"Military Advisor's plan is flawless. Kill, kill, kill!" Liu Bei seemed to have returned to his youthful self during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The current Fan City was like the Hulao Pass. At that time, Liu Bei was unparalleled. The male and female swords in his hands were the summoning swords of the Grim Reaper. Although one of the swords was given to Pang Tong by Liu Bei, it did not affect Liu Bei's killing.
This was because most of the arrows were blocked by Liu Bei's personal guards. Even if one or two missed, Liu Bei's armor would be able to block them.
Liu Bei's indomitable spirit had also infected the Xiliang Cavalry. These Qiang barbarians did not have the courage to lead the charge. Instead, they were thinking that if they did not charge to the front, all the good things in the city would be snatched away by the Han people. What's the point of snatching the ball? Hurry up!
"Xiliang Cavalry, Xiliang Cavalry!" On the city wall, Zhang Gui's eyes widened as he looked at the Xiliang Cavalry below. He suddenly understood why Jingzhou did not get rid of a wolf like Zhang Xiu despite having 100,000 armored soldiers. It was not because Lord Liu Biao was muddle-headed. It was because the Xiliang Cavalry's fighting strength was amazing. If they fought with Zhang Xiu, even if Jingzhou won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. Now, the Xiliang Cavalry had changed from the Northern Spear King to Liu Bei. Even if they did not have Zhang Xiu's ability to tear apart the enemy's formation, they were not inferior at all.
Under Zhang Gui's command, thousands of Fan City's defenders used all their strength. The arrows in their hands never stopped because they knew that once Fan City was breached, their loved ones in the city would not be spared. Therefore, the defenders of Fan City tried their best to stop the enemy.
However, the rain of arrows was useful against light infantry and light cavalry. It was also useful when the enemy was besieging the city. However, in the face of heavy cavalry, even if the arrows could kill, it would only kill the warhorses. Thus, it was effective. Hundreds of Xiliang Cavalrymen were killed by the rain of arrows on the city walls. However, most of the Xiliang Cavalrymen were not frightened by the death of their comrades. Instead, it stimulated the bestial nature of the Qiang people.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The Xiliang Cavalry arrived in a flash. The drawbridge was already in front of them.
"Liu Chuang, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Mao! Why isn't the drawbridge closed? " Zhang Gui was about to roar. The Xiliang Cavalry was almost in front of him but the drawbridge was still open. "Tell them not to come back. Bring me their heads!" Zhang Gui's eyes were about to spit fire. He wanted to kill.
At this time, a wounded soldier stumbled up the wall and cried, "General, General!"
Zhang Gui looked carefully. It was not one of Liu Chuang's personal guards.
"General, General Liu Chuang and the others!" As the guard spoke, a few more soldiers came up from behind. They were dragging three things. Weren't they the corpses of Liu Chuang, Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Mao? This time, they were really going to bring their heads!
"Dead, they're dead!" Zhang Gui was stunned. He was familiar with the three generals under him. Liu Chuang had always been the defending general of Fan City. He had fought with Zhang Xiu's uncle, Zhang Ji. The soldiers under him could be considered the most elite in Fan City. They were real soldiers who had been through hundreds of battles. Zhang Cheng and Zhang Mao were also Zhang Gui's family generals. Although they were not good at commanding, they were good at fighting generals because they were both Rangers. It was because of their martial arts that the Zhang family took them in.
But now, three corpses appeared at once. Zhang Gui was stunned on the spot. Who had such martial arts skills? Zhang Gui sucked in a breath of cold air. The three corpses were all killed in one hit. Thinking about how he was going to fight this person next, Zhang Gui could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Shouts of killing resounded in the sky again.
"Did the Xiliang Cavalry enter the city?" Zhang Gui asked loudly.
"No, no, it's the White Cavalry that killed their way into the city!" A soldier reported.
"They killed their way into the city!?" Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment. What kind of drama was this? Shouldn't the White Cavalry be waiting for the Xiliang Cavalry's support to break through the city walls? Why did they rush into the city?
