"What? Our camp is surrounded? Who dares to surround our camp?! " The generals of Liu Bei's Army stood up angrily. Who dared to surround Liu Bei's camp in Baohe? The only enemy in Yangzhou was the Lvbu's Army in Shouchun. Could it be that the Lvbu's Army had turned out in full strength? Did they not want to live anymore? This was also good. Originally, attacking Shouchun would take a long time because the city was strong. But now, they had come out to fight. They could not blame others for seeking their own deaths.
"What are you doing? Why did you only come to report when the camp was surrounded?" Chen Dao hit the nail on the head. Normally, as long as the enemy appeared, they would come to report so that the army could be prepared. But now that the camp was about to be surrounded, they only came to report. Was this not a dereliction of duty?
Pang Tong and Liu Bei also looked at the general in charge of the garrison. Their eyes were full of killing intent. If the general did not explain himself well, he would be executed. The general was so scared that he quickly knelt on the ground and shouted, "Milord, General Chen Dao, I am innocent. It is not a dereliction of duty. It is the Xiliang Cavalry under the banner. We are allies!"
The general was also helpless. Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu were in a honeymoon period. Liu Bei's Army and the Xiliang Cavalry were so close that they almost wore the same pants. Normally, the Xiliang Cavalry did not need to be reported. But this time, the Xiliang Cavalry was ready to attack the camp. Fortunately, the general quickly closed the gate of the camp and set up a barricade. Otherwise, it would be a big problem. Would the entire camp survive if the heavy cavalry charged?
"Xiliang Cavalry?" Everyone looked at Zhang Xiu again. He was the leader of the Xiliang Cavalry.
"Liu Bei's Army inside, listen up. Ask Liu Bei to come out and return our Milord. Otherwise, I, Hu Che Er, will bring my 20,000 Xiliang Cavalry soldiers and charge in!" The army roared outside.
"Hu Che Er?!" If Hu Che Er died, Zhang Xiu would be able to lead his troops to fight against Liu Bei. This was also the reason why Liu Bei wanted to kill him. Hu Che Er was as important to Zhang Xiu as Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were to Liu Bei. In history, Guan Yu was careless and Lu Meng killed him. Liu Bei knew that he could not fight against Sun Quan of Jiangdong but he still fought with Sun Quan. In the end, Lu Meng burned down Sun Quan.
"Let's go!" Zhang Xiu led his guards and walked out of the camp. Chen Dao and Zhang Fei were about to stop Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu coldly snorted. "Left General, is this a Feast at Hongmen?" Zhang Xiu coldly looked at Liu Bei. If this was a Feast at Hongmen, Zhang Xiu would definitely die. Under Chen Dao and Zhang Fei's joint attack, it would be impossible for Zhang Xiu to survive. However, Liu Bei's Army would also not have a good time. Not to mention the 10,000 Xiliang Cavalry outside the camp, if the Xiliang Cavalry surrounded the camp, Liu Bei's Army would not be able to fight in Shouchun. If the Xiliang Cavalry were to be forced into the hands of the Lvbu's Army, Liu Bei would have to consider his life.
"Shuzhi, Yide asked General Zhang Xiu to leave!" It was not that Liu Bei did not want to keep Zhang Xiu, but the price of keeping Zhang Xiu was too high. Therefore, Liu Bei could only retract his killing intent and wave his hand.
"Hmph!" Zhang Xiu did not like Liu Bei anymore. After all, his 2,000 heavy cavalry were almost wiped out along with his general. How could he be happy? 2,000 heavy cavalry were not light infantry that could be formed with just some weapons and armor! Not only did heavy cavalry need better weapons and armor than light infantry, they also needed war horses! The price of a war horse was not cheap. The most important thing was the quality of the cavalry. It would take more than half a year to train a cavalry. Two thousand cavalrymen. Even when they encircled and annihilated the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry, they only lost a little over a thousand cavalrymen. But now, they had lost so many cavalrymen! How could Zhang Xiu not be angry?
"What the hell! Big Brother, if it was up to me, we should just kill him and take over his military power! " Zhang Fei said angrily.
"Third Brother, shut up!" Liu Bei was really annoyed. He had offended Zhang Xiu for no reason. He did not know if it was a loss or not.
"General, General!" As soon as Zhang Xiu appeared at the entrance of the camp, the Xiliang Cavalry became excited. Back then, a general came out. Although his face was wounded and his armor was broken, one could still tell that he was Hu Che Er from his appearance and attire.
"Hu Che Er!" Zhang Xiu also came forward to welcome Hu Che Er. It was great to see that Hu Che Er was fine.
"General, are you okay? Did they make things difficult for you? If they did, I, Hu Che Er, will immediately lead my troops to kill them!" The wounds on Hu Che Er's face made his expression even more ferocious.
