Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 7 Chasing Liu Bei! ! !

Cao Cao put his hand on his forehead and looked at everyone in the tent.

"If you have any good ideas, please tell me quickly."

"Prime Minister, if you have anything else to say, just kill them. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, behead them all!"

The person who spoke was the blind Xiahou Dun, who was tall and tall. Although his shot-out eyes were covered with black cloth, it made him even more fierce and intimidating.

Previously at Bowangpo, he had endured Zhuge Liang's first fire and suffered a disastrous defeat, so he had been holding a breath in his heart.

However, being able to say this also shows that he is indeed brave, but his temper is as fiery and his strategy is lacking.

Cao Ren also quickly raised his hands and said: "My lord, I still say the same thing, if you give me more soldiers, I will definitely kill and capture Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and their like!"

Cao Cao glanced at these two people with deep helplessness in his eyes. He did not agree to them, but just turned to look at the counselors on the other side.

Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and other advisers are all planning at this moment. They will never allow themselves to lose to a fledgling Zhuge Pifu.

It was Liu Ye who spoke first: "My lord, we can now predict that Liu Bei's army will definitely retreat to Jiangxia, and Jiangxia is an important town. The one stationed in Jiangxia is Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi, who has always been good friends with Liu Bei."

"If Liu Bei's army is stationed in Jiangxia, with Zhuge Liang's talents, he will definitely be able to make Jiangxia impregnable. With money and food, Liu Bei's army will have more soldiers. That will be a major obstacle to us taking over the nine counties of Jingxiang."

"Therefore, the best way now is to intercept and kill Liu Bei immediately to prevent him from retreating into Jiangxia. In this way, Liu Bei can be destroyed and Jingzhou can be captured at the same time!"

Although the plan he stated was very simple, Liu Ye first analyzed the current situation and then stated his own plan, which was a model for a counselor.

And it can be said that his plan was what others had in mind, so they all nodded.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the tent: "Report!"

Then the messenger entered the tent, knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly: "Prime Minister, Liu Beijun fled Xinye overnight. Now Xinye is really just an empty city!"

"only……"

"But what?" Cao Ren, standing aside, asked quickly.

The messenger then said: "It's just that Liu Bei's army also escaped with 100,000 people in Xinye."

"Take the people with you?"

These words made everyone in the big tent stunned.

Because since we are escaping for our lives, we naturally have to pursue speed. There is no benefit in taking a hundred thousand people with us, it will only slow down the speed.

"No, there is another advantage, and that is to fulfill Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence."

Jia Xu, who was sitting at the head of the council, seemed to have read through everyone's thoughts and spoke quietly.

Cao Cao, who had been feeling depressed, suddenly brightened up when he heard this, and his breathing seemed to become much smoother.

"Okay, okay, since he wants a good reputation, let him bear the bad reputation. Time waits for no one. Let's mobilize our elite troops now to hunt down Liu Bei!"

Reputation is not that important to Cao Cao, but it cannot really be infamy for thousands of years, so he added: "After you catch up with the people, don't attack the people."

Xiahou Dun immediately stood up and said passionately: "Prime Minister, let me go. This hypocritical big-eared thief Liu Bei has forgotten our kindness to him. I will definitely bring his head back to you!"

Cao Ren also said without hesitation: "Lord, let me go, I will avenge the shame of Xinye!" Looking at these two fierce generals, Cao Cao had already made a decision in his heart: "Zixiao, you ran away all night, and you suffered a lot. You’re injured, let’s recuperate first.”

"Yuan Rang, Miaocai, your two brothers are going to hunt down Liu Bei. This time they must eliminate Liu Bei in one fell swoop!"

Xiahou Dun and a general next to him stood up quickly, cupped their hands and said, "Take your orders!"

Another general is Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Miaocai, who is known as the "Speed ​​General". He is also Xiahou Dun's cousin. He is good at running quickly and is known as "five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days."

It was precisely because of this talent that Cao Cao chose him and Xiahou Dun to hunt down Liu Bei together.

The two of them took the order and went to the school grounds to order troops. Not long after, they led tens of thousands of elite soldiers away like a strong wind.

Twenty miles away from Xinye City, Wuyang Wuyang's troops were hurrying on their way, but tens of thousands of people among them had no horses and could only walk. Moreover, there were many old, weak, women and children among them, and they had to rush twenty miles overnight. Here is already the limit.

Now even many people can no longer walk.

But the normal march was forty miles a day, and the emergency march was a hundred miles a day. They only ran twenty miles in one night, which was really too slow.

Liu Bei stood in front of the people, his face full of anxiety, but he also knew in his heart that the people had reached their limit, so he could only order a rest.

Zhuge Liang came to Liu Bei at this time, looked at the embarrassed people, and sighed: "Master, if this continues, our speed is too slow. When Cao Cao reacts, he will definitely send troops to pursue him. We need to evacuate as soon as possible."

"So... we can only abandon these people."

In order to reassure Liu Bei, he immediately said: "Master, don't worry too much. After Cao Cao catches up with the people, he will definitely not do anything to the people, so even if he leaves them behind, his life will not be in danger."

Liu Bei sighed and thought to himself: "Nowadays, the princes are conquering land, cities, and people. I have no place to establish myself. I can only give up my reputation of benevolence among the people."

"Besides, as long as you have people, you can quickly gather a group of capable soldiers no matter where you go!"

Although he was thinking so in his heart, he did not say what was in his heart. Instead, he said with a sad face: "The people are willing to follow me, how can I bear to abandon them?"

"Besides, Cao Cao is cruel by nature. He will definitely hate me to the core for his previous defeat. He may take it out on the people and harm them. I still vividly remember the tragic situation in Xuzhou, so I don't want to abandon these people!"

Many people around him were moved to tears when they heard Liu Bei's words.

"Uncle Liu Huang, even if we die, we are not willing to follow Cao Cao. We are all willing to follow Uncle Huang."

"Swear to follow Uncle Liu to the death!"

The people responded one after another, which moved Liu Bei deeply.

"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to follow me, I will never abandon you!"

Zhuge Liang was also very moved and hurriedly said: "Master, if you have this kind heart, you will definitely achieve great things!"

However, despite his righteousness, Liu Bei also knew the current situation. If he did not abandon the people, he might be overtaken by Cao's army at any time, and the only end result would be death.

So he asked: "Does the military advisor have a good plan to help us survive this crisis safely?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, feeling deeply helpless in his heart. Even if he had all kinds of strategies, it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and Liu Beijun's current situation was simply unfeasible.

So he cupped his hands and said, "The only solution now is to send people to Jiangxia in advance and ask Mr. Liu Qi to send troops to respond."

(End of this chapter)