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"shoot"

With a sound of a buzz, a thousand arrows rose into the air and roared towards the cavalry running towards them. The vanguard cavalry were less than one step away from Liu Bei's army, and they raised their shields to greet each other.

Arrows that rushed towards the face like locusts roared into the cavalry group, hitting shields and armor. Cavalry kept falling off their horses while running, but this did not stop the cavalry from coming. In just an instant, the cavalry of Cao rushed into Liu Bei's army.

They were no longer cavalrymen, but groups of monsters, killing and devouring everything, killing Liu Bei's soldiers, scattering their limbs, and flying flesh. The powerful impact force killed the Nanjun army and actually divided Nanjun into two pieces.

But more and more cavalrymen came, and the Nanjun army began to unable to support them. Liu Bei knew that the army could not resist the impact of the cavalry, but he did not expect that he could not support them for even a quarter of an hour.

"Catch the big-eared thief and enthrone the Marquis of Wanhu"

Xiahou Yuan saw Liu Bei from afar, pointed his big iron spear at him and shouted, his voice as if a wild beast was screaming, low and penetrating. Liu Bei was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.

At this time, Liu Bei saw that his army was about to collapse, and immediately turned his horse and rushed north. There were only dozens of personal soldiers following him on horseback. They ran less than five steps. Liu Bei's army disintegrated and collapsed under the impact of Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Thousands of people shouted and ran north desperately, but they could not run away from the iron hooves of war horses. Groups of tigers and leopard cavalry chased them, slashed left and right, killed them wantonly, their heads were chopped away, their chests were pierced, splashed, rolled in the run, struggled in death, screams, pleading, and crying resounded throughout the wilderness.

Liu Bei's war horse was fast. He whipped the war horse desperately and fled desperately. He ran for more than fifty miles in one breath. The cavalry of Cao's army was no longer visible. He slowed down his horse and let the war horse, who was about to be exhausted, take a breath.

The war horse foamed at the mouth, sniffed heavily, and walked slowly forward with difficulty. Liu Bei looked back and saw more than 20 personal soldiers running from afar, but no one was seen in his army. Although he had experienced this situation countless times, the pain of the entire army still burst into tears.

More than 20 personal soldiers chased over to the lord and comforted him, "This battle is just a small defeat. The lord doesn't have to be sad. Now we have to meet with General Zhang immediately and gather troops from all over the country. We still have a chance."

Liu Bei sighed. He knew there was still a chance, but he still had time to get in a mess in his heart. He didn't know what to do, but one thing is certain that he had to have an army in his hands to feel safe.

"Let's go" Liu Bei urged his horse to run north.

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At noon the next day, Liu Bei and his party arrived south of Maicheng. This area belongs to the remnants of Jingshan Mountain. The mountains are undulating and the river valleys are crisscrossing, but the official road is built in an open area.

When he arrived here, Liu Bei unexpectedly encountered a group of people fleeing. They all looked frightened and their belongings were lost. They were like frightened birds, running south along the official road.

Liu Bei was surprised and hurriedly stepped forward to stop an old man. He bowed and asked, "Master, what happened, why are everyone so panic?"

The old man didn't know Liu Bei, so he sighed and said, "This merchant, I advise you not to go north. Turn around quickly. Cao's army has come. We are considered to be fast. The people behind have been caught up and have been robbed by Cao's army."

Liu Bei seemed to have stepped on the air, and his heart suddenly fell into the abyss. Cao's army came, was it coming so quickly? He was in a mess and asked in panic: "So where are the Nanjun army?"

"Who knows?"

The old man ignored Liu Bei anymore. When he saw everyone walking away, he hurriedly shouted, stumbled and followed the fugitive team to the south. Liu Bei stood by the side. The news of Cao's army's massive southward journey made him lose all his thoughts, as if he had reached the end of his journey.

At this time, a personal soldier came to report after inquiring about the news, "Lord, they said they only saw a few Cao troops, but did not see the army heading south."

This news made Liu Bei feel refreshed again. He felt that it was impossible. How could the main force of the Cao army come so quickly? It should be just a small vanguard Cao Cao. Moreover, if his brother was defeated, the soldiers would run faster than anyone else. He has not seen a single soldier now, which means that the army has no problems for the time being.

Liu Bei's heart began to revitalize again, and he cheered up again and continued to move northward.

The more you go north, the more refugees you will have. You will help the elderly and the young, and flee south with your meager wealth. From time to time, you can see the elderly who are dying next to you. The situation is very miserable.

After walking for about ten miles, Liu Bei was most reluctant to see a scene that finally happened. A group of defeated soldiers from other people were wrapped in refugees. Each of them was carrying large and small bags, obviously all of them were robbed of civilian wealth in the chaos, and several soldiers even carried young women on their backs.

Liu Bei was furious and scolded: "You dare to rob people's wealth and plunder the women."

His personal soldiers rushed up with a whip. The deserters were so scared that they left their belongings and scattered with the women. Several deserters could not escape. They were caught by Liu Bei's personal soldiers and grabbed them.

"Uncle Emperor" several deserters knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"You bastards have ruined my reputation." Liu Bei pointed at them and cursed.

"We did not steal the people's wealth, we picked them up in the pile of corpses. Those women were also killed by their families. They were willing to follow us and did not force them."

