357 The Unbeatable Xiaoqiang
It was dawn, and the sun also crawled out of the clouds, stretched its waist, refreshed its spirit, shone its rays of light on the earth, making the whole earth bright. Last night's lightning and thunder and storm were gone, but it was a sunny morning. The fog gradually faded under the penetration of the sun, and the whole earth was in a peaceful atmosphere.
On the side of the official road fifty miles southeast of Yingtao City, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knelt on the ground dejectedly. Behind him were Mi Fang, Tian Yu and more than 300 cavalrymen, with gloom on their faces.
Under a big tree, Liu Bei's body was lying flat on the ground, with six arrows inserted into it, and his abdomen was blood-red and his face was very pale.
"Brother, we have joined the Taoyuan and made a covenant together. We want to create a world in this chaotic world. Why did the eldest brother leave before me and my third brother?" Guan Yu was full of sadness, with tears in his eyes, and he said at the top of his lungs.
Zhang Fei also looked sad, and he felt very guilty in his heart. If he didn't let Gao Fei go, he might not have implicated Guan Yu and Liu Bei. But if he didn't let Gao Fei go, he would be a person without loyalty, blamed himself and was confused. He knelt on the ground without saying a word, and his eyes were filled with crystal tears. After hearing Guan Yu's words, he stretched out his hand, picked up Liu Bei's body, pressed his hands on Liu Bei's shoulders. He kept swaying Liu Bei's shoulders, making Liu Bei's head dot like a tadpole, and he said loudly: "Brother... I'm sorry for you..."
Suddenly, Liu Bei's body opened his eyes and let out a light cough. His voice was extremely delicate and said: "Cough cough cough... Third brother, if you shake it like this, your elder brother will really die..."
"Big...Big Brother?"
Zhang Fei was frightened and hurriedly stopped shaking Liu Bei's force. When he looked closely, Liu Bei was looking at him with a pale face, but his eyes were as bright as ever.
Seeing that Liu Bei was resurrected from death, Guan Yu was overjoyed and hurriedly hugged Liu Bei, hugged him tightly in his arms, and said happily: "Brother, it turns out that you are not dead. It's so good, hahaha..."
Zhang Fei also cried with joy, hugged Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and said happily: "Brother is not dead, brother is not dead, it is really great..."
Mi Fang and the other more than 300 cavalrymen present were extremely excited, but everyone was shocked. They saw with their own eyes that Liu Bei was first shot by six arrows, and then stabbed to death by Jiang Yiqu. Moreover, Liu Bei's tragic scene before his death was enough to make anyone believe that he was dead.
"Lord..." Mi Fang and others all knelt down. The people around him looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei hugged each other tightly and cried. They were all deeply moved and shed tears.
After a while, Liu Bei pushed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei away, and like a ok, he climbed up from the ground. In front of everyone, he pulled out the six arrows on his body one by one.
Everyone was surprised to see the arrows that Liu Bei pulled out. Each arrow was broken into two pieces and tied to Liu Bei's armor. The positions of the six arrows were almost all in the heart, and were pulled by iron wire in the middle, and Liu Bei was firmly clamped under his armpit.
When Liu Bei removed all the arrows, he felt much more relaxed. Even the shot he was stabbed by Jiang Yiqu was deliberately performed. At that time, Jiang Yiqu stabbed him with a shot. Although it pierced his armor, it did not hurt his flesh. The bloodbag he had long tied to the armor was pierced, so at first glance, it was a lot of blood, but it was his trick of deceiving people. It easily deceived Jiang Yiqu's eyes, causing Jiang Yiqu to not continue to stab the spear in, but stayed, which gave him a great opportunity to pretend to be dead.
Tian Yu walked behind Liu Bei and said to everyone: "Actually, the lord had known that Yuan Shao would kill him sooner or later, and this outfit would have been prepared long ago, in order to be able to pretend to be dead at the right time, giving people a feeling of being fake."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were Liu Bei's sworn brothers, but they didn't know about such a secret matter at all. Seeing the person standing in front of them, the two suddenly felt that Liu Bei's cunning was very deep, which was so deep that neither of their brothers could predict. The two of them slowly thought about it, remembering the fact that Tian Yu suddenly stopped them from committing suicide by abnormal behavior. After the truth was revealed, the two people realized that Tian Yu was the only insider who knew that Liu Bei had pretended to die.
Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law. His brother Mi Zhu married his sister to Liu Bei. After all, they were all relatives. Seeing that his brother-in-law used a trick to cheat death, but he was unaware of it, he actually had a slight thought of not being trusted by Liu Bei. He glanced at Tian Yu, who often stayed by Liu Bei, and felt jealous in his heart.
