Sun Ce lost his troops and lost his generals, but fortunately, Jiang Qin was desperate to protect him, so he was able to escape; But then he met Gan Ning's carpet search team, and the little overlord of Jiangdong hid in the dense forest like a wild man at this time, looking for a chance to escape.

Zhou Yu, who was attacking Xiakou, was originally smooth sailing, but when he heard that Sun Ce was in danger, he didn't dare to fight for a long time, so he went to Wulin to find Sun Ce. On the one hand, Sun Ce is the number one in Jiangdong, and on the other hand, he is also his righteous brother, so naturally there must be no accidents, otherwise everything will be ruined.

"Although Bo Fu is down, some stragglers can still handle it! In order to avoid the pursuit and inevitably flee into the mountains, I divided into several routes, all the way to Wulin, all the way to expel the enemy, all the way into the mountains to find Bo Fu, I will definitely be able to find! ”

Cheng Pu's opinion was very much in line with Zhou Yu's wishes, so he divided his troops into three ways to find Sun Ce; After all, there were not many defenders in Jiangling City, and Gan Ning was unwilling to have a head-on conflict with Zhou Yu's troops, after all, the main reason for defeating Sun Ce was because he underestimated the enemy, otherwise he might not be able to beat him! This Zhou Yu is even more elite, and it is really unfavorable to fight with him, so he can only give up besieging Sun Ce for the time being.

The war in the south was a little calmer, after all, without Sun Ce's Jiangdong soldiers and horses, there would be no way to immediately organize an effective attack; At this moment, Xiangyang was surrounded by Liu Bei's army, and the 30,000 well-trained Shu army appeared under the city of Xiangyang only three days after Meng was defeated, as if they had been stationed on the other side of the mountain.

It was a sunny day, a clear sky and a cloudless sky, and it was a good day to attack the city; Liu Bei was dressed in armor, and he almost forgot how to ride a horse after many days of recuperation in Yizhou. At the age of forty-seven, he was in the prime of life, and his biggest rival Cao Cao had already returned, leaving him alone in the world. Sun Ce's generation is not eye-catching, only Cao Cao is his enemy, his bosom friend.

"It's just a little Xun Gang, today I'll let you see how my father takes your state and county!"

Liu Bei looked at the Xiangyang City Tower confidently, and seemed to have forgotten who gave him the land of Xuzhou more than ten years ago, so that he really became a prince of one party.

Fa Zhengnuo on the side sighed, this time he went out of Sichuan by Pang Tong to supervise the affairs of Hanzhong, and only brought him out of the battle, and brought Ma Zhong, Wu Yi and other well-known generals in Shuzhong, but these people are naturally not as famous as Ma Chao.

"Meng Shu said that Ma Chao only has thousands of cavalry in his hands, how can such a decadent soldier and horse be the opponent of our army? The Lord is already winning! ”

There are never too many nice words, Fa Zheng praised Liu Bei like this, and Liu Bei was naturally extremely useful; It is said that old people like to make meritorious deeds, although Liu Bei has not yet reached the age of retirement, but he, like Cao Cao, does not like to listen to depressing words.

"Ma Chao Xiao'er defeated Meng Yu for a while, he must be self-righteous, but he didn't know that in today's battle, he would be beaten by his father-in-law just like that time in Yizhou!"

Suddenly, at this moment, a scout flew forward, quickly ran to Liu Bei and knelt down and said: "Duke Shu, the southern scout has a report!" ”

"Bring it on!"

Liu Bei replied disappreciatively, and asked Fa Zheng to submit an online report, and said with a smile: "It must be that Sun Ce has taken Jiangling, let me wait to attack Xiangyang with peace of mind!" ”

Fa Zheng arched his hand and said: "Sun Ce is arrogant and arrogant, but he doesn't know that the lord has long regarded Jiangling as a thing in his pocket!" After taking Jiangling, Sun Ce must have been exhausted and failed to occupy the key point of Yiling; We can let the soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou be dispatched, and the capture of Jiangling is just around the corner! ”

Liu Bei laughed, calmly opened the bamboo slip, and only looked at the first column of words, and his face instantly darkened, and he couldn't laugh anymore. Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "But the war in the south is unfavorable?" ”

Liu Bei threw the bamboo slip aside, sat down weakly, and said expressionlessly: "It's not that the war is unfavorable, Sun Ce's army was defeated by Gan Ning, and it suffered heavy losses in just one night, and many soldiers were captured!" ”

Fa Zheng was shocked, and hurriedly said: "It shouldn't be, Sun Ce has been in battle for a long time, even if he loses, he shouldn't lose so fast!" Could it be that Gan Ning used some tricks? ”

"It's not a traitor, Gan Ning feasted and drank all night, confused Sun Ce, led him into the city and then went up and down, Sun Ce retreated to the riverside, Fang fled by boat, his subordinate Zhou Tai disappeared, Jiang Qin was captured, only he escaped, but he was defeated!"

"Gan Ning has such a plan?"

