The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

This matter is over for the time being.

Outside the city, after Liu Biao and others left, Liu Zheng did not directly let his troops attack. He asked Zhou Yu to lead the troops to set up camp here temporarily, while waiting for news from Xu Huang and Sun Jian.

In just half a day, Xu Huang sent him a message back.

The [-] vanguard cavalry led by Ding Yuan rushed from Jiangling to Xiangyang to support Liu Biao's troops. On the way, they were ambushed by Xu Huang's cavalry.

The cavalry under Ding Yuan's men were not elite cavalry in the eyes of the big man, but they had already suffered a lot in the battle with Huang Zhong.

Bingzhou's cavalry was not as fierce as Xiliang's iron cavalry, nor as brisk as Karasuma's cavalry, so they were in the middle of the road. When they met Xu Huang's cavalry, they were killed and defeated.

It was ambushed again, and the [-] cavalry were completely lost in just two hours.

Xu Huang not only captured Ding Yuan, but also wiped out all the cavalry. He captured some horses and added them to his own cavalry. Xu Huang took Ding Yuan who had been captured and returned to Liu Zheng's camp. In the camp.

On Liu Zheng's side, just after setting up the camp, they heard Xu Huang leading people back.

Although the cavalry on his side lost a lot of troops, when Liu Zheng heard Xu Huang say that Ding Yuan had been captured alive, Liu Zheng became excited.

Liu Zheng immediately summoned Ding Yuan, who was kidnapped by Xu Huang, in his camp.

When Liu Zheng saw Ding Yuan, he could tell that Ding Yuan's face had some vicissitudes.

According to history, the current Ding Yuan has been killed by Lu Bu. Unfortunately, because of the appearance of Liu Zheng, this period of history no longer exists. Ding Yuan, who should have died, has lived for several years.

However, although Ding Yuan is still alive, Ding Yuan's ability to command troops is actually not very good. Although he is brave, he is too old and can stand firm. Let him take the initiative to attack, but he still does not have that ability.

Being captured alive by Xu Huang again this time, the unyielding anger in his heart has dissipated.

He glanced at Liu Zheng with a desolate expression. Ding Yuan became even more desolate when he saw that Liu Zheng was only a young man in his thirties. Over fifty years old, but became a prisoner.

"General Ding Yuan, I have admired your name for a long time."

Liu Zheng had never met Ding Yuan in this way. Compared to Lu Bu, Ding Yuan was indeed more mature. Regardless of his standpoint, Liu Zheng still admired Ding Yuan.

Different from others, Ding Yuan really has no family background at all, and he came up from a civilian struggle.

Ding Yuan, who was born in a commoner family, relied on his military exploits and worked his way up to the position of governor of Bingzhou. Compared with others, relying on his family, he could easily get a high official and rich salary, but Ding Yuan relied on his own ability.

"The general of the defeated army, how can he talk about his name."

"Haha, General Ding Yuan, don't underestimate yourself. I know the general's talent. If it were another general, even if he lost, he would definitely be able to retreat. It's a pity that the general met me."

It's not that Liu Zheng thinks he's smart, but that he always fights with surprise soldiers and wins with surprise.

For an experienced defender like Ding Yuan, it is naturally difficult to figure out what Liu Zheng is thinking, so it is not so easy to block Liu Zheng.

If it were Cao Cao, Cao Cao would definitely not be so easy to fall for. He would attack Liu Zheng on the Jingzhou battlefield at all costs, and he would never return to assist Xiangyang.

It's a pity that the current Cao Cao was recruited by Liu Zheng and went to Funan to play mud with the natives.

"A defeat is a defeat, the old man admits it."

Ding Yuan sighed.

"The general is old and strong, are you willing to follow me and calm the world?"

Liu Zheng still has a good impression of Ding Yuan, so although Ding Yuan was defeated and captured, if Ding Yuan is willing, Liu Zheng can still give him a chance to take up some positions again under his account .

Unfortunately, Ding Yuan shook his head.

He responded to Liu Zheng.

"Forget it, the old man is getting old and is no longer suitable for this world. Now it is the world of your young people. Old things like me should be disarmed and returned to the fields earlier. Please take care of the old man's old age." Please, allow the old man to return to the countryside for the rest of his life."

