We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

He couldn't hold it back, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out. Holding the city wall with one hand, Liu Bei roared angrily in a low voice.

"One hundred thousand troops! Where did the one hundred thousand troops come from!"

Then he directly pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed it at the casual civil servants and generals, and shouted angrily.

"Whose army is this! Why did the enemy army reach the city wall? I just know it! Where are the defenders along the way? Why didn't they stop them!"

Looking at the swarming enemy troops below, even Guan Yu's heart sank to the bottom at this moment.

"Brother, in my opinion, the soldiers arrayed below should be soldiers and horses of the Jingzhou wealthy people. According to the spies' reports, the Jingzhou wealthy people have not encountered any resistance along the way. The defenders may have rebelled long ago."

After hearing what Guan Yu said, Liu Bei suddenly felt like the world was spinning. After he staggered back two steps, his heart was filled with endless resentment.

"Why on earth is this! Whose rumors did they believe and how dare they rebel! Don't they know that Jingzhou Mu is in the city right now! Who is spreading the rumors?"

Taking a deep breath and looking at the flags of various wealthy families below, Liu Bei thought of a person who could see so many wealthy families from Jingzhou gathered together in such a short period of time with such a powerful reputation.

It was the hermit Pang Degong whom he visited countless times and wanted to let him serve as an official to assist him, but he was always unwilling!

Only he can achieve such great fame in such a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei's heart was filled with endless anger.

I remember that I respected him so much back then and wanted to ask him to serve as an official to assist me, but he was directly rejected by this person. However, until now, I have treated him with courtesy and never treated him badly.

But he never thought that this old man would organize the Jingzhou wealthy family to take him down? At this moment, Liu Bei's heart was filled with deep anger.

He wished he could hold his sword right now, come to Pang Degong and ask him why he did this, and then kill him with one sword blow.

Seeing that his eldest brother was so sad, Zhang Fei suddenly became unhappy. He carried a snake spear that was eight feet long and asked Liu Bei for orders:

"Brother, don't worry! These thieves are just a bunch of gangsters. When brother gives me a team of men, watch me charge down and kill them all in a moment!"

Seeing that after Zhang Fei finished speaking, he wanted to rally his troops and charge forward to kill him, Ma Liang stood directly in front of Zhang Fei and quickly tried to dissuade him:

"No general!"

In the absence of Xu Shu in Xiangyang City, Ma Liang was the one who made plans on Xu Shu's behalf, and he was also the calmest person in Xiangyang City.

Seeing Zhang Fei stop, he breathed a deep sigh of relief, then raised his hands and said to Liu Bei;

"Lord, there are hundreds of thousands of enemy troops under Xiangyang City now, but our Xiangyang City only has 30,000 defenders at this time. If we want to fight hard, our army will not have any advantage."

"The current plan is that our army can only hold on to Xiangyang City and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Considering the danger of Xiangyang City, it is not easy for the enemy to capture Xiangyang City. Our army can do this while holding on to Xiangyang City. At that time, an order was issued to other places to assemble their troops to rescue Xiangyang City."

After listening to what Ma Liang said, Liu Bei also reacted. Liu Bei had been fighting for many years, so he still had the thoughts and vigilance he should have. He just lost his mind for a moment because he was angry.

Now that he was awake again, he immediately understood the stakes involved. The most important thing was that Liu Bei believed that the soldiers under the city were also his soldiers in Jingzhou, and they only opposed him because of the instigation of the rebels.

In the end, these soldiers will still return to his hands, and he still needs them to work hard for him to defend Jingzhou.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei didn't have time to explain anything, so he left the city wall and went straight to Liu Qi's bedroom.

After sending away the servants taking care of Liu Qi, Liu Bei held Liu Qi's hand and wrote a handwritten letter from Liu Qi.

Then, he took it to the city tower and handed it to the soldiers guarding the city to read it out.

The general content of this handwritten letter is to tell the soldiers under the city wall that the wealthy families they are following are all traitors, and they have all become rebels.

But he, Liu Bei, was merciful. As long as the soldiers under the city wall put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender, he could forgive them.

