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Text Chapter 882: Penetrate into Liu Bei¡¯s back court

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    Giant deer.

    The news that the Chu army was gathering and was about to march north had already spread throughout the city.

    In Julu City, people's hearts were shaken. Before the battle began, a defeatist mood spread crazily among the army like a plague.

    In the imperial palace, Liu Bei looked solemn and paced uneasily in the tent, waiting for the latest information.

    Not long after, Chen Dao hurriedly entered with a solemn look on his face.

    Liu Bei had long been tired of seeing Chen Dao's heavy expression. He knew that there must be some bad news.

    Liu Bei pretended to be calm and said calmly: "What, could it be that Handan has been lost?"

    His tone sounded like he had expected the loss of Handan.

    Because Handan is located in a plain, which is not conducive to holding on, Liu Bei evacuated Handan and came to the Julu area to fortify. In fact, Liu Bei had long planned to abandon Handan.

    Previous intelligence said that Yan Liang ordered Huang Zhong to lead his army northward first. Naturally, he planned to capture Handan and then march northward. Therefore, in Liu Bei's view, the biggest bad news at the moment was nothing more than the fall of Handan.

    "It's not Handan, it's Nanpi. The latest information from Bohai is that Yan Thief sent 20,000 troops, marched north along the Qinghe River at starry night, and raided Nanpi. The defenders in the city were caught off guard, and Nanpi City has fallen."

    Thunder struck, falling on the head.

    Not only Liu Bei, but also Zhuge Liang in the wheelchair next to him was full of shock at this time.

    "How is it possible? The Yan bandits want to attack Handan, so how can they attack Nanpi?" Liu Bei was extremely surprised and shouted at Chen Dao.

    Chen Dao also had a troubled expression on his face, not knowing why he was like this.

    Zhuge Liang suddenly realized it and said hurriedly: "The Yan thieves must want to conquer Nanpi first, then attack Hejian, bypass our Julu defense line, and cut off our retreat from the side."

    Zhuge Liang pointed it out with one sentence.  Only then did he realize Yan Thief's true plan.

    Liu Bei's body shook violently, and he suddenly realized.

    In panic, Liu Bei shouted angrily: "What about the general Chariot and Cavalry? He has an army of 30,000 people. How can he sit back and watch Nanpi be attacked by Chu thieves?"

    "The Chu thieves came so fast. When they reached Nanpi City, the cavalry general Shang Tun encamped in Haixing, and there was no time to rescue them." Chen Dao said with a bitter face.

    "This Yide, he did not obey my will. Has it finally become a big mistake now? It's hateful, how could I have made two such useless brothers." Liu Bei was so angry that he expressed regret.

    Zhuge Liang also sighed secretly in his heart, and said: "Nanpi is lost. Yide's troops are cut off from their way back to the north. I don't know what is happening to him now."

    "According to intelligence, General Chariot and Cavalry seemed to have led some troops and fled Bohai County by sea on a ship captured from the Chu thieves." Chen Dao replied.

    Liu Bei's expression changed again. He originally thought that Zhang Fei would definitely die if Nanpi fell.  Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei escaped by sea.

    "If Yide escapes by sea, he will definitely retreat to Youzhou. If so, he can save more than ten thousand troops. This is more or less a blessing among misfortunes." Zhuge Liang sighed.

    As soon as he finished speaking, the pro-army troops rushed in and sent another urgent report.

    The urgent report stated that Yan Liang had mobilized all his 200,000 troops.  Along the Qinghe River to Bohai County, the enemy general Wen Chou has led his cavalry to attack the river.  The Hejian County government office was successfully captured.

    In the main hall, Liu Bei's soul was traumatized again, and he couldn't help but change his color in shock.

    Now that Liu Bei's army is gathered at Julu, the flankers were counting on Zhang Fei blocking Nanpi to protect the flanks.

    But he never imagined that Nanpi would fall so easily. Jin Wenchou's cavalry could penetrate deeply into the flanking counties where there were almost no troops stationed. They would be able to drive straight in and be invincible.

    "Prime Minister, today even Leicheng has fallen. The Chu army is advancing so fast. What should I do?" Liu Bei was completely panicked and asked Zhuge Liang for help in a trembling voice.

    Zhuge Liang frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Yan thieves will continue to advance westward after winning the victory, attack Anping and Zhongshan counties, and cut off our retreat. At this point, Julu can no longer defend it. Please, Your Majesty  Give the order immediately, and the whole army will immediately go north and retreat to Youzhou, without any hesitation."

    Liu Bei's heart was hit hard like a heavy hammer.

    With the current situation, the situation has become extremely obvious. The Julu defense line he worked so hard to build has become a decoration. If he hesitates any longer, he will be trapped and die in the northern Hebei area.

    "There was Guan Yu in front of me and Zhang Fei in the back. These two people really hurt me. I was really blind and blind, and I became the wrong brother"

    Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, complaining for a long time, and then reluctantly handed down the decree, ordering the Julu Army to immediately set off to withdraw northward, passing through ZhongshanThe country withdrew to Youzhou.

    On the same day, Liu Bei took his mother-in-law and children to evacuate Julu, which he had worked so hard to manage. With 40,000 troops and horses, he hurriedly withdrew to Zhongshan Kingdom.

    When Liu Bei retreated, Yan Liang's army had already reached the Nanpi line.

    At this time, intelligence came that the Chu army in Julu had left the city empty.

    Yan Liang suspected that Liu Bei was planning to flee, and immediately ordered Wen Chou to start from Lecheng, bypass the city along the way, and go straight to Zhongshan Kingdom, making sure to block Liu Bei's retreat route.

