The sky is already bright, and a round of red light is slowly rising in the sky.

On a small road not far to the east, Cao Ren led his generals and continued to flee towards the west.

"Stop." Suddenly, Cao Ren ordered.

The soldiers were already extremely tired, and now they were completely relying on a desire to survive in their hearts, and they were fleeing with Cao Ren.

It's almost on the verge of collapse.

Cao Ren gave an order, and countless soldiers suddenly became paralyzed like mud, either sitting or simply falling to the ground. Some even lost their blades.

Hurry to what time, fail to the extreme.

Cao Ren's gaze swept over the soldiers, and his face was quite ugly. The army he personally trained would have such a day.

This is something that Cao Ren never expected.

However, Cao Ren knew that scolding or military law was useless at this time, and now he was ruling this army by his own personal prestige.

Suddenly, a crisp sound of horses' hooves came from the east.

Cao Ren looked at it, but it was Niu Jin, who was in charge of the palace, who led a small number of cavalry to rush here.

"How's it going?" Cao Ren asked loudly for a while.

"They didn't chase after them, and the chasing general ordered dry rations." Niu Jin rode his horse to Cao Ren's side and said with a smile.

In his opinion, the future of the chasing army was really incompetent, and such a great opportunity should be pursued by victory, so he actually ordered to stop and use dry food.

But Cao Ren's face darkened unexpectedly, and Niu Jin looked at Cao Ren a little strangely.

"It's going to be smart." Cao Ren's face was extremely ugly, and his lips were dry.

"What's wrong? Didn't they stop and rest, and didn't they give us a respite? Niu Jin's concern about Cao Ren was really strange, and he couldn't help asking.

"They have dry food, but what about us?" Cao Ren laughed to himself.

Last night's defeat was unexpected, and the soldiers fled without any dry food. And this place is barren and wild, and there is no village in front of the village and no store in the back. There will be no food either.

In this situation of cutting off supplies, the more you escape, the more physical strength will be consumed, even if you sit and don't eat. It also consumes stamina.

And the leading generals of the opposing side did not rush to pursue, but stopped to rest, eat dry food, and replenish their physical strength.

He is a general who is quite good at taking advantage of his hand. A very good opponent.

"So what do we do?" Niu Jin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and asked with a bitter face.

Cao Ren fell into deep thought, such a powerful opponent was too difficult to deal with.

Now there are two paths in front of him, one is that he takes a small number of soldiers, abandons the large army, and flees by small roads. This path has a good chance of allowing him to escape.

But the downside is that he admits defeat, and he never has a chance again, so he can pack up the remnants and fight again.

The second way is to find food, nourish enough physical strength, and then fight with the coming generals. Niu Jin has already found out just now, and the other party is only about 1,000 people.

And now he has a thousand people, although it looks a little frustrated. But if you are full of food and drink, you are still a hero. And Cao Ren absolutely never wants to admit his failure. Fierce in his heart, he ordered: "You lead all the cavalry, go to the vicinity, and when you meet the village, you will rob the grain." ”

"No." Niu Jin answered the order and immediately led a small number of cavalry towards the west.

Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to rest in place. Try to recover some strength before escaping.

But Deng Ai obviously didn't give him much time, and almost a quarter of an hour later, the cavalry who was in charge of finding out the news came back.

"General, the pursuers are approaching again." The cavalry dismounted and reported.

It's like a dog, and it bites and doesn't let go. Cao Ren couldn't help but scold in his heart, but he was just scolding in his heart, he had no room to fight back at all.

"Let's go." After Cao Ren gave the order, he immediately turned on his horse and continued to flee towards the west.

After a little rest, the soldiers' physical strength increased slightly, and many of them reluctantly stood up and fled with Cao Ren.

But there are also some people who are reluctant to go. There are even some people who are physically exhausted and fall asleep.

Soon, Cao Ren and the others fled westward, leaving only dozens of Cao soldiers who looked dazed or fell asleep.

About a quarter of an hour later, Deng Ai led his army to kill.

The faces of the thousand soldiers, including Deng Ai, were a little more ruddy than just now. After all, I just rested for a while and ate some dry food.

The physical strength has been restored to seven or eight years. And they have self-confidence and are not lost dogs.

Riding his horse at the front, Deng Ai glanced at the dozens of soldiers left by Cao Ren, turned over and dismounted, and came to the front of a Cao soldier soldier.

This soldier was about thirty years old, and judging from his size and a wound on his face, he should have been a strong soldier who had been through the war.

But at this time, he was lying weakly, and his eyes shot the despair of the defeated army.

Deng Ai looked at this soldier silently, and this soldier also looked at Deng Ai blankly.

"The general ahead, who is it?" After a moment of silence, Deng Ai asked.

Sergeant Cao's face showed a bit of mockery, and he looked at Deng Ai silently.

"These soldiers are truly loyal." Deng Ai said silently in his heart, but. Deng Ai showed a hint of coldness on his face, even if he didn't say it, he would know who it was when he was caught.

And Deng Ai is already a little sure in his heart, who this person is.

Cao Ren.

