Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Okay, since that's the case, Bei will send someone to break out of the siege and recall Chen Dao."

After making up his mind, Liu Bei acted quickly. He immediately organized his troops, covered the messengers and killed them, and then secured the city for help.

Seeing that Liu Bei's men stood out, Jiangdong's generals knew in their hearts that this must be someone who asked for help, so they stepped up their efforts one after another, trying to rush Liu Bei's reinforcements to break through the city and avenge Sun Ce.

But Liu Bei had Zhuge Zhuang's help, all the equipment in the city was complete, and there were [-] soldiers and horses. It was extremely difficult for Sun Jun to take it down quickly.

When the news of the battle between the two sides came out, Cao Cao couldn't wait any longer, and immediately gathered the army in Yuzhou, and went into battle one after another, approaching Nanyang.

As soon as Cao Cao made a move, Wei Yan's army in Hanzhong also started to move immediately. As soon as Chen Dao gathered the soldiers and retreated, they chased after him.

As the two giant soldiers started to move, Sun Ce's army also stopped attacking after hearing the news, but they did not withdraw their troops and leave.

In Sun Ce's camp, Zhou Yu's pale face was full of worry, Sun Ce was unconscious, and he was tearing up his face with Liu Bei, and the two armies came rushing to make him confused when he just woke up.

Withdrawing troops was an order issued by Zhou Yu. Now is not the time to take revenge. Regardless of whether Liu Bei did it or not, we need to preserve our strength and deal with the next situation.

Zhou Yu asked softly, "Where are Cao Cao and Li Huiyi's army?"

Lu Su on the lower side replied: "Governor, Cao Cao's general Xia Houyuan has entered Bowang, Li Huiyi's general Wei Yan has arrived in Rang County, and Liu Bei's reinforcements Chen Dao is in Anzhong."

"The soldiers and horses of the three groups belong to Wei Yan with the largest number, about [-] people, but they are all Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu's old troops, and their combat power should not be high."

"Xia Houyuan has 20 troops, but it's just the vanguard. It seems that there are about [-] follow-up troops. Chen Dao has [-] troops, adding up to nearly [-]."

"The three parties are coming fiercely. Nanyang County has become a hot topic. Our army should retreat to Jiangxia as soon as possible. It is the best policy to wait for them to decide whether to win or not."

From the very beginning, Lu Su did not approve of attacking Nanyang County, but Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were both injured and unconscious, and these generals were dazzled by anger, so they would listen to his persuasion.

After all, Lu Su hadn't made any achievements at this time, and his official position was not high.

But Zhou Yu knew Lu Su's talent very well, so when he heard his suggestion, he immediately fell into thinking.

Chapter 770

Retreating to preserve strength is indeed the only option in front of them, but this also means that they will have the least benefit in this battle.

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said: "Okay, the army will retreat, retreat to Jiangxia and wait for the time to move."

Sun Ce's army suddenly stopped attacking, and Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief. The defense these days has reduced the original number of five thousand troops to less than two thousand, which can be described as worse.

I thought that Sun Jun was just suspending the attack, but I didn't expect that he took the initiative to retreat. Liu Bei, who had been trapped for many days, was completely surrounded by Sun Jun's actions, and carefully sent out scouts to inquire.

But after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, and immediately ordered someone to find Zhuge Liang. After all, Sun Jun would not retreat for no reason.

Sun Ce's army retreated, there must be a strong enemy coming, Zhuge Liang guessed it after a little thought.

So when Liu Bei's voice fell, Zhuge Liang immediately said: "Uncle Emperor, I'm afraid Nanyang is in danger. It must be Cao Cao and Li Huiyi who have taken action."

"Huh?" It's not that Liu Bei hasn't thought about this possibility, but he didn't dare to think about it too much. At this moment, Zhuge Liang mentioned it, which made him frown.

"Then, according to the master's plan, how should we do it?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "The only way is to stay out of the matter and let the two powers compete with each other, otherwise there will be no way out in the middle."

Jingzhou was Liu Bei's only hope. He gave up all his efforts. He was very unwilling to hear that he would abandon the city without a fight.

"Sir, don't you have the strength to fight, and you have to endure for more than ten years to achieve today's achievements. I really don't want to give up like this."

