Yan Liang looks like Guan Yu¡¯s nemesis, clapping his horse and wielding his sword, pursuing him relentlessly.
As soon as Guan Yu left, the fighting spirit of the thousands of Xuzhou troops who had just arrived immediately collapsed and collapsed.
Yuan Fang took advantage of the situation and rushed up to cover up the killing. The skull-crushing stick in his hand was powerful enough to break mountains. He swept out from all directions and smashed the heads of countless enemy soldiers.
Twenty thousand soldiers then covered up the massacre. The Xuzhou soldiers were so frightened that they cried like ghosts and howled like wolves, and blood flowed into rivers.
Just when the east gate was breached, there were loud shouts of killing in the northwest direction of the city. It was the 10,000-strong army with Gao Shun's camp as the core, and they launched an attack almost simultaneously at Zhang Fei's Horn Camp outside the city.
In this battle, Yuan Fang wants to defeat Liu Bei's entire army in one fell swoop, without giving him a chance to fight back.
Within half an hour, the entire Tancheng city was filled with the sound of killing, falling into a frenzied killing spree with the flash of swords and shadows.
Moments before the raid, Liu Bei was still enjoying the sweetness of life in his county mansion and having sweet dreams.
In his dream, he dreamed of the moment when he sat on the Xuzhou Shepherd and all the people worshiped him. He even dreamed of the glory of clarifying the world and reviving the great Han Dynasty.
Just when he was dreaming of the spring breeze, Liu Bei was awakened from his sleep by the sudden loud shouting of murder outside the window.
Liu Bei woke up, jumped up, rushed out of the door, and asked around what happened.
His subordinates told him that it seemed that the enemy troops had launched a surprise attack near the east gate and were fighting with the city gate defenders.
"It turns out that the little thief Yuan Fang wants to attack by surprise. Humph, it's a little trick. I have already taken precautions."
Liu Bei felt relieved and began to put on his armor slowly. I am not worried at all about the war at East Gate.
He is confident that his security arrangements are foolproof, with nearly a thousand soldiers and horses on duty at the east gate. Even if Yuan Fang launches a massive attack, he will not be able to break through in a moment.
And Guan Yu, who is patrolling the city tonight, has five thousand troops and horses. As long as he hears that something is going on at the east gate, he will immediately rush to set up defenses.
With Guan Yu and nearly six thousand soldiers and horses guarding the city, Liu Bei certainly didn't have to worry. He even felt that when he rushed to the east gate. That little thief Yuan Fang may have been frustrated in his attack on the city and retreated on his own.
Liu Bei was calm and put on his armor slowly.
Gradually, he suddenly felt that something was not right.
The sudden shouts of killing did not go away as quickly as he expected, but became louder and louder. It seemed to be approaching him from the direction of the east gate.
Such a change made it seem as if the enemy army had broken through the city and was heading towards his county mansion.
"My misunderstanding must be that I haven't fully woken up yet. How could the little thief Yuan Fang come into the city" Liu Bei laughed at himself. I asked my left and right to get wet wipes and washed my face, trying to wake myself up.
After applying cold water to his face, Liu Bei shivered, completely waking up from his drowsiness.
???????????????? Later. Liu Bei was a little panicked.
Not only did the killing sound not go away, but it became louder.
Liu Bei was not the only one panicked. The attendants on the left and right were also panicked, looking at each other with panicked expressions.
"Could it be that little thief Yuan Fang really broke the city? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Although he was panicking, Liu Bei still didn't believe it. He didn't dare to delay anymore. He hurriedly put on his armor and ran out of the house with great strides.
As soon as he went out, he bumped into Guan Yu galloping towards him. His second brother, who used to be arrogant in the past, was actually full of panic.
"Brother, something bad has happened. The little thief Yuan Fang broke into the city from the east gate. Our army was caught off guard and cannot stop him." Guan Yu shouted in a deep voice as he reined in his horse.
Liu Bei's expression suddenly changed, his whole body trembled with shock, and he exclaimed: "There are a thousand soldiers and horses stationed at the east gate, how can that little thief break through so quickly?"
Guan Yu's face was livid, and he said with grief and anger: "Brother, we fell into Mi Zhu's trick. It was the slaves of the traitorous merchant who suddenly attacked and captured the east gate. They cooperated inside and outside to help the Yuan thief break into the city."
The Mi family rebelled?
Thunder struck, and Liu Bei changed color in shock. He swayed and took a few steps back, almost losing his balance.
The Mi family clearly offered food and grass to express their intention to surrender, so how dare they suddenly rebel?
Liu Bei was horrified and puzzled, his thoughts were racing, and suddenly, he finally realized.
It turns out that the so-called surrender of the Mi family was completely false. They actually used the opportunity of donating food to sneak two thousand slaves into Tan City, and then used these two thousand slaves to raid the east gate and succeed!
"It turns out that I was actually plotted by the little thief Yuan Fang and the profiteer Mi Zhu. It's hateful, hateful~"
Liu Bei, who suddenly realized this, was gnashing his teeth with hatred, and his gray face was twisted with anger.?To the point of not being human.
After being shocked and angry, Liu Bei shouted: "Immediately send an order to Yide and ask him to mobilize troops from outside the city to enter the city to help in the battle. You must repel the enemy thieves for me. Tancheng must not be lost!"
Liu Bei held a glimmer of hope and roared out the order.
Just before the order could be sent to the left and right, a cavalry scout came galloping from the Ximen area and shouted: "My lord, the enemy army suddenly attacked our camp outside the city. The attack was very fierce. General Zhang was struggling to fight. Please send troops quickly." support."
Another heavy hammer hit Liu Bei's heart. For a moment, Liu Bei was so shocked that he almost had the urge to vomit blood.
