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"The humble position did not say that the military advisor could not be the position of Grand Commander General, but the position of Grand Commander General should be appointed publicly by the provincial governor, and should not be announced by the military advisor himself. This is inevitable."

"I can't help but have something to do"

Cai Mao interrupted Pin's words and shouted in anger: "You mean I am falsely circulating the order of the governor of the state, is that true?"

Pin did not give in and said coldly: "I didn't say that. This is what the military advisor said himself. I just want to say that the military advisor should avoid suspicion."

Cai Mao was extremely angry and pointed at Pin and scolded: "You clearly meant that Cai Mao falsely passed the order of the provincial governor. You have been against me for many years. You have to oppose my suggestions in everything. Today is no exception. What is your intention in Pin?"

Kuai Yue next to him smoothed out: "Military Cai does not need to be angry. Since the provincial governor has an appointment, we will naturally support it, and the general will also obey the military advisor. However, whether the uncle Liu and Duke Jing agree to this plan must be discussed with them. The enemy is in front of him. I hope that the military advisor Cai and the general should be more important than peace. Don't mess up your own position first."

Liu Jing was a little surprised. He heard that Kuai Yue's tone was a little helping Cai Mao. At this critical moment, he should be competing against each other and was unambiguous. What is the value of peace? Isn't this just to accept Cai Mao as the governor?

Liu Jing glanced at Kuai Yue and thought of what Kuai Yue said to him just now. It seemed that after his failed fight for Liu Qi, his mind changed a little and began to accept the little favors Cai Mao gave him. Could it be that Kuai Yue returned to the Cao faction again?

Liu Jing knew that in history, Kuai Yue was pro-Cao faction and persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao. However, since he appeared, he was influenced by various interests, especially after fully supporting Liu Qi as the world, Kuai Yue gradually turned into a faction against Cao. However, after Liu Qi was taken away by Liu Bei, Kuai Yue's attitude began to change again.

Liu Jing originally thought that with Kuai Yue there, there was no need to talk about many things himself, and Kuai Yue would resist it for him, but now it seems that Kuai Yue's attitude has begun to be ambiguous and it is no longer reliable.

Liu Jing stopped silent and stood up and said, "The general said it is a big deal. It is hard to believe just by the order of the provincial governor. Moreover, the provincial governor may not understand the situation for a long time. It is better for me to propose a plan. Our army set up a coordination command post, which can each send one person to participate. If the army needs to cooperate with the combat, the command post can be coordinated. I don't know what military commander Cai and Huangshu Liu think."

Liu Jing's attitude was very clear, that was, he opposed the establishment of a military yamen, and even went to see Liu Biao to prove that he was opposed. He knew that Liu Biao would probably let Cai Mao be the governor and take the opportunity to seize his military power.

Liu Bei originally wanted him to take the lead and he would serve as the military commander-in-chief, but judging from the current situation, Cai Mao could not agree, so it would be better to keep it up, at least he could gain some reputation in the end.

Liu Bei also nodded, "I agree with Gong Jing's plan to establish an army coordination command post."

Cai Mao's face became ugly. He stared at Liu Jing and said viciously: "This is the order of the provincial governor. Does Gong Jing no longer recognize the provincial governor as the lord of Jingzhou?"

Liu Jing was not polite and said in a row: "Of course I admit that the governor of the state is the lord of Jingzhou, but Jingzhou and Jiangxia have reached an agreement. Jingzhou can request the Jiangxia army to support it, but it cannot seize the command of the Jiangxia army. The governor of the state stamped the agreement and the military advisor Cai signed the letter. Does the military advisor Cai admit it now?"

Cai Mao was speechless by Liu Jing's words. He turned around and looked at Liu Bei, "Why did the emperor disagree?"

Liu Bei said lightly: "I command the Xinye Army, which has nothing to do with Jingzhou. As for the extra army, it was entrusted by Mr. Qi to command me. If Military Advisor Cai wants to take it back, he should go to Mr. Qi, which has nothing to do with me."

If Liu Jing's answer was tit-for-tat, then Liu Bei's answer was a needle hidden in the cotton. He listened softly, but it made Cai Mao unable to say a word.

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"Bad"

In the room, Cai Mao smashed the teacup hard to the ground. The teacup burst and fragments splashed everywhere. He was so angry that he cursed, "Is it shameless to treat me, Cai Mao as a monkey? One day, he will make them kneel on the ground like a dog and beg me."

Next to him were Zhang Yun and Cai He, and Xiangyang Guard Li Gui, also sat aside. The reason why Li Gui got together with Cai Mao was because he was also a pro-Cao faction. In the later factional team of Liu Biao, he finally chose Liu Cong and became Cai Mao's confidant.

Interestingly, when Liu Biao dealt with Zhang Yun, he was one of the consenters and promoters, but now he stands with Zhang Yun and works together to make suggestions for their own factional interests.

Or this is politics, there are no eternal enemies and allies, only unchanging interests.

Li Gui didn't persuade Cai Mao either. He patiently waited for Cai Mao's anger to end. He knew that Cai Mao was full of anger and would calm down if he let it go.

Cai Mao cursed Liu Jing and Liu Bei and finally calmed down slowly. In fact, he also knew that it was not realistic to take Liu Jing and Liu Bei's army under his command. It was just that Liu Jing and Liu Bei broke his expectations in front of so many people, making him unable to hold on and become angry.

"You guys say, what should I do now?" Cai Mao calmed down and asked everyone.

But he looked at Lee Kyu. He was not interested in Zhang Yun and Cai He. They couldn't make any useful suggestions. However, Lee Kyu was usually silent and was actually very insightful.

This time, he planned to convene everyone to discuss the establishment of the military yamen. Although it failed, it was not his problem, but the plan was very good. At least Cai Mao's prestige as the convener came out.