When I thought of these two names in my heart, even with Deng Ai's calmness, I couldn't help but feel excited. Deng Ai immediately ordered: "Leave ten people to escort these people to Liucheng, and don't feed them dry food or water before they arrive in the city." lest it be uncontrollable. ”

"No." Ten men came out of the soldier at once, and they promised. Stayed.

Deng Ai glanced at it and immediately led the army to pursue it towards the west.

chased and fled, and it was ten miles again.

After ten miles of escape, the soldiers were almost exhausted. It was difficult to walk a few more steps. But ahead of them, a village appeared.

Smoking villages.

Niu Jin's figure also appeared in front.

"General, food is ready in the village, let's eat quickly." Niu Jin rode his horse and came to Cao Ren's side.

"Hmm." Cao Ren nodded, looked at the village in front of him, and some hope rose in his heart, as long as he ate a little food, as long as he ate a little food.

Immediately, Cao Ren ordered his soldiers to enter the village.

In the village, hot meals have already been prepared, but the village is not large, and even if there is more food, it will not be enough for the soldiers to eat.

Inevitably, there will be fights over food. Cao Ren had to order the distribution. This delayed a long time, and when the food was distributed to the soldiers, there were only a few mouthfuls of food per person. Cao Ren had to order the soldiers to eat some raw food. For example, soybeans, bite and eat.

It's hard to swallow, so I eat it with water.

Despite this, the soldiers still ate with tears in their eyes, hungry for too long, and fled for too long.

As a general, Cao Ren of course distributes more cooked food, but Cao Ren distributed the excess to the soldiers around him.

After eating a few bites of food, he met the respectful eyes of the soldiers around him because they had distributed a little more food.

The hope in Cao Ren's heart has increased a lot again. I ate a little bit, as long as I rested for a while, I could have more physical strength, and when the time came, I would fight to the death with the pursuers.

Then return to the city of Junliu and collect the scattered fugitives.

"Woo." At this moment, the sound of a rhinoceros horn sounded in the distance, and the voice was urgent.

The hope that had just risen in Cao Ren's heart was suddenly extinguished. The face is ugly and, how can the pursuers blow rhinoceros horns, this is a naked declaration to them that the pursuers have been killed.

Run.

An unconcealable humiliation rose from Cao Ren's heart. Cao Ren clenched his fists, his expression hideous and terrifying.

If you can escape this time, you will definitely return it tenfold.

"General, the pursuers are in hot pursuit, and it is not a way to escape like this. We calculate that if we walk a hundred miles, there may not be a city. Either the last general will lead 500 men to stop the pursuers for a while, and the general will lead the remaining 500 men to continue westward. Listening to the sound of the horn in the distance, Niu Jin's face was also ugly, and after being silent for a moment, he raised his fist to Cao Rendao.

Cao Ren was moved in his heart when he heard this, at this time, it would be a death after going to break.

Niu Jin can do this step, which shows his loyalty. But the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and now he Cao Ren has completely confirmed this sentence.

Even if Niu Jin resists, he can't escape the fate of destruction. That damn pursuer, knowing this, might as well fight to the death from the beginning.

While Cao Ren was moved, a wave of despair also rose in his heart.

Now, there are still two paths in front of Cao Ren, one is to flee with most of them, until they are finally caught up and captured.

Second, it is to disguise yourself and flee in another direction.

The first point is difficult. Cao Ren looked at the soldiers who had eaten some food but had not been able to rest, and almost despaired of leading the soldiers to fight Liu Feng again.

With no hope of gathering the remnants of the army and fighting Liu Feng to the death, Cao Ren had no choice but to disguise.

"Mu Dang, you lead the troops to continue westward, and you can escape as long as you can." Cao Ren gritted his teeth in his heart and decided to abandon the army and escape first and then find a way.

Mu Dang is one of the few lieutenants who is currently by Cao Ren's side. In the past, he was also a general that Cao Ren focused on cultivating, but at this time, he had to endure the pain of parting his love.

"No." Mu Dang answered the order without hesitation.

The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and Cao Ren knew that it was not time to delay. After instructing Mu Dang, he, Niu Jin and a few other people immediately put on the clothes of the pawn.

Subsequently, Mu Dang led the troops to continue westward, while Cao Ren mixed with the Cao sergeant and walked west together.

After leaving the village for a mile, Cao Ren and the others pretended to be left behind and fell at the end of the army. When the distance was widened, Cao Ren glanced at Dongfang, and a little hideous flashed in his eyes, Liu Feng, I will come back.

Immediately, he resolutely led Niu Jin and a few others to the north.

The reason why Cao Ren was separated from the army when he left the village was why he put on the clothes of a pawn. In order to prevent the villagers from seeing something.

Beware of leaks.

When he was separated from the large army just now, Cao Ren also looked around and felt that there was no one, so he led Niu Jin and the others to leave north.

But unfortunately.

In the south direction, a middle-aged man was lying on the ground, only daring to raise his head slightly to look north. That was the direction in which Cao Ren led Niu Jin and the others to leave, and there was greed in the eyes of the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man felt that this might be a big shot.

(To be continued)