The entire handwriting was extremely full of justice, but the powerful armies from all walks of life had made preparations well in advance before arriving, and they also read out to the soldiers the message written by Duke Pang De to suppress thieves.

Therefore, when they heard what Liu Bei said now, the soldiers present felt it was ridiculous.

After Liu Bei's soldiers finished reading the handwriting, Kuai Liang rode his horse and slowly came to the city wall.

"Big-eared thief! You claim to be benevolent on the surface, but in fact you are a sinister and cunning person. Now that Jingzhou Mu has been killed by you, how can you have the face to do things in the name of Jingzhou Mu?"

Looking at Liu Bei on the city wall, Kuai Liang's eyes were filled with deep disdain.

"Liu Bei! As Prince Jing of Zhongshan, you are supposed to be an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and treacherous villain! How can you see your ancestors under the Nine Springs! Our righteous soldiers obeyed the fate and came here to take you. Damn it, if you still have a trace of conscience, you should tie your hands, hold jasper in your mouth, open the city and surrender, otherwise, when our volunteers attack Xiangyang, you will die without a burial!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuai Liang turned his horse and ran away.

When Liu Bei listened to Kuai Liang's reading of the proclamation drafted by Pang Degong to suppress thieves, a fire of anger suddenly arose in his heart, there was a pain in his chest, and a mouthful of old blood gushed out.

But although he was very angry, he had no way to refute. After all, everything Kuai Liang said was true, which made him unable to retaliate even if he wanted to.

Panting heavily, Liu Bei's eyes were filled with the flames of endless anger.

Seeing Kuai Liang leave, he directly drew the sword from his waist, and as he spoke, he wanted to rush down and kill him on the spot.

"Brother, there's no need, there's no need, brother, there's no need!"

Seeing Liu Bei so angry, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei quickly held him back, fearing that he would do something stupid impulsively.

As soon as Liu Bei was calmed down, Guan Yu directly picked up the bow and arrow next to him, bent the bow and nocked a sharp arrow, and shot towards Kuai Liang in an instant.

But Kuai Liang, who was about to arrive at the camp, suddenly heard a sound of breaking through the air. Looking back, he saw sharp arrows flying towards him rapidly.

Seeing this, Kuai Liang quickly lowered his head, and then the flying arrow directly grazed Kuai Liang's scalp and went straight into the pillar in front of him.

Looking at the flying arrow stuck tightly on the pillar, Kuai Liang broke into cold sweat instantly. You must know that he is now far away from the range of the bow and arrow.

But this guy can actually have such terrifying strength. The generals under Liu Bei are really tough people.

Although the number of rebels united by the wealthy families now far exceeds the number of Liu Bei's troops, the biggest problem now is,

Liu Bei's subordinates, Zhang Fei, were two of the best generals in the world, but the rebels did not have any generals who could handle them.

Moreover, today's Xiangyang City has long been built by Liu Bei as solid as an iron barrel. If they attack them by force, even if they come with 100,000 people, they will not be able to capture this city.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the entire rebel army had determined the strategic goal of encircling without attacking. Although Xiangyang City was large, its food reserves were limited after all. When they ran out of food,

At that time, no matter how brave Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are, they will eventually be defeated by their army of 100,000.

and at the same time,

The Cai brothers also spread rumors in the city, telling the people that Liu Bei was bound to fail and that hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city would soon be able to invade Xiangyang City.

Suddenly rumors spread throughout Xiangyang City, and countless people lost their will to resist and did not want to sacrifice their lives for Liu Bei.

And through continuous exploration, the Cai family's servants also figured out the location of the granary in Xiangyang City, as well as the time for the guard to change the guard every day.

After doing all this, the Cai brothers quietly waited for the opportunity to come.

On the other side at this moment, seeing Liu Bei who was not in a good situation, his mind couldn't help but become active. At this moment, he wanted to wander again.

Throughout the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, if you say that Liu Bei is a novice in fighting, then Liu Bei has nothing to say, but if you say that Liu Bei can't run away, then he will have to argue with you.