"No, no!" If not for Liao Hua and Liu Bei's words, Zhang Xiu would have reprimanded Hu Che Er for causing trouble. This was because Hu Che Er was an ally of Liu Bei. How could he lead his troops to besiege Liu Bei's camp? However, Zhang Xiu was moved. This was because Hu Che Er had just returned from a battle. Zhang Xiu did not know what caused the Xiliang Cavalry to be ambushed. However, he was a general and could feel a person's killing intent. Even if Liu Bei hid it well, he was still able to feel it.
"Good. Let's return to camp." Zhang Xiu waved his hand and led his 10,000 Xiliang Cavalry to leave Liu Bei's camp. He also did not want to have a falling out with Liu Bei. Originally, the two of them were in a good honeymoon period. He and Liu Bei went to Yangzhou together. When Liu Bei attacked the city, he would just rob from the back. It could be said that all the hard work was done by Liu Bei. He was only responsible for taking the benefits. Moreover, Liu Bei was also responsible for giving him provisions. Where else could he find such a good friend? But today, they had a falling out. Zhang Xiu also did not want to fight Liu Bei directly. If he did that, the ones who would benefit the most would be Liu Mang and Lujiang's Lü Bu. Moreover, Zhang Xiu had seen Liu Bei's White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers before. Their fighting strength was amazing. They were even stronger than his Xiliang Cavalry. If they fought, it would not be easy for Liu Bei. Zhang Xiu would also not be comfortable.
The 10,000 cavalry dispersed under Zhang Xiu's lead. They no longer besieged Liu Bei's camp and returned to their own camps.
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After returning to the camp, Zhang Xiu's first sentence was to ask Hu Che Er to tell Zhang Xiu everything that happened today.
Hu Che Er did not dare to hide anything. He told everything to Zhang Xiu. What could Hu Che Er know? At the beginning, he was ordered to intercept the provisions of Lujiang's Army on the official road. When he arrived at the official road, he found the carriages and provisions scattered on the ground. After that, Hu Che Er ordered his Xiliang Cavalry to dismount and collect the provisions and provisions. He also told Liao Hua that he was not Zhang Xiu.
"Rations scattered all over the ground? And those carriages that are scattered all over the place? " Zhang Xiu frowned. This was obviously a bait to stop the cavalry. The grain on the ground would cause the ground to become slippery. Once the cavalry charged, they would slip and fall. Falling during the charge would be fatal. There were also the scattered carriages. Although they were scattered, they were actually the biggest threat to the cavalry. This was because they could cause the cavalry formation to become chaotic.
"But Che Er! I got the news from Liu Bei's camp that one of our thousand men, Zhao Long, stole the credit and attacked Liu Bei's troops, causing 2000 casualties! "Zhang Xiu voiced out his doubts.
"Absolutely impossible!" Hu Che Er retorted. "Milord, we don't have a thousand men called Zhao Long in our army. Even if we did, we only brought 2000 Xiliang men. In order not to alert the enemy, we did not even send out any scouts. We were only prepared to take down the Lvbu's Army's grain transport team. However, we were ambushed by Liu Bei's troops. Those 2000 soldiers died without knowing why. They did not die during the charge, but they died in the hands of their allies!" Hu Che Er's eyes turned red. The 2000 Xiliang Cavalry that he brought out were Hu Che Er's trusted subordinates. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to take credit. However, with Zhang Xiu's reminder, Hu Che Er remembered that when he found the carriages, he did see some blood on the ground. The corpses could be dragged away and buried, but the smell of blood could not be removed in a short period of time.
"That's right. Milord, when Liu Bei ambushed us, he said this sentence. This is not Zhang Xiu!" Zhang Xiu still had doubts in his heart. However, when Hu Che Er said this, Zhang Xiu was completely angered. Good, good! This Liu Bei, big eared Liu, really took a fancy to my assets. What does he mean by this is not Zhang Xiu? Could it be that he wanted to ambush me, Zhang Xiu? Zhang Xiu was really angry. He originally wanted to have a good discussion with Liu Bei, but now it seems that there was nothing to talk about.
"Che Er, let the men rest tonight. Wake up at 3 am and cook at 5 am. Once the sun rises, we will bring the troops back to the city!" Zhang Xiu did not want to fight with Liu Bei. After all, he had eaten so many benefits from Liu Bei. If he fought, he would not be able to bear the price. Since he could not afford to provoke, he could just hide! This did not mean that Zhang Xiu would not take revenge. Zhang Xiu's vengeful heart was very strong. Once Zhang Xiu's army left Yangzhou, the three sides would be besieged by two sides. Without the threat of Zhang Xiu's 20,000 Xiliang Cavalry, Liu Mang could even directly fight with Liu Bei. Liu Bei had taken so many cities in Yangzhou and schemed against Liu Mang so many times. How could Liu Mang let him leave so easily? He would definitely give him a big gift.
When Liu Bei and Liu Mang fought, Zhang Xiu would directly attack Runan. When the time came, Liu Bei would cry. Zhang Xiu thought about it and laughed. It was not that Zhang Xiu was not benevolent, it was Liu Bei who was unrighteous first.
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