Chapter 66
To the south of Dangyang City is Changban Slope.
Nearly ten thousand Jingzhou remnant soldiers are dragging their exhausted bodies southward.
Thousands of Xiangyang rich men, women, and children marched silently under their"protection."
Liu Biao rode his horse and whipped his whip at the front of the team.
"Dangyang Bridge has arrived!"
"By crossing this bridge, we will be within a hundred miles of Jiangling City. If we burn this bridge, we will be able to escape the pursuers from behind."
Kuai Yue pointed forward happily.
Liu Biao looked around, and sure enough, there was Jushui crossing in front, and a wooden bridge spanned the north and south.
"Okay, okay, finally here. Liu
Biao breathed a sigh of relief and glanced north:
"Where is Liu Bei's pursuit? How far are they from us?"
"The scout reported that Liu Bei was more than twenty miles away from us."
Liu Biao frowned, suspicion flashed in his eyes.
He evacuated Xiangyang that night, and the next day Liu Bei personally led the army to pursue him all the way south.
But for some reason, Liu Bei seemed to be tied up, and he could not let go of his speed to pursue him.
The two armies pursued each other for three days, always twenty miles apart.
"Liu Bei pretended to be benevolent and righteous in order to gain fame and reputation."
"He knew that we had brought the famous people from Xiangyang south, and he was afraid that if we let go of our pursuit, these people would be accidentally injured by the rebel army."
"He was trying to avoid the enemy because he was afraid of tarnishing his reputation."
Kuai Yue said sarcastically.
Liu Biao suddenly realized it and did not show joy:
"From this point of view, I took these wealthy people from Xiangyang to go south. Could it be that I did it unintentionally and made them become my..." He almost said a"shield", but was swallowed back by Liu Biao.
Taking the powerful families under his rule as hostages, If such words were spoken by him, the Lord of Jingzhou, what would the world think?
"Liu Bei's so-called benevolence and righteousness are nothing more than the benevolence of women."
"What we took away was not only the powerful families in Xiangyang, but also the people of Jingzhou."
"His benevolence as a woman is nothing more than giving up people's hearts."
"When my lord counterattacks Xiangyang in the future, Liu Bei will definitely regret his kindness to women today."
Kuai Yue Leng" Ling Jiu San said sarcastically with a smile.
These words were very much in line with Liu Biao's heart, so he nodded and said:
"Xingdu's words are reasonable, Liu Bei is just a mat weaver and shoe seller with a shallow vision, but he can eventually achieve great things!"
At this time, Liu Biao seemed to have forgotten that he was on the way to escape.
This sarcasm and belittling of Liu Bei seemed to alleviate the shame in his heart and rekindle his confidence as the Lord of Jingzhou.
"Those who are qualified to help the Han Dynasty must be a true clan member of the Han Dynasty like the Lord!"
"Although Liu Bei was lucky enough to have the help of a strange man like Deng Mu, he could not hold up the mud on the wall. His current arrogance was just a flash in the pan."
"When the Lord retreats to Jiangling and summons the troops from Jiangxia and Jingnan to join forces, he will surely regain his prestige."
"When our army goes north, why worry about not being able to defeat Liu Bei and recover Xiangyang!"
Kuai Yue was also immersed in his imaginary world, describing the future for Liu Biao eloquently.
On Liu Biao's face, the embarrassment and sadness of running away could not help but disappear at this moment.
Listening to the pie painted by Kuai Yue , couldn't help laughing.
Kuai Yue also had a smile on his lips.
"cavalry!"
"There seems to be cavalry coming from the east!"
The nephew Liu Hu next to him suddenly pointed to the southeast of Changbanpo with a trembling voice and shouted.
The laughter of Liu Biao and his ministers suddenly stopped.
The two hurriedly turned back and looked along what Liu Hu was pointing.
They saw only the southeast. , Sure enough, there was a dust mist rolling in along the north bank of Jushui in the direction of Dangyang Bridge.
It looked like a cavalry was galloping.
Who is this?
Besides, Jingzhou is short of horses, so it is impossible to have such a mist. Planted into an organized cavalry unit?
Liu Biao was confused.
However, Kuai Yue suddenly looked horrified and exclaimed:
"Lord, no, this must be the big-eared thief's wolf riding after him!"
