Chapter 315 Tell your father that if you don’t surrender, I will kill your whole family! My king, the clowns have become us again!

Liu Bei has broken into my camp?

And you destroyed my 40,000-strong army?

Xun Chen and Yuan Tan looked at each other tremblingly, their eyes filled with astonishment and shock, as if they had heard the most incredible thing in the world.

"This is impossible!"

"There are 160,000 soldiers in my camp. How could Liu Bei possibly break through?"

"This is impossible!"

The same shocking thought suddenly occurred in the minds of both of them.

"What are you still doing? Let's go."

Seeing that the two of them were in a daze, Xu Chu urged them impatiently.

Yuan Tan and Xun Chen finally came to their senses and could only suppress their shock and confusion as they followed Xu Chu out of the camp.

The group walked out of the fortress, crossed the wilderness, and entered the Wei camp.

Along the way, they saw that the camp walls had been destroyed everywhere, the corpses and flags of the Wei army were everywhere, and thousands of Wei army prisoners were squatting on the ground, trembling with fear, waiting for the decision of the Chu army.

The cruel facts proved that Liu Bei did break through their camp.

This confrontation, which lasted for several months, ended with a great victory for the Chu army.

"You Ruo, how do you think Liu Bei did it?"

"Father has an army of 160,000 men, how could he be defeated to such an extent?"

Yuan Tan turned his head tremblingly and looked at Xun Chen with extremely confused eyes.

Xun Chen looked blank and shook his head helplessly, totally unable to understand why.

While they were confused along the way, the two of them arrived at the big tent.

In the royal tent that originally belonged to Yuan Shao, Liu Bei was already sitting high on the throne, listening to the generals' reports on the results of the battle.

"Your Majesty, in this battle our army annihilated a total of approximately 37,000 enemy troops, including approximately 20,000 captured."

"Zhang Wenjin killed the enemy general Ma Yan and Yuan Shao's counselor Xin Pi, and he can be regarded as the first meritorious service."

"Ju Shou, Wen Chou and others have fled northward."

"According to the prisoners, Yuan Shao did lead an army of more than 100,000 troops north yesterday to Guling to intercept Zhang Wenyuan's troops."

Pang Tong read out the battle results one by one with a smile on his face.

Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction and looked at Xiao Fang with a smile:

"Jinglue, Yuan Shao's every move is really under your control!"

"Our army has won a great victory in this battle. The offensive and defensive situation has changed from now on!"

Xiao Fang smiled faintly and glanced around inadvertently, and saw Yuan Tan and Xun Chen standing at the door of the tent with shocked expressions.

The main camp was lost, Ma Yan was beheaded, Xin Pi was beheaded, and 37,000 Wei soldiers were killed, wounded or captured...

After hearing the battle reports with their own ears, any remaining hope in Yuan Tan and Xun Kan's hearts was instantly shattered.

All that is left is endless confusion and terrifying fear.

They were confused as to why Yuan Shao would leave with an army of 100,000?

What kind of brilliant strategy did Xiao Fang use?
They were still afraid that Liu Bei would go back on his word and not only would he not let Yuan Tan go, but he would also summon him to announce his death sentence.

After all, in this decisive battle between Wei and Chu in the north and the south, Liu Bei had the last laugh, and from then on he would no longer be afraid of Yuan Shao.

What's wrong with killing you, Yuan Tan?

"Your Majesty, Young Master Yuan has arrived. Is it time to say goodbye to him?"

Xiao Fang pointed with his feather fan and looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

Liu Bei then noticed the two men and said:
"Xun Chen, I promised that I would let him go once I defeated Yuan Shao."

"Now that I have won, you can take Yuan Tan back with you."

Yuan Tan's eyes suddenly widened with a look of disbelief, as if he thought he had heard it wrong.

Liu Bei didn't kill him?
Should I keep my promise and let him go?

Xun Chen, who was standing by, also had a look of surprise on his face, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"Why, Master Yuan, you are still reluctant to leave? Then it's okay to stay a few more days. It's just that my King Chu will provide a few more meals."

Seeing the two of them in a daze, Xiao Fang sneered.

The two of them woke up suddenly.

