Cao Wu thought very simply. Liu Bei only had dozens of people, and there were probably women and children like Mrs. Mi and Adou. Although the mountain road was difficult, it was impossible to abandon the horse.
As for Cao Xiu's tiger and leopard cavalry, everyone has two horses. If two horses chase one horse, there will be a chance no matter what.
Moreover, although the elite of the tiger and leopard cavalry numbered less than a thousand in total, Cao Xiu and Wei Yan could only lead 500 separately, but they were enough to pursue Liu Bei.
To deal with the super strong combat power of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, either Zhang Liao and others who are not inferior to them can resist head-on, or they can use the human sea tactic. With Cao Xiu's elite ability, twenty people can attack together. Enough to entangle them.
Even if it encounters danger, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry can retreat calmly.
This is a powerful army that all generals in the world want to have. However, due to limited supplies and horses, few people in the world can afford to maintain such an army.
Cao Xiu and Wei Yan were ordered to return to Zhang Liao's camp to move troops. The task they were given was to pursue them for a day and a night. If they failed, they would come back. If they couldn't catch up, there was no need to feel guilty.
Time was urgent, and neither of them wasted any time.
As the master of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Xiu was obviously not satisfied with being listed alongside Wei Yan. Wei Yan was eager to take on his first military mission under Cao Wu, and the two of them would definitely pursue it with all their strength.
After explaining the pursuit in a few words, Cao Wu let the generals go about their business, including sheltering the surrendered soldiers, cleaning the battlefield, and building a temporary camp next to Zhang Liao's camp. There were still many things to do.
Lu Xun led Cao Wu to the side of the camp and saw Chen Dao who was tied up.
Chen Dao was not tortured. He had some injuries on his body, but they were not serious. Although he had not eaten for a long time, he was still full of energy. He stared at the guards around him, as if he was ready to find an opportunity to escape at any time.
But as soon as Lu Xun appeared, he gathered all his energy and observed Cao Wulai carefully.
When the two of them walked up to Chen Dao, Lu Xun said, "This is my lord, General Cao of Beifu."
Chen Daoben was still wondering who this person was. When he heard the affirmative answer, his eyes flashed and he said solemnly: "General Beifu has been famous for a long time. In the battle of Chibi, our navy was completely wiped out, and it was all thanks to General Given.”
Cao smiled nonchalantly and didn't do anything shocking to untie him.
He only knew a few sporadic sentences about Chen Dao. For example, history records that his bravery was no less than that of Zhao Yun. After Liu Bei entered Shu, he had an elite army with white feathers on their heads, called Baijie soldiers, who were called "Western soldiers" by Zhuge Liang. ", it can be regarded as the special forces of Shu Han.
Of course Cao Wu wanted to persuade such a fierce general to surrender. He adhered to the principle of emptying out the emperor's uncle's family. Anyway, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan were all in his hands. Jiang Wan may have been persuaded by Ah Ba to use the food box to give him one more Chen. It's not too much, the worst thing is to create more white soldiers for him to command in the future.
He squatted down in front of Chen Dao, his eyes were level with him, and said slowly: "There are 376 villages in the south of Jiangxia."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Dao's eyes were firmly attracted. Chen Dao didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in Jiangxia when he suddenly mentioned it.
"At the beginning of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan defeated Huang Zu and massacred Yuecheng, but did not dispose of the corpses. As a result, the epidemic spread and gradually spread to southern Jiangxia."
"In October, when the epidemic continued, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo entered Jiangxia. Only then did he discover that there were only 129 villages left in the south of Jiangxia."
Chen Dao was shocked. He had already guessed what Cao Wu was going to say.
Sure enough, Cao Wu continued: "In November, the so-called Fengxiao, Fengxiao Pang Shiyuan had evil thoughts and ordered Mi Fang to cross the river from Xiakou to arrest the villagers and spread the disease, so that the disease-contaminated corpses flowed into Xiahou Miao, the vanguard of Cao's army. Only in the army."
