After Guan Jing left Gao Fei, he headed towards Nanpi City alone. He walked carefully along the way, always worried that Nanpi City had been breached, and it took him a long time to arrive outside Nanpi City.
A large flag with the word "Gongsun" hung high on the city tower of Nanpi City. Pan Gong and Mu Shun were standing on the city tower conducting patrols in a dignified manner.
Guan Jing looked at it from a distance in the woods, feeling extremely happy in his heart, and secretly shouted: "It seems that we have defended it. It's really a false alarm."
After getting on his horse, Guan Jing walked out of the woods and headed straight for Nanpi City, with a hint of joy in his heart.
On the tower of Nanpi City, Pan Palace and Mu Shun had already noticed Guan Jing's arrival. The two looked at each other and snickered in their hearts. Then they went down to the tower and ordered someone to open the city gate to welcome Guan Jing's arrival.
The west gate of Nanpi City suddenly opened, and Pan Palace and Mu Shun came out with two personal entourage to greet them. They raised their hands together and said: "Guan Zhang Shi, you are finally back. Where are the reinforcements?"
Guan Jing said: "Resting fifty miles away, the soldiers have been exhausted after running all the way for too long. By the way, where is my lord?"
Pan Gong said: "After Chang Shi left, my lord led an army of 30,000 people to fight a decisive battle with Gao Fei. He fought and defeated him in succession. Now he has recovered Fuyang and Zhangwu counties and is preparing to attack Tianjin."
Guan Jing asked suspiciously: "My lord, he beat Gao Fei away? What happened?"
"The Wuhuan people under Gao Fei were afraid of the lord's reputation and retreated without fighting. As a result, the morale of Gao Fei's army was low. The lord saw the opportunity and led his troops to cover up the attack and won a complete victory. Then he ordered me and General Pan to garrison the city.
Waiting for Liu Bei's reinforcements." Mu Shun replied.
Guan Jing carefully looked at the appearance of the soldiers in the city, and saw that they were all acquaintances, and they all had a hint of joy, and there was nothing unusual at all, so he hurriedly said: "Thank God, it seems that Gao Fei will be defeated by the Lord this time, You You
The state can also be recaptured. Generals, please quickly prepare food and shelter. I will ask Liu Bei to take the army into the city to rest, so that I can support my lord tomorrow."
Pan Gong and Mu Shun raised their hands together and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Chang Shi."
Guan Jing turned the horse's head and drove back, galloping quickly on the official road, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Pan Gong and Mu Shun were filled with infinite joy when they saw Guan Jing gone, and they both raised their heads and looked towards the tower.
Gao Fei stood on the city tower and looked at Guan Jing who had disappeared without a trace. He rushed to Pan Palace and Mu Shun and said, "You did a good job this time. Now it's time to introduce Liu Bei into the city. It's time to introduce Liu Bei into the city."
You all know how to do it, right?"
Pan Gong and Mu Shun replied in unison: "Please tell me, my lord, I will eventually understand."
Gao Fei smiled heartily and said to Wei Yan who was standing behind him: "Send the order and tell all the ministries to take cover, and the common people will come on stage in a while."
Wei Yan responded and immediately went to convey the order.
Gao Fei looked at the sky to the west and said silently: "Big-eared thief, let me see where you are going to run today?"
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Guan Jing drove back and forth from Nanpi, and when he arrived at Liu Bei's resting place, he immediately jumped off his horse and said with great joy: "General Liu, my lord has expelled Gao Fei from the country and is currently attacking Tianjin.
Now that there is no danger in Nanpi, we should go into the city and rest as soon as possible so that we can lead our troops to support my lord tomorrow."
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Fang and others were all beside Liu Bei. When they heard the news from Guan Jing, they were all extremely happy.
Liu Bei was of course very happy that he no longer had to fight. After all, the 10,000 troops he had hurriedly raised had not been trained for a long time. Except for the 3,000 remnants he brought from Xuzhou, the remaining 7,000 troops were all new soldiers. Recruited, if a fight really breaks out, he will be the one who suffers. He stood up and immediately issued an order: "Send the order to the entire army to march towards Nanpi."
Following Liu Bei's order, the soldiers who had rested for a long time set off on their journey again, but this time they were not in such a hurry.
At three quarters of noon, Liu Bei and his army arrived at the Nanpi City, Pan Palace, and Mu Shun had already lined up to welcome them.
Liu Bei was riding on a tall horse and looked up at the majestic Nanpi City. He was deeply moved and couldn't help but secretly admire the strong city built by Gongsun Zan.
"General Pan Gong, Mu Shun, have met General Liu." Pan Gong, Mu Shun walked directly in front of Liu Bei and cupped his hands.
Liu Bei said: "Thank you, two generals."
Pan Gong said: "General Liu and my lord are brothers, and we should be like this. The barracks and meals have been prepared, and we are waiting for General Liu's army to arrive. Can you please follow me into the city?"
Liu Bei nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Guan Yu behind him say: "Brother, please take a step to speak."
"Hmm..." Liu Bei had a doubt in his mind, but he still gave enough respect to Guan Yu's words and rode his horse to follow Guan Yu towards the roadside.
Seeing this, Zhang Fei also followed, and the three brothers gathered together.
"Second brother, what's the matter?" Liu Bei asked hurriedly when he saw Guan Yu's nervous look.
