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    Because Liu Biao was still alive, no matter how dissatisfied Huang Zu, Cai Mao and Liu Qi were with each other, they did not immediately turn against each other. They just kept their dissatisfaction and resentment towards each other deep in their hearts and waited for the opportunity to settle old accounts and new accounts in the future.  They settled together, so after Huang Zu withdrew to the south bank of the Han River, Liu Qi did not hold Huang Zu responsible for his poor command of the retreat, and Huang Zu did not bother Liu Qi about Liu Qi's previous refusal to withdraw from the Han River. They tacitly agreed to live in peace for the time being.  .  (Literary Museum)

    Huang Zu also withdrew across the Han River, and the Jingzhou Army no longer had a foothold on the north bank of the Han River. The biggest problem facing the Jingzhou Army was how to hold the line of defense along the Han River.  Through scouting and reconnaissance, Liu Qi and the Kuai brothers unanimously concluded that the Xuzhou army was likely to choose to cross the upper reaches of the Han River west of Xiangyang, so they deployed two defensive tactics. One was to order Huang Zu to lead the army to garrison Atou Mountain in the west of Xiangyang;  He made every effort to prevent the Xuzhou Army from crossing the river from the gentle water at the bottom of the mountain. Second, he ordered Cai Mao to divide the navy into two parts. One part was stationed at the water village outside Xiangyang City to prevent the Xuzhou Army's ferry from diverting from the Feishui River to the Han River, and the other west part.  Enter and camp outside Shandu City on the south bank of the Han River west of Xiangyang, so that you can go down the river at any time and attack the Xuzhou Army's pontoon bridge or ferry.

    Huang Zu took Liu Qi's order without saying a word, because Liu Qi handed over half of the land troops on the Xiangyang battlefield, more than 16,000 people, to Huang Zu. Huang Zu would not miss this opportunity to seize military power.  Cai Mao, who was unwilling to disperse his power, refused to accept the order, and even fired at Liu Qi in public, "My lord, do you know how to fight? The principle of division of troops is most taboo in water warfare. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, Yuan Shu  You must have heard how Chen Fen's navy was completely wiped out, right? If Tao Thief built a water barrier upstream, wouldn't our navy have to be defeated by the enemy one by one?"

    "Tao Thief's water strength in this area is very weak, and he hasn't started building the water boom yet." Liu Qi suppressed his anger and said: "As long as Tao Thief builds the water boom, our navy will immediately attack to destroy it and stop it."

    "Then how can our navy deal with Tao Thief's stone machine?!" Cai Mao yelled: "Tao Thief's stone machine. As long as one stone is solidified, it can kill one of our warships! Are you going to take it?  Are we, the soldiers of a warship in Jingzhou, going to exchange for a piece of wood that was nailed into the river by a team of pottery thieves?!"

    "Then you won't go to a place where the Xuzhou bandit army's stone machine can't hit and shoot with arrows?" Liu Qi yelled unbearably.

    "Even if this can delay the enemy from building water barriers, we can't divide our troops!" Cai Mao roared louder, "You have already defeated more than half of our navy, and you have taken half of it, and now you want me to divide another half.  , when the enemy launches a water battle. How can the navy resist?!"

    Hearing Cai Hao mention Chai Sang¡¯s old story, Liu Qi¡¯s already livid face suddenly turned even uglier. He suddenly changed his expression and said, ¡°It is my military order to divide the troops. Do you want to disobey the military order?!¡±

    "For the navy officers and soldiers, and for Jingzhou. I only follow correct military orders and do not listen to arbitrary orders on paper!" Cai Mao replied proudly.

    Liu Qi was even more furious. He shouted loudly and took down Cai Mao, who had defied military orders in public. Kuai Yue had already stood up quickly. He grabbed Liu Qi and wiped his neck with a wink, while saying something about how the enemy should work together now.  They talked nonsense like this and urged Liu Qi and Cai Mao to calm down and discuss again.  Liu Qi also knew Cai Mao's importance in the Jingzhou army.  Knowing that he must not completely fall out with Cai Mao at this time, he calmed down under the signal from Kuai Yue's eyes and made concessions on the steps laid by Kuai Yue. Cai Mao also knew that he could not fight Liu Qi to the end at this time.  He suppressed his anger and no longer contradicted Liu Qi in public, but he still firmly refused to divide his troops.

