Chapter 154 Zhao Zilong captures Xu Huang alive! Liu Wu returns to Changbanpo!
Chapter 154: Zhao Zilong captures Xu Huang alive! Liu Zilie returns to Changbanpo!

"All 20,000 Cao troops have surrendered..."

"Xu Huang fled north with more than a hundred guards..."

Gan Ning, full of blood and energy, stood in front of Liu Wu to report the results of the battle.

In this battle, Xu Huang had 20,000 soldiers, and Gan Xingba had only 5,000 soldiers in total. He forced 20,000 soldiers to retreat with only 5,000 of them. How satisfying it was!
Twenty thousand Cao's soldiers also surrendered, and their main general Xu Huang ran away. Then when Cao Ren and Yu Jin stood in front of them, the twenty thousand soldiers were instantly stunned. How could they even resist?

Just vote...

Liu Wu nodded and looked at Pang Tong: "Take these 20,000 people back to Xiangyang first. I will still trouble you to take care of them."

Feng Chu laughed: "Ha, I wish I had to worry more about this."

Liu Wu looked at Gan Ning and said, "Take these 20,000 surrendered soldiers back first... and take all the generals back with them."

Gan Ning: “Yes!”

Gan Ning ordered his men to take Cao Ren, Yu Jin and other generals away. Several generals from Cao's camp left the deck in dismay, as they witnessed Xu Huang's defeat and escape with their own eyes.

He even personally helped Liu Wu to surrender Xu Huang's 20,000 soldiers, which was an unprecedented blow to their spirit.

Looking at the bleak backs of several Cao generals, Zhao Yun's expression was extremely complicated...

Since the day he defeated Cao Ren, Liu Wu has always kept Zhao Yun by his side.

He almost witnessed with his own eyes how Liu Wu took Xiangfan...

Xiangfan, the gateway to the Central Plains.

His lord, Uncle Liu, had looked at the Xiangfan area on the map of Jingxiang with longing more than once in Gong'an City. However, it was just longing, because with Uncle Liu's strength, it was simply a dream for him to take Xiangfan.

But these two cities that Emperor Liu had been dreaming about were actually taken so easily by Liu Wu with the help of the power of heaven and earth?
From today on, the entire Jingzhou has truly become Liu Wu's control!
Although there is still Nanyang County that has not been conquered, even Xiangfan has been owned by Liu Wu. How long can Nanyang County last?

Zhao Yun was in a trance. If the lord had not forced the eldest son to leave on that snowy night...

Zhao Zilong thought of Liu Bei again.
Although this lord is in Jiangdong now, with Liu Wu's current power, once he sends Sun Quan back to Jiangdong, Sun Shao and those aristocratic families will probably be the first to hand over Uncle Liu and apologize to Sun Quan!

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and bowed to Liu Wu: "My Lord, your foundation now spans both sides of the Yangtze River, and the day when you will take over Jingzhou is not far away. You can expect great achievements."

"But those who achieved great things in ancient times all took loyalty and filial piety as their foundation! In the past, when Duke Zhuang of Zheng dug the ground to find his mother, he was still like this..."

"My eldest son will send the Marquis of Wu back to Jiangdong. I beg you to spare Uncle Liu's life for his kindness and not do anything that would hurt filial piety."

After Zhao Zilong finished speaking, he knelt on one knee.

Everyone had different expressions. This brave and powerful general was indeed loyal and courageous. Even at this time he still did not forget the safety of his lord.

Sun Quan sighed in his heart, there were just too many insects in Jiangdong. If there were more loyal and righteous people like this, how could he, Sun Zhongmou, end up in this situation?

call! ~
There was silence on the bow deck.

Everyone's eyes turned to Liu Wu.

Liu Wu ignored Zhao Yun and looked at Sun Quan instead: "Uncle, I have been very busy these days. I am afraid I don't have time to drink with you."

Drink with me?

Sun Quan was stunned. Who asked Liu Zilie to drink with him?

Liu Wu kept saying, "After the great battle, the navy still needs to be repaired. The counties and prefectures of Xiangfan also need to send officials to persuade them to surrender. The most important thing is..."

"I was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou by the emperor. Nanyang County was originally under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. Now that Xiangfan has been taken, it is natural to recover Nanyang."

"Xu Huang is the commander of Wancheng, the seat of Nanyang. If we capture him alive this time, Nanyang will be easily captured. But Xu Huang escaped. There are still several thousand soldiers in Wancheng. If Xu Huang escapes back to Wancheng..."

Liu Wu didn't finish his words, but Zhao Yun already understood: "Yun is willing to pursue Xu Huang for the eldest son!"

