"Gongtai, Cui Geng has indeed left the city!" After receiving the news from the front line at Liu Bei's camp, Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and said with a smile.

"You can order the three generals Shuzhi, Liu Pan and Liu Hu to intercept. Cui Geng is quite talented. If he is allowed to return to Wancheng, it will be even more difficult for our army to break through Wancheng!" Chen Gong smiled.

He said, Cui Geng's withdrawal was not as he expected. Even Wancheng in the rear was threatened. It was meaningless for Cui Geng to continue to guard Yuyang. If he did not retreat at this time, he would really have no chance. How could he not retreat? However,

If Cui Geng returns to Wancheng, he will definitely be a threat and should be eliminated as soon as possible.

Liu Bei nodded, and Cui Geng guarded Yu Yang tightly. If he was allowed to return to Wancheng, would that be enough?

In fact, there was no need for Liu Bei to say anything. When Cui Geng led his troops out of the city to break out of the siege, Liu Pan and Liu Hu, who were well prepared, were already outflanking them from two directions.

The water of the Feishui River flows through Yuyang. Cui Geng's soldiers and horses are heading north along the Feishui River. Sixty miles to the north along the Feishui River is Wancheng. It is a journey of sixty miles. If they march in a hurry, they can march in one day.

It can be reached, but under the outflanking and squeezing of Liu Hu and Liu Pan, it is not easy for Cui Geng to fight out from here.

The Guanzhong Army repelled Liu Hu's attack with its tyrannical fighting power. Before they had time to rest, Liu Pan had already led another detachment and rushed towards them.

"General, if we continue like this, we will be killed by them sooner or later!" The general rushed to Cui Geng and shouted loudly.

Their troops had been forced to the banks of the Feishui River. Many of them lost their footing and fell into the water. The Jingzhou army was several times stronger than theirs. Without the city wall, it would not be easy to fight their way out.

"Let's talk after this battle!" Cui Geng gritted his teeth as he looked at Liu Pan's army that was already rushing towards him. He didn't know that he would be killed if he continued like this, but they had already hit him in the face. What should he say at this time?

It's no use either.

"Here~"

While he was talking, Liu Pan had already commanded his troops to attack, and Cui Geng led his army to meet him. This time, the two sides fought fiercely. No matter how good the Guanzhong Army was in fighting, after just defeating Liu Hu's troops, their physical strength was not exhausted.

It may allow them to face another battle at their peak in a short period of time.

The melee with Liu Pan almost caused Cui Geng's troops to collapse. In the end, Liu Pan couldn't hold on anymore and retreated first, but the sound of the horn in the distance made Cui Geng's heart sink to the bottom.

"Let's go!" Cui Geng gritted his teeth. He knew that if he continued to fight like this, he would probably be annihilated here. The fighting spirit of the soldiers had also dropped to the bottom. If he faced another battle at this time, he would definitely lose.

Go? Where to go?

All the soldiers looked at the surging river behind them in confusion. Although it was not very wide, the current was very fast. If they crossed the river at this time, they would either be swept away by the water or be killed by the enemy troops who came after them. But except for crossing the river, there was no other way.

We are surrounded on three sides, where can we escape?

"Use Wu as a unit, separate and go! I'll meet up at Wancheng!" Cui Geng thought of Cao Cao's original method of withdrawing his troops. Although it is not completely suitable for the current situation, it greatly increased his chances of escaping.

As long as he can return to Wancheng and defend Wancheng, these sacrifices will not be in vain.

"Here!" The generals couldn't think of a better way. As for spreading out... Even if Cui Geng didn't say anything, if the enemy charged again, they might have to disperse. So they each took orders and selected their soldiers.

Start to flee.

Cui Geng did not bring more soldiers and horses. At this time, the more people there were, the easier it was to be targeted by the opponent. He even took off his own clothes and armor, traveled lightly, and took four personal guards all the way up the river, preparing to find a place.

Cross the river and escape back to Wancheng via Jiyang.

Cui Geng did this, but not everyone was willing to do it. Some generals still fled with dozens or hundreds of soldiers. As Cui Geng expected, they were given special attention by the Jingzhou Army.

The scattered troops fled in various directions. The Jingzhou army did not react at first, thinking that the opponent would collapse without a fight. However, Chen Gong sensed something was wrong. Looking at the troops that suddenly dispersed in the distance, his expression changed drastically and he said: "

No, my lord, the bandit army is about to break out!"

"Breakout?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong blankly, didn't he always do that?

"With the bandit army scattered like this, Cui Geng hid in the rebel army and could easily escape." Chen Gong explained.

Liu Bei also reacted and quickly ordered: "Quickly, notify the three generals and chase!"

Cui Geng's less than three thousand troops turned into hundreds of troops and fled towards the north, but Cui Geng did not. After seeing the other party's troops chasing the fleeing troops, he quickly led his people back to Yu

Under Yang City, there is a bridge leading to the other side. After Cui Geng led four personal guards across the river bank, he quickly asked everyone to take off their armor, leaving only the seal, then bypassed Ji Yang and went straight to

Leaving Wancheng.

On the other side, Liu Bei and Chen Gong commanded armies to surround them on all sides. After all, many people escaped, and there was no news about Cui Geng. Liu Bei and Chen Gong looked a little ugly. If Cui Geng was allowed to escape back to Wancheng, what would happen next?

After taking control of Wancheng's defense, it will be difficult to break through Wancheng.

