Sun Cejun's retreat was also thanks to Huang Zhong's contribution. Originally, Sun Ce already had the upper hand. As long as he persisted for a while, he would be able to capture Wan Cheng. However, while the Danyang soldiers were able to persevere, Sun Ce himself could not hold on any longer. Under Huang Zhong's pursuit, Sun Ce was defeated. Although the Danyang soldiers were elite, they could not stop Huang Zhong's golden blade.
Twenty rounds was just Huang Zhong's estimate. In fact, in the fifteenth round, Sun Ce could not hold on any longer. Under Huang Zhong's obscenity, Sun Ce could only choose to surrender and retreat. Otherwise, even if Wan Cheng was captured and Liu Mang was beheaded, he would also be buried with Liu Mang. The sky also began to darken. Ancient times were not like modern times. At night, other than the moonlight, there was only darkness. If the moonlight was not good, then you would be blind!
Attack at night? The unlucky one would be Sun Ce himself. Everyone could not see who was the enemy and who was the ally. Once chaos ensued, Sun Cejun would be the one to suffer. After all, Sun Cejun's troops were the majority. After thinking about it, Sun Ce chose to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.
Sun Cejun's retreat made the people on the city wall sigh in relief. However, no one was happy because they knew that Sun Ce's retreat was only a temporary retreat. Tomorrow, when the sky brightened, the 100,000 troops would swarm on the city wall. At that time, they would not be able to stop them.
In just one day, 8000 troops were defeated. The City Guard only had 1000 soldiers left. The Liu family's private soldiers were all killed.
"Everyone, let's talk about tomorrow!" Liu Mang's mouth was very bitter. He knew that the siege in the era of cold weapons was very cruel, but he did not expect it to be like this. 8000 people, not 8000 pigs, but 8000 living beings. In just one day, 7000 of them died. Sun Cejun's casualties were also in the tens of thousands.
The city wall was full of corpses. The color of the city wall had changed. The bluestone had turned into red stone. These were all stained with blood.
"Little Lord, let's give up!" Huang Zhong thought for a moment and said. Before Huang Zhong joined the Lvbu's Army, he was a general. Huang Zu even handed over tens of thousands of elite troops to Huang Zhong to command. In Huangzhou City, Huang Zhong also defended the city against the Lvbu's Army. Liu Mang had to carefully consider his suggestion. After all, Huang Zhong was a professional general of this era. He had been fighting for his whole life, and Liu Mang was just a person who had joined the army halfway.
Wancheng city really could not be defended. Although the city wall was big, it also needed soldiers. There were only 1000 people. How could they defend it? 200 people on one side of the city wall? Moreover, these 1000 people were all injured.
"Should we abandon the city?" Liu Mang accidentally twisted his arm and felt a heart-wrenching pain. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. The Conqueror Strikes the Cauldron was not a move that could be used by humans.
Liu Mang was unwilling to abandon the city. It was not easy, it was not easy for the Lvbu's Army to have a place to rest. If they lost it, they would return to the time when they had no fixed residence. Liu Mang could do it, Lü Bu could also do it. The Lvbu's Army soldiers were not pampered people. But they could not. Lü Bu's family could be regarded as Liu Mang's relatives in this world. If they lost Wancheng city, they would have to wander around with Liu Mang. This was something that Liu Mang was not willing to see.
But if they did not abandon Wancheng city, they could only die on the city wall tomorrow.
"Father, if we abandon Wancheng city, we will not be able to escape!" Huang Xu opened his mouth. Now, it was not a matter of abandoning or not. Even if they gave up, they could not escape because the four gates of Wancheng city were very big. This was to facilitate the defense of the city and prevent the enemy from destroying the gates. But this also caused the movement of the gates to be very big. Sun Cejun would not be able to see it.
And even if they left Wancheng city, so what? Do they have horses in Wancheng city? Liu Mang had already sent out 100 warhorses to inform Wan Cheng. There are no warhorses left in Wan Cheng. If they only rely on their two feet, how long can they run and how far can they run?
What's more, they still had their families and wounded. If they hid in Wancheng city, they might be able to survive until the next day. But if they abandoned the city, perhaps they would be wiped out tonight.
"We can't escape!" Liu Mang muttered to himself. If Liu Mang could cross over, then the problem of horses would be solved. But now, his ability to cross over did not respond at all.
"Then let's die!" Liu Mang endured the pain and said. Since they could not give up and could not escape, then they would die in battle! With more than 8000 brothers accompanying them, they would not be lonely even if they died.
"If we have thousands of soldiers, we can hold on!" Huang Zhong also sighed. He could rush out with his strength. Even if he was surrounded by an army, he was not afraid. But he could only do it alone. His Lord's troops were already rushing here! If there was no accident, the Bingzhou Wolf cavalry would arrive in two days. As long as they had thousands of soldiers, they would be able to defend Wancheng city.
