Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 482
Liu Bei marched overnight, but Liu Qi did not do the same, but stayed overnight, and then slowly pursued.

The two parties did not collide quickly.

But with Liu Qi's order.

Originally leading [-] soldiers and horses, Ma Chao, who wanted to rush to Puyang quickly and guard Puyang, also slowed down his marching pace.

But it was not in a hurry, and the Qi army's scouts did not find out that this was a deliberate slowing down of the marching pace. After all, a sudden slowing down could easily arouse suspicion.

Intentionally or unintentionally.

Liu Bei also rushed to Puyang first. ,

It didn't take much effort to occupy Puyang.

And Puyang only has [-] city guards, and they are not real combat troops. Facing more than [-] Qi troops, it is very normal for them to be unable to resist.

When more than [-] Qi troops were approaching the city.

Without doing any unnecessary resistance, they directly opened the city gate and surrendered. After all, the [-] city guards are not real combat troops. The army can't play any role.

There is no need to make any unnecessary sacrifices.

Puyang's flag was also replaced with a blue flag representing the Qi army.

As for the black flags, they were all thrown away.

however.

It took a while before Liu Bei led the army to occupy Puyang.

Ma Chao, who led his troops from Yecheng, also rushed to Puyang. Relatively speaking, he was indeed "slower" than the Qi army. After all, Puyang was already occupied by the Qi army.

Only camped ten li away from Puyang, far away from the Qi army.

And the judge also made suggestions for Liu Bei. He wanted to take advantage of Ma Chaocai to lead [-] soldiers and horses, and he was tired from marching all the way, so he took the opportunity to attack the camp.

Unexpectedly, Pang Tongtong had planned a long time ago.

Let Ma Chao and Pound lead the army to ambush outside the camp, and he led an army in the camp.

Xu Huang, who led [-] soldiers and horses to attack the camp, was defeated by Ma Chao and Pound. He lost [-] soldiers and horses, and retreated back to Puyang.

See here.

Liu Bei didn't pay attention to beating Ma Chao any more, and stuck to Puyang, stalemate with Ma Chao.

And, in the evening of the same day.

Liu Qi, who also divided his troops in Yanzhou, also led the army to the rear of Puyang, and Ma Chao, who was in front of Puyang, formed an encirclement situation against Liu Bei who was in Puyang.

With Liu Qi leading the army to arrive, Liu Bei was even more afraid to act rashly.

There is no thought of attacking the camp.

He failed once, and he didn't want to do it again, and he also thought that Liu Qi would not let him have a chance to attack the camp.

Acting rashly will only waste soldiers and horses.

The night when the two sides met.

It didn't cause any accidents, or it was a battle, and passed the night peacefully.

The next morning.

Liu Qi also led the army, joined Ma Chao, and approached the city.

It's nothing else, it's already reached this point, and Liu Bei is in Puyang, so it's unreasonable not to see him last time, not to mention that they are both clansmen of the Han Dynasty.

More than [-] Han troops also formed a formation outside the city, densely covered with banners, and looked at the Qi army on the city wall from a distance.

And Liu Bei, Shenpei, Xu Huang, and Han Fu also boarded the city wall immediately.

They also know that there is no way to avoid it now, and when there is no encirclement, they can still withdraw from Jizhou, return to Dongjun, or go to Nanpi.

But Liu Qi led the army to arrive.

They can only stick to Puyang, waiting for things to develop in the direction they want, waiting for an opportunity, or defeating the Han army outside the city.

Apart from this, there is no way out.

But it is not easy to defeat the Han army, otherwise, he would not stay in Puyang and wait for the opportunity.

Standing on the wall.

Liu Bei was also dressed in a military uniform, squinting his eyes at the Han army outside the city, especially Liu Qi at the front, who was dressed in silver armor and white robes, holding a long spear and riding a shadow-chasing jade dragon on his crotch.

That is also his arch enemy.

While Liu Bei was observing Liu Qi.

Liu Qi also looked at Liu Bei on the city wall. After all, he and Liu Bei did not know each other. When he first came into contact with Zhao Yun, he exchanged a night pearl from Gongsun Zan's hand for Zhao Yun.

It's just that there is less contact behind.

Riding out on horseback, he waved the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Spear in his hand, pointed at Liu Bei, and shouted: "King Qi, hand over Shen Pei and Han Fu, and withdraw our troops. You and I will live in peace, and I will never lead my troops to pursue !",

heard.

It was not Liu Bei who reacted first.

"My lord, don't listen to the King of Han's slander, and as long as you stick to it, things will change within half a month, not to mention that once the lord withdraws his troops, the follow-up strategy will not be able to continue!" The judge said in a panic.

Han Fu also looked at Liu Bei in a panic.

I was afraid that Liu Bei would really obey Liu Qi's words and hand him over.

He was very clear that if it fell into Liu Qi's hands, he would have absolutely no chance of surviving. You must know that Dongjun fell so quickly, it was caused by him alone.

If it falls into Liu Qi's hands, death may be a luxury.

Xu Huang didn't care about the two of them, but stared at the Han army outside the city. After all, what he cared about was how to defeat the Han army.

As for the rest, he can't control and has no power. As a general, it's better to have less contact with political affairs.

Hear the words of the judge.

And Han Fu's worried expression.

Liu Bei also glanced at the two of them, and he knew what they were worried about without guessing.

But there was no response to the judge's words.

Looking outside the city again, Liu Qi, who rode out on horseback, also had a flash of light in his eyes, and shouted: "King of Han, this is the end, do you think there is still a way out?"

"If you withdraw, you will have it!" Liu Qi replied without hesitation.

"Haha...!" Liu Bei laughed loudly, and said, "Even if I'm at a disadvantage now, the outcome is still uncertain, and I'm not inferior to you, why should I retreat?"

How could he not know the meaning of Liu Qi's words, he just wanted him to admit that he was inferior to Liu Qi, once he retired, no matter whether he admitted it or not, everyone in the world would think that he was defeated.

To go deeper, it is equivalent to acknowledging Liu Qi's status, in a disguised form, making the world think that he has voted under Liu Qi's command.

How could he admit such a thing.

"It seems that there is only one battle!"

"As it should be!"

The eyes of Liu Bei and Liu Qi met, as if sparks of passion burst out, and they refused to give in to each other.

At last.

Liu Qi didn't attack immediately either.

After all, there are more than [-] Qi troops in the city. Even if Puyang is recaptured by force, there will be great losses, and a good plan is needed.

And he didn't intend to defeat Liu Bei quickly, otherwise he wouldn't have planned so much.

Know Liu Bei's determination.

I also know that Liu Bei will not go out of the city to fight.

Liu Qi also assembled his army and surrounded the three city gates, leaving only the east gate.

(End of this chapter)