Liu Bei lost Jinyang and Raocheng, and there were less than 10,000 soldiers and horses left, and he was no longer able to compete with the Wu and Wei armies. Therefore, when Sun Qian proposed to go to the Xiongnu to join Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei agreed. If Zhuge Liang hadn't led the troops outside, Liu Bei would not have been defeated so badly, Liu Bei felt that if he wanted to turn the tables, he would have to rely on Zhuge Liang.

Sun Qian and Liu Bei joined forces to divert to the west, but Zhou Yu and Sima Yi did not know it. When Zhou Yu gathered Liu Bei's remnants and Sima Yi took control of Jinyang, they each sent troops to chase Liu Bei and Sun Gan, but the two armies met between Raocheng and Jinyang, but lost Liu Bei's men.

The chasing troops sent by Sima Yi were led by Cao Zhang, and he chased Sun Gan, but found that the men and horses in front of him had become Wu troops, and he was taken aback at that time, and stepped forward and said: "I am Cao Zhang, the king of Wei, I don't know which general is ahead?" ”

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai tracked Liu Bei, but they didn't expect the front to become the Wei army, so Zhou Tai stepped forward and said: "I am Wu general Zhou Tai, I came to chase Liu Bei, I don't know that His Highness can see Liu Bei's trace?" ”

Cao Zhang knew Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, and found that Wu Jun was not pretending to be a soldier of the Northern Han Dynasty, which made him even more curious, so he said: "Jinyang has been broken by Sima Dudu, I have pursued the defeated troops in the city to this point, have the two generals ever seen it?" ”

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were not surprised when they heard that Sima Yi had won Jinyang, but what surprised them was where did Liu Bei's men and horses go? Although Zhou Yu and Sima Yi calculated that Zhuge Liang might be on an expedition, they could not count that Zhuge Liang was going to attack the Xiongnu, so they did not expect Liu Bei's soldiers and horses to divert westward. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked at each other and said strangely: "Could it be that Liu Bei's people have flown away?" ”

Cao Zhang saw that the two generals looked at each other and knew that they didn't know either, so he said: "Liu Bei must have encountered the defeated army of Jinyang and went elsewhere." How about we send a horse scout to search for the traces, and then join forces to chase after it? ”

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai heard that Cao Zhang's words were reasonable, so they sent scouts to check the path between Jinyang and Raocheng. Liu Bei and Sun Qian's combined troops also have tens of thousands of people, how can they not leave a trace? Soon, there was a report from Tanma: "Liu Bei's traces of people and horses were found in the west." ”

Although the three generals got the news, they didn't know why Liu Bei went west, but they did not hesitate to chase after him. There are 40,000 people in the two armies together, even if Liu Bei and Sun Qian join forces, General Cao Zhangsan is not afraid.

Liu Bei led his troops to the west not far away, and there was a rear team to probe Ma to report, and the two armies of Wu and Wei came to chase after him. Liu Bei didn't dare to stop at all, urging the men and horses to move quickly, seeing that he was about to enter the border of the Huns, Guan Yu suddenly reined in his horse and said: "Brother is slow, the front is murderous, I am afraid that there will be an ambush." ”

Sun Tzu's Art of War has clouds: those who move the trees come also; Those who have many obstacles are suspicious; The bird rises, and the fuss also; Beast Horror, overthrown. On the battlefield, the unusual actions of plants, trees, birds and beasts all have meanings, and Guan Yu's so-called murderous aura is not a sixth sense, but originates from the fact that it is very unusual here.

When Liu Bei heard this, he watched from the horse, and sure enough, he saw that there was a three-foot fog on the flat ground in front of him, the birds and beasts in the forest were silent, and the shadows of the trees and grass were shaking, and it seemed that there were 100,000 troops in ambush. Seeing this, Liu Bei couldn't help frowning and said: "There are ambushes in front and chasing soldiers in the back, how can this be good?" ”

Zhang Fei was short-tempered, and said at that time: "What can the ambush soldiers do?" I'll wait for the killing. If we don't go back and forth, won't we be in danger? ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu couldn't help nodding when they heard this, although Zhang Fei looked at the problem a little simply, but pointed out the key points. No matter what, this team is going to find Zhuge Liang, even if there are ambushes, they can only break through, it is better than being flanked from front to back. Liu Bei ordered his soldiers to be on guard, and then walked into the mist.

