Outside the mansion, flames soared into the sky.
The sounds of killing resounded through the clouds, and there was also the faint sound of horse hooves.
"Thieving Lu Bu, thieving Lu Bu, come out now. I'm going to poke ten thousand holes in you and make you betray me.”Zhang Fei's voice was as loud as a bell.
"Thief general, don't be so arrogant. Watch me cut off your head.”In the distance, a deputy general heard the sound and reined in his warhorse. He raised his spear and rode over.
" Humph!" Zhang Fei shouted coldly and stood still. Just as the Deputy General stabbed out with his spear, Zhang Fei shouted, scaring the Deputy General's warhorse. The spear in his hand immediately pierced through the Deputy General.
Puchi,
An armored corpse fell.
"Pah, that's it?"
Zhang Fei spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and then cursed,"Not satisfied, not satisfied. Thief Lu Bu, you coward, servant of three families, come out and fight me for 300 rounds.”
In the distance, under the night sky.
Lu Bu's face was ashen as he slowly turned the halberd in his hand. The Red Hare beneath him let out a snort as it sensed its master's battle intent.
"Hmph, Butcher Zhang Fei, how dare you insult me. If I don't chop off your dog head, I'll be ashamed of my flying general title.”Lu Bu shouted angrily as he flipped his halberd.
"Fengxian, calm down. The most important thing now is to take Xiapi.”Chen Gong grabbed the reins of Red Rabbit's horse and urged with a burning gaze.
Only by taking down Xu Prefecture could they realize their grand plan. How could they delay the big plan because of a small matter?
Lu Bu gritted his teeth as he looked at the cursing Zhang Fei. He swung his halberd and shouted,""Generals, listen up. Immediately seize the main roads of the city gates. In addition, kill those who disturb the people.”
" Yes," all the generals shouted.
Lu Bu turned his horse around and looked at Zhang Fei's position. He snorted coldly and said,""Zhang Fei kid, I will chop off your head sooner or later. Go!"
That night,
The battle cries in Xiapi City continued until dawn.
No one in the city slept. They spent the night trembling with fear. They knew that Xiapi would change its master again. They only hoped that the new master would be more benevolent.
As for the streets and alleys in the city, the bright red blood had already dried up, and the thick smell of blood soared into the sky. Countless soldiers were washing the road with clean water, and corpses were being dragged out of the city.
"Gongtai, you have contributed greatly to the easy victory over Xu Prefecture!”Lu Bu's face was radiant, as if he was the ruler of the world.
"Fengxian, now is not the time to reward people according to their merits. We should immediately pass down the orders to the counties of Xu Prefecture. In addition, we should make friends with the many aristocratic families in the city and appease the people in the city.”Chen Gong said solemnly with a solemn expression.
"Gongtai, I will leave these trivial matters to you. I will return to the residence to rest.”Lu Bu laughed. He hated befriending aristocratic families the most.
Watching Lu Bu's departing figure, Chen Gong sighed. Although Lu Bu was brave and good at fighting, he was a man of great ambition. How could he compete with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao for the world?
The next day, at the front line of Huaiyin.
Liu Bei's army and Yuan Shu's army had been fighting for many days, and both sides had won and lost. At this time, both sides had stopped fighting and were still in a state of truce.
"Big brother, big brother, third brother is here.”Guan Yu's face was as dark as a jujube. He squinted his eyes and smiled. He opened the tent door and shouted.
However, behind him, Zhang Fei was cowering his head like a child who had done something wrong. At this moment, he was afraid to see Liu Bei because he did not have the face to face his big brother.
Liu Bei was overjoyed. He put down the bamboo slip in his hand and looked at Zhang Fei. He did not suspect anything and said happily,"Yi De, why are you here? Could it be that you miss your big brother and second brother?”
Zhang Fei's eyes avoided Liu Bei's, and he did not dare to look at him. He stammered for a long time, unable to say a word.
Seeing this, Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little uneasy. Guan Yu also raised his eyebrows and teased,""Third Brother, you didn't lose Xuzhou, did you?”
Liu Bei also looked over.
Zhang Fei smacked his lips and swallowed his tongue. He thought to himself,'My second brother understands me so well. He actually hit the nail on the head.'
" Big…Big Brother, I…I've let you down, but it's all that thief Lu Bu's fault. He colluded with Cao Bao and attacked Xiapi in the middle of the night, then…then…" Zhang Fei could not continue.
Liu Bei's head felt heavy and he almost fell to the ground. He was stunned on the spot.