"Xiahou Miaocai and Zhang Yun's vanguard army totaled 30,000 people. They were defeated by Zhou Yu in one battle. Only 10,000 people escaped. This was because Cao's army was not strong enough, and also because..."
Cao Wuyi pointed to the north and said quietly: "Some people did not hesitate to kill dozens of villagers for the sake of war!"
"In November, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo inspected southern Jiangxia again. Of the 129 villages, only thirty-six were left! More than ninety villages disappeared! In one year, not even one out of ten villages in southern Jiangxia remained. You The man who came out of the escort, Liu Qi, calls himself the Grand Administrator of Jiangxia. Is this how he becomes the Grand Administrator?"
"What was he guarding? Was he guarding a piece of skin or a flag? If you ask me, he will die when he dies. Who among the dead people will miss him?"
Chen Dao frowned. He thought that Cao Jun would persuade him to surrender, humiliate or kill him, but he never thought that Cao Wu would say it from such a perspective.
When Mi Fang was beaten away by Cao Wu, Pang Tong was worried that Mi Fang could not defeat Xia Houyuan, so he asked him to replace Mi Fang in conquering the villages in southern Jiangxia. However, Chen Dao was unwilling to do such an outrageous thing and returned north to Xiakou to apologize.
Later, Sun Liu was defeated in the Battle of Chibi, and no one mentioned this matter again, but it was a shadow in Chen Dao's heart. He saw with his own eyes how Mi Fang's guards enslaved the people, which was completely different from his belief.
Seeing that he had wavered, Cao Wu stood up and said condescendingly: "I heard that Liu Qi has always intended to appoint Liu Bei as the shepherd of Jingzhou. So, Chen Shuzhi, let me ask you, the southern part of Jiangxia suffered from epidemics, and the northern part of Jiangxia was flooded by Zhou Yu's water. Baili, Jiangxia is as rotten as Abi Hell, where is Liu Bei, the state pastor?"
"He ran away. He didn't defend Xiakou! The people suffered. I organized 100,000 people to provide disaster relief. It took more than ten days to complete the rescue. Your lord, he ran away. He didn't save a single victim, but he was left behind. What is the reputation of benevolence for?"
Chen Dao's face turned pale, his energy just now was gone, and his whole body was as sluggish as an eggplant beaten by frost.
Cao Wu pointed out Liu Bei's biggest weakness: he had been in business for half his life and achieved nothing.
Chen Dao is loyal and can tolerate Liu Bei's failure, but cannot tolerate Liu Bei's escape.
"Chen Shuzhi, when you returned to Xiakou from the north of the river, you were already abandoned. It's just that you died now."
Cao Wu patted the dust on his body and said calmly: "Chen Shuzhi, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo treated the epidemic in southern Jiangxia, and Xiahou Miaocai and I saved people. In the flood in northern Jiangxia, I organized the rescue against all opinions. After These two things will increase the lives of the people of Jiangxia by at least 100,000 people! The reason why I don’t want you to support the Han Dynasty is because——”
Cao Wu turned around, and his voice could be heard word by word in the air.
"I do practical things."
Hearing this, Lu Xun's eyes shone. Chen Dao was very powerful. Although he was not necessarily good at leading an army, he was definitely a master in charging into battle. He was originally worried that Cao Wu would kill Chen Dao, but now it seemed that he was too much. Cao Wu knew better than him how to persuade a person to surrender.
To persuade a loyal person like Chen Dao is not as simple as laughing a few times and letting go. Every time Cao Wu wanted to persuade someone, the angles and words he used were perfect. He learned Cao Wu's nursery rhyme trick, but he couldn't learn Cao Wu's ability to persuade others. But for him, the stronger Cao Wu is, the safer he will be. Whether it is revenge or fame, there will always be room for him to use it.
Lu Xun followed Cao Wu and left, leaving Chen Dao silently there, stunned and not knowing what he was thinking.
Obviously, the words "abandoned son" and "one hundred thousand people" greatly stimulated him.
