Han Xiang

Chapter 578: One hundred thousand enemy troops pressed into the pass

"no."

Guan Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Third brother, you are still thinking about me."

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said seriously: "Why do you care or not? We have already agreed, but he still dares to deny it? Although Lu Zijing has taken the lead, Shaoer and other second daughters can't do it?"

"Haha, maybe I can't wait."

Liu Bei raised the letter and said with a smile: "According to what Yun Qi said in the letter, Mrs. Xiaoqiao gave birth to a son at the beginning of the year and named her Long Mo. I'm afraid my third brother will have to wait."

"Son again?"

Zhang Fei pinched his chin, his big eyes moved, and his expression was pleased: "My wife is about to give birth, what if it is a daughter?"

Guan Yu curiously asked, "Didn't you promise my eldest brother that you would betroth your daughter to Adou?"

"Uh." Zhang Fei paused briefly and immediately came up with a countermeasure: "It's just my wife and I getting back together. Anyway, we are determined to be the in-laws, and you can't compete with me."

"Hahaha, we won't compete with you."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other and shook their heads.

Zhang Fei suddenly suggested to Liu Bei: "The eldest brother has two daughters, and Long Yunqi also has two sons. You can actually marry a daughter."

"Huh?" Liu Bei asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that I will steal it from you?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head and replied: "I can't make the balls, the meat will rot in the pot anyway."

"Alright."

Liu Bei smiled and affirmed: "But the children are too young. It's not too late to wait until they are older."

Seeing the brothers chatting and laughing, Liu Ye asked: "The Sun brothers have been managing Jiangdong for several years. Although General Long is very capable, his foundation is still too weak after all. He must not have completely controlled Yangzhou?"

"What Zi Yang said is true."

Liu Bei nodded and introduced: "Yunqi currently only occupies a large area in Danyang and Wu County. The current situation in Yangzhou is still very tight. Yunqi has hired several local talents and granted official positions to the court. Although the Sun family is deeply rooted in Jiangdong, Yunqi I still have the confidence to slowly eat away at it.”

"It's good to have General Long's confidence. He can make Hefei something from scratch. Sun Quan's administration may not necessarily win. The people will choose when the time comes."

Liu Ye finished his answer by twisting his beard, and suddenly his eyes flashed as he remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Shijun, I remember General Long mentioned that Taishi Ziyi has a lieutenant who seems to be the lost brother of the Guiyang Prefect. We are still with Cai Hao at the moment. In the confrontation, if Governor Zhao can take the lead in being loyal to the eldest son, it will be very helpful to regain Jingzhou, I don’t know.”

"Zi Yang, see for yourself."

Liu Bei handed the silk book to Liu Ye and said, "Yun Qi mentioned it in his letter, but he doesn't know the situation in Jingzhou yet, so..."

"Oh? Then you must reply as soon as possible."

Liu Ye took the silk book and nodded while reading it, thinking that if Long Xiang destroyed Sun Quan, he would be able to directly threaten Jiangxia and Jingzhou would be at his fingertips.

It's just that it's too difficult for Long Xiang at the moment, so he can only secretly send Zhao Fan to sneak into Guiyang. However, Sun Quan guards the Yangtze River waterway, and it is difficult for Zhao Fan to circumvent Guiyang.

Liu Ye thought hard after reading it, and finally said: "General Zilong and I have some friendship with Prefect Zhao. Why don't you let me write a letter and give it a try?"

"Alright."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, he saw a figure outside the hall and hurriedly rushed in.

The visitor was a messenger from Guanzhong. He ran wildly for several days and killed two horses in order to report a shocking military situation.

Cao Hong and Cao Xiu led [-] troops to Tongguan. Gao Gan sent [-] troops from Bingzhou and arrived at Puban via Hedong. Ma Teng, Han Sui and other ten Liangzhou tribes combined [-] troops and divided their troops into two groups from Longyou and Anding to invade Guanzhong. .Zhuge Liang was already deploying troops and setting up defenses. In view of the overwhelming power of the coalition forces, he urgently asked Liu Bei to return to Guanzhong as soon as possible.

