Invincible Three Kingdoms System

Chapter 423 Liu Bei prepares for battle
"kill!"

Cao Cao's army, which had already retreated, suddenly heard the sound of shouting to kill from behind, Cao Cao couldn't help snorting coldly, then Liu Bei really took the opportunity to pursue him and wanted to profit from it.

Cao Cao looked behind him, snorted coldly, and said, "Since Liu Bei dares to come, he has to pay the price!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao waved the flag and led the army to continue to retreat, completely ignoring the Xuzhou sergeants chasing after him, as if he had a plan in mind.

Under the leadership of Guan Yu's school knife team, Xuzhou sergeants divided into three groups, Li Jin on the left and Zhang Chao on the right, rushing to kill Cao Jun in the direction of retreat!
However, during the rapid pursuit, there was a sudden whizzing sound of piercing through the air on both sides of the road.

Sergeant Xuzhou turned his head to look, and couldn't help but be scared out of his wits. He saw that the sky was full of arrows!

"Defense!" Guan Yu roared loudly.

A Qinglong Yanyue Saber danced vigorously, blocking all the incoming arrows, and the rest of the soldiers also looked good, either using shields or weapons to block the incoming arrows.

However, after all, there are people who can't keep up with their movements. As long as they fail to block it, the next thing will be the end of random arrows piercing through the body.

Fortunately, Cao Cao's purpose was only to delay the pursuit, and there were not many archers left behind. After a few rounds of shooting, there was no movement.

But the effect is indeed obvious, not to mention how many soldiers' lives were taken away by this rain of arrows, the most important thing is that Cao Cao's army was able to throw off the pursuit of Guan Yu and others.

Guan Yu Danfeng opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly: "The whole army obeys the order and pursues at full speed, vowing to catch up with Cao thief!"

However, before departure, the sound of "Dang! Dang! Dang!" suddenly came from the direction of Xiapi City.

Mingjin withdraws troops?

Guan Yu looked in the direction of Xiapi City with some doubts. Could it be that something happened there?
While Guan Yu was hesitating, a messenger soldier flew over to Guan Yu, clasped his fists and said, "Report to General Guan, my lord ordered the troops to withdraw!"

"What? Something happened to Xiapi?" Guan Yu asked eagerly.

The messenger replied: "There is no change in Xiapi, it's just the Lord's order."

Guan Yu frowned, since Xiapi was safe, why did he withdraw his troops?Although after this delay, Cao Jun walked far away, but if he continued to pursue, it was still possible to catch up.

Glancing at the messenger, Guan Yu also knew that it was impossible to have any more important information, so he had to go back to the city and ask his elder brother.

"Go back to the city!" Guan Yu gave an order and withdrew to Xiapi City.

After Cao Cao received the news of Guan Yu's withdrawal, he couldn't help but relax a lot, so he stopped guarding his back and returned to Yanzhou at full speed.

Guan Yu, Li Jin and Zhang Chao who returned to Xiapi immediately came to see Liu Bei.

Above the hall, Liu Bei's face was livid, and Chen Gong and Mi Zhu beside him also had bad faces.

"Brother, what happened, why didn't you continue chasing Thief Cao?" Guan Yu asked.

Liu Bei let out a long sigh, looked at Chen Gong in a blink of an eye, and said, "Let's talk about it, Gongtai."

Chen Gong arched his hands and said to Guan Yu: "General Guan, you have received the military report that Zhao Qian has dispatched troops and is attacking Xuzhou!"

"what!"

Hearing this news, not only Guan Yu, but also Zhang Chao and Li Jin all changed their faces drastically. They thought to themselves that they could withstand Cao Cao, but they must not be able to defeat Zhao Qian!
How is it good?

Several people raised this question at the same time.

Liu Bei spoke first, and said slowly: "Why don't you surrender Zhao Qian? Although Zhao Qian is holding the emperor hostage and coercing the world, he is not bad for surrendering generals. Since he can't resist, let's go our separate ways."

"What about you, my lord?" Chen Gong asked.

Liu Bei laughed and said, "I am a nobleman of the Han family, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing. Although I am not enough to support the Han family, I must not surrender to the Han thieves! After the police are settled, I will kill myself in front of my face to thank my ancestors!"

"Brother!" Guan Yu called out hastily.

Immediately afterwards, Guan Yu took a step forward and said: "I am bound to Jinlan with my elder brother. I don't want to live together, I only want to die together. Now that my elder brother is in danger, my younger brother will take care of himself. If anyone wants to harm my elder brother, he must first straddle my corpse." !"

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei wiped his tears with the corner of his sleeve, choked with sobs and said, "You really deserve to be my good brother!"

"My sister is the wife of the lord, how can I abandon her?" Mi Zhu said with a smile.

Chen Gong also cupped his hands and said: "Since we have chosen the lord, we will be with us through life and death, please rest assured, lord. General Zhang, is that so?"

"Of course!" Zhang Chao nodded and said, "My brother was killed by Cao thief, and I have to avenge this revenge. I vow to follow the Lord to the death."

Li Jin laughed loudly, and said: "I was born in the county for nothing, and I won the lord. I will not give up, and I will be hired as a general. I regard the lord as a confidant, and I will serve with my life!"

Liu Bei listened to everyone's stance and was silent. Looking at each of them, he suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "My Liu Xuande, what virtue can I have, and I have the help of all the gentlemen? Please accept Xuande's worship!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei stood up, arched his hands, and gave a deep salute.

Chen Gong and Mi Zhu who were beside him hurriedly helped Liu Bei up, and said, "My lord, why do you need to do this? Are we the ones who are in danger and rebellious?"

Liu Bei straightened his chest, sat down again, and asked, "Since everyone is working together, what is the best way to defeat the enemy?"

Speaking of this matter, it was another difficult problem, everyone was silent, unable to think of any good solution, so they had to cast their eyes on Chen Gong.

Chen Gong also sighed softly, and said: "Zhao Qian's soldiers are strong and powerful, and there are many advisers. Instead of fighting, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. It's better to stick to the city. Zhao Qian is far away, and the food and grass are not enough, so he must retreat."

"No, no." Mi Zhu shook his head.

Chen Gong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there any clever plan for Zizhong?"

Mi Zhu shook his head and said: "There is no clever plan. It's just that Zhao Qian has a secluded land that merges the four prefectures of Hebei and Qinghai. There is a lot of food and grass and a lot of troops. If the two armies are exhausted, they may not be able to overwhelm him."

"Ugh!"

How could Chen Gong not know?It's just that there is really no good way to face Zhao Qian, and it can only be delayed for a while.

One force down ten will!In the face of absolute power, the strategy seems very powerless.

Liu Bei also knew the current situation, so he had no choice but to say: "There is no other way, just stick to the city."

"Everyone listen to the order, before Zhao Qian's army arrives, quickly lead the sergeants in the city, strengthen the city wall, dig deep trenches, and prepare for battle!" Liu Bei ordered.

"Decree!" Several people shouted loudly.

Chen Gong thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, why don't you send another army to station outside the city, and my lord sticks to the city, and the two echo each other, thinking of horns, and rescue each other, maybe there will be a turning point."

"Oh? Who can stay outside the city?" Liu Bei asked.

Chen Gong looked at the generals and said, "It must be General Li Jin. General Li is excellent in martial arts and can serve as a servant."

"Just as Gongtai said!" Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

　Recommend a historical novel "Hands and Eyes to the Sky", the author An Xing, this book won the Historical Brainstorm Essay Award, it can be seen that this book is extraordinary, if you are interested, go and read it.

　　


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