The army was defeated. The scene of hundreds of thousands of people collapsing overnight in the www.biquge.info of Pen, Fun and Pavilion was so shocking that Cao Cao felt a little shaken in his heart that he wanted to give up, and in a flash he seemed to have some experience of the mood when Yuan Benchu was defeated. However, he Cao Cao is not Yuan Shao after all, and the generals and soldiers under him are not the army of the Yuan family that was full of civil strife at the beginning. Although he was defeated on the battlefield of Chibi, the army was scattered and fled, and only the 10,000 people who followed him were by his side, but his own integrity and the preservation of his main generals and advisers made him sad and defeated at the same time, he may not have a lot of unwillingness in his heart. Because of the unwillingness, there is a resurgence of anger. Cao Cao truly understood that his defeat in this place was nothing compared to his entire force. The vastness of China's region and the large population make him still have the strength to be proud of the crowd. As long as he can return to the north, with the power of the eight states in his hands, as long as he has two or three years, he can make a comeback, and at that time, he will definitely not make the mistakes he made today.

"Maybe Wen Ruo is right. I was too hasty on my expedition to the south. After all, Cao Cao is a generation of heroes, and when he is not so carried away, he is still quite able to find out where he is missing and wrong. At this moment, he sat on his horse, and retreated westward under the escort of the panting generals, and saw the embarrassed and miserable appearance of his soldiers along the way, and he could not help but feel a little remorse in his heart. He remembered Xun Yu's wordless dissuasion to himself when he was still in Xuchang. Although his military advisor didn't say a word, Cao Cao could see from his usual reaction that he really didn't want to launch the southern expedition so soon.

"It should have to wait a few more years......" This is what he wanted to say but didn't say, Cao Cao saved.

The high-ranking person is lonely, because he has to swallow the bitter fruit alone many times. Although Cao Cao recognized himself as able to endure such loneliness, the pain in his heart still made him sad. Although the defeat in the Battle of Chibi this time was not too great in terms of direct losses, his main losses were those Jingzhou naval forces that had just been at hand, and the main generals of the Cao army who had followed him for many years did not have any losses at all, but Cao Cao still felt that this time was an unprecedented defeat, and its weight could be compared with that time in Xingyang and Wancheng.

The sluggish atmosphere permeated the ranks of the westward returnees. Faced with a demoralized army, Cao Cao had to put away his sentimental feelings and show as calm as possible. As the biggest general in the army, he knew that he could not show a panicked look at the soldiers at any time. Because once such a look appears, this army will not be easy to bring.

Cao Cao, who was riding on the horse, closed his mouth tightly and did not speak, and his face was tense with a face that could not tell whether it was calm or iron, and walked in the middle of the team wordlessly.

The shouting and killing behind him has gradually weakened, and the fire in the east has gone far away, and the hearts of the army have settled down slightly, just to turn back to Gangneung, and then return north to end this damn southern expedition.

As they continued walking, the road became narrower, and the trees on the left and right sides and the passes formed by the cliffs on both sides appeared directly in front of everyone. People had passed by this place when they came, but when a large army followed, they didn't think it was dangerous, so they didn't pay much attention to it. But now that they are here again as a defeated army, in the face of this narrow terrain that can almost be regarded as "one man is the key, ten thousand people are not open", they can't help but kick a little in their hearts.

"There won't be an enemy ambush here, will it?" They are worried.

"Where is this?" Cao Cao, who was riding on a horse, gently stroked the long hair scattered on his forehead, and finally spoke for the first time in this low morale.

"West of Wulin, north of Yidu." Although defeated, the structure of Cao Cao's army was not damaged, and there were naturally guides who were familiar with the terrain in the army.

"West of Wulin, north of Yidu?" Cao Cao softly recalled these words, but laughed very arrogantly: "Ha...... Ha! ”

"Why is the lord ridiculous?" Seeing Cao Cao's sudden smile, the generals around him couldn't help but ask strangely and worriedly.

"I laugh at Zhou Yu's short-sightedness, Liu Bei Shaozhi!" Cao Cao smiled, raised his horsewhip very arrogantly and pointed to the mountain pass in front of him.

