Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 65: Opening the City to Surrender (Thanks to Jingbao for the monthly ticket support~)
"no……"

Liu Biao shook his head directly:

"Now that Jiangling City has been captured by Lu Bu, and with my status as a rebellious son, the entire Nanjun will fall.

"Even if Lu Bu fails to capture Xiangyang after a long siege, he can just retreat to Jiangling City to rest.

"We have no way out, unless we go north to join Yuan Shu.

"But villains like Yuan Shu will definitely not treat us well..."

After listening to her husband's analysis, Mrs. Cai realized how critical the situation was.

However, it was really embarrassing for the Governor of Jingzhou to be beaten into this state by an external force.

Just as useless as I was in bed at night... As expected, as I get older, my abilities in all aspects are declining.

After a long silence, Mrs. Cai suddenly gave Liu Biao a suggestion that stunned him:
"Since there is no other way, why not... surrender to Lu Bu?"

Liu Biao's sharp eyes swept towards Cai.

Mrs. Cai was startled and quickly shut her mouth.

However, Liu Biao did not blame him. After the other party mentioned this, he seemed to have found a new way.

Now Zhou Yu, Kuai Liang and others have all been captured, although there are 5,000 soldiers in the city.

But he no longer had any advisers or generals to deploy, and could be said to be at the end of his rope.

Whether we can defend Xiangyang remains unknown.

If he wanted to leave, he would have to join Yuan Shu.

But compared to that despicable Yuan Shu, Lu Bu's reputation has been much better recently.

Not only was he a great contributor to the execution of the traitor Dong Zhuo, he also took in hundreds of thousands of refugees, providing them with food and work.

And I heard that he never killed anyone who surrendered voluntarily.

If I surrender voluntarily, I should be treated well, right?
Thinking of this, Liu Biao became more and more interested in this idea.

Just at this moment, the scout came hurriedly to report:
"My lord! The 20,000-strong army led by Lu Bu is about to approach the city!"

Liu Biao was startled and hurriedly followed the scouts to the top of the city wall.

I saw a large group of people approaching this side rapidly in the distance.

Among them, the red warhorse he rode was particularly eye-catching. I guess he was the legendary Lu Bu among men.

Lu Bu also saw a gray-haired old man on the city wall.

The other person was dressed gorgeously and had an extraordinary temperament. At first glance, he was Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou!

Before Lu Bu could speak, Liu Biao on the tower asked first:

"I have no grudges against Lord Wen, so why did Lord Wen repeatedly attack my city and seize my territory?"

Lu Bu responded coldly:

"I am only following the imperial edict to punish you, a bandit who preys on the people. Why don't you open the gates and surrender?"

Seeing that the enemy had strong soldiers and many brave generals, Liu Biao became more and more afraid.

After a long silence, he sighed:
"I know I have no way out, but if you want me to surrender, Lord Wen must agree to my three conditions."

Lu Bu raised his brows slightly.

If we could capture Xiangyang without fighting, that would naturally be the best outcome.

However, he also guessed what the other party wanted, but he still gave the other party a chance to speak:

"Tell me about it."

Liu Biao said slowly:

“First, after we surrender to Marquis Wen, he must submit a petition to the court to pardon Liu’s crimes.

“Secondly, Wen Hou needs to ensure the safety of my family.

“Third, let Liu be the governor of Nanjun or the governor of Xiangyang.

"If Wen Hou can agree to the above conditions, then Liu will immediately open the door and surrender!"

After hearing these three conditions, Lu Bu shook his head without hesitation:
"I can guarantee the safety of your family, but I must take your life today!
“Because your subordinate Kuai Yue killed one of my men and threatened my family.

“Also, your subordinate Huang Zu killed Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong.

"Only your life can repay these grudges!"

Liu Biao's face changed drastically, and he only then noticed that there was a young general behind Lu Bu, looking at him with gnashing teeth! It was Sun Jian's eldest son - Sun Bofu!

After a long silence, Liu Biao realized that he had to die today.

Looking back, I’m over fifty years old, which is considered a long life.

It’s a pity that God doesn’t bless Liu Jingsheng!
He also wanted to watch his son Cong grow up and take over his family business in the future.

But all this can no longer be seen...

Liu Biao seemed to have aged by dozens of years in an instant.

He looked back at the soldiers behind him who had no will to fight, and then looked at the army below which was full of momentum.

Whatever...

He shouldn't let more people make unnecessary sacrifices because of him.

He immediately ordered in a deep voice:
"Open the city gates and welcome Lu Bu's army into the city!"

"Fu Jun!"

His general Wu Ju hurriedly stopped him:

"Our army still has the strength to fight, why surrender without a fight?"

Liu Biao turned around and coldly dismissed Wu Ju:

"Do you still want your brothers to die in vain?
"Or is it that my words as the governor of Jingzhou are no longer effective?"

Wu Ju was speechless after being scolded. He could only shut his mouth and go down to open the city gate obediently.

Liu Biao sighed and said to Lu Bu below:

"Could Lord Wen give me half a day to say goodbye to my wife?"

Lu Bu was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly:
"can."

Liu Biao bowed and then returned to the prefecture, where he saw Mrs. Cai with a sad face.

It was obvious that Mrs. Cai had already learned about his promise to Lu Bu.

Liu Biao embraced Madam Cai in his arms, tears streaming down his face:

"After I leave, you don't have to be a widow for three years. You can marry someone else."

Mrs. Cai also cried bitterly:
"I will not marry! I will never marry anyone else in my life!
"If Cong'er was not young and had no one to take care of him, I would have left with the master..."

Liu Biao was deeply moved:

“Silly girl, you are now in your prime and have a beautiful appearance.

“It is my honor to marry you.

“In troubled times, it would be difficult for a woman like you to survive if you don’t seek refuge with a reliable man.

"For the sake of our Cong'er, you must not act on impulse, do you understand?"

Mrs. Cai looked at Liu Biao with red eyes. She neither agreed nor refused. She just threw herself into Liu Biao's arms and cried:
"master……"

……

When Lu Bu successfully took over Xiangyang City, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the process was quite thrilling, the result was good.

With the capture of the big city of Xiangyang, Nanjun was completely under his control.

Moreover, Liu Biao's forces were completely eliminated by him, and there were no longer any strong enemies in the Jingzhou area.

However, Nanjun and Jiangxia are across the river from each other, and there is no way for them to quickly transfer resources or support each other.

So he needs to send a lot of troops to guard here.

This battle consumed almost one-third of his troops.

Fortunately, the 5,000 troops left in Xiangyang City gave him some life.

At that time, he would leave 10,000 soldiers in Jiangling City and Xiangyang City respectively, and then he could return directly to Jiangxia to visit his wife and others.

Just as he was thinking about his future plans, footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

Lu Bu looked back and saw Liu Bang approaching him expressionlessly. He bowed to him and said:
"Marquis Wen, I have already arranged my final affairs, and I am here to be killed."

(End of this chapter)