In Runan City of Yuzhou, the originally lifeless Runan City suddenly seemed to have a vitality.
The current master of Yuzhou was Escapist Liu. Why do I need to calculate? Because of the eight counties in Yuzhou, three of them were in the hands of Yangzhou and two were in the hands of Cao Cao.
Of the remaining three counties, two of them were almost no man's land. Because of the massacre by Yangzhou's army, the cities were directly burned to ashes after being breached. Some of the common people were also evacuated by Yangzhou's army. It can be said that in Yuzhou, Liu Bei's control was only one county.
Relying on this county, Liu Bei's life was very miserable.
Liu Mang's migration policy also included this county.
In addition, our Escapist Liu's heart was higher than the sky. He wholeheartedly wanted to make a comeback. He was militaristic. In one county, there were fifty thousand soldiers and horses. How could he afford to raise them? Therefore, the common people were very miserable. Our Escapist Liu was not as black-hearted as Brother Cao. Therefore, in order to maintain his benevolence, he could not prevent the common people from escaping.
Soon, his only remaining county did not have many people.
Originally, Liu Bei's heart was about to die. Because from top to bottom, there was no way to survive.
In the north, there was Cao Cao, Cao Mengde. This Prime Minister Cao had been played by Escapist Liu once. At that time, Escapist Liu almost lost Xuzhou.
Therefore, it was impossible for Liu Bei to go to Cao Cao again. If he went, he would go in vertically and come out horizontally.
In the east, there was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Escapist Liu did not talk about the love and hatred between him and Liu Mang. He had attacked Yangzhou several times and almost killed the King Of Shu. Would the King Of Shu accept him? His current situation was caused by His Highness the King Of Shu.
Not to mention the love story between our Running Liu and that Mr. Lu Bu that has to be mentioned.
Starting from Hulao Pass, all the way to Yan Province, Xu Province, and then until now.
He, Mr. Lü Bu, was almost sent to meet the King of Hell by Running Liu. Would Escapist Liu still dare to seek refuge?
In the south was Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Although Liu Bei and He were from the same sect, they were very wary of Liu Bei. Even if Liu Bei went over, he wouldn't be able to get anything out of it.
To the west was the Great Northwest. What was the use of him, Liu Bei, going to Western Liang? The land was far away. Perhaps Liu Bei wouldn't be able to run to Western Liang before he knelt down on the road.
Therefore, Sir Escapist Liu was in a state of despair. He felt that the world was slowly becoming malicious and unfair to the Heaven. Our Escapist Liu had already cried for a good opportunity. It was simply sad to hear about it.
But now it was good. His Excellency Running Liu suddenly pushed aside the clouds and saw the blue sky.
He got two letters from Jingzhou. One of the letters was an invitation for him to go to Jingzhou to preside over a major event.
Of course, this wasn't what was written in the letter from Jingzhou. Instead, it was Running Liu who interpreted it.
The letter from Jingzhou was written that Lord Xuande was a great talent and invited Lord Xuande to Jingzhou to discuss a major event.
The other letter was written that Lord Xuande should come to Jingzhou to preside over a major event. The corner of Liu Bei's mouth was about to smile. However, according to Running Liu's cautiousness, he still couldn't figure it out.
"Big Brother, Big Brother!" While Running Liu was still entangled, an anxious voice came from outside the room.
A red-faced man with a long beard ran in.
"Second Brother!" Running Liu saw the person who came. This red-faced man with a long beard and a green hat on his head was none other than Guan Yu.
"Big Brother, I heard there's news about Third Brother?" Guan Yu's face was full of joy.
"Yes!" Liu Bei nodded.
"Where is he, where is he?" Guan Yu anxiously asked. To tell the truth, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's relationship was really good. It was even better than Guan Yu's relationship with Zhang Fei. After all, both of them were martial artists.
Running Liu handed over the letter in his hand. Guan Yu took it and looked at it. It really was a letter written by Zhang Fei to Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
"It's Third Brother, it's Third Brother! Big Brother, let's go immediately. Third Brother said that he wants us to go to Jingzhou to discuss important matters with him! "Guan Yu anxiously said to Liu Bei.