    At the same time, Yan Liang ordered Huang Zhong's 50,000 soldiers and horses, who had already captured Handan, to immediately march towards Julu in order to attack Liu Bei from the north and south and encircle Liu Bei.

    Wen Chou received Yan Liang's order and led 20,000 light cavalry to attack. They passed through Zhongshui, Raoyang and other places, and went straight to Lunu, the Zhongshan Imperial Office.

    Liu Bei was horrified by the news that Commander Wen Chou had marched in.

    Liu Bei and his party, accompanied by their wives and children, could not march at a high speed. At this speed, Wen Chou would have to arrive at Lunucheng first.

    So, in desperation, Liu Bei, at Zhuge Liang's suggestion, sent General Xu Huang, leading 7,000 infantry and cavalry, to advance lightly and rush to Anguo City to fortify themselves to stop Wen Chou's army.

    One day later, Xu Huang led 7,000 soldiers and horses and hurried to Anguo City.

    As soon as Xu Huang entered the city, Wen Chou led 20,000 light cavalry and reached the east of Anguo City.

    Wen Chou drove all the way, but didn't see many soldiers and horses in the cities along the way. However, when he arrived at Anguo, he saw that the city was covered with flags and swords and guns. After a closer look, he found out that Xu Huang led 7,000 Han troops to garrison the city.  .

    "Xu Huang is a veteran general of the Han Kingdom and has seven thousand elite soldiers. It seems that there is no way to escape Anguo City. We should break the city first and then attack Lu Nu." Jiang Wei added.

    Deng Ai said: "Xu Huang is very good at using troops. With just 20,000 troops and horses, I may not be able to capture Anguo in one moment. By then, Liu Bei will have passed Lunu and retreated to Youzhou smoothly. Wouldn't it be bad then?"  Your Majesty's encirclement plan. In my opinion, An Guo should just pretend that he didn't see it, and we will go straight to Lu Nu."

    "It was a city before, but we could spare it because there were no soldiers. Now there are seven thousand soldiers in Anguo City. If we still bypass it and are cut off by the Han army, what should we do?" Jiang Wei  Worried.

    Deng Ai said boldly: "If Xu Huang has the courage to go out of the city and cut off my retreat, let him cut off my retreat. Your Majesty's army will arrive soon, and Xu Huang will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

    At this time, Wen Chou nodded and said: "What Shi Zai said is true. Our target is Liu Bei. Xu Huang doesn't need to worry about him. Send the general's order and the army will circle the city and continue northward."

    At the moment, Wen Chou faced Anguo City guarded by Xu Huang and still turned a blind eye. The army passed through the city and headed straight for Lu Nu.

    At this moment, Xu Huang in the city was already prepared for a bloody battle.

    But what shocked Xu Huang was that the Chu army was so arrogant that they ignored him and simply circled the city.

    When the Chu army left like this, Xu Huang panicked a little. Not knowing what to do, Xu Huang had to send a messenger to take a small road and rush to report to Liu Bei.

    While Xu Huang issued an alarm to Liu Bei, Wen Chou's messenger also flew back the same way to report the latest battle report to Yan Liang.

    The 80,000 infantry and cavalry front troops led by Yan Liang had already reached victory. There, Yan Liang received intelligence from Wen Chou and learned that Liu Bei was fleeing on the road, and sent Xu Huang to block the road to Anguo.

    Yan Liang agreed with Wen Chou's decision to bypass the city, and once again ordered Wen Chou not to worry about anything else. He had only one mission, which was to rush to Lunu City to block Liu Bei.

    Yan Liang originally planned to rest for a night in Lesheng. After learning about Wen Chou's battle report, he ordered his troops to continue heading north that day to pick up Xu Huang, who was abandoned by Wen Chou in Anguo City.

    Throughout the plains of northern Hebei, the two armies of Chu and Han were rushing on their way, competing for time.

    Forty miles south of Lunu City is Hanchang City.

    This city is the closest city to the south of Lunu City. In the evening, Liu Bei rushed here after a long journey, preparing to take a breather and wait a night before rushing to Lunu.

    At this time, Xu Huang's urgent report disrupted Liu Bei's plan and plunged Liu Bei into panic.

    "Prime Minister, that Wen Chou didn't even care about the way back, and went around Anguo without attacking. This is obviously to snatch Lu Nu, and he is desperately trying to cut off my return."

    "No, we can't delay any longer. We must get up immediately and rush to Lunu first."

    Liu Bei was so panicked that he even forgot about his fatigue, and only thought about escaping to Lunu before Wen Chou did.

    "Even if we can reach Lunu first, WenWen Chou's cavalry will soon arrive. If we abandon the city and continue to flee north, Wen Chou's cavalry will definitely catch up. By then, in the wilderness, with more than 30,000 troops and horses, how can we withstand the iron hoofs of the Chu thieves.  "

    "And if we don't continue to go north, we will be besieged by the Chu army in Lunu. When the army of Yan thieves arrives, we will be trapped in the isolated city and will be dead."

    Zhuge Liang frowned deeply and expressed this dilemma.

    Liu Bei became even more panicked and said in a trembling voice: "The Prime Minister said this, no matter what I do, it will be extremely dangerous. What should I do?"

    At this time, Liu Bei was almost crying to Zhuge Liang for help.

    Zhuge Liang sat in a wheelchair, shaking his feather fan gently, frowning deeply, thinking about how to deal with it.

    After a long while, a cold look appeared on Zhuge Liang's face, and he said coldly: "Your Majesty, please immediately pass on an order to gather all the people near Lu Nu in the name of avoiding the Chu thieves from massacre.  Wrapping up these people, we headed north together."

    Bringing people north?

    Liu Bei was stunned, his face was blank, and he didn't understand the purpose of Zhuge Liang's plan.
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