Liu Jing sat quietly, waiting patiently for Tao Lie to continue talking. He was indeed interested. What is the big secret of the Tao family, which is rich enough to match the country. Is it the secret of the Tao family's wealth?

Tao Lie seemed to know Liu Jing’s thoughts, smiled and pointed to the big box at the corner of the house and said, “Go and move the box away!”

Liu Jing was puzzled and walked up to hold the box and shook it. Then he realized that it was a copper box, which was extremely heavy, with a weight of five or six kilograms. He had his arms tightened and slowly moved the copper box away. Under it was a frame.

Tao Lie clapped and said, "That's right, it's really amazing. A box that only five people can move, and a man can move it alone. It's not easy."

He pointed to the frame below and said, "Please take the frame away and try it!"

The frame was also made of copper, and Liu Jing was mentally prepared. He grabbed the frame and pulled it up hard. This pull was at least a thousand pounds, but the copper frame did not move at all.

Tao Lie smiled, "You can't pull this copper frame. If you forcefully destroy it, the secret below will be over. Male, put the box back, be careful, the four corners must be tightly buckled."

Liu Jing carefully put the copper box back. He had noticed that there were four convex points at the four corners of the copper frame, which were aimed at the four concave points at the four corners of the box.

At this time, Tao Lie smiled and said, "Open the box, find the double carp roulette at the bottom of the box, and twist it."

Liu Jing opened the box and found a double carp roulette at the bottom of the box. He twisted it hard, and with a "click", the box suddenly grew by an inch.

Only then did he notice that the ground was lifted up one inch, and it seemed that there was a secret passage under the copper box. The design was very exquisite. The box had to be lifted down and then put back to activate the switch in the box.

Then lift the box open, and the copper frame can be easily removed, revealing a ringed iron plate. At this time, Tao Lie was already holding a candle in his hand and appeared beside Liu Jing.

"Pull open the iron plate and wait until it is ventilated before going down." Tao Lie's face became extremely serious.

Liu Jing grabbed the iron ring and slowly lifted the iron plate, revealing a dark hole underneath. When the foul air dissipated, Tao Lie then slowly walked down the tunnel with the candle in his hand.

The tunnel was very narrow, allowing only one person to walk, and it was only six feet high. Liu Jing had to bow his head and bow his head. He followed Tao Lie slowly forward. Under the faint candlelight, the tunnel led straight ahead, as if it was a long way to go.

Liu Jing thought carefully and remembered that Tao Mansion was located in the northwest corner of Chaisang, close to the city wall. Could it be a secret passage leading to the outside of the city?

"Master, you thought of it!"

Tao Lie stopped and smiled in front of him, "This is a big secret of the Tao family. There is a secret tunnel leading to the outside of the city, which is ninety-nine steps long. Forty years ago, my father led a famous young and strong man to dig it out. Next door is the Guardian River. If you forcibly destroy the copper frame, the water from Guardian River will be poured in, and this secret passage will be destroyed."

Liu Jing asked after a while: "Then where does this secret passage lead to outside the city?"

"There is a river temple outside the west city that worships the water gods. This secret passage leads to the seat of the water gods. When the water gods are turned, you can go out."

Speaking of this, Tao Lie said again: "Master, let's look back! I am old and can no longer walk."

Liu Jing turned around and came out of the secret passage with Tao Lie. Tao Lie sat on the ground and panted, "At that time, the Jiangdong army will besiege the city, and it will be difficult for nephew to break out, so he went out of this secret passage. After being locked up for forty years, it will finally be able to play a role."

Liu Jing was moved and stepped forward to hug Tao Lie tightly, "Thank you for your love, tell me such an important Tao family secret, I, Liu Jing, remembered my grandfather's kindness in my heart."

Tao Lie smiled kindly, the more he smiled, the more he became happy. Finally, he laughed happily, all the wrinkles on his face stretched out, and he smiled as bright as a child.

At noon, a rapid and harsh bell sound came from the city, "Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell sound echoed over the empty Chaisang City. The soldiers rushed to the city, and saw a huge fleet of ships appearing on the river several miles away, with as many as two thousand warships. The sails covered the sky and the sun, and the momentum was spectacular.

