On the city gate tower on the east side of Shouchun City, Qiao Rui looked at the enemy soldiers who were making siege equipment far outside the city. Liu Xiang, Liang Gang and Qin Yi stood behind him.

"Report to the general that Lu Su has left Hefei and is heading towards Shouchun." The scout bowed his hand to report.

"How many of them are there?" Qiao Rui asked.

"There are very few thieves and the marches are chaotic, so it is difficult to find out the number of people, and there will be about 20,000."

"Twenty thousand people? Did Zhang Duo, Xu Ganzhen and Lu Su get together?"

Qiao Rui seemed to be asking herself.

Liang Gang said urgently: "General Qiao, Shouchun is surrounded by enemy soldiers on three sides. If Lu Su's men and horses come and surrounded the south, we will really have no way out."

"What are you afraid of? Liu Bei only led 30,000 troops, and the thieves such as Taishi Ci and Lu Su were only 40,000 to 50,000. Although we besieged the city from all sides, there are 10,000 people in our city, so it is easy to break out."

Liang Gang also said: "General Qiao, the morale in the city is very low now. Moreover, the enemy in the east is led by Liu Bei, and the green-robed Guan Yu commanded the troops. Needless to say, the enemy in the north is Zhang Fei, who is the most brave general in Liu Bei's army. General Ji Ling and General Li Feng both died at the hands of this man. The enemy in the west is Zang Ba's Taishan soldiers and Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci ambushed Huang Gai in Danyang, Chen Wu was beheaded, and not long ago, he followed General Yuan and killed Lei Bo. These are all extremely brave people, so we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to break out!"

"Isn't there still a south side? We can't even beat the thugs of Lusu in the south side, right?"

"But there are 20,000 thieves in the south. Even if we can't stop us, if we are dragged by them, Liu Bei's troops from both sides will come again, and it will be difficult for him to escape!"

"Hmph, after all, you still want to abandon the city and escape. You must know that you are still waiting for sin. If you guard the city, you can avoid punishment. If Shouchun loses it, I am afraid that General Yuan will not spare you when he arrives in Lujiang."

Qiao Rui continued: "Liu Bei's army has many brave generals, and we can't defeat him when we fight against each other. However, he can't do anything to us if he holds the city. Shouchun City has enough food and grass. Liu Bei comes from afar, and the food and grass will definitely be unsustainable. For another two or three months, Liu Bei will retreat. Besides, General Yuan may ask Sun Bofu to lead his troops to help. You can defend the city with peace of mind. Don't talk too much about the morale of the army. If anyone abandons the city and retreats, I will kill him!"

Liang Gang wanted to say something else, but Qin Yi secretly grabbed him and signaled not to say anything more.

Qiao Rui is a member of the Qiaoxuan tribe. Although his force is average, he has read some military books. He thought that with Liu Bei's current momentum, it would be difficult to break Shouchun.

Because there are many soldiers in the city and enough food, there are few soldiers siege in the city, and there are even more mobs in the south. They think it is very easy to break through and leave, so they are fearless.

In fact, the thieves Zhang Duo and Xu Gan of Chaohu did not get together with Lu Su. Lu Su just brought in five or six thousand people near Hefei, allowing them to mix with their subordinates and serve as the number of people.

Their current role is to crush Shouchun's last straw to defend, so Lu Su wants to increase his weight.

Anyway, they did not have a unified military uniform, and they wore all kinds of ordinary clothes for the people. They could not tell the scouts of Shouchun.

Scouts usually calculate the number of enemy soldiers based on the number of flags and drums. Now the flags and drums are very small, and the marches are chaotic. In addition, the words Zhang Duoxugan had said deliberately before, the enemy in Shouchun must believe it.

Qiao Rui, Liang Gang and others really believed it, but Qiao Rui didn't care. He felt that he could defend Shouchun, which was a good opportunity for him to make contributions.

He doesn't care, but others don't think so.

That night, Qin Yi secretly invited Liu Xiang and Liang Gang to his camp.

At this moment, there were only three of them in the camp, and the three of them were guarding outside the tent. Under the dim light, Qin Yi whispered: "Do you think Shouchun can defend it?"