Seeing the resigned expression on Liu Bei's face, Zhuge Liang was also in a dilemma for a while. Although he didn't really want to help, he was still his adviser anyway.

"Hey, if Uncle Huang really doesn't want to do this, then let's give it a go and call back the two generals Guan and Zhang. According to the city, watch the battle between the two sides, and see if there is any possibility of taking advantage of the fire."

Sit back and watch tigers fight, you must have a certain strength, otherwise, if you don't guard against it, you will be swallowed by a tiger. If Liu Bei really adopts it, it is tantamount to betting all your belongings, no less than a gamble.

Liu Bei thought for a while, then slowly asked: "Sir, how many chances does this method have?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "Twenty percent, Liang does not agree with the emperor's uncle taking it."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Then sir, where do you think Bei should retreat?"

"This..." To be honest, Zhuge Liang didn't know where else Liu Bei could go. "Uncle Huang, there is a saying that Liang doesn't know if he should say it or not?"

Liu Bei said casually: "If you have anything to say, just say it. How polite are you and me?"

The more Liu Bei was out of sight, the more Zhuge Liang felt indebted, and said slowly: "Uncle Emperor, listen to Liang's words, let's go back to the mountains and forests."

Returning to the mountains and forests, upon hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, then his face changed rapidly, and finally revealed a state of madness.

"Hahaha! Going back to the mountains and forests, I, Liu Bei, fought all my life and endured humiliation for decades. In the end, once I return to the original place, I will not be reconciled, not reconciled..."

Liu Bei did stumble throughout his life, just like ordinary people who try hard all their lives to change their fate, but in the end they find that fate has arranged for him well, no matter how hard they try, the result is the same.

"Alas." Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, Zhuge Liang sympathized with him, and decided to try his best to help him once. As for whether it can be done, it depends on the will of God and depends on human life.

"Uncle Huang, Liang has a plan, which may be able to resist the two armies, but this method can only defend, not attack, and there are still some imperfections."

Hearing that Zhuge Liang has a solution, Liu Bei regained his composure, and hurriedly asked, "What can you do, sir, as long as you can keep Nanyang, you will not hesitate."

Zhuge Liang replied: "This method does not require a single soldier. Liang deduces a method from an ancient book, which can reach an army of one hundred thousand. It only needs to be deployed outside the city, and Nanyang can rest easy."

For a while, it could reach an army of [-], Liu Bei showed a trace of disbelief on his face, and said worriedly: "Sir, are you sure?"

Zhuge Liang replied confidently: "Uncle Huang, don't worry, unless someone knows this formation, there will be no accidents."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was so confident, Liu Bei chose to believe it, and handed over all the soldiers and horses in the city to Zhuge Liang to set up a large formation.

A few days later, Xia Houyuan arrived first. Seeing that there were no soldiers or horses outside Nanyang City, only a few piles of rocks lying horizontally, he was curious and sent scouts to investigate for fear of being caught in an ambush.

After waiting for about half an hour, the scouts he had sent had not returned. Xia Houyuan felt uneasy, so he sent more people to continue investigating.

The troops sent one after another didn't come back. Xia Houyuan finally noticed something strange and dared not send any more people in. He chose to set up camp and sent the situation to Cao Cao to wait for instructions.

When Liu Bei heard of Xia Houyuan's arrival, he went to the tower nervously. Seeing Zhuge Liang's formation, which trapped all the soldiers and horses sent by Xia Houyuan, his heart became wild.

A few piles of rocks can resist the army, so if we arrange all the outside of Jingzhou City, wouldn't it be a huge profit.

Such a naive idea, Liu Bei just thought about it for a while, and when he woke up, he laughed it off.

After Xia Houyuan, Chen Dao also led his army to come, without doing much observation, he immediately led his army into the formation.

As soon as he entered the battle, Chen Dao only felt the scenery in front of him change, as if there was a layer of mist, and the city wall not far away was looming, as if unreal, he felt vigilant in his heart, and walked forward according to his feeling.

After walking for about half an hour, according to the previous distance, he should have entered the city gate long ago, but he hadn't arrived yet.

After careful observation, Chen Dao panicked, because the horseshoes and footprints on the ground were obviously left by the army just now, so they have returned to their original place.

How is it possible, Chen Dao is confident that he will not get lost, because he has a good memory since he was a child, so there must be some reason.