Guan Yu said: "Brother, please don't enter the city yet. I will wait for someone to enter the city on my behalf to find out what's going on."
"What? Second brother suspects there is an ambush in the city?" Zhang Fei asked suspiciously.
Guan Yu nodded, looked toward the northwest, and said to Liu Bei and Zhang Fei: "Brother, third brother, look carefully at the section of the city wall in the northwest corner..."
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei turned their heads and looked towards the northwest corner. They saw Gongsun Zan's soldiers on the city wall standing there in high spirits, and they didn't feel anything unusual.
Zhang Fei asked: "Second brother, what did you want me and eldest brother to see?"
Liu Bei also looked confused and asked: "Second brother, what's wrong?"
Guan Yu said: "Eldest brother, third brother, Gongsun Zan's soldiers have always been arrogant and arrogant, so that their morale has been weakened, but what I saw were soldiers who were in high spirits. There must be something wrong with this."
"If there is anything wrong, my second brother is just worrying too much. It must be the result of Gongsun Zan's training." Zhang Fei waved his hand.
"It is essential to be on guard against others. Gao Fei has always been resourceful. Although Gongsun Zan is brave, how could he beat Gao Fei away so easily?" Guan Yu stroked his long beard and analyzed it carefully, "There is also this Pan Gong and Mu Shun no longer have that kind of arrogance, and their movements are more stable. Even if soldiers can be trained, this habit of being a general cannot be changed overnight, unless something major happens. ."
After listening to Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei also had a trace of doubt in his heart. His mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what to do, whether to enter Nanpi City or not.
Seeing that both Liu Bei and Guan Yu were in sorrow, Zhang Fei shouted impatiently: "How can there be so much trouble? Brother, the second brother is waiting here. I, Lao Zhang, go in first and have a look.
If there is really any danger, I, Lao Zhang, can escape from the city."
"Third brother, don't make any mistakes. In my opinion, it's better not to enter the city. Just camp outside the city and let Pan Gong and Mu Shun deliver the food outside the city." Guan Yu said cautiously.
Liu Bei said: "But if it is not what the second brother thinks, then if we do this, won't we let down the good intentions of Pan Gong and Mu Shun? This has reached Gongsun Zan's ears, saying that I have been guarding against him."
, I’m afraid it will arouse Gongsun Zan’s dissatisfaction.”
Guan Yu was also guessing, but was not sure yet. After listening to Liu Bei's words, he also had some concerns, and stood there blankly thinking about what to do.
When Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei and Guan Yu playing deep, he rolled up his sleeves and said to Liu Bei and Guan Yu: "Brother, second brother, don't worry. From what I see, if you bring half of your troops into the city and leave half of them outside, if you are really in the city
Even if something unusual is discovered, it won’t be impossible to rescue.”
Guan Yu said: "The third brother's opinion is good. Let's do what he wants. I will personally lead five hundred cavalry and two thousand infantry into the city..."
"Brother, the second brother is staying outside the city. I, Zhang, enter the city. If it is really an ambush set by Gao Fei, I will use the Zhangba snake spear in my hand to stab a few transparent holes in his body." Zhang Fei said carelessly.
"But..." Guan Yu still wanted to argue.
"That's it. I, Lao Zhang, haven't used violence for a long time. Besides, the reason why I wrote to Gao Fei is just to ask him to buy me a high-quality horse..."
After hearing this, Liu Bei felt ashamed. Not long ago, he was saying that Zhang Fei and Gao Fei had a close relationship. At this time, he heard Zhang Fei suddenly say this, which was undoubtedly to explain his suspicion of Zhang Fei.
I also want to use this incident to show that there is not much connection between Zhang Fei and Gao Fei.
Zhang Fei turned around and left. After greeting the five hundred cavalry, he came to Pan Gong in a carefree manner. Holding the Zhangba snake spear tightly in his hand, he shouted to Pan Gong: "Take me into the city. I am hungry and want to eat!"
Pan Gong saw Zhang Fei's beard standing on end and a ferocious look on his face. He didn't know what Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu were muttering about just now. He hurriedly said: "General Liu..."
"Where's all the nonsense? I, Lao Zhang, asked you to take me into the city. My eldest brother and second brother still have things to do. If we don't go into the city right now, I want to go in first and have a good meal."
Pan Gong's face was filled with surprise, and he hurriedly said: "But..."
"What? You are trying your best to let my brother enter the city. Is it possible that there is an ambush in the city?" Zhang Fei said it directly, hoping to arouse the enemy.
Pan Gong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Nothing, nothing, General Zhang, please follow me into the city..."
Zhang Fei moved his Zhangba snake spear forward and led the five hundred cavalry forward, following Pan Gong and Mu Shun, while Guan Jing followed Zhang Fei.
After slowly and leisurely entering the city, Zhang Fei's eyes became particularly sharp, constantly scanning every corner of the city without relaxing his vigilance at all. When almost five hundred cavalrymen all entered the city, Zhang Fei suddenly saw the people on the street.
A corner flashed
A beam of light pierced him so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. Without saying a word, he left and ran towards that direction. He poked randomly in a pile of hay with a snake spear of eight feet, and felt something strange about the tip of the snake spear.
He pulled out the snake spear and actually brought out a Yan army soldier.
Zhang Fei was so shocked that he stabbed the man to death with a snake spear. He galloped back and shouted loudly outside the city gate: "Brother, second brother, hurry up, there is an ambush in the city!"