Outside the city.

I saw an earth dragon sweeping from a distance, and when I got closer, I realized that it was the billowing dust and smoke set off by Cao Jun's iron horse!

The two generals led by them are none other than Ma Chao and Pang De, who served as the vanguard of Cao's army.

Looking at the closed city gate, Pound turned his head to Ma Chao and said,

"General, although the public security city is small, with our troops, it is impossible to storm it."

"Yes, I'll talk about it when they arrive."

Ma Chao smiled disappreciatively,

"We are moving so fast, presumably Liu Bei Xiao'er hasn't escaped yet."

The two of them beckoned 3,000 cavalrymen and told them to dismount and unload their armor to rest, leaving only a small group of soldiers on guard.

Time passed minute by minute, and in less than half an hour, he saw the dust and smoke in the rear again, and Ma Chao and Pang De knew that it was their own troops who arrived.

They also asked the soldiers to reorganize their armor and wait for the arrival of Pang Tong and others.

It didn't take long for Pang Tong to lead the main force of Cao's army and arrive outside the public security city.

"I've seen the military advisor!"

Ma Chao bowed to Pound.

"The two generals have worked hard, how is the situation in the city?"

Pound asked.

"Back to the military division, when we arrived, the city gate was closed, and Liu Beijun didn't seem to have escaped."

Ma Chao replied.

"That's good!"

Pang Tong nodded and commanded,

"Start the siege now!"

Although he ordered the siege of the city, Cao Jun still had to go up and persuade him to surrender!

Ma Chao rode his horse, swaggered forward, and said in a loud voice,

"Listen, the people of the city, if you know each other, open the city gate quickly, and you will be spared death!"

A head poked out of the city, looked at Ma Chao below, and sneered,

"You have what it takes, even if you attack the city!"

Ma Chao looked at the man, was stunned for a moment, and then reacted,

"You...... Are you Guan Ping, the eldest son of General Yunchang? ”

When attacking Lankou Jushui Village before, Ma Chao had met with Guan Ping.

In addition, Guan Ping and Guan Yu looked extremely similar, so he recognized each other at a glance.

"Yes, it's General Ben!"

Guan Ping said proudly.

"Your father is in the army, why don't you surrender quickly, so as not to hurt the peace?"

Ma Chao said with a smile.

Without waiting for Guan Ping to answer, Guan Yu in the back heard the movement and rushed over.

Looking at the eldest son who had not been seen on the city wall for a long time, Guan Yu couldn't help but be moved,

"Tanzhi!"

"Father, second brother!"

Guan Ping saw his father and younger brother Guan Ping, and his eyes were also red.

Speaking of which, they haven't seen each other for more than a year.

"Tanzhi give up resistance, you can't stop us."

Guan Yu shook his head and persuaded with good words.

Originally, Guan Ping was ready to die in the city, but when he heard his father's words, he, who had always been filial, only hesitated for a moment, and then sighed,

"Surrender!"

The 1,000 soldiers who stayed behind were also relieved when they heard the words.

With their little soldiers, how can they confront Cao Jun?

A moment later, the gate of the public security city was opened, and Guan Ping took a thousand soldiers who had dropped their weapons and went out of the city to greet Pang Tong, Guan Yu and others.

The father and son reunited after a long absence, and they didn't care about describing their thoughts, Guan Yu couldn't help but ask,

"What about your uncle?"

"Back to my father's words, after knowing that my father and you crossed the river, my uncle and they immediately abandoned the city and went south."

Hearing Guan Ping's words, Ma Chao suddenly became angry.

"This Liu Xuande is too capable of running!"

"Tan Zhi's nephew, do you know where Uncle Liu Huang and they went?"

Pound asked.

Guan Ping hesitated for a moment, and said honestly,

"Before the military advisor left, tell me that they were waiting for me in Wuling County!"

"I'll set out after them!"

Ma Chao turned around as he spoke, and planned to pursue Liu Bei.

"Hey, Brother Meng Qi, you're not authentic."

Wei Yan hurriedly stopped in front of him,

"You have chased Liu Bei away, how can you still be a pioneer?"

"That's it, leave this pioneer to me and Wen Chang!"

Wen Chou laughed, then turned over his horse with Wei Yan, took a team of cavalry, and roared towards the south.

Looking at their departing backs, Ma Chao was so angry that he stared, but he was helpless.

Although Wen Chou and Wei Yan were responsible for pursuing Liu Bei, Pang Tong was afraid that they would be too careless, so he arranged for Ma Chao, Pang De, and Wen Ping, and then led a team of cavalry to follow Wen Chou and Wei Yan, so as not to have any accidents between them.

After everything was arranged, Pang Tong led the army to enter the public security.

After carefully searching the city and confirming that Zhuge Liang was not ambushed, Pang Tong and others gathered in the lobby.

Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Guan Xing, father and son, got together and chatted about what happened after separation.

When he knew that Guan Yinping was married to Yang Ling, Guan Ping let out an "ah", and his face was quite complicated.

"In the future, you will follow your father and serve the general together."

Guan Yu patted Guan Ping's shoulder.

"Good!"

Guan Ping nodded vigorously.

Pang Tong on the other side played with the brush in his hand, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

If Liu Bei and the others are wiped out this time, it can be regarded as proving their talents, above Zhuge Liang, right?

However, Pang unified the pedestrians, and waited until the sun set from noon in the public security city, and did not see Wei Yan and Wen Chou return.

When the night was dark, everyone was worried about whether Wei Yan and they had fallen into an ambush, only to see them enter the city dejectedly.

"General Wenchang, what's your situation?"

Pang Tongqi said.

"Back to the military division, we have found no trace of Liu Bei and them."

Wei Yan said angrily.

"Huh?"

Pang Tong was a little confused.

Wen Chou, who was on the side, told the story one by one.

After they left the city, they came to the edge of the oil and water, and found that the bridge had been destroyed.

In desperation, they had to build a pontoon bridge.

This back and forth delayed the work for almost two hours.

After waiting for the oil and water, Wei Yan and Wen Chou continued to pursue south.

However, until the edge of Lishui, they did not find any trace of Liu Bei.

Wei Yan and the others wanted to continue the pursuit, but the bridge in Lishui was also destroyed.

If you wait for the pontoon bridge to be built, the sky is already dark, even if you catch up with Liu Bei, it will be useless.

In desperation, Wei Yan and his party had to come back.

After listening to Wen Chou's narration, Pang Tong's face was quite puzzled.

He quickly turned around and returned to the lobby, looking at the sand table on the desk, his brow furrowed.

That's a little weird.

When Liu Bei withdrew from the police, there were at least 10,000 or 20,000 people.

With so many troops, and a lack of ships and horses, no matter how much they could run, they would never be able to escape the water.

Could it be ...... They didn't go to Wuling County?

Pang Tong raised his head sharply and looked at Wei Yan and Wen Chou,

"When you were in pursuit, did you notice any traces of the march of the army along the way?"

Wei Yan thought about it, shook his head and said,

"The last general hasn't seen it!"

Pang Tong frowned, then stretched out, and sighed,

"Well, let them escape again!"