Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 781 Zhou Yu and Wen Ping's Reinforcements

Upon hearing Gao Shun's words, the cavalrymen quickly departed, carrying Guan Yu's head.

Gao Shun then signaled the cavalry to pull out the weapons that had pierced Guan Yu's body, and then sent one of the cavalrymen to carry Guan Yu's headless body back to Fancheng.

Gao Shun then ordered his cavalry to gallop quickly along the ranks of the civilians, signaling them to return to Fancheng and assuring them that they would not harm them.

Zhang Sui and Liu Ye were at the very back, slowly approaching under the protection of Shi Ahu's guards and Zhao Qin's personal soldiers.

Shi Azheng and Zhao Qin lamented that the prosperity of Jingzhou had been destroyed in an instant.

Then a cavalryman rode up.

The group stopped their warhorses.

Shi A moves forward.

A cavalryman handed over a head.

Shi A instructed the Tiger Guards to register the other party's name and identity, and he personally carried the head to see Zhang Sui.

Zhang Sui's expression darkened as he watched Shi A approach with the head in his hands.

It is Jian Yong's head.

Zhang Sui couldn't help but recall the scenes of his several encounters with Jian Yong in Yijing, Youzhou.

Historically, Jian Yong has always been considered a useless figure.

Moreover, he has a very bad temper.

Even in front of Liu Bei, he could swagger around.

However, Jian Yong was far from being as incompetent as rumored.

Jian Yong was not good at military affairs, but he was outstanding in helping Liu Bei handle political affairs.

Otherwise, Liu Bei wouldn't have kept him by his side all this time.

Unfortunately, it has now become a lost soul.

Zhang Sui took Jian Yong's head, but couldn't bear to look at it closely. Instead, he handed it to a personal guard beside him, instructing him to put it away and give it a proper burial.

The group continued on their way.

This time, they hadn't gone far when they saw a cavalryman from the Xianchen camp galloping towards them, carrying a severed head.

Shi A let them pass directly.

Zhang Sui looked at the severed head in the arms of the trapped Chen camp from afar and sighed.

Although Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were brothers in this world at the end of the Han Dynasty, they did not swear brotherhood in the Peach Garden.

However, they still refer to each other as brothers.

Now, of the three brothers, only Liu Bei remains.

I wonder what Liu Bei's feelings were when he learned that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had died in battle?

Zhang Sui still did not accept Guan Yu's head, but instead said to Liu Ye beside him, "Ziyang, take Guan Yu's head ahead to Maicheng and have Liu Bei open the city gates and surrender, just to go through the motions."

"Afterwards, Guan Yu's head was returned to Liu Bei."

Tell Liu Bei that Guan Yu's body is still intact.

"Zhang Fei's remains are in Fancheng."

"Once we capture Maicheng and kill him, we can reunite Guan Yu's head with his body."

"I--"

Zhang Sui looked up at the sky and after a long while said, "I will also have the three brothers buried together."

"I will keep my promise to their families and let them live with Tian Yu."

"I will not interfere with them as long as they do not seek revenge."

"If it's about revenge, then let him not blame me."

Liu Ye nodded, took Guan Yu's head, and called several of his personal guards to follow him on horseback towards Maicheng.

Meanwhile, Liu Bei led a thousand men straight towards Maicheng.

With less than twenty miles to Maicheng, they saw an infantry force of over ten thousand men appear ahead.

Liu Bei's expression brightened with joy.

He saw Wenping's banner!
There are also some flags that are—

It seems to be from Jiangdong!

Liu Bei quickly cracked his whip and sped up to meet him.

Sure enough, it was Wen Ping who personally led the army.

When Wen Ping saw Liu Bei, he was somewhat surprised and asked, "General, why do you only have so few men?"

"And what about the common people?"

"What about the other soldiers?"

Liu Bei said, "We encountered the General leading cavalry in pursuit midway."

"We cannot resist."

