Chapter 86 Today I will vent my anger! Liu Bei, your hands are full of the blood of my Cai family!
"Liu Biao treats me well?"

Wen Pin clenched his fists, hatred burning on his face, and said angrily:

"When Sun Jian attacked Jingzhou, all the counties north of the Han River surrendered, but I led 3,000 troops to defend Rang County, and would rather die than surrender until Sun Jian was defeated."

"My loyalty to Liu Biao is well known to the people of Jingzhou, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to it!"

"But how did Liu Biao treat me?"

"I held the same official position I held back then as I do today, but he never promoted me even one level!"

"On the contrary, you Cai family's mediocre talents, who have not done anything, have been promoted to high positions in the name of resisting Sun Jian. You are in control of the key points of my Jingzhou army."

"Do you dare to say that with your talents as generals, the Cai brothers are really qualified to ride on my head, Wen Pin, and boss me around?"

"How dare you, Liu Biao, treat me so well, and yet you still boast that you treat me well?"

Wen Pin was furious and vented all the grievances and resentment that had been pent up in his heart for many years in one breath.

Cai Zhong was speechless, his face turned red and white, and he felt both ashamed and angry.

"Everyone knows that Liu Biao relied on the support of you and Cai Mao to secure his position as governor. He favors you and Cai Kuai and treats us, the generals with small surnames, coldly. I will assume that he has his own reasons."

"But during the battle of Yuyang, he actually believed the slanderous words of that fool Zhang Yun, and the instigation of your brothers Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, suspecting that I was secretly in contact with Lord Xuande, and even stripped me of my military power, intending to put me to death!"

"How can I, Wen Pin, not rebel against Liu Biao, a foolish, incompetent ruler who favors villains?"

"Lord Xuande is ten times more talented and magnanimous than Liu Biao, and he treats me with kindness and righteousness. How can I, Wen Pin, not repay him with my own death?"

"It is only natural for me to abandon Liu Biao and join a wise leader like Lord Xuande. Not to mention you, even if Liu Biao were here, he would not be qualified to rebuke me!"

Wen Pin's righteous and stern voice struck Cai Zhong's head like thunder, shocking him so much that he staggered back half a step.

After being in a daze for a long time, Cai Zhong finally recovered and became angry again.

"Wen Pin, stop making unfounded arguments!"

"My lord is my lord. If my lord wants me to die, I must die!"

"Even if the lord suspects you, as a subject, betraying the lord is disloyalty and injustice!"

"You shameless traitor, how dare you yell at me here—"

Cai Zhong seemed to be forced into a corner, and he yelled at Wen Pin in a furious manner.

Looking at the crazy young master of the Cai family in front of him, Wen Pin was furious and could no longer bear it, so he suddenly drew his sword.

A murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Cai Zhong, who was originally furious, stopped roaring like an eggplant hit by frost in an instant when he saw that Wen Pin actually wanted to kill him.

"Wen Pin, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill me?"

"I am a descendant of the Cai family. You should know clearly what the Cai family's background is in Jingzhou."

"If you dare to harm me, you will cut off your own escape route and be completely on Liu Bei's pirate ship!"

"My lord will not let you go, and my brother will never let you go either!"

"Do you really think that Liu Bei can overwhelm the lord by taking Xinye through deception?"

"My lord and my Cai family still hold Jingzhou. If they come with all the troops in the state, Liu Bei will not be their opponent!"

Cai Zhong kept chattering, trying to use Liu Biao and the Cai family to warn Wen Pin.

The murderous intent in Wen Pin's eyes grew stronger and stronger.

"My lord is a man of great talent and strategy, and he has the assistance of a god like Military Advisor Xiao. Even if Liu Biao mobilizes all the troops in the state, he will surely be defeated!"

"Besides, although he still controls Jingzhou, he has lost countless soldiers and generals. How can he mobilize all the troops in the state to fight against our lord?"

"Cai Zhong, I, Wen Pin, will kill you, this arrogant and incompetent villain, today."

Wen Pin's eyes were as hard as iron. He shouted angrily and slashed down wildly with the sword in his hand.

"Wen Pin, Zhong Ye, wait a minute, I want to see Liu Xuande, I want to see—"

At the last moment, Cai Zhong finally revealed his true form and begged in fear.

Wen Pin's sword showed no mercy.

"puff!"

There was a muffled sound and blood splattered.

Cai Zhongren's head fell to the ground, separated from his neck.

