Xiangyang, the state capital.
Liu Biao paced with his hands behind his back, his old face anxious and uneasy.
"Xinye's city walls are sturdy and there are sufficient rations, enough to last for a year.”
"Eldest Young Master also has Wenpin to assist him. It's not a problem for him to defend Xinye.”
Kuai Yue saw through Liu Biao's thoughts and comforted him.
Liu Biao nodded slightly." Qi 'er has some talent. As long as he holds fast and doesn't fight, I think Cao Shuo won't be able to do anything."”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The personal guard stumbled as he rushed in.
"Reporting to my lord!"
"Eldest Young Master pretended to abandon Xinye and wanted to lure Cao Shuo into the trap to set Xinye on fire. However, Cao Shuo saw through his plan and the entire army was annihilated.”
"Eldest Young Master didn't have time to retreat and was captured by Cao Shuo!”
Boom!
A bolt of lightning exploded in the hall.
Liu Biao staggered and fell to the ground, his old face frozen in shock.
"Xinye has fallen?"
"Qi 'er was captured by Cao Shuo?"
"How is this possible?”
Liu Biao muttered to himself. His voice trembled as if he had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world.
Kuai Yue, who was still in shock, suddenly sobered up and complained,"
"Eldest Young Master is really full of himself. He didn't defend the new wilderness for no reason, so why did he use some tricks?”
"Great, we lost Xinye and were captured by Cao Shuo!”
"He has delayed the lord's important matter!"
Liu Biao clenched his fists and said with a disappointed look,""Liu Qi, Liu Qi, you idiot, you've ruined my plan!”
Before the curses died down.
Another guard entered the hall with a wooden box in his hand.
"Reporting to my lord."
"Cao Shuo ordered our soldiers to surrender and bring this wooden box back, claiming that it was a great gift for the lord!”
Liu Biao's body trembled, his anxious and bewildered gaze landing on the wooden box.
Kuai Yue's heart was also in his throat, an ominous premonition assaulting his heart.
Liu Biao hesitated for a while, but he still took a deep breath and slowly opened the wooden box.
A bloody head was placed in the box.
"Qi 'er-"
Liu Biao shouted in grief and indignation.
Immediately after, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered, and fell to the ground.
"My lord!"
Kuai Yue screamed and pounced on him.
The state capital was in chaos.
Within a day, Xinye fell, Liu Qi was killed, and the news of Wen Pin surrendering to Cao Cao spread throughout Xiangyang.
The whole city was shocked.
…
On the north bank of the Han River, in the Water Mirror Academy.
An old man and a young man were playing chess.
"Zhuge Liang, what do you think of Cao Shuo?”
The old man suddenly spoke.
"Brutal and cunning, better than Cao Cao, a great disaster for the world!”
Zhuge Liang's eyes never left the chessboard as he placed a piece on it.
"If he is more cunning than Cao Cao and has martial arts comparable to Lu Bu, wouldn't Jingzhou be in danger?”
A hint of worry flashed across Sima Hui's brows.
"Teacher Mo You, when we were playing chess, Cao Shuo might have already died in Xinye."”
Sima Hui's eyes moved." Why do you say that?" he asked curiously.”
"When Liang passed by Fan City…"
Zhuge Liang calmly told Sima Hui that he had passed by Fancheng and offered Liu Qi a plan to burn down Xinye.
"Brilliant, Kong Ming, this plan of yours is truly a stroke of genius!”
"No matter how cunning Cao Shuo is, he will definitely fall for it.”
"Kong Ming, for the sake of the people of Jing State, for the sake of the people of the world, you have eliminated a great scourge!”
Sima Hui was full of praise and looked at his student with a gratified smile.
Zhuge Liang said humbly," Cao Shuo disobeyed the Emperor and was cruel and tyrannical. Everyone had the right to punish him. I was only doing my duty."”
Sima Hui laughed out loud and stopped playing chess. He personally stood up and poured a cup of tea for Zhuge Liang.
"With Cao Shuo killed, there will be no more war in Jing State. In a few days, your engagement banquet with the daughter of the Huang family will be able to proceed as usual.”
Sima Hui personally served the tea.
Zhuge Liang looked ashamed." My thatched cottage is too small to entertain guests. I have to ask for help from my teacher. I feel uneasy to hold an engagement party in our Academy."”
