Su Zhe led the victorious army and forced towards the north gate of Jiangling to show off his might.

At this moment, Gangneung East Gate.

The sky was already bright, and Liu Biao had been messy in the wind for most of the night, waiting for Su Zhe to come and attack the east gate, so that he could give Su Zhe an urn to catch turtles.

I waited for a long time, but I didn't see half of the Soviet army.

Liu Biao's heart became more and more uneasy, and his eyes looked at Xu Shu again and again, expressing his worries.

Xu Shu's heart gradually became anxious, but he was much calmer than Liu Biao, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried on the surface.

Just as the sun was rising, his son Liu Cong suddenly galloped along the city wall and rode his horse in a panic.

Liu Cong was in charge of guarding the West Gate, but suddenly appeared at this time, which made Liu Biao's mood suddenly tense.

"Father, it's not a big deal...... Oh no! Liu Cong's tone was flustered, and his voice was trembling.

Liu Biao's heart was shocked, but he pretended to be calm, and shouted: "What are you panicking about, say it slowly, what happened?" ”

Liu Cong made a bitter face and said silently: "It is only when thousands of sneak attack soldiers fled back from the West Gate, saying that the Su thief had already taken precautions and killed our army by surprise, our army suffered heavy casualties, almost all the army was annihilated, Wen Ping was captured alive by the enemy general, and Cai Mao and Cai He were also beheaded by the rebel general Wei Yan. ”

Boom Boom –

A thunderbolt from the sky hit the city head, and everyone who heard the bad news was dizzy in an instant.

The Kuai Yue Kuailiang brothers were stunned, Huang Zhong also looked shocked, and even the most calm Xu Shu flashed a trace of surprise between his eyebrows

And Liu Biao himself was even more shocked that his body shook violently, and he took a few steps back, hurriedly holding on to the battlements, and barely stood still.

"For ...... Why is it ...... Will it be? Why? ”

Liu Biao's face was miserable, his voice was hoarse and trembling, he looked desperate, and his old body was shaking.

This time, he was really heartbroken and really desperate.

What he feared the most finally happened, Su Zhe once again saw through the strategy he thought he would win, and killed him again in a fiasco.

Unlike the previous times, the tens of thousands of horses that went out of the city to sneak attack were already his last belongings, and if he lost these horses, he also lost the hope of making a comeback.

What's even worse is that even the general Wen Ping was captured alive, and the Cai brothers were even beheaded, such a heavy blow almost made Liu Biao vomit blood and faint on the spot.

Just when Liu Biao was shocked, dust and fog rose from the direction of the outside of the city, and countless Soviet soldiers and horses came overwhelmingly.

When Liu Biao saw the huge banner with the word "Su", his heart was hit hard again, and he felt that the blood came out of his throat, and he opened his mouth to "woo" and spurted a mouthful of blood.

"Father!" Liu Cong was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Liu Biao.

Liu Biao gasped heavily, reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and gasped for a long time, so he didn't go away.

When he opened his eyes, Su Zhe's tens of thousands of troops were already arrayed outside the city, and countless pairs of sharp eyes were staring at him, as if they were going to cut him with a thousand knives.

Immediately afterwards, groups of Soviet cavalry galloped out and poured the contents of the sacks in front of the city, piling them up into hills.

Liu Biao's eyes widened, he looked at some hills, and suddenly recognized that those round and grunting things were actually bloody human heads.

Human heads, Su Zhe actually used human heads to pile up small mountains!

Liu Biao was startled, his legs were weak, and he almost fell to sit down, but fortunately his son held him in time.

The trembling soldiers at the head of the city were even more frightened by the uproar, and the panic screams of shouting and screaming resounded all over the city.

They all knew that the heads were all the heads of their comrades-in-arms, and Su Zhe was using this way to threaten them and give them an ultimatum:

Whoever dares to resist stubbornly will be your fate!

The aura of fear, like a plague, spread among the remaining Jingzhou soldiers, and their psychology was already on the verge of collapse.

Su Zhe lined up for half an hour, showing off his might enough, scaring the enemy enough, and then he left.

Seeing Su Zhe retreating, Liu Biaochang exhaled, and the wind came from behind, and there was a cold war, but he realized that he had been scared out of a cold sweat.

