Chapter 271: Was this battle planned when we captured Jingzhou? Either get out or fight to the death, quick!

Inside the big tent, after a brief silence, there was an uproar.

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other, and four words appeared on their faces at the same time:
Unbelievable!
All those present were veteran generals who had seen all kinds of weapons. How could they not know what a crossbow looked like?

In their impression, the most powerful crossbow is the powerful crossbow equipped by the Xiandeng Camp, which was once famous all over the world.

It's just that it's more powerful and has a slightly higher hit rate.

No matter how powerful the crossbows in the world are, can they be stronger than the crossbows used in Xiandeng Camp?
The mysterious crossbow that Xiao Fang mentioned could defeat five thousand cavalry with only three hundred crossbows. Its power was more than ten times that of the crossbows in Xiandengying.
This is not a crossbow at all, it's clearly a divine weapon!

How could the generals not be shocked and horrified?

"Jinglue, what kind of divine crossbow do you have? How could it be so powerful?"

Old Liu, who had been in a daze for a long time, finally recovered and asked.

"My lord, do you still remember the daughter of Mr. Huang from Xiangyang?"

Xiao Fang did not answer Lao Liu, but asked this question in return.

"Mr. Huang's daughter?"

Liu Bei was startled again, and it took him a while to react. He nodded and said:

"Jinglue, you are talking about Mr. Huang Chengyan, right? Of course I remember him."

"I remember that he did have a daughter who was known as the most talented woman in Jingzhou."

"But what does this have to do with the crossbow you mentioned?"

Everyone's eyes became more and more confused. They couldn't understand why this Military Advisor Xiao was involved in something related to Huang Chengyan's daughter.

It's totally unrelated.

"This daughter of the Huang family is different from ordinary women. Not only is she well-read, she is also proficient in the art of weapons and mechanisms."

"Back when I was in Jingzhou, Fang suddenly had an idea for a few weapons, so he drew a few sketches and commissioned her to further design them."

"After several rounds of research, Miss Huang designed the new crossbow that Fang mentioned. She sent me the blueprints and production process not long ago."

"That should be when the lord had just entered Huainan. He thought that after we captured Huainan, we would have to fight the Yuan family. If we want to deal with the Yuan family's cavalry, this new crossbow will definitely come in handy."

"I asked Lu Zijing to gather the Jiangdong military craftsmen and secretly built 300 of these new crossbows."

"Lu Zijing has already tested it in Jiangdong. With the power of this crossbow, it should be no problem to defeat Yuan Tan's 5,000 cavalry."

"These three hundred crossbows have now been transported to the camp. With these magical weapons, my lord, you will surely catch Yuan Tan off guard!"

Xiao Fang explained the whole process slowly and calmly.

Everyone suddenly realized what had happened and was shocked again.

What no one expected was that the daughter of the Huang family, a woman, was actually a master of weapons.

What shocked everyone even more was that Xiao Fang was not only extremely intelligent, but also proficient in the art of using weapons.

Even when he was fighting against Lu Bu, he was already making plans to go to war with Yuan's army and began to create secret weapons to restrain Yuan's cavalry.

What a foresight this is...

"I didn't expect that the daughter of the Huang family actually knows how to make weapons?"

"Jinglue, you were already planning to deal with Yuan's cavalry long before I crossed the river?"

When Liu Bei came back to his senses, he couldn't help but show surprise and sigh in admiration.

Everyone also came to their senses and were immediately surprised and amazed. They were all impressed by Xiao Fang's foresight.

"The military advisor's foresight is truly beyond the reach of the commander."

Pang Tong was also impressed, but he said:

"But, I wonder what is so magical about this new crossbow machine that the military advisor created, that it was able to defeat 5,000 enemy cavalry with only 300 crossbowmen?"

"I'm sorry that I'm so ignorant. I really can't imagine what kind of crossbow can have such incredible power?"

Pang Tong still had some doubts to some extent.

"Shi Yuan, there's no need to worry. Since Jing Lue is confident that he can defeat the Yuan family's cavalry with this new crossbow, he must have a good chance of winning. Why should we worry?"

Liu Bei no longer had any doubts and waved his hand happily:

"I followed the military advisor's plan and fought Yuan's army head-on. I used the unique crossbow made by the military advisor to defeat Yuan Tan's 5,000 cavalry and defeated 70,000 Yuan's troops in one fell swoop!"

Seeing that Liu Bei had made up his mind, Pang Tong had no choice but to suppress his guess and stop questioning.

The generals were also greatly encouraged and accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

Xiao Fang suddenly thought of something and a sly smile flashed across his eyes.

"My lord, isn't Xin Ping still being held by us?"

"When two countries are at war, they don't kill envoys. Since we're not going to kill him, there's no point in detaining him. We might as well make good use of him..."

...

Two days later, we went to Xiangcheng.

Xin Ping, covered in dust and dirt, stood in front of Yuan Tan with a gloomy and ashamed look on his face.

"Sin Jorge!"

"You boast of your extraordinary wisdom, but why did you let that big-eared thief fool you like a clown? You mistakenly sent back false information, causing me to lose 10,000 soldiers in vain!"

Yuan Tan slammed the table and questioned Xin Ping in an unpleasant manner.

Xin Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead and said helplessly with a bitter face:

"I was deceived by the big-eared thief and mistakenly thought that he had reduced the garrison in Huainan, so I sent the wrong information to the eldest master."

"But later, Ping had already noticed something was wrong and wanted to warn the eldest master, but he was forcibly detained by the big-eared thief and was unable to pass on the news to the eldest master."

Xin Ping defended himself with a wronged look on his face, and the resentment on Yuan Tan's face faded slightly.