Escapist Liu nodded his head. He also had this idea.
"My Lord, you can't!" Just when Running Liu was ready to set the tone, a middle-aged scholar ran in and anxiously shouted to Liu Bei.
"Gongyou?" Liu Bei saw the person and asked doubtfully, "Why are you here?"
"My Lord, did My Lord get a letter from Jingzhou and want My Lord to go to Jingzhou to discuss important matters?" Sun Qian asked Liu Bei.
"Gongyou, how do you know?" Liu Bei was puzzled.
"My Lord, did you forget that Qian is now helping My Lord to collect information?" Sun Qian said to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei nodded. This letter was sent from Jingzhou. Sun Qian may have already read it.
However, Liu Bei had wrongly accused Sun Qian. This was because that person was Sun Qian's enemy. How could that person pass his book to Sun Qian? Because of this, he used a secret method to send the book to Sun Qian. Even Sun Qian did not know about it. Unfortunately, Sun Qian did not have the ability to obtain this information.
That was Yangzhou's Jinyi Guards. The matters discussed in Jingzhou could not be hidden from Yang Hong's Jinyi Guards.
Among them, Huang She, the commander of the Jingzhou Army, was brainless. He actually wanted to bring Yuzhou's Liu Bei to Jingzhou to establish a foundation with him.
This was not establishing a foundation, it was giving away the foundation to others.
Therefore, with Liu Mang's permission, Yang Hong sent a message to Sun Qian. He even told Sun Qian that Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Fei were in Jingzhou. After receiving this news, Sun Qian was not happy.
Instead, he was shocked or afraid.
Who did not know the relationship between Pang Shiyuan and Sun Qian? Aside from wanting to kill the other party openly, the two of them were prepared to kill the other party at any other time.
Go to Jingzhou! Indeed, with Huang She's intelligence, it was possible for him to give Jingzhou to Liu Bei.
But if he, Sun Qian, were to go, he would really be dead.
With Pang Shiyuan's personality, he would not rest until he killed Sun Qian.
That's why our Lord Sun Qian panicked. In his panic, he immediately galloped over.
"My Lord, you can't go to Jingzhou!" Sun Qian shouted loudly.
"Why can't I go?" Liu Bei frowned. He, Liu Bei, was now at the end of his rope. It was not easy for him to get a chance to turn things around. How could he, Liu Bei, give up just like that? He, Liu Bei, would definitely not be willing to accept this. Therefore, Liu Bei questioned Sun Qian.
"My Lord, the Third General and Pang Shiyuan have disappeared for almost half a year. According to Sun Qian's information, the two of them are dead. For my Lord, how could two dead people release information and let my Lord go to Jingzhou? This is clearly a trap! It's to harm my Lord! " Sun Qian tried to dissuade Liu Bei.
Although Liu Mang did not manage to kill Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Fei, he still sent out troops to kill them.
In the end, if Zhang Fei did not break through, the two of them might have been killed on the spot. Even so, Zhang Fei and Pang Shiyuan were not any better. In order to appease the people and attack the morale of Liu Bei's army, Liu Mang announced that Zhang Fei and Pang Shiyuan were killed.
Therefore, Sun Qian opened his mouth.
"Mr. Gongyou, my Third Brother is not dead. He's still alive!" Guan Yu, who had never joined Sun Qian's debate, suddenly spoke up.
"How did the Second General know?" Sun Qian frowned. He did not expect Guan Yu to disagree with him. In the past, both sides were very happy.
"From these words, I can recognize my Third Brother's handwriting! It can't be wrong. Big Brother, look here and here! " Guan Yu pointed out a few words. How could Guan Yu not recognize Zhang Fei's handwriting?
Everyone knew that Zhang Fei was a butcher, but they did not know that Zhang Fei was also a calligraphy master. Not only could he kill pigs and buy wine, but his calligraphy was also superb.
Guan Yu liked to read. At this time, there was no printing technology, so he had to copy the books himself.
Zhang Fei copied many books for Guan Yu, including the Spring and Autumn Annals.
