Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 778 Split into Factions and Rout!
Tian Yu fell off his warhorse and staggered over.

Zhang Sui glanced at Tian Yu and beckoned two of his personal guards to come up.

Two bodyguards stepped forward, took off their outer garments, and wrapped the two halves of Zhang Fei's body.

Tian Yu then looked at Zhang Sui, his eyes brimming with tears, and knelt down before him, saying in a trembling voice, "Thank you, my lord!"

Zhang Sui asked, "Will you escort General Zhang's body to its burial, or continue on your way?"

Tian Yu looked at Zhang Fei's corpse and tears streamed down her face.

After a long while, he raised his head again and said, "I want to go see Lord Xuande and my second brother first!"

Tian Yu secretly made up his mind.

Upon meeting Liu Bei and Guan Yu, he was willing to risk his life to persuade them to surrender.

The current strength of our lord is simply an inevitable trend, and there is no turning back.

If that's the case, why not stay alive and live a good life?
When Zhang Sui heard Tian Yu say this, he said to the two guards who were holding Zhang Fei's two halves of his body, "Go into the city and prepare a proper funeral for General Zhang. Don't follow me here."

The two guards responded and carried Zhang Fei's body away.

Zhang Sui mounted his horse and said to Liu Ye, "Launch a general offensive! Those who refuse to surrender can be executed on the spot!"

Only then did Liu Ye raise the order for a general offensive.

Apart from Zhang Sui's Tiger Guards and personal guards, all the soldiers launched a joint attack.

The people on the city wall also rushed out in a frenzy.

Victory is in the air!

Perhaps, I can even glean some credit!
Wei Yan was captured alive.

Mi Fang was shot and killed.

Zhang Fei was killed by Zhang Sui.

The five thousand Zhang Fei troops were leaderless.

After Liu Ye launched a general offensive, Zhang Fei's 5,000 troops basically surrendered.

Only a very small number still chose to die in battle.

After defeating Zhang Fei's army, Zhang Sui did not linger.

Zhang Sui ordered Gao Shun's Trapped Camp and Xu Rong's Flying Bear Army to change their heavy armor into soft armor, and then led 8,000 cavalry directly south.

Chen Zhen and Kuai Yue left only the city defense troops to organize the people to clean up the battlefield, while Chen Zhen led 30,000 Jingzhou troops to follow closely behind.

Kuai Yue then led the city's artisans and Huang Yueying to Maicheng at the very back.

Liu Ye has already sent out scouts to explore the area ahead.

When Zhang Sui led 8,000 cavalrymen to Xiangyang, the entire city was deserted.

Zhang Sui walked through the city and looked at the once bustling Xiangyang, now empty, and was filled with emotion.

Liu Bei had no choice but to die.

Look at that appeal.

Even though he always claimed to be benevolent and righteous, Liu Bei was still able to take all the people of Xiangyang with him when he withdrew.

Historical records may be inaccurate.

Perhaps the ancients' evaluation was biased.

However, the people's choice is right here, and they don't lie.

Liu Bei was probably the most charismatic ruler in the chaotic late Han Dynasty.

Unfortunately, facing himself, a transmigrator who was about to unify the world, he could not leave such a person alive.

Zhang Sui continued to lead his army forward at a rapid pace.

After passing through Xiangyang and arriving twenty li south of the city, the scouts Liu Ye had sent out returned with news—

News of Liu Bei's army and civilians was discovered thirty miles ahead!
Zhang Sui took a deep breath, glanced at the eight thousand cavalry behind him, and gave the order: abandon all food supplies, take only warhorses and weapons, and march south in units of one hundred men to sweep through Liu Bei's army; do everything possible to minimize casualties among the civilians; all cavalrymen who see Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Jian Yong should not be persuaded to surrender, but only need to report their specific locations, and they can be killed on the spot!

Once Zhang Sui gave the order, eight thousand cavalrymen surged southward like a tidal wave.

Zhang Sui led Shi A's elite Tiger Army, Zhao Qin's personal guards, and Zhao Yun and Tian Yu at the rear.

Tian Yu and Zhao Yun exchanged a glance, and Tian Yu followed the army south.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun quickly rode his horse to Zhang Sui's side and said with a smile, "My lord, Yu'er is pregnant with her third child. What name do you plan to give this child?"

Zhang Sui turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, who was smiling obsequiously, and sighed.

