Jinan County.

It was drizzling in the sky, and the flags of the word "Liu" on the city fell, as if they were dejected. The soldiers wore straw raincoats or were standing guarding or patrolling the city walls to see if there were any spies.

Even though Liu Bei led his troops to be extremely powerful and very popular, the morale of the army gradually became slumped in the face of Zhang He's 50,000-strong army.

Of course, Zhang He's army outside the city has a hard time. As a siege, the soldiers' casualties will only be more casualties than Liu's army guarding the city.

County magistrate's office, in the study.

Liu Bei was wearing a green robe and sat in the main seat with a serious face. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others sat below, and their faces were as deep as water.

"Although our soldiers tried their best to defend the city, the city was still shaky. The famous Hebei general Zhang He, coupled with the national strength of the Liang Dynasty, was simply terrible."

Liu Bei sighed, shook his head and said.

"Brother, it's not the same thing to continue like this. Why don't I lead five thousand elite soldiers to sneak attack Zhang He's camp?" Zhang Fei also felt so angry that he shouted.

"Don't be fooled." Liu Bei glared at the worry-free third brother, and said, "If you go out of the city to attack Zhang He, if you lose, we will have no strength to defend the city. If you win, it will not be of much help to the situation in the entire Central Plains. We will now help Cao Gong and guard Jinan County. To form Yuzhou with Xiahou Dun, the defense of the eastern part of Yanzhou will be enough."

"Oh." Zhang Fei slapped his thigh, feeling very bored.

"Brother. Speaking of this, Cao Cao is the same. He is so helpless in defending Yanzhou and Yuzhou in this way. Compared with national strength, he will definitely not be as good as Zhang Xiu's. If there is no change, Yanzhou and Yuzhou will not be able to defend sooner or later."

Guan Yu couldn't help it, touched his soft and beautiful long beard and said in a deep voice.

"Yes. Sitting in a distressed city has no meaning. Only by strategizing, mobilizing troops and horses. Fighting with the Liang thieves to the death and changing the situation in one battle is the best strategy." Liu Bei nodded and his worries were even more serious. But soon he swept away his decadence and became excited and said, "I won't talk about this. Cao Gong pacified the Central Plains and was resourceful. He waved his advisers to the clouds, and understood clearly than us. As long as we help him prepare for Jinan, we will be able to do it."

"Brother is saying." Guan Yu thought for a while, and felt that, so he bowed and bowed.

The three brothers were used by Cao Cao as generals. Cao Cao gave Liu Bei great trust, but it was still a little bit less.

Cao Cao's cavalry decisive battle plan was not disclosed to Liu Bei.

The situation is now like this, and the three brothers are all worried.

"It's better to talk about defending the city. You two should appease the soldiers every day. Especially the wounded soldiers, you should ask about your well-being and take good care of them."

"Forget it. Let Chang Yun do this. Third brother, please stop going to the military camp." After thinking for a while, Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei again and made some additions.

Raising soldiers is something Guan Yu is good at. Zhang Fei can drink and be crazy, and occasionally whip soldiers. If Zhang Fei goes to appease soldiers, it will probably backfire.

"promise."

Guan Yu responded calmly, while Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed and curled his lips.

"Xianhe. Now Cao Gong is unable to protect himself, and our strength is extremely limited. If there is no way, we can only select the people in the city to help us defend the city. You should give more preferential treatment to the people in the city. The key is to be harmonious."

Liu Bei raised his head and explained to Jian Yong again.

"promise."

Jian Yong nodded and bowed his promise.

Although these tasks are not what he is good at, he still has the ability to manage a city.

"Abandon those extra ideas. We have only one goal, help Cao Gong guard Jinan. If you defeat the Liang army, Cao Gong will naturally plan the strategy."

"Although the situation is declining, as long as we are united, we will definitely win. The Han Dynasty will surely prosper again." At the end, Liu Bei raised his head and said excitedly.

"promise."

Everyone all responded excitedly, without any doubt about it.

Liu Bei was their head, and reviving the Han Dynasty was their political goal.

They firmly believed that the Han Dynasty would prosper again, and the Liang thieves were just a moment of fierceness.

"Da da da da da."

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded. Liu Bei and others looked up and saw a small official walking in from outside with a pale face.

"What happened? Is Zhang He attacking the city in the rain?" Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat and asked hurriedly.

"No. lord." The little official shook his head quickly, then stood for a moment, took a deep breath and said, "Lord. There is news to report. Cao Gong sent 30,000 elite cavalry to fight the Liang army in Huanglongpo. Cao's army was defeated."

"What did you say?"

Liu Bei and others were stunned, and then stood up together. Liu Bei's black hair seemed to be about to stand up, and he shouted in a daze.

