On the second day, a portion of Zhang Xiu's army was divided. Zhang Xiu had a total of 15,000 Xiliang Cavalry. In order to show his sincerity and to obtain the 10,000 gold that Liu Bei promised, Zhang Xiu handed over his 10,000 Xiliang Cavalry to Hu Che Er. He had Hu Che Er lead these 10,000 elites to Guangzhou to block Liu Mang's Army and protect Liu Bei's supply line. If Liu Bei's supply line could not be transported, Zhang Xiu would not feel good either. After all, Zhang Xiu was eating Liu Bei's Army's food. If the supply line was intercepted, where would he get the provisions? Therefore, Zhang Xiu was very active. This was a paid contribution. Zhang Xiu also sent 10,000 provisions to Liu Bei's Army.
The siege began again. First, Liu Bei's catapults threw a lot of stones at the walls of Shouchun. Fortunately, Xu Shu was already experienced. He had left only the sentries on the tower while the others went down the walls. The walls of Shouchun were not damaged by the ballista bombardment. This was because Xu Shu had used the cement that Liu Mang had made to cover the walls. The quality of the houses in the city was very good. Xu Shu did not expect that the cement would work well on the walls. Even if the cowhide was not wet, the bedding would not be affected.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The catapults did not have any effect. Below them were the soldiers carrying ladders. They surged forward like a wave.
"Your Grandpa Zhang Fei is here again!" Zhang Fei leaped to the top of the wall. He was worthy of being called one of the few valiant generals. Not a single soldier on the wall was his opponent. Zhang Fei was like a nail nailed to the wall. It could be said that other than Zhao Yunneng, no one else in Shouchun could be his opponent.
"Haha, I, Zhang Fei, will definitely take the first merit of Shouchun!" Zhang Fei laughed arrogantly.
"Ballistae, ballistae, shoot Zhang Fei down!" Deng Yi, who was injured, stood on top of the city walls and ordered the soldiers to bring out the ballistae. The ballistae were quickly loaded and the arrowheads were aimed at Zhang Fei. Who asked Zhang Fei to be so strong?
"Huh?" Zhang Fei glared at him. When the ballistae were aimed at him, he discovered it. "Thief, this is the same thing again. If you have the ability, then fight your Grandpa Zhang Fei for 300 rounds!" Zhang Fei walked towards the ballista as he waited. He had a deep impression of this ballista. Two days ago, he was shot down by this ballista, so Zhang Fei had a deep hatred for it. With a quick step, he wanted to destroy the ballista.
However, Deng Yi wouldn't give him the chance. He waved his arm and shouted, "Fire!" The two ballistas began to fire.
"Hmph!" Zhang Fei coldly snorted. He didn't dare to face the ballista head on. Two days ago, he didn't know how powerful the ballista was. He almost lost his grip on the spear. Today, Zhang Fei wasn't going to be so foolish. Therefore, Zhang Fei chose to dodge. Zhang Fei might look like a burly man, but his movements weren't slow at all! He dodged more than one huge arrow in a few steps.
"You want to dodge? Where are you going to dodge? " Deng Yi grabbed the ballistae and aimed at Zhang Fei again. Deng Yi was a general and his archery was very good. His aim was much more effective than the soldiers. The huge arrows almost pierced through Zhang Fei.
"Damn it!" Zhang Fei angrily roared. The ballista arrow was too difficult to dodge. Zhang Fei fiercely thrusted his spear forward. The spear directly pierced through the arrow's head. The ballista's arrowhead was made of iron, but it was still broken by the spear. Zhang Fei exerted his strength, causing the arrow to break. However, Zhang Fei wasn't able to pull it back. The splashing wood shavings cut his face, and some of the wood shavings even went into his eyes and blinded him. Zhang Fei's eyes were filled with blood.
"Reload!" The ballistae's ten magazines were finally used up. It was time to reload. Quick, quick, quick! Deng Yi urged from the side. Although reloading made the ballistae's reloading process easier, it still required time.
"Hmph, die for me!" Zhang Fei held on and stepped forward. His spear was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, reaping the lives of all the enemies in front of him. Zhang Fei covered a distance of ten steps in an instant.
"Not good!" Deng Yi's heart tightened. He had fought with Zhang Fei before, so he naturally knew how powerful Zhang Fei was. At first, he didn't understand Zhang Fei, so he wanted to use his saber to fight with Zhang Fei. However, Zhang Fei's spear sent his saber flying. If it wasn't for Xu Shu, Deng Yi might have died at Zhang Fei's hands. Deng Yi belonged to the category of a scholarly general. His military strategy was better than his martial arts. If Zhang Fei led the same army as him, Deng Yi would lose in a battle of less than five thousand men. After all, Zhang Fei was a thousand man. However, if it was more than five thousand men, Deng Yi would definitely make Zhang Fei lose. Now that such a fierce general had rushed in front of him, Deng Yi could only grit his teeth and fight.
