The Long Feng battalion under Xiaopei City withdrew.

Yes, Zhao Yun left.

In the end, what persuaded him was not the righteousness of the world, nor was it a high-sounding rhetoric.

What he got was a promise from Liu Bei - never to be the lord of Xuzhou.

Although it was just a sentence, Zhao Yun still believed it when it came out of Liu Bei's mouth.

After getting along for a long time, Zhao Yun knows Liu Bei's personality, and he never breaks his word when he says it.

At this time, Zhang Feng had already returned to the city, but everyone did not have the joy of victory.

Because everyone knows that an even tougher battle is about to begin.

It won't be long before Lu Bu will send troops here, and under Liu Bei's account, there are no mediocre talents, everyone knows that this time there is no need to expect a few words to send Lu Bu away, it is better to prepare early.

And Zhang Fei's suggestion is - defeat.

Hearing this, Jian Yong almost lost his breath.

Fortunately, everyone stopped him, so he didn't throw the wine glass in his hand.

Liu Bei naturally knew that Zhang Fei would not joke at such a time, so he smiled and asked Zhang Fei to explain.

Zhang Fei's meaning is actually very simple, with Xiao Pei's troops, it is absolutely impossible to resist Lu Bu's attack, so it is better to withdraw from this besieged city.

Of course, you have to make a show to fight two battles, and then "very weakly" defeated.

If you retreat, you will naturally have a place to retreat, and that place is Yanzhou.

Cao Cao has never used troops against Lu Bu, firstly, because Lu Bu's strength is still sufficient, and if he uses troops, it will inevitably consume a lot; The second is that now Lu Bu does not pose much threat to him, but Liu Bei blocks this unparalleled edge for him.

The only way to break this situation is to make Cao Cao feel the crisis, and the easiest way is to retreat.

Zhang Fei also put forward the most important point, that is, when retreating, all the Yellow Turban grain depots in the city should be taken away, that is to say, what Lu Bu got was only an empty city.

In fact, since Lu Bu stole Xuzhou, there has always been a kind of unwillingness in everyone's hearts, and no one wants to stay in Xiaopei all the time.

It's just that Liu Bei promised Zhao Yun that he would not be the lord of Xuzhou before, so if he gives up here now and wants to fight in the future, it will be a bit of a violation of his oath.

Just when everyone was making trouble about this matter, Zhang Feng spoke.

He smiled and expressed his thoughts to the crowd.

The lord of Xuzhou is just a false name, if he can get rid of Lu Bu with the help of Cao Cao's hand, and then let Tao Qian's son be the Xuzhou pastor?

Liu Bei was originally invited by Tao Qian to help him protect Xuzhou, so no one could say anything.

Hearing him say this, everyone was also a little relieved.

Even Mi Zhu, who is the same night shuai as Zhao Yun, does not object to this idea.

He knows Zhao Yun too well, and many times, Zhao Yun's stubbornness is indeed a bit old-fashioned.

As a result, the strategy for preparing for war was decided.

Sun Qian and Jian Yong were in charge of coordinating the transportation matters, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were preparing for the battle that would be lost, while Mi Fang and Guan Ping began to count the soldiers and prepare for the evacuation, and as for Zhang Feng, it was no surprise that he became the messenger to communicate with Cao Cao.

……

Everything has been decided, and Liu Bei can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He returned to his lodgings and sat down in a chair by the window to close his eyes.

Mi Shu walked over quietly and gently put her hand on Liu Bei's shoulder.

"Are you leaving?"

"Hmm." Liu Bei is used to Mi Shu's ice and snow intelligence.

Mi Shu didn't say anything more, just stood next to him and accompanied him quietly.

"Sit down, now that you are in this body, you will not stand for long."

Liu Bei opened his eyes, raised his head slightly, and looked at Mi Shu's flushed cheeks.

This should be the only thing that can make Liu Bei feel a little relieved now-Mi Shu is happy.

"It's okay, it's uncomfortable to sit for a long time."

"This kid ...... It's really picky. ”

Liu Bei smiled helplessly, and gently stroked Mi Shu's unbulging abdomen with his hand.

"Maybe he was in a hurry to share his father's worries, so he hurried here."

Mi Shu said this, her eyes were full of happiness.

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Yuzhou, Yingchuan County, Xudu.

After receiving the military report that Xiahou Yuan and others had retreated safely, Cao Cao began to prepare for the westward expedition.

After Shen Rong's death, the combined forces of Zhang Xiu and Li Dao also temporarily stopped.

Although Cao Hong and others won the victory, they could not change the situation of insufficient troops.

They all knew what each other was waiting for - food and grass.

The leech battalion succeeded in burning their food, grass and ordnance to keep them from daring to cross the valley, but this would not last long.

In terms of days, Zhang Xiu should have re-raised enough supplies, and within ten days, he will definitely march again.

Cao Zhen's removal of Shen Rong can be regarded as having advantages and disadvantages.

Shen Rong, as the most radical person in his camp, will always implement his ideas and storm the city if he does not die; Disadvantages, his death will have a great impact on Zhang Xiu and others, and may make them desperate for revenge.

However, according to Cao Zhen, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Emotional and blind offense make it easier to use tactics against them.

In order to be safe, Cao Hong still reported the battle situation to Cao Cao and asked for reinforcements.

When the military report arrived in Beijing, Cao Cao convened a group of civil and military personnel to discuss.

At this point, there are two opposing opinions.

One is represented by Cheng Yu, who believes that Cao Cao now has a great responsibility to protect the Son of Heaven, and if he sends troops, it is difficult to ensure that other forces will not take advantage of the situation; The other is represented by Guo Jia, who believes that Zhang Xiu should be quickly defeated by taking advantage of the unclear situation in the world at this time, so that the threat from the west can be lifted and the purpose of deterring the heroes.

In the end, Cao Cao decided to send troops after listening to everyone's analysis.

Because if Zhang Xiu continues to be left alone, it is likely to create another situation - he and Zhang Xiu continue to consume and gradually become tired, and other forces will also attack in groups.

Instead of being passive at that time, it is better to seize the opportunity.

In this way, Cao Cao ordered all the elite soldiers and fierce generals, and once again marched to attack Zhang Xiu.