Outside the city, Cao's army camp. Cao cào knelt on the handsome seat, surrounded by the pro-soldiers who followed the shì, and in front of him knelt a xiǎo pawn. This xiǎo pawn is the xiǎo pawn that Cao Cào arranged in the stronghold around the Xiangjiang River.

Since the occupation of Wulin, Cao Cào has set up a large number of strongholds along the river, in order to prevent the Jiangdong and Jiangxia naval armies from going north to rescue Liu Bei.

Now the Xiangyang Navy is still in training, and it can't stop these two Navy at all. Cao cào can only use this method.

Therefore, when Cheng Pu's boat entered the Xiangjiang River from the Yangtze River, Cao Cào knew it, and even Cheng Pu knew how many distances he traveled every day.

Cao Cào knew that Liu Bei's breakthrough was in the last few days. But Cao Cào still didn't have much confidence in blocking Liu Bei. It can be regarded as having been with Liu Bei for decades, and Cao Cào admires Liu Bei's escape kung fu.

He now has an army of 150,000 besieging the city, and when it is divided, there are only about 40,000 men on each side. According to the intelligence, Liu Bei's army in the city still has 120,000, if he is determined to break through in a certain direction.

At most, it can intercept a part of the army, but it can't stop Liu Bei from escaping.

Moreover, Cao Cào did not know the specific time of Liu Bei's escape. After all, he couldn't keep his soldiers awake every day.

Now Cheng Pu has been floating on the river to the north for a day or two, but there is no movement.

Cao Cào thought for a moment, called his henchmen and soldiers, and gave orders to Xu Huang, Zhang Jaw and others who were guarding the Quartet, asking them to strengthen their vigilance.

There is no better way.

The camp to the west of Cao's army.

Zhang Jaw is the commander of the army in charge of the northern battalion. After receiving Cao Cào's order, he was very cautious, and he immediately put on his armor and took his own soldiers to inspect the camp.

Since Cheng Pu is further north, then Liu Bei is very likely to start from the north, the west, and the east, and the north is Cao Cào's Chinese army tent, which is heavily guarded, but it is the most unlikely.

In other words, the East and the West are Liu Bei's most likely targets.

As the commander of the west, of course, he has to be cautious. To be able to kill, or even catch Liu Bei, is a great achievement.

After inspecting the barracks with his own soldiers, Zhang Jaw stood at the entrance of the camp, staring at the direction of Calcium City, with some faint expectations in his heart.

Calcium City is in the city of Taishou Mansion.

Liu Bei and Zhu Wenwu sat down separately, and they were all dignified.

The strategy for this breakthrough has been prepared, that is, to the south, to attack the camp where Xu Huang is stationed. Cheng Pu greeted him in the north, and it should not be possible to break through to the south.

But Liu Bei chose to go south, and after breaking through to the south, he walked fifty miles to the east and then went north.

Liu Bei planned to go around in a circle, and finally went north. Not only was the strategy ready, Liu Bei also sent spies to contact Cheng Pu.

It's important to be in the right place. As for whether he could successfully deceive the generals of Cao Jun, Liu Bei did not dare to guarantee the ticket. None of Cao's generals are fuel-efficient lamps. It should be on guard on all sides, and no one dares to relax.

Liu Bei made the decision to break through to the south, but he was just holding on to the idea of luck.

Liu Bei and the others had been sitting here for several hours, and few people had spoken. Only when Liu Bei asked the hour did there be a little movement.

"What time is it?" I don't know how long it took, Liu Bei asked the guards outside Mén again.

"Back to my lord, there are about three hours before dawn." The escort entered the mén to report.

"Almost. Yun Chang, Yide, get ready. Liu Bei shook his head and looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei next to him.

"No." Guan Yu, Zhang Fei had already prepared, the armor and swords on his body were very neat, and when he heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and strode out.

"Go home separately, wait for half an hour, and then gather in the south of the city." After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei left, Liu Bei faced Zhuge Liang, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong.

"No. ####" The three of them also answered and quickly walked out.

After everyone left, Liu Bei ordered Chen Zhi to send 500 men to guard his family and his only son, Liu Chan. After calculating the time, he ordered to set off for Nancheng.

About half an hour later, not only the army but also the families of the officials gathered near the southern city of Mén. A total of about 20,000 people.

"Let's go." When the time came, Guan Yu sent his soldiers, opened the city, snorted lightly, and walked in front with a large group of men. Liu Bei led some of the soldiers and walked with the relatives of a group of officials. After Zhang Fei broke off.

20,000 people set out for the south with the black. No one dared to make a sound.

The purpose of Liu Bei and the others was not to break through the siege, but to escape. It was to kill diagonally to the southeast, hoping to avoid Xu Huang's camp.

But apparently a failure.

When they walked out for a mile or so, Guan Yu's vanguard encountered the cavalry sent by Xu Huang to patrol the night......

"Enemy attack." Although Guan Yu quickly wiped out some of the cavalry, there were still a few people who escaped, and a few screams pierced the night, and there were several terrible screams for miles.

"Speed up." Guan Yu's face changed, and he shouted. The speed of the entire team immediately changed from mō black walking to xiǎo step running.

has been discovered, it is useless to go away, and escaping is a big deal.

