Chapter 93 Is Xiao Fang a demon? Fool, Liu Xuande must take Jingzhou, we won't get on the pirate ship!
"Master!"

Wang Wei took a step forward and supported Liu Qi.

When the soldiers of Jingzhou on the city wall heard that the Western Liang cavalry was attacking and the water camp had been captured, they were all horrified.

"Wasn't Liu Bei in Wancheng preparing wine for his son? Why did he suddenly attack my water camp?"

Liu Qi struggled to stand up straight and looked at Wang Wei in shock and astonishment.

Wang Wei was also surprised, with confusion in his eyes.

Liu Qi didn't have time to think about it, he immediately jumped on his horse and headed straight for the south gate.

Climbing up the city wall and looking south, I saw that the battle flag of Liu Bei’s army had indeed been raised in the water camp not far away.

This means that all the navy of Fancheng has fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

It also means that Fancheng’s retreat route to the south bank has been cut off, and Fancheng has become an isolated city on the north bank of the Han River.

"Could it be that Liu Bei's plan of making a big show in Wancheng is just a trick to conceal his true intentions?"

"He intentionally let us down and took advantage of the situation to attack southward with light cavalry, destroy our water camp in one fell swoop, and cut off our retreat?"

After all, Wang Wei was an experienced person, and he finally guessed some of the clues.

Liu Qi shuddered and finally came to his senses.

Then he shook his head suddenly and asked:

"Even if this is Liu Bei's plan to deceive the world, I still have more than 2,000 marines led by Cai Xun in my marine camp."

"The enemy is just a light cavalry, how could they be defeated so easily?"

Wang Wei was speechless and immediately stumped by the question. He looked towards Shuiying in confusion again.

At this moment, dozens of surviving sailors came from the direction of the water camp and fled to the south gate of the city.

Liu Qi urgently ordered the city gate to be opened and sent them up to the city wall to inquire why the water camp was lost so easily.

"My Lord, it was Yi Ji who brought a boatload of wine and meat, saying that General Degui was here to comfort our troops."

"Our General Cai distributed wine and meat to all the soldiers in the camp, and we drank a lot until we were drunk."

"The Xiliang cavalry suddenly attacked here. Most of our brothers were drunk and had no power to resist, so the enemy easily broke through the water camp."

The lieutenant colonel, kneeling on the ground, told the whole story with lingering fear.

Liu Qi then realized that it was not that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was too strong, but that the two thousand water soldiers were all drunk and did not resist at all.

Iranian nationality?

An unknown and inconspicuous little character in Liu Biao's prefecture.

Why did you bring wine and meat to comfort the navy at this time?
This is such a coincidence.

"My Lord, since Liu Bei conquered Xinye, many scholars in Jingzhou have rushed to defect to him."

"This Yi Ji's behavior is suspicious. Could it be that he has secretly surrendered to Liu Bei?"

"So he came to comfort the water camp today, just on Liu Bei's orders, to get the water soldiers drunk, so that he can cooperate with the Xiliang cavalry to break our water camp?"

Wang Wei speculated with a trembling voice.

Liu Qi's body started to shudder, and a creepy feeling enveloped his whole body.

First retreat back to Wancheng and hold a full-moon banquet to paralyze him and his son.

Then he instigated Yi Ji to rebel and got his naval soldiers drunk with wine and meat.

Afterwards, we launched another rapid attack with cavalry, captured his water camp unexpectedly, and cut off his Fancheng in the north of Han.

What kind of wisdom does it take to come up with such a perfect and far-sighted strategy?

"Xiao Fang!"

Liu Qi and Wang Wei looked at each other suddenly and exclaimed the name almost at the same time.

Liu Qi took a deep breath, his body staggered, and he hurriedly grabbed the battlement, barely able to steady himself.

When he was in Xiangyang before, he only knew about Xiao Fang's ingenious strategies and calculations from the battle reports, and he felt that he was not as powerful as the rumors said.

After his personal experience today, he finally understood why someone as smart as Kuai Yue was repeatedly outwitted by Xiao Fang.

He also understood why his father, who clearly commanded the troops of an entire state, was able to repeatedly help Liu Bei defeat the strong with the weak.

"If this is really Xiao Fang's trick, this man's intelligence is truly unmatched in the world!"

"Liu Bei has this god-like assistant, no wonder my father is no match for him..."

Liu Qi gasped, muttered to himself, and looked dazed.

Suddenly, his Qi and blood were stimulated and he started coughing violently again.

Wang Wei hurriedly supported Liu Qi and said comfortingly:
"Don't be anxious, young master. Even if it was Xiao Fang's plan, I think he missed something."

Liu Qi's eyes lit up, and he quickly suppressed his anger and looked at Wang Wei.

Wang Wei regained some composure and pointed at the soldiers in the city and said:
"What Xiao Fang never expected is that we still have more than 10,000 elite soldiers in the city, while the number of soldiers he attacked in our water camp was no more than a thousand."

"Our army is ten times larger than the enemy's. I only need to lead 5,000 soldiers and within half a day, we will be able to recapture the water camp and destroy the attacking enemy army!"

