"Hahaha, I said they were going to leave the city to ask for surrender, and that's true."
When Zhang Fei saw this scene, he knew that these people must have come out to ask for surrender, and immediately laughed proudly.
Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, looking at the people leaving the city.
Liu Bei was also very happy. The enemy soldiers in the city took the initiative to surrender, and he could completely eliminate the enemies in the city without spending a single soldier. This is a soldier who conquers the enemy without fighting.
Liu Bei sent his soldiers to inquire, but they were still guessing and were not quite sure that these people came out of the city to surrender. At the same time, they did not know who led the troops out of the city.
The soldier went to inquire and reported back: "General, his name is Chen Gong, whose courtesy name is Gongtai. He is from Dongjun, Yanzhou. He led the troops out of the city to ask for the general's surrender."
"Is he Chen Gongtai? Please invite him over quickly."
When Liu Bei heard that it was Chen Gong, he was immediately overjoyed. He had obviously heard of Chen Gong's name before.
When Chen Gong and his men came forward, Liu Bei clapped his horse to greet them, followed closely by Zhou Ping, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and others, with soldiers following behind.
"Chen Gong pays homage to General Liu!"
Chen Gong walked to Liu Bei's horse and bowed in salute.
Liu Bei quickly dismounted, took a few steps forward, supported Chen Gong and said, "There is no need to be polite at the public platform."
"General Lu Bu is dead. Previously, the palace had persuaded General Lu not to lead troops to capture Xiapi. Unfortunately, General Lu did not listen to my words and insisted on doing so. He was eventually defeated and died. The palace heard that General Liu had always been benevolent and righteous.
, and is very majestic, so I led the soldiers out of the city to ask the general to surrender. If the general does not give up, I will serve the general from today on!"
Chen Gong raised his hand to Liu Bei and said.
"Lu Bu is dead?!" Liu Bei couldn't believe it and asked urgently.
Zhou Ping was also pleasantly surprised at this time, but he couldn't believe that Lu Bu would die so soon. After all, this man was considered the best warrior in the world today. Zhou Ping looked at Chen Gong, looking forward to his confirmation again.
"Exactly, General Lu was seriously injured in Xiapi and returned today. He died today." Chen Gong replied solemnly.
"Hahaha... Lu Bu died in my hands."
Zhang Fei laughed and looked back at Zhang Wu behind Zhou Ping.
He was able to stab Lu Bu mainly because Zhang Wu shot Lu Bu in the arm first.
Zhang Wu also had a slightly proud look on his face.
Zhou Ping did not expect that things would develop like this.
Lu Bu is dead, and many of his subordinates have been killed or injured. As far as is known, only Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others are still there.
Since Chen Gong took the initiative to leave the city to ask for surrender, he was the first one to surrender. Moreover, depending on the situation, Liu Bei had heard of Chen Gong's name and valued him, so he would definitely take it for his own use.
It's just that people like Chen Gong, who once betrayed Cao Cao, are considered impure ministers. In addition, Zhou Ping remembered that in history, when Hao Meng betrayed Lu Bu, Cao Xing accused Chen Gong of being an accomplice. Chen Gong was blushing at the time, although he did not admit it.
But there was no excuse. It was probably true, but Lu Bu did not pursue it at the time.
If this is the case, how can someone who has repeatedly betrayed the Lord dare to be entrusted with important tasks and let him take power?
However, Chen Gong now took the initiative to surrender, and Liu Bei was so happy. It was obviously difficult for Zhou Ping to dissuade him, and Liu Bei might think that he was jealous of his talent.
"What's the situation in the city now?" Zhou Ping asked Chen Gong.
Chen Gong replied: "The city is in chaos. Gao Shun has been ordered by General Lu to protect his family in the city."
"Where is Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan?" Zhou Ping asked.
Zhou Ping wanted Liu Bei to get Zhang Liao and Gao Shun more than Chen Gong.
"Zhang Wenyuan..." Chen Gong hesitated for a moment and continued, "He and Hao Meng are gathering troops and seem to want to break out of the city."
"Why did they break out of the city?" Zhou Ping asked urgently.
Liu Bei and others looked slightly surprised on their faces. With so many soldiers and horses surrounding the city, Zhang Liao actually wanted to break out of the city. Isn't this man afraid of death?
At the same time, Liu Bei had another thought in his mind.
Zhang Liao broke out of the siege. Was it because he was not good enough that he would rather risk his life to break out of the siege than surrender to him?
Chen Gong replied: "Maybe it's because he killed Colonel Sun Guan and was afraid that he would not be tolerated by the generals."
