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Although Zhang Liao is the commander in chief of an army, he sometimes has to persuade Ma Chao, a general who is deeply loved by Chen Feng.

"The final general is willing to issue a military order."

"Well, since the general insists so much, I personally command the army to besiege Guan Yu's camp, and the general can lead the cavalry to attack Liu Bei's main force by detour.

The further south you go, the more rivers and water systems there will be. It is not good to use too many cavalry. In addition to the general's personal soldiers, I will give the general four thousand slave cavalry. What does the general think? "

"It is enough. I have [-] elite cavalry, and against Liu Bei's tens of thousands of infantry, even if I lose, I can retreat calmly."

"Okay, since that's the case, I'm here to wish the general the best of luck."

On the other hand, when Liu Bei led the army to retreat, he also publicized the brutality of the Northern Xinjiang Army to the local people. Judging from this posture, he wanted to escape with the local people.

However, the location of Xinye is relatively north, and the local aristocratic families and people have also heard of the reputation of the Northern Border Army. They have been plundered by the Cao Army and blackmailed by the Jingzhou Army, but the Northern Border Army did not persecute them much.

Furthermore, the news that the Northern Border Army has seized the Central Plains has already spread. The local people have suffered from wars and chaos, and they also hope for peace. If the Northern Border Army occupies Xinye forcefully, and then smoothly implements Chen Feng's policy in the North, it will be a big problem for them. Speaking of which, maybe it's not a bad thing.

However, who would have thought that when most of the people in Xinye remained unmoved, a group of small troops rushed out from nowhere. They burned, killed and looted under the banner of the Northern Border Army, and did all kinds of evil. Made a lot of notoriety.

Liu Bei chased and killed this group of northern border troops in the name of a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.But the strange thing is that Liu Bei, who has an army of tens of thousands, is always unable to wipe out the opponent.

And the treasures looted by the northern border army were finally captured by the Jingzhou army.Liu Bei claimed that he would return it to the owner, but the situation is urgent and it is not suitable to stay. Everything will be dealt with after returning to Xiangyang.

As for Zhuge Liang, he also took this opportunity to publicize and encourage the local people to migrate. As a result, Liu Bei's follow-up team became stronger and stronger, and the people along the way joined the migrating army.

Chapter 740

Liu Bei's plan to sweep the people in Xinye was very successful, and tens of thousands of people joined the retreating army.Many people believe in Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness, and they all think that following Liu Bei can lead a good life.

Of course, there were quite a few people who complained, and even spoke harshly to Liu Bei, but the strange thing is that these people either kept silent in the end, or disappeared inexplicably. In short, Liu Bei's plan was not affected.

The rain in the sky kept falling, and on the hillside, watching the migration team stretching for more than ten miles, Liu Bei's eyes flashed a cold look.These people could have continued to live in Xinye, but he had to encourage them to leave for his own plan.

"My lord, everything is ready, just wait for the enemy army to chase and kill him, and he will surely come and go."

Next to him, Zhuge Liang reported the situation to Liu Bei confidently. If he retreated like this, he would definitely be easily attacked by the northern border army. As a military adviser, Zhuge Liang had to plan everything well.

On the other side, Sima Yi's face was full of indifference. When he looked at the people in the distance, there was no emotion in his eyes. When his eyes occasionally swept over Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, there was always an inexplicable sneer on the corner of his mouth .

"Hey, poor people, if the traitors weren't in power, I, Liu Bei, would not have done this. It's just that these people have suffered from being displaced."

As he spoke, Liu Bei covered his face and wept, as if he was crying for these people, and the people around him hurriedly advised him, Liu Xuande, who is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, always shed tears when necessary.

"My lord, it's important to take care of your health. All of this was caused by the traitor Chen Feng. If he hadn't persecuted the people, the people of Xinye would not have followed the lord southward.

My lord, please put the common people first, this world cannot do without you.If even you can't hold on, then these people will suffer in vain. "

Liu Bei once said that after acquiring Zhuge Kongming, he was like a fish in water. This sentence is true.Zhuge Liang knew what he was thinking, and what he should do and say.

These two people seemed to be destined to work together in the dark, and their cooperation seemed so close.

Only Zhuge Liang could persuade Liu Bei to cry, and Sima Yi next to him had to admit the strength of these two people at this time. For this reason, he also appeared to be more low-key.

"Hey, Kong Ming, I'll leave everything to you. I'll retreat first to prepare. It's a pity for these people. Save as much as you can. As for Yun Chang, everything is going according to plan. "

"My lord, please rest assured that everything is well prepared. General Guan will return safely. As long as the northern army dares to chase and kill them, the subordinates will never return."

What Zhuge Liang said was so confident, but when he looked at the people in the distance, the look on his face was not so natural. It seemed that this guy felt ashamed of these people.

After learning that Liu Bei led the main force of the Jingzhou Army to retreat, the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army led by Chen Feng pursued all the way, and directly detoured Runan to enter the northeast border of Xinye.