"What's the explanation?" Most of the people didn't understand.

"Look at the mountain pass ahead, the cliff is narrow, and the vegetation is abundant. If I were Liu Bei and Zhou Yu, I would set up an ambush here to attack us. Even if we don't want our lives because of this, we can still lose half of us. This is a rare opportunity. If we don't weaken our strength as much as possible, I'm afraid that when we return to China, they won't have good fruit to eat. Liu Bei and Zhou Yu can't see through this. Cao Cao said as if sighing and pity, maybe in his heart he also longed to be able to fight with the heroes who competed with him, since he got the land of Bazhou, there are not many people in the world who can compare with him.

"My lord, I can't wait!" Hearing Cao Cao laugh happily, and the words he said were with such momentum, everyone's originally low morale rose suddenly. "It turns out that the enemy is not so terrible." Most soldiers are uneducated, and they tend to compare themselves with others. Although they suffered defeat, they did not find out where the root cause of their defeat was. They only feel angry, and of course they are afraid. They are in a state of panic, desperately hoping that someone can give them a boost of hope, and what Cao Cao is saying now is undoubtedly telling them this hope clearly - even the lord is not afraid, what are they afraid of? Because of ignorance, so fearlessness. At present, Cao Jun is at such a juncture.

Cao Cao's words undoubtedly infected the whole army, and the momentum of the soldiers and generals was slightly perked up, and their steps were slightly firmer towards the mountain pass in front. Maybe everything was said by Cao Cao, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei really seemed to have forgotten here: nearly half of Cao Cao's military horses had passed, and the whole valley was still calm and abnormal.

"Looks like there's nothing wrong with that." Looking back at the army following behind, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth curled slightly, but a heart hanging high was settled. Don't look at what he just said so forcefully, in fact, he was worried about it in his heart. The reason why I say that is nothing more than to improve the morale of my side. To be honest, Cao Cao, who lost so badly today, couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart: "Is it a little unfavorable for me today?" ”

This may be true, when Cao Cao was thinking of this, countless people and horses suddenly stood up among the grass and trees on both sides of the valley. The bow was spread out in their hands, the flag was waved behind them, and the big "Liu" character standing on the red flag undoubtedly explained their belonging.

"It's Liu Bei's people!" Most of the people in Cao's army recognized this banner, and they could also distinguish the dark green of the military uniforms of the soldiers standing under the torches with stiff bows. These people are still enemies after all.

Among the enemies, a general holding a steel gun slowly walked out and shouted at Cao Cao in front: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng go slowly!" My father-in-law has kept me here for a long time. ”

'Damn!' Cao Cao's army had only passed far away, and the prime minister who was advancing with the front army naturally did not leave behind the greetings of the enemy behind. At this moment, he already knew that he was being ambushed by the enemy. Although he had said so many words of contempt for the enemy, when it came to the end, he still only wanted to go back first. At the moment, he is not capable of fighting the enemy, and he understands this very well. Therefore, he ran away desperately, without even turning his head, just letting the two fierce generals around him, Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang, deal with this young military general with a steel gun.

The battle, the duel of the masters, unfolded behind Cao Cao without looking back. This is a battle in which no one can help anyone, although Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang's combat power is definitely above Chen Zhi, but at this moment, the two of them are already sleepy, and they only have the spirit of parrying and have no strength to enter. They fought hard, but they just blocked Chen Zhi and did not let Chen Zhi advance and pursue. As for other things, such as the rear army cut off by Chen Zhi's ambush soldiers, they were powerless to help, and could only let the miserable howl sound soar into their ears.

Although Chen came to this side to fight them, the soldiers behind him did not relax their encirclement and suppression of Cao Cao's rear army. For a time, arrows rained down, and Cao's army was killed and wounded. In the end, it was only with Zhang and Xu Er returning north with a hundred and ten people that Liu Beijun ended the ambush here with some unfinished business.

Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang left in such a bit of embarrassment, and they chased after their lord. With the unquenchable fire of loyalty in their hearts, they did not think of turning their backs on Cao Cao even at such a dangerous moment. Because they knew that although Cao Cao was defeated at the moment, he didn't do anything to be sorry for them. Although he was defeated, he still has the strongest strength in the whole world. Whether it is from the heart or from the interests of others, they can't find a reason to turn their backs on Cao Cao. Although they usually look down on Cao Cao's habit of only paying attention to the people of the Cao clan.

"Ahead, you can probably see the lord." Zhang Jaw said this to Xu Huang. Perhaps Cao Cao was so frightened in front of him that he ran so quickly that they didn't see the rear of their army until now.

It's a joy to be able to find your own people. Zhang and Xu quickly led their troops and horses to follow, but they were startled by the situation in front of them: the lord who thought he could withdraw the army with peace of mind was actually intercepted again, and the person who intercepted him this time was very famous, it was Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, who had retreated from the army at the head of the Changhan Dangyang Bridge. "This is the unparalleled fierce general in the world. The lord is really, why did he provoke him? Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang shook their heads with a wry smile, but they still stepped forward honestly.

Since he didn't want to deviate, he naturally had to work hard for his lord, and Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang's martial arts were naturally shown for this purpose. Although they were too tired, they still had no problem dealing with ordinary soldiers, and when they were lucky enough not to run into Zhang Fei, they quickly caught up with Cao Cao's team.

At this moment, Cao Cao was even more embarrassed than he had seen before: the golden helmet on his head was gone, the scarf that bound his hair had disappeared without a trace at some point, and the messy long hair was draped down, scattering to cover his face, which had been burned black and white by the smoke and fire, revealing only a little truth. Half of his chain mail was gone, and the big red mantle was full of holes. Although he was still on a horse, he really couldn't find the majesty that belonged to the past.

"Despondent like a beggar." Zhang Jaw looked at Cao Cao, and couldn't help but show such a hint of schadenfreude in his heart. Although at this moment, he himself has never been much better than Cao Cao's appearance.

The lord is already like this, so the courtiers and generals under him are naturally no better. Not to mention that they all looked even more embarrassed than the lord, just looking at the shocking wounds on their upper bodies, you can know what kind of process they went through before escaping from the ascension. However, it is still a great luck in misfortune, although everyone is more or less injured, they are still standing here intact, and everyone is still present except for Zhang Liao and Xu Chu.

"What's wrong? Where did the two of them go? After reasoning with the lord who didn't say a word, Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang walked among the generals and asked in a low voice.

"I was sent by the lord to fight against Zhang Fei. That fierce man is not something that can be defeated by one person at this moment. Le Jin sighed and said with some fear. Zhang Fei's brave appearance when he appeared on the scene and all kinds of legends about him had already frightened the Cao Jun people who had fallen to such a point. The morale of the soldiers was so low that it could not be low. Although these of them will be better off as generals, there is a limit to how good they are, and as for the current situation, they can see it clearly - at present, their side definitely has no strength to compete with Liu Beijun.

"Are Liu Bei and Zhou Yu really that stupid? This is not the same as before, and if the lord continues to despise the enemy like this, I am afraid that one day we will die without a place to bury. "What makes the words so ugly is that it is forbidden to go hand in hand with Lejin. I saw that the best trained general in Cao's army frowned tightly, and there was a faint look of complaint on his face.

"What did you say?" Zhang Jaw asked curiously.

"It's not that the lord laughed when he encountered a good place for an ambush like the one before, and as a result, Zhang Fei was lured out again." Yu Ban pouted helplessly, he complained about this matter.

"Huh? How so? He opened his mouth wide, and after a while he said cowardly: "Actually, you can't blame the lord." After all, he also wanted to take advantage of the situation to boost everyone's morale. Somehow, Zhang Jaw had a very solid grasp of Cao Cao's true intentions at the moment.

"We also know that we can't blame the lord." Yu Ban was a little helpless but extremely annoyed, and shook the spear in his hand, as if he was angry for a moment before he said: "But this kind of battle is really a nest. You know, we have never fought such a battle since the beginning of Qingzhou's army. Even if there was a big defeat at the beginning, it was quickly reinvigorated, like ...... now."

"...... now? And now what's going on? Both Xu Huang and Zhang Jaw didn't understand this.

