Chapter 57 How dare you kill my brother-in-law Liu Bei? Zhang Fei: The fighting has begun, the fighting has finally begun!
Cai Mao was confused.

Didn't you, Kuai Yue, calculate that at this moment, my third brother would have already conquered Yuyang and given Liu Bei a warning?
How did this lead to Wei Yan's ambush?

Not only were five thousand soldiers wiped out, but a life was also lost?

Kuai Yue's face was filled with shock and confusion. He gasped repeatedly, with endless confusion in his eyes.

Logically, his strategy was flawless, so there was no reason for Cai He to lose.

But Wei Yan actually set an ambush outside Yuyang City. It seemed that he had expected Cai He to lead his troops to launch a surprise attack, so he took advantage of the situation and set an ambush.

Just wait for Cai He to fall into the trap!

Unless, one of Liu Bei's advisers saw through his plan and made him prepared in advance.

"Xiao Fang!"

"Could it be that Xiao Fang saw through the plan?"

Kuai Yue's body trembled, and the name suddenly popped up in his mind.

But soon, Kuai Yue felt that it was impossible.

Just based on the inconspicuous transfer of Cai He replacing Wen Pin, can we infer that they will order Cai He to lead the army to launch a surprise attack on Yuyang?

He did not deny that Xiao Fang was a man of great wisdom and intelligence.

But the fact that his calculations were so terrifying was unbelievable to him.

"Third brother, third brother~~"

Mrs. Cai's crying broke the brief silence in the hall.

Upon learning that her brother had been killed, Mrs. Cai threw herself before Liu Biao and cried in grief and anger:
"My dear, Liu Bei actually killed my third brother. You must avenge Deshun and your brother-in-law~~"

Cai Mao woke up immediately after hearing his sister crying.

Why Cai He was defeated is no longer important now.

Even Liu Bei's forcible confiscation of Cai's family's land became insignificant.

The key point is that a member of the Cai family died!

Liu Bei's generals killed Cai's eldest son, his third brother Cai He!

In Jingzhou, killing his brother is a hundred times worse than killing Liu Biao's son!
"Lord!"

Cai Mao jumped up, took a few steps forward, half-knelt, and shouted in grief and anger:

"That big-eared thief invaded my state, and now he is openly killing my brother. This is clearly a blatant disrespect for the lord!"

"It's tolerable, but it's unbearable!"

"My Lord, please mobilize all the troops in Jingzhou immediately, destroy Liu Bei, recapture Nanyang, and avenge my third brother!"

With Cai Mao taking the lead, Cai Zhong and other members of the Cai family came forward one after another, kneeling and begging in grief and indignation, with a chorus of calls for war.

now.

The shock on Liu Biao's face turned into deep anger.

As the lord of Jingzhou, he controls seven counties and has an army of one hundred thousand armored soldiers.

Considering our kinship, I will acquiesce in your allowing Liu Bei to occupy Nanyang.

Instead of being grateful and guarding my house honestly, you turned against me and killed my wife's brother?
If I can still tolerate this, how can I keep my dignity?
Coupled with Mrs. Cai's crying and the angry requests for war from Cai Mao and his brothers, Liu Biao's rage grew more and more intense.

"Liu Bei, you are an ignorant mat weaver and shoe seller!"

"How dare you look down on me like this!"

Liu Biao was so furious that he jumped up and was about to give the order to send troops.

When the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"I ordered Deshun to guard Rang County, why did he mobilize his entire army to attack Yuyang?"

Liu Biao sat down again, and a hint of suspicion appeared on his originally angry face.

Cai Mao was shocked, but he didn't expect Liu Biao to see through him, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Kuai Yue stood up and stepped forward, bowing and saying:

"De Shun recently sent back news that Wei Yan repeatedly allowed his subordinates to cross the border and plunder the counties around Rang County, causing great suffering to the people."

"Yue expected that De Shun must have been unable to bear it any longer, so he led his army to raid Yuyang just now, hoping to teach Wei Yan a lesson and give Liu Bei some punishment."

Cai He should have stated this reason in a memorial afterwards, but now that Cai He is dead, the plan has been disrupted, so Kuai Yue had to say it himself.

Liu Biao couldn't help but frown.

In terms of grand ambitions, he cannot compare with Liu Bei, but in terms of political tactics, he believes that he is one level higher than Liu Bei.

After hearing what Kuai Yue said and looking at the reactions of the Cai siblings, how could he not see through Cai He's real motive for attacking Yuyang.

It was simply that the land properties of the Cai and Kuai families in Yuyang were forcibly taken back by Liu Bei. Liu Bei was unwilling to give up his share of the land, so he asked Cai He to take the initiative to raid Yuyang.

