Youhou Yuan's army took Runan, Guan Ping and Gong both escorted Liu Bei and the young woman Xunzhou Shuxiao left Runan in a hurry and went straight to the ancient city. Guan Ping is also a clever and careful person, and immediately asked Gong Du to go to the ancient city to tell Liu Bei the news, and Guan Ping had already received the news that Xu Huang's army was confronting Liu Bei in the ancient city. Therefore, if Gong Du, who has a certain amount of martial arts in hand, go, he should be able to rush into the ancient city. Guan Ping, on the other hand, protected the old and weak, left the avenue and walked into the mountains and forests.

In the ancient city, Liu Bei had just come out of the inner hall of the county government after visiting Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the situation of Guan and Zhang was similar to when they were injured a few days ago.

With a gloomy face, he came out with two medicine bowls, and Liu Bei's eyes were full of worry.

For Zhang Xiu, Liu Bei's previous understanding was limited to the image of a young general with good martial arts when he first met him, and he still wanted to recruit him at that time. I don't want more than ten years to pass, Zhang Xiu's martial arts have been perfected, defeated the god of war Lu Bu, and won the title of the world's first general, I'm afraid that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not as good as him. And there are nearly six generals under his command who can be compared with Guan and Zhang, and Liu Bei, who has always been proud of receiving Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and getting their two dead allegiance, is also overshadowed by Zhang Xiu.

Moreover, the combat power of Zhang Xiujun, just the ordinary corps and some Qianghu cavalry, defeated his elite army, which was stronger than the elite small combat power of the Cao army. Now even the always brave Guan and Zhang have been seriously injured, and Liu Bei's joy of escaping from Yuan Shao's control and receiving the generals has long been thrown away. Now there was only deep worry left, and Liu Bei felt that this crisis was greater than when he was defeated in Xuzhou.

The net wanted to put down the medicine bowl, but a loyal person outside rushed in, Liu Bei saw it, and asked calmly: "Yuan Jian, why are you so flustered?" ”

Liao Hua heard Liu Bei's calm voice and looked at him with a calm expression, and after receiving Liu Bei's influence, his originally anxious mood also calmed down. He replied with a bow: "Lord, Gong Du has just come in from outside the city and sent important news. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his face changed greatly. "Dangdang" twice, the two medicinal porcelain bowls in his hands fell directly to the ground and fell into pieces, and he lost his voice: "Could it be that Runan City has been breached." "After that, I will go to the side.

Liao Hua hurriedly stepped forward to hold Liu Bei. said: "Concubine! ”

Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "What's going on, Yuan Jian said quickly." Liao Hua nodded, and told him about the situation that Gong Du had brought to Runan City.

Liu Bei sighed after hearing this, Liao Hua thought that Liu Bei was worried about the problems of his family, so he said: "General Guan Xiao is clever, and Mr. Zizhong is here. should be able to keep the two main mothers. ”

Liu Bei waved his hand after hearing this, and sighed: "Bei is not worried about his family, but a few of you tiger generals suffered this catastrophe when they first joined Bei, the second and third brothers have been uninjured for more than ten years, and now they are seriously injured in the first battle, which is really caused by incompetence." After speaking, his eyes were full of tears, and a few tears kept falling like beads that had fallen off the thread.

When Liao Hua saw it, he suddenly became overwhelmed, so he had to keep comforting Liu Bei by the side. However, as soon as Liu Bei started crying, it was not so easy to stop crying, from the silent tears at the beginning to the loud crying at the back, what he said was as good as Si Tian, and he was the only one who knew his mistakes, and Liao Hua was moved and helpless when he heard it.

Liu Bei's loud cry immediately attracted Guan Zhang in the back hall and Chen Zhi in front. Liao Hua saw it, and hurriedly told the three of them what happened.

After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei listened, they walked up to Liu Bei and knelt on the ground with a "bang".

Seeing this, Liu Bei hurriedly supported the two of them and asked with tears: "Second brother, third brother, you,"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't speak, and bowed three times to Liu Bei's head, although the two were injured, but the strength was so huge, how could Liu Bei stop it. After the two of them bowed, Guan Yucai said: "My brother is incompetent, he can't break the enemy army according to his brother's strategy, but he was injured, and in the past few days, my brother has been distracted to take care of me and my third brother in addition to taking care of the heavy responsibility of guarding the city!" ”

After listening to this, Zhang Fei also nodded and said, "Big brother." It's not good for me! ”

Liu Bei hugged the two of them and said with tears in his eyes: "Second brother! Third brother! Do you remember the oath when Taoyuan was righteous? ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei nodded together, and said with Liu Bei: "I don't want to be born on the same day and month of the same year, but I want to die on the same day and month of the same year!" ”