"You don't know ......? It's no wonder that you're all still behind. Yu Ban said and suddenly lowered his voice: "A messenger just came from Runan to report that there were large-scale rebels in Runan and Yingchuan. They have already broken down many cities. ”

"What?" Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang were a little shocked, "Runan! Isn't that the territory of Yuzhou? At present, how could such a force suddenly emerge in the country, which is now considered the lord's father? "Their second monk was confused.

"Is there anything the lord can do?" Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang hurriedly asked.

"What can be done now? However, the lord believes in Mr. Xun Yu's ability very much. As for Runan's affairs, he wasn't worried at all. Yu Ban said with a smile, and then warned Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang: "Don't tell the people below about this." We also know about it because of the identity of the general. The lord was worried that things would deal a bigger blow to the already low morale. Yu Ban said cautiously, the mockery in his eyes disappeared, and some were just full of worry.

The escape continued, and the Cao army, which was able to escape from Zhang Fei's interception with the bravery of the two generals Zhang Liao and Xu Chu, once again arrived at a narrow valley mouth. This is Huarong Road, a path sandwiched between two cliffs. Although it is not as exaggerated as the so-called first line of sky in some places, standing on the road and looking up at the sky, I also find that the originally wide sky can only see the one that is not much wider than the intestines under the cover of the cliffs on both sides.

"It's a difficult place to walk." When Cao Cao decided to go here, the guide in the army told him this, but Cao Cao finally decided to go here—for no other reason than that this road was fifty miles closer than the other. Although the road was calm and there were no ambushes, and although there were faint people everywhere on the road, Cao Cao believed that it was just a so-called virtual plan. As long as you can pass through here, you should be able to reach Gangneung easily.

With such thoughts, the army walked on Huarong Road. Because of the heavy rain just yesterday, the mountain trail was quite muddy and difficult to walk, but fortunately, the eldest son Cao Pi took some time to tidy up the road here, although the tidying here was a little damaged due to the rain, but it did not affect the progress of the team. It's a bit slow, though.

The cramped feeling of people and horses walking between the valley roads is really oppressive. At this moment, there was a drizzle of rain in the cold sky, and the gentle threads fell on the torn armor and slid into the tired body, and under the cool breeze that blew from time to time, it made people feel the bitter cold. There is very little snow in winter along the Yangtze River, only scattered rain, but this kind of rain also brings people the cold pain.

There are not many soldiers in the army, compared to the number of the army at most, it is only a drop in the middle, and it is estimated that it is only about 2,000 in the past. However, even the two thousand men in this area were soaked and unarmoured, and their weapons were in disarray: the infantry had to use their spears as crutches, and the cavalry only rode on bald horses, abandoning all their weapons and following there. At this moment, it is the bitter cold of midwinter, and it is not much better to suffer from the cold in the winter rain than to wear a single coat in a heavy snowstorm.

Morale is extremely low. Cao Cao, who is a soldier in the army, is not unaware, but he does not have any solution to this problem for the here and now. Although he kept urging everyone in the army to speed up the march, the people who were already sleepy and tired of marching on an empty stomach didn't even have the strength to answer Cao Cao. They could only look ahead and shake their heads, more or less a step at a time.

"Trouble! If we go like this, will we still be able to survive to Gangneung? Suspicion spread among Cao Jun. Many of them had seen their comrades who had just been with them fall to the ground and be trampled by those behind them because they had no strength - the enemy was still chasing after them, and it was impossible for anyone to stop fleeing at this time.

"Haha......" The arrogant laughter came out of Cao Cao's mouth again, which surprised everyone, and they reflexively reunited together and nervously watched the movements around them. While they were carefully observing, they kept blessing: "Oh my God, don't do anything at this time, if we meet an enemy here, we people will really die without a place to bury." The lord is really, just walk over quickly, why are you still laughing? "They still have some complaints in their hearts about Cao Cao's laughter that he will provoke an enemy army.

