Li Ru was assassinated, Hu Che'er was captured, Wei Yan's whereabouts were unknown, and the situation in Wancheng fell sharply in a direction unfavorable to the Han army overnight. If it weren't for the soldiers of the Han army guarding the west of the city that night, who did not hesitate to defend until Hao Zhao led reinforcements to arrive, it is difficult to say whether Wancheng is still in the hands of the Han army.

After repelling Liu Beijun's siege, Hao Zhao immediately ordered someone to fly a pigeon to pass a book and report the matter to Liu Xieyu. And when Liu Xie received this news, he was confronting Yuan Jun with Xu Huang and others with his army at Baimapo.

In the romance, the place where Guan Yunchang beheaded Yan Liang and Zhu Wen Chou was in Baimapo. Although it is impossible for Guan Yu to fight Yan Wen and the others now, Zhao Yun and Pang De under Liu Xie are all brave generals, and this white horse slope is by no means auspicious for Yan Liangwen and Chou.

As the vanguard of the Yuan army, the two naturally clashed with the Han army first, but when Yan Liang and Wen Chou fought with Zhao Yun and Pang De respectively, first Wen Chou lost his front hooves and asked Pang De to cut off his head with a knife, and then Yan Liang was picked off by Zhao Yun because of the distraction of the battlefield, and before Yuan Xi led the Chinese army to arrive, Hebei lost two generals first.

Liu Xie is very happy, Hebei Siting Zhu has now been cut off by himself, and the rest of his jaw is high, Gao Lan is just a brave man, his martial arts are not as ugly as Yan Liangwen, there is no need to worry about Zhao Yun Pang De, as for Zhang Jaw, a general who is both wise and brave, he also has Xu Huang on his side to match.

Originally, Liu Xie was thinking about how to destroy the enemy army in Hebei as soon as possible cleanly and beautifully, and the bad news of Wancheng was also delivered to him at this time. There can be no fake for such a big thing, if it is not fake, then it is naturally true.

Wancheng can't afford to lose!

"Ordered Jia Xu to change his route to Wancheng, and transferred Ma Chao to lead his troops to Wancheng to also rush to Wancheng, telling him that the two of them should not lose Wancheng. In addition, Wancheng was presided over by Jia Xu, and all the officials in the city were controlled by him. ”

The drum does not need a hammer, Liu Xie believes that with Jia Xu's wisdom, even if he does not deliberately emphasize it, he also understands the importance of Wancheng at this time. Although Ma Chao is young and vigorous, he is no longer as straightforward as he used to be. And Jia Xu and Ma Teng are good friends, Ma Chao also respects Jia Xu very much, let Ma Chao obey Jia Xu's dispatch, Ma Chao will not give birth to a rebellious mentality, and Jia Xu also knows how to use Ma Chao correctly.

With Jia Xu's wisdom, Ma Chao's bravery, Hao Zhao's and Gao Shun's stability, Liu Xie believes that Wancheng can be guaranteed. However, after learning that Li Ru was assassinated by the assassins, Liu Xie added another order, ordering Shi A and Zhu Dao to rush to Wancheng to protect Jia Xu's safety.

Li Ru is also the founder of Tianyan, and his protection is naturally very strict. The black-clothed assassin was able to avoid the successful assassination of the good hands around Li Ru, which was enough to show that this person's martial arts were not as high as Shi Ah and Zhu Dao.

Due to the changes in Wancheng, Liu Xie's originally good mood deteriorated, and the unlucky Yuan Xi became Liu Xie's punching bag. Today's Yuan army is not as large as when Yuan Shao was there, and the changes in the past two years have made the Yuan family in Hebei much worse than before. It's like you're recovering from a serious illness, and you don't feel at ease to recuperate, but you are in a hurry to come out, this is an opportunity for Liu Xie to take advantage of your illness to kill you.

Hebei miscalculated, I thought that this time the troops were just beating the side drum for Cao Cao and standing on his feet to cheer, but he didn't want Liu Xie to throw down the main target Cao Cao, and specially brought people to find Hebei's bad luck. The death of Yan Liang and Wen Chou made Yuan Xi feel remorseful, these are two characters who can be called generals, it is a pity to die on the battlefield like this, and it is a little worthless to die. But the wood is already in the boat, and it is impossible to withdraw the army now, Liu Xie will not let the Hebei army come and go so lightly.

