Cai Mao left the Shu army camp with Zhang Yun, Li Qi and others, and rushed back with the army.

Along the way, Cai Mao had a gloomy face, without a trace of good complexion.

Zhang Yun followed Cai Mao, saw Cai Mao's expression, and did not speak in a knowing interest. He was 'enlightened' by Wang Can, and after experiencing some things, his personality also changed a little.

On the way back, Zhang Yun asked the soldiers again to learn about the situation last night.

He learned that Cai Mao had stayed up outside the Shu army camp for a night, and was finally harassed by Zhou Cang, and he felt very guilty.

Zhang Yun remembered these things one by one.

After experiencing this incident, Zhang Yun's opinion of Cai Mao has changed fundamentally, and he feels that Cai Mao is righteous enough, brother enough, and a person who can entrust life and death on the battlefield. As for Li Qi, Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, the three of them were still immersed in the joy of getting out of the tiger's mouth, happy to have left the Shu army camp.

30,000 Chu troops followed Cai Mao back to the camp.

After more than an hour, the army returned to camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cai Mao sat on the main seat, sitting in a precarious position, with a serious expression and a trace of coldness in his eyes.

Cai Mao had just returned to the camp, and after arranging the soldiers, he immediately convened the generals in the army to discuss the matter. His eyes were sharp, and he patrolled back and forth among the generals below, and finally landed on Li Qi, Chen Sun, and Zhang Wu, and shouted: "Li Qi, Chen Sun, Zhang Wu, what crime should you be guilty of instigating Zhang Yun to attack the Shu army?" ”

The hearts of the three of them suddenly cooled, and as soon as they came out of the tiger's mouth, they entered the wolf's den again!

Zhang Yun was relieved when he heard Cai Mao's words.

According to Cai Mao's statement, it was instigated by Li Qi and others to remove his own culpability.

Li Qi was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, got up from his seat in a panic, walked quickly to the center of the tent, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said in a lost voice: "Governor, the last general will be guilty, please punish the governor!" ”

Chen Sun also knelt down and said: "Governor, the last general is also guilty, please punish the governor." ”

Zhang Wu wanted to resist, but when he saw that Li Qi and Chen Sun both took the initiative to admit their guilt, they also knelt down and pleaded guilty.

In an instant, the three of them became the main culprits in the attack on the Shu army.

As for the mistake made by Zhang Yun with his troops leaving, he was gently ignored by Cai Mao. But Cai Mao didn't treat Zhang Yun's crime, but still said symbolically: "Zhang Yun, you are a chief general in the army, and the governor has no right to punish you." But all the things you have committed will be reported to the Lord and the Lord will be asked to decide for himself. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yun nodded in agreement.

The matter stabbed Liu Biao, even if Liu Biao was angry, but after he went back, with a little thought, he would be fine.

Cai Mao looked at Li Qi and the three of them again, and shouted, "Someone! ”

As soon as the voice fell, several soldiers walked in from outside the camp tent and saluted Cai Mao. Cai Mao commanded loudly: "Drag Li Qi, Zhang Wu, and Chen Sun down, and each of them will be heavily punished with twenty military sticks, and let all the soldiers watch." ”

"No!"

Several soldiers replied with their fists clenched, dragging Li Qi and the three of them away.

Twenty military sticks, although not many, but spanking in front of all the soldiers, it is impossible to fake. If a stick goes down, it is likely that the skin will open and the buttocks will bloom, and after the twenty military sticks are beaten, they will definitely not be able to use force in the near future, and they can only cultivate in bed, unable to sit down or walk on their own.

Li Qi and the three of them glanced at Zhang Yun resentfully, but did not refute.

After Li Qi and the others left, Wen Ping asked, "Governor, do we really want to withdraw our troops?" ”

Cai Mao asked rhetorically: "Don't withdraw the troops?" Is it to watch the captured soldiers being killed? ”

Wen Ping sighed in his heart, and asked again: "Dudu, if we withdraw our troops and go back, how can we explain to the King of Chu?" ”

When Zhang Yun heard Wen Ping's words, his heart seemed to be blocked by something, and he was very uncomfortable. Everything was caused by his impulse. Zhang Yun looked sincere and said slowly; "Governor, the army returns to Jingzhou, and the last general will personally go to the king of Chu to ask for guilt, explain the process, and make it clear that our army is retreating because of the last general, please rest assured."

