Runan County, outside Ruyin City, war drums rumble, war horses neigh, war soldiers array, yellow sand rolling.

Ruyin City is Yuan Shu's last fortress in Runan, if Ruyin City can't be defended, he Yuan Shu can only lead his troops to withdraw from Runan and hold on to Jiujiang.

In the past few days, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's army has been attacking from east to west, and they have continuously attacked Ruyin City, so that Ruyin City is already fluttering, and I am afraid that it will be broken in three days at most.

At this time, outside the city gate east of Ruyin, the military camp of the Xuzhou soldiers, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Liu Bei's body sat cross-legged on a high position, his face was gloomy as water, there was no trace of joy at all in winning the battle, and his whole face was not bloody at all, and he was extremely pale.

His Xuzhou!

Lost!

Half a life of bumpy and hard work to get a piece of land, for this reason, he did not hesitate to risk poisoning Tao Qian, and the Xuzhou he got thought he could recuperate, recuperate, and compete for the world, but in just half a year, he slipped away from his hands again.

"Lu Bu!" Liu Bei's eyes were red, gritting his teeth, when he took in Lu Bu, he thought that his troops were not enough to suppress Xuzhou, so he wanted to use him to defend the gateway to the northwest of Xuzhou for himself.

And he thought in his heart that Lu Bu was just a lost dog that Cao Cao drove out of Yanzhou, only a few thousand soldiers and horses, so he was not worried.

But he forgot a little, this is a tiger, not a family dog. The tiger's strength was insufficient when he fell, but when he recovered from his injury, he would bite him hard.

In the military tent, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and the faces of all the henchmen and generals were not good-looking, and they were all silent.

"Eldest brother, the loss of Xiapi is a certain mistake, my sister-in-law fell into the hands of the enemy, and it is also a certain incompetence, now I let the eldest brother lose the city and lose his home, and the younger brother has no shame to face his brother!"

Zhang Fei looked at his brother, his eyes were extremely guilty of guilt, he knelt down on one knee directly, and pulled out a long sword at his waist with a red sound, wanting to apologize to himself.

"Yide, no!"

Liu Bei was suddenly startled, hurriedly stepped forward, snatched the matching sword, looked at Zhang Fei with a beard, and said loudly: "The ancients are like siblings, and wives are like clothes. Clothes are torn, they can still be sewn, hands and feet are broken, and the encore continues? The three of us are righteous in Taoyuan, not seeking to live together, but willing to die together. ”

"Brother Dayi!"

When Zhang Fei and Guan Yu next to him heard this, their eyes couldn't help but moisten slightly, and they looked at Liu Bei with great emotion in their hearts.

History called Liu Bei a hypocrite, thinking that he was hypocritical, but Liu Bei has a deep affection for this brotherhood, whether it is today's words, or he later established the Shu State, for Zhang Fei Guan Yu's revenge and regardless of the action of pouring out the country's troops, it shows that he is serious about this brotherhood.

This is not his words to buy people's hearts, maybe it is the truth in his heart, in his heart, his wife and children will never be as good as brothers.

"Yide, although Jin has lost the city and the family, the brothers of Anren are responsible? Besides, the city is not mine, although the family members are trapped, but compared to Lu Bu, he will not be killed, and he can still be designed to save him. After all, Liu Bei is a person who has gone through ups and downs, his mind is firm, and he is indeed very angry when he loses Xuzhou, but after his mood finally calms down, he stretches out his hand and helps Zhang Fei directly.

"Brother, be the pioneer and retake Xuzhou." Zhang Fei wiped away his tears, and while he was moved by Liu Bei's friendship, he also had a sense of hatred and said fiercely: "I want to fight to the death with the ungrateful slave of the three surnames." ”

"Yuanlong, in today's situation, do you have a good plan for peace?" Liu Bei sat down, pondered for a moment, looked a little hesitant, gritted his teeth, looked at Chen Deng, who was a little haggard, and asked.

He did want to recapture Xuzhou, but he also knew in his heart that Lu Bu had already sat firmly in Xuzhou, and with the troops he had in his hands now, at most 30,000, it was not enough to recapture Xuzhou, which was suppressed by the world's number one general.

"Lord, at this moment, we are not talking about retaking Xuzhou, but we should retire!" In order to cover the remnants of Chen Deng and Zhang Fei's retreat, Chen Qi has now been killed by Tao Ying, and he is also sad and angry in his heart, but he still has to calm down.

"Retirement?" Liu Bei was a little unwilling, without Xuzhou, he had a heart for Yuzhou, and now several counties in Runan County are under his control, and he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands.

"Lord, you can't go back to Xuzhou, and you can't stay in Yuzhou!"

Chen Deng's eyes were resolute and said.