"No, no, no, that's not necessary. I have already harassed the King of Chu for too long. How can I continue to harass him?"

Yuan Tan shook his hands repeatedly, fearing that Liu Bei would really go back on his word.

Xun Chen also came back to his senses. A huge stone fell from his heart and he felt relieved.

"The King of Chu is truly a gentleman who keeps his word. I really admire him."

"Then I will not bother you any more. I will take my eldest son with me to say goodbye."

Xun Chen bowed deeply, complimenting Yuan Tan profusely, and then Yuan Tan was about to leave.

After taking a few steps, Xun Chen felt so confused that he gritted his teeth and turned around.

"That... I am very confused. I don't know how the King of Chu broke into my camp. Could you please explain it to me?"

Yuan Tan became anxious and thought, it's already this late, how can you still have the time to ask these questions?

What if Liu Bei changes his mind and forces him to stay? Who can he turn to for justice?
Liu Bei looked at Xun Chen, who was confused, and sneered:
"My victory this time was naturally due to the brilliant strategy of Prime Minister Xiao, and of course, the secrets of the Wei army sent by Guo Tu and you, Xun Youruo."

Xun Chen's heart skipped a beat.

Since the battle had been won, there was no need for Liu Bei to hide anything. Since he was asked, he told the truth.

Xun Chen's mouth gradually opened, and Yuan Tan's eyes widened again.

When the truth came to light, the two turned to each other in shock and amazement.

"That Xiao Fang, actually used such a cunning and unparalleled strategy to play all of us in his hands?"

"We have really become the sinners of Wei?"

These two thoughts struck their minds like thunder, making them dizzy.

After a full while.

Xun Chen just came to his senses, a bitter smile flashed across his face, and he looked at Xiao Fang with almost desperate eyes.

"People say that Prime Minister Xiao is the reincarnation of the sage of strategy. Today, I, Xun Chen, finally experienced it myself."

"The King of Chu had such a great assistant. Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu all died at the hands of the King of Chu. It was not unjust at all!"

"It is only natural that my King Wei was defeated by the King of Chu."

"Even if we hadn't given you, King Chu, our military secrets, I'm afraid that King Wei would have been defeated sooner or later."

Xun Chen's words seemed to express his admiration for Xiao Fang, but also seemed to be an excuse for himself.

Xiao Fang smiled faintly and pointed lightly with his feather fan:

"In this case, you should know that Yuan Shao is no match for my lord. If he continues to resist, he will suffer more than just a disastrous defeat today." "Go and tell Yuan Shao that my lord is destined by heaven to destroy all the Han thieves and rebuild the Han Dynasty."

"If Yuan Shao knows the will of heaven, he should give up his title of king as soon as possible and surrender the six states to our lord to apologize for his crime."

"If he continues to be stubborn and resists, my Lord will destroy the two rivers and exterminate his entire Yuan clan!"

In front of Yuan Tan, he gave Yuan Shao an ultimatum.

What a shame!
Yuan Tan was not aroused to anger, but instead felt horrified and cold sweat rolled down his back.

Xun Chen was also terrified after hearing this, and did not dare to force him to stay for a moment, so he quickly bowed and said:

"I will definitely convey Prime Minister Xiao's words."

"King of Chu, Prime Minister Xiao, I and the eldest son will take our leave first."

After Xun Chen finished speaking, he took Yuan Tan and walked away, fearing that if he walked a little slower something unexpected might happen and he might lose his life.

Yuan Tan was so frightened that his legs went weak. As he was about to walk out of the camp gate, he tripped and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

"Master!"

Xun Chen hurried forward to support him.

"Go, let's go!"

Yuan Tan didn't care about his embarrassment and ran as fast as he could, wishing he could grow wings and escape from here.

The two of them supported each other and ran away like frightened birds.

...

At dusk, south of Guling.

One hundred thousand Wei soldiers, divided into six groups, attacked the Guling granary.

The dust covered the sky, and the sound was overwhelming.

Zhang Liao, however, was commanding his 3,000 cavalrymen, waving flags and shouting, galloping back and forth, also raising a cloud of dust.

