Lu Dynasty

Chapter 555 The Death of Liu Biao
Cao Dajun pressed up, Huang Zhong's bow and arrow troops were naturally not vegetarian.After losing some cavalry, Cao had to let the cavalry retreat.After the cavalry retreated, Cao ordered the sword and shield soldiers to step forward.The sword and shield soldiers are troops that restrain the archers and crossbowmen. Huang Zhong's task is only to guard the pass. He has no need to confront Cao head-on. So Huang Zhong retreated to the pass with his troops and looked down at Cao.Cao looked at Huang Zhong who was standing on the Hulao pass, and was very troubled, but Cao would not do such an irrational thing as a violent attack.Even if he wants to attack by force, he will wait until the right time, and now is obviously not a good time to attack by force!In fact, Huang Zhong is also very depressed. Since he came to Luoyang ten years ago to seek medical treatment with his seriously ill son and met me, he has worked under my command for seven or eight years.It was not easy for him to get a task of independently leading troops to guard the pass.Originally being reused, he thought he would be able to continue the legend of Lu Bu's invincibility in Hulaoguan, but he did not expect that he was indeed undefeated, but he also did not win.Of the five generals Cao sent, he didn't kill any of them!
Cao Jun retreated, Huang Zhong returned to the meeting hall, and I was sitting in the hall drinking tea.I should have gone to watch the battle, but now I am still declaring death.I can't let Cao know that I'm still alive, otherwise he will definitely notify Yuan Shao.Looking at Huang Zhong with a depressed face, I felt very strange.If Huang Zhong won, he shouldn't have this expression. If Huang Zhong lost, it would be even more impossible. Cao has no generals who can defeat Huang Zhong.Even if it's a siege, without the Xiahou brothers, with only one vote of second-rate generals, at most they can order Huang Zhong's food!After Huang Zhong finished reporting the battle situation, I finally understood why he was depressed!This dead old man is too good and strong!In history, he and Guan Yu had been in competition, but now, like Zhang Fei, he wants to compete with Lu Bu everywhere.If Lu Bu was surpassed so easily, would he still be the number one general in the Three Kingdoms?I really didn't know how to comfort Huang Zhong, so I had to let him go down to handle military affairs!

The war in the north gave the south a chance to develop. Cao also sent someone to contact Liu Biao. Unfortunately, Liu Biao has been seriously ill. Most of the affairs are managed by Cai Mao. Such a shrewd person would not provoke me!Even if news of my death came out from Sili, Cai Hao did not agree to Cao League's request to send troops, but only said that he would send troops to help Cao at the right time. As for the right time, Cao didn't know!In fact, did Cai Mao really not want to have a hand in the Central Plains War?That is impossible!It's just that Liu Biao is not dead now. Although Cai Hao holds most of the power in Jingzhou, if he leaves Jingzhou, he may be replaced, so he can't help Cao, and he dare not leave Jingzhou!

Cai Mao didn't dare to leave Jingzhou, but it didn't mean he couldn't do anything.You know, although he has mastered the regime in Jingzhou, Liu Biao is not dead yet, he just made Cai Mao poisoned to the brink of death!What's more, Jingzhou still has Liu Bei watching, and Jiangdong and Sun Quan brothers want to avenge the killing of their father!Cai Mao wanted to get rid of Liu Bei very much. He planned many times, but Liu Bei escaped.The most bizarre one was that Cai Mao used the autumn festival ceremony to assassinate Liu Bei, but did not want Yiji to tip off the news.Finally, Cai Mao surrounded Liu Bei on the edge of Tanxi River.Liu Bei was a little desperate when he was blocked by Tanxi and high mountains in the front, and Cai Mao was chasing troops in the back.Who knows that his horse Lu, who was considered to be a hindrance to the owner, went crazy for some reason, I guess it was mostly caused by foot and mouth disease, and jumped from the side of the stream to the mountain behind Tanxi River, making Cai Mao fall short!The ancients were superstitious about ghosts and gods. Cai Mao, who had never seen a good horse, thought that there were gods helping Liu Bei. Since then, although Cai Mao still wanted to harm Liu Bei, he restrained himself a lot!

Cai Mao couldn't hurt Liu Bei, so he put his anger on Liu Biao!When Cai Mao felt that Jingzhou was almost under his control, he increased the dose of medicine for Liu Biao. Liu Biao, who was in his 60s, was poisoned by Cai Mao like an old man in his 80s. Not only was he thin, but his eyes were sunken.Liu Biao, who knew that time was short, proposed to meet Liu Qi and Liu Bei, but how could Cai Mao let them meet?Although Liu Bei doesn't have any troops, his Shamoke and Wei Yan are invincible in Jingzhou!In case Liu Biao cede the Jingzhou shepherd position to Liu Qi, with Liu Bei's help, Cai Mao will be untenable in Jingzhou!Liu Biao kept asking to see Liu Qi and Liu Bei, but Cai Mao was determined. Since Liu Biao didn't know what to do, he wouldn't be allowed to stay!So Cai Hao actually poisoned Liu Biao to death, and even wrote a suicide note in Liu Biao's handwriting, ordering Liu Cong to take over the position of Jingzhou Shepherd. I really don't know what a six or seven-year-old child can do!
Cai Mao's level of forgery is good, at least the officials in Jingzhou have no doubts about Liu Biao's suicide note.Not only that, Cai Mao also boldly sent a funeral for Liu Bei and Liu Qi, and asked them to come to the funeral, trying to take them down while they were alone.Liu Bei is a hero, he has always recognized Liu Biao as his brother, Liu Biao died, why would he not go to the funeral!However, Liu Bei is not a fool. When he took Liu Qi to the funeral, he also brought Sha Moke, Wei Yan, and Chen Dao with him!Once the three of Wei Yan arrived, how could Cai Mao dare to make a move?Originally, there were not many brave generals in Jingzhou, and Liu Pan and Wenpin were slightly more powerful.Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew. If he doesn't help Liu Bei, Cai Mao will burn incense to fulfill his wish. How can he be expected to help him!As for Wenpin, the other general of Jingzhou, he has never participated in this kind of power struggle, let alone Cai Mao please not move him, even if Liu Cong ordered him to kill Liu Qi, he would oppose it!Killing brother by brother is considered disrespect, disrespect is almost the same as disfilial piety, and it was a serious crime in ancient times. A wise general like Wenpin would not follow a lord with such a flawed character!Fortunately, Liu Cong is only six or seven years old and doesn't understand anything.Wenpin has always remained neutral in this situation, and will never fall into this unjust power struggle!
Liu Bei and Liu Qi worshiped Liu Biao under the protection of Sha Moke and others, and then stayed in the military camp outside Xiangyang City, waiting for Liu Biao to be buried. Cai Mao, who wanted to assassinate them, had to find another chance.There is a traditional custom in China, that is, after a person dies, before the coffin is covered, his family members and friends need to pay their respects to the remains as a farewell ceremony!As Liu Biao is the shepherd of Jingzhou, he has many subordinates, so everyone gathers around Liu Biao's body to pay their respects and pay respects to his remains!As Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew, Liu Biao treats him pretty well!Standing in front of the coffin, Liu Pan looked at Liu Biao's thin face and sunken eye sockets, and thought of how kind he was to him, he couldn't help feeling sad!
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