Naturally, Zhao Yun and the others entered the city. They were not Liu Bei's subordinates. If they were to stay, they would be exposed. It was better to have a hidden ally. They were living Lei Feng (Lei Feng). They do good deeds without leaving their names. Just call me Red Scarf.
Under Zhao Yun's command, the White Horses cut off the legs of the dead warhorses. The stirrups were also directly torn off. The corpses of the dead warhorses were also collected and hung on the back of the warhorses. Fortunately, each of them rode two horses. Otherwise, they would not be able to carry them away.
The matter of the stirrups and horseshoes could not be revealed. The corpses of the White Horses also needed to be taken away.
"Let's go!" Zhao Yun mounted his warhorse and pointed his spear at the city of Fan. It was impossible to go back now. If they went back, they would only encounter the Xiliang Cavalry. Not to mention that they were not allies, they could not differentiate between friend and foe. As long as they were in the way, they would be an enemy. This was the cavalry's charge. Now, the only way was to go into the city.
Zhao Yun mounted his warhorse and displayed the temperament of the White Horse General. Now, his white clothes and white armor were all stained with blood. The defenders of Fan City were already afraid of Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was not as violent as other generals. He could tear the enemy apart. Zhao Yun was much simpler. All the nobles who died in his hands were killed in one blow. Those who met Zhao Yun did not return alive. Therefore, the defenders of Fan City were afraid of Zhao Yun.
"Blood General, Blood General! Don't come over, don't come over! " A soldier of Fan City who was frightened by Zhao Yun shouted in fear. Their 100 men rushed towards Zhao Yun under the command of their general. They were just a step slower. Suddenly, they discovered that they would never be able to return to their ranks. This was because their 100 men were slaughtered by Zhao Yun alone. Now that Zhao Yun was coming towards them, the soldier of Fan City was scared out of his wits.
"Blood General? Interesting, interesting! "Zhao Yun's subordinates came up to him." General, they call you Blood General! " Looking at Zhao Yun's current appearance, it was indeed a bit like that. Wherever his spear pointed, there would be blood.
"Long-Winded, let's go!" Zhao Yun did not care about this title. So what if he became a butcher? As long as he was the sword of the Lord, he would not hesitate to become the Blood General.
"Yes!" Looking at Zhao Yun's appearance, the subordinates on the side also stopped smiling. Their mission was completed.
"Let's go!" The White Horses galloped again. This time, they were not heading towards the city gate, but towards the interior of Fan City.
"Ahhhh!" The defenders of Fan City were already frightened by Zhao Yun. When they saw Zhao Yun and the others moving again, they subconsciously shrank back. Although they were frightened, they suddenly realized that as long as they were not in front of Zhao Yun, they would not be harmed. Those who overestimated themselves and wanted to make a contribution, or those who were unlucky enough to be in front of Zhao Yun, were all killed by Zhao Yun. Even the fish that escaped the net were cleaned up by the white cavalry behind.
In an instant, at the city gate of Fan City, the defenders of Fan City all stepped aside as if they were welcoming their own general.
"Go go go!" The White Horses galloped through the city gate and galloped towards the city.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The vanguard of the Xiliang Cavalry was almost at the city gate of Fan City.
"Archers, don't listen. Other than the archers, follow me!" Zhang Gui was also going all out. If Fan City was taken, the Zhang family would not be able to escape. Instead of sitting on the city wall and waiting for death, it was better to fight.
"Yes!" The defenders of Fan City on the city wall also roared. They were one with Fan City. If Fan City was taken, they would not be any better off. After all, their families were in the city.
"Pass down my orders. The first to break the city will be rewarded with a hundred gold and a rank 3 official!" In ancient times, morale was what was used to maintain morale. Besides the charisma of the general and the lord, there was also money. As the saying goes, when there is a great reward, there will be brave men. Liu Bei was very good at playing with people's hearts. Moreover, this group of Qiang tribesmen were like their parents. As long as there were benefits, it was as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Zhao Yun and the others were already far away. Zhang Gui led a few thousand men to block the city gate.