"You and I, master and disciple, there's no need to be so polite.”
Sima Hui smiled magnanimously." You are the current Crouching Dragon. The daughter of the Huang family is the most talented woman in Jing Xiang. It is my honor to be able to organize an engagement banquet for you two!”
Zhuge Liang smiled and cupped his hands.”
As he spoke, Zhuge Liang also poured a cup of wine for Sima Hui.
At this moment.
The servant hurried in and handed over a letter, claiming that it was a battle report from the front line from the Xiangyang Prefecture.
"It's most likely that the Cao army has arrived at the new wilderness.”
Sima Hui waved his hand and didn't bother to read it personally.
The servant could only think,"
"Cao Shuo saw through Eldest Young Master's plan to set fire to Xinye and fell into the Cao army's ambush.”
"Wen Pin surrendered to Cao, and the Eldest Young Master was killed by Cao Shuo. His head has been sent to Xiangyang!”
Clang!
Zhuge Liang's wine cup fell from his hand, his face filled with shock.
Sima Hui's old face was instantly filled with shock.
The master and disciple looked at each other as if they had heard a fantasy.
Suddenly.
The two of them trembled and grabbed the secret report at the same time, impatiently reading it.
It was written clearly in black and white.
Xinye fell and Liu Qi was dead!
They had no choice but to believe it.
"Kong Ming, your plan is so amazing, yet it was seen through by Cao Shuo. This, this…"
Sima Hui held the secret report hand and trembled. His face was filled with disbelief.
Zhuge Liang's expression changed constantly. He was dazed for a long time before he recovered.
Taking a deep breath, Zhuge Liang gripped his feather fan tightly and said,""I still underestimated Cao Shuo. He actually caused the death of Eldest Young Master!”
"Kong Ming, don't blame yourself. Who would have thought that Cao Cao's son would be so strong!”
Sima Hui shook his head and sighed. His face was still filled with disbelief.
After that.
"Xinye has fallen and the Cao army is approaching the Han River. It seems that your engagement banquet can only be postponed."”
"The date of the engagement banquet is still the same!"
Zhuge Liang's eyes were resolute." If I push back the date because of that little Cao's army approaching the Han River, wouldn't it seem like we're afraid of him like tigers?"”
"But Cao Shuo has taken Xinye, and the Han River's shores might be threatened by the Cao army.”
"At your engagement banquet, Pang De Gong, your future father-in-law Huang Chengyan, and many other Jing State celebrities will be present to congratulate you.”
"I'm just worried about their safety.”
Sima Hui said worriedly.
"Duke Pang and Duke Huang are both celebrities of the present age!”
"If Cao Shuo dares to be rude to them, he would be openly making enemies of the Jing State's aristocratic families.”
"That Cao Shuo may be ruthless and arrogant, but I don't believe he has the guts!”
Zhuge Liang was confident and confident, as if the world was under his control.
Sima Hui suddenly came to a realization and a proud expression appeared on his face.
"Kong Ming's words are reasonable, but Cao Shuo doesn't have the guts!”
"As you said, the date of your engagement banquet with the Huang family's daughter will remain unchanged.”
…
Xinye, on the ruins, a temporary military headquarters was just built.
"Uncle Zixiao, this is the training method of the Wei army that I created. From now on, you will train our infantry according to this method.”
"Uncle Zihe, this is the training method for the Wei Back Cavalry. It is a cavalry training method that I created myself.”
Cao Shuo gave two training methods to Cao Ren and Cao Chun.
The two of them were filled with curiosity as they flipped through the training method on the spot. The more they looked, the more amazed they were.
"This training method is exquisite and peerless.”
"When did he create such a marvelous book?”
"Could it be that our eldest nephew is possessed by Sun Wu?”
Cao Ren and Cao Chun looked at each other in shock.
At this moment.
Guo Jia hurriedly entered the hall and cupped his hands.
"Sikong, our Military Division has reported that Zhuge Liang will be holding an engagement banquet with Huang Yueying in the Water Mirror Academy in three days.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
In his mind, the system notification sounded.
"Ding! Host, please use the skill of recruiting beauties on Huang Yueying to obtain Tyrant points!”
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