Soldiers come to the world

In Xiangyang, Liu Biao anxiously paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was very annoyed. Before the army left, he repeatedly asked Wen Pin to pay attention to Liu Jing's safety. In fact, he was implying him not to send Liu Jing to the front line.

In fact, he could not let Liu Jing go north, but in order to make a gesture and make people think that he was determined to resist Cao Jun, he still let Liu Jing and Liu Hu's two nephews go north to resist Cao.

Unexpectedly, Wenpin didn't understand his intention, and sent Liu Jing to send food to Liu Bei's barracks, which made Liu Biao hold back his anger.

It was so easy to wait for this opportunity to use the hands of Cao Jun to kill Liu Bei and eradicate this trouble in Jingzhou, but Wenpin's extraneous problems are likely to destroy this plan.

Liu Biao was so anxious that he had already sent someone to send a letter to Liu Bei, and he did not hesitate to use his illness as a pressure. The reason why he sent a letter to Liu Bei but not to Liu Jing was because Liu Biao knew his nephew, and Liu Jing would most likely disobey his order and disobey him. Are you sick.

But Liu Bei will not, he will definitely force Liu Jing to leave, otherwise he cannot afford the loss of reputation.

Now Liu Biao is very worried about whether there is enough time.

"Damn Wenpin!" Liu Biao cursed in a low voice, not knowing what his intentions were, and what kind of leader he was.

"Father!"

Liu Qi's voice came from outside the door, "Can the child come in?"

"Come in!" Liu Biao steadied his mind, returned to his seat and sat down. He didn't want his son to see his gaffe, and of course he didn't want his son to understand his thoughts.

Liu Qi walked in quickly, knelt down and bowed, "Meet my father!"

"Well! What's the matter with my son?"

"The boy is here to visit his father. I wonder if his condition is better?"

Liu Biao did feel a little sick, but it was very slight, far from enough to call Liu Jing back, and Liu Qi knew it in his heart.

However, Liu Qi's thoughts were not deep. He thought that his father was unwilling to let Jing's brother take risks on the battlefield. If something happened to Jing's brother, his father would not be able to explain to his dead uncle.

So Liu Qi took the initiative to write for his father and wrote to Liu Bei, be sure to let Liu Jing return to Xiangyang.

Liu Biao nodded, "I still have a little headache, but it's much better, so don't worry my son."

"Father, although brother Jing has practiced martial arts, he is far from inexperienced in facing the enemy, so he was rushed into battle, and my child is very worried about his safety."

"Didn't I write a letter?"

Liu Biao was a little displeased and said, "It doesn't matter if you let him come back. What are you worried about?"

"Father, that's not what my child meant."

Liu Biao was taken aback, "Then what do you mean?"

Liu Qi bit his lip and didn't answer for a while, Liu Biao felt even more strange, he felt that the eldest son was a little abnormal, and this abnormality didn't just happen today, the eldest son has been a little abnormal all this time.

Liu Biao was just busy with his affairs and didn't have time to ask questions for a while. Now the eldest son hesitated to speak and was full of preoccupations, which made Liu Biao feel the need to have a talk with the eldest son.

Liu Biao's tone became milder, and he smiled slightly, "Speak up! I'll listen."

Under his father's kind gaze, Liu Qi plucked up his courage and said, "I hope father can arrange for younger brother Jing to guard Jiangxia."

Liu Biao was stunned. He didn't expect the eldest son to propose such a plan and let his nephew guard Jiangxia. Why did he think of Jiangxia instead of other places?

Liu Biao didn't question it immediately, but asked after a moment of pondering, "Have you been thinking about this for the past few days?"

Liu Qi has been preoccupied these two days. He is actually thinking about his own power. Ever since his father and Cai Mao agreed to temporarily put aside the marriage, Liu Qi realized that his father had already given in to the Cai family's marriage.

Judging from the quiet behavior of his mother, Mrs. Cai, it is very likely that his brother Liu Cong will marry Cai Shaoyu in the end. If that is the case, then he will marry the daughter of the Kuai family to win the support of the Kuai family.

In terms of civil service, Liu Qi was not worried. With the power of the Kuai family and the Pang family, he could completely compete with the Cai family and the Huang family, but he was weaker in terms of military power.

The military power in Jingzhou is mainly in the hands of Cai and Huang. Although the Kuai family has a Wenpin, Wenpin is actually relatively neutral and impartial, so he may not be reliable.

Liu Qi thought of Liu Jing. Liu Jing must support him. During this period of time, his father has begun to consider using members of the Liu clan to take power, so can Liu Jing be sent to Jiangxia to capture Jiangxia's [-] troops for himself and replace Huang Zu? , Kuai Yue told him that his father's next step must be to attack Huang Zu.

Liu Qi has realized that this move is crucial for him to eventually become the Lord of Jingzhou.

But even though Liu Qi thought so, he didn't dare to say it clearly, so he could only say vaguely: "My boy has been thinking about it these days. Brother Jing and I are blood relatives. We both have the same grandfather. Why not let my brother control the military power? This is the key to allowing our Liu family to control Jingzhou.

To be honest, the four great aristocratic families in Jingzhou have their own ideas. Once Cao Jun comes, how much will they have to resist, Hai'er is very clear. "

Liu Qi's words touched Liu Biao's heart. This time Cao Jun's march to the south touched him a lot. It was like crying wolf. After shouting for a long time, he was almost numb. Suddenly, Cao Jun came to Xinye.

