Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

The armies of both sides were resting and catching their breath.

Everyone on Liu Bei's side breathed a sigh of relief. Tonight's battle was really exciting.

However, they also knew that it was not a victory yet. Liu Bei's army had run out of food and grass. If Cao's army launched a general attack regardless of the consequences, Liu Bei's army would undoubtedly be defeated.

Cao Cao also understood this. They also needed time to recover their physical and mental strength before they could attack Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei was also waiting for an opportunity. As long as there was any unusual movement on Cao Cao's side, he would immediately lead his army to retreat.

While Liu Bei was resting, he was thinking about what to do next.
Liu Bei’s situation is not good now. If Cao’s army takes advantage of the victory to pursue him, Liu Bei will have no way to stop them and his final outcome will be death.

Liu Bei decided to avoid the enemy temporarily and return to Xuzhou first.

Cao Cao did not pursue the victory, but waited and saw what was happening.

The two armies were in a stalemate, and both wanted to deplete each other's strength.

Time passed and the sky gradually darkened.

In Jingzhou at night, there were basically no people except for the patrolling troops.

Neither Liu Bei nor Cao Cao attacked. Both sides rested and waited for dawn.

Early the next morning, Cao Ang's army began to attack.

Cao Cao did not sleep all night and faced the attack of Cao Ang's army early in the morning.

Cao Cao knew that Cao Ang's army was coming from the south because of this route.

Except for Xuzhou, all other counties were occupied by Cao Ang, but this route was the only one that was unguarded.

Cao Cao guessed that Cao Ang's army must have come from here. Cao Cao's army was also ready for war.

Both sides were charging with cavalry and collided with each other at once.

The advantage of Cao Ang is that he has more cavalry and their equipment is also good.

Although Cao Cao had the advantage, their soldiers had never experienced large-scale battles and lacked experience.

The two cavalry units collided with each other like two hungry wolves biting each other.

Cao Cao's army suffered losses at the beginning, but as time went on, Cao Cao's army gained more and more advantages.

Eventually, they gained an overwhelming advantage and dispersed Cao Ang's army.

Cao Cao looked at the fleeing Han army in front of him and a smile appeared on his face.

"Pass the order down, the entire army will pursue!" Cao Cao excitedly gave the order to attack.

The soldiers under Cao Cao's command pursued Liu Bei's army frantically, hoping to gain greater credit in this way.

Cao Cao's army was getting closer and closer to Liu Bei's army.

The people in Liu Bei's army discovered the traces of Cao's army and became panicked. The soldiers of Liu Bei's army began to panic.

Liu Bei's men also began to flee faster. They no longer had any intention of fighting with Cao's army.

When Cao Cao saw Liu Bei like this, he secretly cursed Liu Bei for being shameless. He even lost the support of his army. No wonder he couldn't take Xiangyang City for so long.

Cao Cao immediately turned his horse around and prepared to chase Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was frightened when he saw this. He didn't dare to face Cao Cao now, so he ordered his soldiers to retreat in several groups.

Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei had done this and he had no way to pursue him. Liu Bei's army had been dispersed.

Even if he had the ability to catch everyone, the losses would be huge and a lot of time would be wasted.

Liu Bei is not stupid, how could he do such a stupid thing?

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's army which had disappeared in the distance and sighed. There was nothing he could do but wait until tomorrow.

Liu Bei fled back to Xiangyang City with his army.

As soon as Liu Bei entered the city, he immediately ordered people to close the city gates and then let all the troops hide inside the city walls for defense. "Yuan Hao, what do you think we should do now?" Liu Bei asked Jia Xu in distress.

Jia Xu also frowned and thought. Cao Cao's attack on the camp last night had lowered the morale of Liu Bei's army to the extreme. If it continued like this, it would be dangerous.

"My lord, in my opinion, Cao Cao definitely does not have the strength to attack us now." Jia Xu reminded Liu Bei.

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei asked a little uncertainly.

Jia Xu said, "Cao Cao's army is short of food, so last night's attack was definitely risky, and our army's situation is similar to Cao Cao's.

He must be exhausted now.

If they continue to launch a fierce offensive, the situation of our army will be very dire."

"Well, Yuan Hao makes sense. So what should we do now?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.

"My lord, since we have no food now, why don't we give up Xiangyang?" Jia Xu suggested.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "No, I absolutely cannot give up Xiangyang. Xiangyang is my home base, I will never give it up."

Jia Xu sighed and said, "My lord, don't forget that our target this time is Cao Ang.

That guy Cao Ang can transport food and fodder from Yanzhou.

But we didn't. If we retreat now, once Cao Cao captures Xiangyang, he can threaten Cao Ang from the north.

Cao Ang's army will be able to cross the river smoothly, and then we will be in trouble."

When Liu Bei heard what Jia Xu said, his expression changed unpredictably, and he carefully considered Jia Xu's proposal.

"How about this, let's delay for a while and wait for news from Xiahou Dun, then we'll make a decision." Liu Bei thought of Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan led his army to Donglai last night to look for reinforcements, but unfortunately they have not arrived in Donglai yet.

Cao Cao's army attacked and their plan failed.

Xiahou Yuan knew that this was an emergency and if any delay was made, it would be very disadvantageous to Liu Bei's army.

So he immediately ordered his troops to speed up their journey and reach Donglai as soon as possible.

The result of Xiahou Yuan's actions was a breakthrough for Cao's army.

Xiahou Yuan's army was caught off guard, suffered heavy losses, and was eventually forced to stop the action.

Xiahou Yuan was unaware of all this, as he was rushing towards Donglai at full speed.

I hope Liu Xie can be rescued as soon as possible to prevent him from encountering any unexpected event.

Cao Cao's army had been following Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei's army did not dare to go too deep and could only run around in circles.

The generals in Liu Bei's army also noticed Cao's army behind them, and their faces became solemn.

“Prime Minister, Cao Cao has sent a large army behind our army.

If we are caught up, our situation will be very dangerous." Chen Gong said anxiously.

Ju Su said: "Wen Tai, our army is now unable to get rid of Cao Cao.

We should now think of a way to lure Cao Cao out."

Ju Su's words were very correct. Liu Bei was now a little anxious. Cao Cao's army was very fast and it would not take long for them to catch up with Liu Bei's army.

Ju Su said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, I am willing to lead the troops to lure out the enemy."

"Okay, Fengxiao, Yuanhao and Gongtai will stay in the camp." Liu Bei made a prompt decision.

Ju Shou and Chen Gong looked at each other and felt that Liu Bei's arrangement was also a helpless move.

Liu Bei's army is short of manpower. If a real fight breaks out, Liu Bei's side might not be able to hold on.

If the three of them were there, they could at least guarantee the safety of Liu Bei's army. (End of this chapter)