Liu Bei originally wanted to go south and take the initiative to intercept Yuan Shu, so that after the matter was completed, he could escape directly far away, and he could also gain a foothold in Geyang or Anfeng.

As a result, Zhu Ling, who was traveling with him, did not agree, although Liu Bei was nominally in control of the army, but the talisman was in Zhu Ling's hands.

Helpless, Liu Bei could only obey Zhu Ling's orders and wait for Yuan Shu to throw himself into the net in Jieshan.

Jieshan is the only way for Nam Duong to enter Hanoi and Kamigna State, so you can't go wrong to wait here.

Yuan Shu's speed was surprisingly slow, according to the military report of the scouts before, they should have arrived at the Boundary Mountain a long time ago, and they waited for six more days before they arrived at Yuan Shu's army.

It is said that the army has lifted Yuan Shu, and the battle report received when he was in Xuchang was that Zhang Xun led more than 8,000 soldiers and horses to the north, but when Liu Bei's three brothers took the vanguard to take a look, the good guys could not count more than a thousand people.

And they don't even have a big coat, most of their armor is broken, and many sergeants don't even wear tasseled helmets.

encountered Liu Bei's three thousand pioneers, and they put down their weapons together very tacitly, squatted down with their heads in their hands, and accepted the surrender.

Even Zhang Xun just stood still, not planning to resist.

"General Highway, don't come unharmed."

Liu Bei is still very self-contained, rode a horse to Yuan Shu, and bowed his hand: "I heard that when you fled from Anfeng, you were accompanied by more than 8,000 people, why is there only so much left?" ”

The only one in the whole team who was still riding a horse was Yuan Shu, his hair was messy, his beard was a little gray, and there was a deep depression between his eyebrows.

That is, the python robe on the body still stubbornly declares the identity of the owner, but it is also visible to the naked eye that there are seven or eight holes.

Yuan Shu's eyes were cloudy, his lips were chapped, and he wanted to say something, but it was extremely difficult, and in the end he only spit out two words, "I'm thirsty."

Zhang Xun on the side lowered his head and choked up: "I escorted Your Majesty to escape from Anfeng, but I didn't bring much food in a hurry, and I ran out of food just after Geyang, and I came all the way."

He couldn't go on with the rest of the words, but he could think of what happened with his toes, you have no money or food, how can people still be willing to follow you, there must be deserters all the way.

There are more than 8,000 people, and when they come to Jieshan, there are only about 1,000 people left.

Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu and sighed, a generation of heroes also fell into such a tragic situation, and Shi also died.

However, Zhang Fei on the side was not so well cultivated, so he immediately widened his eyes and blurted out: "My God, let me tell you about you, the ancestor of the fourth generation and the third duke, a year ago, he had no less than 200,000 soldiers, and now he can't even eat, so he is embarrassed to defect to Yuan Shao."

As far as the urine of your Yuan family is concerned, you will be looked down upon by him when you go there."

Yuan Shu was just holding on with a sigh of relief, hoping to enjoy his old age in peace and prosperity, but he was humiliated by Zhang Fei, and his heart immediately collapsed, and he couldn't even sit on the horse and fell straight down, if it wasn't for Zhang Xun's support, it is estimated that His Majesty would be mourned.

"Third brother!"

Liu Bei glanced at him, "He has fallen to this, why bother to fall into the well." ”

Zhang Fei sneered and said disdainfully: "When he was cut off from our grain and grass in the Tiger Prison, he was majestic, and then the eldest brother won Xuzhou, and this guy sent Ji Ling to rob Guangling, so he deserved this fate." ”

After meeting Liu Bei's stern gaze, he was unwilling to shut up.

Liu Bei dismounted and came to Yuan Shu, and said in a deep voice: "I was ordered to take you back to Xuchang, but if you go to Xuchang, you will probably be humiliated. ”

After speaking, he turned his back to Yuan Shu.

