Chapter 69: Blame-shifting, being blamed, and power reduction! Kuai Yue: It’s not that Xiao Fang is better than me, there is a traitor inside!
"Zhang Ziying, how dare you slander me? When did I secretly communicate with Liu Bei?"

Wen Pin stepped forward and questioned Zhang Yun angrily.

Liu Biao and others were also surprised and looked at Zhang Yun, wondering why he would accuse Wen Pin in this way.

"Uncle, Liu Bei hosted a banquet for me today, hoping to use me as a pretext to ask for peace with you."

"Who would have thought that I was pretending to be drunk and accidentally overheard..."

Zhang Yun then told him word for word everything he had overheard when Liu Bei hosted a banquet for him in Yuyang City.

"Although Yun didn't know why Liu Bei wanted to attack Xiyangju, he clearly heard the big-eared thief say that he had the defense map sent by Wen Pin."

"From this, I dare to conclude that this thief must have secretly communicated with Liu Bei and leaked our military secrets to him!"

There was an uproar in the military tent.

From Liu Biao to Kuai Yue, everyone was horrified.

"The sunset gathers here, which is where our army stores its food!"

"As you said, this is Liu Bei's way of showing weakness. He wants to use you to pretend to ask for peace with the lord, so that we can let down our guard."

"Liu Bei took advantage of this opportunity and sent a surprise force deep into our southern army, attacking our Sunset Grain Gathering Camp and burning our army's grain in one fell swoop!"

Kuai Yue looked solemn as he figured out the mystery.

Then he turned his cold and suspicious eyes to Wen Pin:
"But to launch a surprise attack on the granary, they must know where our troops are stationed, so they can hide from our eyes and ears and launch a surprise attack."

"As Ziying said, the one who leaked the secrets of my deployment to Liu Bei was you, Wen Zhongye!"

Liu Biao was suddenly shocked, and his shocked and angry eyes suddenly shot towards Wen Pin.

Cai Mao was furious, pointing at Wen Pin and angrily saying:
"You are a good fellow, Wen Zhongye. The lord treats you well. How dare you betray him and secretly communicate with that big-eared thief?"

For a moment, everyone believed what Zhang Yun said, and all glared at Wen Pin angrily.

Wen Pin stood there in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Lord!"

Wen Pin bowed to Liu Biao and said angrily:

"Pin is loyal to his lord and has never leaked our military secrets through Liu Bei!"

"I really don't understand why Zhang Yun made up such a lie and framed me without any reason."

"My Lord, please understand!"

The words trailed off.

Zhang Yun flew into a rage and retorted harshly:

"Why would I make up a lie to frame you for no reason?"

"I heard all this with my own ears in Yuyang City. I heard every word clearly."

"I swear on my life that I won't lie to you!"

Wen Pin was speechless and clenched his fists suddenly. He didn't know how to refute or argue for a moment and his face turned red with anxiety.

Zhang Yun turned around and bowed to Liu Biao again:

"Wen Pin was originally from Nanyang and had guarded Rang County for many years. Yun heard that when Rang County fell, his children and many of his clansmen also fell with it."

"Yun guessed that because of this, he had secretly defected to Liu Bei as early as the battle of Rang County and leaked our army's strengths and weaknesses to Liu Bei!"

"Otherwise, how could a country bumpkin like Xiao Fang see through Kuai Yidu's plan? How could he have planned in advance to defeat me in Rang County and trap me in the enemy camp?"

Zhang Yun made a seemingly reasonable and well-founded speculation, and took the opportunity to put all the blame for his own disastrous defeat and capture in Rang County on Wen Pin.

Kuai Yue's eyes moved, and suddenly there was a sense of sudden enlightenment.

A famous scholar and the best strategist in Jingzhou was fooled by a poor scholar like Xiao Fang. He admitted that Xiao Fang was very smart, but he was still dissatisfied in his heart.

Zhang Yun's words unintentionally hit the nail on the head.

