The Nameless of the Common Clans

The war had not yet been completely extinguished in the ruined city. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the black smoke gradually dissipated around the city and the corpses on the top of the city wall narrated the cruelty of the battlefield.

The soldiers around numbly picked up the corpses on the ground and threw the corpses on the tower outside the city. Whether they were their own or the enemy's, the bloody smell filled the surroundings and made people sick. They didn't care that Liu Bei, the lord, was right beside them. Many people sat down directly against the city wall. The expressions on their faces were numb. They didn't even know why they had to fight this battle.

"Lord, eat something." Chen Dao handed a bowl of porridge to Liu Bei and called softly.

Liu Bei's condition was not very good these days. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei died, Ji Ling also died, Zhuge Liang was missing, and now Chen Gong also died in Dianjiang. Many troops from Jingzhou had fled, and many soldiers borrowed from Liu Zhang were unwilling to follow Liu Bei and fled secretly.

Coupled with the relentless pressure from Wu Yi and Zhang He, Liu Bei was now almost at the end of his rope.

"How are the casualties in the army?" Liu Bei opened his mouth, his lips were already chapped, but he couldn't even think of eating the steaming porridge in front of him.

"There are still more than 7,000." Chen Dao sighed. After the loss of Dianjiang, Liu Bei's original army did not have many casualties, but too many escaped, and the people's hearts were scattered. With so many people gathered in one place, it was really difficult to prevent deserters.

7,000 people?

Liu Bei took a deep breath, leaned against the enemy tower and closed his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, the voices and smiles of his two brothers flashed before his eyes. When he was in Xuzhou, Chen Gong and he pointed out the scene of the country. The past was vivid, but there was no chance of seeing each other again, and two lines of turbid tears flowed down uncontrollably.

Liu Bei cried many times in his life, but this time he was absolutely sincere. He lamented the death of his brothers and best friends, and was confused about the future. He didn't know whether he should continue to fight. Where else in the world could he be?

"My Lord..." Chen Dao was also sad when he saw Liu Bei like this. He followed Liu Bei on his escape. Chen Dao naturally saw how Liu Bei rose step by step. The great cause was not half done and it was already in vain. Not to mention Liu Bei, Chen Dao felt uncomfortable.

Seven thousand people guarding Jiangzhou seemed to be a lot, but now it was a desperate situation for them. Not to mention Zhang He's army of 40,000 to 50,000, it was a problem just for these more than 7,000 people. How many people were willing to fight to the death with Liu Bei was a problem. The Jingzhou army wanted to go back, and the Shu army was not on the same page with Liu Bei. What was worse was that Chen Gong, who had been helping Liu Bei with his advice, died, and Zhang Song and his people disappeared early.

Alas~

Liu Bei reached out to wipe the tears from his face, looked at the silent night, and thought quickly: "Shuzhi, Jiangzhou has become a dead place, we can't stay here anymore."

Chen Dao nodded: "My lord, what you mean is..."

"While Jiangzhou is not completely trapped, we will break through and go to Nanzhong." Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

Although Nanzhong is a wild place, it is also because of this that even if the Ming army occupied Shu, it would be difficult to send a large army here. Whether it can be recovered or not is not mentioned first, but Nanzhong is Liu Bei's only way to survive.

"My lord, it's just these soldiers..." Chen Dao frowned. How many of these soldiers are willing to follow Liu Bei into Nanzhong?

Let alone those ordinary soldiers, how many people are willing to follow Wen Pin and Liu Pan?

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Go and call all the generals, I will discuss with everyone, and Shuzhi, no matter what I say later, don't say too much."

"Yes!" Chen Dao nodded and bowed to leave.

Soon, Wen Pin, Liu Pan and other generals gathered at Liu Bei's place.

"My lord, why are you looking for us?" Wen Pin bowed and asked.

"I am incompetent. I came to Shu this time with the intention of leading the soldiers to capture Shu. However, I am incompetent. Not only did I fail to conquer Shu, but I also lost the foundation of Jingzhou." Liu Bei sighed and looked at the generals and said, "Now I am at the end of my rope. Since I know I will die, I really can't bear to see the soldiers die in vain."

"My lord, what are you talking about? We are willing to die for you!" Liu Pan said hurriedly.

Liu Bei shook his head: "We should die for a good cause. We know that it is meaningless to die in battle like this. Why should we let the soldiers die in vain?"

"My lord..." Wen Pin wanted to say something, but Liu Bei stopped him with his hand.

"Tonight, I will open the four gates. Anyone who wants to leave can leave. I will not make it difficult for you. You have fought for Liu Bei in all directions. Now that the army is about to be defeated, I cannot give you wealth and honor, but I don't want you to lose your lives in vain. Go." Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Shuzhi!"

"I am here!" Chen Dao stepped forward and bowed to receive the order.

"Tell people to open the four gates. No matter who wants to leave, no one can stop them!" Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"I will obey the order!" Chen Dao hesitated for a moment and bowed.

"Let's go, let's go~" Liu Bei looked at the generals and waved his hand, saying, "No need to say goodbye."

"I will leave!" The generals left in some doubt, leaving Liu Bei alone sitting in the tower, watching the setting sun outside the door, and sighing a little weakly.

It's better to go, it's better to go.