"Scram, scram!" The first Xiliang Cavalryman to reach the city gate was very excited. He was the first to break the city. As long as the city was broken, his thousand men would not be able to escape. He would also be rewarded with a hundred gold. As for the rank of nobility, this group of Qiang tribesmen did not care much about it. They only wanted to see the real thing.
However, this Qiang Cavalryman was destined to not receive this reward. It could only be a fantasy before his death. A spear pierced through the Qiang Cavalryman's body. He had charged too quickly. There were still corpses on the ground left behind by the White Horse. The Qiang Cavalryman looked at his spear in disbelief. The reward of a thousand men and a hundred gold was going to be parted just like that.
The warhorses that had lost their masters were frightened and ran to the side of the suspension bridge. There were no railings and they were directly squeezed into the moat.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The death of a Xiliang Cavalryman did not scare the Qiang Cavalrymen. Instead, it made them even more bloodthirsty. This was because if this guy died, the merit would be theirs. Why not?
"Kill, kill, kill!" Under the Xiliang Cavalrymen's charge, another hole was torn in the city gate. They could see the inside of the city. As long as the Xiliang Cavalrymen broke through, it would be a smooth journey. It could be said that Fan City would be broken through.
However, the Xiliang Cavalrymen were risking their lives. The defenders of Fan City were also risking their lives. "Fight to the death, fight to the death! Brothers, behind us is Fan City. Our families are there. Our wives, children, parents, and friends are there. Fan City will be destroyed! Fancheng fell and was massacred. Brothers, have you all forgotten what happened to Wancheng? " Zhang Gui could be considered quite a character, and it was easy for him to motivate the people. He used the ties of family and friends to get the defenders of Fan City to put in effort.
There was also the trump card of Wan City. Back then, Wan City was the prefecture of Nanyang County. It was very prosperous because it was close to Zhili. After passing Jiayu Pass, it was Chang 'an and Luoyang. Therefore, Wan City was very prosperous. Back then, the Deng family was also very rich.
Because of Zhang Ji, Nanyang City was ruined. Zhang Xiu did not know how to govern the people. In order to buy the hearts of the Xiliang Cavalrymen, he did not care. Not only was the Deng Clan finished, but many people in Wan City were also ruined.
In Fan City, there were many people who had migrated from Nanyang from Wan City. There were also many people from Nanyang among the garrison troops. When they heard Zhang Gui's words, the tragic state of Nanyang once again surfaced in their hearts. The hatred in their hearts was endless. Everyone would miss their hometown. If it wasn't for the fact that they had no other choice, who would be willing to leave their hometown?
If Fan City were to fall, would Nanyang's fate be the same as Nanyang's?
"Fight to the death, fight to the death!" The morale of the defenders of Fan City was also stimulated. They no longer ran away. The courage that was scattered by Zhao Yun once again rose in their hearts. They held their weapons tightly and waited for the enemy to attack.
"The morale of the soldiers can be used!" A smile finally appeared on Zhang Gui's face. Zhang Gui couldn't be blamed for this. After a series of bad news, it was already good that Zhang Gui could persist until now.
"Fight to the death! As long as Fan City lives, we will live. If Fan City is broken, we will die with the city! " Zhang Gui roared and took the lead. There was no other way. If the city gate was left unguarded, Shangfan City would eventually be breached. Now, Zhang Gui could only hope that they could hold on until reinforcements arrived.
"Who is the general of Fan City?" Liu Bei was interested. The general of Fan City was able to stimulate the morale of the soldiers at this time. He could be considered a talent. Liu Bei stopped after the initial charge. He was not a fool. Charging outside the city walls was to stimulate the soldiers' morale. This was called taking the lead. If he rushed to the city gate, he would be called a hero. The first to die would be called a hero. Liu Bei was not a hero. If he wanted to be a hero, he would leave the charge to others.
"Reporting to the Lord, the governor of Fan City is Song Zhong!" Jian Yong reported to Liu Bei. Jian Yong supported Liu Bei's intelligence. Pang Tong was originally there, but now that there was no news of Pang Tong, Jian Yong was responsible for everything.
