"Retreat...retreat, Cao Jun really retreated!"
"It's amazing, it's really amazing! What that brother just used was magic... no, was it magic?"
"The sound was so loud and loud, it was like thunder. No wonder he asked us to plug the ears of ourselves and the horses. Even so, the horses were a little disobedient."
"What are those yellow things on the ground? Are they gold? Can you use magic to create gold?"
Several soldiers who were arranged by Zhao Yi to hide in the rear and pretend to be confused observed the changes on Dangyang Bridge through the gaps in the trees. When they saw Cao Jun starting to retreat in full, their hanging hearts were finally relieved.
As for the gold they thought, it was the shell casings scattered after the Maxim machine gun was fired.
Zhao Yi stood there and watched as Cao Jun disappeared from his sight. Then he sat down on the ground and started panting heavily. His arms were paralyzed by his sides, not wanting to move a finger.
"Fufufu... Damn, how long has it been since I fired a gun like today? It's really terrible, the lack of exercise is really terrible..."
As he spoke, he used his last bit of strength to put the Maxim machine gun, whose barrel was too hot and unusable, back into the warehouse.
But it was said that while Zhao Yi frightened Cao Cao's army with one shot, Zhao Yun also held Adou and staged a scene of throwing a child with Liu Bei.
But the two people holding each other's hands and crying were attracted by the sound of heavy machine guns.
"This... what is this? Zilong, your brother can really use magic?"
Zhao Yun showed a hint of joy on his face and said: "My lord, it's true! Without Hongfei, Zilong would never be able to come back alive today, and my lord's family..."
Zhao Yun said that he did not continue talking here, but lowered his head with shame.
Liu Bei looked in the direction of Dangyang Bridge with fear and curiosity, wanting to go and see with his own eyes what it was like for an immortal to use immortal magic.
"My lord, since Zilong's brother is so powerful, we must leave here while he buys time to prevent Cao Cao from dividing his troops to pursue us."
Zhuge Liang's expression was a little strange, because what he was good at in the past was playing tricks, but he didn't expect to meet his opponent today. That clan brother Zhao Yun was so inconspicuous that he was just like an ordinary soldier. What happened today? How did he achieve his magic? It seems that I will have a good communication with him in private later.
Although Liu Bei was very interested in Zhao Yi's immortal magic, he also knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so he immediately led dozens of defeated cavalry and defeated soldiers and his family members to retreat towards the Han River.
With Zhao Yi's intervention, Liu Bei and others arrived at the coast of the Han River without any danger. As soon as they arrived, they encountered Guan Yu leading a fleet to the shore.
"Brother!"
"Second brother!"
"Third brother!"
"Second brother!"
"Third brother!"
"Brother!"
"Um?"
"Hahaha~ I'm doing the splits~~"
Liu, Guan, and Zhang survived the disaster. When they met again, they couldn't help hugging each other, crying and laughing, and were very emotional.
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and reminded: "Master, we can go to Xiakou County to settle down first."
"Okay... okay, we'll leave when Zilong's brother comes back."
As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, he saw Zhao Yi riding back, surrounded by the ten soldiers.
"Hongfei? How are you, Hongfei? Are you injured?"
Zhao Yun saw that Zhao Yi was tied behind a soldier and riding on a horse. His heart suddenly tightened and he hurriedly rushed forward to meet him.
Zhao Yun helped Zhao Yi off his horse, but saw the latter pulling apart his chapped lips and smiling: "Brother, Hongfei is fine, just a little weak. Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops, are my lord and the others still okay?"
"Well, well, well, Hongfei, stop talking, big brother will carry you to the boat!"
Zhao Yun felt heartbroken when he saw Zhao Yi like this. Just as he was about to carry him behind his back, he saw several people walking quickly in front of him, but it was Liu Bei.
"Oh~! This young man is Zilong's clan brother, Zhao Yi and Zhao Hongfei? Really a hero comes from a young man. Today, thanks to Hongfei's bravery, he defeated Cao's army and rescued my daughter. Please accept my respect from Liu Bei!"
Liu Bei was able to put down his posture, and faced Zhao Yi who was dressed as a soldier, and he actually bowed down.