"Not only can we recapture the water camp, but we can also severely dampen Liu Bei's fighting spirit!"

After hearing these words, the gloom in Liu Qi's eyes instantly disappeared.

He patted the battlements and said happily:

"Yes, how could I have forgotten that I still have 10,000 soldiers!"

"General Wang, I'll follow your plan. Quickly lead 5,000 soldiers out of the city and seize—"

Before the word "return" can be uttered.

Suddenly, a solemn horn sounded from behind.

Liu Qi and Wang Wei turned around subconsciously, and saw dust and fog rolling in from the direction of the north gate.

The two men looked at each other, quickly mounted their horses, and headed straight for the north gate.

When he arrived at the north gate and looked north, Liu Qi gasped and froze on his horse.

To the north, countless soldiers of Liu's army were approaching like a tide.

A flag with the word "Wen" on it is clearly visible.

"It's Wen Pin!"

"It's that traitor who led the enemy troops from Xinye to attack!"

"Could this also be Liu Bei's plan to contain us and prevent us from sending troops to seize the water camp?"

Wang Wei's voice trembled as he spoke the truth in a horrified tone.

Liu Qi's body began to tremble, his face gradually twisted into a look of despair, and his breathing became increasingly heavy and rapid.

"This plan is so perfect?"

"Predict our every move?"

"What kind of demon is that Xiao Fang?"

Liu Qi was in a trance, muttering to himself.

At this time.

Wang Wei suddenly thought of something and shouted:

"Not good. The 100,000 hu of grain and fodder we transferred from Xiangyang have just been moved to the water camp. We don't have time to transport it to Fancheng."

"The grain stored in the city's granary is less than one month's supply!"

"Now that the water camp has been cut off, the food supply has been cut off, and Liu Bei's army is approaching, we are unable to divide our forces to retake the water camp!"

"How can we defend Fancheng?"

Wang Wei's exclamation was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, weighing heavily on Liu Qi.

"what--"

Liu Qi let out a mournful cry toward the sky, spat out a mouthful of black blood, and fell headfirst off his horse.

"Master!"

On the city wall, chaos immediately broke out.

...

West of Fancheng, on the north bank of the Han River.

Inside the Huang family manor, a tense negotiation is currently underway.

"Uncle, the situation is clear as day. Don't you understand?"

"The Cai and Kuai clans suffered heavy losses, their prestige has been destroyed, and their provincial troops have been almost completely wiped out."

"The only ones the lord can rely on now are the Jiangxia soldiers commanded by my father." "This is a godsend opportunity for our Huang family to surpass the Cai and Kuai families and become the number one family in Jingzhou."

"It just so happens that the Lord wants to marry into the Huang family and wants to support us. How can we miss this opportunity?"

"For the Huang family, this marriage cannot be rejected. My cousin must marry the eldest son!"

Huang She analyzed the interests involved in an excited tone.

The last sentence was even more decisive, as if it was an order.

Huang Chengyan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Zi Rui, are you giving me orders?"

Huang She met Huang Chengyan's gaze and said seriously:
"Naturally, I dare not order you around. I am only explaining the interests to you."

"This is also what my father asked his nephew to convey to my uncle. He asked my uncle to put the future of the Huang family first and fulfill the responsibilities of a family head, and not act based on personal preferences."

"Father has made up his mind. Uncle must agree to this marriage!"

Huang She brought up his father Huang Zu, and his tone was so tough that it was almost threatening.

"Is your father doing this for my Huang family, or is he trying to harm my Huang family?"

A stern female voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Huang She was startled and turned around suddenly, and saw a young girl in a light yellow skirt, with delicate features and an angry look, walking in from the side hall.

"Yueying?"

Huang Chengyan's face changed slightly, obviously he did not expect his daughter to show up unexpectedly.

Huang Yueying waved her hand slightly, signaling her father not to bother her and let her finish what she was saying.

When Huang She saw that it was his cousin, he said unhappily:

"Yueying, what do you mean by that? What do you mean my father wants to harm my Huang family?"

Huang Yueying walked forward calmly and knelt beside Huang Chengyan.

Take a deep breath, raise your hand and point to the north:
"Now, all the knowledgeable people in Jingxiang can see that Liu Xuande is a man of great talent and vision, with a heart of justice and righteousness, and is a wise leader of the time."

"And he had the assistance of Xiao Jinglue, a genius of his time, who killed Liu Biao and caused him to lose many soldiers and generals. Now even Xinye has been lost, and Liu Xuande has forced him to retreat to the Han River."

"If this continues, Liu Xuande will sooner or later cross the Han River, capture Xiangyang, and then seize Jingzhou!"

"The change of ownership of Jingzhou is inevitable!"

Then Huang Yueying looked at Huang She with contempt, as if she was looking at him as a fool.

"But you and your son are unable to see the general situation clearly. You are so foolish as to force my father to take the Huang family on board Liu Biao's sinking pirate ship at this critical moment."

"What is your intention, father and son? Do you want my Huang family to be buried with Liu Biao?"

"I said that you and your son wanted to kill my Huang family. Is that wrong?"