"If we can capture Xu Huang and return, please, Master, for the sake of Zhao Yun's military achievements, have some compassion for Uncle Liu..."

Tap tap tap! ~
Before Liu Wu could speak, Zhao Yun turned and left.

Looking at Zhao Yun's departing figure, Sun Zhongmou had a strange expression on his face. Zhao Yun was extremely brave. If he really allowed him to capture Xu Huang, would Liu Wu really release Liu Bei?

After returning to Jiangdong, he was ready to settle accounts with Liu Xuande...

Just as Sun Quan was about to open his mouth to say something, Liu Wu had already looked at Wei Yan: "Wen Chang, teacher."

Wei Yan: "I am here!"

Pang Tong said solemnly: "Yes!"

Liu Wu: "Now that Xiangfan has been taken, the counties and prefectures still don't know who they belong to."

"I want you to persuade Xiangyang County, Zhangling County, and the counties of Nanyang County to surrender..."

Xiangyang and Zhangling are close to Nanyang, and are within the sphere of influence of Xiangfan. Now that Xiangfan is in Liu Wu's hands, he naturally wants to take control of these counties as soon as possible.

Only by taking these counties can Liu Wu truly grasp Xiangfan.

The two of them understood and looked excited: "I will obey your command!"

……

"Drive! Drive!"

Da da da! ~
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard on the official road from Xiangfan to Wancheng.

In the midst of the flying dust, more than a hundred riders were seen galloping on their horses, and the one leading them was none other than Xu Huang, Xu Gongming.

He kept whipping the mount under his crotch: "Gee! Gee!~"

Xilulu! ~
The horse under him let out a mournful cry, but Xu Huang no longer cared about that.

Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Beads of sweat rolled down Xu Huang's forehead, and he recalled the scene he had seen on the shore before...

Liu Wu and Sun Quan stood side by side.

Generals Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Man Chong and Lu Chang stood behind the two men.

Liu Wu and Jiang Dong joined forces!

Xiangfan is lost!

Prime Minister Cao's cousin, one of the Five Elite Generals, and two other capable generals were all captured! !
The gateway for the Central Plains' defense in the south was completely opened.

And Hefei...

Xu Huang could not think of any other reason that could make Sun Quan have the nerve to join forces with Liu Wu again, except that Liu Wu ceded Hefei City to Jiangdong.

Liu Wu left Xiangfan, captured Nanyang, and headed straight for the Central Plains!
Jiangdong left Hefei, conquered Huainan, and headed for Xuchang!
It was like two sharp blades stabbing at Prime Minister Cao's chest at the same time, and there was no way to stop it...

The more Xu Huang thought about it, the more cold sweat he broke out in. He waved his whip even more urgently. This was such a catastrophic event, he had to inform the prime minister as quickly as possible so that the prime minister could prepare early...

Xilulu! ~
"Xu Gongming, don't run!" A loud shout suddenly exploded from behind Xu Huang.

He looked back hurriedly...

But the other party was too far away, Xu Huang couldn't see his face clearly: "Who is coming?"

The figure's voice was like a loud bell, shaking the whole field: "I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan!!"

After the words were spoken, the general's face finally became clear.

hum! ~
This sight frightened him so much that his head went buzzing and the whip in his hand fell to the ground.

I saw only one general.
Helmet, white armor, white flag, riding a white dragon horse, and wielding a bright silver spear!

He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a broad face and a heavy chin, and looks very majestic!

"Zhao, Zhao, Zhao Zilong!" Xu Huang's face looked extremely ugly.

The coming general is Zhao Yun!

At the foot of Jingshan Mountain, Zhao Zilong, holding A Dou in his arms, moved back and forth among the thousands of soldiers. He went in and out seven times, and killed more than fifty generals of Cao's camp with a bright silver spear.

Although he was on Jingshan Mountain at that time to protect Prime Minister Cao's safety, he was high above and could see everything clearly.

Later, after the defeat at Red Cliff,

Cao Mengde was defeated and fled to Huarong Road, where Zhao Zilong ambushed him.

Xu Huang and Zhang He covered Cao Cao's retreat. He will never forget that battle...

There is no way to fight back at all, absolutely no way to fight back!

That bright silver spear chases after souls and takes away spirits, it is impossible to defend against and avoid!

If Zhao Zilong had not had the intention to kill us that day, how could Zhang He and I be alive today?
"Xu Gongming, stay!" Zhao Yun urged his horse to kill Xu Huang.

Xu Huang suddenly woke up: "Stop him! Stop him quickly!!"

"kill!"