It turned out that Yuan Fang had already predicted that he would mobilize troops and horses from outside the city to rush for reinforcements. Therefore, when he attacked the city, he had arranged for troops to attack Zhang Fei's troops, so that Zhang Fei had no time to withdraw and increase his troops.
"How could this happen? How could my impregnable Tancheng be defeated like this? Why do I, Liu Bei, always lose to that little thief? Why?"
Countless questions, endless embarrassment, and endless shock impacted Liu Bei's injured soul, causing him to freeze there.
The sound of killing is getting closer and closer, and the unstoppable Qingzhou Army pours into the streets like a tide, heading towards the core area of ??the county government.
The roar of "Capture Liu Bei alive" was deafening, stimulating Liu Bei's broken dignity like needle pricks.
Seeing that the situation was critical, Guan Yu urged: "Brother, don't be discouraged. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Let the little thief be proud for a while today. It won't be too late for us to wash away the shame in the future."
Guan Yu¡¯s persuasion pulled Liu Bei out of his daze.
After gritting his teeth for a long time, Liu Bei said bitterly: "Yuan Fang, I, Liu Bei, have the backing of Xuzhou. I will never lose forever. Just wait for me."
After making the vow, Liu Bei no longer hesitated and immediately used his best escape skills. Under Guan Yu's protection, he decisively fled from the south gate.
When Liu Bei fled like this, the 20,000 Xuzhou garrison in Tancheng collapsed. They abandoned their helmets and fled out of the city through the south gate.
Zhang Fei, who was in the camp in the northwest of the city, originally hoped that Liu Bei would send troops to support him. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was unable to protect himself and abandoned the city. Zhang Fei, who was in a desperate situation, had no choice but to abandon the camp and join the people fleeing south. among the defeated troops.
At dawn, the shouts of killing gradually fell silent, and the killing finally ended.
Even before the end of the war, Tancheng, the seat of Donghai County and the most important town in Xuzhou after Xiapi, had already planted Yuan Fang's banner in four gates.
Yuan Fang, bathed in blood, stood at the city gate, looking southward with bloodshot eyes.
His eyes have been set on Xiapi City. As long as that city is captured again, Xuzhou will fall into his hands.
The generals came to report the battle losses. In this battle, Yuan Fang lost no more than a thousand soldiers, while Liu Bei's army was killed and wounded nearly five to six thousand people. It was a disastrous defeat.
"Congratulations, Yuan Zhoumu, for finally taking Tancheng and all of Xuzhou, it's just around the corner." Mi Zhu, who came to the city, held his hands in congratulations and was very happy.
Yuan Fang laughed and said happily: "Your Mi family is the first to conquer Tancheng. Don't worry. After taking Xuzhou, I, Yuan Fang, will support your Mi family and become the largest family in Xuzhou."
Mi Zhu was overjoyed to receive Yuan Fang's promise in person and hurriedly thanked him, saying that the Mi family would do their best to support Yuan Fang.
Yuan Fang was in a happy mood and asked, "I wonder how far Mr. Mi's hometown is Qucheng from Tancheng?"
"If we hurry up, we can arrive in two days at most." Mi Zhu replied hurriedly.
Yuan Fang nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said happily: "Since Qucheng is not far from here, I will go to your house to visit. I wonder if Mr. Mi welcomes you?"
The army has been engaged in a bloody battle and needs to rest for a few days before it can move south again.
Yuan Fang took advantage of this opportunity to visit the Mi family, which is a kind of reward for the Mi family's contribution. It is also a way to show it to the other powerful families in Xuzhou and let them know that only if they turn to me, Yuan Fang, will I give you everything. face.
Mi Zhu was naturally overjoyed and hurriedly expressed gratitude: "The presence of Zhou Mu in person has really made our Mi family shine. Zhu couldn't have wished for it."
Yuan Fang laughed, and then arranged for the generals to garrison Tancheng to rest and reorganize the soldiers, while he led a thousand elite troops to follow Mi Zhu eastward to Qucheng.
When Yuan Fang, with the power of victory, went to Qucheng in the southeast of Tancheng in high spirits to visit the Mi family, Liu Bei had already fled thirty miles away in despair.
Liu Bei, who was running away, finally dared to stop and take a breath until he confirmed that Yuan Fang's pursuers were far away.
The three brothers reunited and gathered the defeated army. They only gathered less than 5,000 soldiers. The rest of the soldiers and horses were either killed and captured by Yuan Fang, or they fled back to their hometowns.
Under the big tree, Liu Bei looked ashen-faced.He was breathing heavily, with a look of shame and anger on his face.
Thinking about the promise he made to Tao Qian when he left Xiapi, he would definitely be able to keep Tancheng impregnable.
Now, after just a few days, the city fell and he returned in embarrassment. Liu Bei really didn't know how he should face Tao Qian.
Even more, this defeat is likely to cause a great loss of his prestige, causing Tao Qian and the Xuzhou nobles to reconsider whether Liu Bei can shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting Xuzhou.
"Yuan Fang, you little thief, it's all you, why do you keep forcing me!" Liu Bei couldn't help but gnashed his teeth with hatred.
At this time, Guan Yu also said angrily: "Brother, today's defeat is all the fault of the profiteer named Mi. If he hadn't betrayed my brother, how could the little thief Yuan Fang be able to break the city even if he had wings?"
"Mi Zhu!" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and recited the name, clenching his fists loudly.
It was this person who rejected his proposal of marriage out of appreciation, and it was this person who betrayed him, causing him to fall into Tancheng and his reputation was greatly damaged.
With great hatred, Liu Bei said sternly: "Yide, lead your troops back to Xiapi first. Yun Chang, take a thousand elite soldiers and follow me to kill Qu City. I will raze the Mi family to the ground!"