He originally intended to surrender to Wei, so why did he end up restoring Han?

As a collateral son of the Chen family in Xuzhou, Chen Zi was never highly regarded. His mother always taught him to be obedient to his master and not to cause trouble for the clan.

Chen Zi understood that everything he had was given to him by his family, so he had no complaints when the family arranged for him to join the Chen family's retinue.

Chen Zi had witnessed Chen Deng's intelligence and talent; as the eldest son, he was exceptionally capable and was now a guest of honor of Liu Yuzhou.

Chen Zi believed that he could never reach that level. In order not to be looked down upon by others, Chen Zi could only strictly follow the clan's orders. In general, he was a person who was lacking in other aspects, but very obedient.

But every time the night was quiet, Chen Zi would secretly fantasize about what it would be like to live freely, studying the classics with great Confucian scholars, or galloping across the northern frontier like the Marquis of Champion, instead of existing as a high-ranking slave of the Chen family.

However, fantasy is just fantasy. Chen Zi cannot rebel against his master, just as he cannot rebel against Lu Wan now.

Yes, Chen Zi had already realized that this was a suicide mission. Even if Guan Yu's soldiers were fast, they couldn't arrive in time. His four hundred men would definitely die without a burial place. After all, the probability of four hundred men successfully raiding a city was the same as the probability of eight hundred men defeating one hundred thousand people. It was almost impossible.

But how could Chen Zi resist and refuse to carry out orders? The charge of disobeying military orders would implicate his family as well.

Thinking of this, Chen Zi could only comfort himself that Liu Bei was a kind and honest elder, and that the pension would definitely be enough so that his family could survive even if things got a little tough.

Putting aside all his emotions, Chen Zi was ready for battle.

At the dock, a junior officer led several clerks to greet them.

The junior officer, oblivious to his impending doom, urged Chen Zi and the others to moor their boats while asking, "Didn't General Ji say all the ships were gone? Where did you get these ships?"

"We snatched it from the peasants. The fishermen ran away as soon as they saw us," Chen Zi said without hesitation.

Just as the junior officer was about to ask more questions, more and more people disembarked from the ship. These people were all fully armored, which made the junior officer feel inexplicably uneasy.

Then look at Chen Zi, who answered him. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were fixed on him.

The junior officer was immediately terrified, fearing that a knife would come at him if he turned around, so he could only say, "General, I have some things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he tried to remain calm and prepared to leave, but suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed him by the back of his collar, making him feel as if he were being haunted by the dead.

Turning back to look at the smiling Chen Zi, the minor official burst into tears and snot: "Hey, can I surrender?"

"At this very moment? You must be joking!"

After saying that, Chen Zi stabbed the junior officer to death with a single blow, killing him instantly.

"Aren't you going to make a move?!"

The four hundred men that Chen Zi brought into the city immediately began to hack and slash indiscriminately, lit torches and threw them around, and made mournful, strange noises.

Yuan Shu's army had no idea what was happening and was caught off guard by these four hundred men. Many of them only saw that both sides were wearing Yuan Shu's army uniforms and did not even know who the enemy was. Before they could react, dozens of them were killed.

Guan Yu, who was looking into the distance, noticed that the troops on the city wall were starting to rush into the city. He immediately realized that the sneak attack had succeeded, and immediately led the main force to approach the city wall.

Due to the time constraints, Guan Yu's troops only managed to produce a few siege ladders, but in his view, these simple ladders were enough to deal with Yuan Shu's army.

"Hurry up! There are still our brothers inside the city! Go and provide support!" Guan Yu urged his generals and soldiers, dissatisfied with the current marching speed.

After a quarter of an hour of fighting, the four hundred men gradually approached the western city gate, but that was the end of it.

After a brief period of panic, Yuan Shu's garrison commander realized that the number of enemy troops inside the city did not seem to be that many, and that they were not capable of controlling the entire city.

The defending troops, having calmed down, began to reorganize and launch a counterattack, continuously sending soldiers to attack Chen Zi and his men in an attempt to eliminate them.

Four hundred men were ultimately too few. Under the dual pressure of being unfamiliar with the terrain and being surrounded by heavy troops, Chen Zi's troops continued to suffer losses, and now only had a little over three hundred men left, almost all of whom were wounded.

Outnumbered, the remaining three hundred men retreated to the residential area to fight in the streets, and it seemed that their annihilation was just a matter of moments.

However, Yuan Shu's army truly fit the matchmaking mechanism. When Ji Ling attacked Huaiyin, he withdrew all the elite troops and generals, leaving only second-line troops. They were enough to fight the Yellow Turban rebels, but fighting to the death against Liu Bei's army, which was trapped in a desperate struggle, was clearly beyond their capabilities.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand, and the situation became deadlocked.

On the city wall, Guan Yu's troops were also engaged in a fierce battle. The wall was narrow, only wide enough for five people to stand side by side, so Liu Bei's local numerical advantage was not brought into play.

It's not that we can't win; although the enemy isn't numerous, it will still take some effort to break through.

In order to break the deadlock, Guan Yu had already climbed the city wall to fight personally, but the narrow terrain made it difficult for this fine man from Hedong to maneuver effectively.

The garrison commander, who had originally planned to flee, was so excited to see that both sides had stabilized their positions that he rode his tall horse toward the residential area where Chen Zi's troops were holding out.

This is a gift delivered to our doorstep; if we don't take it when Heaven offers it, we will suffer the consequences. If we don't act when the time is right, we will suffer the calamity.

Seeing the encirclement formed by Yuan Shu's soldiers, the defending general couldn't help but scoff at Ji Ling.

Even a sneak attack resulted in such a defeat; the fighting strength of Liu Bei's army is truly baffling. Ji Ling is an even more egregious example, constantly boasting that he was Yuan Shu's top general, yet he was forced to hold his ground and await reinforcements after being defeated by Liu Bei. He was truly pathetic.

Yuan Shu's army, which was surrounding Chen Zi and others, had stopped attacking due to exhaustion. A counterattack would have to take casualties into account; otherwise, if more casualties continued, it would be a long time before they received their own pensions.

It would be better to leave these people there and gamble that they'll starve to death inside.

The garrison commander was naturally unhappy. "You may lose your lives, but I'm losing my honor!" he thought. Just as he was pondering how to motivate his soldiers, a flash of inspiration struck him.

He immediately raised his arms and shouted, "Soldiers! Look this way!"

Just as the garrison commander was preparing to reason with him and resort to violence, several arrows suddenly shot from the rooftops not far away. However, they were inaccurate and missed the garrison commander, instead hitting the horse he was riding.

The horse, feeling immense pain from the blow, reared up and threw the guard off.

The garrison commander slammed his head on the ground, feeling a buzzing in his head. Before he could recover, terrified screams erupted from all around him.

"The general is gone!"

"The general was killed by Liu Bei's men!"

"There are still ambushes in the city, run!"

"Our army has been defeated! Our army has been defeated!"

The defending troops, who were already terrified by their commander collapsing to the ground, were thrown into chaos upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zi, who was inside the house, realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He immediately led his men out the door and engaged Yuan Shu's army in battle once again.

The garrison commander's confidants rushed to protect him immediately, but because the commander was still unconscious, the way they dragged their leader up looked exactly like they were dragging a corpse.

Now the soldiers, who had been somewhat hesitant, believed that their commander was truly doomed.

What are we waiting for? Let's get out of here when the wind gets strong!