Wolf cavalry?
Liu Bei's cavalry?
Liu Biao was taken aback and almost fell off his horse.
Liu Hu didn't believe it and exclaimed:
"Aren't the pursuers of the big-eared thief clearly twenty miles behind us?"
"How could his cavalry appear in front of us?"
"Did they fly here? Liu
Biao was reminded and looked at Kuai Yue anxiously, still holding a trace of fantasy in his heart, hoping that Kuai Yue's judgment would be wrong.
"It's a waterway!"
"Liu Bei must have sent his cavalry in boats to go south along the Han River to Hanjin, and then westward along the Jushui River!"
"Only in this way can he bypass us and block the Dangyang Bridge in front of our army!"
"Lord, we made a mistake!"
Liu Biao changed his color in shock, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Yidu, are you saying that Dangyang Bridge is not marked on the map and that few people in Jingzhou know about it?"
"Even you only knew about the existence of this bridge because you had been to Gangneung."
"Then how did Liu Bei know about this bridge and send cavalry to cut it off? Liu
Biao shouted at Kuai Yue with a trembling voice, still unable to believe this fact.
"Deng Mu!"
"It must be Deng Mu!"
Kuai Yue gritted his teeth and said decisively:
"This thief doesn’t know why, but he seems to know everything about Jingzhou!"
"It must be him who revealed the existence of Dangyang Bridge to the big-eared thief, and gave him a plan to bypass Dangyang Bridge by waterway!"
Liu Biao took a breath. He couldn't hold the riding whip in his hand, and he dropped it in shock.
How did Deng Mu do it, knowing Jingzhou so well?
He could win over Yi Ji, Wei Yan, Gan Ning for Liu Bei That's it for these generals and counselors.
After all, these people are from humble backgrounds, and they are all low-level officials and thieves. In the end, they are the same species as Deng Mu. They have similar odors, which can barely be explained.
But what about this Deng Mu? How could he understand the mountains and terrain of Jingzhou so well?
As a commoner from a humble family, it was impossible for Deng Mu to make friends with high-class people. How could he have access to such confidential resources as the Jingxiang map?
Besides.
Even he, the state shepherd, has the most detailed map of Jingzhou in his hand, but there is no Dangyang Bridge marked on it!
"This Deng Mu, what kind of monster is he?"
"Why does this thief seem to know everything?"
"what is this?"
Liu Biao's voice trembled, he muttered to himself, and he was actually in a trance.
"Master, now is not the time to guess why!"
"We have to cross the Dangyang Bridge quickly. If the enemy cavalry gets there, we will be cut off on the north bank of Jushui."
"By then, everything will be over!"
Kuai Yue shouted fiercely.
Liu Biao trembled, suddenly woke up from the drink, and shouted:
"The whole army speeds up and rushes across the bridge immediately——"
Liu Biao screamed hoarsely, whipping his whip wildly and running for the road.
Kuai Yue and other civil and military officials ran in panic.
Finally, Liu Biao and more than a thousand personal guards crossed the Dangyang Bridge before the wolf cavalry arrived.
However, nearly 10,000 soldiers, as well as the Xiangyang nobles who were held hostage, were too late to reach the branch and were left far behind on the north bank.
"Qi'er and Cong'er are still on the north bank!"
"The soldiers and Xiangyang nobles have not yet crossed the river."
"Alien, what should we do? Liu
Biao panicked and shouted at Kuai Yue.
Kuai Yue frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:
"The enemy cavalry came too suddenly, and the more they feared they wouldn't have time to cross the bridge, the big-eared thief's wolf cavalry would kill them."
"By then, not only will they be cut off on the north bank, but even the lord may not be able to escape the pursuit of the enemy cavalry."
"The only plan now is to burn it immediately——"
As soon as the word"burn" came out of his mouth, Kuai Yue suddenly shut up and did not dare to say anything more.
Liu Biao was stunned and understood what he meant.
Burn down Dangyang Bridge!
Only in this way can we escape the pursuit of the Wolf Cavalry!
Otherwise, even if you have crossed the bridge first, can you escape the cavalry pursuit?
But Kuai Yue didn't dare to say it clearly.
After all, Mrs. Cai and the two young masters were also included in Bei'an.