"Lord, without further ado, I will set off immediately, rush to Wancheng and blockade Wancheng!" Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei and said.

Cui Geng escaped, but it was impossible to escape back to Wancheng immediately. He was pursued and intercepted along the way. No matter what, he had to break Wancheng or capture Cui Geng before Cui Geng returned to Wancheng.

Liu Bei nodded, this is the only way now.

When the two were about to leave, they saw Chen Dao come in and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, a craftsman was caught outside the camp. He claims to be the Cui family of Nanyang and is a member of the Cui Geng tribe. He is willing to help my lord."

"A member of the Cui Geng tribe?" Liu Bei frowned upon hearing this and turned to look at Chen Gong.

"Invite him in." Chen Gong thought for a while and said.

Chen Dao looked at Liu Bei, saw Liu Bei nodded, and bowed to leave.

"Gongtai, is it Cui Geng's plan again?" Liu Bei asked with a frown.

No matter how you look at it, the fact that Cui Geng's tribe appears here and says they want to help him seems like a trick by the enemy, and it's not a very clever strategy at all.

"My lord, let's take a look first and then talk." Chen Gong said with a smile.

Liu Bei nodded and said no more.

After a while, a middle-aged man was arrested. He was dressed as a scholar but had a grimace on his face. It was Cui Geng's uncle, Cui Quan.

"My Excellency, Cui Quan, has met Duke Xuande." Cui Quan quickly saluted Liu Bei after understanding their identities.

"You are from the Cui clan, why did you come to my camp?" Liu Bei asked directly without wanting to say more.

"I'm here especially to help Duke Xuande!" Cui Quan said with a smile.

"How dare you, a bold and ignorant person, deceive me, and let me take over!" Liu Bei suddenly slapped the table, his face darkened, and he shouted sternly.

"It's wrong, Mr. Xuande, it's wrong!" Cui Quan's expression changed drastically and he shouted quickly.

"Unjustly accused?" Liu Bei heard this and sneered: "Since you are a member of the Cui clan, how can you help me? Now that Cui Gengfang has been defeated by me, he must have sent you here to plot against me, how can I keep you!"

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"Mr. Xuande doesn't know. Although Cui Geng is a member of my Cui clan, he is ungrateful. Our Cui clan used the whole family to send him into an official career. Now that he has returned with great achievements, he does not want to repay him.

On the contrary, the younger brother of the clan, Xuande Gong, is making things difficult for him everywhere. I am here to welcome Xuande Gong on behalf of the wealthy families from all over Nanyang. I have no intention of harming him!" Cui Quan bowed.

Liu Bei frowned and looked at Cui Quan, waved his hand to his guards to let him go, and turned to look at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong stood up, came to Cui Quan, and asked: "Since you are here to help my lord, let me ask you, do you know where Nanyang's troops and horses are deployed and how they are deployed? How many troops and horses are there in Wan County?"

"This..." Cui Quan was dumbfounded. How could he know this?

Chen Gong asked again: "Who is the guard of Wancheng? You should know, right?"

"The guard general of Wancheng is Zhu Sheng. This man was originally a subordinate of Zhang Liao. When Zhang Liao left, he asked him to temporarily replace Nanyang's troops. Later, Cui Geng came to Nanyang and took over part of the troops." Cui Quan said quickly.

"Zhu Sheng? Who is he? What is his ability?" Chen Gong frowned.

"This man was taught by Nanyang Academy..." Cui Quan was a little confused at the end. Zhu Sheng didn't have much interaction with him. All he knew was that this man was a military commander trained by the academy when Lu Bu was there in the past. As for his abilities,

How, how could he know?

"Chen Mo has sent other reinforcements?" Chen Gong continued to ask.

"Yes, I know this. Generals Zhang Liao and Wei Yan are leading their troops to Nanyang. They should be arriving soon." Cui Quan said quickly.

Liu Bei and Chen Gong frowned when they heard this. Zhang Liao was Lu Bu's general in the past. Liu Pan, Wenpin and Zhang Liao had all fought against each other and almost never won. One Cui Geng had already made it difficult for them to conquer. If they could not defeat Zhang Liao,

It will be difficult to capture Wancheng before returning to the army. It will be difficult to capture Nanyang.

After Chen Gong asked a few more questions in succession, he signaled Chen Dao to take the people down first.

"Lord, what this man said should be true." Chen Gong turned his head and looked at Liu Bei.

The few questions he asked just now were actually tests. The other party answered fluently without saying anything, but there was no contradiction between them and what they said should be true.

"Is this person available?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

Chen Gong shook his head: "Maybe he really came here sincerely, but this person has no ability to defeat the enemy. Judging from Chen Mo's hiring methods, Cui Geng is right not to use this person."

To put it simply, Cui Quan came to vote sincerely, but he had no ability. The information he mentioned could be known by Liu Bei with a little inquiry. But for some in-depth questions, Cui Geng did not let him intervene at all. Naturally,

There is no way to know.

"In other words, this person is useless?" Liu Bei frowned.

"It's useful." Chen Gong said with a smile: "If you want to break Wancheng, you should rely on this person."

"Oh?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong in surprise when he heard this. Didn't he say that this person was incompetent?

"Although this person is incompetent, he is the head of the Cui family and has not accomplished much. However, it is not difficult to make him do bad things. As long as he finds Cui Geng and sneaks into Wancheng, he can do a lot of things for us." Chen Gong.
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