kvmb Chapter 216 Uncle Liu, long time no see!
Chapter 216 Uncle Liu, long time no see!
After three days of rapid march.
Liu Bei and others finally arrived at noon three days later.
Rushed to an open space outside Xudu City.
Because of the departure of Cao Cao and a group of civil and military ministers.
Xudu at this time.
Although it is still the capital of the new court.
But it has declined a lot.
On the official road outside the city.
Although there is still a lot of traffic.
But the vast majority of them are caravans traveling back and forth for business.
Occasionally, a few carriages of princes and ministers passed by.
But the people driving the carriages were all descendants of the Yingchuan gentry. They used their elders' carriages to parade through the city in order to elevate their status.
The elders of their family had already been taken to Yecheng by Cao Cao.
But even so.
Xudu is still one of the most prosperous cities in the Central Plains.
Although the city of Xudu is not as big as the former Luoyang.
But it still surpasses most cities in the world.
After all, this was the capital chosen by Cao Cao himself!
"Big brother..."
Guan Yu glanced at Liu Bei, then at Xu Shu, and said:
"Should we raise the flag first and then enter the city, or should we enter the city first and then raise the flag?"
Raising the flag before entering the city is in accordance with the rules.
That is, tell everyone in the world that we are here to invite the emperor.
Entering the city first and then raising the flag will be suspected of usurpation and will easily lead to criticism.
Take Guan Yu himself as an example.
He prefers the former.
After all, they were all loyal subjects of the Han Dynasty.
Even though this act of sending troops to seize the emperor was inappropriate, it was also for the purpose of supporting the Han Dynasty.
But he told Guan Yu his duties as a general.
Choosing the latter is more conducive to large-scale military operations.
After all, no matter how passionate they are, they cannot hide the fact that there are only 3,000 people on their side.
But the city before us is a rare and strong city.
If he and his men cannot capture Xu Du in a short period of time.
By then the enemy will react.
Then he and others would be caught in a situation where they would be attacked from all sides.
The reason why Guan Yu asked this.
This is because of Guan Yu's understanding of Liu Bei.
He speculated that Liu Bei would definitely choose the former.
So he asked this question deliberately.
After Liu Bei gave his answer, he made a rebuttal.
In this way, Liu Bei did not violate his own personality, and the army could choose a more reasonable method!
But what Guan Yu didn't expect was.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei said:
"We'll enter the city first, then charge straight at the palace. After we capture the emperor, we'll quickly leave Xudu and head south without raising any flags!"
"If we encounter obstacles along the way, no matter whether they are princes, nobles, or common people, if they stop us, we will kill them!"
After saying this.
Liu Bei looked at the sky.
Then he said seriously:
"The army rested for a quarter of an hour. During this quarter of an hour, everyone ate or used the restroom. After a quarter of an hour, the army quickly entered the city!"
Liu Bei had just finished speaking.
A soldier immediately passed on Liu Bei's order.
The soldiers immediately dismounted, some to eat, some to use the toilet.
As for Liu Bei, he also dismounted from his horse.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar city not far away.
Liu Bei couldn't help but tighten his grip on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
At this moment, Guan Yu came to Liu Bei.
After handing Liu Bei a Hu pancake and a bag of water, Guan Yu said in a deep voice:
"Brother, you don't have to be so hard on yourself!"
Guan Yu knew that the reason why Liu Bei issued these orders today, which were inconsistent with his previous personality, was all because of Zhang Fei.
Although, the two of them are not sure whether Zhang Fei is dead or not!
"I can't let Yide take the risk in vain!" Liu Bei said in a deep voice.
Hearing Liu Bei say this, Guan Yu was speechless for a moment.
Then, Guan Yu said solemnly: "I understand!"
……
A quarter of an hour later.
The army has completed its rest.
Under the leadership of Guan Yu.
The army soon arrived outside the south gate of Xudu.
The south gate of Xudu at this time.
A caravan is being checked.
The soldiers guarding the city skillfully extorted two strings of copper coins from the caravan leader and were ready to let the caravan into the city.
But at this moment, they suddenly discovered.
Not far from the city gate, a group of cavalry came galloping.
"Stop, stop!"
A soldier stepped forward and shouted.
But in response, he got an arrow piercing his throat.
"Oh no! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The remaining soldiers shouted.
Then, the soldiers quickly returned to the city gate and prepared to close it.
But before these soldiers could take the next step.
A fiery red figure.
Like a shooting star.
Appeared in front of these soldiers.
When they saw clearly that the fiery red figure was a war horse, the legendary Red Hare.
Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade has fallen from the sky.
"brush!"
With just one strike, Guan Yu killed three people.
After doing all this.
Guan Yu immediately rushed into the streets of the city.
Several soldiers who wanted to report the news were killed.
"Well done, Yunchang!"
Liu Bei was overjoyed to see Guan Yu capture the city gate in the blink of an eye.
Then he entered with three thousand soldiers.
The army had just entered Xudu.
I was met with riots head on.
The people were crying and making a fuss while looking for shelter to protect themselves.
In response, Liu Bei smiled indifferently.
Then he quickly led the soldiers towards the palace.
After a cup of tea time.
Liu Bei and others came to the outside of the palace.
But what Liu Bei and others didn't expect was.
At this time, there was not a single imperial guard outside the palace.
The palace gates were opened wide.
From here, you can even see the Chongde Hall where the emperor usually holds court.
"How is this going???"
Liu Bei couldn't help but feel nervous.
As for Xu Shu, he also sensed a hint of conspiracy at this moment.
"My lord, there is danger!"
Xu Shu said in a deep voice.
"Should we stop doing it if it's dangerous?"
Liu Bei retorted.
After hearing these words, Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.
Even Liu Bei was frightened by his attitude at this time.
He didn't expect that he would become such a person now.
"How about this, we take 2,500 people and go in to seize the emperor, and Mr. Xu will lead 500 men to meet us here!"
At this moment, Guan Yu spoke.
"Just do as Yun Chang said!"
Liu Bei said in a deep voice.
After saying this, Liu Bei immediately led his troops and rushed in regardless of anything.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xu!" Guan Yu said apologetically.
After saying this, Guan Yu quickly drove his Red Hare to keep up with Liu Bei.
……
Liu Bei and Guan Yu led 2,500 cavalrymen and rushed into the palace in a mighty force.
The army advanced several dozen steps.
Soon, they arrived at the open space in front of Chongde Hall.
I saw that there was no one in Chongde Hall.
Liu Bei was about to give an order, asking the soldiers to follow him towards the harem.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard around Liu Bei and others.
The next moment, five thousand cavalrymen appeared around Liu Bei and others.
These cavalrymen formed an arc and continued to approach the direction of Liu Bei's army.
These people were naturally Cao Zhi and others who came from Yecheng.
"Uncle Liu, long time no see!"
At the front of the team, Cao Zhi smiled.