After Liu Bei and the others left Xiangyang, they took the moonlight trail to Jiangling. Although the moonlight is charming tonight, people have no intention of admiring the moon and just want to reach safety as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Liu Bei heard someone shouting big brother behind him, and when he looked back, he vaguely saw two familiar figures coming.

The two came to Liu Bei and dismounted. Liu Bei said excitedly: "Second brother, Zhiming, you are back safely!"

"Big brother, you don't know, Fancheng fought so hard, except for the two of us, everyone else died. Guan Yu said angrily.

The people who heard this were so sad that some of them wept, and those behind did not know what had happened.

Liu Bei was afraid of affecting the mood of the public, so he said to everyone: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, now is not the time to be sad, it is important to hurry." When Cao Jun knows our whereabouts, he will soon catch up!"

When they heard this, they hurried away, and some of them wiped their tears as they walked.

Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei had no horses, so he said, "Big brother, you can ride my horse, I can walk." ”

"No, you fight a lot, so you better ride. Liu Bei refused to accept it.

"Big brother, if you want to ride, you can ride, and my second brother and I can walk. Zhang Fei, who was on the side, interjected.

Liu Bei had no choice but to get on the red rabbit horse. Zhiming also got off the horse and helped Mrs. Gan up, she was still carrying the sleeping Adou.

Liu Bei saw that everyone cared about him so much, but he was burdened by others all day long, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a rumbling of thunder. The crowd was shocked.

Liu Bei asked Kong Ming: "What is this sign?"

Kong Ming pinched his fingers and said, "It's not bad or lucky, it's just that the rainstorm is coming." ”

Not long after, the torrential rain poured down, and people became soup chickens. Many people were thinly dressed, and some even had only a piece of cloth wrapped around them, and when it rained, they sneezed one after another. The frail elderly were coughing constantly, and the unpredictable weather was too much for them to bear.

Seeing everyone suffering all the way, Liu Bei's heart was like a knife, and he said to Kong Ming: "The rain is so heavy, it's better to find some trees to avoid first." ”

Kong Ming was rich in knowledge and knew that he couldn't stand under a big tree during a thunderstorm, so he said: "Now that you are thundering and lightning, standing under a big tree is easy to be struck by lightning, so let's continue walking." ”

Liu Bei had no choice but to move on.

Suddenly, an old man behind him collapsed, and the little girl next to him fell on top of him, crying incessantly. When Liu Bei saw it, he quickly dismounted and helped the old man up, and kept beating his chest.

The old man finally woke up and said excitedly, "Envoy ...... You saved me......"

"Don't talk yet, I'll help you get on the horse. Liu Bei and the left and right worked together to help the old man and the little girl onto the horse.

When everyone saw this, they were moved. The old man was even more grateful, and said: "The envoy is really good to us people! I have been a peasant all my life, and I have never met such a good official, even if it is worth dying!"

Liu Bei said: "The old man is serious, just a gesture." If you are suffering from typhoid fever, I will definitely ask for a doctor for you when I come to Gangneung, please rest assured. ”

"I appreciate the kindness of the king, I guess I won't survive that day, cough... The old man coughed.

"Uncle, don't talk yet, you're coughing like this!" Liu Bei helped him beat his back.

Kong Ming sighed: "He is really a good official who loves the people like a son!"

Soldiers and civilians marched hard under the ravages of torrential rain. It was pitch black ahead, and people had to rely on the intermittent rays of lightning to find their way.

Liu Bei sighed: "With such weather and speed, I really don't know that the Year of the Monkey will be able to reach Jiangling!"

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Cao Cao, old thief, forced us to this step of the field, the next time I am bumped into, I will definitely not let you go!"

Zhiming shouted to the sky: "God, why do you want it to rain at this time?

Before the words fell, the rain stopped abruptly, and the thunder and lightning continued, but the rain did not fall.

Liu Bei looked at the sky in amazement and said, "It seems that God has really been influenced by you." ”

Zhiming wasn't surprised at all, but don't forget, he was the embodiment of the Holy Sword that ruled over the twelve gods.

The team moved on. People were soaking wet, muddy, and struggling to walk.

