Chapter 335 You lost the battle of destiny. The destiny lies with Liu Bei! I said that I would never be wrong if I believed Jinglue!
Didn’t Yuan Shang go to attack Xuchang?
If he won, he would definitely send a messenger to report the victory. How could he return alone?

There was only one reason why he suddenly returned to Suiyang and knelt before Yuan Shao in a dusty state:
lost.

No matter how he lost, no matter how badly he lost, as long as he lost, it was a happy event for Yuan Tan!
How could Yuan Tan not be secretly delighted?
"Shang'er, I ordered you to recapture Xuchang, why did you suddenly come back like this?"

Yuan Shao came back to his senses and asked in a trembling voice.

Yuan Shang looked helpless and sighed sadly:
"Father, I was unable to recapture Xudu, and all 20,000 soldiers and horses were… all…"

After hesitating for a long while, Yuan Shang lowered his head and uttered the words "the whole army was annihilated" through his teeth in a shameful tone.

"boom!"

A bolt from the blue hit Yuan Shao on the head.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still traumatized when Yuan Shang said it himself.

The King of Wei felt dizzy and staggered and fell backwards.

"Father!"

The two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang shouted at the same time, jumped forward and supported Yuan Shang at the same time.

"Father gave you 20,000 troops. When you left, you made a solemn promise and boasted that you would capture Xuchang within 15 days!"

"Not only have you failed to recapture Xuchang, but you also caused the loss of 20,000 troops and the annihilation of the entire army?"

"How did you fight this battle? Are you worthy of your father's trust in you?"

Yuan Tan finally seized the opportunity. He supported Yuan Shao with one hand and pointed at Yuan Shang with the other hand, scolding and questioning him.

Yuan Shang was slapped in the face in public, and he glared at Yuan Tan with shame and anger.

He naturally knew that his elder brother was taking advantage of his defeat to discredit him in front of Yuan Shao.

If he took the blame, not only would he lose face, but wouldn't it give Yuan Tan another opportunity to compete with him for the throne?

Yuan Shang rolled his eyes a few times, and a helpless expression appeared on his face:
"If Feng Ji hadn't miscalculated and fallen for Xiao Fang's trick, I would have already captured Xuchang by now. How could my entire army be annihilated?"

Of course Yuan Shang could not take the blame, so the blame could only be put on the dead Feng Ji.

Yuan Tan's question was retorted, and facing Yuan Shang's blame-shifting, he didn't know how to continue his attack.

After all, the method of passing the buck has always worked, and he has used it many times...

"Xiao Fang?"

"What trick did Xiao Fang use? How did Feng Ji fall into the trap?"

Yuan Shao recovered from his dizziness, grabbed Yuan Shang's arm and asked, gasping for breath.

Yuan Shang sighed and recounted the entire process of his defeat.

"I was certain that Xiao Fang would set an ambush, so I didn't want to lead the army across the river to pursue the enemy. It was Feng Ji who encouraged me, saying that Xiao Fang would never dare to leave the city to fight."

"Under his instigation, I ordered the entire army to cross the river, but I didn't expect that a flood would occur, and most of my troops were washed away."

"Then, Xiao Fang's cavalry ambushed and attacked, and our army was defeated and annihilated."

Yuan Shang had an innocent expression on his face, trying to distance himself from the entire defeat.

Yuan Shao was stunned.

Everyone present, even Yuan Tan and Guo Tu who were gloating over other people's misfortune, were stunned.

"flood?"

"You said that the Jialu River actually flooded in this autumn and winter?"

"Or was it just a coincidence that a flood occurred just when your army was halfway across the river?"

The anger on Yuan Shao's face turned into surprise and suspicion, and he asked in disbelief.

Yuan Shang sighed bitterly and said helplessly:
"This is absolutely true. How dare I speak nonsense to my father?"

"I never thought that my luck would be so bad that I would be harmed by God at the critical moment!"

The words "It's God's fault" made Yuan Shao shudder and suddenly he stopped talking.

There was an obvious flash of fear in his bloodshot eyes.

In a battle that determined the fate of the Wei State, God suddenly sent down an unexpected flood, helping Xiao Fang defeat his 20,000-strong army!

what does this mean?
It means that Lian Tian is helping Xiao Fang!
Helping Xiao Fang is helping Liu Bei.

The destiny is with Liu Bei!

Doesn’t this flood symbolize some kind of divine revelation, telling the world clearly that God bless Liu Bei?

If this news were to get out, what kind of impact would it have on people's hearts and minds?
"Could it be, really, that destiny is on Liu Bei?"

"Am I going against fate?"

"This is impossible. Liu Bei cannot have a destiny. This is impossible..."

Yuan Shao suddenly pushed his two sons away, and retreated step by step like a madman, muttering to himself, his face distorted into a hideous and terrifying look.

Seeing Yuan Shao, who looked like he was possessed by a ghost, everyone was frightened and at a loss as to what to do.

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

"The destiny lies with me, Yuan Shao, and it cannot lie with Liu Bei!"

"Impossible, impossible—"

Yuan Shao, who was in a frenzy, suddenly let out a hysterical roar towards the sky.

Then he staggered back three steps, fell on his back, and collapsed to the ground with a bang.

"Father!"

"Your Majesty!"

The government hall was in chaos.

Everyone panicked and rushed towards the unconscious Yuan Shao.

Only Ju Shou stood stiffly where he was, dazed and staring blankly in the direction of Xuchang.

