Wan Cheng was lost! This was the news that Lü Bu received after he found Liu Mang. Lü Bu had gone to chase after Sun Cejun's army. There were only more than a thousand exhausted Black Flag Army and City Guard left in Wan Cheng. Sun Ce took advantage of Lü Bu's absence to directly attack the walls of Wan Cheng. When he climbed the walls, the defenders of Wan Cheng discovered that it was too late to defend. Moreover, they did not have the strength to defend the city. They were too tired. Although there were still Danyang soldiers and Sun Cejun's ordinary soldiers who surrendered, these soldiers did not want to attack Sun Ce because they were afraid! They were soldiers, so naturally, they were in the hands of Sun Ce. Before they surrendered, it was possible that Sun Ce's family in Jiangdong would be implicated. Now, if they helped the defenders of Wan Cheng, then their family in Jiangdong would not be able to live.
Liu Mang was still in a coma. Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng had no choice but to take Lü Bu's family and Liu Mang out of Wan Cheng.
Chengyu and Zhang Fan's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry also met up. Zhang Fan and Chengyu did not have many casualties. On the contrary, Chengyu and Zhang Fan also beheaded a lot of the enemy's lieutenants. However, these merits were not important because Wan Cheng was lost!
There were less than four thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry left. Behind them were more than two thousand Danyang soldiers and former Sun Cejun soldiers. These people were not willing to be enemies with Sun Cejun and did not want to stay in Sun Cejun's army. Most of them were from the Chu Battalion. The Chu Battalion led the opposition to Sun Ce. It would be strange if Sun Ce could accept them. There were also some people who did not have family in Jiangdong and did not want to work under Sun Ce. Altogether, there were about two thousand people.
There were only about seven thousand people. It was impossible for these people to attack Wan Cheng. Moreover, Wan Cheng had two-thirds of Lü Bu's army's provisions. After being driven out of Wan Cheng, it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky to capture him. This time, Wan Cheng could only be blamed on himself. If Lü Bu did not chase after him, then Wan Cheng would not have been lost. Thousands of soldiers spilled their blood for the sake of Wan Cheng. The people of Wan Cheng also dragged their families up the wall to defend Wan Cheng. But in the end, Wan Cheng was lost because of Lü Bu. Liu Mang persisted for so many days and finally fainted due to exhaustion. This made Lü Bu particularly blame himself.
Liu Mang was still in a coma. The only thing that made Lü Bu feel gratified was that his family members did not die. Only his daughter was injured because of the battle with Zhou Tai.
Just like Lü Bu, Liu Kai and his father were even sadder than Lü Bu. Liu Neng was fine, after all, he was still young and could see things clearly. But Liu Kai's heart did not feel good. Their Liu family had been rooted in Wan Cheng for almost a hundred years. But now, hundreds of years of hard work and hundreds of years of foundation were all lost. It can be said that the father and son were now penniless. Other than their family members, they did not even have the time to take away their gold and silver.
Liu Neng was much better, because in his view, the things left behind by his ancestor were all gone. He, Liu Neng, was conceited that his talent was not under his ancestor. Since his ancestor could create such wealth, then he, Liu Neng, can also do it, or even more. His eyes flashed as he looked at Liu Kai lying in the carriage. This person was the foundation of his success.
"Milord, where are we going now?" Huang Zhong cupped his fist and asked. He looked at Lü Bu. Although his mouth did not say anything, there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes. Because the thing that they risked their lives to protect was taken away by Lü Bu alone. How could they be comfortable with this? And since Lü Bu was Huang Zhong's lord, Huang Zhong could only suppress this dissatisfaction in his heart.
But how could Lü Bu not see it? Huang Zhong's stiff tone and his erratic eyes told Lü Bu that these soldiers were dissatisfied with him. On the side, there was a new face holding a long lance.
"You said you are called Xu Sheng!" Lü Bu could not directly reply to Huang Zhong's words. After all, he was the one who lost Wan Cheng, so he must take it back. But now, he really could not think of a way, so he could only change the topic to a young man on the side.
