Xiahou Dun defeated Zhao Yun in two games and was on the way to pursue him. When he saw the sky was dark and the sound of wind coming from the dense forests on both sides, he was also worried that there was an ambush in the forest.

But the arrow was already on the string at this time. If he ordered to withdraw from the valley, the cavalry in the front team would easily trample the infantry in the rear, so Xiahou Dun could only bite the bullet and charge forward.

Suddenly there was a volley of rockets from the mountains to the west, and shouts suddenly broke out in the valley. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's ambush troops rushed out at once, and Xiahou Dun's troops immediately became panicked.

"General, if there is indeed an ambush, you can retreat quickly." Yu Jin hurriedly reminded.

"Wen Ze, you immediately restrain the troops and horses and order the army to withdraw from the valley quickly." At this time, Xiahou Dun could only rely on Yu Jin, who was good at running the army.

"Wei." Yu Jin responded and left.

At this time, Zhao Yun from the south led his army to attack again, forming a three-sided flanking attack with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Cao's army suddenly fell into panic. The cavalry horses were frightened by the fire and ran around, crushing and trampling countless infantry following behind.

Liu Bei saw the fire in the dense forest and said happily: "The military master's clever plan, maybe we can capture the blind Xiahou alive this time."

Xu Shu nodded and said: "Now the victory or defeat has been decided, whether we can capture the coach alive depends on God's will."

Li Dian saw the flames of Bowangpo rising into the sky at the northern camp. He guessed that Xiahou Dun had been ambushed by Liu Bei, so he led the soldiers and horses in the camp to rush south to respond.

Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin were calm at first, but as the fire became more fierce in the night and Liu Bei's army was chasing them, the two behind them were already in chaos. They could only run for their own lives, without any remaining strength to restrain their soldiers.

Two hours later, Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin led the remaining troops to escape to the mouth of the valley, and not a single one of the more than 20,000 people they brought with them remained.

Just as he was about to escape, a group of men and horses came from the north with torches, and the embarrassed soldiers at the rear suddenly froze in place.

Xiahou Dun mistakenly thought it was Liu Bei's ambush, and said to Jin with a mournful face: "We are going to die here..."

After a while, Yu Jin discovered that it was Li Dian's reinforcements and said happily: "General, it is Mancheng who has come to take over."

Xiahou Dun took a closer look and saw that he was indeed raising the flag with the word "Li", but because he didn't listen to his words before the battle, he couldn't be happy at this moment.

After the war, Liu Bei counted his troops and found that Bowangpo wiped out more than 20,000 enemies in one battle, and only suffered less than 10% damage on his own side.

After a great victory, Guan, Zhang, Zhao and other generals were overjoyed. Liu Bei finally understood the importance of military advisors and trusted Xu Shu even more.

"Military advisor, what should we do now?" Liu Bei asked.

"Xiahou Dun will be defeated and must leave. We can advance slowly and ask for help from Wenpin and Liu Biao. Maybe we can really attack Xudu," Xu Shu said.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered Jian Yong and Liu Yan to go to Xiangyang and Xi'e respectively to ask for help, and then continued to march north.

Wenpin was shocked when he learned that Liu Bei had defeated Xiahou Dun. He said that he must obey Liu Biao's order before sending troops.

Jian Yong came to Xiangyang quickly. Liu Biao was shocked when he heard the news of Liu Bei's victory. "Xianhe has been working hard for a long time, so he can go to the posthouse to rest first. I will discuss it with the generals immediately."

"Ming Gong, please make a decision quickly, this is a good opportunity given by God." Jian Yong said with cupped hands.

"Let's go for peace and harmony. We will make a decision in a short period of time." Liu Biao said.

Jian Yong knew that the situation was urgent and had no intention of going to the post house. Instead, he stayed outside the governor's mansion and waited for news.

Liu Biao immediately summoned the ministers for discussion, and Wenpin had already sent back the news about Bowang.

Everyone in the hall was silent because Liu Bei's performance in this battle had exceeded everyone's expectations.

Liu Biao threw a stone and asked for directions: "Xiahou Dun was defeated by Xuande. If I raise troops to help, Xu's capital will be in danger. If Cao Mengde does not come back to help, we may really be able to save the emperor."

