Compared to Jiangdong, Liu Bei did not have a stable territory to recruit soldiers.
Compared to the Cao Army, Liu Bei did not have such a strong force.
If Liu Bei lost something like faith, why would Mingshi go to Liu Bei? He would definitely find another job.
In that case, Liu Bei did not have a choice.
Cao Pi quickly cupped his hands and said,
"Sir, you have a good plan!"
At this time, at Liu Bei's place.
Ma Teng and the others anxiously urged Liu Bei,
"Brother Xuande! What are you thinking? We have to attack now! "
"I'm also very sad that these soldiers have fallen into the enemy's hands, but how can there be no casualties in war?"
"When the time comes, we just have to take care of their parents!"
Seeing that Liu Bei was still silent, Han Sui was also a little anxious,
"This is our only chance!"
"If we miss this opportunity, when Cao Cao returns to defend Xuchang, we won't be able to take down Xuchang!"
Zhuge Liang also advised from the side,
"My lord, General Ma Teng is right! My lord, please reconsider! "
Liu Bei thought for a long time.
At this time, Liu Bei also knew the importance of taking down Xuchang.
After thinking for a while, Liu Bei closed his eyes, no longer looking at the soldiers in front of him who were about to be slaughtered, and muttered, "You're right.
We are attacking Xuchang this time to suppress the traitors who usurped the country and save the emperor from the fire and water. "
"Compared to the emperor, what are the gains and losses of me, Liu Bei, compared to the emperor?"
Hearing this, Ma Teng was immediately overjoyed.
Liu Bei obviously meant that he agreed to attack!
Without further ado, Ma Teng directly drew his sword and charged forward,
"Brothers, charge!"
At this time, Bai Feng, who was not far away, spoke again, "Save the emperor from the fire and water.
"Save the Son of Heaven? Are you sure you are not here to kidnap the Son of Heaven?"
"In order to protect the Emperor from being harmed by you, when you were attacking the city, I had already moved the Emperor out of the city. He should have reached Chang 'an by now."
"Even if you take down Xu Chang, you can forget about obtaining the Son of Heaven!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's tightly shut eyes suddenly widened. He looked at Bai Feng in disbelief.
The Son of Heaven was removed. When did this happen?
Suddenly, Liu Bei remembered.
On the second day of the attack, all the troops were concentrated at the North Gate.
At that time, the other three gates of Xuchang were completely unguarded!
If that was the case, there was indeed a gap in time for Tian Zi to withdraw!
He had miscalculated!
Seeing that Ma Teng was about to rush up, Liu Bei quickly raised his hand to stop him.
"Brother Xuande, what is the meaning of this?!"
After being stopped by Liu Bei time and time again, Ma Teng was starting to get angry.
As a man, he should just attack. Why was he still hesitating and being so wishy-washy?!
As a person from Xiliang, Ma Teng only knew how to attack cities and find a place to live. How could he think as much as Liu Bei?
At this moment, Liu Bei understood that it was impossible to attack Xu Changcheng.
Without the Son of Heaven, Xu Chang was just a ruined city.
Although Xu Chang was rich and was Cao Cao's starting point.
But what was the use of that?
Without the Son of Heaven, could attacking Cao Cao's hometown make Cao Cao and his soldiers lose their will to fight?
In this attack on Xu Chang, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang originally wanted to have the Son of Heaven in their hands.
As long as the Son of Heaven was in their hands, no matter how angry Cao Cao was, he would not dare to attack Xu Chang rashly.
Because when that time came, Cao Cao would truly be an unrighteous master!
Originally, Cao Cao was called a traitor who held the Son of Heaven to order his vassals. Liu Bei dared to attack Xu Chang, where the Son of Heaven was located, because of this!
Therefore, Liu Bei dared to abandon the reputation that he had maintained for a long time. Even if he did not save these soldiers, as long as he obtained the Son of Heaven, he would be the master of controversy. In the future, when he recruited famous officials and soldiers, he would have a gimmick to attract people to join him!
At that time, his great cause would be considered complete!
Without the Son of Heaven, he could not lose his reputation no matter what.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei stopped Ma Teng.
"General Shoucheng! We cannot attack Xu Chang! "
As Liu Bei spoke, he looked at the soldiers and a few drops of tears fell.
This time, it was for the Son of Heaven. These words could not be known by Ma Teng or his soldiers!
These soldiers in front of him were the best excuse.
"Liu Xuande! I really misjudged you! "
At this moment, Ma Teng's veins were already bulging.
He shouted angrily, "These soldiers are the soldiers of Xi Liang. To be able to die for our cause, they have not lived in vain. None of the soldiers of Xi Liang are afraid of death!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he did not have the slightest intention of backing down.
"General Shoucheng, that's a human life!"
Ma Teng was so angry that he did not know what to say. At this moment, Ma Teng wanted to kill Liu Bei.
However, when he looked at Guan, Zhang, and Zhao who were beside Liu Bei, Ma Teng could not bear to kill them.
This was not something that could be done just by saying it.
If he really attacked Liu Bei now, the Xi Liang Army would definitely start a war with the 30,000 Liu Bei Army.
Although the Xi Liang Army was powerful, most of them were new soldiers. Their actual combat experience was far from Liu Bei's men.
Moreover, Liu Bei also has three top-tier generals. If he were to kill Liu Bei, he would not be able to withstand the anger of the three generals.
"Good! Good! Good! "
Ma Teng was so angry that he laughed coldly.
"Liu Xuande, remember your choice today. From now on, we will cut off all ties! Don't regret it! "
After that, Ma Teng turned his horse around, gritted his teeth, and shouted in a low voice,
"Retreat!"
The Xi Liang Army was dumbfounded.
What's going on?
Isn't Xuchang already under attack? Why are we suddenly retreating?
The meat is already in our mouths. Why are we leaving?
However, since it was Ma Teng's order, these soldiers did not dare to disobey. They quickly left the city.
"Bai Feng, I have already retreated. Let these soldiers go!"
Liu Bei looked coldly at Bai Feng and shouted in a low voice.
After achieving his goal, Bai Feng was not a bloodthirsty person. After the Xi Liang Army that entered Xuchang left, Bai Feng ordered the soldiers to release the soldiers.
"My lord! Why did you … "
Zhuge Liang looked helplessly at Liu Bei. He did not know what to say.
Although Liu Bei's action had ruined his plan, how could Zhuge Liang not know what Liu Bei was thinking?
If they could not get the Emperor, what was the point of having Xuchang?
Guan Yu and Zhang Tie sighed softly and did not say a word.
Both of them knew that their big brother was benevolent and righteous. Even if their big brother had really given up on Xuchang, they could only follow behind him.
Was it wrong to be benevolent and righteous?
"Big brother, you are making things difficult for yourself!"
When Zhang Fei saw this, he could not help but twitch his mouth and say.
Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei's shoulder and said,
"Sometimes, there are more important things than victory!"
"Big brother!"
Zhang Fei looked firmly at Liu Bei.
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