On March 18th, the sun became brighter, the temperature began to rise, the mountains and hills were green, and the teams fleeing south and east were endless. There was a family's child and daughters fleeing away in a panic. A group of people gathered in groups of three or three to a larger wave of refugees. On their way, the seeds sown in spring were also turned out from the soil and eaten raw, but most people still looked pale and weak, unable to stand hungry, or could not walk, squatted on the ground and cried.

Many people have starved to death along the way, but more of them have been killed by Qingzhou soldiers who have destroyed villages and villages. The fugitives occasionally encounter one or two soldiers and horses that are coming towards each other. The other party rushed over and waved their blades to kill the people they saw, ruined the women, and then took away the stolen things. Those who survived by chance continued to go to the deeper city of Xuzhou to avoid the war. If they saw smoke and dust rolling up on the way, most people would choose to stand in place and look at each other vigilantly until the army left their sight, and continued to move forward.

"When I get there, Governor Tao will not ignore us." Most of them have such hope.

From north to south, an army of about 3,000 infantry and cavalry mixed with each other caught up with a refugee team. Liu Bei rode on a horse and walked in the crowd, his eyes swept over the breathless and with a dish-like face. A mother hugged the child vigilantly and looked at him, carefully and panicked into the crowd, afraid that the only treasure would be taken away.

A black rider rushed over, spread his palms and danced, shouting: "Brother, just give some food to these people."

Another cavalry came over, hanging upside down with the Azure Dragon Sword. He saw the hungry girl in his eyes. His eyes were wide open, and he nodded and said, "The third brother is right this time. These people were originally peaceful farmers all their lives. If Cao Cao had not slaughtered Xuzhou, they would not have suffered such a disaster. I would have felt unbearable."

"How much food do we have?" Liu Bei's face was calm, he pursed his lips and thought for a while before speaking: "...This is not far from Tan County... let everyone take out the dry food and share it with the villagers."

"Hahaha, this is my good brother--" The thick black and burly figure laughed loudly, rushed into the crowd and shouted loudly: "Come here to get food, everyone is in hand, don't rob it, otherwise I won't recognize anyone. All the fellow villagers come over and arrange them one by one, and there is food."

The cloth bags of all sizes were taken out. Each soldier had about two days of dry food, but he was reluctant to hand it over. On the other side, hundreds of refugees looked at the good things poured out of the bag with greed, swallowing their saliva and pouring over. An old man was hungry and was not afraid. He rushed over and grabbed a hard cake and ran to the side and squatted on the ground and chewed hard. People nearby were brave enough to go over and received the living dry food in their arms. I don’t know who started crying first, and then whimpered.

Most of them lived in nearby villages, and towns and counties relied on a little bit of land, and never went further away in their lives. When the war disaster came, they came to a wider world. They had to walk farther away, and only fear and hunger were afraid and hunger. They could only walk farther away. When the soldiers stopped when they reached their hometown, they stopped and walked back. No one knew whether this was right, but they wanted to avoid the cut knife. As long as the family did not die, even if they continued to grow, there would be a spiritual position for them in the future.

"Look at Cao Cao's disaster, wait until he's over and stab him in a hole-" Zhang Fei shouted angrily with his spear.

The three brothers were about to lead the team to head to Tan County again. There was a message from there, and then more news came.

Liu Bei's face turned pale for a while, and then turned red again...

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As the day was setting westward, Cao Bao looked at the big flag of Cao raised on the other side and sighed slightly.

In the city behind him, in the direction of the government office, a large number of figures were coming and going. In the busy and noisy government office, the crowd came and went, carrying all kinds of news to and from all over the place. The horse stakes at the government office were not stopped for a moment. At first, Cao Cao's army attacked Xuzhou, and Tao Qian led his army to fight. After being defeated, he fled to Pengcheng first, and then moved to Tan County today, and sent more troops to rescue counties besieged by Cao's army.

