No matter what, although Liu Feng had died in battle, Liu Bei and his group had indeed escaped.
After Cao Chun got up in shock, he regained his senses and mounted his horse to continue chasing after Liu Bei with Xu Chu. However, after a while, Liu Bei had already run far away.
When the Tiger Leopard Cavalry caught up again, Liu Bei had already seen the commoners who had escaped from Xinye!
"My lord! When they arrived here, they would have to escort Madam and Little Master!”Zhao Yun was already determined to die. After cupping his fists, he urged his horse to separate from Liu Bei.
Liu Bei nodded." Zilong, I entrust my family to you!" If you can't protect them, you must not fight to the death. You must come to Jiangling to meet me!”
Zhao Yun nodded, but she felt extremely bitter in her heart. My lord entrusted my family to me. If I can't protect them, how can I leave alive? His lord's words were too fake!
Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun with sympathy in his eyes.
At this moment, the pursuers arrived from behind. Zhuge Liang immediately shouted,"My lord! The pursuers had arrived again! Now that Yun Zhang and Yi De are not here, without Zilong's protection, it will be difficult for the lord to escape!”
Liu Bei turned around and saw that the pursuers had arrived again. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat!
"Zilong! Send me off!"
" Run!" Liu Bei shouted. Zhao Yun followed closely behind, protecting Liu Bei as they ran for their lives.
The Tiger Leopard Cavalry arrived very quickly. The few hundred soldiers that Liu Bei had left were all killed in an instant. Xu Chu stared at Liu Bei and charged forward. Fortunately, Zhao Yun had blocked him with all his might, allowing Liu Bei to survive.
However, the speed of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry was simply too fast, and more and more people were pestering Liu Bei. Liu Bei had been living a comfortable life in Jingzhou for the past few years, and his thigh muscles had grown out. His riding skills were much weaker, and he soon found it difficult to resist.
In a moment of desperation, Liu Bei shouted,""Follow me! Get out of the crowd!"
Liu Bei then urged his horse to charge into the fleeing Xinye civilians, charging forward and sending many civilians flying.
Zhuge Liang's expression changed when he saw this, but he gritted his teeth and called everyone to follow him.
When Zhao Yun saw that everyone had mixed into the crowd, she pushed aside her equipment and followed.
When Xu Chu saw this, he wanted to chase after them, but he was stopped by Cao Chun.
"The Prime Minister is now in a high position and has the ambition to unify the world. How can he harm the people like this? Liu Xuande is just a shoe seller. He can be a villain. The Prime Minister has a noble status. We are the Prime Minister's people, but we can't do such a beastly thing! It's better for us to chase from the outside.”
The two of them led their troops to chase after the fleeing civilians. When Liu Bei saw this, he immediately trampled on the crowd and fled from the other side.
Zhuge Liang and the others felt their scalps go numb as they watched from behind. When they heard the curses coming from behind, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Cao Chun chased after Liu Bei for a while, but the number of refugees between him and Liu Bei increased. In the end, he couldn't catch up to Liu Bei at all, so he stopped his pursuit with a bitter expression on his face.
"Zhongkang, I'm in trouble! She had let Liu Bei go because of a woman's kindness. How was she going to explain this to the Prime Minister?”
Xu Chu smiled bitterly and scratched his head, not knowing what to do.
"Forget it. You can stay here and appease the people. Tell them to stop and return to Xinye. I'll go back and ask the Prime Minister for forgiveness first.”
Amongst the crowd, Mi Zhu was filled with worry. He had been protecting Liu Bei and the families of Liu Bei's core civil and military officials, but with Liu Bei's sudden charge and the Cao army chasing after him, the people were in chaos. In the chaos, he had actually lost his family and was now alone.
Just as he was thinking of finding the most important person, he heard Xu Chu shouting at the soldiers outside. Soon, most of them were stopped and began to turn back towards Xinye.
Mei Zhu was shocked." I wanted to escape with everyone, but now I'm being dragged back to Xinye. What should I do?"”
However, as the Tiger Leopard Cavalry galloped back and forth, Mi Zhu did not dare to fall behind. Moreover, they had not found their families. Even if he left, he would not be able to explain it to Liu Bei. Thus, he could only continue walking among the crowd.
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After Cao Cao's main army entered Jingzhou, he split his forces to occupy Wan City and left some troops in Xinye. The remaining 200,000 troops continued south at a very fast speed.
Cao Chun met up with Cao Cao not long after and reported the battle situation in detail.
Cao Cao did not blame him."Liu Bei has always flaunted his benevolence and righteousness, but this time he used such a strategy to escape. He finally shot himself in the foot! You didn't learn from him, which is very beneficial for me to take down Jing state!”
Hearing his words, Cao Chun was instantly overjoyed and his battle intent surged again.
"That Liu Bei is nowhere to be found. Should we bypass Xiangyang and take Jiangling according to Mister's wishes?”
Cao Cao looked at Guo Yu, who immediately nodded,""Xiangyang is a big city and it is not easy to attack. Moreover, Cai Mao is most likely planning to surrender, so there is no need to make a big move for the time being. Go straight south and cross the river to Jiangling. If Jiangling can be taken, take it. If it can't be taken, surround it. In short, don't let Liu Bei escape!”
Cao Chun immediately left.
Guo Yu then called Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Yu Jin, and Le Jin over.
"I'll give you a military order now!"
"Quickly go and meet the fleeing civilians of Xinye. After you arrive, the army must not disturb the people, but you must find Liu Bei's family as soon as possible! If you have Liu Bei's wife, you must send her over as soon as possible!”
The generals ordered 50,000 soldiers to march quickly.
Guo Yu smiled and looked at Cao Cao." Prime Minister, I will force Zhao Yun to surrender for you today and make him work for you. Please come with me first!"”
Cao Cao saw that his men had suffered losses at the hands of Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, and thought of Zhang Fei, who had yet to show himself. He had been troubled by the lack of strong generals.
Now that Guo Yu said that he wanted to recruit Zhao Yun, they were overjoyed. Thus, the two of them rode in a carriage and followed behind Xiahou Dun's army.
After Xiahou Dun met with the refugees in Xinye, he comforted them with food and rations while leading his men to search for Liu Bei's family.
After seeing Liu Bei's true colors, these refugees were already disheartened by Liu Bei, especially when Liu Bei trampled on them. Cao Cao's army, who had always been famous for massacring cities, had never harmed the people. Now, they even took out food to distribute to the hungry. Everyone had a good impression of them and soon offered Liu Bei's family.
"Madam Mo, Madam Gan, long time no see!”
Back when Guan Yu had escorted the two madams, the Cao Camp soldiers were extremely curious about them. They thought that they were beautiful and worthy of Guan Yu's protection. Xiahou Dun had also taken a glance at them. Now that they met again, he recognized them at a glance.
The two madams also knew that they could not escape, so they simply admitted their identities.
"Is that Liu Xuande's son in Madam Gan's arms? Let's go. My master specifically asked for your family. We're considered acquaintances, so don't make things difficult for me.”
When Xiahou Dun said this, the two madams saw that they were surrounded by Cao soldiers and could only grit their teeth and follow.
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