Now, Cao Ren also understands that the enemy's surprise attack was originally a drunkard's intention not to drink, the main force was still far away, and the light cavalry in the vanguard was neither to relieve the siege, nor to enter the city to converge, it was likely that it was just to pass on a message, or even just make a gesture.

They galloped past the strongest Cao army camp without stopping, divided their troops into two ways, in order to confuse their sight, and found the weakest point of the besieging army - Lu Xiangbu, who had been defeated repeatedly, and then showed their fangs.

Can it be stopped?

Of course you can't stop it!

Lu Xiang's troops were originally a cobbled rabble, and they were even more severely damaged in Liaocheng, although they were supplemented by Lu Kuang afterwards, but they still did not make much progress.

Raiding Qingyuan, these two brothers didn't know in advance, after Cao Ren went on the road, they got the news, and before they could figure out the pros and cons, they decided to advance and retreat, and the good news of Qingyuan's victory had been passed back. The brothers who followed up were not much different from Gao Ran, they were all here to help the war and shout, and they had no direct connection with that victory at all.

Of course, no matter how useless it is, it will not be washed away by Tai Shici in one face, the key is still in the paper armor.

The prestige of the Qingzhou Army is already very big, and there is another layer of mystery of invulnerability, can this not be scary? Looking at those cavalrymen with several arrows stuck in their bodies, but they were alive and vigorous, Lu Xiang was stunned at that time, the courage of the soldiers, he, the main general, was stunned, so don't blame the soldiers for their hearts and bones, and they collapsed for thousands of miles.

I saw that where the dust and smoke were rising, people were turning on their backs, and the horses' hooves were flying, as fast as fire, and the roar shook the sky, and the sound was like thunder. A fast horse rode out of the formation and drove straight to the city!

"A certain Donglai Tai Shi Ci, the chief of the city came out to answer!"

The enemy general went deep alone and was left alone. Lu Xiang thought it was an opportunity. is trying to gather people and come forward to surround and kill. It was good to turn defeat into victory, but when he heard this roar, he was dumbfounded.

How Wang Yu is invincible in the world and bravely crowns the three armies. Lu Xiang is just famous, he will not despise it, and he will not take it too seriously, he has no personal feelings, who knows if it is a false rumor?

But Tai Shici is different, this person is not only famous, but also in the earth-shattering battle in Liaocheng. It was also seen by Lu Xiang with his own eyes.

No wonder he is so arrogant, he rushed in alone, this is the audacity of an artist!

Turning his head to look again, Lu Xiang found it. The Qingzhou army is also full of confidence in their own commander, they did not rush into the depths at all, after breaking through the wall, they turned the horse's head again, galloped back and forth on the periphery of the camp, and threw a rain of arrows over, and the chaos continued to expand.

The chaotic soldiers running around not only failed to pose a threat to the Qingzhou light cavalry, but also blocked the way of reinforcements. The 20,000 troops besieging the city were mainly foot soldiers, and a small number of cavalry were used as scouts, even if they were assembled, they would not play much role in front of hundreds of elite cavalry.

Moreover, Cao Ren is also restrained at the moment. The other light cavalry circled around the north of the city, and then turned back, unscrupulously crisscrossing in front of the battle, although it could not cause much damage to the prepared Cao army, but it had a great impact on morale.

Cao Ren didn't dare to divide his troops at will, or change the formation, it was too dangerous to do so, and it was likely to turn into large-scale chaos, and there was even a risk of defeat!

Cao Ren was afraid, Lu Kuang flinched, and Gao Ran was too far away, and the result was that although there were many soldiers and horses besieging the city, Tai Shici rode alone and stayed under the city for a long time, and still no one stepped forward to interfere. However, the reaction in the city was a little slow, Tai Shici roared three times in succession, and Liu Bei was late.

"General Taishi?" Leaning out half of his body from behind the battlements, Liu Bei's face was full of surprise, as if he had just heard the news, only to hear him explain in a loud voice: "Cao Ren's siege is very urgent, and there is no communication between inside and outside. ”

"Well said, well said!" Tai Shici was not annoyed, put down the gun in his hand, and waved his hand generously.

He is not interested in Liu Bei, just because he acts as a person, he is always not refreshing enough, he looks polite and polite, and he is careful, but he is neither yin nor yang. Before leaving, after listening to Jia Xu's explanation, he suddenly realized that his intuition was sensitive and he had already discovered the problem.