Ding Yuan had lost his fighting spirit and ambition, so he told Liu Zheng that it was not because he was afraid of things, but he took these things lightly.

He himself is still loyal to the Han Dynasty, but Liu Zheng is also in the Han Dynasty. For him, he doesn't care who is orthodox, but after being defeated by Liu Zheng, he really doesn't have the heart of being loyal to the king and serving the country.

Liu Zheng originally wanted to say a few more words, but after seeing Ding Yuan's decadent appearance, he understood that he had no such intentions, so he simply stopped persuading him.

Of course, Liu Zheng did not agree with Ding Yuan so readily.

"General Ding Yuan, if you want to retire and return to your hometown, I can promise you, but not now, I still have one thing to do. If you can cooperate with me to finish this matter, let alone return to your hometown, I will return it to you." You leave a leisurely job, so that you will not be bored in your old age."

Ding originally thought that Liu Zheng would not agree, but after hearing Liu Zheng's words, he became somewhat interested.

Immediately raised his head to look at Liu Zheng, did not ask, but it was obvious that he was waiting for Liu Zheng's order.

"Don't be in a hurry, you take a rest for a day, and we will talk about it tomorrow."

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he entertained Ding Yuan a full meal, and then rested for a day.

Waited until the second day.

Liu Zhengcai dragged Ding Yuan and some of Ding Yuan's remnants to appear under the tower of Xiangyang City.

He wants to deal the last blow to these people in Xiangyang City, breaking down their inner line of defense.

What would they look like when they saw Ding Yuan's army who had been waiting so hard being captured by Liu Zheng.

Chapter 798 Intimidation

Liu Zheng once again gathered soldiers and horses under the city of Xiangyang.

He also called Liu Biao by his first name and asked Liu Biao to come out.

Liu Biao and others in the city were naturally shouted by Liu Zheng again, and they were shouted to the tower.

After worrying about not sleeping well all night, Liu Biao, who had just rested for a while in the morning, yawned and ran up the tower.

When Liu Biao appeared above the city tower again, he saw Liu Zheng at the bottom of the city, but he was a little puzzled, not understanding what Liu Zheng wanted to do.

"Liu Zheng, what are you calling for? If you want to attack the city, just try it. If you have nothing to do, don't disturb the rest of the old man."

Liu Biao yawned, obviously tired when speaking.

Liu Zheng looked at Liu Biao's attitude, and was a little surprised. Liu Biao was so calm when his ass was on fire.

"It's okay? Who said it's okay, I said Liu Biao, don't you know your situation?"

"No matter what the situation is, my Xiangyang City has a lot of food, and it's not so easy for you to take it down. What am I afraid of?"

In fact, Liu Biao was still pretending to be calm, otherwise he, the lord, would panic, and the people under him would be even more at a loss.

Only by showing some signs of being able to hold on, can we ensure that this city will not be defeated by Liu Zheng's 2 people.

Seeing this, Liu Zheng didn't say much, just sneered, then turned his head and looked at Xu Huang behind him.

After giving Xu Huang a signal, Xu Huang quickly understood what Liu Zheng meant, and brought up Ding Yuan and others who had been captured earlier.

Although Ding Yuan was not tied up and Ding Yuan was given a lot of freedom, Ding Yuan was still a bit embarrassed at this time. The armor on his body was all tattered, even the helmet was gone, and his hair was scattered in one place. If he didn't take a rest, it would be difficult for people to recognize him as the governor of Bingzhou with disheveled hair.

"Liu Biao, look who this is!"

Liu Zheng shouted vigorously towards the tower.

This sentence was loud, not only attracted Liu Biao's attention, but also attracted those people around Liu Biao.

They all poked their heads out and looked around the city.

Just as Liu Zheng guessed, they didn't recognize who the person standing under the city was at first glance.

Everyone has some doubts.

But I don't know who it is, and shouted in the crowd.

"Then isn't that Master Ding Yuan?"

"Ding Yuan!"

After someone called out Ding Yuan, when everyone was still in doubt, they immediately overlapped the appearance of this person with Ding Yuan. At this moment, more people recognized the person in front of him as Ding Yuan.

"Isn't Master Ding Yuan guarding Jiangling? Why did he appear here?"

"Master Ding Yuan was arrested by Liu Zheng?"

