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Chapter 520 Decisive Battle in Xiangyang

Wen Chou lived in a house in the southwest corner of Xiangyang, only two streets away from Liu Biao's government office.

Since he was ordered to come to Xiangyang, Wen Chou had nothing to do all day long.In addition to staying in his own barracks to practice soldiers and horses, he also practiced martial arts in the courtyard.In order to show his trust in Liu Bei, Liu Biao even handed over the city defense of Xiangyang to Wen Chou, and arranged more than a dozen beautiful maidservants in Wen Chou's residence.However, Wen Chou didn't seem to appreciate Liu Biao's kindness, nor did he want to.

Wen Chou had already learned of the news of Guan Yu's death in battle.

He really wanted to go back to Xuzhou, but he had to stay in Xiangyang without Liu Bei's permission.

Wen Chou also knew the importance of Jingbei to Liu Bei and others.As long as Jingbei is not lost, Liu Bei has a sufficient buffer zone.

As for Liu Biao, because he was wary of the Kuai family and the Cai family, coupled with his poor health, his suspicion became more and more serious.From the very beginning, he just made Kuai Yue and Cai Mao empty-handed, but later... Liu Biao even became suspicious of everyone around him.

Therefore, Liu Biao trusted Wen Chou more.

He is very clear that although Wen Chou is not his subordinate.But now Liu Bei Cao Cao and him are already grasshoppers on the same line, and they must rely on each other to have a chance of survival.Wen Chou will never cause any trouble, and he is a foreigner, so he can't make any trouble.

On the contrary, Liao Li, who is in charge of Liu Biao's pro-guard army, is on the surface a confidant of Liu Biao and has great power.

But in fact, without Liu Biao's tiger talisman, even Liao Li, the nominal captain of Yishui, would not be able to transfer any troops.

The pro-guard army is stationed in Yicheng not far from Xiangyang, and it only takes half a day to reach Xiangyang.

There are three thousand white-eared elite soldiers under Wen Chou's command, which is enough for Xiangyang!It can be said that Wen Chou is doing well in Xiangyang.

Seeing that the end of the year was approaching, Liu Biao was in Xiangyang City, and began to plan to determine the successor of Jingzhou.

The war is about to start, and Liu Biao doesn't know how long he can last.But as long as his successor can follow his advice, and Jingbei and the feudal lords rely on each other, there will be a chance of survival.In this regard, Liu Biao is obviously more optimistic about his eldest son Liu Qi.

The youngest son Liu Cong is very smart, but after all, he was deeply influenced by Cai Mao and others.

If he is allowed to be the heir, Liu Biao's painstaking efforts over the past ten years may be in vain.

This is a big event, Liu Biao asked Wen Chou to pay more attention to the movement in Xiangyang City, and at the same time, he was intensively calling Liu Qi to return to Xiangyang.

Liu Qi is on his way to Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is very peaceful, and Wen Chou also finds it quite boring.

He has no interest in Liu Biao's family affairs.Now, what he wants to do the most is to go to Runan and fight to the death with the Guanzhong Army.

After waking up in the morning, Wen Chou practiced firearms in the yard for a while, and after lunch, he was ready to go to the barracks.

At this moment, someone from outside the door came to report that a servant who claimed to be the Kuai family had something important to report to Wen Chou.

A servant of the Kuai family?
Wen Chou couldn't help feeling very strange.

When he was in Xiangyang, apart from meeting Liu Biao, he had no contact with the civil and military officials of Jingzhou.It was also for this reason that Liu Biao trusted him so much.What are the servants of the Kuai family looking for me for?I have no friendship with Kuai Yue?What can he report?
Wen Chou thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "Let him in!"

After a while, a fair-skinned man about 30 years old came to Wen Chou.

Wen Chou sat on the grand teacher's chair and asked, "What's your name? What's the important thing to come to see me? Tell me quickly, don't waste my time."

"General!"

The man quickly knelt down, "The villain's name is Li Nan, and he is the entourage of Lord Kuaiyue. I came here today to report something important."

"Say!"

"General, this is a bit long to say... The villain has been following Master Kuai for many years. He doesn't like it very much on weekdays, but he is a bit greedy. A few days ago, Master Kuai got some good wine, and the villain couldn't help it." I just ate two cups, but Kuai Yue found out that he almost killed the villain for a few glasses of wine. Later, although the villain's life was spared, the villain was beaten so badly that he couldn't sleep for ten days..."

Wen Chou frowned, a little impatient.

"Li Nan, get down to business!"

"Yes, yes... That's how it is. Last night, around midnight, the villain came out to have a rest, only to find that there was a candle lit in Kuai Yue's study. Kuai Yue lived a regular life and never stayed up late. At that time, the villain thought that it was Kuai Yue who forgot to blow out the candle, so he wanted to go there... But when he got to the door, he heard Kuai Yue talking with someone in the room."