Guan Yu overflowed with the Spring and Autumn Annals, so Guan Yu naturally recognized his Third Brother's handwriting.
Liu Bei did not care about these things. Guan Yu's words made sense, so Liu Bei believed him.
Sun Qian gritted his teeth. He did not expect Guan Yu to recognize Zhang Fei's handwriting. But it did not matter. He had another way! Sun Qian gritted his teeth and spoke to Liu Bei.
"My Lord, if Pang Shiyuan and the Third General are not dead, then you have to be more careful. In such a situation, how many people can survive?! Unless … "Sun Qian deliberately did not finish his sentence and looked at Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
"Unless …?" Liu Bei's eyes turned.
"My Lord, a person who disappeared for a long time suddenly appeared. Don't you think it's strange?" Sun Qian said to Liu Bei.
"Strange?"
"My Lord, this is a trap. And this trap is targeted at you. The Third General may still be alive, but he may have been captured!" Sun Qian's words made sense.
Liu Bei also pondered. Although Liu Bei wanted to break the current situation, Liu Bei also cherished his life more.
Sun Qian was right. If Liu Bei were to bring all of his subordinates over, then Liu Bei would be able to do whatever he wanted. He would be able to exchange his shares for his own.
But what if it was fake? Then Liu Bei would be in trouble. The current Liu Bei could no longer withstand such torment.
The fifty thousand soldiers under his command were already the last of Liu Bei's assets.
The current situation was not like the past. In the past, there were many vassals. The bigger ones only had the land of a county, while the smaller ones had the land of a village. They only had a few thousand soldiers under their command.
At that time, even if Liu Bei was beaten naked, as long as he was still alive, he could immediately form a new army and continue to fight for territory.
But now, it was different. Those vassals were either dead or injured. The big fish swallowed the small fish, and the small fish ate the small shrimp.
Now, there were no longer any small vassals. Most of them were giants.
For example, Cao Cao over there, and King Of Shu over there, Liu Mang over there.
They had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under their command. Once Liu Bei lost his foundation, he would be completely finished. What could he use to fight against others?
Liu Bei was not young anymore. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was only 28 years old. Now, he was 40 years old. If this continued, he would be 50 years old.
How could he withstand the torment? Therefore, Liu Bei had already found a vassal to beg for mercy and surrender. For example, Cao Cao. He could beg Cao Cao to spare his life. At worst, he would give up everything.
Cao Cao liked his second brother, Guan Yu. As long as Guan Yu was still alive, Liu Bei would not have to worry about his life. In the end, he would just be a rich man and enjoy his life.
Or he could seek refuge with King Of Shu, Liu Mang. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was not easy to deal with, but his cheap father-in-law was easy to deal with.
Although Lü Bu was brave and fierce, he still had the temperament of a child. He loved face very much. As long as Liu Bei was shameless, he could kneel in front of Lü Bu and call him father.
Perhaps Lü Bu would let Liu Bei go. In order to show his magnanimity, he could even give Liu Bei a very comfortable old age.
Such a choice made Liu Bei hesitate.
Should he fight and show Liu Bei his great ambition, or should he put down his ambition and become a rich man?
"Big brother, don't you care about third brother?" Guan Yu was anxious. He stood at the side and said to Liu Bei. No matter what Sun Qian said, Zhang Fei was still alive.
Even if he was caught, even if it was a trap, Guan Yu would still rescue him. Because that was his third brother. They had made a vow in the Peach Garden that they were not born on the same day, month, and year, but they would die on the same day, month, and year.
"Second general, Jingzhou is dangerous. Even the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, almost couldn't come back from Jingzhou. He was killed by Liu Biao. If the lord goes there, he will be risking his life!" Sun Qian advised Guan Yu.
Liu Bei was also a little moved. To be honest, now that he was old, Liu Bei did not have the same impulse as before.
"Big brother, if you don't go rescue him, then give me thousands of soldiers. I, Guan Yu, will go personally. If I unfortunately die in battle, please help me take care of my family!" Guan Yu said and was ready to leave.
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