Zhong Yao showed irritability for the first time. As a famous Confucian who could become a great Confucian at any time, cultivating the mind and keeping calm are the basic cultivation. Such emotions should not appear. However, at this time, Zhong Yao was really anxious.
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This time he finally experienced what it felt like to have Lu Bu blocking the door. This was originally a place for Lu Bu to kill him. Who would have thought that Lu Bu was not fooled, but instead he was surrounded by Lu Bu. This was very uncomfortable.
Although they have more troops now, without Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, can they defeat Lu Bu with Guan Yu alone?
Zhong Yao is not sure, he doesn't want to gamble, let alone dares to gamble.
Guan Yu sat quietly next to Liu Bei, carefully wiping his knife. Liu Bei was lying on the couch, his breathing became more even, and his condition seemed to be improving. It was precisely because of this that Guan Yu did not do anything crazy.
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If he hadn't been concerned about his brother's life and death, he would have gone to fight Lu Bu desperately at this moment.
"Does Yun Chang have a strategy to defeat the enemy?" Zhong Yao looked at the calm and scary Guan Yu, and suddenly felt a little ashamed. He was not called a celebrity in vain. At the critical moment, his calmness was not as good as that of a martial artist!
"If Sir wants to break out, Yu is willing to risk his life to protect Sir." Guan Yu said calmly.
Of course, the premise of all this is to bring the bodies of his eldest brother and third brother.
"It's too dangerous." Zhong Yao shook his head, so what if he went out? Guan Yu could block Lu Bu for a while, but he could only block Lu Bu for a moment. With Lu Bu's speed, he was afraid that he would not be able to run back to Xuchang before he would be overtaken again.
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"In this case, the general has no good plan." Guan Yu shook his head. His current state was very strange. He felt that he was looking down on life and death. Both life and death were acceptable to him, but he was unwilling to accept them. He wanted to die but didn't want to.
Death, this is a very strange feeling.
Zhong Yao looked at Guan Yu and seemed to be aware of Guan Yu's mentality at the moment. He smiled bitterly and nodded. The current Guan Yu is indeed not suitable for planning a strategy to retreat from the enemy. He feels that although the current Guan Yu is calm, he has the feeling that he will die with others at any time.
I feel that even if there is a plan, it is probably a plan to die with others. If it is not necessary, Zhong Yao does not want to die with others.
"It's strange to say." Zhong Yao glanced at Liu Bei, and gradually calmed down and said to Guan Yu: "Generally, with an injury like this, the emperor's uncle may be in danger of life if not treated in time. However, the emperor's uncle's injury has not worsened. At this moment,
It seems that he has recovered somewhat, and the injury seems to be lighter now than yesterday."
Guan Yu lowered his head and looked at Liu Bei, and finally there was a hint of happiness on his face. For him, this was probably one of the few reasons that could support his survival nowadays.
"Sir, what are your plans?" Looking at his brother's sick appearance, Guan Yu finally began to care about the current situation.
Zhong Yao shook his head and said: "Now Lu Bu's soldiers are surrounding Hei Lujian. He obviously wants to force me to come out for a decisive battle with the strategy of running out of food. However, our army has lost many generals, and the generals have not been able to display their military skills.
Even if we have more troops, if we go to fight Lu Bu at this time, it may be difficult to win."
Guan Yu wiped the knife silently, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, but he did not refute. With his current mastery of the army, it is indeed difficult to defeat Lu Bu.
Zhong Yao said: "At this time, it has become a luxury for us to break out of the encirclement on our own. However, it is not really a dead end. There are two strategies that may be able to find a way out. One of them is that I plan to send more fast horses to go out on the small road.
Xuchang sent a message. If Xuchang can send reinforcements to attack Lu Bu from both inside and outside, maybe..."
At the end of the sentence, Zhong Yao was silent. Although he was surrounded, Lu Bu had few soldiers after all, so it was impossible to surround them all. There could be a few messengers on the small road, but there were few people, so Lu Bu might not care. It would be natural to send a few people to Xuchang to deliver a message for help.
can solve the current dilemma.
But what made Zhong Yao silent was that if Cao Cao came out at this time, it would mean a decisive battle with Lu Bu. Even if he won in the end, it would only be Lu Bu who retreated, but if he lost, he would have risked the entire Cao army to fight tomorrow.
The biggest advantage of winning is that people won't beat you anymore. If you lose, you have to lose everything. This makes it difficult for Zhong Yao to choose. After all, if it is regarded as a deal, it is not worthwhile.
Cao Cao is a master of military arts. He is the kind of commander-in-chief general who has more troops and horses, the greater his advantage. Based on Zhong Yao's current understanding of Xuchang, the maximum of 30,000 troops and horses is already the limit. At this level, Cao Cao personally leads
Soldiers may not be able to defeat Lu Bu. If you want to defeat Lu Bu, you must have at least 50,000 soldiers. In the battle of Puyang, Cao Cao finally defeated Lu Bu with 50,000 soldiers.
However, fighting Lu Bu this time is about the foundation. For Cao Cao, the more soldiers and horses, the better. The current 30,000 soldiers in Xuchang are obviously not enough.
Guan Yu raised his head and looked at Zhong Yao who had stopped in confusion.
"The second is to abandon the army and the baggage, and we will pack lightly and take the small road back to Xuchang." Zhong Yao looked at Guan Yu and said, naturally they can also walk the road that the messenger can take. As long as they are not discovered by Lu Bu, they
We can escape, but we have to abandon our 20,000 troops.
The army's baggage naturally included the corpses of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.