With confidence, there is naturally nothing to worry about. Besides, the other party's words are not unreasonable, and I can't find anything wrong.

Although the sky was already bright, Tai Shi Ci was wearing a helmet and armor, and the distance was so far away that Liu Bei couldn't see the other party's expression clearly for a while, let alone deduce the other party's intentions.

If the main force of Qingzhou has arrived, the third brother should come back first? If Wang Yu refuses to rescue, the third brother also has no reason to delay outside. Why did Tai Shi Ci arrive first? What is his purpose? Is it to cover yourself to break through?

Liu Bei had already noticed it, don't look at the shouts of killing outside the city, the scene was very big, but there were not many reinforcements coming, just relying on the mobility of the cavalry and the defensive power of paper armor, bluffing. It seems that Wang Yu didn't plan to come to the aid of the whole army at all, but seemed to plan to break through with light troops, and then find another fighter position.

It's a little too bad.

Breakthrough? Wait until now to break through? Wouldn't all the calculations come to naught? The best way now is not to break through, but to fool Tai Shici into the city, so that Wang Yu has to be saved.

Full of suspicion, Liu Bei also knew that he couldn't delay more, thought about it, and shouted: "General Taishi waits, and then he will order someone to open the city gate and receive the general into the city." ”

"No need." Tai Shici did not hesitate to refuse Liu Bei's invitation, which made the latter's heart sink suddenly.

"Then, what does Wang Junhou mean......" Liu Bei looked at Tai Shici in disbelief, but was taken aback.

I saw that Tai Shici suddenly had an extra pair of bows and arrows in his hands, and he didn't answer, he divided his hands and stretched out his arms, and pulled a full moon at once, and then the bowstring was loosened, and a cold light shot towards the city like a meteor catching the moon!

How did Liu Bei think that Tai Shici would make such a move? Caught off guard, his heart trembled, his body froze, where could he dodge this thunderous arrow? I shouted in my heart: My life is over! Then, he closed his eyes and waited to die.

The only reason why Tai Shi Ci would plot against himself was that Wang Yu had seen through his intentions!

Of course, there is no evidence to prove it, but Wang Yu has always been unavoidable, and he is a person who must be revenged, and even the yellow turban thief dares to take it at the risk of the world. Even a clan relative like Liu Dai has been beaten to the ground, is it a big trouble to kill yourself?

Liu Bei thought with self-pity: In this world, reputation and identity are in vain, and only strength is fundamental. Wang Yu killed himself. Who cares except for the two righteous brothers? Even if it's Gongsun Boju. You may not be able to seek justice for yourself, will you?

It should have been only for a moment, but it felt very long, and the terrifying pain did not come for a long time, but waited for the righteous brother to ask suspiciously: "Big brother? ”

"Oh......" Liu Bei slowly opened his eyes. Feeling it intently, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was no harm on my body, not even a single hair was rubbed. When he hurriedly turned back to look for the cold arrow, he saw a white feather on the pillar of the tower, several feet away from where he was.

Missed?

No. Wrong!

He was confused for a moment, but soon came to his senses. Tai Shi Ci's martial arts are extremely high, and he is not under the two righteous brothers, and his archery skills are poor. It can't be so far off. Moreover, there is no protection around him, there are clouds that are always there! Yun Chang is here, how can he watch himself being shot?

There is no doubt that Tai Shi Ci did it on purpose!

Maybe it's for temptation, and if there is no ghost in my heart, I won't be afraid, and I ...... By the way, maybe there is also a hint of revenge.

While reflecting on his gaffe at that moment just now, he quietly observed the expressions of his brother and the others, and found that except for Guan Yu, everyone else's attention was on the arrow shaft, and Guan Yu's face was only concerned, so Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"General Liu, the meaning of my lord is all in the letter, you can see it at a glance!" The arrow book has arrived, and Tai Shici's prompt is late.

When Liu Bei hurriedly turned his head to look, he saw that Tai Shi Ciruo glanced at the city with deep meaning, and then circled his horse and went in reverse, and he actually left like this. It was as if he had come all the way to deliver a letter and scare himself by the way.

Liu Bei was puzzled.

If it was just to deliver the letter, it would be enough for Tai Shici to come alone, is it necessary to make such a big battle? Otherwise, he's...

…

Before he could figure out why, a guard had already taken down the letter from the shaft of the arrow and presented it to him.

