Cai Mao got the plan of Kuai Yue, and ordered Cai He to guard the east gate of Da Xian Mountain Road, Cai Zhong to guard the south gate, and Cai Xun to guard the north gate, but there is no need to leave someone to guard it outside the west gate. Cai Mao ordered 500 soldiers to ambush in the city, ready to deal with Liu Bei's elite soldiers. He also sent Wen Ping and Wang Wei to set up another seat in the outer hall to entertain the generals and drag Chen Dao.

After everything was ready, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue ordered people to kill cattle and horses and hold a feast, and Liu Bei and all the officials came to the hall. Liu Bei sat on the chairman, the two sons sat on the left and right, and the rest of the officials sat in turn.

Chen Zhi stood behind Liu Bei with a sword, and Wen Ping and Wang Wei came to invite him to the banquet. Chen Zhi couldn't resign, but Liu Bei thought that there was no danger and ordered Chen Zhi to sit at the table, and Chen Zhi reluctantly took the order.

Cai Mao arranged the inside and outside of the city like an iron bucket, and dragged Chen Zhi and the three hundred elite soldiers to stop, just waiting for Liu Bei to relax his vigilance in the middle of the banquet.

After three rounds of drinking, Yi Ji got up and came to Liu Bei to toast. Suddenly, Yi Yuan stumbled under his feet, as if he was a little dizzy because he drank two more glasses, but half of a glass of wine spilled on Liu Bei's clothes. Yi Yuan apologized with some embarrassment: "Uncle Huang has offended!" Please come with me to change clothes. ”

Liu Bei naturally didn't want to blame the Yi nationality, so he smiled generously and came to the back garden with the Yi nationality. Liu Bei thought that Yi would take him to the room to change clothes, but he didn't want Yi to lead him to the stable. Liu Bei was shocked and asked, "What does Ji Bo mean by this?" ”

Yi Ji attached to Liu Bei's ear and said: "Cai Mao designed to harm Xuande Gong, and there are military horses guarding the east, south, and north outside the city. Only Ximen can go, and Xuande Gong will flee quickly! ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and his first reaction was to greet Chen Zhi and his own soldiers, but when he looked back, he remembered that Cai Mao had led Chen Zhi and his soldiers away. Thinking of Cai Mao's actions, Liu Bei was full of doubts in his heart, no longer doubting what Yi Ji said, hurriedly untied Lu Ma, followed Yi Ji out of the back garden gate, and then flew on the horse, and didn't care about Chen Zhi and his personal guards, and rode alone to the west gate.

There are Cai Mao's eyes and ears in the front and back of the house, and the doorman wants to intercept and inquire when he sees Liu Bei coming out on horseback. Liu Bei didn't answer, and hurried away. The doorman couldn't resist the flying report Cai Mao. Cai Mao was shocked when he heard the report, and immediately got on his horse and led 500 soldiers to chase after him.

Liu Bei had Yi nationality to guide him straight out of the west gate, and after walking for a few miles, he saw a big stream blocking the way in front of him. The water of the Tan River is several zhang wide, leading directly to the Xiangjiang River, and the waves are very tight. Liu Bei came to the stream and saw that there was no bridge or boat, and people could not cross, so he wanted to rein in his horse and go back to find another way. But as soon as Liu Bei returned to the horse, he saw that the dust was rising behind him, and the chasing soldiers were coming.

Liu Bei's last bit of luck was gone at this time, and he couldn't help sighing: "I died here today!" Although he said so, he didn't give up, if Liu Bei died when he encountered difficulties, he wouldn't be able to become a generation of heroes and long-distance runners.

Looking back at the approaching pursuers, Liu Bei turned the horse's head again and went directly into the stream, wanting to force the crossing of Tanxi. I didn't want to walk a few steps, the stream suddenly deepened, and the horse's hooves fell into the water, soaking Liu Bei's robe. Liu Bei waved his horsewhip to urge Lu Dao: "Lu, Lu!" Sure enough, it's a hindrance! ”

As soon as the words fell, Lu Ma didn't know if it was because of the pain on his body, or because he understood Liu Bei's words and was unwilling to bear the name of the master, only to see it kicking the ground with four hooves in the water, jumping forward twice, and then reached the middle of the stream. Maybe it was really Liu Bei's life, there happened to be a shallow high ground in the stream, and Lu Ma suddenly jumped after being down-to-earth, and jumped out of two or three zhang away, and landed directly on the west bank. Liu Bei crossed Tanxi like a cloud.