On March 15th, Cao's army took action again. After gathering the Qingzhou troops, a large number of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry appeared in Cao's army. They began to advance east or south, and led all over the place. Immaculate news hit this place, and then various emotions exploded in people's hearts.

In the main hall, Tao Qian was old and was not attentive to handle government affairs. He looked through a few messages from various places sent by Bei Ji Zhu, rubbed his eyebrows. Next to him, Chen Gui was coming in, shaking his head: "...Where are so many cavalry coming from Cao Cao--" The last sound suddenly shouted hoarsely.

With a whistle.

He flew out of the long table and sprinkled it on the ground. Chen Gui bent down and picked it up one by one. His age was almost the same as Tao Qian. In the past few days, Cao's army suddenly launched a thunderous offensive, like an iron needle inserted into a person's heart. The huge "pain" spread instantly. After receiving the news, he hurried to the government office and was furious when he saw the old friend.

He gently put the bamboo slip back on the long table and sat down on the side. Tao Qian raised his head and looked at Chen Gui on the side table with difficulty, and knocked on the table with his right hand: "Hanyu, do you know why Cao Cao had so many cavalrymen. He attacked Jimo and Kaiyang cities in one day, and half a day later, and then turned to attack Suiling and Xiaqiu counties. This is to force me to death!"

"The reinforcements should be coming soon..." Chen Gui said slowly, as if comforting the old man.

"No, Cao's army must have reinforcements, there must be..."

Tao Qian rubbed his eyebrows and stood up, his body shaking back and forth, took a deep breath, and bit his teeth: "... The war has tiring the people of Xuzhou, my fault! But I have never regretted killing Cao Mengde's father. If it weren't for him, Cao Cao repeatedly attacking me Xuzhou, how could I do this to him?"

"Oh... but after all, it's the people of Xuzhou." The old man on the other side looked at the walking figure and closed his eyes: "Gongzu should go out and take a look. On the way I came, I was hungry and terrible. If I continue, the tragedy of Yizi's foe is not far away."

Tao Qian turned around and spitted out of his beard: "That was also the evil that Cao Mengde had committed!"

At the same time, figures ran into the house outside the house, and a large amount of news gathered. The originally furious old man opened and saw it clearly. With a "ah——" sound, he tore the cloth that recorded the news and shook it. Several guards hurried forward and Tao Qian fell down.

On March 16th, Cao Cao rebuked Tao Qian in the name of revenge, sent troops from the three Yinping routes to capture Pengcheng, Fuyang, the eastern gateway to Xuzhou, and the northern expedition of Xiangben, the Zhengguo and other places. On the 17th day, the war broke out and letters for help flew to Tan County, which stimulated the old man to faint.

...

The person woke up quietly and the smell of medicine came from the air.

It was dark outside the window. Tao Qian opened his eyes and saw Chen Gui standing there in front of the bed. His head was dozing off bit by bit. He lifted the cloth on his forehead and weakly supported himself, awakening others.

"Hanyu...How long has I fainted..."

Chen Gui helped him sit up: "Soon... not long after... when the sky was dark, news came again, which is good news!"

"Have reinforcements come? Or has Cao Cao withdrawn?" Tao Qian leaned on the couch, waved his hand weakly, and smiled: "I would rather believe in the former."

"Cao Cao retreated."

The old man leaning against the bedside smiled a little, and his eyes fell silent: "...I finally got through it."

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Back to the normal timeline, the perspective comes to Liu Bei.

"Cao Cao withdrew?"

Zhang Fei widened his eyes and shouted: "What should we do with our brothers? He hung up the Plain Seal and Ribbon and ran here... I have no shame to go back..." Then he muttered in a low voice: "...and there is no dry food."

Guan Yu next to him had no idea, and the two of them looked at the brother in front of them.

"Since I'm here in Xuzhou, I always have to meet the governor to save myself from gains and losses."
Chapter completed!