Just as Liu Ye said this, the scouts sent by Liu Bei to the north gate also returned.

"My lord, the north gate was lost more than an hour ago, and a large army broke through." The scouts who were in a hurry were close to exhaustion, so they directly rolled over and rolled off the horse, and crawled to Liu Bei's side.

"What?" Liu Bei's eyes widened: "There are five thousand defenders at the north gate, how did they lose so quickly?" ”

The scout smiled bitterly: "Before, General Guan led the army to gallop to the east gate and took away two thousand defenders, and there were only three thousand defenders at the north gate, and the number of soldiers on the other side was no less than that of our army, and the formation of the formation was extremely powerful. ”

"What about the Son of Heaven and Xun Yu? Are they among them? Liu Bei asked anxiously.

"Lord, don't ask." Liu Ye said with a pale face: "With such a number of soldiers breaking through, plus being able to form an army formation, this is definitely Xun Wenruo's handiwork, and the scout who was reported when we rushed to the north gate before is probably the manpower arranged by Xun Wenruo." The Son of Heaven and Xun Wenruo both broke through! ”

"Damn! Damn it! Liu Bei roared with a hideous face, and the hands holding the weapons were bruised due to too much force, and he couldn't help but wave the double swords in his hands with red eyes and slashed directly towards the corpse of Cao Jun beside him. The sharp sword directly smashed the surrounding Cao Jun's corpses to pieces.

After venting fiercely, Liu Bei looked at the soldiers behind him who were exhausted from a night of fierce fighting, and hated him in his heart: "What a Xun Wenruo, I can't imagine that I am so cautious or fall for your scheme!" ”

"Lord, Xun Wenruo's army has only left for more than an hour, and it is still too late to pursue at this time!" Liu Ye reminded.

"Order Chen Zhi and Yun Changyide to lead the army to pursue with me, and Xun Yu and the Son of Heaven must be brought to me intact!" Liu Bei said angrily. For Xun Yu, he hated Yu deeply, and the more eager he became. He was also aware of the gap between Xun Yu and Cao Cao, so he was confident that if he could capture him, he would definitely be able to subdue him. The stronger Xun Yu's ability, the more excited he became, looking forward to it and being scared at the same time, at this time his heart was really mixed.

"Changwen, with your 5,000 troops, you will guard Changyi City." Liu Bei said to Chen Qun, who has not had a strong sense of existence since he set out on the expedition.

"Yes!" Chen Qun responded. He is only good at internal affairs and not good at military strategy, so he naturally has not performed well since joining the army. So he has basically been sitting in the rear all along, but because he considered that Jiangdong might attack Yuzhou, and Yuzhou was only 20,000 defenders, the possibility of falling was too great, and it was better to stay there than to follow Liu Beilai, so he chose to follow the army.

"In addition, you coordinated with Zhongyu to move the families and population and materials of Yuzhou to Yanzhou, with this Changyi City as the core. Quickly put up a recruitment list and recruited troops on a large scale, and a certain number of troops are now seriously understaffed and urgently need to be replenished. Liu Bei said in a deep voice. He knew in his heart that Yuzhou might not be able to hold it, although he took Changyi at this time, but the total number of soldiers lost before and after was more than 50,000, and most of the 100,000 troops brought by him were lost, and he was not qualified to garrison Yuzhou in front of Yuan Shu's army, and even whether Yanzhou could be kept was enough.

Thinking that half a year ago, he was still a heroic party with an army of nearly 200,000 and sitting on the land of Yuzhou, but now he has less than 70,000 troops left. Thinking about Liu Bei, he really felt uncomfortable, but he didn't regret it. If he didn't fight, maybe he still had an army of 200,000 now, but what was the use? was sandwiched between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, watching the two of them grow stronger, how different is it from waiting for death? He only regretted that he was not capable enough, he was teased several times, and he lost countless soldiers and generals before he ended up in the current situation.

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Outside the city of Changyi, Xun Yu quickly fled to the north after escaping from Changyi, and once again divided the army into three, and he took the Son of Heaven to look to the east, ready to meet Xiahou Yuan's army. Because he knew that Liu Bei would definitely pursue him recklessly in the future, with the two thousand men and horses in his hands to resist, it was simply an egg hitting a stone, even if he set up a suspicious formation, he would not be able to hinder Liu Bei for long, and only when he met Xiahou Yuan could he survive.

On the march, Liu Cheng, the son of heaven who was protected by Xun Yu all the way, did not say a rare word of complaint, and he cooperated very much. What is the consequence of falling into Liu Bei's hands, he, the little genius who was pulled out of the top tank, knows best, it is definitely death or life. It's better to die than to live, it's better to be a puppet with no worries about food and clothing and a noble identity than to be assassinated by this Zen, so Liu Cheng, who has always disregarded the overall situation and is pampered, is rarely so cooperative.

Xun Yu was not in the mood to talk about the courtesy of a monarch and a minister at this time, life and death were a matter of life, so he directly put on Liu Cheng the armor of Cao Jun's own soldiers, threw it on the horse, and handed it over to the real guards around him to take care of. Ignoring Liu Cheng's young age and not good at horseback riding, the army ran wildly all the way.

Liu Cheng can be said to have endured all the hardships along the way, how good can his equestrian skills be when he is obsessed with pleasure and scheming? After running wildly, its inner thighs were ground into a bloody blur. But although Liu Cheng, who has a tenacious and forbearant personality, his face was full of pain, he was stunned and didn't hum in pain, which made Xun Yu, who had been observing distractedly, nod secretly. I have to say that Liu Yu's vision was still good at the beginning, although he chose a white-eyed wolf, but Liu Cheng is indeed resolute, not the waste of ordinary clans.

The sun gradually rose, with their backs to the sun, Xun Yu and Liu Cheng rushed all the way to the northeast under the protection of hundreds of cavalry. The atmosphere of the whole army was dull, and everyone was concentrating on the road, because they knew very well that there must be a large army behind them that had been pursuing, and to stop was to die. At this point, they can only pick up speed as quickly as possible, praying that they will encounter approaching friendly forces before the enemy in the rear catches up.

But the heavens did not fulfill the wishes, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the open field, which was not the sound of horses' hooves from their march, but from the enemy troops behind them. Xun Yu looked at the enemy army that appeared in the distance behind him, and then looked at the Xiahou Yuan army that was already invisible in front of him, and his heart was extremely bitter.

Still haven't been able to catch up? Xun Yu muttered in his heart.

Although he was very worried in his heart, Xun Yu did not panic at all, and directly shouted: "Speed up, General Xiahou is not far ahead, we will meet him as soon as possible!" ”

The number of cavalry behind him was only two thousand, and the leader was like a red date, holding a big knife, it was Guan Yu. Although the number is small, it is tantamount to a catastrophe for their tired army, which is only a few hundred people, and I am afraid that Guan Yu alone can kill them all.

All the men of the army were either staring at the rear with a look of trepidation, or they were looking ahead with an anxious look on their faces. Everyone prayed incessantly, hoping to see that friendly army appear.

The sound of horses' hooves behind him gradually approached, getting louder and louder, and the hearts of everyone were terrified. But soon, a smile of excitement suddenly appeared on everyone's faces. As if the heavens had heard the prayers of these men, a large army appeared in the distance ahead.

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