Listening to Guan Yu's words, a wry smile appeared on Liu Bei's face.

"Second brother, look at the outside of the city." Liu Bei stretched out his hand helplessly and pointed outside the city.

Guan Yu frowned and turned his head to look out of the city.

However, I saw that on the opposite bank of the water in Jiangling City, the tents of the Jinling army were densely lined up, people came and went, the voices of people were boiling, the sound of loud noise, the sound of war horses, and all kinds of sounds were endless.

As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of people.

Liu Bei showed a bitter smile and said, "Right now, we can't even figure out our own situation, how can we still send troops to save the third brother?" Our land of Jingzhou, I'm afraid it's over. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei paused and said, "Second brother, you and I, I'm afraid it's over this time." ”

Guan Yu's face tightened, he strode forward, dragged Liu Bei up from the ground, and said, "Big brother! How can you be so depressed? In previous years, no matter how many difficulties our brothers suffered, you would not be discouraged, but now why have you become like this? ”

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and sighed: "Even if it was a failure, I also knew where we should go and where we should stand...... But if they are all peaceful by the potters today, and even the third brother has fallen, where else can you and I go...... Could it be that we can still cross the sea and go to Fanbang? ”

Guan Yu was speechless all of a sudden.

He stood stunned.

Liu Bei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Second brother, you will guard the city for me for a while, I want to go down and walk alone." ”

After that, as soon as Liu Bei turned around, he disappeared from Guan Yu's eyes.

……

Liu Bei came to the bottom of the city, looked up at the starry sky, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He said with emotion: "How is it good, it seems that this is good." ”

Just when he was a little confused and didn't know what to do, he saw an old man standing in front of him.

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and looked carefully.

"Pound Degong?"

Pang Degong walked in front of Liu Bei, and said helplessly: "Jing Nan is lost, Zhang Fei is captured, and my nephew Pang Tong is also captured, General Liu must know everything, right?" ”

Liu Bei's face was sad, and he nodded slowly.

Pang Degong came to him and sighed: "My nephew was originally a great talent, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time and could not use his talent to help the people of the world. ”

Liu Bei said suspiciously: "I heard that the potter is a person who loves talents, and Pang Shiyuan is a talented man in the world, how can the potter not recruit him?" ”

Pang Degong shook his head and said: "At this time and that time, if my nephew surrenders to the potter, the potter will treat him well, but if most of the potters are returned to the potters today, he is trying to calm the world, and for people like my nephew, who are trying to stop his steps, the potters are afraid that they will not accept him, and they will make an example of the world, so that the people of the world know his determination to dominate the world...... Alas! ”

The loneliness on Liu Bei's face deepened.

He let out a long sigh and turned to step away.

"Xuande Gong, you may have one last way out right now, of course, it can also be said to be the old man's way out."

Liu Bei stood still all of a sudden.

He hurriedly turned his head and looked at Pang Degong, who was passing by by him, and said, "There is a way out, is there a way out?" ”

Pang Degong nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Liu Bei gently licked his dry lips and said, "Where?" ”

"Nishikawa."

"Nishikawa?" Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Mr. Pang, do you think that after the pottery merchants conquer Jingzhou, they will not plot against Xichuan?" When I get there, where can I run after Xichuan is defeated by the potters? ”

Pang Degong shook his head.

"Xuande Gong, this is as simple as you think, the land of Xichuan is different from Jingzhou."

Pang Degong explained to Liu Bei slowly: "Xichuan is far away from the Central Plains, and the transportation is inconvenient, the roads are difficult and closed, and there are mountains and rivers. ”

Liu Bei's mouth grew in surprise.

Pang Degong said lightly: "The solidity of the mountains and rivers in Yizhou may not be able to seize the world, but if there is no accident, it is enough to ensure that it will not lose twenty years!" ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "You are asking me to take advantage of the land of Yizhou to be in a safe corner." ”

Pound said fairly: "It's not a corner of safety, but a wise self-preservation." ”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Gong told me about this, why?" ”

Pang Degong was very direct: "If Xuande Gong really decides to give up Jingzhou and go to Yizhou, please bring the old man." ”

Liu Bei was surprised: "Gong is a famous man in the world, how can he follow me to the land of Yizhou?" Isn't Jingzhou your homeland? ”

Pang Degong sighed and said: "The potter's school office can explore the trust of the world, the old man has done so many things to recommend talents for the Jingzhou court, in case the potter knows, the old man is afraid that he will not be able to die well, so there is no way, so I have to go with you." ”

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing.

Unexpectedly, this old boy actually came to find a way back for himself.

He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Let's think about it again." ”

Pang Degong was a little anxious: "Xuande Gong, time waits for no one, now Jingnan has been broken, if you wait for the pottery merchant's soldiers and horses to arrive from Jingzhou, even if Jiangling is surrounded by water on three sides, it can't be protected." ”

Liu Bei didn't answer him, he just waved his hand, strolled and walked towards the top of the city.

Guan Yu is now following Liu Bei's military order, directing the soldiers at the head of the city to prepare for the city defense in order to deal with the siege battle in the coming day.

At this time, I saw Liu Bei walking up again.

When Guan Yu saw Liu Bei, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother, why are you back again?" Why don't you go back and take a rest, and your brother will arrange the arrangements for you in the city defense. ”

Liu Bei beckoned and asked Guan Yu to come over.

The two found a place where there was no one, and Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Second brother, there is something I want to discuss with you for my brother." ”

Guan Yu was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Bei immediately repeated what Pang Degong said, roughly to Guan Yu.

"Right now, the land of Jiangling has become a Jedi, Nanjun will be slowly encroached upon by potters sooner or later, and the land of Jingzhou is no longer owned by us, now we can only go to Yizhou, second brother, what do you think of this proposal?"

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu pondered for a long time before he said: "The eldest brother's proposal is not very opposed to it, but he also does not approve of it...... But there's one thing I don't know how to deal with? ”

Liu Bei was silent for a long time and said, "What Yun Chang is referring to is Yide, right?" ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Yide is still in the hands of the potter, if we don't rescue him, let's just leave, wouldn't it...... Isn't it a betrayal of the peach orchard oath of the year? ”

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and said: "But Yun Chang, do you know that if we don't leave, when Jiangling City is broken the next day, you and I will fall into the hands of the potter, and our three brothers will not survive, the potter wants to use Yide as a hostage to deal with you and me, we only have to live, and Yide can also live." ”