Chapter 66

Xiahou Dun defeated Zhao Yun in two rounds, and he was still on the way of pursuit. He saw the dark sky and the rustling wind from the dense forest on both sides, and he was also worried that there would be ambushes in the forest.

But at this time, the arrow is on the line. If the order is to withdraw from the valley, the cavalry in the front team will easily trample on the infantry in the rear, so Xiahou Dun can only bite the bullet and charge forward.

Suddenly a salvo of rockets was fired from the mountain to the west, and shouts erupted in the valley. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's ambush soldiers rushed out together, and Xiahou Dun's soldiers immediately panicked.

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

"Wen Ze, you immediately restrain your troops and horses, and order the army to retreat out of the valley quickly." At this time, Xiahou Dun could only rely on Yu Jin, who was able to manage the army well.

"Wei." Yu Jin responded and left.

At this time, Zhao Yun led the army to kill again from the south, and formed a three-sided attack with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Cao Jun suddenly fell into a panic.

Liu Bei was delighted to see the fire in the dense forest: "The military master has a great plan, maybe he can capture Blind Xiahou alive this time."

Xu Shu nodded and said: "Now the outcome has been decided, whether the coach can be captured alive depends on God's will."

In the northern camp, Li Dian saw that Bowangpo was burning into the sky. He expected Xiahou Dun to be ambushed by Liu Bei, so he led the soldiers and horses in the camp to rush south to meet them.

Xiahoudun and Yu Jin were calm at first, but as the fire intensified in the dark night, and Liu Beijun's siege and interception, the two behind them were already in chaos, and could only run for their lives on their own, with no energy left to restrain their soldiers.

Two hours later, Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin fled to Taniguchi with the remnants of their troops, and none of the more than 2 people they brought with them survived.

Seeing that they could escape, a group of men from the north came with torches, and the soldiers in the rear were stunned.

Xiahou Dun mistook Liu Bei for ambush, and said to Jin with a mournful face, "We are going to die here."

After a while, Yu Jin found out that it was Li Dian's reinforcements, and said happily, "General, it's Man Cheng who came to meet him."

Xiahou Dun took a closer look, and sure enough, he played under the banner of Li Zi, but because he didn't listen to his words before the battle, he was not happy at the moment.

After the war, Liu Bei counted his men and horses. In the first battle of Bowangpo, he wiped out more than [-] enemies, and his own side suffered less than [-]% of the damage.

After a big victory, Guan Zhangzhao and other generals were overjoyed. Liu Bei finally understood the importance of a military advisor, so he trusted Xu Shu even more.

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

"Xiahoudun must leave when he is defeated. We can advance slowly, and then ask Wenpin and Liu Biao for help. Maybe we can really invade Xudu." Xu Shu said.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that, so he 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 also shocked when he heard the news of Liu Bei's victory, "Xianhe has worked hard from afar, so you can go to the post house to rest first, I will discuss with the generals immediately."

"Duke Ming, please make a quick decision, this is a god-given opportunity." Jian Yong cupped his hands and said.

"Let's go to Xianhe, there will be a decision when you are young." Liu Biao said.

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Jian Yong didn't have the heart to go to the post house, but stayed outside the governor's mansion to wait for news.

Liu Biao immediately called a group of ministers to discuss, and at this time Wenpin had also sent back the news of Bowang.

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

Liu Biao threw stones to ask the way: "Xiahou Dun was defeated by Xuande. If I raise troops to help him, the whole city will be in danger. If Cao Mengde doesn't return to help, he may really be able to save the emperor."

Cai Hao, who was pro-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 conquers Xudu, the emperor rewards him for his merits, and the lord will not be as good as him. The lord uses the people of Jingzhou to help him achieve great achievements. Isn't it a marriage for others?
What's more, Liu Bei is planting grain in Xinye, recruiting troops and buying horses. I heard that he recently worshiped a military adviser. How can Liu Bei be inferior to others in doing so?My lord, please think twice. "

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

Seeing that Liu Biao was suspicious, Kuai Yue added fuel and jealousy: "Liu Bei is a fierce tiger in the world, and he might hurt himself if he raises a tiger carelessly."

"Brother-in-law, you can order Wen Zhongye to pretend to help, and then kill him by surprise. Liu Bei's troubles will be solved by himself." Cai Mao said taking advantage of the situation.

"No, if Liu Xuande can defeat Xiahoudun, I expect there must be some masters in his army. If Wen Zhongye fails to kill a tiger, he may injure himself. My lord can send someone to appease him to weaken his heart, and then use tricks to figure it out." Kuai Yue He stroked his beard and said.

"Why delay the sun and the moon? If you don't trust Wenpin, I will personally lead the army north to fight with him, and I will be able to capture and kill Liu Bei in one fell swoop." Cai Mao snorted coldly.

The two sang together, making Liu Biao lose his judgment.

Liu Biao shook his head after hearing this and said: "The words of different degrees are very kind. Xuande's benevolence and righteousness are for the world. If Degui is really reckless and kills him, I will bear the infamy of harming the virtuous. It is better to draw it slowly."

At this time the guard came to report, saying that Jianyong was still waiting outside the gate of the mansion.

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

"Wei." Kuai Yue stood up and responded.

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

Liu Bei was so angry that he beat his chest and said: "How can such an opportunity come 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 it's Cai Mao's illness, but Liu Biao's intentional reluctance to send troops. It seems that he is very afraid of my lord."

"Then attack Xu and save the Son of Heaven"

"How could it be possible to capture Xudu with the lord's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses alone? I think it's better to go back to Xinye," Xu Shu advised.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "You can't always be controlled by others like this. When you go back, let Ziyu expand production. If you have food, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to recruit soldiers."

Xu Shu nodded affirmatively: "That's right."

Gao Shun commanded [-] garrison troops to garrison, and Xinye was in good order during this period, and several spies who sneaked into the city were arrested, and it was only after torture that they found out that they were Cai Mao's people.

After Liu Bei returned to Xinye, Gao Shun handed over Chengfang and Lantian and returned to Dengjiazhuang again.

Faced with Cai Hao's full of malice, Liu Bei put those secret writers back, and he planned to convince others with virtue, which can be regarded as easing the relationship with Liu Biao.

In May, Yuan Shao vomited blood and died in Yecheng. The youngest son Yuan Shang inherited the position, the eldest son Yuan Tan occupied Qingzhou, the second son Yuan Xi occupied Youzhou, and his nephew Gaogan occupied Bingzhou.

Liu Bei stood in Xinye and sighed to the north, thinking that Yuan Benchu ​​was still defeated by Cao Cao, and his sons would lose Hebei sooner or later, and it would be even more difficult to defeat Cao Cao.

Lantian expanded production according to Liu Bei's wishes. Under his strong call, there were many followers, and the number of people in Tuntian quickly expanded from less than 3000 to [-], which was faster than Liu Bei's recruiting in Xinye.

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