Liu Xiu withdrew all the troops in his hands to Xiangyang to garrison to avoid problems in Xiangyang. Then he and Wen Ping led the 10,000 'elites' under Wen Ping to hunt down Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's escape route this time was to Liqiu. As long as you reach Liqiu and go east, you can enter Zhangling County, Nanyang County. This part of the journey is actually only half a day's journey.

However, for Liu Bei, this journey is extremely painful.

For no other reason, after Liu Bei arrived at Liqiu, he was blocked by the Liqiu garrison, and it took half a day for 'Lang' to break through and continue to move forward. At this time, Liu Xiu and Wen Ping led the army to catch up, which made Liu Bei extremely embarrassed. １

If he continued to run forward, he would inevitably be caught up by Liu Xiu, and once he was entangled by Liu Xiu, if his speed slowed down, Lixiu would be enough to mobilize the soldiers stationed on the border of Xiangyang County and Zhangling County to block Liu Bei.

As long as it is blocked, Liu Bei will definitely be defeated.

"You have to get rid of Liu Xiu, so that Liu Xiu can't follow. ”

After Liu Bei made a decision in his heart, he discussed it with Guan Yu, and after the two of them combined, the army suddenly turned around and went directly south to Yicheng County.

This move made Liu Xiu suspicious, but he still chased after him.

Halfway through, the army temporarily stopped to rest.

Wen Ping sat next to Liu Xiu and said, "Lord, the situation is a little weird. Liu Bei obviously knew that there was a Ma family in Yicheng County, and it was very difficult to go south to Yicheng County. Even, from Yicheng County to the south, there is an army from Jiangling County. In such a situation, no matter how successful you want to escape, it is even more difficult to escape. However, Liu Bei actually went south, which is strange. ”

Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "What does Zhongye see tomorrow?"

Wen Ping took a deep breath and said, "The only possibility, this is Liu Bei's 'trick' and deliberately guiding us south." Then, he turned back to Liqiu and entered Nanyang County again. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Yes, Liu Bei is planning to do so. In fact, it is very simple, just analyze where Liu Bei went from, so that he can survive, and he can judge Liu Bei's true movements, and don't care about the rest. Liu Bei wants to go south to Jiangling County, that's okay, go south. In short, if we hold Liqiu, we will win this battle. ”

Wen Ping said: "In this case, we withdraw our troops and return to Liqiu. ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "No, the plan will be calculated." ”

Wen Ping's eyes rolled, and when he landed, he understood Liu Xiu's plan, and then quickly finalized the plan with Liu Xiu. After the team rested for half an hour, Wen Ping led the army to cover the killing.

The march of the procession to the horseback mountain slowed down.

Mabei Mountain, located between Xiangyang and Yicheng County, resembles a horse's back, so it is named, but the terrain is not high. On the way to Yicheng, you have to cross the horseback mountain.

When Wen Ping led the army to the mountain, on the hillside, large stones suddenly rolled down.

"Boom!"

The rocks rolled down, and the momentum was violent, directly 'pressing' the Jingzhou army that was climbing the mountain.

"Dodge, dodge. ”

Wen Ping ordered loudly, he looked up at the rolling stones on the mountain, instructed his soldiers to dodge, and then slowly walked up the mountain.

The rolling down of the stones lasted for about half an hour before it stopped, and the soldiers under Liu Bei's command on the mountain had already run quickly.

Wen Ping led the army to climb Mount Mabei, but he had lost the trace of the other party.

"Chasing, you can't let Liu Bei escape. ”

Wen Ping led the army and continued to chase forward. The soldiers who fled in front always kept a certain distance from Wen Ping.

Shortly after Wen Ping left, Liu Bei led his soldiers to reappear on Mabei Mountain.

In fact, Liu Bei used a trick to attack the west.

After his army reached Mount Mabei first, the main force hid in Mount Mabei. Then, a team of soldiers led by the junior general under his command used big stones to attack Wen Ping on the mountain, and Wen Ping, who was attacked, was furious and wanted to kill Liu Bei. Seeing that the soldiers on the mountain had run away, they didn't investigate at all, and directly led the army to pursue.

In this way, the main force under Liu Bei's command was able to avoid Wen Ping's sight.

At this time, Liu Bei and Guan Yu had a bright smile on their faces, and through a scheme, the two finally got rid of Wenpin, and it was much easier to enter Nanyang County first.

