Liu Bei finally led his troops back to Mianzhu City. Of the 90,000 Yizhou soldiers, only 70,000 came back. The remaining 20,000 soldiers either died in front of the battle or became deserters and did not return.
"Military advisor, the Southern Barbarians may be completely wiped out. Should we open the city gate to admit them?"
Liu Bei looked at the battlefield in the distance from the top of the city. The southern barbarians were getting fewer and fewer under the pursuit of Ma Chao's cavalry, and they were about to be annihilated.
"Lord, I didn't expect the current battle situation to be like this, but now we can't let the southern barbarians in."
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Cheng Yu's eyes flashed with light.
"You mean to deny them entry into the city?
Isn’t this a waste of our own strength?
After all, we are all reinforcements, so it is unethical to do so."
Liu Bei looked at Cheng Yu, with a hint of thought flashing in his eyes.
"Lord, as the saying goes, those who are not of my race must have different minds. The Nanman people have been causing harm to Yizhou for a long time. Even if Yuan Shu does not destroy them this time, we will send troops in the future. Rather than killing them, it is better to let Yuan Shu die.
Millions of people slaughter reputations,
Moreover, the Nanman people and we are of different origins. If we admit them into the city without Yuan Shu attacking us, disputes will inevitably arise between the two sides over time, and we will be the ones harmed by that time, so we must not allow the Nanman people to come in."
Cheng Yu clasped his fists at Liu Bei. In his opinion, these Southern Barbarians were always a scourge. Instead of letting them in and causing trouble for him, it would be better to shut them out and let Yuan Shu's army kill them. This would also be regarded as their tragic death in the Southern Barbarians when they went north.
The people of Yizhou took revenge at the hands of others.
"No, no."
Although Cheng Yu's analysis was very reasonable, Liu Bei still shook his head.
"Now we are at a disadvantage compared with Yuan Shu. Although the Nanman people have lost troops and generals this time, their strength is still there. If we make peace, we will both benefit, and if we divide, we will suffer two harms. Even if the Nanman invaders may cause trouble in the future,
But if we really don’t let the Southern Barbarians come in, it will be impossible for our tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to withstand Yuan Shu’s attack, and then everything we have done before will be useless.”
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Cheng Yu frowned.
"Lord, please think twice. There has been a long-standing hatred between the Yizhou soldiers and the Nanman soldiers. If the Nanman soldiers are allowed to enter the city, the consequences will be disastrous."
"I have made up my mind. As long as the Nanman people retreat to Mianzhu, I will open the city gate to welcome them into the city, Yun Chang."
Although Cheng Yu tried his best to stop it, Liu Bei still did not agree to exterminate the southern barbarians.
"exist."
Guan Yu took a step forward and cupped his fists at Liu Bei.
"Gather your troops immediately and prepare the Southern Barbarians to enter the city at any time."
"promise."
Guan Yu did not hesitate. Although he did not agree with the Southern Barbarians entering the city, since Liu Bei had already said so, he had nothing to say.
Guan Yu left the city wall and ran towards the bottom of the city. He began to organize his troops to assemble, preparing to leave the city to meet the arrival of the Nanman people. At the same time, the soldiers on the city wall also had their bows and arrows strung, ready to fire arrows at any time.
Mianzhu was well prepared, but the bodies of the Nanman people were scattered all over the field, causing heavy losses.
"Your Majesty, where should we retreat?"
Jin Huan Sanjie glanced at the cavalry being chased, and couldn't help but feel a panic.
"Escape, wherever you can."
Meng Huo also felt sad when he heard about the issue of the three knots of the golden ring. Now he has no idea and doesn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty, retreat to Mianzhu City. Now we can't get rid of the cavalry behind us if we go anywhere else. Liu Bei will definitely not sit back and watch us be annihilated by Yuan Shu's troops, so retreating to Mianzhu City is the only way to survive."
Mrs. Zhu Rong came from behind. After hearing the conversation between the two, she directly suggested that they evacuate to Mianzhu City.
"Your Majesty, my eldest sister is right. The only way to survive now is to retreat to Mianzhu City."
