"Kill, kill, kill!" Outside Fan City, the sounds of killing filled the air. Even in the inner city, the shouts could be heard.
The people in the city were trembling in fear.
Fan City had already experienced war once. That time, it was Liu Bei who attacked the city. They were all old acquaintances. One of the reasons why Liu Bei failed to persuade them to surrender was because Liu Bei and Zhang Yun were not on the same side.
Also, after Liu Bei took over Fan City, he had plundered a lot of resources from the city.
Liu Bei's true ability was to appear benevolent and righteous on the surface but act behind the scenes.
"Lord Zhang has ordered for all the strong people to go up the city walls to help defend the city!" One of Zhang Yun's subordinates urged his warhorse to gallop in the city, shouting as he ran.
"I'll go!"
"I'll go too!" One by one, the people in the city began to move toward the city walls.
It was not that the people here had high awareness. Although Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were nobles, they were still very good to the people under their rule. All the people could live and work in peace and contentment.
Now, Liu Bei, who had disturbed their peaceful lives before, was here again. If Fan City was breached, they would no longer have a home. Thus, all of them were filled with righteous indignation.
"Mother, I'm going!" A young son stood in front of his elderly mother.
The mother tidied up her son's clothes. "Son, when you go up the city walls, help General Zhang defend the city. Don't be afraid of death. If the city is gone, your home will be gone too!"
"Go back, wife. I'll be back soon!" The people in Fan City all ran toward the city walls.
"General, if we don't act now, it will be too late!" In the city, Sun Ce's subordinates also received the news. They all excitedly told Sun Ce. Didn't they come to Fan City to prevent Liu Bei's army from taking over Fan City?
"Yes, General. Zhang Yun can't take it anymore. He's already mobilizing the people!"
"Boom!" Just as they were talking, a huge rock fell from the sky and smashed into a house, breaking the roof. Fortunately, there was no one in the house. If there was someone, that rock would have killed them.
These were the trebuchets of Liu Bei's army outside the city. Liu Bei was also ruthless. Since Zhang Yun didn't want to give him face, Liu Bei had no choice but to let go of everything and take Fan City. Even if Fan City was reduced to ruins, as long as the nobles were still there, it was fine.
As for Liu Bei's fear of offending the nobles?
In the past, Liu Bei might have been afraid. But now, Liu Bei wasn't. Perhaps the rulers would give some face to the nobles, but that didn't mean that they had to give face everywhere. Liu Bei had already given the Cai Family and the Lao Family a chance to surrender. Since these two families didn't want it, then they can't blame Liu Bei.
The nobles in the city were also familiar with the Cai Family and the Lao Family.
It was a good opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop. As for the other nobles in Jingzhou, they were just fence-sitters. There was no need to worry about them.
"Wait!" Sun Ce was also very uncomfortable. But in the end, Sun Ce still shouted and waited.
Going up the city walls now was undoubtedly courting death. Even if they were wearing the new armor and swords of the Yangzhou New Army, they wouldn't be able to withstand the flying rocks.
One had to know that Liu Bei was ruthless. There were no less than 20 trebuchets outside the city.
"How long do we have to wait?" Some people expressed their dissatisfaction. After all, Sun Ce came from Jiangdong. Some of them were still dissatisfied.
"Wait until the Lord lets us take action!" Sun Ce calmed down and said to the people around him.
In fact, Sun Ce didn't say one more thing. If they couldn't wait until then, they would have to send troops.
However, when the time came, they would inevitably alert the enemy. It would be difficult to deal with Liu Bei's Army.
Outside the city, by the Yangtze River, Guan Yu also returned to his camp. The fire in Fan City in the distance told him how fierce the battle was.
However, all of this had nothing to do with him. What he needed to do was to guard the Yangtze River to ensure that the provisions from Xiangyang would be sent to Nanyang. Also, if something unexpected happened, Guan Yu's army would be Liu Bei's backup.
"Second General!" Seeing Guan Yu return, a person in the camp hurriedly greeted him. "Second General, is there any news from Lord Sun?"
Guan Yu glanced at this person. This person was not an outsider. He was a helper that Sun Qian left in Guan Yu's army. Guan Yu was a military general. Although he often read military books, he still needed some civil officials to help him deal with matters. This person was borrowed from Sun Qian.
