Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 101 A Big Mistake

That night, Wei Xiaobao had just laid down in bed when he heard someone come to report that Zhang Fei invited him over for a drink.

Wei Xiaobao was worried that Zhang Fei would get drunk and make mistakes, so he took Shuang'er and hurried to Zhang Fei.

When Wei Xiaobao arrived, Zhang Fei was already quite drunk and a headless body was lying on the ground.

Zhang Fei saw Wei Xiaobao coming and pointed at the corpse on the ground and said, "Brother, just as you expected, this Cao Bao was about to surrender to the enemy, so I captured him and chopped him off. I've already sent his head to Xu Dan. Let's see if he dares to surrender again!"

Wei Xiaobao turned to look at the soldier beside him and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

The soldier trembled and said, "General Cao Bao came to persuade the Third General to go to battle the next day. He saw the Third General drinking, and then the two generals had an argument. General Cao Bao said something he shouldn't have said, and then the Third General was furious and beheaded General Cao Bao."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "What did he say?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "I didn't hear clearly."

Zhang Fei, half drunk and half awake, cursed, "How dare you call me a coward hiding in the city and not daring to fight? Brother, we agreed to defend the city and not fight. Isn't Cao Bao trying to seduce me by trying to persuade me to go to war?"

Wei Xiaobao sighed, looking at Cao Bao's corpse, thinking to himself, "Your death wasn't unjust at all. Brother Zhang San had been scolded as a coward all day, and he was just so angry that he had no place to vent."

Wei Xiaobao ordered the soldiers to carry Cao Bao's body out, then sat down opposite Zhang Fei and said, "Third brother, you can't drink anymore. If eldest brother comes back, you'll have to fight Lu Bu again!"

Zhang Fei, craving a drink, refused to listen. He gulped down a large bowl of wine, wiped his mouth, and said, "Are you trying to mock me for being a coward? Even if I'm drunk, I can still fight Lü Bu for three hundred rounds."

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and the soldier rushed in, shouting, "Report! Xu Dan has beheaded the gate officer and thrown the gates wide open in surrender. Lü Bu's troops have already stormed the city walls."

Wei Xiaobao immediately thought of escaping.

Zhang Fei stood up unsteadily and cursed, "Stop your bullshit! Xu Dan saw Cao Bao's head, and he still dared to surrender to the enemy?"

Wei Xiaobao glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "You've really killed me! Shuang'er, press his acupoints quickly."

Shuang'er stepped forward and pointed at Zhang Fei, then helped Wei Xiaobao support Zhang Fei.

Wei Xiaobao shouted at the frightened soldier, "Go and get the horses!"

When the horses arrived, the three men struggled to carry Zhang Fei onto their backs.

Wei Xiaobao followed Zhang Fei and mounted his horse, then asked the soldier, "What other way is there to escape from the city?"

"The north gate leads out of the city."

"Lead the way!"

The shouts and screams behind him were getting closer and closer. Wei Xiaobao kept urging the soldier who was leading the way, and finally escaped from the city before being discovered by Lu Bu. Unfortunately, the soldier was shot by a stray arrow and lost his life.

Wei Xiaobao was also shot in the back by an arrow. If he had not been wearing precious clothes, he would have ended up like the soldier.

After figuring out the direction, Wei Xiaobao turned his horse around and headed straight towards Liu Bei's army in Huaiyin.

Zhang Fei was thrown back on the horse and vomited most of the wine. The night breeze blew him back to consciousness. However, Shuang'er pressed his acupuncture points, and he could only scream, "Put me down now! I want to go back to Xia Pi!" Wei Xiaobao said, "Xia Pi has already been lost. What's the point in going back? The most urgent thing is to find Brother Liu Bei first, and then come back to deal with Lu Bu."

Zhang Fei shouted, "The two sisters-in-law are still in the city!"

After hearing Zhang Fei's words, Wei Xiaobao pulled the reins and stopped his horse, but when he looked back at Xia Pi City, he was in trouble again.