"It feels so good. It feels so damn good!"

"General Zhongye did a good job in killing us. We have been oppressed by the Cai family for so many years. Today we can finally get some revenge!"

Deng Ji behind him clapped and cheered, feeling relieved.

Wen Pin let out a long breath, his body and mind had never felt so relaxed and refreshed.

"Light the beacon fire and report the victory to the lord!"

"Leave a thousand soldiers to guard the east gate, and the rest of you will follow me into the heart of Xinye!"

Wen Pin rode his horse, holding a sword in hand, commanding thousands of soldiers and marching along the main street.

A column of beacon smoke rose up on the east gate tower.

...

On the north gate wall.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle continues.

The Jingzhou army under the command of Cai Mao fought desperately to repel several rounds of attacks by Liu's army, and forced Liu's soldiers who had climbed to the top of the city wall to go down several times.

Liu Jun's offensive gradually weakened, and seemed to have reached the end of its strength.

Cai Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked down at Liu Bei's flag with contempt.

"Liu Bei, do you really think that the reason why I, Cai Mao, can become the chief military commander in Jingzhou is entirely due to the foundation of my Cai family?"

"In today's offensive and defensive battle, you finally saw my true strength..."

Cai Mao smiled coldly, waved his sword and shouted:
"Listen, men of Jingzhou. The enemy is at the end of its strength. If you hold on a little longer, they will retreat!"

"After winning this battle, I will definitely have great success..."

The word "appreciation" was not yet uttered.

More than a hundred defeated soldiers came in panic along the city wall from the direction of the east gate.

"General Cai, something happened at the East Gate!"

"Deng Ji rebelled, held General Deshi hostage, and let the enemy troops march into the city!"

"My East Gate has been lost!"

The defeated soldiers knelt before Cai Mao and gave him a blow on the head while crying.

Cai Mao's face turned pale with shock, his body swayed, and he almost lost control of the sword in his hand.

Deng Ji rebelled?

Holding Cai Zhong hostage?

Liu Bei broke through the east gate?

These pieces of bad news struck Cai Mao's head like thunder, and his mind was buzzing and went blank.

He had a dazed expression and looked towards the east gate tremblingly, then turned to look at the main force of Liu's army at the north gate.

Suddenly, my body shook violently, and the truth flooded into my mind like a flood.

"Deng Ji is an old subordinate of Wen Pin. The big-eared thief must have used the traitor Wen Pin to recruit Deng Ji!" "The big-eared thief's attack on my north gate was just a feint to cover up the rebellion of Deng Ji and seize my north gate!"

"I fell into a trap!"

"Damn it! I should have realized earlier that Deng Ji was a potential threat. I should have gotten rid of him earlier!"

Cai Mao suddenly realized his mistake, stamped his feet and cried out in pain, with endless regret on his face.

The soldiers of Jingzhou who were still fighting hard along the city heard the tragic news that the east gate had fallen, and their morale immediately became chaotic.

The collapse begins.

Without orders from General Cai Mao, hundreds of Jingzhou soldiers lost their fighting spirit, abandoned their lines and fled towards the city.

Looking at the scattered soldiers, seeing the original victory take a sharp turn for the worse in an instant, and thinking of his second brother Cai Zhong who was captured by Liu Bei again, Cai Mao's pride and arrogance also collapsed.

"why?"

"You are all from Jingzhou, why did you all join the big-eared thief and become the enemy of our lord and our Cai family?"

"How hateful! How hateful~~"

After Cai Mao cursed loudly with gnashing teeth, he could only sigh helplessly:
"Order all units to abandon Xinye immediately and retreat southward!"

"immediately--"

Cai Mao jumped on his horse and fled out of the city in panic.

As soon as the main general fled, the Jingzhou army collapsed and was completely defeated.

Liu's army is outside the city, in the center of the army formation.

"My lord, the beacon fire has been raised at the east gate!"

"The military advisor's plan has worked. Wen Zhongye has taken over the East Gate!"

Chen Dao pointed at the night sky above the East Gate and shouted excitedly.

Liu Bei was cheered up and looked carefully. Sure enough, he saw a beacon fire rising above the east gate.

at the same time.

The Jingzhou army, which had been resisting stubbornly on the north gate wall, suddenly collapsed without any warning, and even Cai Mao's general flag disappeared with it.

"Cai Mao must have learned that the East Gate had been lost, so he abandoned the city and fled!"

