In the dilapidated city, the flames of war have not been completely extinguished. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the black smoke gradually dissipating around the city and the corpses on the ground on the city head describe the cruelty of the battlefield.

The soldiers around numbly picked up the corpses on the ground and threw the corpses on the tower outside the city. Whether they belonged to their own people or the enemy's, the smell of blood permeated the surroundings and made people sick. They didn't care that Liu Bei, the lord, was beside him.

, many people sat down directly against the city wall, the expressions on their faces were numb, and they didn't even know why they were fighting this battle.

"Lord, let's have something to eat." Chen Dao handed a bowl of porridge to Liu Bei and called softly.

Liu Bei's condition has not been very good these days. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei are dead, Ji Ling is also dead, Zhuge Liang is missing, and now Chen Gong also died in Dianjiang, and many troops from Jingzhou have fled.

Many of the soldiers borrowed from Liu Zhang were unwilling to follow Liu Bei and fled secretly.

Coupled with Wu Yi and Zhang He's pressing, Liu Bei is now almost at the end of his rope.

"How are the casualties in the army?" Liu Bei opened his mouth. His lips were chapped, but he couldn't bring up his appetite when looking at the steaming porridge in front of him.

"There are still more than seven thousand." Chen Dao sighed. Once the Dianjiang River was lost, not many of Liu Bei's original army died in the battle, but too many escaped. People's hearts were scattered. So many people gathered in one place.

, it is really difficult to guard against deserters.

Seven thousand people?

Lu Bu took a deep breath, leaned against the watchtower and closed his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, the voices and smiles of his two brothers flashed before his eyes. When they were in Xuzhou, the scene of Chen Gong and himself guiding the country, the past events were still vivid in his mind.

However, there was no hope of seeing each other again, and two lines of thick tears flowed down unsatisfactoryly.

Liu Bei cried many times in his life, but this time he was absolutely sincere, lamenting the death of his brother and close friend, and his confusion about the future? He didn't know if he should continue to fight? Where else in the world could he tolerate himself?

"Lord..." Chen Dao felt sad when he saw Liu Bei's appearance? Did he follow Liu Bei during Liu Bei's escape? How Liu Bei rose up step by step, Chen Dao naturally saw it in his eyes? His great achievements were not yet half done, so Mo Mo

Talking about Liu Bei? Even Chen felt uncomfortable.

Seven thousand people guarding Jiangzhou? It seems like a lot, but now they are in a desperate situation. Not to mention Zhang He's army has 40,000 to 50,000 people? Just these more than 7,000 people? How many people are willing to fight Liu Bei to the death is a question.

The Jingzhou Army wants to go back, but the Shu Army and Liu Bei are not of the same mind. What's worse is that Chen Gong, who has been helping Liu Bei with advice, is dead? Zhang Song and others have also disappeared long ago.

Alas~

Liu Bei stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on his face and looked at the silent night. He thought quickly: "Uncle, Jiangzhou has become a dead place. I can't stay here any longer."

Chen Dao nodded: "The Lord's intention is..."

"While Jiangzhou is not completely trapped, shall we break out and go to Nanzhong?" Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

Although Nanzhong is a barbaric land, but is it because of this? Even if the Ming army captured Shu, it would be difficult to send a large army over. Whether they can recover is not said yet, but Nanzhong is Liu Bei's only way to survive at present.

"My lord, it's just these soldiers..." Chen Dao frowned and said, how many of these soldiers are willing to follow Liu Bei into Nanzhong?

Not to mention those ordinary soldiers, including Wenpin and Liu Pan, how many of them are willing?

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Go and call the generals, and I will discuss it with everyone. No matter what I say, please don't say too much."

"Here!" Chen Dao nodded and bowed to leave.

After a while, Wenpin, Liu Pan and other generals gathered at Liu Bei's place.

"Lord, why are you waiting for me?" Wenpin asked, bowing.

"Bei Wenwei, I entered Shu this time with the intention of leading all the soldiers to capture Shu. However, Bei Wenwei not only failed to defeat Shu, but also lost the foundation of Jingzhou." When Liu Bei said this, he sighed and looked at the generals.

: "Now Bei is at the end of his rope. Since he knows he will die, Bei really can't bear to have all the soldiers follow Bei and die in vain."

"What did your lord say? I am willing to die in the service of your lord!" Liu Pan said quickly.

Liu Bei shook his head: "Death is worthy of death. Knowing that dying in battle is meaningless, why let the soldiers lose their lives in vain?"

"Lord..." Wenpin wanted to say something, but Liu Bei stopped him with his hand.

"Tonight, Bei will let go of the four gates. Anyone who wants to leave can leave. Bei will not stay in trouble. You have fought for Liu Bei in all directions. Now you are about to be defeated. Bei can't give you wealth, but I don't want you to waste your life anymore. Go

Come on." Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Uncle is here!"

"The general is here!" Chen Dao stepped forward and bowed to accept the order.

"Open the four doors wide. No matter who wants to leave, no one can stop him!" Liu Bei said solemnly.

"General, take your orders!" Chen Dao bowed after hesitating for a moment.

"It's all gone, it's gone~" Liu Bei looked at the generals, waved his hands and said, "There's no need to say goodbye."

"General, I will retire!" The generals left in confusion, leaving Liu Bei sitting alone in the tower, looking at the sunset gradually setting outside the door, and sighing feebly.