"So what?"

"General, don't worry, listen to the little man." Li Nan said: "The little man couldn't hear their conversation very clearly, but he felt that the voice of the person who was talking to Kuai Yue was very familiar. So he looked in from the window. Take a look...General, do you know who the villain saw?"

Wen Chou was startled, "How do I know, who did you see?"

"The villain saw Kuai Liang!"

Wen Chou got up and asked in surprise, "Kuai Liang? But the son of Kuai's eldest son who went to Chang'an?"

"It's the eldest son!"

"Can you see clearly?"

Li Nan said: "The villain can guarantee that he is definitely the eldest son... At first, the villain was worried about misreading, so he observed outside again. Later, Kuai Yue accompanied Kuai Liang out of the study room and brought Kuai Liang into the room. I went to the backyard. The villain waited until dawn, but Kuai Liang did not appear."

Wen Chou is a little bit guilty!

Wen Chou could sense Liu Biao's wariness against Kuai Yue.Of course, Liu Biao would not tell Wen Chou the truth. This is a family scandal, and Wen Chou is an outsider anyway. How could he tell such a thing to an outsider?Therefore, Wen Chou always felt that Liu Biao was wary of the Kuai family because of the status of the Kuai family in Jingzhou.But now it seems that things are not so simple.

Kuai Liang fled to Chang'an, and now things are going well.

At this time, he sneaked back to Xiangyang in a sneaky way, probably because of some conspiracy.

Wen Chou thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Li Nan, since you found Kuai Liang back, why didn't you report to Liu Jingzhou, but came to me instead?"

Li Nan said: "It's not that the villain didn't report it, it's just that Liu Jingzhou is in poor health today, so I was stopped when I went outside the mansion. The family in the mansion said that Master Zhou didn't see any guests today... The villain is worried I delayed the important matter, so I came to report to you."

Is Liu Biao in poor health again?
Since the beginning of winter, Liu Biao's body has been like this, with good times and bad times repeated many times.If so, it would make sense.Wen Chou thought for a while, and felt that this matter could not be delayed, and he should act immediately to arrest Kuai Liang first.

"Who is there in Kuai's family?"

Li Nan said: "There are no people! My wife and son have gone out... Now in this mansion, there are only Kuai Yue and a hundred other family members."

Wen Chou immediately summoned his followers.

In this case, he doesn't need to mobilize too many soldiers, a hundred or so followers are enough.

To deal with the scholars of Kuai's family, Wen Chou didn't even need to do it himself.Wen Chou would not even be willing to come forward in person if he hadn't considered the status of the Kuai family.

"Li Nan, do you dare to go with me? If you really get Kuai Liang, I will do it for you in front of Liu Jingzhou!"

"The villain is willing!"

Without saying a word, Li Nan led the way.

Wen Chou's residence was not too far from Kuai's house, and within about a stick of incense, he arrived at the gate of Kuai's house.

Kuai Yue got the report and hurried out to meet him.Although it is said that the Kuai family has a lot of influence in Jingzhou, this Wen Chou is a figure favored by Liu Biao.Even if Kuai Yue looked down on Wen Chou, he had to be careful.After all, this form is not as good as human beings, so bear with it...

"General Wen is here, what advice do you have?"

Wen Chou was also polite, staring straight at Kuai Yue, and suddenly said: "I heard people say that your elder brother is back, is there such a thing?"

"what!"

Kuai Yue's expression changed, and he returned to normal immediately.

But Wen Chou saw this sudden change, and became more and more sure that Li Nan was right.

Holding the sword under his ribs with one hand, Wen Chou said in a deep voice: "Kuai Liang is a spy, come back at this time...why don't your lord hand him over? If Liu Jingzhou finds out about this matter, maybe he will be very angry with your lord." If there is a misunderstanding, wouldn't it be detrimental to the reputation of adults."

Kuai Yueqiang laughed and said, "Where did General Wen say that? My elder brother hasn't come back since he left two years ago."

"is it?"

Wen Chou sneered and said, "But this morning, someone saw him in your study, talking with you at night by candlelight."

"Who? Who's talking nonsense?"

Wen Chou waved his hand back, and Li Nan rushed forward and said loudly: "Master, I saw with my own eyes that you were talking with the eldest son in the study last night. You didn't finish talking until the fourth watch. , and then you send the eldest son to rest in the back room."

"you……"

Kuai Yue's complexion suddenly turned pale, and he pointed to Li Nan and said, "You lowly slave, how dare you talk nonsense in front of General Wen... General Wen, to tell you the truth, this lowly slave was originally my servant. A few days ago, I got greedy and ate my precious wine, and was beaten by me, so I held a grudge, so I slandered me in front of you. Think about it, at this time, how could my brother come back?"