You know, when it comes to running away, Liu Bei said he was second, and no one in the entire late Han Dynasty dared to say he was first. After all, he was a descendant of Gaozu, and his genes still flowed in his body.

Seeing Liu Bei trying to run away again, Guan Yu frowned slightly and warned him:

"Brother, don't worry. The city of Xiangyang is as solid as a rock now. Our trained soldiers are also top-notch elite soldiers in the world. There is enough food and grass in the city. We can definitely hold on until reinforcements arrive. Besides, there are still dozens of people in the city. There are tens of thousands of people, if the war goes unfavorably, my brother can mobilize the people to defend the city."

"As long as we can hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements from the four counties in Jingnan, we will attack from both sides and turn the rebels into powder in an instant. What's more, Xu Yuanzhi still has 20,000 new soldiers, and the situation is far from favorable. It’s as bad as Brother imagined.”

In fact, after finding out that under the city were actually the servants of wealthy families and an army composed of some miscellaneous people, Guan Yu felt that the 100,000 people under the city wall were all people who wanted to sell their heads. fear.

Although he knew that there was a lot of truth in what Guan Yu said, Liu Bei's eyes were still full of deep anxiety.

"What the second brother said is correct, but now we don't know whether the other counties have fallen or whether there are reinforcements available for us. If there are only 30,000 defenders in Xiangyang City, what will the second brother do?"

Although he knew that Liu Bei was right to worry, Guan Yu still expressed his arrogance at this moment:

"It doesn't matter. The Kuai brothers and Zhang Yun's disciples are all a group of incompetent people, and their troops are just a bunch of bandits. If the other counties really have no reinforcements, my third brother and I can also escort my eldest brother to Jingnan. , then the eldest brother can bring his old troops and lead the Jingnan armies to come back and fight back to Xiangyang!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei also nodded slightly. Although it has reached this point now, as long as there is still a way out, everything is fine.

After all, Jingnan at this moment is Liu Bei's last trump card.

After that, he ordered his men to quickly send people to find Xu Yuanzhi, let him lead the army to return reinforcements as soon as possible, and ask the Jingnan garrison to organize troops to cross the river to assist Xiangyang as soon as possible.

After waiting anxiously for nearly three days, Liu Bei did not wait for the good news from his detective horse.

On the contrary, many detectives sent from other places were waiting to deliver the news.

Of course, these scouting horses were deliberately put in by the gentry alliance army, with the purpose of lowering the morale of Liu Bei and others.

After the powerful families in the four counties of Jingnan rebelled, the prefects of the four counties were killed, and all four counties in Jingnan fell into the hands of the powerful armies.

Most of the local troops also surrendered to the wealthy families. The wealthy families in the counties in Jingnan have sent troops to guard the Yangtze River ferry to prevent Liu Bei's army from returning to Jingnan.

After hearing the news, Liu Bei's eyes darkened and he was about to lie down on the ground. Fortunately, Zhang Fei's quick eyes and hands quickly supported Liu Bei.

At this moment, Liu Bei's eyes were filled with endless resentment, and his heart was also filled with a trace of sadness.

He didn't understand how long it had been before almost everyone in the world started targeting him? Why did even the four counties in Jingnan, which he was most loyal to, begin to rebel against him?

In an instant, Liu Bei stood up straight, pulled out the sword in his hand and put it on his neck. At this moment, Liu Bei already wanted to kill himself in Wujiang just like Xiang Yu did back then.

Seeing Liu Bei's condition, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu quickly stopped him.

"Brother, there is no need, no need, brother."

After taking the sword from Liu Bei's hand, Zhang Fei handed Liu Bei the secret message Xu Shu had sent.

"Brother, there is no need. There is still news about Xu Yuanzhi. Maybe some good news will come through."

Hearing what Zhang Fei said, Liu Bei also breathed a deep sigh of relief. Yes, although Jingnan was occupied at this moment, the 20,000 recruits in Xu Shu's hands were still there.

But when Liu Bei opened Xu Shu's secret letter and saw the contents, Liu Bei felt dizzy for a moment.

