"Let's go! Calculating the time, the people of Xudu are almost coming, we... It's time to go back to Nanxiang. ”

On the hillside, Zhang Yong stared at the smoke over Xinye, smiled suddenly, and immediately turned over and got on the horse... Greeted Meng Qiu, Ma Jian and the others, and took the lead in rushing down the hillside.

At this moment, it was already noon, and Liu Beijun had already withdrawn cleanly... And Cao Ren, after being ambushed at Baihe, gathered his rout and stationed in Xinye again... It won't be long before the large forces of Cao's army will arrive one after another.

Although I want to continue to see and see the famous scene of Zhao Yun's seven in and seven out... But, now... They don't have that capital after all.

"I'm finally going back! This damn weather..."

Looking at the sky above his head that was gradually gloomy, Ma Jian scolded in a low voice, glanced back at the dilapidated Xinye, and chased Zhang Yong with his horse.

Merely... Between Ma Tan turning his head, his eyes were confused and amazed... has been replaced by steadfastness.

Sooner or later, one day, he will stand like Zhuge Kongming... On that stage.

......

"Idiot! Rubbish! Thanks to the two of you, you are still a battle-go-getter... Just a simple defeat? ”

"When you enter the city, why don't you look around? Why set up a sub-village outside the city...? ”

Wancheng, Cao Cao looked at Cao Hong, who came to report, and was angry... Gaffe growled.

Thinking of him Cao Cao, he fought more than 100 battles in the south and the north, how could he ever be so embarrassed?

attacked a small Liu Bei, and even lost his troops repeatedly... Nearly 100,000 people.

"Cao Hong is guilty of capital crimes, and please punish the prime minister."

Looking at the angry Cao Cao, Cao Hong was also very uncomfortable in his heart.

This battle is a battle that determines the world, yes... Most of the generals of the unified army are descendants of the Cao family.

But this time, not only did they fail to earn face for the Cao family, but they were defeated again and again, and fell into the hands of Zhuge Liang... The attempt to provoke the ridicule of the world.

"You... Don't get out of the way yet! ”

Looking at Cao Hong's action of bowing his head and waiting for punishment, Cao Cao's expression froze... I couldn't help but scold for a while.

Xiahoudun made such a big mistake, he can still forgive, let alone Cao Hong!

"Wenyuan, when will the Fourth and Fifth Route armies arrive in Wancheng."

Bowing his head and thinking for a moment, Cao Cao turned his head and asked a general on the left, who is it not Zhang Liao.

Not long after Cao Ren and Cao Hong sent troops yesterday, the Second Route Army led by Zhang Liao and Zhang He, and the Third Route Army led by Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun arrived in Wancheng successively, of course... Accompanied by Cao Cao's top strategist group, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Xun You, Liu Ye... Crowded.

"Back to the Prime Minister, tonight and tomorrow at noon, the Fourth and Fifth Route armies will arrive in Wancheng..."

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhang Liao recovered from the shock just now, and hurriedly stepped forward and replied.

"Send fast horses and urge the fourth and fifth armies to speed up! At noon tomorrow, the army will start from Wancheng, first go to Xinye to pay tribute to Ziyuan and the soldiers who died in battle, and then take Fancheng directly, completely destroying Liu Bei. ”

After receiving Cai Mao's message, the only enemy in front of Cao Cao was Liu Bei.

As long as Liu Bei dies, when the army arrives in Xiangyang, with the help of Jingxiang and other wealthy families, the seven counties of Jingxiang will definitely fall to the wind.

......

Shinno.

Because of the fire, less than two out of ten houses in Shinno Castle were burned, and all the grain and grass equipment brought with them were burned.

After enduring a day of starvation, Cao Cao led an army of 400,000 and finally arrived outside the city of Xinye.

"Prime Minister!"

Seeing Cao Cao, Cao Ren's expression darkened, and then he knelt down heavily in front of countless soldiers.

"Zixiao, what are you doing here, hurry up!"

Looking at Cao Ren's decadent and remorseful appearance, Cao Cao secretly sighed and stepped forward to help Cao Ren up.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in a soldier's life... Cheer up! ”

patted Cao Ren on the shoulder, and Cao Cao stepped forward... Stopped at the Shinno Castle Gate.

"Liu Bei, this time... And where can they flee to? ”

Looking at the word Xinye on the city gate, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly.

Speaking of which, between him and Liu Bei, it was as if there was a pair of invisible hands fluctuating in secret, and now... Finally arrived in Jingzhou, and it was time to have a break.

Seeing Cao Cao standing there in a trance, the surrounding generals were silent for a while, and no one dared to step forward to persuade him, so he had to wait silently.

"Ziyuan's body has been found!"

I don't know how long it took, everyone only felt that their legs were getting numb, and Cao Cao turned around.

"No, last night's fire completely burned Ziyuan's body, and now... Only Ziyuan's saber remains..."

Facing Cao Cao's gaze, Cao Ren shook his head, casually untied a long sword from his waist, and handed it to Cao Cao.

This sword was given by Cao Cao when Xiahoulan was a general in the past, and the hilt of the sword was also engraved... Xiahou Ziyuan four words.

"Build a separate mound for Ziyuan and put this sword in it. Ziyuan was the general of my Cao clan before his death... After death, he should also be the heroic soul of my Cao family. ”

Pulling out the long sword in his hand, looking at the cold light on the sword body, Cao Cao was silent for a moment... Leisurely commanded.

