After speaking, Li Cunxiao prepared to return to the city.

Ma Chao's heart struggled between saving and not saving, and finally shouted: "Stop him!" ”

"Kill...!" The Xiliang Xiao riders were not intimidated by Li Cunxiao's prestige, and after hearing Ma Chao's order, they rushed up.

Boom boom...

Li Cunxiao intended to stand up for power, and after exploding, he smashed the two soldiers closest to him with the Yu Wang lance in succession. One with people and horses was smashed into meat cakes, and the other was wrapped in huge power and flew towards Ma Chao.

Rumble!

Ma Chao raised the tiger's head and the golden gun, wanting to take this move. But when he saw the soldier flying in, he was the most familiar guard, and if he smashed the soldier's body with a tiger's head and a golden gun, he would inevitably smash the soldier's body into two pieces.

Ma Chao couldn't bear it.

As soon as he hesitated, the soldier's body slammed into his horse, causing it to lose its balance and fall to the ground.

"General, general..."

Seeing that Ma Chao was recruited, the surrounding generals all gathered around.

Li Cunxiao shouted: "If I want to kill you, it's as simple as crushing an ant to death, but Li is unwilling to take advantage of people's danger and spare your life." If you dare to stop me again, you will not be spared! ”

After that, Li Cunxiao took Pang De and returned to Jiangling City.

This time, no one dared to step forward to stop it.

"Poof..." Ma Chao was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"General, are you alright?" The generals under Ma Chao were very worried.

"No, it's okay..."

Ma Chao struggled to stand up, looked at Li Cunxiao's back and Jiangling City, which had been attacked for more than a month, was disheartened, closed his eyes and said, "Withdraw the army, go back to Xiangyang." ”

"No."

Ma Chao's 120,000-strong army, after more than a month of continuous siege of the city, lost a small half. Generals Pang De and Hu Che'er were captured, and Ma Chao was also seriously injured and forced to retreat to Xiangyang.

Mid-April.

Lü Bu occupies the county.

Guan Yu lost his troops, was almost beheaded, and retreated to Xiangyang.

At this point, Zhuge Liang's plan to resist the enemy was completely broken.

Xiangyang.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Zhuge Liang convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.

All the defeated generals (Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Dai) all looked guilty.

Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Lan, Mi Fang, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, etc., were full of sadness, not knowing how to resist Lu Bu and how to defend Jingxiang next. What should I do if I can't keep Jingxiang?

Zhuge Liang took a piece of paper, looked at it, and said, "The lord sent a letter saying that he had repelled the Zhang Cao coalition army..." ”

"Hahaha... Good! ”

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhang Fei shouted happily.

Guan Yu also stroked his one-foot-long beard, and said proudly: "The rat generation in Hanzhong, how can you be the opponent of the eldest brother." ”

"Now that the lord has repelled Zhang Lu and Cao Cao, do you want to return to Jingzhou immediately?" Sun Qian asked.

Zhuge Liang looked gloomy, and said slowly: "Don't be impatient, everyone, my words are not finished yet." The lord did repel Zhang Lu and Cao Cao and wanted to return to Jingzhou, but halfway to Fucheng, he was ambushed by the Yizhou army, and his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. The lord sent a letter asking for help, asking me to go to Yizhou immediately to help in the war. ”

"What?!"

Zhang Fei roared angrily: "Liu Zhang's child, my eldest brother was kind enough to help him and repel Zhang Lu and Cao Cao, but he didn't know the meaning of gratitude, and he murdered him." I'm going to Yizhou and teach him a good lesson! ”

"That's right, you must teach him a lesson!" The generals were indignant.

Guan Yu hugged his fists and said: "The last general is willing to lead a team of soldiers and horses to Yizhou!" ”

"Second brother, why did you forget me? Let's go! Zhang Fei said.

"Third brother, Jingzhou still needs someone to garrison, how can you leave?"

