That evening.
Cao Bao returned to Tancheng.
He was cursing and swearing in front of the manor, scolding Lu Bu for being afraid of Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and not daring to stand up for him.
Scouts stationed in front of the manor.
He immediately reported the news to Chen Deng and Zhang Fei.
Regarding this.
Chen Deng sighed.
Liu Bei handing over military power to Zhang Fei was simply his nightmare.
Not only did he drink all day, but he also beat up his soldiers. A few days ago, he was still an ordinary soldier. Yesterday, it was Cao Bao. He wondered if it would be his turn tomorrow!
"Cao Bao is just an ordinary person!"
Zhang Fei's eyes were filled with disdain as he coldly shouted,""Lu Bu is now just a stray dog with thousands of soldiers and a few generals. He is temporarily staying in Xiapi because of my big brother's protection. Otherwise, he would have been killed by Cao Mengde.”
"Third General!"
"You'd better drink less these few days!" Chen Deng warned.”
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said," Don't worry, Mr. Yuanlong. I'm happy today. Drink less!"”
"Here!"
Chen Deng agreed helplessly.
He was merely the chief historian of Xu Prefecture.
Zhang Fei was in charge of military power and was Liu Bei's sworn brother. He was one of the three generals of Xu Prefecture, so he naturally could not be persuaded.
when the moon rises on the willow branches.
The Prefecture Overseer Manor once again set up a banquet.
Zhang Fei invited the commanders of the various armies to drink together until midnight, and they were all drunk.
On the city tower.
Cao Bao's eyes were filled with hatred. He lit a torch and threw it at the city gate.
On the plains a mile away.
Chen Gong stroked his beard and smiled." My Lord, General Cao has already used fire as a sign. Our army must rush into Tan City quickly and control all the main roads. We must kill our way to the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion to capture Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's family!”
"Haha!"
Lu Bu leaped onto the red rabbit and led the army towards Tan City.
Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, and the others all led their troops in pursuit.
Late at night.
The gates of Xuzhou opened, allowing Lu Bu's army to enter.
A massacre took place in Tancheng. All the generals of Xuzhou were invited to drink. The soldiers were powerless to resist. In the blink of an eye, half of the city had been conquered by Lu Bu and all the main roads had been occupied.
In the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion.
Zhang Fei woke up from his drunken stupor.
A servant rushed into the hall and said in horror,""General, Lu Bu is attacking and is about to reach the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion!”
"How dare a servant of three surnames!"
Zhang Fei's eyes were bloodshot as he said angrily,""Quickly take my spear and armor!"
"Here!"
The attendant replied.
He hurriedly assisted Zhang Fei in putting on his armor and raising his spear.
However, the moment he jumped onto his warhorse, Zhang Fei's mind went blank and he almost fell down!
Seeing this, the attendant gritted his teeth and said," General, you've been drunk for several days, and you're drinking too much tonight. Do you think you can fight Lu Bu? Hurry up and escape from the city to find the lord. Ask the main army to return to Xuzhou. I'll go find Mr. Yuanlong and organize an army to resist Lu Bu!"”
"Servants of the three surnames!"
Zhang Fei muttered as he galloped towards the east gate.
He wasn't a fool. He knew that he couldn't defeat Lu Bu normally, and fighting him in this state was tantamount to courting death.
He might as well take care of himself and go to Yuzhou to ask for help back to Xuzhou.
One night later.
The huge Xu Prefecture had actually changed hands.
When Zang Ba, Chen Deng, and the others woke up from their drunken stupor, the entire city would become Lu Bu's territory, and they would have to temporarily submit to him.
Several days later.
Pei County, Qiao County.
In the commander's tent of the Xuzhou military camp.
Liu Bei's brows furrowed as he said in a deep voice,""Yunzhang, Zizhong, I didn't expect Ji Ling to be so troublesome. He actually sent ten thousand soldiers to defend Chengfu. Our forces are restricted here, and Cao Mengde's army is fighting with the main force of the Chen Kingdom.”
"My lord!"
Mei Zhu said in a deep voice," We have to take down Chengfu. Once we go around Chengfu, the rations will be intercepted. Moreover, if Chengfu joins forces with Yuan Dynasty's main force, he will definitely force Cao Cao's army back. At that time, we will be doomed!"”
"Yuan Gonglu!"
"The descendants of the four generations and three dukes!"
Liu Bei's eyes were filled with envy and jealousy.
He was holding the tiger flag of the descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan. Now, there was only one Xu Prefecture with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers.
However, Yuan Shu had the title of the descendant of four generations and three dukes, yet he had 100,000 troops, countless strategists, and countless generals under him.
"Terrifying!"
Mi Zhu sighed.
"What's so scary?"”
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly." My lord, I was thinking that we were exhausted when we joined forces with Cao Cao to reach Yuzhou. Gongsun Changping single-handedly took down Yuan Benchu, who was even stronger than Yuan Shu, and even held Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou in his hands. How powerful is his Lord Ye's Mansion? Doesn't it make people feel despair?"”
