"Lord, let me lead people to attack from the other city wall!" Lu Bu asked for his order.

"No, our army's siege equipment has suffered too much loss, and it is getting late, so it is not suitable to continue to attack!" Chen Gong blocked.

Lu Bu glared at Chen Gong fiercely, "I must have captured the city gate before dark!"

"Okay! Pass the order and withdraw the troops temporarily!" Chen Chu shouted.

The army of the North retreated like a tide. When Liu Bei's army's lookout post reported this situation to Liu Bei, Liu Bei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then his heart rose again.

Liu Bei personally commanded his subordinates to put out the fire on the city wall. At this time, the sky was already dark. Liu Bei told the matter of defense of the city wall, and went back to the county magistrate's mansion with Huang Zhong, Liu Yan, Guan Hai and other generals surrounded by more than a hundred personal soldiers.

On the way back to the county magistrate's mansion, the people of Yingshang stood on both sides of the street, and everyone's faces were full of worries. An old man presented the eggs he had cooked to Liu Bei. When Liu Bei passed by, the people clasped their fists with complicated expressions and called out: "Lord!" Liu Bei seemed to have a high status in the minds of the people of Yingshang. It is no wonder that since Liu Bei took over Yangzhou, he adopted a series of policies to pacify the people and lighted taxes and tithes. Yangzhou people who had struggled in pain for many years, who had been struggling in pain for many years, could not help but be grateful to Liu Bei!

When he returned to the county magistrate's mansion, Liu Bei took off his armor and looked tired. "Lord, the people have high expectations for us!" Huang Zhong said with some emotion.

Liu Bei rubbed his temples and said in a little frustrated: "The combat power of the Northern Army is much greater than I thought! By the way, how is the casualties of our army?"

Huang Zhong frowned and replied: "Our army suffered more than 30,000 casualties in this battle, of which nearly 20,000 were killed!"

"What! So much!!" Liu Bei's face changed. Then he showed pain and cried sadly: "It was all I killed them!" As he said that, he actually pulled out his sword and put the blade on his neck.

Seeing this, the generals were shocked. Huang Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the sword from Liu Bei's hand and roared: "Lord, what are you doing?" The other generals knelt down together, "Lord!", everyone showed an expression of not knowing what they were wrong.

Liu Bei said with great remorse, "These soldiers died because of me!"

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, and an unprecedented excitement echoed in their hearts. Huang Zhong knelt down at Liu Bei with a thud, and then the other generals also knelt down. Huang Zhong clasped his fists with excitement and said, "Lord, the soldiers were all killed in order to support the Han Dynasty. The soldiers must not let down the expectations of the soldiers!"

Liu Bei's expression was shocked, he glanced at Huang Zhong, nodded heavily, raised his right hand and said resolutely: "I, Liu Bei, swore here today. I will do my best to support the Han Dynasty in my lifetime, and I will never refuse to die!" His tone was heart-stirring, making people excited.

The generals worshiped each other: "The last general will help the lord complete his great cause with his remaining body!"

A trace of splendor flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help the generals up and sang: "With all the generals helping me, what's wrong with me?"

Seeing that Liu Bei valued him so much, the generals couldn't help but feel even more moved, and clasped their fists and said, "Lord!"

Liu Bei nodded, turned around and returned to the main seat, glanced at the generals, and said heroically: "I, Liu Bei, will fight to the death with Chen Chu in this Yingshang!" The generals bowed to one knee and said, "The last general swears to follow the lord to the death!"

Liu Bei sat down in the main seat and asked, "Why didn't you see Mr. Wang Yun?"

Guan Hai left the list and reported: "Mr. Wang Yun went to the granary in the city to inspect!"

Liu Bei nodded. Thinking of today's war, he couldn't help but sigh: "I have heard that the Zhengbei Army is brave and good at fighting. I only realized it when I saw it today!"

All the generals couldn't help but think of today's war, and their expressions seemed a little solemn.

Liu Bei glanced at everyone and suddenly smiled: "You generals don't have to worry too much! Our army can still fight against it by relying on the risk of defending!"

Everyone couldn't help but recover some confidence when they heard this.

Liu Bei frowned slightly and thought, "The so-called 'stay will lead to failure', our army must not sit and wait for death!" He turned his head and asked Huang Zhong, "Hansheng, we can find out the garrison of the army that conquered the North."