When he came to his senses, he glared at Xu Shu fiercely, and shouted: "Xu Shu, is this your clever plan!" ”

Kuai Yue also complained: "Yes, Xu Shu, look at the so-called clever plan you set up, caught up with our 30,000 precious soldiers and horses, and now we only have 10,000 horses left, and it has reached the point where our fate hangs by a thread, what else do you have to say." ”

Xu Shu took a deep breath and said lightly: "That Su Zhe is worthy of being the head of the Nine Qi, I admit that my wisdom is indeed far from him, but Liu Jingzhou don't forget, I said before that any strategy has the risk of failure, I am only responsible for making a strategy, and it is up to Liu Jingzhou to decide whether to use it or not, why is it that now that the strategy has failed, Liu Jingzhou has complained about me?" It doesn't seem to make sense. ”

Liu Biao was speechless, holding back his complaints, and could only endure and swallow again.

Xu Shu's strategy failed, and he lost his 30,000 troops, the general Wen Ping, plus the two brothers of the Cai family, and now there are only 10,000 horses left in the city, and the people's hearts are about to collapse, how to resist Su Zhe's attack.

He complained to Xu Shu in his heart, but he thought that in such a desperate situation, who else could he rely on except Xu Shu to come up with a plan to resolve the crisis for him.

In desperation, Liu Biao could only swallow the resentment in his heart, and said with a bitter face: "Yuan bluntly said that it is reasonable, it is the government that has decided to adopt your strategy, and if it succeeds, it can only be borne by the government." ”

Liu Biao couldn't blame him, and Kuai Yue had to shut up.

Xu Shu was relieved: "Liu Jingzhou, although we lost troops in this battle, we still have 10,000 soldiers and horses, and in Xiakou, Huang Zu also has 10,000 horses. ”

Liu Biao sighed with a bitter face: "Huang Zu has 10,000 soldiers and horses, but unfortunately he was frightened by Su Zhe and only cared about self-preservation, can this government still count on him?" ”

Xu Shu pondered for a moment and arched his hand: "So far, only Shu personally went out and went to Xiakou again to persuade Huang Zu to come to the rescue." ”

Liu Biao's eyes lit up, his face reappeared with hope, and he hurriedly asked, "Yuan Zhi, are you really confident to persuade Huang Zu to come to the rescue?" ”

"Last time, I persuaded Huang Zu, I believe that this time I will succeed, after all, if Jiangling is lost, Huang Zu will not be far from destruction, and he can't be unclear about the stakes." Xu Shu's tone was confident.

"Well, what you said is reasonable, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Huang Zu will not understand this truth." Liu Biao nodded again and again, his spirits refreshed, "Then when do you plan to leave?" ”

"In order to avoid a lot of dreams at night, I thought that I would set off tonight." Xu Shu replied.

Liu Biao wanted to suffer this defeat, the situation in Jiangling City was in crisis, and he couldn't tell when Su Zhe would attack in a big way, the sooner Huang Zu could be transferred, the better.

So Liu Biao didn't think twice, so he asked someone to escort Xu Shu, and tonight he took advantage of the night to go out of the city, go down the river, and go to Xiakou to move the rescue troops.

……

It's dark at night.

At the south gate of Gangneung, the city gate was quietly opened, and the suspension bridge was slowly lowered.

Liu Biao took Kuai Yue and other subordinates and personally sent Xu Shu outside the south gate.

At the time of parting, he held Xu Shu's hand tightly and said solemnly: "Yuan Zhi, my Liu Biao's life is all entrusted to you, don't let me down." ”

Xu Shu said: "Don't worry about Liu Jingzhou, of course I will go to persuade Huang Zu to come to the rescue, and ask Liu Jingzhou to be patient for a few days." ”

Liu Biao didn't want to say anything more, so he had to say goodbye to Xu Shu and watch him go out of the city and disappear into the night.

Xu Shu left, and Kuai Yue sighed: "Lord, I'm just afraid that if this Xu Yuanzhi goes like this, there will be no return." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Biao's body was shocked, and he glared at Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue said silently: "From beginning to end, this Xu Shu only called the lord Liu Jingzhou, and never honored the lord, I think he didn't regard himself as the lord's courtier at all, and naturally he won't survive with the lord, I think he just used to persuade Huang Zu to take the opportunity to escape." ”

Liu Biao's heart was shocked, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he seemed to suddenly wake up to something.

The panicked thought flashed, but Liu Biao shook his head anxiously and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about, Xu Yuanzhi is not that kind of person, this mansion believes that he will never abandon this mansion!" ”

When he denied it, his tone was a little hypocritical.

Kuai Yue had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Yue is just a personal guess, the lord doesn't have to take it seriously." ”

Liu Biao turned his head, looked at the night with dazed and restless eyes, and muttered, "Xu Yuanzhi, you don't really want to abandon this mansion, do you?" ”