No matter how Pang Shanmin persuaded him, Zhuge Liang always smiled but said nothing, neither agreed nor refused, but he still showed a little bit of whisper. He was lazy and didn't want to go far away for the time being. Qiu thought about Jiangdong and his party, and finally gave Pang Shanmin a reassurance. Seeing that he couldn't persuade him for a while, he stood up and said goodbye.

At this time, Huang Yueying brought in two cups of tea. Seeing that there was only her husband in the room, she was stunned, "Where is my sister-in-law?"

"He has gone back in advance." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly.

"This is rude!"

Huang Yueying apologized: "I didn't even give me a cup of tea. This is not a way to treat guests. He wants to blame me for being inadequate."

"It's okay!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and smiled, "He is not about drinking tea, but about me, so even if he doesn't have tea, he won't have any complaints. But I don't have tea, and I'm full of resentment!"

"What's this?"

Huang Yueying knelt down and brought the tea to her husband. She asked again with a smile: "What are your brother-in-law asking for your husband? Are you asking your husband to go to Jiangxia?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, "He invited me to Jiangxia, but I didn't agree."

"Why didn't your husband agree? I remember that year, didn't your husband say that Liu Jing was a person who did great things and could follow him? Why didn't he agree now?"

"Think about it again! This is also a lifelong event. If you follow me forever, you will be a minister for life. Of course, you must be more cautious."

Huang Yueying nodded, "It is appropriate for your husband to think carefully, but Jiangdong's wings have become a wing, with many factions and complex connections. Even though my uncle is in Jiangdong, he may not be able to help you. Your husband's trip to Jiangdong is just a icing on the cake. I hope you can do a timely help."

The timely help has a special meaning between the couple, which means seeking refuge with Liu Jing. Huang Yueying and Tao Zhan often have letters. Tao Zhan advised her to come to Jiangxia more than once, and Huang Yueying also repeatedly advised her husband to go to Jiangxia. It was a timely help to Liu Jing, which made Zhuge Liang heart-willed.

Zhuge Liang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Thank you, my wife, remind me, I will think carefully. In fact, Jiang Xia is not bad, it depends on how sincere Liu Jing is."

Huang Yueying really knew her husband. She knew that although her husband was hesitant on the surface, she was actually as clear as a mirror and had a clear mind. She didn't persuade her about this matter much, so she smiled and stood up and said, "I'll go see Guo'er, she should be awake."

As soon as he walked to the door, Zhuge Liang remembered something and reminded Huang Yueying, "Yueying, I ask you to tell your father-in-law to immediately withdraw your servant's property from Fancheng. Have you told your father-in-law?"

"I've sent someone to deliver the letter in the morning."

Huang Yueying asked with some concern: "Husband thinks Fancheng is dangerous?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Cao's army will definitely attack Fancheng, shock Jingzhou, and stop Liu Jing from going north."

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Although the situation in Jiangbei is becoming increasingly tense, the news that Cao's army was about to attack south was like a storm, and it had already spread throughout Fancheng. Many residents with sensitive news crossed the river and headed south, and boats came and went on the Han River. Each ferry was full of people who crossed the river and fled.

But there are also many people who do not believe that the situation will worsen to that point. They are still working on their own business, so that Fancheng still maintains normal operation and prosperity. Although Fancheng is shrouded in tension, it is far from panic.

The deployment of the troops in Fancheng also changed. Originally, Wen Pin led 20,000 troops to be stationed north of Fancheng, but a few days ago, Cai Mao ordered people to send military talismans and transfer orders, and ordered Wen Pin to distribute 10,000 troops to Zhang Yun. At the same time, Wang Wei was forced to distribute 10,000 troops to Zhang Yun, so that Zhang Yun would once again have 20,000 troops stationed between Xiangyang and Yicheng County to defend the Jiangxia army from heading north.

Although Wen Pin knew that Liu Biao's order was not necessarily out of his original intention, the military talisman was completely correct and the military order was as strong as a mountain, which forced him to obey.

The troops were cut in half, and Fancheng's defense ability was greatly weakened. Wenpin had to shrink the defense line and transferred the 5,000 troops stationed in the west of Fancheng back to Beidaying, so that Fancheng Beidaying still maintained the scale of 10,000 troops.

In the big tent, Wen Pin paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking worried. The situation has become increasingly obvious recently. Cao's army is about to move south, but Jingzhou has made a stupid decision to reduce the troops defending the north and instead defend against Jiangxia.

Although the lord is sometimes confused, Cai Mao is not confused. He should know the current situation better than anyone else. He is a military advisor in Jingzhou. Wen Pin did not believe that Cai Mao did not even have the ability to distinguish the situation. However, he still transferred the defenders of Jiangbei, which only explained one thing. Cai Mao did not want to resist Cao's army.

Wen Pin suspected that Cai Mao had already surrendered, which was normal. Only by surrendering to Cao's army could he protect his family's interests, but Wen Pin never expected that Cai Mao had actually surrendered to Cao Cao three years ago.

At this time, Cai Jin quickly walked into the tent and knelt down on one knee to report: "I will meet the Grand Marshal!"

