Chapter 65: How could I, a great horse, be played like this by a country bumpkin? It is better to make use of it than to kill it!
"What did you say? Say it again?"

Liu Biao jumped off his horse, rushed to Wen Pin, and asked almost like a roar.

This time he was really frightened, and almost panicked, losing the composure that a lord should have.

Wen Pin let out a long sigh and silently explained the causes and consequences of Rang County's disastrous defeat.

Liu Biao's remaining glimmer of hope vanished into thin air.

He staggered back half a step, his body frozen in a moment of shock and trance.

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao on both sides were all horrified and their faces were distorted as if they had seen a ghost.

Before anyone arrived, Wei Yan actually abandoned Rang County and left.

What they didn't expect was that Wei Yan's abandonment of the city was actually a strategy to lure the enemy!

Just to fight back, burn down Rang County, and burn Zhang Yun to the ground without leaving a single piece of his armor!

This outcome was beyond everyone's expectations, leaving them in a trance and shock. They were unable to accept this astonishing fact for a while.

"wrong!"

"How could the enemy burn down the entire city of Rang with just rockets?"

After all, Cai Mao was the top military official in Jingzhou and had some basic common sense. He immediately spotted the flaw in Wen Pin's words.

Wen Pin had no answer.

Because this was also what confused him. He had never figured it out along the way from Rang County to here.

"Wen Zhongye, you just said that this was Xiao Fang's plan?"

"How do you determine that Xiao Fang is among the enemy troops in Rang County?"

Kuai Yue recovered from his shock and suddenly asked.

Wen Pin was about to fight with Wei Yan, and Wei Yan mentioned the matter of Xiao Fang, and he told it truthfully.

Kuai Yue's eyes rolled a few times and he was suddenly shocked.

Then, a long sigh:
"So he is actually in Rang County. No wonder he can pull off such a trick. This guy is really cunning and has endless tricks!"

Cai Mao was stunned and asked anxiously:
"Yi Du, what methods did that country bumpkin use to burn down the entire city?"

Kuai Yue took a deep breath and reluctantly but had to deduce the truth:
"Now it seems that he must have guessed that Zhang Ziying's troops were a bait, and he wanted to take advantage of the situation and defeat them in one fell swoop."

"That's why he went to Rang County and forced Wei Yan to abandon the city. Before he left, he must have hidden kerosene, firewood and other flammable items on the roofs of the houses in the city."

"In this way, when the enemy outside the city launches rockets, all the houses in the city will be set on fire, and the whole city will be burned."

"This person is really..."

Kuai Yue revealed the truth and for a moment he didn’t know what to say next.

After all, it was his plan that Xiao Fang saw through.

"This Xiao Fang is really full of ingenious ideas and unfathomable!"

"I didn't expect that there would be such a strange person hidden in Jingxiang..."

Wen Pin, who suddenly realized something, spoke frankly and expressed his shock.

This unintentional sigh from the bottom of his heart was like a needle that pierced Kuai Yue's heart.

The so-called number one strategist in Jingxiang miscalculated again and was defeated by a mere country scholar!
Even though he considered himself a gentleman of noble character, how could he remain calm? How could he not feel annoyed and angry?

Wen Pin's casual praise for Xiao Fang sounded to him like a deliberate mockery, as if he was no better than a country bumpkin and unworthy of being the number one strategist in Jingxiang.

"What a brilliant plan, unfathomable, but it's nothing but some sinister and despicable means!"

"Wen Zhongye, you have buried more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of our lord in the scheme of that country bumpkin, and yet you are admiring that Xiao guy. What is your intention?"

Cai Mao was furious and questioned Wen Pin in dissatisfaction.

Wen Pin was speechless, his mouth twitching slightly, but he didn't know how to refute.

Upon seeing this, Kuai Yue rolled his eyes slightly and let out a sigh that contained a hint of reproach.

"That Xiao Fang is indeed cunning and deceitful, but if I were here for the battle in Rang County, I would not let you enter the city so easily."

"Wen Zhongye, since you knew that Wei Yan had abandoned the city and fled, you should have expected that there must be a trick. Why didn't you ask the lord for permission and entered the city without permission, and fell into Xiao Fang's trap?"

With just a few words, Kuai Yue calmly shifted the responsibility for the disastrous defeat from his own miscalculated strategy to Wen Pin and the others who acted on their own.

At this time, Liu Biao was immersed in shock and astonishment, and he had already begun to feel resentment towards Kuai Yue.

