Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Chapter 480 Last Words

The streets were littered with the bodies of the Shu army. The last seven or eight hundred survivors gathered under the city wall and were desperately trying to break out of the city gate. Deng Zhi was hit by an arrow in the calf and was supported by two soldiers. Zhang Fei was entangled by Xu Chu again.

At this time, if Xu Chu wanted to kill Zhang Fei, he could do it, but A Mo's order only said to destroy the Shu army, and did not want Zhang Fei's life.

Asking Liangdong to open the city gate to let Zhao Yun and others in was a lie. In reality, it was to let Zhang Fei leave. However, he could leave but had no intention of leaving. Unable to defeat Xu Chu, he rushed into the Tang army and killed indiscriminately.

At this time, Zhang Fei was almost at the end of his strength. After he killed two people, several soldiers rushed over and surrounded him. Zhang Fei was unable to break free and was stabbed twice. Xu Chu was afraid that he would be hacked to death, so he rode his horse over and challenged him in a duel.

The two fought for more than ten rounds. Seeing that Zhang Fei still refused to flee, Xu Chu said directly, "Amo doesn't want to kill you. Hurry and leave!"

Zhang Fei smiled coldly, "I don't need her pity!"

"She originally said she would only let you go..."

Xu Chu tried to explain, but Zhang Fei interrupted him, "There's no need to make excuses for her. I, Zhang Yide, accidentally fell into her trap today. I admit my defeat!"

His Zhangba Snake Spear had just been knocked away. He drew the sword from his waist, shouted loudly, dismounted directly, slapped the horse's buttocks, and let his mount charge Xu Chu. He took the opportunity to rush into the group of Tang soldiers blocking the front, trying his best to fight a way out for the Shu army.

Seeing Zhang Fei's actions, Zhao Yun rode over and said, "He's deliberately seeking death!"

Xu Chu naturally saw this as well. Before leaving, Amo specifically instructed to let Zhang Fei go. In addition to personal reasons, it was also because Zhang Fei was one of Liu Bei's most important people. If he died at the hands of the Tang army, Liu Bei would definitely stay in Hanzhong and fight the Tang army to the death. With the current strength of the Tang army, if Liu Bei really fought to the death, both sides might end up suffering losses.

"What should we do?" Xu Chu was at a loss and turned to ask Zhao Yun.

"Why don't we knock him out first and send someone to send him to Shiquan?" Zhao Yun said.

Xu Chu recalled the scene of capturing Ma Chao in Puzhen, nodded, and was about to rush forward with his sword. Zhang Fei, who was fighting with the Tang army, saw him coming and knew that he could not withstand his attack at this time, so he rushed to the center of the Tang army. Xu Chu was concerned about his own people and could not capture him for a while.

At this time, the remaining five or six hundred Shu soldiers had retreated to the vicinity of the city gate. Zhang Fei fought with all his might. At this time, he had many knife wounds on his body, and his battle robe was soaked with blood.

"General, since he wants to let you go, you should leave quickly and don't worry about us!" Deng Zhi shouted loudly when he saw that Zhang Fei was covered with wounds and was about to collapse.

Zhang Fei wiped the blood from his face and laughed bitterly, "It was because I didn't listen to you that the soldiers died for no reason. How could I escape on my own? Even if it costs me my life today, I will help you escape."

Several Shu soldiers rushed over to defend him from the surrounding Tang troops. Zhang Fei rested his body with his sword to catch his breath and continued, "Bo Miao, tell my eldest brother not to hate me and not to avenge me. The two armies were fighting because I couldn't see the situation clearly and insisted on entering the pass. It had nothing to do with her. She didn't want to kill me at all. Tell my eldest brother not to oppose her anymore. Finally, listen to my advice and don't bother with this bullshit Han Dynasty anymore. He can't defeat him, and neither can Cao Mengde. Even all of them combined can't defeat him..."

He looked up at the red sunset in the west. The ferocious expression on his face gradually disappeared, and a smile even appeared on his handsome lips. "She is a fairy who has descended to earth. How can a mortal compete with her..."

"General..." Seeing Zhang Fei's determination to die, Deng Zhi burst into tears. "Go back and talk to the lord yourself. Only then will he listen to you..."

Zhang Fei smiled bitterly in his heart, "I have advised him so many times, but he never listened. Perhaps only his last words can make him listen."

