The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

Fancheng has been broken, Liu Bei's army took advantage of the situation and captured Nanjun. The next step is to direct the troops towards Xiangyang, hoping to capture the capital of Jingzhou and conquer Nanyang County in one go.

Xu Shu also arrived at Xiangyang with an army of 200,000. Cao Zhang read out the imperial decree and, on behalf of the imperial court, accepted the seal of the Jingzhou governor and the household registration book of Jingzhou. Liu Cong and Mrs. Cai were sent to Chang'an to accompany the emperor, and the Jingzhou governor The post will be temporarily replaced by Cai Mao.

At this time, the positions of the four major families in Jingzhou are: the Cai family and the Kuai family support Cai Mao, the Pang family supports Liu Bei, and the Huang family is neutral.

Liu Bei didn't know that 200,000 Yan troops had entered Xiangyang City, and he began to dream of becoming the Lord of Jingzhou.

Zhang Fei led 3,000 infantry soldiers to form a formation at the foot of Xiangyang City. He asked the soldiers to shout at the top of their voices, "Child Cai Mao, quickly open the city and surrender. I will spare your life. Otherwise, when the city is broken, your entire Cai family will be wiped out."

The gate of Xiangyang City opened, and a general came out with a gun, shouting, "Zhang Nan of Hebei Province is here to take your life."

Zhang Fei didn't say much, and rushed forward with a snake spear that was eight feet tall. The two faced each other, and in just one turn, Zhang Nan was stabbed off the horse with the roar of the black horse.

None of the Hebei generals in the city participated in the Battle of Hulao Pass that year, so naturally they didn't recognize Zhang Fei, but they knew Wu Zima and were able to control such a famous horse in the world. Not an ordinary person. Among the generals in Hebei during this southern expedition, Wen Chou and Zhang He were the most skilled in martial arts. Zhang He had obviously fallen in love with the Wu Zui horse and decided to seize it from Zhang Fei.

Zhang He wielded the Phoenix Mouth Saber and collided with Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, igniting sparks. The two of them fought back and forth for ten rounds.

Zhang He thought to himself: This black guy is very strong, and this weapon seems to be unusual. So after blocking Zhang Fei's killer move, he jumped out of the battle circle and asked, "Can I share my name with the general?"

Zhang Fei did not hide it, "I am Zhang Yide from Yan! You have a very good name, but you have some abilities."

Zhang He said, "I am Zhang He, the famous general of Hebei."

After exchanging names, the two fought for ten more rounds, and Zhang He gradually felt that he was outmatched. Xu Shu, who was watching the battle in the city, immediately ordered the money to be withdrawn. Before setting off for the battle, Lu Bu secretly told Xu Shu that the safety of He and Wen Chou must be ensured in this battle.

Hearing the sound of gold ringing, Zhang He made a false move with his sword and retreated into the city.

Zhang Fei won two formations in a row and his morale was greatly boosted. The soldiers behind him kept shouting. Zhang Fei felt that his strength was not exhausted yet, so he continued to call for formation.

Seeing that Zhang He was defeated, Wen Chou picked up the white jade halberd and was about to go out of the city to fight Zhang Fei. Xu Shu stopped him and sent Chen Lan and Lei Bo to fight Zhang Fei. These two men were originally Yuan Shu's generals. After Yuan Shu's power was destroyed, they defected to the third son of Yuan. After Lu Bu pacified Jizhou, they turned to Lu Bu's army again. Such capricious people are what Lu Bu dislikes the most. Before the southern expedition, Lu Bu instructed Xu Shu to find an opportunity to get rid of Chen Lan and Lei Bo.

Everything was as expected. Chen Lan and Lei Bo went to fight Zhang Fei together, but within five seconds, they were killed. Xu Shu took the opportunity to issue an exemption card.

Seeing that the no-war sign was hung on Xiangyang City, Zhang Fei ordered his soldiers to retreat twenty miles and set up camp to rest. He also sent someone to report the battle situation to Liu Bei in Nanjun.

Liu Bei was very satisfied after receiving the good news, and said to everyone, "My third brother is brave. He killed three enemy generals in one battle. Xiangyang City can be broken in a day. I send an order to the three armies to collect the food of the people of Nanjun and set out to attack Xiangyang tomorrow."

With this order, the people of Nanjun suffered disaster, and the food of every household was forcibly confiscated. What's more, some soldiers raped wives and daughters. Such atrocities were worse than the Xiliang army that rebelled in Luoyang.

Shi A organized the Mohists to secretly kill the soldiers who harmed the people, and preached Lu Bu's benevolence to the people of Nanjun. In the mouths of the Mohists, Hebei was shaped into a fairyland on earth. All this was to cooperate with Xu Shu's army, and the strategy Jingzhou.

Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army gathered at the foot of Xiangyang City in a mighty manner, with camps spanning dozens of miles.

Xu Shu knew that the opportunity had come. He summoned his generals and said, "Generals, we have been ordered by King Yan to regain Jingzhou for the imperial court. We have suffered successive defeats in the past. Are you willing to do so?"

Wen Chou held back his strength and said, "I'm not willing to give in. I will kill Zhang Fei today."

Zhang He, Chunyu Qiong, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang also asked for battle.

Xu Shu began to mobilize his troops. "Wen Chou led 50,000 soldiers out of the east gate, Zhang He led 50,000 soldiers out of the south gate, Chunyu Qiong led 50,000 soldiers out of the north gate, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang led 50,000 soldiers out of the west gate, and our two A hundred thousand troops will march out in four directions, and they will definitely defeat Liu Bei in one battle."

The generals followed the order and left. Xu Shu took out a list and handed it to Cai Mao, "General Cai, this is the information provided by my spies. The one hundred and twenty people on this list are to provide food and armaments for Liu Bei's army." The gentry in Jingzhou, please ask the general to liquidate them after the war."

Cai Mao took over the list, and the first one was the Pang family. He knew that this was an opportunity to strengthen the Cai family, so he readily accepted it.

An hour later, all four gates of Xiangyang City opened, and 200,000 Hebei soldiers poured out of Xiangyang and headed straight for Liu Bei's military camp.

Liu Bei didn't know that reinforcements were coming from Xiangyang. He always thought that there were only a few thousand people defending the city, so he didn't take it seriously. Suddenly, enemy troops several times his own appeared. Liu Bei also panicked and quickly stopped the soldiers from resisting.

Outside Xiangyang City, 250,000 soldiers were fighting together. The scene was quite chaotic. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether they were enemy troops or friendly troops. There were corpses everywhere, and the blood spewed out turned the ground red.

Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Chunyu Qiong worked together to fight Zhang Fei. Although Zhang Fei was also a famous general in the world, he was unable to defeat six hands with two fists. In addition, in order to protect Liu Bei from evacuating, he was unable to concentrate on the battle. After suffering many injuries to his body, he finally Caught alive.

Liu Bei fled in embarrassment, with only less than a hundred of his 50,000 soldiers following him. Seeing that the situation was over, Liu Bei had no choice but to retreat to Jiangxia and wait for the opportunity.