"The military advisor's plan really worked!"

Liu Bei's spirits were greatly boosted. He drew his double-edged sword and shouted:
"The enemy has been defeated. The entire army will attack again and enter Xinye!"

As the war drums sounded, Liu's soldiers attacked more fiercely.

In the blink of an eye, the city gate burst open and the drawbridge dropped.

Xu Chu raised his sword and jumped on his horse, rushing into the north gate first.

Tens of thousands of Liu's soldiers then poured into Xinye City like a tide.

On the city wall, the flag symbolizing Liu Bei’s general finally rose in the firelight.

Liu Jun completely captured Xinye!

Cai Mao, however, fled all the way like a stray dog.

It was not until dawn, when he had escaped for more than ten miles and confirmed that there were no pursuers behind him, that Cai Mao slowed down his pace and was able to catch his breath.

Generals such as Wang Wei and Kuai Qi, each leading their defeated troops, gathered together one after another.

Cai Mao counted the casualties and found that most of the 10,000 troops were killed or wounded, countless surrendered, and only less than 2,000 people escaped.

"No wonder Liu Bei wanted to use General Deshi to exchange for Wen Pin's family in order to persuade Wen Pin to surrender."

"It turns out that he wanted to use Wen Pin to persuade Deng Ji to surrender, and then attack Xinye with the help of both inside and outside forces."

"This is most likely the work of Xiao Fang. This man is really smart..."

Wang Wei was sighing with emotion and was about to praise Xiao Fang when he caught a glimpse of Cai Mao's face turning pale and he was glaring at him angrily.

Obviously, his unintentional sigh hit Cai Mao's sore spot.

Wang Wei's heart was shocked and he quickly swallowed the rest of his words, not daring to say another word.

"I didn't expect Uncle Deshi to be so unlucky that he was captured by Liu Bei. I wonder if he is alive or dead now?"

Kuai Qi shook his head and sighed, and was quite worried about Cai Zhong.

Cai Mao forced himself to cheer up and snorted coldly:
"De Shi is a member of my Cai family after all. Even if he falls into Liu Bei's hands, he will not dare to harm his life as he did before!"

Kuai Qi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:

"When Liu Bei captured Uncle De Shi last time, he really didn't dare to harm his life. I think he will do the same this time. He will probably use Uncle De Shi as a valuable asset to threaten the lord."

The words trailed off.

Several riders came galloping over. They were Cai Zhong's personal guards who had escaped from Xinye.

Several people dismounted from their horses, knelt on the ground, and cried:

"General Cai, General Deshi was coerced by Deng Ji and killed by the traitor Wen Pin himself!"

There was dead silence all around.

Be it Wang Wei or Kuai Qi, they all turned pale with horror.

Cai Mao was like a statue, frozen in place in an instant.

The third brother Cai He died at the hands of Liu Bei's generals!

The great revenge has not yet been taken, and now even his second brother Cai Zhong has died at the hands of Liu Bei's generals!
His two younger brothers, the two legitimate sons of the Cai family, were both killed by Liu Bei!

Liu Bei's hands are stained with the blood of the Cai family...

"Big-eared thief!"

"You killed my two brothers, and I, Cai Mao, will fight you to the death!"

"If I don't turn you into ashes, I will not be a human being—"

A roar of grief and anger was heard across the wilderness.

Everyone around was sighing.

"Wen Pin is a shameless traitor. Not only did he betray his lord, he even murdered Uncle Deshi. He is so hateful!"

"Uncle Degui, please accept my condolences. Our Kuai family and Cai family are of the same blood. Killing the Cai family is killing our Kuai family!"

"Let's go back to Xiangyang now and meet up with my uncle Yidu. I ask you to mobilize all the troops in Jingzhou and march north again to fight that big-eared thief to the death and avenge my uncles Deshi and Deshun!"

As a member of the Kuai family, Kuai Qi naturally had to stand up and express his position at this moment.

Cai Mao recovered from his grief and anger and said through gritted teeth:

"Just as my nephew said, we will go back to Xiangyang now to invite the Lord—"

Before he could finish his words, he heard screams from soldiers behind him.

Cai Mao and Kuai Qi both turned around and looked towards the south.

The two of them looked suddenly changed and took a breath of cold air.

On the southern avenue, a cloud of dust whistled over.

A flag with the word "Xu" on it, leading a group of people, was already chasing after them.

(End of this chapter)