Then Kuai Yue stroked his thin beard, nodded slightly and said:

"No wonder our army suffered a crushing defeat in the battle of Rang County. I always feel that there is something fishy going on. Xiao Fang is indeed a man of extraordinary wisdom, but he is not so wise as to be so cunning."

"Now it seems that it's not that I underestimated Xiao Fang, but that he won unfairly..."

There was sarcasm hidden in Kuai Yue's words. The so-called "unfair victory" naturally referred to Wen Pin's secret collusion with the enemy, rather than Xiao Fang's brilliant strategy.

Liu Biao's face was as dark as iron, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the look he cast towards Wen Pin was gradually filled with disappointment and anger. "Wen Pin!"

"I have never treated you unfairly, why are you doing this?"

Liu Biao finally spoke.

His words were filled with disappointment and anger.

Wen Pin's body started to shudder, and he looked up at Liu Biao in astonishment.

It seemed that he could not believe that Liu Biao actually believed Zhang Yun's one-sided words and the support of Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, and really believed that he was secretly communicating with Liu Bei.

In addition to being shocked, Wen Pin couldn't help feeling deeply saddened and aggrieved.

So he didn't explain much, just took a deep breath and angrily folded his hands:

"Pin Ke swears to heaven that he has never betrayed his master. If he breaks his oath, he will be punished by heaven and earth!"

"As for Zhang Yun's accusation, I have no way to defend myself, nor do I bother to do so!"

"Whether my lord believes it or not, I have a clear conscience!"

He was a little pushed into a corner, so he decided not to argue, as if to just throw the jar into the mix.

Liu Biao's heart was shocked, and the suspicion and anger on his face faded three points in an instant.

The Han people take their oaths seriously.

Wen Pin had made such a solemn oath, so there seemed to be no reason for him to lie.

Moreover, as Wen Pin said, this was indeed Zhang Yun's one-sided statement and there was no solid evidence.

Even if he had complete faith in his nephew, he couldn't do anything to Wen Pin based on just a few words from Zhang Yun.

Hard to convince...

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Biao waved his hand slightly:

"With the war in the air, let's put this matter aside for now and discuss it later."

"Zhongye, you should take a few days' rest. Let Cai Zhong lead your troops first."

Wen Pin was startled and looked at Liu Biao with disappointment.

Liu Biao took away his military power and wanted to put him on idle.

After all, I still don't believe him.

Wen Pin was helpless and could only sigh and accept the order silently.

Then, feeling full of grievances, he left with a sigh and shook his head.

Seeing that Liu Biao still believed him, Zhang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly:
"Uncle, the big-eared thief's men have already set out today. We must be on guard."

Liu Biao turned his thoughts back to the present and looked at Kuai Yue:

"Yi Du, how do you think I should respond?"

"Should we immediately change our deployment and send out more sentries to monitor the enemy situation north of the sunset?"

Kuai Yue rolled his eyes a few times, but a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Liu Bei is planning to launch a surprise attack on our granary. Why don't we just take advantage of his trick?"

Liu Biao's eyes gleamed with excitement and he immediately signaled Kuai Yue to continue.

Kuai Yue came to the map and pointed:
"According to Ziying, Liu Bei sent at least 6,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Xiyangju."

"Then the lord will personally lead the army, march south to set up an ambush at sunset, and wipe out these 6,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop!"

"With all the troops destroyed, Liu Bei was seriously injured and his bones were broken."

"If the lord mobilizes all his troops and attacks Yuyang, how can Liu Bei resist?"

"My lord, it will be easy for you to capture Yuyang, seize Wancheng, and eliminate Liu Bei!"

Kuai Yue proudly presented a plan.

After hearing this, the gloom on Liu Biao's face disappeared and he couldn't help but stroke his beard and laugh.

"Great, great, what a good strategy to use the opponent's tactics against them!"

"Liu Bei wants to plot against me, so I will use a different strategy to make him lose more than he gains!"

(End of this chapter)