Liu Bei asked the old man's granddaughter, "What's your name, and how old are you this year?"

The little girl looked at him with innocent eyes and said, "My name is Xiao Miao, and I am eight years old this year. ”

"Don't worry, your grandfather will be fine. Liu Bei comforted her.

When Xiao Miao heard this, tears welled up in her eyes and she said, "When I got on the boat, my father stayed in Fancheng and died in battle, and when I came to Xiangyang, my mother was killed by an arrow. I only have one relative, my grandfather. ”

As she spoke, she began to weep, and the old man wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve. Liu Bei sympathized with them, but he couldn't think of any words of comfort for a while.

After a while, Xiao Miao stopped crying and asked, "Is there really a god in the sky?" If so, why didn't he come to help us?"

Liu Bei stroked her wet hair and said, "Don't worry, God is around us all the time, but we can't see it." He will save us. ”

"Then why didn't he save my father?" Xiao Miao's eyes were full of doubt and helplessness.

Liu Bei was speechless. Zhiming came over to her and said, "Your father and mother have gone to God's side, believe me." ”

Xiao Miao nodded innocently, looking up at the stars and moon that had just reappeared in the sky.

As the hour passed, the procession was moving more and more slowly, and it was evident that it was sleepy.

Liu Bei saw that the old man and Xiao Miao had fallen asleep on the back of the horse. He looked back again, and although it was night, he could still feel the fatigue of the people, so he said to Kong Ming: "Let's rest on the side of the road for the night, and if we continue like this, not to mention people, even horses will fall ill." ”

Kong Ming thought about it and had no choice but to agree. In fact, he is also very tired, but as a military advisor, he has a great responsibility, and every decision he makes may affect the overall outcome of the battle.

So the people rested by the roadside, some of them slept by the trees, some of them rested against the rocks, and some of them could not find anything to rely on, so they could only lie on the wet muddy ground. Although the environment is quite harsh and germs are rampant, people can't care so much, as long as they can rest.

Liu Bei and Kong Ming leaned against the same tree. Liu Bei said: "I expect Cao Jun to send troops tomorrow morning, they have horses, we are on foot, it is obvious that we will be caught up before we reach Jiangling." Strategist, I beg you to go to Jiangxia with Yun Chang early tomorrow morning and ask Liu Qi for help, he will definitely send troops to meet us. ”

"That's exactly what I mean. Lord, leave this matter to me..."Before Kong Ming finished speaking, he fell headlong on the ground and fell asleep.

Liu Bei turned his head sideways and said to Liu Mi's father and son, who were leaning against the tree next door: "I'm sorry, I hurt you father and son, you could have lived in peace in Fancheng." ”

Liu Mi, who was exhausted, waved his hand and said weakly: "Uncle Huang's words are serious, it is our common wish to follow Uncle Huang, and we would rather die than be with Han thieves." ”

Liu Feng also said: "Yes, we swear to follow Uncle Huang to the death." ”

Liu Bei was moved and said, "What a pair of loving and righteous father and son!"

Everyone gradually fell asleep, only Zhang Fei was holding a snake spear, standing beside Liu Bei with a nervous expression, not tired at all.

Liu Bei asked, "Why doesn't the third brother sleep?" Looking at your appearance, it seems that he is worried about something. ”

"I want to protect my eldest brother from outsiders. Zhang Fei said solemnly.

"It's all my own family here, and no one will hurt me. The third brother thinks too much, hurry up and rest, recuperate your spirits, and you have to hurry tomorrow morning. ”

"Big brother, I always have a strange feeling, I always feel that the enemy is around, anyway, from the moment I got on the ship. ”

"You're too suspicious, so it's better to rest early. Liu Bei disagreed.

Zhang Fei resolutely refused to sleep, and Liu Bei had no choice but to sleep by himself.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and Zhang Fei didn't dare to close his eyes, for fear of an assassin. For some reason, from the time he left Fancheng, he always felt a murderous aura lingering around him. As a martial artist, he has a keen sense of this, and the fake Xu Shu incident also makes him more cautious. Although he was already very sleepy, he did not dare to relax at all, and he wanted to do his duty to protect Liu Bei. Since the Taoyuan uprising, the three of them have become one and are indispensable.