"Die!" Zhang Fei directly jumped up and brandished the spear in his hand. He did not treat it as a spear anymore. Instead, he used it as a long staff. He brandished the staff and smashed it down. Deng Yi raised his sword to meet the attack. However, a huge force suddenly cracked the web between his thumb and index finger. Many people had lost to Zhang Fei in a battle. There were also many generals who had died in Zhang Fei's hands. For example, Ji Ling and Xia Houjie. It could be said that Zhang Fei was a first-class general in the three kingdoms. Few people could be his opponent. Even the God of War Lü Bu could only defeat Zhang Fei if he fought with Zhang Fei. Therefore, Zhang Fei's strength could be ranked in the top ten of the three kingdoms. It was understandable that Deng Yi was not his opponent.
"Boom!" Deng Yi's saber fell from his hand as he was sent flying. When he got up, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Deng Yi was already injured. Zhang Fei's attack could have killed Deng Yi, but in order to destroy the ballista, Zhang Fei smashed the ballista first. Deng Yi was injured by the residual force of the ballista. Deng Yi could only smile bitterly as he was injured by the residual force of the ballista.
"Ha, thief general, shoot this Old Zhang again. Come on, come on!" Zhang Fei was very smug. "You don't have a weapon anymore. Let's see how you deal with me!"
"Hehe, no matter how strong your martial arts are, you are still a brute!" Deng Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and staggered to stand up.
"Humph, I've played enough. It's time for this Old Zhang to kill you. I'll take your head and ask my elder brother for a reward!" Zhang Fei was no longer afraid of Deng Yi. He was like a cat that was playing with a mouse. Once he got tired of playing with the mouse, he would naturally kill the mouse.
Zhang Fei rushed towards Deng Yi again. This time, Deng Yi couldn't take it anymore. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth to his head.
"I can't accept this! I can't accept this! I, Deng Yi, actually died in the hands of a brute!" Deng Yi still wanted to struggle, but he really didn't have the strength to do so.
"Die!" Zhang Fei's long spear did not give Deng Yi any time to relax. "Pu!" Blood splattered everywhere. The long spear directly penetrated Deng Yi's body. Deng Yi's mouth was already full of blood. Now, it spurted out and spat on Zhang Fei's face.
"I can't accept this! I can't accept this!" Deng Yi shouted the last few words and closed his eyes forever.
"Sigh!" Zhang Fei wiped the blood from his face. "You are a man, but unfortunately, you are your elder brother's enemy! You can't blame this Old Zhang! " After saying that, Zhang Fei pulled out the long spear and swung it again. A big head flew up. Zhang Fei suddenly grabbed the head and pinned it to his waist. Then, he rushed towards the other direction of the city wall. Zhang Fei was a war machine. His arrival set off a rain of blood.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Xu Shu gritted his teeth. He had personally joined the battle. Before Xu Shu became a scholar, he was a ranger. In order to avenge someone, he was involved in a murder case. However, after he was captured by the officials, he understood that no matter how strong a person was, there was still a limit. Only when one had true knowledge and culture could one become a true ruler of the country.
The long sword in Xu Shu's hand was constantly swinging. This was already the third long sword he had changed! The first two swords were already broken. He had killed too many people, and his hands were already blistered. His body was also stained with blood. In order to prevent the swords from falling to the ground, he directly wrapped the swords with a piece of cloth. This way, the swords would not fall because of a slip of the hand.
"Over there! Over there!" Zhang Fei killed along the way. He wanted to find Xu Shu, the leader of Shouchun's garrison. To catch bandits, first catch the leader. This was a principle that had never changed. If ten thousand Xu Shu died or were killed by Zhang Fei, then Shouchun would really be in chaos. Therefore, Zhang Fei's purpose was to kill Xu Shu. Now that he found Xu Shu, Zhang Fei was naturally excited.
"Xu Shu, give me your life!" Zhang Fei's long spear pierced towards Xu Shu before he reached him.
"What?" Xu Shu looked at the shining spear and placed his sword horizontally across his chest. The tip of the sword rose up and sent the spear flying.
"Aiyo, not bad! You can even block my long spear! " Zhang Fei's eyes lit up. He thought that Xu Shu was just a scholar and didn't know how to wield swords and spears. He thought that Xu Shu appeared on the wall because he needed to boost the morale of his troops. Who knew that Xu Shu would be the one to kill Zhang Fei?
"Zhang Fei?" Xu Shu finally saw the person clearly. The person had a dark face and a long beard. He held a long spear in his hand. This was Liu Bei's third brother, Zhang Fei!
"I am Zhang Fei from Yan!" Zhang Fei proudly shouted as he held the long spear in his hand in front of him.
