The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Gongtai, Cui Geng has indeed left the city!" After receiving the news from the front line at Liu Bei's camp, Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and said with a smile.

"We can order the three generals Shuzhi, Liu Pan and Liu Hu to intercept him. Cui Geng is quite a talented general. If he is allowed to return to Wancheng, it will be even more difficult for our army to break through Wancheng!" Chen Gong smiled. He said, Cui Geng's withdrawal was not what he expected. Even Wancheng in the rear was threatened. It was meaningless for Cui Geng to continue to guard Yuyang. If he didn't retreat at this time, he would really have no chance. How could he not retreat? But If Cui Geng returns to Wancheng, he will definitely be a threat and should be eliminated as soon as possible.

Liu Bei nodded, and Cui Geng guarded Yu Yang tightly. If he was allowed to return to Wancheng, would that be enough?

In fact, there was no need for Liu Bei to say anything. When Cui Geng led his troops out of the city to break out of the siege, Liu Pan and Liu Hu, who were well prepared, were already outflanking them from two directions.

The water of the Feishui River flows through Yuyang. Cui Geng's soldiers and horses are heading north along the Feishui River. Sixty miles to the north along the Feishui River is Wancheng. It is a journey of sixty miles. If they march in a hurry, it can be completed in one day. It can be reached, but under the outflanking and squeezing of Liu Hu and Liu Pan, it is not easy for Cui Geng to fight out from here.

The Guanzhong Army repelled Liu Hu's attack with its tyrannical combat power. Before they had time to rest, Liu Pan had already taken another detour and rushed towards them.

"General, if we continue like this, we will be killed by them sooner or later!" The general rushed to Cui Geng and shouted loudly.

Their troops had been forced to the banks of the Feishui River. Many of them lost their footing and fell into the water. The Jingzhou army was several times stronger than theirs. Without the city wall, it would not be easy to fight their way out.

"Let's talk after this battle!" Cui Geng gritted his teeth as he looked at Liu Pan's army that was already rushing towards him. He didn't know that if he continued like this, he would be killed, but he had already been hit in the face. What should he say at this time? It’s no use either.

"Here~"

While he was talking, Liu Pan had already commanded his troops to attack, and Cui Geng led his army to meet him. This time, the two sides fought fiercely. No matter how good the Guanzhong Army was in fighting, after just defeating Liu Hu's troops, their physical strength was not exhausted. It may allow them to face another battle at their peak in a short period of time.

The melee with Liu Pan almost caused Cui Geng's troops to collapse. In the end, Liu Pan couldn't hold on anymore and retreated first, but the sound of the horn in the distance made Cui Geng's heart sink to the bottom.

"Let's go!" Cui Geng gritted his teeth. He knew that if he continued to fight like this, he might be annihilated here. The fighting spirit of the soldiers had also dropped to the bottom. If he faced a battle at this time, he would definitely lose.

Walk? Where to go?

All the soldiers looked at the surging river behind them in confusion. Although it was not very wide, the current was very fast. If they crossed the river at this time, they would either be swept away by the water or be killed by the enemy troops who came after them. But except for crossing the river, there was no other way. They are surrounded on three sides, where can they escape?

"In units of ten and five, go separately! I'll meet up at Wancheng!" Cui Geng thought of Cao Cao's original method of withdrawing his troops. Although it was not completely suitable for the present, it greatly increased his chances of escaping.

As long as he can return to Wancheng and defend Wancheng, these sacrifices will not be in vain.

"Here!" The generals couldn't think of a better way. As for spreading out... Even if Cui Geng didn't say anything, if the enemy charged again, they might have to disperse. So they each took orders and selected their soldiers. Start to flee.

Cui Geng did not bring more soldiers and horses. At this time, the more people there were, the easier it was to be targeted by the opponent. He even took off his own clothes and armor, traveled lightly, and took four personal guards along the river, preparing to find a place. Cross the river and escape back to Wancheng via Jiyang.

Cui Geng did this, but not everyone was willing to do it. Some generals still took dozens or hundreds of soldiers to escape together. The result was just as Cui Geng expected, they were given special attention by the Jingzhou Army.

The scattered troops fled in various directions. The Jingzhou army did not react at first, thinking that the opponent would collapse without a fight. However, Chen Gong sensed something was wrong. Looking at the troops that suddenly dispersed in the distance, his expression changed drastically and said: " No, my lord, the bandit army is about to break out!"

"Breakout?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong blankly, didn't he always do that?

"With the bandits scattered like this, Cui Geng was hiding among the rebels and could easily escape," Chen Gong explained.

Liu Bei also reacted and quickly ordered: "Quick, notify the three generals and chase!"

Cui Geng's less than three thousand troops turned into hundreds of troops and fled towards the north, but Cui Geng did not. After seeing the other party's troops chasing the fleeing troops, he quickly led his people back to Yu. Under Yang City, there is a bridge leading to the other side. After Cui Geng led four personal guards across the river bank, he quickly asked everyone to take off their armor, leaving only the seal, then bypassed Ji Yang and went straight to Go to Wancheng.

On the other side, Liu Bei and Chen Gong commanded armies to surround them on all sides. After all, many people escaped, and there was no news about Cui Geng. Liu Bei and Chen Gong looked a little ugly. If Cui Geng was allowed to escape back to Wancheng, what would happen next? After taking control of Wancheng's defense, it will be difficult to break through Wancheng.

