Late at night, Zhang Xian camp.

Zhang Xian had already put on his armor and troops, and all his troops were ready to go. They were waiting for further news from Jiangling, so that they could rush forward and profit.

"Report~, Lord, the fire in Jiangling City is even worse. Liu Bei's second brother Guan Yu even led the remaining troops to rush out of Jiangling and are now approaching our army camp. I'm afraid Liu Bei has been defeated."

At this moment, Tan Ma, who had been waiting for a long time, finally came back and shouted.

"Guan Yu led his troops out of Jiangling?" Zhang Xian said excitedly.

"Exactly!" Tan Ma nodded.

"Haha, Lord, God help us. It seems that Liu Bei has been defeated. Otherwise, how could his second brother Guan Yu escape from the city? He should rush out of camp to greet him and march towards Jiangling."

One of the generals said excitedly.

"That's right, Guan Yu and Liu Bei are brothers. If they go out of the city alone at this moment, I'm afraid Liu Bei will be in bad luck!" Another general shouted excitedly.

"Okay, Li Dang, I will lead three thousand soldiers and horses to stay behind, and the rest of the troops will immediately follow me to capture Jiangling." Zhang Xian shouted excitedly, and immediately drew his sharp sword.

"No!" The generals were also a little excited.

Winning Jiangling in this battle will not only bring them a lot of material resources, but also the key is the possibility of advancing into Jingzhou. By then, they will need money, money, and beauties.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Xian took the lead and galloped toward Jiangling with countless troops and horses, and was preparing to meet Guan Yu. He had heard of Guan Yu's reputation.

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Halfway through the journey, the scout horse came to report that Guan Yu was in front. Zhang Xian immediately led people to meet him.

"General Guan, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Xian looked up and down at Guan Yu and the one or two thousand remaining soldiers behind him. Indeed, every piece of armor was stained with blood, and he looked quite depressed.

Obviously something happened in Jiangling.

"Liu Biao is a dog thief, Cai He is a dog thief, I, Guan, will definitely punish them!" Guan Yu roared up to the sky, and Zhang Xian was frightened by his hatred. It seemed that something unexpected had happened to Liu Bei.

"General Guan, where is brother Xuande?" Zhang Xian asked tentatively.

"My eldest brother was trapped and killed by Cai He and the dog thief. If I hadn't tried my best, I might not have been able to get out of Jiangling City. Jiangling is in chaos at the moment." Guan Yu's hatred did not diminish.

"A mess?" Zhang Xian smiled, and his guess was correct. Liu Bei was dead, and a fierce general like Guan Yu would have to be under his command.

"General Guan, Xuande is a man of kindness and love for the people, but he was killed by a traitor. General Guan might as well come back with me, destroy Cai He, capture Xiangyang, and avenge Xuande."

Zhang Xian was upright and said encouragingly.

Guan Yu hesitated, and Zhang Xian quickly added: "General Guan, don't worry, my soldiers and horses are absolutely capable of defeating Cai He, but we lack a strong general like General Guan."

"Okay, avenge my eldest brother."

Guan Yu nodded and immediately led the remaining troops to kill them back.

When he turned around, a sneer flashed deep in his eyes, but he was completely dismayed by Xu Shu's series of tactical plans, and Zhang Xian took the bait as expected.

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After a while, at the foot of Jiangling City.

The city gate was ajar, and deserters ran out from inside from time to time. At this time, Guan Yu stepped forward and asked a question, and the answer he gave was that there was still a melee in the city.

"Haha, God help me!"

Zhang Xian was happy when he heard the news.

"Qiang!"

Drawing out his sword, Zhang Xian shouted: "Generals, listen to my order and follow me into the city, kill Cai He and suppress all the armies."

"No!" All the generals responded in unison.

"My lord, please be patient. We don't know the situation in the city at the moment. Why don't we send someone in to take a look first? I've heard that Liu Beixin's military advisor is very resourceful!"

A scribe next to him quickly persuaded.

"Okay, let's send someone in first to take a look!" Zhang Xian changed his mind and immediately asked his generals to lead his troops inside. This made Guan Yu nervous and he tightened his grip on the sword he was carrying.

He has even made plans to leap on horseback and kill the general.

Simply, Xu Shu's arrangement was perfect. The general who came in to investigate saw the chaos in the city and underestimated the enemy. He didn't think much about it and reported back immediately.

"Victory or defeat lies in one fell swoop, kill!!!"

When Zhang Xian heard that nothing happened in the city, he raised his sword in excitement and shouted angrily.

In an instant, all the generals also let out loud roars and rushed straight into the city.

Seeing this, Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He was not discovered at last. He just hoped that the strategy of capturing the thieves first and the king would be implemented, otherwise the two to thirty thousand troops would not be able to survive.

