Cai Mao took Zhang Yun, Li Gui and others out of the Shu army camp and headed back with the army.
Along the way, Cai Mao's face was gloomy, without a trace of good looks.
Zhang Yun followed Cai Mao, and when he saw Cai Mao's expression, he said nothing knowingly. He was 'enlightened' by Wang Can, and after experiencing some things, his personality also changed a little.
On the way back, Zhang Yun asked the soldiers to find out what happened last night.
He felt very guilty when he learned that Cai Mao had spent the night outside the Shu army camp and was finally made things difficult for him by Zhou Cang.
Zhang Yun kept these things in mind one by one.
After experiencing this incident, Zhang Yun's view of Cai Mao changed fundamentally. He felt that Cai Mao was loyal and brotherly, and could be trusted with life and death on the battlefield. As for Li Gui, Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, the three of them
Still immersed in the joy of escaping from the tiger's mouth, he was happy to leave the Shu army camp.
Thirty thousand Chu troops followed Cai Mao back to the camp.
After more than an hour, the army returned to the camp.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Cai Mao was sitting on the main seat, sitting upright with a serious look on his face and a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Cai Mao had just returned to the camp. After arranging the soldiers, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter. He looked sharply and looked back and forth among the generals below, and finally landed on Li Gui, Chen Sun and Zhang Wu, and shouted sternly: "Li Gui
, Chen Sun, Zhang Wu, what crime do you deserve for instigating Zhang Yun to attack the Shu army?"
The hearts of the three people suddenly became cold. They had just come out of the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den again!
Zhang Yun was relieved when he heard Cai Mao's words.
According to Cai Mao's theory, it was Li Gui and others who instigated this, which removed his own guilt.
Li Gui was so frightened that he stood up from his seat in a panic, walked quickly to the center of the camp, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said in a low voice: "Captain, I have finally found out my crime, please punish me!"
Chen Sun also knelt down and said: "Captain, the general is aware of his crime. Please punish him."
Zhang Wu originally wanted to resist, but when he saw that both Li Gui and Chen Sun took the initiative to plead guilty, he also knelt down and confessed.
In an instant, the three men became the main culprits in attacking the Shu army.
As for Zhang Yun's mistake in leading his troops away, Cai Hao lightly ignored it. However, Cai Hao did not punish Zhang Yun's crime, but still said symbolically: "Zhang Yun, you are a general in the army, and I have nothing to do with you."
I have the right to punish you. However, I will report all the things you have committed to the lord and ask the lord to make his own decision."
After hearing this, Zhang Yun nodded in agreement.
Even if Liu Biao was furious when the matter was brought to him, he would be fine if he put some thought into it after returning.
Cai Mao looked at Li Gui and the others again and shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!"
As soon as the voice fell, several soldiers came in from outside the camp and saluted Cai Mao. Cai Mao loudly ordered: "Drag Li Gui, Zhang Wu and Chen Sun down, each of them will be charged with twenty military sticks, and all the soldiers will
Watch."
"promise!"
Several soldiers answered with clasped fists and dragged Li Gui and the others away.
Twenty military sticks, although not many, can be used to spank all the soldiers in front of them, so it is impossible to cheat. One stick will probably make the skin and flesh bruise, and the buttocks will bloom. After twenty military sticks are used, they will definitely not be able to do it in the near future.
Even if you use force, you can only train in bed, unable to sit down or walk on your own.
Li Gui and the others looked at Zhang Yun resentfully, but did not refute.
After Li Gui and others left, Wenpin asked: "Commander, do we really want to withdraw our troops?"
Cai Mao asked back: "If you don't withdraw your troops? Are you going to watch the captured soldiers being killed?"
Wenpin sighed in his heart and asked again: "Captain, if we withdraw our troops, how will we explain to the King of Chu?"
When Zhang Yun heard Wenpin's words, his heart seemed to be blocked by something and he felt very uncomfortable. Everything was caused by his impulse. Zhang Yun looked sincere and said slowly, "Captain, the army has returned to Jingzhou.
I will personally go to the King of Chu to plead guilty, explain the process, and make it clear that our army retreated because of the last general. Please rest assured, Governor."