"Could it be true what Liu Zheng said before? He really sent people to block the road from Jiangling and Hanyang to here?"

Because of Ding Yuan's appearance, those who recognized Ding Yuan immediately thought of more because of this.

Originally, he didn't have much trust in Liu Zheng's words, but now it was like a catharsis, and he took what Liu Zheng said before all of a sudden.

"No wonder! No wonder the eldest son's soldiers and horses haven't come back to support Xiangyang until now. Could it be that the eldest son was also arrested by Liu Zheng's people!"

"It should be, even if he was not caught by Liu Zheng, he must have suffered heavy losses in the battle with Liu Zheng's men and horses."

"It's over, it's over, our Xiangyang City is over, there are no reinforcements!"

For a while, more people thought of it.

Xiangyang, which still had some hope of survival, at this moment, was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

An atmosphere of despair permeated the tower.

Even Liu Biao himself immediately turned dark and looked at Ding Yuan without saying a word.

He also recognized that person as Ding Yuan, but so what if he recognized Ding Yuan.

Add more psychological pressure to yourself?

This is obviously not what Liu Biao wants to see.

While everyone was discussing, Liu Biao immediately scolded loudly.

"It's not Ding Yuan. The people under the city are not General Ding Yuan. They were just pretended by Liu Zheng. General Ding Yuan's [-] troops, how could it be so easy to fail!"

Even if Ding Yuan has been pulled out by Liu Zheng, Liu Biao is sure that that person is Ding Yuan, but he still wants to try to save him.

However, everyone is not a fool. Although Liu Biao said that person is not Ding Yuan, many people present have met Ding Yuan and know that person is Ding Yuan.

"Hahaha, Liu Biao, what, you don't even know Ding Yuan?"

"You should understand what I mean by pulling General Ding Yuan out. To me, your city of Xiangyang is something I can take down at any time. The reason why I haven't done anything yet is because of your Xiangyang city. the people of the city."

"Once I attack the city, it will be the people in the city who will suffer. I don't want to harm the common people. Go out of the city and surrender. I can guarantee you that I won't hurt your life, and I will keep you safe for the rest of your life according to the conditions you should have. The house is full of children and grandchildren."

At this time, Liu Zheng once again proposed to surrender.

But after Liu Biao heard it, although he was touched, he did not reply to Liu Zheng here. After all, this matter is of great importance, so naturally it cannot be easily decided here.

Liu Biao hesitated for a moment, but still answered Liu Zheng.

"Liu Zheng, how about giving me three days to think about it?"

Liu Biao didn't want to agree to Liu Zheng, but it was actually because he still had the last illusion in his heart, hoping that Zhang Liao's army in Hanyang could rush back.

Three days is just the last deadline for people like Zhang Liao.

If Zhang Liao and Liu Qi still did not lead troops to support Xiangyang within three days, then Liu Biao would know that reinforcements were hopeless, and surrender might be the only possibility.

"Okay. I know what you mean, isn't it just three days, I'll give it to you."

But how could Liu Zheng be afraid of these three days? He knew exactly what Liu Biao was thinking, but he still agreed to Liu Biao.

After all, there are indeed many people in this city of Xiangyang. If the war can be avoided and Xiangyang recovered, it will be a good result for Liu Zheng.

In this way, the two sides temporarily formed a tacit understanding.

For three days, Liu Zheng did not continue to send troops to harass Xiangyang City, and Liu Biao also waited calmly in Xiangyang City for three days.

During these three days, Liu Biao would go to the city tower to take a look every day, looking in the direction of Hanyang City from a distance, to see if there would be reinforcements coming.

Unfortunately, for three days, there was not even a ghost, only Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city, which brought him a lot of pressure.

Chapter 799 Kaesong Surrender

Three days passed quickly.

The reinforcements Liu Biao expected did not arrive.

When the time was up, he finally summoned his staff in his mansion.

A dozen or so people crowded into the spacious hall.

Among them are many of his trusted followers, as well as his own son, nephew and others.

Liu Biao glanced at the people present, and looked at the people who were still beside him at this moment.

Based on these people, it is already difficult to compete with Liu Zheng outside the city.

Even some of them have already made plans, faintly wanting to go out and surrender to Liu Zheng directly.

It's just that Liu Biao has not made a final decision, so he has not acted.