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Guan Yu stood inside the treasury of Xiao Pei's county magistrate, a layer of frost covered his already pale face, and the hands that were behind his back trembled non-stop — — The treasury was empty, not even a single copper coin was left behind. On the wall in front of him, large red words wrote a few words of ridicule and mockery, and the target was precisely Guan Yu.

Ever since he had become famous, this was the first time Guan Yu had encountered this kind of humiliation. However, the people who had humiliated him had already escaped under Gongsun Xu's help, and there was simply no way for them to take revenge on him.

Several guards rushed forward, holding swords and sabers as they prepared to cut off the words on the wall.

Guan Yu snorted, and turned to walk out.

Just as he walked out of the door, a person rushed forward to report, "General Guan, there is nothing at the granary, they actually burnt all the food that they could not take away!"

"Damnable thief of the Wanzhou Region!" All the food in the Xiao Pei City came from the Xuzhou City. Before, in order to win over Lv Bu, my brother would bring him an excessive amount of food every month, and many times, he would even have to reduce the amount of food sent to the soldiers in the Xuzhou City. I never thought that Gao Shun, that damned fellow, would actually do it to such an extent!

At this time, another person walked over with quick steps and knelt on one knee as he reported, "Reporting to General Guan, the entire city's search has been completed. More than a hundred crippled Bingzhou Army soldiers and hundreds of weak and old citizens have been discovered. General, what should we do with those people? "

Guan Yu frowned, if it was according to his temper, he would definitely behead all the soldiers of Bingzhou Army, but he knew that his brother Liu Bei had always shown kindness and morals, so if he himself ordered the deaths of the captives, it would inevitably ruin his brother's reputation. He put away the killing intent in his heart and said coldly, "Lock him up first. We will deal with him when the lord comes!"

The man complied, turned around, and left in large strides.

Another person bowed and asked: General Guan, how should we deal with the granary?

"Clean up the mess and send all the food to the granary!"

"Here!"

After everyone left, Guan Yu raised his head to look at the sky, only to realize that the moon had risen higher. He frowned again. He calculated that his elder brother and the army should have arrived by now, but there was no movement. Could it be that something went wrong?

Just then, a horse galloped over from the street and arrived before them. The rider immediately reined in his horse, cupped his fists and reported loudly: Reporting to General Guan, the main troop is already five miles away!

Guan Yu was overjoyed, and immediately shouted, "Bring the horse over!"

A personal guard quickly led Guan Yu's warhorse and walked over, carefully helping him get on the warhorse.

Guan Yu urged his warhorse and galloped towards the city gate. His personal guards quickly jumped onto their warhorses and chased after him.

When he arrived at the city gate, Guan Yu looked into the distance and saw that a giant dragon torch was approaching them from several kilometers away. He raised the reins and galloped past.

Liu Bei and Yuan Shu were currently walking side by side, and looking at the familiar walls in front of them, Liu Bei was extremely moved in his heart. Xiao Pei was the first place he had settled down to when he first arrived in the south of the Xuzhou, and it was precisely because of this place that he gradually obtained Tao Qian's trust and finally took over from Tao Qian. Later, in order to get Lv Bu settled up, he gave the Xiao Pei up to Lv Bu. He originally thought that Lv Bu would be able to make him a guardian dog, but who would have thought that he would reach his current state.

Yuan Shu saw that Liu Bei was silent for a while and could not help but ask: "What is Xuan Dexiong thinking?"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "Gongsun Xu has already escaped with Lv Bu, and it is very possible that he will directly return to the Jizhou. I am considering whether or not I should send troops to kill him!"

"Of course!" Yuan Shu nodded his head in agreement hatefully, then sighed: "I hate the Gongsun kid, but I have no choice but to admire the fighting strength of him and his subordinates, for fear that if I were to chase after them and be unable to besiege them, I would be bitten back!"

Liu Bei said firmly: "As long as Gongsun Xu has not returned to the Jizhou, we still have a chance to capture him! After I get to know the situation from Yun Chang later, I want to ask Bai'er Soldier to go chase after me.

Yuan Shu laughed: "It's my duty!"

Just as Liu Bei was about to speak, he suddenly heard the sounds of horse hooves in front him, and then saw Guan Yu and the rest rushing over with torches. His face revealed joy, and he waved and shouted: "Yun Chang, I am here!"

Hearing Liu Bei's shout, Guan Yu immediately ran over, and cupped his fists: "Greetings brother!"

Seeing Guan Yu's dispirited expression, Liu Bei asked anxiously: "Yun Chang, how are your injuries?"

"Very bad!" Guan Yu shook his head, and said dejectedly: "I'm afraid that there will be a month before I can recover completely, and I won't be able to fight on Brother's behalf anymore in the near future!"

Liu Bei turned pale with fright. He thought highly of himself and rarely submitted, he would even play down his injuries when he was injured in the past. Now that he said these words, it was clear that his injuries were already severe. He quickly asked, "Have you been treated before?"

Guan Yu nodded his head: "It's already been applied with medicine."

