Xia Houen was very anxious at this time, and hurriedly said: "I don't know if you have received the news, the vanguard unit where the master and the master are located have all been wiped out, and he is now unknown whether he is alive or dead." www。 wχs520。 com”

Su Layer really didn't pay attention to the news of the vanguard troops, after the Su family's forces in Xinye withdrew, there was no one left there, but seeing that Xia Houen was so anxious, he comforted him and said: "You don't have to worry so much, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao will definitely not have any major problems as immortal cultivators, maybe they are on their way here." ”

Xia Houen saw that Su Layer still didn't understand the situation, so he said again: "If it happened just now, it was said in the past, but now it has been half a month since the defeat of Xinye, if the master and they want to come back, they should have come back a long time ago, it seems that there may be some accident." ”

At this time, Su Layer was also a little surprised, but he didn't expect to receive the news after half a month, which shows that Xinye must have lost a very tragic battle, but it is unlikely that Zhang Xiao and Zhang Yao will have an accident, if they do not converge with the army, it is very likely that they will go back to Su's house to wait.

Su Layer also wanted to know the situation of Zhang Xiao and Zhang Jiao now, hurriedly walked down from the carriage, and said to Xia Houen: "It is indeed possible for you to say this, it is better to return home now, they will only appear in two places as planned, you continue to wait here, I will wait at home, and then notify each other when I find them." ”

Xia Houen saw that Su Layer was about to go back, so he immediately stopped her and said, "Wait, can you do me a favor before you go back to Su's house, the master is not here now, so I hope you can help me take the Qingyu Sword away, otherwise it will be difficult for me to do it alone." ”

When Su Layer heard that Xia Houen was still thinking about the Qingyu Sword at this time, he was immediately unhappy, and accused: "When is this still thinking about the Qingyu Sword, your master's life is important, or the Qingyu Sword is important, you yourself said that Zhang Xiao may have some accidents, and when you successfully obtain the Qingyu Sword, maybe they will all die, no, I have to go back to Xuchang immediately." ”

Of course, Xia Houen has his own thoughts, and feels that Zhang Xiao and Zhang Yao will not lose in this ordinary people's war, if they can't parry, they will definitely not be able to help, it is better to complete the matter at hand, if this war passes, it will not be so easy to find another opportunity to take away the Qingyu Sword.

However, Su Layer seemed to be more worried about the safety of Zhang Xiao and Zhang Yao, and before Xia Houen could say anything, he had already run into the bushes and disappeared.

The person in charge who brought Xia Houen over saw that Su Layer had left, so he asked Xia Houen: "Miss has left now, Captain Xiahou, do you have anything else?"

Xia Houen originally wanted to ask Su Layer for help, but she didn't expect that she would return to Xuchang directly, and there was no other way but to return to the camp, and now she could only rely on herself to take the Qingyu Sword.

Not long after Xia Houen returned to the camp, Cao Cao ordered to step up the march, the whereabouts of the Han army had been exposed, there was no need to hide any longer, and it was necessary to quickly occupy Xiangyang and intercept Liu Bei before he fled south.

So the Han army advanced at full speed, to reach Xiangyang as fast as possible, Xiangyang's new governor Liu Cong earlier wrote to Cao Cao, in order to ask for surrender, so the Han army did not spend a soldier to occupy Xiangyang, Cao Cao also sealed the original Jingzhou officials new positions, ready to add Jingzhou's existing troops, continue to go south, is expected to cross the Yangtze River, and then with Sun Wu a showdown.

But before that, Cao Cao had another thing to do, and after coming to Xiangyang, he learned that Liu Bei had passed through Xiangyang and fled to Jiangling, and Jiangling had a large amount of military supplies, and if he was allowed to occupy it first, there would be a hard battle, so he must be eliminated first to prevent future troubles.

Cao Cao was a pity to let Liu Bei pass through Xiangyang first, and then he was going to attack Jiangling, but he learned from Liu Cong's mouth that Liu Bei still took nearly 100,000 people with him when he fled south, which is really a great news, since he still has to take care of the people along the way, the marching speed must be very slow, and I believe that sending cavalry to chase after them will definitely intercept them.