"That, that! Xu, Xu Sheng, Xu Wenxiang, greet Milord! " Xu Sheng was a little excited. Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian. Although Lü Bu's reputation was not good in front of the world, but in front of these generals, he was a person worthy of worship. Only Lü Bu could have this kind of pride and arrogance. Xu Sheng did not know what to say.
"Get up!" Lü Bu could also see that this was a brave general. He was not worse than his subordinates, Zhang Liao and zang Ba. Zhang Liao and zang Ba were both defeated by Lü Bu. And Liu Mang's martial arts were not up to standard, but he was able to make these proud and arrogant generals submit to him. It was really surprising. Huang Zhong was one, and this Xu Sheng was the second.
"Let's go to Shucheng!" Lu Bu thought for a while and decided to go to Shucheng first. This time he was defeated because he was too conceited and also because he was tricked by Lu Su. If Gongtai was here, Lu Bu would not have been able to chase after Lu Su so easily! Lu Bu thought for a while and decided to leave Shucheng first. So now, it was better to go to Shucheng and meet with Gongtai. First, he would occupy Shucheng and then slowly plan.
"Sigh!" Huang Zhong sighed. This was the only way. The good situation was lost. Originally, 100,000 soldiers attacked Wancheng city but were defeated by Liu Mang. This time, even if Sun Ce went back, he would not have the face to face the elders of Jiangdong. For the soldiers of Jiangdong, this was a blow. 100,000 soldiers were not able to break through a city guarded by 10,000 soldiers. In the end, they were driven back. This was a disgrace. Who would be willing to follow such a lord? However, Lü Bu was impulsive and surrendered Wancheng city. Now, they could only plan for the long term.
"Han Sheng, you lead me to command the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry! I will stay and accompany Hanyang! " Lü Bu handed the halberd in his hand to Chengyu and said to Huang Zhong. They were going to leave. Now, Sun Ce in Wancheng city did not have the ability to intercept them. Moreover, with Huang Zhong as the commander, Lü Bu was relieved.
"Yes!" Huang Zhong cupped his fist and was about to leave. He knew that Lü Bu had a lot to say to his family. He also had to appease the mood of the matriarch. After all, from the time Wancheng city fell until now, his family had been frightened. They were also in prison and needed to be appeased. What Huang Zhong had to do now was to lead the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and escort them back to Shucheng city.
"Can't go!" Just when everyone was ready to leave, a weak voice came.
"Can't go!" The voice was a bit louder, but it was still very weak.
"Hanyang!" "Little Lord!" Lü Bu and Huang Zhong were the first to discover the source of the voice. They were refining gods so naturally, they had sharp eyes and ears. They discovered that the voice came from Liu Mang on the carriage. Liu Mang woke up from his coma. The battle with Dong Xi really drained Liu Mang's last bit of strength. Liu Mang could only rely on fainting to replenish his strength. When he just regained consciousness, he heard Lü Bu and the generals discussing the withdrawal of the army. "Wancheng city is lost?" Liu Mang looked straight at the crowd and struggled to sit up.
Lü Bu quickly stepped forward to support Liu Mang. It was really strange. Lü Bu was the lord, but now he found that he was unwilling to look at his son-in-law. He could only nod heavily.
"Haha!" Liu Mang smiled bitterly. Wancheng city was protected by him and the City Guard and the Black Flag Army. He thought that Lü Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry would be able to rest easy in Wancheng city. But who would have thought that after he fainted, Wancheng city would be lost. If Wancheng city was lost so easily, why would he, Liu Mang, risk his life to protect it? He could have just handed it over to Sun Ce! Then he wouldn't have to sacrifice so many of his brothers. Their blood dyed the walls of Wancheng city red. Also, those people who were shot to death in the well would have died in vain.
"Milord, we are going to withdraw to Shucheng city. After we meet with Military Advisor Chen, we will come up with a plan!" Xu Sheng said directly.
Now it was useless to say anything. Wancheng city has been lost. But when he heard Xu Sheng's words, Liu Mang grabbed Lü Bu's arm and looked straight at Lü Bu and the others. "Father-in-law, you can't withdraw the army. You absolutely can't withdraw the army!" Liu Mang's expression was very flexible. He couldn't help but cough. The wound on his body that had just been wrapped burst open. Blood flowed out and the smell of blood filled the air.
