With Zhang Fei's encouragement, Liu Bei also drew his sword and shouted "Kill the thief", and the soldiers were excited for a while.
Cao Ren's soldiers wanted to intercept, but Zhang Fei led his personal guards around him, cutting holes like bayonets, exposing huge holes in the defense line.
He Yan tried to crane his neck to look, but all he could see was the dust that was kicked up by the soldiers' movements.
After turning his neck and looking around, He Yan found a small slope not far away. If he climbed up there, he should be able to see the whole battlefield.
Under the protection of a few soldiers from the rear army, He Yan came to Xiaopo and could see the entire battlefield clearly.
Although the morale of Liu Bei's army was greatly boosted, the weather and location were not in Liu Bei's favor. It was really difficult for Liu Bei's army to break through with Zhang Fei alone.
"It seems like Liu Bei has no chance of escaping this time."
In order to speed up Liu Bei's army's retreat, He Yan grabbed a soldier beside him and asked, "Can you speak Hebei dialect?"
"Mr. He, I'm from Yanzhou. I'm a bit fluent in Hebei dialect, but you can still hear it if you listen carefully."
Cao Cao started his career in Yanzhou. It is not surprising that there are many elite Yanzhou people under his command, otherwise He Yan would not have such a problem.
"That's good."
He Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Can you sing?"
"ha?"
The soldiers obviously didn't understand what He Yan meant, and thought that He Yan wanted to listen to the elegant music of the Han Yuefu. They couldn't help but despise He Yan's eccentricity.
Seeing that the soldiers had misunderstood what he meant, He Yan clapped his hands and said: "It's not the kind of stuff for dignitaries, it's just ordinary folk tunes, preferably the ones that are widely circulated in Hebei. Think about it carefully."
Only then did the soldier suddenly realize: "Young Master He is asking this? Of course you can! I learned a lot of them when I was in my hometown. Do you want to hear it, Mr. He?"
"nature."
He Yan pointed to the battlefield: "But it's not for me, it's for the soldiers below!"
…
While Liu Bei and his generals were fighting a bloody battle, a familiar tune sounded slowly on the battlefield.
"Made at sunrise, yo~"
"Breathe with the sun, hello~"
"Dig a well and drink, yo~"
"Plow the fields and eat, feed~"
"Work when the sun rises, rest when the sun sets."
"Dig wells to drink, plow fields to eat."
"What does imperial power mean to me?"
Familiar songs accompanied by not-so-beautiful voices sounded on the battlefield, which made many soldiers under Liu Bei's command slow down and blunt their swords.
This is a Hebei minor tune.
After being sung from generation to generation, the originator is no longer known.
But as long as you are a child in Hebei, you have always heard this song from the elders in your family.
They were either uncles working on the fields or old men enjoying the cool air under the trees at the entrance of the village.
This ancient ditty came from their mouths and reached the ears of those who were still children at that time.
At that time, there was no war or killing.
Some are just the strong fragrance of wheat in the village and the endless cloth weaving at home.
And the girl at the entrance of the village who is often bullied by several friends because of her beauty...
Whether they were given by Yuan Shao or recruited by Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's soldiers were almost all from Hebei.
When they heard this little song, the layer of numbness and indifference wrapped around their bodies was finally torn open a small hole, allowing the hotness inside to be vented.
"Bang."
"Bang."
"..."
One after another, some soldiers dropped their weapons and fell to their knees on the ground, not knowing what to think.
As people from Hebei Province, they are now fighting in the enemy's rear area, so it is inevitable for them to have concerns.
Now that they were defeated several times in one day, the morale of these soldiers fell into an unprecedented low, and they no longer had the intention to fight.
"Made at sunrise, yo~"
"Breathe with the sun, hello~"
"What does imperial power mean to me..."
The unconscious chorus brought a moment of tranquility to the bloody battlefield. Even Cao Ren's soldiers who heard this ditty couldn't help but open their bloodthirsty lips and murmur.
"Lord!"
Chen Dao, who was still close to Liu Bei, quickly reminded: "Our army's morale has collapsed and we can't defeat him! Hurry up and withdraw!"
Chen Dao is from Runan and is not familiar with Hebei ballads, so he is still more concerned about Liu Bei's current situation.
"oh……"
Liu Bei was indeed confused for a moment in his heart just now, but his firm belief quickly calmed him down.
He looked towards the hillside, because that's where the song originated!
At this glance, Liu Bei met He Yan's eyes.
This was supposed to be a brief collision, but this moment seemed to last forever.
Both sides tried their best to remember each other's faces, and then Liu Bei continued to flee westward without saying a word.
"Don't leave Liu Bei!"
When Cao Ren saw that Liu Bei was about to escape, he quickly called his soldiers to attack him.
"roll!"
Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and other generals were fighting on horseback. Even Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and others were wearing armor and waving their long swords to stop all the pursuing Cao soldiers.
With the concerted efforts of Liu Bei's civil and military forces, Liu Bei finally managed to escape to the west through layers of Cao's army.
"Chase! Keep chasing!"
Just when Cao Ren wanted to pursue him, there was a commotion behind him.
It turned out that Zhao Yun and Man Chong's troops were chasing after him, which caused a big loss to the unsuspecting Cao Ren rear army.
"Zilong?"
Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Yun coming to kill him, but he also quickly saw that Zhao Yun had reached his limit.
"General Zhang."
Zhao Yun was panting and panting, and even spoke a little awkwardly.
"I'll cover you, you guys run away!"
Even though his body was riddled with holes, Zhao Yun was willing to stay and give everyone a chance to survive.
"Zilong..."
Seeing Zhang Fei's worried look, Zhao Yun persuaded: "I'm not fighting for you, I'm fighting for the lord's righteousness and the Han Dynasty!"
"If you can escape until the day when my lord helps the Han Dynasty, even if Yun dies... you will die without regrets!"
Seeing Zhao Yun like this, Zhang Fei and others stopped saying anything, but there was countless sorrow in their eyes.
Although Zhao Yun was talking to Zhang Fei, his eyes were quickly scanning the battlefield.
With this scan, I saw He Yan on the small slope...
"Who is that person?"
Every detail on the battlefield cannot be ignored, and judging from He Yan's leisurely appearance, his status in the army is obviously extraordinary.
"If we can capture this person..."
Just when Zhao Yun set his sights on He Yan, He Yan also felt a chill in his back, feeling like he was being targeted by a fierce beast.
So he hurriedly walked down the hillside, wanting to return to the team and join Cao Ren.
But because Zhang Fei's charge against Cao Ren's army was too scattered just now, and Xiaopo was still some distance away from Cao Ren's army, He Yan, who had not gone far, felt his eyes go dark the next moment, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was already facing
Then he started running wildly.
"Don't move! Otherwise I will throw you off the horse and kill you right now!"
Zhao Yun's voice sounded viciously in He Yan's ears, causing all of He Yan's filters to shatter to the ground...