It’s good to be separated, it’s good to be separated.

The city gate was opened just as Liu Bei said. This action naturally attracted Zhang He's attention. Then people continued to pour out, which naturally attracted Zhang He's attention.

"What happened? What's Liu Bei's plan?" Standing on the gate, looking at the gate of Jiangzhou City from a distance, enemy soldiers came out of the city from time to time, which made Zhang He a little surprised. What kind of move was Liu Bei's move?

Unsure of what was going on, Zhang He ordered his men to capture several enemy soldiers for questioning, but the information they received confused Zhang He.

"General, if that's the case, why doesn't Liu Bei just surrender?" a general asked with a frown.

Zhang He shook his head. He couldn't figure out what Liu Bei was thinking, but for the sake of caution, he sent people to gather the soldiers and horses who had left the city, confiscated their weapons, and saw what tricks Liu Bei was playing.

"Lord, the four doors are open!" When Chen found Liu Bei again, it was already night.

"Uncle Zhi really won't leave? With his ability, if he joins the Ming army, he will be reused." Liu Bei looked at Chen Dao and asked with a smile.

"I am willing to fight to the death to follow my lord." Chen Dao bowed and said.

Liu Bei patted Chen Dao on the shoulder, nodded and said, "How many people are staying?"

"General Liu Pan has stayed, and Zhong Ye has also stayed." Chen Dao bowed and said: "There are probably more than three hundred soldiers who have not left now. They are all elites who have followed the lord for many years. In addition to

In addition, there is also a captain named Xing Daorong."

"Xing Daorong?" Liu Bei thought the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it after thinking carefully.

"He was originally the general of Lingling. Later, General Yide saw that this man had extraordinary physical strength, so he recruited him under his command. This time, the lord led his troops to Shu, and was sent here by General Yide. He said that he was here to perform meritorious service. The last general just now I asked him to go back, but he refused." Chen Dao said with a smile.

"Oh? Why?" Liu Bei said in surprise.

"He wants to avenge General Yide!" Chen Dao sighed.

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt a sore nose. He shook his head and said, "I don't want Yide to be able to get such a loyal and brave man. That's all. If he wants to keep it, he can stay. He will take everyone with him and follow me to break through the encirclement at night and go south." Once you leave, you may never come back, uncle."

"My lord, there is no need to say more, I have decided to follow my lord!" Chen Dao bowed.

"Let's go!" Liu Bei nodded, stood up and said, in addition to the three generals Chen Dao, Liu Pan, Wenpin, and Xing Daorong, the only ones left behind were Sun Qian and Jian Yong. These two were Liu Bei's early advisers. When they were even more depressed, both of them followed Liu Bei. Liu Bei was not surprised when they followed Liu Bei at this time. When the three of them met, they just looked at each other and smiled without saying much. They went out from the west gate in the night and disappeared quickly. In the night.

On Zhang He's side, it was not until dawn the next day that he sent people into the city to investigate, but what was left was an empty city. Apart from the people in the city, there was no sign of Liu Bei.

Is Liu Bei doing this just to get away? This makes Zhang He a little confused. In this case, just surrender, why bother?

He was a little confused about what Liu Bei was thinking, but no matter what he was thinking, it had nothing to do with Zhang He. He quickly sent someone to deliver a letter to Wu Yi, and then ordered someone to send an urgent letter to Jingzhou by water to report the matter to Chen Mo. Regardless of In other words, Liu Bei has left, and the main cities in Shu are now in the hands of the Ming army. The situation in Shu has been decided, and what will be done next has nothing to do with Zhang He and Wu Yi.

Jingzhou, Xiakou.

When Chen Mo received the letter, it was already the third day after Jiangzhou was captured. Chen Jin also rushed to Jingzhou from Jiujiang with Deng Ai and Xu Zhi.

"Jin'er, what do you think about this?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Jin and asked with a smile.

"I thought..." After Chen Jin read the report, he thought for a while and said: "Since Liu Bei has been defeated but is unwilling to surrender, the only places he can live in now are Jiangdong and Nanzhong. If he goes to Jiangdong, I will He felt that it would be better to join his father, so Liu Bei may still be unwilling to do so."

"You have also read these strategies for governing Shu. Which one do you think is feasible?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Jin and said with a smile.

"If it is feasible, it is actually feasible, but if you want to be long-term, I think this method is most suitable for Shu." What Chen Jin came up with was exactly what Chen Mo and Zhuge Liang had discussed. The particularity is destined not to be governed by the methods of governing ordinary states and counties.

"Do you have the confidence to let you govern Shu?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Jin and asked.

Chen Jin hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said, "My son is willing to give it a try."

"Then let's leave as soon as possible." Chen Mo nodded.

"Now?" Chen Jin raised his head in shock and looked at Chen Mo.

"Although Shu is under control, the army cannot stay in Shu for a long time to suppress it, so someone must go to govern it. Others, Gongda and others cannot stay in Shu for a long time. Others either do not have enough ability or are worried about their fathers. , After thinking about it, you are the only one who can barely do it. There will be a big war here, and it will be inconvenient for my son to stay here. It is better to enter Shu as soon as possible and let the Shu land be governed." Chen Mo nodded and said: "With you, I Now, as a father, I feel more at ease."

Chen Jin stood up and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will do his best!"

"Let's pack up and leave." Chen Mo stood up and said, "I'll see you off for my father."
Chapter completed!