"Song Zhong?" Liu Bei was stunned. "Which Song Zhong?"
"My Lord, you know this person?" Jian Yong was also stunned. Song Zhong was a little famous in Jingzhou. Although he was a great scholar, he was not very famous.
"Of course I know!" It was not a coincidence that Liu Bei knew Song Zhong. "If you really want to count, you have to call him teacher when you see him!" Liu Bei said to Jian Yong.
It turned out that Song Zhong and Liu Bei's teacher, Lu Zhi, were friends. Both of them had high attainments in law. If it was still a peaceful era, Song Zhong should have been invited by Lu Zhi to Luoyang to write the laws of the Great Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, Lu Zhi was implicated in the chaos.
"The great scholar of the era! Is he an old friend of Master Lu? " Jian Yong had a headache. This was troublesome. Although Liu Bei did not respect his teacher, he still had to put on a show. If he went against his teacher's close friend, wouldn't he be offending his superior?
"It's fine, it's fine!" Liu Bei shook his head with a smile. "Although Song Zizhong is famous and is a great scholar of the era, he knows nothing about the art of war. The person commanding the troops will naturally not be Song Zhong!" As long as the person commanding the troops was not Song Zhong, there was no problem. There was no need to fight directly. If they could not win, they could just recommend this person to the imperial court to take up some important position in name only. He believed that His Majesty the Han Emperor would still give him face.
"Then the person commanding the troops will be Zhang Shuyan, Zhang Gui of the Zhang family!" Jian Yong had information on another person, Zhang Gui. Zhang Gui was the third son of the Zhang family. His eldest brother was Zhang Yun, and his second brother was Zhang Shan. Unfortunately, they had both died young. Therefore, Zhang Gui could be considered above everyone else in the Zhang family. The Zhang family also relied on the Cai family, which was why Zhang Gui could command 30,000 troops in Fan City.
"Zhang Gui, Zhang Shuyan?" Liu Bei watched as wave after wave of soldiers charged at the gates of Fan City. The defenders of Fan City had been panicking at the beginning, but now, they were advancing step by step. This person could be considered a character.
Unfortunately, even if he was a character, he would not be able to outsmart Zhang Liang! Liu Bei was very proud. Liu Bei, Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, was sent to him by the heavens. It was for him, Liu Bei, to support the Han dynasty.
"The gates of Fan City have been breached. Taking down Fan City is just a matter of time! Let Hu Che Er and Liao Hua do it! "Liu Bei said to Jian Yong on the side.
"Yes!" Jian Yong nodded and immediately sent someone to pass on the order.
At the gates of Fan City, it was a life for a life. A Xiliang Cavalry charged in and relied on the momentum of his warhorse and the power of his saber to knock down and kill one person. However, when he wanted to kill a third person, he would find that his warhorse could not move at all. He would be pulled off his warhorse by the defenders of Fan City. The dismounted Xiliang Cavalry was even weaker than ordinary light infantry. They were torn to pieces. The entire gate was covered with corpses.
"Kill them, kill them!" Zhang Gui did not care about the deaths of these soldiers. In his opinion, Fan City was the most important. After all, the entire wealth of the Zhang family was here. If Fan City was breached, the Zhang family would also go bankrupt. Therefore, Zhang Gui did not care about the deaths of his soldiers. At most, he could just recruit more. As long as he had money, these soldiers were just a number. Without money, he would have nothing.
The more people that died, the better it would be for Fan City. As long as enough people died, they would be able to block the gate that was several meters tall and wide enough for three carriages to line up side by side. Fan City would be able to escape this calamity.
Zhang Gui was planning to use the corpses to build up the city gate and use the corpses as the city wall. If this continued, Zhang Gui's idea might really come true. Because in this small city gate, there was only the most primitive 'You Slash Me Slash Me Slash You Slash Me'.
However, while Zhang Gui was having his wishful thinking, Liu Bei was also plotting against him.
"Finally, it's our turn!" One of the generals beside Hu Che Er put on his helmet and picked up the saber beside his horse.