Liu Jing stood on the east city wall and watched the main force of the Jiangdong Army from afar. Yesterday he received a letter written by Sun Quan, urging him to surrender or leave the city. However, no matter which plan, he Liu Jing could not choose, and surrender was impossible. Although he could keep his city safe, he would completely destroy his image. The people of Jingzhou would no longer trust him.

He has no choice.

"Sima, that's Sun Quan's ship!" A soldier shouted at a particularly huge building ship.

Liu Jing saw it. It was a thousand stone tower ship, with a handsome flag flying at the top of the mast. The word "Sun" was particularly dazzling in the sun. He could even faintly see the people on the boat. A group of people stood at the bow of the boat and were also looking at the top of the city. Sun Quan should be among them.

"bring it on!"

Liu Jing murmured to himself, "Let this battle be more tragic!"

On the ship, Sun Quan looked at Chaisang City several miles away with complex eyes. This city that should have been captured last year was always under the banner of Jingzhou. Under this city, his army suffered the shame of a crushing defeat. Today, he will wash away the shame of last year.

He also saw the dense soldiers on the top of the city. He was very interested. Where was Liu Jing? He never took the Liu family in Jingzhou seriously, and even Liu Biao, he sneered at it.

But only Liu Jing looked at him differently. If it weren’t for the capture of Jingzhou, it was Jiangdong’s national policy, he would really be willing to sit down and talk to Liu Jing. How could the two sides join forces to fight against Cao’s army?

"Wuhou, the vanguard has arrived in Chaisang!" A reporter came forward and bowed to report.

Sun Quan nodded slowly, "Transfer my order and order Ling Cao to lead 8,000 troops to attack Chaisang!"

Zhou Yu next to him was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Wu Hou, eight thousand people attacked the city, with a small number of people. It is best to have 20,000 people more suitable."

Sun Quan said coldly, "Morning is low, and even thousands of people cannot conquer Chaisang. If it is spread, I, Sun Quan, are also the ones who rely on many to win. If you win, you will not be strong. Don't say more."

Zhou Yu did not dare to persuade him again, and Sun Quan ordered again: "Tell me the order, the first person to attack Chaisang will be rewarded with a thousand taels!"

"Dong!Dong!Dong!"

The huge drums of war sounded on the river, and large ships docked at the Cheasan Wharf, and teams of soldiers in sharp armor flocked out of the warships and quickly assembled on the shore.

Dozens of large ships carrying giant siege weapons also slowly sailed to the dock. On the river surface, more than a thousand warships began to gather on the river surface. They were quietly moored on the river surface, with masts as vast as forests and overwhelming.

The war came quickly, like an uninvited man who broke into someone else's home. With the rhythmic sound of trumpets, several ropes pulled a meter-high nest cart slowly down from the big ship. The bottom of the nest cart was equipped with a huge wooden wheel, and it walked slowly, like a giant monster.

There are also siege ladders and countless siege ladders, which are slowly being unloaded from the large ship. Compared with the last time, Jiangdong has made full preparations this time. Eight thousand soldiers are already in line and divided into four square arrays, with neat armor, spears like forests, and murderous auras soaring into the sky.

At this moment, the sound of war drums on the top of the city was also ringing, and the rumbling war drums resounded across the city, encouraging the courage of every soldier. Catalogers creaked and loaded with huge rocks, ready to go.

Liu Jing stared at the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers who had assembled in the distance. He knew that this was Sun Quan's pride and was unwilling to use heavy troops to attack the city. They were not even willing to come down. Judging from their wishes, they seemed to be preparing to capture Chaisang within an hour.

However, it was Sun Quan's pride that gave the Chaisang defenders a chance.

At this time, the sound of the war drums of the Jiangdong Army suddenly became louder. This was the order of attack. General Ling Cao pointed his sword at the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Attack!"

The eight thousand Jiangdong troops rushed towards the city like a tide, mixed with ten monster-like nesting cars and ten siege ladders. Each nesting car was pulled by ten cows and squeaked towards the city wall.

The open space north of Chaisang City was not wide, with a kang of two miles. Soon, the tide-like Jiangdong Army entered within four steps. Liu Jing stared at the enemy group, and he resolutely issued an order, "Start!"

