"What?!"

Liu Bei was taken aback.

"Jia Mengguan has fallen?" Pang Tong also looked suspicious.

Du Hun said suddenly: "I remembered, there is my army stationed in Hulukou, Ming Gong retreated to Mushi City, the news is blocked, and there is no way to know about the battle of Jiamengguan." Then I'll tell you. At two o'clock last night, the divisions of our new army had defeated Zhuge Liang and entered Jiameng Pass. Zhuge Liang fled in embarrassment and went to Guanghan County. So at this moment, Ming Gong's army has no way out. ”

Everyone was shocked again!

Zhuge Liang has all the elites in Shuzhong in his hands, and he still guards against danger, but he can't stop Lu Bu?

Liu Bei stabilized his mind and asked, "The envoy is here, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Du Hun said: "In the battle with us, Ming Gong's general Pang De and third brother Zhang Fei were seriously injured."

"What?!" Liu Bei stood up anxiously.

Du Hun smiled: "Ming Gong doesn't have to worry. Pang and Zhang, although they were seriously injured, were rescued by us. They are in Jiameng Pass, waiting to meet Ming Gong. ”

"Thank you."

Liu Bei said politely.

"Ming Gong doesn't have to be polite. Ming Gong should know that my lord has always been benevolent and righteous. He knew that the three brothers Liu Guanzhang had formed a righteous alliance in Taoyuan and swore to live and die together, and he was very moved. It is to spread this good story all over the counties in Shuzhong. Now the people in Shu know that Taoyuan has made an oath of righteousness, and Ming Gong is once again famous all over the world, which is gratifying. ”

Du Hun's words made Liu Bei very puzzled.

Pang Tong couldn't see through what it meant.

Du Hun continued: "Since my lord started his army, he has captured countless enemy generals, but he has never killed indiscriminately. It's just to ask for some food, so that he can give an explanation to the soldiers under his command. ”

"Now Pound and Zhang Fei have also become our prisoners. My lord should know what Ming Gong means, right? ”

At this point, everyone understands.

Lu Bu rescued Pang De and Zhang Fei in exchange for some food so that he could continue to conquer Shu. Because the Shu Road is difficult to travel and it is not easy to transport grain, Lu Bu's 100,000 new army is facing the danger of running out of food at any time.

If it was in normal times, Liu Bei would not hesitate to take out the grain and redeem Pang De and Zhang Fei.

But now

The twelve counties of Yizhou are all in danger of falling. If you help Lu Bu with food again, won't you bring about your own destruction?

Liu Bei slowly sat down, as if he was considering.

Pang Tong laughed and said: "We are trapped in Mushi City, and there is not much food in the army, so I am afraid that we will not be able to redeem Second General Pang Zhang." He also asked Master Du to go back and tell General Lu that Kong Ming was in Guanghan County and asked him to find Kong Ming. ”

Du Hun said: "Before I came, Mr. Yuan Zhi said that it must be the food of your army in order to redeem Pang Zhang, otherwise three days later, he will be beheaded outside the mouth of the gourd and sacrifice the flag for my new army!" ”

"You!"

Xu Shu's intention was obvious, it was to take away the food in Liu Bei's army, so that Liu Bei could not gain a foothold in Mushi City.

Liu Bei stood up and said, "Don't behead." I promised to use the grain and redeem General Pang and Yide. However, there is not much food in our army, and I am afraid that we will not be able to satisfy General Lu. I don't know how much General Lu wants? ”

Du Hun looked surprised and said, "Do you still need to ask?" The old rule, 50,000 stone of grain, redeem one person! ”

"Lord Du."

Liu Bei's tears came strongly, holding Du Hun's hand and saying: "I miss my three brothers, Taoyuan is righteous, and swear to live and die together." I, Liu Bei, have no talent, and I have been defeated again and again, resulting in my third brother being captured, Liu Bei is ashamed and ruthless, and I am willing to take out all the food and redeem the third brother. But there really isn't much food left in our army, so what's the point? Please open the net and give a new number. Liu Bei thanked him here. ”

Not to mention, Liu Bei's tears really frightened Du Hun.