Liu Bei nodded heavily and said: "We are righteous brothers, like brothers and sisters, we are one!" Now that the second and third brothers are injured, it is naturally incumbent upon me, the eldest brother, to take care of you. He has ever dragged down. If it is said to be a drag, it is the eldest brother who is tired of you, and with your martial arts, you will not be regarded as a guest in the hands of any prince in the world. But following me Liu Bei has been in exile for more than ten years without a stable place, isn't it my Liu Bei's fault! ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were extremely moved when they heard this. Even Chen Zhi and Liao Hua next to them were moved by the brotherhood of the three. Chen Zhi and Liao Hua also knelt down towards Liu Bei together, although Chen Zhi was moved. But he said calmly: "My lord." Now although he has lost Runan, he has broken Liu Pi. But all the generals are in the ancient city, there are thousands of soldiers and horses under our hands, we still have the strength to fight, as long as the lord ascends to the heights, even if there is a sword mountain and a sea of fire in front of him, there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, we also protect the lord to break through! ”

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liao Hua heard it and shouted together: "Not bad! We escorted the eldest brother and the lord to break through! ”

Although Zhang Fei is usually rude, he also said carefully at this time: "Big brother, have we encountered fewer dangers before?" After the First World War in Xuzhou, our brothers were scattered, but in the end we were not reunited! As long as the eldest brother is here, we will all protect the eldest brother, even if we are going to die today, we will have a vigorous battle. stabbed him Xu Huang and dozens of big rumblings on horses, and we died together again, which also happened to meet the righteousness of Taoyuan back then! After Zhang Fei finished speaking, Guan Yu, Chen Zhi and Liao Hua all nodded heavily. Liu Bei looked at the four of them and said with tears in his eyes: "With such a loyal and good general, and a brother with arms, for you, I Liu Bei will definitely not give up until the last recovery!" As soon as he wiped his eyes, his eyes, which were still full of tears, immediately became bright, shining, and he looked like a hero, and he helped the four of them up one after another, looked at the southwest and said: "Now the east and west are the places of Cao thieves, and the west is controlled by Zhang Xiu's thieves. He will definitely accept us in the righteousness of the royal family, Gongyou has already gone to Jingzhou, hoping that he can successfully borrow troops. Then we have a better chance of successfully escaping to Jingzhou. ”

Chuan Bei said Zong, Guan Yu said loudly! "At a critical time, Huo Neng put his life in his hands. Our army has thousands of elite soldiers, and there is still a fighting force, and Yu and the third brother, Shu Zhi, and Yuan Jian protect the eldest brother together, and they will be able to successfully escape to Jingzhou. ”

Liu Bei heard this, and said with concern: "Second brother, third brother, you are injured, how can you go into battle again!" ”

Guan Yu's eyes flashed, and he said: "My brother's injury is not in the way, who is not injured on the march and fighting, he will be well after a few days of rest." In addition, if Yu and the third brother do not live, the military spirit will definitely fluctuate, and the soldiers are easy to centrifuge. If only we were all there. The soldiers can unite and protect the eldest brother to Jingzhou! ”

Zhang Fei slapped his chest a few times vigorously when he heard this. Haha laughed and said: "If Man's little white face comes, I can still fight with him for 300 rounds!" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was inexplicably moved, grabbed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's hands, and whispered: "Good brother! After speaking, he turned his head to look at Liao Hua and asked, "Did Xu Huang's army know when Gong Du entered the city?" ”

Liao Hua shook his head and said, "The enemy army has not deployed a large army in the east of the ancient city, and it was dark when Gong Du came, so the enemy army should not know. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Second brother." You, your third brother, and your uncle will go out to reorganize the army together, ready to abandon the city at any time, and go to supervise the defense. Don't relax during this time. ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, he was puzzled: "Big brother, if you don't abandon the city at this time, I'm afraid that Xiahou Yuan's guy will arrive soon, and that guy is marching very fast." ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "I know this matter, but if I abandon the city at this time, I am afraid that Xu Huang will take advantage of it." Xu Huang's military advisor Chen Gongtai is not light. Be prepared to make some arrangements. "The four of them listened. At the same time, he nodded, bowed to Liu Bei, and went out.

The net walked out of the county gate where Liu Bei couldn't see, Zhang Fei spit out a mouthful of blood in the corner of the wall with a "wow", and Chen Zhi next to him was startled when he saw it, and hurriedly supported him.