He was also Sun Qian's Junior Brother. Both of them studied under the Great Scholar Zheng Xuan.
After knowing that Yangzhou's army was attacking Runan, this person became anxious. Runan's soldiers were not a match for Yangzhou's army. Even Liu Bei did not dare to touch Yangzhou's tiger's butt.
Not to mention, the only thing left in Runan would be a dilapidated city with 15,000 soldiers and horses.
The only way for Runan to survive was to retreat back to Jingzhou.
However, where did Jingzhou come from? It was given to Liu Bei by Pang Shiyuan. That was why Sun Qian's Junior Brother panicked. He was afraid that Pang Shiyuan would attack Sun Qian. That was why he asked Guan Yu for help. He asked Guan Yu to go to Liu Bei's camp and sound him out.
Guan Yu smiled at this person. "Don't worry, De Fu. Everything will be fine. Big Brother has already sent a letter to Gong You. He wants Gong You to immediately retreat from Runan and come to Nanyang to meet up with Big Brother." This was what Guan Yu got from Liu Bei.
"That would be for the best. That would be for the best! "This person called De Fu could not help but nod. However, he felt that something was not right.
On the road from Wan City to Fan City.
A large army was marching forward, covered in dust. They didn't have any extra supplies, and each of them rode two horses. However, they didn't panic at all during the march.
"Assistant Minister Sun, we are about to enter Nanyang's territory!" A general cupped his fist and said to Sun Qian.
"Nanyang County!" This person called Assistant Minister Sun muttered to himself. After passing through here, we will meet again.
"Why? Why did you do that? I am clearly the most loyal person to you! "This man called Assistant Minister Sun shouted in his heart.
"Assistant Minister Sun, His Highness has ordered us to listen to everything you say. Please give the order!" The general beside him could not help but interrupt this person's muttering.
"En!" Assistant Minister Sun nodded. "Bring me a map!"
"Yes!" A topographic map of Nanyang County quickly appeared in Assistant Minister Sun's hands.
"Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Jian Yong's armies have formed a triangle formation. They are attacking Fan City with all their might! Assistant Minister, we will set off immediately and go around Liu Bei's back. We will definitely make that brat Liu Bei suffer the consequences of his actions! "The general said to Assistant Minister Sun as he looked at the layout of Liu Bei's army on the map.
"Forming horns with each other?!" Assistant Minister Sun looked at the layout of the map. The entire Liu Bei's army had formed a triangle. They could rely on each other.
"Let's go to Guan Yu's place!" Assistant Minister Sun said to the general beside him.
"Go to Guan Yu's place?" The general was stunned. He could not understand why they would go to Guan Yu's place. After all, Guan Yu was backed by the Yangtze River. He could fight with his back to the river. There were also countless Jing Province ships on the Yangtze River. Once the situation changed, they could immediately retreat to Xiangyang.
There was also the support of Liu Bei and Jian Yong's armies. It could be said that they were in an invincible position.
No one could take Guan Yu's army down.
"Yes, let's go to Guan Yu's place!" Assistant Minister Sun said calmly.
"But!" The general did not understand. This persimmon should be jumping on the soft side. With the mobility of their army, they could easily go around to Liu Bei's back and attack Liu Bei. Instead, they gave up on this soft persimmon and went to find trouble with Guan Yu.
Guan Yu's defense was the strongest. His army had not been mobilized at all. On the other hand, they were tired soldiers. He was waiting for an exhausted army.
If they attacked Guan Yu now, wouldn't they be looking for trouble?
"General Xu, if you don't want to listen to me, you can just leave. That would be letting me live in seclusion!" Assistant Minister Sun said indifferently.
"You!" The general was furious, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. His lord had already said that he must listen to this person's orders. If he did not, he would be punished. Moreover, this person already had the heart to live in seclusion. What kept him here was just a seed of revenge. If he really left, how many heads could he, Xu Sheng, withstand the lord's chop?
"I will listen to your orders, Assistant Minister!" The general could only grit his teeth and endure it.
"Mm!" Assistant Minister Sun did not say much. He just grunted and then issued an order, "All troops, dismount!"
"Everyone, dismount!" Xu Sheng listened to Assistant Minister Sun's words and ordered everyone to dismount from their warhorses.
