Liu Zhang heard the disappointment and grief in Fa Zheng's tone, but his expression did not change. Looking at the troops fighting bravely in front of him, he slowly said: "Xiaozhi, it's time. If I really don't trust you, do you think you can still stand by my side? With your talent, I, Liu Zhang, cannot make you loyal to you in a desperate situation, and I will definitely kill you."

Fa Zheng was shocked and raised his head, "What do you mean by lord?"

Liu Zhang said in a deep voice: "If you want to know why I didn't let you serve as an envoy, you should think about why I brought 5,000 troops to Fucheng."

Fa Zheng thought for a while and said, "The lord brought five thousand troops to Fucheng, so he used his body as bait to lure Zhao Yu to attack and annihilate him with the situation. But what Fa Zheng didn't understand was that since the lord realized that Zhao Yu had a strange intention, he should sit in Chengdu with his lord's talent and strategy.

Using the rich manpower and material resources of the counties around Chengdu to strengthen the power of the provincial and ministerial governments, gradually erode the Zhao Wei power, and provoke the relationship between Pang Xi and Zhao Wei, and lead the two tigers to fight each other. This is the best strategy. Why do you take risks alone and bring 5,000 troops into Fucheng? Fa Zheng thought this move was very unwise. After all, the lord holds great justice and time stands on the lord's side."

Liu Zhang smiled softly and said, "Xiaozhi, I know you are from Fufeng, not from Xichuan, but why do you only see a corner of Xichuan? Now Cao Cao dominates the Central Plains and is in a tense way with Yuan Shao from Hebei in the Yellow River. Sun Bofu unified Jiangdong and the loyalty of the gentry and subjects, do we have to spend all our time on internal struggles?

You said that time is on my side. Indeed, if I did it deliberately, Zhao Wei and Pang Xi will be able to be eliminated in three or five years, but what will happen in three or five years? Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will definitely win. At that time, two-thirds of the population of the Han Dynasty will be in the hands of the hero of the north. What will we use to compete with him?

The Sun family is deeply rooted in Jiangdong. Three or five years later, the Jiangdong forces are as solid as a rock. How much force do we have to spend to defend against this Southeastern major problem?

If we are in a corner, time is on my side, but looking at the world, time is no longer waiting. This is the real reason why I have five thousand soldiers and horses come to Fucheng. I will fight and decide quickly with Zhao Wei and eliminate this great trouble in Xichuan in one fell swoop. Only then can I conquer Jingxiang in the east, go out of Hanzhong in the north, and support the Han world."

The night wind was cold, and the moonlight shone like silver on the monarch and ministers at the walls of Fucheng. The wind lifted up the wide clothes. Fa Zheng stood quietly. His heart was completely shocked. He did not expect that Liu Zhang thought so far, fell into danger, and had a heart of the world. This was what a real hero did. The image of the dark and incompetent lord had completely collapsed in Fa Zheng's eyes. The one who stood up again was the king who deserved his loyalty to him for the rest of his life.

Fa Zheng leaned over and said, "The lord is far-sighted and ambitious in the world. Fa Zheng is willing to live and die with the Lord's public. If this disaster is not the case, Fa Zheng is willing to drive for the Lord's life, and to achieve the lord's dominance."

Liu Zhang did not look back and saw the right view, but looked far away. No matter how great his ambition was, he had to be fulfilled. The current danger made Liu Zhang not sure that he could survive it. He could only be a real gambler. If he wins, he would be determined by Xichuan. If he loses, he would die without a place to bury him.

"Huang Quan, don't let me down." Liu Zhang said silently to the distance.

Zhang Ren had personally fought to kill the enemy, and blood stained his robe. Most of the soldiers guarding the city were killed and gaps began to appear on the wall. Liu Xun, the inner city, rushed to the city with all the troops and horses in the city, including the yamen runners. The other three cities in the north and south, rebels who were dispersed by cavalry began to mingle into the city. Fucheng reached the most critical moment.

Lei Tong didn't care about harassing the rebels in the dark. He joined forces with Deng Xian to attack Zhao Wei's army camp and fought with Pang Le's cavalry. However, there were three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry blocking him. Lei Tong charged more than ten times in a row, but he was unable to break through the rebel formation.

"Report that a small group of rebels entered the city, Lord Wang Lei is organizing the wealthy families in the city to resist, and ask the lord to send reinforcements as soon as possible." A soldier rushed from the inner city to report.

Liu Zhang let out a long sigh and said coldly: "Tell Wang Lei that there are no reinforcements. You ask him to come to Dongcheng with the officials of Fucheng who are willing to be loyal to me. I will fight Zhao Wei to the death in Dongcheng."

The soldier hesitated for a moment and replied loudly: "Yes." Then he ran towards the inner city.

Liu Zhang slowly drew out his sword, raised it to the sky, shouting loudly: "Soldiers, the rebel army is siegeing the city, and we are outnumbered. Now I will fight the rebels to the death. If there are timid people, whether they are officials, counselors, generals, or soldiers, I will allow you to retreat to the inner city. Those who are willing to follow me will follow me to kill the enemy and burn them with the rebels."

"The last one will swear to be loyal to the lord." Zhang Ren cut over a rebel who was attacking and bowed with a knife.

General Yang Huai followed and said, "I would rather splash blood on the top of the city than take a step back."

Thousands of bloody soldiers raised their spears and shouted loudly: "Blood splatters in Fucheng, never retreat." "Blood splatters in Fucheng, never retreat." "Swear loyalty to the lord and kill."

The three armies shouted, and the momentum was shocking, and even the rebels under the city siege changed color. The defenders on the city were regained their vitality and fought bravely in various walls. The rebel offensive was repelled again.

Zhao Wei, who was supervising the battle under the city, was anxious, and Li Yi began to worry about the morale and physical strength of the soldiers, and advised Zhao Wei: "Lord, our four troops took turns to attack the city, each unit has attacked the city more than three times, and their physical strength may be almost impossible to support it. The last general suggested that the lord should attack this time, and the supervision team would then retreat, but if we retreat, we will kill each other. We will make the last decisive charge, and Fucheng will definitely be able to go down in one go."

"Okay." The anxious Zhao Wei agreed immediately.

More than 10,000 soldiers charged at the same time, and they could not be opened at the top of the city. The arrows flew down the city, and the rebels died in blockbusters. However, this collective charge was extremely fierce. All siege ladders were used. The rebels climbed up from various places, and the defenders at the top of the city decided to kill the enemy, but they could not stop the rebels. A battlement of more than 20 soldiers were killed in one battlement. The rebels finally attacked the front of the city.

Without thinking, Liu Zhang pulled out his sword and rushed over. Fa Zheng shouted behind him, pretending that he didn't hear it.

"Protect the lord." Zhang Ren shouted loudly and rushed over with dozens of soldiers. The other soldiers saw that the lord also brought his sword to fight, and his courage doubled. Even the seriously injured soldiers struggled to stand up to resist the rebels.

Zhang Ren stabbed a rebel general who was attacking the city with one shot. Blood was splattered and the rebels were timid. Liu Zhang led his soldiers to take advantage of the situation to attack fiercely. The gap was filled again. Half an hour passed, and the Dongcheng was still under the control of the defenders, and the rebels had already shown signs of retreat. Some rebels fainted on the spot due to the evil aura of the soldiers guarding the city. Some ran to the rear, but were killed one by one by the supervisory team.

The rebels are almost at the end of their strength. Now even if a new force of thousands of people joins, they can still defend Fucheng. However, there are less than a thousand defenders on the top of the city, and most of them are injured and can wield their spears. Fucheng is only lost for a moment.

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