"Xuzhou can't go back, Yuzhou can't stay?" When Liu Bei heard this, his whole body trembled, his eyes widened, he looked at Chen Deng, he was a little frightened, and said tremblingly: "What do you mean ......"

Crisis!

Liu Bei felt a strong crisis in Chen Deng's heart, a crisis related to his tens of thousands of troops.

"Now that the battle of Xuzhou has been spread to Cao's army, Cao Cao is afraid that he will turn against the water." Chen Deng nodded and said.

"Cao Jun wants to fight back?" The generals were astonished.

"Why?"

Jian Yong stood up and said with some puzzlement: "I'll wait for the troops to help him take Runan, shouldn't we be allies?" ”

"If you want to form an alliance, you must have strength, we have Xuzhou in hand, Cao Jun is naturally afraid of us, but now we are just lost dogs who were driven out by Lu Bu, such a great opportunity, how can a villain like Cao Cao let go of the opportunity to swallow us in one bite." Chen Deng said coldly.

In troubled times, strength is the only measure of equality, and now Liu Bei no longer has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with Cao Cao, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands are a mouthful of sweetness for Cao Cao.

Liu Bei's heart was cold, he knew that what Chen Deng said was true, if he changed his position to Cao Cao, I am afraid that he would also seize the opportunity, and swallow it in one gulp, form an alliance, count it as a fart!

"Yuanlong, then you say, where should we go?" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and asked.

"At present, we only have a few roads, Lu Bu may not be able to tolerate us, so Xuzhou is not returnable, Cao Cao has a suspicious personality, and the strategists under his command are extremely shrewd, and Yanzhou is not something we can collide with." Chen Deng's analysis.

"What Chen Junshi means is, let's go to Jiujiang!" Sun Qian's eyes moved slightly, and he said.

"No!"

Chen Deng shook his head and said: "Although Jiujiang Yuan Shu still controls more than 100,000 soldiers and horses even if he doesn't have Runan, it's not something we can take, and even if we go to work, according to his measurements, he won't take us in, we still have a place to go, but we have to be wronged by the lord." ”

"So far, as long as the brothers can have a way to live, it is enough, what grievances are there." Liu Bei started from Buyi, with a tough personality, so naturally he didn't care about his status for a while, and said loudly: "Yuanlong said directly!" ”

"Jingzhou!"

Chen Deng's eyes crossed a sharp light, and he arched his hand and said: "The only way we can go is to go to Jingzhou, Jingzhou Liu Biao, this person has a clan relationship with the lord, and second, Jingzhou is a rich land, although Liu Biao is famous, but he is literate and light on martial arts, pedantic, the timing is right, and the lord can ......."

He didn't say the latter words, but everyone in the big tent understood the meaning, that is, to replace Liu Biao.

"But if we take the road to Jingzhou, we must collide with Cao Jun." Liu Bei was a little moved, but he was still very worried.

"Lord, Cao Jun is going to do something to us, this is something that cannot be avoided!" Chen Dengdao.

"Lord, it's not good!"

As soon as Chen Deng's words fell, a soldier broke in and said loudly: "Song Guocheng was suddenly taken down by Cao's army, and the city father city was also lost, and the remaining soldiers and horses in the city were all captured. ”

"What a quick response!" Chen Deng was slightly surprised, the Cao Cao he talked about would rebel, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Damn, Cao Mengde!" Liu Bei was shocked in his heart, his eyes widened, and there was a touch of anger, he didn't expect Cao Cao to turn his face so quickly, he had just lost Xuzhou, and Cao Cao did it here.

"My lord, now that the time is urgent, we must not hesitate any longer." Chen Deng knelt down on one knee and pleaded loudly: "Please make a decision!" ”

"Lord, make a decision!"

All the generals knelt down in unison and said respectfully.

"Good!"

Liu Bei had a hint of perseverance in his expression, and began to point out, saying, "Jian Yong." ”

"In!"

"You go to Jingzhou first, meet Liu Biao, hand over a certain letter of surrender, no matter what, you must persuade him to accept me and others!"

"No!"

"Yide, Uncle Zhi!"

"In!"

"Cao Bing would definitely not have thought that we would go south to Jingzhou, so they would only defend the northern road, you will lead 10,000 troops, sneak attack Pingyu City, and raise enough military food to ensure our retreat."

"No!"

"Yuanlong, dare to go to Ruyin City and visit Yuan Shu."

"Don't give in!" Chen Deng nodded.

"Cao Cao is treacherous, and he should fight with him." Liu Bei's eyes were cold and murderous, all of them were about to swallow him, he naturally would not be caught, he said loudly: "All the gentlemen encourage each other, we will definitely be able to get through this pass." ”

"The lord wins!"

The generals saw that Liu Bei had such calmness even in such a desperate situation, and the panic caused by the loss of Xuzhou was quite stable.