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At the beginning of morning, outside the southern gate of Xiao Pei.

The pale-faced Guan Yu stood three to four Li away from the city gate, his brows furrowed as he stared at the city wall in front of him. On top of the city walls, flags were fluttering, teams of soldiers were patrolling back and forth, vigilantly watching for any movements outside the city.

One of his trusted aides asked in a low voice, "General, are we attacking the city today?"

"Attack the city?" Guan Yu was furious, and bellowed: You don't even have any siege equipment, how are you going to attack the city? Continue the siege, and wait for news from brother's side! "

Guan Yu originally thought that with the heavy soldier he had at his disposal, as well as the assistance of an inner force, he would be 90% certain of taking down the Xiao Pei City. He himself had been defeated by Gongsun Xu just as he was about to rush into the city gate. Furthermore, he had suffered quite a heavy injury, and without five or six days, it would be very difficult for him to recover his fighting strength. To the proud and arrogant him, this was simply a great humiliation!

If it was possible, Guan Yu hated that he couldn't immediately lead his army into the city and tear Gongsun Xu into pieces! Unfortunately, he knew very well that without the city siege equipment, Gongsun Xu could be said to be as steady as a mountain in the city. On the contrary, it was he who had to guard against Gongsun Xu leading his troops to break out of the siege. It was a good thing that brother Liu Bei would also take action against Lv Bu last night. After everything was settled, he would immediately lead his troops to Xiao Pei, which meant that in at most another two days, Xiao Pei would be in his pockets.

If not for the arrival of the reinforcements very soon, Guan Yu simply did not have the confidence to seal the city gate for very long. Yet, this trusted aide did not understand the situation well enough to ask if they were attacking the city. How could this not infuriate him?

This trusted subordinate's name was Liu Da, and after being scolded by Guan Yu, he did not dare to be dissatisfied, so he bowed and retreated to the side, not daring to say another word.

Guan Yu looked at his trusted aides and found that most of them looked exhausted, a few of them had stomach growls, their morale was extremely low. Yesterday afternoon, after eating, this group had followed Guan Yu to attack the Xiao Pei, but in the last ten hours, they had not even made any progress, even Guan Yu was the same.

"Eldest Liu!" Guan Yu bellowed.

"This little one is here!" Liu Da jumped in fright and quickly cupped his fist in salute, waiting for his orders.

Guan Yu said coldly: "Bring five hundred people and find some food to eat!"

"Looking for something to eat?" When Liu Da heard this, he was stunned. This was food for nearly ten thousand people. Where would he find it? Could it be that he had to go back to the Xuzhou City to gather more food?

Guan Yu pointed to the southeast direction, but he did not expect his wounds to be affected. He inhaled a few breaths of cold air in pain and then said in a low voice: "Last night, during the march, there was a town gathering twenty kilometers away from here. No matter what method you use, at the very least, you have to gather enough food for our brothers to eat! "Remember, don't kill anyone!"

Liu Da's eyes flickered, his face was full of joy as he agreed. The so-called 'borrowing' food was forcing them to gather food, and the brothers who went to collect food could earn a bit of money, compared to being on tenterhooks in Xiao Pei City, foraging for food was definitely a good thing. At this moment, what he was most worried about was whether the town was wealthy enough to allow him to gather enough food.

Guan Yu saw Liu Da's happy expression, but he was too lazy to care about it. He waved his hand and said: "I'll give you four hours.

Liu Da's expression was stern as he agreed. He then ordered five hundred elite soldiers and headed southeast.

Guan Yu also sent his horse back to the Xuzhou to gather food. After all, robbing this entire town wouldn't last nearly ten thousand men two days. Then, enduring his pain and exhaustion, he jumped onto his horse with the help of his personal guards and walked around the city.

They came here full of hope of burning, looting, but instead suffered defeat. They did not eat, drink, or even rest, so one could imagine the depressed morale of the Xuzhou Army's soldiers. On the way, Guan Yu had heard quite a few complaints. If it was any other time, he would definitely punish these people who had shaken the hearts of the people, but now that the situation was not as good as he had been before, he could only restrain his anger and do not punish those gossiping soldiers. Instead, he told them the news of the Lord's reinforcements arriving and that the food was already being transported here.

However, Guan Yu knew that this was only temporary. If Liu Da did not gather enough food later, his discontent would definitely increase rapidly, and there might be more chaos! In order to prevent any unforeseen events, when Guan Yu returned to the southern part of the city, he had sent out more than half of his personal guards to let them supervise the few Academy Officer s that were leading the troops.

After arranging all of this, more than an hour had passed. At this time, Guan Yu's eyes were shining, his head was dizzy, and he could barely stand.

"General, please take a rest!" A few guards cut down some branches and built a simple 'tent', respectfully inviting Guan Yu to rest.

