Zhao Yun was as brave as a tiger and killed dozens of tiger and leopard knights in an instant. He immediately suppressed the charging momentum of the tiger and leopard knights, and even Cao Hong couldn't help but become anxious. He was injured now and was no match for Zhao Yun. Seeing Zhao Yun suddenly wipe out the momentum of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's charge, his heart instantly became heavy. "Cao Hong, take your life!" Zhao Yun took the lead. When he saw Cao Hong in front of him, he roared angrily, flew his spear in his hand, and charged straight towards Cao Hong. The dozens of soldiers standing in front of Cao Hong were all shot away with spears. "Hmph! What a shameless statement!" Cao Hong snorted coldly, cut off the long arrow that pierced his chest with a sword, and with a muffled grunt, he also rushed towards Zhao Yun. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The spear was like a dancing electric snake, with deadly moves, and the two of them were in a fight for a while. "Phoenix Seven nodded!" Zhao Yun, who was fighting fiercely, suddenly made a killing move and knocked the long sword out of Cao Hong's hand. The next moment, the long spear was pressed against Cao Hong's throat. "General!" "Let go, general!" Seeing Cao Hong being captured, a tiger and leopard knight soldier shouted in surprise and stared at Zhao Yun fiercely. "Cao Hong, are you willing to surrender!" Zhao Yun was unmoved and looked at Cao Hong and said solemnly. "Haha Surrender? There is only Cao Hong who died in the battle, not Cao Hong who surrendered." Cao Hong suddenly laughed, and relentlessly attacked Zhao Yun with the long sword in his hand, clearly putting aside life and death. Seeing Cao Hong's reaction, Zhao Yun sighed in his heart, suddenly thrust out the spear in his hand, and immediately pierced Cao Hong's throat, and a generation of famous generals died on the battlefield. "Take the body down!" Zhao Yun ordered behind him. "No." Several soldiers came forward and carried Cao Hong's body away. The tiger and leopard knights in front also seemed to be afraid that the next fierce battle would damage Cao Hong's body, so they remained silent. kill! After seeing Cao Hong¡¯s body being carried away, the Tiger and Leopard Knights no longer had any scruples, and charged towards Zhao Yun one by one like crazy. ¡°General, Cao Hong is dead.¡± Standing side by side with Fazheng on the tower, Fazheng sighed. "A death in battle is considered a worthy death." Zhang Jia also sighed slightly, but then he didn't care. After more than ten years of fighting, he had seen many generals die in battle, and it was now commonplace. "Cao Hong is dead. After today, the land of Liangzhou has come under my rule in Jingzhou. The lord has three continents in the south to terrify the barbarians, to the west he can subdue Sun Ce, and in the north he can look down on the northern states and counties. This is a sign that hegemony will be achieved." Fazheng smiled slightly, being able to witness the rise of Jingzhou can be regarded as an anecdote. "Yes, by occupying Liangzhou, my lord's last shortcoming has been made up. In just a few years of development, Yongzhou and Sili can be captured. Once Cao Cao is defeated, who else in the world will be my lord's opponent?" " He opened his jaw and nodded. Although Liangzhou is located in a remote area, it is well connected and has enough horses, which is perfect for Liu Qi to expand his cavalry. It can be said that the entire southwestern half of Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou has fallen into the hands of Liu Qi. Although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and his power increased sharply, at this time, Jingzhou happened to encircle all the states and counties under Cao Cao's command, and the situation was ready to be swallowed up until the opportunity came. It is not impossible to annex Cao Cao maturely. The fierce battle lasted for half an hour before it ended. The tiger and leopard mounted the trapped beasts and continued to fight, but were finally wiped out. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Jingzhou During the time when Fazheng and others went on the expedition, Jingzhou also underwent earth-shaking changes . With Xiangyang, Wancheng and other cities as the center, wide official roads were renovated. Originally, the official road near Xiangyang City could only allow two carriages to drive side by side. As for other slightly remote places, it was almost impossible for carriages to move. "The newly restored official road can allow four carriages to drive side by side, and remote counties can also allow two carriages to run side by side." Throughout Jingzhou County, you can see roads that are gradually becoming more and more shapeless. The people who built the streets were idle old farmers and retired soldiers. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????These people sit idle at home with nothing else to do but cultivate a few acres of thin fields. Now, under the temptation of generous remuneration, they take the initiative to build each section of the road. Of course, most of these places are expansions and rests on top of the original official roads, so they don¡¯t require too much effort. The cost of building official roads, the whole?It is distributed directly by the government. Although many aristocratic families participate, these aristocratic families cannot intervene until the road is built. At the same time, under the governance of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others, policies were issued one after another, and the entire Jingzhou was transformed. Although it is not as drastic as the reform, we will not give in too much. With the implementation of the decrees, not many people have noticed Liu Bei, who was appointed as the county magistrate by Liu Qi. Although Liu Bei worked diligently as the county magistrate, almost all government orders did not need to be issued through Liu Bei, and everyone also lightly forgot about Liu Bei who was in a remote place. "My lord, Kong Ming has sent news a few days ago that he defeated the Nanman Meng Huo. There is no need to worry about the invasion of the Nanman for a few years." Xu Shu said with a smile on his face in Liu Qi's mansion. "Yes, Nanman Menghuo has sent a letter of