Knowing that this person would be unfavorable to him, Cao Cao did not kill Xu Shu immediately.

Xu Shu was ordered to leave and arrived in Fancheng.

Seeing Liu Xuande and complaining about the old days, Xu Shu said: "Cao Cao listened to people's suggestions, and I once served as a messenger, and I was specially ordered to persuade me to surrender, which is really to buy people's hearts, he is now divided into eight routes, and wants to set foot in Jingzhou and level Fancheng, this place must not be defended, and it is advisable to plan early!"

After that, he was leaving.

Liu Bei repeatedly retained and said: "Under Cao Jun's hands, it is tantamount to the Longtan Tiger's Den, why do you have to forcibly return!" This place is not to be defended, so let it go. ”

Xu Shu said: "If I don't go back, I'm afraid that the world will laugh at me, I have sworn not to plan for Cao Cao, you can rest assured, the lord has the assistance of Wolong's brother, why worry about the great cause?"

Liu Xuande said: "I have been to Wolong, Mr. Kong Ming avoided it, I don't know why, in desperation, worship Zhuge is a military advisor."

Xu Shu chuckled and said: "I hate Kong Ming for not listening to me, otherwise he will be allowed to defect to the envoy, Zhuge Jun and Zhuge Liang are only one word apart, Zhuge Liang is stubborn, Zhuge is quite righteous, and the talents of the two are comparable!"

Liu Xuande said: "If I get Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun at the same time, wouldn't I be invincible in the world?"

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I advise you not to try to do this, these two have always been at odds, and if they are together, they will definitely cause trouble." Zhuge Jun's talent is not inferior to Kong Ming. ”

"Let the king worship Zhuge Junjun's military division, this is the number of days."

Liu Xuande was relieved.

It is also a ten-mile long pavilion, and it is also a farewell, and the two of them stay with each other again and again, depending on the farewell.

Xu Shu returned to Cao Ying, met Cao Mengde, and said that Liu Xuande would not surrender, and Cao Cao was furious.

Although it was expected, I was still very surprised to hear the news.

Knowing the news of Cao Cao's army pressing the border, Liu Xuande asked the military advisor, and the military advisor said: "It is better to abandon Fancheng and take refuge in Xiangyang City."

Liu Xuande abandoned Fancheng and went to Xiangyang, only to see a hard bow lined up above the city, and a dense array of swords and soldiers on the edge of the trench, Liu Xuande rode on a horse and said: "Liu Congxian's nephew, open the city gate quickly, we will open the city quickly to save the people!"

Liu Cong thought that Liu Xuande was coming to seize the position of the lord of Jingzhou, and he was afraid to go out of the city, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun came to the city tower and ordered the soldiers to release arrows and shoot Liu Bei's soldiers.

The people who walked in front of them were suddenly killed, shot by swords and arrows!

The people outside the city looked at the tower and wept bitterly.

There was a general in the city, named Wei Yan, who hacked to death the soldiers guarding the gate, opened the city gate, and went out of the city and said: "The Cai brothers dominate Xiangyang, Liu Yuanjun, follow me into the city to destroy the thieves!"

Zhang Fei was about to enter, and another person came out of the city, and this person shouted: "Wei Yan, a nobody, can recognize me as a general."

Wei Yan fought with Wen Ping, Wei Yan was defeated and abandoned the city, but Wen Ping still returned to the city and closed the city gate.

Cai laughed in the city tower and said: "The prime minister is coming soon, Liu Xuande, are you going to camp outside the city and offer your head?"

Liu Cong cried and said: "Uncle, if it's not that my nephew doesn't want to open the city gate, it's really involuntarily, if you open the city gate, it's really luring the wolf into the house!"

Guan Yun drove forward immediately, reported to Liu Xuande, and said that Cao Cao's men were coming.

Liu Xuande decisively dropped the head of the horse, knowing that it was useless here, it was better to return early, Cao Cao's men and horses arrived, and there would be no corpse!

When leaving, the military advisor Zhuge said to Liu Xuande: "If you can't take refuge in Xiangyang, it's better to go to Jiangxia for refuge."

Liu Bei nodded, and ordered Guan Yunchang and Sun Qian to go to Jiangxiakou to ask for help from their son Liu Qi, sort out the people, and respond.

Let Zhang Fei cut off the back road, stop Cao Cao from chasing the soldiers, and let Zhao Yun protect the old and young.

Everything is arranged, and everyone is ready for battle!

