Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"Wait, why is Zhang Liao being detained?"

"what on earth is it?"

Zhou Heng was completely dumbfounded.

Could something have happened that I don't know about?

"Never mind, as long as Lü Bu continues to pursue, my plan will not have failed."

"As for Zhang Liao... although I don't know what happened between them, I imagine that Zhang Liao and Lü Bu are now very unpleasant."

"Perhaps this time, there is still a chance to successfully recruit this future Five Tiger Generals?"

Zhou Heng's eyes lit up.

He had long coveted Zhang Liao, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the future.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so eager to recruit him before.

Unfortunately, the other party is still in Lu Bu's hands.

If Lü Bu hadn't died, it would have been very difficult to subdue him.

Unexpectedly... Lu Bu treated Zhang Liao this way?

How could that possibly excite him?

"Lu Bu, Lu Bu, I don't know whether to say you're clever or not?"

"Such a loyal general has been detained by you like this."

"Tsk tsk........."

Zhou Heng's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly made a decision in his heart.

As for whether this was a scheme devised between Zhang Liao and Lü Bu...

Their purpose was to scheme against me.

He didn't care at all.

Because Lü Bu didn't have that kind of brain.

............

Xiao Pei.

This was originally Lü Bu's base. When Lü Bu was defeated in Yanzhou, he had nowhere to go and could only flee in panic to Xuzhou to seek help from Liu Bei.

Liu Bei lamented that Xuzhou was a strategically important location, surrounded by enemies on all sides, with Yuan Shu eyeing him from the front and Cao Cao from the rear, leaving him isolated and without any support.

We desperately need allies.

In order to win over Lü Bu and get his help in resisting Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Therefore, this small county town was specially given to Lü Bu as a place to stay.

Unexpectedly, that arrow from back then actually hit his present self.

I originally thought that since I helped the other person when they were in their most difficult time, they would definitely be grateful to me.

To help him defend against Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Unexpectedly..........

The other side not only failed to help them resist Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Instead, he took advantage of the fact that he was fighting Yuan Shu.

He led his troops in a surprise attack on his own Xuzhou.

This led to his repeated defeats in the great battles against Yuan Shu.

In the end, they could only flee in panic.

They even sought Lu Bu's help.

They had no choice but to acknowledge the legitimacy of Xuzhou.

To confine oneself to such a small county town.

Looking back now, I realize how ridiculous I was.

Liu Bei wore a bitter smile.

Then he thought, "If I had listened to Zhou Heng's advice back then, would everything be different now?"

"Unfortunately, it's all too late."

Liu Bei sighed deeply.

"Brother, it's all my fault. I'm willing to be punished or scolded if you want, I just beg you not to suffer so much anymore."

"At worst, I'll just rush to Xuzhou City by myself and fight Lü Bu to the death."

"Even if it means death, I will help my elder brother reclaim Xuzhou."

Zhang Fei couldn't stand it anymore, and Liu Bei sighed every day.

He thought Liu Bei was still blaming him for losing Xuzhou.

He immediately stood up and said in a muffled voice.

He then walked outside.

He looked like he was about to go and fight Lu Bu to the death.

"Third brother, third brother, what are you doing?"

Guan Yu, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Zhang Fei back.

"Second brother, it's all my fault. I lost Xuzhou, which my eldest brother worked so hard to acquire."

"I'm going to fight that traitor right now. Even if I die, I'll help my brother get back Xuzhou and atone for my sins."

Zhang Fei said.

"Hey, third brother, sit down first. Don't be so impulsive. That's not what I meant."

"Besides, the three of us brothers are as close as family. If you go to Xuzhou to fight Lü Bu and something happens to you, how are my elder brother and I supposed to face the consequences?"

Guan Yu said with a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"But, but..."

Zhang Fei hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Third brother, what's done is done, and it's no use regretting it now. We should be thinking about how to solve the problem instead of dwelling on regret."

Guan Yu patiently advised him.

“That’s right, third brother. I didn’t mean to blame you. I was just thinking about that villain Lü Bu. He’s so inhuman.”

"Not only did they seize our Xuzhou, but the promised support still hasn't arrived."

"If we don't get reinforcements, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long."

"At that time..."

Liu Bei sighed and said.

What bothered him wasn't actually that Lü Bu had taken Xuzhou from him.

Although Lu Bu had taken Xu Province from him, which had greatly angered him.

Zhang Fei was so frustrated he wished he could live a life of widowhood.

But Liu Bei was rational.

Even if Zhang Fei were killed, Lü Bu would not obediently return Xuzhou.

On the contrary, Xuzhou is now a thing of the past for him.

His two younger brothers were his foundation.

It's impossible to dwell on the small city of Xuzhou forever.

What he's really struggling with now is that he's already acknowledged that Lü Bu is the rightful heir to Xuzhou.

And they issued a public announcement.

However, the reinforcements promised by the other side have not yet arrived.

If the enemy's reinforcements don't arrive.

With the troops I currently have, I'm afraid I can't hold off Yuan Shu for long.

Once that time comes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

That's why he kept sighing.

"this........."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu fell silent.

You can make them fight, but they're good at killing people.

Asking them to figure out a way to deal with Yuan Shu's massive army is really asking too much of them.

"Report."

Just then, a soldier rushed in in a panic.

"My lord, a gentleman outside is requesting an audience, saying he has a way to solve your current predicament."

Liu Bei was taken aback: "Sir? Do you know who you are?"

Now that I'm at my wit's end, who will come to support me?

Soldier: "I don't know, that person only said it was an old friend visiting?"

Although Mi Zhu served under Liu Bei and held an official position,

However, it has only been a short time, and not everyone knows him/her yet.

And coincidentally, this soldier was a new recruit that Liu Bei had gathered in Xiaopei after his previous defeat.

Naturally, they do not recognize it.

"An old friend?" Liu Bei frowned slightly.

When he was temporarily in charge of Xuzhou, he was enjoying great prestige, but not many people came to join him.

Not to mention that they're now at their wits' end.

For a moment, he was unsure who this person was.

"Please come quickly."

However, Liu Bei quickly replied.

Whoever comes, you'll know once you see them.

Moreover, this person claims to have a way to solve the current problem.

I am now at my wit's end.

Why not give it a try?

What if it succeeds?