After leaving the temporary residence, Guo Jia saw the fire in the city clearly, thinking that it was just a careless water that caused the fire, but he didn't expect that the houses on the edges of the county were on fire.

At that moment, Guo Jia suddenly realized that from the first moment he set foot in Jingzhou, he had been calculated step by step, and those thieves on the road who were not in the climate were trying to create the illusion that Jingzhou was still in turmoil, and the depression in the county town and villages was also making him gradually relax his vigilance.

Although Guo Jia and his generals have not yet reached the point where there is no one in their eyes, the thieves in Jingzhou have never been taken into account, and the five thousand rogues outside the county are also deliberately attracting them to the county.

Guo Jia was annoyed, he was hating himself for being careless about the enemy, he was not the Encyclopedia of the Three Kingdoms, he only roughly knew that Liu Biao was leading Jingzhou, and his attack on Jingzhou this time was to keep Jingzhou ownerless and prevent Liu Biao or other heroes from entering Jingzhou.

Now the situation is very obvious, Jingzhou is afraid that he has been bent on resisting him, not only paying the bait of nearly 10,000 people, but even not hesitating to take a county seat, but for the war, this is insignificant at all, as for whether the person behind the scenes is Liu Biao or other heroes, it no longer matters.

Guo Jia only realized at this time that it was not those people who were reluctant to go home, but deliberately let him get used to this situation preconceivedly, and the people in the county must have deliberately stayed, the purpose was to wait for Guo Jia's army to come, and set fire to the city at night.

The fire is surging in all directions, and the county is a scene of raging flames, Guo Jia knows that it is not his bad luck that he crashes into the county, I am afraid that several counties around the county have set the same trap, wait, it is him Guo Jia!

It was a slightly chilly autumn and winter season, but Guo Jia, who was in the center of the fire at this time, was covered with hot sweat, looking at Zhang Yan running in front of him dumbfounded, so shocked that he couldn't even speak.

"Lord, follow me out of the city first, and then make plans after the fire is extinguished." Zhang Yan looked anxious and urged Guo Jia.

Soldiers in the city searched for water, dug up dirt, and tried to extinguish the fires, and the whole city was in chaos.

Guo Jia stepped forward and forced Zhang Yan to ask eagerly, "How many people have you brought into the city?" ”

Zhang Yan replied truthfully: "Twenty thousand, lord, is there not enough people to fight the fire?" ”

Guo Jia closed his eyes and said sadly: "Where is the water source in the small county town? A few wells are a drop in the bucket for the burning fire! Don't put out the fire! Quickly lead the soldiers out of the city, and if a foreign enemy comes to attack at this time, will we still be able to get out of the city alive? ”

Zhang Yan suddenly realized, with a look of regret, he was concerned about the chaos, there were still 20,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, if there was really a big enemy attacking, they would probably be wiped out in this county.

Xu Chu Dianwei, Zhou Tai Zhang Yan immediately led the order to arrange for the soldiers to go out of the city, Guo Jia also quickly ran outside the city, but just half the way, seeing that the city gate was in front of him, but heard the earth-shattering shouting outside the city, Zhang Yan rode back to Guo Jia's face, gritted his teeth and said regretfully: "Lord, suddenly a large army surrounded the county seat, and there was a Liu character written on the soldiers and horses. ”

Guo Jia's pupils shrank and he gasped.

Liu? Liu Biao?!

Is he a ghost? The Chang'an court announced that it was less than two months since the world was announced, and he had no generals and no soldiers, how could he pacify Jingxiang unknowingly? Could it be that the appeal of a royal clan member is really enough to make dozens of thieves in Jingzhou kneel and disarm?

Now it is only the initial stage of the princes' struggle for hegemony, even if the princes of the eight directions intend to establish an espionage system and send detailed work to the camps of all forces, I am afraid that they are also powerless, lack of information sources, and at the same time, it takes a lot of time to transmit information.

