Chapter 175
"Lord, our speed is too slow, if we continue like this, I'm afraid that before we reach Xiangyang, Cao Cao will send an army to catch up, so it's better to give up the people and talk about it when we get to Xiangyang." Mi Zhu glanced around and couldn't help but persuade.
"If I abandon the people at this moment, won't my reputation be ruined? When Cao Jun really pursues him, it will not be too late for us to escape. Liu Bei was hard-hearted and rejected Mi Zhu's proposal.
In fact, he is also helpless, his soldiers are all from these people, if he doesn't take the people away, these soldiers are afraid that they will rebel immediately.
Twenty miles further on, there is the familiar new field.
Because some people were taken in on the road, and now there are more than 60,000 people with Liu Bei, and the trouble is a little troublesome, but Liu Bei has really earned a lot of fame.
If Cao Jun really came, Liu Bei would take the opportunity to get rid of these people, after all, the purpose of collecting the people was to accumulate fame.
Anyway, now that the reputation is already there, Liu Bei doesn't care about the life and death of these people.
"Ordered the soldiers to hurry up, and we will rest when we get to Xinye. Liu Bei has been in Xinye for several years and is very familiar with the surroundings of Xinye.
Seeing that the surrounding scenery was becoming more and more familiar, Liu Bei knew that Xinye was about to arrive.
"Hey. "
Mi Zhu saw that Liu Bei was obsessed, and while sighing secretly, he also felt a little more resentment in his heart, he was really blind at the beginning, how could he be optimistic about Liu Bei.
Now the family property is gone, and my sister has also lost it, and she has to flee for her life everywhere.
"I hope Cao Cao won't send his pursuers. Jian Yong on the side suddenly said.
"I hope so!" Liu Bei also nodded.
At this moment, a noisy sound came from behind, and at the same time, Liu Bei's face changed, and he felt the vibration of the ground, although it was not very obvious, but Liu Bei had been riding for decades, and he could still feel it keenly.
This was a signal of the approach of the cavalry.
"What's going on in the back?" Liu Bei hurriedly looked to the rear.
At this time, Guan Yu rode a red rabbit horse and hurried over, and said with a very ugly face: "Big brother, Cao Cao's cavalry has caught up." "
"What, I'm really catching up!" Liu Bei was suddenly shocked, he didn't expect that just after speaking, this Cao Jun would come.
Liu Bei was also dumbfounded, he really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.
At the same time, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also rushed over, both saying that Cao Cao's cavalry had come.
"Lord, what now?" Jian Yong really wanted to slap himself, what a crow's mouth.
"Quick, let the army form a formation and block the cavalry of the Cao army. Liu Bei took a deep breath, and at this time, he still had some luck in his heart, hoping to defeat Cao Cao's cavalry.
Liu Bei had an army of 20,000 under his command, and as long as the infantry could form a formation to block Cao Cao's troops, it was by no means without the strength of a battle.
"Wow!" Sun Gan on the side snorted, and hurriedly took out a horn, put it in his mouth and played it.
A carriage in the middle of the procession, guarded by dozens of guards, was Liu Bei's wife and concubines.
In the carriage, Gan lifted the curtain, glanced outside, and couldn't help sighing: "When will such a chaotic day be the end?" "
Gan shook his head, lowered the curtain again, and looked at Liu Chan, who was less than a year old in his arms, his face was full of worry, and next to him were her two daughters.
"Sister, don't worry, when we get to Xiangyang, we can breathe a sigh of relief. Mi on the side comforted.
"I hope so. Gan nodded.
For the two of them, running away is commonplace, so the Gan family and the Mi family are not flustered at this time, they have been following Liu Bei for so many years, and they are used to this kind of day.
It was Liu Bei's two daughters, whose faces were full of fear.
The unique sound of the horn sounded, which meant that the soldiers immediately formed a formation, and the soldiers who heard the sound of the horn immediately began to move closer to Liu Bei, preparing to form a formation to resist Cao's army.
Liu Bei's soldiers were all recruited from these 60,000 people, and among the people behind him, of course, they also included their relatives.
But what Liu Bei didn't expect was that the more than 60,000 people behind him became extremely panicked because of the arrival of Cao Jun, and began to flee in all directions.
The already loose army, before they had time to form a formation, was scattered by tens of thousands of people, and it was impossible to organize resistance, and in the face of the onslaught of the tiger and leopard cavalry, the soldiers could only fight on their own, or simply run away.
Suddenly, Liu Bei's army of 20,000 and more than 60,000 people began to become extremely chaotic, and now no one can control it.
At this time, when Liu Bei saw this scene, he changed from dumbfounded to dry staring, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.
In Liu Bei's dumbfounded effort, all his subordinates have been scattered, his wives and concubines and children have also been scattered, and only Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Mi Zhu and others are left, as well as the three thousand soldiers around him.
Not far from Liu Bei, on a hill overgrown with vegetation, Xue Rengui and twenty elite soldiers, all covered with branches and leaves, quietly observed the situation in front of them.
Xue Rengui hadn't seen Liu Bei, but he recognized Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at a glance, after all, these two people were too easy to recognize, so he quickly determined which one was Liu Bei.
Xue Rengui held a big bow in his hand and took out an arrow from the quiver, the arrow was stained with some horse manure, and it didn't look dry.
The weather was already a bit damp, and the arrows were covered in horse manure, and there was some rust on the arrowheads.
Xue Rengui stretched out his bow and arrows, tried to make a gesture, and then shook his head, there were too many people around Liu Bei, if he made a rash move, he would probably not be able to shoot Liu Bei.
Xue Rengui's eyes moved slightly, and he found that Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry was chasing after him, and he immediately prepared to wait for another opportunity.
At this time, the tremor became more and more intense, Liu Bei's eyes widened, and he saw a group of soldiers rushing towards his side.
Countless panicked people rushed towards the hillsides on both sides, and the scene became more and more chaotic.
"Big brother, whether you want to go or fight must be decided immediately!" Guan Yu clenched the Qinglong Sword and said in a deep voice.
Liu Bei's face changed for a while, the Central Plains cavalry was extremely fast, no matter what, they couldn't escape, it was better to fight with Cao Jun here.
"Zilong, you protect the big and small officials, and leave with their families, Yun Chang and Yide, you are here with me to meet the enemy. Liu Bei quickly made a decision.
Anyway, if you run away, it will be even more dangerous to hand over your back to the enemy, even if you really can't stop it, it's not too late to escape with Guan Yu and them when the time comes.
"Wow!" Zhao Yun received the order, protected Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and the others, as well as their families, and immediately moved towards Xinye.