Liu Bei took the letter in a panic, unfolded it, and frowned deeply after reading the lines.

"Big brother?"

"Lord ......"

Although it was not as much as Liu Bei thought, Guan Yu and Jian Yong were also full of suspicions, and after seeing Liu Bei's letter, they were silent, and the two of them reminded in unison.

"You ...... See for yourself. Liu Bei handed the letter to Guan Yu with an indifferent expression, but the latter's familiarity with the righteous brother clearly saw a trace of inexplicable emotion in his eyes, such as disappointment, doubt, and rare dazedness and fear.

I don't have time to think about it, the answer to the mystery is on the letter, Guan Yu looked down at the letter, the content of the letter was not much, only a few lines, but the meaning was expressed very clearly.

After reading it, Jian Yong's face also became weird, while Guan Yu shook his long hair and sighed: "Wang Junhou is really righteous!" ”

“…… Yun Chang said yes. Although he couldn't see it, Liu Bei knew that his face must be very exciting, because he didn't know whether he should cry, laugh, be happy, or be sad at this time.

"Big brother, the prince has arranged it so properly, you can't hesitate any longer." Guan Yu said unrelentingly: "If you miss a major event, lose your troops, or even die in the city, it is a trivial matter, you will be ashamed of today's righteousness, become the laughing stock of the world, and you will hate it for life!" ”

"What Yun Chang said is," Liu Bei nodded with a blank expression, and agreed with Guan Yu's statement: "I know, you go and prepare the arrangements." ”

"Big brother, don't worry!" Guan Yu raised his fist in response, flicked his cloak, and went like a whirlwind, and after a while, his energetic command sounded under the city.

After Guan Yu left, Jian Yong stretched out his right hand from his sleeve and waved his hand lightly to the guards, showing that all the guards would understand and retreat, leaving room for secret talks.

He whispered, "Lord, is this good?" ”

"So far, what if it's not good?" Liu Bei's face was grim, he didn't look at Jian Yong, his eyes stared at the smoke and dust in the distance.

In a moment's time, Tai Shi Ci had already reversed through the formation and joined the Qingzhou Light Cavalry. The Qingzhou Army, which had completed the task, had no intention of fighting, and blew the horn. while turning away.

"Yun Chang attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and only needs to accept the grace of people's drips, he must repay him tenfold and hundredfold in order to be at ease. And Yide has an upright temperament. Not good at scheming. How can you see through Wang Pengju's old scheming? Liu Bei's face suddenly flashed a trace of hideousness, and he said hatefully: "If I insist on refusing to break through." I really fell for his counter-plan! ”

"......" Jian Yong didn't know how to answer.

Compared with his understanding of Liu Bei, Jian Yongyuan is above Guan Zhang. It is true that Guan Zhang and Liu Bei are righteous brothers, but Jian Yong and Liu Bei are young, and the two have known each other since childhood. After so many years, the tacit understanding is quite deep.

Liu Bei's literary talent is not high, but the wording of his speech is still very particular, and now, he even has 'old scheming' on the head of Wang Yu, a young man, which shows how angry and aggrieved he is. Think about it the other way around. In addition to being scheming, I really couldn't think of a more suitable word to describe Wang Yu for a while.

The content of the letter is very simple, first of all, a brief description of the grim situation in Hebei, Zhang Yan has been defeated, the royal family has defected, and Zou Dan has been destroyed. The enemy flame is rampant and should not be taken lightly. The correct strategy is to temporarily avoid its edge and look for opportunities to file the enemy's sharp spirit. All in all, it is impossible to fight a decisive battle in Qingyuan.

However, no matter what the considerations, you can't look at Liu Bei and ignore it. Wang Yu's countermeasure was: send troops to meet Liu Bei's breakthrough.

The battle that Tai Shici fought today can be said to be a response and a foreshadowing.

If Liu Bei kills it in time, it is the best, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the Qingzhou light horse, he just kills it in one go, which is a very simple matter; If Liu Bei is not ready to go out of the city for various reasons, it is very simple, today is a rehearsal, and Tai Shici will come again tomorrow.

If you have a rehearsal and no preparation, you can't talk about it, right?

Of course, soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and accidents are always inevitable in war. If there is any more case, it doesn't matter, the prince expected it. If Liu Bei can't be saved the second time, then ......