"Therefore, I followed the strategist's advice and left 2,000 of the 3,000 rear guards behind, dividing them into small groups of 100 men each, and sent them to escape separately to attract the attention of the general's cavalry. Then we would all regroup at Maicheng."

"I arrived ahead of time to ask you to bring reinforcements."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you made arrangements in advance, General Wen!"

"Let's go back immediately and provide support."

Before Wen Ping could speak, a general rode up on horseback.

The general wore silver armor, a white cloak, and a sword at his waist, looking quite imposing.

It's Zhou Yu!
The Central Protector General of Jiangdong. The Commandant of Chaisang County.

This was the first time Liu Bei had met Zhou Yu.

Upon seeing this, Wen Ping hurriedly said to Liu Bei, "General, this is Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin!"

“I received your order to send an envoy to contact him and explain the reason. Without saying a word, he immediately stopped the fighting and dispatched 20,000 troops to come to the rescue and stop the general from attacking Maicheng.”

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Yu with considerable envy.

Zhou Yu.

He had heard about it during his years in Jingzhou.

A member of the prestigious Zhou family, whose members held high-ranking positions for two generations.

Despite his young age, he is exceptionally talented and proficient in both literary and martial arts.

Unfortunately, it cannot be used for one's own benefit.

Looking at Zhou Yu, Liu Bei seemed to see his younger self.

He was much more spirited and energetic than when he was younger.

Liu Bei bowed to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu returned the greeting and asked, "General, have you really sent eight thousand cavalry? Where are they currently located? What is their strength?"

Liu Bei looked towards Fancheng behind him and said, "I did not face the General directly."

"As far as the eye could see, there was a dense, dark mass of cavalry."

"I ordered my third brother Zhang Fei and Wei Yan to stay behind at the camp with five thousand men to hold off the enemy."

At this point, Liu Bei's expression darkened as he said, "But they immediately caught up with us. I discovered that when the General's cavalry pursued us, they were about sixty li away."

Liu Bei was filled with worry about Zhang Fei.

But at this moment, he dared not say it.

He could only believe that his third brother, Wan Ren Di, would definitely escape, and no one could stop him.

Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically.

Looking at Wen Ping, Zhou Yu said, "General Wen, immediately retreat to Maicheng and defend the city!"

"Otherwise, if we go like this, we will surely die!"

"The general's cavalry should have already arrived; they're not far from us!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yu's words, Wen Ping looked at Liu Bei with a troubled expression.

Liu Bei led the people to retreat to Maicheng.

Now, having traveled a hundred li, are you only halfway there at ninety?
Liu Bei looked towards Fancheng.

Only a few scattered people came over.

This procession of civilians stretched for more than ten miles.

Once they all enter Fancheng, our men will have no choice but to fight off the general's cavalry.

Not to mention that they themselves could not withstand eight thousand cavalry.

Even if they could really withstand it, would Zhou Yu agree?

Zhou Yu is not his subordinate!

To be precise, he was previously at war with himself.

Liu Bei closed his eyes, took several deep breaths, and finally made up his mind. He smiled obsequiously at Zhou Yu and said, "Then I'll listen to General Zhou."

Zhou Yu nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered the army to halt its advance, with the vanguard becoming the rearguard and the rearguard marching rapidly back to Maicheng.

Liu Bei followed at the very back of the army.

As he left with Zhou Yu, Wen Ping, and the others, he looked back with concern.

I am unable to go and help them, and I don't know if they will be able to reach Maicheng safely to meet up with me.

Will those people resent me?

Liu Bei, Wen Ping, and Zhou Yu quickly retreated to Maicheng.

On the city wall of Maicheng, a short figure with short limbs and a compact face sprinted down.

It was none other than Pang Tong, Zhou Yu's chief clerk.

Pang Tong said with a grim face, "Why have you retreated? Has the General's army already arrived?"

Zhou Yu nodded.

A group of people retreated into the city.

Liu Bei, Wen Pin, and Zhou Yu then followed Pang Tong up the city wall.

People from the direction of Fancheng arrived in long lines.