Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

[PS: I didn't update for two days on the 8th and 9th, so I'm starting to make up for the missed updates today. Each chapter has a chapter number at the end. I owed four chapters in total over those two days, but the number of chapters I'm making up for isn't limited to four. I'll try to write as many as I can! This is the third chapter today, and I estimate there will be at least five!]

Kuai Liang reached out and warmed his fingers, which were a little frozen from riding a horse, over the charcoal brazier, then nodded and looked at Pang Degong sitting opposite him.

"Were you also summoned by the magistrate?"

Kuai Liang asked curiously, "Sir, you are not usually in the city. How come you are here today?"

Faced with Kuai Liang's obvious question, Pang Degong simply chuckled.

"How could Zirou, who is so intelligent, not know this?"

"Does Zirou really need to ask me about the situation in this city?"

Pang Degong laughed and shook his head, saying, "When Zirou first arrived, didn't she encounter Duan Yu's wolf cavalry?"

Wolf rider.

To be precise, they were swift wolf riders.

Ordinary people usually thought that the so-called wolf cavalry were the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

Duan Yu has two major combat forces under his command.

One was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

One was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

These are Duan Yu's two major weapons, and also the basis for his invincible dominance in the world.

However, ordinary people did not know that the so-called wolf cavalry under Duan Yu's command did not refer to the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

Instead, it was a cavalry force that rode real giant wolves.

No one knows where these giant wolves came from.

However, every time these wolf riders were present on the battlefield, it was a scene of bloodshed.

Of course, ordinary people are unaware of these things.

However, as the leading gentry families in Jingzhou, the Kuai and Pang families could not possibly be unaware of these matters.

Therefore, the swift wolf riders under Duan Yu's command are not a big secret among the top forces.

Now, swift wolf riders have appeared in the city.

Then there might only be one.

The Swift Wolf Riders, as Duan Yu's most formidable fighting force, have always followed him.

The appearance of the swift wolf riders in Xiangyang means that Duan Yu is almost certainly inside the city.

There is only one possibility that Xiangyang's city defenses opened the city gates to let Duan Yu's swift wolf cavalry into the city.

"What Pang Gong means is... that the magistrate may already be..."

Kuai Liang looked at Pang Degong, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

But the literal meaning is clearly that Liu Biao may have already surrendered.

"surrender?"

Before Pang De could speak, Pang Tong, who was sitting outside the carriage and had overheard the conversation between the two inside, snorted.

"Humph."

Kuai Liang immediately looked towards the direction outside the carriage.

“Shiyuan, you must not be rude,” Pang Degong said openly.

Kuai Liang, who was standing nearby, immediately reached out and made a gesture indicating that it was alright.

“Lord Pang, let Shi Yuan speak,” Kuai Liang said.

Pound took a deep breath and then nodded.

“Shiyuan, since your Uncle Kuai has asked you to speak, then share your own opinion,” Pang Degong said.

Sitting outside the carriage, Pang Tong tilted his head, looked at the azure sky, and said with a slightly arrogant tone, "Anyone can surrender to Jingzhou."

“Cai Mao is acceptable.”

"Huang Zu is acceptable."

"The only one who cannot surrender is Lord Liu, and it is impossible for him to surrender."

"Liu Yu of Youzhou, Liu Yan of Yizhou, Liu Yao of Yangzhou, Liu Dai of Yanzhou..."

"Look at the fate of Liu Yu, look at the fate of Liu Yan. Although Duan Yu was nominally a Han official, all he did was cut off the path for all members of the Han imperial family."

How could Liu Biao not know this?

Pang Tong's words were extremely arrogant and directly challenged Liu Biao's name.

"If Liu Biao surrenders voluntarily, he will be putting his head under Duan Yu's blade."

Kuai Liang frowned.

Although Pang Tong's words were somewhat arrogant and unrestrained, it is undeniable that he was basically right.

It was highly unlikely that Liu Biao would surrender voluntarily.

But then the problem arises.

If Liu Biao had not surrendered voluntarily.

So where did Duan Yu come from?

Why did the Xiangyang city defenses open the city gates and let the wolf cavalry into the city without any resistance?

This was not something Liu Biao tacitly approved.

"As for why Duan Yu's wolf cavalry suddenly appeared in the city, I have some thoughts on that."

Whether Pang Tong had seen through Kuai Liang's thoughts or it was something he originally intended to say, this sentence directly hit Kuai Liang's sore spot.

"Please speak, Shiyuan."

This time, Kuai Liang immediately used honorifics.

Pang Tong shook the riding whip in his hand with one hand, and after a moment of thought, said, "Actually, it's not hard to guess."

"Where did Duan Yu come from?"

"It must be Yizhou, and at this time, a large number of Duan Yu's troops are confronting Cai Mao and Wen Ping in Yiling."

"Cai Mao suffered a major defeat, prompting Liu Biao to consider replacing him with Huang Zu, who was sent south to replace Cai Mao."

"I refuse to believe that Cai Mao was unaware of this news while in Yiling."

"If I were Cai Mao, I would know very well that if he were to step down from his position as the Grand Admiral of the Jingzhou Navy, the fate of the Cai family would be unimaginable."

“Cai Mao and Huang Zu were already at odds. If Huang Zu were to put him in a superior position, it would be worse than death.”

"If someone in Xiangyang City were to leak this news to Cai Mao, given Cai Mao's personality...would it be surprising if he surrendered to Duan Yu?"

"hiss!"

Kuai Liang almost gasped.

Cai Mao!

If it is said that Cai Mao defected to the enemy.

The person who leaked the information to Cai Mao must have been Madam Cai.

Lady Cai was in Xiangyang City at that time.

Xiangyang has been under lockdown for a long time.

Without a special token and Liu Biao's order, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to enter the city.

But if it were Cai Mao...

With just one order from Cai Mao, Duan Yu could easily disguise himself and enter the city.

Pang Tong's words enlightened Kuai Liang.

Liu Biao... did not surrender; it is very likely that he has been coerced by Duan Yu.

Just as Kuai Liang was pondering this, the tightly closed gates of Liu Biao's residence were suddenly opened from the inside.

At that moment, everyone standing outside Liu Biao's residence turned their gaze in unison towards the gate.

Even Pang Tong, who seemed to be deep in thought while sitting in the carriage, looked towards the direction of Liu Biao's mansion gate.

The gates of the mansion opened.

There were no attendants.

There were no guards.

Liu Biao himself was not seen.

Only one man, with an extremely robust physique and an indescribable aura, stood in the very center of Liu Biao's mansion gate.

In the man's hand, he was also carrying a round object.

The moment the gates opened, the tall man threw what he was carrying out the door.

Head!

It was a human head.

Coincidentally.

The thrown severed head went straight for Pang Tong's location and rolled to its stop at Pang Tong's feet.

When Pang Tong saw the shape of the human head clearly, his eyes widened in shock.

"Liu Biao!"

Pang Tong exclaimed in surprise.

Kuai Liang, inside the carriage, thought Liu Biao had emerged.

So they opened the carriage door from the inside.

But when Kuai Liang clearly saw the person standing in front of Liu Biao's mansion gate...

When Kuai Liang saw the human head under the carriage, he seemed to freeze on the spot.

And right now.

Duan Yu, who was standing in front of Liu Biao's gate, also spoke.