The smell of blood gradually spread to the entire city wall with the wind, permeating the surrounding air. An atmosphere of fear gradually enveloped the city and implanted itself in the hearts of every soldier.
At this time, Youxian is no longer the peaceful and tense Youxian that it was not long ago. Fear and anxiety permeated the entire county. Bright red bloodstains can be seen everywhere on the city walls. The thick smell of blood lingers in the wind, and scattered weapons are in tatters.
The unbearable armor declares the cruelty of war.
I don't know when it started raining in the sky. The light rain made the smell of blood in the air slightly alleviate, and slowly flowed down the city wall, bringing up a bright red color. Liu Pan stood on the city wall and looked at the dilapidated city in front of him, biting his bright red lips.
Blood quietly flowed down the side of his mouth, and a bitter and salty taste filled his mouth.
Liu Pan ignored all of this. He just stared at the ruined city in front of him because of him. The smell of blood in the air and the red blood under his feet reminded him of the helpless shouts and desperate roars of the soldiers.
and a grieving and angry counterattack.
Ma Liang looked at Liu Pan with worries in his eyes. Liu Pan had been standing here all morning. Ma Liang could feel the suppressed anger, self-blame and annoyance beneath his calm appearance.
A few days ago, Liu Qi left Liu Pan and 1,500 troops to guard You County with Huo Jun. At first, everything went well. Huo Jun consciously handed over all affairs in the county to Liu Pan, but Liu Pan was really interested in political affairs.
Without the slightest interest, he passed it on to Ma Liang. Ma Liang was indeed a famous talent in Xiangyang. In less than half a day, he managed You County in an orderly manner and made Liu Pan's troops and horses coexist harmoniously with the original troops.
After Liu Pan handed over the affairs to Ma Liang, he led his troops to patrol the main roads from Jiangdong to You County day and night. Nothing happened in the first few days, but yesterday the patrolling soldiers found that there were 3,000 soldiers and horses.
Coming from the direction of Jiangdong, he immediately informed Liu Pan of the situation. Liu Pan was overjoyed and immediately led his 1,500 troops out of the city, without even Ma Liang and Huo Jun having time to notify them.
After Liu Pan led 1,500 soldiers and horses to meet Jiangdong's 3,000 soldiers, Liu Pan easily killed the enemy general and then the three thousand soldiers and horses were in chaos. Liu Qi felt that Jiangdong's soldiers and horses were vulnerable and pursued him closely. Who knows?
There were only 3,000 soldiers and horses in the vanguard, and there were 10,000 soldiers and horses following behind. Liu Qi's confidence increased greatly after he killed Jiangdong's generals just now, and he started fighting Jiangdong's generals without fear.
After Liu Pan fought with the opponent for 20 rounds, he not only failed to kill the opponent, but gradually fell behind. The one who fought with Liu Qi was Han Dang, one of the four generals in Jiangdong. Sun Jian died in the battle, leaving Sun Ce with four generals: Cheng Pu.
, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zhu Zhi. These four people who followed Sun Jian in the south and north battles were not only good at commanding troops, but also had extraordinary martial arts skills. Although Liu Pan was not weak, he was too young after all. After dozens of rounds, he was defeated by his trade, and he followed Sun Jian.
The 1,500 soldiers and horses he came with were also dead or wounded. Fortunately, Huo Jun learned the news and led his troops to come to rescue Liu Qi and the remaining soldiers and horses.
After returning to You County, Liu Pan's 1,500 troops and horses were lost by 1,000, leaving only 500 remnants who were also scarred and unable to fight again in a short time. When Han Dang saw Huo Jun, Liu Pan left all the way.
He sent a large army to pursue them all the way to the gate of You County. Han Dang then ordered his soldiers to attack the city immediately. One thousand and five hundred soldiers and horses were not enough to stop Han Dang's army from attacking the city. At the critical moment, Huo Jun mobilized the support of more than ten families in the city.