"Hmph!" Hu Che Er did not give this person any face. One must know that he almost died in the hands of this person. This person was Liao Hua, who had just entered Liu Bei's core. After Chen Dao died, Liao Hua basically took over Chen Dao's role. In addition to protecting Liu Bei, he was also responsible for charging and breaking through enemy lines.
Liu Bei even gave Liao Hua the spare armor of the White Eared Heavy Infantry to form a small White Eared Heavy Infantry.
"Where the sword points, sweep away all obstacles! Kill, kill, kill!" Liao Hua didn't care about Hu Che Er's thoughts. He was only loyal to the Lord. Although Liao Hua made the first move, it was only to protect himself. Now, Liao Hua and Hu Che Er were officials. Compared to Hu Che Er, Liao Hua wasn't any worse. Naturally, he didn't need to please Hu Che Er. Liao Hua took the lead and rushed out.
"Hmph!" Seeing Liao Hua rushing out, Hu Che Er also did not want to fall behind. He also patted his horse and rushed towards the city gate.
Liao Hua and Hu Che Er had peak second-rate strength. Although Hu Che Er lost an arm, it did not affect his ability to wield a sword with one hand. It was just that he could not shoot while riding.
Liao Hua and Hu Che Er, one at the front and one at the back, were like two sharp knives stabbing into the hearts of the defenders of Fan City.
"Generals!" Zhang Gui naturally saw Hu Che Er and Liao Hua. The two of them rushed over and no one could stop them.
"Zhang Cheng, Zhang Mao, take them down for me!" Zhang Gui roared subconsciously. He also had such generals under his command. Soldiers against soldiers, naturally, generals against generals. However, there was no response for a long time.
Until a guard on the side reminded him. "General, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Mao, and General Liu Chuang have died in battle!"
"What!" Zhang Gui naturally reacted. However, he was still a little dumbfounded. This was because if there were no generals to deal with Liao Hua and Hu Che Er, how could they resist? There were indeed many generals in Fan City. There were no less than five generals among the 30,000 soldiers. This included his two generals. However, three of them had already died. The remaining two were on the other walls. It was too late to transfer them over.
"Guards, charge with me!" Zhang Gui had no choice but to go on the battlefield himself. His guards obeyed the order and came over.
However, while waiting for Zhang Gui to charge, his defenses were broken. The Xiliang Cavalry charged wave after wave. Although they were trading their lives, the impact of the cavalry was huge. Many of the soldiers looked fine and did not suffer any injuries. However, their internal organs were already injured. With the addition of Hu Che Er and Liao Hua, the city's defenses were directly broken. Hu Che Er and Liao Hua were like two sharp swords that directly tore through the defenses of Fan City. Behind them, countless Xiliang Cavalry charged mercilessly with their swords.
If Zhang Gui went up now, he would not be able to do anything other than being killed.
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Now that Fan City was broken, Zhang Gui did not have the ability to take it back. The moment the gates were not closed, Fan City's fate was sealed.
Liu Bei smiled as he walked into Fan City. He was the happiest person to have captured Fan City. As long as he captured Fan City, he would have provisions. He would also be able to use Fan City to threaten Liu Biao. This was killing two birds with one stone. Why would he not do it?
All the losses were worth it.
"Lord, we found a total of 320,000 shi of provisions in Fan City!" Jian Yong quickly reported a rough number to Liu Bei.
"320,000!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up. "This is not a small number. This amount of provisions can even support an army of hundreds of thousands in a major battle. "How can there be so much!" Liu Bei knew from Pang Tong's letter that Pang Tong had gathered more than 100,000 shi of provisions in Fan City. In Liu Bei's opinion, 200,000 shi would be enough. He did not expect such a big surprise.
"Lord, this is not the provisions gathered by the military advisor!" Jian Yong shook his head.
"It's not?" Liu Bei was stunned. He did not understand Jing Province.
Jian Yong continued, "My lord, these rations are only for the Fan City's garrison!"