"General Wenyuan, there are six clouds of dust approaching behind us. It should be the reinforcements of the Wei army!"

The guards' voices were heard behind him.

Zhang Liao turned his horse and looked south, and sure enough, he saw six directions of dust and fog approaching from all directions.

In the dust and fog, one can vaguely see the royal flag with the word "Wei" on it, and even more so, one can see the looming presence of thousands of troops.

Judging from the momentum and the scene, there is no need to guess that the main force of the Wei army is coming.

"It worked. The Prime Minister's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain has worked!"

"Yuan Shao, the old villain, really fell into the Prime Minister's trap!"

A look of joy appeared on Zhang Liao's face, and he laughed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

Since Yuan Shao had fallen into the trap and his main force was led to Guling, his mission was naturally a complete success.

It's time to escape before the Wei army surrounds us.

"Pass on my order. Throw away all the heavy objects and retreat to Xiangcheng at full speed!"

When Zhang Liao's order was given, the three thousand soldiers immediately threw away all the unnecessary weights such as flags and war drums in their hands.

Even the dry food they carried with them was thrown away.

Now they have to reduce their own weight as much as possible to ensure that the horses can evacuate in time as quickly as possible.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand light cavalrymen left a mess behind and sped away.

Inside the granary.

Chunyu Qiong, who was nervous, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the Chu army suddenly withdraw.

"It's strange. The Chu army is so powerful, but why didn't they attack our granary for so long? Now they suddenly withdraw?"

"That big-eared thief, what on earth is he doing?"

However, Guo Tu frowned, his eyes full of confusion.

Chun Yuqiong did not think about it, but pointed his long sword outside the camp and said happily:

"Look, it's the king's flag. It's the king himself who is leading the army to attack. No wonder Liu Bei is retreating!"

Guo Tu looked up and saw dust and fog rolling in from six directions in the south.

One hundred thousand Wei troops finally arrived.

Guo Tu was overjoyed and did not bother to think about the doubts just now. He shouted excitedly:

"General Zhong Jian, what are you waiting for? Charge out quickly and cooperate with the king to encircle Liu Bei and his 30,000 troops!"

Chunyu Qiong finally came to his senses, immediately cheered up, and united tens of thousands of soldiers to charge out.

Troops from the north and south attacked from both sides, bringing with them a cloud of dust.

At last.

The two groups of troops met on the field in front of the camp.

There was not a single Chu army figure around, only countless flags and countless tree branches were left.

Chunyu Qiong and Guo Tu rode their horses at full speed towards Yuan Shao's flag.

At this time, Yuan Shao was looking around with suspicion, his face full of confusion.

Seeing the two approaching, Yuan Shao shouted:
"Zhong Jian, Gong Ze, didn't you two come to report that Liu Bei personally led 30,000 troops to attack Guling?"

"Now that my army has arrived, where is Liu Bei and his 30,000 troops?"

This question stumped the two of them.

Chun Yuqiong's forehead was covered with sweat, and he said in confusion:

"I am also a little confused. Liu Bei clearly has 30,000 troops. How could they suddenly disappear?"

"Even if he saw the king's main force coming, he couldn't retreat so quickly, right?"

Guo Tuhuan looked around, at the flags and branches on the ground, and suddenly guessed something. His face turned pale as paper, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

However, he was hesitant to speak out the shocking truth he had guessed, and he didn't dare to say it out loud several times.

"My lord, we've fallen into a trap!"

Zhang He's face suddenly changed and he shouted:
"Liu Bei did not send 30,000 troops, nor did he come in person. He only sent a few thousand light cavalry."

"Your Majesty, look at these flags and branches on the ground. They must be used by the enemy cavalry as camouflage to create the illusion of an attack by tens of thousands of troops."

"The purpose must be to lure General Chunyu and his men to ask the king for help, and to lure the king to mobilize all his forces to come and intercept Liu Bei!"

"This is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

"At this moment, Liu Bei must still be in the Xiangcheng camp, leading his entire division to attack our camp!"

"My lord, this must be Xiao Fang's trick. We have been fooled by him!"

Yuan Shao's face turned pale with horror, and the whip in his hand fell out of his hand.

(End of this chapter)