Chapter 204: Changban Slope (Updated)

As the current leader of Jingzhou, Liu Cong's status is very sensitive. If he were honest and low-key, maybe Cao Cao could spare his life.

However, he didn't know what to do, so he only sent two of his men, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, to greet Cao Cao.

His behavior made Cao Cao think that it was disrespectful to him and disobedient, which made Cao Cao more determined to eradicate the root cause.

"Since the general has surrendered and Liu Bei has left, Cao Cao must be unprepared at this time. If the general can mobilize his surprise troops and set up an ambush in a dangerous place, he can kill Cao Cao. The general can then carry the reputation of killing Cao and shock the world, and then a great cause can be achieved. This rare opportunity cannot be missed."

After Cai Hao and Zhang Yun left, Liu Cong's adviser Wang Wei gave him sharp advice.

Wang Wei is right. If Liu Cong really dares to risk his life, there is a high chance that he will succeed.

However, Liu Cong was timid and cowardly by nature. He did not have the courage to face Cao Cao directly and gave up this last chance to survive.

From the moment Cao Cao entered Xiangyang City, Liu Cong's fate was already determined!

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After entering Xiangyang City, there was a dispute between Cao Cao and Liu Cong, and a petty official like Chen Hang could not help much, so Chen Hang, like other soldiers, had a rare moment of leisure.Chen Hang originally wanted to challenge Huang Zhong to a duel so that he could complete the task.

But Changsha is far away from Xiangyang, and there is obviously not enough time, so we have to give up.

Moreover, Chen Hang knew that Cao Cao would soon send elite troops to pursue Liu Bei, so he didn't go anywhere. He rested in the camp, recharged his energy, and prepared to kill Liu Bei at Changbanpo.

History has quietly changed because of Chen Hang's arrival.

At least Guan Yu should be with Liu Bei at this time.

But next, the changes will be even greater...

As soon as Cao Cao entered Xiangyang City, he took a seat in the palace and conferred a series of official positions on those who supported him, obviously like a master.

Afterwards, he made Liu Cong the governor of Qingzhou and set off immediately. The terms of surrender were completely different from the original surrender terms that Liu Cong had promised to make Liu Congyong the lord of Jingzhou.

When Liu Cong heard Cao Cao's appointment, he was shocked and quickly declined: "Cong does not want to be an official, but wants to protect his parents' hometown."

At this point, he can no longer be allowed to make the decision.

Cao Cao forced Liu Cong to go on the road on the grounds that "Qingzhou is close to the imperial capital and he can serve as an official with the court and avoid being harmed by others in Jingxiang".

Liu Cong had no choice but to go to Qingzhou with his mother, Mrs. Cai, hoping that Cao Cao would let her go.

But politics is never a game!

Liu CongqianAs soon as he left, Cao Cao sent Yu Jin to follow him and killed Liu Cong's family.

After dealing with Liu Cong and clearing out some anti-Cao officials, Xiangyang City completely became Cao Cao's territory.

Cao Cao sat in the seat thatoriginally belonged to Liu Biao, full of confidence.

As long as Sun Quan and Liu Bei are eliminated, the entire world will be named Cao.

At this time, Xun You came and said: "My lord, Jiangling is an important place in Jingxiang and has a huge amount of money and food. If Liu Bei takes control of this place, I am afraid that he will be able to rest and recuperate in a short time, and then it will be difficult to shake him."

Although Cao Cao was a little unhappy because Xun You interrupted his interest, he knew that what Xun You said was very reasonable, so he listened to Xun You's opinion.

Cao Cao ordered his subordinates to select five thousand cavalry and march forward at starry night for one day and one night to catch up with Liu Bei, and the army followed.

Hearing the drumbeat of the army gathering, Chen Hang knew that he was going to pursue Liu Bei.

Originally, with Chen Hang's strength, he was naturally an elite fighter, so he should have pursued Liu Bei first.

However, Cao Cao ordered Chen Hang to go with the army, and Xiahou Dun to lead five thousand cavalry to take the lead.

Although Chen Hang didn't understand Cao Cao's intention of doing this, he could only obey the order.

Cao Cao actually had no other intention, but was afraid of death.

As his power and status grew, Cao Cao became more and more suspicious. He always felt that someone was plotting against him!

Although Xu Chu was always there to protect him, Xu Chu was also a human being and had to eat, drink and sleep, so he could not protect Cao Cao 24 hours a day.

Whenever Xu Chu was away, Cao Cao would wake up from his dream!

Chen Hang has a clean background and is even more powerful. He is the best bodyguard candidate.