"30,000 soldiers, 320,000 shi of provisions?" Liu Bei could not believe it. This old man Liu Biao was crazy. This was enough to feed them for ten years.
"Lord, this is not the amount of 30,000 soldiers, it is the amount of 100,000 soldiers!" Jian Yong replied. In the past, Fan City was the place with the most soldiers, especially when Zhang Xiu wanted to join Xu Du and Cao Cao. At that time, Fan City could be considered the place with the most soldiers in Jing Province. There were a total of 100,000 soldiers. The 320,000 shi of provisions were transported by Liu Biao to fight a protracted war with Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao did not attack. Instead, it was Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao who moved. Cao Cao flirted with Zhang Xiu's aunt and Zhang Xiu killed Cao Cao's eldest son and trusted general. Even Cao Cao's army of tens of thousands was scattered. If it was not for Jia Xu's consideration for the future, the battle with Lao Cao would have been over. Lao Cao would not have defeated his childhood friend Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
"The army is scattered. Why is this batch of provisions here?" Liu Bei did not understand. When 100,000 soldiers gathered, they could naturally transport more provisions. However, once the army retreated, they should have taken the provisions with them.
"Haha, when the provisions were transported, all the ships in Jing Province were mobilized. Even the river transportation on the trade route was cut off. Therefore, in order not to let this happen again, this batch of provisions was left behind. In any case, Fan City is high and the river is wide. If the provisions were stored well, it would be difficult to damage them. Naturally, they would not be transported in order to prevent another war in the future.
In fact, in Fan City, Liu Biao had taken out 500,000 shi of provisions! It was for the sake of a protracted war. 100,000 soldiers would not have a problem holding out for several years. However, who would have thought that Zhang Xiu would play such a trick? The Zhang Clan had a conscience and didn't directly swallow the 500,000 shi of grain and provisions. Apart from giving some to their boss, the Zhang Clan also swallowed 50,000 shi of grain and provisions. Including their expenses, they still had 320,000 shi of grain and provisions left!
"Sigh!" Liu Bei finally understood the wealth of Jing Province. No wonder all the feudal lords in the world coveted Jing Province. This was not a province, it was a land of gold! Jiangdong's Sun Ce did not want the Central Plains. Even though Yuan Shu was almost done, he still did not take over Yangzhou. Instead, he focused on attacking Jing Province. This was because Jing Province was so rich that it could rival a country's wealth. If it were not for the military advisor's strategy, the gates of Fan City would not have been closed. If the gates were closed, then Fan City would be indestructible. 300,000 shi of provisions, including the people in the city, would be enough to eat for several years.
This was also the reason why even though Lao Cao had unified the North and the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang still wanted Liu Bei to take over the Central Plains. With the wealth of Jing Province and the terrain of Shu Chuan, Da Ze could send troops from Hanzhong and fight for the Central Plains. Even if he suffered losses, he could still occupy Jing Province and Shu Chuan. If Guan Yu did not lose Jing Province, then it would be hard to say who would have the world.
The Zhang Clan didn't have any more provisions. After all, with this amount of provisions, the Zhang Clan didn't need to store more. In addition to the provisions left behind by Pang Tong, the Zhang Clan had a total of 450,000 shi of provisions. This wasn't just a brother-in-law.
Liu Mang worked himself to death and almost lost his own life. However, he only signed an agreement with Liu Biao for 500,000 shi of provisions. He had to divide the provisions into batches. However, Liu Bei's luck was not good. He took Fan City and got 400,000 shi of provisions. If Fan City was on the border of Yangzhou, then Liu Mang would have to make a surprise attack. The closest cities to Liu Mang's Yangzhou were Yiyang, Zaoyang and Xinye. Yiyang and Zaoyang had been captured long ago and were considered small cities. Xinye had provisions but it did not have more than fifty thousand shi. After all, the governor of Xinye was Liu Qi's son and the garrison only had ten thousand soldiers.
