After a cup of tea, Liu Bei and Guan Yu led more than 4,900 remaining troops and horses, leaving the nameless Tushan they had been trapped for four days with great caution, and passed a path that Cao's army made way out of the encirclement of Cao's army. After escaping from death, Liu Bei's soldiers were like being reborn. All fatigue, hunger, and panic seemed to be thrown away. Inspired by an unprecedented will to survive, marched towards Runan at a shocking speed.

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Cao's army camp, Cao Cao's main tent

General Gao Lan quickly stepped into the tent and bowed to Cao Cao to report: "Prime Minister, Liu Bei's army has escaped from the encirclement of our army and is now marching towards Runan!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao waved his hand slightly, indicating that he had already known that there was no expression on his face, making people unable to see his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

"Prime Minister, is it that way to let Liu Bei go?" Liu Ye asked on the side.

"What else can I do if I don't let go? Miaocai, Zilian, Fengxiao, and Wenlie are all in Zhang Fei's hands. If there is any abnormal movement, wouldn't they want to ruin their lives? Forget it, let Liu Bei let it go for the time being! Anyway, Runan is already in my hands. If Wenyuan and Wenhe conquer Shouchun again, even if Liu Bei's life can escape will not be a threat within a year or two!" Cao Cao seemed to be answering Liu Ye, and whispering to himself.

"Zihe, go and tell Zhang Fei that Liu Bei has escaped from the strait. Send a doctor to his place to take care of Miaocai and the others' injuries."

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Cao Chun, the commander of the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry", received his order and left the tent.

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"General Zhang, can you ask you a few questions?" Guo Jia said to me with a smile. Half an hour ago, after I received the news that my elder brother and second brother had already led his army to escape from the encirclement of Cao's army, I readily agreed to Cao Cao's request to send a doctor to take care of Xiahou Yuan and others. After the doctor's treatment, Cao Xiu and Guo Jia, who had not been injured, had already woken up leisurely from a coma, and the injuries of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong were also stabilized. After waking up, Guo Jia quickly looked at the surrounding situation. After seeing that Cao Cao was not captured, he breathed a sigh of relief and his expression on his face became calm, as if he was not afraid of his "hostage" at all. Then he even started chatting with me with interest.

As a weak scholar, Guo Jia is so brave, which makes me admire him very much. I smiled and said, "Mr. Guo!"

"General Zhang has been in a hurry to assist Liu Yuzhou for more than 400 miles this time, so he should only bring a few elite soldiers, right?"

"Not bad! I only called 3,000 troops when I returned to Runan this time!" I pondered slightly and said in a low voice. It's over, and it's okay to tell Guo Jia.

Guo Jiajun raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: "Did General Zhang never think about the rescue of Liu Yuzhou when he received the news of help from General Zhang that day? Are you so confident that you can rescue Liu Yuzhou with these 3,000 troops?"

I shook my head and said, "Actually, there is no confidence. It is best to save my two brothers. If I can't save it, at most, the three of us brothers will be buried in Runan. As for the soldiers from Shouchun coming to help, although this idea has been done, I quickly gave up!"

"Why is this?" Guo Jia shook his chin and asked with a chuckling.

"Ha! Mr. Guo wants to test me again? If the whole army comes to help, the disadvantages will be too good. First, if the army is dispatched, the speed of the march will inevitably slow down greatly and it will be difficult to hide its movements. In this case, if I want to arrive in Runan as soon as possible to rescue my brother, then I can only walk the nearest road, so that it will probably hit you Mr. Guo and you will be in the same way. I think if I go along this road, there will be many ambushings! Second, if I go all out to move the whole city, I am afraid that Shouchun will be difficult to save it, right?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia's expression remained unchanged, but a flash of light flashed in his wise eyes.

I looked at Guo Jia and asked him in turn: "Mr. Guo, you have answered several questions from me. Now I would like to ask Mr. Xu to answer my doubts. When I conquered Runan today, I heard that a large army of Cao set out from Runan City about four days ago and marched eastward. This army should have been rushing to Shouchun, right?"

After pondering, Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Not bad!... At this time, General Zhang Liao's vanguard should be near Shouchun. General Zhang, although you have not moved in full force, you have all the elites, not to mention that you are not in Shouchun City. In Jia's opinion, your Shouchun should be out of stock!"

"Maybe, but not necessarily..." My face was as deep as water. Now I can only place my hope completely on Xu Shu. When Runan is no longer able to defend, Shouchun is the last foundation of our army. Once it is lost, I don't know when my elder brother will be able to turn over.

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Three miles southwest of Runan City, Sanmen Ferry Crossing on the north bank of the Ru River.

"Greetings to the lord!" Lin Xue and Jin Chou, who had been waiting here, saw Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others led their troops to come, and rushed forward a few steps forward to bow to Liu Bei on one knee.

"Zifeng, Wen'an, there is no need to be too polite, get up quickly!" Liu Bei turned over and dismounted and helped the two of them up.

"Thank you lord! We have prepared rations for 3 days for the lord's army and horses under the order of the general. Zi Chong has also quickly collected more than 80 ships of all sizes and sizes according to the order of the general, and now they are all parked at this ferry. Please lord, General Guan, quickly board the ship and retreat to Shouchun by water." Lin Xue said anxiously.

"Zifeng, how many soldiers can these ships be boarded?" Guan Yu looked at the boats of all sizes in the river ahead and asked in a deep voice.

"Report to General Guan, except for those who run the boat, these ships can take about 3,000 people." Lin Xue replied.

"What? There are only 3,000 people!" Liu Bei said in surprise, "In that case, there are still thousands of soldiers who have no ship to take. How should they evacuate?"

"Don't worry, the general has made some arrangements - those who cannot take the ride can return to Shouchun by land. Just use a boat to cross the Ru River first, and you don't have to worry about Cao's pursuit. The nearby ships have been dimmed by quilts!"

"Well..." Liu Bei pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's all! Yun Chang, you can quickly screen the soldiers. Anyone with wounded and weak physically evacuated by boat. The rest of the strong soldiers took a boat to cross the river and returned by land."

"Yes, brother!" Guan Yu left.

Liu Bei calmed down, then turned to Zhao Yun behind him and said, "Zilong, please go back to Cao's camp to pick up the third brother to evacuate!"

Zhao Yun bowed and replied with a sigh: "Yes, lord. Yun is gone!"
Chapter completed!