Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the army and followed Tai Shici into Licheng.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Guan Yu called Qu Junhou, a strong crossbowman under him, and instructed the other party: "You will be on duty at the head of the city tonight, so as not to sneak attack the Yangzhou army at night." "Wow!" Qu Junhou agreed, and took his five hundred strong crossbowmen to the city wall.

Watching the military marquis go up to the city wall with the bowmen and crossbowmen, Tai Shici arched his hand to Guan Yu and said gratefully: "Thank you Yun Chang Pioneer!" Don't be afraid of your jokes, if a certain subordinate also has a group of such crossbowmen, Lu Bu will not be able to bargain for the siege today. ”

Speaking of this, Tai Shici sighed deeply, and after secretly remembering the fallen soldiers in his heart, he said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "The two of you, please go to the county government with a certain person to rest." ”

When Zhang Fei heard Tai Shi Ci say this, he hurriedly shouted at Guan Yu: "Second brother, we are in a hurry all the way, we are already sleepy and tired, and at this moment, I just happened to go to the county government with General Tai Shi and drink a few glasses of water and wine to relieve fatigue." ”

Who knew that when Tai Shici heard him say this, his face showed embarrassment. Guan Yu is better at observing words and emotions than Zhang Fei, and when he saw Tai Shici's expression, he immediately understood what was going on, so he said to Zhang Fei: "Third brother, don't make a mistake, don't you know that General Taishi's soldiers and horses have been out of food for many days." If you don't even have something to eat, where can you still have wine? ”

When Zhang Fei heard Guan Yu say this, his face turned red as soon as he brushed it, but fortunately, his face was black, and others couldn't see it. He felt that he arched his hand to Tai Shi Ci, and said apologetically: "General Tai Shi, it's my old Zhang who is too reckless, and I am here to make amends for you." ”

"Where do the Yide pioneers say!" Tai Shi Ci said politely: "You came to the rescue, it's too late to be grateful, where will I blame you." Ask the two of them to go to the county government with a certain person, and a certain person immediately ordered someone to buy wine in a wine shop in the city. ”

"General Taishi!" When Guan Yu heard this, he was a little surprised and asked, "You have been out of food in the city for many days, why can you still buy wine in the wine shop?" "According to Guan Yu's idea, since the defenders in the city have no food to eat, the food of the common people must have been looted, and places like wine shops are the first to bear the brunt, how can they buy wine?

Tai Shi Ci guessed what Guan Yu was thinking, and hurriedly explained to him: "Brother Yun, do you know, since our army entered this city, it has always been a crime in the autumn, and the grain and grass needed by the soldiers and horses were all purchased with money and silk given by the lord. Today, several large grain merchants have said that there is no more grain in the warehouses and they are unwilling to sell any more grain to our army, so our army will run out of grain. ”

Guan Yu called a junior colonel and instructed: "Quickly give a part of the grain and grass in our army to General Taishi's soldiers and horses, and there must be no mistake." ”

Hearing Guan Yu's instructions to the little school, Tai Shici felt his nose sour for a while, and hurriedly bowed his hand to the other party again and said, "Thank you Yun Chang Pioneer, I am grateful." ”

Just as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses entered Licheng, Lu Bu and the others were discussing what to do next in the camp? If there was only Lei Bo sent by Yuan Shu to supervise the army, Lu Bu would definitely announce his withdrawal without hesitation, but at this moment, with Ji Ling and the thousands of soldiers and horses he led, Lu Bu became hesitant, and he gathered everyone together to discuss the next countermeasure.