In order to guard against Liu Qi, the Cai family was willing to do anything. They directly threw Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou, to the border. Jiang Xia was too obvious. It could be seen at a glance that people would die. However, Xinye was a place near Yangzhou. It was also a place where war could break out. Xinye had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses and less than 50,000 shi of provisions. If there was a war, there was no other way except to defend and wait for reinforcements. Moreover, this was also a way for the Cai family to guard against Liu Qi. Once Liu Qi was disobedient, even if he wanted to rebel, he would not have the capital.
The Zhang family was full of gold and silver. They had at least 20,000 gold. After taking over Fan City, Liu Bei even had the impulse to attack Jingzhou. The wealth of Fan City and the Zhang family was even higher than Yuzhou. Wasn't this tempting to Liu Bei? Fortunately, Liu Bei still had some self-control. He knew that he shouldn't bite off more than he could chew. Even if Liu Bei's troops attacked Jingzhou, he wouldn't be able to defend it. He might even force Liu Biao into a life-and-death struggle.
"Let me go, I can walk on my own!" While Liu Bei and Jian Yong were completely immersed in the fantasy of getting rich, a reprimand came from the other side.
"Reporting to Milord, Zhang Gui has arrived!" Hu Che Er and Liao Hua came in. The two of them were fierce generals who broke through the city gates. It can be said that the merit of breaking through the city was in their hands. One could see the two of them dragging a tightly tied up general in the room.
"Reporting to Milord, Hu Che Er and Liao Hua have not disgraced Milord's mission. The enemy general, Zhang Gui, has arrived!" Liao Hua and Hu Che Er cupped their fists and reported to Liu Bei.
"Zhang Gui!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up. This was a local tyrant. The Zhang family could be considered rich. Moreover, Liu Bei had seen Zhang Gui in Fan City. If it wasn't for the lack of generals, Liu Bei wouldn't have been able to take down Fan City.
"This is our Milord!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Gui coldly snorted. Now that Fan City was broken, it can be said that half of his Zhang family was finished. Even if his elder brother in Xiangyang City could protect him from being punished by Liu Biao, the Zhang family's wealth and savings would be gone.
And the person in front of him was the one who caused all of this. How could Zhang Gui not resent him?
"Quickly get in! Quickly kneel! " Seeing Zhang Gui's slow footsteps, Hu Che Er kicked him. Zhang Gui didn't want to kneel and was kicked in the knee by Hu Che Er. Zhang Gui staggered and knelt in front of Liu Bei.
"Hey! Che Er, don't be rude! " Liu Bei didn't stop at first. He only stopped when Zhang Gui knelt in front of him.
"You are General Zhang Gui!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Gui with a smile. His face was very kind. If Zhang Gui didn't know that this person was the enemy who broke into his city, he might have thought that Liu Bei was treating him to a meal.
"Hmph!" Zhang Gui still didn't say anything.
"General Zhang Gui is a dragon among men. Even when Fan City was in such a state, you still managed to turn the tide!" Liu Bei was not stingy with his praise.
Sure enough, when Zhang Gui heard Liu Bei's praise, he couldn't be cold anymore. He said, "What is there to say about a defeated army?"
"General Zhang, victory and defeat are common in war!" Liu Bei shook his head and said.
"Haha, a loss is a loss! If you want to kill me, do whatever you want! " “
"How can you be like this? Our Milord treated you like this, you!" Liao Hua was unhappy. "You are being schemed against by our military advisor, and you are still so arrogant!"
"Military advisor?!" Zhang Gui was stunned.
"General Zhang Gui, the defeat of your army is not your fault. It is just that you have someone who can strategize and decide the outcome of the battle from a thousand miles away!" Liu Bei continued to explain to Zhang Gui.
"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan?!" Zhang Gui was stunned. In fact, he didn't know much about Pang Tong. However, most of Pang Tong's schemes were ruined by Liu Mang in Yangzhou. He even had a humiliating nickname, Jingzhou's Little Fire Chicken. Zhang Gui used to think of it as a joke. But now, according to Liu Bei's explanation, he lost to someone called Pang Tong. He had been schemed against from the start, and his sentry post in Fan City was taken out. He was wondering why there was only one place where the smoke signal rose.