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Wancheng

Liu Bei stared at Liu Feng, who was kneeling in front of him to plead guilty, and wanted to stab this shaft to death. Originally, Zhuge Liang's plan did not take the opportunity to attack the city, but he just set up an ambush to solve Wei Yan, who fell out of the city and attacked the "Guan Yu Department", and when the third brother Zhang Fei arrived, he would let people pretend to be defeated soldiers to deceive the gate of Wancheng. With Zhang Fei's bravery, as long as the gate of Wancheng is deceived open, then don't think about closing it again.

But Liu Feng was clever, and after successfully ambushing the attacking Wei Yan, he felt that there was an opportunity, and said that he moved Xiang Chong, who ambushed the Han army with him, and launched Deng Zhan, who had been hidden in the city at his own behesitage, under the guise of himself, which led to Li Ru being assassinated. But the problem is that assassinating Li Ru can't help Liu Feng capture the west gate of Wancheng, even if he adds the people and horses brought by Xiang Chong.

If it is according to Zhuge Liang's plan, wait for Zhang Fei to arrive and then launch this plan, by then the Wancheng defenders will never have 3,000 people under the city, Zhang Fei plus more than 200 of their own elites who pretended to be defeated soldiers of the Han army, and there was no problem at all to stick to the city gate with a stick of incense, and at that time, his own family personally led the army to assault, and Wancheng could basically be said to be broken.

A good plan ruined Liu Feng's self-inflicted cleverness. What is the use of killing Li Ru and arresting Hu Che'er? The Han army is full of talents, without these two people, Wancheng still has Hao Zhao and Gao Shun to preside over the overall situation, and what's worse is that sending someone to assassinate Li Ru will inevitably attract Liu Xie's revenge. When today's son Liu Xie is an extremely protective person, and he is the one who moved him, it is strange that he doesn't trouble you.

Liu Bei didn't want to fall out with Liu Xie at this time, he was still planning to wait for Jingzhou to be collected, but now it's good that he has formed a mortal enmity with Liu Xie. It's all because of this thing in front of me, which is not enough to achieve and more to lose!

"The lord is angry, and the public is also out of a public heart." Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei's face was getting more and more ugly, and hurriedly persuaded him.

"Strategist, don't plead for this erection."

"Lord, it's not that Liang wants to intercede for the princess, but the rewards and punishments in the army are clear, last night's battle, the princess captured Hu Che'er, which is also considered a meritorious achievement, and I also ask the lord to be lightly punished, and he is allowed to make the merit for his crimes."

“…… Anyway, since the military advisor intercedes for him, then I will spare his life. However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable, Zhuzi, you will lead your troops to Jiangxia to assist Li Yan in guarding against Jiangdong, if you dare to act without permission, don't blame your father for not caring about the relationship between father and son. Liu Bei shouted angrily at Liu Feng.

Liu Feng's heart was full of dissatisfaction, and he fought hard all night, but in the end, he ended up with a result of offsetting his merits and demerits. But he also knew that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he really couldn't resist Liu Bei, his father-in-law, so he had to bow his head and say: "Thank you father-in-law for your tolerance, the child will go to Jiangxia." ”

After sending Liu Feng away, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang: "Military advisor, for today's plan, how to capture Wancheng?" ”

"The lord is worry-free, when the three generals arrive, they will act according to the plan set before."

"Strategist, Wancheng is now heavily guarded, I'm afraid the plan I made at the beginning won't work." Liu Bei said worriedly.

"Lord, it depends on your means, Wancheng Shou will be suspicious of others, but if Wei Yan goes to the city in person, I'm afraid there will be no suspicions, right?" Zhuge Liang replied with a smile.

In last night's battle, Wei Yanzhong was captured, and like Hu Che'er, he is now imprisoned in Liu Beijun's army. Defeating the battle, Wei Yan was very annoyed, he boasted about Haikou in front of Hao Zhao and others, but he didn't want to end up being someone else's prisoner, but after seeing Hu Che'er being carried in, Wei Yan's heart was much more balanced.

"General Hu, are you awake?" Wei Yan, who had taken care of Hu Che'er all night, couldn't help but ask happily when he saw Hu Che'er waking up slowly.

"Bunga? Where is this? Hu Che'er saw Wei Yan and couldn't help but ask.

"If I'm not mistaken, we should be in Liu Beijun's camp now. General Hu, how is Wancheng now? Has it been broken by Liu Beijun? Wei Yan asked anxiously.

“…… I also wanted to ask you this question. ”

“…… In my opinion, it hasn't been breached yet, otherwise it wouldn't be so quiet here. General Hu, what are your plans for the future? ”

"Chief, what do you mean by that? Don't you want to join the enemy? Hu Che'er's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he looked at Wei Yan and asked.