The wolf really came and stung Liu Biao. He began to realize that Cao Cao's army would go south sooner or later, so who would resist Cao's army for him?

He would not count on Liu Bei, and the Jingzhou families such as Cai, Kuai, Pang, and Huang were also unreliable for their own interests. He still had to rely on his own Liu family.

What the eldest son said made Liu Biao deeply agree. He smiled and said, "I don't want Jing'er and Hu'er to go to war. That's the reason. The Liu family has few children. I don't want to make things worse, so I want to call them back."

"Then father, about Jiang Xia..."

"Well, let's think about it in two years! After all, he is still young, so it would be good for him to learn more about martial arts."

Speaking of learning martial arts, Liu Qi suggested again: "My boy recommends veteran Huang Zhong as brother Jing's master."

Liu Biao nodded. He had thought about this issue, and he would definitely not allow his nephew to learn from Zhao Yun again. Huang Zhong is not only good at martial arts, but also good at leading troops.

"Let's talk about it when he comes back!"

After a pause, Liu Biao asked again: "Why did you think of letting Jing'er go to Jiangxia County?"

Liu Biao's eyes were full of doubts.

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The sun has sunk below the horizon, the red glow on the edge of the land has faded into a pale pink evening mist, and the sky has gradually changed from light blue to light green.

The lush tall willow trees in the sunlight by the river, against the darkened sky in the strange twilight, look like a row of black giants standing by the river.

At this time, a fierce sound of horseshoes broke the tranquil twilight, and flocks of birds on the willows who were preparing to sleep overnight were also startled and flew up.

The cavalry came from far to near, about a hundred cavalry, galloping south along the official road by the river, it was Liu Jing and the hundred cavalry led by him.

Liu Jing had already left Xinye County for ten miles, and they also saw Cao Jun's spies on the road. Cao Jun's spies hurried north, which showed that his strategy was very correct. Even if Cao Jun wanted to intercept him, it would be too late if he could reach the Jingzhou army camp.

The south of Xinye is almost all flat fields, with rich land, and green farmland on both sides of Bishui, which can't be seen at a glance, but there are rolling hills in the distance, like the back of a giant dragon in the twilight.

At this moment, there was a sound of '咻——' not far away, and it was a gong that shot over their heads.

Liu Jing reined in his horse at once, only to see hundreds of cavalry appearing dozens of steps away, blocking the way.

"It's Cao Jun!"

Someone yelled in a low voice, Liu Jing turned his head anxiously, and saw the shadows of a large group of cavalry appearing on the other side of the river. He turned his horse's head, and countless dark figures appeared behind him.

Sweat drenched his vest, and Liu Jing suddenly realized that he had entered the enemy's encirclement. It turned out that Cao Jun had already laid a net.

"Marquis, over there!"

A cavalryman pointed to the northwest, and there seemed to be no encirclement there. Liu Jing turned his horse's head without hesitation, "Let's go!"

As soon as Liu Jing urged the horses, he led more than a hundred cavalry to gallop towards the northwest corner. After a while, he rushed out of the encirclement of Cao Jun.

Cao Jun's cavalry were chasing and besieging in all directions. There were 3000 cavalry in the dark and dark, which made Liu Jing secretly startled. This should have been arranged by Cao Jun long ago, and it was obviously aimed at him.

But what surprised Liu Jing was that Cao Jun was only chasing and besieging, and did not shoot arrows or attack, just like hunting, driving the prey into a certain cage and capturing them alive.

Although he was aware of Cao Jun's attempt, Liu Jing was helpless. He was forced to flee to the west, and the west was the only way out.

"Marquis Jun, there is a hill ahead!"

A cavalry shouted, and Liu Jing also saw that it was a low and gentle hill, standing abruptly on the plain, covering an area of ​​tens of acres, lying in front of them, with countless Cao cavalry on both sides, like a huge pocket, Already hooked them up.

Although Liu Jing's war horse is a thousand-mile horse, he can completely throw off the pursuit of Cao Jun's cavalry, but how can he leave his companions and escape alone.

"Go up the hill!"

Liu Jing gave an order, and the crowd rushed towards the hill. The slope was not steep, but a low slope. After a while, Liu Jing led his men up the hill.

Cao Jun's cavalry did not catch up with their tails, but quickly surrounded the hills, surrounded them in groups, and was impenetrable.

Liu Jing and his men reined in their horses, and they had nowhere to go. Cao Jun was at the foot of the mountain more than [-] paces away, and there were constant reinforcements from soldiers, as if an ambush had already begun.

"Marquis, what's going on?"

The cavalry under his command chattered and asked in puzzlement, "Why didn't Cao Jun arrest us?"

"We have fallen into a trap that has already been laid!"

Liu Jing clenched his lips. He understood Cao Jun's intention, and it was already obvious, "If I didn't make a mistake in my judgment, we are now a bait."

"Who came up with this strategy, it's so fucking clever!" Liu Jing couldn't help but cursed bitterly.

At the foot of the mountain, Cao's army surrounding the hill has increased to ten thousand troops and surrounded the hill. Xiahou Dun couldn't help but rejoice when he looked at the hundreds of cavalry on the top of the mountain. He cupped his hands and praised Jia Xu: "Mr. ah!"

Jia Xu mustered a smug smile, he was sure to win this trick, even if Liu Jing didn't come out in Xinye City, he would send someone pretending to be a messenger to deceive Wenpin to come to the rescue.

"However, the prime minister is very interested in this Liu Jing. General Xiahou can pass on an order not to hurt him, but to capture him alive."