Hua Xiong ordered Tai Shici and Liao Hua to pursue Liu Bei, and he took the rest of the people to Xiapi City in a leisurely manner.

The city has not been ravaged by war, but everything is in order.

Looking at this Xiapi City, which is famous in the history of the Three Kingdoms and has had many major events, Hua Xiong couldn't help but show a satisfied smile on his face.

As soon as Xiapicheng was taken, the entire Xuzhou would be equivalent to falling into his own hands.

"Lord, according to preliminary estimates, Liu Bei lost about 10,000 men and horses this time.

Our army lost 3,000 men and horses, and more than 1,000 were wounded. ”

Guo Jia said.

Killing the enemy and capturing 10,000 enemy troops and horses is already a great victory.

But thinking that he had lost 3,000 people, Hua Xiong was a little unhappy.

Although Hua Xiong defeated Liu Bei these times, and also killed many enemy soldiers,

But every time Liu Bei escaped safely with the assistance of Zhuge Liang.

Today, in the gossip array, 3,000 people were lost.

This Zhuge Liang is really worthy of the evaluation of the miraculous calculation in history.

At this moment, Zhang Liao rode over.

"Lord, our reinforcements are here."

Hua Xiong turned his head to take a look, and saw that following Zhang Liao were the three generals Yu Ban, Wei Yan, and Gan Ning.

Yu Ban was arranged by Huaxiong to the Vermilion Bird Military Region, while Wei Yan and Gan Ning were in the White Tiger Military Region.

Their arrival, coupled with the 30,000 Danyang soldiers in Tan County, means that Huaxiong now has 140,000 horses!

Even if Cao Cao and Sun Quan sent troops to support Liu Bei, Hua Xiong did not have the slightest fear.

"The last will meet the lord!"

The three of them saluted Hua Xiong in unison.

Hua Xiong stepped forward to help them up, took their arms affectionately, and walked towards the government in the city.

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in a long time."

Hua Xiong said with a smile.

"Yes, Mo Jiang hasn't seen the lord for a year."

Yu Ban said excitedly.

Everyone greeted each other, Guo Jia said softly,

"Lord, Ziyi, they are in the broken cauldron pond and caught up with Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei saw that Ziyi and the others did not have many people, so they camped in place. The two armies are facing off. ”

Hua Xiong glanced at the map, Po Pu Tang is a vast lake, and the terrain is the Hongze Lake in later generations.

"Then the army will rest for a day, and we will leave for the Broken Cauldron tomorrow."

Hua Xiong commanded.

"Lord, Liu Bei is so ignorant of life and death, the last general is willing to kill him!"

Yu Ban stood up and took the initiative to ask for help.

"Lord, kill chickens with a knife? I don't need to mobilize a large army, I only need to take the 30,000 horses of the White Tiger Military Region and take him down! ”

Gan Ning is also full of confidence.

Hua Xiong smiled dumbly and waved at them,

"It's only a matter of time before Liu Bei is destroyed, I'm not in a hurry, it's useful to keep him."

Everyone was stunned, not understanding the meaning of Hua Xiong's words.

"Alright, let's all go down and get some rest."

Hua Xiong commanded.

The people took the command and departed.

Next.

Hua Xiong left a team of men and horses to guard Picheng, led 90,000 horses, and came to the broken kettle pond in a mighty way.

Hearing that Hua Xiong was coming, Tai Shici and Liao Hua took their soldiers out of the camp to greet them.

"My lord."

The two saluted Hua Xiong.

Hua Xiong turned over and dismounted, and asked,

"How's it going?"

"Back to the lord, the two of us pursued Liu Bei all the way, and the harvest was not small.

However, Liu Bei saw that the number of our army was small, so he gathered the remnants of the army here.

In order to avoid any losses, Liao Hua and I chose to stalemate with them. ”

Tai Shi Ci replied.

Hua Xiong nodded in satisfaction.

According to the battle report sorted out by Guo Jia, Liu Bei now has more than 30,000 people left in his hands.

The strength is not superior, and the other party has the scheming Zhuge Liang, Tai Shici did not attack rashly, which is also a wise move.

Hua Xiong raised his eyes and looked.

I saw that Liu Jun's camp not far away was well defended, like a hedgehog shrunk into a ball, which was difficult to swallow.

"Ziyi, you're doing a good job." Hua Xiong complimented, "I have arrived today with a large army, and I can launch an attack." ”

"My lord, if we attack, I suggest attacking from three sides at the same time."

Guo Jia suggested.

When the Huaxiong army arrived, it was together with Tai Shici and Liao Hua's soldiers, and the strength was nearly three times that of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's army backed against the broken cauldron pond, and at the same time launched an attack from three sides, which could destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop.

"No hurry, no hurry."

Hua Xiong waved his hand and faced the forbidden road,

"Wen Ze, you take 10,000 horses and go to Liu Bei's camp to call for battle first.

If he goes out to fight, you will fight the enemy.

But you must remember that if you hear Mingjin's voice, you must withdraw your troops. ”

Yu Ban took the order and left.

……

Let's talk about Liu Bei's camp.

Liu Bei fled in a hurry from Xiapi City and came all the way to Po Ketang.

Zhuge Liang saw that there were not many Liao Hua and Tai Shici behind him, so he reorganized the people.

"Military advisor, why don't we just withdraw from Xuzhou?"

Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.

"Lord, it's not that I don't want to withdraw, it's that we can't withdraw."

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and explained to Liu Bei.

Most of the soldiers under Liu Bei's command were mainly infantry, with only a small number of cavalry.

And Tai Shici and Liao Hua, who were sent by Huaxiong to pursue, led all the infantry.

The dismounted infantry had only two legs, how could it be possible to outrun a horse cavalryman with four legs?

If they continued to retreat, Hua Xiong's pursuers would only need to harass them from the side to bring them down.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, Liu Bei also understood.

"But if we continue like this, when Huaxiong's army arrives, won't we still be dead?"

Zhuge Liang sighed helplessly, but shook his head silently.

Yes, as Liu Bei said, any road is a dead end.

At this moment, Zhang Fei walked in quickly.

"Big brother, military advisor, it's not good, Huaxiong's army has arrived."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, quickly stood up, and walked towards the camp.

They put their hands on the pergola and looked out toward the enemy camp opposite.

I saw that the mighty army was coming from afar, going forward one after another, and there was an endless stream.

Although there is no way to tell the exact number, it is certain that it is definitely above 50,000.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and the others gasped, and their expressions became solemn.

"It seems that Huaxiong has transferred reinforcements from Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places again."

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice.

Originally, the 20,000 people of Tai Shi Ci and Liao Hua were enough to give them a headache.

Now that Huaxiong's army is here again, how can this battle be fought?

The soldiers in the camp suddenly felt a little apprehensive in their hearts.

However, at this moment, suddenly the gate of Huaxiong's camp opened, and a team of men and horses came out.

Liu Bei and the others were stunned for a moment, thinking that Huaxiong was going to attack with the advantage of troops.

But if you look closely, this team is only in the early 10,000s.

The general who took the lead arrived in front of Liu Bei's camp and said in a loud voice,

"I am the general under the command of King Wei, Liu Bei is a thief, come out and die quickly!"