Kou Feng was just nodding when he saw Zhao Yun rushing in front of him like lightning. Liu Xun just raised his spear when his weapon was knocked away. He was shaking on his horse and was lifted up by Zhao Yun by the belt of his robe.
"This..." Kou Feng was stunned and said with a wry smile: "I can't learn it, I can't learn it!"
"Three stars!" Zhang Fei laughed and said, "I won, hahahaha, you drink..."
After shouting, he realized that he was on a horse. When he looked back, he saw that Zhao Yun had captured Liu Xun alive: "Zilong, you attacked by surprise. This is not a martial ethics!"
Liu Qi returned to the battle line, feeling ashamed and ashamed to face the three armies. He was just dejected when he heard his warhorse neighing. He looked up and saw Liu Xun being captured. He hurriedly urged his horse to rescue him: "Let my son go!"
Zhang Fei thrust his spear forward and shouted, "Get lost!"
When Liu Qi saw Zhang Fei coming towards him with angry eyes, his ears were ringing because of his shout. He was flustered and confused, but he was anxious to save people. He was shocked and angry. He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't breathe. His eyes went black and he fell off his horse.
"Kill!" Zhang Fei was still furious and raised his snake spear to kill the Shu army.
In the blink of an eye, the two main generals fell, and the Shu army was in chaos. They dared not fight Zhang Fei again, so they turned around and fled into the city.
Zhang Fei rushed to the end of the suspension bridge and shouted, "I am Zhang Fei from Yan. Who wants to fight me?"
The Shu army on the bridge was so frightened that they fled in panic. Many people were squeezed into the river. The city gate was extremely crowded with people shouting and cursing.
The soldiers carried Liu Gui's body back. He had just fallen off his horse in panic, hitting the ground headfirst, breaking his cervical vertebrae, and had already died.
Liu Qi was not in a hurry to enter the city. He only ordered Wu Yi to lead the troops to intimidate Liu Xun and brought him close. He asked, "At this point, you still don't repent?"
"It's my fault that I was so arrogant that I caused trouble for Liu Qi. Now that the army has been defeated, I have nothing to say."
When Liu Xun was captured by Zhao Yun in one move, he realized that he was far inferior to Liu Qi in both civil and military skills. Then he looked at Liu Qi with his head drooping and his death in a very miserable way, and he had already felt regretful.
"You are willing to accept defeat. You still have some magnanimity as a royal family member!" Liu Qi dismounted from his horse and said solemnly, "It is not wise to fight among yourselves when the country is in ruins. I don't want to cause more killings. Do you understand my painstaking efforts, brother?"
Liu Xun clasped his fists and said, "I am grateful for your kindness in sparing my life twice. Don't I know how to do it? I would like to write a letter to persuade my father to welcome the general to Chengdu."
Liu Qi then breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his men to bring Liu Xun's mount over. The two of them walked to the foot of the city together and ordered the defenders to open the city.
At this moment, a man on the city wall came out and shouted, "Liu Qi, don't think that if you take the eldest son as a hostage, we will open the city. Without the order from our lord, Zhang Song will not surrender until he dies!"
Liu Xun was surprised and asked, "Why did you suddenly return to the city, sir?"
Zhang Song sighed, "When I didn't see Xiaolu's troops coming out this morning, I thought there was a trick on the battlefield and rushed back to the city to rescue him, but I was still a step too late. Fortunately, Luocheng was saved in time. Don't panic, my lord. I have sent someone to report to Chengdu. The lord will definitely find a way to save you."
Liu Xun didn't know whether to be happy or worried, and hurriedly explained: "General Liu and I are not enemies. We have already agreed to fight against the rebellion and restore the Han Dynasty. Open the city gate quickly."
"This must be Liu Qi's trick. He is threatening you and wants me to open the city. Don't even think about it!" Zhang Song stroked his beard and laughed. He pointed at Liu Qi and shouted, "If anything happens to my son, Zhang Song will fight to the death with all the people in Chengdu."
"Zhang Biejia is such a loyal and brave minister!" Liu Xun sighed, clasped his fists towards Liu Qi and said, "It seems I have no choice but to go into the city first and persuade him in person. I hope the general won't blame him!"
Liu Qi nodded and smiled, "Such heroes should be rewarded."
