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Seeing that he was no longer able to organize an effective army to retreat, Su Fei knew that the situation was critical, if he did not leave now, he would not have the chance, so he fled in panic, but did not expect that Zhang Yan would lead the cavalry soldiers to his back and block his path, the mounted soldiers were on their horses pulling their bows towards Su Fei, Zhang Yan was the first to take the lead, and shouted: "Su Fei, are you going to surrender now or become an arrow or die!" Su Fei knew that there was no other way, so he dismounted and captured.

More than ten of Huang Zu's personal guards protected him as he fled in the direction of the Hengyang County, while Gongsun Zan led his white horse and chased closely behind. Seeing that Gongsun Zan was getting closer, Huang Zu's group of ten or so subordinates quickly went to stop him, but Huang Zu and his son just ran away.

Gongsun Zan only brought a few white horses and followed along. He and his subordinates were tightly entangled by over ten of Huang Zu's personal guards and were unable to escape from them to chase after Huang Zu. Gongsun Zan was afraid that Huang Zu would escape, so he aimed an arrow at Huang Zu's back and shot it. Huang Lang shouted, "Father!" He glared at Gongsun Zan angrily, then pounced at Gongsun Zan, only to be shot down by him. Gongsun Zan then killed all of Huang Zu's dozen or so janissaries before taking Huang Zu's head off to claim his credit.

Su Fei was escorted to my front and he reported to me: "My lord, this subordinate has captured General Huang Zu and he is willing to surrender to my lord. I have something to say now!" Oh! Su Fei, if you have anything to say, just say it! " I stared straight at Su Fei.

Su Fei said: "Lord Fan, please be careful! Although Zhang Xian's betrayal was not wrong, all of this was still within Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's expectations. Zhang Xian's betrayal was one of Liu Biao's plans to get rid of him, and was also a move that attracted the attention of the Lord. Furthermore, the fact that the taiwai Huang guarded the tea hill to sever the connection between Master Huang and Zhang Xian was only one step in his plan. I just didn't expect us to lose so quickly! Sigh! "If it's on the water..." Su Fei swallowed his words.

"Plan?" What plans does Liu Biao have? " After I heard Su Fei's words, I bitterly thought it over in my mind. Thus, I asked: "Su Fei, what plans does Liu Biao have?" Su Fei helplessly shook his head and replied: "Master, I'm sorry! I don't know what Liu Biao's plan is either! But it was true that he had gathered a large number of troops in Mount Hengshan! Moreover, enough forces had been left behind in Lingling, Wuling and other places, as if saying something about preparing for what they would need in the future. As this is a secret, I do not understand it either! "

"Hengshan? Could it be that Liu Biao wanted to ambush them again at Mount Heng? Humph! Liu Biao, I won't fall for your trick anymore! "I will never forget the grudge you made me lose such a brother for nothing!" I thought again, and thought that it was impossible, because what Liu Biao was doing didn't have much meaning, so I couldn't figure out what Liu Biao was doing. I had to be careful.

The news of Huang Zu's death reached Liu Biao's ears, he gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it! Fan Li, I will definitely take revenge for Huang Zu! Just you wait! The one who will lose in the end will still be you! I'll wait for you to get in after I've set up the trap! "

I led the troops into Changsha County City, and Zhang Xian personally came to lead. When we arrived at the living room on the long couch, Zhang Xian initially wanted me to be the host, but I rejected Zhang Xian using my own name as the guest and allowed him to sit on the seat of honor. I sat at the last seat, and all the generals sat according to their respective positions.

Because I was worried about Liu Biao's plan, I asked Zhang Xian: "Lord Taishang, do you know what Liu Biao's plan is?" Zhang Xian shook his head and said: "I don't know what Liu Biao is planning, but what I know is that after Liu Biao gathered all the boats, there will only be a few small boats left beside Dong Ting Lake and Han River in the Great River."