"Little Lord, Wancheng city has been lost!" Huang Zhong saw Liu Mang's appearance and couldn't bear it. He knew that Liu Mang was emotional. How could he not be emotional? How many of his brothers died in Wancheng city? How many of the 3,000 City Guard soldiers were left? How many of the 3,000 Black Flag soldiers were still alive? Those who helped the Lvbu's Army to defend the city did not want Sun Cejun to invade Wancheng city! But now, everything is gone. Wancheng city was lost, lost in a complete mess.
"I know, I know!" Liu Mang calmed his emotions. "Wancheng city has been lost. It now belongs to Sun Cejun. But because of this, we can't withdraw our troops!" “
Little Lord, are you still worried about the people? " Liu Neng guessed. Sun Ce said that after entering the city, he would indulge himself for three days. Now that Wancheng city has been taken over by Sun Ce, the people of Wancheng city will suffer. "Then Little Lord, you can rest assured. When we left, we also opened the other city gates and let the people escape!" At this time, how could he still care about the life and death of the people? Liu Kai didn't feel anything. Others like Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng who came from ordinary people's families couldn't help but look at Liu Mang.
Liu Mang was too lazy to explain. He knew that if they withdrew now, it would be very difficult to take down Wancheng city in the future. Wancheng city was a strategic town. Its walls were several feet high and there was a moat. It was a place that was easy to defend but hard to attack. Now that the Lvbu's Army had left, a steady stream of Sun Cejun would enter Wancheng city. At that time, if the Lü Bu wanted to attack Wancheng city again, they could only use their lives to fill the city. It was a war of attrition. Sun Ce had the entire Jiangdong and Wuyue, but what did the Lü Bu have? Originally, they had Lujiang, but after losing Wancheng city, they couldn't even gather Lujiang. How many soldiers and horses could they feed? Not to mention, there was a large amount of provisions in Wancheng city. These provisions were the lifeblood of the Lü Bu. Although the Lü Bu's current provisions were enough, they absolutely couldn't last until new provisions appeared. In the end, the Lü Bu could only rob them. The Sun Cejun would certainly be on guard. Then, the Lü Bu could only rob the people.
"Return to the army, go to Wancheng city!" Liu Mang repeated. "Wancheng city is not lost. It still belongs to us!"
"Little Lord, you have a fever!" Huang Zhong put his hand on Liu Mang's forehead. There was a fever on it. This was the aftereffect of Liu Mang's battle. His weak body made it easier for him to get sick.
Wancheng city was now clearly conquered by Sun Ce. Now, Wancheng city was under Sun Cejun's banner. Would Sun Ce surrender Wancheng city? Liu Mang wanted to use his thousands of soldiers to attack Wancheng city again. Including the infantry, there were only three to four thousand people. Behind them was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. He couldn't use the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to attack Wancheng city.
"Believe me! Father-in-law. "Liu Mang began to feel confused. He really had a fever. His head was spinning and he couldn't speak clearly. His logic began to be confused." It's not too late to go to Wancheng city now. If it's too late, Wancheng city will really belong to Jiangdong! " After saying this, Liu Mang fainted.
"Hanyang, Hanyang." "Little Lord, Little Lord." Lü Bu and Huang Zhong pushed Liu Mang. Liu Mang really fainted. His forehead had a high fever.
"Doctor, doctor! Come on, come on! " Lü Bu shouted towards the army. After a while, two middle-aged men with medicine boxes came in. They were the doctors of the Lvbu's Army. These doctors were all thanks to Liu Mang. After he entered Wancheng city, he requisitioned the doctors of Wancheng city and let them serve the army. At first, the doctors were not willing. But after the heavy casualties of the Lvbu's Army, the doctors became soft-hearted. They also saw the soldiers who fought for Wancheng city regardless of life and death.
Behind the doctors, there were two or three apprentices. This was also Liu Mang's plan. After all, these doctors were forcibly pulled in by Liu Mang. They were doctors, and it was impossible for them to fight for a lifetime. Therefore, Liu Mang gave them the task of teaching. After teaching three apprentices, they can leave. When they leave, Liu Mang will give them a generous reward so that they can live a rich life.
