Chapter 976: Is There Still Hope?
Along the front line of the city, the Han soldiers and soldiers were all panicked, fell into a panic situation, and became a pot of porridge.
"It shouldn't be, how could Yun Chang be defeated, if he didn't take the initiative to attack, how could he be defeated?"
Liu Bei muttered to himself, kept shaking his head, and until the last moment, he was still unwilling to accept this cruel fact.
Dangshui said that it was a river, but in fact it was just a small stream, and the water level was not even the root of the thigh, and soon Guan Yu and his defeated army waded across the river.
The city gate opened, and the defeated army fled into the city in a hurry, and Guan Yu silently went up to the city to see Liu Bei with a look of shame and solemnity.
"Yun Chang, didn't I tell you to guard the entrance to the oasis, what's the matter with you?" Liu Bei suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.
Guan Yu fell to his knees and bowed deeply to Liu Bei: "The minister is incompetent, he failed to guard the entrance of the oasis, and he asked His Majesty to punish him." ”
The sharp blade hanging above his head still fell after all.
Liu Bei was instantly stunned by the leader, staggered back half a step, and Zhao Yun and others, who were frightened, hurriedly went to help each other, for fear that he would fall from the city with an upside-down onion.
Liu Bei covered his head, inhaled again and again, and only relieved himself after a while, and when he opened his eyes again, there was a look of anger in his eyes.
"Isn't there only 10,000 light cavalry? How is it possible to break your big camp? Liu Bei's voice was hoarse, full of surprise and incomprehension.
Guan Yu swallowed his saliva and said silently: "It was the minister who fell for the Su thief's plan to lure the enemy and took the initiative to lead the army into battle, but who would have thought that Ma Yunlu's slut shield cavalry came to break the military formation, so that the Su thief had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to break me." ”
"Why!" Liu Bei's eyes widened in anger and roared angrily: "I have repeatedly told you to stick to the camp and not to fight, why don't you listen, why do you have to fight?" ”
He nodded hatefully with his fingers Guan Yu, and he almost hit Guan Yu's brain.
Guan Yu sighed bitterly: "Back to Your Majesty, it was the Su thief who killed Guan Ping, the eldest son of the minister, before the battle, and sent Ping'er's head to the minister, the minister was revengeful for a while, and was blinded by anger, and he fell into the Su thief's plan to lure the enemy, and the minister is really ~~"
Guan Yu also had grievances in his heart, but he didn't have the face to explain himself, so he could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.
Liu Bei's body was shocked, and he suddenly came to his senses, and the angry blame in his stomach was held to his mouth, but he couldn't scold for a while.
Zhang Fei on the side hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's no wonder that the second brother, who made the Su thief so vicious and despicable, and would use this method to force the second brother to fight, it's all the fault of the Su thief." ”
Liu Bei had a fire in his stomach, so he could only swallow it silently.
What else can he say, but his son was killed, and under great stimulation, he fell for Su Zhe's strategy in order to avenge his son, and it was because of "love" that he made a mistake, and Liu Bei, who prides himself on "benevolence", can do anything other than forgive.
"Get up." Liu Bei waved his hand and sighed helplessly, unable to blame Guan Yu anymore.
Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up silently, and took the initiative to step aside, not daring to squeak again.
The atmosphere was as silent as death, and there was only the panicked chatter of the soldiers of the city.
"Your Majesty, now, we have no power to return to the sky, this Liangzhou has no way to stay any longer, retreat to the Western Regions."
In the deathly silence, Zhao Yun was the first to speak, pointing out the way out for Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's body was shocked, his eyes looked at the west of Longle City, his fists clenched again, he gritted his teeth, and his eyes were full of unwillingness and helplessness.
Until the last moment, he really didn't want to leave Middle-earth and go to the "extraterritorial" places of the Western Regions to eat sand.
But what if you don't go?
Now that the entrance to the oasis has been lost, Guan Yu has lost half of his soldiers and horses, and there are less than 7,000 soldiers and horses left under his command, as well as this inconspicuous small city at his feet, with this poor family background, how to resist the attack of Su Zhe's 30,000 army.
"Ancestors and ancestors, is this how you bless your descendants, is there really no other way to go......"
Liu Bei looked up at the sky, and the two lines of sad old tears leached out of his eyes and slipped down.
Zhao Yun and other military generals all sighed gloomily and were infinitely sad.
"Perhaps, there is one last chance."
A confident and calm voice suddenly sounded, which was incompatible with this sad and desperate atmosphere.
Everyone's expressions perked up, and their eyes gathered together.
The person who spoke was none other than Zhuge Liang.
At this time, the Qilin genius, although his face was weak, his eyes were confident and resolute, and he shook the feather fan again, exuding a bearing of controlling everything.
"Prime Minister, is it ...... Is there a way to return to heaven? Liu Bei's hoarse voice once again revealed a glimmer of hope.
Zhuge Liang, with the support of Zhuge Dan, slowly came to Liu Bei's side, approached Liu Bei's ear, quietly bit his tongue, and explained his strategy.
The despair and bitterness in Liu Bei's eyes passed quietly, and in its place was the hope of returning several times.
"The prime minister's plan is really wonderful, just according to the prime minister's plan!" Liu Bei was full of pride, and his face burned with hideous excitement.
Zhao Yun and other generals on the left and right, their eyes were also excited, and they were all speculating about what kind of miracle Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei could still rekindle his confidence in such a desperate situation.
Zhuge Liang, who offered the plan, was not as excited as Liu Bei, but said calmly: "That Su thief is extremely deceitful, although this plan is strange, but there may not be a certainty of absolute success, please be mentally prepared." ”
Liu Bei slammed his fist on the battlements, looked at the east bank of the party's water, gritted his teeth and said: "Perhaps, the prime minister's plan is a magic plan to turn things around, perhaps, the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, in the dark, have not given up on my ......."
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Three days later.
Ten miles east of Longle City, on the Qingqing Plain, an army of 30,000 foot cavalry is coming.
Under the banner of the "Wei" word emperor, the young and heroic soldiers of the Wei army have swept away their previous fatigue, and everyone is glorious and full of energy.
Since entering the Dunhuang Oasis, they no longer have to eat the wind and sand, the problem of water source has also been solved, plus the hundreds of cattle and sheep seized from Guan Yu, let them have a full meal, and their mental and physical strength will of course quickly return to normal.
Su Zhe led this army with rekindled fighting spirit and advanced all the way to Longle City, Liu Bei's last stronghold.
As dusk approached, a river meandered north, blocking the way.
On the other side of the river, a yellow-colored city sits alone on an oasis.
"Your Majesty, that is Longle City, and further west from Longle City, within a hundred miles, is Yumen Pass." Ma Chao pointed ahead.
When his Ma clan seized Xiliang, Ma Chao also came to this Longle City, and today he is a revisit, and he naturally has the most say in the scenery and terrain here.
"What happened to Liu Bei, can you abandon the city and flee?" Su Zhe asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, Liu Bei did not abandon the city and fled, 7,000 soldiers and horses retreated in Longle City, it seems that they plan to defend the city." Hu Che'er replied.
Su Zhe smiled and raised his whip: "I'm still afraid that he will escape, pass the order, and the army will cross the river immediately, defeat Liu Bei and his remnants, and let me gather and annihilate in Longle City, and never suffer in the future!" ”