The city gate was opened as Liu Bei said. This action naturally attracted Zhang He's attention. Then people kept pouring out, which naturally attracted Zhang He's attention.

"What happened? What is Liu Bei planning?" Standing on the gate, watching the gate of Jiangzhou City from afar, enemy soldiers came out of the city from time to time, which made Zhang He a little confused. What is Liu Bei's trick?

Unsure of what was going on, Zhang He ordered people to capture several enemy soldiers for questioning, but the information he received confused Zhang He.

"General, if that's the case, why doesn't Liu Bei just surrender?" a general asked with a frown.

Zhang He shook his head. He couldn't figure out what Liu Bei was thinking, but for the sake of caution, he sent people to gather the soldiers and horses who were leaving the city, confiscated the weapons, and saw what tricks Liu Bei was playing.

"Lord, the four doors are open!" When Chen Dao found Liu Bei again, it was already night.

"Uncle Zhi really won't leave? With his ability, if he joins the Ming army, he will be reused." Liu Bei looked at Chen Dao and asked with a smile.

"General, I am willing to follow my lord to the death." Chen Dao bowed and said.

Liu Bei patted Chen Dao on the shoulder, nodded and said, "How many people are staying?"

"General Liu Pan has stayed, and Zhongye has also stayed." Chen Dao bowed and said: "There are probably more than 300 soldiers who have not left now. They are all elites who have followed the lord for many years. In addition to In addition, there is also a captain named Xing Daorong."

"Xing Daorong?" Liu Bei felt that the name seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember it after thinking carefully.

"He was originally the general of Lingling. Later, General Yide saw that this man had extraordinary physical strength, so he recruited him. This time, the lord led his troops to Shu, and was sent here by General Yide. He said that he was here to perform meritorious service. The last general just now I asked him to go back, but he refused," Chen Dao said with a smile.

"Oh? Why?" Liu Bei said in surprise.

"He wants to avenge General Yide!" Chen Dao sighed.

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt a sore nose. He shook his head and said, "I don't want Yide to be able to get such a loyal and brave man. That's all. If he wants to keep it, he can stay. He will take everyone with him and follow me to break through the encirclement at night and go south." "If you leave now, you may never come back, Uncle Zhi."

"My lord, there is no need to say more, I have decided to follow my lord!" Chen Dao bowed.

"Let's go!" Liu Bei nodded, stood up and said, in addition to the three generals Chen Dao, Liu Pan, Wenpin, and Xing Daorong, the only ones left behind were Sun Qian and Jian Yong. These two were Liu Bei's early advisers. Even when they were down and out, both of them followed Liu Bei. Liu Bei was not surprised when they followed Liu Bei at this time. When the three of them met, they just looked at each other and smiled without saying much. They went out from the west gate in the night and disappeared quickly. In the night.

On Zhang He's side, it was not until dawn the next day that he sent people into the city to investigate, but what was left was only an empty city. Apart from the people in the city, there was no trace of Liu Bei.

Is Liu Bei doing this just to get away? This made Zhang He a little confused. In this case, just surrender, why bother?

He didn't understand what Liu Bei was thinking, but no matter what he was thinking, it had nothing to do with Zhang He. He quickly sent someone to deliver a letter to Wu Yi, and then ordered someone to send an urgent letter to Jingzhou by water to inform Chen Mo of the matter. In any case, Liu Bei has left, and the main cities in Shu are now in the hands of the Ming army. The land of Shu has been decided, and what needs to be done next has nothing to do with Zhang He and Wu Yi.

Jingzhou, Xiakou.

When Chen Mo received the letter, it was already the third day after Jiangzhou was captured. Chen Jin also rushed to Jingzhou from Jiujiang with Deng Ai and Xu Zhi.

"Jin'er, what do you think about this?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Jin and asked with a smile.

"I thought..." After Chen Jin read the report, he thought for a while and said: "Since Liu Bei has been defeated but is unwilling to surrender, the only place he can find shelter now is Jiangdong and Nanzhong. If he defectes to Jiangdong, I He felt that it would be better to surrender to his father, so Liu Bei may still be unwilling to do so."

"You have also read these strategies for governing Shu. Which one do you think is feasible?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Jin and said with a smile.

"If it is feasible, it is actually feasible, but if you want it to last, I think this method is most suitable for Shu." What Chen Jin came up with was exactly what Chen Mo and Zhuge Liang had discussed. The particularity is destined to not be governed by the methods of governing ordinary states and counties.

"Do you have the confidence to let you govern Shu?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Jin and asked.

Chen Jin hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said, "My son is willing to give it a try."

"Then let's leave as soon as possible." Chen Mo nodded.

"Now?" Chen Jin looked up in shock and looked at Chen Mo.

"Although Shu is under control, the army cannot stay in Shu for a long time to suppress it, so someone must go to govern it. Others, Gongda and others cannot stay in Shu for a long time. Others either do not have enough ability or are worried about their fathers. , After thinking about it, you are the only one who can do it. There will be a war here, and it will be inconvenient for my son to stay here. It is better to enter Sichuan as soon as possible and let the Sichuan land be governed as soon as possible. "Chen Mo nodded and said: "With you. Now, I feel more at ease as a father.”

Chen Jin stood up and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will do his best!"

"Let's pack up and leave." Chen Mo stood up and said, "I'll see you off for my father."

"Here!"