Cao Cao's army quickly entered Fan City.
The people of Fan City were terrified, afraid that Cao Cao would massacre the city like he did in Xuzhou.
After all, the people of Fan City supported Liu Bei and Guan Yu and had contributed a lot.
That was why they had such thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao didn't do anything to them. Instead, he gave them food and seeds.
To be honest, the people of Fan City were in dire need of food.
Although there was a lot of food in Jingzhou, Liu Bei needed a lot of food because of his large number of soldiers.
Without food, Liu Bei didn't ask for it. He only spread the news among the people that Cao Cao would massacre the city if he attacked.
The people believed it and thought that they could only survive if Liu Bei defended the city.
Thus, when the people heard about it, they were all moved by Liu Bei's kindness and voluntarily handed over food.
However, they could only tighten their belts.
With Cao Cao's help, they began to wonder if Liu Bei had been lying to them all this time.
In terms of the people's hearts, Cao Cao could be considered to have won a round.
The road was still under construction, so there was no hurry to attack the next city.
Guan Yu led the soldiers all the way to Xiangyang City.
"Second Brother, Second Brother!"
Liu Bei saw Guan Yu return and immediately rushed forward to welcome him.
Guan Yu said with an ashamed expression.
"Big Brother! I'm sorry! "
"Fan City still can't be defended!"
Liu Bei, however, shed a few tears.
"Second Brother, I don't blame you!
"The military advisor said that Fan City is difficult to defend. We just need to stall for time.
"Second Brother, you've already done well to stall for so long.
"As long as Second Brother can return safely, so what if we lose Fan City?"
Guan Yu was very touched and cupped his hands.
"Big Brother, I don't know where that bastard Cao got his sorcery from.
"He used a catapult to throw a small toy over, but it caused a huge explosion. The city walls could not withstand the explosion at all."
"Therefore, the archers I planted in ambush were not of much use."
"Then, they took out something that looked like a wooden stick."
"This thing will also make a sound, and then a hole will appear in the soldier's body. He will then lie on the ground and bleed profusely. There is no way to save him."
"With such an item, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our army to win!"
Hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
What sorcery?
What was that?
How could such a small thing trigger such a huge explosion that even the city walls were on the verge of collapsing?
How was this possible?
If someone else had said this, Liu Bei would definitely not have believed a single word. This was obviously an excuse for failure.
However, these words came from Guan Yu.
Guan Yu never lied, let alone to himself.
This time, Liu Bei felt even more incredulous. He whispered:
He said in a low voice, "Second Brother, I understand."
"Second Brother, you have been running around for a long time. Quickly settle down with the soldiers and have a good rest."
At this moment, Guan Yu was indeed a little tired.
During the defense of the city, Guan Yu had not slept for several days and nights. Now, he had to travel all the way to Xiangyang.
Even Guan Yu's body could not take it anymore.
"Thank you, Big Brother!"
After bowing, Guan Yu hurriedly left with his soldiers.
At this moment, Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back. After Guan Yu left, he narrowed his eyes and said to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong,
"My two military advisors, have you heard what Yun Chang said just now?"
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong narrowed their eyes and looked serious.
After thinking for a long time, the two finally shook their heads.
Pang Tong was the first to speak.
"My Lord, the scene described by General Guan is simply unheard of."
"However, General Guan would never use such clumsy words to excuse his failure, so it must be true."
"But if that's the case, even our current army is no match for Cao Cao!"
Zhuge Liang also sighed and said,
"Just a few small objects are enough to make the city walls tremble."
"If that's the case, then it's really troublesome."
"No matter how difficult it is to attack a city, as long as the city walls are destroyed, the defense ability will be greatly reduced."
"What kind of strange method did Cao Mende use?"
At this moment, the two's faces were clouded with worry.
If Cao Cao only had a large number of soldiers and a strong army, the two of them would have various methods to resolve the problem.
However, what they had just heard had seriously exceeded the scope of their understanding.
A small object that could blow up the city walls in a few blows?
What was this?
How could there be such a strange object in the world?
Pang Tong frowned and said, "It must be this object.
"This item must have been created by Bai Feng. The two of us have never heard of such a thing. I'm afraid that Bai Feng has discovered something strange."
"My Lord, why don't we send someone to secretly investigate it? If we can bring it back, Kongming and I might be able to study it."
Zhuge Liang nodded at the side.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong didn't just learn the art of war from Sima Hui.
The two of them also knew a lot about the ability to identify flowers and plants.
Zhuge Liang also created the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. This weapon was extremely useful, so Liu Bei had no doubts about it.
"Okay, then I'll try my best."
Liu Bei frowned and said,
"Now, I'm afraid that Cao Cao will pursue the victory and attack Xiangyang."
"When the time comes, if we can't get this strange object, I'm afraid that Xiangyang City won't be able to hold on."
At this point, Liu Bei couldn't help but secretly clench his fists.
He really didn't understand.
Why did Cao Cao always have such luck that others didn't have?
Moreover, it was after Bai Feng became Cao Cao's subordinate.
Whether it was Red Cliff or other things, Cao Cao always seemed to be able to crush him in all aspects.
This made Liu Bei very confused.
Could it be that Cao Cao was the one destined?
Otherwise, why did the heavens always favor Cao Cao?
No matter what this terrifying object that could explode was, it definitely couldn't be ignored.
Right now, there was only one person who could deal with it.
Just like Pang Tong said, send a spy and try his best to bring back this object.
As long as they could figure out what this object was, they would have the ability to deal with Cao Cao.
Otherwise, just this little thing alone was enough to make Liu Bei fail.
"Oh right, Kongming, send a messenger to inform Sun Quan of this news and ask him to think of a way."
Liu Bei ordered calmly.
There were many talents in Jiangdong. If both sides worked together, they might have a higher chance of getting this object.
When the time came, the two sides might be able to research it together and crack the secret of this object.
This was the benefit of an alliance between the two sides.
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