When Liu Bei's horse jumped into Tanxi, Cai Mao happened to chase to the shore. Lu Ma, who he didn't see, was trapped in the stream, only to see Liu Bei jumping over on horseback, and his heart was horrified. He said loudly by the stream: "Why did Uncle Huang run away? ”

Liu Bei looked back at the east coast and asked: "I have no enmity with you in the past, why did you harm me?" ”

Cai Mao asked himself if there was no Pegasus for Liu Bei, so he wanted to bring Liu Bei back, and shouted: "I don't have this intention!" Uncle Huang Hugh listened to the villain's nonsense and framed me. ”

Where would Liu Bei believe when he saw Cai Mao holding a knife and holding a bow? also stopped talking nonsense with Cai Mao, and turned the horse to look southwest. Cai Mao saw Liu Bei running away and said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Doesn't this person have God's help?" ”

The soldiers were also afraid that Liu Bei would be blessed by the gods, so they persuaded Cai Mao to return to the army. Cai Mao also knew that he couldn't catch up with Liu Bei and was about to collect his troops and return to the city, so he saw Chen Zhi leading 300 elite soldiers to rush.

It turned out that Chen Zhi had been on guard all the time, for fear that Liu Bei would lose. He saw Cai Mao leaving the table, and there was a sound of people moving outside the mansion, so he hurried to see Liu Bei. As a result, there was no trace of Liu Bei on the table, so Chen Zhi asked around. When he learned that Cai Mao led the army to the west and didn't know who to chase, he guessed that Liu Bei was in danger, and hurriedly led 300 elite soldiers out of the west gate to chase after him, just as Cai Mao returned to the army.

As soon as Chen Zhi saw Cai Mao, he was angry, and stepped forward and asked angrily, "Where is my lord?" ”

Cai Mao saw that Chen was menacing, and the soldiers behind him were strong and strong, so he pretended to be innocent and said: "Uncle Huang ran away for some reason, I wanted to catch up and ask, but I didn't know where to go." ”

Chen Zhi didn't know whether what Cai Mao said was true or false, so he said, "You should leave!" After that, he led people to the shore to check, but only saw water traces, but no blood traces, which made Chen Zhi breathe a sigh of relief. He also saw that the stream was wide and did not look like he could cross without a boat, so he returned to his horse and asked Cai Mao, "Where did you lead the military horse to force my lord to?" ”

Cai Mao's acting skills are very good, pretending to be displeased: "General, what do you mean by this?" These soldiers are all used to search for the emperor's uncle, is it persecution? ”

Chen Zhi sneered: "Then these soldiers can see the whereabouts of my lord?" ”

Cai Mao shook his head and said, "I only know that Uncle Huang went out of the West Gate on horseback, and chased him here, but he was nowhere to be found. When his corporal heard the commander say this, they naturally nodded yes.

Chen Zhiku did not dare to capture Cai Mao without evidence, so he had to order 300 elite soldiers to search along the river to find Liu Bei. But after looking for a while, Liu Bei was still nowhere to be found, and Chen went to look for Cai Mao again, but found that he had already led the troops back to the city. Chen Zhi couldn't find Liu Bei, and he didn't dare to go back to the city, for fear of being ambushed by Cai Mao, and he didn't have the face to go back to Xinye to see Guan and Zhang, so he could only order the soldiers to continue searching by the stream.

But it was said that Liu Bei escaped by jumping over the Tanxi, and he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Isn't it the will of heaven to jump over such a wide stream." People say that if you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be a blessing in the future, so there will be a happy event? ”

Thinking like this, Liu Bei was no longer anxious to return to Xinye, but believed in the reins of the horse and rode along the path. Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Liu Bei saw a shepherd boy riding on the back of an ox and playing a piccolo. Although the sound of the flute is not as exciting as the chime, it is very melodious and pleasant, and it makes people feel calm.

Liu Bei listened to the sound of the flute, so he immediately listened carefully, and at the same time looked at the shepherd boy. When the shepherd boy saw Liu Bei looking at him, he stopped and looked at Liu Bei. Suddenly, the shepherd boy opened his mouth and asked, "Could it be that the general is Uncle Liu Huang who broke the yellow scarf with the Guanghua National Teacher?" ”