Cai Mao frowned slightly, and said, "What's the hurry, did I say that I want to withdraw to Jingzhou?" ”

Wen Ping said: "Governor, you just said that if you don't withdraw the troops, the captured soldiers will be in danger, why don't you withdraw the troops?" ”

Cai Mao shook his head and said, "Withdraw, you still have to withdraw." ”

Wen Ping looked confused and said with a wry smile; "Governor, you just make it clear, don't sell it, you will be confused in the end, and you won't be able to figure out the situation."

Zhang Yun nodded, revealing a puzzled expression.

Cai Mao said coldly: "Let's lead the troops to retreat, there are two types: rapid retreat and slow retreat. We chose to retreat slowly, but we didn't ask about the battle between Wang Can and Liu Bei, and after Wang Can's army defeated Liu Bei, we would take the captured soldiers back by the way. In this way, our army will return to Jingzhou without much loss. ”

Wen Ping smiled: "It doesn't have much effect, but it can also disgust Wang Can." ”

For Wang Can, Wen Ping did not have a good impression in his heart.

Cai Mao whispered everywhere, and it was impossible to be very happy in her heart, and she had already suppressed the anger in her stomach. That's why Cai Mao said; "Let's slowly retreat and see how Wang Can defeats Liu Bei?"

Wen Ping said: "The governor is wise! ”

Zhang Yun said with some hesitation: "Governor, if Wang Can knows the situation, it will be difficult to settle it!" ”

Cai Mao shook his head and said, "Wang Can's focus is on Wancheng, and he can't control us for the time being." Let's go, take a look outside the tent, and tell the soldiers to pack up and retreat immediately. ”

The army set out and began to slowly retreat.

Wang Can sent someone to find out the news of the retreat of the Chu army, and got Cai Mao to lead the troops to retreat slowly, and he was a little angry in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Cai Mao actually played tricks.

At that moment, Wang Can brought Guo Jia in, and the two carefully summed it up, and then found scouts to spread the agreement reached between Cai Mao and Wang Can. In particular, Wang Can said that Cai Mao would kill ten soldiers if he did not withdraw on the first day, 100 soldiers if he did not withdraw on the second day, 1,000 soldiers if he did not withdraw on the third day, and all of them would be killed on the fourth day.

After the news came out, it quickly spread among the soldiers of the Chu army.

Cai Mao led his troops to retreat slowly, and also got the agreement announced by Wang Can.

Cai Mao was angry in her heart and furious in the camp.

After the news came out, it was too bad for him.

Especially when the soldiers in the army learned that nearly 10,000 soldiers had become Wang Can's prisoners and their lives were in their hands, these soldiers inadvertently sped up their speed. As the saying goes, push yourself and others, the soldiers of the Chu army put themselves in their shoes, thinking about what they would do if they became prisoners?

So, the speed of the journey is much faster.

Cai Mao knew about such a situation, and finally turned a blind eye and did not stop it.

Once he ordered his soldiers to speed up, he would probably be hated by all the soldiers. When it comes to human life, every soldier has his own ideas, and he doesn't want his comrades to be killed, so Cai Mao acquiesced to the speed of the army and accelerated his return to Jingzhou.

Wen Ping rode a horse and followed Cai Mao and said, "Dudu, Wang Can is really not a master who is willing to suffer. ”

Cai Mao smiled bitterly when she heard this, and said: "Wang Can's ability is almost like a ghost god!" ”

A sigh, revealing infinite helplessness.

Cai Mao led troops to support Liu Bei, but returned halfway, completely halfway. Moreover, Liu Bei did not have an army to contain Wang Can's strength, and he could not match Wang Can after all, and his defeat was imminent.

……

Wancheng, as the seat of Nanyang County, has a strong city and thick walls, which can be regarded as a strong city.

Zhang Ren rushed to Wancheng with a small number of soldiers and breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Bei hasn't arrived in Wancheng yet, he still has a chance. On the one hand, Zhang Ren has the joy and expectation of meeting Zhang Xiu; On the other hand, he was an envoy sent by Wang Can, and he was burdened with heavy responsibilities, and he didn't know if he could complete the task assigned by Wang Can, so he was a little uneasy in his heart.

The group, after entering Wancheng, ran towards the county guard's mansion.

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