Xiapi.

"What?"

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and Chen Deng in disbelief, "You said Pengcheng was lost?"

Guan Yu looked ashamed and said, "Brother, it is my younger brother who is incompetent. Please punish me."

Jian Yong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Liu Shijun, the Huainan soldiers and horses have occupied the city. They will definitely not give up. They will definitely attack Xiapi. We have to guard against it."

Mi Zhu held up his hand and said, "Mr. Liu, please hurry up and order the city gate to be closed. Don't let anything happen."

Sun Qian frowned and said, "Huainan soldiers and horses will definitely come to Xiapi. Lord Liu, why don't you bring the troops back?"

"Recall the troops?"

Liu Bei frowned, "How is the situation over at Xiaopei?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside the door. A spy came to the door covered with travel dust and said loudly, "Liu Shijun, something bad has happened. Xiahou Dun of Yanzhou has been defeated and has now fled back to Yanzhou."

"What?"

Everyone present was shocked when they heard the news, and their eyes were full of disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

"Is Lu Bu'er's military strength already so strong?"

"impossible!"

Mi Zhu shook his head, "Lu Bu'er's military strength has been clearly investigated. Although Xiaopei has added many refugees, his military strength has not increased much. How could he defeat Xiahou Dun so easily? This is impossible!"

Liu Bei looked at the spy who was delivering the message and asked sternly, "Have you found out clearly that Xiahou Dun was indeed defeated and retreated?"

"Liu Shijun, it is absolutely true. Xiahou Dun's troops were completely defeated and he has fled back to Yanzhou. There is absolutely no mistake."

Jian Yong suddenly said, "Liu Shijun, Xiahou Dun's troops have retreated. We can't delay any longer. Let's order the retreat immediately."

Hearing this, Liu Bei's heart suddenly rose.

Mi Zhu waved her hand hurriedly, "Liu Shijun, don't worry, no one knows about our dispatch of troops this time, not even Lu Bu's son."

Sun Qian sighed and said, "Don't leave, Mi. This matter is strange and we have to be on guard."

At this point, Sun Qian turned to Liu Bei and cupped his hands, "Liu Shijun, the matter has come to this, Xiaopei's situation may not be rectified. Now that the troops and horses from Huainan have arrived again, it is better to withdraw the troops and horses first and protect them. Only Pi can be safe and sound!"

Chen Deng, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly spoke, "Mr. Liu, the Huainan soldiers and horses are so powerful that they must be dealt with carefully. Why not take this opportunity to make a plan and repel the Huainan soldiers and horses in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, "Yuanlong, do you have any plans?"

Chen Deng said slowly, "Shijun Liu, please close the city gate of Xiapi immediately, and we will use the power of the city wall to defend.

Then, our withdrawn troops and horses quietly rushed back, and then cooperated internally and externally to defeat the Huainan troops and horses in one fell swoop."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mi Zhu nodded, "Yes, our troops outside quietly withdraw. As long as they are not discovered by the Huainan troops, we can have an unexpected effect and wipe out the Huainan troops in one fell swoop."

When Liu Bei heard these words, he turned to look at Sun Qian and asked slowly, "Gongyou, what do you think?"

Sun Qian was a disciple of the great Confucian scholar and was very resourceful. Liu Bei also knew this, so he would inquire carefully at every critical moment.

Sun Qian frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Liu Shijun, this is fine. We will destroy the Huainan soldiers and horses for the time being. After they are destroyed, we will think of ways to deal with Lu Bu's soldiers and horses."

When Liu Bei saw that Sun Qian also agreed with this idea, he immediately raised his head and looked around everyone, "In this case, immediately issue an order and follow this method without making any mistakes."

…

"Ha ha!"

Zhang Xun looked up to the sky and laughed, "I thought General Guan Yu was so powerful, but I never thought he was so vulnerable, haha."

Li Feng sneered and said, "General Zhang, Guan Yu is just a cripple, not worth mentioning."

Lei Book suddenly said, "General Zhang, although I have occupied the city, Xiapi is still in Liu Bei's hands. It's better to send troops as soon as possible and take the chess back in one fell swoop."

Zhang Xun nodded, "Okay, send the order immediately and send the troops to Pi."

"General Li, you lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city. The rest of the soldiers will accompany me."

Following Zhang Xun's order, the Huainan soldiers and horses who had already occupied the city headed east again and embarked on their journey.

"Report!"

One of them watched the middle horse run back, came to Zhang Xun, rolled his saddle and fell off the horse, cupped his hands and said.

"General Zhang, Xiapi has closed the city gate and seems to have discovered our whereabouts."

Hearing this, Zhang Xun snorted coldly, "So what if we close the city gate, Pengcheng has not been broken by us.

