Zhang Fei held knives in both hands and fought crazily in the crowd. He no longer knew how many people he had killed and how many wounds he had sustained. The blood was all over his body, his hair was stuck together, and his clothes and armor were covered with blood stains, making it difficult to tell the difference.

Whether it is the enemy's or our own, there is only one thought left in my mind, kill them, the camp cannot be broken!

But as the camp gate was opened, Guanzhong generals came in endlessly. The Jingzhou army around them became fewer and fewer, but the Guanzhong army seemed to be endless and kept coming. Although Zhang Fei was brave, he could defeat ten people and stop a hundred people.

, but could not stop thousands or thousands of people. Although the endless stream of Guanzhong soldiers aroused his ferocity, they could not save the defeat.

In the crowd, a group of troops came to Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei's instinctive backhand was a knife.

"Bang~"

The man who came shot opened Zhang Fei's knife and shouted: "Yide, it's me! The camp has been destroyed, don't stop fighting, follow me to break through!"

The visitor was none other than Chen Dao. Seeing that the Guanzhong Army had invaded the camp and the situation was irreversible, Chen Dao had no choice but to retreat. However, seeing Zhang Fei trapped in a tight siege, he quickly sent troops to rescue him!

"You can still block it!" Zhang Fei slashed a Guanzhong soldier to death with his sword and roared.

"We can't stop it. Even if you and I die in battle, we can't stop it. Break out quickly and inform the lord. It's up to the lord to decide!" Chen Dao commanded the soldiers to fight and retreat, and at the same time asked people to take Zhang Fei's weapons.

War horses come over.

Zhang Fei roared unwillingly, grabbed the eight-foot-long snake spear, climbed onto the Wuzui horse, and together with Chen Dao, led the army to break out of the encirclement and headed straight for Wancheng.

Although the soldiers around wanted to stop him, facing the frantic Zhang Fei and the Jingzhou elite who were in a desperate situation and desperately trying to find a way out, without proper deployment, they could only watch them seize the opportunity.

Out of the gate, but for Zhang Liao, Xi Hubei has been defeated and the overall situation has been decided.

"Wei Yan!" After Zhang Liao reorganized his army, he summoned Wei Yan.

"The general is here!" Wei Yan described it as a bit embarrassed. In today's battle, he almost died in the chaos at least three times. He thought it was a miracle that he survived.

"How's the injury?" Zhang Liao glanced at the wounds on Wei Yan's body and asked.

"The skin injury is not a problem." Wei Yan shook his head.

"Immediately lead 5,000 men and horses into Wancheng to help defend the city. I will lead the army and arrive soon." Zhang Liao said in a deep voice.

This time, the main purpose is to save Wancheng. As long as Wancheng is not lost, the other lost cities can be slowly recovered. Wei Yan is the hero of defeating the enemy in this battle. He has just experienced a tragic battle and is covered with injuries. He should not have

Let him continue to attack, but there is no milk to drink. Zhang Liao has to take charge of the overall situation and cannot leave. The only available person around him is Wei Yan. Let him go back to Wancheng first. He can boost the morale of the city. He can also let Wei Yan cultivate first.

Zhang Liao wanted to take charge of the army and it was impossible to bring all the troops into the city. He would then fight Liu Bei.

"Here!" Wei Yan agreed happily, immediately ordered his troops and horses, and headed straight for Wancheng. After Zhang Liao reorganized the army, it was already past noon, and then he began to march towards Wancheng.

On the other side, Liu Bei was still commanding the army to attack the city. Suddenly he heard the news that Chen Dao and Zhang Fei had returned.

I saw Chen Dao and Zhang Fei covered in blood.

Although he already knew the outcome when he saw the two of them, Liu Bei still said with the last trace of luck: "Yide, Uncle Zhi, how is the war going?"

Zhang Fei lowered his head in shame, and Chen Dao said in shame: "Thanks to your lord's trust, the camp in Xi'e was destroyed today, and our army returned with a great defeat."

Even though he had expected this result, when Chen Dao said it, Liu Bei still felt his eyes darken.

"Brother, it's my incompetence that made our army fall for Zhang Liao's trick, which caused our army to suffer heavy losses, leading to today's defeat. Please punish me, brother!" Zhang Fei knelt down in front of Liu Bei with a pop and said hoarsely.

"My lord, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Yide. I also agree with the dispatch of troops. It's just that the Guanzhong army was too brave and our army couldn't change the formation quickly, so the thieves took advantage of it!" Chen Dao said, cupping his hands.

Looking at Zhang Fei kneeling on the ground, covered in blood, what could Liu Bei do if he was disappointed? Could it be that he really wanted to kill him? He stretched out his hand to help Zhang Fei, Liu Bei closed his eyes in pain: "No wonder you waited for this, Jingzhou

The soldiers have surrendered not long ago, and it is inevitable that they will be unskilled in commanding them. The Guanzhong Army is a great army that has fought many battles. If you can't defeat it, you can't blame Yide. Get up quickly!"

"Brother~" Zhang Fei said unwillingly: "It's a shame that I couldn't kill the thief general, otherwise the outcome today is unknown."

If Wei Yan had been killed with a sword on the camp gate, the camp gate might not have been breached, and the Guanzhong Army would not have been able to get in. Zhang Fei was on the camp gate at that time, and Zhang Fei knew very well how the Guanzhong Army broke through the gate.

"Yide doesn't have to blame himself. There will be a chance to avenge his shame in the future." Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei's blood-stained hand, turned to look at Chen Gong and said: "Gongtai, I'm afraid the bandit reinforcements will arrive soon.

