Cao Jun was defeated!

  "Dad, is Ah Xuan still alive?"

  "Now, in this situation, Xuan'er this kid should be fine, but what does Xuan'er this kid want to do?" Guan Yu furrowed his brow and muttered to himself, also somewhat unable to grasp Liu Xuan's thoughts.

  Guan Ping listened to his father muttering to himself, furrowing his brow in contemplation. Suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him and he slapped his thigh, exclaiming: "Father, do you think that Ah Xuan is trying to pull off a 'fish-eye mix-up', disguising himself as Cao's army to launch a surprise attack on Cao's own troops?"

  "Hmm... Ping'er, your analysis makes sense. Xuan'er has always been unpredictable, so this guess is probably correct, it must be true." Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and said with half-closed phoenix eyes.

  "Huh? Why doesn't it hurt when I slap my own leg? How strange." Guan Ping looked bewildered, as if he had just discovered a new continent.

  "You stinker, you're taking pictures of me..."

  Suddenly, Liu Bei's irritable voice came over, extremely weak in tone. Thinking about it, it was no wonder, as Liu Bei had been injured before and now heard the "bad news" from Liu Xuan, his heart was suddenly enraged...

  "Ah... Uncle, it's you... you..." Guan Ping muttered, rubbing the back of his head.

  "Cough, cough... If not me, then who?" Liu Bei leaned on Guan Ping's support and sat down, his eyes fixed on Guan Yu: "Second brother, I just vaguely heard you and Ping'er say that Xuan'er didn't die, did he?"

  Having said that, he looked at Guan Yu with hopeful eyes...

  "Uh... big brother, Ping'er and I were just guessing, we don't have any evidence..." Guan Yu spoke in a measured tone, his voice low: "When we galloped over the ridge earlier, all of Cao's army's arrows had their arrowheads removed. Hundreds of soldiers, except for a few unlucky ones, were unharmed..."

  "No arrowheads? Hmm... Cao's army wouldn't be so kind... This must be the doing of that little scoundrel Xun Er," Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and his complexion suddenly improved a lot.

  "Hmph, this unfilial son, how dare he be so presumptuous! After this battle, I'll see if I don't use family law to discipline him..." Liu Bei's face darkened and he spoke harshly.

  The speed of this change of face made Guan Ping deeply feel a sense of awe.

  "Cough... Elder brother, Xuan'er is not dead, this is good news. Moreover, setting up such a clever plan is a great achievement..." Guan Yu was always cold and proud, but he indeed had an extraordinary affection for his elder brother's son Liu Xuan... Hearing Liu Bei's harsh words, he immediately helped to exonerate Liu Xuan!

  Liu Bei's expression slightly improved after hearing Guan Yu's words, his eyes moved and he frowned: "Second brother, you say that this little Xuanzi is planning to ambush Cao's army?"

  "However... If the second brother's guess is correct, Guan Yu will lead his troops to pursue, and Xuan'er will surely launch a surprise attack. When Cao Jun's formation is in great chaos, Zhou Cang will lead his troops to follow up, and it is certain that they can defeat them with one blow." Guan Yu's eyes were shining brightly, and there was a hint of excitement in his tone.

  "Jia Yong is not a good person to get along with, second brother. Why don't we go back and help Xuan'er out?" Liu Bei furrowed his brow in worry as he thought of Jia Yong's troublesome nature.

  "Uh...this." Guan Yu hesitated a bit, after all, this was just a guess, and they had already broken out of the encirclement, there was no need to take risks.

  If you go back again, if it's not Xuan Er's plan, then going back is no different from sending yourself to death?

  "Second brother..."

  Guan Yu listened to his elder brother's urging, a bitter smile flashed across his face, and a hint of helplessness flickered between his eyebrows.

  Guanshan saw his father hesitating, looking worried, and didn't know why Guan Yu was like this. He opened his mouth to persuade: "Father, big uncle, how about this? Father escort big uncle back to Suiping City first, and reunite with third uncle to tidy up the troops, I lead the remaining troops to go back and investigate the situation..."

  "Brother, Ping'er's plan is just right. You're not lightly injured, and you should quickly return to Suiping with Second Brother for treatment." Guan Yu nodded in agreement.

  Liu Bei understood that this was not the time for argument, and he couldn't help but sigh. He instructed: "Ping'er, be careful with everything. If Xuan'er is really killed, it's also Xuan'er's fate. Ping'er mustn't act rashly out of temporary bravery. Hurry back to Suiping and we'll discuss it again later."

  "Yes! Elder Uncle!" Guan Ping replied respectfully.

  Liu Bei and Guan Yu again consulted with Guan Ping for a while before riding their horses towards Xiping.

  Guan Ping gazed at Da Bo, his father's gradually disappearing figure, and no longer hesitated. He turned around and shouted: "Depart..."

  The army, which had long since finished resting, suddenly got up and followed Guan Ping as he resolutely returned to Fen Sui Guan.