The next day, Cao Cao personally led his men to the city, Liu Cong was afraid of Cao Cao's majesty, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun offered Jingzhou.

On the tower of Xiangyang City, Cao Mengde climbed high and looked into the distance, looked at Cai Mao and the others, and said, "How many people are there in Jingzhou?"

Cai Mao said: "There are 50,000 horse troops, 180,000 infantry troops, and 200,000 sailors.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "How many warships are there, and who is in charge?"

Cai Mao said: "It is me and Zhang Yun who are in charge."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "With such a large number of troops, food is enough to last for a year." Why don't you surrender without a fight? ”

Cai Mao said with a smile: "The prime minister's talent can go all over the world, but the prime minister's power is like this, and the opposite will die!"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "The two of you have meritorious service in dedicating the city, and you have crowned Cai Mao as the Marquis of Pingxi, and you are still the governor of the navy, and Zhang Yun is the governor of Pingdonghou, and you are regarded as the deputy governor of the navy, and you must not make a mistake in training the navy!"

The two were overjoyed and thanked and left.

After a while, Liu Cong and Cai's came to the city tower.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Liu Jingsheng is dead, and his son has dedicated the city, I should have played the Son of Heaven and made you the lord of Jingzhou." However, there is Sun Quan in Jiangdong, the nine counties of Jingzhou, and Liu Xuande is still struggling, really gave you this position, how can you sit on your position? ”

Liu Cong is a person who knows the times, and immediately asked: "I don't want to be an official, please give me to be the people!"

Cao Cao said: "I got Jingzhou, everyone has been promoted, but you refuse to accept it, I have made up my mind, I will seal you as the history of Qingzhou, and set off immediately."

After the reward was completed, Cao Cao ordered the general Cao Hong, Cao Zhen to guard Xiangyang, and personally led the men and horses to chase and kill Liu Bei, the military order was like a mountain, and everyone did not dare to disobey the order!

Liu Bei crossed the river with his people, and he traveled only more than ten miles a day, and Guan Yu, who went to Jiangxia for help, did not see the news for a long time, Liu Bei was shocked in his heart, and said to the military advisor: "Yun Chang went to Jiangxia and did not return for a long time, I don't know what happened in the middle?"

He also said: "I'm afraid that Yun Chang won't be able to invite Liu Qi, so please ask the military advisor to go to Jiangxia for a run."

Zhuge Jun said: "It's okay for me to go, how is the safety of the lord here?"

Liu Xuande said: "The military advisor can rest assured, even if Cao Cao has great powers, he will not be able to catch up for a while and a half, and with Zhang Fei to protect me, it will definitely be fine."

Zhuge agreed, and he led five hundred to follow to Jiangxia.

That night, the wind was strong, the wind blew down the flag, Jian Yong was quite full of divination, calculated a hexagram, and said to Liu Xuande: "This is a great omen, persuade the lord to abandon the people, travel lightly!"

Liu Bei was worried and asked, "What is the place ahead?"

A person who knows the way said: "The front is Dangyang County, and the name of the place is Dangyangpo."

At this moment, walking for days, people are sleepy and tired, hunger is unbearable, Liu Bei ordered to take tree bark for food, bury pots to make food, and dig weeds all over to satisfy hunger.

Mi Zhu and others said: "Cao Cao's people don't know the distance? Not so! ”

Liu Bei didn't listen, he insisted on doing so, coupled with the continuous travel, many people starved to death due to dehydration, and they were hungry.

It was autumn, the cool breeze was biting, the dusk was dark, and I only heard the huge shouting of killing in the northwest, Liu Xuande was shocked, and hurriedly got on the horse to lead the elite soldiers of the headquarters to meet the battle!

Cao Cao's men and horses were killed, and the momentum was unstoppable, just when Liu Bei thought that he was dead, he killed him, opened a bloody road, and saved Liu Xuande.

just broke out of the encirclement, and was blocked by the general Wen Ping.

Liu Xuande scolded: "Selling for glory, what face do you have to meet Liu Biao?"

Wen Ping said: "You don't have to provoke me, people go to high places, water flows to low places, and the prime minister rises, unstoppable!"

Zhang Fei fought to the death with Wenpin, but Wenpin was defeated and went north. Killed until dawn, the shouting of killing gradually faded away, Liu Xuande looked back, the generals and the old and young did not know the whereabouts, only a few people followed.

When he was grieving, he saw Mi Zhu staggering, with a knife wound in his body, and said: "Lord, the big thing is not good, Zhao Zilong has defected to Cao Cao."