Liu Bei's eyes darkened and he almost fell down. He left 12 troops for Zhuge Liang, but the combined army had [-].

His strong heart was suddenly shaken. He was worried that the foundation he had finally built might change hands.

The news was so shocking that the hall fell silent for an instant.

After a while, Guan Yu spoke first to comfort him: "Don't worry, brother, I will go with you. Whether it is Cao Hong, Gao Gan, Ma Teng, or Han Sui, the Green Dragon Sword will kill them all."

"exactly."

Zhang Fei repeatedly echoed: "Second brother, come with us and kill him until the sky is dark and the earth is dark."

Although Liu Bei was moved, he had to consider the reality. He shook his head and sighed: "If we all go to Guanzhong, who will defend Nanyang? I'm afraid that this multi-pronged siege of Guanzhong is caused by Cai Mao asking for help and Cao Cao taking the lead. We must not be impulsive and reckless." "

"What the envoy said is true."

Liu Ye affirmed Liu Bei and added: "Although Guanzhong is the old capital, its population and fertile land may not be as good as Nanyang at this time. If there are no generals to guard it, how can the eldest son secure Fancheng?"
Those officials and people who yearn for the eldest son can only passively fall into the arms of Cai Kuai, and Jingzhou will completely fall into the hands of traitors."

"What do Ziyang think?"

Although Liu Bei agreed with Liu Ye's words, he was unsure about rescuing Guanzhong. Fancheng only had [-] troops and horses at this time. Even if they went back with him, there would still be a huge disparity in strength, and it was impossible to remove them all.

Liu Ye twisted his beard and said to him: "In my opinion, it is better to let General Guan guard Fancheng, so that you and the three generals can return to Chang'an first. I will return to Xicheng immediately to see if I can send some troops to Guanzhong."

"There are only a few thousand troops stationed in Xicheng. If we send them to Guanzhong for rescue, I'm worried that Zhang Lu will take advantage of this opportunity and cannot lose Handong just to support Guanzhong."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he shook his head, and then said in a deep voice: "As Zi Yang said, my second brother will stay in Fancheng to contain Cai Hao. The soldiers and horses in Xicheng do not need to be moved. Yide and I will take the original troops back to Guanzhong."

Liu Ye exclaimed: "The original people? Isn't that only 1 people?"

Guan Yu also echoed: "Eldest brother wants me to stay, it's fine. Take away my eight thousand soldiers. The eldest son's Xicheng soldiers and horses, as well as the two thousand surrendered troops in Fancheng, are enough for me to defend Fancheng."

"Second brother, why are you like this?"

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "You have to face the enemy in Xiangyang, and you also have to beware of the invasion of Cao's soldiers in the Central Plains. You have brought eight thousand elite soldiers this time, and Yuanzhi's side will inevitably have tight forces. Yun Qibian Twenty thousand soldiers and horses can repel Sun Quan's 3, and my brother and military advisors with more than 12 can also repel the [-] coalition troops."

Guan Yu looked bitter, "The situation in Guanzhong is different from that in Hefei. How can I feel at ease if I don't bring more troops back?"

"Second brother, I have my own intention."

Liu Bei was about to say harsh words, but was interrupted by Liu Ye in time: "Your Majesty, General Guan, listen to me. First of all, General Guan is right. The situation in Hefei is different from that in Guanzhong. Your Majesty should bring more troops." The horse goes back;
Secondly, the situation in Guanzhong may not be that bad. Have you forgotten Kong Ming's ability?Compared with Guan Zhong and Le Yi, could he not be able to deal with this rabble? "

"This"

"Zi Yang."

After listening to Liu Ye's peace talks, both Liu Bei and Guan Yu were speechless.

Although Zhuge Liang had a good military performance when he attacked Handong, his opponent was the unknown Zhang Wei after all, and the gap in military strength was not so exaggerated.

So when Liu Ye mentioned Guan Zhong and Le Yi, the two brothers looked solemn.

In the end, Liu Bei chose to believe Zhuge Liang and agreed with Liu Ye's suggestion. He took [-] elite troops from Fancheng and led [-] troops with Zhang Fei to return to Guanzhong day and night.

(End of this chapter)