"His body is cold and weak. His body is sweating. He is tired. As long as he decoct a few herbs and rest for a few days, he will be fine!" These two medical craftsmen are truly worthy of being Wancheng city's famous doctors. They often treat the children of nobles. Liu Mang's minor ailment can be seen at a glance. They wrote down a few medicinal herbs and then let the apprentices decoct it.
Seeing that Liu Mang was fine, Lü Bu left the carriage and called out Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng. He was going to the Central Army meeting.
There was no big tent or camp. They directly began to talk under the starry sky. "Hanyang, tell me about Hanyang's last words!" Lü Bu first pointed to Huang Zhong.
"My lord, I think that it is better to believe in the young lord!" Huang Zhong thought about it. His mind told him that he should go back to Shucheng city and meet with Chen Gong. However, subconsciously, he believed in Liu Mang's words.
"Wen Xiang!" Lu Bu then turned his head to Xu Sheng. This general is not very old, but he is already a refinement level warrior. He is worthy of Lu Bu's attention.
"Me?" Xu Sheng did not expect that Lü Bu's second question would be him. Xu Sheng also thought about it. Wancheng city was now in the hands of Sun Ce. At this time, it was impossible to take Wancheng city, but what was the loss? Lü Bu now had many women and children in the army. However, as long as the women and children were protected by the soldiers, he could let the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry go to Wancheng city. If what Liu Mang said was true, then they could take Wancheng city. If not, with the speed of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, who could catch up with them?
"My lord, let's go and see." Liu Kai could not help but say. All his belongings were in Wancheng city. If Wancheng city was lost, he would be the one with the biggest loss. When Liu Mang said this, Liu Kai imagined that he could recover his belongings.
"Zhang Fan and Chengyu!" Lü Bu asked the last two people. It was not because he did not value them, but because they were old people. Lü Bu wanted to take care of Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng first.
Chengyu was originally a member of the City Guard. Leaving Wancheng city to report to Lü Bu made Chengyu feel that he was a deserter. Especially when he saw that there were not many people left in the City Guard. His heart was in pain. Now that his General Liu Mang had spoken, he naturally supported it.
"Everything will be according to my lord's arrangement!" Zhang Fan's words were the least opinionated, but he could not be blamed. He was Zhang Liao's brother, but he was only a deputy general under Zhang Liao. It was because Zhang Fan was not opinionated that he was still a deputy general after so many years.
Five people, four of them said go, and the last one did not care. Lü Bu already got the answer. "I know!" Lü Bu took a deep breath. "I will listen to your order!"
Huang Zhong and the others stood in front of Lü Bu. Huang Zhong was the first, followed by Zhang Fan, Xu Sheng, Liu Kai, and Chengyu.
"Huang Zhong, you and Chengyu stay behind with the City Guard's Black Flag Army and more than two thousand Danyang soldiers. Protect Hanyang and madam!" Lü Bu asked Huang Zhong and Chengyu to stay behind. With Huang Zhong, safety was not a problem. Chengyu was originally the City Guard's Major, so it was reasonable for him to stay behind.
"This general obeys!" Huang Zhong and Chengyu accepted the order and retreated.
"Liu Kai, Zhang Fan, you two come with me and the four thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. We will go to Wancheng city and meet Sun Ce!" Lü Bu brought Liu Kai because Liu Kai was the local tyrant of Wancheng city. He was familiar with everything in Wancheng city. He was like a living map.
"Yes!" Zhang Fan did not have any expression. Whatever Lü Bu said, it was what it was. Liu Kai was a little excited. He was going to go back, he was going to go back to Wancheng city.
Lu Bu's Army's main camp began to move again. Bing Province Heavy Cavalry had just fought during the day and now they are going to move again at night. However, these Wolf Cavalry did not have any complaints. Under the leadership of their commanders, they mounted their warhorses and put on their armor. They raised their broadswords and galloped toward the direction of Wancheng city in the middle of the night. After a while, they disappeared into the darkness.
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