who is blind~~"

Kuai Yue shook his head and sighed, with a look of deep regret on his face.

Xiao Fang smiled coldly.

"Jingzhou is a land of outstanding people. There are many talented people, not just me. All those behind me are capable people who can assist the king. When have you, Kuai Yue, ever recommended anyone?"

Xiao Fang turned around and pointed at Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wen Pin and other heroes of Jingzhou.

Exposed his hypocrisy!
There are so many talented people in Jingzhou. Even if you, Kuai Yue, are blind, how could you not know one of them?
It's not that you don't know how to recognize talented people, but the fact that your Cai and Kuai clans are the most powerful makes it impossible for you to recommend talented people to Liu Biao.

You dare to recommend a talent like me, Xiao Fang, who is capable of assisting the king, to Liu Biao. Aren't you afraid that I will replace you, Kuai Yue, in your position?
Kuai Yue's body was shocked. He looked up at the angry faces and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face.

"You have met the person, so go on your way with peace of mind."

Xiao Fang was too disdainful to waste any more words with him and turned back to signal Liu Bei with his eyes.

Old Liu's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he waved his hand and shouted:

"Come here, drag this disloyal and treacherous man away and behead him on the spot!"

The left and right personal guards rushed forward and captured Kuai Yue who was in a trance.

As death was approaching, Kuai Yue woke up from his embarrassment and was instantly enveloped by endless sadness and despair.

"Liu Bei, your talent is indeed superior to Liu Jingsheng's, and with the assistance of Xiao Fang, you deserve to seize Jingzhou."

"But I have to tell you that Jiangdong and Jingzhou cannot coexist. Even if you take Xiakou, the little tyrant will still lead his army to take it back."

"Sun Ce's might is even greater than that of his father Sun Jian. You may have defeated Liu Jingsheng, but you are definitely not Sun Ce's opponent!"

"I will be on the road to the underworld, watching you lose to Sun Ce and see you fail miserably~~"

As death was approaching, Kuai Yue became asleep again and shouted hoarsely at Liu Bei.

Xiao Fang showed sarcasm and laughed coldly:

"You are a famous scholar after all. Why don't you just go on your journey peacefully and leave yourself a decent life? Why do you care so much about what happens after your death?"

"Since you have such confidence in Sun Ce, then wait patiently on the Yellow Springs Road. Perhaps it won't be long before my Lord will send that little tyrant to meet you."

After saying that, Xiao Fang waved his hand.

Chen Dao personally dragged Kuai Yue out of the hall.

Kuai Yue, however, refused to give in and continued to yell incessantly.

"Noisy!"

Chen Dao listened with disgust and punched Kuai Yue on the back of the head.

The top strategist in Jingzhou fainted and was sent to the guillotine in a daze.

Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wen Pin and other surrendered generals from Jingzhou all cried out in delight.

Liu Bei smiled again and said proudly:

"Pass the order down, the entire army will set out immediately and head straight for Mount E."

"I will fight alongside you all again and meet the Little Overlord of Jiangdong!"

(End of this chapter)