"Winter is here." Standing in Chengdu, Sima Xiu raised his head and spat out bitterly.
The North Gate, the East Gate, the South Gate, and the Poisonous Osprey all have manpower arranged. There is only one west gate left, but outside the west gate, there is a cliff and death.
Previously, there were those stickmen and prisoners, and the strength once reached nearly 50,000 men and horses, but now, as the situation becomes unfavorable, this group of people who have taken advantage of the situation have already dispersed like birds and beasts.
Now, including the more than 6,000 people brought and the remaining members of the Dou family, the number is only 9,000. In the city of Chengdu, not to mention the Xia'er Army, more and more people have gathered, tens of thousands of them, blocking their retreat.
"Si, Sima Military Advisor, Shuzhou Pingman Camp has arrived from the mountain road and blocked the road back to Liangzhou. In addition, Chen Zhong from Yuguan also led thousands of people and is about to arrive in Chengdu."
"The reckless Han Jiu...the soldiers and horses came back for reinforcements and blocked the east gate——" The voice of the Dou family scout who sent the message became increasingly sad.
"Stop talking about it." Wei Qiu closed his eyes in pain.
"Qimou." Sima Mao's voice was weak. He is not afraid of death, but is afraid of the rise of Shuzhou.
"If my guess is correct, Poisonous Eagle will also lead a group of troops and rush back in person. Since he has set up this urn, he will not let me escape again."
"Teacher, we still have nearly ten thousand troops! If not, choose a city gate, break down the gate and leave the city first, and then find a way to leave Shuzhou."
"Poison Owl has thought of everything you can think of. Now that we are still in the city, no matter which city gate we attack, we only need to be surrounded by reinforcements from other locations."
Wei Qiu's face turned pale when he heard this.
"Teacher, you can't sit still and wait for death."
"If you have no choice, attack the north gate. If you are lucky, you can break the Xia'er Army's guard. Then from the north, find a way to leave Chengdu and return to Liang."
"Master Hu, you lead the Dou family's army first. You only need to attract the attention of the Xia'er army. I will be able to break through the city gate with confidence. After that, you will follow me back to Liang and serve me, King Liang."
The head of the family named Hu looked excited and hurriedly raised his hands to clasp his fists.
"Everyone listens to Sima Military Advisor."
It was only when the remnants of the Dou family gathered together and rushed to the north city gate that Sima Xiu's eyes became solemn.
"Wei Qiu, do you see clearly?"
"Teacher, I see clearly. After the Hu family leader and his men attack the North Gate, it may be possible to attract the attention of various Shu armies. In this way, we will have the opportunity to leave Chengdu temporarily."
"I didn't teach you this in vain."
Sima Xiu reluctantly raised his head again and glanced in the direction of the palace. Only now did he realize that he seemed to have fallen into the poisonous owl's trap again. But there was nothing he could do, there was not much time left for him.
"Teacher, which city gate shall we run to later?"
"East City Gate."
Wei Qiu looked surprised, "After leaving the east city gate, we will reach the hinterland of Shu if we continue forward. If the Shu people pursue us with a cavalry camp, we may not be able to escape."
Sima Xiu was silent for a while, "Sichuan is not suitable for riding. Besides, I have another plan."
…
At the due north city gate, the three thousand superfluous members of the Dou family just thought that Sima Xiu was in the retreating formation. They had a rare burst of morale and rushed toward the city gate with weapons in hand.
The head of the family surnamed Hu is Hu Yong, a third-generation veteran of the Dou family in Sichuan. Since Xu Mu took control of Shuzhou to avoid being liquidated, he acted generously and donated all the Hu family's property.
Then he stayed in Chengdu, secretly thinking of ways to restore the glory of his master's family.
"The commoner thief who occupies the magpie's nest!"
"The Dou family's army is attacking the city gate, and Sima's military advisor is behind and will also cooperate in the attack!"
Shangguan Shu half-closed his eyes, wearing white clothes and holding a sword, standing coldly on top of the city, looking at the remnants of the Dou family who were about to rush towards him.
"Fukong, prepare!"
"Huhu."
"Shoot these mutts who are eating you inside and outside!"
Thump thump thump.
The whizzing flying arrows kept falling in the military formation of the remaining members of the Dou family. Those with shields hurriedly raised their shields, while those without shields screamed and looked for cover, or ran under the shield formation, hoping to avoid waves of flying arrows.
There were those who were slow on their feet, and as the arrows fell, not a single one of them was left alive. In less than a moment, corpses were lying all over the streets and alleys of Beichengmen that were full of burning smell.
A group of wild dogs with wrinkled fur came running towards them. They didn't care about the danger they were in. After quickly biting them several times, they took the bloody severed limbs in their mouths and ran away again.
"Don't retreat, block the Shu army's flying arrows, and then you can get closer to the city gate!" Hu Yong tore off his pockmarked face in shock and anger, revealing an old face.
"Kill, kill these Xu family thieves!"
Shangguan Shu's face was expressionless.
He had made these preparations originally to await Sima Xiu's army, but he never thought that a small shrimp would be welcomed.
"Floor mopping sting!"
The ground thorns mixed with bamboo knives and iron points were suddenly dragged up in front of the North City Gate.
Countless remnants of the Dou family were stabbed until they screamed and died on the spot.
The Dou family general on horseback roared forward, thinking of fighting for a round, but unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his sword, his face was pierced by several flying knives, and he fell to the ground without even a scream. The horse died.
"The head of the family is dying, all of them are dead!"
"Master Hu, there are Shu troops rushing in everywhere!"
Hu Yong's face turned pale and he asked in surprise, "Did Sima Military Advisor encounter an ambush?"
"Master, there is no Liang army behind us!"
Hu Yong was shocked, but after thinking about it again, he understood. This time, he has become an abandoned son, an abandoned son who can protect the commander.
"Kill!" Hu Yong raised his knife and shouted angrily in a sad voice.
The sky seemed to be shrouded in black clouds, and when he looked up, he saw a rain of arrows covering the sky, falling towards him.
…
"March quickly and rush to the east city gate!"
Relying on Hu Yong's death, Sima Xiu and Wei Qiu, leading the Liangzhou regular army of more than 6,000 people, hurried to the east gate of Chengdu.
"Teacher, at the east city gate are the men of the reckless Han Jiu!"
"As night falls, we use torches to spread suspicion. We must fight our way out of the east city gate tonight!" Sima Xiu said calmly.
Now, Hu Yong is committing suicide at the North City Gate, which will surely lead many Shu troops there. If they are unable to fight their way out of the east city gate, it won't take long for the rest of the Shu army to find out where they are and they will all come to kill them.
Wei Qiu originally wanted to ask what kind of backup his teacher had left. But when the words came to his mouth, seeing the teacher's appearance, he was speechless for a moment.
"Wei Qiu, now you and I have no choice but to risk our lives and survive." Sima Xiu turned his head, his face reddened by the torch, still looking fearless.
"Teacher, beyond Chengdu, you will reach the hinterland of Sichuan." Wei Qiu hesitated for a moment, but finally repeated it.
"I know." Sima Xiu stood calmly, "But now, fighting through the east city gate is our last chance."
"The last plan is to fight the poisonous owl again for life and death. Use the urn to trap me, and I will break out of the urn."
The night wind was strong, making Sima Xiu's robe whistle.
