Chapter 713 Xuzhou City Breaks
Shortly after Liu Bei led his troops out of the city, before he could meet with Zhang Fei and others, tens of thousands of Cao troops suddenly came over.
Liu Bei looked behind him and his face was gloomy: "Cao is hateful, and he actually blocked our way back to the city."
Jian Yong and others on the city tower were so anxious that they stamped their feet.
"I'm in trouble now. Duke Xuande was blocked outside the city by Cao's army. I'm afraid the city will fall, and it will be tonight."
Chen Deng looked helpless.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, but the two sides were still fighting desperately with the light of the torch.
Liu Bei led the army to fight all the way, firstly it was convenient for Taishi Ci to join forces, and then the two rushed towards the direction where Jiang Huan was.
Jiang Huan and Zhang Fei were both surprised and happy when they saw this. They gave up the enemy in front of them and turned around and rushed towards Liu Bei.
The four of them quickly joined together, and the Cao army behind them had already forced them to move closer.
Liu Bei looked at his two brothers: "We waited for three brothers, and we haven't fought together for a long time."
Jiang Huan smiled and said, "Brother is right. Since I arrived in Donglai County, most of us have fought separately. Today, we have been able to work hand in hand side by side again, and we are filled with emotion."
"Hey, the two brothers said this. Look at the many people in Cao's army, I have to go first."
Zhang Fei screamed and rushed up with a snake spear.
Liu Bei and Jiang Huan also hurriedly followed, and Taishi Ci supported himself in the rear and kept shooting the enemy troops approaching Liu Bei and the other two with bows and arrows.
Cao Cao looked at the melee here and sneered, then waved to Cao Hong beside him.
Cao Hong nodded his head and took the order, raised his arms and shouted at the army behind him, and 30,000 soldiers and horses rushed towards the city gate.
"Hurry, keep it!"
Although Chen Deng shouted loudly, he looked at the exhausted and exhausted soldiers on the city wall, all of whom were in helpless.
More and more Cao's soldiers climbed up the city tower and saw that the city wall was about to fall.
Mi Zhu jumped in an anxious manner: "What should I do..."
Chen Deng gritted his teeth: "For the sake of the present, we can only abandon the city and leave, so that we can still protect our family and the family of the palace. Xuzhou is so big that even if Pengcheng is lost, there are still other cities to settle."
Mi Zhu said, "But where can we escape?"
Jian Yong's eyes lit up: "I think it's better to flee north than to escape. My lord's foundation is in Donglai. The two military advisors still have 25,000 elite soldiers in Donglai County. Moreover, the nearby prefect Kong of Beihai County also has a lot of friendship with my lord and Tao."
Mi Zhu shook his head repeatedly: "No, didn't Xiahou Dun invade Chengyang County?"
At this time, Chen Deng suddenly said, "Mr. Jian Yong is right, so go to Chengyang."
Mi Zhu said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Chen Deng explained: "Zi Zhong said it well. Xiahou Dun led a large army into Chengyang in order to prevent us from retreating north. But because of this, they would not have thought that we would still evacuate north. Although our army retreated, there were still tens of thousands of troops. At that time, as long as we attacked Donglai reinforcements, Xiahou Dun was caught off guard by our army and would definitely be defeated and retreated. In this way, we could take back Chengyang. At that time, with Donglai as the basis, we confronted Cao's army in Chengyang."
Mi Zhu thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"In this way, we will pack up our things immediately, take the Lord of the Mansion, and evacuate from the West Gate."
"Okay, I'll send someone to notify my lord now." Jian Yong didn't delay and immediately ran down the city tower.
The three brothers Liu Bei fought together, and for a moment, they were extremely brave and their original declining momentum was quickly recovered. Although Cao's army was larger, the two sides were still evenly matched for a while.
Jiang Huan suddenly shouted: "Brother, listen, it's the sound of gold sound."
Liu Bei was slightly stunned and listened carefully. It was indeed the sound of the sound of the sound of the roaring gold withdrawing troops from Pengcheng.
"What is this? Outside the south gate of the city, it has been blocked by tens of thousands of Cao troops, and it is difficult for us to go back. Why is the sound of Jin at this time?"
Jiang Huan was also in deep thought. At this time, the movements on the city walls in the distance attracted his attention again.
"Brother, the fire is on the wall."
They were originally more than ten miles away from the Pengcheng City Gate. After Liu Bei arrived, they tried hard to rush towards the city gate. At this time, the distance to the city gate was only five or six miles. In this dark night, a series of continuous fire lights on the city wall naturally made them see clearly.
Liu Bei said in surprise: "It's not surprising that there are torches on the city wall, but all of them are moving towards the west gate in one go. Why is this?"
Zhang Fei ignored this: "Hey, no matter what he is doing, we will break through the siege and kill that guy Cao Cao. Naturally everything will be fine."
Jiang Huan hurriedly stopped him: "Yide, let's wait, I think there is a change here. Look, the Cao army has launched another attack on the east gate. It is already difficult to defend the city at this time. I predict that Yuanlong and the others are ready to evacuate Pengcheng."