"For the safety of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, Xuande Gong should endure the humiliation and burden, follow the story of lying down and tasting courage, and bend his knees to serve the enemy for the time being, so that he can recover and show his ambitions again!" This is Wang Yuxin's original words. In the final analysis, this letter is to write out all the ways that Liu Bei can think of, and block it.

Coming to Qingyuan for a decisive battle is to disregard the great cause of rebellion, and the wise man will not do it;

came to rescue Liu Bei from the city, the soldiers, they are elite, the world-famous Qingzhou elite cavalry; General, is a good general, Wang Yu's confidant Tai Shici. The specifications are not high, and it is not careless.

If you come in a hurry, you may not have time to gather troops and horses to respond, so it doesn't matter, you will come again the next day.

It really can't be saved, and it won't make people die in the city, in order not to lose a talent in the world, for the time being, with Yuan Shao's style of cherishing feathers, it won't have to ask for Liu Bei's life.

Therefore, there is Guan Yu's sentence: The prince is noble, Wang Yu has done his best to be benevolent and righteous, the so-called: do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, no matter what fate Liu Bei ends up with, it is not Wang Yu's fault, but his life is not good, otherwise how can he fail again and again, and he can't be saved?

Today, there was chaos outside the city, and Liu Bei was suspicious, even if Guan Yu repeatedly asked for battle, he refused to leave the city. If this is still the case tomorrow, it is difficult to say whether there will be any suspicion between the two, there are still brothers who kill each other, righteous brothers who worship for lofty ideals, once they find that their ideals have become a bubble, will this relationship be as strong as ever?

Liu Bei didn't have this confidence, so he had the idea of counter-plotting.

After thinking for a moment, Jian Yong said with relief: "Lord, it is not a good thing to be able to break through here. General Wang insisted on refusing to fight a decisive battle, but after all, he was concerned about his reputation and did not want to let you have an accident. So far, Yuan Shao has already been annoyed and angry, and he may not be able to continue to deal with common sense, if you insist on not going, when the main force of Jizhou arrives, I am afraid it will ......"

Liu Bei shook his head again and again, and stomped his feet in annoyance: "Alas, Xianhe, you only know one and don't know the other!" ”

“…… Please also ask the lord to make it clear. Jian Yong was at a loss.

"Isn't that obvious?" Whether Yuan Shao was angry or not, Liu Bei didn't know, but he himself was really annoyed and angry.

looked at Jian Yong with hatred of iron and steel, and had the heart to explain, but when the words came to his lips, he could not explain them clearly in a few words, and he didn't have the patience to explain at the moment.

think that Yuan Shao and Liu Dai are all celebrities and gentlemen; Cao Cao and Wang Yu are also surrounded by talents, how come they come to their own place, and they don't even have a little eyesight?

Interpretation? Do you need to explain such a simple thing? If you explain and guide, you can cultivate a strategist, then you will endure it, but ......

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Jian Yong's eyes were still so dazed, well, it seemed that he was a little more helpless, he didn't have any urgency, Liu Bei was in a hurry, and he was directly stunned.

Loyalty is loyalty, it is useless at the critical moment, and it is also sad! Liu Bei let out another long sigh and turned to leave, leaving Jian Yong speechless for a long time and sleepless all night.

It wasn't until the next morning, when he was awakened by the sound of drums and horns, and when he re-ascended the city, Jian Yong suddenly woke up.

He understood, the enemy army besieging the city gave a hint - the four soldiers and horses besieging the city changed the position of the garrison!

Cao Ren's troops remained at the east gate, but extended the camp to the south; The weakest Lu Xiangbu was replaced by Ximen; The second-weakest Lu Kuangbu went to the north gate; It became the high view that was deployed at the south gate!

The generals of the Lu brothers are not as good as Gao Lan, and they are not as much as Gao Lan, and the defense of the south gate may not be stronger than the east gate, but it is much stronger than the two directions in the northwest.

In short, if you want to break through easily, you can only go in two directions in the northwest. However, according to Wang Yu's intelligence, those two directions led to the enemy's war zone. In the west is the main force that Yuan Shao rushed in, and in the north is the tens of thousands of troops who came back after Chun Yuqiong regrouped.

The most important thing is that the enemy outside the city is prepared!

A bitter taste poured out from his heart, and Jian Yong had an epiphany to understand Liu Bei's helplessness yesterday, today's breakthrough battle was much more difficult than yesterday's.

Regret not being at the beginning!