There are rebels everywhere in the city,

However, these rebels were all out of their minds and wandering around. This made Zhang Xian relax his vigilance, and immediately divided his troops into three, one of which killed Cai He.

The second is to kill the rebels, and the third is to take over the main roads in the city.

Immediately, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses began to boil, crossing countless streets and alleys. Zhang Xian led a large group of soldiers and horses straight to the place where the fighting was the loudest.

At the same time, there was an observation deck in the city.

Liu Bei was a little nervous while holding on to the wooden railing. Looking at Xu Shu next to him, he was stroking his beard and holding his hands behind his back, with a slight smile on his face. That was absolute confidence.

"Lord, don't worry, Zhang Xian will definitely die." Xu Shu chuckled and said, then looked down and at the thousands of elite soldiers arrayed neatly.

The leader of the army was none other than Huang Zhong.

When Zhang Xian arrives, he will be greeted by a hail of arrows. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, Huang Zhong will lead his troops to chop off his head, not to mention that Guan Yu is behind him.

"Yuan Zhi, I have you here, why should I be afraid of Chu Feng? Everyone in the world thinks Chu Feng is resourceful, but in my opinion, he is not one ten thousandth as good as Yuan Zhi."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously.

"Haha, my lord is too praised. Chu Feng is deceitful and cruel. During his trip to the Central Plains, he even played tricks on Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. It is incomparable to ordinary people."

"What's more, I haven't fought with him before, so I don't dare to go to Haikou." Xu Shu chuckled, but there was confidence in his brows, and he thought he was not weaker than Chu Feng.

While the two leaders were chatting and laughing, Zhang Xian had already led his troops to kill him. He killed many soldiers along the way, and now he finally saw the group of leaders who were fighting.

But before he could be happy, countless crossbowmen instantly appeared on the eaves, and the sound of tense bowstrings could be heard, followed by countless arrows falling.

"Quick, protect the lord!"

However, the arrow was too fast.

Even though the soldiers immediately protected him, Zhang Xian was still shot. Fortunately, his armor blocked some of the force, but an arrow still penetrated his shoulder.

Then another one penetrated his lower abdomen.

The pain instantly broke his heart and he fell off his horse.

"kill!"

The two armies "acting" in the distance instantly burst out with terrifying fighting spirit, and they all rushed towards this side. On one side, Huang Zhong led his troops to cross directly and cut off the retreat of the front army.

Guan Yu then led his troops to kill them inside.

In an instant, Zhang Xianjun was in chaos.

Everyone was at a loss as to what to do. It was obvious that they had been ambushed, especially since Zhang Xian fell off his horse and the soldiers could not find him at all.

"Zhang Xian is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

Huang Zhong raised his sword and roared, and the soldiers behind him shouted to go out.

In an instant, this made Zhang Xian's army, which had already lost the will to fight, even more frightened, and fear would spread. In just an instant, many people chose to surrender.

Some people rose up to resist, but were ruthlessly killed.

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The turmoil did not subside until dawn.

In the end, Zhang Xian was killed, and all the rebels were put to death. As for Zhang Xian's 20,000 to 30,000 men, except for those who escaped and died in battle, they were all taken over by Liu Bei.

For a time, Liu Bei's military strength increased further.

There are 40,000 Jingzhou soldiers, more than 20,000 Jingnan soldiers, and there are county soldiers in the four counties of Jingnan. To capture these places, Liu Bei asked himself whether it would be difficult to pull out a hundred thousand troops.

Immediately, Liu Bei sent his generals to directly capture the four counties in Jingnan, and used Xu Shu's arrangement to capture the four counties in Jingnan. As long as Liu Bei survives this winter, his strength will be greatly increased.

As for Xiangyang, Liu Bei still used the excuse of fighting Zhang Xian to delay, but Cai He and Liu Pan were placed under house arrest one after another, so this excuse was useless.

But no matter what, Liu Bei hasn't turned against him yet, and that's enough.

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Nanyang, Wollongong.

Zhang Xiu led hundreds of elites to look at the thatched cottage in the distance and couldn't help but shake his head. He still couldn't understand why Chu Feng asked him to find Zhuge Liang. It was so idle.

"Hey, this is for you, go back!"

He reached out and threw some copper coins to the old man. He was the one who led the way. He was a tenant farmer of the Zhuge family in Nanyang, but the Zhuge family had limited territory in Nanyang.

Moreover, Nanyang has a small population and not many tenant farmers.

"Go, surround this thatched cottage and don't let anyone get close." Zhang Xiu raised his hand, and hundreds of people behind him took action instantly. After all, Zhuge Liang could not take him away alive, so he could die.
To be continued...