Cai Jin is Wenpin's beloved disciple, but he is also his subordinate. In the military camp, they are only in the superior-level relationship, but not in the master-apprentice relationship. However, after all, they have a master-apprentice relationship, and Wenpin will inevitably tend to favor his beloved disciple in military affairs.

More importantly, although Cai Jin is a child of the Cai family, his integrity, integrity and stability are very different from Cai Mao and Cai Zhong and others, which makes Wen Pin attach great importance to him and he also leaves some important things to do.

Wen Pin turned around and asked, "Have you received Liu Bei?"

Cai Jin sighed, "Mu Jiang was one step slower. He has returned to Xinye. If the general allows him, Mo Yun can go to Xinye."

Wenpin received the news at noon that Liu Bei crossed the river from Longzhong Wharf to the north. He was about to discuss joint protests with Liu Bei, so he asked Cai to go to the Wharf to greet Liu Bei, but unexpectedly he was still one step too late. Wenpin shook his head and said, "Forget it, there is no hurry. I will send someone else to Xinye! I have an important task now."

"Please give orders to the Grandmaster!"

Wen Pin pondered for a moment and said, "The Jingzhou navy has been lost, and we have no warships in our hands. In this way, the ferry will become the key. You immediately lead a thousand troops to requisition all ferries and moor the ferry at the Fengyiting Station. You are responsible for the supervision. If you see the beacon fire, immediately withdraw all ferries to the south bank!"

"The last one will obey the order!"

Cai Jin stood up and hurried away. Wen Pin walked a few more steps behind his back and ordered again: "Tell me my order. When going to bed at night, all soldiers are not allowed to remove their armor and weapons are not allowed to leave their bodies!"

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Hekou Town is a small town affiliated to Fancheng. The town has a population of less than 100 households and is located fifty miles north of Fancheng.

This is also a fork in the road, and two official roads are forked here. One official road is sixty miles northeast to the east and Xinye. When you walk the other official road to the northwest, you can go directly to Nanyang.

Because it is a major transportation road, most people in the town make a living by opening shops and doing business. There are all kinds of shops such as taverns, hostels, brothels, residences, mule and horse shops in the town.

But on the other hand, although the town is geographically important, Jingzhou did not build a military fort here. It only had a garrison of thirty people, and it had little effect, so Hekou Town had no strategic value.

The night has not yet completely fallen, and the sunset dyes the mountains and towns red. Hekou Town is still very lively. Taverns and brothels are crowded with guests, most of whom are passing by and resting merchants.

I set out from Fancheng early in the morning and drove away fifty miles. When I arrived in Hekou Town, I could rest. Food and sex are the nature of human beings, so the business of taverns and brothels was the most prosperous.

The largest tavern in the town was filled with people and business. Nearly a hundred guests filled the restaurant. In addition to the merchants, there were more than 20 soldiers who also followed their garrison in the tavern. Although the situation was already very tense, the soldiers had long been accustomed to the pleasure of Hekou Town, and the tense situation had no effect on them.

Just as everyone was drinking and playing, the restaurant gradually became quiet. They seemed to hear a strange sound, and this muffled thunder sounded in the sky, constantly making people's hearts jump.

Finally, the tavern was silent, and everyone seemed to have turned into clay sculptures, with surprise and doubt on their faces, and they were pricking their ears to hear the sounds coming from outside.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and it began to feel a shocking feeling. Many people leaned out the window to check. At this moment, a bartender rushed in and shouted: "Run quickly! The Cao army cavalry is coming."

Many of them also saw with their own eyes that dust was flying in the mouth of the north of the town, rolling yellow dust filled the sky, and the black cavalry in the dust rushed towards the town like a huge wave. The tavern suddenly exploded. The drinkers cried and called their parents, ran out desperately, stomped over the table, shattered the dishes, and kept falling heavily.

Not only the tavern, but all the residents and shops are the same. The crowds run out of the taverns and brothels, running desperately southward, stumbled, cried and screamed, screamed, and howled across the streets.

But they could not run past the iron cavalry of Cao's army. The three thousand cavalry swept across the fallen leaves like the autumn wind, rushed into the crowd, and rode their horses and trampled by them.

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Hundreds of people who were running away fell and died tragically, their heads were chopped off by war knives, their chests were pierced by spears, and their horses were stepped into flesh and paste by war horses and iron cavalry. None of the more than hundreds of people survived, and their flesh and blood flowed all over the ground.

The three thousand cavalry immediately divided into dozens of teams, rushed into the store to loot money and raped women. Those who had no time to run out of the store were also robbed and killed by the rioters, and in the end there was no one living.

This cavalry is the vanguard cavalry led by General Le Jin. It was composed of the former Qingzhou cavalry and has always been famous for its loose military discipline.

Before dawn, Cao Ren ordered them to secretly kill towards Fancheng, which was still hidden all the way, but when night fell, they rushed to Hekou Town, and could no longer suppress their beastly nature and demanded to loot Hekou Town.

Considering that if they were not allowed to vent their animal nature, they would probably be even more chaotic when they arrived in Fancheng, Le Jin agreed to the request of several generals and indulged the soldiers to loot Hekou Town.

A quarter of an hour later, the cavalrymen boarded their horses, carrying all kinds of property and continued to fight towards Fancheng.
Chapter completed!