After some deliberation, the people dispersed and began to prepare for the retreat tonight.

At this moment, Liu Bei seemed to remember something, and said to Zhang Fei,

"Third brother, you quickly send someone to inform Han Taishou and tell him that we are going to withdraw!"

"Little brother obeys!"

Zhang Fei clenched his fists and got up and left the camp.

However, he had just walked out a short distance when he was stopped from behind.

"General Wing De stays!"

Zhang Fei turned around and found that it was Zhuge Liang who stopped him.

"What do you command?"

Zhuge Liang saw that there was no one around, so he stepped forward and said in a low voice,

"General Yide still doesn't want to inform Han Xuan."

"Why is that?"

Zhang Fei said strangely.

"If Han Xuan knew that we were going to withdraw, he would definitely leave in advance, who would resist Cao Jun for us?"

Zhuge Liang said softly.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened instantly.

"The military advisor wants to make ...... Han Xuan should be a substitute for the dead ghost! ”

"Not bad!"

Zhuge Liang nodded heavily.

Once the Cao army found out that the coalition forces were retreating, they would definitely send troops to pursue them.

If they catch up, the coalition will be in trouble.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang planned to hide from Han Xuan and let him delay the footsteps of Cao Jun for the coalition army!

"But isn't it too authentic to do this? If the eldest brother knew, wouldn't he blame us? ”

Zhang Fei hesitated.

"Han Xuan is also to blame for this matter, if it weren't for his refusal to lend us the way and let Yang Ling easily take the three counties of Jingnan, why bother to cause the current situation?"

Zhuge Liang said lightly,

"The lord is kind-hearted and cares about others, and there are some things he doesn't want to do, but we have to do it."

"General Yide, do you understand?"

Zhang Fei was silent for a while, and finally nodded heavily,

"What the military advisor said is very true, I promise you!"

"That's good, thank you General Yide!"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he showed a pleased smile!

……

When night slowly fell, the non-commissioned officers of the coalition army, who had already been prepared, began to retreat from the camp in batches!

Everything went very smoothly, and Cao Jun on the other side knew nothing about it.

"Uncle Liu Huang, take care, we are waiting for you in Fankou!"

Huang Gai solemnly saluted Liu Bei, and left the camp with the last group of men.

Looking at their figures, disappearing into the night, Liu Bei's mood was both a little happy and a little lost.

They entered Changsha County with great fanfare, trying to stop Cao Jun's pace.

It also recruited tens of thousands of people and built a defense line by the Hunan River.

As a result, he didn't even fight a battle, and he had to leave Changsha County in disgrace.

How can this make Liu Bei feel good?

Zhuge Liang on the side seemed to see Liu Bei's thoughts, and comforted him with kind words,

"The lord doesn't have to be depressed, stay in the green mountains, and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"The military advisor is right!"

Liu Bei repacked his mood and returned to the camp with Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei.

In addition to Liu Bei and the others, Chen Zhi and more than 100 cavalrymen remained in the camp.

After breakfast, a sergeant came to report that Guan Yu was here again!

"Please also keep your composure and don't show your feet."

Zhuge Liang instructed in a low voice.

"Don't worry, sergeant, I have my own measure!"

Liu Bei took a deep breath and nodded.

He and Zhang Fei stood up, walked out, and soon came to the bridge.

"Second brother!"

"Second brother!"

"Big brother, third brother!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei each said hello and chatted again.

After talking for a long time, seeing that the sky was about the same, the two sides left separately.

Seeing that Guan Yu failed to notice the abnormality, Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief and went straight back to his own barracks.

……

And so on for two more days.

On this day, Liu Bei ended his meeting with Guan Yu, and after returning to the camp, Zhuge Liang came over.

"Lord, the time is ripe, we can withdraw!"

"Good!"

Liu Bei nodded with relief, hurriedly greeted Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi and others, and hurriedly left the camp.

Not long after they walked on their front feet, a group of men and horses came from the direction of Linxiang.

The leader is none other than Changsha Taishou Han Xuan.

Since Liu Bei was stationed in Xiangshui, he would send messengers to Linxiang every three or five days.

Either to report the war situation to Han Xuan, or to ask for food and grass.

But in recent days, Liu Bei has been busy retreating, and he has ignored Han Xuan.

Han Xuan hadn't received the news for a long time, and he muttered in his heart, so he personally brought someone over to see what was going on.

However, before he could reach the gate of the barracks, Han Xuan sensed that something was wrong.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have always governed the army strictly, how could there not even be a soldier guarding the door at the camp gate?

When they entered the camp, they were even more stunned.

The huge camp was empty, not to mention the soldiers, not even a ghost!

"Liu Bei, a big-eared thief, is really a hypocritical villain!"

Han Xuan reacted, and he was immediately furious!

In order to let Liu Bei help him resist Cao Jun, he not only requisitioned a large number of people, but also provided a large amount of materials!

As long as Liu Bei spoke, Han Xuan was almost completely satisfied.

But he never expected that Liu Bei would leave ahead of time without saying a word!

"Too cautious!"

The cronies on the side hurriedly grabbed Han Xuan and said nervously,

"Liu Bei ran away this time, I'm afraid Cao Jun doesn't know! Let's not make a loud noise, lest Cao Jun find out! ”

"Yes, yes, you're right!"

Han Xuan hurriedly lowered his voice and ordered,

"Quick, let's get out too!"

Han Xuan and his entourage came and went quickly, leaving only an empty military camp.

At the same time, Cao Ying on the south bank of Xiangshui.

After Guan Yu returned to the camp, he reported to Yang Ling as usual.

He was just about to leave, but was stopped by Yang Ling.

"Isn't General Guan curious, why would I let you persuade Liu Bei every day?"

Guan Yu was slightly stunned and arched his hand,

"The last general is indeed curious, but the general must have his own deep meaning in doing things!"

Yang Ling laughed, put down the brush in his hand, and commanded,

"Please also ask General Yun Chang to take a trip, and invite Master Gao and General Meng Qi to the camp gate."

Although Guan Yu had doubts, he still honestly took the order and left.

After a while, Ma Chao, Gao Rou, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others came to the camp gate together.

Yang Ling stood with his hands in his hands, standing by the river, looking at the other side of the river.

"The general has summoned us over, but there is something important to order?"

Yang Ling turned around and smiled,

"Haven't you always wanted to know, why did I ask General Guan to persuade Liu Bei to surrender every day?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but Ma Chao was the first to react,

"Could it be that the general is ready to tell us?"

"Yes, now that the time is ripe, it's time to tell you why."

Yang Ling smiled and nodded,

"I'm just trying to make a secret move!"