The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 528 Chapter 527 Liu Bei's fate (15)

Liu Bei was still in the barracks to appease the soldiers. Zhang Xiu had already entered the county seat. The panicked soldiers hurriedly came to the barracks to inform Liu Bei that Xiangyang sent troops and had already entered the city.

The military uniforms worn by Zhang Xiu's troops were still old military uniforms, the purpose was to confuse the public and make the people in the city think that they were sent by Liu Qi.After killing Liu Bei, they will put on new uniforms and hang the flag of the Han army.

Everyone, including Liu Bei, was shocked when they heard the news. The soldiers who had been appeased by Liu Bei had rioted again. Everyone never expected that the soldiers from Xiangyang came so quickly, and They were caught off guard by the attack.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers dispersed one after another. No one went to the barracks to wear armor or take weapons.

Liu Bei frowned tightly. Looking at such a scene, he couldn't help but sneered in his heart. Is this the result of his years of fighting for it?Before the arrival of the enemy army, they dispersed in a rush, it was like a mess.What would he do with such an unorganized and undisciplined army?
Seeing that the general situation was over, Liu Bei hurriedly rode his horse back to the county government office, summoned two hundred soldiers under his command, took off their battle armors and put on the clothes of ordinary people, and then rushed out, preparing to take advantage of the chaos and go out of the city .

Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and others entered the city, shouting the slogan "Surrender, don't kill." Those fleeing soldiers suddenly encountered a large number of enemy troops entering the city, and all of them turned pale.At this time, personal interests have become the unanimous interests of everyone. They all think about how to survive, and they all want to go home and reunite with their families. Therefore, when they hear the enemy shouting the slogan "Surrender, don't kill", they basically stand obediently. On both sides of the road, they raised their hands high, signaling to the rushing army that they had no weapons and no threats, and surrendered for their lives.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiu's army didn't embarrass the surrendered soldiers at all, instead they rushed directly to the county government office and encircled the county government. .

When the county magistrate saw that the person who came was Zhang Xiu, he was very surprised. He hurried to Zhang Xiu's side and bowed respectfully to Zhang Xiu.

After all, Zhang Xiu used to be the prefect of Nanyang, and Chaoyang County was under the rule of Nanyang County, so the county magistrate naturally knew Zhang Xiu.In this way, the county magistrate became happy instead, feeling that he had a backer.

Zhang Xiu's soldiers searched the entire county government office, but found no sign of Liu Bei. Instead, they found a pile of battle armor on the ground. Zhang Xiu realized that Liu Bei might have escaped, so he asked the county magistrate if he saw Liu Bei.

The county magistrate shook his head and said that when Liu Bei came here, he never trusted him very much, and he didn't even know when Liu Bei escaped.However, he knew that Liu Bei fled with two hundred relatives in the clothes of ordinary people, and he probably had already left the city.

Zhang Xiu sneered, and said: "I have blocked the main road out of the city, and it is almost impossible for him to get out of the city. You are the magistrate of this county, and now I need you to bring the county clerk, okay Appease the people in this county, tell them not to go out, stay at home as much as possible, tell them that the person we want to arrest is Liu Bei, as long as Liu Bei is caught, everything will be peaceful, and I hope the people can provide clues as much as possible.”

The county magistrate was very happy when he heard Zhang Xiu use the word "we", which showed that Zhang Xiu regarded him as one of his own.The county magistrate said "here", and immediately called up the county yamen servant, and took people to the city to go door to door.

Chaoyang County is a small county with only over 4000 households and the county seat is not big, so it is very easy to find someone. Besides, the people all know Liu Bei. As long as Liu Bei is in the city, it is impossible to escape. .

On the other hand, Zhang Xiu asked Hu Che'er and himself to lead a team of people to search for Liu Bei in the city.

Liu Bei took two hundred soldiers and pretended to be ordinary people. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape.But when they arrived at the city gate, they discovered that Zhang Xiu's soldiers had blocked the entire city gate, and they couldn't get out at all, and they also started searching inside the city. The target of so many people was too big, so Liu Bei selected ten A person with high martial arts skills came to protect him, let the rest of the people disperse and find a way to escape from the city by themselves.

Until now, Liu Bei didn't know that it was Zhang Xiu who came, and he was still immersed in the thought of hating Chen Dao, thinking that Chen Dao had betrayed him.

Everyone in the city didn't know Liu Bei, so Liu Bei disguised himself again, cutting off part of his hair and pasting it on his chin, pretending to be a bearded man.

Even so, Liu Bei was still not at ease. If someone betrayed him again, it would be over.So, he took ten people and directly broke into a private house, killed all three people in the room, threw the corpses in the woodshed, and then they lived here temporarily, trying to escape Enemy search.

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er searched the whole city, gathered all the soldiers who surrendered together, rushed back to the barracks, and then guarded them. These soldiers did not resist and cooperated actively. Jingzhou people, and they all know that these people are here for Liu Bei, as long as Liu Bei is caught, they will be fine.

Therefore, these soldiers did not make trouble, and stayed quietly in the barracks, waiting for Liu Bei to be caught. Many of them were secretly thankful that they did not follow Liu Bei to resist, otherwise, it would be impossible There will be such an end.

The surrendered soldiers were all arranged in the barracks, and then checked one by one, and found that Liu Bei was not there, so they withdrew the army directly and searched the whole city.

