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

"The reason Zhou Heng was so eager to drive us out of Xuzhou was because he had calculated that Lü Bu would be returning soon. He thought that if we left the city now, we would inevitably encounter Lü Bu, and then he would make us fight Lü Bu to the death while he reaped the benefits."

Guan Yu said with a gloomy expression.

"That's right. Otherwise, why would Mi Zhu appear at that crucial moment instead of at any other time? Zhou Heng is simply the greatest villain in the world. How hateful!"

Liu Bei was so frustrated that he vomited blood.

Throughout the journey, he also kept reviewing Zhou Heng's actions during this period.

The more I review the events, the more alarmed I become.

Every step was calculated to the extreme, with exquisite precision.

It was just right, perfectly executed.

They were made to follow his lead like puppets, conquering all sides for him.

He, on the other hand, reaped the benefits of others' misfortunes.

"Damn it, Zhou Heng has gone too far! I'm going to march back to Xuzhou City right now and tear that scoundrel Zhou Heng to pieces."

Zhang Fei was furious.

He then turned his horse around and charged into Xuzhou to kill Zhou Heng.

"Third brother, don't talk nonsense. Xuzhou City is probably already under martial law."

"How can you possibly charge into Xuzhou City and kill Zhou Heng all by yourself?"

"Moreover, with a formidable enemy at hand, the most urgent task is to figure out how to get past Lü Bu."

Guan Yu quickly grabbed Zhang Fei's warhorse and said.

"How do we get past Lü Bu? We should try to reason with him first. If that doesn't work, we can just charge straight at him."

"Do you think the three of us brothers are afraid of some traitor who has served three masters?"

Although Zhang Fei was an impulsive person, he still listened to the advice of his second and eldest brothers.

Besides, what I said before was just said in anger.

He said it fiercely right then and there.

"This is the only way forward for now."

Liu Bei sighed.

"Have your men prepare themselves. If Lü Bu listens to our advice, then we'll call it quits."

"If we have to fight, then we'll have no choice but to fight them."

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

A moment later, Lü Bu led his three thousand men to the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

"Well, the heavens are on my side, allowing me to run into you three scoundrels here."

"How dare they launch a sneak attack on my Xuzhou!"

"Today I will kill you all."

Lu Bu gritted his teeth in hatred.

After hearing that Liu Bei had launched a surprise attack on Xuzhou, he rushed to Xuzhou in a great hurry.

For this reason, they even went so far as to give Zhou Heng four thousand warhorses.

They were rushing all the way, and the horses' legs were almost broken.

But then he encountered Liu Bei and his two brothers here, which made him incredibly excited.

"General Fengxian, I, Liu Bei, pay my respects."

Liu Bei remained calm and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

"You scoundrel, you attacked my Xuzhou, and now you're trying to stop me here, and you still dare to pretend to be nice to me."

"Give me your life."

Seeing Liu Bei's calm expression, Lü Bu became even angrier.

Without thinking twice, he rushed forward and chopped down the three brothers.

Fortunately, it came at the crucial moment.

Liu Bei quickly stopped him.

"General Fengxian, please wait. Doesn't the general wonder why the three of us are here?"

If it weren't absolutely necessary, Liu Bei would never want to fight Lü Bu now.

In particular, the previous surprise attack on Xuzhou had already caused him heavy losses.

As a result, we gained nothing.

If he were to fight Lü Bu here again, all the wealth Liu Bei had painstakingly built up would be wiped out.

This is why he stood there and didn't immediately launch an attack.

"You dog, you attacked my Xuzhou before, and I presume that Xuzhou is now under your control. Your appearance here is naturally to stop this general."

Lu Bu said it was only natural.

"No, Xuzhou has not fallen into our hands. If it had, why would we be here to intercept General Lü Bu?"

"Since we've secured the city, even though General Lü Bu is powerful, he can't do anything to me."

"Why should we presume to be clever and come to fight the general?"

"Who doesn't know that the general's strength is unmatched in the world?"

Liu Bei shook his head and gave the other party a small compliment.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu was somewhat confused.

Because he felt that what the other person said made sense.

If the enemy had taken Xuzhou, why would they be able to intercept him here?

Moreover, judging from the enemy's troops, they don't seem to have much more than our own.

As long as we defend the city.

Even if you had 30,000 soldiers, you still wouldn't be able to defeat them.

"Then what brings you here?"

Lu Bu slowly lowered the halberd in his hand.

"To be honest, General, the three of us, including Yuan Shu, have all fallen for the treacherous scheme of Zhou Heng."

Seeing that Lü Bu did not immediately make a move, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid that the other party would act like a reckless brute, attacking without regard for consequences.

Even if he has a silver tongue, he won't be able to persuade him to abandon his halberd.

He was confident he could persuade the other party to stop, given his eloquence.

"Zhou Heng? What do you mean?"

Lu Bu's heart stirred.

"The situation is like this... Xuzhou City is now in Zhou Heng's hands."

Liu Bei immediately told him what he knew.

"You mean, Zhou Heng deliberately let you launch a sneak attack on Xuzhou, but in reality, he wanted to use you to open the gates of Xuzhou, and then drive you and Chen Gong out of Xuzhou so that he could reap the benefits."

"Is Xuzhou now in their hands?"

"And at that time he was in charge of the entire Xuzhou."

"Is that so?"

Lu Bu asked with a mocking smile.

"good........"

Liu Bei was just about to nod when he failed to notice the mockery on Lü Bu's face.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Bu's angry shout.

"You big-eared scoundrel, do you think I'm a three-year-old child, someone you can fool at will?"

"How could you, Liu Bei, be such a treacherous person? How could you have fallen for someone else's trick?"

"Moreover, Zhou Heng is still behind me. He previously obtained four thousand warhorses from me."

"You're telling me he's in Xuzhou right now? You're kidding me, aren't you?"

Lü Bu was furious.

It was clearly you, Big Ears Thief, who attacked my Xuzhou, but you're telling me it was Zhou Heng who attacked my Xuzhou.

Zhou Heng suffered heavy losses in the previous pursuit and now has very few troops left.

Where did he get so many troops to launch a surprise attack on my Xuzhou?

Besides, the troops under his command were of poor fighting strength and were just a rabble.

How can we take Xuzhou in front of Chen Gong and Liu Bei?

Not to mention, they're still right behind me.

You told me he's currently in Xuzhou.

What a joke.

He can fly, right?

Do you really think I'm a three-year-old?

It is tolerable and unbearable.

Lü Bu was furious.

"General Fengxian, please hold your hand and hear me out..."

"Get the hell out of here."