Liu Bei was fleeing from the road.

Yan Liang's killing completely frightened him and turned him into a frightened bird, fleeing with his life.

After sacrificing Zhang Ren to block Yan Liang for him, Liu Bei escaped for more than 30 miles in one go, and finally escaped to Yangping Pass at dusk.

The danger of Yangping Pass is not inferior to Jiange Pass, there are still 3,000 new troops on the city, and there are more than 100,000 stones of grain and grass in the tun.

If Su Zhe wants to capture Yangping Pass, he can only hope if he leads the main army to come, and it is impossible to break through the pass by chasing soldiers alone.

It was only at this time that Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, was shocked, and stood on the head of the city looking at the direction outside the gate in a daze.

"Your Majesty, it's okay, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry anymore." Zhuge Liang beside him said with relief.

Liu Bei gradually came back to his senses from the fright, the panicked expression on his face gradually disappeared, and he barely managed to squeeze out a little calmness.

Then, he remembered Zhang Ren's matter, and couldn't help but show guilt, and sighed: "I'm fine, it's a pity for Zhang Zikan, I can't stand him......"

When sighing, Liu Bei's eyes even glistened with tears.

Guan Yu was relieved: "Your Majesty doesn't have to blame yourself, Your Majesty is a great cause of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty, and there can be no difference, Zhang Ren died for His Majesty, it is his glory, at that time, even if His Majesty asked the minister to break off, the minister would not hesitate." ”

Liu Bei's self-blame eased a lot, but he still wept, as if Zhang Ren's death was a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, the soldiers who fled to the city brought back a news that embarrassed Liu Bei:

Zhang Renli was defeated by Yan Liang and was captured alive.

The tears in Liu Bei's eyes disappeared in an instant, and the gloomy sadness on his face disappeared, but there was a trace of gloomy annoyance.

Bang!

He slammed his fist into the battlements.

Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone knew Liu Bei's thoughts.

They all thought that Zhang Ren would die for the country and go to righteousness generously, so Liu Bei was able to make Zhang Renshu a model of loyalty and righteousness, so that the whole Han Kingdom would follow suit.

Who would have expected that Zhang Ren was not killed in battle, but was captured alive, which greatly reduced Zhang Ren's "loyalty".

In the end, Ren was greedy for life and afraid of death, and chose to surrender to Su Zhe, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for Liu Bei.

Yan Yan, the second general in Shuzhong, has surrendered to Su Zhe, and if the first general Zhang Ren also betrays the country and surrenders to the enemy, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Han State and to Liu Bei's prestige.

It was precisely because he was worried that these embarrassing things would happen that Liu Bei would be annoyed and have that punch.

"Zhang Zikan, Zhang Zikan, shouldn't you fight to the last drop of blood, how can you be captured by the enemy!"

Liu Bei was not good at saying what was on his mind directly, but Guan Yu was not so calm, and he did not hide his dissatisfaction with Zhang Ren in his words.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, Zhang Zikan is loyal and courageous, and the minister believes that he will never be as greedy for life and fear of death as Yan Yan Huangquan and surrender to the Su thief!"

As the leader of the Shu ministers, Fa Zheng had no choice but to stand up for Zhang Ren.

Fa Zheng's status in the Han State is extraordinary, but he is second only to Zhuge Liang's adviser, the official to the captain, he stood up to speak for Zhang Ren, Guan Yu also had to give a few thin noodles, it was not good to speak again.

Liu Bei's gloomy expression eased slightly, and he sighed lightly: "I hope that as Xiaozhi said, I don't want to see another traitor who is greedy for life and afraid of death, disloyal and unrighteous in the middle of my Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Bei had no choice but to put aside Zhang Ren's capture for the time being, while strengthening the city defense of Yangping Pass, and on the other hand, collecting the defeated soldiers.

After this battle, Liu Bei suffered heavy losses and casualties, with 20,000 casualties and suffered heavy losses again.

After a few days of retraction, tens of thousands of defeated soldiers fled to Yangping Pass one after another, plus the original defenders of Yangping Pass, Liu Bei's total soldiers and horses were less than 40,000.

This number made Liu Bei's heart drip blood.

The 110,000 army lost 70,000 people in less than two months, and the 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers lost by Guan Yu before, and in just a few months, Liu Bei lost more than 100,000 troops in the battle for Yizhou.

Such a heavy loss can definitely be regarded as a heavy blow to Liu Bei, who only owns the land of Sanzhou.

What's more, now Liu Bei has lost most of Yizhou, and only retains one county in Hanzhong, and the consequences of the loss of 100,000 horses are even more severe when the population of the territory has decreased sharply.

In addition to the deaths and injuries of the soldiers, the loss of the military generals made Liu Bei feel even more distressed.

Huang Quan, Yan Yan surrendered to Wei, Zhang Ren, Guan Ping, and Wang Ping were captured, and there is no news of whether they surrendered or died.

As for Lei Tong, Zhao Lei, Liao Hua and other generals who died in battle, there are countless of them.

The loss of troops and the loss of land to this extent is enough to destroy Liu Bei's confidence in reviving the Han Dynasty.

Seki Lobby.

In the dim hall, Liu Bei looked at the number of dead and injured on the silk book in his hand, his face was miserable, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

After a while, Liu Bei sighed, bitterly and laughed at himself: "In just a few months, the mountains and rivers have fallen, and the soldiers have been killed and injured to this extent, perhaps, I, Liu Bei, really don't have the ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving the Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Bei blamed himself, vaguely losing his faith.

The generals under the rank were all moved, all of them looked gloomy, and sighed secretly.

At this time, Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said calmly with relief: "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself too much, the reason why we have lost to such a point is only because we didn't expect that the Su thief would use Kong Ming Lantern to sneak attack Yinping, in the final analysis, the loss of the Sword Pavilion was just an accident." ”

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei feel a little better, but he still just sighed.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Fazheng.

Fa Zheng understood, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Although the Su thief has won the Sword Pavilion, but we still have Yangping Pass, the danger of this pass is not inferior to the Sword Pavilion, with our current strength, as long as we strictly defend it, we will consume until the Su thief has exhausted the food and retreat, and we can at least keep the nail in Hanzhong that is pierced in Yizhou." ”

Guan Yu also stood up and said angrily: "Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Zhuge and Fa Taiwei said is extremely true, Hanzhong is not comparable to the Sword Pavilion, even if the Su thief makes Kong Minglan air raid again, there is no way to threaten the safety of Yangping Pass, even if we don't transfer troops from Guanlong, just with the soldiers and horses at hand, it is enough to hold Guancheng." ”

The enlightenment of several important ministers made Liu Bei gradually relieved, and a confident look appeared on his face again.

Syllable!

Liu Bei suddenly slapped the case, gritted his teeth and said: "What you said is extremely true, I haven't encountered any setbacks, not to mention that now Hanzhong is still in my hands, and Yongliang Erzhou is also in my hands, and the situation is many times better than back then, how can I be discouraged!" ”

Seeing that Liu Bei was in good spirits, Zhuge Liang and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, and they all showed relief.

Liu Bei got up and said sharply: "You and others are all cheered up, as long as our monarchs and ministers work together and defend Yangping Pass, we will be able to repel Su Zhe and get through this difficulty. ”