Zhang Fei drew his sword and was about to kill himself. Liu Bei immediately reacted, hugged Zhang Fei, and then made a famous speech.

"The ancients said: Brothers are like brothers and feet, and wives are like clothes. When clothes are torn, can they be sewn; when limbs are broken, can they be repaired?"

Yuan Yao has also studied this passage carefully, but he has never been able to figure out which ancient person Liu Bei refers to.

I once suspected that this was the same as the opening of "I Have a Friend" in contemporary times.

However, Guan and Zhang looked moved when they heard this, especially Zhang Fei, who almost looked like he was about to cry.

But I heard Liu Bei say again: "The three of us are sworn brothers in Taoyuan. We don't want to live together, but we want to die together. Even though we have lost the city and our family, how can we live in peace and persevere in teaching our brothers the middle way?"

Then he said confidently: "Although our family members are trapped, Lu Bu will not murder them. He can still devise a plan to save them!"

Zhang Fei felt a little better when he heard Liu Bei's confident words and believed them without reservation. Only then did he remember an important piece of information.

"Brother, there is one more thing. Lu Bu has formed a marriage alliance with Yuan Shu and married his daughter to Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao. Now that Xiapi has been destroyed, Yuan Yao is also involved!"

Thinking of the way Yuan Yao called him Zhang Laosan, he became even more angry.

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are married?

He secretly screamed in his heart that it was terrible, Lu Bu would have to send troops to attack him, and he couldn't stay here for long!

It's just that there is inevitably some sadness in my heart.

This is the foundation of existence. If this happens, I don’t know where I will go. I wonder if this Kuangfu Han Dynasty will have any hope in this life.

Zhang Fei was also a little silent.

After all, it was him who lost Xiapi and caused the fall of Xuzhou. Although his elder brother was not blamed, his guilt would not go away for a while.

As for Guan Yu...

I don’t know if my sister-in-law is safe in Xiapi...

...

General Ji Ling at the mouth of the Huaiyin River has been silently watching the movements of Liu Bei's army these days.

Needless to say, after careful attention, I really found that although Liu Bei's camp was quite large, the fire was not burning for two days in a row.

Ji Ling was also silently calculating in her heart.

Stove reduction plan.

In the Battle of Maling during the Warring States Period, the famous Wei general Pang Juan fell into Sun Bin's plan to reduce the number of soldiers. He arrogantly believed in his superiority and underestimated the enemy. As a result, he was defeated in Maling and committed suicide.

How much the stove fire is reduced is similar to the plan to reduce the stove fire.

Ji Ling had been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he knew all these allusions clearly. If there was no letter from the young master from Xuzhou, he would have stayed at the camp and only watched the changes in Liu Bei's army.

But now I am really hesitant.

"Therefore, when Liu Bei withdraws his troops, he will not resort to suspicion, but will withdraw step by step and in separate groups."

Thinking again of Yuan Yao's categorical words in the letter, Ji Ling felt very sad. With some expectation, he secretly sighed: "Sir, let's see if your plan is feasible!"

No longer hesitating, Ji Ling looked forward and called his adjutant: "Order the whole army to bury the stove and make a fire to cook. After an hour, the troops will be sent out to rob the camp!"

The deputy general obeyed the commander's order and left, and the entire army was in action in an instant.

...

An hour later.

Ji Ling personally led the central army, deputy general Qiao Rui led the left army, and Lei Bo led the right army. Only a few soldiers and horses were left to guard the camp, and the rest of the soldiers and horses came out of the camp. The army spread out, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing towards Liu Bei's barracks.

After arriving at the military camp, Ji Ling rushed directly into Liu Bei's central military camp, killed the soldiers who tried to resist, and then broke through the gate of the camp!

After entering the camp, I saw that there were really not many people left in the camp. Most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers.

When the soldiers saw that Ji Ling's army had arrived, they showed no resistance and surrendered directly.

