At midnight, with a desolate and distant horn sound, the short rest came to an end. One by one, the people were arranged on boats of various sizes and crossed the river. For a time, the sound of wailing and wailing was confused over the entire White River.
On a large boat, Liu Bei, who was still wearing coarse clothes and straw sandals, looked at the people rolling across the river, and listened to the incessant cries. He beat his chest and stamped his feet, and said sadly: "Because of me, all the people are here." In this catastrophe, how can I have the face to survive in this world, let alone my ancestors!" With that said, he was about to throw himself into the river and die.
Bai Lu, who was assigned as Liu Bei's personal guard, had quick eyes and quick hands. He rushed forward, tightly held Liu Bei's waist, and shouted "No"!
Liu Bei was knocked down by Bai Lu, but he still cried bitterly, tears streaming down his face, and struggled to jump into the river. Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Liu Feng, Mi Fang, Jian Yong and other loyal ministers quickly went up to comfort him. But there was an atmosphere of sadness and confusion.
"It's all that Cao Cao!" There was a loud thunderous bang on the deck, "If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up like this? Damn it!! Brother, relax. In the future, I will definitely kill that Cao Cao. Cut off Cao Ah Man's head and use it as a cuju kick for my elder brother!"
The person who spoke was a nine-foot-strong man with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard. He was dressed in bright silver armor with a leopard's head and held an eight-foot-foot snake spear. He was extremely powerful. Needless to say, who else could there be except Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, who had a fiery temper and a tendency to be invincible in martial arts? Previously, he was ordered to intercept and kill Cao Ren in the lower reaches of the Baihe River, but due to unexpected changes, he returned without success. For this reason, he lost his temper. The roaring sound could be heard by most of the camp.
Only Guan Yu and Guan Erye, whom Yin Kuang has always been thinking about, seem to have come back once, but then left in a hurry, without a chance to see him. Furthermore, Yin Kuang failed to meet Li Shuangmu and Zhong Limo, who were arranged by the principal to be Guan Yu's personal guards. The other classmates also met.
Moreover, after everyone heard Zhang Fei's roar, even Liu Bei stopped crying. Instead, he said: "Third brother is right! That Cao Mengde kidnapped me, the emperor of the Han family, corrupted the imperial court, framed Zhongliang, and now implicates these innocent people for his own selfish desires... Bei, we are incompatible with that Cao Mengde!" , pulled out the two swords from his waist, and struck hard on the handrail of the ship. The two-pronged sword was extremely sharp and could directly chop down a piece of wood.
Zhao Yun said: "Lord, calm down. In Yun's opinion, this Cao Cao has gone against heaven and betrayed his faith. Everyone in the world wants to kill him. He will not be able to survive for a few days!" At this time, Zhao Yun was completely washed away. He was stained with blood, put on a set of gleaming armor, put on a pure white cloak, wore a white tasseled helmet, and held a white dragon silver gun in his hand. Coupled with his handsome yet masculine appearance, he was really majestic. I'm afraid if he takes off this armor and puts on Hanfu, he will be a handsome man.
However, in the eyes of Yin Kuang and others, there is still a bit of "Hu Jun" in Zhao Yun's appearance.
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, others, including Liu Bei's concubine Liu Feng, Mi Fang, Jian Yong, etc., also loudly expressed their resentment and dissatisfaction with Cao Cao. Everyone was blushing and wished they could peel off Cao Cao's skin and cramps to relieve their hatred. Along with this, the other soldiers on the big ship were also infected. They all clenched their weapons and gritted their teeth, showing their murderous intent.
The people on the left and right boats heard the roars here and felt the murderous aura here. They were gradually affected, and their hearts were filled with the power of grief and anger. Like an infectious disease, this hatred for Cao Cao began to spread around.
Seeing this, Yin Kuang couldn't help but sigh at Liu Bei's power. Having been chased all the way by Cao Cao, his morale was already low. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even an officer was at a loss and had no hope. But at this moment, after being treated like this by Liu Bei, everyone blamed Cao Cao for their suffering, and all their hearts were full of hatred for Cao Cao. Then the grief, anger and hatred turned into strength, and the originally low morale slowly improved. stand up.
When Yin Kuang was sighing, he suddenly felt someone looking at him, and he couldn't help but follow the feeling, and his heart suddenly became awe-inspiring. The person looking at him turned out to be Zhuge Liang. At this time, Zhuge Liang still looked calm and gentle. Even if the wind was blowing on the river, he was still fanning his feather fan swaying, his sleeves and hem were twisting in the wind, and his long hair was fluttering. Although he did not look at Yin Kuang when Yin Kuang looked at him, Yin Kuang was certain that the person who looked at him just now must be Zhuge Liang.
"No way? Am I being targeted by him? It's impossible, I didn't show any tricks?" Yin Kuang lowered his head slightly, bit his lower lip, and began to think.
Bai Lu walked beside Yin Kuang and said in a low voice: "This Liu Bei is really idle. He really wants to jump." "What's wrong?" asked Zeng Fei on the side. As personal guards, they naturally have no right to express their opinions and can only act as wooden piles on the side. Bai Lu said: "This Liu Bei is much stronger than me. If I hadn't stopped him desperately just now, and then Zhao Yun and others came up to pull him, I could hardly hold him. What is he not really thinking about? It's okay. He is free to play suicide."
