"When we defended Zhuoxian County, things were normal between the two sides at the beginning. Although the war was stalemate, overall there was not much of a problem.
Zhuoxian's soldiers and horses suffered serious losses, but the Yellow Turban rebels were equally uncomfortable.
Originally, what we wanted was that as long as we could persevere, the Yellow Turban Army would be unable to follow up and be dragged down by us.
Even if the other party uses some... some not so good methods, we still have envoys from Jizhong Land and reinforcements from various counties behind us.
After all... I can still win if I wait! "
Liu Bei, who had freshened up, was also talking about his experiences during this period.
At the same time, there were mostly painful expressions between his eyebrows, and it could be seen that this battle really made him a little sad.
Gongsun Zhu, who was on the side, handed him his water bag and comforted him softly.
"Brother Xuande, you don't have to be like this, we already know what's going on.
No one thought that the biggest problem in Youzhou was not in Jizhou, but within Youzhou.
We all thought that the Yellow Turban rebels from Jizhou were coming, and even the envoy thought so, so we asked Captain Zou Jing to come to Zhuo County to support and prepare for the war.
When the time comes, Colonel Zou Jing can bring the reinforcements, plus the rebels recruited by Zhuojun himself, and there will be no problem in guarding the gateway to Youzhou.
But...we learned on the way that the other party had sneaked into Youzhou a long time ago.
Colonel Zou Jing was ambushed halfway. Although his life was safe and his troops and horses were not seriously injured, he was unable to reach Zhuojun in a short time.
This is especially true in Guangping County. Many officials secretly defected to the Yellow Turban Army. They not only helped the Yellow Turban Army hide, but also opened the city gates to let the rebels enter.
For a time, the situation in Guangping County was probably even more serious than that in Zhuo County.
Now that Ambassador Guo Xun is not afraid of sending troops to support him, it is really difficult for him to protect himself now. "
Gongsun Zhu's words made Liu Bei even more silent. He had been fighting to the death in Zhuoxian during this period and knew almost nothing about what was going on outside.
He didn't even know why the reinforcements that were supposed to show up now hadn't come yet.
It wasn't until he heard this that he finally understood.
But facing this fact, Liu Bei couldn't say anything except sighing.
"Yun Chang, where are Yide, Xianhe and the others?" Gongsun Zhu had already sent people to clean up the battlefield and collected the bodies of the dead.
During this process, Gongsun Zhu saw the corpses of many familiar people, but none of the three people in his memory were found.
This at least shows that they survived. They survived on this battlefield.
After hearing these words, Liu Bei became a little relaxed, and then looked in a certain direction, with a look of worry in his eyes again.
"Hey... after the city was broken, we could only fight in the streets, but facing those Yellow Turban rebels, we could not contain them in street battles.
In desperation, Fu Jun and Bei discussed the need to escort the people out first, otherwise who knows what will happen after the rebel army enters the city.
Therefore, Lord Hefu organized the rebel army to continue to guard the city, using the city to restrain and resist the Yellow Turban rebels.
Yun Chang was escorting the family members of Lord Beihe and others, while Yide was escorting the people with Xianhe.
As expected, they must have entered the nearby mountains.
Although it is not dangerous, there is still a way to survive when entering the mountains and forests.
Moreover, the mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack... It is not easy for the Yellow Turban Army to charge directly. "
After Liu Bei finished speaking, the worry in his expression only increased instead of decreasing.
It had been agreed that as long as they safely escorted the people into the mountains and forests, they would immediately bring their troops back, then join them and break out.
Although he didn't last three days, but now... they also have no intention of coming back.
Liu Bei was not worried that they would leave him. He knew very well how these people felt about him. As long as they did not die, they would definitely come back to him.
What Liu Bei is really worried about is where these people are now...whether there was any accident on the road.
Seemingly seeing the worry on Liu Bei's face, Gongsun Zhu didn't hesitate and immediately ordered the scouts in the army to ride in that direction.
Find out what happened along the way.
Although there is deathly silence around Zhuoxian County, for the experienced scouts in the army, even some corpses and battlefield relics can be seen.
They can also roughly deduce what happened.
Time passed bit by bit, and it took more than half a day just to clean up the battlefield in Zhuoxian County.
It wasn't until nightfall that the few scouts who went out ran back again, exhausted.
Also brought back was one of Liu Bei's staff and his confidant Jian Yong.
In the mouth of the scout, this guy pretended to be dead more than Liu Bei. They went back and forth several times without realizing that this guy was pretending to be dead.
In the end, it was Jian Yong who took the initiative to step forward after confirming their identities.
These words made Gongsun Zhu's face twitch, but when he saw the extremely embarrassed Jian Yong, he couldn't say anything teasing.
It can be seen that as an expert in pretending to be dead, Jian Yong is not only much more skilled than Liu Bei, but his injuries are also much more serious than Liu Bei's.
Even Gongsun Zhu had a hunch that Jian Yong didn't dare to show his face just in case.
This guy might have really passed out in the middle of the journey and didn't notice it at all...
"Where are the others? Where are Yun Chang and Yide!" Gongsun Zhu arranged for the army sergeants to clean his wounds and bandage the scars on his body. He also asked impatiently, "Didn't Xuande say that you are all together? ?”
"They got separated..." Jian Yong was now visibly weak. When he saw Liu Bei who was also staggering over, he couldn't help but give Liu Bei a wry smile, "Xuande... I'm sorry for you. ..”
"Don't say anything first, you need to heal the wound first..."
"We failed to protect your family, and your wife and nephew...were all separated in the chaos.
Now I am afraid that something unexpected has happened! "
"..."
Gongsun Zhu looked at Liu Bei who was silent and seemed to be able to feel the grief in his heart. He slowly stepped forward to comfort him, but before he could speak, Gongsun Zhu looked at him.
Liu Bei had already smiled again. That relaxed smile seemed as if he had not heard the bad news about his wife, but something insignificant.
"This is their fate, don't say anything more, just take good care of yourself.
Yun Chang and Yide will definitely be fine.
You're okay... As long as you're okay, that's the best! "