Cai Mao frowned slightly and said, "What's the rush? Did I say I wanted to withdraw to Jingzhou?"
Wenpin said: "Captain, you just said that if you don't withdraw your troops and captured soldiers will be in danger, why don't you withdraw your troops again?"
Cai Hao shook his head and said: "Withdraw, we still have to withdraw."
Wenpin looked confused and said with a wry smile: "Captain, please make it clear directly. Don't be too pretentious. You will eventually make me dizzy and lose track of the situation."
Zhang Yun nodded, showing a puzzled expression.
Cai Mao said coldly: "We lead the troops to retreat. There are two types of retreat: rapid retreat and slow retreat. We choose to retreat slowly, but we don't care about the battle between Wang Can and Liu Bei. After Wang Can's army defeats Liu Bei, we
Then take the captured soldiers back along the way. In this way, our army will not suffer much losses when it returns to Jingzhou."
Wenpin smiled and said: "It doesn't have much effect, but it can also make Wang Can sick."
Wenpin didn't have a good impression of Wang Can in his heart.
Cai Mao was always groveling, and he couldn't be very happy in his heart. He had already suppressed his anger. So, Cai Mao said, "Let's retreat slowly and see how Wang Can defeat Liu Bei?"
Wenpin said: "The governor is wise!"
Zhang Yun said hesitantly: "Captain, if Wang Can knows the situation, it will be difficult to deal with it!"
Cai Hao shook his head and said: "Wang Can's focus is in Wancheng and he can't control us for the time being. Let's go and have a look outside the camp. Let the soldiers pack their bags and retreat immediately."
The army set off and began to retreat slowly.
Wang Can sent people to find out the news of the Chu army's retreat, and was a little angry when he learned that Cai Mao was slowly retreating with his troops.
Unexpectedly, Cai Mao would actually resort to tricks.
At that moment, Wang Can called Guo Jia, and the two made a careful calculation, and then called for scouts to spread the agreement between Cai Hao and Wang Can. Especially Wang Can said that Cai Hao would be killed if he did not withdraw on the first day.
If ten soldiers don't withdraw on the second day, a hundred soldiers will be killed. If they don't withdraw on the third day, a thousand soldiers will be killed. By the fourth day, they will all be killed.
After the news came out, it quickly spread among the soldiers of the Chu army.
Cai Mao slowly retreated with his troops and received the agreement announced by Wang Can.
Cai Mao was so angry that he flew into a rage in the camp.
After the news came out, it was very detrimental to him.
Especially when the soldiers in the army learned that there were nearly 10,000 soldiers who had become Wang Can's prisoners, and their lives were in their hands, these soldiers inadvertently speeded up their journey. As the saying goes, the Chu army soldiers put themselves in his shoes.
Thinking about what they would do if they became prisoners?
Therefore, the speed of traveling is much faster.
Cai Hao knew about this situation and finally turned a blind eye and did not stop it.
Once he strictly orders the soldiers to speed up their journey, they are likely to be hated by all the soldiers. Every soldier has his own ideas about life-threatening matters and does not want his comrades to be killed, so Cai Hao acquiesces to the army's plan.
Hurry up and speed back towards Jingzhou.
Wenpin rode next to Cai Mao and said, "Captain, Wang Can is really not a master who is willing to suffer losses."
Cai Mao smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "Wang Can's ability is almost that of a ghost or a god!"
A sigh reveals infinite helplessness.
Cai Mao led troops to support Liu Bei, but returned midway, giving up completely. Moreover, Liu Bei did not have the army to contain Wang Can's strength, and he would eventually be unable to match Wang Can, and his defeat was imminent.
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Wancheng, as the seat of Nanyang County, has a solid city and thick walls, so it can be regarded as a strong city.
Zhang Ren and a few soldiers rushed to Wancheng and breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Bei hasn't arrived in Wancheng yet, so he still has a chance. On the one hand, Zhang Ren is happy and looking forward to meeting Zhang Xiu; on the other hand, he is an envoy sent by Wang Can and has a heavy responsibility. He doesn't know whether he can complete the task for Wang Can.
The task assigned by Can, so I felt a little uneasy.
After entering Wancheng, a group of people rushed towards the governor's mansion.
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