  *

  Guan Yu and Liu Bei had just crossed the mountain pass, when Xiahou En arrived with his troops. Looking at the bodies of Liu Bei's soldiers scattered all over the ground, Xiahou En's face suddenly turned gloomy, secretly admiring his father's deep strategy, while also being furious at the incompetence of the general leading the vanguard, Lu Zhao.

  Guan Yu and Liu Bei's remaining troops were no more than a few hundred, and they were at the end of their strength. Lu Xun had over 1,000 elite soldiers, how could he not defeat Guan Yu? Looking at this situation, it seemed that just shooting a round of arrows from above would be enough to finish them off...

  Jia Ying's heart was getting more and more indignant the more he thought about it... Lu Zhao, if not afraid of death, could have blocked Guan Yu and his party for a while...

  Cao Jun exhausted himself to surround and kill Liu Bei, but Guan Yu's sudden appearance rescued him. In the process, his good friend Ah Qiang was seriously injured and is now unconscious. With a surge of evil fire in his heart, Lu Zhao arrived at the door, and Jia Ying could no longer hold back her anger and burst out.

  It's not like he has any backing or connections, so if you don't bully him, who will you bully?

  "Where is Rao Zhao?" Jia Yinghu's eyes widened, his pupils flashing with a dangerous aura as he bellowed at the deserted mountain pass.

  Jia Ying's loud drinking sound echoed through the sky, and for a long time, no one responded. Jia Ying's face became even more gloomy.

  "Road..."

  Jia Ying was about to shout again, when suddenly a figure appeared on the mountain ridge, trembling and shaking, saying: "General, General is here!"

  "Are you Lu Zhao?" Jia Ying calmed down at this moment, her tiger eyes staring fixedly at Lu Zhao, saying coldly.

  "The end will be right on the road. May I ask which general is it?" Lu Zhao swallowed his saliva and cupped his hands.

  "It doesn't matter who I am, I'll just ask you: did Guan Yu and Liu Bei intercept?"

  "General... the end general is incompetent, and has not intercepted Guan Yu and Liu Bei. They left not long ago, seemingly heading in the direction of Ping." Lu Zhao spoke under the intimidation of Jia Yun's tiger-like prestige, not daring to remain silent. Moreover, his every move was under Liu Xuan's surveillance, and if he made a single mistake, Lu Zhao knew that his outcome would be miserable.

  Thinking of that black big man's ferocious smile, and the cruel means, Lu Zhao's hair stood on end, a chill ran down his spine, and cold air pierced his heart.

  "Scum... I'll settle the score with you later, go and pursue Liu Bei, Guan Yu!" Although Zhaoying was furious at Jia Ying's incompetence and cowardice, shrinking from battle and prioritizing his own safety, which made Jia Ying lose face.

  Jia Ying heard Lu Zhao's words, Liu Bei and Guan Yu had just left not far away, suddenly his tiger eyes lit up, and he sprouted the idea of pursuing Guan Yu and capturing him alive to bring before his good friend Ah Qiang, making Guan Yu kowtow and repent.

  Before long, three thousand Cao troops had already crossed over to this side, and they seemed to have no defense on either flank.

  At this time, a thousand-man team slowly approached the rear of Cao's army, quietly and silently...

  Liu Xuan stood on a massive boulder at the fork in the road, gazing down at the three thousand Cao troops writhing like a giant python. A hint of reluctance flashed across Liu Xuan's eyes, but was immediately replaced by coldness, and a faint cold smile played on his lips.

  At Xu Zhou's time, Liu Xuan had already understood that in a chaotic world... good people would only die faster.

  "Release the arrow..."

  A loud shout exploded on the side of the mountain, and many Cao army soldiers under the mountain were stunned, stopped in their tracks, looking around, with a bewildered gaze.

  "Loose arrows? What arrows are we loosing? There's no enemy army, do we need to loose arrows?" These were the thoughts flashing through the minds of many Cao soldiers.

  In an instant, most of Cao's soldiers looked at the cold light flying towards them with a gaze of unwillingness and incredulity. The cold light pierced through their bodies... Until death, they never understood why the Cao army on the ridge wanted to shoot arrows to kill us?

  Why?

  Why is this?

  "Why is this?! Who can tell me?!" A member of Cao's army suddenly roared with anger, his words falling... His body fell backwards, and upon closer inspection, the officer had been pierced by over a dozen arrows... He was dead beyond all doubt.

  "Hsss... Hsss... Hsss..."

  "Knock knock knock..."

  "Hmph..."

  On the mountain pass, Cao's army exerted their strength to throw out the feathered arrows, large stones and rolling logs. In an instant, the foot of the mountain responded with cries of agony and wailing. For a time, Cao's army was thrown into great disorder.

  Cao Jun's vanguard, Jia Ying, scowled and bellowed at a nearby soldier: "What's going on? Why are there miserable cries from the rear army?"