Zhuge Liang interrupted the words of the two and said, "Yun Chang and Yide don't have to fight, I decided to give up Jingzhou and go to Yizhou together." You can help the lord, and you can get rid of Lu Bu... ”

Zhuge Liang's decision aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Jingxiang clan.

Kuai Yue hugged his fists and said: "Sir, have you ever thought about what will happen to my Jingxiang clan after the army leaves?" ”

"Of course I did."

Zhuge Liang said: "Come with me to Yizhou." ”

"Sir, how is this different from Liu Zhang?" Kuai Yue was extremely angry.

Kuai Liang said: "Although we were defeated, in Xiangyang City, there are still 200,000 troops, Jingxiang counties, and millions of people. We have an endless supply of money, food, and equipment, and all the battle-hardened generals. Why don't you dare to fight with Lu Bu? Are you willing to show weakness and retreat to Yizhou? ”

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang had long known that Zhuge Liang had the intention of withdrawing the army, but they didn't expect that Zhuge Liang completely ignored the feelings of the Jingxiang family.

Guan Yu also disagreed with the withdrawal of the army, and said: "The military advisor can stay in Xiangyang City and deal with Lu Bu. Guan went to save his eldest brother. ”

"General Guan..."

Zhuge Liang wanted to speak and stopped, sighed, pointed to the map behind him, and said, "Everyone, please take a look." Yidek was defeated in the east of Gangneung, losing 100,000 soldiers. Ma Dai was defeated in Yicheng and lost 50,000 soldiers. Ma Chao was defeated in Jiangling three times, losing 70,000 soldiers. General Guan was defeated in the county four times, losing 90,000 soldiers. After General Guan evacuated Nanyang, the Nanyang garrison was defeated and was also broken by Cao's army. Now Cao Cao's army of more than 100,000 is coming to Xiangyang. ”

"The situation is already very serious, and it would be good that we could withdraw the 200,000 troops in Xiangyang City. If you hesitate any longer, you will be surrounded by the Cao Lu coalition army, even if you want to withdraw, it will be too late.... ”

Kuai Yue said: "Sir, why don't you let General Zhao Yun come back?" If he returns, he will be able to turn the tide of battle. ”

"General Zhao's 100,000 soldiers and horses are used to attack Yizhou, and they must not be moved lightly. Again... Even if General Zhao returns, it will not necessarily turn the tide of the war. Zhuge Liang turned his eyes, looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and said earnestly: "Yun Chang and Yide, you are the righteous brothers of the lord, and you should put the lord first in everything." If we don't withdraw now, not only will we not be able to save the lord, but we will also lose all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou. At that time, Jingzhou will not be guaranteed, and Yizhou will not be able to be captured, how to replace the main bus? ”

"If you insist on guarding Jingzhou, I am willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, even if the horse leather is shrouded, there will be no regrets, but..."

"Sir, you're serious."

Guan Yu seemed to have made a lot of determination, and clenched his fists and said, "Please give the order!" The eldest brother wants to blame, and he has to bear it. ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't rush to make a decision, and asked Zhang Fei again.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and said, "I listen to the second brother..." ”

"Generals, what do you think?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei agreed to withdraw their troops, who would dare to oppose it? So everyone said, "Follow Mr.'s plan!" ”

"Why didn't you ask us, sir?" Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were even more angry. Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Guan was affectionate and righteous, and he also used this to induce. I didn't take the Jingxiang clan in my eyes at all.

"Heterodu, Zirou, everything should focus on the overall situation. Jingzhou is gone, and it is still beneficial to the state. I guarantee that the Kuai family is still the largest family in Yizhou. Zhuge Liang said.

(Note: Kuai Yue, the table word heterogeneity.) Kuailiang, the words are soft. ）

Zhuge Liang's guarantee did not have much temptation in the eyes of Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang. Because no matter where the Kuai family goes, it is the object of competition and worship by the princes, so why do you need Zhuge Liang as a guarantee?

Besides, is Zhuge Liang really for the Kuai family? Or do you want to borrow the financial resources of the Kuai family to suppress the Yizhou clan?

(End of chapter)