South of the city, Xu Huang camp.

At this time, it was already the second half of the night, and Xu Huang had already slept with his clothes. But the soldiers in charge of guarding the army were there, and after the terrible shouts came. The soldiers who heard it immediately rode their horses to Xu Huang's Chinese army tent to make a report.

Xu Huang immediately turned over and said loudly: "Order the generals to intercept." Immediately, Xu Huang said: "Take the general's armor." ”

East of the city, inside the camp of Li Dian.

Li Dian gave an order almost the same as Xu Huang's, intercept.

"Kill." In the dark night, the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Liu Bei's army, Guan Yu in front, Liu Bei and a group of civil officials, plus Liu Qi and others in the middle, after Zhang Fei broke off, he hurriedly walked east.

The first thing Guan Yu encountered was Xu Huang's army, and they were moving very fast, and they met within ten miles. In the dark night, he didn't know who was with whom, Guan Yu led the army to fight with Xu Huang's army, and fled eastward.

"Kill, protect the lord and go away." Behind, Zhang Fei yelled violently, resisting Cao's army, and at the same time ordered to follow Liu Bei to the east.

While walking and killing, the soldiers around him became fewer and fewer, but on the other hand, Cao's army seemed to be pouring in from all directions, constantly increasing again.

At first, Zhang Fei had countless personal soldiers around him, and Zhang Fei didn't have to fight at all. But in the end, Zhang Fei had to carry a spear and walk while killing.

In this process, the number of the entire Liu Bei army continued to decrease, some were killed, and some were scattered. But fortunately, Liu Bei is quite skilled in breaking through and escaping.

Although the army killed fewer and fewer, it barely maintained its undefeated. After walking fifty miles to the east, he threw off Cao's army for a while and immediately changed lanes to the north. rushed to Cheng Pu's location.

By the time Liu Bei and the others fled to the edge of the Xiangjiang River, the entire army of 17,000 people was less than 10,000. In the end, there are still a few thousand left, and Liu Bei has no time to count them.

On the one hand, it is because the Cao army in the south may follow, and on the other hand, Cheng Pu's fleet has been seen on the river in the north.

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and others stood on the riverside together, almost all of them were disheveled.

There were exhausted soldiers everywhere, as embarrassed as they were.

But including Liu Bei's face, there was a smile, although there were many losses, after all, he walked out.

On the northern river, Cheng Pu's fleet had obviously seen Liu Bei and the others, and quickly drove the warship to approach Liu Bei.

When the warship docked on the shore, Cheng Pu was the first to get off the warship. In front of him stood Liu Bei and others, Cheng Pu didn't know Liu Bei, but according to rumors, he still recognized Liu Bei at the first moment.

"Time is pressing, please also ask General Zuo to give the order to board the ship." Cheng Pu raised his fists.

"Thank you, General, for your rescue." Liu Bei said politely, and then stopped talking nonsense, and ordered Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to organize the army to enter the warship.

When the army began to board the ship, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. With a move in his heart, he said to Cheng Pu: "The general's letter is written in a hurry, I don't know what the situation in the south is now?" ”

"Marquis Wu has formed an alliance with General Liu, and it is only with me that I can pass through the waters of Jiangxia and come north to meet General Zuo." Cheng Pu first explained, and then said: "General Liu guards the public security and guards against the Jiangling Ferry. And Zhou Yu led the generals to garrison Chibi. After General Zuo went south, he would also be placed in Chibi to resist Cao's army together. ”

Liu Bei frowned, he had been besieged for a long time. I don't know much about the outside world. Incomprehensible. "Why are you separated?"

"Cao cào built water villages in Jiangling and Wulin respectively, and Gong'an and Chibi, and even Xiakou were within the scope of his attack, and if you want to defend the Yangtze River, you must defend these three important places. Therefore, after consulting with Marquis Wu, General Liu decided to separate the garrison. Cheng Pu explained.

Liu Bei was relieved. Now that the river defense is so long, it would be strange if Cao Cào was just a garrison. Now there are two garrisons, which can threaten three places, dispersing the forces of Liu Feng and Sun Quan.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei moved very quickly, and it didn't take long for all the wounded soldiers and normal soldiers present to enter the warship.

Liu Bei was welcomed into his ship by Cheng Pu, and after a while, hundreds of warships floated away.

It didn't take long for Xu Huang's army to come to the shore. Looking at the distant warship, he sighed and said to himself: "This war with the southerners is the most troublesome." ”

Shaking his head, Xu Huang gave an order to the soldiers beside him and asked him to report to Cao Cào. Immediately, Xu Huang ordered the army to be collected and returned to the camp.

Xu Huang knew that if Liu Bei fled, the battle would be over. Next is Wulin, the area of Jiangling, and Liu Feng across the bank.

The big camp in the north, in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Cao Cào learned from Xu Huang's personal soldiers that after Liu Bei fled, he didn't have much bōlan in his heart. Just set their sights on the South.

According to Xu Huang's analysis, Liu Bei's army was less than 10,000. Lost dogs are not enough to worry about. On the contrary, Liu Feng, who has formed an alliance with Sun Quan.

The battle has only just begun.