Chapter 737: Liu Beijun at the end of the road
Cao Jun's combat effectiveness is really very strong, and Chen Zhi can only sigh helplessly. He occupies the geographical advantage, and the sneak attack on the Cao army occupies the suddenness. Although Cao Jun was caught off guard, Cao Jun came back to his senses, and Liu Beijun was immediately not Cao Jun's opponent.
After fighting with Cao's army for half an hour, the soldiers of Liu Bei's army led by Chen Zhi had already been defeated. This made Chen Zhi very helpless, Cao Jun's combat power was really extraordinary, and Liu Beijun's soldiers were really not opponents. Even if the big-eared elite soldiers are here, it is estimated that it will be difficult to reverse the current defeat.
However, this delay should allow the military division to evacuate, and if he fled elsewhere and the Cao army pursued, then the military division would be safer. Thinking of this, Chen Zhi led the remnants of more than 100 soldiers to withdraw in another direction. Looking at the only more than 100 soldiers around him, Chen Zhi felt very bitter in his heart.
Although he was bitter in his heart, Chen Zhi knew that if he didn't withdraw from the battle circle as soon as possible, not to mention that there were still 100 soldiers left, even if he was afraid that he would be lost here. If he could, Chen Zhi really wanted to drag the soldiers of the Cao army to perish together. But Chen Zhi couldn't do this, because there was a shortage of major generals under the lord's command. Although his ability is limited, he can still do some meager help to help the lord train some soldiers, so he can't compromise this.
Because of this belief, Chen Zhi finally broke away from Cao Jun's pursuit. However, all the way to escape, the soldiers around him have been sharply reduced from more than 100 to more than 20. It can be said that his own group has been devastated by Cao Jun, and it is difficult to do anything more.
was chased and killed all the way by Cao Jun's soldiers, and Chen Zhi's more than 20 people were already exhausted. However, in order to survive, everyone gritted their teeth. It is certain that he has escaped from the encirclement of the Cao army, but whether the Cao army will chase after him again, Chen Zhi is somewhat unsure.
The reason why they got rid of the pursuers of the Cao army was because of a wide river. Seeing this river, Chen Zhi went into the water and swam across without saying a word. Swimming at night, and under the condition of serious physical exertion, this is obviously a move to death.
Staying is also a death, the same is death, rather than dying in the hands of Cao Jun, it is better to try it in the water, and maybe you can still ask for a glimmer of life. Chen Zhi thought so, of course, there were many Liu Beijun soldiers who thought the same way as him. But naturally it was even more ruthless, fifty or sixty people went into the water, but only the more than twenty soldiers around Chen Zhi were left who successfully swam to the other side. More than half of Liu Beijun's soldiers were buried in the river.
Chen Zhi didn't have time to sigh, if he wanted to survive, he needed to flee desperately. The farther you escape, the safer you are. Moreover, now that everyone is back with water above and below, the breeze is blowing, and everyone suddenly shiveres. At this time, although the temperature is not freezing, it is enough for people to drink a pot.
Only continuous movement can make Chen Zhi and the escaped Liu Bei soldiers feel a trace of warmth. However, the more difficult the conditions, the more Chen Zhi and his group of more than 20 soldiers strengthened their confidence in survival. Surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, he can still escape, so what else in the world can take his life. Tens of thousands of soldiers in Cao's army have not been able to kill themselves, so others will not be able to do other things, and they will be blessed with great lives.
Looking at the twenty or so Liu Beijun soldiers beside him, Chen Zhi was somewhat relieved. Because Chen Zhi clearly found that these soldiers have undergone qualitative changes. All the soldiers no longer have the original voice of complaining, they walk silently and move forward silently. But no one threw away their armor and weapons because they fled.
It can be said that they have become qualified soldiers and qualified elite soldiers. After the baptism of blood and the transformation of their minds, they have obviously been able to withstand any tragic combat effectiveness. However, the training of more than 20 Liu Beijun elites, the price of the comeback is not small.
I don't know what the situation is with the military advisor, and I don't know what the situation is with the lord. Before escaping from Xinye City, the elite soldiers around the lord had come, which let Chen Zhi know that the situation with the lord was definitely not much better, so Chen Zhi was also worried.
Chen Dao's worries are obviously correct, and now Liu Bei has been overwhelmed by Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers. The elusive attack method, in the face of the powerful black-armored cavalry, Liu Beijun's soldiers could only retreat among the fleeing people. Only in this way can you save your life.
Although Liu Bei was ashamed of such a move, he obviously had nothing to do. designed a sneak attack, but the soldiers of the Cao army were not fooled at all. This made Liu Bei finally know that the purpose of these 5,000 cavalry was to prevent him from marching normally, and the real retreat was Cao Jun's tens of thousands of steps.
With those tens of thousands of steps, whether it is to encircle and annihilate himself, or anything else, Cao Jun can easily do it. And if Cao Jun's army really catches up with him, then he will really be poor in donkey skills. Don't look at yourself and have been walking for a long time, but there is obviously still some distance from the place agreed with Liu Qi.
