After receiving Zhou Ping's letter, Liu Bei sighed slightly after reading it, and there seemed to be some joy in his sad face.
"Brother, what's wrong? Something happened in Xiapi?"
Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei's expression seemed wrong and asked quickly.
Liu Bei said to the visitor: "Tell me about the situation in Xiapi."
The visitor roughly told what happened in Xiapi, and everyone was happy to hear it, with smiles on their faces.
"I didn't expect that Lu Bu would come to seize my life as Mr. expected. Although I didn't treat him kindly, he shouldn't repay me like this! The human heart is unpredictable, as deep as the sea!"
Liu Bei sighed.
"Wen'an could expect Lu Bu to be like this, which shows that people's hearts can also be measured. The Lord just has a kind heart and uses himself to save others, so it was unexpected." Zhuge Jin said.
Guan Yu then said: "Brother, Lu Bu is a rebellious person. He has forgotten his kindness and kindness in his heart. It is not surprising that he would attack Xiapi from behind."
"Fortunately, sir, you have already made arrangements. Not only were you safe in Xiapi, but you also defeated Lu Bu and wiped out all his troops. Earlier, you said that you would arrange an ambush near Xiapi to prevent Lu Bu. I thought you were too paranoid. It turns out that
I was wrong! Your ability to know things and people is unparalleled in the world!"
Liu Bei thought about it carefully and realized that if Lu Bu were to capture Xiapi, the consequences would be disastrous.
"My lord, Yuan Gongluo stationed troops in Huailing and refused to leave. He must have had some collusion with Lu Bu and deliberately held our troops here. Now that Lu Bu has suffered such a disastrous defeat, he should have retreated to Shouchun. If he does not retreat, shall we advance our troops?
Siege?" Zhuge Jin asked.
"Well, if Yuan Gongdao doesn't retreat, we can advance our troops. If he retreats, we can return our troops to besiege Lucheng."
Liu Bei ordered the lieutenants of the army to be ready to send troops at any time, and as Zhou Ping said, he asked Liang Lu to lead three thousand Danyang soldiers to stay in Xuyi.
When Zang Ba received the news that Sun Guan had died in battle, he burst into tears and became furious. He punched the case hard.
Yin Li was equally sad and angry, and said: "Zang Shuai, we are going to avenge Zhongtai!"
"Back then, Zhongtai followed me to rescue my father. He and I were brothers. I will definitely avenge him!"
"Then let's raise troops immediately."
"Brothers, let's get ready. I'll send someone to ask Ambassador Liu to send troops first, and then I'll leave."
"What if Liu Shijun refuses?" Yin Li asked urgently.
Zang Ba said coldly and solemnly: "If the envoy refuses, we will still raise troops. However, Mr. Wen'an has said in the letter that he will persuade the envoy to let us return troops to besiege Lucheng. I think the envoy will definitely agree."
In Huailing, Yuan Shu soon learned the news of Lu Bu's disastrous defeat in Xiapi.
This news made Yuan Shu fall to the ground and said in horror: "Liu Bei's troops and horses were all left in Xuyi and on the other side of the Huaihe River. How could Xiapi have so many troops and horses to defeat Lu Fengxian so miserably?!"
"They didn't have many troops. They only set up ambushes on three sides, which made Lu Fengxian almost wipe out his entire army. This must be Zhou Wen'an's plan." Qiao Rui said.
Zhang Xun agreed: "Yes, Cao Bao, the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, conspired with Zhou Wen'an. He first pretended to agree to an appointment with Lu Fengxian, and then went out of the city to pretend to surrender. Lu Fengxian was too gullible!"
Yuan Shu sat upright, with a look of horror still on his face: "Liu Bei is so brave, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are so brave, and there is such a cunning person as Zhou Wen'an, Xuzhou can no longer fight! Send an order to raise troops immediately and return to Shouchun."
Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun and other generals had long wanted to retreat, and they hurriedly sent orders to the entire army. They hurriedly raised their troops to leave Huailing and retreat to Shouchun that day.
Liu Bei first received Zang Ba's request to return troops to help siege Lucheng, and then received news that Yuan Shu had left Huailing to retreat.
He ordered Zang Ba to immediately return his troops to besiege Lucheng, and also ordered Li Jia to lead 3,000 Danyang soldiers to cross the Huaihe River and advance to defend Huailing.
At the same time, he took Guan Yu, Zhuge Jin, Cao Cheng and others, and led more than 20,000 troops to leave Xuyi and march towards Lucheng. He must completely eliminate this hidden danger of Lu Bu.
When Wang Kai was approaching Huailing, he heard that Yuan Shu had left, and he hurriedly pursued in the direction of Shouchun, and finally caught up with Yuan Shu's troops at Yinling in Jiujiang.