This really put Zhao Yun in a difficult position.

He had known Zhao Yun for almost ten years, and this was the first time he had ever seen Zhao Yun fawn over someone like this.

Zhang Sui said, "Even if I give Tian Yu a chance, he still won't be able to persuade Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Jian Yong to surrender."

"Although I don't spend as much time with them as Tian Yu does."

Zhang Sui pointed to his eyes and said, "But, Zilong, when have I ever misjudged someone?"

"Yes, I did give the order to kill them."

"But that wasn't because I wanted to kill them, but because I wanted to save them some dignity." "Although Liu Bei had many setbacks, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong never abandoned him."

"Throughout these ten years of ups and downs, Liu Bei faced numerous difficulties, but these people never left him."

"At this point, you want me to send someone to persuade them to surrender?"

"This is an insult to them."

"Some people are alive, but they are already dead."

"Some people die, but they live on forever."

"These people are probably the kind of people who live on even after they've died."

"If you don't believe me, you'll see in a bit."

"If any of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, or Jian Yong actually surrender, I will risk my master Tian Gong's scolding to save their lives."

Upon hearing Zhang Sui's words, Zhao Yun fell silent.

He didn't actually have much contact with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, except for when he worked with Gongsun Zan in the past.

However, even so, he was deeply captivated by Liu Bei's charm.

If he hadn't met Zhang Sui first, but instead met Liu Bei, he doubted he would have followed Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun didn't say anything more, but simply followed behind Zhang Sui.

Zhang Sui's eight thousand cavalrymen quickly caught up with the rear of Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei was leading three thousand soldiers to cover the rear.

When everyone saw Zhang Sui's eight thousand cavalrymen charging in, one of them turned ashen-faced.

Liu Bei drew his sword, glanced back at the people and soldiers behind him, and said in a hoarse voice, "Leave two thousand soldiers with me, the rest of you go to Maicheng first, and let General Wenping lead the army to help!"

Xu Shu and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

The next moment, Xu Shu suddenly snatched Liu Bei's two swords and shouted at Liu Bei, "Are you crazy?"

"You were our lord, and now that you're dead, what's the point of our resistance?"

"If you die, it's uncertain whether General Wenping will still obey military orders!"

"The most urgent task is for you, my lord, to immediately go to Maicheng and summon General Wenping to come to our aid."

"Otherwise, we'll all die!"

After saying this, without waiting for Liu Bei's reaction, he said to Guan Yu and the other generals, "Each of you generals, lead a hundred men and flee separately!"

"Draw the enemy's attention!"

"The general is known for his benevolence and righteousness, and I believe he would not massacre the people without cause."

"You will split up and flee, drawing the enemy's attention, and eventually reunite at Maicheng!"

Seeing this, Guan Yu called for a hundred men to follow him while roaring at Liu Bei, "Brother, what are you standing there for? Move out quickly!"

Liu Bei then came to his senses.

Looking at Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Xu Shu, and others, Liu Bei's eyes welled up with tears.

However, he did not hesitate.

This is not the time for sentimentality!

Liu Bei sheathed his two swords and said, suppressing his trembling, "I, Liu Bei, am grateful to have such loyal and devoted generals. I will do my utmost to help you."

"If today is destined to be the end for me, Liu Bei, then you generals may go first, and I, Liu Bei, will join you in the afterlife!"

After saying that, he turned his horse around and galloped towards Maicheng.

The sudden action of Liu Bei's two thousand rearguard soldiers alerted the fleeing civilians ahead that something was amiss.

The people rushed towards Maicheng.

Some children fell to the ground, and their parents, without bothering to comfort them, grabbed them and ran away.

Some elderly people lay on the ground, wailing incessantly, but no one paid them any attention.

People were knocked to the ground from time to time, but no one stopped.

Cries and curses echoed all the way.

Xu Shu was about to leave with a hundred men.

Seeing this hellish scene, my gaze finally fell on an old man with white hair crawling on the ground.

He thought of his elderly mother.

He lost his father at a young age and was raised by his elderly mother.

In his early years, he followed others in his chivalrous deeds, which caused a lot of trouble and implicated his elderly mother.

However, his elderly mother never disappointed him.

Now, his elderly mother was also implicated, so Xu Shu sent Mi Zhu with the last hundred men to Maicheng via another route while he went to see his mother alone.

(End of this chapter)