If there were only Liu Bei and thousands of soldiers under his command, I am afraid that it would not take a few days for Liu Beijun to arrive at the ferry. After getting on the warship, he no longer needs to be afraid of the Cao army, after all, no matter how strong the Cao army is, it is only foot and cavalry, for the Cao army in the north, the navy army is quite luxurious.
However, the speed of the people's march is obviously a headache, dragging their families with their mouths, whether it is physical strength or experience, it is quite a headache. And he had to protect the people, so he could only march behind the army, so Liu Bei's marching speed was even slower.
For Zhuge Liang in Xinye City, Liu Bei was quite worried. Since his mission henchmen were sent out, he has lost contact with Zhuge Liang. Up to now, Liu Bei obviously doesn't know whether Zhuge Liang is dead or alive at this time. According to calculations, Cao Jun should also arrive in Xinye, but I don't know if Zhuge Liang's strategy is successful. If it succeeds, Zhuge Liang should also successfully retreat at this moment.
Liu Bei thought well, Zhuge Liang did successfully retreat, but his retreat was quite surprising. is different from Chen Zhi's nine deaths and life, Zhuge Liang can be regarded as feeling the warmth and coldness of the world. As the escape continued, the soldiers around Zhuge Liang gradually disappeared.
Of course, these were not killed by Cao Jun, but most of Liu Beijun's soldiers deserted and fled from the army. Although Zhuge Liang was very angry about this situation, he didn't have anything to do. Later, he finally figured it out. Since he is fleeing for his life, as long as he can save his life, he is a success, as for whether he is with the big army, this is not within Zhuge Liang's control. After all, they want to run, and they can't stop it.
Compared with his own comfort, Zhuge Liang's most dangerous thing is Liu Bei's situation. You must know that Liu Bei's situation must be more severe than he thought. Cao Jun simply surrounded Xinye City and stopped there, so he went straight to Liu Bei to chase after him, so Cao Jun's marching speed was definitely above Liu Bei's.
The lord was accompanied by the elite cavalry of the Cao army, and he wanted to find out the truth of the Cao army, but Liu Beijun obviously couldn't do it. If this is the case, then the situation of the lord is too dangerous, Zhuge Liang does not dare to think, could it be that Liu Beijun will really perish and disappear in the long river of history, Zhuge Liang is unwilling.
It was not bad at all with Zhuge Liang's conjecture, due to the strong pressure brought by the tiger and leopard cavalry, Liu Bei no longer dared to send scouts. Needless to say, none of the scouts sent had returned, needless to say, they were apparently dead. Sending scouts is tantamount to sending them to death, and how could Liu Bei continue to do so.
Zhao Fei took advantage of this and surrounded Liu Bei and the people of Xinye City little by little. Without Liu Bei's knowledge, Cao Jun was gradually encircling Liu Bei's fleeing army, but Liu Bei was unaware of it. Of course, Liu Bei couldn't have noticed it.
"My lord, our army is encircling Liu Bei and the fleeing people of Xinye City, and the enemy army is unaware. But the number of exiles was large, and our army did not have an advantage in numbers. And if there are many civilians and our army attacks, what should our army do? In front of Zhao Fei, Jia Xu asked in a deep voice.
For this problem, Zhao Fei obviously also has a headache. That's right, as the so-called dog jumped over the wall, if tens of thousands of people knew that they had no way out, would they rise up to resist and attack Cao Jun. Although it is full of ordinary people, it will not bring much harm to Cao Jun, but if there is a real conflict between the two, it is obviously impossible to let Cao Jun's soldiers beat and scold. Although Cao Jun has strict military discipline, the elite are all unruly.
However, Zhao Fei was obviously still benevolent, staring at Jia Xu, Zhao Fei asked casually: "If it were you, would you want to kill all the people?" Jia Xu nodded, while Zhao Fei shook his head with a wry smile.
"Pass my order, fly to the last resort, and don't use force against the people!" Zhao Fei said in a deep voice, no matter what, Zhao Fei still wouldn't bear to kill the people.
Jia Xu obviously expected Zhao Fei to say this, he sighed softly, and then said: "Don't worry, my lord, I have already issued an order to let the soldiers be careful, don't hurt a single hair of the people!" ”
Hearing this, Zhao Fei nodded with satisfaction. At the same time, Cao's army gradually became aware of the encirclement of tens of thousands of Xinye people. It was only at this time that Liu Bei realized that he had reached the end of his rope. Cao Jun simply caught up with him a long time ago, and even without his knowledge, Cao Jun completed his own encirclement. Now, Cao Jun's tens of thousands of troops have surrounded him, and he can hardly fly.
Liu Bei was very uneasy, of course, there were also the people of Xinye City who were also very uneasy. The people are obviously very clear about Cao Jun surrounding him, but what they don't know is what Cao Jun will do to him.