Liang Gang was stunned for a moment and replied, "I am in a difficult position. When Lu Su's troops arrived, they surrounded each other. Cao Cao's 30,000 troops came again. The siege of the city was two levels. It is probably difficult for us to leave the city even if we have wings."

"impossible,

Cao Cao would not lead troops to attack Shouchun with Liu Bei. You have forgotten that Liu Bei once fought with Cao Cao in Xuzhou. They were enemies of each other. If Cao Cao wanted to attack, he would go to attack Xuzhou. How could he attack Shouchun?"

Liu Xiang expressed his opinions.

"This is the time and the other is the time." Qin Yi continued, "Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, and Liu Bei killed Lu Bu and eliminated the enemy for Cao Cao. Cao Cao also believed that Liu Bei was the general of Zhendong. Perhaps they had already turned the enemy into friends, and it was entirely possible that Cao Cao led his troops to help."

Liang Gang nodded and said, "I think so too. Cao Cao's military and horse courage is not inferior to Liu Bei. If the two of them join forces, no one can defeat him!"

"What do you want? Do you want to abandon the city and leave and retreat to Lujiang?" Liu Xiang asked, looking at Qin Yi and Liang Gang.

"In my opinion, this is the only way at the moment. Taking advantage of the fact that Lu Su's troops have not arrived and the siege of the city has not been achieved, it is still time to leave the city. If the enemy troops gather in siege, it would be too late to leave again." Liang Gang said worriedly.

Liu Xiang nodded slightly and agreed with Liang Gang's opinion.

Qin Yi shook his head, "Do you think that if we abandon the city and retreat, General Yuan will spare us? If we don't talk about General Yuan, General Qiao may be beheading us."

This is indeed a problem. Liang Gang and Liu Xiang's face changed when they heard this.

"Then let's stay in Shouchun. I think General Qiao is right. Liu Bei comes to attack from afar, and the food and grass are hard to survive, so he must not stay here for a long time. As long as we hold on for a few more months, even if General Yuan does not send troops to support him, Liu Bei will retreat. In this way, we can redeem our sins." Liu Xian said.

Liang Gang seemed to hear Qin Yiyan's voice outside, so he put his head closer, pressed his voice lower, and asked, "What do you want?"

"What do you think of Liu Bei?"

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The two looked at each other and were stunned at the same time.

After a while, Liu Xiang replied: "Liu Bei is good at winning people's hearts. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are willing to sacrifice their lives for him. Zhou Ping is willing to make every effort for him. Even Chen Yuanlong of Xia Pi and Zang Ba of Taishan are willing to obey his orders. This person is indeed not simple."

Liang Gang thought for a while before answering: "Liu Bei is good at employed people. I heard that Zhou Wen'an had a normal family background and was quite slutty on weekdays. He was only twenty years old. Liu Bei actually came to the door to ask for it, wanting to be appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, but Zhou Wen'an refused at the time."

"Why did he refuse?"

Liu Xiang had heard of Liu Bei's visit to ask Zhou Ping as the governor, but he didn't know why Zhou Ping refused.

Liang Gang said again: "It is said that Zhou Wen'an knew that Liu Bei was going to Xuzhou, so he refused Liu Bei's invitation. However, when Liu Bei was going to Xuzhou, he went to invite him again. This time Zhou Wen'an followed Liu Bei, so Liu Bei trusted Zhou Wen'an very much and almost obeyed the rules. It was completely Zhou Wen'an's contribution to his victory in Xuyi."

Qin Yi was a little anxious: "I didn't ask Zhou Wen'an what he said, I was asking Liu Bei."

"Oh, I heard that Liu Bei was treating his subordinates and the people in person. When he was in Yuzhou, he even distributed food to save the people. He was very kind and righteous... What do you mean by this?"

Liang Gang was just talking, thinking of the key point.

Liu Xiang also stared at Qin Yi with wide eyes and waited for him to answer.

Qin Yi turned around and looked around to confirm that there was no one else in the tent. He leaned forward and the three heads almost came together.

Liang Gang and Liu Xiang knew that what Qin Yi was going to say would be very important, so they held their breath and listened quietly.

But what Qin Yi said shocked them.
Chapter completed!