Liu Bei fled in panic with seven thousand defeated troops.
The organizational formation of these 7,000 defeated troops was relatively complete, and they mainly belonged to the 10,000-strong rear army led by Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun ordered the rear army to form a formation at the beginning of the battle and was not scattered by the rebels.
Behind, Zhao Yun saw Ma Chao leading his cavalry in pursuit, so he left three thousand spearmen behind, formed a rear line, and attacked Ma Chao.
Although Ma Chao had fewer soldiers, Liu Bei did not dare to stop. Who knows whether Yuan Jun's brigade will catch up?
Only escape!
Only by escaping to Deyang, crossing the Han River, and joining Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei can we feel at ease.
With the defeated army surrounded by him, Liu Bei's "Hidden Dragon" special skill increased his escape speed, so he couldn't help but slow down. After all, the defeated army couldn't keep up with his speed.
And Liu Bei was absolutely reluctant to part with these 7,000 soldiers, otherwise he would be alone, even if he escaped quickly, without the army, the risk factor would only double.
Two hours later, Liu Beijun escaped seventy or eighty miles along the south bank of the Han River.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard behind, and smoke and dust were flying.
Liu Bei was initially startled, thinking that Yuan's army was chasing him, but when he took a closer look, he saw that the troops were under the banner of "Changshan Zhao Yun", and the leader was Zhao Yun, who was wearing white robes and silver armor.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and stepped forward to greet him, saying: "It is a great blessing that Zilong has returned safely."
Zhao Yun turned over and dismounted, held up his hands in salute and said: "Reporting to my lord, I have already killed Ma Chao, and there is no sign of Yuan Jun's troops pursuing him. The mission has been completed, so I led my army to come over."
Liu Bei said: "I have heard for a long time that Ma Chao is a brave general from Xiliang. How did Zilong defeat him? Were he injured?"
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "Ma Chao is indeed superb in martial arts, and his marksmanship is fierce and domineering. In the first twenty rounds, he almost suppressed me. But after twenty rounds, I gradually figured out his methods, and I was able to be even; after the fifty rounds,
, I gained a slight upper hand. Ma Chao's cavalry was also defeated by my spear formation. Perhaps he retreated when he saw that the pursuit was hopeless."
Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed: "If it weren't for Zilong, I would have become a prisoner of Yuan's army today!"
Zhao Yun quickly said: "My lord Hongfu, even without me, he will survive from desperate situations."
In fact, neither Zhao Yun nor Liu Bei knew that if Liu Bei had not fled first, but stayed to fight Ma Chao's cavalry, Zhao Yun's "single savior" state would have always existed, and the fight would not have been so difficult.
Liu Bei and Zhao Yun led their troops to Deyang County.
Liu Bei said: "After crossing the Han River from Deyang Ferry, Fushui Pass is three hundred miles ahead."
Zhao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief slightly tiredly: "Yes, as long as I see Military Advisor Zhuge, he will definitely have a solution."
Liu Bei was about to lead his troops across the river.
Suddenly Zhao Yun said: "My lord, wait a moment."
"What?"
Zhao Yun said: "My lord, Yuan Xi seems to know the whereabouts of our army well. So my lord's circuitous crossing of the river, crossing the river at the nearest Deyang ferry, may also be in Yuan Xi's calculation. If he ambush our army on the other side,
what to do?"
The possibility that Zhao Yun said is true.
Although Bai Xiaowen had to deal with Wei Yan and Huang Zhong, it didn't take much time; and the most important thing was that Bai Xiaowen could go straight to the Lianyun Plank Road and didn't need to detour hundreds of miles like Liu Bei's defeated army. Of course, he would have enough time to arrive.
On the north bank of the Han River, intercept Liu Bei.