"That!" Xu Shu looked at Zhang Fei. Suddenly, his expression changed. Xu Shu's face turned ugly when he saw the head on Zhang Fei's waist.
Zhang Fei followed Xu Shu's gaze and realized that Xu Shu was looking at the head on his waist. "Haha, Xu Shu, this is my merit. Why do you want it? I can't give it to you! "Zhang Fei patted the head on his waist and said.
"General Deng Yi!" Xu Shu's heart was filled with grief. This Deng Yi was brought by Xu Shu from Jingzhou. It can be said that Deng Yi had accompanied Xu Shu all the way. Because of Xu Shu's profound knowledge, Deng Yi followed Xu Shu to Hefei to join Liu Mang's Army. However, the Deng Yi that Xu Shu saw in the morning was now a head hanging from Zhang Fei's waist.
"Don't worry, don't worry. You will be reunited with him!" Zhang Fei laughed and said, "By the way, our Military Advisor wants to know if you will surrender or not. If you surrender, the Military Advisor said that he will definitely recommend you to be the Patriarch of Yangzhou. The Military Advisor is even willing to give you the position of Military Advisor!" Zhang Fei looked at Xu Shu casually, as if he was sure that Xu Shu would surrender.
"Military advisor? Pang Tong? "Xu Shu said coldly.
"The military advisor also said that this fake King Liu Mang is nothing good. He is a slave of four surnames. He is a member of the Imperial Family. He did not want to support the Han dynasty but followed the shameless Liu Mang and became the Lü Bu's son-in-law. Kongming made a mistake and corrected himself. Can't you, Xu Shu, admit your mistake and correct it?"
"Admit your mistake and correct it? Haha, what a good 'admit your mistake and correct it'! Shiyuan, Shiyuan, do you really think that Kongming made a mistake? Do you think that Kongming changed? Can't you see that Kongming has a plan in mind? He plans before making a decision! "
"I know, of course I know!" In the camp of Liu Bei's Army, Pang Tong was also watching the battle on the city wall. He had known Kongming for so many years. How could he not know Zhuge Liang's habits? Everything Zhuge Liang did was purposeful. Moreover, Kongming had never miscalculated anything. He always made a decision after planning! When they were studying, when the sun was high in the sky and everyone was unbearably hot, Zhuge Liang brought a paper umbrella. Everyone laughed at Kongming and said that it was unnecessary to hold an umbrella in the clear sky. However, they could not laugh anymore because even if the sun was high in the sky, even if there were no clouds for thousands of li, there would still be heavy rain. From then on, Kongming did everything for a reason.
Liu Biao of Jingzhou was just a guard dog. Who would like him? Even Shi Tao and the others did not care about Liu Biao. Most of the scholars in Jingzhou stayed in Jingzhou. This was because everyone could see that Jingzhou was not a good lord. It was not a long-term plan. Yet, Kongming chose Jingzhou. This was strange. It was impossible to say that he was forced by his family because Zhuge Liang's brother was an important minister in Jiangdong. He said that he would assist his lord. Pang Tong and Kongming made a bet to see whose lord was more successful in two years. The loser would be the page boy of the winner.
A gentleman's promise was worth a thousand gold. Pang Tong did not believe that Zhuge Liang would give up the bet so easily. Then, Zhuge Liang must have stayed in Jingzhou for his lord.
However, Pang Tong was not convinced. He wanted to take Shouchun today and then eliminate Liu Mang in Guangzhou. It would be best to capture him alive and kill him. This would completely eliminate Kongming's hope. Even if he could not kill him, the Lvbu's Army was almost finished. It would be difficult for Lü Bu to survive.
"Yuanzhi, Yuanzhi. If you don't surrender, then don't blame me for not caring about our old friendship." Pang Tong said to himself. He told Zhang Fei to persuade him to surrender. If he could not, then bring Xu Shu's corpse to him. Pang Tong knew about Xu Shu's talent. Compared to Pang Tong, Xu Shu was comparable to Zhuge Liang. Xu Shu was even more insightful when it came to governance. If Pang Tong couldn't get such a talent, then he would have to destroy him. Otherwise, Xu Shu would be a scourge, a danger, and a fear.
"A loyal minister will not serve two lords. I, Xu Yuanzhi, will not surrender, let alone to a hypocrite. "Xu Shu sneered.
"Hypocrite? You are courting death. " Zhang Fei was a little angry. He was kind enough to ask you to surrender, but you didn't surrender. You even insulted his big brother. How could he not be angry? "The military advisor also said that if you don't surrender, then I will bring your corpse to see him!"
"Haha, you want my life? Then come at me. " Xu Shu didn't waste any more words. He raised his sword and shook it. "Everyone says that Zhang Fei is fierce. Let me see how fierce Zhang Fei really is!"
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