Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

It was night and the sky was gloomy. As Cao Jun's offensive in the past few days was far worse than before, the Xuzhou Army's defenses in the city gradually relaxed.

But Liu Bei didn't know what was going on. He suddenly suffered from insomnia that night and felt restless.

Liu Bei walked out of the post hall with a double-stranded sword in his hand, and the sky was full of stars.

"Duke Xuan De." Liu Bei heard the voice and looked back, only to see that the person who came was the energetic Zhao Yun.

"Zilong, why don't you sleep so late?" Liu Bei smiled.

Zhao Yun replied with a smile: "Isn't Xuan De Gong still awake so late?"

Liu Bei smiled: "I don't know what's wrong, I don't want to sleep today. Since Zilong doesn't want to sleep either, then go up to the city and walk around."

After all, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei walked from the city to the top of the city. Liu Bei looked out from a distance and couldn't help but sigh when he saw Cao's army camp outside the city.

"Cao Mengde is really extraordinary. I think he was the hero who broke the yellow turban back then. Now he has a land in a state, with millions of soldiers and civilians under his command."

Zhao Yun said with comfort: "Duke Xuande made a promise and came to save Xuzhou not far away. With this faith and benevolence, he will definitely be able to make a difference in the future. Moreover, Cao Jun has been unable to attack for a long time. Now his morale is depressed, and he will retreat soon."

Liu Bei nodded, and the conversation changed: "By the way, Zilong, tell me about Bogui, how is he doing?"

Speaking of Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun flashed a look of sadness between his eyebrows: "Since General Baima lost to Yuan Shao at the Jieqiao, Bai Ma Yicong has almost lost all his losses, and General Yan Gang also died on the spot, and General Baima was very frustrated. General Gongsun Yue, who is stationed in Peiping, has led reinforcements, and General Baima has regrouped in Longcou, ready to fight Yuan Jun to the death!"

Liu Bei frowned, "Well, I knew this beforehand. I shouldn't have borrowed troops from Bogui. Bogui was hired, but he asked Zilong to bring five hundred soldiers to help him."

After Liu Bei received Tao Qian's letter asking for help, he was worried about not having enough soldiers and horses, so he thought of his old classmate Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan was preparing to regroup and fight Yuan Shao again, but after all he was loyal enough, and he lent Liu Bei five hundred soldiers and horses.

Zhao Yun recently voted, and Gongsun Zan was more willing to trust his old men such as Tian Kai, Gongsun Yue, and Gongsun Fan, so he sent Zhao Yun out.

"It's okay, General Baima has a huge army, and it is expected that there will be no shortage of these five hundred people. Moreover, following Duke Xuande to rescue Xuzhou, Yun is deeply aware of the great responsibility."

Liu Bei smiled in relief, and his huge ears suddenly moved.

"Zilong, did you hear any sound?" Liu Bei's appearance is different from ordinary people, his arms are very long, so other people use swords and spears and other long weapons to fight on the battlefield, but he uses double-stranded swords. Liu Bei's ears are very big, so his hearing is also very sharp.

"Water." Zhao Yun said.

"water?"

Suddenly, Liu Bei's pupils dilated instantly.

water!

Boundless water! It seemed that Gonggong was angry and knocked down Wu Zhou Mountain. The Milky Way above the sky suddenly fell out of a big hole, and it was about to drown the entire world into a vast ocean of land.

"Not good! I'm afraid someone in Cao Jun suggested to build a dam to block the waters of the Yi River and the Si River, so that the water should be flooded." Zhao Yun's thoughts were sharp and he reacted in an instant.

"The enemy used a water attack, I'm afraid that Xiapi City will not be able to resist, Xuande will follow me quickly, wake up Tao Shijun and others, summon soldiers, and prepare to break through!"

Liu Bei is not nonsense: "Well, the sooner the better."

The overwhelming water rushed from the mountains and the sea, as if the body of an ancient giant beast slammed into the city wall of Xiapi. The wall, which was extremely strong and solid, seemed to be paper-sticky in front of the endless water, and several sections of the city wall appeared. collapse.

The flood rushed in from the collapsed city wall and poured into Xiapi City. The residents in the city were instantly collapsed by the flood, and countless people in the city soaked in the water and cried loudly.

"Mother, I want my mother!"

"Father, where are you?"

"Help, I can't swim, help, grumble..."

Geographically speaking, Xuzhou belongs to the north. Although there are several rivers passing by, such as Sihe and Yihe, they are not as vertical and horizontal as the Yangtze River. Therefore, most people in Xuzhou do not know how to water.

Today’s flood can be described as catastrophic disaster. Tens of thousands of residents in Xiapi City don’t know how many people will drown.

"Catch Tao Qian alive!"

"Grab Tao Qian and Liu Bei will be rewarded!"

The big water swept through Xiapi City, and the Qingzhou soldiers rushed into Xiapi City on a small boat that had already been prepared.

Cao Cao personally supervised the battle with the Yitian Sword in his hand: "We must catch the old man Tao Qian alive today!"

Cao Jun’s generals were all dispatched, and only Xi Zhi and Cheng Yu stayed behind with thousands of soldiers and horses.

"go!"

Although the water flooded Picheng, but fortunately, Liu Bei and Zhao Yun came out to search without problems at night, so they saw Cao Jun flooding Picheng, and the reaction was relatively timely. There were still thousands of Danyang soldiers and plain soldiers in the city. Wake up Tao Qian and others.

"Shijun Tao, the Zhao Taishou of Donghai County to the north is still insisting, and the Chen family of Guangling County is to the east. Zangba of Taishan County must not be reconciled to surrender to Cao Cao. I can still fight!" Liu Bei said passionately. .

"Xuan De..."

Tao Qian's voice was faint, and Liu Bei stepped forward and was surprised.

Tao Qian's face was bloodless, and an arrow stuck in his chest, staining the wound near the arrow red.

"Shijun Tao, did you hit an arrow?" Liu Bei stepped forward, frowning.

"Xuan De... the old man is no longer good. The arrow shot is very accurate. I think that when the old man put down his rebellion in Liangzhou, his archery skills were quite extraordinary. I didn't expect an arrow to kill today." Tao Qian With a wry smile.

Zhang Fei said anxiously: "Then what are you waiting for, why don't you pull this arrow down and treat Tao Shijun?"

Guan Yu shook his head: "No, Shijun Tao is old and weak, and his vitality and blood are declining. If he pulls out this arrow forcibly, I'm afraid Shijun Tao..."

Speaking of this, everyone present looked sad. Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou. Even though there are many hills under his hands, he is in charge of the entire Xuzhou. If Tao Qian dies, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Xuan De..." Tao Qian stretched out his hand tremblingly, and with all his strength from his arms, he took out a piece of silk and satin, slowly unfolding it, it was a seal.

"This is the seal of the governor of Xuzhou. The two old boys are mediocre and incompetent, unbearable. However, if Cao Cao wins the millions of people in Xuzhou, I am afraid that the lives will be overwhelmed. Please Xuande to take over as the governor of Xuzhou."

Liu Bei shook his head: "A certain person is here for benevolence and righteousness, how can he steal a high position?"

"Xuan De..." Tao Qian raised the seal, suddenly his head tilted.