Xu, Xuzhou was gone? He had been wandering for more than ten years, from the Yellow Turban uprising until now. He had finally found a place to settle down, but it was gone just like that?
No, who the f * ck could withstand this?
Seeing Liu Bei's ashen face, Zhang Fei felt even more uncomfortable. He made up his mind and grabbed the sword at his waist."Big brother, it's all my fault. I'll pay with my life.”
"Stop…Stop." Liu Bei was weak.
Then, he went forward and snatched the sword from Zhang Fei's hand. He pulled Zhang Fei into his arms and said in pain,"Yi De, we three brothers swore an oath in the Peach Garden that we don't wish to live together but to die together. If you go, how can Yun Chang and I live?”
After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei with a burning gaze and said,""How can Third Brother's life be compared to a mere Xu Prefecture? As long as the three of us brothers are united, we can start all over again.”
Hearing Liu Bei's righteous words, Guan Yu's face turned even redder, and Zhang Fei cried even harder.
Of course, Liu Bei was almost angered to death by Zhang Fei's stupidity. However, the city had already been lost. If his third brother died, wouldn't Xu Prefecture lose everything?
"Big brother, since Lu Bu has taken over Xu Prefecture, I'm afraid our army will run out of rations. At the moment, our rations can last for half a month at most.”Guan Yu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice.
"Pass down my order, this matter is confidential and not to be released. Order the three armies to regroup and break camp at 11:00 tonight to head to Guangling Prefecture.”Liu Bei pondered.
He had to think of a way to stabilize the army. If he could take down Guangling, he might have a chance, but he was afraid that the food would run out and the soldiers would scatter. If that happened, how could he turn the tables?
"Big brother, wait a moment. I'll pass down the order now.”Guan Yu cupped his fists.
In history, Liu Bei's army was defeated like a mountain, and his soldiers were scattered. When he reached Guangling, he returned without success and had no way to go to Haixi County. It was also at this time that Mi Zhu used all his wealth to help Liu Bei regroup and then relied on Lu Bu to station himself in Xiaopei.
Of course, the Mi Clan would not help Liu Bei in this life because Mei Zhu already had a new candidate. The Mi Clan had even eliminated the possibility of sending Mei Zhen to Nanyang.
Several days later.
At the general's mansion in Xinye,
Jia Xu hurried over. However, before he could speak, a deputy general rushed over and cupped his fists as he shouted.
"Reporting, reporting to my lord, the battle report of Xu Prefecture.”
"Speak,"
"Lu Bu colluded with Cao Bao and led his army to attack Xuzhou. Now, Liu Bei's army has been defeated and fled to Guangling. The Governor of Guangling has secretly defected to Yuan Shu and has closed his doors.”
When the soldier finished speaking, Jia Xu's gaze froze.
This was…How was this possible? His lord had actually predicted this matter more than ten days ago. At that time, Jia Xu only felt that it was possible, but now he found that he could not see through Zhang Xiu anymore.
What was there to predict the enemy from thousands of miles away?
"Yes, you may leave!" Zhang Xiu waved his hand and dismissed him. He turned to look at Jia Xu, who had rushed over in a hurry." Wen He, why are you in such a hurry?”
"My lord, there is a drought in the east of the river. A bushel of rice costs 100,000 yuan. Now that Emperor Xian had returned to Luoyang, he issued an edict to the emperor to send people to help the king.”Jia Xu came back to his senses and hurriedly said.
Zhang Xiu was not surprised. If he remembered correctly, Yuan Shao was afraid that the Emperor would be restrained and did not go to welcome the Emperor. Liu Biao sent people to send food and money. Cao Cao led the army and brought the Emperor to Xuchang in August. From then on, he held the Emperor hostage and ordered him not to submit.
Seeing Zhang Xiu remain calm, Jia Xu said in horror,""My lord, could it be that you have already expected this?”
Zhang Xiu smiled but didn't say anything. He changed the topic and asked,"Wen He, what do you think Cao Cao will do after receiving the imperial edict?”
"Cao Cao?" Jia Xu's brows slightly narrowed as he fell into deep thought. Zhang Xiu would not tell him about this matter for no reason.
A few breaths later, his pupils constricted and he said anxiously,""My lord, are you saying that Cao Cao will go north to Luoyang and threaten the emperor to order the vassals?”
"That's right. Not only that, Cao Cao will definitely lead the army.
Firstly, he wanted to intimidate Yang Feng, and secondly, he wanted to show off his strength to the civil and military officials. He wanted to show off the strength of his soldiers, and then move the emperor's capital to Xuchang.”
Zhang Xiu said solemnly.
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