Unfortunately, he failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice. Instead, he lost Cai He's life and lost 5,000 soldiers. Thinking of this, Liu Biao fell silent, and his eyes became hesitant.

"My lord, although Deshun's sneak attack on Yuyang may seem presumptuous, his original intention was to defend your prestige."

"Yue's previous judgment was a miscalculation. Liu Bei is ambitious and is not satisfied with occupying a corner of Nanyang, let alone defending Jingbei for his lord!"

"Not only did Liu Bei kill Deshun, he also took advantage of the situation to move south and seize Rang County. His ambition to swallow up Jingzhou is obvious!"

"Yue believes that the lord should immediately lead the army north to eliminate Liu Bei before he is fully developed and completely recapture Nanyang."

"Otherwise, if Liu Bei's farming is effective, and he recruits soldiers and horses to increase his strength, and then he attacks the south in a large-scale manner, then he will be raising a tiger to cause trouble!"

"Yue asks the lord to consider the survival of Jingxiang and send troops to attack Liu Bei!"

Kuai Yue gave an impassioned analysis and generously requested Liu Biao to send troops.

Liu Biao's body trembled slightly, obviously sensing a danger signal from Kuai Yue's words.

So he stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and weighed the pros and cons again.

Upon seeing this, Kuai Yue secretly winked at Madam Cai and Cai Mao.

Mrs. Cai knelt down in front of Liu Bian and cried:
"De Shun was killed by Liu Bei in order to protect my husband and his people. If my husband is unwilling to avenge him, I will kneel down and die in front of him and put an end to it all!"

Liu Biao was shocked and hurried to support Madam Cai, but Madam Cai lay on the ground and refused to get up.

Cai Mao also knelt forward and said angrily:
"De Shun died in battle to defend the reputation of the lord. If the lord cannot raise an army to avenge him, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the Cai family's children?"

"I beg you, my lord, to send troops to destroy Liu Bei and avenge my brother!"

When these words were spoken, Liu Biao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The sentence "will chill the hearts of Cai's children" was clearly a subtle warning to him.

The subtext is, if you, Liu Biao, don't stand up for our Cai family, why should we, the Cai family, continue to support you?

Looking at Kuai Yue, although his attitude was not as fierce as Cai Mao's, he was obviously on Cai Mao's side and strongly advocated sending troops to attack Liu Bei.

The Cai and Kuai clans have reached a consensus that they must force him to send troops no matter what!

At this point, whether he was angry at Liu Bei for slapping him in the face or afraid of losing the support of the Cai and Kuai clans, Liu Biao had no choice.

"Madam, please get up quickly. Degui, please get up quickly."

Liu Biao hurriedly helped the two siblings up and said angrily:

"Liu Bei allowed his troops to invade my state and kill my wife and brother. How can I ignore this for both public and private reasons?"

"Don't worry, I have decided to mobilize all the troops in Jingzhou and march north to attack Liu Bei and avenge De Shun!"

Mrs. Cai burst into laughter and hurriedly expressed her gratitude to Liu Biao.

Cai Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, clenched his fists quietly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Liu Bei, Xiao Fang, Wei Yan."

"If you kill my brothers, I, Cai Mao, will let you know what the consequences of being an enemy of my Cai family are..."

...

Wancheng, inside the county government.

"We have already opened up 3,000 mu of garrison land in the western suburbs of Wancheng, and recruited 800 refugees to return home and register them as garrison farmers."

"Western Hubei Province investigated and seized 700 mu of occupied land, and recruited 300 refugees to return home to serve as farmers."

"The magistrate of Bowang has collected 300 oxen and is ready to lend them to the farmers to cultivate the land..."

In the government hall, Mi Zhu reported on the progress of military farming in various counties.

Liu Bei showed relief on his face and smiled at Xiao Fang:

"The military advisor's strategy of cultivating farmland is indeed a long-term solution to the food and grass problem."

"According to the current situation, the harvest from the various military farms this autumn will be more than enough to support an additional 20,000 soldiers and horses."

Xiao Fang smiled and was about to speak.

Zhang Quan hurried into the hall, looking solemn, and said loudly:
"My lord, Wei Wenchang has sent an urgent message."

"The day before yesterday, Cai He led his army to attack Yuyang. Wei Wenchang set an ambush and severely damaged 5,000 enemy troops, and killed Cai He in battle."

"Wei Wenchang has taken advantage of the victory to pursue the defeated troops and captured Rang County in one fell swoop!"

Liu Bei's expression suddenly changed.

Xiao Fang, Guan Yu, Mi Zhu and other people who knew the situation looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"The fight has started, it has finally started!"

Zhang Fei jumped up suddenly as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and shouted in ecstasy.

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