Twenty-five trenchers were suddenly launched. After the trench was improved, the trenchers were exerted with force. In this way, forty people could control a trencher. With a bang, twenty-five big rocks that were getting more and more heavy were thrown into the sky. The big rocks rolled in the air, drawing an arc, and with a harsh roar, it hit the enemy group extremely rapidly.

Jiangdong soldiers looked at the huge rocks that were rolling and smashing above their heads, and made a sound, dodging one after another. With a loud "boom!", two soldiers were smashed to pieces, and the big rocks covered with flesh continued to roll, smashing more than a dozen people in a row.

Twenty-five huge rocks hit one after another, screaming and wailing sounded across the battlefield. Then, the second round of trenchers fired again, swinging out a long arm, throwing the ten-pound huge rock out of the air.

Dozens of huge rocks were spinning in the air, roaring at the dense crowd, "Boom!" The huge rocks fell down, rolling in the crowd, and the red dust rose into the air. More than a dozen people were smashed to pieces, which was terrible. One after another, the huge rocks smashed into the crowd, and screams came one after another.

In the sky, huge rocks were rolling and roaring towards the ground. In a short period of time, the catapult launched four rounds, and more than one thousand people were hit, causing casualties. However, the Jiangdong Army did not stop and they rushed into the range of the lunge.

Thousands of defenders on the top of the city fired arrows at the same time. The arrows were like rain, shooting towards the rushing Jiangdong army. The Jiangdong army raised their shields to greet them. Thousands of crossbowmen shot arrows at the top of the city at the same time. A net of arrows quickly formed on the city and below the city.

Soon, the defenders on the top of the city were suppressed. The arrows like storms made the defenders on the top of the city unable to get close to the battlements. Soldiers kept getting caught in arrows and fell from the city with screams.

The Jiangdong Army quickly laid wooden boards on the moat. The wooden boards were two inches thick, two feet long and five feet wide. There were huge iron nails at both ends. They were smashed with a wooden hammer and they could be firmly nailed to the ground. This was to prepare for the siege ladder and nest truck.

Ling Cao looked at the city wall. Although his army suffered heavy casualties, he was still unmoved. At this time, a general stepped forward and whispered: "Captain, although the terrain on the east side of the city wall is almost impossible to attack, the city walls on the south and west side can attack, and there are almost no defenders on the city walls. Why do we only attack the city wall on the north side?"

Ling Cao shook his head, "You don't understand what Wu Hou meant. Wu Hou is not just trying to seize the city. He wants to defeat Liu Jing, defeat Liu Jing, and use the victory of the bloody battle to boost morale."

Ling Cao shouted: "Push up the ladder and the nest cart and start siege!"

The ten cloud ladders and ten nest cars began to slowly approach the city. At this time, the catapults on the city were still firing, but their targets had turned to the cloud ladders and nest cars.

Long arm rods were thrown out one after another, and dozens of huge rocks hit the behemoth slowly coming.

‘Crack!’ A cloud ladder was hit, and the cloud ladder broke into several pieces. More than a dozen people climbing on the cloud ladder fell down one after another.

With a loud bang, a nest cart was also hit by a huge rock, wood chips splashed everywhere, and the giant wood collapsed. Dozens of soldiers on the nest cart screamed and fell down.

The tall nest car is a powerful weapon for siege. The nest car is two meters long and wide and is 2 meters high. It is made of giant wood. It is covered with cowhide. The structure is very simple. The nest car is hollow and has a staircase that leads to the top. At the top is a wooden platform, which is full of forty or fifty Jiangdong soldiers. The front end of the platform is a thick wooden board covered with cowhide, which can resist the bows and arrows of the Sui army.

There are four wooden wheels underneath, dragged by ten cows, and are pushed by famous soldiers on both sides and behind.

This kind of nest car is higher than the city wall. Soldiers can stand on the nest car and shoot arrows at the top of the city. When they stand against the city wall, they can also send soldiers to the top of the city, which is sharper than a ladder.

‘Boom!’ Another nest cart was hit at the bottom, and a wooden wheel took off. The nest cart tilted and swayed, gradually losing its center of gravity. The soldiers on both sides shouted and ran away. Amid the shouts, the nest cart collapsed.

