Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao knew in his heart that the [-] soldiers and horses given by Liu Bei were all newly recruited, the elite of the army, and they were not damaged in the slightest.

As long as Liu Bei's retreat is cut off, it is conceivable that the two sides will definitely have a fierce battle. The army with no retreat will be very terrifying for a while.

If there is such a battle in the governance, I am afraid that it will not take a long time to recover, and it is impossible.

In order to prevent the generals under his rule from violating the law, Cao Cao also issued a death order. Anyone who intercepted Liu Bei innocently would be punished by the three clans.

Cao Cao didn't want to have a battle with Liu Bei who had no foundation. His current focus was to quickly improve his strength.

In this way, Liu Bei's 8 men slowly passed through Cao Cao's rule, and went to join Zhang Fei and Chen Deng.

Zhang Fei and Chen Deng also ran into trouble at this time. In the battle with Yuan Shu, they had the upper hand, but they thought Xuzhou would be occupied by Yuan Shao, which made them flustered for a while.

Although Chen Deng hid the news in time, after a long time, the paper still couldn't contain the fire, and news of Xuzhou's occupation began to spread in the army.

After hearing the news, these Xuzhou soldiers started discussing with each other in private, trying to find out the truth and falsehood. After a long time, some people naturally went to question them.

Although Zhang Fei and Chen Deng tried their best to refute the rumors, one fact cannot be changed, that is, the logistics army for transporting food is gone.

Seeing that he couldn't hide anymore, after a while, Chen Deng could only speak out, and told Liu Bei that he was about to join them.

But they had already been deceived once, so these people naturally didn't believe it, and clamored to go back to Xuzhou, but Xuzhou was already occupied by Yuan Shao, so they couldn't go back at all.

Chen Deng spoke dryly, but he still couldn't persuade these people to stay. In desperation, he could only let them go.

Chen Deng was afraid that the strict order to trap them would backfire and cause riots in the army, so he let them go.

But Zhang Fei didn't think so. He couldn't let Liu Bei see that there was not much left in the army when he arrived, and besides, Yuan Shu was watching over him.

The two had a quarrel over this matter, but Chen Deng has always been highly valued by Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei also has scruples, so there has been no violence yet, otherwise the civil and military discord, I'm afraid the situation will be even worse.

With Chen Deng's release, hundreds of soldiers from Liu Jun would leave every day, which made Zhang Fei very angry.

Zhang Fei drank a couple of ounces of wine that day, and by virtue of his alcoholism, he was going to find Chen Deng for a theory.

Lifting the curtain, seeing Chen Dengzheng looking at the map with a frown, Zhang Fei said angrily: "Military Master, don't look at the map anymore, is there a place for us to live on it? "

"If you don't stop the release, I'm afraid that in less than half a month, I will go to the mountains to become a bandit. At that time, you will become a dog-headed military adviser. You have plenty of time to watch."

Looking at Zhang Fei, who smelled of alcohol, Chen Deng shook his head helplessly, and decided to resist silently, so as not to be entangled.

Seeing that Chen Deng ignored him, Zhang Fei was even angrier, and shouted loudly: "Military commander, you don't command soldiers with kindness. In my old Zhang's opinion, you should strictly order the soldiers to leave. When the elder brother arrives, he will take away the territory of that bastard Yuan Shu. Kill back to Xuzhou."

Shouchun has become a siege, even if Liu Bei tries his best to take it away, it will not be a long-term solution. Chen Deng knows it very well, so these days, he has been looking for a suitable site for Liu Bei.

If he wants to settle down temporarily, there are many places he can go to. Liu Bei's ambition will never be only temporary, he must choose a place where he can develop.

But right now, the various forces have almost occupied the places that can be occupied, except for those that cannot be operated for a long time, they will be left to bandits.

In this case, there is only one side to take refuge in. As for that side, Chen Deng already has a choice, one is Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and the other is Liu Zhang of Yizhou.

Jingzhou is relatively close, but Liu Biao is an experienced man. Although he is not aggressive enough, he is still more than enough to defend the city. If Liu Bei goes to vote, he will definitely have a place to live.

But if he wanted to grow stronger, it might not be so easy, because Liu Biao would not allow anyone under his rule to threaten him.

However, Liu Zhang of Yizhou was newly succeeded to the throne, and his prestige was insufficient, which led to continuous rebellion under his rule. There was even Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and the separatist party refused to listen to orders.