Cao Cao has planned to wait and see for a while to determine whether Chen Hang is loyal enough to him. If he is loyal enough, he will let Chen Hang be his bodyguard.

So from now on, Cao Cao began to train Chen Hang as a bodyguard.

If Chen Hang only had Cao Cao's idea, he would probably be dumbfounded!

After all, he does not belong to this world and cannot protect Cao Cao for his whole life.

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At this time, it was late autumn, and the night was cool and breezy.

Liu Bei led hundreds of thousands of people and moved forward with difficulty.

In the long queue, there were cries everywhere.

When they first heard that Cao Bing was invading, the people impulsively followed Liu Bei. But now that they had recovered, they felt that their future was uncertain.

After all, most of these people are ordinary people who have never seen the world. They suddenly leave their hometowns and go to an unfamiliar place. Faced with an unpredictable future, it is understandable that they feel panic.

Those with low willpower will naturally cry out of fear.

When Liu Bei heard these cries, he felt extremely upset. He felt a sense of depression in his chest and wanted to vent it loudly.

If it weren't for these people, he would be sleeping in a mansion in Jiangling with his arms around the beauty, and he wouldn't have to suffer this fate.

However, Liu Bei knew that "people come first", and these common people would be the capital for his future rise, so even though he was upset, he never thought of giving up on them.

While he was thinking wildly, he suddenly came to report that Cao Jun's 5,000 elite cavalry had already caught up with them, less than ten miles away.

Sure enough, he was immediately taken aback and hurriedly mounted his horse to lead his two thousand soldiers to meet the enemy.

Cao Jun came first this time. They were all elite soldiers andcavalry. They were unstoppable.

Liu Bei's infantry was no match at all and was quickly defeated. Liu Bei himself was almost killed.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei arrived with his troops in time, opened a bloody path, and led Liu Bei to the east.

They ran until dawn, when Liu Bei couldn't hear the shouts of death behind him, so he stopped his horse.

Looking back to count the number of people accompanying them, we found that out of more than 2,000 people, only about a hundred riders escaped. The whereabouts of the common people, wives and children, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Jian Yong, Zhao Yun and others were unknown.

Liu Bei looked miserable and couldn't help but want to cry...

At this time, Mi Fang staggered over with a wolfish look on her face. She seemed to have been seriously injured.

Seeing that Mi Fang had also escaped, Liu Bei finally felt a little comforted. He just went up to greet her and was about to say some words of condolence, but Mi Fang spoke first.

"Lord, leave quickly. Something bad has happened. Zhao Zilong has defected to Cao Cao!"

As soon as Mi Fang opened her mouth, she brought such news.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then said firmly: "Zilong is an old friend of mine, there is no way he will turn against me!"

Liu Bei has always been confident in his ability to recognize people. He firmly believes that Zhao Yun is definitely not the kind of villain.

Zhang Fei always looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Perhaps he turned to Cao Cao in order to get rich after seeing that we and others were exhausted!"

But Liu Bei didn't believe it: "I know Zilong's character well. His heart is as solid as stone and cannot be shaken by wealth and wealth. There is no need to argue about this matter."

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't believe it, Mi Fang could only sigh.

He sawwith his own eyes that Zhao Yun ran to the northwest. What was he doing instead of seeking refuge with Cao Cao?

Zhang Fei had a stubborn temper and said in a rough voice: "Brother, please leave first. I'll come and stop him. If I see Zilong and he really surrenders to Cao's thieves, I'll shoot him to death!"

After saying that, he led more than 20 cavalrymen to Changbanqiao.

To the east of Changbanqiao Bridge, there is a forest. Zhang Fei had a rare inspiration and had an idea.

He asked his men to cut off branches, tie them to their horses' tails, and gallop back and forth in the woods, kicking up dust and making it look like there was a large army moving in the woods, as a way to deceive the soldiers.

And he himself was guarding Chang Banqiao alone.

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But he said that Zhao Yun had been fighting with Cao's army until dawn, and was separated from his lord Liu Bei, and also lost Liu Bei's wife and son. Zhao Yun suddenly became anxious.

Before leaving,Liu Bei entrusted his protection to Mrs. Gan, Mrs. Mi and his son Adou, but now they were separated in the war.

Zhao Yun was a loyal man with a strong sense of responsibility. When Liu Bei failed to complete the tasks entrusted to him, he felt ashamed to see Liu Bei. He immediately made up his mind to find the two mistresses and Adou.

If you can't find it, you will die!

Zhao Yun rode on horseback to search among the rebels. There were scattered people everywhere, crying loudly.

Seeing the miserable state of the people, Zhao Yun felt panic in his heart. He only hoped that the war would end soon so that the people would suffer less...