As soon as Yuan Shu heard that he was asked to lead troops to rescue Lu Bu, he was immediately in trouble.
He himself was defeated by Liu Bei, and now Lu Bu was defeated again, which shows that Liu Bei is too strong to be defeated by himself.
But it was his idea to let Lu Bu lead the troops to attack Tiapi. Now that Lu Bu is besieged in Lucheng, he seems to have the responsibility to rescue him.
Moreover, Wang Kai said that there were only five or six thousand enemy soldiers besieging Lu City. As soon as Yuan Shu's 30,000 troops arrived, those enemy soldiers would immediately retreat, and Lu Bu and others could leave.
Yuan Shu also heard about the bravery of Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others in Lu Bu's army, and thought that if he rescued Lu Bu, these generals would be used by him in the future.
After much hesitation, he decided to save Lu Bu.
But since Wang Kai said that there were only five or six thousand enemy soldiers besieging the city, Yuan Shu did not need to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses, and only asked General Zhang Xun to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to rescue.
Wang Kai had no choice but to blame himself for underestimating the number of enemy soldiers, but if he overestimated the number, he was afraid that Yuan Shu would be too frightened to rescue him.
If ten thousand soldiers and horses are sent, we should be able to save it.
Yuan Shu ordered Zhang Xun to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Huaihe River and march north to Lucheng. He himself led 20,000 soldiers and horses to return to Shouchun.
Zhang Xun led the troops and marched in a hurry. When they were about to reach Fuli County in the state of Pei, a scout came to report that Zang Ba was leading four to five thousand troops and horses to Lucheng, and that Liu Bei himself was leading 20,000 troops and horses to Lucheng.
Go, now it's time to consider.
Darling, there were so many enemy soldiers and Liu Bei was personally commanding them. Zhang Xun immediately stopped when he heard the news and did not dare to go any further.
Hearing that Liu Bei was also worried about stopping his troops and seemed to be coming to attack them, Zhang Xun was so frightened that he immediately led his troops to retreat, even more hurriedly than when he came.
Wang Kai was helpless. Knowing the current situation, Zhang Xun's 10,000 soldiers and horses would be useless. Even if Yuan Shu personally led 30,000 soldiers and horses, he might not be able to rescue Lu Bu.
Now Lu Bu can only ask for his own blessings.
Wang Kai followed Zhang Xun back to Shouchun. From then on, Lu Bu had nothing to do with him. Anyway, Lu Bu was so seriously injured that he was about to die.
Zhou Ping came to the east of Lucheng and met Zhang Fei.
"Sir, I see there are not many defenders in the city. We have surrounded the city on three sides. We might as well attack from three sides together and we can break through the city quickly." Zhang Fei offered advice to Zhou Ping.
"It's not appropriate. We will lose too many troops by attacking the city. We must first besiege the city to prevent them from escaping. When the lord leads his troops here, and then the army will besiege the city, the city will surely collapse. We can defeat the city without spending a single soldier."
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"Yuan Shu's troops are still in Huailing. If my brother wants to lead his troops here, he must first defeat Yuan Shu. How long will it take?"
"Haha, don't worry. Once Lu Bu is defeated, Yuan Shu will retreat, and my lord will lead his troops soon."
Zhou Ping believed that Yuan Shu would definitely lead his troops to retreat as soon as he heard the news of Lu Bu's defeat.
If he does not retreat, he will be surrounded in Huailing and will be unable to retreat even if he wants to.
Yuan Shu is not that stupid, and since Lu Bu is defeated, it is useless for him to stay in Huailing.
The first person to lead troops to Lucheng was Zang Ba. He led four thousand Taishan soldiers to the east city of Lucheng and met Zhou Ping.
Although the city is now surrounded on three sides, Tian Yu and Xu Chu in the west only have more than 2,000 soldiers, and Zhang Fei in the east has only more than 1,000 soldiers.
Zhou Ping asked Zang Ba to lead 2,000 soldiers to the west to guard the west with Tian Yu, while Yin Li led 2,000 soldiers to stay in the east to guard with Zhang Fei. In the north, there are 3,000 Taishan soldiers from Sun Kang, which is enough for now. If the enemy in the city
The troops break through from the north, and reinforcements can be sent in time from the east and west.
At the end of July in the second year of Xingping, Liu Bei led more than 20,000 troops to Lucheng. He also sent 3,000 troops each to the west and north to help. At the same time, he paid attention to the south to prevent the enemy soldiers from leaving the city and crossing the river to escape.
In the city, Lu Bu had woken up at this time, but his injuries were too serious and he could no longer recover.