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said lightly,""How can you boost the morale of others and diminish your own prestige? I see that Gongsun Changping is nothing more than that!”
"Yes, sir!"
The corner of Mei Zhu's mouth twitched.
Gongsun Jing was already the number one duke in the world.
Set up six departments, forcing Chang 'an, the emperor can only add him as the Great Sima.
In Guan Yu's eyes, Gongsun Changping was just so-so. What kind of arrogance was this!
However, arrogance without strength was nothing but arrogance. Could Xu Prefecture really compare to Lord Ye's manor? They would probably be unable to withstand a single blow!
"Right!"
"Zizhong, why hasn't the grain been delivered this month?" Liu Bei suddenly asked.”
Mei Zhu frowned and said," I'm not sure either. However, the Mi Family has already prepared 300,000 dans of grain for this battle. The Third General should have sent someone over!"”
"Third brother!"
Liu Bei frowned and said,"Maybe it's because of drinking!"”
Suddenly, Zhang Fei rushed into the commander's tent and knelt on the ground with a thud. He wailed,"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Xu Prefecture is gone!”
"Third brother?"
"Third General!"
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Mei Zhu were dumbfounded.
"Eldest Brother, Second Brother!"
Zhang Fei's eyes were red as he said resentfully,"Xu Prefecture has fallen. Lu Bu, that servant of the three surnames, took advantage of my drunkenness to attack Tancheng at night. Moreover, Cao Bao, that common man, betrayed Big Brother and became a spy to open the city gates for Lu Bu!”
"What?"
Liu Bei's vision turned black.
He was not allowed to drink before he left.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei still lost Xuzhou because he was drunk!
"Where's sister-in-law?"
Guan Yu's face turned red with anger.
"I…I didn't bring it out!" Zhang Fei stuttered.”
"Pa!"
Guan Yu slapped Zhang Fei's face and shouted,""How many times has my elder brother said that you are not allowed to drink and not to beat up soldiers? Did you offend Cao Bao, causing him to defect to Lu Bu? When he left Xuzhou, he only cared about escaping and left his sister-in-law in the city.”
"Me, me!"
"Cao Bao used Lu Bu to suppress me!"
Zhang Fei turned his head to the side and said stubbornly.
"Thud!"
Mi Zhu retreated and leaned against a table to stabilize himself.""My Lord, we are relying on the Mi Family's rations to support us in this battle. Xu Prefecture has fallen, and the Mi Family has probably been sealed off by Lu Bu. We only have two days left to use our rations. We have to retreat to Xu Prefecture as soon as possible and try to recover the city. Otherwise, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu will wait for an opportunity to surround and kill us before plotting against Xu Prefecture!”
"You idiot!"
Guan Yu was so angry that his beautiful beard flew up.
"Commander Yun!"
Liu Bei suppressed the anger in his heart and said,"Prepare the army and retreat to Xuzhou!"”
Guan Yu took a deep breath and asked,"Then do we not want Pei Country anymore?"”
"I don't want it anymore!"
Liu Bei shook his head and said in a deep voice," Zizhong, immediately send a message to Cao Cao. Tell him that something has happened in Xuzhou. We have to retreat. He can also retreat back to Yanzhou. Otherwise, we will definitely lose this battle!"”
"No!"
Mi Zhu shook his head.
"Why?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.
Mi Zhu said warily," Cao Cao is the ruler of Xuzhou. He has been eyeing Xuzhou covetously for a long time. If he finds out that Xuzhou has changed hands, he will definitely give up on fighting Yuan Shu and sacrifice his troops to stop us. Now, let them fight. We will first recover Xuzhou!"”
"But!"
Liu Bei was conflicted.”
Mei Zhu pursed his lips and said bitterly," My lord, there are no allies on the battlefield. There are only benefits. If we still care about reputation now, won't we be forced to a dead end?"”
"Alright!"
Liu Bei nodded.
Liu Bei received the news that Xu Prefecture had fallen.
Ji Ling naturally received the news as well. After sending the news to Yuan Shu, she began to pursue Liu Bei's army.
The Xu Prefecture army only had two days of rations left. Coupled with the news of the fall of Xu Prefecture, their morale was already low, and the speed of their defeat was terrifying.
Just escaping from Pei Country had cost him nearly half of his forces. Liu Bei could only lead thousands of soldiers and continue fleeing towards Donghai County.
At this moment.
Ji Ling had already sent out half of her troops to aid Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao had yet to learn of the fall of Xu Prefecture and was forced to retreat again and again under the fierce attacks of Yuan's army.
The border between Chen Liu and Chen Country.
Within Fu Le.
In the camp of the Yanzhou army, the commander was in the tent.
Cao Cao sighed and said in confusion,""Yuan Gonglu, this fellow, is actually so powerful. It was not easy for us to take down the Chen Nation, but he took it back just like that. I wonder how Liu Xuande is doing in Pei Nation!”
"It shouldn't be!"
Xun Yu frowned.
Xi Zhicai was also confused." Why did they lose so quickly? Why did Yuan Shu's forces increase?!"”
