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Chapter 77: Evacuation from Fancheng

Then he said: "My lord, we should quickly evacuate Fancheng and go south to Jiangxia."

But Liu Bei said: "The people of Xinye have been following you for a long time, how can we abandon it and go away?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "For the current plan, the only way is to take Jiangling, and then ask Yun Chang to ask for help from Liu Qi, and ask him to lead the Jiangxia navy to come to the rescue."

"Jiangling is far away, and now we have to cross the river with our people. The march is slow, and I'm afraid Cao's soldiers will catch up soon."

Zhao Yun said: "My Lord, you can temporarily abandon the people and go to Jiangling first, and then think about moving the people in Xinye."

Liu Bei cried and said: "Those who carry out great things put the people first, how can we abandon them?" Then he refused to listen.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang ordered Yunchang to go to Jiangxia to ask for Liu Qi's rescue. He also ordered Sun Qian and Xiahoulan to prepare ships to carry the people across the river. He asked Zhang Fei to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to cut off the rear. He also asked Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others to protect Liu Bei's Xiaoli. Go. The rest of the people went forward with the people. A group of people supported the old and the young, took the men and women, and rolled across the river.

Zhuge Liang saw that everything was taken care of, so he secretly called Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, Liang has a private matter that he wants you to handle."

"Please say?"

"Go to Longzhong and take my wife Yueying here, and then go to Jiangling with Liu Bei's family."

Zhao Yun was ordered to go and take his Green Dragon Guards towards Longzhong, and then asked Zhao Fan to take the White Tiger Guards and Wang Fuxiang to accompany Liu Bei's family.

Zhao Yun led dozens of horses towards Longzhong. At that time, Huang Yueying was in Longzhong, studying the eight formation diagrams left by Zhuge Liang and studying various secret cabinet mechanisms. At this time, when he heard that Zhao Yun was coming, he suddenly felt strange .But after thinking about it, it seems that Liu Bei and others are in a difficult situation now, so his husband did not come.

So he met Zhao Yun. When Zhao Yun saw Huang Yueying, he explained everything to her. Huang Yueying was very reluctant to leave when she heard that she was leaving here. But when she thought about it, if Cao Cao occupied the nine counties of Jingxiang, he would definitely come and arrest her, and then Threatening Zhuge Liang. Huang Yueying thought about this, so she immediately left Longzhong with Zhao Yun and headed for Jiangling.

After Zhao Yun left with Huang Yueying, he couldn't help but think of his wife and children, wondering how they were doing in Xiliang. On the second day after they left Longzhong, Cao Cao's general led hundreds of people to Longzhong, but they found that Zhuge Liang's family left early. Yu Jin missed his chance, so he reported back to Cao Cao. After hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked. He did not expect that Zhuge Liang would predict him first. So he ordered the three armies to advance quickly to capture Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

Let's say that Zhao Yun brought Huang Yueying to Fancheng that night. At this time, most of the people in Fancheng followed Liu Bei south to Jiangling. So the city was almost silent. Zhao Yun asked Zuo Long to go and inquire and see where Cao Jun had arrived. A few hours later , Zuo Long came back and replied: "Cao Cao's army is stationed dozens of miles east of Fancheng at this time."

Zhao Yun did not expect that Cao Jun would be so fast. He originally wanted Huang Yueying to rest for one night in Fancheng before chasing Liu Bei's large army. However, it was not possible. So he took Huang Yueying across the Han River overnight and headed for Jingmen.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yun caught up with the migrating people at the Jingmen area. At this time, Zhao Yun and others were also exhausted and hungry, so they rested at the Jingmen area.