Thinking that Xu Shu did not give a specific number, he only said that he would ask for some food as much as possible. Du Hun hugged his fists and said: "In that case, I'll open the net." As long as Ming Gong took out 50,000 stone of grain, he could redeem General Pang and General Yide. ”

"Lord Du"

Liu Bei wiped a handful of snot, wiped it on his buttocks, held Du Hun's hand again, and cried: "Miss my three brothers"

"Ming Gong, don't say it again. If it's less than 50,000 stone of grain, I won't be able to explain it when I go back. Du Hun knew it very well in his heart. Although Xu Shu did not clearly indicate how much grain he asked, the amount was too small and he would definitely be punished.

"Ahem"

Liu Bei wiped his tears with a fake look, returned to his seat, and asked, "Shiyuan, how much food do we have in our army?" ”

"Back to the king, there are only 30,000 stones left"

"It's absolutely not going to work!"

Du Hun's attitude was very resolute, and he said: "Since my lord raised the army, I have never taken two prisoners with 30,000 stone of food. How dare I make an exception? If Ming Gong really only has 30,000 stone of grain left, then we don't have to talk about it anymore! ”

Du Hun is about to leave.

Liu Bei hurriedly got up and stopped him: "Lord Du is slow, there is something to discuss, why bother to be rash?" ”

"Ming Gong, I'll be honest with you. For the sake of your three brothers, the love of righteousness in Taoyuan is rare in the world, and I will give you another 10,000 stones at most. Because the Ministry of Rites once shot a prisoner with 20,000 stones. That's my bottom line! ”

"Please wait outside the hall. Shall we consider it? ”

"Ming Gong, please."

Du Hun bowed out of the lobby.

Liu Bei's face gradually turned cold, returned to his seat, and said coldly: "Lu Bu, this husband, wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, it is really shameless!" ”

"I didn't expect it. Kong Ming will lose Jia Mengguan. Pang Tongyi's face looked worried: "Jiameng Pass has fallen, and our army is isolated." It is pointless to garrison Wood and Stone City again. ”

"What do you have to say, sir?"

"The minister did not dare to preach." Pang Tong looked at the map on the wall on the side and said, "If the king wants to get out of the predicament, the only way to get out of the predicament is to go north and go to Yangping Pass as soon as possible." There are 200,000 elites of Cao Ren there, and even if the king is not welcome, he will never have bad intentions. We can take a break to try to do it again. Some ministers also received news that General Ma Chao was also in Yangping Pass, gathered two Qiang teams, and was training in order to capture the Sword Pavilion. ”

"I didn't expect that."

Liu Bei asked, "When did Mr. receive the news?" ”

"Morning."

Pang Tong replied with a smile: "Ma Chao is in the Qianghu, his prestige is extremely high, and he is known as General Tianwei. After he was defeated, he went to Xiliang, presumably to ask Qianghu to help in the war. ”

"Okay."

Liu Bei was overjoyed. But in an instant, he was very worried: "Shiyuan." Du Hun asked for 40,000 stone of grain before he was willing to release General Pang De and Yide. What do you mean? ”

Pang Tong said solemnly: "Back to the king, there are only 50,000 stones left in the grain in our army." It has not yet been able to support Yangpingguan. If you take out another 40,000 stones, you will be out of food immediately. ”

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi also stepped forward and wanted to persuade Liu Bei: "King"

"You don't have to say it, let me think about it again."

Liu Bei was silent for a long time, but he still didn't dare to ignore the safety of Zhang Fei and Pang De. Forget about Pang De, Zhang Fei is Taoyuan's brother. If you give up redemption, how will you stand in the future? Isn't the righteousness that is always on the lips empty words? The most important thing is that when you see Guan Yu again, what face will you recognize?

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said, "Forty thousand stones is forty thousand stones." I believe that there is no end to the heavens. When the time comes to run out of food, there will be a way. ”

(End of chapter)