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After comforting Mi Zhen a little, the pottery merchant waved his troops and horses and continued to pursue Liu Bei.

In this battle, he wanted to make a plan, not only to recapture Liuxian, but also to take advantage of the situation to take Xiaopei, burn the war to Cao Tong District, keep the enemy out of the country, and completely reverse the passive situation of the war with Cao Cao.

At present, the pottery merchant led 14,000 cavalry soldiers, following Liu Bei's defeated soldiers all the way, chasing after him.

Liu Bei's more than 1,000 remnants of the army were defeated, and how could he be an opponent, this uncle of the Han Emperor decisively abandoned his subordinates, and fled north in a hurry under the protection of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Pity the remnants of more than 1,000 soldiers, after being abandoned by Liu Bei, they were led by the pottery merchant to lead the army like a withered and decaying army, killing a river of blood and corpses all over the field.

Liu Bei, who was frightened, did not dare to enter the county, passed around the city, and fled straight to Xiaopei.

This is not enough.

After the Tao Shang soldiers regained Liuxian without blood, they led the army to continue northward and pursued Liu Bei along Surabaya.

For two days and two nights, the potters pursued endlessly, and defeated several of Liu Bei's blockades along the way.

Liu Bei, who was defeated like a mountain, did not dare to confront the pottery merchant anymore, and when he fled all the way to Xiaopei, there were only the second general Guan Zhang and less than two hundred remnants of the army.

Those who stayed behind in Xiaopei were the guest general Zhang Liao and the strategist Jian Yong, who commanded no more than 500 soldiers and horses.

Seeing the pottery merchant chasing after him, Liu Bei knew that Xiao Pei could not be defended, and he didn't even dare to enter the city gate, so he went directly around the west of the city, and only sent people into the city to inform Zhang Liao and Jian Yong, and ordered him to lead the army to abandon the city and flee west.

Just when Liu Bei's front foot had just passed Xiaopei and he didn't have time to catch his breath, the potter had already led more than 3,000 troops in the front to chase after him like a violent wind.

Le Ma on the small mound, the potter eagle eyes look north, and the small pei city is in full view.

How important this small city is to Xuzhou, the potters know it very well.

Xiaopei is located in the upper reaches of Surabaya, originally belonged to Peiguo, but because it is located at the mouth of the road from the Central Plains to Xuzhou, it has always been regarded as the gateway to Xuzhou, since Tao Qian ruled Xuzhou, Xiaopei has been included in the sphere of influence, Liu Bei's reign era is also the same.

It was only after he and Lu Bu joined forces to seize Xuzhou that Cao Cao took the opportunity to seize Xiaopei and ordered Liu Bei to lead the army to defend it.

Xiao Pei is in Cao Cao's hands for a day, which means that Cao Cao has set up a cannon at the gate of Xuzhou at all times, so that the potters must guard against it day and night.

This strategic location is in front of you, and because of Liu Bei's defeat, it is at the point of empty troops, such a great opportunity, how can the potter miss it.

"Take Xiaopei, you can completely close the door of Xuzhou, if it weren't for Liu Bei's attack on Liuxian, I wouldn't have such a good opportunity, Cao Cao, your trick just fulfilled me, Mi Zhu didn't die in vain......" The potter was sarcastic in his heart, and he was ready to order the capture of the city.

At this juncture, Xiao Pei's originally closed city gate suddenly moved.

The gates of the city were opened, and in the blink of an eye, thousands of ordinary people, with their families and mouths, fled from the city in crowds with each other, and rushed towards the westward avenue.

In just a few moments, the number of people who escaped reached four or five thousand, and the entire avenue was crowded to the point of impassability.

The potter's brows darkened, and he immediately ordered the scouts to go to reconnoitre.

The scout's return really confirmed the pottery merchant's speculation, it turned out that Liu Bei did not enter Xiaopei, and fled from the West Avenue to the hinterland of the Central Plains one step in advance.

However, before Liu Bei fled, he sent people to spread rumors around the city, claiming that after the pottery merchants killed Xiaopei, they would slaughter the city to vent their hatred, and called on the people in the city to flee with him.

