The night was the quietest. When the winter insects were murmuring, the surrounding air also became quiet. In the silence, there was almost only the sound of the patrolman's footsteps.
"Big brother."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had just finished patrolling the camp and returned to the main camp to ask for instructions from Liu Bei. After that, they prepared to sleep.
"En, rest early. Tonight is calm, so I think Cao Cao won't make any strange movements.”
Liu Bei's face revealed a look of disappointment and disappointment as he sighed softly.
"Big brother, there's no need to be so depressed. It's better to make a decision early.”
Guan Yu cupped his fists and tried to persuade Liu Bei. He knew Liu Bei's thoughts very well. A few days ago, Tao Qian had called his big brother over and said that he would give up Xu Prefecture to him.
However, Liu Bei refused.
Furthermore, he had also declared in front of Tao Qian's subordinates that he, Liu Bei, was only here to help and had no intention of overstepping his authority. Otherwise, wouldn't he be treated like a tiger or wolf like Cao Cao?!
" Second brother, there's no need to say anything more. I've already made up my mind. We definitely cannot take Xuzhou." Liu Bei's face was full of righteousness, as if he could not be persuaded." There's no need to persuade us anymore. Our camp is built outside Xiapi City. We will not enter. I, Liu Bei, will not enter Xiapi City even if I freeze to death for the winter. I don't want to be judged and speculated by villains."”
As soon as he finished speaking, a rumbling sound floated in the sky. It was the sound of a huge rock flying in the air. Not only that, but the thing that looked like a huge rock was also wrapped in a circle of flames.
"This…Motherf * cker! Big Brother, look at what that is!"
Zhang Fei pointed at the sky and saw many huge things that were half the size of a person. They were burning with flames and falling like meteorites.
"Meteoric Metal fell from the sky?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with narrowed eyes.
Liu Bei reacted immediately." That's a catapult!!”
"Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!"
Whoosh! Rumble!
Bang!
The huge object fell from the sky, scattering like stars in the sky. However, what came out was the sound of shattering. The kerosene splashed all over the ground and spread rapidly. When it touched the sparks wrapped around it, it immediately turned into a large amount of flames. In an instant, Liu Bei's camp was turned into a sea of fire.
The tremors also destroyed several barracks.
This wasn't a huge rock weighing more than a hundred catties. Instead, it was an extremely large jar filled with kerosene. A layer of burning linen was attached to the outside. When the jar was smashed and broken, the kerosene would scatter.
Some soldiers died on the spot, and the rest fled frantically, not daring to fight!
He probably never dreamed that the enemy would attack in such a way.
" What is this thing?!"
Liu Bei was carried to a safe place by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. His guards brought his warhorse over. The soldiers in Xiapi City were alarmed and opened the gates.
"Imperial Uncle Liu! Hurry up and come in!"
"Big brother, go into the city. Call the soldiers into the city!”
Liu Bei looked confused, as if he had not woken up. His face was filled with disbelief.
"Hey, I…I…"
I just said that I definitely won't go in, and now…
The gates of Xiapi were wide open, and Tao Qian's troops were also shouting inside. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei carried Liu Bei onto their horses, and then called the soldiers into the city. They could only abandon the camp, and perhaps they could save some rations quickly.
He didn't know how the catapults were made, whether Cao Cao still had them, or if there were any soldiers lying in ambush behind them. If there were, they would definitely be attacked.
Everything was unknown, which was why it was so terrifying. As a result, Liu Bei retreated back into the city, not daring to make any movements.
He quickly adjusted his breathing and went to the city gate tower with Tao Qian.
With the help of the moonlight, he could see a huge catapult in the distance. It had a strange shape, and the catapult rod was very long. There was a huge load at the front end, which allowed it to have a powerful throwing force.
It seemed that they had used this to throw the fire oil cans. They scattered like stars and smashed the barracks.
" What, what happened…"
The old Tao Qian felt that his life had been getting harder and harder recently. It was not easy to sleep when he was old, but he had to suffer such a shock. Sooner or later, he would not be able to survive. He might die.
" Catapults, Cao camp modified catapults. Catapults of this scale should have been built with all the materials. I don't think there will be many…"
Liu Bei immediately made a calm judgment. When he had little wealth, he was extremely calm. As long as he was not arrogant, he could lead the army and display his strongest combat strength.
This thing... In the past, during the end of Qin and the beginning of Han, the Immortal Soldier Han Xin had made some comments about similar people.
Han Gaozu Liu Bang asked Han Xin how many soldiers he could bring, Han Xin said 100,000.
Then, he asked Han Xin how much he could bring.
Han Xin said that the more the better.
Hence, there was a saying that came later. The more soldiers Han Xin recruited, the better.
This meant that no matter how many soldiers Han Xin commanded, there would be no trouble. On the other hand, Liu Bang was born in a humble family and lacked the overall situation. It was difficult to take care of everything. Within a hundred thousand, he could be orderly. Once there were too many, there would be chaos.
Liu Bei had similar aptitude. The fewer soldiers he had, the more tenacious he was. In the later stages, he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but he broke the taboo of the military and was burned down by Lu Xun.
"Cao Cao definitely won't be able to think of such a method in a short period of time. The only possibility is Xu Zhen. This person is truly a genius.”
Liu Bei was shocked and couldn't help but praise. At the same time, he felt…sour.
Tao Qian looked at the sea of fire and felt uncomfortable. He sighed and said,""Why don't we forget about it…How about we call Cao Cao over to discuss it again tomorrow?”
Liu Bei's eyes were filled with bewilderment, but he quickly reacted and forced out a smile.""Oh, Xu Prefecture is Duke Ming's territory, so of course, Duke Ming will be in charge of everything.”
This answer made Tao Qian heave a sigh of relief. He looked deeply at Liu Bei and nodded…
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