"Lord...... What to laugh at? "After two unforgettable experiences, even the fungi were a little upset. Although they always want to pat the lord's ass so that they can get a higher official position, no matter what, there is a premise here that must be guaranteed, that is, they have to have their lives to stay. They are not stupid, they can naturally see what a critical juncture the situation in front of them is, and it can be said that if they are intercepted by the enemy here again, then they can only die if they surrender and survive. For both options, they were unwilling.

"Everyone says that Zhou Yu and Liu Bei are resourceful, and in my opinion, they are incompetent in the end. If we make a brigade here, we will all be bound. Cao Cao saw it very clearly, but he was also a little apprehensive in his heart. Everyone knows that he wants nothing more than to improve the morale of his side by belittling the enemy. There is no way around it, and there may be a better way, but no one has thought of such a charter at this moment.

"Alas! Prime Minister, Lord. You see this, and everyone understands it, but don't jump to conclusions in such a hurry, okay? You said that there are no enemies here, Liu Bei and Zhou Yu are all unwise people, which is really a bit too much. Aren't the last two experiences a lesson? Will the enemy be the way you think? My lord, don't underestimate others. Helplessly, he whispered Cao Cao's arrogance in his heart, but everyone quietly approached Cao Cao to protect his lord. They all know very well the following situation: "If you really encounter the enemy again, this time you can only settle your destiny in desperate situations." ”

"Trouble!" They sighed. But at this point, they had no better way to say but to go cautiously.

The army is still moving forward. Cao Cao's words made everyone who already had a shadow in their hearts very worried, and they all involuntarily slowed down, just moving forward little by little. Everything was still safe, and the enemy did not appear in front of him, at least when he passed through the narrowest part of Huarong Dao.

"Could it really be as smooth as the prime minister said this time? Is there really no one setting up an ambush here? The hearts of the people were looking forward to it. They passed through the narrow place, and at this moment a slightly open valley appeared in front of everyone, this is already the tail of Huarong Road, as long as they go a little further, they can cross this place and go straight to Gangneung - the hope of returning home is in front of them.

However, the hope in front of him became close to the end of the world after a trumpet suddenly sounded, and the two bidders lined up in unison: on the left were five hundred school swordsmen, all in green clothes and green armor, holding a three-pavilion chopping knife in their hands. The first general was wearing a parrot green robe, wearing a blue gold chain mail, holding a three-foot-long green dragon and a moon, with a three-foot long hair fluttering on his chest, and a red rabbit beast chasing the wind in his crotch, but it was Guan Yuguan Yunchang, a fierce general familiar to everyone in the Cao army; The men and horses on the right were all cavalrymen, plain clothes and armor, armed with a silver spear. At first, he was a young general, with a white robe and silver armor with a five-flowered horse, a steel spear with a horizontal chest like jade, although his bearing and majesty were not as amazing as Guan Yu's, but the five hundred cavalry behind him stood there like terracotta figurines without making a sound, but it was also not to be underestimated. Most of the people in Cao's army saw it clearly, and they understood that even if they could put on this kind of posture in their own army, only the elite tigers and leopards of the lord rode them.

"Tough. With the current tired army encountering such a strong enemy, can it still survive the dead? There are not many enemy troops, which is the appearance of a thousand, but it is definitely an extremely easy thing for these 1,000 people to eat the 3,000 people on their side. It's not that they don't want to fight, but the situation is so bad that they can't fight at all. Alas......" Everyone sighed, only to feel that their lives had reached the ground, and today next year would be the death day of their own people.

"Is there still a way to live? If it's all about Guan Yu all the way here, then maybe there is. But for now...... "Cao Jun and the others don't understand which cavalry the cavalry is, but they know that the other party is their enemy—the one who really wants their own lives." There can be no compromise with these people.

"The whole army is ready!" In desperation, Cao Cao condensed his spirit and shouted loudly. Advancing is also death, retreating is also death, and it is also death, and he Cao Cao will never allow himself to die without any dignity. Although his body was already exhausted when he walked here, his heart was still hard, and at this moment, he was actually spineless, and all the strength in his body shouted: "Assault! This sound was like the thunder of early spring. For a while, all the men and horses of the Cao army were mobilized, almost frantically pressing towards the enemy on the opposite side. Perhaps, this is Cao Jun's last madness.