Liu Bei shook his head weakly, and said with a wry smile: "I still underestimated Xun Gang, I didn't expect that after he took away so many soldiers and horses, the generals who defended the city were still so powerful!" After Gan Ning's defeat of Sun Ce, morale will inevitably be high, and we will lose another opportunity to capture Jiangling! ”

"Since this is the case, Xiangyang can't be lost!" Fa Zheng said, "Ma Chao has little strategy, and it is easy to take Xiangyang; If it is difficult to obtain Xiangyang in this battle, then Xun Gang's name will be powerful all over the world, and we will all become the laughing ears of others! ”

"Filial piety, I naturally know the pros and cons, but it doesn't make much sense to take Xiangyang; Can't get Gangneung to connect the north and south, Xiangyang is just a lonely city! Instead of wasting your troops here, you might as well retreat! ”

Liu Bei is not Cao Cao, although he likes to set up meritorious deeds, but as an escape expert of the Three Kingdoms, his face is much thicker than Cao Cao. Cao Cao was extremely entangled in the choice between Hanzhong and even put on a chicken rib order; As long as Liu Bei sees the pros and cons, he can see what he needs most and choose the most beneficial option for him.

Fa Zheng was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "The lord's worries and subordinates naturally understand, but if this expedition is in vain and retreats, the Shuzhong clan will inevitably have words, and the lord will inevitably be endangered at that time!" ”

"The Scholars are important to my rule, but I don't need the Scholars to fight against me!" Liu Bei's eyes gradually became dull, "Since those people like to work against me, then I will let them know the fate of working against me; If those people follow me, I will let them know the benefits of following me......"

"But......" Fa Zheng seemed to be about to say something, but Liu Bei stopped him and said: "Filial piety doesn't need to be said much, I know it in my heart." Isn't it just a fight with Ma Chao? This duke killed his father and brother, this person will definitely hate me to the core, we will fight with the law of excitement, and we can win one game, so that the scholars have nothing to say! ”

"That's a good thing!"

As soon as the words fell, they suddenly heard a drum outside the tent, and the two quickly got out of the tent, and hurriedly asked why, and the soldiers under him said: "Ma Chao just provoked outside the tent, General Wu Yi refused to accept the battle, and was defeated by Ma Chao and retreated before Shihe!" ”

"When am I going to get him to play?" Liu Bei roared angrily, ordered someone to lead the horse, and reorganized the army and flew out of the village, only to see the leader of the general, Yu Xuanang, followed by thousands of iron horses, looking at Liu Bei with a proud face.

"The horses don't know what to do, but they dare to come to our army to provoke!"

Ma Chao immediately shot and shouted: "Liu Bei, you killed my father and brother, this hatred is not shared, and you dare to come to Xiangyang to shout!" Look at me taking your dog's life and paying tribute to my father and brother! ”

Before he could finish his words, Ma Chao charged forward, and a cadre of cavalry behind him screamed, like a pack of wild wolves about to break up the enemy's lineup; Liu Bei was calm and calm, and ordered the army to dodge the cavalry charge on two flanks and encircle the enemy from the flank.

The cavalry's charge is not something that the infantry can resist, Liu Bei obviously knows this, and does not fight with the cavalry, but uses this to disperse their forces, and when the time comes, Ma Chao will lose one or the other, and he will inevitably be defeated!

Ma Chao saw through Liu Bei's intentions at a glance, and said in his heart that if you scatter your forces, then I will concentrate on one wing to break you! Then he led his soldiers and horses and rushed straight towards the army on one side. Liu Bei saw that Ma Chao was not fooled, and hurriedly ordered the army on the other side to surround Ma Chao in it, list the square array, and prevent Ma Chao from escaping.

After all, Liu Bei had the advantage of troops, not to mention that Ma Chao came in a hurry, and there were not many troops under him, so he was soon trapped.

Liu Bei saw Ma Chao galloping wildly in the formation, and immediately laughed and said, "Ma'er, don't hurry up and catch it!" ”

"Liu Bei, do you think you can trap me?"

Ma Chao let out a loud shout, his face suddenly became hideous, like a ghost, he was determined to break through quickly; The soldiers in the garrison were taken aback, just in time for Ma Chao to take advantage of the loophole! With a single shot, he was knocked down, and his men and horses rushed out and escaped from the encirclement.

He knew that he could no longer fight Liu Bei for a long time, so he led the army to retreat towards Xiangyang; Liu Bei also knew that it was impossible for the infantry to catch up with the cavalry, so he only let his subordinates release arrows indiscriminately for a while, and then returned to the village.

"Can you withdraw?"

As soon as he returned to the account, Liu Bei asked Fa Zheng like this.

Fa Zheng could only nod.

If it weren't for the rapid defeat of Sun Ce in Jiangling, Liu Bei would not have been able to withdraw from Xiangyang so early; He could have let the defenders of Jiangzhou and Wuling encircle Jiangling, but after hearing that Gan Ning had suffered little loss, he could only give up, after all, when the time came, the army rations would be empty, and his face would be really a little ugly.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce disappeared, Liu Bei's expedition to Xiangyang was unfavorable, and the siege of Jingzhou was lifted.