Liu Bei hasn't gotten news of the annexation for a long time. It can also be said that since Chen Zhi entered the city and Zhou Yu and Sima Yi joined forces to besiege the city, Liu Bei has never gotten the news of the annexation of the state. At this time, Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had sent envoys, although he didn't know whether the news brought by the envoy was good or bad, but at least it showed that Guan Yu was safe and sound.

As soon as a few soldiers went to the hall, Liu Bei was taken aback, only to see that they were all tired from crooked armor, and their bodies were still full of dust, and under the loess plaster were patches of dark red bloodstains, as if they had been coated with a layer of vermilion lacquer, and the original color of the armor was not visible at all. Fortunately, the soldiers also washed their faces before entering the palace, so that Liu Bei could barely recognize them as his own soldiers.

Liu Bei asked nervously, "Are the second brother and third brother okay?" ”

When the soldiers led by Liu Bei saw Liu Bei as if they had seen their relatives, they knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Please Your Majesty save the two generals!" If there are no more reinforcements, the state will be lost! ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "What happened, you wait and tell it slowly!" ”

Another soldier cried: "Zhou Yu was unkind, reneged on the covenant, and joined forces with Cao Pi to attack the generals. The general was defeated and left, and was about to return to Yanzhou, but Yanzhou was obtained by Lu Meng. Yanzhou was lost, the path was intercepted, and the second general could not come to see His Majesty, so he had to go to the third general. Now the two generals and General Chen are trapped in Jinyang, and the two thieves Zhou Yu and Sima Yi join forces to besiege the city. The food and grass in the city were about to run out, and the two generals ordered me to risk death to fight out of the siege and report the news. There were more than 1,000 people when the army and horses went out of the city, and now there are only a few of us left, and I ask Your Majesty to save the two generals. "I can't stop crying.

Liu Bei comforted him, asked some questions, and ordered a few soldiers to go down to rest. Then he frowned and asked Jian Yongdao: "Now that the second and third brothers are trapped in Jinyang, I want to use all the soldiers and horses in the city to save them, what does Xianhe think?" ”

Jian Yong was shocked and said, "Your Majesty can't!" Sun Quan is still under the city, if His Majesty goes to Merge the State in person, Yuzhou will be lost! In my opinion, it is better to send a group of soldiers and horses into Jinyang, so that the two generals can break through the siege and leave, and return to Xuchang to defend the city with His Majesty, waiting for the reinforcements of the national division. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Now that the two states of Henan and Henan cannot have both, they can only work together to defend one of them." Although Yuzhou is the foundation of our company, if the state is lost, wouldn't it be dangerous for Mr. Kong Ming to be cut off? What's more, how could Zhou Yu and Sima Yi's two-way army break through the siege easily? On the other hand, Sun Quan's siege of the city lasted for a long time and the troops were exhausted, and it was not difficult for us to break through. ”

Jian Yong then remembered that Zhuge Liang sent troops from Bingzhou to fight against the Xiongnu, and if Bingzhou was lost, Zhuge Liang's return army would be captured by Sima Yi and Zhou Yu. Jian Yong followed Liu Bei to run around since Liu Bei's army, and knew some of Liu Bei's concepts well, in Liu Bei's heart, talent is more important than land, and the territory can be taken back if it is gone, and it will be all over if the person dies. As the saying goes, people and land are saved, people and land are saved, and people and land are lost. Jian Yong recognized Liu Bei's concept very much, but still frowned and said: "Bingzhou is short of grain, if we abandon the city to transport grain, its speed will be slow, if Sun Quan raises troops to chase, what can I do?" ”

Liu Bei had already made up his mind about this, so he said: "Xianhe can lead the troops to go first, and I will plant a banner at the head of the city to lure Sun Quan to attack." If Sun Quan wants to break the city and capture me, he will definitely let you and others go. Wait for me to delay Sun Quan for a while, and then abandon the city to meet you. ”

Jian Yong's head shook like a rattle when he heard this, and he waved his hand and said, "How can Your Majesty take risks lightly?" This is not a good plan! ”

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this: "I have fought all my life, and the crisis I have encountered is ten times better, with the Bai Wei army on my side, what is the danger?" ”