This Wancheng is already difficult to break, but is there still a clever plan?"

Chen Gong was a little helpless when he heard this. Now that things have happened, he still has no clever plan. There is no news about the thirty elites sent into the city until now. Cui Geng must have noticed it. The craftsmen in the city have now lost contact, and the city has been destroyed.

It was already extremely difficult, but now that the opponent's reinforcements have arrived, even if they attack the city with all their strength, there is no way to break it.

"Lord, we can retreat to Yuyang first. Your lord has already started to relocate the people. We can re-arrange the front line and drive the people from the north bank to the south bank as much as possible. We will write to Kong Ming, prepare ships, and send these people to Jingnan for resettlement.

To consolidate the foundation of our army." Chen Gong said with a wry smile. Now it is impossible to break through Wancheng, but it is not without gain.

The population of Jingzhou is mostly concentrated in the Xiangyang and Jiangling areas. The population of northern Jingzhou is abundant, but the southern part of Jingzhou is vast and sparsely populated. It is just possible to move the people from the several cities we have now to the southern part of Jingzhou, which can also be regarded as strengthening the population of Jingxiang.

, but Nanyang is not available, and the next days will be difficult.

After Chen Mo defeats Cao Cao, they will definitely turn their attention to the south. They failed to win Nanyang in this battle. Next, they must actively prepare for a decisive battle with Chen Mo.

Liu Bei nodded. He also felt that there was little hope of continuing to attack the city. It was better to take advantage of all the benefits he could get while he still had some strength.

Now that the plan has been decided, Liu Bei immediately ordered Wen Pin and Wang Wei to stop the siege, and then led his troops to retreat to Yuyang. At the same time, Liu Pan and Liu Hu were responsible for bringing down the people of Yuyang, Niyang, Anzhong, Nanxiang and other counties.

They drove all the people to the Han River and wrote to Zhuge Liang, asking Xiangfan to prepare ships and send all these people to Jingnan to increase the population of Wuling and Lingling counties.

By the time Zhang Liao led his army to Wancheng, Liu Bei's army had already withdrawn. Zhang Liao arranged for the army to set up camp outside Wancheng, and sent a large number of scouts to monitor Liu Bei's movements. Then he led his guards into the city to prepare for more information.

The situation in Wancheng during this period.

However, what surprised Zhang Liao was that the person in charge of the war in Wancheng was not Cui Geng, but Zhu Sheng, Huang Li and others.

"Why is this?" After receiving this result, Zhang Liao's face darkened, and he looked at Zhu Sheng and others. Although he was not a demoted general, Chen Mo really valued Zhang Liao, but this time Chen Mo sent Cui Geng to Nanyang to preside over the battle, but his subordinates

If this matter reaches Chen Mo's ears, what will others think?

"General, this is General Cui's own intention, and it is not something that makes things difficult for us." Zhu Sheng quickly explained the cause and effect.

Hearing that it was a family matter, Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief. If so, it would be normal. Zhang Liao was considered to be from a wealthy family, and he knew very well what people in this class thought.

They are not of high origin, but they are powerful figures in the local area. They want to get higher, but they have no way out and their vision is not enough. They only want to strengthen themselves. Now that there is a person like Cui Geng in the clan, they naturally want to

Climbing up through Cui Geng, it’s a pity that the wrong method was used. In fact, this kind of family promotion is sometimes more difficult than promotion in the officialdom. If a family wants to grow, there are many things involved, and it cannot be done by just being a high-ranking official.

Climb up immediately.

As for how to deal with Cui Geng, Zhang Liao did not ask. He believed that Cui Geng knew what to do. At least the crime of collaborating with the enemy could not be forgiven no matter where he was placed. Even if Cui Geng was Chen Mo's confidant, if Cui Geng insisted on

If you want to protect Cui Quan, you may also lose Chen Mo's trust.

"The power of Wancheng has been temporarily relieved, but the bandit trouble has not been eliminated!" After sending someone to invite Cui Geng, Zhang Liao looked at Cui Geng and said: "Although the general's family affairs are important now, I still ask the general to put the overall situation first and take over the order again. I

Wait until Liu Bei is driven out of Nanyang first, and then we can talk about the rest."

"Everything will be according to the general's will." Cui Geng bowed slightly and said: "I am willing to listen to the general's dispatch."

"Bolun doesn't have to be like this!" Zhang Liao waved his hand and said, "You and I are not subordinates. We can just discuss things with each other when encountering problems. Bronn thinks that if Liu Bei fails to break Wancheng, what will happen next?"

Cui Geng muttered: "Although Liu Bei failed to conquer Wan County, he has conquered Yuyang, Anzhong, and Nieyang. Although he is defeated now, these cities still need to be recaptured. I don't think he will give up easily.

"

Zhang Liao nodded: "I see it that way too, but I think the Jingzhou army and Liu Bei's generals have not yet united. This time Xi'e is defeated, they may not confront our army head-on. I have sent people to investigate Liu Bei's movements. I think

Please ask the general and the chief of literature to each lead a group of troops and work hand-in-hand with our central army to put pressure on Liu Bei and wait for an opportunity to recapture the counties. What do you think, general?"

"You should obey your orders!" Cui Geng bowed and said, being dragged down by his family, he is now considered to be punished. Even though Cui Quan has been imprisoned by him and is waiting for execution by the court, the family can do these things because of him, so Cui Quan

Geng now also wants to make military exploits to make up for his mistakes.

"The three armies are tired. I will wait for a few days to recuperate. When news comes back from the front line, it will not be too late to send out troops." Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"That's it, I'll take my leave!" Cui Geng stood up and agreed.
Chapter completed!