"It's outrageous!" Kuai Liang was furious and suddenly overturned the case in front of him, pointing at Cai Mao. "Cai Degui, do you have some etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame? The woman is hiding in the military camp and still insulting me in front of everyone. Are you going to be an enemy of the envoy?"

Cai Mao was very calm. When he heard the news, he was also a little surprised. The second sister Cai Ke was indeed not gentle and virtuous, but she was not so out of line, right? Well, it must be Kuai Qi's rude words that angered her, which made her mess up and lose her composure.

Cai Mao sighed lightly and bowed to Liu Biao. "Envoy, Kuai Duwei's first battle is not good, and Mao also expressed deep regret. The naval warship was originally a weapon of our army, but now it has been taken away by Sun Ce. The advantage of water war is no longer unique to our army. Please help me."

Liu Biao's face was so slight that it was not a summary of the defeat in the first battle. Not only did he lose two warships, but even Kuai Qi himself was captured alive. Cai Ke's kicks on Kuai Qi's face, which was clearly kicked on Liu Biao's face. Kuai Yue said Kuai Qi to be both civil and military, but he didn't expect that he would be so useless. Unfortunately, he came in a hurry and had no confidant. If his nephew Liu Pan and Liu Hu were there, how could he let a scholar like Kuai Qi lead the troops?

"Zirou, don't fight for intention." Liu Biaoqiang pressed his anger and looked at Kuai Liang dissatisfied. "The navy is not good, and the son is trapped in the enemy. He has to think of a solution. Have you notified the other department? Do he have any plans?"

Kuai Liang could hear Liu Biao's unhappiness and did not dare to entangle with Cai Mao anymore. "Don't worry, the messenger has received the news and is arranging it. I will come to see the messenger soon."

Liu Biao felt even more uncomfortable. What to arrange? Should I lead out of the city to rescue or withdraw the navy? You decided without discussing such a big thing with me first? He didn't say anything, and Kuai Liang dared not return to his seat, and stood there awkwardly. Cai Mao saw it, without saying a word, but the contempt in his eyes was revealed. Kuai Liang's face turned red and white, and the more he thought about it, the more regret it. At the beginning, he should have stopped Kuai Yue and not make the relationship so stiff. Now the Kuai family is embarrassed, and even his son Kuai Qi is captured by Sun Ce. Can he still be besieged Cai Zhou and wait for the Cai family to go bankrupt by Sun Ce?

The Cai family is really too bullying. Kuai Liang looked at the half-old shirt and thought about Kuai Qi who was humiliated by Cai Ke. He felt palpitations, his temples were pounding, and his scalp was swollen and painful.

Kuai Yue had not come yet. Liu Biao was anxious and his eyes twitched constantly. Kuai Liang felt uneasy and sent people to invite him again and again. After calling for him, Kuai Yue finally came. He glanced at the shirt on the desk, jumped his eyebrows twice, and then returned to calm and greeted him.

"Yi Di, how did you arrange it? It took so long to use it, I guess it was arranged properly." Liu Biao said, his tone was plain and a little cold.

"Empress, I am worried about the failure of the navy. I have received some other news." Kuai Yue took a step forward and handed over the two bamboo slips. "The food and grass that should have arrived in Xiangyang two days ago have not arrived yet. I sent someone to ask, but Jiangling said it had been sent out long ago. The scout said that the traces of war were found near Yicheng, and many corpses and scattered food were found. I was worried that Sun Jian sent someone to rob our food road."

Liu's face changed drastically and asked anxiously: "How many people have Jiangling sent to escort?"

"one thousand."

"One thousand people were killed completely. How many people did Sun Jian send to rob the grain? Two thousand or three thousand? So many people were surrounded south of Xiangyang, so our scouts were aware of it at all?"

Kuai Yue shook his head. "Emister, Yicheng is a hundred miles away. If Sun Jian sent two or three thousand people to rob the grain, where their own food came from before the robbery of the grain is a big problem. If it was robbing a nearby manor, we would not have received any news yet. If it was brought by ourselves, their marching speed was limited, and they would not have been on the road at least three or four days, or five or six days, and we would not have noticed it."

"What the hell is going on?"

"Envoy, the scout saw a large number of horse hoof prints at the scene. I suspect that the cavalry sent by Sun Jian to harass the food route were probably the cavalry, avoiding the reconnaissance range of our army and surrounding us."

"Cabine...soldier?" Liu Biao took a breath. He had been a Marquis of the Northern Army for nearly ten years and was no stranger to cavalry. Facing the Jingzhou Army, which was almost all infantry, the speed and impact of the cavalry will be greatly exerted. Even if there are only a few hundred people, they can stab the hinterland of Jingzhou like a sharp knife. Facing the cavalry, the best choice is to hide in a city or manor. There is absolutely no benefit in field combat, and you can drag you to death.

"This... what's going on?" Liu Biao could no longer hold back. Sun Ce captured Caizhou and had already threatened the right wing of Xiangyang. Now cavalry appeared in the rear. Is Sun Jian trying to cut off his retreat and encircle him and annihilate him in Xiangyang City? Even if the number of cavalry is limited, it will not stop his army from retreating south and the food road is robbed, which will also pose a fatal threat to Xiangyang City.

Liu Biao was a little confused and didn't bother to ask Kuai Yue about recommending Kuai Qi as the commander of the Lou Chuan. The situation was very unfavorable to Xiangyang, and he needed Kuai Yue to give him advice.

"The envoy, Jingzhou has been in peace for a long time, and the soldiers are not familiar with the battle formation and have no advantage in their troops. They suddenly fight Sun Jian, and setbacks are inevitable. I suggest using defense instead of attacking, stabilizing the morale of the army, first deploy the navy to cruise back and forth between Yicheng in Xiangyang, cut off the connection between the robbed cavalry and Sun Ce, and prevent them from transporting the robbed food and grass to Caizhoutun to accumulate capital."

Liu Biao thought for a while and asked again: "How to chase and suppress the cavalry who robbed the grain?"

"Staying the walls and clearing the field to wait for its disadvantages. The war horses need enough essence to maintain their physical strength. If they are not replenished, in less than half a month, the physical strength of the war horses will decrease and their losses will increase rapidly. Sun Jian comes from Jiangnan, and the number of war horses is very small, so he cannot afford such losses. At most one month, he will have to withdraw the cavalry back to the camp. At that time, our navy will wait for half a cross and will hit it with one blow."

Cai Mao said sarcastically: "A month later, the cavalry is exhausted, and there is not much Xiangyang City, right? Don't forget that Xiangyang has limited food storage and is waiting for the replenishment of these food and grass. What's more, the food and grass will arrive in a month, and Sun Jian will also attack Fancheng. There is Sun Jian in front and cavalry behind, and there is Sun Ce around him. Does Yidu have the confidence to defend Xiangyang?"

Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao quietly. "Degui said very much. If it were not for the strong support of each family in Xiangyang, Xiangyang City would not be able to defend. The previous envoy Kuanren was unwilling to collect food and grass from each family in Xiangyang, so he allocated it from Jiangling. The situation is urgent now, and Sun Ce is eyeing him. If he does not collect food and grass from each family in time, it will only become Sun Ce's spoils like the Cai family. Degui, your Cai family is the richest man in Xiangyang and has a great influence. Should he explain the situation to each family and ask them to support the envoy and fight against Sun Jian?"

When Cai Mao heard this, he was shocked and sweated. He raised his head and looked at Kuai Yue, and happened to see a sharp light flashing in Kuai Yue's eyes.

Kuai Yidu is indeed cruel and ruthless, and he is pushing me into the fire pit.

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