Liu Bei took off his armor and saw that everyone had relieved from his sadness, so he helped Guan Yu and Zhang Fei up with his own hands, and said to others: "Everyone get up. Today I will survive the disaster, and I will definitely have a blessing in the future. You are all people who share weal and woe with me at critical moments. From today on, I, Liu Bei, swear to the heaven that I will not let you down your expectations for me and will definitely have a world that belongs to me. Liu Bei. Now Yan and Zhao are fighting in war, the situation in Hebei is unstable, and I have no place to stand. Why don't you leave here temporarily and develop to the south? Cao Cao in Yanzhou is recruiting talents, and I am going to lead you to surrender to Cao Cao. Those who are willing to follow me can follow me, and those who are unwilling to follow me can choose to join another place. I, Liu Bei, will never force others to do so!"
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, Tian Yu and others all said in unison: "We swear to follow the lord to the death!"
After hearing this, Liu Bei was moved. As the saying goes, true feelings are revealed in times of trouble. He looked up at the sky, but saw the white clouds in the sky, blue and deep. He ignited his fighting spirit again and vowed to create a world of his own. He lowered his head, and Liu Bei bowed deeply to everyone: "I, Liu Bei, are not talented and have no great strategies. If you are loyal people, you, why should I worry about not being able to show my grand ambitions? When the time comes, I, Liu Bei, will surely make a splash and become the only person to support this Han world."
After saying the excited words, Liu Bei looked northwest at Yintao City not far from them, and then southwest at Yecheng. The land of Yanzhao was no longer the place he had stayed for a long time. He turned over and took his two swords from Tian Yu's hand. The unyielding will in his heart kept driving him. With a move, he shouted loudly: "Get on the horse, leave Hebei, and go to Yanzhou!"
Although Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were not sure why Liu Bei had to surrender to Cao Cao who drove them away from Xuzhou, they would not reject Liu Bei's intention. They firmly believed that this big ear that led them all the time to flow everywhere would sooner or later realize their wishes and become the only best candidate in the world who can support the Han Dynasty, and would lead them to stand proudly between the world.
More than 300 cavalry followed Liu Bei, heading south along the edge of Juluze, and tried to walk into sparsely populated areas, for fear of encountering any side of the Yan and Zhao armies.
It was bright and the golden sunshine shone on the earth. Juluze was lifeless within a hundred miles of radius. Soldiers and horses died in battle were everywhere. The bodies were lying in the area of Nanluo County in the eastern part of Juluze, strolling for dozens of miles. No one would have thought about how intense the battle yesterday was.
Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei for less than ten miles, and his face became more and more gloomy. He turned his head and looked at the direction of Yingtao City, and thought silently in his heart: "Gao Fei, what I owe you has paid off. When we meet again next time, I hope we will no longer be enemies..."
Liu Bei knew very well that it was not good for him to be sandwiched between Yuan Shao and Gao Fei, and his two sworn brothers were also people with deep affection and friendship. There was a trace of bond between them and Gao Fei. He had to ruthlessly cut off this bond. This time his fake death proved that Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's heart was still towards him.
He silently said in his heart: "Gao Fei let his third brother go in Nanpi City, in order to dismantle us three brothers invisibly. If I didn't see some tricks in time, maybe I would be really dead. Gao Fei, we will meet on the battlefield one day, and then I will definitely fight with you as the overlord of one side. If you wait, I, Liu Bei, will kill you with my own hands sooner or later."
"Brother..." Zhang Fei turned his head, looked sad and suddenly shouted.
Liu Bei did not look back, but asked softly: "Third brother, is there anything wrong?"
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, I'm sorry for you, I almost killed you... Gao Fei... I will kill Gao Fei for you in my own hands in the future."
Liu Bei didn't say anything. Seeing Zhang Fei suddenly say this, he suddenly felt a little comfort in his heart. He turned his head to look at Zhang Fei, and showed a bright smile that he had never seen before.
Guan Yu also showed a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he knew in his heart that even though Zhang Fei said so, he might not be able to really take action. In his opinion, the bond between Zhang Fei and Gao Fei had never been truly lifted, but was gradually deepening because of the repeated interactions. He thought silently in his heart: "Third brother, Gao Fei is really terrible. He almost broke up the three of us brothers..."
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Yan Tao City.
A fierce battle yesterday made the soldiers exhausted. Although Gao Fei returned to Yingtao City, he had never felt better. He was always very guilty and guilty, and he was also recalling the whole incident.
Gao Fei sat alone in the hall, holding a jar of fine wine in his hand. After drinking two sips, he smashed the wine to pieces in anger, and a huge fierce light appeared in his eyes.
Jia Xu came from outside and saw the wine that had been smashed to pieces on the ground. He didn't say anything, but turned around and left.
Chapter completed!