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Among the five ridges, Liu Bei woke up leisurely and let out a long sigh. He fell into a drowsiness for no reason last night and slept for too long. Now he knows what happened last night, and his whole face is much sadder.
Guan, Zhang and Zhao all experienced everything last night soberly. Although they couldn't bear it, they admired Pang Tong's strategy of jumping out of the encirclement. No matter what, they were out of the surveillance range of Zhang Liao's camp and finally jumped into the sea and could go anywhere. have to.
Liu Bei sighed for a long time, and twice wanted to draw his sword and kill himself, once for his son Liu Qi, and once for his assistant Shamoko. However, under the persuasion of Guan, Zhang, Zhao and others, he finally accepted the reality in front of him.
This time there were only about thirty of them, so they didn't need to set up camp at all, so they found a slope to rest.
Pang Tong looked at the sky and then at the fleeing team. Although they were out of the encirclement, the warning signs in his heart never faded.
His ugly face was full of doubts. He thought about it again and again, and finally said: "My lord, Adou is too young. There were many soldiers before, so it was easy to take care of him. But now there are few people. I'm afraid I won't be able to continue heading west. For this plan , why don't Zilong and I escort Madam Mi and Adou south to Cangwu to ask for help from Cangwu Governor Wu."
"this……"
Liu Bei had lost several generals one after another, and his heart was as sharp as a knife, and he really couldn't bear to be separated from them again.
"Lord, time is urgent. I am always afraid that Cao Jun will discover our arrangement and pursue us."
Pang Tong persuaded him with his positive look.
Ma Liang laughed: "I'm afraid those mediocre people in Cao Ying's military strategist's clever plan won't be able to find out the clues. Even if they find out, it will already be several hours later. How can they pursue us?"
Ma Su said: "What the elder brother said is absolutely true. The military advisor is overly worried."
Pang Tong's expression did not change: "Please agree with me, my lord. Calculating the time, Mr. Jian should have arrived at Cangwu. With him as a pioneer lobbyist, I should be able to make some achievements."
He knew clearly in his mind that the existence of Mrs. Mi and Adou would slow down Liu Bei's marching speed too much. He took the two of them south, which would not only greatly increase Liu Bei's escape speed, but also allow him to try his luck with Governor Cangwu.
He was also worried about giving away an army of 50,000 men. He took Liu Bei to leave first. He thought that even if the base camp was discovered, Chen Dao and Shamoko would still be able to fight. Who knew that the commander of Cao's army was so atrocious? Burning away the foundation of the Wuxi Barbarians was beyond his expectation.
Although he escaped, he failed to weaken Zhang Liao's strength. He was very dissatisfied and wanted to ask Wu Ju to borrow troops to regain the city.
After Pang Tong persuaded him, Liu Bei finally agreed. Zhao Yun, Mi Fang, and the Yi people from Jingzhou who had surrendered to him, plus Pang Tong, a total of four people, escorted Mrs. Mi and Adou to Cangwu to defect to Wu Ju.
The remaining people traveled west across the Five Ridges and finally entered Shu to join Liu Zhang.
The two sides separated, and Pang Tong was about to leave. Liu Bei saw Pang Tong coming out in a hurry, and his clothes could not keep out the cold, so he took off his white robe, put it on Pang Tong's shoulders, and said: "We are thousands of miles apart here, so take care of yourself, military advisor."
Pang Tong felt warm in his heart, cupped his fists and said, "Lord, take care!"
The two separated. Liu Bei turned around and saw that Pang Tong's horse was not very good. He quickly dismounted and brought his own Lu horse over to Pang Tong and said, "This horse has faster legs. Military advisor, let's ride this one!"
Pang Tong heard that although the Luma here was fast, it had the reputation of defending the Lord. However, he called himself a fengxiao, so how could he care about this? He did not refuse and mounted the horse happily. He said again: "Lord, take care!"
"Take care of yourself!"
The two parted reluctantly, neither knowing what was waiting for them on the road ahead.