After everyone arrived, Lu Bu said to everyone: "Everyone, Tai Shi Ci's reinforcements have arrived, presumably the army of the Marquis of Anyang is not far away, if we stay here any longer, not only can we not destroy Tai Shi Ci's soldiers and horses, but we are in danger of being wiped out." What to do next, I wonder how you think about it? ”

Gao Shun, who was sitting at the bottom right, although the wound had been bandaged, his face was not bloody at all due to too much blood loss. Hearing Lu Bu's question, he took the lead and said, "Marquis Wen, according to the opinion of our subordinates, let's withdraw our troops." ”

"No, you can't withdraw your troops." As soon as Gao Shun's words were finished, Lei Bo couldn't wait to say: "If we withdraw our troops at this time, how can we go back and replace the main bus?" ”

"You're just thinking about how to get on the bus to the Lord, have you ever considered our situation?" Gao Shun has always been unaccustomed to Lei Bohu's fake tiger might, so he retorted unceremoniously: "The thousands of men and horses led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are just the vanguard of Jizhou, and they have far surpassed our army. If you continue to stay here, as soon as the tens of thousands of troops of Anyang Hou arrive, you and I will want to leave then, but we will not be able to leave. ”

Lei Bo opened his mouth to refute Gao Shun, his eyes undoubtedly caught a glimpse of Ji Ling sitting on the side, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly asked Ji Ling for help: "General Ji, tell me, should we leave or stay?" ”

Since Ji Ling was picked off the horse by Zhang Fei and escaped from death, although he was not injured multiple times, he has been in a state of fear, hearing Lei Bo's question, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "The Jizhou army is strong, if we continue to stay here, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out." In Ji's view, it is better to withdraw the army. Without further ado, we will withdraw overnight. ”

Lei Bo never dreamed that Ji Ling would actually agree to retreat, according to his thoughts, since Ji Ling was ordered by the lord to supervise the battle, then even if there were reinforcements coming from Jizhou, he would compete with the other party again, but who knew that he was in such a hurry to retreat. He couldn't help but be anxious: "General Ji, if we withdraw our troops like this, how should we return to Shouchun to the main bus?" ”

When Ji Ling heard this, he stood up abruptly and yelled at Lei Bo, "What do you know! Nearly 10,000 reinforcements arrived in Jizhou today, maybe the tens of thousands of troops of the Han family will follow, what are we doing here, are we waiting for death? As for how to get out of the main bus generation, that's a matter for later, and now we still think about how to get out. ”

After reprimanding Lei Bo, Ji Ling turned to Lu Bu and said, "Wenhou, without further ado, let's retreat overnight, otherwise when the Jizhou army arrives, we won't be able to leave even if we want to." ”

Lu Bu was defeated by Guan Zhang's hands again, and he couldn't help but feel a little disheartened, he couldn't help but be a little disheartened in his heart, he was eager to leave this ghost place as soon as possible, and naturally nodded in agreement with Ji Ling's proposal: "What General Ji said is very true, then so-and-so will give an order, let the soldiers pack up, and return to Shouchun overnight." ”

"Wen Hou, no." Who knew that Gao Shun, who was trying his best to advocate the withdrawal of the army, heard what Lu Bu said, but dissuaded him and said: "We must not withdraw the army overnight." ”

"Why is that?" When Lu Bu heard Gao Shun say this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said in his heart, Didn't you take the lead in saying that you would withdraw from the army just now, why did you oppose it when you said that you would withdraw overnight? "Gao Shun, didn't you first agree to withdraw from the army, why do you want to oppose it at this moment?"

"Qi Qi Wenhou," Gao Shun hurriedly stood up and reported to Lu Buyu: "Our army is newly defeated, and it is at a time when people are panicking, if we retreat overnight, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses will disperse halfway." ”

Lu Bu felt that Gao Shun's words were reasonable, so he asked politely: "Then in your opinion, how should we withdraw our troops?" ”

"Why don't you withdraw from the army in the morning?" Gao Shun explained: "After a night's rest, the soldiers have not only weakened their fear, but also recovered their physical strength, and if we retreat at this moment, the chances of the whole army successfully returning to Shouchun can be greatly improved." ”

When Ji Ling heard this, he couldn't help but interject and asked, "If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses are chasing and killing, what should we do?" ”

"Please rest assured General Ji," Gao Shun said in a big way, "I am willing to lead the camp to break down and cover the retreat of the whole army." ”

"Good!" When Lu Bu heard this, he stood up and said loudly: "According to what Gao Shun said, the soldiers will rest well tonight, and after tomorrow dawn, after Gao Shun's trapping camp is broken, the whole army will withdraw to Shouchun." ”

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