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

"As soon as we withdraw from Xuzhou, we will encounter Lü Bu's reinforcements in no time."

"At that time, Chen Gong took the lead in attacking from Xuzhou. We were attacked from both sides and were bound to be defeated."

"Moreover, there is Zhou Heng hiding in the shadows. If we withdraw, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Liu Bei shook his head.

"So what should we do now? Why don't we close the city gates and find Zhou Heng's men first?"

Zhang Fei suggested.

“That’s not a good idea. Zhou Heng’s men are hidden in the crowd and will be difficult to find in a short time.”

"There's no time to spare right now."

"I'm afraid they'll return before they even find Lü Bu."

"Moreover, even if we find Zhou Heng's people, it won't help."

"After all, we have very few troops left."

“Exposing Zhou Heng at this point would not benefit us in the slightest.”

"Once we fight Zhou Heng, regardless of victory or defeat, we will undoubtedly be defeated when we face Lü Bu afterwards."

"The only solution now is to take over Xuzhou before Lü Bu returns."

"And we must also stop Zhou Heng outside the city in time."

"Only in this way can we have a glimmer of hope."

"Otherwise, wait until our..."

Liu Bei didn't say what he meant next, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei understood the meaning behind his words.

The best outcome is that all the hard work and dedication over the years is lost in a single day.

If things go any worse, their lives could be in danger.

"Alright, I'll personally lead the charge and try to take Xuzhou as quickly as possible."

Guan Yu gritted his teeth, stood up, and said.

This is a last resort.

With their limited forces, it would be impossible for them to take over the inner city in a short period of time.

The only way is to rely on one's own superior martial prowess.

Only by risking their lives to open the city gates could they have a glimmer of hope.

"Second brother, I'll go with you."

Zhang Fei also stood up at the same time.

"Yun Chang, Yi De, be extra careful."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Brother, don't worry."

Time was of the essence, so the two didn't waste any words.

He immediately took the lead and charged into the inner city with his soldiers.

With these two generals personally leading the charge, Liu Bei's army, which had been struggling to break through and whose morale was already low, was suddenly thwarted.

Their momentum surged instantly.

To their surprise, the two men did not command the soldiers, nor did they charge with them.

Instead, they ended up at a section of the city wall where there were fewer defenders.

Look at each other.

He then rode his warhorse and quickly retreated, soon reaching a distance of several hundred meters.

Then, he galloped away on horseback.

Instantly, the two of them shot straight into the inner city like two sharp arrows.

"Second brother, lend me a hand."

When they reached a point just a dozen meters from the inner city, Zhang Fei suddenly roared.

He thrust his eighteen-foot spear fiercely into the distant city wall.

Just hear a ding.

The eighteen-foot-long snake hair was stuck straight up on the city wall.

He was riding a warhorse, about three meters from the city wall.

He stomped hard on the warhorse, and with the help of the horse's charge, leaped into the air.

It landed steadily on the eighteen-foot spear.

"Third brother, watch carefully."

Guan Yu knew at a glance what his third brother wanted to do, and immediately said nothing more.

He leaped up from three meters away from the city wall.

However, his jumping method was completely opposite to Zhang Fei's.

Zhang Fei stepped directly onto the horse's back and jumped onto the eighteen-foot spear.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, braced himself on the saddle with both hands, standing upside down.

He kicked Zhang Fei hard with both feet.

"boom."

next second.

Zhang Fei, standing on the Zhangba Serpent Spear, leaped up again, fiercely meeting Guan Yu's foot head-on.

However, he wanted to use Guan Yu's strength to jump directly onto the city wall.

I must say, this method is indeed very effective.

Zhang Fei, who could jump more than three meters high with the help of the eighteen-foot spear, was further aided by Guan Yu's kick.

It rose another meter or so.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he grabbed the edge of the city wall with both hands, exerted a sudden force, and flipped himself up the nearly six-meter-high wall.

This is the inner city. Unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties, the inner city walls during the Three Kingdoms period were much lower than those of the outer city.

If it were the outer city, Zhang Fei would need to use his strength at least twice to jump onto the city wall.

"Third brother, take the weapon."

Seeing his third brother jump onto the city wall, Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, climbing the city wall in this way carries a great risk.

If someone were to shoot arrows or roll stones or logs near the city wall, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Because during the time Zhang Fei was on the wall, he was completely unprepared.

Fortunately, most of the soldiers' attention was drawn to the attacking troops.

Only a few people are stationed here.

They couldn't stop Zhang Fei at all.

Zhang Fei was fast enough that they didn't have time to react.

After all, who would have thought that someone would use this method to display their work on the wall?

He immediately pulled the eighteen-foot spear from the city wall and threw it fiercely onto the city tower.

"Hahaha, you bunch of bastards, how dare you block my brother for so long."

"Die to me."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

With a spear in hand, I have the world at my command.

He immediately flicked his spear and plunged it straight into the crowd.

The inner city walls were relatively low, with each row barely wide enough for four people to stand.

Lu Bu's army could only field a maximum of eight men for a siege.

For a time, they simply couldn't defeat Zhang Fei.

Instead, they were routed by Zhang Fei.

"Third brother, do not linger in battle, quickly open the city gates."

Guan Yu, fearing that Zhang Fei might be lost alone, quickly reminded him.

"it is good."

After killing a few more people, Zhang Fei realized the seriousness of the situation and stopped fighting.

He immediately turned around and rushed down to the city walls.

The commotion here naturally attracted Chen Gong's attention.

"Damn it, why did this brute get up here?"

Chen Gong's face was extremely grim.

The outer city of Xiapi has already fallen; if the inner city falls, the consequences will be unimaginable.

He immediately sent someone to summon Song Xian.

"Song Xian, you immediately take five hundred soldiers and stop Zhang Fei at all costs."

"There's no need to kill him, just hold him back."

"If we hold out for a few more hours, our lord's army will return."

"We must not let him open the city gates."

Chen Gong quickly gave the order.

Liu Bei lacked time, and so did he.

Now is the time to race against time.

As long as we can hold out until Lü Bu returns, Liu Bei is nothing to fear.

"Yes."

Song Xian accepted the order.

"Cheng Lian, Hao Meng, you lead three thousand men to continue holding the line."

"Yes."

The two accepted the order.

"Cao Xing, Zang Ba, you lead three thousand cavalrymen and come with me to the governor's mansion."

Chen Gong looked again at the last two generals.

Now Zhang Fei has already stormed the city walls, and with his martial prowess, no one can stop him.

The consequences of opening the city gates would be unimaginable.

He had to prepare for the worst.