Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 100 94. Enemy at the Gate
"No, no, we still have thousands of soldiers and horses. How can we surrender without a fight? And if the world knew that I, Liu Xian, was so treacherous, wouldn't I be like Lu Bu?"

Liu Xian hesitated for a while, but finally rejected Xi Hong's proposal to surrender to Liu Bei.

"Then brother, there is only one way to go, that is to resist Zhang Fei's attack for a period of time, let him realize that we cannot take Lingling easily, and force him to take a detour."

Seeing Liu Xian like this, Xi Hong could only propose one last option.

"...Alas, this is the only way. My dear brother, please tell me how we should fight the enemy."

Liu Xian felt deeply the dilemma at this moment. He really couldn't leave, and he couldn't win the fight. He could only try his best to save the situation.

"Zhang Fei's reputation for bravery is well known throughout the world. It would be better to let my brother lead his troops out of the city to fight him and be captured alive. Zhang Fei is a man who respects heroes. We can cater to his wishes and let my brother pretend to be unyielding to him. Zhang Fei will definitely persuade my brother. My brother pretends to surrender, and then pretends to offer a plan to lure Zhang Fei into an ambush, and we can kill him in one fell swoop."

Xi Hong's eyes turned and he thought of the plan of feigning surrender, but Liu Xian was a little worried.

"My dear brother, this is a good plan, but... firstly, what if Zhang Fei kills my brother Xi Zhen on the battlefield? Secondly, what if my brother Xi Zhen pretends to be unyielding and Zhang Fei directly beheads him?"

Xi Hong laughed and comforted Liu Xian.

"Don't be afraid, brother. I will personally teach my brother and let him know the limits. There will definitely be no loopholes. We will first defeat Zhang Fei and then tell him that we have no intention of opposing him. Zhang Fei will find it difficult to capture Lingling in a hurry. He can only continue to waste time with us or withdraw his troops. In any case, our army will not suffer any loss."

After hearing what Xi Hong said, Liu Xian's eyes lit up and he held Xi Hong and nodded repeatedly.

"Having Brother Xi Hong assisting me is like Zhuge Liang assisting Liu Bei! I heard that Liu Bei once compared Zhuge Liang's help to being like a fish in water. I feel the same way today!"

After the three of them exchanged some pleasantries, the Xi brothers left and each made their own preparations.

"Ugh……"

When the two brothers were some distance away from the prefectural mansion, Xi Hong couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xi Zhen didn't understand.

"Brother, although Liu Xian betrayed our Han Dynasty, he is very important to us two. I cannot bear to kill him. If you see the three generals, please say a few good words to Liu Xian so that he can live a peaceful life."

It turned out that although Xi Hong was indeed pretending to be nice to Liu Xian at the beginning, Liu Xian was a man of little ability. However, he did take good care of the Xi brothers and was quite grateful to them.

When Pan Jun defeated Fan Zhou during the expedition to Wuling, he naturally confiscated Fan Zhou's property and exterminated his clan. During the confiscation of his property, he discovered Fan Zhou's contacts with other county nobles, including letters with the Xi brothers.

Pan Jun used this as a reason to doubt the loyalty of the Xi brothers, but Liu Xian saved them and allowed them to continue serving as the commander and attendant of Lingling.

Xi Zhen thought about it and felt that what his brother said made sense. Although they were both loyal to the Han Dynasty, they also had to remember the kindness of others, so he nodded and agreed with Xi Hong's idea.

"Brother, when you fight the three generals, you can do this and that... After you meet the three generals, you can... After that..."

Xi Hong whispered a lot to Xi Zhen, including what to say after being captured and how he would act in the city afterwards.

……

Two days later, Zhang Fei led his army from Zhaoling along the mountain road to the outside of Lingling City, where an army had been waiting for them for a long time.

"Look, father. The enemy actually dared to come out of the city and fight us in the open."

Zhang Bao rode his horse to Zhang Fei's side and was surprised that the Lingling defenders dared to confront them head-on. You know, Lingling has so few people that it's hard to defend the city. Wouldn't it be courting death to go out of the city and fight in the field?
"I am Xi Zhen, the commander of Lingling. May I ask if the person in front of me is General Zhang Fei?"

While the father and son were whispering, a general walked out from the opposite camp. He was wearing an iron helmet and chain mail, holding a big sword in his hand, and looked quite extraordinary.

"Hey... that's interesting... Bao'er, go and fight him. If you can capture him alive, do it first."

Zhang Fei saw that the man didn't look like a sly person, and he was also very handsome, so he was attracted by his talent and asked Zhang Bao to hold back. "Okay, father, wait for my good news!"

When Zhang Bao heard that his father asked him to go on stage, he happily kicked his horse's belly and rode out to see the patient.

"Who is coming?!"

When Xi Zhen saw that the person who rushed out was a young general, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he simply shouted loudly to test his strength.

"I am Zhang Bao, son of Zhang Fei, and I have come to learn from you, Your Excellency!"

Zhang Bao's temper was similar to Zhang Fei's when he was young. After saying a few words, he rushed towards Xi Zhen impatiently.

Xi Zhen had no choice but to ride forward and fight Zhang Bao. During this time, Xi Zhen was a little worried that Zhang Bao's kung fu was not good enough, and if he hurt him, it might be counterproductive, so he had to hold back.

However, as soon as Xi Zhen and Zhang Bao fought, they realized that they were worrying too much.

"Ping! Buzz buzz buzz—"

Xi Zhen's broadsword collided with Zhang Bao's snake spear, and the broadsword was bounced out by Zhang Bao's huge force, making a buzzing sound in the air due to the high-speed vibration.

This time, Xi Zhen only used 50% of his strength, hoping to give Zhang Bao some time to attack, but he was nearly knocked away by Zhang Bao's first blow.

"Good fellow... As expected of the son of the Third General... He is so powerful..."

Xi Zhen couldn't help but mutter a few words in her heart, and a cold sweat broke out on the back of her head unconsciously.

"Hey...how come you're so good-looking but useless?"

Zhang Bao sneered. From the previous fight, he felt that the martial arts of the general on the opposite side did not seem to be very strong, and was even worse than some captains.

"Then the little general should be careful!"

Xi Zhen was so excited by Zhang Bao's words that he completely forgot Xi Hong's previous instructions and braced himself to give his all.

After all, when warriors fight, fighting comes first, and those off-field factors can easily be forgotten by the warriors who are fully focused.

Xi Zhen adjusted his posture on horseback, shook his wrist, and swung his sword hard, chopping from the upper side to the lower side.

"Good to come!"

When Zhang Bao saw that this knife was much faster and more fierce than the previous one, he was immediately delighted and focused all his energy on the fight.

"Den!"

Zhang Bao raised his snake spear with his backhand to block Xi Zhen's knife. The two seemed to be evenly matched, but Xi Zhen knew that his strength was definitely not as good as Zhang Bao's.

He chopped down easily from top to bottom, while Zhang Bao held the snake spear in his right hand and blocked from bottom to top. His strength was equal to his opponent's, so he was already losing in terms of strength.

"crash"

Xi Zhen immediately changed his tactics, tilting the blade sideways and slashing at Zhang Bao's left hand that was holding the spear.

"drink!"

Zhang Bao suddenly exerted force, and his arm contracted and stretched. A force was transmitted from his arm to the snake spear, which directly swept away Xi Zhen's sword and defeated Xi Zhen's attack.

(End of this chapter)