Xu Huang desperately rode his horse to flee northward, while more than a hundred of his personal guards turned their horses around and charged towards Zhao Yun...

Da da da! ~
In the midst of flying yellow dust,
The horse under Zhao Zilong's crotch roared like a white dragon.
The gun in his hand can turn the world upside down!

The man used the horse's power to charge straight at the hundred or so cavalrymen charging towards him...

boom! ~
The cold gun blade pierced into the burning heart!

Blood boiling!

"Uh!~"

With a scream, a rider fell off his horse.

"Stop him!"

"Stop him quickly!!"

Da da da! ~
Horse hooves crisscrossed and more than ten spears stabbed at Zhao Yun frantically from all directions!
hum! ~
Keng!
The bright silver spear whistled, and the cold blade drew a perfect arc, sweeping across the chest and abdomen of the owners of the dozen or so spears!
Poof! ~
"Ah!~"

The sharp blade cut through the flesh, and blood spurted out from the chest and abdomen of more than a dozen people.

There was a constant sound of people falling off their horses and onto the ground. The horses were galloping, but the people underground had already broken bones and were no longer able to make any sound.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun killed these hundreds of cavalry again and again, and each time he killed them, he left corpses all over the ground.

But the remaining personal guards of Xu Huang always rushed to Zhao Yun's front to stop him again and again.

boom! ~
The white dragon horse steps on the wind and dust, as fast as lightning!

The spear in Zhao Zilong's hand was like a white python emerging from the water, roaring and snarling, with an overwhelming force! Even if there were high mountains in front of him, it seemed that they could not stop Zhao Zilong's charge!
A cavalryman was picked up by a bright silver spear and thrown into the air.

Zhao Yun was invincible with his horse and spear.

It was like an armor-piercing arrow that never stopped. No matter how powerful the enemy in front was, it could not stop him!

There were fewer and fewer guards blocking the way ahead, and Zhao Zilong's white robe was becoming redder and redder.

Bright red blood splattered on Zhao Yun's face, and he just stared at Xu Huang who was fleeing in front of him.

Cao Cao was able to come and go freely among the vast army, in and out seven times!
How long can a mere hundred or so riders hold me back?
"Drive! Drive!"

Xu Huang squeezed the horse's belly hard and shook the reins.

Although he was one of the five best generals, he seemed to have completely forgotten his identity.

run!
Can only run!
I am definitely not a match for Zhao Yun, but I must report the Xiangyang Incident to the Prime Minister in person.

These hundred or so riders may not be able to stop Zhao Yun, but as long as they can stop Zhao Zilong for a moment...

"Xu Gongming!"

Whoosh! ~
An evil wind blew from behind Xu Huang.

not good!

A bright silver spear hit Xu Huang's mount hard!
Xilulu! ~
The horse let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground.

Xu Huang was caught off guard and fell off his horse.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Blood oozed from the corner of Xu Huang's mouth. He struggled to get up from the ground and wanted to continue running north.

bass! ~
The extremely sharp sword blade rested on the side of Xu Huang's neck.

He recognized it,
This is the Prime Minister’s Qingguang sword.

Zhao Yun's voice was like a cold spring: "Xu Gongming, come back with me..."

…To the west of Xiangyang, there is a mountain called Jingshan.

This mountain is not a famous scenic spot or historical site, but ever since Prime Minister Cao watched Zhao Zilong go in and out seven times among thousands of soldiers on top of Jingshan Mountain, the name of Jingshan Mountain has become famous throughout Jingxiang.

now,

There were crowds of people at the foot of Jingshan Mountain.

The soldiers gathered here in large numbers, like a tide, as if they were going to flood Jingshan Mountain.

On the hillside, densely packed Jingnan soldiers surrounded Liu Wu and Sun Quan, protecting them firmly in the middle.

Looking at the scene at the foot of the mountain, Sun Zhongmou was amazed: "Seventy thousand surrendered soldiers! A full seventy thousand surrendered soldiers! After the Battle of Xiangfan, my brother-in-law's army will no longer be short of experienced veterans!"

With these 70,000 surrendered soldiers, Liu Wu's strength will surely expand greatly again.

Sun Quan was very happy, he was really happy.

Because the stronger Liu Wu is at this time, the greater the possibility that he will help him retake Jiangdong.

Lü Chang had 10,000 soldiers stationed in Xiangyang.
Cao Ren had 20,000 garrison troops in Fancheng.

Yu Jin came with 30,000 troops to support.

There are also 20,000 soldiers brought by Xu Huang from Wancheng.

There are a total of 80,000 troops.

Under the impact of the flood and several tentative battles, the total casualties were 10,000, and the rest fell into Liu Wu's hands.