"So it's like that! Liu Biao had gathered all of the big boats and kept some of them? That's it? " I still don't understand Liu Biao's intentions. Zhang Xian then said: "Liu Biao has returned to the Xiangyang, and there are obviously very few troops there. If Lord Fan were to take the chance to push the Changsha straight to Xiangyang, either through Jiang Xia or Southern County, as long as he captures Liu Biao, then the situation would be set! " I looked straight at Zhang Xian and asked again, "Liu Biao's army is extremely small in this area? Didn't he have a lot of sailors? Is his navy also not in the area? "

Zhang Xian nodded, and said: "Liu Biao's troll army is indeed not in this area, but it seems to be in the Jiang mausoleum! Liu Biao water masters are usually concentrated in the Jiang Ling area! " Jiang Ling? Jiang Ling? There were very few boats that could cross the river, and they were very small as well. This way, there were very few people that could carry the river. It would definitely take a lot of time to go back and forth again and again! At that time, Liu Biao's River Tomb Army will be able to follow down the river and cut off my escape path. Those who do not have a way out will definitely be annihilated by Liu Biao! "

After Chen Zhi heard my words, he nodded his head several times and said: "Fourth Brother, you are right! However, Liu Biao is in the Xiangyang. As long as we capture him, the war would naturally end without much fighting. For us, who find it difficult to continue fighting, this is a very good idea! It's just that it's too risky! "

I looked at Chen Zhi and asked: "Then second brother means not to attack the Xiangyang?" Chen Zhi shook his head, and said: "That's not what I meant either!" Oh! What's that? " I asked, looking straight at Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi slowly said, "As everyone knows, the Jiao Prefecture is a barren land. It was precisely because of this that within a month's time, Liu Biao had managed to attract our attention to the Changsha County. He managed to gain sufficient time to guard the three counties, Wu Ling County, and Hengyang County, and build a defensive perimeter. And after he had collected all the ships, he left only a few small boats for us to cross, which is why he asked us to take the risk and attack the Xiangyang through the Han River, then his river army would follow the river and cut off my retreat, in order to eliminate the army that was crossing the river. This is the plan that Liu Biao came up with a long time ago! "

After hearing what Chen Zhi had said, I thought about what Su Fei had said to me: "Liu Biao's betrayal, Liu Biao had already planned it all out long ago, and Zhang Xian's betrayal was a part of his plans. Thinking about what Chen Zhi had just said, it made sense to combine it with everything that had happened. But I still don't understand why you want to get into a trap even though you know it's a trap.

I looked at Chen Zhi with a puzzled gaze. Just as Chen Zhi was about to speak, he spoke first, "Master, Crossing River is a shortcut to quickly settle this war. We can use this to confuse Liu Biao before crossing the river. He first said: 'We already know of Liu Biao's scheme. We will attack the Hengyang County and then take the Southern County's road to get to the Xiangyang. Then, he ordered the General Han Cheng to use the borders of the Hengyang County as a pretense to attack the invigorating yang to confuse the enemy! "We'll point directly at the Dongting Lake to the Han River area and see how convenient it is to cross the river there. Also, we'll have to make a decision whether or not we have enough ships and how many people we can cross within a limited time. We'll have to be able to observe the situation carefully on the spot!"

I looked at Chen Zhi and couldn't tell if he was confident enough to cross the river. Maybe he was just thinking about giving it a try. Since that's the case, I'm not afraid of giving it a try!

I nodded my head in agreement with Chen Zhi's suggestion, and then proceeded to carry it out.

A scout had long reported the attack on the invigorating yang to Liu Biao. Liu Biao looked at the map with both of his hands behind his back, and muttered to himself.

"NO!" My lord, Fan Li and the rest are doing what we expected! They knew that their economy was weak, and they would not be so stupid as to force an attack that would cause the war to drag on for a long time! Fan Li wanted to see if he could send out a Elite Armament to cross the river and ambush the Xiangyang! And Han Cheng led the troops to attack the invigorating yang as a feint! Therefore, we don't need to pay attention to Han Cheng's forces. We only need to place our main forces on both sides of the river. He is a Changsha man, he must be familiar with the situation. If he tells Fan Li the terrain, then our efforts will have been in vain. Who knows, maybe he will also know of our plans! Hmph hmph, the heavens wanted to destroy Fan Li, so let him go! "

As Kuai Liang was feeling pleased with himself, Liu Biao asked with concern, "Then will my invigorating yang fall into despair?" Kuai Yue laughed and answered with confidence, "invigorating yang's water supply has been completely collected by our army. All the boats beside the water supply are taken away, and those that can't be taken away are all burnt! Even if Han Cheng did not cross the river, he still wouldn't be able to do it. How can he take down the invigorating yang? "

Hearing that, Liu Biao was ecstatic, but he frowned as he looked at the map, and asked: Then, will Fan Li really be crossing the river?

[Note 1]: Hengyang County, invigorating yang City, Hunan Province.