Liu Bei took out his treasured geography map of Xichuan and said: "If we don't cross the river from Deyang County, we can only continue eastward, walk one hundred and fifty miles, and cross the river at Jiangyang County. In this way, the distance will be
Even more distant. These less than 10,000 soldiers are already extremely exhausted, so why should I bear to let them endure the pain of traveling?"
Liu Bei's soldiers beside him all bowed down one after another: "We are willing to follow your lord, no matter the danger!"
Liu Bei's eyes were slightly red, but fortunately he didn't cry this time.
If Bai Xiaowen is here, he will definitely receive a prompt to activate Liu Bei's skill "Following the Army", which will increase his morale value by 10.
In the first half of Liu Bei's life, he was beaten by Lu Bu, Cao Cao and other princes and was driven around. He was running around here and there, but he could still maintain a team. It was really not easy.
At that moment, Liu Bei abandoned Deyang Ferry and continued eastward for 150 miles to cross the river at Jiangyang.
After crossing the Han River, no Yuan ambush was seen along the way, so Liu Bei felt at ease.
Entering Jiangyang County, not far ahead is Jiangyang County.
Suddenly, the reconnaissance cavalry from the front came to report that a military horse was coming towards us.
Liu Bei was panicking, but the follow-up reconnaissance cavalry had brought more precise news: It turned out that the troops and horses, under the banner of the third general Zhang Fei, turned out to be reinforcements.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and hurried over to meet Zhang Fei.
Brothers are extremely jealous when they meet each other - of course the jealousy here is not the kind of jealousy when enemies meet.
Zhang Fei knelt on the ground, his eyes were red, and said: "I heard that the second brother's life and death are uncertain, and the eldest brother is trapped in Luocheng, and I am very worried. Fortunately, the eldest brother is fine, thank God!"
Liu Bei helped Zhang Fei up, his eyes were also moist, and he said: "God's will will not stop me Liu Bei! I think my second brother will be fine, and my three brothers will definitely see each other again."
After everyone said their parting feelings, Liu Bei asked: "Third brother, where is Zhuge's military advisor? Brother Yu, the situation is in chaos now, and we need the military advisor to make plans."
Zhang Fei said: "The military advisor and his wife set up some Bagua array at Fushui Pass, and used Taoism to pray for heavy fog to block the reinforcements from Hanzhong. The younger brother was anxious and argued with the military advisor for a few words, and then he asked me to take the troops with him.
Go first and save my brother."
Liu Bei's face changed color and he said: "Third brother, you are confused! The military advisor is not good at martial arts, and his wife is not a good general on the battlefield. There are no soldiers and horses around to protect them. If Yuan Jun from Hanzhong enters the pass, wouldn't they be in danger?"
Zhang Fei lowered his head and said calmly: "The military advisor agreed to let me lead the troops."
Liu Bei sighed and was speechless.
Zhao Yun said: "Commander Zhuge will not put himself in danger, my lord, don't worry too much."
Liu Bei then asked Zhang Fei: "Did the military advisor give you any instructions when he asked you to come?"
Zhang Fei said: "The military advisor said that Xichuan can no longer be obtained. After letting me see my eldest brother, I will escort him and take the Bajun land route back to Jingzhou."
"This..." Liu Bei hesitated for a moment. Now Chengdu has Zhang Song, and Luocheng has been captured. He is really reluctant to give up Xichuan! I wonder if there will be such a good opportunity in the future.
Zhao Yun also advised: "My lord, you should still obey the military advisor's arrangements and stay useful for the future."
Liu Bei sighed, nodded and said, "That's all."
Suddenly, there was a loud sound of drums all around, as dense as raindrops; smoke and dust rose in the surrounding fields.
When Liu Bei hurriedly looked around, he saw Han Meng in the northeast and Zhang He in the northwest, each leading an army to kill them; the Duke of Yan's banner was raised in the southwest, and it was obviously Yuan Xi who led the army to kill him; the only direction in the southeast without a flag was the sound of horse hooves.
It was so dense that there were obviously soldiers and horses coming out.