Liu Bei took a deep breath and said, "Second brother, time is pressing, let's leave immediately." ”

Guan Yu also couldn't wait to say: "Wen Ping has been catching up, once he arrives in Yicheng County and finds that we are not here, he will definitely guess our intentions." Big brother, hurry up. ”

The two brothers worked together, and they both quickly turned around and headed for Liqiu again.

The army arrived at Liqiu, and this time, they were again confronted by the defenders who had set up the checkpoint.

The garrison soldiers were all 'shot' round by round of bows and arrows, and the dense bows and arrows were like a rain of arrows, blocking the way of the soldiers under Liu Bei's command.

"Whoa, whoa!"

Arrows rained down, harvesting the 'sex' lives of soldiers.

Liu Bei ordered a strong attack, and the thousands of soldiers under his command continued to rush forward under the rain of arrows.

It took half an hour for the soldiers under Liu Bei to break through the formation composed of Jingzhou archers. But in this battle, the soldiers under Liu Bei's command lost hundreds of people.

Up to now, Liu Bei's troops are less than 5,000 people.

Heavy losses!

It can be said that this is Liu Bei's current situation.

After Liu Bei broke out of the encirclement, he continued to walk forward, with a smile on his face. As long as you cross Liqiu and enter Nanyang County, everything will be fine. It's just that he led the army to advance less than five miles, and on the official road leading to Zhangling County, a group of cavalry appeared.

This group of cavalry, numbering about three hundred.

On the wide official road, the cavalry charged, and the mouth just arrived in the sun, shining with a cold light.

"Kill! Kill Liu Bei. ”

Loud roars, one after another.

The murderous aura of the three hundred cavalry made Liu Bei tremble.

"How is it possible, how can there be a Jingzhou army?

Liu Bei didn't have time to think much in his heart, in the face of the cavalry's charge, if he retreated, he would be covered up, and once he retreated, he might even be covered by Li Qiu's defenders.

Liu Bei pulled out his double-strand sword and ordered a battle.

Three hundred cavalry and Liu Bei's infantry 'engaged', and in an instant, the cavalry broke through the infantry's defensive line. These three hundred cavalry were like ghosts, constantly covering up Liu Bei's soldiers.

Liu Bei didn't have the heart to stay, he led the soldiers to rush through the defense line composed of cavalry, and then ran forward with Guan Yu. It took half an hour to get rid of the cavalry in the rear.

At this time, Liu Bei ordered to stop and rest.

One by one, the soldiers leaned against the surrounding trees, gasping for breath, looking tired.

first encountered archers, then cavalry, and rushed all the way to kill, the soldiers under Liu Bei's command can be said to have suffered heavy losses, and they were under tremendous pressure.

Guan Yu looked tired, he sat next to Liu Bei, and said, "Big brother, Li Qiu's letting go has laid down a lot of barriers. However, there has now been a breakthrough. Let's take a break, and next time, we will prepare to enter Zhangling County in one go. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Yes!"

It's just that Liu Bei's face has a trace of sorrow that can't be dissolved.

Guan Yu asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"

Liu Bei had an indissoluble sorrow between his eyebrows, and said, "Second brother, don't you think it's strange? The last time we broke through Liqiu's defensive line, we didn't encounter such an obstruction from archers and cavalry. Now, there were cavalry and archers to stop it. ”

Guan Yu said: "Big brother, maybe this is a checkpoint that Liu Xiu deliberately set up in order to prevent us from retreating into Liqiu?"

Liu Bei said: "If a checkpoint is set up to house soldiers, there should not only be archers and cavalry, but also a normal infantry army." ”

When Guan Yu heard this, his face changed instantly.

Liu Bei's words woke up Guan Yu at once, and his heart hung in the air. However, about still holding a trace of luck, he said: "Big brother, I'm afraid it won't be like this." ”

"Step, step!"

At this moment, on the official road ahead, I suddenly saw a burst of footsteps.

A moment later, a large army appeared.

The leader of the man is on a horse, and he wears a helmet and armor, and he is imposing. This person is Liu Xiu. The moment Liu Bei saw Liu Xiu, his eyes widened, and an incredible expression appeared in his eyes.

How is that possible?

How could Liu Xiu appear in Liqiu.