Zhang Xiu made a surprise attack on Jingzhou and captured the seven counties of Jingzhou. Guan Yu committed suicide, Zhang Fei was assassinated, and Kuai Yue surrendered. The thunderous bad news came one after another, and Liu Bei fainted in an instant.
More importantly, Liu Bei's family members were all captured by Zhang Xiu.
Among these family members, the only son he cared about most was Liu Chan. According to later records, Liu Chan was born in 207. Perhaps Zhang Xiu's arrival in time changed the course of history. It was not until 211 AD that Liu Chan was born in Nanjun.
At that time, Liu Bei had left Nanjun and headed north to Nanyang for more than half a year.
So far, he has been captured by Zhang Xiu before he even met his only son. This is simply killing Liu Bei!
Coupled with the loss of Jingzhou and the deaths of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei could not accept the huge grief for a while. He fainted and took three days to recover.
"Zhang Xiu...Zhang Xiu!"
After waking up, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said with red eyes: "You shameless Zhang Xiu, Zhang Jing's traitor, kill my brother and seize my Jingzhou, and he and I... are at odds with each other! Ahem!" As he said this, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Come.
Chen Gong was so frightened that he hurriedly stroked the quilt for him and said, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. We have a way to exchange Zhang Xiu for the crown prince."
Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong: "Replace? Who will replace it?"
Chen Gong said: "Exchange it for Sun Quan."
Liu Bei said: "Why are you joking, military advisor? How can Zhang Xiu be willing to exchange Sun Quan for my son?"
Chen Gong said sternly: "If you agree or disagree, you have no right to Zhang Xiu."
Liu Bei was confused: "How do you say this?"
Chen Gongdao: "Who is Sun Quan? Sun Ce's brother and Sun Shangxiang's brother are brothers and sisters, and Sun Shangxiang is Zhang Xiu's queen. As we all know, Zhang Xiu dotes on his harem women very much. If we bring up the news about Sun Quan being exchanged for the crown prince, , let Sun Shangxiang know that she will definitely ask Zhang Xiu for mercy, and when the time comes, Zhang Xiu will have to change even if she is unwilling."
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "That makes sense! But Zhang Xiu killed my sworn brother. This hatred is irreconcilable. Yun Chang, Yide and I are just like each other. The righteousness is still there, how can we forget it, wait for Jianye City After it is defeated, I will raise an overwhelming army to attack Dongwu and capture the rebels alive to avenge this hatred!"
"Your Majesty, no!"
Chen Gong hurriedly persuaded: "Now that our army has left the country and gone to Yangzhou, the soldiers have learned that the country has been lost, and they are no longer willing to fight. Moreover, the soldiers have been fighting for many years and are exhausted. If we fight again, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist Jing." It is also the peak of the army, please ask your Majesty to inspect it."
Chen Deng hurriedly said: "After destroying Jianye first, get the prince back, and then do other things."
Liu Bei threw off the quilt and stood up with a roar, and shouted: "Order the army to launch a fierce attack on Jianye. If the city cannot be conquered in three days, we will all be killed!"
"Here!" the soldiers shouted.
Liu Bei became angry and decided not to stop his troops until the city was breached. He personally boarded the battle supervising platform and prepared to storm Jianye City.
Jianye is the capital of the Wu State. The city has high walls and thick walls. The city is also well-armed and well-prepared. The 20,000 defenders are enough to stop the Chu army's attack for three months. However, with no hope of foreign aid at the moment, the Wu State is gradually feeling discouraged. After several After a fierce battle, morale was already far worse than before.
Sun Quan actually went to the top of the city in person to boost morale, but his failure was already revealed.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dull and powerful war drums sounded like thunder, and the sound of drum horns penetrated the air and came from the city. With a strong sense of murder, the Chu army's morale was like a rainbow, and they were ready to launch an all-round strong attack.
Sun Quan also felt the difference in the Chu army today.
His eyes swept across the array under the city until he saw Liu Bei's imperial flag hanging high. Standing impressively under the imperial flag was the Emperor of Chu, Liu Bei, wearing a yellow scarf and dragon armor.
Sun Quan took a breath of cold air.
Unexpectedly, the supreme leader Liu Bei actually went to the battlefield to supervise the battle in person. No wonder the Chu soldiers were so proud and powerful today.
For a moment, Sun Quan had a bad premonition.
From the time when the Chu army raided the Kingdom of Wu, Sun Quan's performance was remarkable, and his employment of men was also very good, which delayed the Chu army's attack on the Kingdom of Wu. However, the Chu army's offensive was too fierce, and Liu Bei personally went into battle, and Chen Gong and Chen Deng helped, but the Wu army had no main force and was unable to resist. As a result, the entire territory of Wu was captured by the Chu army, leaving only the city of Jianye, which was still struggling to hold on.
But now, Jianye City is also in danger.
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing the Chu army's momentum, Zhang Zhao said: "The Chu army is approaching fiercely. Liu Bei personally goes into battle. I'm afraid he will have to fight with all his strength. Our army may not be able to resist it. The minister thought that if the green hills are left and there is no need for firewood, it is better to withdraw from the city. Let's go north. Zhuge Liang, the naval commander of the Jing Army, has already received a letter. As long as we go north, he can send a ship to take us to the Lujiang River."
Sun Quan glared at Zhang Zhao coldly: "I am the brother of the Emperor of Wu and a great nobleman of Wu. How can I abandon the city and flee? If the city is destroyed, there will only be death. I must live and die with Jianye City! Hmph... you guys If you are afraid of death and want to leave, I will never stop you, I will send someone to take you out of the city now!"
Zhang Zhao blushed at being scolded and felt a little ashamed.
But in the face of life and death, losing face is nothing. He pressed his fists against Sun Quan, sighed, and turned around to leave.
Watching Zhang Zhao's leaving figure, Sun Quan gritted his teeth in anger. This old guy leaving at this time would affect morale too much. However, the Zhang family's family power in the Kingdom of Wu was not small. If he killed Zhang Zhao, it might be counterproductive to help Liu Bei stabilize quickly. Yangzhou, thinking about it, simply asked him to leave.
When Zhang Zhao arrived at Lujiang, he was still a member of Wu State, so the Zhang family could not surrender to Liu Bei.
If he stayed here and was captured by Liu Bei, it would be difficult to say.
But there was nowhere to vent the hatred in his heart. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and turned red.
"Boom! Boom!"
At this moment, the Chu army outside the city launched a fierce attack. The trebuchets roared and huge rocks flew towards the wall of Jianye City.
Sun Quan's soldiers hurriedly helped him escape.
The terrifying sound of the huge rock exploding came from behind, making Sun Quan's heart tremble.
Liu Bei's personal participation in the battle boosted the Chu army's morale. When they attacked the city, the Chu army was extremely brave. In order to break the city in one go, Liu Bei even sent his own bodyguards, Bai Ji soldiers, to attack the city.
With such intensity, Jianye City finally failed to hold on.
Zang Ba and others personally went into battle and boarded the city of Jianye. Later, after a steady stream of Chu troops came to the city, Jianye City was declared broken.
After Sun Quan learned that the city had been destroyed, he planned to commit suicide, but unfortunately he never had the courage to kill himself, and was eventually captured by Liu Bei.