They were all willing to send private soldiers to help Huo Jun defend the city. Later, Huo Jun mobilized the common people and private soldiers to gather 2,000 people and defended together with the original 1,500 people. However, even so, the casualties were still very high.
It can only last for three days at most.
Han Dang, on the other hand, ordered his soldiers to attack the city day and night. The tens of thousands of troops in Jiangdong could rest, but the thousands of people in You County had to guard against Han Dang's army attacking the city day and night.
Liu Pan was originally Liu Biao's disciple. He was well-dressed and well-educated. As a warrior, he yearned for the battlefield. But yesterday he saw his subordinates die tragically in front of him one by one. The screams and desperate eyes before his death made him sad.
He suddenly understood what a battlefield was. Seeing his subordinates die tragically, but he was helpless, he rushed there helpless and hesitant. He realized that he was nothing without his elder brother. In the past, with his elder brother, he could do whatever he wanted, and he was so bold because
When something goes wrong, his eldest brother will take care of it, but now that his eldest brother is away, he has even forgotten his instructions.
Liu Qi suddenly found that he wanted to laugh, laugh at his own ignorance, laugh at his own stupidity. He wanted to run to his elder brother immediately and admit his mistake. But he knew that he couldn't do it now, because his friend had a lot to do.
Liu Pan turned around and let the rain fall off his body: "Where are the five hundred brothers?"
Ma Liang looked at Liu Pan in front of him who finally spoke and breathed a sigh of relief: "They are arranged in the military camp in the east of the city."
Liu Pan nodded and turned to leave. Ma Liang looked at Liu Pan's back and felt that Liu Pan had changed, but he couldn't tell exactly what had changed. He shook his head and left with Liu Pan.
Not long after, the two came to the camp in the east of the city. This camp was originally built for 1,500 people. Now there are only 500 people left, so the whole camp looks empty and lonely.
Liu Pan casually looked around the camp and walked towards the drum stand. He picked up the wooden stick used to beat the drum and started beating it. The low drum sound echoed in the empty camp for a long time.
The soldiers in the camp walked out of the tent to see what was going on. When they saw Liu Pan playing the drum, they subconsciously thought of gathering in the school field. The five hundred people stood very loosely, with a few empty seats between every two people.
, they still stood in a square formation of 1,500 people.
After a drum beat, Liu Pan put down the wooden stick in his hand, walked off the drum platform, and came to the phalanx. Looking at the incomplete phalanx in front of him, he said: "Many of the brothers who went on the expedition with us yesterday have not returned. Here are some of yours."
Brothers, relatives, and friends, but they did not come back. They did not come back because of my mistake. My mistake cost everyone's lives to bear the consequences. This was my dereliction of duty. I will want the general to plead guilty and wait for his punishment," Liu Pan said.
The general is naturally Liu Qi. In the past, Liu Pan would always call Liu Qi his eldest brother.
Ma Liang heard Liu Pan mention Liu Qi and said with shame: "My lord entrusted the general and you all to me before he left, but I failed to do so. I am equally guilty and deserve to be punished."
Then a soldier pointed to an empty seat next to him and choked with sobs: "This is my younger brother. My mother asked me to take good care of him before the expedition, but now he has not come back."
"This is the result of my sworn brother and our agreement to live and die together. I came back on my own and left my eldest brother behind."
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One by one, the sergeants pointed to the empty seats next to them and told their stories. The sounds of crying and self-blame kept coming. At this time, Liu Pan said loudly: "I can't escape the blame and should be blamed for surrendering to the leader, but you listen..."
Liu Qi pointed outside the city.
The low drum beat sounded again, but this time it was outside the city.
Liu Qi loudly said: "Those are the enemy's war drums. They are attacking this city, the city we are defending. Yesterday we suffered a complete defeat on the battlefield, leaving behind our brothers, relatives, friends, and our dignity. Now
What should we do?"
"revenge!"
"revenge!"
"revenge!"
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"Okay! Revenge! Let's go get revenge now." After saying this, Liu Pan immediately wanted to rush out of the camp, and the soldiers followed him one by one, howling.
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