Chapter 56: Cai Family Child? I'm going to kill you! A heavy blow to Liu Biao, the wife-loving maniac!
Cai He raised his head tremblingly, and the moment he saw Wei Yan, his whole body trembled violently.

Feelings of anger and humiliation immediately enveloped my whole body.

That traitor from Jingzhou, that poor guy who had been arbitrarily demoted by him and trampled under his feet like an ant.

Now he had defeated his five thousand soldiers and knocked him off his horse with one blow!
Just like that, he looked down at his miserable condition from a high position with the attitude of a victor!
Cai He had never suffered such humiliation in his life. He was so shocked and angry that he was shaking all over and couldn't utter a word.

"Cai He, when you demoted me to a certain position, did you ever think that I would end up like this?"

Wei Yan's tone was cold and sarcastic, and he raised the long sword high in his hand.

Cai He was shocked. Looking at Wei Yan's attitude, he knew he was going to take his life.

"Wei Yan, calm down."

"This is just a misunderstanding. I can withdraw my troops back to Rangcheng right now and pretend nothing happened."

"You should know my identity. If you dare to kill me, my master and my brother will never give up and will definitely mobilize all the troops in the country to attack your master Liu Bei."

"You have brought great disaster upon your lord Liu Bei!"

Cai He did not give in. Instead, he brought up Liu Biao and the Cai family, trying to make Wei Yan feel fearful.

Hearing this, Wei Yan suddenly burst into laughter.

There was a lot of irony in that laughter.

Cai He was completely confused and had no idea what Wei Yan was mocking him for.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you clearly, so you can die with peace of mind."

"My military advisor Xiao had long predicted that you would lead your army to attack Yuyang, so he gave me a secret plan and asked me to set up an ambush to severely injure you."

"If your lord Liu Biao loses his face and leads his army to attack us, we would be more than happy to do so."

"It would be great if my master no longer had to worry about the friendship between the same clans. He could march south and capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop!"

"Cai He, tell me whether I should kill you or not!"

Wei Yan put away his smile, looked down at Cai He who was filled with astonishment, and simply pointed out Xiao Fang's plan.

Cai He's face turned pale with horror, and he swayed before collapsing and sitting down.

"Then Liu Bei, with such a big appetite, actually overestimated his own capabilities and attempted to seize Jingzhou?"

"Xiao Fang, that country bumpkin, is so cunning that he actually figured out that I was going to lead my army to attack Yuyang?"

"Could it be that they are investigating the occupation of land in Yuyang just to provoke our Cai family and force us to turn against each other and take action, so as to create an excuse for Liu Bei to go south?"

"This this…"

Cai He's face was filled with shock and horror, and he was trembling all over.

Wei Yan was too disdainful to say any more nonsense, he suddenly clenched his sword and was about to swing it down.

Cai He suddenly came to his senses and yelled in panic:

"My lord controls the seven counties of Jingxiang. How can Liu Bei, a mat weaver and shoe seller, be a match for my lord with only one county?"

"Xiao Fang is a country bumpkin. No matter how cunning he is, he can never outsmart Kuai Yidu!"

"You are overestimating your own abilities, you will definitely——"

A flash of blood flashed.

Wei Yan raised his sword and slashed, and Cai He's head rolled to the ground.

"Noisy!"

Wei Yan cursed impatiently.

Then he picked up Cai He's head with a knife and held it high in the air.

He took a deep breath and shouted:
"Cai He is dead, his head is here!"

"Those who surrender live, those who fight die!"

The soldiers of Jingzhou who were fighting hard on all sides saw the head of their commander, and the little fighting spirit they had left collapsed in an instant.

So they either knelt down in groups to surrender, or threw away their weapons and fled in panic.

The 5,000-strong Jingzhou Army suffered countless casualties and was almost wiped out.

As the morning glow rose in the east, the screams and cries of killing had subsided, and the massacre had finally come to an end.

Wei Yan, Hu Che'er and Gong Du joined together, and rode side by side, their eyes shooting towards Xiangyang. "In terms of strategy and wisdom, it has to be our military advisor Xiao."

"After this battle, my lord can finally let go and snatch Jingzhou from Liu Biao..."

After Wei Yan sighed, his fighting spirit rekindled, and he waved his sword and pointed southward:
"Pass the order, the entire army will pursue southwards and destroy Rangcheng in one fell swoop!"

...

Xiangyang.

A family dinner was going on in the provincial capital.

Today is the birthday of his second wife, Mrs. Cai. In order to show how much he dotes on his wife, Liu Biao specially held a banquet to celebrate Mrs. Cai's birthday.

In addition to his two sons, Cai Mao's brothers and his trusted adviser Kuai Yue were naturally also invited to the banquet.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue discussed the matter privately while drinking.

"I have already called my elder sister. In the past few days, my elder sister found an opportunity to complain to the lord, saying how Liu Bei indulged his subordinates in Yuyang and encroached on our Cai family's property."

"Although the lord was annoyed by this, he tried his best to control himself and always brushed it off."

"Yidu, as you expected, the lord will not easily send troops to attack Liu Bei just because of my Cai family's personal affairs."

Cai Mao spoke in a low voice, his tone vaguely revealing a hint of dissatisfaction with Liu Biao.

Kuai Yue smiled faintly and said in a low voice:

"My lord values ​​his reputation, so he naturally does not want to be slandered by the world and accused of resorting to violence against his own clan."

"Besides, Liu Bei once defeated Zhang Ji. Although the lord controls a state, he is still wary of him."

Cai Mao nodded slightly, but sighed:

"To be honest, your lordship's talent and strategy are far inferior to that of Yuan Benchu, and are also far inferior to Cao Mengde. He is just a ruler who maintains the status quo."

Kuai Yue smiled and said:

"What's wrong with being a ruler who maintains the status quo? If they were as talented and strategic as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, how could they listen to you and me and make things convenient for us..."

Kuai Yue stopped there.

What he meant was, of course, that it was precisely because Liu Biao had no great talent or strategy that he was controlled by them.

Cai Mao understood what he meant, and they both smiled knowingly.

Kuai Yue picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then played with it and said:
"According to the time, Deshun should have conquered Yuyang by now, and the military report should be on the way to Xiangyang."

"We should also call on his colleagues, and then submit a petition to ask the Lord to send troops to recapture Nanyang."

"I don't think my lord would dare to—"

The words have not yet fallen.

General Wang Wei rushed in with a panicked look and shouted:
"My lord, urgent news from Jingbei!"

The atmosphere of the family dinner was interrupted, and Liu Biao frowned slightly, looking a little unhappy.

So he didn't even look at Wang Wei, but just said indifferently:
"Why is it so urgent? Can't you wait until the family dinner is over before reporting it?"

Wang Wei had no intention of observing his facial expressions, and solemnly bowed:

"My lord, urgent news has been sent back from Jingbei."

"General Cai Deshun suddenly led his army north to attack Yuyang, but was ambushed by Liu Bei's army and almost all of his troops were annihilated. General Cai was killed by Wei Yan, a general under Liu Bei!"

"Wei Yan took advantage of the victory and captured Rang County yesterday!"

Bang!

The cup slipped from Liu Biao's hand and fell on the table.

Mrs. Cai, who was standing beside him, had her face frozen in shock for a moment.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, who were picking up dishes, suddenly trembled and their chopsticks hung in the air.

The two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, were even more shocked.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze.

(End of this chapter)