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Chapter 235 - Chapter 236: Reviving the War

Hua Tuo hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that all the servants had gone out, he whispered, "Mrs. Yang gave me a generous gift and asked me to check the pulse of Kong Rong's daughter in the name of treating her."

Chen Deng didn't react for a moment. What's the point of checking the pulse?

Hua Tuo added: "Yuanlong knows about the unmarried woman."

Chen Deng finally understood and said in a lost voice: "Isn't this too rude?"

"Isn't this clearly a sign of doubting Wen Jugong's character?"

Hua Tuo nodded and said, "That's why they came to me privately and asked me not to leak the news."

Chen Deng sighed, "Although it's rude, think about it, Kong Rong's daughter was kidnapped twice, and it's reasonable for Taishan Yang to have such concerns."

"What does Mr. Yuanhua think?"

Hua Tuo said angrily: "What am I thinking? I think Yang is seriously ill!"

"Can you tell if it's intact or not? Can ...

"They didn't go to the midwife, but came to me, a doctor. They are just pretending to be a whore and trying to put the blame on me!"

Chen Deng laughed and said, "That's true, sir. You are in a dilemma."

Hua Tuo stroked his beard and said, "It would be fine if it was just that, but Yang hinted to me that no matter whether there is any problem with Kong Rong's daughter, it would be best if I could make up a reason to make the two sides break up."

Chen Deng heard this and said in a lost voice, "Doesn't this mean that the Yang family has already made up their mind and does not want to marry into the Kong family?"

He thought carefully. Kong Rong's daughter had fallen into the hands of the enemy twice. Even if she could really keep her innocence, what would it matter? Wouldn't she still be ridiculed?

The Yang family, a noble family, couldn't afford to lose this man, so they wanted to find a high-sounding excuse to cancel the engagement, but this method was a bit despicable, wasn't it?

Chen Deng said, "What do you want to do, sir?"

Hua Tuo said angrily: "I still have to go, but of course I have to tell the truth, otherwise I would be guilty of betraying my conscience."

After hearing this, Chen Deng praised him, "Sir, you are indeed a man of high moral character. Did you return all the gifts they sent you?"

Hua Tuo glared and said, "Why retreat?"

"That damn Yang family wants to cheat me. I would rather throw the gift money to feed the dogs than give it back to them!"

Chen Deng burst into laughter.

Liu Bei sent Kong Rong and his family away and ordered people to properly settle them down. Then he returned to his mansion in a carriage with his wife and daughter.

He came to the front of the carriage and said to the inside: "Madame has suffered."

The carriage door opened, and Mrs. Liu Bei led her two daughters down and said calmly, "I'm sorry that you didn't suffer, but I'm sorry that you've made your husband worried."

Liu Bei listened to the resentment in his wife's words and said with a wry smile: "Madam, you should go back to your room and rest first."

At this time, a young woman with extremely white skin, as white as jade, came out of the room. She came closer, bowed to Liu Bei's wife and said, "Madam, I respectfully welcome you to escape from prison."

This is Liu Bei's new concubine, Gan. Although her facial features are outstanding, they are not flawless. However, as the saying goes, whiteness can cover up ugliness. Her most outstanding feature is her smooth and white skin, like a piece of jade, which makes everyone who sees her marvel.

When Mrs. Liu Bei saw this, she felt a little displeased. They both came from poor backgrounds, so why was Gan so different from her? Could a peasant girl really have such skin?

She said proudly, "Thank you for your hard work during my absence."

Gan came up and supported Mrs. Liu Bei's arm, and said modestly: "Madam, you are too kind. It is my duty to share the worries of the master."

"However, my work was crude and careless, and I still made many mistakes. Now that Madam has returned safely and has given me instructions on matters concerning the inner chamber, I am overjoyed."

Seeing that Gan was so humble and didn't hit anyone who smiled at her, Mrs. Liu Bei's expression eased a little, but she didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Liu Bei coughed and said to Gan: "I have something else to do, please serve my wife well."

After Liu Bei left, his wife walked inside and said to Gan: "Tell me in detail, how is the matter of marrying Mi going?"

After hearing this, Gan hurriedly whispered, "Luckily the Madam is back, otherwise Mi would have already married into the family."

As she talked about the Mi family, she observed the people's expressions and saw that Mrs. Liu Bei nodded repeatedly, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.

For her, of course, she was looking forward to Mrs. Liu Bei's return.

Although Liu Bei's wife had been married to Liu Bei for many years, she came from a poor family, was illiterate, old and ugly, and had a straightforward temper, so she was not very popular with Liu Bei.

Although she was a concubine, after she got married, Liu Bei asked her to manage the affairs of the inner house instead of Liu Bei's wife, who had a straightforward temper.

Gan was of course delighted. With this job, she would be able to slowly improve her status. Besides, Liu Bei's wife was not popular, so sooner or later she would find an opportunity to turn things around.

But the Mi family was different.

When Gan heard that Liu Bei was going to marry Mi, she felt extremely uneasy.

Mi had the support of the Mi family. No matter whether she was the principal wife or the concubine, she would definitely be superior to him after she came in. Moreover, I heard that Mi was young and beautiful, and might be able to win his favor.

What's even more terrifying is that unlike Liu Bei's wife, Mi came from an aristocratic family, was well-educated and well-mannered, and knew everything about household affairs, so it would be difficult for him to fool her in the future!

If the Mi family intends to target me, I might never be able to turn things around in my lifetime.

Therefore, in Gan's heart, she was naturally very happy that Liu Bei's wife could come back. Having a confused wife is always better than a smart and strong one.

The city of Xia Pi was in chaos, with corpses strewn all over the place.

Cao Ang smelled the bloody and foul smell, his face turned pale, and he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan, who was standing next to him, said, "Sir, you can retreat to the main camp."