Send the order immediately, speed up the journey, and be sure to capture Xiapi as soon as possible."

…

Liu Bei led his men up the city wall and looked at the Huainan soldiers and horses outside the city. Although they were calm as usual, they were secretly surprised in their hearts.

Huainan's tens of thousands of troops stood outside the city, like a black tide, almost invisible to the edge.

The rumbling war drums and desolate horn sounds continued to sound in the team, giving the entire team a chilling atmosphere.

The people around Liu Bei couldn't help but feel horrified when they saw the huge force of Huainan's troops. For a long time, no one dared to speak.

There are not many soldiers and horses in Xiapi City, only more than 10,000 people. If you want to block the attack of tens of thousands of troops, can you do it?

When everyone didn't see Huainan's soldiers and horses, they still had a bit of contempt in their hearts, but after seeing it, they realized that they should be the one being despised.

When Zhang Xun saw Liu Bei outside the city, he immediately clapped his horse and came forward. He laughed and said, "Liu Xuande, my army has arrived now. If you know what's going on, open the city and surrender as soon as possible."

Sun Qian stepped forward and said loudly, "General Zhang, Liu Shijun is the lord of Xuzhou. If you come here to offend for no reason, what crime should you do?"

Zhang Xun snorted coldly, "Liu Xuande is a villain, how can He De be the lord of Xuzhou? It's better to leave Xuzhou as soon as possible, maybe you can save a life, otherwise, you will regret it."

After hearing these words, even if Liu Bei had a strong forbearance ability, his face turned a little red when he was cut.

"General Zhang, you and I do not interfere with the river. I have always respected Yuan Gongdao, so why bother to mobilize troops?"

Lei Book was already a little impatient, so he clapped his horse and stepped forward, "Liu Xuande, stop talking nonsense and leave the city as soon as possible to surrender. Otherwise, after the killing is completed, not a single piece of armor will be left."

Guan Yu looked at Lei Book under the city wall and remembered the scene when the two of them besieged him. He suddenly became angry and gritted his teeth and roared, "Lei Book, you invaded Xuzhou for no reason, and now you want my eldest brother to withdraw. What a dream."

Lei Book turned to look at Guan Yu and suddenly laughed up to the sky, "Guan Yu, do you think it's a dream, haha?"

Guan Yu's face turned red with anger, "Lei Book, if you ask my elder brother to open the city gate, you are just dreaming."

Lei Book sneered, "Guan Yu, I remember correctly, it seems that you are defending Pengcheng. Since we are dreaming, why did you leave Pengcheng?"

At this point, Lei Book suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "Oh, I forgot, our army conquered Pengcheng, and you worked so hard to escape, haha!"

Guan Yu punched the city wall and roared angrily, "You're talking nonsense, I didn't run away."

Lei Book snorted coldly, "Guan Yu, if you were not scared away, you should be keeping Pengcheng now, how could you come here?"

"Haha, Guan Yu, if you are really capable, do you dare to go out of the city to fight? If you are afraid, I will give you three moves first."

After hearing this, Guan Yu thought of the battle that night and looked at his broken arm. His anger suddenly dissipated and turned into darkness.

The once strong man has become a cripple today. How ridiculous!

Jian Yong saw the veins popping up on Guan Yu's angry forehead and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lei Book, if you want to attack the city, then give the order quickly. Stop talking nonsense. If you know you are defeated, then leave Xuzhou as soon as possible."

.”

Zhang Xun snorted coldly, "Liu Xuande, do you really not know what is good and what is good?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "General Zhang, please go back and tell Mr. Yuan that those who do unjust things will be punished by death. Please also ask him to retract his thoughts and stop plotting against Xuzhou."

Hearing this, Zhang Xun was furious and shouted, "The whole army will obey the order and attack the city immediately."

Following Zhang Xun's order, the Huainan Army soldiers who had been prepared immediately ran towards the city carrying simple ladders.

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

As the administrative seat of Xuzhou, Xiapi far surpasses Pengcheng in terms of city height and defense.

Although the soldiers of the Huainan Army were numerous, if they wanted to attack the city, they would not be able to do so without internal support.

Puff puff puff!

"Ahhh!"

Arrows were scattered like rain on the city wall, and they were constantly shot at the soldiers of the Huainan Army who were rushing over.

Although countless Huainan Army soldiers fell on the charging road, they still could not stop everyone's mood of meritorious service.

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

The battle was going on fiercely, with both sides refusing to give in to each other and suffering heavy damage. There were shouts of killing and screams everywhere around the city wall.

…

Xiaopei.

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong who walked in from outside the room and said with a smile, "Gongtai, the Huainan Army has sent troops."
To be continued...