Wei Xiaobao would even risk his life for his own wife, but if it were for someone else's wife, he probably wouldn't risk his life for that.

Wei Xiaobao said, "It's already so difficult for me to save you alone, how can I possibly save others?"

Zhang Fei sighed and said, "I lost Xia Pi, and now you two have caused my sisters-in-law to suffer. How can I still live in this world with dignity?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "You can't die, otherwise history will be messed up!"

Wei Xiaobao said, "You won't die, but Lü Bu won't live long. Xia Pi will be his burial place."

Wei Xiaobao had not expected that in order to use Liu Bei to snatch the jade seal, he would cause such serious consequences. He could not help but feel regretful. He did not care what Zhang Fei said, but just whipped his horse to hurry on, thinking of meeting Liu Bei as soon as possible and apologizing in person.

The three men and two horses ran all night and finally encountered Liu Bei's army returning to defend.

Zhang Fei's acupoints unblocked themselves halfway through the journey. At this time, he was riding a horse alone, and his horse was given to Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er to ride together.

Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei and his two companions from afar and rode towards them at full speed.

Zhang Fei dismounted and retreated to the ground, crying and blaming himself.

After hearing what Zhang Fei said, Liu Bei, though heartbroken at the loss of the city, knew now was not the time to blame Zhang Fei. He helped Zhang Fei to his feet and said, "The blame for the loss of Xia Pi lies not with my third brother, but with my eldest brother. I knew Lü Bu would attack Xia Pi, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. I'm afraid Yuan Shu had been secretly communicating with Lü Bu for a long time. I thought the intelligence Bo Zhi sent us would give us a head start, but I didn't expect Yuan Shu to have a backup plan. As for what my third brother said about drunkenly beheading Cao Bao and forcing Xu Dan to surrender to the enemy, don't blame yourself too much. Although the Danyang generals Cao Bao, Xu Dan, and others had surrendered to me, they had long been preparing for action. I should have eliminated the hidden danger sooner, but considering they were also former subordinates of Lord Tao, I couldn't bear to drive them back to Danyang. I didn't expect this would lead to such a disaster."

Wei Xiaobao said, "It's all my fault for wanting to seize the imperial seal. Otherwise, my elder brother wouldn't have lost Xuzhou."

Liu Bei said, "Yuan Shu holds the Imperial Seal but has no intention of returning it to His Majesty. How can I remain silent? Moreover, he has already dispatched his troops. If it weren't for Bo Zhi's intelligence, we would have already been defeated on the front line, and there would have been no chance of retaking Xia Pi."

Sun Qian, who had come with the army, stepped forward and said, "My lord, although Xia Pi is now occupied by Lü Bu, Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others are still in the city. With their support, it will not be difficult to recapture Xia Pi."

While Liu Bei was on the march, news came from Xia Pi that Chen Gui and his son Chen Deng had defected to Lu Bu.

Liu Bei knew that the Chen family had lived in Xuzhou for generations and their family business was also in Xuzhou. With the support of the Chen family, it would be difficult for Lu Bu to attack Xia Pi again.

Just when the brothers were worried, Lu Bu also sent someone to deliver a letter and also brought Liu Bei's two wives.

Not only did Lu Bu let Liu Bei return to Xiaopei, he also said that he had sent Chen Deng to Xudu to meet the emperor and expressed his willingness to be loyal to the court and guard Xuzhou.

Liu Bei had no choice but to lead his troops back to Xiaopei.

Wei Xiaobao could also see that this was all Chen Gong's plan. Knowing that Liu Bei was loyal to the court, he asked Lu Bu to give up his intention to attack Xia Pi under the pretext of surrendering to the court.

After Wei Xiaobao followed Liu Bei back to Xiaopei, he said goodbye to Liu Bei. Despite Liu Bei's repeated attempts to keep him, Wei Xiaobao left Xiaopei and prepared to return to Xudu. Because Wei Xiaobao still felt guilty about Liu Bei losing Xuzhou, he decided to return to Xudu to destroy Chen Gong's plan.

(End of this chapter)