If Liu Bei leads an army to seek refuge, he will be able to solve Liu Zhang's urgent needs and gain trust.

Faced with Liu Zhang, who inherited his father's career, and Liu Biao, a wily man, Chen Deng naturally preferred the former.

But going to Yizhou is a long way away, and I am afraid it will not be so smooth, so Chen Deng is also distressed, and he is in a dilemma.

"Bang bang bang." Here Chen Deng was lost in thought, while Zhang Fei thought he was ignoring him, so he stepped forward angrily and slapped the table.

Disrupted from thinking, Chen Deng didn't think about it at all. He sat down and said calmly, "General Zhang, let them go. It's just a waste of food to stay."

Zhang Fei took a deep breath and said, "Waste the food. If the food is gone, you can find a way. But if the soldiers are gone, they are gone."

"Think of a way?" Chen Deng asked with a smile, "Did General Zhang come up with a way to produce food? Our army has less than seven days of food now, and the number of personnel is reduced. Maybe we can last for a few more days."

Chapter 513 Convergence

"It will take about a month for the messenger sent by the lord. This month, with the current number of our army, at least [-] shi of food."

"Huh?" Zhang Fei frowned. Right now, the army is in chaos, and food has become a controlled thing. They don't need much, and there are ways to do it, but there are so many that it is impossible to get them together in a short time.

Seeing that Zhang Fei didn't speak, Chen Deng began to analyze the benefits again. He talked a long way, and he said that those who voluntarily stayed were the elite and so on.

Zhang Fei waved his hand impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, military commander, don't talk about it, my old Zhang has long been tired of hearing it, but more and more soldiers are leaving now, so we should control it in time."

Chen Deng also wants to change, but they are surrounded now, no matter how they move, they have to think twice, otherwise they will be annexed.

Chen Deng thought for a while and said: "General Zhang, the most important thing is to take care of the lord right now, and you can't make any troubles. Otherwise, if something happens, how can you explain it to the lord?"

"If it really doesn't work, General Zhang should train his troops to improve morale, and it can also consume the remaining energy of the soldiers and keep as many soldiers as possible."

"Yes." Zhang Fei replied helplessly: "Is there no other way to curb this momentum?"

If there was a way, Chen Deng would have done it a long time ago, waiting for Zhang Fei to come to ask, and now they just need to wait for Liu Bei to come to meet up.

After venting his complaints, Zhang Fei's restless heart improved a lot. Under Chen Deng's comfort, he reluctantly went to train.

Except for three meals a day, soldiers and horses are trained. Although this can achieve the purpose of reducing escape, the root cause is still not solved.

Here Zhang Fei was troubled by the soldiers leaving. On Liu Bei's side, he also encountered some situations, that is, the army and civilians marched too slowly.

If Liu Bei didn't join Zhang Fei's troops for a day, Liu Bei's heart would not be at ease. If he led an army to leave first, there would be no one to make decisions about the remaining large troops in case of an emergency.

But speed up, these ordinary people, if they can't keep up, it's absolutely impossible to abandon them, otherwise they won't be taken with them in the morning.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei summoned Jian Yong and Mi Zhu to ask if there is a way to increase the speed.

At Dazhai where they were stationed temporarily at night, Liu Bei looked at Jian Yong and Mi Zhu and said, "I called you here today to ask if there is any way to speed up."

Jian Yong thought for a while and said: "My lord, the people walk slowly because they have too much burden to salute. If you don't let the soldiers help, reduce their burden and let them walk on foot, it should increase a lot of speed."

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "The army will help share the burden, I'm afraid it will damage the army's appearance, and if there is any accident, it will not be able to respond in time. This method is not appropriate."

Mi Zhu thought for a while and said, "My lord is right. Otherwise, I would buy some cattle and horses along the way and transport the people's burdens, which should reduce the burden on the people."

Cattle and sheep are more expensive than human lives in troubled times, not to mention that if you want to buy them now, you will have to spend at least several times more money.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "It's a good way, but you can buy it from various places along the way. I'm afraid it will cost money and you won't get much."

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Zhu has a little relationship with merchants from all over the place. You should be able to talk to them and buy it at the most suitable price."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Okay, then Zizhong will work hard. When you have a place to live in the future, Bei will definitely remember your contributions."