Qin Feng's strange smile was caught by Liu Bei.
Suddenly, Liu Bei was shocked.
What was wrong with him?
Why did he suddenly become indecisive?
Why did he become timid?
Why didn't he trust Qin Feng's judgment?
Could it be that he did not even have the courage of Lu Su?
In his heart, Liu Bei began a series of soul interrogations.
The more he asked, the more afraid he became. The more he asked, the more ashamed he became!
"Hu…Hu…"
Suddenly, Liu Bei's chest heaved up and down as he panted heavily.
It was as if he was trying his best to expel the negative emotions in his heart.
Liu Bei had always been a determined person. Once his thoughts were clear, it didn't take long for him to return to his former state.
His face was firm and his eyes were bright and deep.
"Wenxuan, I was confused by the gains and losses previously. Please forgive me.”
Liu Bei stood up and bowed deeply to Yang Yi.
"Lord Xuande, you can't do that."
Qin Feng quickly stood up and helped Liu Bei up.
The courage to admit his mistakes and show his attitude was Liu Bei's personal charm.
If it was Cao Cao, even if he really recognized his mistake, he would at most not say anything.
He would not be like Liu Bei, who would take the initiative to admit his mistakes.
Liu Bei sat down again, his expression returning to normal.
"Wen Xuan, I think your idea is feasible. Let's do as you say. We'll enter Southern Zheng first and help Su Gu guard the city before talking about anything else.
I don't believe that we've survived all the storms in Luoyang together, so how could we possibly be defeated in Hanzhong?”
Liu Bei said heroically.
"Good, Duke Xuande is right.”
Qin Feng clapped and praised.
This was the Liu Bei he wanted!
Only a Liu Bei like this was a wise ruler that he was willing to assist with all his might.
After Liu Bei made his decision, Qin Feng began to make arrangements.
"Zijing, Xianhe, from tomorrow onwards, I'm going to Hanzhong with the Duke of Xuande," Qin Feng said to Lu Su. While you two are in charge of the army's supplies, you must also manage Nanjiang County.
During this period of time, the two of you can handle all the military and political affairs in Nanjiang County.”
"Yes…"
"Yes…"
Lu Su and Jian Yong cupped their hands and agreed.
Immediately, Qin Feng shouted outside the meeting hall,""Where is the messenger?"
"Military Advisor, I'm here…"
Three well-built soldiers walked in.
These three people were all members of Qin Feng's recently trained elite squad. Each of them had the ability to carry out missions alone.
Qin Feng said to one of them," Wang Wu, I order you to quickly send a message to General Guan. Tell him to take down Yangping Pass within five days. Also, think of a way to let Zhang Lu know about this as soon as possible."”
"Yes…"
Wang Wu cupped his hands and left.
Qin Feng continued," Cheng Yue, go to the camp and order General Zhao to lead 2,000 cavalry to Nanzheng County.
After arriving at Nanzheng, tell Su Gu that we will arrive the day after tomorrow.
At that time, we will defend Southern Zheng together with him and resist Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu.”
"Yes!"
Cheng Yue complied and left.
" Zhou Kai," Qin Feng said," quickly go to Nanjiang Bridge's military camp and inform General Yi De that he must lead his army back to the city today."”
"Yes!"
The messenger left.
Qin Feng's gaze landed on Jian Yong." Xian He, gather all the horses in Nanjiang County and load them with enough supplies. The army will set off tomorrow morning."”
"As you wish, Military Advisor!"
Jian Yong cupped his hands and agreed.
"Duke Xuande, tomorrow morning, you, Yi De, and I will lead the rest of the troops. We must enter South Zheng City within three days.”
Finally, Qin Feng said to Liu Bei with a serious expression.
"Alright, we'll follow Wenxuan's arrangements.”
Liu Bei nodded.
…………
Nanzheng County, prefect's office.
Su Gu's shoulder was wrapped in gauze, and his face was pale. He was listening to the official registrar Zhao Song's report weakly.
Su Gu was hit by a stray arrow when he was retreating in Wuxiang County yesterday. If he wasn't lucky enough to only hit his shoulder, he would have died.
Thinking of this, Su Gu was furious at Chen Diao who had advised him to take the initiative to fight.
He had long known that he was no match for Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu. He believed that the best strategy was to defend and wait for reinforcements.
However, Chen Tiao, who was a ranger, insisted on saying that it was better to take the initiative than to wait for death.