Over there, Liao Huawang wanted to step forward, the tall Guan Yu also shook his body, Liao Hua saw that it was not good, and immediately stepped forward to support Guan Yu and asked, "Junhou!" Chen Zhi saw that the two of them were like this, and he didn't know what was going on, so he immediately said: "Junhou, three generals, you are seriously injured, why don't you go back to rest first, and leave the matter of the whole army to you." ”

Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "It's okay. My third brother and I have not been out for a few days, and the army's heart is definitely fluctuating, and we will go to reorganize the army with your uncle. It is also good to stabilize the morale of the army. ”

Seeing this, Chen Zhi hesitated: "But..."

Guan Yu glared at Chen Zhi and said: "At this time, it is the time of life and death for our army, and there is no room for mistakes. Uncle Zhi, don't tell your brother about this, don't add trouble to him. ”

Chen Zhi also knew that what Guan Yu said was the truth. In the past few days, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have not appeared, and the military heart has indeed fluctuated a lot, although Chen Zhi has the ability, but without Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two gods of war, he can't suppress the floating military heart at all. In desperation, he only nodded and said, "This matter can be agreed." However, the prince also needs to agree to the matter, otherwise he will tell the lord about it. ”

Guan Yu frowned when he heard this, and said, "Uncle Zhi said." ”

Chen Zhi replied: "The prince and the three generals must take medicine regularly, and they can't use swords or horses when they go to the army, they just need to stand aside." ”

Guan Yu smiled rarely, and said, "But! ”

Chen Zhi knew that Guan Yu was a man of his word, and when he heard his consent, he nodded, and together with Liao Hua, he secretly helped the two of them to the barracks to reorganize the army.

After Guan Yu and the four of them left, Liu Bei kept pacing back and forth in the hall, with his understanding of Chen Gong, Chen Gong would definitely be able to calculate that after Xiahou Yuan broke Runan, he would abandon the city, and no general in Bike would be stupid enough to be trapped in a small city like the ancient city. A small city like the ancient city only needs a powerful siege machine to break through the city. Liu Bei was thinking hard about how to get out.

After walking back and forth for half an hour, Liu Bei's footsteps suddenly stopped, his eyes flashed with a terrifying murderous aura, and he shouted outward: "Call Du Yuan!" ”

Within a few days, he rushed to the county office. Although Du Yuantou has been under Liu Bei for a short time, it has to be said that Liu Bei's personal charm is really strong, whether it is a scribe like Chen Zhen or a thief like Du Yuan, they are all impressed by Liu Bei. Seeing Liu Bei, Du Yuan first saluted respectfully. Seeing this, Liu Bei comforted Du Yuan with a pleasant face, and said some greetings.

After all, Du Yuan was the one who had been the boss, and after listening to Liu Bei's words, he knew that Liu Bei must have something important to tell him. So he sat down and didn't dare to be distracted.

Liu Bei said something, and then asked, "What do you think of the current situation?" ”

Du Yuan's heart froze, and he said secretly: "It's here!" But he said, "The last general is just a rough man, but he doesn't know about this, but he does not know about it, but he is ordered by the lord." ”

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said, "There is a plan to break Xu Huang, but I have to wronged General Du." ”

Du Yuan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Don't dare, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, the last general is willing to serve the lord." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "I want to ask the general to surrender Xu Huang and lead Xu Huang's army into the ancient city, and then our army set up an ambush in the ancient city to defeat the enemy army." ”

When Du Yuan heard this, he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "I have never made any credit before, but this time I will definitely make a great contribution." Then he cried out, "For the sake of the lord." Even if the general goes to the soup and fires, he will not give up! ”

Liu Bei smiled and nodded, and said: "But it's difficult for the general, the general will go back and write a letter, saying that you will meet Xu Huang's army at the north gate tomorrow night, and send a confidant to send it to Xu Huang, and the rest of the preparations will be arranged." After finishing speaking, Liu Bei admonished: "This matter is very important, and there is no room for mistakes, the general must not leak this matter, and he can only arrange for his confidants to do it." Du Yuan heard Liu Bei speak truly, nodded heavily, and then left.

Seeing Du Yuan's gradually blurred figure, Liu Bei's eyes kept flickering, and then he called Mi Fang, who had been guarding the face, in, and ordered: "Go and inform the second brother that they will abandon the city and leave tomorrow night." Bei has already arranged for the army to break off. ”

Mi Fang said this after seeing Liu Bei summoning Du Yuan, and said with some worry: "Lord." Du Yuan was born as a bandit, and he is not a loyal person, so I am afraid he is not reliable. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "It's okay, you have a plan." Seeing Liu Bei's confident look, Mi Fang stopped talking and took the order.