Huang Yueying asked a series of questions in a stern voice.

Huang She was speechless and only then realized why his cousin was known as the most talented woman in Jingzhou.

After being stunned for a while, Huang She suddenly became angry and embarrassed.

"How can Liu Bei, a mere weaver of mats and shoe seller, be worthy of being the ruler of Jingzhou?"

"Even if he won a few battles, he only controls a small county. He wants to swallow an elephant with a snake, which is still a fantasy beyond his ability!"

"Besides, my lord, you still have my father here, and I have tens of thousands of Jiangxia's elite soldiers at my disposal!"

"As soon as my father returns to the north, he will kill Liu Bei, the mat weaver and shoe seller, just like he killed Sun Jian!"

Huang She slammed the table and stood up, making arrogant and domineering remarks.

Obviously in his opinion, no matter how strong Liu Bei was, could he be stronger than Sun Jian?

My father could even kill Sun Jian, so why couldn’t he kill a mere Liu Bei?
As long as my father makes a little effort, turning the situation around will be a piece of cake!

"you--"

Faced with Huang She's arrogance, Huang Yueying glared at him, not knowing how to refute for a moment.

Huang She didn't want to give her another chance to refute, so he simply waved his hand and shouted:
"Since you can't make sense, I don't want to waste my words on you anymore!"

"As for this marriage, you have to marry this young master, whether you want to or not!"

"Come here, take my uncle and cousin to Fancheng immediately!"

At the command, the Jiangxia soldiers who were lined up outside rushed in and were ready to use force.

Huang Chengyan was furious, slammed the table and said angrily:

"I am the head of the Huang family and your elder, Huang She, how dare you be so rude!"

Huang She, however, showed no shame, and said coldly:
"For the future of our Huang family, I have to apologize for being rude. I hope you will forgive me, uncle."

After saying that, Huang She waved his hand again.

The Jiangxia soldiers on both sides rushed forward and were ready to take forceful action.

Just then.

Outside the hall, screams suddenly rang out.

Huang She immediately became alert, jumped up, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and glared at Huang Chengyan and his daughter.

Suddenly there was a cry of killing. Could it be that his uncle had turned against him and the soldiers wanted to take action?
"Uncle, you have to think carefully. I brought two hundred elite soldiers with me."

"With just a few servants in your manor, do you think you can be my opponent?"

Huang She's eyes were full of sarcasm as he asked coldly.

Huang Chengyan had a bewildered look on his face. He obviously didn't understand the meaning of his words, and was even more confused by the sudden sounds of killing outside.

Seeing his expression, Huang She realized something was wrong and immediately drew his sword to go out and see what was going on.

At this moment, the Jiangxia soldiers guarding outside the door all collapsed like dogs that had lost their homes.

A group of soldiers were unstoppable and rushed in in an instant.

The leading general was as strong as a tiger or bear. The knife in his hand was like cutting vegetables or melons, and he knocked his elite Jiangxia soldiers to the ground.

"Whose general are you? How dare you act so presumptuously here?"

Huang She's face suddenly changed. He took a step forward, pointed his sword at the general and shouted.

The general glanced at him and asked disdainfully, "Who are you to make such a fuss?"

Huang She's eyes widened with anger, and he said sternly:

"You blind man, I am Huang She, the son of Huang Chengzong, the governor of Jiangxia!"

"Whose general are you? You let your troops plunder and even brought them here. Do you know where this place is?"

Huang Chengzong, that’s Huang Zu.

The general's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily:

"My luck is really good. I can pick someone up whenever I want. But Huang Zu's son of a bitch actually came to my doorstep?"

"Great, great, another great achievement!"

Son of a bitch!
The eldest son of the most famous general in Jingzhou is actually contemptuously called a turtle son?
Huang She had never been humiliated like this before. He flew into a rage and cursed:
"How dare you, you blind man--"

Before he could finish his words, Xu Chu suddenly kicked out.

The kick was as fast as lightning and as heavy as a pound. Before Huang She could see clearly, he was kicked in the abdomen.

With a scream, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Huang She flew backwards and hit the wall heavily.

The tiger warriors behind him rushed forward, raised their swords and swung them, and in an instant all of Huang She's Jiangxia soldiers were knocked to the ground.

This sudden change and bloody scene left Huang Chengyan and his daughter stunned.

The father and daughter were pale, trembling all over, and looked at the general with fear.

"Which one of you is Huang Chengyan?"

The general glanced around the hall and asked loudly.

Huang Chengyan was a famous scholar in Jingxiang after all. He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and slowly walked forward.

"I am Huang Chengyan. What does this general want to do?"

Upon seeing this, the general immediately put away his sword and bowed politely:
"I am Xu Chu, a general under Lord Xuande and the commander of the guards of my military advisor Xiao."

"Chu Te is here on the orders of my master and my military advisor Xiao to escort Mr. Huang and his daughter north. Mr. Huang, let's pack up and get going immediately."

Liu Bei's general?

The commander of Military Advisor Xiao’s guards?

Huang Chengyan suddenly turned around and looked at Huang Yueying, and both father and daughter showed surprise on their faces.

(End of this chapter)