Just like that, the 10,000 soldiers that Su Gu had gathered with great difficulty were buried outside Jiameng Pass.
Next, cities fell one after another.
As of yesterday, the last barrier of Southern Zheng, Wuxiang, had also fallen into Zhang Lu's hands.
"Lord Prefect, the scouts sent to Chenggu for help have returned. County Magistrate Yang refused to send troops with the excuse that Chenggu was in danger.”
Zhao Song said as he held a battle report in his hand.
"Bastard…"
Su Gu was so angry that he suddenly sat up and cursed,"Yang Song is talking nonsense. The one being surrounded is Nanzheng, not Chenggu. What is he in danger for?”
" Governor, please calm down. This subordinate thought…"
Zhao Song looked at Su Gu and hesitated.
"Bookkeeper Zishan, why don't you just say what you want at a time like this?”
Su Gu's face darkened as he said unhappily.
"Sigh…"
Zhao Song sighed and cupped his hands." Governor, I think Yang Song must have benefited from Zhang Lu, so he is unwilling to send troops to rescue us. Perhaps he has secretly surrendered to Zhang Lu."”
"Yang Song would dare!"
When Su Gu heard this, he immediately became very excited."Isn't he afraid that after I defeat Zhang Lu, I will punish him?”
"Haha…"
Zhao Song shook his head and smiled bitterly." Governor, perhaps Yang Song thinks that we can't defeat Zhang Lu."”
Su Gu's expression froze when he heard Zhao Song's words.
Immediately, the excitement on Su Gu's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by confusion.
Su Gu leaned against the headboard dejectedly and said woodenly,"Zishan, I reckon Xicheng County's Shen Yi is also unwilling to send troops?”
"Yes."
Zhao Song nodded.
"Ai, could it be that the heavens really want me, Su Gu, dead?”
Su Gu looked up at the top of the tent with lifeless eyes and muttered to himself,"Ever since I became the prefect of Hanzhong, I have been conscientious and conscientious.
I didn't expect that old man Liu Yan would be so ruthless to me for his own benefit. I hate it…"
Su Gu was obviously a little distracted, and he kept cursing Liu Yan, Yang Song, Shen Yi, and the others.
Seeing this, Zhao Song lowered his head dejectedly.
In fact, the defeat in front of him could have been avoided.
In the beginning, Chen Tiao suggested that they should rely on themselves instead of others. He suggested that they should use the favorable terrain of Jiameng Pass to defend and fight Zhang Lu to the death.
At first, Su Gu agreed, and Chen Tiao led more than ten thousand soldiers to defend. At the same time, the results were not bad.
Although he had paid a huge price, Zhang Lu could not take another step forward.
However, as the battle became more and more tragic, Su Gu saw more and more soldiers dying and gradually wavered in his thoughts of fighting to the death at Jiameng Pass.
Ignoring Chen Diao's objection, Su Gu ordered Chen Diao to retreat back to Wuxiang County City, hoping to use Wuxiang County City to continue resisting Zhang Lu and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
After Zhang Lu was released from the narrow Jiameng Pass, he immediately displayed his advantage in numbers and launched a full-scale attack on Wuxiang.
In less than three days, Wuxiang had been conquered and fallen to its current state.
Zhao Song was very clear about the current situation. If there was no miracle, Hanzhong would really be finished.
It was said that Zhang Lu's army was already preparing to set off and would be at the gates of South Zheng tomorrow morning.
With the three to five thousand old and weak soldiers of Southern Zheng, they were no match for Zhang Lu's twenty thousand strong army.
Just as Zhao Song was about to leave, suddenly…
"Report…"
The messenger outside the door rushed in.
"Prefect, the envoy of Liu Biao from Jingzhou, Kuai Yue, is requesting an audience outside the city.”
the messenger reported.
"What did you say? Liu Biao's envoy has arrived. Quick, open the city gates to welcome him.”
Zhao Song's expression was instantly overjoyed as he hurriedly said.
"Yes!"
The messenger immediately turned around and left.
"Governor, Liu Biao's envoy has arrived.”
Zhao Song quickly walked to the bed and shook Su Gu's shoulder.
Su Gu slowly came back to his senses. With a face full of disbelief, he asked doubtfully,"Zishan, is it true? Liu Biao's envoy has really arrived?”
"Prefect, it's true. Liu Biao's envoy is outside the city.”
Zhao Song nodded excitedly.
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