Liu Bei was stunned. How could this happen? He looked at a few young women again. The women were at a loss and stood there in a daze. Liu Bei became nervous and hurriedly asked the soldiers, "How many Cao troops are there?"

"Report to the emperor, Cao's army is numerous, and there are many troops, and each army has tens of thousands of people. We are the general's troops, and the army has been disbanded."

Liu Bei felt that his eyes were dark and he was about to fall from his horse. He shook his body, and the guard next to him hurriedly held him. After a while, he recovered and sighed, "Heaven will destroy me, Liu Bei."

At this moment, someone suddenly pointed to the north and shouted: "Look at the emperor, the general is here."

Liu Bei also saw an army of more than a thousand people moving south from the north, holding a snake spear and a black-maned horse under his crotch. It was his younger brother Zhang Yide. Liu Bei was overjoyed and urged the horse to meet him. "Brother" he shouted loudly.

Zhang Fei was covered in blood. He also saw Liu Bei, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and said, "I failed my brother's entrustment and was eventually defeated by Cao's army. Please punish me."

Liu Bei quickly helped Zhang Fei up, "This is God's will, it has nothing to do with me, so don't blame yourself."

He looked at the army led by Zhang Fei again. There were more than a thousand people, which immediately made him feel relieved. At this time, he suddenly saw Guan Ping and was stunned. Guan Ping and his father Guan Yu should be in Zhijiang. Why is he here?

"My nephew, what happened?"

Guan Ping hurried forward and saluted, "My father heard that the cavalry of Cao's army had sneaked into Jiangling, and he had already led his army to rush there. I came to report the message to my uncle and uncle. I heard that my uncle had gone south."

Zhang Fei next to him also asked in surprise: "Brother, why do you have only a dozen personal soldiers and the rest of the soldiers?"

Liu Bei briefly explained the situation when he encountered Xiahou Yuan's cavalry, and finally sighed and said, "Now I don't know if Jiangling is still in our hands. I want to retreat to Jiangling, but there are cavalry intercepting them behind me, so there is no way to retreat."

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, he heard chaos in the north, refugees fled in scattered and a army of Cao with tens of thousands of people came to kill him. It was Xiahou Dun. A few steps away, Xiahou Dun saw Liu Bei alone and shouted happily: "The big-eared thief is here."

Zhang Fei was furious and turned over to the horse, carrying the serpent spear in his hand and said to Liu Bei, "Brother, let me go first, I'll deal with this thief."

Zhang Fei waved his spear and killed Xiahou Dun. Liu Bei originally wanted to flee west to Jianping County, but two more troops appeared on the west, each with tens of thousands of people blocking them and making him even more scared. An army in the northwest actually had a flag of Cao's army, indicating that Cao Cao was in the army.

Liu Bei was frightened and turned his horse to flee eastward. Guan Ping led the rest of his men to follow him closely.

At this time, the army of Cao's 100,000 had already come from all directions. Groups of refugees were desperate and kowtowed and begged for mercy. Dozens of 70-year-old men came to Cao Cao's war horses and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Cao Cao said coldly: "You are not at home to enjoy your life, and you have to run away from the pursuit of death. The army is in a mess, I can't control your life or death."

Dozens of old men begged for mercy, and one of the oldest men said, "We believe in rumors and are now known to be wrong. We beg the Prime Minister to give us a chance to return home."

Cao Cao snorted, "I'll wait for you, and I dare to rebel against the court again, and everyone will beheaded."

Dozens of old men kowtowed and thanked him. Cao Cao asked to collect refugees and sent them to Dangyang County for temporary resettlement. He ordered: "No robbery or rape, and those who violate the order are beheaded."

The generals bowed to receive the order. At this time, a report soldier rushed to report, "I found Liu Bei several miles away from the east and was fleeing east, and there were not enough people to follow him."

Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately ordered: "If you capture Liu Bei alive, you will be rewarded with tens of thousands of taels, and your official position will be upgraded."

When the military order was passed, the 100,000 troops suddenly became excited and rushed to chase eastward. At this time, Zhang Fei was outnumbered and led his army to evacuate eastward. In the vast wilderness, the 100,000 troops intercepted and pursued Liu Bei from all directions.

At this moment, an army of more than five people came from the slanting as a general, Red Horse and Silver Spear, with a magnificent figure and a dignified appearance. It was Zhao Yun who came from Jianping County.

Zhao Yun assisted Liu Feng in Jianping County. Not long ago, Zhuge Liang inspected Jianping County and was determined to transfer Zhao Yun back, so he arranged for Zhao Yun to return to Jiangling to report his work.

Zhao Yun brought only a few followers back to Jiangling. When he heard that Cao's army was coming in Zhiyang County, he led the Wu Zhiyang defenders to help the war. He happened to meet the main force of Cao's army. When he heard that his lord and Zhang Fei were surrounded by Cao's army, he was immediately anxious.

Zhao Yun saw Cao Cao's great momentum and his army was small, and he could not play any role. While he was hesitating, he suddenly saw the Cao army's commander flag and thought to himself that Cao thieves must be under the commander flag. If they kill Cao thieves, they will be better than thousands of horses and thousands of troops.

He shouted, "My sons, come with me to take the head of Cao's thief's neck."
Chapter completed!