Guan Yu forced himself to walk into the tent, one by one, he paid close attention to the movements in the city, and immediately fell down and went to sleep.

Just as Guan Yu fell asleep, Gongsun Xu and Gao Shun, who were patrolling the entire city, arrived at the southern part of the city. They climbed onto the city walls and looked towards the Xuzhou Army outside the city.

"Liu Xuande and Guan Yunchang are still very capable!" Gongsun Xu looked around him and praised softly.

Gao Shun nodded his head and agreed: "What General says is right, Guan Yunchang has been defeated by General and Xuzhou Army has not advanced at all, his morale is bound to be low, but looking at the formation, it still has a way, and it does not seem to be too panicked. It's clearly a elite troop that has been trained for a long time."

Gongsun Xu frowned: "Liu Bei has wild ambitions, it is not strange for him to train a strong army! Guan Yunchang's troops are nothing to worry about, I only worry about Feng Xianxiong!

Gao Shun's expression froze when he heard this, and said softly, "I wonder if Cao Xing could deliver the news to Master in time last night?"

Gongsun Xu turned his head to look towards the southeast direction and advised: "General Gao does not need to worry too much.

Gao Shun nodded his head, but the worry between his brows still lingered.

Gongsun Xu's right hand patted the city walls, and asked: "General Gao, until now, Guan Yunchang has not made any movements, in your opinion, what is his intention?"

"This lowly general thinks …" Gao Shun pondered for a moment, then said: "General severely injured Guan Yunchang last night, Xuzhou Army's morale must be very low, and they don't have any siege equipment. Thus, this lowly general believes that Guan Yunchang will continue to lock down the four city gates, and make plans when news of Liu Xuande arrives! General, since the situation on Master's side is unclear, and the Xiao Pei City is not safe, I would like to ask General to bring the Duke's family and family out of the city tonight! If the Lord comes back safely, we will rush to the Qinghe County and if the Lord leads the brothers to fight Liu Bei to the death! "

Gongsun Xu frowned and started to ponder. At this time, Lv Bu's victory or defeat was unknown, Gao Shun's suggestion was undoubtedly a dependable action. If he were to bring Lv Bu's family members out of the encirclement and return to the Qinghe County, as long as Lv Bu was still alive, he would definitely follow him to the Qinghe County. Just by breaking out of the encirclement, he would definitely take away the thousand cavalrymen that followed him, and at that time, he would definitely not be able to protect Xiao Pei County, and the ending for Gao Shun and the rest would also be obvious. Gao Shun was a rare genius general, and the xianzhen camp was also a rare elite troop.

"I will discuss this with my wife before making a decision!" Gongsun Xu hesitated but he did not immediately reply.

At this moment, he did not think that Lv Bu had any possibility of defeating Liu Bei, and only hoped that Lv Bu would not lose too miserably, and would instead arrive at the Xiao Pei without a hitch. If Gongsun Xu led his troops and left, once Liu Bei chased after him from behind, without enough cavalrymen at his disposal, it would be difficult for him to smoothly step onto the ground of the Qinghe County under Liu Bei's pursuit.

Gongsun Xu suddenly said: "This one wants to lead the army out of the city to kill them. What does General Gao think?"

Gao Shun asked in shock: "General, guarding the city is the most important thing!" He did not directly object, and only tactfully expressed his rejection of the idea. Moreover, he did not understand where Gongsun Xu's intention was.

Gongsun Xu spoke for himself: "The Xuzhou Army's cavalry is scarce and my morale is low. I dare not say that I can defeat them, but if I go out to fight, I will definitely return safely!"

Gao Shun agreed with Gongsun Xu. An elite White Horse Camp Cavalry could indeed penetrate the Xuzhou Army's camp easily, but what was the point in doing so? He could not help but ask, "May I ask what is the general's intention?"

Gongsun Xu smiled: "Firstly, I will raise our morale, secondly, I will numb Guan Yu, and secondly, I will kill my way out and then come back. Guan Yu will definitely think that if we want to hold on to the city, our chances of breaking out will be greater! Other than that, I will send a squadron of cavalrymen to meet Feng Xianxiong! "

Gao Shun had a sudden realization. What Gongsun Xu said was indeed reasonable, and he nodded his head immediately: "I agree with what General said! This lowly general requests that you command the xianzhen camp to attack, please allow the general to stand on top of the city walls to fight his way out! "

"That's not right!" Gongsun Xu shook his head: "The enemy's numbers are several times more numerous than us, so with how capable xianzhen camp is, if we were to be encircled, it would probably cause heavy losses! My White Horse Camp is a cavalry army, I cannot be surrounded by Xuzhou Army! "

Gao Shun cupped his fists and bowed deeply, then sighed: "General Gao Yi, this general is extremely grateful! "I am willing to serve the general if my lord can return safely!"