Such a hint was clear enough, Yuan Shu took a deep breath, stood up with difficulty under Zhang Xun's support, and then slowly pulled out the sword at his waist and hung it around his neck.

The cold light of the sharp sword reflected the scene when he was called the emperor, he heard it, he heard it, and someone shouted "Your Majesty has no time to live", the voice was huge and exciting.

In the sound of His Majesty's ten thousand years, the sword blade slashed, Yuan Shu fell, and the surrounding die-hard subordinates knelt down in unison, some choked and wiped tears, and some wept bitterly.

"Big brother, this damn Yuan Shu didn't bring any food and grass, how can this be good?" Everyone is dead, but Zhang Fei is still not angry.

The key is that they were looking forward to being able to play some autumn breeze on Yuan Shu's body, but it turned out that he was poorer than themselves, and it was inevitable that they would be a little angry.

Liu Bei glanced at the east, then looked to the south, and finally shook his head, "Go back to the camp first." ”

After burying Yuan, Liu Bei returned to the barracks again to report the incident to Zhu Ling, and did not forget to praise the general's strategy, which was the general's achievement.

Zhu Ling laughed proudly, and it was inevitable that he would put on a celebration banquet.

That night, Liu Guanzhang and Zhu Linghe, the lieutenant colonel of the battalion, opened the Chinese military tent and drank heavily, and by the time the time came, most of the people had already drunk and could not stand firmly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked outside in unison, confirming that the sergeant on duty outside the tent had been replaced by their people, so they glanced at each other and suddenly became difficult.

The two of them pulled out the swords at their waists and turned on the slaughter mode, Cao Ying's general, who was not an opponent in the first place, was already drunk and hated before he even figured out what was going on.

In order to ensure that there were no accidents, the eight captains in the battalion were also cleaned up before dawn, and the remaining military horses were not a big problem, and there were no waves.

After dawn, Liu Bei gathered his army, and at the same time took out Zhu Ling's talisman, claiming that Sikong ordered him to secretly go south to occupy Anfeng.

The sergeant who had no backbone looked at each other, although he had doubts in his heart, but in the end he chose to obey.

In fact, Jieshan is in the range of Nanyang, whether it is distance or wealth, Anfeng and Nanyang are different from cloud and mud, but Liu Bei does not dare to stay in Nanyang.

Zhang Xiu is a lesson from the past, staying in Nanyang is too close, this person, Cao Cao wants to fight back is not too easy.

Liu Biao and himself are both descendants of the royal family, but judging from Zhang Xiu's matter, Liu Biao is too weak, and the hundreds of thousands of people on hand actually let the other party mess around at the door of his house without any action, obviously relying on relatives to seek refuge This trick will not work.

Thinking about it, Anfeng is still far away from Xuchang, Cao Cao's army is not a small price, and now that he is reorganizing his army to conquer Xuzhou, he may not be willing to be distracted.

Moreover, Anfeng is adjacent to Jiujiang, and Jiujiang is Lu Bu's land, Cao Cao led a large army to come, and Lu Bu will most likely not be indifferent, unless he wants to ambush a strong army in his backyard.

Liu Bei left Nanyang County and entered the territory of Geyang, and a scout who was in a hurry for three hundred miles hurriedly ran into the palace in Xuchang, and he didn't care that he was in the early dynasty at this time.

This news was like a scoop of cold water poured into the boiling oil, which instantly made the hundred officials above the court explode, some scolded Liu Bei's chaotic ministers and thieves, some scolded him for betraying Sikong's trust, and some whispered, not knowing what to discuss.

"Impossible! When pigs fly! ”

Cao Cao waved his hands and said with a smile: "Zhu Ling has six thousand soldiers and horses on his hands, six thousand!" Liu Bei can't be wiped out without blood! ”

Above the court, no one responded to Cao Cao's questioning.

The three-hundred-mile expedited can only be issued by the county magistrate's office or the garrison pass, and if it weren't for the clear investigation, who would dare to send the three-hundred-mile expedited to tell a joke to Lord Sikong.

