At this time, Liu Bei's army was surrounding the small Dangyang City like an iron bucket with an absolute superiority in troops.

Han Dang and Zhou Tai received instructions from Lu Xun, the governor of the capital, to stick to the city, not to fight, and try to delay the pace of Liu Bei's army. As a last resort, you must not give up lightly.

Lu Xun has his own plans, now Pan Zhang, Ling Tong and the southern counties are encircling and suppressing Shamoke, once Shamoke is completely defeated, all these soldiers and horses can be transferred to Nanjun, with the support of troops, to ensure that Nanjun is worry-free.

On this day, Liu Bei raised the account to discuss the matter, and the strategist Cheng Ji said: "Holy Lord, the minister heard that the Jiangdong soldiers and horses are besieging Wuxi Shamoke in the south, and we should rescue them. ”

Cheng Ji's words are very reasonable, after all, the Wuxi barbarians are also considered to be a coalition army, sharing weal and woe, but Liu Bei did not agree, but a trace of resentment appeared on his face, and he waved his hand and said: "Shamoke has two hearts, only seeking self-preservation, if Yidao refuses to return to the army, Yidao will be conquered long ago." ”

"I heard that Huang Gai took advantage of the opportunity to attack Yangke City before, if we wait for support at this time, Shamoke will be grateful to Dade, and Wuxi will be used by me." Cheng Ji continued to persuade.

"Such a treacherous person will not be sincerely obedient at any time, it is he who has broken his promise, so why should I be stubborn!" Liu Bei's attitude was very resolute, as if he was a righteous gentleman who could not tolerate the behavior of villains in his eyes.

"Holy Lord, Ma Liang is still in Yangke City, and it is difficult to resist Huang Gai's old age." Chen Zhen couldn't help but step forward and remind.

"I have a deep relationship with Ji Chang, and I know that his strategy is outstanding, and he must have a way out."

"If Huang Gai is besieged by heavy troops, it will be difficult for Ma Liang to fly with wings." Chen Zhen had the courage to say again.

"Huang Gai is also a hero in the world, the most important righteousness, how can he lightly murder Ma Liang, you are too worried!" Liu Bei said confidently, obviously, he understood that Huang Gai would not kill Ma Liang lightly, and when he said it, he just didn't want to divide his troops to save Shamoke.

"Now that the south bank is empty, please divide the Holy Lord's troops to guard it in case of accidents." Cheng Ji spoke again.

"This matter is worry-free, I have ordered Liao Hua to lead 30,000 sailors to garrison along the river." Liu Bei said, I disdain these strategists in my heart, and when you think of these things, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

Cheng Ji and the others didn't speak anymore, and at this moment, the guards outside the door came to report, and Yiling's scouts rushed back to report something important.

Yi Ling? So what's going on?

Liu Bei was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Quickly spread the word that this person will be seen!" ”

A middle-aged man dressed as a merchant walked in, knelt on the ground and said, "Holy Lord, Ma Liang, has fallen in Yiling City. ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Wang Baoyu is so bold and bold, he actually harmed my virtuous minister, I will never spare him!" ”

Everyone immediately turned their heads to each other, lamenting Ma Liang's untimely death and wondering at the same time, how did Ma Liang get from Wuxi to Yiling? There will be ups and downs during this period.

The middle-aged man who reported the news was stunned for a while, and plucked up the courage to say: "Holy Lord, the minister is in Yiling City, and I learned that this is not the case. ”

"Why, let's talk about it quickly!"

According to his subordinates, Ma Liang's soldiers defeated Yang Kecheng, and was captured by Jiangdong Buqi, so he tried to die on a hunger strike, and suffered a head injury and became seriously ill. On the way, Wang Baoyu of Yiling sent Sun Shangxiang, Ma Liang's wife and sister and others to forcibly get off Ma Liang from Buqi and hurried to Yiling. It's a pity that Ma Liang's five internal losses are all lost, even if he is a miracle doctor, it is difficult to bring him back to life, and when he arrived at the gate of Yiling, he has already fallen. "Middle-aged humane.

"Ji Chang! I have failed you. Liu Bei was sad from the heart, and cried loudly: "Quickly send someone to Yiling to welcome back Ma Liang and bury him!" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, Wang Baoyu buried it in the east mountain of Yiling with the gift of a prince, and the people in the city sent each other with tears in their eyes, saying goodbye to this former guard." The middle-aged man said.

Liu Bei's facial muscles twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a while, Ma Liang was carefully taken care of by Wang Baoyu before and after his death, but he was afraid that he would not be able to do this, thinking about it, he cried bitterly again, and slapped his thigh.

Everyone knelt on the ground to persuade each other, and after a while, Liu Bei finally stopped his tears, speaking of which, his relationship with Ma Liang was not too deep, but he was easy to cry about people and things.

After crying, there was a long silence, Liu Bei sat on it and didn't move, drooping his head and hands on his knees, his thoughts were disorganized, and he couldn't help himself.

Liu Bei didn't move, and the others didn't dare to move, so he sat for an hour, Liu Bei finally let out a long sigh, and said with empty eyes: "Under the whole world, open-minded, affectionate and righteous, and able to repay grievances with virtue is none other than Baoyu, the fourth brother of me." I almost wronged the fourth brother, I, too! ”

A defector, Wang Baoyu can still be so tolerant, do not hesitate to risk saving, and still maintain Ma Liang's image before the people, which makes Liu Bei feel ashamed, and at the same time, his impression of Wang Baoyu has changed greatly.

For a while, Liu Bei even felt that he, as an elder brother, was always careful of his younger brother, and even wanted to seize his city, which seemed to be going too far.

Subsequently, Liu Bei ordered to go down and set up a spiritual seat for Ma Liang in the camp, and he led everyone to carry out a grand worship, and those sad words of remembrance were said innumerable.

did not send troops, first lost the third brother Zhang Fei, after the troops entered Jingzhou, they successively lost the general Huang Zhong and the adviser Ma Liang, which made Liu Bei's psychological pressure greater, his head shook even more, his hair was almost all white, and his old expression was better than before.

There was no turning back from the bow, Liu Bei cheered up and began to launch a strong attack on Dangyang, Wu Ban commanded the three armies step by step, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing took the lead, and constantly attacked Dangyang City.

Han Dang and Zhou Tai have been in war for a long time, and they know the truth that strong soldiers cannot be contested, and they do not go to war, commanding the army in the city and carrying out the most tenacious perseverance.

Under Dangyang City, the war was raging, countless Shu soldiers shouted loudly, carrying cloud ladders, and bravely climbed the Dangyang City Wall, while Han Dang and Zhou Tai commanded the army, constantly dropping arrows downward, throwing stones, and blocking without retreating.

In this way, the two armies each lost more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Liu Bei launched dozens of fierce sieges on his side, but he still failed to conquer Dangyang.

Liu Bei really couldn't sit still, if a small city like Dangyang couldn't be captured, how could he talk about conquering a large city like Nanjun?

Soldiers, treacherous ways, Liu Bei is not the best way to rely on troops and fight hard. It's a pity that strategists like Cheng Ji and Chen Zhen can't be compared with great talents like Zhuge Liang at all, and they can't think of those strategies that can win by surprise.

Just when Liu Bei was in a stalemate and was distressed, someone from Shu sent a letter from Zhuge Liang, plus one thing, which was a detailed map of the entire territory of Jingzhou.