Liu Xun was relieved then and asked Liu Qi to withdraw his troops three miles away and go into the city alone to show that he was not coerced and had already realized his mistake and returned to the right path, and that he should do his part for the Liu family.
An hour later, Liu Xun and Zhang Song, along with the officials of Luocheng, opened the city gates and surrendered. The people in the city had been waiting for them, and lined the streets to welcome them and cheered.
Seeing this, Liu Xun sighed sadly and whispered to Zhang Song: "People's hearts are like this. Even if Emperor Gaozu was reborn and Emperor Guangwu was reborn, they would be powerless to change the situation! If everyone was as loyal and brave as you, who would be able to set foot in Yizhou?"
Zhang Song laughed and said, "Although Liu Yizhou has no intention of competing for supremacy, he has always been kind and benevolent, and treats the people well. If there is peace in the world, he will be a good minister to govern the country."
Liu Xun sighed: "The worst thing in life is to be born at the wrong time!"
When they arrived at the government office, they divided the troops and deployed defenses, and issued a notice to reassure the people. Liu Xun wrote a letter, persuading Liu Zhang to open the city and surrender, and gave it to Liu Qi for review.
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Brothers like you and I are of one mind, so why should we doubt each other? I also have a letter for your uncle, you can take it with you."
When Liu Xun saw that Liu Qi's letter was only a piece of paper two fingers wide, he was curious, but Liu Qi did not read his letter, so he did not ask, so he sealed it and ordered someone to send it to Chengdu.
That night, Luo City held a banquet to celebrate the victory. Liu Qi and Liu Xun sat together, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng accompanied Zhang Song. Zhang Fei insisted on drinking with Zhao Yun to avenge the daytime attack.
Everyone was having a great time at the banquet. Wu Yi and other Shu generals were embarrassed to see Liu Qi treating Zhang Song with such respect and honor as a guest of honor.
Wu Yi sighed, "If we had known this, we should have been tougher to avoid being stabbed in the back."
Wu Ban whispered, "Brother, be content and think about Ling Bao, Liu Qi and others."
"That's true!" Wu Yi coughed lightly, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, but he couldn't quench the melancholy in his heart.
Since Liu Zhang ascended the throne, they have been marginalized. Although the situation improved slightly after the death of his brother-in-law Liu Mao, they were still not valued and wasted more than ten years of their lives.
He thought that after surrendering to Liu Qi, with the abilities of his two brothers, they would be able to shine and achieve great things.
However, he found that Liu Qi had many brave generals under his command, such as Chen Dao, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, each one more powerful than the other. They suffered another blow, and after counting the time, they would never have a chance to come to the fore.
After sitting in silence for a while, Wu Yi suddenly asked, "Brother, do you still remember what I said about my sister's fortune?"
"A sign of great nobility?" Wu Ban was startled, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Tsk, Liu Mao has been dead for two years, and you are still talking about this?"
At that time, Wu Yi's family followed Liu Yan to Shu. Because his sister was stunningly beautiful, a fortune teller predicted that she would "become very noble in the future." Liu Yan then married Wu to his third son Liu Mao. However, he did not expect that his son not only failed to succeed to the throne, but also died a short life.
Wu Yi snorted coldly: "If you ask me, Liu Mao died a good death."
"What do you mean?" Wu Ban frowned, suddenly realizing something, and glanced at Liu Qi, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Then he shook his head and sighed, "In terms of my appearance, I am worthy of Liu Qi, but she is already a married woman, and she will eventually be short-lived."
"So what?" Wu Yi didn't care. "Liu Qi also took Zhao Fan's widowed sister-in-law as his concubine, which shows that those rumors are not groundless. Now it seems that the prophecy will come true on this person. Besides, my brother and I were orphaned at a young age, how can we watch her become a widow? If I don't find a place for her to live, I will be a brother who has failed in my duty, and my parents will not be able to rest in peace in their graves."
Wu Ban nodded and said, "Brother, what you said is very true, but I'm afraid it's not easy for you and me to take the initiative in this matter."
"This is not the place to talk!" Wu Yi lowered his voice and said slowly: "If Liu Zhang surrenders, the forces of Dongzhou will have nowhere to rely on. As long as we work hard, someone will help us make this happen."