Zhou Ping secretly nodded and thought so. If Zhang Liao comes to surrender, Zang Ba, Sun Kang and other Taishan people will definitely be incompatible. If Liu Bei is asked to choose between Zang Ba and Zhang Liao, Liu Bei will definitely choose Zang Ba and kill Zhang Liao.
Therefore, Zhang Liao knew himself and would rather risk his life to break out of the encirclement than surrender to Liu Bei.
But if a strong general like Zhang Liao cannot be used by Liu Bei, he must be killed and cannot be used by others.
"Which side will he leave the city from?" Zhou Ping asked again.
"I don't know this." Chen Gong shook his head. He really didn't know this.
"My lord, please quickly order the troops to surround you on all sides. You must stop the enemy soldiers and do not allow them to break out."
Zhou Ping said anxiously to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei heard about Zhang Liao's killing of Sun Guan. Although he cherished Zhang Liao's bravery, he also knew that Zhang Liao had offended Zang Ba and other Taishan people, so he would not be able to use it for himself. If he insisted on using it, he would probably end up dissatisfied with both sides.
Immediately send someone to convey an order that the enemy soldiers are about to break out of the city. The soldiers besieged on all sides must strengthen their defenses and not allow the enemy soldiers to break through and escape.
At the same time, Guan Yu was ordered to lead five thousand soldiers into the city first to suppress the chaos and appease the people.
Before the messenger had time to send someone to deliver the order, soldiers came galloping to report that hundreds of enemy soldiers were breaking out from the north.
"Yide, please quickly lead three thousand troops to the north to reinforce us."
Liu Bei quickly ordered Zhang Fei to lead three thousand soldiers to support the north and block the enemy.
Zhang Fei accepted the order, quickly ordered three thousand soldiers and horses, and hurried to the north.
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Zhang Liao, Hao Meng and others had already made preparations, thinking that after Chen Gong surrendered and Liu Bei surrendered in the city, the besieging soldiers would relax their defenses, and then they would suddenly break out of the city to break out, which would make it easier for them to successfully break through.
Now, except for the south side, Lucheng is surrounded by soldiers and horses on the other three sides.
Needless to say, there is no way out from the south, there is only a dead end, and there are enemy soldiers patrolling, so it is definitely impossible to break through from the south.
Liu Bei is personally in charge in the east and has the largest number of troops, so it is impossible to break through from the east.
To the west along the Surabaya River is Pengcheng, and there is an obstruction from the Surabaya River. Even if we break out, if the enemy soldiers pursue us, there are not many ways to escape.
There is only the north. After breaking out, you can go anywhere, and it is difficult for the enemy soldiers to chase you.
However, there seemed to be more Taishan soldiers in the north. On weekdays, the number of people who came to the city to kill Zhang Liao and avenge Colonel Sun was also the most numerous.
After repeated weighing, Zhang Liao still decided to break out from the north.
But after Chen Gong left the city, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that since Chen Gong had surrendered to Liu Bei, it was very likely that he would tell Liu Bei that he wanted to break out of the city and join Cao Cao.
It seems we can't wait any longer.
When he told Hao Meng, Hao Meng also thought that Chen Gong would tell Liu Bei about it, so the two led five hundred soldiers to the gate of the north city and opened the city gate. Zhang Liao was the first to ride out of the city, followed by Hao Meng with his troops.
The person responsible for leading the troops to surround and defend the north was Sun Kang.
In addition to the 3,000 Taishan soldiers he led, there were also 3,000 soldiers sent by Liu Bei, making a total of 6,000 people guarding the north.
And I heard that there are only more than a thousand people in the city. If they leave the city, these 6,000 people will be more than enough to deal with them.
When all the guards on the city were removed, soldiers came to report. Sun Kang felt strange and didn't know what happened in the city.
He immediately sent people to report to Liu Bei, and at the same time asked his soldiers to strengthen patrols and pay attention to the movements of enemy soldiers in the city.
Then he led a thousand soldiers outside the camp, looked into the city, and thought about what changes would happen in the city.
At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened, and hundreds of enemy soldiers came out of the city, all wearing armor and holding weapons.
One of the generals at the front was holding a big sword, which looked quite majestic.
One look at this formation showed that they wanted to break out of the city.
Sun Kang was in Xiapi and did not go to the city to watch the battle. He did not recognize Zhang Liao and was wondering who he was.
Suddenly I heard a soldier pointing at Zhang Liao and shouting: "He is the Zhang Liao who killed Captain Sun."
When Sun Kang heard this, he immediately became angry and led his troops to rush towards Zhang Liao.
On the watchtower at the camp gate, the soldiers blew the horns, and the soldiers rushed out of the camp.