In the Golden Palace, the needles could be heard, and the ministers all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, probably only Liu Xie was secretly happy in his heart.

Now he can rely on and pin his hopes on Liu Bei.

Hope is a good thing, it can keep you going in the most desperate and difficult times.

What Liu Xie needs most now is hope.

"What does Your Majesty think is good?" Cao Cao held back the anger in his heart.

"I want to hear your opinions." After infiltrating these days, Liu Xie also began to learn to play Tai Chi.

Cao Cao sneered and turned his head to look at Baiguan.

He didn't speak, but everyone knew he was soliciting opinions.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei only took away 10,000 horses, even if he fled south, it would not be possible to succeed in a short period of time, I thought that I was preparing for several months now to take the six counties of Xuzhou in one fell swoop, if I was distracted at this time, I was afraid of missing the opportunity to cut off Lu Bu." It was Dong Cheng, the uncle of the country, who spoke, protecting Liu Bei under the banner of thinking about Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao directly skipped him, didn't stay for a moment, and walked directly in front of Xun Yu and the others.

"Weichen thinks what Uncle Guo said is reasonable." Xun You spoke, and it seems that his opinion is also to conquer Xuzhou firmly.

Weichen seconded.

Weichen also seconded the proposal. Chen Qun, Cheng Yu and others have expressed their positions.

The only people who didn't open their mouths were Guo Jia and Xun Yu.

According to Cao Cao's understanding of them, they could only hold opposite opinions if they did not speak, but because of the unity of the Yingchuan clan, they would generally not disagree in the court.

Especially when this kind of unanimity is external.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia and Xun Yu, okay, both of you support it, it's enough.

He turned to look at Liu Xie on the dragon chair, and only then did he look up at Jun as an assassin and kill the king, and said in the middle of the year: "The minister suggests that you send troops to hunt down Liu Bei!" And it is to send a strong team to destroy it with the power of thunder! ”

Liu Xie, who listened to the sonorous and powerful words, was frightened and trembled slightly.

Cao Cao walked to Dong Cheng's side and stopped deliberately, and then looked at him playfully, "Not for anything else, just to tell the world that whoever dares to rebel against the king will definitely set himself on fire." ”

Cao Cao spoke, and there would generally be no second voice above the court, and the people who had previously persuaded Liu Bei to attack Lu Bu would no longer squeak.

"Let's do everything according to Sikong's opinion," Liu Xie said weakly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After retiring from the dynasty, Cao Cao sent a message to Xun Yu and Guo Jia to Sikong Mansion to discuss military aircraft.

It's not about how to fight, it's just about listening to these two people who haven't spoken to talk about whether they have other ideas.

"Sikong, I agree to hunt down Liu Bei, he has Sikong's talisman in his hand, it stands to reason that it is the most convenient to enter Nanyang, but he chose to go south, obviously preparing to take Geyang or Anfeng to gain a foothold, if he sits idly by, he will be entangled with Lu Bu, and he must not let these two people jointly repeat the old things in Xuzhou!"

Xun Yu's words were exactly what Cao Cao wanted, and from the overall situation, Lu Bu was very likely to gather him to increase his strength against him next.

"The most important thing is that Yuan Shu is arrogant and lascivious in Huainan these days, his subordinates have defected, and the counties are divided, even if Liu Bei arrives in Geyang Anfeng, he will not have time to gain a foothold, and he will win if he attacks it quickly at this time!"

After Guo Jia added, Cao Cao no longer had any worries, and immediately said to the herald on the side: "Come with Xiahoudun." ”

"Whoa!"

Cao Cao completed the two tasks of counting troops and generals on the same day.

Liu Bei only took away about 10,000 people, and 20,000 people were enough to hunt him down.

Considering the possible accidents, such as Lu Bu or Liu Biao's intervention, Cao Cao still sent 30,000 people.

