"Alas! Strategist! Liu Bei sighed, shook his head, and said: "Now, we have no choice, our grain and grass have been exhausted, if we can't find grain and grass, then we are likely to be consumed alive by Cao Cao!" ”

Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Bei's words, and his face became very ugly.

"This fire has completely burned this mountain, return to Beihai, Guan Yu has already knocked down Beihai and Nanpi." Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"In that case, wouldn't we miss out on this opportunity!" Zhuge Liang frowned.

"No way, now Cao Cao has set his sights on us, besides, even if we don't leave now, they will launch a large-scale attack, rather than this, it is better for us to retreat to Beihai, when the time comes, it will be difficult for them to take us." Liu Bei said helplessly.

Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Bei's words and couldn't help but groan.

"Alright! We'll retreat back to Beihai, but we still need to leave some people behind to monitor Cao Cao's every move. Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said.

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it."

..........

Just when Zhuge Liang led the army back to Beihai, Cao Xuan led 30,000 elite cavalry to kill Liu Bei.

Liu Bei had already retreated to Beihai with a large army at this time.

Liu Bei looked at the oncoming army and was shocked.

"Not good! Cao Cao's army has reached Beihai! Liu Bei's face was shocked.

"Big brother, now we have little food and grass left, I'm afraid it won't last long, and I hope that big brother will make a decision as soon as possible." Zhang Fei said.

"Damn it!" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and scolded, he also understood that they had no way out.

"Master Zhuge Junshi, what should we do now?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

"Right now, we can only let General Guan Yu come to the rescue and repel the Cao army, perhaps, there is still a glimmer of life!" Zhuge Liang said.

"But the current strength of the various departments is simply not enough to compete with the Cao army............"

Zhuge Liang didn't speak again, he secretly wondered in his heart, in this situation, how to resist Cao Cao's 30,000 ironclad cavalry? He didn't hold out much hope.

Zhang Fei saw Zhuge Liang silent, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Big brother, what should we do now?" Zhang Fei asked.

Liu Bei didn't answer, his mind kept thinking about the countermeasures to deal with the situation in front of him.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and an idea came to mind.

"Third brother! You led 30,000 foot soldiers to stop Cao's army, your task is to delay time, wait until the second brother comes to rescue us, only when the second brother comes to rescue us, can we turn the tables and turn the tide of the war. Liu Bei said.

"Big brother is wise!" Zhang Fei hurriedly said.

Although Zhang Fei's martial arts are extraordinary, his wisdom is far worse than Zhuge Liang's, and after he heard Liu Bei's order, he immediately understood Liu Bei's intentions.

"Okay, just do what the eldest brother says!"

Zhang Fei nodded, and immediately led the army out of Beihai.

After Zhang Fei left, Zhuge Liang immediately summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Military advisor, right now Cao Cao is preparing to launch a big war, if he delays any longer, I am afraid that it will attract Cao Mengde's suspicion, and when the time comes, it will only cause a disaster!" Zhao Yun said worriedly.

"Yes! Military division, now that our army is running out of food and grass, we must retreat as soon as possible! Sun Qian also persuaded.

"Well, I understand, but our goal is to repel Cao Cao, only by repelling Cao Jun, can we really get out of danger, so that we can continue to develop and grow, otherwise, our situation will be extremely bad!" Zhuge Liang said.

"Strategist, you mean that we must fight with Cao Cao, even if we die in battle, we must not sit still." Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"That's right! This is our only chance! Zhuge Liang said.

"But what if we are defeated with Cao Cao? When the time comes, how will we escape? Zhao Yun asked.

"We now have two paths, one is to flee eastward, to flee to Penglai Island behind the North Sea, to escape Cao Cao's pursuit, but in this way, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to come back! The other way is to go directly back to Nanpi and fight Cao Cao to the death! But this path is also the result of nine deaths, so I don't recommend us to take risks! Zhuge Liang said.

Hearing Zhuge Liang say this, all the generals also fell into contemplation, these two paths are very risky, no matter which way there is a great risk, but among the two roads, you must choose one, otherwise, you can only wait for death to come!

"Now that our army is small, if we rashly fight Cao Cao, the outcome is unpredictable, I think we might as well take a risk!" At this time, Zhang Fei stood up and said.

"Third brother, what do you mean........." Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei in surprise and asked.

"Big brother, the current situation, you also know that we are not Cao Cao's opponent, if we continue to hold on to the North Sea, it will only increase casualties, and our strength is getting weaker and weaker, if we don't take risks, we will be destroyed by Cao Cao sooner or later!" Zhang Fei said.

"But ........" Liu Bei still hesitated.

"Big brother, no matter what, we can't sit still!" Zhang Fei said.

"Hmmm! I know! Liu Bei nodded, he also knew that he had no other choice.

"Okay, in that case, let's send scouts to investigate, and then we'll take action." Liu Bei said.

"Hmm!"

Liu Bei ordered that his scouts immediately rush to the west, they wanted to listen to the enemy's intelligence, and if they were sure where the enemy army was gathered, they would immediately return and report to Liu Bei.

Soon, the scouts returned.

"Enlightened Lord! We have found out that three thousand meters southwest of Beihai, a powerful army is being assembled, and it should be Cao Cao's army if nothing else. ”

A scout said.

"Oh? Cao Cao's army is gathering? Liu Bei was surprised.

"Yes, our scouts just heard a piece of news, Cao Cao's army should have been assembled and ready to encircle and suppress our army!" The scout said.

"What! Cao Cao has already assembled a large army and is going to encircle and suppress our army? Zhuge Liang and the other princes were all stunned when they heard that Cao Cao had gathered a large army and was ready to encircle and suppress them.

"Yes, according to the news from the scouts, Cao Cao's army is already gathering, and it is estimated that it will not take long to attack, everyone get ready for battle!" The scout said.

"Oh, it seems that we only have to fight with Cao Cao!" Sun Qian sighed.

"Nope! I think it's important for us to find a way to get out of this hellish place first! Zhuge Liang said.

"Strategist, why are we leaving here first? Are we afraid of Cao Cao? Zhang Fei asked puzzled.