And Zhang Xiu also knew that Liu Bei had lost the trust of the army, and he had only a few hundred subordinates at best, so he boldly transferred the army into the city, sealed off the city gates, and started searching from house to house, and asked the county Order to send yamen servants to assist in the search.

The big search started. There are only so many people in Chaoyang County, and more than [-] people searched together. This speed is still very fast.In half an hour, nearly half of the houses were searched.

Liu Bei hid in the private house, fidgeting and pacing non-stop, all he knew was that there were soldiers everywhere outside, but he had no idea what the situation was like.So, Liu Bei sent people out to find out the news, but after a while, the people came back and told Liu Bei that the army was conducting a large-scale search in the city, searching from house to house.

Liu Bei was also nervous for a while, but he pretended to be calm, and suddenly came up with a bad idea. He asked his ten confidants to flee in different directions, and asked them to carry weapons to kill the army that was searching, attracting his attention. Attention, and then he took the opportunity to slip out.

These ten people were all Liu Bei's confidantes, and they all obeyed Liu Bei's orders. After receiving Liu Bei's orders, they immediately followed Liu Bei's instructions and acted separately.

When Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and others were searching the houses, suddenly many people came to report that there was a commotion in the city, and it was Liu Bei's subordinates who were killing people.

Zhang Xiu immediately made an arrangement, sending people to various places to support, and asked Hu Che'er to continue to lead the search to prevent Liu Bei from escaping in the chaos.

Zhang Xiu personally took people to a place in the northeast where Liu Bei's subordinates appeared. He had just left when an old man in ordinary clothes staggered out of an alley, looking a bit struggling, but his sharp eyes, but looked around at everything around.

After Zhang Xiu caught a glimpse of the old man, his brows suddenly frowned. The old man seemed to feel Zhang Xiu's gaze.

The eyes met for a short time, but Zhang Xiu discovered the clues. He was riding a horse, and suddenly reined in the horse, turned the horse's head, pointed at the old man and shouted to his subordinates: "He is Liu Bei, hurry up!" catch him!"

Hu Che'er and the others were taken aback for a moment, looking at the old man with white beard and hair in front of him, no matter what, he couldn't get in touch with Liu Bei.

But Zhang Xiu said that he was Liu Bei, and he would definitely not be groundless. Hu Che'er was about to reach out and grab the old man, when the old man flashed back, and the cloak he was wearing suddenly revealed a cold light. The long sword staggered and cut towards Hu Che'er's big hand.

Seeing this, Hu Che'er was taken aback, and hastily withdrew his hand. The tip of the sword quickly slashed across his fingertips, cutting off a fingernail. It was really dangerous, and he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. If he was one step late, this hand would leave his body.

This old man was none other than Liu Bei. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but who knew he would run into Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiu was surprised to find his flaws.

Zhang Xiu and others immediately surrounded Liu Bei, and the surrounding area was tight. The moment many soldiers saw Liu Bei, their eyes turned red, as if they saw wealth.

Before entering the city, Zhang Xiu once threatened that anyone who can cut off Liu Bei's head will be rewarded heavily. He didn't say how much the reward will be, so the soldiers must know Zhang Xiu well.

Liu Bei saw that he was surrounded in Kanxin, and the surroundings were all staring at him. He glanced at Zhang Xiu, who was pushing out of the crowd on horseback, and asked, "So you are the one who messed up all of this! You just now How did you find me?"

"Although your appearance has changed, your eyes cannot change. An old man should not have such eyes, so I guess you are pretending. In addition, I have issued a martial law, and all the people in the city stay in the At home, you are not allowed to walk around at will, but you are fine, but appearing on the street swaggeringly, can it not arouse my suspicion?" Zhang Xiu said.

Seeing that he was completely exposed, Liu Bei took off his disguise and revealed his true colors. Looking around, he already knew that it was impossible for him to go out, so he said to Zhang Xiu: "You are Liu Qi's subordinate now. Or Zhang Yan's subordinates?"

"I surrendered to the Han army, so I am naturally a subordinate of His Royal Highness King Yan." Zhang Xiu replied.

"I see. It seems that what His Royal Highness King Yan wants is not only this city, but the entire Jingzhou?" Liu Bei said, "I don't think so. I surrender to His Highness King Yan, and I can help King Yan His Highness seized the entire Jingzhou..."

Zhang Xiu snorted coldly, and said to Liu Bei: "His Royal Highness Yan wants to take the entire Jingzhou, it is a breeze, so how can he rely on you? Besides, His Royal Highness Yan has already ordered me to die, and what he wants is your head , as long as you bring your head back, I will be a great achievement."

After listening to Liu Bei, he stopped talking and his face was livid. He never thought that King Yan would give Zhang Xiu such a death order. It seems that even if he wanted to live, he would not be able to live.

But Liu Bei was not reconciled, he had worked so hard for so many years, and he was still a clan member of the Han family, so in the end he was not as good as Zhang Yan, who started as a county lieutenant.

Liu Bei was thinking, why his fate is so unfair, after years of hard work, he still couldn't escape the bad luck of being decapitated in the end.

He is not reconciled, but what can he do?Facing the heavy siege, he is outnumbered, and no matter what, he will become the soul of the dead under the sword.

Both left and right are dead, so it's better to pull a few backs before dying.

Liu Bei picked up the double-strand sword, let out a hysterical cry, and rushed towards Zhang Xiu.

"Kill!" Zhang Xiu gave an order, and all the soldiers surrounding Liu Bei rushed forward...

(End of this chapter)