"So the ones who took over the city gate were also your people?!" Zhang Gui asked.
Liu Bei nodded. It was a blessing to have such a military advisor. If only Liu Bei had met him earlier.
"They pretended to be the White Horse, deceived our army, and then took out our sentry post! No wonder, no wonder! " Zhang Gui smiled bitterly. He did not lose unjustly, he did not lose unjustly. He had been plotted against step by step.
"Pretended to be the White Horse?!" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't pursue the matter. Perhaps this was also one of the military advisor's schemes.
"General Zhang, now that Fan City has been taken! The General of Jingzhou can no longer go. Why don't you surrender? " Liu Bei looked at Zhang Gui with a sincere expression. He wanted to persuade Zhang Gui to surrender. Zhang Gui alone wasn't worth much. He was just a general, and now he was the general of a defeated army. However, Zhang Gui's identity was someone from the Zhang family in Jingzhou, which was the representative of the nobles. If Zhang Gui surrendered, it would send a message of goodwill to the nobles in Jingzhou. That was that Liu Bei was harmless to the nobles in Jingzhou. Even if he took over Jingzhou, these nobles would regain control of Jingzhou. This could be considered as buying bones with a thousand taels of gold.
"You want me to surrender? Dream on! " Zhang Gui said coldly. It wasn't that Zhang Gui had integrity, but he couldn't surrender. The Zhang family was led by his elder brother, Zhang Yun, and Fan Cheng. Fan Cheng was already finished. If he surrendered to Liu Bei, his elder brother would also be finished! He would implicate his elder brother. This way, the Zhang family would be finished. As long as his elder brother was still in Jingzhou, the Zhang family would have a chance to rise again. If he surrendered to Liu Bei, his elder brother would be finished in Jingzhou. Not to mention other things, he would lose the trust of his lord, Liu Biao.
"Just kill me!" Zhang Gui showed an attitude that said he was ready to be killed or scraped at any time.
"If you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish!" Liao Hua looked at Zhang Gui's attitude. A captive still acting like this. Wasn't he looking for death? As he spoke, Liao Hua pulled out the saber at his waist. The saber radiated a cold light. There were still bloodstains on it. He directly slashed at Zhang Gui's head.
Liu Bei didn't stop him immediately. Instead, he saw Zhang Gui close his eyes and wait for death. Only then did Liu Bei shout, "Yuanjian, stop!"
Liao Hua was already at the peak of second-rate martial general. Naturally, he could withstand the force in his hands. When he heard his lord, Liu Bei, he immediately put away his saber. "You're lucky!"
Zhang Gui also escaped from death. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Who would want to die if they could live?
"Come, come, come! Untie General Zhang Gui! " Liu Bei didn't get angry. Instead, he continued to smile. To be able to do what Liu Bei did was also a skill. Therefore, in the future, someone wrote a book for Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan.
"Milord, this?" Hu Che Er and Liao Hua hurriedly stopped him. Zhang Gui was still a martial general. Hu Che Er and Liao Hua worked together to capture Zhang Gui. If he was released, what would they do if he hurt someone?
"Untie General Zhang Gui!" Liu Bei didn't care at all. The current Zhang Gui couldn't do anything. Not to mention He Che Er and Liao Hua, Liu Bei's martial arts weren't weak. Moreover, there were Liu Bei's personal guards. Zhang Gui didn't have any weapons in his hands.
"Yes!" Liao Hua helplessly went forward to untie Zhang Gui. "Royal Uncle Liu, don't think that I will surrender to you just because you untie Zhang Gui!"
"Since the general is not willing to surrender, then naturally, I won't mention it!" Liu Bei said with a smile.
"What do you want to do? Kill me? Come! Here's a good head on your neck! "
"If I want to kill the general, why do I have to do it myself? I can have people drag the general away!"
Zhang Gui thought about it. If you want to kill me, why do you have to go through so much trouble? Could it be that you want to give me a more comfortable death?
"Then what do you want?"
"I want to send the general back!" Liu Bei's words shocked everyone present.
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