Zhang Fei yawned deeply and looked at the sky. Suddenly, he saw two large birds flying in the night sky. He wondered how there were still birds flying at this time, and they were so large, and he could vaguely see that each bird was carrying a man on it, and it was flying to the southeast. He thought he had seen it wrong, rubbed his eyes and looked again, and the big bird was long gone.

Everyone around was asleep, and no one was paying attention to the sky. Zhang Fei was puzzled, thinking that he was hallucinating, but due to the growing sleepiness, he quickly forgot about it.

In this way, Zhang Fei insisted on standing for an hour and a half. After the fourth watch, he was already drowsy and unable to stand on his feet. In desperation, he pulled Zhao Yun up from his sleep.

Zhao Yun was playing chess with Zhou Gong in a dream, when he suddenly felt a huge wave with a fishy smell rushing towards him, and when he woke up, he saw that it was Zhang Fei. He asked sleepily, "What's the matter, Yide?"

Zhang Fei said that he was going to change the guard and lie down by himself for a while. Zhao Yun rubbed his half-open and half-closed eyes and asked, "What kind of post do you change? Who said you want to stand guard?"

Zhang Fei told him what he thought. Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "You are too suspicious, you are all your own family here, how can you have any enemies?"

"Just when I beg you, go ahead, protect my big brother. I'll sleep for a while......" Zhang Fei didn't finish his words, and was dragged away by Zhou Gong.

Zhao Yun had no choice but to fight his spirit and reluctantly stood up. may be a fellow martial artist, and it didn't take long for him to feel an aura that was obviously incongruous with the current atmosphere, and he suddenly felt completely sleepy. Thinking that there might be robbers nearby, he raised his vigilance, clutched his silver spear, and was ready for a sudden attack. He knew in his heart that the robbers would definitely choose to attack at the time of the fourth and fifth watches, that is, when people were most likely to fall asleep, and the success rate was the highest.

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Finally, there was no danger, Zhao Yun didn't dare to close his eyes for a moment, and survived the fifth watch. As soon as the sky was bright, Liu Bei and others woke up one after another.

Zhang Fei didn't sleep for a long time, but he still snored like thunder. Zhiming patted him on the shoulder, he bounced, quickly picked up the snake spear, looked left and right, thinking that something was wrong.

"It's okay, just wake you up. Zhiming said with a smile.

"Oh, it's me who is too sensitive. Zhang Fei breathed a long sigh of relief and scratched the back of his head.

The crowd woke each other up. Zhang Fei originally wanted to sleep for a while, but when he saw that everyone was waking up one after another, he had to give up. After a while, everyone got up.

After Kong Ming and Liu Bei discussed a few words, they called Guan Yu and went to Jiangxia to move the rescue troops together. So the only two horses were ridden away.

Liu Bei said to everyone: "Everyone have rested for the night, continue on the road." We have to speed up the pace today, and Cao Jun will soon catch up. ”

As a result, the team moved forward quickly, at a faster pace than yesterday, and those who were further back walked faster for fear of falling behind.

The team marched with difficulty. People are hungry, and winter is approaching, and the cold wind of the early morning erodes people's wills like a devil. In this cold and hungry situation, people still insisted, just to follow Liu Bei to the end.

Liu Bei looked back, regretting it in his heart, feeling sorry for everyone, just to adhere to the principle of being a man, he didn't even listen to Kong Ming's advice. If he had taken over the state seal and commanded tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, Cao Jun would not have dared to be so arrogant, and they would not have had to fall into such difficulties. At this moment, he really knew that he was wrong.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in front of him, making Liu Bei unable to open his eyes. After the wind stopped, he asked Jian Yong, "What is this sign?"

Jian Yong knew a little about yin and yang, he pinched his fingers and said in shock: "Oh no, this is a bad omen! Cao Jun soon caught up!"

Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly asked everyone to speed up their pace. The old, weak, sick and disabled fell one after another, and no matter how many people woke up, they must have died of hunger, cold and exhaustion. Liu Bei no longer had time to take care of everyone, so he only cared about urging the public to hurry.