These are not new soldiers, but veterans who have fought under Cao Cao for countless years...

Last year, when Liu Wu only had Xiling City, he could not and dared not use these Cao soldiers. He could only use them to exchange for Shanyue with Jiangdong.

But things are different now.

Liu Wu controlled a territory of thousands of miles and was already a powerful lord. He already had the strength and reputation to accept these surrendered soldiers!

Ships docked at the shore and began to carry the captives down the river to Jiangling, Xiling, Xiakou, Gong'an and other places south of Jingzhou.

After splitting, reorganizing and training, these 70,000 veteran soldiers could be fully utilized by Liu Wu within half a year.

Liu Wu was about to speak...

Da da da! ~
In the distance, a horse covered in dust rolled over and rushed directly up the slope of Jingshan Mountain, heading towards where Liu Wu was.
The guards around him were as if they were facing a formidable enemy: "Stop!"

Zhao Yun: "I am Zhao Zilong! Get out of the way!"

Xilulu! ~
Zhao Zilong reined in his horse and stood in front of Liu Wu. A figure with tied hands and feet was thrown off the horse by Zhao Yun.

Sun Quan looked over subconsciously.

It was none other than Xu Huang, one of Cao’s five best generals!

Sun Zhongmou moved his throat subconsciously. What a great Zhao Zilong. He actually captured Xu Huang? !

At this point, two of Cao Mengde's five best generals had been captured by Liu Wu.

Zhao Yun bowed deeply to Liu Wu and said, "I have captured Xu Huang. When you escort the Marquis back to Jiangdong, please do not hurt Uncle Liu."

Liu Wu didn't even look at Xu Huang on the ground, but pointed to the distance in front of Jingshan Mountain and said, "Uncle, do you still remember this place?"

Zhao Yun was silent. He did not look up, but he certainly remembered this place.

In the distance ahead is Changbanpo!

Liu Wu whispered to himself: "Changbanpo."

The scene of that day seemed to reappear in front of his eyes...

"kill!"

"Don't let Zhao Yun go!"

Smoke and dust rolled, and murderous aura rose to the sky!
The huge black army caught up with Zhao Yun.

Zhao Zilong charged left and right, his body covered in blood. The generals who were attacking him fell off their horses one after another, and the corpses of the surrounding soldiers were piled up on the ground in layers.

However, there were too many pursuing troops, and they seemed like a tide that was about to drown Zhao Yun.

Xilulu! ~
There was a sound of horse neighing, and a young figure appeared, riding a horse with a spear in hand, charging towards them!
"what!"

"who……"

Poof! ~
The painted halberd was waving, and the cold light was mixed with blood!
Heads flew up and limbs and blood splattered everywhere!
When Zhao Zilong was about to die, Liu Wu arrived and rescued him.

Zhao Zilong was overjoyed: "Your Highness has come at the right time. Yun found Madam Mi and Ah Dou, but he is alone and cannot save the mother and son!"

"Sir, please help me..."

Liu Wu: "Uncle, please lead the way quickly!"

boom! ~
On that day, Liu Wu assisted Zhao Yun nine times in going deep into the army and fought his way in and out of it several times.

Rescued, rescued, Madam Gan,
Rescued Mi Zhu,
Rescued Mrs. Mi,

And rescued Adou...

The people killed by Liu Wuzhi became bloody people, and the horses became bloody horses!
Liu Wuzhi killed so many people in Cao's army that their corpses were piled up in the formation, and the bodies of men and horses were lingering in one place!
This battle,
This is seven in and seven out!

But as usual, Liu Wu concealed his name...

call! ~
A cool breeze blew by, awakening Liu Wu from his meditation, and he seemed to smell the bloody smell of that day again in his mouth and nose.

He risked his life to save all of Liu Xuande's relatives.

A Dou was rescued, and Mrs. Mi also escaped the fate of jumping into the well.

So, Liu Xuande, Madam Mi, and Adou, this is how the three of them repaid themselves?

Yes,

They are a family of three...

……

Xuchang,

Inside the meeting hall.

"Liu Zilie committed treason and seized the three important places of Xiling, Jiangling and Hefei, and even forcibly seized control of more than 30 counties in northern Jiangnan. This is a sign of disloyalty!"

"The daughter of the former Marquis of Wucheng was already engaged to Liu Zilie's father, but Liu Zilie forced me to marry him. This is disobedience!"

"..."

"Now, although he claims to want to go to the emperor on his back, he wants to lead thousands of troops to the north. This is treason!"