"A hundred men take care of the horses. The rest of you, kneel and roll on the ground!" Assistant Minister Sun began to issue orders.
"Kneel and roll on the ground?" Although Xu Sheng did not understand, he still did it.
"Swoosh!" All of a sudden, Assistant Minister Sun pulled out his saber from his warhorse and slashed at Xu Sheng.
"What are you doing?" Before Xu Sheng could react, a few of his personal guards surrounded him and glared at Assistant Minister Sun like a tiger eyeing its prey.
"Get out of the way!" Assistant Minister Sun's tone was very calm.
"Mm?!" Xu Sheng looked at Assistant Minister Sun. Assistant Minister Sun was coming at him with a saber. Xu Sheng did not know if it was because he was confident in his strength or because of other reasons, but he still said, "Get out of the way, let Assistant Minister Sun come over!"
Assistant Minister Sun walked to Xu Sheng's side and quickly cut out several strips of cloth from Xu Sheng's clothes. There were even some places that were starting to leak.
Suddenly, Xu Sheng's eyes widened and he felt a pain in his arm.
Blood immediately flowed from Xu Sheng's shoulder.
"Courting death!" Xu Sheng's subordinates were furious. This guy actually dared to hurt their general.
Xu Sheng also frowned.
Seeing Xu Sheng's subordinates pull out their sabers and surround him, Assistant Minister Sun became calmer and calmer.
Assistant Minister Sun didn't seem to notice this. He took out his saber and slashed at his own arm.
Blood quickly flowed out.
Xu Sheng looked at Assistant Minister Sun's self-mutilation and seemed to understand something. "Everyone, do as I say!"
Assistant Minister Sun raised his head and looked at Xu Sheng a few more times.
"Let's go!" Assistant Minister Sun got on his warhorse. There were only a few riders behind him. The rest of the soldiers got off their warhorses and injured themselves. Although no one died, there was still a heavy smell of blood in the air when thousands of people were slashed by each of them.
Along the way, Xu Sheng was very obedient to Assistant Minister Sun. He followed Assistant Minister Sun wherever he told them to go. He could even tell that Assistant Minister Sun was taking them on a detour. They could have reached their destination directly, but now they had taken a lot of unnecessary detours. They had already been to several places several times.
However, Xu Sheng still did not say anything.
Finally, Assistant Minister Sun spoke. "Are you wondering why I left Liu Bei and went to find Guan Yu instead?"
Xu Sheng did not speak. Instead, he looked straight at Assistant Minister Sun.
"Don't worry. I will definitely fulfill my promise to your Lord. I will not lead you to your deaths! Although Guan Yu has the strongest military strength and the highest defense among the three armies, don't forget that this high defense is only against the enemy. We are on the same side! "Assistant Minister Sun began to reveal his true intentions to Xu Sheng on the other side.
"On the same side!" Xu Sheng nodded. If Assistant Minister Sun had not reminded them, they would have forgotten that they were no longer the Yangzhou New Army, but Liu Bei's Army. They were no longer wearing black uniforms, but green. The green of Liu Bei's Army.
"After taking a detour to Liu Bei's Army, although we can defeat Liu Bei, it will only be a rout!" Assistant Minister Sun suddenly became talkative. "As long as Guan Yu is there, Liu Bei can easily retreat to Xiangyang. His army's losses are limited. He can still gather more from Jingzhou!" In troubled times, human lives were the most worthless. Naturally, many people would go back and join the army for a mouthful of food.
"And if we take down Guan Yu!" Assistant Minister Sun stopped talking.
If Xu Sheng still did not understand, then he was really stupid. If they took down Guan Yu's army, not only would they block Liu Bei's path of retreat, but it would also be a serious blow to the morale of Liu Bei's Army.
If they really succeeded, Liu Bei would really have to bear a grudge in Nanyang Prefecture.
Xu Sheng could not help but look at Assistant Minister Sun a few more times. The Lord said that he was only a second-rate strategist. However, no matter how he looked at him, it did not seem like it. Could it be that he had the power to take revenge?
Assistant Minister Sun did not tell Xu Sheng something. Among the three of them, Guan Yu was the most benevolent and righteous. It could be said that he was the only one who was still living in a dream.
He was living in a dream of honor and integrity!
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