Liu Bei suddenly realized: "Ah, yes. Mingjin withdrew his troops to withdraw his troops. The torches went west, and he notified us to go west to the city and meet with them at the Ximen."
Zhang Fei was very unwilling to accept: "Why should I retreat? Let's see if I poke a hundred holes on Cao Cao."
Liu Bei glared at him: "Yider should not make a fuss. The war is not good, and being able to retreat safely is also a top strategy."
Although Zhang Fei was not very happy, he had to obey both brothers.
Liu Bei raised his double-stranded swords high: "Soldiers, break through to the west!"
As soon as Cao Cao moved here, he received the news.
He leaned on the Yitian Sword with both hands, raised his eyes slightly, and looked at the direction where Liu Bei was, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth.
"Zixiao, you lead your troops into Pengcheng. As for Liu Bei and the others, Humph, want to escape? It's not that easy."
Liu Bei and his men fought bloody battles and worked hard to break through the encirclement of Cao's army and rushed to the west of Pengcheng City. Sure enough, they saw Chen Deng and others, and were protected by a group of soldiers and their own guards, running out of the west gate.
"Yuanlong..."
Liu Bei ran over quickly and saw a carriage beside Chen Deng at a glance.
"Is this...Governor Tao?"
The curtain of the carriage was lifted open, and a man poked his head out. It was Tao Qian. At this time, he looked weak.
"Ahem...Duke Xuande...My Duke was hit by this unpredictable disaster in Xuzhou. I don't want to cause Xuande to be almost invaded. Qian is really...Ahem...I really can't bear it..."
Liu Bei stepped forward and held Tao Qian's hands: "Why did the lord and lord say this? The name of the lord and virtue is in the world. Cao Cao was ambitious and planned to Xuzhou with treacherous plans, for the welfare of the people and the majesty of the court. Even Bei should not sit idly by."
Tao Qian was very moved: "Duke Xuande is so kind and righteous. If Duke Xuande is in charge of Xuzhou, then... cough cough... it will be a blessing for all people."
A light flashed in Liu Bei's eyes.
"The Lord of the House doesn't have to do this. It's better to evacuate quickly for the sake of the present."
Jian Yong said: "After we discussed, we thought that we would evacuate north and were unprepared to attack Xiahou Dun, which is the best strategy."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Well, Xianhe's words are very good. Since that's the case, let's go immediately."
The voice of Cao's army behind him was getting closer and closer. Everyone did not dare to delay and hurriedly fled north.
Everyone ran all the way, not knowing whether it was faster when they ran away. Before they knew it, they had already left Cao's army far away.
"Huh...fortunately...fortunately Cao's army didn't catch up..."
Mi Zhu stroked his chest and gasped.
Liu Bei looked behind him and said, "It's better not to be careless. I think Cao Cao is extremely deceitful, but I'm afraid it's not that easy..."
"Kill... capture Tao Qian and Liu Bei alive!"
A large number of soldiers suddenly emerged from the dark woods on both sides, and in a blink of an eye, surrounded Liu Bei and others.
"Oh no, the thief of Zhong Cao was ambushed. No wonder they didn't chase him. It turned out that they were prepared."
Liu Bei was secretly resentful at this time, and he had to make a lot of calculations. He originally thought that he could use this opportunity to expand his power, but unexpectedly he could not count Cao Cao, but instead caused the loss of troops and generals. Now he has to lose his own place.
"No matter what ambush he is, there are only a few more people who will die."
Without saying a word, Zhang Fei rushed up with a thrust snake spear.
Jiang Huan was not behind, and led a team of soldiers to try to break forward.
The two sides fought again on this wilderness, taking advantage of the hazy light falling from the moonlight.
However, not long after, Liu Bei and others were completely desperate.
Cao Cao personally led the army and chased after him from behind.
"Old man Tao Qian, come and die quickly."
Cao Cao shouted without hesitation, Tao Qian pushed open the curtain, walked out of the carriage tremblingly, and glared at Cao Cao.
"Cao Cao, you used such shameless means to plot against my Xuzhou. I am not strong enough and have nothing to say now. But please let Duke Xuande go."
"Mr. I swear to stay with this thief until death!" Liu Bei's tone was very firm, and Jiang Huan, Zhang Fei and Taishi Ci immediately stood beside him.
Cao Cao sneered: "Did you see it? It's not that Cao doesn't give him a chance, it's that they are overestimating their own abilities."
"Cao Cao, you..."
"Stop it! You old thief, who is instructing a villain to murder my father, what kind of face do you have to plead here? Come on, arrest them all, regardless of life or death!"
Tens of thousands of Cao troops surrounded him from all directions.
Although Liu Bei and others accompanied him with more than 20,000 troops, they were still far less than Cao's army. They were also tired and exhausted, neither the strength nor the morale, and it was difficult to be hostile.
Liu Bei was extremely unwilling to accept: "Oh my God, will I be ruined today? I don't agree, I don't agree..."
Chapter completed!