Since Liu Bei was stationed in Xiaopei, he often preached to the people in the city how the pottery merchant was brutal and how he was massacrated after stealing his Xuzhou, and in the hearts of the people of Xiaopei, the pottery merchant seemed to have become a cruel and treacherous villain.

Now as soon as the people of Xiaopei heard that the potters were going to kill, Liu Bei was only slightly incited, and they were all frightened and fled with their families.

And Liu Bei ordered before leaving that the other three doors of Xiaopei should not be opened, only one of the west gates should be opened, and the people would be allowed to flee.

As a result, thousands of people could only flock to the west, and soon blocked the west avenue to the point that the water was impassable, blocking the route pursued by the potters, which was equivalent to becoming Liu Bei's meat shield.

If the potter wants to continue the pursuit, he will have to step on the corpses of these people, and bear the infamy of slaughtering the people.

Moreover, these thousands of people, even if the potter wants to kill, he will have to kill for a while, and the time delayed is enough for Liu Bei to escape away.

"I actually thought of such a poisonous trick, big-eared thief, you are really the ancestor of the escape technique, no wonder where you fled to in history, you didn't forget to fool a group of ignorant people when you left, I think they are all used as meat shields......"

The potter's fist clenched, and the eagle's eyes swirled with deep disgust.

"Husband, Liu Bei must not have fled far yet, let's rush up and disperse these people, maybe we can catch up with Liu Bei." Mulan couldn't wait to exclaim.

After all, Hua Mulan is just a general, and the angle of looking at the problem is very simple, in her opinion, as long as she can kill Liu Bei, it is not a big deal to kill a few people by the way.

The potter couldn't.

Killing the people like this may not be able to catch up with Liu Bei, and it will fall into Liu Bei's arms, and through the mouths of these people, his brutal image will be spread all over the Central Plains.

In the future, it is imperative to compete with Cao Cao for the Central Plains, and the potter does not want to make his reputation stink before he does it.

Moreover, the main purpose of this battle is to capture Xiaopei, and now that the strategic goal has been achieved, even if Liu Bei escapes, it is expected, and it is not a big deal.

Thinking of this, the pottery merchant said lightly: "Liu Bei's escape technique is superb, it is not so easy to catch up with him, there is no need to hurt the people for a big-eared thief, ruin the reputation of the husband, and order the whole army to go around to the north to attack the city." ”

Hua Mulan was stunned again, her husband didn't want to hurt the people, she could understand, but the potter decided to go far and near, and put the nearby south gate or east gate not to attack, but went around to the north gate, which made her a little puzzled.

"Even if the husband doesn't want to hurt the people, it's okay to attack the south gate and the east gate, why do you have to attack the north gate." Mulan couldn't help but wonder.

The southeast and southeast gates of Xiaopei are both facing Xuzhou, and the important people in the city will not choose these two gates, so they are either the north gate or the west gate.

Now that the West Gate was in such chaos, the potter wondered if someone would take advantage of the chaos at the West Gate to attract him, but took the opportunity to flee through the North Gate.

"I'm pressed for time, I'll explain it to you on the way." The potter didn't say much, and left with his horse.

After thousands of paces, the cavalry took a detour several miles away and looked at the north gate.

When the castle tower at the north gate gradually came into view, the potter's knife-like eyes couldn't help but sneer with a trace of sarcasm.

In the field of vision, I saw 500 soldiers and horses, escorting a carriage, hurrying out of the north gate, obviously in a hurry to escape.

The carriage was escorted by five hundred men, among whom must have been important men.

"Walking a Liu Bei, I have to gain a little, I want to see what important people are in the carriage......"

The potter had already made up his mind, raised his whip, and shouted: "The whole army presses up, capture the people in the carriage alive for me, and kill me for me!" ”

When the order was passed, the infantry soldiers who were holding back their murderous spirits, like tigers out of the cage, shouted to kill the generals, and looked at the convoy roaring away.