Since ancient times, the tactics have paid attention to the speed of soldiers, but Liu Bei committed such a taboo, destined to create an opportunity for the enemy to pursue, which made Cao Cao extremely excited, and immediately decided to lead the team by himself, and ordered five thousand light cavalry to travel day and night, which is bound to intercept Liu Bei, play the majestic wind of the Han army, and sweep away the haze of the rout of Xinye, and the army is close behind.

Cao Cao made such a decision, Xia Houen was also very excited, and at the same time very worried, the time to take away the Qingyu Sword had come, but he didn't know if he could successfully take the Qingyu Sword away without realizing it?

However, there was no time for Xia Houen to think about it again, Cao Cao handed over the affairs to a special person after making a little arrangement in Xiangyang, and chased him in the direction of Jiangling with five thousand light horses, and Xia Houen was naturally among them.

Although 5,000 people is relatively rare for the Han army in this southern expedition, there are quite a lot of generals among them, and there are at least more than 100 people with official positions from small to large, all to ensure Cao Cao's safety, and also to be able to obtain military merits in this pursuit battle.

When the light cavalry left Xiangyang only a dozen miles, they encountered the fugitives who fell behind, which immediately made all the soldiers enthusiastic, it seems that Liu Bei's soldiers are not far ahead, and the opportunity for meritorious service has come.

The people of Xinye were afraid of Cao Cao and fled with Liu Bei, and when they saw a large number of military flags with the word Cao behind, they suddenly became a mess, and all of a sudden it became chaotic, and everyone began to rush forward, so a large number of people who had no time to react were trampled under their feet, and I don't know how many people were trampled to death.

But the chaos did not affect the Han army, but helped them, taking advantage of the chaos to directly force over, galloping through the crowd, so that some of the Liu Bei soldiers behind the palace could not organize resistance, and they were easily torn apart by the Han army in an instant, and even the news was not passed to Liu Bei in front.

The people who fled to Gangneung did not advance in a long line, but divided into several groups, and the refugees that the Han army encountered now were only the smallest group that walked at the back, and after surpassing them, they did not see anyone for a long time, so all the soldiers fell silent and galloped forward silently.

On the way to the next, the Han army encountered several groups of refugees, the number of which was estimated to be tens of thousands, but still no trace of Liu Bei and other key figures was found, and the number of soldiers seen was also very rare, they only stayed to manage the order of the refugees, not to fight, which suddenly made Cao Cao a little suspicious, Liu Bei would not have arrived in Jiangling, right? But he was very unwilling, so he ordered the soldiers to step up the pursuit, as long as he did not see Liu Bei enter Jiangling, he could not give up.

In this way, the Han army has been galloping, and even the meal is carried out on the horse, I don't know if the war horse can stand such a forced march, but it is precisely because of this that it finally pays off, after a day and a night of chasing, a large number of refugees appeared in front of the Han army, and a large number of soldiers followed, Cao Cao immediately understood that he had caught up with Liu Bei's main force.

Looking at the refugees who were all in chaos and Liu Bei's soldiers who were quickly assembled, Cao Cao reined in his horse and said to the soldiers behind him: "Liu Bei of the chaotic party is in front, and those who cut off his head will be added to the rank and knight, and those who kill the enemy's generals will also be rewarded, gold and silver multiplied by the car, and one must not let one go, and if he finds it, he will be beheaded immediately." ”

The soldiers behind Cao Cao were waiting for this sentence, and suddenly everyone, especially the more than 100 generals, rushed forward frantically, eager to kill all the enemy troops.

At this time, the chaotic refugees were like a flood that burst the embankment, and they all began to flee desperately in an instant, resulting in all the Liu Bei soldiers who protected them being chaotic, unable to form an effective combat force, and led to the rout of Liu Bei's army more quickly.

Cao Cao is now from the front of the Han army, suddenly changed to the rear, following behind the generals and advancing quickly, and Liu Bei's soldiers here are obviously more well-trained than the previous encounters, even if they are rushed by the refugees, they will quickly gather and form an array, so it is inferred that Liu Bei should not be far away.

But Liu Bei's soldiers were not strong enough for the Han army, and they were still vulnerable in front of the Han army, due to the influence of the refugees, Liu Bei's soldiers were completely in a predicament, and there was only a dead end when they encountered the Han army, but after slaughtering many Liu Bei's soldiers, Cao Cao did not receive the head of an enemy general, and it seemed that they had fled, so he once again ordered to ignore the soldiers here and continue to advance in the direction of Jiangling.