The 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhang Xiu have also arrived in Pei State and will soon enter Xuzhou territory.

The 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers led by Yuan Tan had already entered the city of Ju County, but Zang Ba led his troops to hold on to the city and refused to fight. They had no choice but to think of ways to attack the city.

Liu Bei was originally worried that Zang Ba would not be able to defend Langya. After hearing the news, he knew that with Yuan Tan's ability, it would be difficult to conquer Ju County, so Langya didn't need to worry for the time being.

"My lord, Cao Cao's army has passed Lucheng, and his advance army can reach Xiapi tomorrow."

The scouts reported that Cao Cao's army was finally arriving.

Liu Bei currently has more than 30,000 soldiers in Xiapi City. Considering that Cao Cao has brought so many soldiers and horses, it is very likely that he will be surrounded on all sides. Therefore, he arranged for Xu Sheng to guard the east of the city, Chen Dao to guard the north, Gao Shun to guard the south, and Gan

Ning guarded the west side of the city, each with five thousand men and horses.

The rest of the troops can be mobilized to support the four sides, led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"The enemy troops are approaching, do you have any strategies to retreat from them?"

Liu Bei asked everyone.

"Brother, when his front army arrives, let me go out and charge him and take Cao Ren's head."

When Zhang Fei heard about Guan Yu's defeat to Cao Ren, he was very angry and wanted to avenge his second brother.

"If he dares to get to the bottom of the city, the general can leave the city and charge into the battle. I'm afraid he will be too timid and have to camp first to wait for Cao Cao's army."

Zhou Ping heard that Cao Ren and Xu Huang led 10,000 troops as the front army.

If they dare to go directly to the city and call for battle, it will be a good opportunity to attack and win.

At that time, we can let Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gan Ning, Xu Chu and others fight together. As long as Cao Ren is defeated, just like Zhang Liao's eight hundred against one hundred thousand, let the opponent know that it is difficult to break the city, and they will retreat on their own.

If they don't dare to go directly to the city to call for battle, Zhou Ping's words now can give the people in the city more confidence.

"Hahaha... what you said is right, but I'm afraid he is too timid to fight."

Zhang Fei laughed and said.

"Yi De, don't underestimate the enemy. Cao Ren and Xu Huang are also good at commanding troops. Let's see what they say. If he dares to reach the city, of course we will go to war."

Liu Bei thought that even Guan Yu had been defeated by Cao Ren and Xu Huang. Of course, such people should not be looked down upon.

Guan Yu had a sullen expression and said nothing. He half-closed his eyes and seemed not to have heard what others said.

This defeat caused him great loss of face, but to save his face, he had to kill Cao Ren or Xiahou Dun.

If they really go to the city first to call for battle, they can lead the troops to fight without Zhang Fei, and they must behead Cao Ren.

"Zizhong, how are the people in the city?" Liu Bei asked Mi Zhu.

"Cao Cao led an army of hundreds of thousands to attack this time, and the people in the city were terrified. Although Cao Cao came to besiege Xiapi last time, there were only 50,000 troops at that time, but this time there were as many as 100,000.

The people in the city all say that it is difficult to defend the city. We urgently need to win for a while before we can stabilize the hearts of the people in the city!" Mi Zhu replied.

Cao Cao has attacked Xuzhou several times. It is reasonable to say that the people in Xiapi are used to it, but Cao Cao brought too many troops and horses this time. They have never seen such a large formation.

Moreover, Cao Cao is a man who likes to massacre cities. If the city is destroyed, then they will all become victims of the sword. Who would not be afraid!

"Don't worry, the people. I, Liu Bei, are here, and they are here. We have so many brave generals and so many soldiers and horses guarding the city. Even if Cao Cao has more than 100,000 soldiers, he will not be able to break the city!"

Liu Bei looked impassioned.

He was encouraging Mi Zhu and others, and he was also encouraging himself.

"Lord, as long as we are here, the city can be defended!"

Chen Dao, Xu Sheng and others spoke in unison.

Liu Bei was quite satisfied and asked everyone to pay attention to patrolling the city defenses, especially the city gates. They must not let Cao Cao capture Xiapi like he did when he captured Wancheng.

In addition to the generals patrolling the city, Liu Bei, Zhou Ping, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others gathered in the state capital, waiting for news from all parties.

One day later, the scouts reported that the enemy's advance army had arrived ten miles outside the city, and then stopped. It seemed that they had no intention of going directly to the city.

"Hahaha... It seems that they are really afraid and dare not go directly to the city to call for war!" Liu Bei laughed.
Chapter completed!