When the Northern Han soldiers walked forward for a while, they felt that the fog was thicker. Suddenly, Liu Bei saw a faint person riding a horse in front of him, stopped in the fog and asked loudly: "I am Hao Zhao under Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng, which general is leading the troops in front?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect that there were his own soldiers and horses in front of him. I have some impressions of Hao Zhao and Liu Bei, knowing that he is the young general of the Wei army who Zhuge Liang subdued when he captured and annexed the state before, but I don't know why he is here. Liu Bei didn't dare to be careless, so he glanced at Guan Yu and asked him to step forward to answer.

Guan Yu hit the horse forward and said: "I am Guan Yu, is there a Bodao ahead?" ”

Hao Zhao heard Guan Yu's voice, and heard Guan Yu call out his name and hurriedly stepped forward, only then did he see Liu Bei also there, dismounted and saluted: "The last general will see Your Majesty, I don't know why Your Majesty and the generals are here?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "This matter is hard to explain!" We are so defeated that we want to find the prime minister, do you know the whereabouts of Prime Minister Zhuge ? ”

Hao Zhao arched his hand and said: "The prime minister left me here just in case, Your Majesty can follow me forward." ”

Everyone followed Hao Zhao as they walked forward and asked what had happened. It turned out that when Zhuge Liang sent troops to the Xiongnu, the most uneasy thing was Zhang Fei, who was guarding the state, so he set up a large array at the junction of the state and the Xiongnu, so as not to lose the state and retreat. Leaving Hao Zhao here was worried that his own soldiers and horses would enter the battle by mistake, after all, when Zhuge Liang left, it was still Liu Bei's territory.

Hao Zhao led more than 100 soldiers here, and it was nothing big to climb the mountain every day to prevent the people and merchants from entering the battle by mistake. Today, a soldier saw a brigade of Northern Han soldiers and horses on the mountain going here, Hao Zhaocai deliberately went down the mountain to greet him, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to come in person, and he didn't expect Yuzhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou, and the three states were all lost.

While telling the past, everyone came to the front of the formation, only to see that there were eighty or ninety piles of rocks in front of them, and then looked into the distance, but the fog was clear, and I don't know how many stone piles there were. Liu Bei asked in surprise: "What kind of formation is this?" What is it for? ”

Hao Zhao said: "When the prime minister entered the Xiongnu, he laid down a stone formation here, known as the Eight Formations. The eight gates are repeated in the battle, which are rest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, shock, and opening. Every hour of the day, the changes are endless, comparable to 100,000 elite soldiers. When the prime minister was leaving, he ordered me to wait to guard this formation, and not to let the people and his own horses enter the formation. After that, he led Liu Bei's army to enter from the birth gate and exit from the birth gate.

Liu Bei and the generals were not in danger when they passed the stone formation, and they didn't feel that it was powerful, but they also admired Zhuge Liang's ability to lay out a suspicious formation without a single soldier. It's hard to say whether these eight arrays can be worth 100,000 elite soldiers, but from a distance, it does look like there are 100,000 elite soldiers in ambush, and it must be able to block the pursuers for a while.

After Hao Zhao led Liu Bei through the battle, he also knew that Bingzhou was obtained by the Wu and Wei armies, so naturally he didn't need to stay here to post a sentry, so he went to find Zhuge Liang with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and his entourage passed through the formation without danger, and Cao Zhang, Jiang Qin, and Zhou Tai were dumbfounded when they got closer. Zhou Tai has been in battle for a long time, and he also saw the murderous aura ahead at a glance, so he reined in and said: "There must be an ambush ahead, and the three armies should not enter lightly." ”

Jiang Qin watched for a moment and wondered: "There seem to be many soldiers and horses in ambush ahead, but how can Liu Bei have soldiers and horses in ambush?" ”

Cao Zhangying said: "What General Jiang said is extremely true, even if Liu Bei ambushes his troops here, we can also fight with them." This must be Liu Bei's suspicious plan. ”