At this moment, Ma Chao also led thousands of elite cavalry to pursue in a detour. This speed is much faster than Liu Bei's large team. However, Liu Bei's side is ready after all. The main force returns.

After nightfall, the sky was pitch black, and the continuous heavy rain slowed down the main force of the northern border army. In addition, after entering the south, the main force under Chen Feng's command was a bit unsuitable, and a small number of people began to get sick. This greatly affected morale.

However, Liu Bei's follow-up troops are ahead, as long as Chen Feng works harder, he will be able to catch up as soon as possible.In other words, even if the weather is bad, Chen Feng has a great chance to deal with Liu Bei on the spot.

"The situation seems a bit wrong. This Liu Bei is a hypocrite. How could he lead so many people at this time, and the speed of his army was greatly reduced. He shouldn't have made such a mistake."

In the big tent, Chen Feng and several important generals under his command and counselors were discussing something. Pang Tong and Mu Fu are now serving as Chen Feng's military advisers to sacrifice wine, so they should be brainstorming for Chen Feng.

The words just now came from Pang Tong. He is from Jingxiang and is very familiar with the local situation. Therefore, Chen Feng asked him many times during the pursuit.

However, when they were about to catch up with Liu Bei's follow-up troops, they encountered such bad weather, and then learned of Liu Bei's abnormal situation, which made Pang Tong very puzzled.

"Looking at the current situation, it is very likely that Liu Bei wants to use this to strengthen his own momentum and use the team of migrating people to delay the speed of our army's pursuit.

In addition, this hypocrite has been promoting the brutality of our army. If our army hurts the people during the pursuit, it will be doubly discredited by him.

At that time, the local people in Jingzhou will naturally have a very bad impression of our army. If our army wants to continue going south, it may not be so easy. "

After thinking about it, Mufou can only deduce these details from the current clues.Indeed, the Jingzhou army with tens of thousands of migrating troops is equivalent to having a shield behind it.

If the Northern Border Army wanted to catch up with them as soon as possible, they had to drive away or even kill the people along the way, but in this way, there would be an irresolvable bond between the Northern Border Army and the local people.

"It shouldn't be just so superficial. Maybe they have other meanings."

Pang Tong shook his head, because he already knew that all of this was written by Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong was too familiar with his old friend, so he believed that Zhuge Liang must have something behind him.

"No matter what, the weather is bad, the rain is pouring, and the roads are muddy. Our army's speed has been greatly slowed down, and the follow-up food and supplies cannot keep up. If we can't intercept the main force of the Jingzhou army as soon as possible, Liu Bei will definitely let Liu Bei escape.

How about this, send [-] soldiers and horses to intercept the people along the way, publicize our military policy to them, and persuade them to give up the road and return to their place of origin.In addition, continue to explore the road and send a small group of troops to detour to chase down the main force of the Jingzhou army.

Ling Ming, I will give you [-] elite cavalry and another [-] slave troops. You must make a detour to catch up with Liu Bei in the shortest possible time. Meng Qi seems to have already run ahead of us. I am afraid that he will be too impatient. Liu Bei's calculation, you find a way to get in touch with Meng Qi as soon as possible. "

"promise,,,,,,"

Chen Feng had already spoken, and the others had to obey orders. The main force of the northern border army had come here, so how could they give up because of the weather and the people along the way.

If he can take this opportunity to kill Liu Bei, Chen Feng will be absolutely sure to dominate the north bank of the Yangtze River in a short period of time. By then, it is not impossible to dominate the world.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang was watching the sky at night on a certain mountain peak in the south of Xinye. Even though it was such a dark night, coupled with such a downpour, Zhuge Liang seemed to be able to perceive something from the night.

Chapter 741

The main force of the Jingzhou army ran in front, the people of Xinye migrated along with them, and the cavalry of the Northern Army chased after them. At the same time, thousands of cavalry led by Ma Chao also detoured to chase after them. The territory of Xinye seemed so chaotic.

Coupled with the bad weather, days of heavy rain not only made the roads muddy, but also caused the people and soldiers to suffer from hunger and cold. Many elderly and weak people fell on the migration road.

Chen Feng sent more than [-] troops to intercept and persuade the people along the way, hoping that they would stay and not be fooled by Liu Bei.Most of the people are easy to talk to, after all, they don't want to be troubled by such bad weather.

But there are also a small number of people who seem to be determined to follow Liu Bei to the south. When the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army came to persuade them, conflicts broke out between the two sides, and some soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army even died in the conflict.

These brave soldiers from northern Xinjiang had gone deep into the grasslands to kill Hu, fought fiercely in various places in the north, and recently even fought against the elite Cao Jun, but who would have thought that they would encounter black hands in Xinye.

Inside the camp, Chen Feng looked at the corpses being brought back with an ugly expression.Yes, he did order the soldiers not to be violent against the people. He even repeatedly asked the soldiers to abide by their words and deeds and not cause conflicts.

But this does not mean that he can tolerate the unexplainable death of his subordinates, especially, these soldiers are his elite subordinates, the reason why he did not send slaves to do this is because they are afraid that the slaves will be disobedient ,Intensification of contradictions.