    The result of Kuai Yue's reconciliation was that each side gave in, and Liu Qi no longer insisted on Cai Mao dividing his troops.  Cai Mao promised to do his best to destroy the water barriers and pontoon bridges built by the Xuzhou Army, and both sides forced themselves to smile and disperse.  The result is behind the scenes.  Naturally, Liu Qi gritted his teeth and swore a poisonous oath, saying that he would oust the Cai family after he officially succeeded to the throne. Cai Mao naturally went to his sister to complain, and deliberately let Liu Biao know about it through her sister, slandering Liu Qi for how he was unpopular with the military and the people.  , did not know how to fight and commanded blindly, Liu Biao's condition continued to worsen in anger, and he even suffered from coma symptoms.

    On the evening of the second day after the incident, the scouts sent by Cai Mao to scout the enemy's situation in the upper reaches of the Jishui River suddenly returned to the water village. They said that his scout ship was hiding in the reeds and discovered that the Xuzhou naval fleet assembled at the mouth of the Bishui River had made unusual movements.  All the sailors boarded the ship, and Xuzhou general Taishi Ci Shuaiqi, who was able to fight on the water, also appeared on the largest Xuzhou warship.  After hearing the news, Cai Hao only thought about it for a moment and then told the scout commander: "You have done a good job. Ask all four of your soldiers to come back to receive the reward. You are allowed to eat enough wine and meat tonight!"  But remember, you are not allowed to reveal a single word about this matter to anyone, otherwise you will not be spared!"

    The scout corps leader quickly agreed, thanked him happily and left. Cai Hao then gave instructions to his cronies on the left and right, asking him to guard the water village closely tonight. No one would be allowed to leave without his own personal order.?The warship leaves the stronghold, beware of enemy sneak attacks!  Then Cai Mao ordered all the scout ships to be recalled. The reconnaissance was not allowed to cross the middle of the Han River tonight. Cai Yun and Cai Zhong understood the situation and followed the order together.

    In this way, in the early morning of the next day, the small fleet of the Xuzhou Army originally stationed at the mouth of the Bishui River inexplicably appeared ten miles upstream of the Han River west of Xiangyang, with its back to the north bank.  Under the cover of artillery, the water stronghold was set up.  Liu Qi was shocked when he heard the report, and hurriedly climbed to Atou Mountain to observe the enemy's situation. He also scolded the two generals Cai Mao and Huang Zu, accusing them of being so negligent in taking precautions that they let Xuzhou's fleet go.  They crossed the Xiangyang area unnoticed. Cai Mao and Huang Zuze complained together, saying that because there was no moonlight last night, it was difficult to detect the Xuzhou fleet passing Xiangyang, and their own army was unable to detect the specific enemy situation. Liu Qi was furious, but had no choice but to do anything.

    The uncooked rice has become cooked rice. No matter how angry Liu Qi was, he had no choice but to issue a strict order to Cai Mao and Huang Zu, "From now on, the garrison at Atoushan will keep a close eye on the enemy's fleet movements every day  A beacon tower was set up half a mile away. It used smoke as a signal during the day and a fire as a signal at night. Once any movement by the Xuzhou rebels was discovered, the navy immediately attacked and intercepted the enemy's ferry. The army blocked the river bank and did not allow an enemy soldier to board.  Get to the North Shore!¡±

    Cai Hao and Huang Zu sang the promise together, and then Cai Hao naturally forgot to remind Liu Qi that the current wind direction and current were favorable for the Xuzhou Army to cross the river, and the most effective way to stop the Xuzhou Army should be to immediately move the navy.  Huang Zu was a little worried.  I don't know how to deliberately conceal the enemy's situation without summoning Liu Qi for questioning.  At the same time, the news that the Xuzhou fleet had smuggled across the mouth of the Juishui River to the upper reaches of the Han River was naturally revealed to Liu Biao by Cai as quickly as possible. Liu Biao was frightened and hurriedly summoned Liu Qi for questioning. Liu Qi initially wanted to hide it.  , but could not withstand Liu Biao's cross-examination and finally confessed the truth. Liu Biao was shocked and angry.  Fainted to the ground again.