Yin Kuang whispered: "Speak less, be careful not to be overheard by them. Everyone in this group of people is easy to get along with."
Bai Lu curled his lips and said, "Yin Kuang, it's better for you. You can kill everyone as soon as you come. It's not like us. We follow them and run west. It's so boring!" "Come on," Wei Ming said: " Just wait and see. Don’t let others kill you instead of killing you."
A few people were chatting with each other, and suddenly, a thunderous sound came from the shore, waking everyone up. When everyone looked around, they saw a long dark line appearing on the river bank, and moving towards the bank at a very fast speed. And as the black line moved forward, the sound, like thunder and rolling water, became clearer and louder, even causing chest tightness and shortness of breath.
At this moment, there are still some people who have not come and boarded the boat. As soon as they heard the continuous loud "rumbling" noise, they scattered in all directions, crying in fear. Some jumped directly into the river, and some ran along the river bank. For a while, a pot of porridge was created on the originally orderly river bank. Suddenly, someone shouted: "It's Cao Cao's pursuit!" Although this huge roar was covered up by the rumble of galloping horses, panic spread like a plague.
"It's Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!" Zhuge Liang put his feather fan on his forehead and looked at it. When he saw it clearly, his face changed slightly and said: "My Lord, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has arrived, which proves that Cao Cao is not far from here. . My lord, please give the order to sail across the river immediately."
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "No! There are still people who have not boarded the ship! Can I abandon them? Let all the warships come up to the river bank to cover the people's evacuation. We must not let them die under Cao Jun's sword."
"Lord..."
"Kong Ming," Liu Bei said: "If I can't save these people who follow me, how can I revive the Han Dynasty? They actually entrusted me with their lives and wealth, so I will be responsible for them. Zilong, Yide, pass on the order , the warship docked, and fired arrows at the river bank to attract Cao’s army’s attention and buy enough time for the people to evacuate!”
Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei clasped their fists and shouted: "Yes, lord (eldest brother)!"
Zhuge Liang's face was full of anxiety, but when he saw Liu Bei's withered face and heard what he just said, Zhuge Liang sighed secretly and said: "In that case... Lord, please wait a moment."
As he spoke, Zhuge Liang jumped onto the bow of the boat and stood facing the wind. He stretched out his feather fan and shook it left and right. Then he looked up at the sky again, as if he was observing something. About a minute later, Zhuge Liang jumped off the bow of the ship and said quickly: "My lord, order the ship to move to the northeast, and at the same time, order the bow of the ship to face the southwest."
Liu Bei said to Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei: "I will follow what you said."
Then, all the soldiers took action. The commander commanded, the ship was maneuvered, and the guards were on guard. Everything was carried out in a hurry and in an orderly manner.
On the bank, an unknown knight in black armor was already approaching the river bank. From a distance, he shot a rain of arrows at the people on the river bank. In an instant, countless people were killed and injured. After several rounds of arrow rain, most of the people who had not yet boarded the boat or who had fled were nailed to the ground by carved feather arrows one after another.
Seeing the people on the shore falling down one after another, and listening to the desperate cries, Liu Bei on the main ship was stunned and shouted loudly: "Cao Mengde! I, Liu Bei, will die with you!"
At the same time, twenty large and small warships gradually spread out in a diamond shape, with their bows facing the southwest.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
Following Liu Bei's order, the flag was waved, and the sergeants on the ship drew their bows and arrows, and fired arrows at the tiger and leopard cavalry on the shore. At almost the same time, the tiger and leopard cavalry on the shore stopped attacking the unarmed people. Not because they are benevolent, but because their first task is to kill or capture Liu Bei, not to deal with the people. So when Liu Bei ordered the arrows to be released, they also discovered the direction of Liu Bei's location. They all turned their arrows and shot arrows in Liu Bei's direction. .
The two arrows collided in the air.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang's arrangement also worked. On the river, a land and water wind suddenly blew, and the wind blew from the water to the river bank. The rain of arrows shot by Liu Bei followed the wind. As the wind picked up, the flight speed of the arrows suddenly increased. At the same time, the range of the arrows also increased, and their power was naturally greatly enhanced. In contrast, Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry were in the downwind direction, and the arrows they fired were greatly hindered, and their power was greatly weakened. Therefore, in the first round of shooting, the unknown tiger and leopard rider was knocked off his horse by random arrows, and the originally neat formation became chaotic for a while.
"Okay!" On the boat, Liu Bei saw the casualties of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and gave him a high five.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are well-equipped and armored, so I'm afraid the casualties will be limited. Moreover, this first round has caused them some suffering, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to make another profit. My lord, please order some warships to be left behind to continue." Shoot the arrows, and the rest will cross the river quickly. We are afraid that Cao Cao will intercept us on the river bank." Obviously, Zhuge Liang always puts Liu Bei's safety first.
Liu Bei hesitated after hearing Zhuge Liang's words. Zhuge Liang urged: "My lord, think twice."
"Okay." Liu Bei said, "Let's leave Yide Duan behind. Let's all cross the river."