After Liu Bei and Zhang Fei met, they headed eastward towards Runan.
This time, Liu Bei did not return to Runan in a roundabout way, but ran in a straight line towards Runan.
He led more than 2,000 soldiers gathered on the road to cross the Feishui River, and then rested for a day in Lushan County. Liu Bei brought enough food and traveled overnight towards Runan.
Liu Bei suffered heavy losses in the battle with Wang Can.
If he only lost tens of thousands of soldiers, Liu Bei could still bear it.
But Chen Gong, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang all became Wang Can's prisoners. This was the pain in Liu Bei's heart. He was nearly forty years old and had spent half his life in waste. Finally, he had a person who could make suggestions, and in Chen Under the palace's plan, Liu Bei easily captured Yangzhou and occupied part of Xuzhou, becoming a world-famous overlord.
However, Chen Gong was captured, which was difficult for Liu Bei to accept.
Along the way, Liu Bei didn't speak.
Zhang Fei understood Liu Bei's mood and wanted to persuade Liu Bei, but he didn't know where to start.
In the end, both of them remained silent and did not speak.
Liu Bei led his army to Runan. When he was still in the middle of Gucheng County and Lushan County, he met two unexpected people. These two people were Jian Yong and Sun Qian.
The situation of Jian Yong and Sun Qian was very embarrassing, just like a bereaved dog.
That scene was even worse than when Liu Bei escaped from Wancheng.
When Jian Yong and Sun Qian saw Liu Bei, they knelt on the ground with a plop, cried bitterly, and cried out: "Lord!" Behind Jian Yong and Sun Qian, there were nearly ten thousand Han soldiers. These Han soldiers looked embarrassed and depressed. They were all loose and dusty, their faces were stained with blood, their clothes and armor were torn, and they were in a very miserable condition.
Liu Bei was shocked. He immediately dismounted and asked: "Xianhe (Jian Yong's character) and Gongyou (Sun Qian's character), you two stayed in Runan to take charge of the overall situation. How could you escape here in such a mess?"
For a time, Liu Bei was filled with doubts and didn't know what was going on.
Jian Yong and Sun Qian looked at each other with sad and angry expressions on their faces.
Jian Yong said intermittently: "My lord, while you were leading the army to leave Runan, and when you were fighting Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao suddenly sent out troops to attack Runan and Shouchun at the same time. We defended the city for several days, and finally Runan still fell, and Shouchun was captured by Cao Cao. Now, both Yangzhou and Yuzhou have been captured by Cao Cao, and we are homeless."
After finishing speaking, Jian Yong burst into tears.
Sun Qian was next to Jian Yong, feeling sad and very sad.
"boom!"
After hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes widened and his mind went blank. He opened his mouth wide and babbled twice but could not speak. His rosy cheeks suddenly turned blood red. Immediately, Liu Bei's chest heaved and vomited out blood, and then His body tilted, his eyes closed, and he fainted.
When Zhang Fei saw this, he quickly stretched out his hand to support Liu Bei.
When Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others saw Liu Bei fainting, they were so frightened that they were in a panic. Everyone shouted loudly, pinched Liu Bei's people, and prepared cold water.
After a while, Liu Bei woke up and opened his eyes.
After Liu Bei opened his eyes, he cursed in a hissing voice: "The thief Cao bullied others too much. He is so angry with me!"
As he spoke, Liu Bei clenched his teeth, and his hazy eyes flashed with raging anger. He wanted to skin Cao Cao and cramp him. He had been wandering for half his life, and finally found Chen Gong as a counselor, but was caught by Wang Can. This made Liu Bei very angry. Uncomfortable. It is said that blessings never come in pairs and misfortunes never come alone. Unexpectedly, Chen Gong was captured just now and lost his footing again in the blink of an eye.
In this situation, Liu Bei was simply heartbroken.
After a long time, Liu Bei calmed down.
Sun Qian looked at Liu Bei, knelt on the ground and said: "My lord, when Runan fell, we did not have time to return to the palace, so the two mistresses also fell into Cao Cao's hands. Now we don't know whether they live or die. Please forgive me, lord!" Liu Bei's The two ladies are naturally the first wife, Mrs. Gan, and the newly married Mrs. Mi.