    In fact, General Huangzu didn¡¯t have to worry at all. He didn¡¯t want Liu Qi to discover that the Xuzhou Army was crossing the Han River secretly, and Deputy Director Tao on the north bank didn¡¯t want his army to be blocked when crossing the river.  So it was just that night, when the Xuzhou Army's indispensable tricks and plots came into play, and it was just getting dark.  The Xuzhou army on the north bank was beating gongs and drums, and they were preparing to cross the Han River. The beacon tower set up by Huang Zu's army hurriedly lit the fire to alarm. Huang Zu bravely led his army out of the camp and fortified the coast. Cai Mao was helpless.  Cai Yun was sent to lead the navy to respond, and Liu Qi hurried out of the city overnight.  He led his troops to cross over to supervise the battle.

    The result of the tight fortification was, of course, nothing. After waiting for a long time without seeing a single soldier of the Xuzhou Army crossing the river by boat, Liu Qi, who finally understood that this was the enemy's exhaustion strategy, cursed Deputy Director Tao for being treacherous and shameless.  Huang Zu, Cai Yun and others laughed secretly until their stomachs hurt.  Then Huang Zu asked hypocritically: "My lord, what if the Tao thieves are using a tired strategy to pretend to cross the river again? Do you want to ignore it?"

    "Nonsense!" Liu Qi said angrily: "What if the enemy suddenly turns out to be true among the ten lies? If you discover the enemy's situation, call the police immediately. If there is any delay, behead him immediately!"

    "No." Huang Zu agreed with a low eyebrow, and then sneered in his heart: "Just keep calling the police, you will be exhausted!"

    It was halfway through the third watch of the night when the Xuzhou Army made another similar feint attack. The drums and horns blared and the sky shook. Liu Qi, who had just returned to the city to rest, bravely led his army over to check the situation. Huang Zu and Cai Mao also pretended to send more troops.  The interception on the shore turned out to be another trip in vain. Liu Qi was very angry, while Huang Zu and Cai Mao secretly praised Deputy Director Tao's clever strategy.  Then at five o'clock in the morning, Xuzhou Army came again with such a trick, which kept Liu Qi up all night.  Liu Biao learned from his wife that his son was so passive, which inevitably made him even more anxious.

    Liu Qi and the Jingzhou Army were tortured like this for three days in a row. On the night of the fourth day, when the Jingzhou Army had become accustomed to these feint attacks by the Xuzhou Army and had not slept well for several days, Liu Qi was too tired and had no energy to go to the battlefield in person to supervise the battle every time. Xuzhou  The smuggling of the army finally began. Taishi Ci personally led the fleet to carry the troops across the river. Xu Chu, who was known for being able to fight hard, personally led 3,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard. Under the cover of night, he unknowingly landed on the south bank of the Han River.  Huang Zu's troops discovered the enemy's situation at the beacon tower set up by the river bank, and quickly lit the trumpet to ask for help from the camp. Unfortunately, the Jingzhou Army, which had suffered enough losses and was deceived, thought it was another Xuzhou Army feigning attack. No one, including Liu Qi,  Reluctant to move, Xu Chu's troops easily boarded the south bank to organize defense. Taishi Ci commanded the fleet to connect the boats with iron locks and quickly built a pontoon bridge across the river. The Xuzhou army began to cross the river in an endless stream.