Li Gui knew that Cai Mao was asking himself, and he said calmly: "Now there are two completely different plans, and the military advisor can choose by himself."

"You say, I'll listen."

"The first solution is to be cold. We remain calm and let the Jiangxia army and the Nanjun army go north to fight against Cao. The advantage of this is that we can maintain our strength. After they fight to the point of losing both sides, we will come to take advantage of the fisherman. The disadvantage is also obvious, which will damage the military advisor's reputation in Jingzhou."

Cai Mao thought about it, but did not rush to express his opinion, and asked again: "What about the second strategy?"

"The second plan is to attack urgently. Before the two armies of Jiangxia and Nanjun could be mobilized, they would immediately send troops north to recover Fancheng, and then order the two armies to go north together. The army would fight each other to see who can finally defeat Cao's army. Doing so can seize the initiative, especially the recovery of Fancheng, which would greatly increase the reputation of the military advisors in Jingzhou. If the publicity is properly, this is a good move."

“What about the disadvantages?”

"The disadvantage is that we will become the focus of Cao's army's attack, and in the end, the most casualties may be the most serious. Will the military advisor afford it?"

Cai Mao took a few steps behind his back, and he needed to weigh the pros and cons. Frankly speaking, he did not consider the first plan, which had a great impact on his reputation, especially when he wanted to plan to govern the governor of Jingzhou, Jingzhou's fame was the most important.

He was quite moved by the second plan, and the restoration of Fancheng was indeed a favorable result. As Li Gui said, as long as it is widely promoted, Cai Mao's reputation in Jingzhou will be at its peak. Isn't this what he dreamed of?

However, if Cao's army counterattacked, there would be serious casualties and a little more than worth the loss, which made Cai Mao a little embarrassed.

At this time, Zhang Yun said coldly: "Is it in their interest to Cao's army counterattack against us?"

A sentence reminded Cai Mao, yes, why did the Cao army fight back against him and eliminate the pro-Cao faction, and how could it be for them? Why did he forget this key point?

As soon as he thought of this, Cai Mao was immediately excited. He immediately said to Zhang Yun: "You can't miss the opportunity. You can gather your troops immediately and cross the river north of the city. I will personally recover Fancheng."

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One hour later, ten thousand Jingzhou troops quickly assembled outside the northern city of Xiangyang and began to board more than two ferries that had already been waiting on the shore, and one ferry after another sailed towards the north shore.

The last army of Cao's army retreated before dawn, and the guards of Fancheng handed over to the five young and strong civilians recruited in Fancheng. The city gate was closed, and the civilians stood on the top of the city tremblingly, looking at the several ferries appearing on the river from afar.

They didn't know what kind of punishment they would be punished when the Jingzhou army arrived, so soldiers kept slipping away. When the first Jingzhou army arrived, there were only less than ten people left on the city.

Cai Mao took the lead and personally led more than a thousand soldiers to the top of the city. A soldier shouted under the city: "Open the door quickly on the city."

The city gate finally opened slowly, and dozens of civilians left the city and knelt down and shouted: "Military advisor, we are innocent, and we were captured by Cao's army to defend the city."

Cai Mao jumped forward and asked loudly, "There are Cao's troops in the city."

"Report to the military advisor, there is no Cao army in the city, and all of them have been evacuated."

Cai Mao was overjoyed and ordered the soldiers loudly: "Enter the city"

A thousand soldiers drove into the city gates in a mighty manner, and the Jingzhou flag floated at the top of Fancheng again. As the Jingzhou army entered the city, the 100,000 people in Fancheng were excited, and they helped the elderly and the young to go to the streets to welcome the Jingzhou army into the city.

At this time, ten thousand Jingzhou troops had arrived in Fancheng, and Cai Mao specially held a grand liberation ceremony. A team of soldiers lined up into Fancheng, receiving the support of the people on both sides of the street, and 100,000 people were eating and eating, and welcomed the Jingzhou troops to restore Fancheng.

Cai Mao rode on a tall horse and enjoyed the glory of this moment with great pride. The atmosphere supported by the people made him a little fluttering, as if he had made another step forward from the position of the governor of Jingzhou.

He kept waving to the people shouting on both sides. More than a dozen young men in their seventies knelt down and pushed the entry ceremony toward the city. Cai Mao hurried forward and helped the old man up, and a tsunami of cheers suddenly rang out.

The shouts of "Long live the army of Jingzhou" resounded inside and outside Fancheng.

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While the 10,000 Jingzhou troops held the city entry ceremony, the Fancheng Wharf, a mile away, became deserted, and only the bored Yu Ming soldiers guarded more than two ferries.

Walking east of Fancheng Wharf is Youjiao. In front of Youjiao is a sand wall about four miles long. Cao's army once hid behind this sand wall to confront Jiangxia army warships.

From Youjiao, Yubu is a bamboo forest covering an area of ​​nearly two acres. There is also a low hill in the bamboo forest. This bamboo forest is one of the famous scenic spots in Fancheng.

But at this time there were no tourists in the bamboo forest, but there were a Cao army cavalry of more than 2,000 people and several Cao army infantry, commanded by General Li Dian.

This was Jia Xu's generals and used the excuse of being harassed from the food road, Cao's army withdrew from Fancheng and lured the Jingzhou army into the trap.

Xiangyang, on the other side of the Han River, must be the first to get news. With Cai Mao's nature of being very fond of merit, he will definitely regain Fancheng before Liu Jing and Liu Bei, so that Cao's army will have the opportunity to seize their ferry.

Li Dian looked at the dock a few steps away coldly. The opportunity had arrived. He was not in a hurry to send cavalry to charge, but sent several infantrymen to hide behind the sand wall and slowly approach the dock.
Chapter completed!