Huang Zhong reported: "You have reported to the lord, according to the scout's recent report, Chen Chu's food, grass and supplies were all stored in Ruyin County, which is more than ten miles away!"

"Ruyin County!" Liu Bei murmured, "How many defenders are there?"

"There were five thousand infantrymen a day ago, and the situation is not clear at this moment!" Huang Zhong moved his heart and asked with his fists: "Does the lord want to attack Ruyin County?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "The so-called 'the three armies should go before they move their food and grass'. As long as we can burn the food and grass that the Expedition Army hoarded in Ruyin, we can turn defeat into victory!"

When all the generals heard this, their eyes lit up. Huang Zhong couldn't wait to ask for the order: "Lord, let the last general lead a surprise attack on Ruyin County!" The other generals immediately asked for their orders.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "I feel very relieved by all the generals! But first, I have to wait for the scouts to investigate the arrangements of the Northern Army around us!" Then he ordered Guan Hai: "Send a scout team immediately!" "Yes!" Guan Hai replied and withdrew from the lobby.

Liu Bei glanced at everyone and sang: "All the generals will return to the camp and be prepared to fight at any time!"

"Yes!" The generals agreed and left the lobby one after another.

While Liu Bei was discussing matters with the generals, Wang Yun was checking the grain and grass situation in the granary in the city. After Wang Yun escaped from Luoyang by chance, he returned to Yangzhou. As soon as he returned to Yangzhou, he suggested that Liu Bei not have any conflicts with the Northern Expedition Army for the time being. The time to cultivate wisdom and accumulate strength, but the world did not go as expected. He and Liu Bei wanted to temporarily avoid a head-on conflict with Chen Chu, but Chen Chu did not intend to let them continue to be comfortable.

Wang Yun checked the granary and found no problems. When he left the granary, Wang Yun carefully reminded him.

When he returned to the county magistrate's mansion, Liu Bei had just dispersed his tent. When Liu Bei saw Wang Yun, he came up with a smile on his face, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Situ!"

Wang Yun replied with a bow and frowned and asked, "Lord, I heard that our army suffered heavy losses today."

Liu Bei nodded and sighed, "I will lose 30,000 in one battle today!" He shook his head, looking infinitely moved.

Wang Yun frowned and said, "The Northern Army is a tiger and wolf army. It has been fighting on the battlefield for many years and has fought against foreign fields. Our army is mostly Yuan Shu's surrendered army and new army, and its combat power cannot be compared with the Northern Army! Our army must not fight against the Northern Army in the field, but can only rely on the city to defend it, and at the same time find an opportunity to attack its baggage area!"

Liu Bei happily clapped his high-high and said, "What Lord Situ said coincides with me! I have sent a scout to investigate the situation of the surrounding Northern Expedition Army. After the scout returns, I ordered Han Sheng to lead elite troops to raid Ruyin County!"

Wang Yun nodded and said, "It's so good!"

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The Northern Army temporarily retreated to the camp.

After listening to the report from his subordinates, Chen Chu couldn't help but frown and cursed angrily: "Not many people died in the siege, but they lost 5,000 in the fire!" All the generals also looked annoyed, Lu Bu's eyes were on fire, as if he wanted to beat someone up.

"My lord doesn't need to be too upset! Although our army lost 12,000 soldiers in this battle, Liu Bei's army suffered heavy losses. The Liu Bei's army was probably no less than 10,000 people lost in the fire afterwards. The total loss of Liu Bei's army today is probably about 30,000 troops!" Chen Gong said with his fist.

Chen Chu nodded. At this time, Lu Bu smacked his lips and sighed: "In a day's siege, the double convenience lost nearly 50,000 people!"

Chen Chu couldn't help but feel a little emotion, rubbed his forehead, and murmured: "If every battle is like this, no matter how brave my soldiers are, they will not be able to consume them!" He turned his head to Chen Gong and said: "When siege tomorrow, I will use the sky thunder to reduce casualties in the siege!"

Chen Gong clasped his fists and said, "Lord, the reserves of the sky-booming thunder in our army's military camp are limited, so people need to be sent to transfer from Ruyin!"

Chen Chu nodded and called out loudly: "Shen Tao!"

"The last one will be here!"

"You will immediately lead the light cavalry to Ruyin County and transport all the thunder in the sky to the sky!"
Chapter completed!