"Is the news reliable? Don't mess with our morale." Zhang Fei rushed to the front of the little official, holding the little official's shoulder tightly with his hands, and the little official was almost crying in pain.

"Three Generals, Three Generals. I don't know if this news is reliable or not. It was brought back by our spies themselves."

The clerk looked at Zhang Fei begging for mercy and said.

"Third brother. Let go of Mr. Zhang." Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and said.

"What should I do? Cao Cao actually lost." Zhang Fei widened his eyes. He, who had always been brave and resolute, was also a little confused at this moment.

If you keep up with it, you will inevitably die. However, Cao Cao's cavalry fought to the decisive battle and burned his boats, but he lost. Wouldn't that be done?

Liu Bei calmed down, took a deep breath, and said, "This news may be true, it may be false. We cannot shake ourselves."

"If it is true, Mr. Cao will come to the official documents in a few days."

"If it's fake, it's not true."

"Don't think too much, we should guard the city first."

Even so, everyone had a big bump in their hearts. Their spirit was not as high as before, and they all became listless.

"promise."

Zhang Fei looked up and agreed, his voice was still loud, but it seemed that he had less energy.

Guan Yu was still stroking his beard, but the frequency of stroking was a little messy.

Jian Yong even sighed.

Liu Bei had no choice but to comfort the three of them, so he could only wave his hand to let them go. Regarding this news, Liu Bei ordered a blockade.

After everyone left, Liu Bei sat cross-legged alone, with a look of panic on his face.

"This must be fake. It was a fake news released by the Liang thief. The purpose was to shake my morale of the army. I let me abandon Jinan and collapse without fighting."

Liu Bei could only cheer himself up like this. If Cao Cao really failed, he wouldn't know what to do.

It really touches the whole body with one move, and the Central Plains is over.

Although Liu Bei was indomitable and could fight again and again, this despair was too great. If the Central Plains were over, then Zhang Xiu would have nine out of ten in the world.

Can the remaining Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou that are useless? Can they compete with Liang thieves?

"Is it really the destiny of the Han Dynasty on Liang Dynasty? God has abandoned the great man and the innocent?" Liu Bei's eyes had tears in his eyes, and he looked up at the roof, and his voice was hoarse.

He was very clear about the deeds of his ancestors.

Historical books record that when Liu Bang raised an army, something happened. Liu Bang claimed to be the son of Emperor Chi.

It must be fake, it must be fake.

Although Liu Bei ordered the blockade of the news, the news still flew everywhere. Ordinary people didn't know it, but some big clans and powerful men got the news.

At present, Liu Bei's military strength is still Johnson and Johnson. These powerful families did not dare to take action, but the atmosphere gradually became strange and dangerous.

If a large clan causes trouble in the city, then no matter how capable Liu Bei is, he will be in a state of great difficulty and even collapse.

Even if Liu Bei can stabilize the city, it will take more effort than before.

Just in this anxious waiting.

Cao Cao's envoy finally arrived.

That night.

Cao Cao's envoy Man Chong came into the west of the city. After Liu Bei received the news, he led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others to wait in front of the county magistrate's mansion.

"Mr. Boning." Liu Bei led the crowd to bow to Man Chong. Although he was decent, he was actually panicked.

Could it be that Cao's army was really defeated?

No? Cao's army will definitely not be defeated.

Maybe Cao Cao learned about the fake news and specially sent Man Chong to appease me.

"Mr. Liu, let's talk inside." Man Chong shook his head and said hurriedly.

Liu Bei's heart sank even more, his mouth full of bitterness. He calmed down and surrounded Man Chong with everyone to sit down in the study.

"I'll tell you a long story. The lord sent Cao Chun and Xu Chu to fight the Liang army in Huanglongpo, but failed. After analyzing the pros and cons, the lord felt that it was difficult to defend the Central Plains, so he invited General Sun to go south to Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Liu Gong to withdraw his troops twenty-five days later."

Man Chong said with a serious face.

Although he was mentally prepared in advance, it was still difficult to accept when Liu Bei and others heard the news.

Liu Bei's head was spinning, and he couldn't answer for a moment. Man Chong glanced at Liu Bei, then looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and sighed in his heart.

He did not despise these people. When he heard the news, he was stunned.

After all, Liu Bei was also a hero for a while. After being silent for a long time, he raised his head and his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse: "Mr. Boning. I understand this. I will withdraw my troops as agreed and go to Jingzhou and Yangzhou with Mr. Cao to continue to compete with the Liang thief."

In his heart, he did not have much confidence in using 10% of the world's land to resist Zhang Xiu, who had already won 90% of the world's land.

But could he, as a relative of the Han Dynasty, surrender to the Liang Dynasty?
To be continued...