In fact, there is nothing to discuss. It is just to determine who will lead the troops into battle and how many troops to pursue.

Liu Bei decided to personally lead 2,000 men in pursuit. Accompanying him in the pursuit were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhou Xing and Liu Zheng, while the rest stayed in the city.

Zhou Xing proposed "kill less and capture more", killing as few yellow turban thieves as possible and instead capturing them. After all, many of them were forced to become thieves, and the captured thieves could also be turned into soldiers.

Liu Bei agreed with Zhou Xing's suggestion and ordered everyone not to kill the thieves if they surrendered.

That night, Liu Bei gathered his troops, had a hearty meal, and waited for dawn.

The stars are like an illusion, and the crescent moon hangs diagonally.

In the darkness, Liu Bei and Zhou Xing stood on the west gate tower, looking at the dimly lit Yellow Turban camp outside the city.

The night wind blew, and the two of them felt slightly chilly.

"Military advisor, where do thieves come from?"

After standing silently for a long time, Liu Bei suddenly asked.

Zhou Xing thought for a moment and replied: "Come from Luxiang."

"No, they come from the fields." Liu Bei said, "The thieves outside the city are originally farmers and they have no choice but to become thieves, but now I want to kill them, alas!"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he sighed.

"Those who harm the people are thieves. The lord kills the thieves who harm the people, not the people in the fields. Recently I read "Sima Fa", and there is a sentence in it that says, 'Killing to bring peace to others is okay.' The lord kills."

There are many yellow turban thieves but the common people are farming, so they should be killed."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Haha, the military advisor just advised me to kill less and capture more prisoners, but now he is persuading me to kill more people."

Zhou Xing said: "It is benevolent not to kill when you can; to be cowardly if you do not kill when you should. My lord has benevolence and righteousness and cannot bear to kill a thief who is a common man. However, if you do not kill some people, you will not be able to establish your authority.

Without authority, it will be difficult to quell chaos, and if chaos is unjust, bandits and bandits will appear frequently. If this continues, thieves and bandits will be everywhere, and it will be difficult for the people to survive!"

"Was the military advisor really a ranger before?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yes, everything Mr. Xing and his lord said is true."

"It's not that I don't believe in military advisors, it's just that I didn't expect that at such an age, a military advisor knows so much. He looks more like a son of a well-read minister than a knight-errant who travels around the world."

Zhou Xing sighed slightly: "I understand now that I have seen enough. All my family members were killed by Cao Cao. If I hadn't met my lord, maybe... I would have turned into a thief. Therefore, I want to help your lord to bring justice to the world and bring chaos to the world."

If the people no longer suffer, then the world will be free of thieves!"

"Military advisor, I think so too!"

Liu Bei also sighed slightly, and then the two of them stood in silence, looking at the stars in the sky and blowing the cold wind.

As the sun rises, the sky will soon get bright.

Liu Bei was wearing armor, with a sword hanging on his waist, a war robe over his shoulders, and stroking his short beard. He was still standing on the city gate tower looking at the Yellow Turban camp outside the city.

Military advisor Zhou Xing, who had already put on armor, stood beside him and looked up as well.

Outside the city, in the Yellow Turban camp, the thieves were tearing down their tents and destroying the stoves, obviously they were really going to leave. But outside the camp, there were one or two thousand people on guard with weapons in their hands, obviously to prevent the soldiers in the city from suddenly killing them.

Out.

At the city gate below the city, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Zheng, and two thousand soldiers were ready, waiting for Liu Bei's order to open the door and leave the city.

Liu Bei and Zhou Xing were both silent. They had to wait until the Yellow Turban thieves left before pursuing them. Then the thieves would be defenseless.

They just looked at it, looking very patient.

Zhang Fei, however, couldn't hold himself any longer and sent people up repeatedly to ask if he could leave the city.

Almost every quarter of an hour, someone is sent to ask.

After doing this four or five times, Guan Yu beside him couldn't help it any longer and said, "Third brother, please be patient. My elder brother is watching from the city. He will naturally give orders as to when you can leave the city. What's the point of being anxious?"

"Second brother, you are still a Sima now, so of course there is no rush. I am just a military commander now, and I am still waiting for my official reinstatement!"