As a minister, he persuaded the monarch to burn down Dangyang Bridge and abandon his wife and children to his enemies!
Even if Liu now expresses himself as a director, he can understand his difficulties.
But what about the future?
Who can guarantee that Liu Biao will not settle accounts with his wife and blame him for killing his wife and children?
Therefore, he did not dare to tell the whole story and could only let Liu Biao understand it himself.
Whether he should abandon his wife and children can only be decided by Liu Biao himself!
Liu Biao fell silent.
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Liu Biao took a deep breath and shouted:
"Hu'er listens to the order, you immediately lead a team to help your aunt and two brothers cross the bridge!"
Liu Hu only obeyed his uncle's orders. He immediately accepted the order and led the team to cross the bridge again.
"Wait!"
Liu Biao suddenly remembered something and kept it.
"In addition to helping your aunt and the others cross the bridge, it would be best to bring Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan over as well!"
Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan are the heads of the Pang family and the Huang family among the four surnames in Jingzhou.
The rest of the Xiangyang surnames were intercepted by Liu Bei, but these two people have too much influence and cannot be left to Liu Bei.
Liu Hu understands , and then asked:
"What if the nephew is too late to take the two people across the bridge?"
Liu Biao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he waved his hand:
"You act according to your own circumstances. In short, Pang and Huang cannot be used by me, and they must not be left to Liu Bei!"
Liu Hu rolled his eyes and understood immediately.
His uncle was concerned about his reputation and did not say it directly, but he understood the hint. If he can't pick up Pang and Huang, then kill them!
"My nephew knows what to do!"
Liu Hu said goodbye immediately, turned around, took hundreds of people, and headed back across the bridge to the North Bank.
On the North Bank Avenue, there were tens of thousands of people, but they were still heading south in a hurry.
"Liu Jingsheng, you finally showed your true colors. You respected me and doted on me before, but you were just afraid of my Cai family and my three brothers."
"Now my three brothers are fighting to the death for you, and you turned your back on me in the blink of an eye. You were so cruel that you beat me in public. You are really heartless and unjust!"
"If this continues, I'm afraid that my status as a head wife will be lost soon..."
Mrs. Cai in the carriage muttered and complained, and became increasingly uneasy.
While she was complaining, there was a sudden commotion outside the carriage, and she screamed in panic. The sound suddenly sounded from all directions.
Mrs. Cai poked her head out and saw that the originally orderly team suddenly became chaotic and started running wildly.
"what happened?"
Mrs. Cai also panicked, looking confused and confused.
"Sister, it’s Liu Bei’s cavalry who suddenly appeared in the east and wants to intercept us!"
"The lord has already crossed the Dangyang Bridge first, and the second young master has followed him. We have to catch up and cross the Dangyang Bridge quickly!"
Cousin Cai Zan rode his horse forward and shouted excitedly...
Mrs. Cai was startled and said hurriedly:"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and catch up with your husband!"
Cai Zan scolded the guards on the left and right and ran away quickly.
Mrs. Cai looked back and saw that the team behind her was in chaos.
The soldiers and nobles all ran like frightened birds, as if they were afraid of being intercepted and slaughtered by Liu Bei's army.
Mrs. Cai vaguely saw her eldest son Liu Qi not far behind her.
After rolling his eyes a few times, a cold light flashed through
"Cai Zan, go and take advantage of the chaos to kill Liu Qi for your sister!"
As soon as these words came out,
Cai Zan was startled and thought he heard wrongly.
Liu Qi is Liu Biao's eldest son.
As Liu Qi's stepmother, you want to kill your own stepson. Are you crazy?
"Our Cai family has been losing power. The only chance to keep our position is to support Cong'er to inherit our husband's legacy!"
"Now is a God-given opportunity. We must take advantage of this opportunity to help Cong'er ascend to the throne and eliminate Liu Qi's stumbling block!"
Mrs. Cai lowered her voice and explained the reason.
Cai Zan suddenly realized.
Liu Cong married a girl from his Cai family, and she was the son-in-law of his Cai family.
Only with Liu Cong as the crown prince can the Cai family's power and position be guaranteed.
If Liu Qi, the eldest son, is not eliminated, how can Liu Cong, the second son, ascend to power?
"I understand, sister, don’t worry!"