If Guo Jia knew that Liu Biao had already commanded Jingzhou, I am afraid that he would return home as soon as possible, and 65,000 soldiers and horses could take down a chaotic Jingzhou where the thieves fought separately, but it was absolutely impossible to bargain in front of the Jingzhou army led by Liu Biao, even if he won, he would only make a wedding dress for Yuan Shu!

Liu Biao's army that attacked the county was calm, they took advantage of the surging night to kill, and the defenders who patrolled outside the county reported that they arrived in the county at the same time as Liu Biao's army.

Each sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to besiege and kill the Taiping army that fled from the city at the three gates in the north and southeast of the county, and Liu Biao's 40,000 troops rushed to kill the 20,000 horses left by Zhang Yan outside the west gate of the county.

Attacking it unprepared, Cai Mao and Huang Zu charged into battle and killed the Taiping army by surprise, and fled to the city one after another.

However, the county is already covered by fire, the smoke is billowing, the panicked soldiers in the city want to flee for their lives outside the city, the three gates outside the west gate have Liu Biao's 10,000 troops each waiting for the rabbit, the west gate is even more chaotic, the people in the city rush outward, the soldiers outside the city rush inward, stalemate, dilemma, but cheap Huang Zu and Cai Mao accumulated military merits, killed the rise, killed happily, killed the bones, killed the blood into a river.

Liu Biao, who was fighting outside the West Gate, looked solemn, and looked indifferently at the one-sided battle outside the county town and the county town where the fire was getting stronger and stronger.

"Xeno, in your opinion, will Guo Jia die?"

Kuai Yue said calmly: "Guo Jia now has only one way left, which is to break through, but the city gate is narrow, Guo Jia wants to escape from the city, it is not easy, as long as the lord guards the west, the other three sides are a little guarded, Guo Jia's life and death are unpredictable, but the soldiers and horses he brought will definitely be wiped out." ”

No matter which gate Guo Jia escapes from, he can only flee to Yizhou in the west, so as long as Liu Biao guards the west gate, even if Guo Jia escapes from other directions, there must be very few soldiers and horses around him.

The expression was a little soothed, Liu Biao turned his head to look at Kuai Yue's side, with Liu Biao's aesthetics, the young man who was simply unsightly was riding on a horse, Liu Biao smiled at Kuai Yue with interest and asked, "Xeno, is that Pang Degong's nephew?" Was it his words that inspired you to come up with this clever idea? ”

Kuai Yue glanced at the young man Pang Tong, who had always been indifferent in the face of such a tragic scene, and nodded with a smile: "Exactly, his words made me suddenly, Guo Jia was arrogant and self-controlled, so we let him take off his guard, lure the enemy deeper, and give him a victory all the way to Xiangyang County. ”

Liu Biao looked at the calm young man in surprise and praised: "The hero is a young man, and the nephew taught by Pang Degong is naturally talented. ”

Except for seeing Liu Biao and bowing, Pang Tong didn't look at Liu Biao at all at other times, this is a humble gesture in the eyes of outsiders, but what Pang Tong thinks in his heart, no one knows.

There was chaos in the city of Bianxian County, the fire burned from all sides to the middle, tens of thousands of people poured into the streets, the roads were congested, and the soldiers who tried to escape from the city gate were shot and killed by Liu Biao's soldiers as soon as they stepped out of the city gate.

Xu Chudianwei, Zhou Tai and Zhang Yan were guarding Guo Jia's side, and the soldiers around them were still calm, and the four generals ordered the whole army not to panic, but there were still many soldiers who could not resist the pressure of the desperate situation and did not obey the order.

On the main road connecting the east and west of the county, Guo Jia closed his eyes and thought about countermeasures, and the four generals and those fearless soldiers around him quietly waited for Guo Jia's order with weapons in hand, as for the other soldiers whose psychological defense line had collapsed, they couldn't take care of it, this is the tragedy of war, killing the enemy requires courage, and desperate situations require will.

The screams, the crackling sound of the fire, and the shouts of killing outside the city that pressed their inner defenses, Guo Jia turned a deaf ear, and at this moment, as the coach, he had to keep a cool head.