"Lord, without further delay, I will set off immediately, rush to Wancheng and blockade Wancheng!" Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei and said.

Cui Geng escaped, but it was impossible to escape back to Wancheng immediately. He was pursued and intercepted along the way. No matter what, he had to break Wancheng or capture Cui Geng before Cui Geng returned to Wancheng.

Liu Bei nodded, this is the only way now.

When the two were about to leave, they saw Chen Dao come in and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, a craftsman was caught outside the camp. He claims to be the Cui family of Nanyang and is a member of the Cui Geng tribe. He is willing to help my lord."

"A member of the Cui Geng tribe?" Liu Bei frowned upon hearing this and turned to look at Chen Gong.

"Please let him in." Chen Gong thought for a while and said.

Chen Dao looked at Liu Bei, and after seeing Liu Bei nod, he bowed and left.

"Gongtai, is it Cui Geng's plan again?" Liu Bei frowned and asked.

No matter how you look at it, Cui Geng's clansmen appearing here and saying they want to help him, it seems like a trick of the enemy army, and it is not a very clever plan.

"My lord, let's take a look first." Chen Gong smiled.

Liu Bei nodded and said nothing more.

After a while, a middle-aged man was caught in. The other party was dressed as a scholar, but he had a bitter face. It was Cui Geng's uncle, Cui Quan.

"I am Cui Quan, and I meet Lord Xuande." After understanding the identities of the two, Cui Quan hurriedly saluted Liu Bei.

"You are a member of the Cui clan, why did you come to my camp?" Liu Bei didn't want to say more, and asked directly.

"I came here to help Lord Xuande!" Cui Quan smiled.

"How dare you, a bold and ignorant person, deceive me? Take him down, my friends!" Liu Bei suddenly slammed the table, his face darkened, and he shouted sternly.

"Unjust, Lord Xuande, it's wrong!" Cui Quan's face changed drastically, and he shouted hurriedly.

"Unjust?" Liu Bei sneered when he heard it, "Since you are a member of the Cui family, how can you help me? Now that Cui Geng has been defeated by me, he must have sent you here to plot against me, how can I keep you!?"

"Lord Xuande, you don't know, although Cui Geng is a member of my Cui family, he is ungrateful. My Cui family sent him into the official career with the strength of the whole family. Now that he has returned with success, he doesn't think of repaying, but instead makes things difficult for the children of the family everywhere. Lord Xuande, I came here this time to represent the nobles from all over Nanyang to welcome Lord Xuande, and I have no intention of harming him!" Cui Quan bowed.

Liu Bei frowned at Cui Quan, waved his hand to signal his guards to let him go, and turned to look at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong stood up, came to Cui Quan, and asked: "Since you are here to help my master, then I ask you, do you know where the troops in Nanyang are deployed and how they are deployed? How many troops are there in Wan County?"

"This..." Cui Quan was dumbfounded, how could he know these?

Chen Gong asked again: "Who is the commander of Wancheng, you should know it?"

"The commander of Wancheng is Zhu Sheng. He was originally a general under Zhang Liao. When Zhang Liao left, he asked him to temporarily replace the troops in Nanyang. Later, Cui Geng came to Nanyang and took over part of the troops." Cui Quan said hurriedly.

"Zhu Sheng? Who is he? What are his abilities?" Chen Gong frowned.

"This man was taught by Nanyang Academy..." Cui Quan was a little confused at the end. Zhu Sheng didn't have much contact with him. He only knew that this man was a general trained by the academy when Lu Bu was here. As for his ability, he didn't know.

"Did Chen Mo send other reinforcements?" Chen Gong continued to ask.

"Yes, I know about this. Zhang Liao and Wei Yan are leading their troops to Nanyang. They should be here soon." Cui Quan said hurriedly.

Liu Bei and Chen Gong frowned when they heard this. Zhang Liao was a general under Lu Bu in the past. Liu Pan and Wen Pin had fought with Zhang Liao and almost never won. Cui Geng alone made it difficult for them to conquer. If they couldn't take Wancheng before Zhang Liao returned, it would be difficult to capture Nanyang.

After Chen Gong asked a few more questions in a row, he signaled Chen Dao to take the man away first.

"My lord, what this man said should be true." Chen Gong turned his head and looked at Liu Bei.

The questions he asked just now were actually tests. Although the other party did not answer fluently, there was no contradiction between the two, so what he said should be true.

"Can this person be used?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

Chen Gong shook his head: "He may really come to surrender sincerely, but this person has no ability to defeat the enemy. Judging from Chen Mo's method of using people, Cui Geng is right not to use this person."

In short, Cui Quan came to surrender sincerely, but he has no ability in his stomach. The information he said can be known by Liu Bei's slight inquiry, but Cui Geng did not let him intervene in some in-depth issues, so naturally there is no way to know.

"In other words, this person is useless?" Liu Bei frowned.

"Useful." Chen Gong smiled and said: "If you want to break Wancheng, you should rely on this person."

"Oh?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong in surprise. Didn't he say that this person was incompetent?

"Although this man is incompetent, he is the head of the Cui family. He is not good at accomplishing things, but it is not difficult to make him do bad things. As long as he finds Cui Geng and sneaks into Wancheng, he can help us do a lot of things." Chen Gong smiled and said, "My lord, let me talk to him. It won't be long before we can capture Wancheng."