In Xu Shu's letter, Xu Shu first admitted his mistake. Although he was already rushing to Xiangyang, some recent rumors had spread to the army.

Many soldiers were also affected by the rumors and had other ideas in their hearts. There was even a collective mutiny in the army.

At present, he has the troops under control, but due to a series of reasons, he still cannot rush to Xiangyang quickly.

Xu Shu stated in the letter that after integrating his troops, he would immediately rush to Xiangyang.

After reading the letter sent by Xu Shu, Liu Bei knew that the only 30,000 soldiers he could rely on now were the 30,000 soldiers in Xiangyang City.

It is impossible for everyone else to come to support him. Now he is even more pathetic than the King of Chu back then.

For a moment, Liu Bei's heart was filled with endless resentment.

It is obvious that he has mastered Jingzhou, and it is obvious that Liu Qi is about to burp and become the real shepherd of Jingzhou.

But it had only been one night, and in just one night he was already surrounded by enemies on all sides, with everyone shouting for beatings.

Suddenly, Liu Bei felt a cramp in his heart, and he fell down while holding his heart.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei fall and quickly supported him. Guan Yu frowned and looked at Zhang Fei and scolded him in a low voice.

"Third brother, what do you want to do? You really want to make your elder brother angry to death!"

Listening to Guan Yu's scolding, Zhang Fei was also confused.

"I don't know what's going on. I didn't even read Xu Yuanzhi's letter, so I gave it to my eldest brother directly."

"Asshole! Asshole! It's all the fault of the rebels outside the city!"

Looking at Liu Bei lying unconscious on the bed, an unknown fire instantly surged into Zhang Fei's heart.

With a low voice and an angry voice, Zhang Fei held up his eight-foot-long snake spear and shouted, wanting to rush out of the city and poke a hundred and eight holes in the rebels!

"stop!"

However, before taking two steps, he was scolded by Guan Yu.

"After years of fighting, why are you still so reckless? If you rush out of the city now, you will create an opportunity for the rebels to invade Xiangyang City!"

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhang Fei also stopped, but looking at Liu Bei lying on the bed, he was still very angry.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw a soldier running in in a panic.

"Two generals! The two generals are in trouble. There is a fire in the granary in the south of the city. I don't know who opened the north and south gates. At this moment, the rebels have already rushed into the city!"

Of course it was the Cai family brothers who set the fire, and the city gate was of course opened by the Cai family's servants after killing the gate guards.

After learning that the gentry alliance had put many scouts into the city, the Cai brothers guessed that Liu Bei would be in chaos when they saw the news, and this was the perfect time for them to take the opportunity to cause trouble in the city and let the alliance troops enter the city. opportunity.

Hence the news that Zhang Fei and Guan Yu heard now.

And after hearing the news that the city gate was opened and the gentry army had entered the city,

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also shocked instantly.

The two of them thought that Liu Bei's fainting at this critical moment was already a big deal, but they never expected that something more exciting was waiting for them.

"These traitors! These traitors!"

Guan Yu knew that due to the strong strength of Xiangyang City, there would be no problems at all in the first two or three months. The alliance army would definitely not be able to break Xiangyang City.

But he never expected that there would be a traitor in Xiangyang City, but at this moment, Guan Yu couldn't care so much and could only arrange for someone to send Liu Bei out first.

"Third brother, lead your eldest brother to escape from Xiangyang quickly!"

As he spoke, Guan Yu looked directly at Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei was obviously enveloped in anger. He picked up his snake spear and said to Guan Yu:

"Second brother, what are you doing? We have already made it clear to you that we do not want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. How can I abandon you and run away alone?"

Looking at Zhang Fei who was full of murderous intent in front of him, Guan Yu's eyes were filled with deep disappointment. He raised his hand and slapped Zhang Fei on the face.

"You idiot! Don't waste too much time here. Your life and mine are not important. The most important thing is the life of the eldest brother. As long as the eldest brother is still here, sooner or later, with the talents of the eldest brother, he will make a new start in the world for you. I take revenge!"

"Quickly lead your brother to break out of the encirclement and head to Xichuan. I will follow you later!"