His worship of Zhao Yi was fine, but it frightened Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun around him. The former two thought Zhao Yi was unworthy, while the latter also felt it was inappropriate and hurriedly rushed to stop him.
"My lord! My lord, you must not do this. Hongfei and Zilong are fortunate enough to be taken in by our lord, and they will follow them to the death. These are what we should do!"
Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said, "My lord, you are a villain. That Cao Cao is capricious and suspicious. We'd better leave here as soon as possible."
"Brother!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each pulled Liu Bei up with one arm and one arm, and their eyes seemed to say "It's a bit much."
When Liu Bei heard that Cao Cao might turn around and fight back, he gave up and said: "Okay, okay, Zilong, you take Hongfei on the same boat with me and take good care of him. Such a heroic boy will be reused in the future!"
"Thank you, my lord!"
Zhao Yun saluted Zhao Yi, who was unable to move, then carried the latter on his back and followed Liu Bei onto a ship.
The people on this ship were all Liu Bei's family and closest brothers. The fact that he could invite Zhao Yun and Zhao Yi to the ship showed that he had completely regarded them as his own.
It wasn't until the ship left the shore that Zhao Yi felt completely relieved. He took a long breath and said, "Brother, I'll take a nap. Wake me up when I'm somewhere..."
"Don't worry, Hongfei. Brother will be by your side. You can rest peacefully."
But while Zhao Yi was recuperating in the cabin, Cao Cao also led his tiger and leopard cavalry to Jiangling, but no additional fighting took place here.
What Boss Cao was worried about did not happen. Liu Cong obediently surrendered and ordered his generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to surrender to Cao Cao at the same time.
Cao Cao decided not to return to Xiangyang for the time being, but stayed in Jiangling to rest and recuperate. Follow-up troops also gathered here in a steady stream. Jiangling suddenly became a temporary base for Cao's army going south.
Cao Cao saw that the navy under Liu Biao's rule was quite powerful, with thousands of large and small ships, and that Cai Hao and Zhang Yun were also familiar with naval warfare. This made him very happy, and ordered that the two men should still command the navy. To express his attitude towards the surrendered generals of Jingzhou, there are really not many people under him who can command the navy.
Looking at the various majestic warships on the river, Cao Cao breathed out gently, and then completely left the psychological shadow left on Changban Slope behind.
After all, even if Zhao Yi can use sorcery, he is only one person, and Cao Cao is still very confident in facing tens of thousands of navy troops.
However, Sun Quan, who had just cleared the obstacles in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the first half of the year, also heard the news that Liu Biao had died of illness and Cao's army was heading south. Faced with the complicated situation, he hurriedly summoned Lu Su to ask about countermeasures.
"Zijing, did you hear that Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao, Liu Bei defeated Changbanpo, and Jingzhou has completely fallen into Cao Cao's hands!"
Lu Su naturally learned the news and was quite anxious at the moment.
"My lord, with the passing of Liu Biao, the local factions in Jingzhou are bound to fall apart. According to the current intelligence, some have surrendered to Cao Cao, some have followed Liu Bei, and some are swaying from side to side. The situation in Jingzhou is in danger."
"Zijing, then let's..."
Lu Su raised his hand to signal Sun Quan not to worry too much, thought for a while and said: "Master, we must also be prepared, but the first step is that I have to meet Liu Bei in person and get to know his details. If Liu Xuande is not strong enough, If we can survive and work together with the local faction in Jingzhou, that is, Liu Qi, then we can form an alliance with him to fight against Cao. However, if they each have their own agenda, we can mediate among them and win one of them to our advantage. "
"Zijing, are you going to Changbanpo?"
Lu Su replied: "I have heard that Liu Bei has arrived in Xiakou and is going to hold a big funeral for Liu Biao. I can go to Xiakou in the name of mourning. In this way, I can find out the thoughts of all the forces in Jingzhou at close range. Draw all the forces that can be combined to our side, if we don't leave as soon as possible, we are afraid that Cao Cao will take the lead."
Sun Quan looked serious, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said, "Okay, then Zijing, I'll give you a hard trip to Jingzhou."