Yuan Shu interrupted: "I have high quality Gold Sore Medicine here, it was concocted by the genius doctor Hua Tuo, and the effect is extremely obvious. I wonder if General Guan needs it?"

In recent years, Xuzhou Army and Huainan Army had fought many times, and the casualties were extremely heavy. He did not have a good impression of Yuan Shu at all. If it were not for the fact that they were allies, he would have long faced them head-on.

"Thank you, Yuan Shijun, for your good intentions!" Liu Bei was afraid that Guan Yu would say something unpleasant, so he quickly thanked him. Then he shouted in a low voice: "Yun Chang, why aren't you thanking Gong Luxiong yet!"

"Thank you, Yuan Shijun, for your gift!" Guan Yu cupped his fists and casually said thanks.

In his heart, Yuan Shu scolded Guan Yu for being disrespectful, but there was a smile on his face, causing the guard to take out the medicine and give it to Guan Yu.

Liu Bei asked: "Yun Chang, how's the situation over here?"

Guan Yu's face reddened, and she felt extremely ashamed. She hesitated for a while before telling him everything that had happened with the Xiao Pei. By the time he finished speaking, the tea had already passed.

Liu Bei's face became abnormally ugly. He had originally thought that Guan Yu would easily seize the Xiao Pei City, but who would've thought that there would be so many twists and turns. Guan Yu had lost all his troops and was also severely injured. Not only was he unable to capture Gongsun Xu, he had also been saved by Gongsun Xu and the other veterans of the Bingzhou Army. And yet, in front of Yuan Shu, he felt embarrassed.

Yuan Shu snickered in his heart, Guan Yu's name was extremely famous, he never thought that he would also be someone who fishes for fame, under the situation where ten thousand people were unable to defeat the Xiao Pei, it could be seen that he was just famous.

Liu Bei suddenly laughed: "Don't be too angry Yun Chang, victory or defeat is a common occurrence. Sooner or later, there will be a chance to fight with Gongsun Xu again.

Guan Yu nodded his head and said softly: "Brother, when Gongsun Xu and the rest are escaping, little brother will send a few scouts to follow them.

Liu Bei and Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, it was impossible for him to rush back to Jizhou in the middle of the night, he would definitely arrive in a single night at some place. If they could chase after his whereabouts, and attack while he was unprepared, the possibility of defeating or killing Gongsun Xu was extremely high.

Liu Bei praised, "Brother, you did a good job! When we find Gongsun Xu, I will use at least ten times the military power to surround him. Oh right, when did Gongsun Xu escape from this place? "

"Probably." Guan Yu calculated for a bit, and said in a deep voice: "Roughly six hours. If nothing unexpected happens, then it should be time for Junior's scouts to return!"

"Then we'll wait for them to come back before we make any plans!" Liu Bei nodded, and extended his hand to Yuan Shu, "Gong Luxiong, let's go to the city to rest, let's have some wine and food!"

Yuan Shu nodded and agreed. This time, he travelled continuously for a whole day and night. He hadn't felt it before, but now that he relaxed, he immediately felt his whole body aching in pain and his stomach empty.

With Guan Yu leading the way, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu led their huge army of tens of thousands of troops to keep up, and very soon, they arrived at the bottom of Xiao Pei City.

Liu Bei rode his horse to the city gate, extended his hand and laughed: "Gong Luxiong, please enter the city!"

Yuan Shu hesitated for a moment. Even though he was certain that Liu Bei would not act against him at this time, he still felt uneasy in his heart. He tactfully declined: "Xuan Dexiong, the Xiao Pei City is not wide, I'm afraid it will be difficult to place an army of forty fifty thousand. My people will be stationed outside the city. Xiao Pei City has been here many times, and there's nothing much to see, so I won't be going in! "

Guan Yu snorted coldly. He was extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei laughed, and said softly: "What Gong Luxiong says is reasonable, if the entire army enters the city, there is a very high chance of chaos! Since it's like that, then I'll have to trouble Gong Luxiong to station outside the city! Yun Chang, get someone to bring the dishes out of the city, I want to drink a few cups with Gong Luxiong! "

Guan Yu unwillingly nodded his head, and then pointed at one of his personal guards, ordering him to prepare food and wine in the city.

This time, Yuan Shu's dispatch of troops was very hurried, and only brought a few more tents. Fortunately, the weather was hot, so it didn't matter even if they rested in the open air for an entire night. Tens of thousands of people were busy searching for their location. It took them less than an hour to settle down.

At this moment, the food and wine had been brought over. Other than the beef and lamb roast, there were only a few fruits that looked rather shabby.

Liu Bei looked ashamed: "This is a simple place, Gong Luxiong will laugh!"

Yuan Shu had always been extravagant, but seeing these crude dishes, he felt really unhappy. However, he knew that Liu Bei was not underestimating him, so he forced himself to eat with Liu Bei's company.

Before Liu Bei even finished eating a piece of lamb chops, someone reported loudly from outside, "Reporting to my lord, the person sent to follow Gongsun Xu has returned! They have already confirmed where Gongsun Xu will be staying! "

Liu Bei was overjoyed, he casually threw away the lamb chops and shouted: "Quickly come in and talk!"