Liu Bei and others finally escaped from Runan County and headed towards Jingzhou in the west because Zhao Yun cut off their rear.
However, the tribe that originally numbered nearly a thousand people was reduced to less than a hundred people after several losses.
Even as strong as Liu Bei, he couldn't help but feel a little sad after seeing this little bit of himself, and even said with some self-deprecation: "I, Liu Xuande, have become nothing again."
From the two defeats in Xuzhou to today, Liu Bei has almost no advantage over Cao Jun.
"Lord..."
Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu saw this and wanted to come forward to comfort them, but Liu Bei burst out laughing:
"But fortunately, I still have my life! It seems that God can't bear to take my life!"
Liu Bei is still the same Liu Bei, as if he will never be defeated.
"The three of you will go to Xiangyang first to Liu Jingzhou with my talisman, and tell them that I, Liu Bei, want to defect to him, and together we will discuss the plan to resist Cao Cao, and help the Han Dynasty together!"
Liu Bei, because of the flanking attack by Cao Ren and Man Chong, knew that his way back to Yuan Shaona had been blocked.
So far, only Liu Biao, who is also a descendant of the Han Dynasty, can save him once.
Mi Zhu, who had been supporting Liu Bei and accompanying him, held Liu Bei's talisman and couldn't help but ask: "My lord, have you not given up yet?"
Liu Bei patted his chest: "The Han Dynasty has not yet flourished, how dare it decline?"
Seeing that Liu Bei still had hope, Mi Zhu got on his horse and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely convince Liu Jingzhou!"
Seeing Mi Zhu and others leaving on the few remaining horses, Liu Bei knew that he had to start thinking about his own safety.
"We can disguise ourselves as merchants from Jingzhou and slowly move towards Jingzhou to avoid Cao Cao's eyes and ears."
Liu Bei called out smoothly: "Zilong, go to the surrounding counties and buy some..."
When he shouted out, Liu Bei's words were stuck in his throat.
Even though Liu Bei had experienced failure and fled, he was not in a depressed and negative mood, but now he became sad.
"Zilong..."
"And Yun Chang."
"I can't help you..."
Now Liu Bei just hopes that Zhao Yun will not be so flustered, and even if he surrenders to Cao Jun, he will not lose his life because of him.
Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and others also sighed. Although their faith remained the same, they were still a little more confused.
Along the way, there are fewer and fewer people around me...
When will the Lord's ambition be realized?
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Cao Ren and Man Chong were also chasing after them desperately.
In order to speed up, Cao Ren directly abandoned the infantry and instead pulled out more than two hundred cavalry to advance lightly.
In just two days, Cao's army crossed Runan County and approached the border with Jingzhou.
"Yulang, we can't chase you anymore!"
Liu Bei and others had to ask for Liu Biao's permission before entering Jingzhou, let alone Cao Ren and others?
It would not be a joke if Cao Ren and others entered Jingzhou at will, causing Liu Biao to misunderstand and launch a war against Cao Cao.
He Yan's face became paler and paler, and when he saw that he had not caught up with Liu Bei, he punched the horse's back angrily.
"No."
Man Chong suddenly pointed to the boundary ahead: "Although the boundary ahead is Jingzhou's, it still belongs to Nanyang!"
"Nanyang County had previously reported that Zhang Xiu's surrender was attributed to Sikong, so the northern part of Nanyang County was not considered Liu Biao's sphere of influence..."
When Cao Ren heard that Man Chong mentioned Zhang Xiu, his face turned a little ugly.
Obviously, the blood feud between Zhang Xiu and the Cao family is not so easily forgotten.
He Yan looked at Cao Ren solicitously.
"Chase!"
Now Zhang Xiu is still fighting with Yuan Shao by Cao Cao's side, and Cao Ren can't get angry for the sake of the overall situation.
The current matter is still Liu Bei!
At this time, Liu Bei was indeed approaching Jingzhou.
But because there was no news about Mi Zhu and others who were heading to Xiangyang, Liu Bei and others had no choice but to stay in Xinye County in the north of Liu Biao's power and wait.
"Lord, since we have entered the new wilderness, Cao Ren will not come after us again, right?"
Zhang Fei's costume at this time was extremely funny. Because he wanted to disguise himself as a caravan, he had to take off his armor and put on a piece of clothing made of coarse cloth.
But Zhang Fei's figure was really burly, and the coarse cloth made of soft material was made angular by him, which attracted many people to watch along the way.
"Yide, just call me big brother now."
Liu Bei looked at the passers-by with his peripheral vision vigilantly.
"Although this Xinye is considered Liu Biao's territory, it will be safe if we don't do anything."
"As long as Mi Zhu and the others don't come back, we won't be out of danger!"
It's okay not to mention this, but it only made Zhang Fei angry: "Zizhong and the others have probably arrived in Xiangyang a long time ago. Then if Liu Biao is willing to accept us, he should send soldiers over, but where are the people now?"
Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei: "Yide must not be unreasonable!"
"When we are dependent on others, we must have the attitude of being dependent on others. We must not act recklessly!"
"But what you said makes sense. If Liu Biao is unwilling to accept us...then we can only find a way elsewhere."
Liu Bei had already thought of several escape routes in his mind.
The best thing to do is to persuade Liu Biao and ask him to send troops to attack Xuchang and help the Han Dynasty.
The central strategy is to find a way to bypass Cao Cao and return to Hebei.
The next choice... either go to Chen Deng in Guangling or go to Sun Ce in Jiangdong. If you can't go to Gongsun Du in Liaodong, you can still have a place to stay.
Just as Liu Bei was thinking about it, there was a commotion at the small gate of Xinye City.
This made Liu Bei instantly alert and quickly urged Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and others to leave.
Sure enough, after a while, several soldiers dressed as Cao soldiers blocked the city gate and began to check the passers-by.
When the Xinye County Magistrate saw Cao Cao's soldiers, not only did he not stop him, but he respectfully asked his county soldiers to help Cao Cao's soldiers find someone.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei, who was still trapped in the city, narrowed his eyes.
"Get ready to rush out!"
When dozens of people came to Cao Bing's side, they immediately started killing each other, and the blood immediately stained the entire Xinye City Gate red.
"Liu Bei was discovered!"
The few surviving Cao soldiers quickly shouted, which made Cao Ren Manchong and others nearby shine.
Liu Bei and others threw away their legs and ran for their lives, but how could a human's legs defeat the four hooves of a war horse?
Seeing Cao Ren getting closer and closer to him, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and stopped altogether.
"Cao Zixiao!"
"Man Bonin!"
Liu Bei spoke to Cao Ren, but his eyes were looking for something among Cao Ren's cavalry.
"Where is Zhao Zilong?"
He Yan, who was on horseback, understood the idea and responded: "Zhao Yun has been captured and there is no fear for his life."
After hearing this answer, Liu Bei seemed to be relieved, and even the gloom on his face was much lessened.
He stood the sword blade in front of his chest: "Then I'll feel relieved."
"Cao Zixiao, today you will replace Cao Cao and clear up the grievances between you and me!"
Cao Ren clenched the sword in his hand: "That's exactly what I meant!"