At this time, a fire broke out in the city, which made everyone who was already panicked even more panicked, and everyone didn't know whether it was the chaos caused by Cao's army's meticulous work mixed into the city, or whether their own army was doing evil again, because this kind of thing had not happened for the first time before.

This is also the result of the corruption of the military discipline of the Xuzhou army, even if Zhen Rong and Zhang Min are no longer there, but the corrupt atmosphere in the army has long prevailed, Liu Bei was the acting state pastor of Xuzhou, and he did not control the Xuzhou army for a long time, and failed to restrain them, and at this time the Cao army was already in the city, and as a last resort, Liu Bei could only choose to defend Xuzhou City first, and then deal with the problem of the Xuzhou army after the war.

At this time, Guan Yu also suggested: "Big brother, the fire in the city is just the work of the villain, so there is nothing to worry about, and the Cao army outside the city is the big trouble, I think we should take advantage of the fact that the Cao army has just arrived, and the foothold is not stable, so we should attack overnight, take the lead in attacking, and kill them by surprise!" ”

After Liu Bei heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, because they had only fought with Cao Jun not long ago, although the Qingzhou Army was not worried, but the tiger and leopard cavalry that came later made Liu Bei feel uneasy, therefore, although he knew that his brother Guan Yu was extraordinary, it was still very dangerous to attack Cao Jun's position at night, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

At this time, Chen Deng also said: "Yun Chang's words are reasonable, now that the Cao army has just arrived, the defense will inevitably be relaxed, our army will take advantage of its unpreparedness and launch a night attack, which will definitely win, so as to boost the morale of the army and people in the city, and increase the chances of victory!" ”

Chen Jue, who was on the side, was suddenly surprised to hear that his son Chen Deng also supported Guan Yu's idea.

Originally, when he heard that Guan Yu wanted to lead the army to attack Cao's position overnight, he shook his head slightly, he thought that his son had been by his side for so long, and he should have learned his eight or nine points of resourcefulness, such an abrupt thing was by no means the thoughtful style of their father and son, he felt that his son should also understand this reason, and should stand up against Guan Yu's statement, but what he didn't expect was that Chen Deng not only did not dissuade Guan Yu's proposal to attack at night, but also stood up to support him, which surprised Chen Jue.

However, since Chen Deng had already spoken out, as his father, it was naturally inconvenient for him to raise any more objections, so he could only remain silent.

At this time, Mi Zhu stood up and persuaded: "Xuan."

Degong, although the Cao army has just arrived, but with the previous lesson, presumably there will be precautions at this time, if you attack rashly, you may be ambushed by the Cao army. ”

Mi Zhu has always been cautious, and his advice is also consistent with Liu Bei's concerns, but at this time Guan Yu said: "The battle between the two armies is originally a dangerous thing, even if you don't attack tonight, the Cao army will come soon, and when the army comes to the city, there will be no chance to attack!" ”

Chen Deng also said: "Yun Chang is right, instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to attack, now Xuzhou is in danger, only to invest in the place of death and then survive, fall into the place of death and then live this road can go!" ”

Seeing that Guan Yu and Chen Deng were both determined to fight, although Liu Bei was still a little hesitant in his heart, he also knew that if he didn't try a night attack tonight, when Cao's army approached the city, if he wanted to go out of the city to fight back, he would have no chance.

Liu Bei saw that the city wall of Xuzhou was dilapidated and old, and the discipline of the Xuzhou army had been slack for a long time, and the heavy task of sticking to the city seemed to be difficult to complete, but if Guan Yu could lead the army to attack the Cao army's position at night tonight, it would not only severely demoralize the Cao army, but also greatly improve the prestige of himself and his brothers in the Xuzhou army, which could be said to be more beneficial than disadvantageous.

So, Liu Bei made up his mind to fight, and said to Guan Yu: "In this case, then Yun Chang, you will take 3,000 men and horses to attack Cao Ying at night tonight, but if you find that the form is unfavorable, you will immediately withdraw to Xuzhou City, don't hesitate!" ”

Then he said to Zhao Yun on the side: "Zilong, you lead two thousand men and horses to stand outside the city, if Yun Chang's night attack is successful, you will lead the army to support Yun Chang, but if the Cao army is ready, you will immediately cover Yun Chang to return to the city!" ”

Liu Bei's attempt to attack Cao's camp at night was indeed a last resort, because he knew that if he wanted to rely on such an army and an immaculate city to defend against the attack of hundreds of thousands of Cao troops, the odds of victory were not great, so he could only take a risk, hoping for a miracle and a victory, which was inspiring.

That's why he made up his mind to take a risk.

"Yes!"

After Guan Yu and Zhao Yun got the order, they were about to set off.

At this time, Liu Bei found that there was no Zhang Fei by his side, if it was a time like this, he would hear that there was a fight

, this warlike younger brother must be the first to stand up and ask for war, but now when he is needed, Zhang Fei is gone.

So, Liu Bei asked, "What about Yide?" Where did he go? ”

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, who were about to set off, both stopped, and they glanced at each other, both with puzzled expressions.

Guan Yu said: "Fang Cai Yide said that he was going to relax, I saw that the war was urgent, so I didn't go with him, he didn't return at this time, shouldn't he be drunk again?" ”

Their brothers know each other's personalities very well, Guan Yu and Liu Bei both know that as long as Zhang Fei is left alone, he will definitely find a place to drink, and now that he has not seen him, he can guess where he is drunk, so he didn't even hear the alarm bell sounded on the city wall.

Liu Bei looked anxious, his younger brother, in addition to being brave and invincible on the battlefield, the rest is all shortcomings, when he has nothing to do, he can still take care of this brother who loves to make trouble, but now he is entangled in government affairs, and he lacks skills, just to deal with the upcoming war has already made him anxious, where is there still time to take care of him?

But at this time, Zhang Fei couldn't let him worry, and in a blink of an eye, he disappeared, and he still doesn't know where to go.

The opportunity was fleeting, and Liu Bei didn't have time to find Zhang Fei, so he let Guan Yu and Zhao Yun set off and attacked Cao's position at night.

At this time, if Zhang Fei and Guan Yu go out on the expedition, with his unsuitable bravery, as long as he enters the Cao camp, he will definitely be able to kill the Cao soldiers on their backs and achieve greater results, but since they can't find him, everyone has no time to wait.

So, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun gathered their troops and horses, took advantage of the cover of night, and quietly went out of the city, intending to give Cao Jun a surprise attack.

Standing on the head of the city and watching Liu Bei after his brother led the troops to set off, he was anxious in his heart, no matter when in the past, the three of them were inseparable, whether it was eating and sleeping, or going into battle to fight, they were never separated, but now, as the acting state pastor of Xuzhou, the three brothers who were originally close to each other had to do things separately in order to deal with the complicated situation in Xuzhou.