And it is the most elite 30,000 troops under his command, including Cao Chun's latest trained tiger and leopard horse.

In terms of generals, in addition to Dian Wei, who was recuperating from injuries, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, Le Jin and Xiahou brothers can be said to be the most capable of fighting under their command.

Because Xuchang has been in a state of preparation, now it is necessary to transfer 30,000 people, and the start time is less than three days, which can be called a god speed.

As Guo Jia expected, after entering Anfeng, Liu Bei was stupid.

This is Huainan?

You said that this is Xiliang, and I believe it.

I saw that Anfeng County, the seat of Anfeng County, was full of broken eaves and broken walls, as well as burned houses, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

It's over, it's over, how to station in this kind of place, how to resist Cao, Liu Bei's heart is a lot colder.

In the end, Guan Yu, who took 3,000 people to investigate, came back to report that Anqing County, thirty miles to the east, was not badly preserved, and the county commander heard Liu Bei's name and expressed his willingness to accept it, which made Liu Bei's heart rekindle hope.

After entering Anqing County, Liu Bei's heart hung again.

This is only a hundred miles of small Guo, the height of the city is less than three zhang, all of it is rammed earth and many are damaged, and the cavalry can even go straight into it.

And this Anqing is not rich, it should have been looted, but it was repelled by the county order.

One of the most serious problems is that there is not enough food and grass, and it is impossible to feed an army of 10,000.

"Big brother, don't worry, I just heard from the county order that there are a lot of mountain bandits around here, I will take someone to pick a few of him, won't the grain and grass problem be solved?"

Zhang Fei's proposal is good, this is indeed the fastest way to get money and food, even Guan Yu's nod agreed, "Big brother, what the third brother said is reasonable, you are familiar with the county order in the city, I and the third brother soldiers are divided into two ways, and it is not a problem to pick a few cottages for him every day." ”

Liu Bei sat on the ladder of the humble school arena with a bitter smile on his face, "This is not a long-term solution after all. ”

Suddenly, he wrinkled his brows and said uneasily: "Moreover, I suspect that Cao Jun is already on his way." ”

This is the disadvantage of no money and no one, there is no money to support an intelligence organization, and you don't even know the actions of the other party.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also stopped talking, they were taken in in the past, and there were no such problems, but now they are flying solo, and the problems are one after another, only to know that it is not easy to fight the country.

After a while, Liu Bei stood up on his knees, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to ask Lu Bu and Liu Biao for help." ”

Hearing Lu Bu's name, Zhang Fei showed disdain and muttered a sentence in a low voice about the three family slaves.

Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Lu Bu is rich now, and he has a gap with us, but I am afraid that he may not be so generous." ”

He didn't mention Liu Biao, because he knew that Liu Biao was in Xiangyang, and it would take more than ten days for letters to come and go, and people couldn't reply immediately, so they had to think about it, right?

Thinking about it this way, in the current situation, only Lu Bu can save himself.

Of course, there is another way, cross the Yangtze River in the south, go straight to Cangwu in Jiaozhou, Taishou Wu Ju is his best friend, go there, not only can save strength, but also the problem of grain and grass can be solved.

The disadvantages are also obvious, once you cross the river, you don't know when you will have the opportunity to return to the Central Plains.

Obviously, Liu Bei, who had just escaped from Xuchang and had the blood of the Son of Heaven in his arms, didn't want to do this.

"I personally wrote a letter to Lu Bu, I just hope that he can remember the kindness of taking him in that day." Liu Bei walked to the military tent on the side, took down the bamboo slip and wrote the book, and specially instructed him to send it to Jiujiang as soon as possible.

He knew that Lu Bu was in Guangling now, and Zhang Liao was in Jiujiang, and if he wanted to inform Lu Bu as quickly as possible, only Zhang Liao could do it.

Now, the only thing he can do is wait.

Wait for Lu Bu's decision

(End of chapter)