Although today's casualties were very high, it was because Sun Ce had used Danyang soldiers. The number of Danyang soldiers who died this time was no less than 5000. Sun Ce was not willing to use them tomorrow! Even if he was willing, they would be tired, the Danyang soldiers would be tired, everyone would be tired!
So as long as they had thousands of soldiers, Wancheng city would be able to be defended. At least, their safety for the next two days would not be a problem.
"Thousands of soldiers?" As the only scholar and counselor here, Liu Neng opened his mouth. "Little Lord, there are thousands of soldiers in Wancheng city!"
"Huh?" Liu Mang frowned. What did Liu Neng mean? Could it be that the Liu family still had hidden troops? At this time, they were still preserving their strength. What did the Liu family want to do?
Seeing Liu Mang's frown and angry eyes, Liu Neng knew that Liu Mang had misunderstood. "Little Lord, our Liu family's private soldiers are all here! Including our servants and gardeners, they were all killed! " The Liu Family was the number one family in Wancheng City and was once the number one family in Lujiang. It stands to reason that their family was very large and could raise more private soldiers. Even the Zhou Family in Shucheng City could raise tens of thousands of soldiers. The Liu Family should not be worse than the Zhou Family. In fact, their foundation should be higher than the Zhou Family. The Zhou Family only had one Minister and nine ministers in the past few generations. But the Liu Family was the descendant of the Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty had 200 years of history. The Liu Family had been in Lujiang for nearly 100 years.
They could easily organize tens of thousands of soldiers, but the Liu family did not dare to do so. The Liu family was a relative of the Han dynasty. Of course, the local governors would treat them well. The imperial court would also reward them with funds and give them fiefs. These were all benefits. The disadvantage was that the Han dynasty's Emperor Gaozu was also very guarded against these relatives. For example, Emperor Ling of Han was not a descendant of the original emperor. He was the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang Liu Gu. He was the hereditary Marquis of Blasphemy Pavilion. It was only after Emperor Huan of Han died that he became the emperor. Everyone was a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, so why should you be the emperor and I be the marquis? Before these Han Emperors became Han Emperors, they might have resented their predecessors for restricting them too strictly. However, after inheriting the throne, they changed their attitude and wished that all of the Han Clan's relatives were under their skin.
For example, the original Governor of Youzhou, Liu Yu, was almost made emperor by Yuan Shao and the others.
The reason why Cao Cao did not proclaim himself emperor was because his surname was not Liu. But Liu Bei was different. When Emperor Xian of Han was forced to retreat by Cao Pi, he directly proclaimed himself emperor without any psychological burden. This was because he was also a descendant of Emperor Gaozu.
Therefore, every Han dynasty's emperor was both close and guarded against them. The Liu family of Lujiang was like this. They could be rich and could be as rich as a country, but they definitely could not raise an army for themselves. Once they did, it would be considered a rebellion.
Therefore, the Liu family only had 5000 soldiers. If you wanted the Liu family to send more people, they could only send Liu Neng and his son, as well as some Liu family's descendants.
"Young Lord, the thousands of people I'm talking about are the thousands of people in the prison!" Liu Neng explained.
Hearing Liu Neng's words, Liu Mang really remembered. The Zhou Family! Zhou Cheng brought a rebellion to Wancheng city. In the end, he died and took the major families of Wancheng city with him. But he left behind a few things. That was the thousands of heavy armored soldiers, the Black Flag Army!
"But they!" Huang Zhong wanted to say something. He was very worried. He also heard that Liu Mang won the battle with 3000 heavy armored soldiers. In the end, only a dozen of them died. The 3000 Black Flag Army were locked in the prison of Wancheng city by the Liu family. But the enemy was still the enemy. So what if they were defeated? Even if Cao Jun subdued the enemy, he would not dare to use them.
Moreover, the entire Lvbu's Army in Wancheng city was only left with 1000 people. If you open the prison door and release the Zhou Family's soldiers, who can be considered as half of Sun Cejun, you are not afraid that they will turn against you!
At that time, there is no need to worry about Sun Cejun outside the city. The 3000 Black Flag Army will be able to completely destroy the Lvbu's Army.
Huang Zhong did not finish his words and was stopped by Liu Mang. "I want to try!" Liu Mang struggled to stand up. Although his arms were fixed by Huang Zhong and treated with wine, it takes 100 days to recover. Not to mention, Liu Mang knew that one of his arms was broken.
"Little Lord is in danger!" Liu Kai also felt that this was not a good idea. "Neng 'er, what kind of rotten idea did you come up with!" Liu Kai had seen the 3000 Black Flag Army before. Each one of them was strong. If it was not for Liu Mang's plan and Zhou Cheng's victory, Liu Mang's City Guard would have been lost in Wancheng city. Even if they won, the City Guard would suffer heavy losses.
After all, the City Guard was only a half-formed soldier. They were originally farmers or peddlers. The Black Flag Army was a real professional soldier. They were taken in by the Zhou Family since childhood. In the end, they were used as resources for the promotion of the Zhou Family. Unfortunately, they were all thrown away by Zhou Cheng.