"I don't believe there is such a coincidence in the world that a flood would occur just when the Third Young Master was crossing the river."

"This must be man-made. It must be the work of Xiao Fang."

"But, what kind of supernatural means did he use..."

Ju Su muttered to himself, his thoughts racing.

Suddenly, Ju Su's eyes widened, and suddenly he realized something. "Han Xin defeated Long Qie in one battle. He must have imitated Han Xin's defeat of Long Qie in one battle, and built a dam with sand bags upstream of the Jialu River to cut off the water flow!"

After figuring out the mystery, Ju Su's shocked eyes flashed with a deep chill, and his body shuddered suddenly.

A creepy feeling of fear instantly enveloped my whole body.

"This man's mastery of the weather and terrain, and his ability to win by surprise in military tactics, has truly reached the level of perfection and transcendence!"

"Perhaps as the king said, Liu Bei was blessed by fate to have this man as his assistant."

"Ah~~"

A bitter, helpless, almost desperate sigh echoed in the hall.

...

Southeast of Suiyang City.

Thunder rumbled and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

On the southern front of the city, nearly a hundred Hanwei cannons were continuously bombarding Suiyang City.

Countless huge rocks rose into the air continuously and poured down towards the enemy city like meteorites.

The walls of Suiyang city have been bombarded with pits and holes, and are beyond recognition.

All the buildings above the city wall, including the towers, have been razed to the ground.

Tens of thousands of Wei army soldiers huddled behind the inner city wall, trembling in fear and begging themselves not to become the unfortunate unlucky guy.

The entire city wall still stands.

A hundred steps away was the Han army's center.

Looking at the dilapidated but still standing city wall, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems that the wall of Suiyang has been thickened more than twice. My Hanwei Cannon is really useless."

Zhang Fei behind him was very annoyed and shouted:
"My king, let's stop bombarding and force the army to attack the city."

"Right now, Yuan Shang is leading his army to attack Xuchang. If we can capture Suiyang sooner, we can also rescue the prime minister sooner."

Liu Bei was reminded, and his heart was slightly shocked. He nodded and said:
"Yide's words make sense. We can't delay any longer. Send out orders to the entire army to attack Suiyang."

When the order was given, all the generals were excited and eager to fight.

At this time.

Pang Tong rode forward and reminded him with a salutation:
"Your Majesty, our army's strength in Suiyang actually has an absolute advantage."

"Since Yuan Shao can send troops to retake Xuchang, why don't you also send troops south to strengthen the defense of Xuchang?"

"In this way, Xuchang will be absolutely safe."

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Bei felt that Pang Tong's words made sense, so he wanted to adopt his proposal.

Just as he was about to give the order, he suddenly remembered the letter that Xiao Fang had sent him earlier.

In the letter, Xiao Fang stated that he had a foolproof plan that would not only allow him to defend Xuchang, but also enable him to completely destroy the 20,000 invading Wei troops.

He was really surprised when he received the letter.

Xiao Fang had no more than 7,000 soldiers under his command.

Yuan Shang commanded an army of 20,000.

Moreover, Xuchang had just been conquered and the people had not yet been loyal to the Wei State. They were secretly loyal to the Wei State and were ready to make moves, and there were countless people who were colluding with the Wei State from both inside and outside.

Under such circumstances, it was not easy to defend Xuchang.

Xiao Fang's appetite was not only to defend Xuchang, but also to turn defense into offense and destroy 20,000 Wei troops!

Such a big appetite really made Liu Bei astonished.

However, the surprise only lasted for a moment, and was followed by surprise and conviction.

The person who made such a bold statement was none other than Xiao Fang!

A strategist with supernatural powers and never failed in his life!

Then what else does he have to worry about?

"No need to send more troops to Xuchang!"

"Didn't Jinglue send a letter saying that he would be able to destroy Yuan Shang's 20,000 troops?"

"Jinglue has such confidence, why should I and you worry?"

Liu Bei looked back at Pang Tong, with nothing but trust in his eyes.

Pang Tong's heart was shocked, as if he was suddenly enlightened by Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. The Prime Minister has always been a man of few plans. Since he said he could destroy 20,000 Wei troops, he must have a brilliant plan to win."

"It's because I'm not at the right level, and I don't have enough wisdom to guess what kind of tricks the Prime Minister will use!"

Pang Tong nodded repeatedly, and the worry between his brows disappeared at this moment.

All that remains is my firm faith.

His gaze turned towards the direction of Xuchang again, and he was extremely curious about what kind of genius Xiao Fang had to have that allowed him to destroy 20,000 elite Wei troops with only 7,000 men.

Liu Bei had no more worries and whipped his whip to urge his soldiers to attack the city.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, and a rider came like the wind.

"Good news from Xuchang, good news from Xuchang!"

The messenger dismounted, held the silk book high in his hand, and knelt before Liu Bei's horse:

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister defeated 20,000 Wei troops at Jialu River a few days ago!"

"General Wei killed the enemy general Su You, and General Zhang killed the enemy counselor Feng Ji."

"The 20,000 Wei troops were completely wiped out, and our army won a great victory!"

The good news came.

The soldiers of the Chu army on both sides were instantly in an uproar and were in an uproar.

Liu Bei was surprised and laughed as he looked at Pang Tong:

"Shi Yuan, I was right, wasn't I? Jing Lue said that he could destroy Yuan Shang's 20,000-man army, and he would definitely be able to do so!"

(End of this chapter)