The west gate of Xinye, the east bank of the water.

Bamboo rafts, under the cover of moonlight, quietly docked.

Thousands of Han troops disembarked and hid in the reeds.

Liu Bei pushed aside the reeds and looked into the distance, and the brightly lit Xinye City was already in full view at this time.

He could even clearly see the shadow of the Wei army patrolling at the head of the city.

All indications were that the Wei army was defenseless.

"Wolong is worthy of being Wolong, the military advisor, Cao Thief's every move, all you expected. "

Liu Bei's gaze looked at Zhuge Liang.

Huang Zhong also exclaimed: "The military advisor is like a god, don't say that Cao is far away, even if he is there, he will not be able to calculate, the military advisor will attack Xinye City!"

The admiration of the two monarchs and ministers, Zhuge Liang's eyebrows, and a little imperceptible pride passed through them.

A moment of pride.

Zhuge Liang returned to calm like standing water, and the feather fan pointed at Xinye: "King, without further ado, burn Cao Thief and leave no piece of armor!"

Liu Bei's eyes exploded with murderous intent, jumped on the horse, and shouted: "All the crossbowmen are in position, the torches are lit, and the rockets are fired at Xinye!"

Orders were handed down layer by layer.

Torches were lit and illuminated the riverbank.

With the sound of the horn, thousands of rockets roared out, like falling flames in the sky, heading towards Shinno Castle.

The next moment.

The rocket flew into Shinno Castle and landed on the houses.

In an instant, a pillar of flames rose into the sky, covering the entire Xinye Castle.

Liu Bei was so excited that he waved his sword and shouted: "Continue to release arrows for this king, don't stop!"

Four thousand crossbowmen, non-stop, towards the burning Shinno City, endless wild rockets.

Tens of thousands of rockets fell, and the city of Xinye, like a fire descending from the sky, had been engulfed in flames.

A terrible howl sounded in the night sky.

The howl, like a ghost, made the scalp tingle when I heard it.

Of course, Liu Bei knew that the howl came not only from the Wei army, but also from the people of Xinye City.

It is the terrible wail that can only be uttered when people are burned alive.

Most of the Han troops present were from Jingzhou, and Xinye belonged to Jingzhou, and the people among them could also be regarded as their neighbors.

Seeing that their neighbors were burned to death by such tragic means, these Jingzhou soldiers all lowered their heads, and guilt appeared on their faces.

Liu Bei noticed the change in the mood of the soldiers, his eyes rolled, and tears were squeezed out when his eyes were neutral.

"In order to punish the thief, it has affected the people of the city, how can this king bear it in his heart, how can he bear it in his heart~~"

Liu Bei blamed himself sadly, and in a blink of an eye, he burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang sighed softly and said with relief: "The king is to destroy the Cao thief and recreate the Han Dynasty, and he has to do it as a last resort. "

Huang Zhong and other generals also comforted one after another.

Liu Bei's face was full of guilt, and he suddenly turned over and dismounted, and knelt down in the direction of Xinye City.

"Bei is to help the Han family, in order to save the people of the world from fire and water, it is a last resort, I am here to ask you for sin, and I hope you can forgive Bei as a last resort. "

"Bei swears to the sky that he will destroy the Cao thief and recreate the Han in his lifetime to comfort your heroic souls in the sky!"

With a solemn face, he kowtowed three times in the direction of Xinye City.

As a dignified Han king, he was able to kneel to the common people, which deeply touched the hearts of the Han soldiers present.

They looked at Liu Bei one by one, and they no longer had any doubts, but more and more admiration.

"The king has the common people in his heart, and he is a benevolent monarch through the ages, and we will follow the king, support the Han family, and destroy the Cao thief!"

Zhuge Liang praised it and generously bowed deeply to Liu Bei.

Huang Zhong and other generals also expressed their loyalty to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face fell to the ground, and an imperceptible smug swept over him.

"King, the gates are open!"

Chen Zhi suddenly shouted.

Liu Bei jumped up and hurriedly looked at the west gate of Xinye.

Sure enough, the city gates opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and countless civilians rushed out like frightened ants.

The people fled, and then the Wei army fled.

The time has come to take advantage of the situation and intercept it.

Liu Bei burst into tears, jumped on the horse, drew his sword and shouted: "Pass on the king's order, divide the troops into four routes, surround and kill the fleeing Wei army, and avenge the people who died in Xinye~~"

The generals' fighting spirit exploded.

That's when it happened.

Li Yan said: "King, how come these people who have escaped are all ordinary people, and there is no Wei army?"

Liu Bei was reminded, and he was anxious to stare at it carefully, but sure enough, he didn't see a single figure of Wei Jun.

Zhuge Liang's eyes changed slightly, and he faintly sensed that something was wrong.

Liu Bei guessed: "Could it be that the Wei army did not flee from the West Gate, but only escaped from the other three gates?"

"Impossible!"

"Since the Wei army was taken by surprise, it will be chaotic, and they will rush to escape from the nearest gate, how can it be that the Wei army near the west gate has to flee from other gates?"

Li Yan questioned.

"Strategist, it's a little weird. "

Liu Bei also sensed that something was wrong, and looked at Zhuge Liang suspiciously.

"Could it be that the strategists around the Cao thief have seen through my plan to burn Xinye?"

"That Cao Yuan did not accompany the expedition, Guo Jia was transferred to Hefei, with Cheng Yu's wisdom alone, he should not be able to see through this plan. "

Zhuge Liang's brows were deep, and he couldn't explain it for a while.

That's when it happened.

The young general Wei Yan came on horseback and said in a loud voice: "Your lord, my East Gate scout has sent back an urgent report, and the whole army of Cao Thief will go out of the city from the East Gate before my fire attack is launched!"

Bang!

Liu Bei's ears seemed to be bursting with a muffled thunder, shaking his body and his brain buzzing.

Zhuge Liang also changed color suddenly, his hand shook, and the feather fan almost failed to hold it steady.

Liu Bei was shocked and asked, "Since the Cao thief is completely defenseless, why can he escape first, what is going on?"

Wei Yan couldn't explain.

Li Yan sighed: "King, there is no doubt that Cao Cao must have seen through the clever plan of the military advisor, so he escaped from Xinye City a moment in advance!"

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and looked at Zhuge Liang in disbelief.

The shocked eyes obviously couldn't believe that Zhuge Liang's clever plan could be seen through by Cao Cao.

"It shouldn't be, my plan is unique, even if Cao Yuan is here, it is impossible to see through it!"

"Who the hell saw through my plan and reminded Cao Thief?"

Zhuge Liang muttered to himself, his eyes swelling with unprecedented confusion and surprise.

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