Nine hundred and ninetieth eight chapters disarm and return to the field
Chapter 998: Disarm and return to the field
Guan Yu directly analyzed the current situation to Zhang Fei, and it was no wonder that Liu Bei couldn't cheer up. No one could cheer up in such a situation. The world is so big, and they only have a small area in their hands, so they have to
To be honest, the situation is over.
"Five Cities is such a big place, and there are Chen Gong and Xun You's two to three hundred thousand troops outside. It will be difficult to resist me."
When Zhang Fei heard Guan Yu's words, he was silent for a while. If according to this situation, the world's general situation has fallen into Yuan Shu's hands, they thought that resistance was already impossible.
"Hey, what do you think we should do now?
What can we do?”
Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Fei. He also knew that the world was no longer with Liu Bei, but what could he do?
"Since it is already a certain death situation, it is better to retreat bravely and choose a place to live peacefully than to die in front of the general and be wrapped in horse leather."
Zhang Fei was also depressed for a while. Now that the situation is like this, why are you still insisting? Do you have to wait for other people's army to invade the border and surround him in these five cities?
"Hey, it's not like you don't know my brother's ideals. He is willing to sacrifice everything for the big man. Although there is no hope now, will he give up easily?"
Guan Yu naturally knew that the only thing they could do now was to retreat bravely, otherwise once the heavy troops pressed the border, the city would be broken and the entire army would be annihilated. However, based on their understanding of Liu Bei, he would never compromise with Yuan Shu.
"I'm going to tell my elder brother that there are things a man can do and things he doesn't do. If you insist on confronting Yuan Shu now, you will be destroying yourself with an egg against a stone."
Zhang Fei also understood that Guan Yu was right. His eldest brother seemed to have a good temper, but when he was really stubborn, he was even more powerful than himself. If Liu Bei insisted on fighting Yuan Shu's troops in these five cities, he would be powerless.
"Okay, if you have anything to do, we can wait until brother wakes up to talk about it."
Seeing that Zhang Fei was going to call Liu Bei, Guan Yu stopped him directly.
"All right."
Liu Bei slept all day and all night, and didn't wake up until noon the next day.
"Second brother, third brother."
Liu Bei woke up and called Guan Yu and Zhang Fei directly.
Just as Liu Bei expected, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately opened the door and walked in after hearing the call.
"Brother."
"Brother."
The two of them wanted to salute Liu Bei with clasped fists.
"I haven't had such a peaceful sleep in a long time, and you didn't know how to call me."
Looking at his two good brothers, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile.
"Brother, just get some sleep. If you want something to eat, I'll arrange it right away."
Guan Yu couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw the long-lost smile on Liu Bei's face.
"No need for now, I'm not hungry yet. I heard what you said yesterday. Third brother, do you really think we can retreat now?"
Liu Bei turned his attention to Zhang Fei, who was standing next to Guan Yu.
"Brother, it's never too late to retreat bravely. Now that the Han Dynasty is finished, as long as you agree, we will choose a place and live in seclusion. No matter who the Han Dynasty is in the world, no matter who becomes the emperor, the three brothers drink and eat meat every day. How can we
Not happy."
Now that Liu Bei has asked himself questions, and Zhang Fei is also a straight man, he can say whatever he wants. Now that the Han Dynasty has all fallen into the hands of Yuan Shu, any mention of supporting the Han Dynasty is not an ideal but a fantasy.
"Second brother, how do you feel?"
After listening to Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei did not answer, but looked at Guan Yu next to Zhang Fei.
"Brother, as the third brother said, the Han Dynasty is finished now, and the world is in the hands of Yuan Shu. It is no longer feasible to help the Han Dynasty. Instead of being defeated and killed in the five cities, it is better to disband and return to the fields and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. Let's
Wouldn't it be nice for three brothers to eat meat and drink wine together?"
The same goes for Guan Yu. Now that Liu Bei's ideal has come to nothing, there is no point in persisting.
"If you disarm and return to the fields, you can disarm and return to the fields. But I, Liu Bei, can go back to seclusion, but you two can't. You are generals, handsome men, and unparalleled generals. If you follow me and go back to seclusion, I will be sorry for your martial arts and the common people of the world. Yuan Gongli is very
Ordinary people, as long as you surrender to him, he will naturally put you to good use."
Seeing that his two brothers had said this, Liu Bei could only let out a long sigh. Although he seemed to be resting that day and night, he did not sleep well at all. He kept dreaming, and in his dreams he seemed to be wandering around.
I walked half my life over again,
Since he was a straw sandal seller, the Taoyuan trio formed a sworn brotherhood. They then organized rural warriors and trained militiamen to fight against the Yellow Turbans.
Eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, then followed Gongsun Zan in the north, and then surrendered to Yuan Shu.
Following Yuan Shu in the crusade against the Black Mountain bandits, he then went south to Yanzhou to compete with Cao Cao for hegemony.
He became a herdsman in Yanzhou and then was defeated by Yuan Shu and fled to Jingzhou.
The Battle of Jingzhou resumed, Liu Biao surrendered and fled to Yizhou.
After entering Yizhou, they first attacked the Southern Barbarians, and then launched a mutiny in Chengdu to seize the Yizhou Mu.
Combining more than 200,000 Southern Barbarian mercenaries can be said to be a great success.
But then the Nanman people were destroyed, and Mianzhu was captured again.
Throughout his whole life, Liu Bei has been fighting to help the strong man and fight for his own ideals and beliefs.
By now he was tired and couldn't fight anymore. Like his two brothers, it was time to retreat bravely.
"Brother, what are you talking about? We three brothers are blessed and share the same hardships. You want to live in seclusion with me and follow me naturally. What nonsense do you live up to this martial arts."
After listening to Liu Bei's words, Zhang Fei was the first to refuse and directly frowned and growled at Liu Bei.
"That is, the third brother is right. Without you to go into seclusion, the two of us brothers went to serve Yuan Shu. Didn't I just say that it would be fun for us three brothers to drink wine and eat meat together."
Guan Yu also frowned and whispered to Liu Bei.
"Okay, then let's go into seclusion together and find a place to live a happy life of eating meat and drinking wine."
Since his two brothers have said so, what else can Liu Bei say, just go into seclusion. This world belongs to Yuan Shu, and it would be good for him to think about it as a rural commoner.
"I hope Yuan Shu will treat the people of this world well and never let them down, otherwise Liu Bei will get up again and want you to look good."
Now that he had decided, Liu Bei did not hesitate. He distributed all the gold, silver, baggage and food in the five cities to the soldiers in the city. Then he left the five cities with twenty or thirty veterans who were willing to go with them, and disappeared without a trace.
trace.
Not long after Liu Bei left, Xun You's army arrived first and surrounded the entire five cities.
"Commander Xun, it's strange, why are the gates of these five cities open?"
Xu Huang looked at the situation in front of him with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"You said the five cities didn't close their gates?
Immediately send someone to the city to investigate."
Hearing Xu Huang's words, Xun You was also confused. No matter how reckless Zhang Fei was, he couldn't open the city gate and wait for him to come over.
"I have sent people to investigate. I believe there will be news soon."
Xu Huang nodded to Xun You. Since there was a problem, he would naturally send someone to investigate.
"Sir, General, the situation in the Five Cities is a bit special."
Soon the spies came to them and reported to them the situation in the five cities.
"Say, what kind of special method?"
Xun You glanced at the returning spy, with doubts in his eyes.
"Well, according to the words of the soldiers in the city, Liu Bei had left the five cities with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and twenty or thirty soldiers yesterday, and when he left, he distributed all the military pay and food in the city to the soldiers.
Moreover, after they left, they told the captain that he could open the city and surrender as long as he waited for us to come over."
The spy immediately told the news he had received.
"You said Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and left the five cities without missing a trace?
And before leaving, he distributed all the food, grass and military pay to the soldiers?
Military advisor, what is Liu Bei doing?"
Hearing the spies' words, Xu Huang was immediately confused. What kind of evil was Liu Bei trying to do? He also didn't understand.
"If you really look at it this way, Liu Bei may have lost his ambition to fight for hegemony, dispersed his troops and wealth, and then found a place to retreat to his countryside."
Xun You glanced at Xu Huang, and realized that this time Liu Bei was not trying to cause any trouble, but that he had really been beaten by his lord and had lost all hope, and was going to retire to the countryside in despair.
"Return to the countryside?
Would a man like Liu Bei really give up fighting for hegemony with his lord and retire to the countryside?
Why don’t I believe it?”
Hearing Xun You's words, Zang Ba on the side was also confused. Liu Bei had a strong character, otherwise he would not have been able to continue fighting after experiencing so many defeats. Now he said he was going to live in seclusion, which was really hard for him to accept.
"People will change, and here and now, although Liu Bei has experienced many disastrous defeats in the past, he still has a chance to make a comeback.
But it's different now. The Han Dynasty has all been owned by the lord. After the failure of Mianzhu, Liu Bei no longer has the ground to make a comeback, even if he goes to Qiang land now,
If Liu Bei doesn't want to defect to his lord, it is indeed a good choice to retreat bravely and retire to the countryside."
"What the military advisor said is not unreasonable, but how should we reply to the lord?
He must really want to get news about Liu Bei now."
