The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423
Sima Yi is really not simple. Although he was defeated for a while, he still believed in his own judgment. Liu Bei was no longer able to do it. He really was no longer able to do it. Now he was just at the end of his strength. He didn't even have a stable rear. How could he fight with the prime minister?
Cao Cao nodded slightly. He also agrees with Sima Yi's judgment. Now Liu Bei's elite force has lost all casualties in the fight with Liu Xiao. Liu Bei was only lucky to win a match. In the real battle, he is definitely not his own army. opponent.

A few days later, Cao Cao sent troops again. This time, Liu Bei was no longer given the opportunity to fight one-on-one. First, he attacked from the front, followed by a two-wing assault. The army led by the three generals continued to attack Liu Bei's phalanx. .

Liu Bei commanded the army to fight with all their strength, and even Wei Yan went into battle, commanding the battle with injuries. Although he was at a disadvantage, he still withstood Cao Cao's attack. I can't stand it anymore.

After all, although Liu Bei has 5 troops, they are all patched together from various remnants of the army. How much combat power the crippled army can have is really not worth mentioning. Fearing Cao Cao's frontal attack, Liu Bei could hardly hold on.

A thousand tiger and leopard cavalry elite, although not many troops, but as a heavy cavalry, they smashed hard on the back of Liu Bei's army like a heavy hammer, and in just a moment, Liu Bei's army was torn apart abruptly A hole completely separated the right wing of the Jiangdong Army.

kill!

Without the protection of the right-wing battalion, Liu Bei's central army was completely exposed. Yang Jiye and Wu Yunzhao entered Liu Bei's formation from both wings, and started a frenzied slaughter. Cao Jun fought back helplessly.

"My lord, my morale is low and my strength is sluggish. I can't withstand Cao Cao's crazy attack. In at most another hour, our army's defense line will definitely collapse!"

Xu Shu waited and watched the situation on the battlefield with a solemn face, and said to Liu Bei after a long time.

Liu Bei's mind is now half-cooled. The force under his hand is already the strongest card in his hand. If he can't repel Cao Cao, it means that Xiangyang City can't be taken back. Even Jiangxia and Changsha are in danger. It's dangerous!

"Yuan Zhi, Shi Yuan, what should we do now?"

Liu Bei asked anxiously.

"Temporary retreat, preserve strength!"

Xu Shu said in a deep voice, "My lord, since the strong attack is not Cao Cao's opponent, we can only retreat temporarily and wait and see what happens. The army temporarily retreats to Jiangxia, defending the front lines of Jiangxia, Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Luling, and ensuring our connection with Jiaozhou. , once... once Jiangxia, Lujiang and other counties fall, we will only have Jiaozhou as a place to go..."

Liu Bei's heart immediately sank to the bottom of the valley, and now Xu Shu has already thought of the worst ending, and the whole Jingzhou cannot be kept, so why is it so sad?Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong and asked, "Shi Yuan, what do you mean?"

Pang Tong took a deep breath and replied: "My lord, the situation is critical now. It is definitely not the best policy to fight Cao Cao on the battlefield. It is better to stick to it in the field. We retreat to Jiangxia and Lujiang, the right way..."

Liu Bei sighed, now he has no choice but to retreat to Jiangxia County...

Liu Bei led the army to fight and retreat all the way, retreating significantly towards Jiangxia County and pushing into Jiangxia County. Cao Cao pursued fiercely all the way, not giving Liu Bei and Liu Xiao any chance at all, and the army went straight to Jiangxia.

However, Liu Bei and Pang Tong and Xu Shu forgot that Jiangxia was under their own control, but when they were in Danyang, Yue Fei had already begun to divide his troops.

As soon as Liu Bei's army retreated into Jiangxia, a fast horse galloped all the way into Jiangxia City and rushed to the prefect's mansion.

"Report!"

Tan Ma said anxiously: "My lord, something is not right. News came from Lujiang that Liu Xiao's general Zhao Yun led [-] troops to raid Lujiang City. Lujiang prefect Gong Wang stood firm on the city. In just three days, Zhao Yun beheaded Lujiang City." Gong Wang and his general, Gong Du, have occupied the Lujiang River; besides this, General Tai Shici is also leading [-] troops to besiege Yuzhang, and I am afraid that Yuzhang will fall soon!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei felt his eyes go dark, and he slumped down on the chair!
Lujiang fell and Yuzhang was in danger!
This is the ultimate road from Jiangxia to Jiaozhou. The two counties in the south are occupied by Liu Xiao's army, and I have been completely isolated in Jiangxia. A small Jiangxia has a population of only 60 million. Cao Cao's army is to the west, and Liu Xiao's army is to the east and south. I am alone and helpless, this time it is really going to be over!

"How could it be like this... so it would be like this! I will die in the sky, I will die in the sky!"

Liu Bei erupted suddenly, roaring in despair, and overturned the table on the ground with his hand!
"My lord, for the present plan, we can only give up on Jiang Xia!"

Pang Tong said in a shy voice: "Abandon Jiangxia immediately, go all the way south along the Yangtze River, and go straight to Changsha. Maybe there is still a chance of life. If we are really surrounded by Cao Cao and Liu Xiao here, the two forces will join forces, with more than [-] troops, we will die. Undoubtedly! Go to Lujiang, go straight up the Yangtze River, and go straight to Changsha. Zhao Yun has just occupied the Lujiang River, lacks a navy in his hands, and has less strict control over the Yangtze River Ferry on the Lujiang River. It is the best time for us to break through the blockade. If it is later, Then there is absolutely no chance!"

Liu Bei sat slumped on the chair, his face full of despair, and murmured: "Retreat to Changsha...retreat to Changsha..., what's the use of retreating to Changsha? Without Jiangdong, without Jingzhou, we only rely on Jiaozhou , How can we make a comeback? How can we make a comeback? The defeat is set, the defeat is set! It's over, it's over..."

"Big brother!"

Zhang Fei shouted anxiously: "You should wake up. When we were in Nanyang, we only owned a county in Xinye with less than a thousand soldiers. In the end, we were able to conquer three states. Now we at least still have Jiaozhou. Even if Jingzhou and Jiangdong are still mostly occupied by Cao Cao and Liu Xiao, but there are still several counties in our hands, so we may not have a chance to turn the tide of the war!"

Liu Bei said shyly, "Turn the tide of battle? Now your second brother is seriously injured, Gan Ning has been captured, and there are only you and Han Sheng. How can we turn the tide of battle? How can we turn the tide of battle?"

Pang Tong said in a deep voice: "My lord, what the three generals said is right. If you don't give it a try, how will you know that there is no chance? If you stay in Jiangxia, there is only a dead end. If you go to Changsha, there may be a glimmer of hope! There is still a glimmer of hope!" "

Liu Bei looked dejected, and said sadly: "In this case, third brother, immediately go down to rectify the army, collect supplies, and order Xiakou's navy to meet us and retreat to Changsha, and head to Xiakou at noon tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)