Liu Bei's current injury makes it impossible for him to travel long distances. Even if it is carried by someone, it will be harmful to his injuries. As for the coffin, running with it on his back will make him an easy target for the enemy, so it is naturally impossible to carry it with him.
, they can only pretend to be soldiers and flee alone, so that at least Lu Bu will not chase them in person.
Guan Yu looked at Zhong Yao: "Sir, don't you want to use the first strategy?"
Although he is not an old official, it is not too difficult to judge the other person's thoughts from his tone and context.
Zhong Yao looked at Guan Yu and nodded silently: "Sikong sending troops at this time is related to the fate of the country. With Xuchang's current military strength, it is difficult for Sikong to defeat Lu Bu."
Guan Yu thought for a moment and then said: "In that case, we will act according to the second plan. Sir, just go on your own. The general will be here to cut off the queen for you."
"Yun Chang, you..." Zhong Yao looked at Guan Yu, then at Liu Bei, and then sighed: "Why are you doing this?"
A dead man, a seriously injured and dying man, why should he stay and die when life and death are so important? Zhong Yao didn't understand. He looked at Guan Yu and advised: "You can be useful if you stay, so that you can avenge the emperor's uncle and General Yide in the future."
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"In the past, my three brothers were sworn brothers in Taoyuan. We vowed not to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. Now that my third brother died in the battle, I should have gone with him, but my brother's injury made me uneasy.
Now I am asked to put down the bodies of my seriously injured brother and third brother and leave alone. Na Yu will just survive and kill Na Lu Bu in the end. What's the point?" Guan Yu put down his sword, looked at Zhong Yao and said, "If God doesn't help my brother, what's the point?"
Na Yu died in this battle, and his oath to the Taoyuan of the past was fulfilled!"
Zhong Yao looked at Guan Yu, his mood was complicated and incomprehensible. He suddenly realized that in front of Guan Yu, a warrior, he, a well-known celebrity in the world, seemed a bit insignificant. He silently saluted Guan Yu: "General, I am not as good as you."
He must leave, but once he leaves, the effect of this strange gate formation will gradually dissipate. He doesn't know when Lu Bu will realize this, but the longer Guan Yu stays here, the more dangerous he will be.
Guan Yu didn't speak anymore, he just wiped the knife quietly.
Zhong Yao had made up his mind and naturally did not delay. He selected 300 soldiers and put on ordinary soldier clothes. Then he ordered the soldiers to be divided into parts and come out from various paths.
Although Lu Bu was aware of these people, he saw that they were just a group of spies, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. He just sent a team of troops to pursue them. As soon as Zhong Yao came out of Heilu Stream, he used his magical power. Under the cover of various soldiers,
One step at a time, I rushed back to Xuchang that same day.
"Why did Yuan Chang come back alone?" After Cao Cao learned the news that Zhong Yao had returned alone, his heart sank, and he quickly summoned Zhong Yao to come to Sikong Mansion to see him. When the important thing came, he frowned and asked.
"Forgive me, Sikong! I am incompetent and could not help Sikong pacify Runan!" Zhong Yao sighed and explained to Cao Cao in detail what happened after the expedition.
According to the original plan, Zhong Yao followed Liu Bei to Runan, helped Liu Bei recruit troops, and then gradually expelled Chu Nan from the country, and then attacked Lu Bu in turn, making it difficult for Lu Bu to survive.
However, Lu Bu obviously didn't want them to go to Runan, so he not only chased them personally, but also joined forces with Chu Nan to encircle and suppress them. In the end, Zhong Yao's strange sect skills were seen through by the opponent, and he did not get close. Instead, he was besieged by the opponent. Zhong Yao had no choice but to
He could only leave the army behind and return alone to report the situation to Cao Cao.
Among them, Guan Yu's loyalty was also mentioned by Zhong Yao. For such a man with such a righteousness, everyone couldn't help but admire him.
"Then how could Lu Bu know about the dangers of Black Lujian?" After listening to Zhong Yao's explanation, a counselor frowned and asked. This point really doesn't make sense. Lu Bu doesn't know the magic of Qimen, so how could he suddenly stop moving forward?
Cheng Yu recalled: "This reminds me of something said by a scholar from Xuzhou."
"Eight Gate City?" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu.
"That's right." Cheng Yu nodded and said: "At the beginning, the Chen family father and son relied on their own magical powers to gather hundreds of Confucian scholars and thousands of people to build the Eight Gate City based on the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. Once such a city is activated, even if it is
Lu Bu might have a hard time surviving, but Lu Bu seemed to know it in advance and sent a substitute to test it!"
You must know that Lu Bu rarely uses a substitute, but he used a substitute when he was about to be in danger. In addition to this incident, Cheng Yu suspected that Lu Bu had the ability to predict good and bad luck!
Cao Cao nodded silently, looked at everyone and said, "This means that Lu Bu has the ability to predict good and bad luck. How come you didn't notice it before?"
If Lu Bu had had this ability before, he wouldn't have been kicked around like a ball by everyone in the Central Plains. Finally, he had a foundation in Xuzhou.
"It's not Lu Bu." Guo Jia shook his head: "According to what Mr. Yuan Chang said, Lu Bu didn't seem to be aware of this before meeting Chu Nan."
"That's right." Zhong Yao nodded. Before Lu Bu and Chu Nan joined forces, Lu Bu was led step by step to the Black River by the Liu Bei brothers.
"You mean..." Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia in shock.
"That's it." Guo Jia sighed after taking a sip of wine.
Hearing this, everyone suddenly fell into silence...
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I drank until two o'clock last night and vomited three times. I really couldn't get up on time this morning. I'm sorry for being late.