If there were 3000 Black Flag Army in Shucheng city, perhaps the Lvbu's Army would not be able to capture Wuwei city so quickly.
"Do you have a better idea?" Liu Mang shook his head. Liu Mang also knew that this was very dangerous, but he had to go. Was there any other way? Tomorrow morning, when the sky brightened, what awaited the Lvbu's Army would be a devastating blow. If Liu Mang went to Wancheng city prison, he might lose. He might also be rejected by the Black Flag Army. They might even be perfunctory to Liu Mang and take the opportunity to swallow Liu Mang's Lvbu's Army and send them to Sun Ce's camp.
However, Liu Mang had no other choice. He had to gamble! There was still a one in ten thousand chance of winning. If he did not gamble, then he would just sit there and wait for death!
"Father! Success or failure depends on this! " Liu Neng stared at his old father. Liu Kai was his father and also the head of the Liu family. Liu Neng had never carefully looked at his father like today. His hair was beginning to turn white! For the sake of the Liu family? Liu Kai could be said to be the most difficult person in the Liu family. He was also the head of the Liu family. In the past, the Han dynasty was still very prestigious. Although the Liu family was monitored by the Emperor, they were still very comfortable. After all, they were only under one person and above tens of thousands of people.
Later, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the prestige of the Han dynasty began to decline. However, Lujiang, which was dominated by the Lu family, did not make things difficult for the Liu family. Later, Liu Yao, Yuan Shu, and the Liu family's life became a bit difficult. The Lu family did not have the heart to contend for hegemony. They were very tolerant of the Liu family. Liu Yao was a relative of the Han dynasty and was also very generous to the Liu family. However, Yuan Shu wanted to be an emperor. Naturally, he suppressed the Han dynasty. However, Yuan Shu left Liu Xun in Lujiang. Although Liu Xun was also a relative of the Han dynasty, he did not make things difficult for the Liu family. However, the Liu family had already become a person with their tail between their legs.
When it came to Sun Ce, the Liu family lost their demeanor as the number one family in Wancheng City. The Chen family, Yu family, and a bunch of small families who climbed onto Sun Ce's ship began to reach for a yard after taking an inch. According to the power of the Liu family, it was easy to deal with them, but it was impossible! Once the Chen family and Yu family were dealt with, Sun Ce would have a reason to deal with the Liu family. The Liu family's wealth and the heritage of the Liu family were very moving.
The Liu family endured those small families stepping on their heads. As the head of the Liu family, Liu Kai was also working hard to maintain the dignity of the Liu family. How could Liu Kai not be angry? How could he not be angry? Forget about Sun Ce's suppression, these small families who originally licked his face to curry favor with him also climbed on top of his head. It was really unbearable! However, Liu Kai still endured. When Sun Cejun wanted military equipment, the Liu family prepared it. When Sun Cejun wanted military provisions, the Liu family also gave them, even double the amount. Liu Kai, who was about to die, actually bowed in front of a junior like Sun Ce! Wasn't it for the sake of the Liu family!
This time, the Liu family rebelled against Sun Ce because they were forced by Sun Ce. Unfortunately, this time, they lost the bet. If they lost, the Liu family would really be finished. Their family property would be confiscated, and they might not even be able to keep their lives.
"Let's bet!" Liu Kai also gritted his teeth. At worst, he would die! After being bullied by Sun Ce for so many years, and being a coward for so many years, Liu Kai also couldn't bear it anymore.
"Young Lord, this old man will go with you!" Liu Neng smiled and looked at his father.
"That's the only way!" Huang Zhong also thought it through. As long as he was there, at least he could ensure the safety of the Young Lord. If the Black Flag Army rebelled, Huang Zhong had already decided to take Liu Mang away. Liu Mang was the person who gave Huang Zhong hope. He was the one who saved Huang Xu. As for Huang Xu, it would be better if he could live. If not, then he would return his life to the Young Lord!
"This matter should not be delayed. Everyone, let's go together!" Liu Mang stretched out his hand and placed it in the middle.
"En?!" Huang Zhong and Liu Kai were a little confused. Only Huang Xu and Liu Neng looked at each other and smiled. They put their hands on the back of Liu Mang's hand.
"Father, let's do it!" Huang Xu and Liu Neng said to their father.
Following their father's example, Huang Zhong and Liu Kai also put their hands on it. Hand on hand, hand on hand. Huang Zhong and Liu Kai suddenly felt a different feeling.
Hot blood! Yes! It was hot blood! Young people's hot blood. Young people dared to fight. Young people dared to fight because they were full of hot blood. This was also why newborn calves were not afraid of tigers, but the elderly had to be vigilant at every step.
Today, Huang Zhong and Liu Kai felt this kind of hot blood that they hadn't felt for a long time.
"Let's go crazy for once! Even if we die, we have to die in style! "
"Live and die together, share wealth and honor together!" The four people's hands were tightly clasped together.
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