Cai Mao, who was close to Cao Cao, did not dare to speak at this time. He was unwilling to send troops before because he advocated Cao Cao's strength. Now that Liu Bei defeated Xiahou Dun, he had no excuse.

At this time, Kuai Yue said: "If Liu Xuande breaks through Xudu and the emperor rewards him for his merits, my lord will definitely not be as good as him. If my lord uses the people of Jingzhou to help him achieve great achievements, wouldn't he be marrying someone else?"

Moreover, Liu Bei is growing grain in Xinye, recruiting troops and horses, and I heard that he recently hired a military advisor. How can Liu Bei act like this and be inferior to others? Please think twice, my lord."

Liu Biao had always been wary of Liu Bei, but when Kuai Yue said this, he hesitated.

Seeing that Liu Biao was suspicious, Kuai Yue added jealousy and said: "Liu Bei is a ferocious tiger in the world. If you don't raise a tiger carefully, you may hurt yourself..."

"Brother-in-law, you can send an order to Wen Zhongye to pretend to help, and then kill him by surprise. Liu Bei will be relieved of his troubles." Cai Mao took advantage of the situation and said.

"No, Liu Xuande can defeat Xiahou Dun. I expect there must be experts in his army. If Wen Zhongye fails to kill the tiger, he may injure himself. My lord can send someone to appease him to weaken his heart, and then use tricks to plan it." Kuai Yue

He stroked his beard and said.

"Why delay the sun and the moon? If you can't trust Wenpin, I can personally lead the army to the north and join forces with him to attack him. We will surely capture and kill Liu Bei in one fell swoop." Cai Mao snorted coldly.

After hearing this, Liu Biao shook his head and said: "The words of Yidu are very good. Xuande's benevolence and righteousness are spread all over the world. If Degui is really reckless and kills him, I will be blamed for harming the virtuous. It is better to do it slowly..."

At this time, the guards came to report that Yan Jianyong was still waiting outside the door of the mansion.

Liu Biao told Kuai Yue: "Jian Xianhe is still waiting for news. You go out to deal with Qidu and don't make him suspicious."

"Wei." Kuai Yue stood up and responded.

Liu Bei stationed troops in Ye County for several days. Liu Yan came back first to report Wenpin's attitude. Later, Jian Yong returned and brought Liu Biao's excuse.

Liu Bei was so angry that he beat his chest and said: "How can such an opportunity be available in the future? How could Liu Jingsheng give up because of Cai Mao's illness? Is there no other general in Xiangyang?"

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "I don't think Cai Mao is sick, but Liu Biao deliberately doesn't want to send troops. It seems that he is very afraid of his lord..."

"Then attack Xudu to save the emperor..."

"How can it be possible for my lord to capture Xudu with just over 10,000 troops? I think we should go back to Xinye..." Xu Shu advised.

Liu Bei frowned and said: "We can't be controlled by others all the time. Let Lan Ziyu expand production when we go back. If we have food, we won't be afraid of not being able to recruit soldiers."

Xu Shu nodded and affirmed: "That's right."

Four hundred garrison troops under the command of Gao Shun were stationed in Xinye. During this period, public security in Xinye was good. Several spies who had sneaked into the city were also arrested. After being tortured, they found out that they were Cai Mao's people.

After Liu Bei returned to Xinye, Gao Shun handed over the city defense and Lantian returned to Dengjiazhuang.

Faced with Cai Mao's full malice, Liu Bei returned the craftsmen, intending to convince others with virtue and ease his relationship with Liu Biao.

In May, Yuan Shao vomited blood and died in Yecheng in grief and anger. His youngest son Yuan Shang inherited the throne. His eldest son Yuan Tan occupied Qingzhou, his second son Yuan Xi occupied Youzhou, and his nephew Gao Gan occupied Bingzhou. The whole of Hebei could no longer unite.

Liu Bei stood in Xinye and sighed to the north, thinking that Yuan Benchu ​​was defeated by Cao Cao after all. His sons would lose all of Hebei sooner or later, and it would be even harder to defeat Cao Cao.
Chapter completed!