"Prime Minister rest assured! This matter has already been arranged! ”

......

Just when Cao Cao was paying tribute to Xiahoulan and the soldiers who died in Xinye, the last wave of Xinye people... Through the trail, we also arrived at Fancheng.

Fancheng and Xiangyang face each other across the water, as one of the important towns in Jingbei.

Fancheng's population and city scale can be ranked among the top counties in Nanyang.

Although Liu Bei has a good reputation, but... Fancheng squeezed in so many people from other counties for a while, and naturally there were a lot of incidents.

"Kong Ming, Cao Cao is now leading an army of 400,000 to settle in Xinye, and he will arrive in Fancheng in a few days, how is it good?"

Hearing the news of Cao Cao's arrival in Xinye, the joy of defeating Cao Ren's 100,000 army instantly left Liu Bei behind.

"Cao's army is strong, although Fancheng is behind the city, but after all, it is a lonely city, and it is difficult to defend it for a long time! For the sake of the day... Immediately prepare the boats and prepare to cross the river and head south. ”

Zhuge Liang's eyelids couldn't help but twitch, and he used a calmer tone... said to Liu Bei.

Although he burned down 100,000 Cao troops with two fires, after all, it was borrowed from the time and place, and the land battle... The army of 400,000 Cao Jun tigers and wolves is simply an inexplicable existence.

"Crossing the river? Where can we go after we go south? ”

With his brows furrowed, Liu Bei turned to pessimistic mode in an instant.

Now that Cai Mao and Liu Cong occupy Xiangyang, where to go is undoubtedly self-defeating; Jiangxia... It's a place to go, but Jiangxia has a garrison of 80,000 troops, and in the past, it was all dependent on the supply of various counties, and now that Liu Cong is on the throne, it is not known whether Liu Qi can feed an army of 80,000, if he takes another 20,000 troops... Now that 100,000 people are going, I am afraid that they don't have to wait for Cao Cao to come, and they will collapse internally because of the problem of grain and grass.

Jing Xiang though... And that's where he stays?

"Go to Xiangyang, and then turn to Gangneung... Jiangling, as an important town in Nanjun, hoarded most of Jingxiang's grain, grass and ordnance, which was enough to support our army... Equip tens of thousands of armor soldiers, and then... There is also room for attack and defense. ”

"Xiangyang?"

"Xiangyang is now a tiger's den in Longtan, how to get it?"

"Strategist, don't you work hard all day long... Fatigue? ”

......

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others... There was a big question mark on his forehead.

"My lord... Generals, Liang is not sick... I didn't overwork either..."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and said.

"It is precisely because Xiangyang is the tiger's den in Longtan that we are going. This goes to Xiangyang, for us has two benefits, one is to attract the attention of Cao Jun, once our army goes to Xiangyang, Cao Cao will definitely lead the army to catch up, then whether Liu Cong, Cai Mao is fighting, surrendering, it is bound to involve most of Cao Cao's attention, I wait... It can also get a little respite; This is the second... We took the people to Xiangyang, and Cai Mao saw that there were many people like us, so he was bound to defend the city gate and not let us enter the city... At that time, we went south to Gangneung to be famous, and more importantly... This Jingxiang Shimin will know in his heart that between Liu Cong and the lord... Who is more suitable for Tongzhen Jingxiang. ”

"The plan of the military advisor... Myoya! ”

"I'll wait here to prepare a boat for tomorrow's crossing."

Zhuge Liang's death immediately pointed out a broad road for everyone, and immediately made everyone's hearts feel at ease.

As long as you can get rid of the hundreds of thousands of Cao Jun behind you, even if it is a day... It's also good.

"Wait a minute! Zilong, you will divide the elite cavalry into two teams, east and west, with Fancheng as the center, and gather all the large and small ships thirty miles east and west, if you can't take them away... Burn it directly, so... When it can block Cao's army for two days. ”

Meet Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun... Hurriedly turned to leave, Zhuge Liang hurriedly got up and shouted.

"That's right! Go out this time, go to the treasury and spend some money, and if you need it... All need to be exchanged for money, don't take it by force... tarnished the reputation of the lord. ”

In the past, if you want to make a difference, you need a lot of money to support, which is also... The reason why Liu Bei married Mi when he was in Xuzhou.

But now..., for Liu Bei in Hanzhong, although the money is good, it is far less important than the people's hearts.

As long as you occupy the hearts of the people, occupy the righteousness, and have the support of the people of Jingxiang... Sooner or later, the seven counties of Jingxiang will be obtained for them.

"No!"

......

At noon the next day, the river was surging, and there were as many as 700 large and small boats on the river.

According to Zhuge Liang's estimate, five or six times back and forth should be able to cross the people... But Zhuge Liang obviously underestimated the fear of the people of Fancheng for Cao Jun and the chain reaction brought about by the retreat to the south, and before Liu Bei took the lead, more than half of the people of Fancheng dragged their families and chased after them, and the number was probably no less than 30,000.

"I am willing to follow Uncle Huang to the death, and I hope that Uncle Huang will not abandon our !!"

It didn't take long for more than a dozen people to come to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in the midst of the noisy noise. It is a representative elected by the people of Fancheng, who is quite prestigious in the city, some old and young, and some who are officials... There are also children of the scholars.

"Everyone, get up! Hurry up... Something, get up and say! ”

Seeing everyone bowing and saluting, Liu Bei hurriedly greeted him... Helped an old man over 70 years old to his feet.