Jian Yong still shook his head and said: "Even if Your Majesty sacrifices his life to delay for a while, it will not help, Sun Quan can take the city first and then pursue it, or I will wait for it!" ”

Liu Bei said: "We will leave the city together, and Sun Quan will definitely come to chase after us." After Xianhe left the city, he could first send the grain and grass to Sili, ask the dart bureau to transport it, and then go to the state, so that he didn't need to worry about Sun Quan chasing him. ”

Jian Yong knew that Zhenyuan Dart Bureau had a rule, that is, not to transport goods in the war zone. This rule was set by Nan Ye when he created the dart game, because he was worried that the dart game would be involved in a dispute between the two armies. After all, no matter how powerful the dart division is, the number cannot be compared with the army of the princes, the dart master is not a soldier, and the task is not a war, and it is in line with the law of the market to maintain the operation of the dart game with a small number of dart divisions. Because of this, as soon as Liu Bei and Sun Quan started the war, the dart bureaus and money villages in Yanzhou, Bingzhou, and Yuzhou were all closed, and the personnel were evacuated.

Thinking of this, Jian Yong reminded Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the Sili Dart Bureau will not agree to transport grain and grass to Bingzhou. ”

Liu Bei also knew the rules of the dart bureau, so he said: "I can ask the dart bureau to send the grain and grass to the junction of Sili and Bingzhou, and then go to get grain when I get to Bingzhou?" ”

Jian Yong's eyes lit up when he heard this, so that the grain and grass were transported in the territory of Sili, and it would not break the rules of the dart game. So Jian Yong smiled and said, "Your Majesty really has a clever plan!" Grain and grass can be worry-free! ”

After the two made up their minds, they ordered the city sergeants to pack up the grain and grass. Because Liu Bei bought Yanzhou from Nan Ye before, now Liu Bei does not have a lot of money and food, and it only took one day to pack it up. Then Jian Yong led the troops out, and Liu Bei planted the flag at the head of the city to lure Sun Quan to attack.

Sun Quan and Lu Su smiled slightly when they saw Jian Yong leading the troops out of the city, they had long known that Zhou Yu's strategy was to lure out the soldiers and horses in Xuchang City so that Sun Quan could take Yuzhou, so Sun Quan did not pursue Jian Yong, but waited for the army to go away and began to attack the city.

Liu Bei saw that Sun Quan was attacking the city and knew that he couldn't defend it, so he just abandoned the city after delaying for a while. After Sun Quan entered the city, he went out to settle the people, and on the other hand, he divided his troops to take the rest of the counties in Yuzhou, and only sent a small number of soldiers and horses to chase Liu Bei and Jian Yong. These soldiers and horses are not to capture Liu Bei, but to conform to common sense and not let Liu Bei see through Zhou Yu's strategy. At the same time, Sun Quan also informed Zhou Yu of the news of Liu Bei's departure from the city.

Jian Yong, who went first, entrusted the grain and grass to the Sili Dart Bureau, and then joined Liu Bei and went to Bingzhou. The two didn't know that they had fallen into Zhou Yu and Sima Yi's calculations when they left the city. While the men and horses were marching, there was suddenly a report from the rear: "More than 1,000 people and horses from Eastern Wu came to chase our army." ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard the report and said, "Why are there only more than a thousand people?" Can you see who is in charge? ”

Tanma replied: "Among the enemy troops, there is only the Dongwu banner, and there is no handsome banner, and I don't know who is the general." ”

Jian Yong said: "Could it be that I have been away from the city for a long time, and Sun Quan does not know the path to divide his troops to chase?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Maybe that's the case." More than 1,000 people are not enough to deal with, and we will wait for them to be repulsed before moving forward. Then he ordered his soldiers to lay in ambush.

The pursuit of the troops of Eastern Wu is just a meaning, it is not the opponent of Liu Bei's army, not to mention that he was ambushed by Liu Bei, and he was defeated and retreated as soon as he fought. Liu Bei had no intention of chasing the defeated soldiers, and when he saw that the pursuing troops of Eastern Wu had retreated, he continued to lead the troops forward, thinking that he would quickly reach Bingzhou to meet Guan and Zhang.