"General Hu, what do you mean by that? Although Wei Yan is a rough man, he also knows the truth that loyal ministers are not the two masters. Since I decided to serve the imperial court, how could I abandon the light and go to the dark. Wei Yan said angrily when he heard this.

"Wen Changxiu blames, it was Hu who misunderstood you. You and relax, as long as you don't have two minds, the lord will not ignore us, you and I just need to wait with peace of mind, the lord will find a way to save you and me back. ”

"But wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing to go back like this?" Wei Yan asked worriedly.

"Huh...... If you are worried about this, then you can win more battles in the future. The lord often said that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and it is a fool's thing to judge victory or defeat in a war. Don't be stupid, I heard that Liu Bei is used to winning people's hearts, my ugly words can be left here, if you are half-hearted, then don't blame me for turning against you in the future. Hu Che'er was still a little worried and warned Wei Yandao.

Hu Che'er knew that he had received the grace of Liu Xie's acquaintance, and even if he died, he would not take refuge in the enemy. But Wei Yan is different, he has just joined the imperial court not long ago, although he has a good impression of the imperial court, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be fooled and betrayed by Liu Bei's methods.

Although Wei Yan was dissatisfied with Hu Che'er's always doubting that he would defect to the enemy, he also knew that Hu Che'er did not regard himself as an outsider. If you are really an outsider, it doesn't matter if you vote for the enemy or not. And to be honest, Wei Yan really didn't think about taking refuge in Liu Bei. It's not that Hu Che'er's threat has played a role, but that long before this, Li Ru had a deep conversation with Wei Yanshen and analyzed the current general trend of the world for him.

Wei Yan believes that the world will still be unified by Liu Xie in the end, since the final winner is Liu Xie, then why should he delay his future for temporary benefits. Defecting to Liu Bei may indeed be reused, but thinking about Liu Bei's future, Wei Yan will lose interest.

The fourteen states of the Han Dynasty, although the imperial court now only occupies the four states of Si, Liang, Yong, and Yi, but the soldiers are strong and strong, and it can be said that it is the most powerful force in the world. Although the Yuan clan of Hebei dominated Hebei, it fought for many years and wanted to recover to its heyday in a short period of time. As for Cao Cao, who occupies the Central Plains, most of the two states of Yanyu have been occupied by the imperial court, and although the remaining Xuzhou is intact, it is still a question whether it can survive this crisis. The remaining Jiangdong Sun Ce, the princes of Liu Bei Erlu in Jingzhou, Liu Bei can be said to be the weakest.

As an aspiring young man with great ambitions, as long as Wei Yan is not confused, it is impossible for him to give up the opportunity to serve the imperial court and switch to Liu Bei, who has little hope.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's wishful thinking was destined to fail, but the two of them didn't realize this at this time. In Liu Bei's view, his reputation for benevolence is famous, Wei Yanben is just a lieutenant under Wang Wei, and he leads no more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and he gives him 5,000 men and horses as soon as he shakes his hand, and he has no choice but to come over and sell his life for himself.

But the reality followed Liu Bei's slap hard, Wei Yan didn't dick him at all, and disdained his solicitation. "I am a Han general, how can I be in the company of rebellious ministers and thieves?" Liu Bei was almost annoyed and angry when he said this, but Liu Bei had "self-cultivation" and did not get mad in front of Wei Yan, but the matter of soliciting Wei Yan was stopped.

Wei Yan refused to surrender, let alone Hu Che'er. Zhuge Liang saw that he couldn't make a plan, so he immediately had a plan to make a living, so that someone secretly told Wei Yan, saying that Wancheng learned that Wei Yan was defeated, and he had put Wei Yan's family in prison, and he would be questioned in the near future. Wei Yan couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and when the person who came to ventilate the news was still inexplicable, Wei Yan suddenly became embarrassed and beat the person who came. After the fight, I told the other party that my daughter-in-law is still in the belly of my mother-in-law, where did I come from?

Zhuge Liang was a little embarrassed, he forgot that Wei Yan was a lieutenant under Wang Wei, not Cai Mao or Zhang Yun. Wang Wei has always been known for his integrity, and his subordinates basically have no additional income except for military salaries. Wei Yan is full of food and the whole family is not hungry, how can he have spare money to marry a wife and have children?

Seeing that Wei Yan couldn't go that way anyway, Zhuge Liang could only retreat and find someone to pretend to be Wei Yan's personal soldier. Fortunately, the previous ambush captured a lot of Han army armor, and after wearing it, it can be confused with the real one. At that time, if you send someone to cooperate, it will not be a big problem to deceive the defenders of Wancheng.