A few hundred paces away, the group had just left the city.

Next to the carriage, Zhang Liao was holding a war knife, his eyes were like electricity, and he was coldly scanning the environment on the left and right.

After a short walk, the curtain of the car was lifted, and a face like a national color and fragrance poked out of the window, "Wenyuan, good and dignified, why should we hurry out of the city?" ”

"Liu Xuande was defeated and returned, he didn't dare to enter the city, the army of the pottery merchant had already arrived, he told us to flee from the north gate quickly, the matter was urgent, so it was too late to explain to Mrs. When Zhang Liao spoke, his eyes looked around tightly, extremely alert.

The woman couldn't help but change her face, and blurted out in surprise: "That potter is so good, did he kill Xiao Pei?" ”

Surprised in her heart, she didn't dare to ask more, and hurriedly shrank her body back.

Just when she lowered the curtain, Zhang Liao's eyes changed suddenly, and surprise burst out in her eyes.

In the east direction, the dust and fog suddenly rose, and in the flying dust, there were countless soldiers and horses, like a tide.

At the beginning, a big banner with the word "Tao" flew proudly.

The potter is here!

"Didn't Liu Xuande send someone to inform me that the pottery merchant fell for his suspicious tactics and would pursue him to the west, how could he kill him to the north gate?" Zhang Liao's face suddenly changed.

Just when Zhang Liao was shocked, a team of more than 100 soldiers and horses galloped from the west direction and approached the front, led by Guan Yu.

Zhang Liao was worried about being isolated and helpless, and when he saw Guan Yu coming, he was overjoyed.

Guan Yu rushed closer, and without waiting for Zhang Liao to speak, he shouted: "Wen Yuan, you escort your lady to go first, and I will stop the potter thief." ”

"Brother escort Mrs. to go first, I'll cut it off." Zhang Liao said generously.

Just as the two of them were fighting over who would cut off the queen, the potter's iron cavalry had already killed.

Guan Yu's bare face sank, and he shouted: "Protecting Mrs. Diao Chan is my Guan Yu's duty, as long as I am here, no one will want to hurt her, Wen Yuan, you don't have to make any more noise, go quickly." ”

The woman in the car is none other than Diao Chan.

As he spoke, Guan Yu glanced at the carriage where Diao Chan was, as if he was deliberately saying this to Diao Chan, wanting to win the beauty's gratitude.

The arrogant words fell, Guan Yu did not give Zhang Liao a chance to compete, so he scolded more than 100 soldiers, as well as half of Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses, and rushed towards the rushing Tao army.

Zhang Liao didn't know that Guan Yu was so enthusiastic about protecting Diao Chan, in fact, out of selfishness, and he was very grateful to Guan Yu, so he had to order the remaining more than 200 soldiers and horses to escort the carriage forward.

How could the potters let them get away easily, they were leading the iron cavalry soldiers, killing like the wind, and they were running into Guan Yu and leading the army to form a formation to block the road.

Even Guan Yu rushed back, and it could be seen that the person in the carriage must be an important person, which aroused the curiosity of the potter even more.

"Yingbu, you take three hundred elite horsemen to bypass Guan Yu, be sure to stop the horse for me, Old General Lian, you lead the whole army to press, go and meet your old opponent for a while." The potters on the run shouted orders.

More than 3,000 cavalry soldiers were quickly divided into two teams, Yingbu led 300 elite cavalry to go around, but Lian Po charged ahead, leading the main force of more than 2,000 to rush towards Guan Yu's enemy formation.

The iron horse rolled, splashing the dust in the sky, Lian Po was old and strong, and the big knife in his hand was flowing with cold light, like a black lightning bolt crashing into the enemy formation first.

How could the hundreds of infantry troops who were hurriedly formed in formation resist his rush.

I saw Lian Po taking the lead, crashing into the enemy's formation, the big knife was like a wheel, and swept out with the overwhelming power of the mountain, the blade passed by, the fog and blood splashed, and the severed limbs and halberds flew away in all directions.

Then the enemy army collapsed.

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