In the afternoon of that day, Liu Bei led General Fu Xu and 300 elite soldiers across the Yangtze River, walked north along the mountains, turned west, and escaped into the vast mountains at the northern foot of the Three Gorges.

At the same time, Cheng Ji led dozens of people on a large ship, sailed westward up the Yangtze River, raised the banner of Emperor Liu Bei, and returned to Shu by water.

In Zigui City, Liao Hua repeatedly inspected the river and city defenses, boosted morale, sharpened ordnance, and sent sentries out of the city from time to time to inquire for news.

Several soldiers under the command of Dige came to see him, saying that they wanted to report a major treason case. Liao Hua was worried that the morale of the soldiers in the city was unstable and someone would cause trouble, so he hurriedly summoned them.

Unexpectedly, what they were talking about was just a trivial fire incident at a barracks hundreds of miles away.

Precious time was wasted by these people. Liao Hua was furious and assigned them all to the front line of the city gate to defend the city.

The chief culprit of the barracks fire incident, Zhou Mo, the head of the Guandukou camp, was currently guarding Shimen Pass, lying on a bamboo sedan wrapped in comfortable leather cushions, happily sipping a cup of honey water.<

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The mountain road in Jiangbei is rugged and difficult to navigate. At first, you could still ride a horse, but as you entered the depths, the mountain road became high and low. In some places, you had to tie ropes to climb up and down before you could pass.

So Liu Bei and others had no choice but to abandon their horses and move forward on foot.

He already knew how powerful Lu Yi was, so he didn't dare to rest for a long time, so he forced his weak body to move forward.

But he is already sixty years old after all, which was considered a rare age in the Han Dynasty.

No matter how strong your willpower is, it will eventually be unable to withstand the exhaustion of your body.

Liu Bei is sick.

At first, they drank water from a mountain stream. The other soldiers drank it and were fine. Only Liu Bei suffered severe pain in his abdomen after drinking it and had diarrhea several times.

In the deep mountains and dense forests, there was no place to seek medical advice, and there were no carriages or sedans. Liu Bei, the emperor, could only be supported by two strong soldiers and walked slowly.

I don’t know how long I walked, but I just felt that the sun was rising and setting, and the moon was rising and setting.

The road becomes more and more dangerous.

Early that morning, a group of people came to two towering and steep mountains.

Of these two mountains, the southern one is shorter, slightly sloping, and rests on the shoulder of the northern one.

Just like a loving couple.

Only a narrow passage between the mountain gaps is left.

Liu Bei felt that his physical strength had recovered a little, so he kept looking up and looking around. Seeing that the terrain here was dangerous, he asked: "Where is this place?"

Fu Wei replied: "This is Shimen Mountain."

"Oh?" Liu Bei looked around, thinking about something.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing, coughing at the same time.

Fu Wei hurriedly asked: "Why is Your Majesty laughing?"

Liu Bei said: "I laugh at Lu Xun. After all, he can only talk about war on paper and stick to maps. The Wu army has a partial general named Li Yi, who was the former general of Liu Zhang. He has been stationed here all year round and is very familiar with this place. If I come to use troops,

Li Yi must be sent deep into this place. As long as we can find this Shimen Mountain before us, my life will be at stake."

Fu Wei said: "Your Majesty must not dare to laugh again. The last time he laughed, it attracted Zhu Ran and Han Dang. This time he laughed again, and it only made Wei uneasy."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion from behind the team.

"Wu Bing is coming!"

"How far is it?"

"Five miles."

Liu Bei was shocked, his face instantly turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "Quick. Move forward quickly, don't be blocked outside the narrow passage!"

Fu Wei also said: "I ordered the soldiers to take off their armor and clothes immediately. Once they entered the narrow passage, they piled them up in the narrow place and set them on fire to prevent the Wu soldiers from pursuing them."

After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately took action.

"Wu Jun has discovered us and is speeding up. There are less than four miles left."

Fu Wei's expression became solemn.

Suddenly, he knelt down in front of Liu Bei with his hands folded and said: "The Wu army has arrived. Your Majesty, please quickly pass through the narrow passage. I will lead the people to break up the rear."

After hearing Fu Xu say that he wanted to stop, Liu Bei fell silent.

After cutting off, it means death.

Over the past few days, Liu Bei has witnessed countless loyal ministers and righteous men risking their lives just to allow Liu Bei to escape back to Shu.

Thinking back to a year ago, a mighty 50,000-strong army marched down the river. How powerful were they with the same hatred of the enemy?

Now he can only escape back to Shu alone like a bereaved dog.

Looking at the generous and loyal young general in front of him, even Liu Bei's hard-hearted heart had to be moved.

Liu Bei choked up and said: "Absolutely not! Fu Wei, I order you to follow me and never leave."

Fu Wei smiled happily, but turned around and resolutely chose to disobey the decree.

Liu Bei said angrily: "Fu Wei, come back here. Do you want to resist the decree?"

"Your Majesty...wait."

"Your Majesty, look, there is someone ahead."

Liu Bei squinted and saw a lot of people at the exit of the narrow passage ahead, coming from the other side of Shimen Mountain.

Besides Wu Jun, who else could be there in the barren mountains and ridges?

Liu Bei said sadly: "Lu Xun is so fast. He is truly a genius in the world."

"Meng Chang, come back. There is no need to break up the queen."

"When the fire goes out, if they want to move my stone and chase me in, they will have to burn their hands and peel off their skin."

Fu Wei knew that the situation was urgent, so he didn't ask any questions and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to work according to Zhou Mo's requirements.

Finally getting an opening, Fu Wei couldn't bear it anymore and asked Zhou Mo: "What is your official position?"

"Captain of Guandukou."

Fu Wei didn't pay attention, choked on his saliva, and coughed loudly.

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"Three Kingdoms·Shu Book 15": The First Lord withdrew his army, refused to fight after the victory, and all the soldiers died. General Wu Tong ordered him to surrender, but Tong scolded him: "Wu Gou! How can a Han general surrender!" Then he died in the battle.
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