It is said that after Cao Cao surrendered Jingzhou and Liu Cong, he captured the six counties of Jingzhou and Xiangzhou without spending a single soldier. However, Jiangling, the important place in Jingzhou, had not yet been captured. At this time, he heard that Liu Bei wanted to go south along the Yangtze River to capture Jiangling. After hearing this, Cao Cao Shocked, Xingye led the army towards Fancheng. At this time, Fancheng had become an empty city. Cao Cao garrisoned in the city and found out that Liu Bei was leading the people to Jiangling, and they could not travel more than ten miles a day.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Liu Bei, this stupid ass, is full of benevolence, justice and morality. Now he can't save himself. He still wants to take a whole city of people away. It seems that God is destined to kill you at my hands."

Xun You said: "If Liu Bei captures Jiangling, Jiangling is rich in supplies. It may be difficult for the prime minister to capture Liu Bei."

"With Liu Bei's speed, I will lead the cavalry to pursue him, and I will not let him capture the important town of Nanjun." After saying that, he asked Cao Ren to lead the troops to Jiangling via a shortcut, and he personally led 5,000 Qingzhou cavalry to chase him for hundreds of miles a day.

But when Zhao Yun woke up, he saw that the sun was already three in the sky. At this time, Zuo Long and others had already prepared to set off for Jiangling. Seeing this, Zhao Yun asked Zuo Long: "Where are the people, my lord, coming from now?"

Zuo Long said: "We have arrived in Dangyang County."

"Where is Cao Bing now?"

"Cao Cao personally led five thousand cavalry to pursue Lord Liu, and is now preparing to arrive here."

When Zhao Yun heard this, he said angrily: "Why didn't you inform me earlier?"

"We just learned about this."

Zhao Yun did not expect that Cao Cao's army would be so fast. So he took care of everything and set off towards Dangyang with Huang Yueying. Not long after leaving Jingmen, the cavalry led by Cao Cao came rushing towards him. The cavalry led by Cao Cao,

They were the elite tiger and leopard cavalry of Qingzhou cavalry. At this time, Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei had arrived in Dangyang, so he asked Xia Houen to lead a thousand troops to intercept Liu Bei's baggage. Before leaving, he also handed him his Qingzhi sword.

He also ordered Xiahou Dun to lead three thousand cavalry to intercept Liu Bei, while he waited for the army to arrive in Jingzhou.

Zhao Yun led dozens of people across a river. Seeing this, Huang Yueying said to Zhao Yun: "This bridge is the only way to Dangyang County. Why doesn't General Zhao destroy it to stop a group of Cao soldiers?"

Zhao Yun thought about this, so he followed his words and asked Zuo Long and others to burn the small bridge. After that, the group of people headed towards Dangyang. They saw a huge number of people accompanying them along the way, numbering about hundreds of thousands.

Zhao Yun finally caught up with Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others in Dangyang County. When Zhuge Liang saw Zhao Yun returning with Huang Yueying, he was overjoyed. Everyone asked each other. Suddenly it was reported: "Xiahou Dun has led his army to approach Dangyang."

Zhuge Liang said: "It is extremely urgent, my lord, you can abandon the people and leave immediately. Don't hesitate." Zhao Yun and others also advised Liu Bei to leave here immediately.

"The people are here, we can abandon each other." Liu Bei said and led thousands of troops to fight Xiahou Dun. Zhuge Liang saw this, so he called Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, hurry up and protect the lord's family as they go to Jiangling.

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Zhao Yun asked: "I wonder where they are now?"

"Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Jian Yong and others are protecting behind the crowd." Zhuge Liang replied.

Zhao Yun was ordered to leave. Zhuge Liang took Huang Yueying and rushed behind Liu Bei.

Let's say that Zhao Yun led his guards towards the back of the crowd. He saw a huge chaos behind him. Zhao Yun looked carefully and suddenly saw a general with a thousand cavalry plundering baggage and wantonly massacring the people along the way.

Zhao Yun said to Zuo Long and others: "Do you recognize the general in front of you?" Everyone shook their heads. At this time, Zhao Yun saw the general holding a sword in his hand, which glowed green under the scorching sun. Zhao Yun knew that this must be a sword.
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