Zhang Fei did not say this out loud. He took a deep breath, picked up his sword and rushed out again. He snatched a horse from the Tang army and put Deng Zhi on its back. Then he slapped the horse's buttocks, and the horse rushed out of the city gate like a sharp arrow, knocking away several Tang soldiers blocking the door.

Several cavalrymen wanted to go out in pursuit, but were stopped by Xu Chu. He glanced at Zhang Fei, who was almost unable to hold on, hesitated for a moment, and finally waved to the soldiers surrounding the city gate, signaling for the remaining Shu troops to leave. Then he said to Zhang Fei, "You go too!"

However, Zhang Fei still did not leave. After all the Shu troops had left, he stood under the bridge with a knife in his hand, quietly looking at the Tang army in front of him. Blood dripped from his clothes to the ground. Under the red glow, he looked like a bloody man. As the blood pit under his feet grew bigger, his face became paler and paler. Xu Chu tried to send people to capture him, but as long as someone approached, he would desperately swing his knife to resist.

"Yide, why are you doing this?" Xu Chu sighed helplessly, "Are you doing this to make her feel guilty or regretful?"

Zhang Fei shook his head slightly, his voice a little weak. "I don't blame her. As the decision maker, she... did nothing wrong. I... just wanted to resolve the conflict between her and my eldest brother, that's all..."

Xu Chu said, "You are too naive. Do you think that you can make her retreat with your life? I tell you, it's impossible! Your life is life, and the lives of my Tang army are life. No one can make her give up Yizhou. Your death today will be in vain and will only increase your eldest brother's hatred!"

Zhang Fei chuckled, "I... know she won't... retreat. She's doing this... just to make me, my brother, take a step back. She... looks weak, but in reality, her heart... is harder than anyone else's..."

"You're wrong!" Xu Chu interrupted resolutely. "Why do you think she worked so hard to conquer the world? Do you think she enjoyed doing this? She was so hard-hearted towards her enemies because she wanted to end the chaos quickly, to ensure that the people of the world... could have enough to eat and go to school. If it weren't for the light taxes and levies, she could have marched south to reclaim Yanzhou two years earlier."

Xu Chu paused and sighed, "She's just a little girl. If possible, she just wants to stay at home to take care of her husband and children. Why would she want to watch the fighting on the battlefield?"

"Then... why did she come to attack Yizhou? Why did she take the initiative to provoke a war?" Zhang Fei asked.

"Do you think Yizhou and the Tang Kingdom can coexist peacefully? They're both Han territory, so conflict is inevitable. Your eldest brother sent troops to Nanyang, claiming he was aiding Cao Cao, but the fighting in Yanzhou is raging, and yet his tens of thousands of troops are stationed near Wuguan Pass, unmoved. What's his plan?"

Zhang Fei was stunned, his face full of disbelief. His elder brother actually wanted to seize Yongzhou without telling him?

Xu Chu continued, "This time, we can only say that they both had the same idea. It's just that your eldest brother was afraid of the Tang army and didn't dare to strike first, allowing A-Mo to seize the initiative. He deserved to lose Yizhou."

Thinking about Li Ru's character, he could indeed do such a thing. Zhang Fei came to his senses and smiled bitterly. In this way, it was not unfair for him to lose face.

If my eldest brother had listened to me and not interfered in Yanzhou's affairs, how could A-Mo have had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation? If my eldest brother had not been so ambitious and had guarded Yizhou well, he would still have a place in the world.

Xu Chu said, "As the commander of an army, Amo must consider the overall situation and the lives of the Tang army soldiers. So even if she breaks her promise, she must keep you and your men captive. However, she will also try to accommodate personal feelings whenever possible. She always remembers your kindness in helping her escape from hardship at Sishui Pass, so before leaving, she specifically told me to let you go."

Zhang Fei could no longer hold on. He knelt on one knee, leaning on his sword, and shook his head weakly, "It's too late. I... I've already sent a message to my brother... He won't blame A-Mo for my death... It's me... who wants to die in exchange for my brother's recovery..."

After he finished speaking, the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and his huge body fell backwards on his back.

As the sun faded, he slowly closed his heavy eyelids. Suddenly, he felt relaxed, as if he had returned to the peach orchard of the past. He could hear the three brothers swearing before a peach tree covered in pink blossoms, "We don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we ask to die on the same day, month, and year..."

Amidst the deep male voice, a clear and cheerful female voice rang out, "Third Brother..."