"Good! We'll do as you say."
Liu Bei nodded and ordered the soldiers to follow the plan.
At the second watch of the night, Cao Ren led his troops to attack.
When the army approached Xinye, the torches that they had prepared beforehand were all lit up. Instantly, the flames soared into the sky and illuminated the sky above the city wall.
"Not good, Liu Bei is already prepared. Quickly retreat.”
Seeing this, Cao Ren did not dare to continue attacking the city and quickly ordered the retreat.
However, at this moment, Zhao Yun led his troops to attack from the rear and attack the Cao army.
The rear army was in chaos and retreated to the camp.
"Retreat to Northern River."
Cao Ren immediately gave the order and led the army to the North River.
Most of his rations were in the camp. If he ran to other places, he would not be able to get food supplies. If he did not get killed, he would starve to death. He could only escape back to Fan City and plan ahead.
Zhao Yun led his army in hot pursuit while Cao Ren's army fled to the North River and crossed the river in panic.
Right at this moment, Zhang Fei led his army and charged out, causing the already panicked Cao Army to panic even more.
They squeezed and trampled on each other.
Countless Cao soldiers were pushed off the stone bridge and drowned in the North River.
Li Dian protected Cao Ren and rushed to the other side. Less than half of the people who followed them successfully crossed the river.
When they finally rushed back to Fan City and got someone to open the city gate, Guan Yu walked up the city wall and laughed."Cao Ren, I have been waiting for you for a long time.”
Cao Ren turned pale with fright and quickly fled with his remaining troops.
Guan Yu led the army to chase and kill another group of enemies.
Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to lead 1,000 troops to guard Fancheng and take Guan Zhang back to Xinye. He said to Xu Shu,""Mister, you've calculated everything, and your plan is unparalleled. I'm lucky to have your help, especially against a hundred thousand troops.”
Guan and Zhang were also convinced by Xu Shu.
Seeing this, the dukes were also amazed.
One had to know that this person had given up martial arts for only ten years and actually had such achievements. It was really unbelievable.
Cao Cao frowned and said,"Liu Bei is like a tiger with wings."”
In Anxi County, Liu Bei laughed and said,"With Xu Shu, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things."”
"Big brother, why don't we go straight to Jingzhou to find Xu Shu?"”
"Then Chen Yuan Long?"
Liu Bei frowned slightly.
"Big brother, Chen Deng is from a noble family. He will not give up his family business in Xu Prefecture and leave with us," said Guan Yu.”
They were not fools. Although Chen Deng had indeed done his best to help them throughout his life, he had never left Xuzhou.
Even when Liu Bei fled, Chen Deng remained in Xu Prefecture and did not follow them.
This meant that in Chen Deng's heart, the interests of the aristocrats were still the most important.
Moreover, Tao Qian was healthy now. With him around, it was even more impossible for Chen Deng to leave Xuzhou.
But Xu Shu is different.
Xu Shu was born in a Humble Class. Once he gained his recognition, he would follow Liu Bei wherever he went.
"Let's finish reading first."
Liu Bei thought for a moment and said.
He was now an Anxi County lieutenant. If he left without permission, he would really be homeless.
Moreover, the timing wasn't right.
The current Xu Shu should have just arrived at Jing State not long ago and had just started his studies. He had yet to reach the level of achievement in the picture.
If he took Xu Shu away now, would he still have such high achievements as in the picture?
Seeing this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't try to persuade him anymore. They continued to look up at the screen in the sky.
At this moment, Chu Feng's voice rang out.
"Cao Ren fled back to Xu City and reported to Cao Cao. When he heard that Liu Bei had an expert helping him, Cao Cao sent someone to capture Xu Shu's mother and wrote a letter to Xu Shu in her tone and handwriting.
The letter said that Xu Shu's mother was captured by Cao Cao. If Xu Shu defected to Cao Cao, he could live. Otherwise, he would die without a burial place.
He hoped that Xu Shu would first pretend to join Cao Cao and save his mother, then slowly think of a way to escape.
After receiving the letter, Xu Shu was thrown into chaos.”
The scene changed, and Xu Shu was seen holding the letter, his tears falling like rain, and he was in extreme grief.
Then, he took the letter to see Liu Bei and cried,""Fortunately, the Lord did not abandon him and put him in an important position.
However, my mother has been captured and imprisoned in Xuchang by that Cao thief. If I don't go, the Cao thief will kill my mother.
To save Grandmother Jia, I had no choice but to go."
Liu Bei also burst into tears." This is filial piety. How can I not go? Don't worry about me. He would save the old madam first, then think of a way to save Yuanzhi in the future.”
Hearing this, Xu Shu bowed deeply to thank him. He stood up and looked deeply at Liu Bei before turning to leave.
Liu Bei said,"Yuanzhi, can you stay one more night? I'll give you a farewell dinner tomorrow."”
"Good!"
Xu Shu felt that he had let Liu Bei down, so he naturally would not reject such a small request.
The next day, Liu Bei held a banquet for Xu Shu. Xu Shu looked at the table full of food and choked,"Now that I know that my mother has been captured, even if I have bejewelled wine, I can't swallow it.”
Liu Bei also cried." When I learned that you were about to leave me, I felt as if I were about to lose my left and right arms. Even if I had dragon liver and phoenix marrow, I wouldn't be able to taste it at all.”
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