Murderous intent surged in Cai Zan's eyes. She turned her horse around and rushed towards Liu Qi.
Looking at her cousin who was walking away, a big stone fell in Mrs. Cai's heart, and a hint of cold pride curled up at the corner of her mouth.
Dangyang Bridge South.
Liu Biao also returned Standing on the horse, he looked towards the north calmly.
The cold sweat on his forehead betrayed the anxiety and panic in his heart.
Kuai Yue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and couldn't help but remind him:
"Lord, the enemy is about to charge over on horseback. If we don't make up our mind, everything will be too late."
Liu Biao was shocked. His father's love was instantly crushed by Kuai Yue. The two sons are gone, but they can still regenerate.
If the bridge is not broken off in time, the wolf cavalry will catch up, and more than two will be lost. A son.
He, the lord of Jingzhou, will also die at the hands of Liu Bei, a man who weaves mats and sells shoes.
"Send the order, burn the bridge immediately! Liu
Biao made a decision in the blink of an eye.
The soldiers on the left and right had already lit their torches and hurriedly set fire to the bridge.
The fire had just been lit.
Several riders rushed across the Dangyang Bridge before the fire started.
"Father, Father!"
The young man at the head rolled off his saddle and dismounted, and knelt down in front of Liu Biao.
Liu Biao recognized his second son Liu Cong and was immediately overjoyed.
"Cong'er, you've finally caught up."
"Where is your elder brother?"
Liu Biao got off his horse and hurriedly helped his precious son up.
"My cousin sent someone to send me here first, and my mother and elder brother were still behind me. I didn’t know when I would be able to catch up!"
Liu Cong said in a tearful voice.
A ladle of cold water was poured on Liu Biao's head, and the joy he had just felt suddenly cooled down.
The younger son crossed the bridge in time, but the eldest son Liu Qi was still on the north bank!
Liu Biao hesitated again.
Dust and mist are billowing in the east, and the figure of the Wolf Cavalry is clearly visible.
The flag with the word"Zhang" is even more clearly imprinted in the eyes.
At most, the Wolf Cavalry will kill them in half a quarter of an hour.
"My lord, the eldest son Jiren has his own destiny, and he will be able to go to Jiangling smoothly to join the lord. 3.5"
"The lord should put the overall situation first and the lord's foundation first!"
Kuai Yue was afraid that Liu Biao's fatherly love would be rekindled, so he immediately tried to persuade him again.
Liu Biao's heart froze, and the remaining hesitation was extinguished, and he immediately shouted:
"Keep setting fires and burning bridges for me!"
"quick! Be quick!"
The soldiers who stood still immediately started fire again.
In the blink of an eye, Dangyang Bridge burned into a raging fire.
All ten thousand soldiers and the wealthy families in Xiangyang were isolated on the north bank.
"Liu Bei! Deng Mu!"
"Your two thieves, my chief minister, have actually forced me, Liu Biao, into such an unbearable situation!"
"Just wait. When I retreat to Jiangling to regroup, I, Liu Biao, swear that I will make you pay with blood sooner or later!"
Liu Biao gritted his teeth and uttered harsh words and oaths.
Then he let out a long sigh, got on his horse, and ran away.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed Liu Biao to continue fleeing south.
"What about father, mother and eldest brother?"
Liu Cong froze on the spot and murmured blankly and tremblingly.
"Second Young Master, it’s not that the Lord is hard-hearted, he is also forced by Liu Bei and has no choice but to do so."
"But the biggest beneficiary of this current situation is you, Second Young Master."
"One day in the future, if the second young master becomes the lord of Jingzhou, Ren must not forget what I, Kuai Yue, have done today."
Kuai Yue came close to Liu Qi and comforted him in a meaningful low voice.
Liu Cong was shocked and suddenly realized. With his eldest brother Liu Qi gone, he became the eldest son of Liu.
Could it be that he was the future shepherd of Jingzhou? ?
After thinking about this section, the confusion on Liu Cong's face disappeared, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
"Mr. Cong will definitely keep his merits in mind!"
Liu Cong immediately handed over to Kuai Yue and made a solemn promise.
Kuai Yue breathed a sigh of relief and raised a smile on his lips.
So the two of them smiled knowingly, got on their horses, and followed Liu Biao on the road..