After swallowing his saliva, he waved his hand again:

"Forget it, the battle of Xuyi is over and done with. There is no need to mention it again."

"Since you were detained by Liu Bei, how did you manage to come back alive?"

Xin Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took out a book from his arms, and carefully presented it to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan stared at the letter but did not take it, his face full of suspicion.

"Liu Bei wanted to force Ping to surrender to him, but Ping would rather die than surrender. Liu Bei had no choice but to let Ping go, as he did not want to bear the infamy of killing an envoy."

Xin Ping generously made up a reason and then continued:

"Before leaving, Liu Bei arrogantly declared that it would be easy to defeat the eldest son and seize Xuzhou."

"He also wrote a declaration of war and asked the commentator to present it to the eldest son."

When Yuan Tan heard that Xin Ping would rather die than betray the Yuan family, he could not help but nod slightly with a look of approval on his face.

Hearing Liu Bei's arrogance, he frowned and snatched the letter of challenge.

After opening it and taking a few glances at it, Yuan Tan's eyes suddenly widened and his face changed color.

"You big-eared thief, you just cheated by chance and won a battle in Xuyi. How dare you be so arrogant and treat me like nothing!"

"Hateful, hateful~~"

Yuan Tan was furious and threw the letter to the ground.

Xu You and the others looked at each other, then stepped forward cautiously, picked up the declaration of war and looked at it.

It was indeed an extremely arrogant declaration of war.

In the declaration of war, Liu Bei declared that he had been the governor of Xuzhou, and Xuzhou should belong to him, and the Yuan family should return Xuzhou.

If Yuan Tan refuses to return Xuzhou, the army will fight a life-and-death battle on the banks of the Si River tomorrow, and this battle will decide who will own Xuzhou.

Liu Bei also kindly reminded Yuan Tan that if he did not have the courage to fight, he would withdraw all Yuan troops from Xuzhou within ten days.

Otherwise, his 70,000 troops would crush Xiaxiang and annihilate Yuan Tan and his 70,000 Yuan troops in one fell swoop, leaving him no chance to escape from Xuzhou alive!

"What a big-eared thief! He actually turned around and asked us for Xuzhou?"

"He just killed Zang Ba in Xuyi and wiped out the mob of Taishan Army. How can he have the guts to look down on the Yuan family and the eldest son?"

Xu You also became furious and angrily clasped his hands:

"My Lord, since the big-eared thief is so arrogant and conceited, let's take advantage of his own tactic and fight him head-on."

"With our five thousand cavalry, we can wipe out the 70,000-strong army of the big-eared bandits in one fell swoop, and then Huainan will be ours in a snap!"

At this time.

General Han Meng also stood up and said with emotion:
"My Lord, I am willing to lead my Youyan cavalry to wipe out the enemy and capture the big-eared thief alive!"

"Please give the order, young master, to fight that big-eared thief."

All the generals of the Yuan family were extremely angry and they all challenged each other to a fight.

Yuan Tan slammed the table and stood up, ready to make the decision.

"Calm down, young master!"

Chen Gong interrupted Yuan Tan and quickly stood up and bowed:

"Liu Bei knew that our army had 5,000 cavalrymen and had an absolute advantage in cavalry, but instead of retreating, he dared to provoke a fight. This is really suspicious."

"Gong is only worried that this declaration of war must be Liu Bei's way of provoking us to fight him. In the battle tomorrow, Xiao Fang might have some tricks up his sleeve."

"Please calm down, young master. Don't fall into Liu Bei's trap. It's better to be cautious and play it safe."

The words of decisive battle that were about to come out of Yuan Tan's mouth were blocked by Chen Gong, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes.

Chen Deng, who was standing aside, had his eyes moving secretly and his thoughts racing.

"I have clearly warned you in a secret letter, asking Lord Xuande to beware of the Yuan family's cavalry and avoid direct engagement."

"Lord Xuande not only did not avoid it, but he even used a declaration of war to provoke Yuan Tan and lure him into a head-on battle."

"Could it be that, as Chen Gong said, Xiao Jinglue really has another brilliant plan that can defeat the 5,000 cavalry of the Yuan family?"

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Chen Deng's eyes, and he made up his mind.

Chen Deng immediately stood up and stepped out of the line, bowing and saying:
"Chen Gongtai is wrong. Even if Xiao Fang is extremely intelligent, what can he do in front of my cavalry?"

"Under absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot. They will collapse without being attacked."

"Deng believes that Liu Bei probably looked down on the eldest son after his great victory in the battle of Xuyi, and that's why he wanted to decide the outcome of the battle in one go so that he could quickly take Xuzhou."

"My eldest son also wanted to win the war quickly, so that he could conquer Huainan before the Battle of Guandu was decided?"

"I think Liu Bei's challenge is exactly what you want, you should take advantage of him and fight him to the death!"

Chen Gong frowned, turned around and glared at Chen Deng.

He thought to himself, weren't you originally on the same side as me, both extremely wary of Liu Bei and Xiao Fang?

How come you suddenly changed your stance and began to look down on Liu Bei and encourage Yuan Tan to fight him?
Yuan Tan's ambition and arrogance were completely ignited by Chen Deng's fanning the flames.

"Chen Yuanlong is right. In front of my five thousand cavalry, even if Xiao Fang has great wisdom, he is nothing but a clown!"

Yuan Tan sneered sarcastically, then waved his hand domineeringly and shouted:
"Reply to Liu Bei, if he wants to die, I will grant his wish!"

"Tomorrow the whole army will leave the city and march south. I will annihilate 70,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop by the Si River!"

"I want to capture Liu Bei alive!"

(End of this chapter)