Wen Chou sneered, "It is at this time that he will come back... But Mr. Kuai, there is no need to be nervous. Whether it is true or not, I will only find out after I check. If Kuai Liang is not here, then this guy is slandering you. I I should apologize to you and hand him over to you, but if...hehe, Li Nan, do you know the way? Lead the way ahead...you wait here and serve Mr. Kuai!"

Wen Chou ordered thirty personal guards and asked Li Nan to lead the way.

The other relatives broke into the courtyard of Kuai's house, the gate was closed tightly, and then looked at Kuai Yue and the others, all staring at each other with murderous intent.

Kuai Yue didn't dare to move anymore, he watched Wen Chou helplessly, and walked towards the back house under the leadership of Li Nan.

"Since General Wen is so unreasonable, I will wait in the lobby and see how General Wen will explain to me..."

Kuai Yue pretended to be angry, flung his sleeves and went into the living room.But in the eyes of others, this behavior looks more like a performance of being harsh and indifferent.

"Li Nan, are you sure you saw Kuai Liang?"

"General, it's absolutely true... Pass the corner gate in front, in that small courtyard... Kuai Liang is inside, you'll know it when you go there."

Wen Chou snorted and nodded.

He led the people through a corner gate, and came to the back house, an independent courtyard.There are two wing rooms here, and the environment is extremely elegant.

Li Nan pointed to one of the wing rooms with the closed door, and said softly, "General Wen, it's inside!"

Wen Chou held his sword and strode to the door.He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised his foot and kicked hard on the door.The moment the door opened, Wen Chou rushed into the room.The light in the room was very dark, Wen Chou hadn't seen the environment clearly, he only felt a sharp aura stabbing from behind, and from the corner of his eye, he saw a cold light.Wen Chou couldn't help but let out a soft cry, and dodged sideways.

At this time, dozens of men in black suddenly appeared on the wall of the courtyard, on the roof, and on the branches of the trees.

Holding a weapon in one hand and a crossbow in the other.After appearing, these people did not rush forward immediately, but aimed at the followers in the courtyard with crossbows.The steel crossbow screamed sharply through the air, and the cold and sharp steel crossbow pierced through the bodies of the followers with great force.

Thirty followers, before they even had time to resist, were shot into hedgehogs by the steel crossbow that rushed towards them.

Wen Chou said in a bad mood, and the long sword in his hand clanged out of its sheath, staring at Li Nan who was standing at the door, "Who are you?"

"Lieutenant Chen Min of the Villain Martial Arts Battalion, under the order of the King of Liang, came to invite General Wen to go on the road. The King of Liang said that your elder brother Yan Liang has been waiting for you in the underworld for a long time..."

"Oh!"

Hearing of the scandal, Wen was furious.

With a shake of the sword in his hand, he stomped his feet and rushed towards Chen Min.

Chen Min sneered, holding a narrow sword in his palm, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, brought out strange cold lights, and stood with Wen Chou.

If you fight on horseback, Wen Chou gets shot in the horseshoe, ten Chen Mins are no match.

But this small room is not comparable to the battlefield.And it was a foot battle, Wen Chou couldn't resist it...

For two or three rounds, Wen Chou was disheveled and embarrassed.After being forced back by Chen Min's sword, Wen Chou stood firm and held the sword with both hands, "You dog thief, how dare you use tricks to harm me? You can't be considered a hero!"

Before the words fell, a faint voice came from the beam, "Stupid thing, who told you that fighters are heroes?"

"Who!"

Wen Chou looked up in fright.

But seeing a group of black shadows suddenly swooping down from the beam of the house, a cold light like an arc moon appeared, the figure passed Wen Chou treacherously, and the cold light disappeared.

"My name is Dong Tie. The master said, Wen Chou, you have lived too long, you should meet Yan Liang!"

Wen Chou stood there dumbfounded, blood mist spraying from his neck.Dong Tie's sword cut Wen Chou's throat, but he didn't even see clearly what shape Dong Tie's sword was.

Should I go see my brother?

With a thud, Wen Chou fell to the ground...

Dong Tie looked at Wen Chou's body, shook his head, and sighed softly.He walked to Wen Chou's side, groped in his arms for a while, and took out two tiger charms.

"Unexpectedly, Liu Biao actually handed him the Tiger Talisman of the Jingzhou Army!"

Dong Tie shook his head, "No wonder Cai Degui couldn't find it. It turned out that it was on Wen Chou's body. Chen Min, give the tiger amulet to Mr. Zirou and ask him to notify the third master, and get ready to act."

(End of this chapter)