Liu Beijun is now besieging Wancheng three queyi, except for the north gate, the other three gates are all sent to attack. In order to deal with Liu Beijun's siege, the West Gate, which was originally in charge of Li Ru and Hu Che'er, was replaced by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue at this time. Hao Zhao also had no way to arrange it, he lacked skills, and the imperial court's reinforcements could not be reached in a short time. Xu Du's Ju Yi is a qualified candidate, but if he leaves Xu Du, who will take over?

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were ordered to be in danger, so they naturally planned to perform well. By this time, the two had already understood that if they wanted to revive their family in the future, the only hope was the imperial court. Liu Bei is unreliable, and if he wants to confront the imperial court with only one state, it is really a bit beyond his strength. And Cai Mao and Kuai Yue have always looked down on Liu Bei, don't look at Liu Bei's self-proclaimed Han clan relatives, but in the eyes of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, he has always been a broken household. Let the two of them bow their heads to Liu Bei, who they have always looked down on, and they can't get over this face.

People live with a face, trees live with a skin, before they are cornered, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue will naturally not be willing to hold Liu Bei's stinky feet. Defending Wancheng is equivalent to saving his face and the hope of revitalizing the family, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue naturally do their best at this time.

In order to ensure that there would be no mistakes at the West Gate, Cai Mao and his follower Zhang Yun took turns to guard the city, and at this time it was the time when the two handed over, and suddenly saw a team of people outside the city being chased and killed by Liu Beijun.

"Uncle, do you want to send someone to answer it?" Seeing this, Zhang Yun asked Cai Maodao. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are related, and the key is Liu Biao. His mother is Liu Biao's sister, and Cai Mao became Liu Biao's brother-in-law because Liu Biao married his sister. The two of them are relatives who climbed up after turning a corner, Cai Mao is convenient for Zhang Yun's uncle and nephew to discuss each other.

Hearing Zhang Yun's inquiry, Cai Mao was not in a hurry, and replied: "Don't worry, let's take a look first." After speaking, he instructed his own soldiers: "Go quickly and invite Mr. Kuai to come." ”

Just when Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were about to wait and see what happened, the people who were chased and killed by Liu Beijun also fled to the west gate, and Liu Beijun saw that the people had already arrived at the city, perhaps because he was worried about being attacked by the defenders of Wancheng, so he collected his troops and slowly retreated. Watching Liu Beijun slowly retreat, Cai Mao lowered his head to look at the city, and Zhang Yun next to him also asked the city, "Who are you?" Why are you wearing my armor? ”

"General Zhang, we are General Wei's personal soldiers, three days ago with General Wei out of the city to attack Liu Beijun, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush, we were separated from General Wei, hiding in the dense forest outside the city for two days, I wanted to secretly return to the city today, but I didn't want to be discovered by Liu Beijun's scouts, and I chased and killed here." The man who seemed to be the leader of the city replied loudly when he heard this.

"Uncle......" Zhang Yun looked at Cai Mao on the side after hearing this.

"Do they have any credentials to prove their identity?" Cai Mao commanded in a low voice.

Zhang Yun nodded when he heard this, and then asked the city, "Do you have a certificate?" ”

"General Zhang, the villain is also surnamed Zhang, called Zhang Daniu, there are many people around General Wei Yan who know me, and the general can ask people to go and ask, so that he can prove the identity of the villain."

"Wait and retreat to the edge of the city and wait." Zhang Yun gave an order, and immediately ordered someone to find Wei Yan's old department to come and recognize someone. After Wei Yan was taken away by Hao Zhao from Cai Mao, Wei Yan's old troops also entered the Han army with Wei Yan, but some of these people were not suitable to serve as soldiers, so this part was arranged to go to the baggage camp.

Not long after, several heavy soldiers who were found by Zhang Yun's people went up to the city, looked at Zhang Daniu under the city carefully, nodded and said to Cai Mao: "General, it is indeed Zhang Daniu under the city." ”

"Okay." Cai Mao nodded, ready to order the city gate to be opened and people in. Wei Yan never came back that night, and now his whereabouts are unknown, although those people in the city do not necessarily know Wei Yan's whereabouts now, but at least they can say what happened to them that night.

"Wait, don't open the city." Kuai Yue walked over quickly at this time and stopped Cai Maodao.

"Xeno, the city is our soldiers, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers if they were not allowed to enter the city."

"Be careful. The city gate should not be opened lightly, in case these people under the city took refuge in Liu Bei, they came to open the city gate fraudulently. Kuai Yue shook his head and insisted.

"So what do you say?" Cai Mao pushed the problem to Kuai Yue and asked.

"Let men put down the baskets and hang them up." Kuai Yue thought about it and came up with an idea.