The Han Prime Minister Cao Mengde roared like an angry lion, his hair and beard standing on end: "This is a traitorous and rebellious minister. I beg Your Majesty to punish him severely!"

Prime Minister Cao's rage was like summer thunder, resounding throughout the hall.

All the civil and military officials in the court bowed their heads and trembled with fear.

Liu Zilie,
It’s Liu Zilie again.

Although many Han officials were terrified, most of them were confused...

In the past, Prime Minister Cao would always call Liu Zilie "my son" when he mentioned him, and he wished that everyone in the world would know that he was Liu Zilie's adoptive father.

When Liu Zilie sent Jian Yong to the court last time and mentioned the audience, all the Han officials attacked him, and it was Cao Mengde who rescued him...

Why is Cao Mengde so angry with Liu Zilie today?
Do you want to cut him into pieces?
"Ahem..." On the Danbi, Emperor Liu Xie spoke slowly: "Prime Minister has worked hard for the country, please calm down your wrath for a while."

"Although Liu Zilie did not handle things properly, he is still young after all, so it is inevitable that his actions are a little rough. It is not good to discourage his loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism. Besides, the Prime Minister may have been so busy with state affairs that he forgot..."

Liu Xie's voice became softer and softer: "The Prime Minister once said that the land north of the Yangtze River was garrisoned by Liu Zilie under the Prime Minister's order. How can you be disloyal?"

"The marriage between Liu Zilie and Sun, the daughter of the former Marquis of Wucheng, was also ordered by me personally and read out by the Prime Minister himself. How can it be considered disobedience if we are getting married in compliance with the order of our sovereign and father?"

"As for leading the troops north, Liu Zilie is a warrior after all, and he is young, so it is normal for him to be inconsiderate. Why don't you be more tolerant, Prime Minister?"

silence!

The whole hall was in deathly silence!

Wow! ~
All the civil and military officials in the court raised their heads like the rising and falling tides of a river.

Whether it was the Han officials or Cao Cao's men, they all stared at the emperor on the throne in amazement...

What did they hear?
Is the Emperor refuting Prime Minister Cao?

The emperor actually dared to refute Cao Mengde? ! !

Ever since Cao Cao met him in Xuchang, the emperor has always been submissive to Cao Cao's words.

But today,
For the first time, the emperor refuted Cao Cao's words in front of all the civil and military officials in the court!

All the ministers were stunned, and Cao Cao was also stunned.

Has this little emperor lost his mind?

How dare he...

Although the Han officials in the court did not know what had happened, they keenly noticed one thing: the emperor seemed to have something to rely on?

This reliance is enough to support the emperor and start opposing Cao Mengde today!

The wind seems to have changed direction...

The Han officials acted decisively and came out one after another:

"Your Majesty is right. Liu Zilie is young after all, so his behavior is understandable."

"That's right! Liu Zilie is loyal to his emperor and patriotic. The world can bear witness to his sincerity!"

"Prime Minister Cao is Liu Zilie's adoptive father. Is there anything that cannot be discussed between father and son?"

"Prime Minister Cao also loves me deeply and criticizes me harshly..."

The Han officials spoke for Liu Wu in a roundabout way.

Cao Mengde's eyes were like a falcon, scanning over...

All the sounds in the hall disappeared instantly.

Although the weather had turned warmer, wherever Cao Cao looked, everyone felt cold. The Han officials were like quails in winter and could no longer speak.

A trace of disdain flashed across Cao Mengde's eyes...

He, Cao Mengde, is still the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde, who holds the emperor hostage and commands the princes, dominates the north, and monopolizes the eight states of the Han Dynasty!

These cats and dogs dared to come out and stroke my tiger whiskers. It seems that I have been too kind recently...

Boom, boom, boom! ~
A burst of hurried and heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall.

"Prime Minister!"

A tower-like figure burst into the hall.

Xu Chu?

Cao Cao was stunned. How did he get in?
Cao Mengde is a true Han minister.
How can the guards and generals around him just barge into the hall at will?

"Asshole!" Cao Mengde's face darkened. "This is where the Han people hold political meetings. How dare you, a rough fellow like you, barge in here?"

Xu Chu ignored his master's scolding. With a tense face, he rushed to Cao Cao and whispered in his ear: "There is a flood in Xiangfan..."

"Jingzhou Navy..."

With every word Xu Chu spoke, Cao Cao's face turned paler.

Xu Chu finished speaking.

hum! ~
Cao Cao's head was buzzing, his face was pale, and his eyes were spinning...

He stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

Xu Chu hurriedly supported him: "Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao spoke with difficulty: "Xu Chu, my headache comes back again..."

(End of this chapter)