Here Xu Shu got Zhang Feijie's report, so he hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and the Han army suddenly retreated from the head of Deng County like a tide and formed a defensive array. When the officials of Deng County saw it, they did not hesitate in their hearts, and cheered one after another.

Seeing this, the Han military captain who pretended to be Huang Xiong immediately stepped forward, raised his head and shouted: "I am Huang Xiong, the general of Nanjun County, is also, on the order of Cao Taishou, I have come to help, and I can open the city quickly!" ”

After the Han army retreated, the county commander of Deng County was in high spirits, waved his big hand, and said to everyone: "Gentlemen, please go down to the city with me to greet you!" After saying that, he took the lead, led the crowd and went down the city, went straight to the city gate, and ordered the soldiers who defended the city to open the city.

Under the gaze of the Han army, the city gate of Deng County slowly opened, and the county commanders and officials of Deng County stood at the gate of the city and lined up to greet them. The fake Huang Xiong stepped forward immediately, looked at the county magistrate of Deng County, and said, "You are the county magistrate of this county?" ”

The county magistrate of Deng County hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "It's the lower official!" ”

After saying that, he suddenly saw a knife light, and his neck was cold, and everyone saw a blood fountain spurting into the sky, and the head of the county commander Dou fell to the ground and rolled.

The officials who were originally standing behind the county commander of Deng County suddenly let out a scream, but before they could react, the Han army immediately attacked, and as soon as the drums and trumpets sounded, countless tigers and wolves pounced fiercely, and the rain of swords and arrows immediately drowned the group of people at the gate of the city.

The dragons of Deng County were leaderless and were seized by the Han army, so they surrendered without a fight. Zhang Fei and Xu Shu rode to the bottom of the city and smiled at each other. After this cooperation, both of them couldn't help but feel a sense of pity for each other.

Xu Shu said: "Deng County, only Xiangyang is missing." ”

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "When Xiangyang is broken, I will go north, join forces with Ziyi, and break Nanyang." When Xiangyang arrives, there will be Lao Yuanzhi. ”

Xu Shu bowed his hand slightly and said, "You should obey your fate!" ”

took Deng County, Zhang Fei had not yet entered the city, so he chose a group of men and horses to attack Xiangyang first. to deter the Cao army in Xiangyang. After resting with the main force in Deng County for a day, he led his troops to Xiangyang.

However, it is said that after the deputy general of Xiangyang fled, he saw that the Han army did not come to chase after him, so he set up a big banner thirty miles away, gathered the remnants of the army on the road, and recovered nearly 1,000 soldiers, and then took the remnants of the defeated army and returned to Xiangyang.

After entering the city, Yu saw the Xiangyang town guard in the main hall, hurriedly pounced, knelt down, his face was sad, and tears rained down: "General, General Huang insisted on going his own way, and mistakenly hit the Han army in an ambush, and the last general persuaded him to no avail, so he had to lead his troops to kill through the siege and rush out." The last general is incompetent! Please, general! ”

If this responsibility is not cleared, military law is ruthless, and with his relationship with the guards, he can immediately make him lose his head. Dead friends don't die in poor ways, anyway, Huang Xiong is also dead, and he also gave a strict order to the rest of the living soldiers, who dares to talk nonsense to kill his whole family. Even if you want to find out what's going on, it's impossible.

The guard general was furious, and one of the main reasons why he refused to send troops to aid Deng County was that the information was vague. The scouts he sent out either did not come back, or when they came back, it was not clear how many Han troops there were in Deng County, whether Deng County could hold on, and whether the war had really reached the point where they could not hold on as the people from Deng County said.

As a result, his deputy wanted to fight against him, not to mention his prestige, and encouraged Huang Xiong to send troops to aid Deng County. Now it's okay, the army is ambushed, and Huang Xiong is dead. There is not one out of ten soldiers and horses, this guy is good, he is back in ashes, and he is playing a bitter trick in front of him intact.

The guard said secretly in his heart, Huang Xiong insisted on going his own way, and your persuasion was fruitless? Didn't you run away when you saw that the situation was wrong? I was about to ask for military law with the master book next to me, and my heart moved again, this guy dared to come to see him, but I was afraid that he was already ready. The Han army took Deng County and will come to capture Xiangyang. It is the time to employ people, and leave him alive, let him go to compete with the Han army, if he does not work hard, it is not too late to take his head. If you can help yourself hold Xiangyang, then it's not too late to settle accounts with him after the war is over.

In the blink of an eye, the guard's face changed. In the end, a stiff smile bloomed on the guard's face, he hurriedly walked forward a few steps, picked up the deputy general, and said softly: "Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers, the Han army is cunning, even such a brave general as General Huang has been killed in the battle, it is not easy for you to lead your troops to fight a bloody way and escape." Hurry up! ”

After the two hypocrites had put on a good show in the temple, the lord said to the master next to him, "This thief is not to be trusted! Plan ahead! The master next to him nodded approvingly, expressing his agreement.

The lieutenant general hurried all the way back to the mansion, sat on the high chair and thought for a long time, then slapped the armrest fiercely, and said fiercely: "Don't be gullible, I should make plans early!" ”

Two people who were secretly pregnant with ghosts were thinking about how to stab each other, and suddenly there was a great chaos at the head of the city, and the vanguard of the Han army arrived. Riding the lead, holding high the banner of Chinese characters, hundreds of war horses galloped behind him, the sound of hooves was audible, and the smoke and dust rolled all the way.

When the defenders of the city saw it, they hurriedly warned and sent flying horses to the guard's mansion to report the news. When the guard heard that the Han army was coming, he stood up and said in amazement: "How did it come so quickly!" ”

Hurriedly took the drape, lifted the long sword, went out of the house and turned over the horse, and rushed straight to the city. When I arrived at the head of the city, I suddenly felt relieved, it turned out that there were only hundreds of people, and it seemed that it was the vanguard of the Han army. In that case, there is still time to prepare.

There was another sound of horses' hooves, and the guard looked back to see who was riding up on the road, not the adjutant general. The adjutant turned over and dismounted, held on to the battlements and looked down, his face turned pale. Xindao is really a hell, this Han army has a big battle, and he is not resting in Deng County, why did he come to Xiangyang so quickly.

The two of them glanced at each other, and the adjutant general arched his hand and said: "General, the enemy is the enemy, and the general is asked to decide, and the general will obey him." "His cronies fought with Zhang Fei, died and scattered, and there was no force to compete with the guards, so at this critical moment, it was better to be honest. lest you die inexplicably.

Seeing that the deputy general is so well-behaved, the guard general's heart is extremely happy, and you have today. The thought was skipped, and then he said: "The Han army's invasion is like fire, surging over, I think that we should defend Xiangyang to the death, and then report to Nanjun urgently, so that General Cao will send troops to help." You have experience in fighting with the Han army, and you can share one or two with the generals when the city head is attacking and defending. ”

When the deputy general heard it, okay, this is to make Lao Tzu fight the Han army at the head of the city. The boss in his heart is unwilling, but after thinking about it, the situation is stronger than people, if he shouts unwillingly, he will suffer immediately. Now there is a city wall, although there is a risk, but as long as it is defended, until General Cao arrives, he will be a great achievement. At that time, the credit will be atoneted, and no one will dare to pursue his defeat again.

Thinking of this, the deputy general perked up and said loudly: "Obey the general's orders and swear to live and die with Xiangyang!" When the three armies next to him heard this, their backs straightened, the blades in their hands tightened, and they shouted in unison: "Swear to live and die with Xiangyang!" ”