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

"My lord, Liu Bei has escaped." Huang Zhong returned to Cao Ang and reported.

Cao Ang sighed, looked at Liu Bei's back which was getting farther and farther away, and muttered to himself.

"What a pity! I was just a little bit away from killing Liu Bei."

Cao Ang's original plan was to lure Liu Bei into the governor's mansion before taking action.

Cao Ang knew that he could not defeat Liu Bei with his own troops.

The only way is to let Liu Bei go deep into the governor's mansion, then lure Liu Bei into the trap and catch him in one fell swoop.

But no one expected that Chen Gong was so timid and was easily seen through by Liu Bei.

Chen Gong and Guo Tu were also filled with emotion, as they both believed that Liu Bei would definitely lose.

Who would have thought that at the critical moment, Liu Bei would actually explode.

The two men secretly hated themselves for not being more decisive and retreating with their troops.

"My lord, why don't you order the army to hunt down Liu Bei?" Huang Zhong suggested.

Cao Ang pondered for a moment and said, "Pass the order. All troops should attack and make sure to capture Liu Bei alive. At the same time, send scouts to explore Liu Bei's whereabouts."

"Yes." Huang Zhong took the order and left.

"Hmph, you think you can capture me alive?!" Cao Ang showed a look of disdain.

Liu Bei fled with his troops, but his speed was no match for the cavalry.

"My lord, let's retreat to the north. There are several roads leading to Jizhou, and perhaps we can escape." Liu Bei's deputy general reminded.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "No, the northern grasslands are more dangerous. And we don't have enough food now.

Once we got into the steppe our situation became even worse.

And Cao Ang will definitely not let me go. We have no choice but to go south and break out from Xiangyang."

In his early years in Jingzhou, Liu Bei had learned a lot of experience in governing counties. He felt that if he went south to join Cao Cao.

There was still a glimmer of hope for survival. After all, Yanzhou and Yuzhou were both in areas surrounded by enemies, and Cao Cao might not take him in. It would be better for him to seek refuge in Jingzhou.

"Then where should we break out?" Liu Bei's deputy general asked anxiously.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Let's go south. There is Xuchang there. Cao Cao will definitely not refuse my surrender."

"Okay, let's go south!" Liu Bei's deputy general also knew that apart from this method, they could only go south.

Liu Bei and his troops headed south in a panic.

When Cao Ang received the news that Liu Bei was going to march south, he was overjoyed and said to Huang Zhong.

"Huang Zhong, lead 10,000 elite troops and rush south. No matter what the cost, you must capture Liu Bei for me."

"Yes!" Huang Zhong said excitedly.

"Wenruo, you lead a group of soldiers to follow Huang Zhong and assist Huang Zhong in hunting down Liu Bei. In addition, you are responsible for reorganizing the troops and preparing to attack Xuzhou." Cao Ang ordered.

"I obey your command." Ju Su said respectfully.

"Zi Bu, I believe you can complete the task." Cao Ang said, patting Ju Su's shoulder.

Ju Su smiled and said, "I understand. I will definitely complete the task entrusted by my lord perfectly."

Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction.

Ju Shou led his troops, following closely behind Huang Zhong, and prepared to head south.

Cao Ang led the remaining soldiers to continue chasing Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's life during this period was very miserable. As he had no money to buy a horse, he ate tree bark and wild vegetables and drank thin porridge every day.

However, Liu Bei's troops were lacking in food and money, and their morale was very low, so they did not dare to confront the government troops head-on.

The soldiers under Liu Bei always maintained a record of zero casualties.

But Liu Bei's face became more and more gloomy, his beard even began to grow untidy, and his eyes were dull. Liu Bei was unwilling to fail like this.

"My lord, we still have three days to leave Chang'an, so you'd better cheer up." The deputy general advised Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at the surrounding scenery and said, "Do you think we can escape?
I know Cao Ang will definitely send troops to hunt me down. My life is ruined in Cao Ang's hands."

"My lord, although Cao Ang is strong, he has no food and will starve to death sooner or later.

As long as we can hold out until Yuan Shao's army arrives, we can be rescued." said the deputy general.

When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up and he said to his deputy general.

"Okay! You're right. Let's continue heading south."

The deputy general breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his lord could cheer up, he would be able to deal with it even if Cao Ang chased them.

After Liu Bei decided to go south, his troops worked even harder and they were unwilling to stay in Chang'an any longer.

They would rather wander in the wild than continue to suffer in Chang'an.

Liu Bei's troops changed their previous decadence and marched towards the south with high morale.

After receiving this news, Cao Ang sneered.

"My lord, Liu Bei is going to escape after all. We just need to chase him and capture him alive." Zhang Liao said excitedly.

"What Wenyuan said is absolutely right." Cao Ang thought so too. Liu Bei's troops became more motivated, and their speed was naturally much faster.

Not only did Cao Ang's pace not slow down, but it became faster and faster.

Liu Bei's troops also noticed this and they couldn't help but quicken their pace.

"My lord, the enemy is too fast. I'm afraid we can't catch up." The deputy general said worriedly.

"It's okay, let's keep running. We have to get rid of them even if we die of exhaustion." Liu Bei said gritting his teeth.

Liu Bei was so persistent that he finally managed to shake off Cao Ang's pursuit.

After Liu Bei saw that Cao Ang had been gotten rid of by him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and knew that he could get rid of Cao Ang.

"My lord, what should we do now?" asked the deputy general.

"Let's find a place to rest first." Liu Bei was now exhausted.

Everyone came to a valley to rest for a while.

It was already dark at this time. Liu Bei and his companions found some dead branches to make a fire, then took out some dry food and began to eat it.

After eating his fill, Liu Bei sat by the fire to rest.

"My lord, do you think Cao Ang will attack again?" asked the deputy general worriedly.

Liu Bei sighed: "I don't know. But I think he won't come again. After all, his military supplies have been used up."

Liu Bei's judgment was correct. Cao Ang really had no intention of attacking Liu Bei.

In Cao Ang's view, Liu Bei was already a trapped beast and there was no need to expend manpower to hunt him down.

The most urgent task now is to rush to Xuzhou, occupy Xuzhou, and then gather all the troops to destroy Liu Bei.

Cao Ang did not plan to continue the pursuit, and Liu Bei was relieved.

He immediately fled to Xuzhou with his remaining troops.

When Liu Bei was on the run, Liu Zhang of Xuzhou was so frightened when he learned that Liu Bei was going to escape that he turned pale and quickly summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

Zhuge Jin, Sima Yi and other advisers all expressed their disapproval.

Liu Zhang originally wanted Liu Bei and Cao Ang to fight to the death.

But unexpectedly, Liu Bei could not stand the pressure and ran away in disgrace. (End of this chapter)