The Jiangdong army attacked like a tide, and the huge rocks that were shot out were like waves splashing in the ocean, and were instantly flooded by the crowd. As the siege ladder and nest cars approached the city wall, the enemy troops, like crazy, finally began to attack the city.

In the Yade Hall of Xiangyang Prefecture, dozens of senior officials from Jingzhou were sitting on both sides of the lobby, each with serious expressions. The whole lobby was filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere.

The Jiangdong Army's massive westward advance brought unprecedented pressure to Jingzhou. At the same time, the Cao army also increased its garrison in Nanyang, and its troops increased to ten thousand again, suppressing Xinye and Nanyang with covetous eyes.

In the lobby, Cai Mao was reading Huang Zu's letter of help from a loud voice, "Jiangxia's soldiers are small and the food is not enough. Although Zu had the will to fight Jiangdong to the death, his strength was very different. In addition, Jing Gong had abandoned Chaisang and fled west, and Jiangxia's door was wide open. Jiangxia was already in danger. He begged Xiangyang to send reinforcements to save Jiangxia from water and fire."

The lobby was silent, Liu's surface was as deep as water, and his eyes were unpredictable, but everyone could feel his unconcealed worries.

This is, Kuai Yue stood up and said, "I need to correct it here. Gong Jing did not abandon Chaisang and flee west. He just transferred the Chaisang military and civilians and food supplies. He was unwilling to invest in the Jiangdong army, but he himself led two thousand soldiers to defend Chaisang."

Cai Mao sneered, "The Jiangdong army is approaching, and Chaisang is as powerful as a dangerous egg. Gong Jing abandoned the city and left, but Kuai Jun said that he led his army to fight Chaisang to death, how could he know?"

Kuai Yue asked back, "Last year, Jing Gong led the old and weak army to fight against the 20,000 tiger and wolf army in Jiangdong, but he still did not say that he would abandon the city. This time, Jing Gong wrote a letter to express his ambition and would never allow the Jiangdong army to easily occupy Chaisang. He was willing to lead two thousand troops to defend Chaisang and attack the Jiangdong army with a strong arrogance. I believe that Military Commander Cai also saw this letter, why are he still so suspicious?"

"This is what Huang Zu said!"

"Hmph! Everyone in the world knows Huang Zu's heart that hated King Jing, so why do he believe his words?"

The two were arguing with each other. At this time, Liu Biao shouted impatiently: "Okay! Stop arguing."

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue stopped arguing, and sat down with a bow. Liu Biao said slowly: "Whether Liu Jing resisted or not, you will naturally know afterwards that there is no need to argue here. The question now is how we can help Jiangxia and how many troops are more appropriate? Let's discuss this issue!"

After a while, Liu Xian stood up and said, "Qi Binzhou Governor, Cao's army was defeated in Xinye. Although the number of troops in Nanyang may not necessarily invade the south again. Therefore, we only need to maintain an appropriate amount of 20,000 to 10,000 troops on the front line of Fancheng, but Jiangxia is in danger. I suggest two troops can be sent to support Jiangxia."

Liu Xian’s suggestion was quite attractive, and Liu Biao immediately asked: “Don’t ask, which two men will send troops?”

Liu Xian smiled and said to everyone: "One is the main force, you can send 20,000 troops to the Han River to rescue Xiakou, and the other is the auxiliary troops, that is, Huang Zhong's army in Changsha County, you can go north to rescue Chaisang, with 26,000 reinforcements. With Jiangxia and Chaisang's own army, as long as the command is properly, you think that you can defeat the Jiangdong army and protect Jiangxia."

Liu Xian's suggestion aroused a lot of discussion in the lobby. Liu Biao stood up and resolutely said, "This is the decision. Jiang Xia must rescue him. I wonder which general is willing to lead troops to rescue Jiang Xia?"

Pin immediately stood up and said, "I am willing to share my worries for the state's governor!"

Cai Mao also stood up and said, "Zhou Mu, let me go this time!"

Liu Biao looked at the guild, then looked at Cai Mao, and finally nodded to Cai Mao, "Military Cai, I'll ask you this time."
Chapter completed!