The situation is critical and urgent, and Guo Jia knows that if he hesitates in his decision, there will be more casualties.

Liu Biao's siege of the city has been completed, and the fire in the city is raging, it is impossible to defend the city, that is to sit and wait for destruction, if you break through, from which side to break through? He can only flee back to Yizhou, there must be a large army waiting for him in the west, to the east? On the contrary, the road is far away, and he can only break through from the north and south, and then, the army of the county in the west will come to kill Guo Jia.

"Zhang Yan, Zhou Tai, you two will hand over all the soldiers and horses to me, I will break through from the north gate, and after I successfully break through the siege, I will attract the enemy army outside the city, you two will break through from the south gate with Xu Chu Dianwei and the rest of the troops, as long as you go out of the city, remember for me, don't go back, return to Yizhou directly."

Guo Jia, who suddenly opened his eyes and showed a resolute and ruthless look, said such an order.

The four generals all looked incredulous, and Zhou Tai asked urgently, "What should you do, then lord?" ”

Guo Jia clenched his fists, he didn't want to die, but the enemy army outside the city must know that it was him Guo Jia who led the Taiping army, so no matter who broke through from the city, the enemy army outside the city would leave his life here, if Guo Jia didn't show up, then wipe it all out, if Guo Jia showed up, the enemy army outside the city would definitely concentrate their forces to besiege him, so Guo Jia had to attract the enemy army outside the city, and at that time, even if he brought the four generals by his side, he might not be able to break through, he had to make a decision, those who sold his life to him, he had to give them an explanation, Moreover, he broke through with the main force, on the one hand, he could create a good opportunity for Xu Chudianwei and others to get out of trouble, and on the other hand, he had a large army on his side, and he might not die.

"Don't ask! Do as I say, if you flee back to Yizhou and hear the news of my death, remember, let my family stay incognito and live in seclusion! ”

Guo Jia resolutely ordered the four of them, Zhang Yan and Zhou Tai gritted their teeth, they couldn't take this order.

Xu Chu Dian Wei's face was expressionless, Xu Chu lifted his long-handled broadsword, Dian Wei pulled out his halberd, and the two turned around and left together.

"Xu Chu Dianwei, what are you going to do?" The two did not receive their orders, and Guo Jia roared at them and questioned.

Xu Chu and Dian Wei turned their heads together, Xu Chu looked resolute, and said lightly: "Lord, I will go to kill the enemy, even if I die in battle, I will never steal my life." ”

Grinning with a smile on his face, Dian Wei said in a deep voice: "Lord, you always praise me and Zhongkang for being invincible bear and tiger generals, I and Zhongkang will go to kill 20,000 enemies for the lord, and there are still 40,000 soldiers and horses in the city, can you help the lord get out of danger, I don't know, but I won't let the lord die in front of me, this sentence is the second time I said, I hope the lord remembers, I Dian Wei, do what you say!" ”

The second general was resolute, even if the enemy had thousands of troops and horses, he was not afraid.

Zhang Yan and Zhou Tai also picked up their weapons at the same time and followed Xu Chudianwei.

"Stop!"

The fourth general turned around and saw Guo Jia pull out his sword and cross it in front of his neck, Guo Jia burst into tears, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be stupid!" If I hadn't attracted the main force of the enemy, I would have been sent to death at most! If you are buried for me, I Guo Jia will walk on Huangquan Road, and I will have no shame to face you! I am not certain to die if I lead the main army to break through the siege, if you do not obey my orders, then I will kill myself in front of you! ”

Xu Chudianwei, Zhang Yan and Zhou Tai all knelt down on one knee towards Guo Jia, and said in unison: "Lord! We are willing to fight to the death with the lord! ”

"I am willing to fight to the death with the lord!"

In the middle circle of the burning city fire, all the soldiers on the county road knelt down towards Guo Jia, and no one wavered.

Guo Jia, who was struggling with his face looking up to the sky, was in a dilemma, how could he bear to let these soldiers die with him!

Tick!