    By the time Liu Qi finally found out, it was already too late. The Xuzhou Army's first pontoon bridge had already been built, and emergency construction of the second and third pontoon bridges began. The fleet also continuously carried many Xuzhou troops across the river.  , the Xuzhou Army's strength on the south bank quickly reached more than 6,000. Although Huang Zu also sent troops to stop them, they were quickly driven back by Xu Chu's troops who were fighting against the water.  When Cai Mao sent the navy to intercept, XuThe military fleet released dense fire rafts to burn the Jingzhou Navy. The Jingzhou Navy had no intention of fighting and was in a headwind. When they saw the fire rafts coming from the Xuzhou arms ship, they quickly dispersed without a single warship.  Dare to risk his life to attack the pontoon bridge protected by Xuzhou Army warships.

    Seeing the critical situation, Liu Qi, who was furious, went to the front line to supervise the battle in person, forcing the infantry to attack the Xuzhou Army pontoon with all their strength. Huang Zhong, the current number one general of the Jingzhou Army, also went into battle injured and personally led the army to attack the Xuzhou Army. However, the Jingzhou Army's  The strength of the land warfare was far inferior to that of the Xuzhou Army. With their backs against the water, the Xuzhou Army fought with all their strength. Everyone in the team was determined to fight to the death, so no matter how hard the Jingzhou Army attacked, they could not defeat Xuzhou.  The tight square formation of the Xuzhou army, on the contrary, was killed and wounded heavily by the Xuzhou army. There were countless deserters. Huang Zhong, who went into battle wounded, could not stop the endless stream of Xuzhou elite soldiers slashing and stabbing him with swords and spears. He was wounded again and was forced to flee back to Liu Qi.

    At this time, the sky was already twilight. When he saw Huang Zhong had escaped and saw the Xuzhou Army crossing the river on the second pontoon, Liu Qi ignored that Huang Zhong had been killed and was covered in blood. He just stared at Huang Zhong with red eyes.  roar.  "Who told you to retreat? You have forgotten my order. If you take a step back, you will die! Lead your troops to charge forward immediately. You are not allowed to come back until the pontoon bridge of the Xuzhou bandits is cut off!"

    "Sir, the enemy is all elite soldiers, we can't rush in!" Huang Zhong, who was already wounded in six places, gasped for air and said desperately: "They have set up the square formation again. No matter how hard the general rushes, it will be useless.  .¡±

    "I don't care about this!" Liu Qi yelled hysterically, "I only want you to destroy the pontoon bridge of the Xuzhou bandit army! If you can't take the pontoon bridge, don't come back! Don't forget, I was the one who saved you when you were implicated by the big-eared thief Liu Pan.  I killed you! Your son was seriously ill, and I was the one who looked for doctors for you everywhere! But how can you repay me?

    Huang Zhong, who has not been cleared of suspicion so far, could not tell the difference. He could only sigh, then turned around with a knife, and then killed the Xuzhou Army pontoon with a head like an ant, and also killed the Xuzhou Army formation like a forest of swords and guns.  He was like a tiger descending the mountain, killing six or seven Xuzhou soldiers in a row without caring about his own life.  He suddenly appeared in the Xuzhou Army formation again, but just as Huang Zhong was advancing hard towards the Xuzhou Army pontoon bridge, two evil spears pierced one after another, and the first shot pierced Huang Zhong's lower abdomen.  The second shot pierced Huang Zhong's vest. Huang Zhong summoned his strength and chopped a Xuzhou Army soldier into two pieces at shoulder height. Finally, he could not withstand the push of the two spears.  The Xuzhou soldiers fell off their horses and chopped them into pieces with their swords

    The sky is finally clear.  The Xuzhou Army, which had survived the most dangerous stage, also launched an all-out counterattack. Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Ma Yan and other fierce generals led their troops to charge back and forth. The Jingzhou Army couldn't resist and fled. Although Liu Qi tried his best to restrain him, he also hacked to death several of his own soldiers.  The defeated army, but in the end could not withstand the joint attack of the Xuzhou Army and their own defeated soldiers. They were dragged by the defeated soldiers and fled to the west gate of Xiangyang.  The main force of the Jingzhou Army had been transferred down the mountain to join the battle long ago. The camp was very empty. Seeing the Xuzhou Army coming up the mountain, Huang She, who stayed behind in the camp, took the lead in escaping, leaving the fortified camp to the Xuzhou Army as a foothold on the north bank, once again establishing a foothold for the Xuzhou Army.  Make meritorious service.