Guan Yu stopped answering and sat silently on his horse with his sword in hand.

"Second brother, Military Advisor Zhou is a very good person. He stopped you from going to battle last time. Don't blame him. He was doing it for your own good and for the good of my elder brother."

Zhang Fei seemed to be looking for something to say to pass the difficult time.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, went in and out of one ear, as if he didn't hear what he said.

"Second brother, Military Advisor Zhou often reads with a scroll. You also often read with a scroll. Do you read the same books?"

"Second brother, what book are you reading?"

""Zuo Shi Chun Qiu"." Guan Yu finally answered.

"Next time I'll ask Military Advisor Zhou if he's also reading Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals."

"Second brother, if you see Guan Hai later, don't kill him."

"Why?" Guan Yu was a little confused.

"Leave him to me to kill. I still want to kill him and reinstate him."

"Okay."

"Why can't you leave the city yet? Second brother, aren't you in a hurry?"

"Second brother..."

Guan Yu simply closed his eyes and read Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period secretly.

Under Zhang Fei's constant thoughts, Liu Bei and Zhou Xing finally got off the city wall and got on their horses.

Guan Yu opened his eyes and felt relieved.

At this time, Zhang Fei was not in a hurry, because he knew that he would be able to leave the city and kill the thieves immediately.

"Yide, you lead five hundred people out first. Yun Chang, you lead five hundred people next, and the rest of the soldiers follow me. Remember, kill less and capture more. If the thieves have surrendered, don't kill them! Open the city gate."

Following Liu Bei's order, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others all agreed in unison.

The city gate slowly opened.

Zhang Fei held a spear and led five hundred soldiers to rush out of the city first and chased the thieves who had left.

Guan Yu followed him out of the city, and finally Liu Bei led Zhou Xing and Liu Zheng out with his troops.

After the former Donglai Governor Guan Tong was beheaded by Zhang Fei, Guan Hai was not willing to give in. Relying on the strength of his numbers, he still wanted to break into the city and get the money and food from the city.

Outside Guanhai's camp, there were calls for war every day, but inside the city there was always a closed door and no fighting. No matter how much he insulted him, it was useless.

They don't have siege equipment. Even if they did, there were two to three thousand soldiers and horses guarding the city. Even if half of the people were killed, they wouldn't be able to break through. A force attack would definitely not work.

Now he couldn't attack the city or fight, and the food he brought was dwindling day by day, and he was about to run out. In desperation, Guan Hai had no choice but to retreat.

The food in the city is not delicious, so it is better to go back and eat food in the mountains.

Guan Hai always believed that Liu Bei saw that he had more people, so he did not dare to fight.

Therefore, when he retreated, he had no idea that Liu Bei would come to pursue him, so he just walked away without taking any precautions.

Guan Hai was carrying a big sword and riding a horse, walking in front.

"Qushuai, are we leaving like this?" asked a young leader who was also riding a horse next to him.

Guan Hai glanced at the little leader: "Don't you want to go? Stay and let's drink from the northwest wind? Liu Da'er didn't dare to come out to fight. It's because we have too many people. If there were fewer people, maybe they would dare

Come out and fight."

"How about we let half of the people stay here and only take half of them back to fight."

"You are stupid."

Guan Hai swept over with one hand. The little boss didn't dare to hide, and his head was swept.

"If you take half of us back now, doesn't Liu Bei think that the other half of us are ambushing you? Then they will be even less afraid to fight."

"Qu is handsome and wise, why didn't I think of that!" the little boss said with a naive smile.

"If Liu Bei was really capable, he wouldn't have lost Xuzhou and come here to hide and fight with me, ha!"

Guan Hai snorted coldly, with a disdainful expression on his face.

At this time, someone came running from behind on horseback at top speed.

Guan Hai did not own many horses, and only leaders and messengers could ride them.

"He's so handsome! He's so handsome!"

The man slapped the horse and ran wildly while shouting.

When Guan Hai heard this, he felt unlucky and was very angry. When the man came close to him, he yelled: "Why are you panicking? What's wrong with me! Tell me, what happened? Did the brothers fight again?"

Are there any dead? How many are dead?"

"Commander Qu, Liu Bei is chasing after you with his troops!"
Chapter completed!