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "My father asked me to come here so that I can get used to the battle. Now all the generals are fighting in front of the battle. How can I retreat?"

Seeing that Cao Ang insisted, Xiahou Yuan did not want to force him. He noticed that his own offensive had slowed down a bit and one of the troops had retreated, so he personally led his soldiers to reinforce the attack.

It was Cao Ren who retreated. When the two men handed over, Cao Ren said, "The other side defends the city in an organized manner, Miaocai, be careful."

Xiahou Yuan said: "Don't worry, Zixiao, just look at me!"

He had just rushed to a place within shooting distance when he heard a gong sound from the top of the city wall and a black flag extended from the top of the wall, pointing in his direction.

The next moment, hundreds of archers on the city wall stood up, drew their bows and fired a rain of arrows at Xiahou Yuan.

Seeing a large number of arrows flying towards him, Xiahou Yuan quickly raised his arms to block them. He heard the sound of clanging arrows. At least a dozen arrows hit his armor, and the impact made him dizzy.

Suddenly, the warhorse under his crotch fell forward. Xiahou Yuan knew that the horse had been hit by an arrow. He fell off the horse in a panic and rolled on the ground for several times.

He stood up in a panic, furious, and shouted to the soldiers, "Follow me!"

His soldiers responded loudly and followed Xiahou Yuan to the foot of the city wall.

Zhou Yu, who was standing on the top of the city wall, was fully armored. Seeing that Cao's army was so fearless of death, he felt worried. The two sides had been fighting for several days and both suffered heavy casualties, but no one dared to show any signs of fatigue.

Moreover, several generals came from Cao's army this time. Zhou Yu found out the famous ones, including Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Shi Huan, Han Hao and others.

These people all led the charge and attacked the walls of Tancheng separately, making it extremely difficult for Zhou Yu to defend.

Seeing Xiahou Yuan and his soldiers rushing to the city desperately and starting to climb the city wall, Zhou Yu had to lead the generals to resist hard. After fighting for most of the day, both sides were exhausted.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan led his troops to retreat, and Cao Ren led his troops to reinforce. Zhou Yu secretly groaned, it was obvious that the other side wanted to exhaust him to death!

Seeing that the city was about to be lost, Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and was about to mobilize the people in the city to go to the top of the city, then he heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Zhou Yu looked from afar and saw seven or eight large flags raised among the hundreds of cavalrymen, rushing towards the center of Cao's army!

Xiahou Yuan, who had just retreated, was obviously not prepared. His soldiers were already exhausted and were scattered in an instant, and the center of Cao's army was immediately in chaos.

Zhou Yu saw that it was Sun Ce who was leading the way. He led Huang Gai, Han Dang and others to directly break the flank of Cao's army into pieces.

The Cao army generals who were attacking the city were now in a panic, because Cao Ang was in their camp!

Several generals, including Cao Ren, returned to rescue. Sun Ce charged several times but returned empty-handed. He had no choice but to wait for an opportunity and lead his men towards the city gate.

Zhou Yu quickly ordered his men to open the city gates. Cao Ren wanted to follow him into the city, but arrows rained down from the city walls. Cao Ren also saw people ambushing on both sides of the gate, so he had to ride his horse back to the battlefield.

Zhou Yu came down from the city wall and met Sun Ce who had just entered the city, saying, "Bofu has arrived just in time!"

Then he smiled and said, "Bofu now knows how to attack the flank. In the past, Bofu would have attacked the main formation head-on."

Sun Ce said angrily: "Don't mention it. I learned it from the enemy in Guangling. I suffered a great loss at that time."

When Zhou Yu saw Sun Ce's expression, he knew that Guangling City had not been taken. He glanced at Qiao Rui behind Sun Ce and wondered how Qiao Rui got back.

Where is Mrs. Wu?

It was already late at this time, and both sides sounded the call for the troops to withdraw. Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce back to the city. They left only Qiao Rui behind and asked the other generals to disperse.

After Zhou Yu heard Sun Ce's story about Guangling City, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He was able to defend against even Sun Ce's surprise attack. Was the ferocious tiger so difficult to deal with?

He said, "We have failed several times, which shows that it is God's will. Bofu does not need to worry too much."

Sun Ce slammed the table hard, "But my mother's whereabouts are unknown, how can I rest assured!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Qiao Rui guessed that Madam Wu was most likely trapped in Guangling City, and couldn't help asking, "What should we do next?"

Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Now Guangling is occupied by the fierce tiger, so forceful tactics will not work."

"He can't stay here forever, can he?"

"There is no good solution now. The safest way is to send spies to lurk in Guangling City and find out the news about the Madam."

"As long as Xionghu leads his troops away, Guangling City's defense will be empty. Then we can find Madam and take her out."

After hearing this, Sun Ce finally felt relieved and said, "Gong Jin's method is indeed good. This is the only way now."

Qiao Rui said, "What if Madam has fallen into the hands of the other party?"

Sun Ce's face changed when he heard this. Zhou Yu saw this and said hurriedly, "This is unlikely. Otherwise, the other party would have threatened Bo Fu long ago. Why did they wait until now to fight him?"

After hearing this, Qiao Rui also felt that this was the case and said, "Gong Jin's words make sense."

Zhou Yu was worried in his heart, because he knew that this possibility still existed!

But for now he could only comfort Sun Ce in this way, because the most urgent task right now was how to defend Xia Pi!

In the following days, the two sides attacked each other relentlessly, trying their best to send people in. The situation was a mixed bag, and no one could extricate themselves.

While Tancheng was in chaos, Guangling in the east was relatively quiet and peaceful.

Yuan Xi finally received a letter from Liu Bei requesting to join the expedition.

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