    In fact, during the fierce battle, the Jingzhou Army did not have no chance to turn defeat into victory. If the Jingzhou Navy under Cai Mao could destroy the Xuzhou Army's pontoon bridge and cut the Xuzhou Army into two pieces, then at least the Xuzhou Army that had crossed the Han River would be plunged into a bitter battle.  , It's a pity that Cai Hao didn't have the guts to do this, nor did he want to do it. At the same time, because the Xuzhou naval fleet strictly protected the pontoon at all costs, Cai Hao finally wisely chose to perfunctory and pretended to arrange for the navy to attack upstream, shouting to kill.  The earthquake was earth-shattering, but in reality it was loud thunder but little rain. They only used long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows to shoot at the Xuzhou fleet, and refused to urge the fleet to go up and start a near-side battle. Naturally, they could not move the Xuzhou Army's iron pontoon bridge.  Almost watching the Xuzhou Army build three temporary pontoon bridges.

    Seeing that Liu Qi was defeated and returned to Xiangyang City, Cai Mao did not hesitate to lead his army back to the water stronghold and close the stronghold to defend it. At the same time, he sent people into the city to contact his sister and asked her to tell Liu Biao as soon as possible that the Xuzhou Army had broken through the Han River.  When Liu Biao heard the bad news, he vomited blood and fainted on the spot. Seeing that he was about to run out of gas, he kicked off his legs and passed away.

    In fact, Cai Mao was already considered good, but General Huang Zu and Huang were even more ruthless. At noon that day, when the Xuzhou Army was establishing a position on the south bank of the Han River, a man who claimed to be General Huang Zu's confidant came to personally supervise the troops.  A letter sealed with fire paint was presented to Deputy Director Tao, who was building a water boom to protect the pontoon bridge.  When Deputy Director Tao opened it, he saw that General Huang had written a line of words on the letter - Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue family members were mostly hiding in Zhonglu City, and there were less than a thousand defenders in the city.

    Deputy Director Tao laughed at the letter and urgently ordered Chen Dao to lead an army of five thousand to attack the enemy 20 miles away.Lu Chengchi asked Chen Dao to treat the Kuai family members well after breaking the city, and not to kill or insult them. Chen Dao promised to accept the order and rushed to the small town of Zhonglu with 5,000 troops.

    In the evening, Liu Biao finally woke up from his coma. Regardless of his extremely weak body, he immediately summoned Liu Qi and the Kuai brothers in front of the hospital bed. He asked Liu Qi face to face about the battle situation outside the city. Liu Qi was still filial and said to death.  Although the Xuzhou Army crossed the Han River, only a few thousand troops crossed the river. The losses of their own army were very small. They could launch a counterattack soon and drive the Xuzhou Army across the Han River.

    No need to ask in detail, Liu Biao knew that the situation outside the city was definitely not good just by listening to his son's avoidant tone.  Then he sighed and said feebly: "Qi'er, you hid it from your father. I don't blame you for my father's failure. Before he died, my father just wanted to remind you, don't expect Xiangyang City to stop Xuzhou."  Although the city of Xiangyang is strong in the face of the enemy's attack, there is not much hope that it can hold on for a long time in front of the Xuzhou army that has experienced hundreds of battles."

    "Father, don't worry. Xiangyang City is five feet high and more than two feet thick. It is as solid as gold. The child will definitely be able to defend it." Liu Qi comforted him.

    Liu Biao smiled bitterly and shook his head with difficulty, and said: "Qi'er, don't comfort my father. My father knows the situation on the battlefield in Xiangyang better than you do. My father won't hide it from you today. In fact, my father never expected to rely solely on you.  Xiangyang, just can block the enemies in the north, so my father has deliberately stored most of Jingzhou's money and food in Jiangling for so many years, just to leave a way out. If the war situation is not right, you can retreat to Jiangling, go there  Make a comeback. Remember, don¡¯t hang yourself on a tree in Xiangyang. You still have an escape route in Jiangling"

    At this point, the dying Liu Biao¡¯s voice was so weak that it was difficult to distinguish.  Liu Qi, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue shed tears in their eyes, and together they persuaded Liu Biao to take care of himself. Liu Qi also cried and said: "Don't worry, father, I have remembered your instructions. If the war situation is not right, I will take you to retreat to Jiangling."