  At this time, a scout rushed forward and said sorrowfully: "General, Lu Chao is a treacherous man with the heart of a wolf and the lungs of a dog. My rear army has been ambushed by him, and many soldiers have been killed or wounded... I request that the general provide support!"

  "Waaaahhhh..."

  The mournful and sorrowful cries and wails of pain kept coming, Jia Ying dared not believe it was true, but the sounds in his ears were unmistakable, Jia Ying's facial muscles twitched slightly...

  Lu Zhao led the "Cao army" to ambush our army? Is it possible that Lu Zhao has defected to the enemy? But thinking of the corpses of Liu Bei's large army at the foot of the mountain, Jia Ying shook her head and immediately thought of herself scolding Lu Zhao, thinking: "Could it be that Lu Zhao wants to avenge his personal grievances?"

  "What the...! Does he want to rebel?!" As soon as this thought occurred, Jia Ying suddenly shouted: "Brothers, take me back and behead that traitor Lu Zhao."

  "Yes!" The numerous Cao troops all responded with angry roars, their hearts harboring the same pent-up rage as Jia Yong. Lu Zhao's actions instantly triggered an outburst from them...

  On the ridge, Liu Xuan furrowed his sword eyebrows. Now the rear army was already in disarray and the central army was also affected... However, the main general of Cao's army was actually formidable and quickly stabilized the central army?

  "In history, Cao's army was able to defeat the northern warlord Yuan Shao with a crushing blow, and occupy the north in one move. It wasn't without reason." Liu Xuan said softly.

  But what's the use? Today, this young master will let you suffer a bit... Liu Xuanxing's eyes flashed with a fierce glint, he thought to himself.

  Liu Xuan turned his head to the side and whispered to his personal soldier: "Tell General Zhou Cang to launch a counterattack, drive Cao's rear army to the front line, central army..."

  "Ah!"

  "Charge..."

  "Kill, kill, kill..."

  At this time, Zhou Cang led a thousand elite soldiers to kill, with the momentum of a fierce tiger coming down from the mountain. Jia Ying had already stabilized the vanguard and the central army, and was preparing to counterattack when he saw the rear army rushing forward like a swarm of bees, his heart suddenly sank...

  Jia Ying's face was gloomy, and the rear army of the offender would arrive soon. The formation of Cao's army would certainly be in great disorder. At that time, they would fight individually, and in the chaos, he would engage in a fierce battle with Lu Zhao... it was very dangerous!

  In an instant, the central army was thrown into disorder by the rear army officers, and for a moment, the formation was in great confusion, with shouts of abuse and loud cries filling the air.

  Jia Ying's face was gloomy, his eyes twitching slightly as he bellowed: "Front line retreat..." He paused for a moment before thundering again: "If there are any more chaotic troops charging into the main formation... don't blame me for being ruthless..."

  "General Jia Ying is indeed majestic...". A sarcastic voice came: "We toil and labor for our lord, but with just one sentence from you, we're finished?"

  "Brothers, such a general, damn it..."

  Jia Ying's face changed, and he shouted: "Who said that? Get out here!"

  "Brothers, it's all over. We might as well surrender to Imperial Uncle Liu. Imperial Uncle Liu is renowned for his benevolence throughout the land..."

  At this time, there were also some dissatisfied people who shouted: "That's right, damn it, we're not doing it anymore. Brothers, let's kill this evil Jia!"

  Jia Ying's expression changed drastically, his eyes widened in anger, and he roared: "I'm here, who dares to come?"

  At this time, a soldier from the vanguard came before Jia Yong, panting heavily and speaking in a stutter: "General... General, behind us is the shadow of Liu Bei's great army..."

  "What... what did you say? The main force of Liu Bei?" Jia Yong was originally furious, but as soon as he heard that the vanguard had discovered the main force of Liu Bei, he became uncertain and suspicious.

  The soldier nodded affirmatively and said hastily: "General, the opponent is a powerful warrior with a big knife, none of our soldiers can be his match..."

  "Huh? Na Dao Wu Jiang? Can't be... Guan Yu?" Jia Ying's face changed again, and he exclaimed: "Damn it, Liu Da Er has been caught in Guan Yu's trap."

  "Come on, blow the horn to retreat, withdraw from this ridge!" Jia Ying roared out loud, his face scorched and very embarrassed.

  "Haha, brothers, Jia evil demon is going to run away. Kill him..."

  In an instant, the Cao army turned on each other, with soldiers from the same army drawing their swords against one another, their eyes blazing with fury, mouths roaring as they slaughtered each other.

  A moment later, Jia Ying led the vanguard in a difficult struggle to break through and escape with their lives.

  Liu Xuan's face was grave, his eyes flashing with a hint of surprise, and he quickly ordered: "Order Zhou Cang to gather the defeated troops and return to Suiping..."

  "Young master, why don't you take advantage of your victory and pursue them?"

  "Don't pursue the poor thief, let him go."

  "Promise!"