At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

The battlefield in Hebei was raging, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the Central Plains also seemed to be mobilized because of Qin's soldiers and horses.

The two sides of the Yellow River were so lively that the princes on both sides of the Yangtze River couldn't sit still.

Especially Cai Hao in Xiangyang City, since he got 20,000 cavalry, he has become less and less concerned about Liu Bei.

Cai Mao seemed to be addicted to the first time he ran for hundreds of miles from Xiangyang and ran to the city of Jiangling to show off his might.

Not long after, Cai Mao launched a second surprise attack at the end of the sixth year of Jian'an!

This time the harvest was quite rich. Not only did Liu Bei clean up a thousand-member grain transportation team, but he also took away all the grain and grass.

Faced with such a shame and humiliation, Liu Bei was so dazed that he didn't dare to let go.

The momentum generated by the attack of 20,000 cavalry seems to have frightened Liu Bei!

Cai Hao is the kind of person who is more proud and arrogant. He ordered the soldiers to cut off the heads of Liu Bei's soldiers, and rushed to the city of Jiangling to provoke.

When Liu Bei couldn't hold out, Cai Mao ordered to smash his head against the city wall.

After some humiliation, he returned to Xiangyang contentedly.

The two victories did not satisfy Cai Mao, but instead fueled his desire even more.

Nanjun was originally the territory of the Cai family, why should an outsider occupy it?

Driving Liu Bei out of Nanjun is Cai Mao's ultimate goal.

The cavalry was invincible in field battles, and Liu Bei was so frightened that he dared not go out of the city to fight.

But the shortcomings are also very obvious. Faced with Liu Bei's inability to hold on, Cai Mao can only stare blankly.

This successful battle made Cai Mao realize that cavalry alone is not enough to drive Liu Bei out of Nanjun.

In half a year, Cai Mao vigorously developed his armaments and constantly lobbied the Jingzhou aristocratic family to join.

Finally, 30,000 infantry troops were assembled again, and countless ladders and arrows were built.

20,000 cavalry were used in field battles, and 30,000 infantry were used to attack the city. Cai Mao was always ready to start the battle to recover Nanjun.

This time Cao Cao fought fiercely with Yuan Shao, and the Central Plains was threatened by Liu Zhang, which made Cai Mao feel that the opportunity had come.

The foreign aggression in Jingzhou disappeared almost instantly!

Cao Cao and Liu Zhang have no time to clone, and the Jiangdong Sun family has Huang Zu watching. This is undoubtedly the best time for Cai Mao to take revenge.

But when Cai Mao proposed to compete with Liu Bei for Nanjun, he was immediately opposed by Kuai Liang.

Kuai Liang's meaning is very simple. At present, the strength of Xiangyang Prefecture Mufu's self-protection is still insufficient, let alone dispatched to attack Liu Bei?

Cai and Kuai are the two most powerful forces in the State Shepherd's Mansion. For a time, the aristocratic families stood in support of each other, and the power of the State Shepherd's Mansion could not be unified.

Just when Cai Mao couldn't persuade Kuai Liang to get the Kuai family's support and was extremely agitated, a news came suddenly from the Ma family in Jiangling.

The Ma family is a traditional family in Jingzhou, but Cai Mao has always looked down on the Ma family, thinking that the two are not at the same level.

Since Liu Biao took over as the governor of the state, the Ma family has been flattering Cai Mao.

Before Jiangling was lost, the Ma family also asked their children to join Cai Mao's command, but Cai Mao refused.

Since the change of ownership in Jiangling, the Ma family has been in frequent contact with Cai Mao.

The last time Cai Mao was able to successfully attack the food transport team, he also benefited from the intelligence of the Ma family.

Since then, Cai Mao has become closely connected with the Ma family.

This time the Ma family sent someone to bring news that Liu Qi, who had been staying in Changsha, suddenly fell ill and seemed to be in critical condition!

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have all returned to Changsha, accompanied by many soldiers brought by Guan Yu.

The defense of the entire Jiangling City has been handed over to Liu Bei's third brother Zhang Fei.

The Ma family is a traditional family in Jingzhou, and Cai Mao firmly believes that they will betray the entire Jingzhou family alliance.

Therefore, after receiving the news, Cai Mao was immediately overjoyed, without any doubts.

When Liu Bei personally led the army to station in Jiangling, it was not the right time to attack.

So Liu Bei is gone?

Now Liu Bei not only left, but also let Guan Yu take away many soldiers. This is obviously Liu Qi is about to die, and Liu Bei is going to fight for the power in Jingnan!

The Jingnan family is weak, so Cai Mao is not particularly clear about the situation in Jingnan.

However, Cai Mao can be sure that if Liu Qi dies, Liu Bei will not be able to successfully take over the Jingnan four counties.

If the name is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words don't go well, nothing will happen!

Liu Qi is Liu Biao's son, so Jingnan belongs to the State Shepherd's Mansion in name.

Now that Liu Qi is dead, Jing Nan will undoubtedly return to the State Shepherd's Mansion!

But Cai Mao knew that Liu Bei would not let it go, so he wanted to seize this opportunity and take over a large piece of land in Jiangbei in one fell swoop.

Even if Liu Bei cannot be eliminated in one fell swoop, at least Liu Bei must be suppressed in the Jingnan area.

When the time is right, eliminate Liu Bei in one go!

With a firm mind, Cai Mao once again summoned a group of noble families to discuss the matter of marching troops.

It's a pity that Kuai Liang still disapproved of Cai Mao's sending troops, and even said that this might be Liu Bei's trick.

Cai Mao didn't believe it at all, he would never believe that the Ma family dared to betray the Jingzhou family.

Perhaps because this good opportunity is hard to find, more aristocratic families expressed their willingness to support Cai Mao, and even the Pang family also expressed their support.

Whether it was based on the principle of the minority obeying the majority, or for other reasons, Cai Mao finally overcame all opinions and finalized the march.

Three days later, Cai Mao personally led an army of 50,000 troops to the south, pointing directly at Dangyang!

This place that used to make Cai Mao almost hate, now he can finally wash away the shame himself.

Everything was as Cai Mao expected, Liu Beijun had already prepared and launched a tenacious resistance.

It's a pity that Dangyang City was declared broken after only half a day's support under the 50,000-strong army.

The cavalry surrounded the city, Liu Bei's soldiers were wiped out, and no one escaped.

After this battle, the morale of the three armies was boosted, and even Cai Mao became more confident.

From Dangyang to Jiangling, there is no city in the middle to rely on.

However, there were many military villages in the middle of the originally unimpeded road.

Cai Mao didn't have any surprises about this either. Liu Bei must have guessed that he would take the opportunity to attack and prepare defenses in advance.

The city certainly cannot stop Cai Mao's pace, let alone an ordinary camp?

Without any hesitation, Cai Mao immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

The result can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations, and Cai Mao's army swept past like a tiger descending a mountain.

In one day, three camps of the enemy army were destroyed!

In front of the imposing Cai Maojun, the camp was like a paper tiger, and did not play any blocking role.

Seeing this situation, Cai Mao desperately ordered the soldiers to move forward as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

On the road from Dangyang to Jiangling, Liu Bei set up a total of fifteen camps.

It's a pity that Cai Mao was only blocked for ten days in the end, and the casualties of Cai Mao's army were extremely limited!

Ten days later, Cai Mao personally led an army to the city of Jiangling.

(end of this chapter)