Ji Ling knew in his heart that Liu Bei had really run away, so he left some of his troops behind to gather his troops and lead his own army to pursue Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was certainly good at escaping, not to mention that he had left a day earlier, so there was no way he could catch up with him.

He was just afraid that Ji Ling would find out that if Liu Bei retreated according to his troops, there would be a disconnect. Ji Ling encountered the Xuzhou soldiers who were following him along the way, and in one day he had gathered 8,000 troops.

Lieutenant General Qiao Rui was quite eager to achieve merit and sent people to look for Ji Ling. He wanted to lead 10,000 troops and pursue Liu Bei, but Ji Ling refused directly.

Since the young master has already said that he will not take Liu Bei's life but will only capture soldiers from Xuzhou, he must have other plans for Liu Bei. It is better not to act randomly, lest he ruin the young master's plan.

But in my heart, I looked at my young master with admiration!

...

The news that Ji Ling defeated Liu Bei's army in Xuyi and captured nearly ten thousand troops has not yet reached Lu Bu.

However, Lu Bu had already personally led the army to seize Liu Bei's retreat, leaving only Chen Gong to guard Xiapi City.

Chen Gong was not worried at first, but when he saw Yuan Yao following Lu Bu, he felt a lot more at ease.

Yuan Yao was in a good mood as he was gaining reputation along the way, but when he looked at the cold-faced girl next to him, his mood turned from sunny to cloudy.

I don't know what my cheap father-in-law thinks, insisting that I follow Lu Lingqi.

Why is there no rule in the late Han Dynasty that people should not meet each other before marriage?

Lu Lingqi did not have an official rank in the army, but this did not prevent her from accompanying her father on the expedition. After all, as the daughter of Marquis Wen, who would dare to make irresponsible remarks.

But on the battlefield, Lu Lingqi naturally cannot be allowed to be a mere general. He must at least lead some subordinates. Although he does not have a military rank, he can arrange family soldiers, so Lu Bu arranged five hundred troops for Lu Lingqi, and Lu Lingqi gave herself

Qubu also had a name, Qiongqi Army.

When Yuan Yao heard this title for the first time, he couldn't help but look at his fiancée twice.

Qiongqi!

One of the four evil spirits in mythology, it looks like a tiger and has a pair of wings. It likes to eat people, and it will eat from the head of people.

Extremely vicious!

Who dares to mess with this girl who can name her own troops?

But it happened to be his fiancée, and he couldn't avoid it!

Yuan Yao and Le were joined together with 300 people and 500 people from Lu Lingqi's Qiongqi Army, which could be considered a force of nearly a thousand.

The leader of this small group of troops is undoubtedly Lu Lingqi.

So Yuan Yao heard Lu Lingqi's somewhat unkind tone and said: "If you encounter enemy troops later, don't wander around. If you encounter any danger, I won't care about you!"

Yuan Yao still has some experience in dealing with such a middle school girl.

You must never refute her, just let her immerse herself in her middle-class world. The more confrontational you are, the more energetic you will be.

So Yuan Yao just smiled and replied: "Of course I will obey General Lu's orders."

Perhaps because no one had ever called her that, Lu Lingqi suddenly felt much better, and even looked at Yuan Yao more pleasantly.

Probably because she remembered that this guy was also her future husband after all. Although she felt a little dissatisfied, she couldn't disobey her parents' orders.

Lu Lingqi's tone softened slightly and she said: "Yuan Yao, it's time for you to practice more martial arts. It will always be beneficial to ask my father to teach you some time later."

Unexpectedly, when Yuan Yao heard this, his white teeth appeared on his face, and he smiled brightly and said: "There is no need to practice martial arts. I really don't have the talent. I'd better read more military books!"

Lu Lingqi heard Yuan Yao's somewhat tired words, and the good feelings she had just had disappeared.

His face turned cold for a moment, and he replied coldly: "It's up to you!"
Chapter completed!