"I don't know either!"
Li Dian, Yu Jin, Xiahou Dun, and the others were also dumbfounded.
All of a sudden, Yuan Shu's army became more powerful, and his strength increased by a lot. They were defeated for no reason!
"Four generations and three dukes!"
"As expected, we can't underestimate him!"
Cao Cao said solemnly.
Chen Qun stepped into the commander's tent and said helplessly," My lord, it's not Yuan Gonglu who can't be underestimated. It's Liu Xuande!"”
"What do you mean?"
Cao Cao asked.
Chen Qun's gaze swept across the civil and military officials and said with a complicated expression,""Zhang Fei was drunk and whipped Cao Bao. Cao Bao was the spy who assisted Lu Bu in taking down Xuzhou. Nine days ago, Liu Bei had already withdrawn his troops and returned. Along the way, only three to four thousand soldiers escaped.”
Xun Yu said with a complicated expression," Man's plan is not as good as God's plan. I thought that only by taking Runan would Xuzhou fall!"”
"This!"
Xi Zhicai sighed helplessly.”
"Idiot!"
"Zhang Fei, that idiot!"
Cao Cao was shocked and angry, he scolded bluntly.
The fall of Xu Prefecture was something that they had planned long ago.
However, who would have thought that Xu Prefecture, where Zhang Fei was stationed, would fall so quickly?
Moreover, Liu Bei, who had always been proud of his righteousness, had suddenly retreated without informing him, putting the Yanzhou army in danger.
"My lord!"
Xun Yu couldn't bear to say,"Let's retreat!"”
"Why?"
"Why is it always me, Cao Mengde, who gets hurt?”
"The attack on Xu Prefecture failed, and the attack on Yu Prefecture failed. As expected, the strong do not need allies!”
Cao Cao's voice was mournful and resolute as he swept his gaze across the civil and military officials,"Return to Chenliu immediately and return the Chen Nation to Yuan Shu. After I take down Xuzhou, I will come to Yuzhou to avenge my humiliation!”
"Here!"
The civil and military officials agreed.
The Cao army retreated back to Chen Liu with a complicated expression.
When they set off, they were filled with hope.
They wanted to settle the two prefectures in one battle, but in the end, they ended up with a fruitless battle.
This was a huge blow to Cao Cao.
Mid-May.
The war in the three regions had ended.
The Ye Marquis Manor army was also gathered in Pine Ridge.
Everything was as Guo Jia had predicted. The war in the three prefectures did not last for more than two to three months.
In the camp of the Ye Marquis Manor.
Inside the commander's tent.
All the civil and military officials looked at Weichoutai.
Fuyu Country Ruler, bringing an entire country to surrender, what kind of thoughts was this?
Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu weren't sure, but they were certain that Wei Choutai had come with ill intentions because the timing of the surrender was too coincidental and too abrupt.
"Crash!"
"Crash!"
Gongsun Jing flipped through the letter of credence that Wei Choutai presented and said indifferently,""Fuyu Country occupies an area of 2000 kilometers, has 30,000 households, 200,000 citizens, and 15,000 soldiers. If you surrendered, why did you only bring 5,000 soldiers?”
Wei Choutai said respectfully," Lord Ye, the country needs to be defended. Gongsun Du's son is guarding Xuantu and has his eyes on our country. We have to be on guard!"”
"Gongsun Kang?"
"Gongsun Du and his son can be considered as a pair of heroes!”
"They have indeed made a name for themselves in Liaodong. Even if he was the king of Liaodong in the past, I would not care because his attitude towards the Wuhuan and Xianbei is the same as ours.”Gongsun Jing said indifferently.
"Yes, sir!"
Weichoutai said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing narrowed his eyes and said,"After Liaodong is pacified, the name of Fuyu will be erased and you will become a citizen of Youzhou!"”
"Naturally!"
Weichoutai said in fear.
Gongsun Jing's eyes were filled with killing intent as he said lightly,""Zhongkang, take him down to rest, then negotiate with the various armies to divide the camp for the Fuyu soldiers, and then send five thousand stones of grain!”
"Here!"
Xu Chu replied.
After the two left the commander's tent.
The civil and military officials discussed this matter in whispers.
Cheng Yu frowned and couldn't help but say,""My lord, I think this person has ulterior motives. It's better to kill him outside the Yuan Gate as soon as possible. If we lose the battle in Liaodong because of him, that would be a pity!”
"Something feels wrong!" Guo Jia rubbed his chin.”
Jia Xu took a sip of hot water and said with a faint smile,"It's too coincidental and too easy to submit. This person is definitely Gongsun Du's spy!”
"What do you mean?"
Guo Jia was puzzled.
Jia Xu looked up at Gongsun Jing and said in a deep voice,""Fuyu is sandwiched between Goguryeo and Gongsun Du's territories, so how could he have brought five thousand soldiers to surrender? Moreover, the lord said that after Liaodong is pacified, the name of Fuyu will be erased, and this person actually agreed to it so readily.”
"Wenhe is right!"
Gongsun Jing threw the letter into the brazier.
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