    Liu Biao smiled bitterly, then held Kuai Liang with his old and skinny hand, and said in a weak voice: "Zirou, Yidu, my son, I leave it to you. I know that Qi'er and the Cai family are at odds, so you have to stay in the middle  , mediate and let them work together, Shui, the navy is in the hands of Cai Mao, and only if he works for Qi'er, can you successfully evacuate to Jiangling, no, otherwise, you can't outrun Tao Thief on land.  The cavalry, the cavalry.¡±

    "Don't worry, my lord, I will remember it."

    Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue cried loudly together, comforting Liu Biao to recover from his illness. But at this moment, a guard of Liu Qi suddenly ran in, and with a panic expression, he whispered something into Liu Qi's ear, Liu Qi's  His expression suddenly changed, and he blurted out: "How is that possible? I'm"

    Speaking of this, Liu Qi stopped suddenly and did not dare to scream. In front of Liu Biao, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue did not dare to ask, but Liu Biao raised his head nervously and asked: "Qi'er, what happened again?"

    Liu Qi was hesitant to answer, and glanced at Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue next to him. The Kuai brothers were confused. They felt that Liu Qi was not afraid that Liu Biao would know about it, but that he was afraid that his brothers would know about it.  In confusion, Kuai Yue also asked: "Eldest Young Master, what happened?"

    "Father-in-law, uncle, you must hold on after hearing this." Liu Qi saw that he could not hide it, so he lowered his head and said: "Zhonglu was lost, and your clan and family members"

    "How is it possible?" Kuai Liang exclaimed loudly: "The Xuzhou bandit army just broke through the Han River in the morning, how could it be possible to capture Zhonglu so quickly? There are not three thousand defenders in Zhonglu City?"

    "I'm also surprised about this." Liu Qi was also confused. He quickly turned to the guard who came to report the news and asked: "How did Zhonglu lose it? How come Zhang Chun's team couldn't hold it for several hours?"

    "General Zhang Chun is in Xiangyang City." The guard said with a mournful face: "Last night the Xuzhou rebels sneaked across the Han River. When the war was tense, General Huang sent a messenger to ask for help from General Zhang Chun, and General Zhang came with two thousand troops.  Atoushan participated in the war. Later, when the Xuzhou bandit army could not stop the attack, General Zhang followed General Huang and retreated into Xiangyang City. Later, when the Xuzhou bandit army suddenly attacked Zhonglu City, Zhang Xia, the tooth general who stayed behind in Zhonglu City,  , just, Kaicheng, surrendered."

    "Old man Huang Zu, did he do this on purpose?!" Kuai Liang yelled unbearably, "Brothers Zhang Chun and Zhang Xia are both his old generals. Zhang Chun inexplicably led his troops to reinforce the Atou Mountain battlefield.  , Zhang Xia opened the city and surrendered without any resistance. Did he deliberately arrange it? Deliberately let the Xuzhou bandit army get our family members and clan?!"

    "I will send someone to tell Huang Zu to come and see him right now!" Liu Qi shouted with a livid face: "Come, hurry up and tell Huang Zu to come"

    "Heaven will destroy my Jingzhou! Heaven will destroy my Jingzhou!"

    Liu Biao¡¯sThe sudden scream interrupted Liu Qi's nervous order. When Liu Qi, brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue hurriedly turned to look at Liu Biao, they saw blood spurting from Liu Biao's mouth. Liu Qi panicked and threw himself on Liu Biao, but Liu Biao's head froze.  Wai, directly fell into his son's arms, his breath was cut off and he died

    "Father¡ª¡ª!" Liu Qi's cry of pain rang loudly in Liu Biao's bedroom. Brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue looked at each other with livid faces, and then nodded together.
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