The cave master who was brought here also spoke to Meng Huo and supported what Mrs. Zhu Rong said.
"Okay, then retreat towards Mianzhu City."
Meng Huo thought for a moment, and Mrs. Zhu Rong was right. If they did not enter Mianzhu City, their final destination would be to be chased by Yuan Shu's cavalry. After all, two-legged infantry had no chance of survival when faced with four-legged cavalry.
, we can only go to Mianzhu City.
"good."
"knew."
"Retreat to Mianzhu."
The Southern Barbarian Army affiliated to Meng Huo retreated directly towards Mianzhu City without any doubts, while King Duosi ignored all the way south and was focused on returning to the four counties of Yinan.
Ma Chao, who was pursuing, was stunned when he saw that the Southern Barbarians divided their troops into two groups. He actually dared to divide his troops in such a situation. He was really a warrior.
But it has to be said that it is wise to divide the troops now. He only has so much cavalry. If he divides his troops to pursue, he may not be able to catch both ends, so now he can only take one route first.
"General, General Yan Xing is at the rear and will catch up soon."
Just when Ma Chao was confused, the people behind him immediately told the news that Yan Xing was about to arrive.
"Order Yan Xing to pursue the enemies retreating south. We will pursue the enemies heading to Mianzhu. Once they enter Mianzhu, it will definitely have an impact on future sieges."
Since Yan Xing was about to kill him, Ma Chao immediately made a decision. The enemies fleeing south could not run very far for the time being, but Mianzhu was close at hand. If they escaped into Mianzhu City, they would definitely have a negative impact on the subsequent siege battle.
Causing distress,
"promise."
Soon a scout left the cavalry and ran back to convey the order to Yan Xing, while the cavalry under Ma Chao quickly chased Meng Huo's main force and charged towards Mianzhu City.
"My lord, I saw it, the Nanman people are coming towards Mianzhu City."
The scouts standing on the top of the city saw the Southern Barbarians and came directly to report to Liu Bei.
"Tell Yunchang to go out of the city and welcome the Nanman people into the city."
After hearing the news from the scouts, Liu Bei directly ordered Guan Yu to leave the city and help the Nanman people enter the city.
"Open the city gate and leave the city."
After Liu Bei integrated Liu Yan's troops and horses and paired them with his own cavalry, he assembled a total of 8,000 cavalry. This time, he spent a lot of money to prepare the Southern Barbarians to enter the city.
Eight thousand cavalry rushed out from the gate, followed by 20,000 infantry, advancing directly towards the southern barbarians.
"Your Majesty, Mianzhu City has sent troops to meet us."
Dong Tanu, who was at the front, saw Guan Yu sending troops and came directly to report the news to Meng Huo.
"Okay, order the soldiers to speed up. As long as we enter Mianzhu City, we will be safe."
Meng Huo was relieved when he heard that Mianzhu City had sent troops to assist him. What he was most afraid of now was that Liu Bei had a problem with him. If he defended the city and did not allow him to enter the city, then his final result would be either surrender or the entire army would be annihilated.
,
Now that Mianzhu has sent troops, let’s not talk about what will happen in the future. At least we don’t have to die now.
As soon as Meng Huo's words came out, the already desperate Nanman soldiers burst out with a new strength, and their previously heavy legs began to become lighter, and they accelerated towards Mianzhu.
"General, Mianzhu City has sent out troops, both infantry and cavalry."
The news of Mianzhu's dispatch of troops was quickly reported by the scouts to Ma Chao, who was killing the enemy.
"Mianzhu sent troops?
Liu Bei is determined to follow the Southern Barbarians all the way to the dark side. Arrigulan, lead your cavalry to stop the enemy's cavalry. The rest of you will follow me to continue chasing the Southern Barbarians."
When he heard that Mianzhu City was sending troops, Ma Chao couldn't help but frown. What they were trying to do was for the future plans of the Han people. You Liu Bei actually wanted to help the Southern Barbarians. You are really a good descendant of the Han royal family.
"promise."
The leader of the Xianbei servant army, Arigulan, directly clasped his fists at Ma Chao, then led his Xianbei cavalry to separate the large army and kill Guan Yu's cavalry.