After hearing what Kuai Yue said, Liu Biao suddenly raised his head and glared at Wen Pin:

"Degui's words make sense. Why didn't you report this to me and take over Rang County on your own initiative?"

Wen Pin looked helpless and could only explain with a bitter face:

"At that time, Pin felt that the enemy army was unusual, so he advised General Zhang to station his troops outside the city and ask for instructions from the lord before entering the city."

"However, General Zhang was too eager for merit and refused to listen to Pin's advice. He insisted on entering the city first."

"As a deputy general, you can only follow orders."

Liu Biao was stunned. Only then did he remember that his nephew was the commander-in-chief and Wen Pin was only the deputy commander.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your own nephew for not living up to his expectations. How can you put the blame on Wen Pin?
Liu Biao felt it difficult to blame Wen Pin any longer and wanted to turn around and scold his useless nephew.

"Where is Ziying? Where is Ziying?"

Only then did Liu Biao discover that Zhang Yun did not come with Wen Pin to report.

"General Zhang, he..."

Wen Pin wanted to say something but hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

Liu Biao suddenly felt something was wrong, his eyes suddenly widened, and he asked anxiously:

"Where's Ziying? What happened to him? Tell me now!"

The truth cannot be hidden.

Wen Pin took a deep breath and silently told Zhang Yun the bad news that he had failed to break out and was captured by Liu's army.

It was like a thunderclap exploding overhead.

Liu Biao felt his head buzzing and he suddenly felt dizzy. He staggered back a few steps and was about to lose his balance.

"Lord!"

Cai Mao and others exclaimed and rushed forward to support Liu Biao.

The governor of Jingzhou, a descendant of the Han Dynasty listed in the family register, was defeated repeatedly by Liu Bei, a grassroots fellow clan member, with only half a county's worth of soldiers.

First, his brother-in-law was killed, and now even his own nephew is killed!
Liu Biao's defense was broken.

Even though he has the name of the Eight Horses, and prides himself on being a gentleman and a man of elegance and refinement, and he would not change his colour even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, how could he not be mentally devastated at this moment?

"Xiao Fang!"

"It was this country bumpkin's conspiracy that first killed my third brother, and now it has killed the nephew of the master!"

"If Liu Bei hadn't had this villain to give him advice, how could he have humiliated us so repeatedly!"

Cai Mao roared in anger and bowed to Liu Biao:

"My lord, I have 100,000 soldiers in Jingzhou. Even if we lose more than 10,000 of them, what does it matter?"

"Mao, please give the order, my lord. We will immediately march north to Yuyang to fight the big-eared thief!"

"Mao must destroy Yuyang and personally kill Liu Bei and Xiao Fang, the Jingzhou traitor, to avenge Deshun and Ziying!"

These angry words completely ignited Liu Biao.

He pushed everyone away, staggered and straightened his back. The elegance and calmness on his face had been distorted into extreme anger.

"Zhuge Xuan, you really found a good son-in-law!"

"Good, good, very good, very good!"

"Don't blame me for not remembering our old friendship. I will definitely exterminate Xiao Fang and your Zhuge clan together!"

Liu Biao was completely enraged. He drew his sword and pointed northward:
"Pass the order down, the entire army will march north and attack Yuyang directly!"

"In this battle, I will not retreat until Liu Bei and Xiao Fang are killed!"

...

Yuyang City, inside the county government.

Liu Bei has prepared a banquet to welcome Xiao Fang's triumphant return.

While Xiao Fang leisurely sipped the wine, Zhuge Liang vividly described how Xiao Fang burned down Rang County and defeated Zhang Yun.

Inside the county hall, there was sighing and amazement.

"Jing Lue's plan to burn down Rang County was truly a stroke of genius!"

"No wonder Jinglue said that you will return victorious within five days. It turns out that you have a brilliant plan in mind!"

Liu Bei, who suddenly realized the truth, couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

"You all saw it, right? I told you before, just trust the military advisor!"

Zhang Fei raised his nose and showed off proudly to everyone.

Zhang Xiu and others were all convinced.

Zhang Fei thought of something else and said:

"Brother, didn't the military advisor say that Zhang Yun was captured alive?"

"Why don't we just chop off his head and send it to Liu Biao? Maybe that old man will be scared to death!"

Liu Bei's smile faded slightly.

It was still undecided whether to kill Zhang Yun, not to mention that chopping off Zhang Yun's head to scare Liu Biao was not his style.

Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Fang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said:
"It would be a pity to kill Zhang Yun. Why not make use of him and defeat Liu Biao with his help?"

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