After Liu Bei heard this, he glanced at Sun Qian.
When he mentioned that his wife was robbed by that thief Cao Cao, Liu Bei certainly couldn't calm down.
No matter who he is, no matter whether he loves his wife or not, as long as he is robbed, he will definitely not be able to calm down. However, Liu Bei did not get angry and pushed all his grievances onto Cao Cao.
He hated Cao Cao and Wang Can.
At the same time, I also hate Zhang Xiu for not understanding current affairs.
Liu Bei took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to hold Sun Qian, and said slowly with a sad expression on his face: "Gongyou, as the saying goes, women are like clothes, if you lose them, they will be lost. But you and Xianhe worked tirelessly for me, and now But we ended up in this situation. You followed me, but I failed to give you glory and wealth. This is already my fault, how can I blame you?"
After hearing this, Sun Qian burst into tears.
A grown man cried without any scruples. He was obviously moved by Liu Bei.
Jian Yong was also very moved.
For Liu Bei, he is not an emotional person. He always thinks about his great cause and restoring the glory of the Liu family. Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi have certain feelings for Liu Bei, but they are not enough to make Liu Bei desperate. .Moreover, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi didn't even give birth to any children, which made Liu Bei feel a certain amount of resentment.
Liu Bei married Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan, but they had no heirs.
The reason is that Liu Bei would not think it was his fault, but would think it was the incompetence of the two women. Liu Bei had this idea in his heart, and the weight of Jian Yong and Sun Qian was obviously more important than Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan, so Liu Bei naturally comforted Sun Qian and Jian Yong, and abandoned Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi.
After Sun Qian burst into tears, he asked: "Lord, we have lost Yuzhou and Yangzhou, what should we do next?"
Liu Bei frowned when he heard this.
Now homeless, Liu Bei felt a little troubled.
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, we are allies with Liu Biao, and Liu Biao also sent Cai Mao to rescue us, which shows that Liu Biao is kind to us. In my opinion, it is better for us to go to Jingzhou, defect to Liu Biao first, and then slowly accumulate strength. Once we have a certain level of strength, we can take back the lost territory."
Jian Yong also said: "Master, I think it can be done!"
After Liu Bei thought for a while, he nodded and said: "We have no place to stand, so we can only go to Liu Biao."
At that moment, Liu Bei ordered his soldiers to rest where they were and prepare to go to Jingzhou.
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Wancheng, the main hall of the county magistrate's mansion.
Wang Can was shocked when he received the news that Cao Cao had captured Yangzhou and Yuzhou.
Good guy, he is worthy of being the hero Cao Cao. After just a little more time, Cao Cao actually took over the entire Yangzhou and Yuzhou. Even Wang Can couldn't help but admire such a generosity.
Cao Cao captured Yuzhou and Yangzhou and successfully consolidated his rear, while Liu Bei also lost his foothold.
At that moment, Wang Can summoned Guo Jia, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ren, Lu Meng and other generals to discuss countermeasures.
Wang Can first told Cao Cao about sending troops to capture Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and then asked: "Cao Cao's strength has greatly increased now and he dominates the Central Plains. What do you think?"
Guo Jia immediately said: "My lord, although Cao Cao captured Yuzhou and Yangzhou, he was still surrounded by princes. To the north of Cao Cao was Yuan Shao who occupied Youzhou, Bingzhou and part of Jizhou. Although Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao in Guandu,
Yuan Shao has a profound background and has good relations with foreign races. It is obvious that the centipede insect will not freeze until it dies, and cannot be wiped out at once."
After a pause, Guo Jia continued: "I believe that Cao Cao will appoint two generals to guard Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and then use all his strength to attack Yuan Shao and completely solve the future troubles."
Wang Can nodded and said: "Cao Cao is like this, why aren't we like this?"
In fact, Cao Cao wanted to solve future troubles, and Wang Can also needed to solve future troubles.
Guo Jia continued: "Lord, we must capture Jingzhou as soon as possible, and then use the navy led by General Gan to destroy the Sun family in Jiangdong, so that we can march north without worries and unify the world."
After the words fell, Lu Meng, Zhang Xiu and others' breathing became obviously rapid.
Although there is still a long way to go to connect the world, this goal is the most attractive.
Wang Can rules the world, and they can also make great achievements.