surrender and hundreds of thousands of gold and silver a few days ago, promising not to be an enemy of the lord within five years." Jia Xu also nodded in agreement. "This Meng Huo knows the current affairs, but Jingzhou can't spare many troops to deal with him now, so let's just agree to him for the time being." Liu Qi nodded and looked at the people in the room. Xu Shu is still personable, gentle and looks approachable. And he was also the first one to seek refuge with him. It can be said that Liu Qi was able to achieve today's achievements because of Xu Shu's great contribution, but he was not arrogant at all, but became more and more gentle in his demeanor. The effort of cultivating one's moral character and cultivating one's character is unparalleled among several people. "As for Jia Xu and Pang Tong, they have also made outstanding contributions in recent years, and their current official positions are not high. They can be used by him because they value his future. Although some of the recent decrees seemed a bit urgent, he had to do so. In order to perfect these decrees, Xu Shu and the other two worked hard day and night. Being able to work quickly and mobilize the masses, and being able to be accepted by the families under their command, these few people can be considered to be racking their brains to try their best to satisfy the interests of all parties. It¡¯s not because Liu Qi is impatient, but because he has to be like this. Nowadays, although all parties are fighting endlessly, the situation has become increasingly clear, and Cao Cao and Sun Ce's power has become increasingly powerful, and the battle between Jingzhou and the two parties cannot be completed overnight. Although he now occupies Jingzhou, Yizhou and even Liangzhou, he is still slightly inferior to Cao Cao. If he does not lay the foundation as soon as possible, he will definitely be surpassed by Cao Cao in a few years. Just as Liu Qi was deep in thought, rapid footsteps suddenly sounded. "Lord, good news from Liangzhou!" "Bring it in." Liu Qi shouted to the door. "No." Wei Yan walked in excitedly holding a bamboo slip. "My lord, a great victory, Han Sui, Ma Teng died, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were wiped out, Cao Hong was beheaded, and the entire Liangzhou has been occupied." Wei Yan said excitedly as soon as he walked into the study. "What?" Several people in the study also exclaimed, and they all looked at Wei Yan in surprise. Pang Tong even stepped forward and snatched the bamboo slips from Wei Yan's hand, and then burst into laughter: "Haha, as expected, my lord is very happy." As he said this, Pang Tong handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Liu Qi. After reading the bamboo slips, Liu Qi was also pleasantly surprised. Originally, being able to defeat the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was his greatest hope, but he didn't expect that he could actually wipe out the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. "Okay, okay, okay." Liu Qi said three good words in a row, obviously his heart was particularly arrogant. Now that Liangzhou has entered Jingzhou's command, Jingzhou's power will definitely rise to a higher level. " Moreover, it is said in the bamboo slips that Ma Chao, Ma Dai and others have also returned to Jingzhou. This expedition can be regarded as a complete success. The bamboo slips were passed into Xu Shu¡¯s hands, but Xu Shu frowned. "Yuan Zhi, is there anything wrong?" Liu Qi looked at Xu Shu. Everyone present looked excited, but Xu Shu showed no interest. "My lord, this is very inappropriate." Xu Shu said with his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. At this time, everyone also looked at Xu Shu. With Xu Shu's intelligence, he would not miss the mark. "My lord, Cao Hong is Cao Cao's favorite general and a member of Cao Cao's clan. He has a very high status in Cao Cao's heart. In addition, the entire army of 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry has been wiped out. If it is possible at this time, Cao Cao will make up his mind to fight Jingzhou decisively and fight against my lord. It's extremely disadvantageous." Xu Shu shook his head. Jingzhou¡¯s power has grown too fast, which has long made Cao Cao wary. Now he has wiped out 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry. If he were Cao Cao, he would never let Jingzhou become powerful again. "Cao Cao has just defeated Yuan Shao. Although his reputation has greatly increased, his power has not improved much. Will he attack Jingzhou at this time?" Although he said this, Pang Tong's words revealed a strong sense of surprise. "Although Cao Cao has just defeated Yuan Shao, Jizhou is no longer sufficient at this time.Concern, Cao Cao has many people who are experienced in fighting, and he has many soldiers and generals. If he is determined to become an enemy of Jingzhou, he only needs to send some troops and horses to contain Jingzhou, and then continue to develop. In a few years, Jingzhou will definitely be conquered. If he is defeated, Jingzhou will be in Cao Cao's pocket. "Xu Shu said with a solemn expression. "I understand. I ordered Zhao Yun to send someone to deliver Cao Hong's body to Cao Cao. "Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said. "My lord, this" Pang Tongyi was stunned. Didn't Liu Qi anger Cao Cao by doing this? "In any case, our Jingzhou has indeed developed too fast and has long made Cao Cao wary. If there is any weakness at this time, , will only strengthen Cao Cao's determination to attack Jingzhou. In this case, it would be better to show more strength, but it would make Cao Cao scruple. Liu Qi shook his head and said, "Send someone to Wu County tomorrow and say that I will join forces with Sun Ce to attack Cao Cao." " "No. " These people are all people with extraordinary minds, and they understood Liu Qi's plan in an instant. At this time, only by letting Cao Cao understand that the outcome of the attack on Jingzhou is unpredictable, and there is a high possibility that he will be defeated, can Cao Cao hesitate. .????????? ¡°Open your jaws, be filial and upright, reward the three armies, don¡¯t worry too much. "Liu Qi said. "No. " "Wei Yan, hurry up and train Jingzhou soldiers without any slack. "Liu Qi looked at Wei Yandao again. "Nuo. "Wei Yan bowed in response.