Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

One day later, Yu recovered the city.

The entire Yufu was in a panic at this moment.

The vanguard of the Han army's Jingzhou Legion had passed through three gorges including Wu Gorge and landed east of Yufu City.

More main forces of the Han army continued to advance towards Yufu City.

When this news came out, all the soldiers and civilians in the city were shocked and stunned.

When the Han army attacked Qin before, they did launch an attack on the Yu Fu line, but the number of Han troops at those times was only about 30,000.

This time, the number of Han troops reached an unprecedented 80,000!
This was something Sima Lang and the soldiers and civilians in the city had never expected.

In the mansion.

Sima Lang paced in the hall, pondering the reason.

Suddenly, he turned around and said in surprise:

"Could it be that Your Majesty has fallen into Liu Bei's trap this time? My main forces have been transferred to Jiange, while Liu Bei's real attack direction is in Yufu?"

Sima Lang is Sima Yi's younger brother after all. Although his ability to command troops is average, he still has some wisdom.

At this point, it is natural to have such speculation.

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Deputy General Chen Shi also shuddered and said anxiously:

"Since you have such a guess, then quickly send a messenger to Chengdu to ask His Majesty for help!"

Sima Lang's eyes lit up when he was reminded of this.

But then he shook his head and sighed:
"It takes at least seven or eight days to get from here to Chengdu. It took half a month for the troops to come and go. I'm afraid that by the time reinforcements arrive, it will be too late."

Chen Shi was speechless and immediately understood what Sima Lang meant.

The distance is too far and there is not enough time.

For a moment, Chen Shi was so anxious that he scratched his head and was at a loss.

Just when the two were anxious and at a loss.

The guards outside the hall came hurriedly and shouted loudly:
"Generals, there is a man outside the city who claims to be Yuan Xi and wants to see you."

Yuan Xi?

Upon hearing this name, Sima Lang's body suddenly shook.

Wasn't the second son of Yuan Shao, a former minister of the Qin Dynasty, unfortunately captured by Liu Bei when Chang'an fell?
Upon hearing that he was captured, Yuan Xi resolutely knelt before Liu Bei and asked to surrender to the Han Dynasty, but Liu Bei refused and has detained him until now, and his life or death is unknown.

How come Yuan Xi suddenly appeared in Yufu City?
Sima Lang and Chen Shi looked at each other, both of them were confused.

Sima Lang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said:

"Let Yuan Xi come in and see me. I am very curious about why he suddenly appeared here."

The guards immediately gave the order and left.

Not long after.

A familiar face walked into the hall.

"Brother Sima, I finally see you!"

When Yuan Xi saw Sima Lang, he rushed forward with great joy as if he had met an old friend.

Compared to Yuan Xi's enthusiasm, Sima Lang had a sullen face and his eyes were full of vigilance.

Yuan Xi stepped forward and Sima Lang winked at Chen Shi.

Chen Shi waved his hand, and the swordsmen and axes ambushed on the left and right immediately stepped forward and surrounded Yuan Xi.

"Brother Sima, what are you doing?"

Yuan Xi was shocked and glared at Sima Lang.

Chen Shi stepped forward with his sword in hand and shouted coldly:

"Yuan Xi, you are a traitor who betrayed the Qin Dynasty. General Sima will naturally eliminate the traitor for the country and kill you, the traitor!"

Yuan Xi took a deep breath and realized that Sima Lang had regarded him as a traitor. No wonder, when he was captured in Chang'an, he knelt down and begged Liu Bei to surrender. After so many years, it must have been known to all Qin people.

In the eyes of the Qin people, he was a traitor to his country.

It is no wonder that Chen Shi had such a reaction.

Yuan Xi was panicking in his heart, but he pretended to be calm on his face and just sneered:
"Brother Sima, it's easy for you to kill me, Yuan Xi, with just one blow. But if you kill me, you, General Chen, and all the soldiers in this city will probably die without a burial place!"

Death without a burial place!

As soon as these eight words came out, Sima Lang's heart was shocked and he immediately became alert.

Chen Shi didn't take it seriously, and waved his knife and cursed:

"Yuan Xi, you are still talking nonsense when you are about to die. I will chop you to pieces!"

"Wait a minute!"

Sima Lang stopped him and said in a softer tone:

"Don't be impatient yet, listen to what he means and why we are going to die without a burial place."

Yuan Xi swallowed his saliva, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Fortunately, he had an idea just now and used a trick to deceive the audience. Otherwise, Chen Shi would not have listened to his explanation and would have chopped him to death on the spot.

After coughing a few times, Yuan Xi looked somewhat helpless and said:
"Brother Sima, you don't know that when I was captured in Chang'an, I had no other choice but to pretend to surrender to Liu Bei."

"Brother Sima, don't you think about it? My Yuan family was destroyed by Liu Bei, and my Yuan family's Hebei base was also seized by Liu Bei. How could I possibly surrender to Liu Bei?"

"I am just bearing the humiliation and waiting for the opportunity to take action."

After hearing Yuan Xi's explanation, the gloom on Sima Lang's face dissipated a little, and the contempt in his eyes also diminished a little.

"Even if you pretended to surrender to Liu Bei, why did you appear in my Yufu City?"

Sima Lang asked again.

Yuan Xi did not dare to hide it and admitted that he was entrusted by Xiao Fang to come to Yu Fu to persuade him to surrender, so he was able to escape from the tiger's mouth.

When Sima Lang heard this, his expression changed drastically:

"Xiao Fang, are you saying that the demon Xiao Fang is also in the Jingzhou Legion?"

Sima Lang was truly shocked.

According to intelligence from spies, Xiao Fang should be with Liu Bei in Hanzhong at this time, and is attacking Jiange with the main force of the Han army.

However, Yuan Xi kept claiming that Xiao Fang was in the invading Jingzhou army!

This was explosive news, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

Yuan Xi nodded heavily, and then released another piece of heavy information that shocked Sima Lang even more:
Not only was Xiao Fang in the Jingzhou Legion, but all this was his plan to openly repair the plank road and secretly cross Chencang.

The main attack direction of the Han State was not Jiange, but Yufu!

These words were like thunder roaring overhead, shocking Chen Shi so much that his face changed drastically and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's not as I expected. Your Majesty, have you really fallen into the trap..."

Sima Lang's brows furrowed into a frown, and his face was suddenly filled with gloom.

He had previously speculated that Cao Cao had fallen into Liu Bei's trap of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Now, what Yuan Xi said further proved his speculation.

"Brother Sima, there is no time to lose. You must send someone to Chengdu to ask the emperor for help!"

Sima Lang came back to his senses and sighed with a bitter face:
"Brother Yuan, you know how far Yufu is from Chengdu. Do you think we can wait for the emperor's reinforcements after this trip?"

Yuan Xi was shocked and his brows furrowed.

At this time.

Chen Shi took a step forward and said proudly:
"We still have 4,000 to 5,000 elite soldiers in Yufu City. It shouldn't be a problem for us to hold out for more than ten days!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi couldn't help but laugh.

A sarcastic sneer. (End of this chapter)